protobo998's Personal Name List

Zinnia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ZIN-ee-ə
From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.
Zane 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZAYN
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
From an English surname of unknown meaning. It was introduced as a given name by American author Zane Grey (1872-1939). Zane was in fact his middle name — it had been his mother's maiden name.
Yūki
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-KYEE
From Japanese () meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or () meaning "permanence" combined with (ki) meaning "hope", (ki) meaning "brightness" or (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Yuki
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 幸, 雪, 由貴, 由紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-KYEE
From Japanese (yuki) meaning "happiness" or (yuki) meaning "snow". It can also come from (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with (ki) meaning "valuable" or (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.
York
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: YAWRK(American English) YAWK(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, as if from Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.
Yang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 洋, 阳, etc.(Chinese) 洋, 陽, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: YANG
From Chinese (yáng) meaning "ocean" or (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Wystan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From the Old English name Wigstan, composed of the elements wig "battle" and stan "stone". This was the name of a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon saint. It became rare after the Norman Conquest, and in modern times it is chiefly known as the first name of the British poet W. H. Auden (1907-1973).
Wynona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: wi-NO-nə, wie-NO-nə
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Variant of Winona.
Wisteria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: wis-TEHR-ee-ə, wis-TEER-ee-ə
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the name of the flowering plant, which was named for the American anatomist Caspar Wistar.
Wisdom
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WIZ-dəm
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Simply from the English word, a derivative of Old English wis "wise".
Winfield
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIN-feeld
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From a surname that originated from various English place names, themselves derived from Old English winn "meadow, pasture" and feld "field".
Windsor
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WIND-zər(American English) WIND-zə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English (a windlass is a lifting apparatus). This has been the surname of the royal family of the United Kingdom since 1917.
Wilder
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From an English surname meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", from Old English wilde.
Weldon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WEHL-dən
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "hill near a spring" in Old English.
Weiss
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: WIES, WISE
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Derived from German weiß (which is also found spelled as weiss) meaning "white".

In popular culture, Weiss is the name of one of the villains from the video game Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus as well as the name of Weiss Schnee, the main character of the popular web series RWBY.

