Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Zoraida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: tho-RIE-dha(European Spanish) so-RIE-dha(Latin American Spanish)
Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.
Zhong
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 中, 忠, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHUWNG
From Chinese (zhōng) meaning "middle" or (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other characters can form this name as well.
Zéphyrine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French (Rare)
French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).
Zackariah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Variant of Zachariah.
Zachariah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: zak-ə-RIE-ə(English)
Variant of Zechariah. This spelling is used in the King James Version of the Old Testament to refer to one of the kings of Israel (called Zechariah in other versions).
Yume
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 夢, 裕芽, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆめ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-MEH
From Japanese (yume) meaning "dream, vision". It can also come from (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" and (me) meaning "bud, sprout", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 優, 悠, 勇, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO
From Japanese () meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", () meaning "permanence", () meaning "brave", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Young-Sook
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 영숙(Korean Hangul) 英淑, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YUNG-SOOK
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영숙 (see Yeong-Suk).
Young-Gi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 영기(Korean Hangul) 榮起, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YUNG-GEE
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영기 (see Yeong-Gi).
Yeong-Ja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 영자(Korean Hangul) 英子, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YUNG-JA
From Sino-Korean (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945). After liberation this name and others like it declined in popularity.
Yeong-Hui
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 영희(Korean Hangul) 英姬, 英嬉, 泳姬, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YUNG-YEE
From Sino-Korean (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with (hui) meaning "beauty" or (hui) meaning "enjoy, play". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Yenny
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American)
Pronounced: GYEH-nee(Spanish)
Spanish variant of Jenny.
Yancy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: YAN-see
From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "Jan 1's son".
Yahweh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Theology
Pronounced: YAH-way(English)
A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the Tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the Hebrew root הָוָה (hawa) meaning "to be, to exist, to become" [1].
Xuân
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: SWUN, SWUNG
From Sino-Vietnamese (xuân) meaning "spring (season)".
Xavia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Modern feminine form of Xavier.
Wynne 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: WIN
Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Wynne 2
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WIN
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Wine.
Winnifred
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Welsh
Pronounced: WIN-ə-frid(English)
Variant of Winifred.
Wendell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WEHN-dəl
From a German and Dutch surname that was derived from the given name Wendel. In America this name has been given in honour of the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) and his son the Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935). The elder's middle name came from his mother's maiden name (which had been brought to America by a Dutch ancestor in the form Wendel, with the extra l added later).
Vonda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of Wanda, reflecting the Polish pronunciation.
Viveca
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish
Swedish form of Vibeke.
Vic
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VIK
Short form of Victor or Victoria.
Uʻilani
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: oo-ee-LA-nee
Means "heavenly beauty" or "royal beauty" from Hawaiian uʻi "youth, beauty" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Tylar
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TIE-lər(American English) TIE-lə(British English)
Variant of Tyler.
Tuyến
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: TWEEYN, TWEEYNG
From Sino-Vietnamese (tuyến) meaning "thread, line, ray".
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: TOO, TUW
From Sino-Vietnamese () meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".
Tsuru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) つる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TSOO-ROO
From Japanese (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.
Tomomi
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 智美, 朋美, 智実, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ともみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TO-MO-MEE
From Japanese (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Toby
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TO-bee
Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).
Tinley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American)
Variant of Tenley.
Thu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: TOO, TUW
From Sino-Vietnamese (thu) meaning "autumn".
Tatia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tatius. A bearer of this name was the wife of Numa Pompilius, a king of Rome from the 7th century BC.
Taryn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAR-in, TEHR-in
Probably a feminine form of Tyrone. Actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian created it for their daughter Taryn Power (1953-).
Tarah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TAHR-ə, TEHR-ə, TAR-ə
Variant of Tara 1.
Tamsin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (British)
Pronounced: TAM-zin
Contracted form of Thomasina. It was traditionally used in Cornwall.
Taliyah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Pronounced: tə-LEE-ə
An invented name combining the phonetic elements ta, lee and ya, based on the sound of Aaliyah. (Compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah.) It is probably also viewed as a variant of Thalía or Talía.
Tabatha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAB-ə-thə
Variant of Tabitha.
Sumiko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 澄子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) すみこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SOO-MEE-KO
From Japanese (sumi) meaning "clear" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Su-Bin
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 수빈(Korean Hangul) 秀斌, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SOO-BEEN
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with (bin) meaning "refined". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Stevie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STEE-vee
Diminutive of Stephen or Stephanie. A famous bearer is the American musician Stevie Wonder (1950-).
Sora
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 空, 昊, etc.(Japanese Kanji) そら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SO-RA
From Japanese (sora) or (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.
Siwan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: SIW-an, SHUW-an
Welsh form of Joan 1.
Sìneag
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: SHEE-nyak
Diminutive of Sìne.
Siân
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: SHAN
Welsh form of Jane.
Sheenagh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: SHEE-nə(English)
Variant of Sheena.
Setsuko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 節子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) せつこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SEH-TSOO-KO
From Japanese (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also be possible.
Seo-Yun
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 서윤(Korean Hangul) 瑞潤, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SU-YOON
From Sino-Korean (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and (yun) meaning "soft, sleek", as well as other hanja character combinations.
Seo-Yeon
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 서연(Korean Hangul) 瑞娟, 瑞妍, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SU-YUN
From Sino-Korean (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with (yeon) or (yeon) both meaning "beautiful". Many other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.
Seo-Hyeon
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 서현(Korean Hangul) 瑞賢, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SU-YUN
From Sino-Korean (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Seo-A
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 서아(Korean Hangul) 瑞雅, 瑞娥, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SU-A
From Sino-Korean (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or (a) meaning "good, beautiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.
Sayaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 沙也香, 沙耶香, 沙也加, 紗耶香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さやか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-YA-KA
From Japanese (sa) meaning "sand" or (sa) meaning "thread, silk" with (ya) meaning "also" or (ya), an interjection, combined with (ka) meaning "fragrance" or (ka) meaning "increase". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Sandi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Aleksandar or Aleksander.
Sakurako
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 桜子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さくらこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-KOO-RA-KO
From Japanese (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Sadie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SAY-dee
Diminutive of Sarah.
Sacagawea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indigenous American
Pronounced: sak-ə-jə-WEE-ə(English)
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman". Alternatively it could originate from the Shoshone language and mean "boat puller". This name was borne by a Native American woman who guided the explorers Lewis and Clark. She was of Shoshone ancestry but had been abducted in her youth and raised by a Hidatsa tribe.
Sabella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: sə-BEHL-ə
Short form of Isabella.
Ru
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 儒, 如, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: ROO
From Chinese () meaning "scholar", () meaning "like, as, if", or other characters with similar pronunciations.
Robbie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHB-ee(American English) RAWB-ee(British English)
Diminutive of Robert or Roberta.
Rilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RIL-ə
Short form of names ending in rilla. It is short for Marilla in L. M. Montgomery's sequels to her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, where it belongs to a daughter of Anne.
Rhianna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ree-AN-ə
Probably a variant of Rhiannon.
Raquel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, English
Pronounced: ra-KEHL(Spanish) ru-KEHL(European Portuguese) ha-KEW(Brazilian Portuguese) rə-KEHL(English)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rachel.
Ran
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) らん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: RAN
From Japanese (ran) meaning "orchid" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.
Quý
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: KWEE, WEE
From Sino-Vietnamese (quý) meaning "precious, valuable".
Qiu
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 秋, 丘(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYO
From Chinese (qiū) meaning "autumn", (qiū) meaning "hill, mound", or other characters with a similar pronunciation. The given name of the philosopher Confucius was .
Pris
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PRIS
Short form of Priscilla.
Piper
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PIE-pər(American English) PIE-pə(British English)
From an English surname that was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute). It was popularized as a given name by a character from the television series Charmed, which debuted in 1998 [1].
Phương
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: FWUNG
From Sino-Vietnamese (phương) meaning "direction, way".
Phượng
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: FWUNG
From Sino-Vietnamese (phượng) meaning "phoenix". This refers to the mythological creature known as the Chinese phoenix or the Fenghuang.
Peony
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PEE-ə-nee
From the English word for the type of flower. It was originally believed to have healing qualities, so it was named after the Greek medical god Pæon.
Paulette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: PAW-LEHT(French) paw-LEHT(English)
French feminine diminutive of Paul.
Pakpao
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ปักเปา(Thai)
Pronounced: pak-POW
Means "kite (flying craft)" in Thai.
Nivi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greenlandic
Short form of Greenlandic niviarsiaq meaning "young girl".
Nindaanis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ojibwe
Means "my daughter" in Ojibwe.