Warwick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WAWR-ik
From a surname that was derived from the name of a town in England, itself from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "settlement".
Wardell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "watch hill" in Old English.
Wally
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAHL-ee(American English) WAWL-ee(British English, English)
Diminutive of Walter or Wallace.
Wallis
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WAHL-is(American English) WAWL-is(British English)
From a surname that was a variant of Wallace. Wallis Simpson (1895-1986) was the divorced woman whom Edward VIII married, which forced him to abdicate the British throne.
Wade
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAYD
From an English surname, either Wade 1 or Wade 2.
Voltaire
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: VAWL-TEHR(French) vol-TEHR(American English) vol-TEH(British English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Pen name of François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), a French philosopher and writer, the author of Candide. It is not known how Arouet devised his name. He may have reversed the syllables of Airvault, a town where his family owned property; it may have been an anagram of the Latin spelling of his surname Arovet and LI standing for le jeune "the young"; or it may have come from French volontaire "determined".
Virgo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: WEER-go(Latin) VUR-go(American English) VU-go(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Means "maiden, virgin" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation and the sixth sign of the zodiac.
Viona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Possibly a variant of Fiona influenced by Viola.
Viking
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish
Pronounced: VEE-king
From the Old Norse name Víkingr meaning "viking, raider", ultimately from vík "cove, inlet".
Vi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VIE
Short form of Violet.
Veronica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Romanian, Late Roman
Pronounced: və-RAHN-i-kə(American English) və-RAWN-i-kə(British English) veh-RAW-nee-ka(Italian)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Latin alteration of Berenice, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image". This was the name of a legendary saint who wiped Jesus' face with a towel and then found his image imprinted upon it. Due to popular stories about her, the name was occasionally used in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. It was borne by the Italian saint and mystic Veronica Giuliani (1660-1727). As an English name, it was not common until the 19th century, when it was imported from France and Scotland.
Verity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VEHR-i-tee
From the English word meaning "verity, truth", from Latin verus "true, real". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Venus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: WEH-noos(Latin) VEE-nəs(English)
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. As the mother of Aeneas she was considered an ancestor of the Roman people. The second planet from the sun is named after her.
Venetia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Greek
Other Scripts: Βενετία(Greek)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the Latin name of the Italian region of Veneto and the city of Venice (see the place name Venetia). This name was borne by the celebrated English beauty Venetia Stanley (1600-1633), though in her case the name may have been a Latinized form of the Welsh name Gwynedd [1]. Benjamin Disraeli used it for the heroine of his novel Venetia (1837).
Van
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VAN
Short form of names containing van, such as Vance or Ivan.
Valerius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: wa-LEH-ree-oos(Latin) və-LIR-ee-əs(English)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Roman family name that was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". This was the name of several early saints.
Valerian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
Other Scripts: Валериан(Russian) ვალერიან(Georgian)
Pronounced: və-LIR-ee-ən(English)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Vale
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: VAYL
From the English word meaning "wide river valley".
Valary
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: VAL-ə-ree
Variant of Valerie.
Unity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: YOO-ni-tee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word unity, which is ultimately derived from Latin unitas.
Týr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology
Pronounced: TUYR(Old Norse)
Old Norse form of Tyr.
Troy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TROI
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Originally from a surname that denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. It is now more likely used in reference to the ancient city of Troy that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's Iliad. The city's name, from Greek Τροία (Troia), is said to derive from its mythical founder Τρώς (Tros), but is more likely of Luwian or Hittite origin. This name was popularized in the 1960s by the actor Troy Donahue (1936-2001) [1], who took his stage name from that of the ancient city.
Trevor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: TREHV-ər(American English) TREHV-ə(British English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From a Welsh surname, originally taken from the name of towns in Wales meaning "big village", derived from Middle Welsh tref "village" and maur "large". As a given name it became popular in the United Kingdom in the middle of the 20th century, then caught on in the United States in the 1960s.
Treasure
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TREZH-ər(American English) TREZH-ə(British English)
From the English word, ultimately from Greek θησαυρός (thesauros) meaning "treasure, collection".
Tracy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TRAY-see
From an English surname that was taken from a Norman French place name meaning "domain belonging to Thracius". Charles Dickens used it for a male character in his novel The Pickwick Papers (1837). It was later popularized as a feminine name by the main character Tracy Lord in the movie The Philadelphia Story (1940). This name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Theresa.
Torgeir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórgeirr, which meant "Thor's spear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with geirr "spear".
Topsy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TAHP-see(American English) TAWP-see(British English)
From a nickname that is of unknown meaning, perhaps deriving from the English word top. This is the name of a young slave in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).
Topaz
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TO-paz
From the English word for the yellow precious stone, the traditional birthstone of November, ultimately derived from Greek τόπαζος (topazos).
Toby
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TO-bee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
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).
Þórr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of Thor.
Thor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Pronounced: THAWR(American English) THAW(British English) TOOR(Norwegian, Swedish) TOR(Danish)
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. In Norse mythology Thor is a god of storms, thunder, war and strength, a son of Odin. He is portrayed as red-bearded, short-tempered, armed with a powerful hammer called Mjölnir, and wearing an enchanted belt called Megingjörð that doubles his strength. During Ragnarök, the final battle at the end of the world, it is foretold that Thor will slay the monstrous sea serpent Jörmungandr but be fatally poisoned by its venom.
Theseus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Θησεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TEH-SEWS(Classical Greek) THEE-see-əs(English)
Possibly derived from Greek τίθημι (tithemi) meaning "to set, to place". Theseus was a heroic king of Athens in Greek mythology. He was the son of Aethra, either by Aegeus or by the god Poseidon. According to legend, every seven years the Cretan king Minos demanded that Athens supply Crete with seven boys and seven girls to be devoured by the Minotaur, a half-bull creature that was the son of Minos's wife Pasiphaë. Theseus volunteered to go in place of one of these youths in order to slay the Minotaur in the Labyrinth where it lived. He succeeded with the help of Minos's daughter Ariadne, who provided him with a sword and a roll of string so he could find his way out of the maze.

William Shakespeare made Theseus a central character in his play A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), about his upcoming marriage to the Amazon queen Hippolyta. Shakespeare revisited the character in his later play The Two Noble Kinsmen (1613).