Nguyệt
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: NGWEEYT, NGWEEYK
From Sino-Vietnamese (nguyệt) meaning "moon".
Ngọc
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: NGOWKP
From Sino-Vietnamese (ngọc) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".
Nanette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: nə-NEHT
Diminutive of Anne 1.
Myf
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Short form of Myfanwy.
Mu
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 牧, 木, 慕, 穆, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: MOO
From Chinese () meaning "shepherd", () meaning "tree, wood", or other characters with similar pronunciations.
Morwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Cornish, Welsh
Variant of Morwenna.
Mitsuki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美月, 光希, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みつき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-TSOO-KYEE, MEETS-KYEE
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (tsuki) meaning "moon". It can also come from (mitsu) meaning "light" and (ki) meaning "hope", as well as several other kanji combinations.
Misaki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美咲, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みさき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-SA-KYEE
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (saki) meaning "blossom". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.
Min-Jun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 민준(Korean Hangul) 敏俊, 旼俊, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: MEEN-JOON
From Sino-Korean (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Minik
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Greenlandic
Means "seal oil" in Greenlandic [1]. A notable bearer was the Inughuit boy Minik (1890-1918), who was among a group brought by the explorer Robert Peary from Greenland to New York in 1897.
Mimmi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Finnish
Pronounced: MEEM-mee
Diminutive of Vilhelmina or Vilhelmiina.
Miki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-KYEE
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miho 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美穂, 美保, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みほ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-HO
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (ho) meaning "grain" or (ho) meaning "protect, maintain". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Merle
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Estonian
Pronounced: MURL(American English) MUL(British English)
From the English word merle or the French surname Merle, which both mean "blackbird" (from Latin merula). It was borne by the devious character Madame Merle (in fact her surname) in Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1880).

This name is also common for girls in Estonia, though a connection to the English-language name is uncertain.

Mega
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: MEH-ga
Means "cloud" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).
Maurice
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: MAW-REES(French) maw-REES(American English) MAWR-is(British English)
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of Emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman Conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.

Maude
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: MAWD(English) MOD(French)
Variant of Maud.
Matilda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak, Slovene
Pronounced: mə-TIL-də(English) MAH-teel-dah(Finnish) MA-teel-da(Slovak)
From the Germanic name Mahthilt meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was common in many branches of European royalty in the Middle Ages. It was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. Another notable royal by this name was a 12th-century daughter of Henry I of England, known as the Empress Matilda because of her first marriage to the Holy Roman emperor Henry V. She later invaded England, laying the foundations for the reign of her son Henry II.

The name was very popular until the 15th century in England, usually in the vernacular form Maud. Both forms were revived by the 19th century. This name appears in the popular Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda, written in 1895.

Marylyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAR-ə-lin
Variant of Marilyn.
Marsha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-shə(American English) MAH-shə(British English)
Variant of Marcia.
Marijose
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: ma-ree-KHO-seh
Short form of María José.
Mariann
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Pronounced: MAW-ree-awn(Hungarian)
Hungarian and Scandinavian variant of Marianne.
Marguerite
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: MAR-GU-REET
French form of Margaret. This is also the French word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).
Malakai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Fijian, Tongan, English (Modern)
Fijian and Tongan form of Malachi, as well as a modern English variant.
Malai
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: มาลัย(Thai)
Pronounced: ma-LIE
Means "garland of flowers" in Thai.
Malachi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: מַלְאָכִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced: MAL-ə-kie(English)
From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.
Maitland
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable".
Mahpiya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Sioux
From Dakota or Lakota maȟpíya meaning "cloud, sky". This is the first part of the names of the Dakota chief Mahpiya Wicasta (1780-1863), known as Cloud Man, and the Lakota chiefs Mahpiya Luta (1822-1909), known as Red Cloud, and Mahpiya Iyapato (1838-1905), known as Touch the Clouds.
Maeve
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: MAYV(English)
Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
Lowri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: LOW-ri
Welsh form of Laura.
Love 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LUV
Simply from the English word love, derived from Old English lufu.
Lova
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish
Pronounced: LOO-va
Short form of Lovisa.
Lonny
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAHN-ee(American English) LAWN-ee(British English)
Short form of Alonzo and other names containing the same sound.
Loan 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: LWAN, LWANG
From Sino-Vietnamese (loan), which refers to a mythological bird.
Lis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, Swedish
Short form of Elisabet.
Lilias
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Form of Lillian found in Scotland from about the 16th century [1].