Thane
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: THAYN
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.
Tex
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TEHKS
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From a nickname denoting a person who came from the state of Texas. A famous bearer was the American animator Tex Avery (1908-1980), real name Frederick, who was born in Texas.
Tevin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TEHV-in
Invented name, probably inspired by Kevin and Devin. This name was popularized by the American singer Tevin Campbell (1976-).
Terrell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, African American
Pronounced: TEHR-əl(English) tə-REHL(English)
From an English surname that was probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel "to pull", referring to a stubborn person. It may sometimes be given in honour of civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954). It was common in the African-American community from the 1970s to the 1990s, typically stressed on the second syllable. A famous bearer is American football player Terrell Owens (1973-).
Terra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TEHR-ə
Variant of Tara 1, perhaps influenced by the Latin word terra meaning "land, earth".
Terminus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: TEHR-mee-noos(Latin) TUR-mi-nəs(American English) TU-mi-nəs(British English)
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman god of boundaries.
Tempest
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TEHM-pist
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word meaning "storm". It appears in the title of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest (1611).
Taurus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: TOW-roos(Latin) TAW-rəs(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Means "bull" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation and the second sign of the zodiac.
Tatiana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Other Scripts: Τατιάνα(Greek) ტატიანა(Georgian) Татьяна(Russian) Татяна(Bulgarian)
Pronounced: ta-TYA-na(Italian, Spanish, Polish, German) TAH-tee-ah-nah(Finnish) ta-TYAHN-ə(English) tu-TYA-nə(Russian)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.
Tarquin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: TAHR-kwin(American English) TAH-kwin(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From Tarquinius, a Roman name of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin. This was the name of two early kings of Rome.
Tamsin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (British)
Pronounced: TAM-zin
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Contracted form of Thomasina. It was traditionally used in Cornwall.
Symphony
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SIM-fə-nee
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Simply from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek σύμφωνος (symphonos) meaning "concordant in sound".
Sylvia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Pronounced: SIL-vee-ə(English) SIL-vee-a(Dutch) SUYL-vee-ah(Finnish)
Rating: 73% based on 4 votes
Variant of Silvia. This has been the most common English spelling since the 19th century.
Sydney
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SID-nee
Rating: 63% based on 4 votes
From a surname that was a variant of the surname Sidney. This is the name of the largest city in Australia, which was named for Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney in 1788. Formerly used by both genders, since the 1980s this spelling of the name has been mostly feminine.
Syd
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SID
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Short form of Sydney.
Sybil
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SIB-əl
Variant of Sibyl. This spelling variation has existed since the Middle Ages.
Sutton
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SUT-ən
From a surname, itself derived from the name of numerous English towns, of Old English origin meaning "south town".
Stuart
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: STOO-ərt(American English) STYOO-ərt(American English) STOO-ət(British English) STYOO-ət(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From a Scottish occupational surname originally belonging to a person who was a steward. It is ultimately derived from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". As a given name, it arose in 19th-century Scotland in honour of the Stuart royal family, which produced several kings and queens of Scotland and Britain between the 14th and 18th centuries.
Stafford
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STAF-ərd(American English) STAF-əd(British English)
From a surname that was from a place name meaning "landing-place ford" in Old English.
Spirit
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SPIR-it
From the English word spirit, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", a derivative of spirare "to blow".
Sophocles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Σοφοκλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SAHF-ə-kleez(American English) SAWF-ə-kleez(British English)
From the Greek name Σοφοκλῆς (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". Sophocles was a celebrated 5th-century BC dramatist from Athens.
Sophie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: SAW-FEE(French) SO-fee(English) zo-FEE(German) so-FEE(Dutch)
Rating: 74% based on 5 votes
French form of Sophia.
Sophia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Σοφία(Greek)
Pronounced: so-FEE-ə(English) sə-FIE-ə(British English) so-FEE-a(Greek) zo-FEE-a(German)
Rating: 58% based on 5 votes
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.

This name was common among continental European royalty during the Middle Ages, and it was popularized in Britain by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. It was the name of characters in the novels Tom Jones (1749) by Henry Fielding and The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) by Oliver Goldsmith.

In the United States this name was only moderately common until the 1990s when it began rising in popularity, eventually becoming the most popular for girls from 2011 to 2013. A famous bearer is the Italian actress Sophia Loren (1934-).

Sonya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, English
Other Scripts: Соня(Russian)
Pronounced: SO-nyə(Russian) SON-yə(English) SAWN-yə(English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Russian diminutive of Sophia. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1869, English translation 1886).
Skaði
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norse Mythology
Pronounced: SKAH-dhee(English)
Means "damage, harm" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she was a giantess (jǫtunn) associated with the winter, skiing and mountains. After the gods killed her father, they offered her a husband from among them as compensation. She ended up marrying Njord.
Silvius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: SEEL-wee-oos(Latin) SIL-vee-əs(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Derived from Latin silva meaning "wood, forest". This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It was also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria.
Silvio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: SEEL-vyo(Italian) SEEL-byo(Spanish)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Italian and Spanish form of Silvius.
Silver
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SIL-vər(American English) SIL-və(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.
Sigrid
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Estonian, Finnish (Archaic)
Pronounced: SEE-grid(Swedish) SEEG-reed(Finnish)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Sienna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: see-EHN-ə
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From the English word meaning "orange-red". It is ultimately from the name of the city of Siena in Italy, because of the colour of the clay there.
Shura
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Шура(Russian)
Pronounced: SHOO-rə
Russian diminutive of Aleksandra or Aleksandr.
Shin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) しん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEEN
From Japanese (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Sheridan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHEHR-i-dən
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Sirideáin), which was derived from the given name Sirideán possibly meaning "searcher".
Shelly
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHEHL-ee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Shelley.
Shay 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: SHAY(English)
Anglicized form of Séaghdha, sometimes used as a feminine name.
Seymour
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SEE-mawr(American English) SEE-maw(British English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From a Norman surname that originally belonged to a person coming from the French town of Saint Maur (which means "Saint Maurus").
Severus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: seh-WEH-roos(Latin) si-VIR-əs(English) SEHV-ə-rəs(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin. This name was borne by several early saints including a 6th-century patriarch of Antioch.
Septimus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: SEHP-tee-moos
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "seventh" in Latin.
Seong-Jin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 성진(Korean Hangul) 成震, 星鎭, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SUNG-JEEN
From Sino-Korean (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or (seong) meaning "star, planet" combined with (jin) meaning "town, marketplace" or (jin) meaning "shake, tremor, excite". Other hanja character combinations are also possible.
Scout
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKOWT
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From the English word scout meaning "one who gathers information covertly", which is derived from Old French escouter "to listen". Harper Lee used this name in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
Scorpio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: SKAWR-pi-o(American English) SKAW-pi-o(British English)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Means "scorpion" in Latin, from Greek σκορπίος (skorpios). This is the name of the eighth sign of the zodiac, associated with the constellation Scorpius.
Scarlet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKAHR-lit(American English) SKAH-lit(British English)
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
Either a variant of Scarlett or else from the English word for the red colour (both of the same origin, a type of cloth).
Sayuri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 小百合, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さゆり(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-YOO-REE
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
From Japanese (sa) meaning "small" and 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations.
Sapphire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAF-ie-ər(American English) SAF-ie-ə(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).
Saoirse
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: SEER-shə
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.
Santana
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Pronounced: san-TA-na(Spanish) sun-TU-nu(Portuguese) san-TAN-ə(English)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From a contraction of Santa Ana (referring to Saint Anna) or from a Spanish and Portuguese surname derived from any of the numerous places named for the saint. It can be given in honour of the Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana (1947-), the founder of the band Santana. The name received a boost in popularity for American girls after the character Santana Andrade began appearing on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984.
Salem 2
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAY-ləm
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the name of a biblical town, שָׁלֵם (Shalem) in Hebrew, meaning "complete, safe, peaceful". According to the Old Testament this was the town where Melchizedek was king. It is usually identified with Jerusalem. Many places are named after the biblical town, most in America, notably a city in Massachusetts where the infamous Salem witch trials occurred in 1692.
Sakura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 桜, 咲良, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さくら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-KOO-RA
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From Japanese (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", though it is often written using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from (saku) meaning "blossom" and (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" as well as other kanji combinations.
Sadie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SAY-dee
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Sarah.
Sable
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAY-bəl
From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.
Ryland
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RIE-lənd
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an English surname, which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye land" in Old English.
Rupert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, English
Pronounced: ROO-pehrt(German) ROO-pərt(American English) ROO-pət(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht. It was borne by the 7th century Saint Rupert of Salzburg and the 8th-century Saint Rupert of Bingen. The military commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I, introduced this name to England in the 17th century. A notable bearer is the Australian-American businessman Rupert Murdoch (1931-).
Rune
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Pronounced: ROO-nə(Norwegian) ROO-neh(Danish, Swedish)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Rufus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, English, Biblical
Pronounced: ROO-foos(Latin) ROO-fəs(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Roman cognomen meaning "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. As a nickname it was used by William II Rufus, a king of England, because of his red hair. It came into general use in the English-speaking world after the Protestant Reformation.
Rue
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ROO
From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek ῥυτή (rhyte). This is also sometimes used as a short form of Ruth 1.
Rudy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ROO-dee
Diminutive of Rudolf.
Roy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English, Dutch
Pronounced: ROI(English, Dutch)
Anglicized form of Ruadh. A notable bearer was the Scottish outlaw and folk hero Rob Roy (1671-1734). It is often associated with French roi "king".
Rover
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Pet
Pronounced: RO-vər(American English) RO-və(British English)
From an English word, the agent noun of the verb rove meaning "roam, wander". This a stereotypical name for a dog.
Rosalynne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RO-zə-lin(English) RAHZ-ə-lin(American English) RAWZ-ə-lin(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Rosalyn.
Rosalyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RO-zə-lin(English) RAHZ-ə-lin(American English) RAWZ-ə-lin(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Variant of Rosaline. It can also be considered an elaboration of Rose with the common name suffix lyn.
Rosalin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RO-zə-lin(English) RAHZ-ə-lin(American English) RAWZ-ə-lin(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Medieval variant of Rosalind.
Ron 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHN(American English) RAWN(British English)
Short form of Ronald.
Romina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: ro-MEE-na
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Possibly a variant of Romana.
Romana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Late Roman
Pronounced: ro-MA-na(Italian) RO-ma-na(Czech) RAW-ma-na(Slovak)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Roger
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Pronounced: RAHJ-ər(American English) RAWJ-ə(British English) RAW-ZHEH(French) roo-ZHEH(Catalan) RO-gu(German) ro-ZHEH(Dutch)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the Germanic name Hrodger meaning "famous spear", derived from the elements hruod "fame" and ger "spear". The Normans brought this name to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar (the name of the Danish king in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf). It was a common name in England during the Middle Ages. By the 18th century it was rare, but it was revived in following years. The name was borne by the Norman lords Roger I, who conquered Sicily in the 11th century, and his son Roger II, who ruled Sicily as a king.