Letitia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: li-TISH-ə
From the Late Latin name Laetitia meaning "joy, happiness". This was the name of an obscure saint, who is revered mainly in Spain. It was in use in England during the Middle Ages, usually in the spelling Lettice, and it was revived in the 18th century.
Leontyne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Variant of Léontine. This name is borne by opera singer Leontyne Price (1927-).
Lelise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Oromo
Feminine form of Lelisa.
Leimomi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: lay-MO-mee
Means "pearl lei" or "pearl child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and momi "pearl".
Laverne
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: lə-VURN(American English) lə-VUN(British English)
From a French surname that was derived from a place name, ultimately from the Gaulish word vern "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess Laverna or the Latin word vernus "of spring".
Laraine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of Lorraine.
Lành
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: LIENG, LEHN, LAN
Means "good, favourable, gentle" in Vietnamese.
Lan 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese, Vietnamese
Other Scripts: 兰, 岚, etc.(Chinese) 蘭, 嵐, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LAN(Chinese, Vietnamese) LANG(Vietnamese)
From Chinese (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" (which is usually only feminine) or (lán) meaning "mountain mist". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. As a Vietnamese name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese meaning "orchid".
Lalita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Thai
Other Scripts: ललिता(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi) ลลิตา(Thai)
Pronounced: la-lee-TA(Thai)
Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit. According to the Puranas this was the name of one of the gopis, who were milkmaids devoted to the young Krishna. Additionally, in Shaktism, this is the name of a goddess who is also called Tripura Sundari.
Lakisha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American
Pronounced: lə-KISH-ə(English)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Kisha. It can be spelled LaKisha or Lakisha.
Kyung-Ja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 경자(Korean Hangul) 慶子, 敬子, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KYUNG-JA
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경자 (see Gyeong-Ja).
Kyung-Hee
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 경희(Korean Hangul) 敬姬, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KYUNG-YEE
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경희 (see Gyeong-Hui).
Kristin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Swedish, German, Estonian, English
Pronounced: kris-TEEN(Swedish, German) KRIS-tin(English)
Scandinavian form of Christina.
Kristen 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRIS-tin
Variant of Kristin.
Koharu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 小春, 心春, etc.(Japanese Kanji) こはる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KO-HA-ROO
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" or (ko) meaning "heart" combined with (haru) meaning "spring". The compound word 小春 means "late summer". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name as well.
Kohaku
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 琥珀(Japanese Kanji) こはく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KO-HA-KOO
From Japanese 琥珀 (kohaku) meaning "amber".
Klara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Other Scripts: Клара(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: KLA-ra(German, Polish) KLA-rə(Russian)
Form of Clara in various languages.
Kittie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIT-ee
Diminutive of Katherine.
Kirsten
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, Norwegian, English
Pronounced: KEEWS-dən(Danish) KHISH-tən(Norwegian) KUR-stən(American English) KIR-stən(American English) KU-stən(British English) KEEY-stən(British English)
Danish and Norwegian form of Christina.
Kinsley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KINZ-lee
From a surname that was derived from an English place name, itself meaning "clearing belonging to Cyne". The Old English given name Cyne is a short form of longer names beginning with cyne meaning "royal".

As an American name for girls, Kinsley was very rare before 1990. It has steadily grown in popularity since then, perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names such as Kinsey and Ainsley (both of which it has surpassed).

Kimimela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Sioux
From Lakota kimímela meaning "butterfly".
Kianna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Variant of Kiana 1.
Khánh
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: KHIENG, KEHN, KAN
From Sino-Vietnamese (khánh) meaning "congratulate, celebrate".
Keone
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: keh-O-neh
Means "the homeland" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and one "sand, homeland".
Kenzi
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Variant of Kenzie.
Kenley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern)
Pronounced: KEN-lee(American English)
Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".
Keenen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KEE-nən
Possibly a variant of Kenan 1 or Keenan
Keeley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KEE-lee
Variant of Keely.
Kaylyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-lin
Combination of the popular phonetic elements kay and lyn.
Kaylei
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.
Kawehi
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hawaiian
Means "the adornment" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, and wehi "adornment".
Kauan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tupi
Variant of Cauã.
Kathryn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KATH-rin
Contracted form of Katherine.
Karol 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAR-əl
Variant of Carol 1.
Karly
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAHR-lee(American English) KAH-lee(British English)
Variant of Carly.