This name was very popular in France in the first half of the 20th century. In the English-speaking world it was popular especially from the 1930s to the 50s. Famous bearers include British actor Roger Moore (1927-2017) and Swiss tennis player Roger Federer (1981-).

Rodger
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHJ-ər(American English) RAWJ-ə(British English)
Variant of Roger.
Robyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHB-in(American English) RAWB-in(British English)
Feminine variant of Robin.
Robina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Feminine form of Robin. It originated in Scotland in the 17th century.
Robby
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHB-ee(American English) RAWB-ee(British English)
Diminutive of Robert.
Ripley
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RIP-lee
From a surname that was derived from the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "clearing". A famous fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley (usually only called by her surname) from the Alien series of movies, beginning 1979.
Riggs
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Modern)
Pronounced: RIGZ(American English)
Transferred use of the surname Riggs.
Rigel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: RIE-jəl(English)
Derived from Arabic الرجل (al-Rijl) meaning "foot". This is the name of the star that forms the left foot of the constellation Orion.
Rigby
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RIG-bee
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "ridge farm" in Old Norse.
Ridley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RID-lee
From an English surname that was originally derived from various place names meaning either "reed clearing" or "stripped clearing" in Old English.
Rich
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RICH
Short form of Richard.
Rhiannon
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: ri-AN-awn(Welsh) ree-AN-ən(English)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Probably derived from an unattested Celtic name *Rīgantonā meaning "great queen" (Celtic *rīganī "queen" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on). It is speculated that Rigantona was an old Celtic goddess, perhaps associated with fertility and horses like the Gaulish Epona. As Rhiannon, she appears in Welsh legend in the Mabinogi [1] as a beautiful magical woman who rides a white horse. She was betrothed against her will to Gwawl, but cunningly broke off that engagement and married Pwyll instead. Their son was Pryderi.

As an English name, it became popular due to the Fleetwood Mac song Rhiannon (1976), especially in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Reva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi
Other Scripts: रेवा(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Rati.
Rena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Latinate feminine form of René.
Remington
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: REHM-ing-tən
From an English surname that was derived from the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, itself meaning "settlement on the Riming stream". It may be given in honour of the American manufacturer Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) or his sons, founders of the firearms company that bears their name.
Remigio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: reh-MEE-jo(Italian) reh-MEE-khyo(Spanish)
Italian and Spanish form of Remigius (see Rémy).
Remei
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Catalan
Pronounced: rə-MAY
Means "remedy" in Catalan, a Catalan equivalent of Remedios.
Rembrandt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: REHM-brahnt
From a Germanic name that was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and brant "fire, torch, sword". This name belonged to the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).
Regulus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Astronomy
Pronounced: REH-goo-loos(Latin)
Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king". This was the cognomen of several 3rd-century BC consuls from the gens Atilia. It was also the name of several early saints. A star in the constellation Leo bears this name as well.
Ravyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: RAY-vən(American English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Raven.
Ravenna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: rə-VEHN-ə
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Either an elaboration of Raven, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.
Randell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAN-dəl
Variant of Randall.
Randall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAN-dəl
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Randel.
Ramsey
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAM-zee
From an English and Scottish surname that was derived from a place name meaning "garlic island" in Old English.
Ramon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan
Pronounced: rə-MON
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Catalan form of Raymond.
Rain 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RAYN
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.
Rachael
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAY-chəl
Rating: 70% based on 4 votes
Variant of Rachel, the spelling probably influenced by that of Michael.
Puck
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Dutch
Pronounced: PUK(English) PUYK(Dutch)
Meaning unknown, from Old English puca. It could ultimately be of either Germanic or Celtic origin. In English legend this was the name of a mischievous spirit, also known as Robin Goodfellow. He appears in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595). It is used in the Netherlands as mainly a feminine name.
Prudence
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: PROO-dəns(English) PRUY-DAHNS(French)
Medieval English form of Prudentia, the feminine form of Prudentius. In France it is both the feminine form and a rare masculine form. In England it was used during the Middle Ages and was revived in the 17th century by the Puritans, in part from the English word prudence, ultimately of the same source.
Prosper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: PRAWS-PEHR(French) PRAHS-pər(American English) PRAWS-pə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the Latin name Prosperus, which meant "fortunate, successful". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a supporter of Saint Augustine. It has never been common as an English name, though the Puritans used it, partly because it is identical to the English word prosper.
Praise
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: PRAYZ
From the English word praise, which is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Late Latin preciare, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth". This name is most common in English-speaking Africa.
Portia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAWR-shə(American English) PAW-shə(British English)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Variant of Porcia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, used by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). In the play Portia is a woman who disguises herself as a man in order to defend Antonio in court. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus, after the Shakespearean character.
Poppy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAHP-ee(American English) PAWP-ee(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From the word for the red flower, derived from Old English popæg.
Phoenix
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: FEE-niks
From the name of a beautiful immortal bird that appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. After living for several centuries in the Arabian Desert, it would be consumed by fire and rise from its own ashes, with this cycle repeating every 500 years. The name of the bird was derived from Greek φοῖνιξ (phoinix) meaning "dark red".
Philomena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Φιλουμένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: fil-ə-MEE-nə(English)
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
From Greek Φιλουμένη (Philoumene) meaning "to be loved", an inflection of φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love". This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr. The name came to public attention in 1802 after a tomb seemingly marked with the name Filumena was found in Rome, supposedly belonging to another martyr named Philomena. This may have in fact been a representation of the Greek word φιλουμένη, not a name.
Pete
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PEET
Short form of Peter.
Peredur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: peh-REH-dir(Welsh)
Meaning uncertain. It possibly means "hard spears" from Welsh peri "spears" and dur "hard, steel" [1]. In early Welsh poetry and histories, the brothers Peredur and Gwrgi were chieftains in Cumbria who defeated Gwenddoleu at the Battle of Arfderydd. This name was later used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in the Latin form Peredurus for an early (fictitious) king of Britain. Entering into Arthurian romance, Peredur is an aspiring knight in the 14th-century Welsh tale Peredur son of Efrawg (an adaptation or parallel of Chrétien de Troyes' hero Percival).
Penny
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PEHN-ee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Penelope. It can also be given in reference to the copper coin (a British pound or an American dollar are worth 100 of them), derived from Old English penning.
Peggy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PEHG-ee
Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.
Peace
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: PEES
From the English word peace, ultimately derived from Latin pax. This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Pandora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Πανδώρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PAN-DAW-RA(Classical Greek) pan-DAWR-ə(English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Means "all gifts", derived from a combination of Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". In Greek mythology Pandora was the first mortal woman. Zeus gave her a jar containing all of the troubles and ills that mankind now knows, and told her not to open it. Unfortunately her curiosity got the best of her and she opened it, unleashing the evil spirits into the world.
Paislee
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PAYZ-lee
Variant of Paisley.
Paden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PAY-dən
From a surname, itself probably a derivative of the given name Pate, a short form of Patrick. It was an obscure given name in America until 1985, when it appeared in the western movie Silverado. Its modest usage after that can probably be attributed to the fact that it ends in the popular den sound found in more-popular names such as Braden, Hayden and Aidan.
Pace
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PAYS
From an English surname that was derived from the Middle English word pace meaning "peace".
Øyvind
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Eyvindr, which was derived from ey meaning "island" or "good fortune" and vindr possibly meaning "victor".
Oscar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: AHS-kər(American English) AWS-kə(British English) AWS-kar(Italian, Swedish) AWS-kahr(Dutch) AWS-KAR(French)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Possibly means "deer friend", derived from Old Irish oss "deer" and carae "friend". Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English name Osgar or its Old Norse cognate Ásgeirr, which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers. In Irish legend Oscar was the son of the poet Oisín and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