Karaugh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Variant of Kara 1.
Kanda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กานดา(Thai)
Pronounced: kan-DA
Means "beloved" in Thai.
Kanchana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Tamil, Thai
Other Scripts: காஞ்சனா(Tamil) กาญจนา(Thai)
Pronounced: kan-cha-NA(Thai)
From Sanskrit कञ्चन (kañcana) meaning "golden".
Kamon
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กมล(Thai)
Pronounced: ka-MON
Means "heart, mind" in Thai.
Kaly
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Variant of Kali 2 or Callie.
Kallie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAL-ee
Variant of Callie.
Kali 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAL-ee, KAY-lee
Variant of Callie or Kaylee.
Kala 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: KA-la
Hawaiian form of Sarah.
Kaja 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Estonian, Slovene
Pronounced: KA-ya(Swedish) KAH-yah(Estonian)
Scandinavian diminutive of Katarina.
Kaiyah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KIE-ə
Variant of Kaya 2.
Kaede
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) かえで(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-EH-DEH
From Japanese (kaede) meaning "maple" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Kadynce
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cadence.
Kadee
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: KAY-dee(American English)
Variant of Katie and Kadie.
Jubilee
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern), Popular Culture
Pronounced: joo-bə-LEE(English) JOO-bə-lee(English)
From the English word jubilee meaning "season of rejoicing", which is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yovel) "ram, ram's horn; a jubilee year: a year of rest, prescribed by the Jewish Bible to occur each fiftieth year, after seven cycles of seven years; a period of celebration or rejoicing" (via Late Latin iubilaeus and Greek ἰώβηλος (iobelos)). In Latin, the form of the word was altered by association with the unrelated Latin verb iubilare "to shout with joy".

It may also refer to African-American folk songs known as Jubilees.

In popular culture, Jubilee is the 'mutant' name (a contraction of Jubilation Lee) of one of the protagonists of Marvel's X-Men line of comics.

Juan 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHWEHN
From Chinese (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Jozelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.
Josefine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Pronounced: yo-seh-FEEN(Swedish) yo-seh-FEE-neh(Danish, Norwegian) yo-zeh-FEE-nə(German)
Scandinavian and German form of Joséphine.
Ji-Yu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 지유(Korean Hangul) 智裕, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: CHEE-YOO
From Sino-Korean (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Jessy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: ZHEH-SEE(French) JEHS-ee(English)
Variant of Jesse or Jessie 1.
Janine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, Dutch, German
Pronounced: ZHA-NEEN(French) jə-NEEN(English) ya-NEE-nə(German)
Variant of Jeannine. It has only been in use since the 20th century.
Jacquelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAK-ə-lin, JAK-wə-lin
Variant of Jacqueline.
Izumi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) いずみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EE-ZOO-MEE
From Japanese (izumi) meaning "fountain, spring". This name can also be constructed from other combinations of kanji.
Iina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Navajo
From Navajo iiná meaning "life" [1].
Idun
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian
Modern Scandinavian form of Iðunn.
Hyeon-Jeong
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 현정(Korean Hangul) 賢廷, 炫貞, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KHYUN-JUNG
From Sino-Korean (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.
Hye-Jin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 혜진(Korean Hangul) 慧珍, 惠珍, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KHYEH-JEEN
From Sino-Korean (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with (jin) meaning "precious, rare". This name can be formed by a variety of other hanja character combinations as well.
Huệ
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: HWEH, HWAY, WAY
From Sino-Vietnamese (huệ) meaning "bright, intelligent" or (huệ) meaning "tuberose (flower)".
Hotaru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ほたる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HO-TA-ROO
From Japanese (hotaru) meaning "firefly".
Hortense
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: AWR-TAHNS(French) HAWR-tehns(American English) HAW-tehns(British English)
French form of Hortensia.
Honoka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 和花, 穂香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ほのか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HO-NO-KA
From Japanese (hono) meaning "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and (ka) meaning "flower", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation. Very often it is written using the hiragana writing system.
Helene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek [1], Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: heh-LEHN(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) heh-LEH-nə(German) HEH-LEH-NEH(Classical Greek)
Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.
Heleen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: heh-LEHN
Dutch variant of Helen.
Haven
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAY-vən
From the English word for a safe place, derived ultimately from Old English hæfen.
Harleigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: HAHR-lee(American English) HAH-lee(British English)
Variant of Harley.