This name was popularized in continental Europe by the works of the 18th-century Scottish poet James Macpherson [1]. Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson, and he suggested Oscar as the second middle name of his godson, who eventually became king of Sweden as Oscar I. Other notable bearers include the Irish writer and humorist Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012).

Orville
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AWR-vil(American English) AW-vil(British English)
This name was invented by the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, who perhaps intended it to mean "golden city" in French. Orville Wright (1871-1948), together with his brother Wilbur, invented the first successful airplane.
Orvar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Means "arrow" in Old Norse. Orvar Odd is a legendary Norse hero who is the subject of a 13th-century Icelandic saga.
Orval
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AWR-vəl(American English) AW-vəl(British English)
Variant of Orville.
Oren
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: אֹרֶן(Hebrew)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Means "pine tree" in Hebrew.
Omega
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Various
Pronounced: o-MAY-gə(English)
From the name of the last letter in the Greek alphabet, Ω. It is often seen as a symbol of completion.
Ólafur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Pronounced: O-la-vuyr
Icelandic form of Olaf.
Olaf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
Pronounced: O-laf(German) O-lahf(Dutch) AW-laf(Polish)
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendant", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leif "inheritance, legacy". This was the name of five kings of Norway, including Saint Olaf (Olaf II).
Odysseus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ὀδυσσεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: O-DUYS-SEWS(Classical Greek) o-DIS-ee-əs(English)
Perhaps derived from Greek ὀδύσσομαι (odyssomai) meaning "to hate". In Greek legend Odysseus was one of the Greek heroes who fought in the Trojan War. In the Odyssey Homer relates Odysseus's misadventures on his way back to his kingdom and his wife Penelope.
October
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ahk-TO-bər(American English) awk-TO-bə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the name of the tenth month. It is derived from Latin octo meaning "eight", because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman year.
Octavia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: ahk-TAY-vee-ə(American English) awk-TAY-vee-ə(British English) ok-TA-bya(Spanish) ok-TA-wee-a(Latin)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Octavius. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of the Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.
Océane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: AW-SEH-AN
Derived from French océan meaning "ocean".
Novella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: no-VEHL-la
Derived from Latin novellus meaning "new, young, novel", a diminutive of novus "new". This name was borne by the 14th-century Italian scholar Novella d'Andrea, who taught law at the University of Bologna.
Njáll
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1], Icelandic
Pronounced: NYOWTL(Icelandic)
Old Norse form of Niall (see Neil). This is the name of the hero of a 13th century Icelandic saga, based on the life of a 10th-century Icelandic chieftain.
Njål
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Pronounced: NYAWL
Norwegian form of Njáll.
Niall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: NYEEYL(Irish)
Irish form of Neil.
Nevada
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: nə-VAD-ə
From the name of the American state, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish.
Nestor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Russian, Portuguese, French
Other Scripts: Νέστωρ(Ancient Greek) Нестор(Russian)
Pronounced: NEHS-TAWR(Classical Greek, French) NEHS-tər(American English) NEHS-tə(British English) NYEHS-tər(Russian)
Means "returner, homecomer" in Greek, from νέομαι (neomai) meaning "to return". In Homer's Iliad this was the name of the king of Pylos, famous for his great wisdom and longevity, who acted as a counselor to the Greek allies.
Nerys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Probably a feminized form of Welsh nêr meaning "lord".
Natasha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Belarusian, English
Other Scripts: Наташа(Russian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: nu-TA-shə(Russian) nə-TAHSH-ə(English)
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Russian diminutive of Natalya. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.
Natalie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pronounced: NAT-ə-lee(English) NA-ta-lee(German, Dutch)
Rating: 72% based on 5 votes
From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West. It was popularized in America by actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981), who was born to Russian immigrants.
Napier
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From an English and Scots surname meaning "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".
Naomi 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Hebrew, Biblical
Other Scripts: נָעֳמִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced: nay-O-mee(English) nie-O-mee(English)
Rating: 70% based on 4 votes
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", a derivative of נָעַם (naʿam) meaning "to be pleasant". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. After the death of her husband and sons, she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. There she declared that her name should be Mara because of her misfortune (see Ruth 1:20).

Though long common as a Jewish name, Naomi was not typically used as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer is the British model Naomi Campbell (1970-).

Myrtle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MUR-təl(American English) MU-təl(British English)
Simply from the English word myrtle for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek μύρτος (myrtos). It was first used as a given name in the 19th century, at the same time many other plant and flower names were coined.
Morton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAWR-tən(American English) MAW-tən(British English)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English.
Morrígan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Means either "demon queen" or "great queen", derived from Old Irish mor "demon, evil spirit" or mór "great, big" combined with rígain "queen". In Irish mythology Morrígan (called also The Morrígan) was a goddess of war and death who often took the form of a crow.
Monty
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHN-tee(American English) MAWN-tee(British English)
Variant of Monte.
Monday
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: MUN-day
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.
Mona 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: MO-nə(English)
Anglicized form of Muadhnait. It is also associated with Greek monos "one" and Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa (in which case it is a contraction of Italian ma donna meaning "my lady").
Modesty
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: MAHD-ə-stee(American English) MAWD-ə-stee(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word modesty, ultimately from Latin modestus "moderate", a derivative of modus "measure".
Mitzi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German
Pronounced: MIT-see
German diminutive of Maria.
Mischa
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Dutch, German
Pronounced: MEE-sha
Dutch and German form of Misha. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Dutch.
Miracle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: MIR-ə-kəl
From the English word miracle for an extraordinary event, ultimately deriving from Latin miraculum "wonder, marvel".
Minos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Μίνως(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: MEE-NAWS(Classical Greek) MIE-nahs(American English) MIE-naws(British English)
Possibly from a Cretan word or title meaning "king". This was the name of a king of Crete in Greek mythology. He was the son of Zeus and Europa. Because Minos had refused to sacrifice a certain bull to Poseidon, the god had caused his wife Pasiphaë to mate with the bull, which produced the half-bull creature called the Minotaur. Minos had Daedalus construct the Labyrinth to house the beast, but it was eventually slain by Theseus.
Minerva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology, English, Spanish
Pronounced: mee-NEHR-wa(Latin) mi-NUR-və(American English) mi-NU-və(British English) mee-NEHR-ba(Spanish)
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since after the Renaissance.
Mimi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEE-mee
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with M.
Mica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Short form of Michaela.
Mia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, English
Pronounced: MEE-ah(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) MEE-a(Dutch, German, Italian) MEE-ə(English)
Diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine".

This name was common in Sweden and Denmark in the 1970s [1]. It rose in popularity in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, entering the top ten for girls in the United States in 2009. It was also popular in many other countries at that time. Famous bearers include American actress Mia Farrow (1945-) and American soccer player Mia Hamm (1972-), birth names Maria and Mariel respectively.