Ha-o-zinne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Apache
Means "standing up straight" in Apache. This was the name of a wife of the Chiricahua Apache chief Naiche.
Haneul
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 하늘(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: HA-NUL
Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.
Hanako
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 花子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はなこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-NA-KO
From Japanese (hana) meaning "flower" and (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.
Gyeong-Hui
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 경희(Korean Hangul) 敬姬, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KYUNG-YEE
From Sino-Korean (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" and (hui) meaning "beauty". Other hanja character combinations are possible.
Gussie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GUS-ee
Diminutive of Augusta.
Gunn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Swedish
Modern form of Gunnr.
Gunda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: GUWN-da(German)
Short form of names containing the Old German element gunda meaning "war" (Proto-Germanic *gunþī).
Grier
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: GRIR(American English) GREEY(British English)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.
Gouyen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Apache
Variant spelling of Góyąń.
Glenys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Probably an elaboration of the Welsh word glân "pure, clean, holy" or glyn "valley". This name was created in the late 19th century.
Gillian
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JIL-ee-ən, GIL-ee-ən
Medieval English feminine form of Julian. This spelling has been in use since the 13th century, though it was not declared a distinct name from Julian until the 17th century [1].
Giiwedinokwe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ojibwe
Means "woman of the north" in Ojibwe, derived from giiwedin "north" and ikwe "woman".
Georgene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: jawr-JEEN(American English) jaw-JEEN(British English)
Variant of Georgine.
Garnett
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAHR-nət(American English) GAH-nət(British English)
Variant of Garnet 2.
Gaenor
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Welsh variant of Gaynor.
Gabriella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish
Pronounced: ga-bree-EHL-la(Italian) GAWB-ree-ehl-law(Hungarian) ga-bree-EHL-ə(English) gah-bree-EHL-lah(Swedish)
Feminine form of Gabriel.
Fuyuko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 冬子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ふゆこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: FOO-YOO-KO
From Japanese (fuyu) meaning "winter" and (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Fredrika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Finnish
Pronounced: frehd-REE-ka(Swedish) FREHD-ree-kah(Finnish)
Swedish and Finnish feminine form of Frederick.
Frannie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FRAN-ee
Diminutive of Frances.
Flick
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: FLIK
Diminutive of Felicity. In some cases it can be a nickname from the English word flick.
Evy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Pronounced: EH-vee(Dutch)
Diminutive of Eva or Evelina.
Everleigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: EHV-ər-lee(American English) EHV-ə-lee(British English)
Variant of Everly.
Eun-Kyung
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 은경(Korean Hangul) 恩敬, 恩景, 銀景, 銀京, 恩京, 恩慶, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: UN-GYUNG
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은경 (see Eun-Gyeong).
Eun-Jung
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 은정(Korean Hangul) 恩廷, 恩婷, 慇婷, 銀貞, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: UN-JUNG
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은정 (see Eun-Jeong).
Etsuko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 悦子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) えつこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EH-TSOO-KO
From Japanese (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" and (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.
Erma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: UR-mə(American English) U-mə(British English)
Variant of Irma. It began to be used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, along with Irma.
Emersyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHM-ər-sən(American English) EHM-ə-sən(British English)
Feminine variant of Emerson.
Eluney
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Mapuche
Pronounced: i-loo-NAY
Derived from Mapuche elun meaning "give".
Elspet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Scottish form of Elizabeth.
Elizabella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Blend of Elizabeth and Isabella.
Eirian
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh [1].
Eilidh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: EH-li
Diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.
Eglantine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: EHG-lən-tien, EHG-lən-teen
From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier. It is derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *aquilentum meaning "prickly". It was early used as a given name (in the form Eglentyne) in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century story The Prioress's Tale (one of The Canterbury Tales).
Edythe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EE-dith
Variant of Edith.
Edit
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hungarian, Swedish
Pronounced: EH-deet(Hungarian) EH-dit(Swedish)
Hungarian and Swedish form of Edith.
Ebba 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: EHB-ə
From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name. Saint Ebba was a 7th-century daughter of King Æthelfrith of Bernicia and the founder of monasteries in Scotland. Another saint named Ebba was a 9th-century abbess and martyr who mutilated her own face so that she would not be raped by the invading Danes.
Dione 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEE-ahn(American English) DEE-awn(British English)
Feminine form of Dion.
Diệu
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: ZEEYW, YEEW
From Sino-Vietnamese (diệu) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".
Diệp
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: ZEEYP, YEEYP, YEEP
From Sino-Vietnamese (diệp) meaning "leaf".
Darian
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAR-ee-ən
Probably an elaborated form of Darren.
Daniele
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: da-NYEH-leh
Italian form of Daniel.
Dahlia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: DAL-yə, DAHL-yə, DAYL-yə
From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.
Cristyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Christina.
Cristen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KRIS-tin
Variant of Kristin.
Cindra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SIN-drə
Combination of Cindy and Sandra.
Cilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Dutch
Pronounced: SIL-lah(Swedish) SI-la(Dutch)
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Chris
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch, German, Danish
Pronounced: KRIS(English, Dutch, German)
Short form of Christopher, Christian, Christine and other names that begin with Chris.
Chōko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 蝶子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ちょうこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHO-KO
From Japanese (chō) meaning "butterfly" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.
Chica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Pronounced: SHEE-ku
Diminutive of Francisca.
Chassity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: CHAS-i-tee
Variant of Chastity.
Chanelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: shə-NEHL
Variant of Chanel.
Cece
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SEE-see
Diminutive of Cecilia and other names containing a similar sound.
Cathy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KATH-ee
Diminutive of Catherine.
Carlene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: kahr-LEEN(American English) kah-LEEN(British English)
Feminine diminutive of Carl.
Caren
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAR-ən, KEHR-ən
Variant of Karen 1.
Candace
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: Κανδάκη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KAN-dis(English) KAN-də-see(English)
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived from Cushitic kdke meaning "queen mother". In some versions of the Bible it is spelled Kandake, reflecting the Greek spelling Κανδάκη. It was used as a given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized in the 20th century by a character in the 1942 movie Meet the Stewarts [1].
Caleigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-lee, KAL-ee
Variant of Kayleigh or Callie.
Cajsa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish
Pronounced: KIE-sa
Variant of Kajsa.
Caisyn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-sən, KAY-sin
Variant of Cason.
Bronwyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of Bronwen used in the English-speaking world (especially Australia and New Zealand).
Brittaney
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of Brittany.
Britta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Birgitta.
Brileigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Variant of Briley.
Branwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: BRAN-wehn(Welsh)
Means "white raven" from Old Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "white, blessed". According to the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1] she was the daughter of Llŷr. After she was mistreated by her husband Matholwch, the king of Ireland, she managed to get a message to her brother Brân, the king of Britain. Brân launched a costly invasion to rescue her, but she died of grief shortly after her return.
Brandee
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAN-dee
Variant of Brandy.
Braelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRAY-lin
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.
Blodeuyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh (Rare)
Means "flower" in Welsh.
Blakelee
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.
Bình
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: BING, BIN
From Sino-Vietnamese (bình) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Bích
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: BIK, BIT
From Sino-Vietnamese (bích) meaning "bluish green, cyan".
Barbie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAHR-bee(American English) BAH-bee(British English)
Diminutive of Barbara. This is the name of a doll produced by the Mattel toy company since 1959. It was named after the original designer's daughter.
Augustyna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: ow-goo-STI-na
Polish form of Augustina.
Arlene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Filipino
Pronounced: ahr-LEEN(American English) ah-LEEN(British English)
Variant of Arline. Since the onset of the 20th century, this is the most common spelling of this name.
Araceli
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: a-ra-THEH-lee(European Spanish) a-ra-SEH-lee(Latin American Spanish)
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.
Anong
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: อนงค์(Thai)
Pronounced: a-NONG
Means "beautiful woman" in Thai.
Amity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: A-mi-tee
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.
Amie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-mee
Variant of Amy.
Amaranta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Pronounced: a-ma-RAN-ta
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantha.
Alys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AL-is
Variant of Alice.
Allycia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ə-LEE-shə, ə-LEE-see-ə
Variant of Alicia.
Alita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.
Alani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Alana, or possibly from Hawaiian ʻalani meaning "orange (tree or fruit)".
Ai 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 爱, 蔼, etc.(Chinese) 愛, 藹, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: IE
From Chinese (ài) meaning "love, affection", (ǎi) meaning "friendly, lush", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Agda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Agatha.
Adleigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adley.
Aderyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.
Abriel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), American
Other Scripts: אבריאל(Hebrew)
Pronounced: ah-bree-EL(Hebrew) AY-bree-əl(English)
Variant of Avriel.
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