Metis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Μῆτις(Ancient Greek)
Means "wisdom, skill, cunning" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a Titan. Because it was prophesied that her children would be wiser than Zeus, he swallowed her after he had impregnated her. However, their daughter Athena eventually burst from his head fully grown.
Merit 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: MEHR-it
Either a variant of Merritt or else simply from the English word merit, ultimately from Latin meritus "deserving".
Mercia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Latinate form of Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.
Mentor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Μέντωρ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: MEHN-TAWR(Classical Greek) MEHN-tawr(American English) MEHN-taw(British English)
Possibly related to Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, force". In Greek legend Mentor was the son of Alkimos. When Odysseus left to fight in the Trojan War he entrusted Mentor with the care of his palace and the guardianship of his son Telemachos. When the goddess Athena visited Telemachos she took the guise of Mentor.
Mei 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 美, 梅, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: MAY
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
From Chinese (měi) meaning "beautiful" or (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus mume), as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Meg
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEHG
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Medieval diminutive of Margaret. It is now also used as a short form of the related name Megan.
McKenna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: mə-KEHN-ə
From an Irish and Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Cionaodha, itself derived from the given name Cionaodh. As a given name, it was very rare before 1980. It rapidly increased in popularity during the 1990s, likely because it was viewed as an even more feminine alternative to Mackenzie [1].
May
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY
Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess. May is also another name of the hawthorn flower. It is also used as a diminutive of Mary, Margaret or Mabel.
Maximino
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: mak-see-MEE-no(Spanish)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximinus.
Maxie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAK-see
Diminutive of Maximilian, Maxwell, Maxine and other names beginning with Max.
Matt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAT
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
Short form of Matthew. Famous bearers include American actors Matt Dillon (1964-) and Matt Damon (1970-).
Marshall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-shəl(American English) MAH-shəl(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who was a marshal. The word marshal originally derives from Latin mariscalcus, itself from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". A famous bearer is the American rapper Marshall Mathers (1972-), who performs under the name Eminem.
Marilyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAR-ə-lin
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Combination of Mary and the common name suffix lyn. It was very rare before the start of the 20th century. It was popularized in part by the American stage star Marilyn Miller (1898-1936), who was born Mary Ellen Reynolds and took her stage name from a combination of her birth name and her mother's middle name Lynn. It became popular in the United States during the 1920s, reaching a high point ranked 13th in 1936. Famous bearers include American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962; real name Norma Jeane Mortenson) and American opera singer Marilyn Horne (1934-).
Marilou
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, Spanish (Philippines)
Pronounced: mar-ee-LOO(English)
Combination of Maria and Louise. In the Philippines it is usually a combination of Maria and Lourdes.
Maple
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-pəl
From the English word for the tree (comprising the genus Acer), derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.
Mallory
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: MAL-ə-ree
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
From an English surname was derived from Old French maleüré meaning "unfortunate" [1]. It first became common in the 1980s due to the American sitcom Family Ties (1982-1989), which featured a character by this name.
Magnolia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: mag-NO-lee-ə
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Mable
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-bəl
Variant of Mabel.
Mabel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-bəl
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Medieval feminine form of Amabilis. This spelling and Amabel were common during the Middle Ages, though they became rare after the 15th century. It was revived in the 19th century after the publication of C. M. Yonge's 1854 novel The Heir of Redclyffe [1], which featured a character named Mabel (as well as one named Amabel).
Luvenia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Possibly a form of Lavinia. It has been used in America since the 19th century.
Lumi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LOO-mee
Means "snow" in Finnish.
Luisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Italian
Pronounced: LWEE-sa(Spanish) LWEE-za(Italian)
Feminine form of Luis.
Luella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: loo-EHL-ə
Variant of Louella.
Lucille
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: LUY-SEEL(French) loo-SEEL(English)
Rating: 53% based on 4 votes
French form of Lucilla. A famous bearer was American comedienne Lucille Ball (1911-1989).
Lucifer
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Pronounced: LOO-si-fər(American English) LOO-si-fə(British English)
Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring". In Latin this name originally referred to the morning star, Venus, but later became associated with the chief angel who rebelled against God's rule in heaven (see Isaiah 14:12). In later literature, such as the Divine Comedy (1321) by Dante and Paradise Lost (1667) by John Milton, Lucifer became associated with Satan himself.
Lotus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: LO-təs
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the name of the lotus flower (species Nelumbo nucifera) or the mythological lotus tree. They are ultimately derived from Greek λωτός (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology the lotus tree was said to produce a fruit causing sleepiness and forgetfulness.
Lot 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: לוֹט(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: LAHT(American English) LAWT(British English)
Means "covering, veil" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a nephew of Abraham. Before Sodom was destroyed by God, he was directed to flee the city without looking back. However, his wife looked back on the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt.
Lot 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
From the name of the region of Lothian in southern Scotland, of unknown meaning. A king of Lothian by this name appears in early Latin and Welsh texts (as Leudonus and Lewdwn respectively). He was inserted into Arthurian legend by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, who makes him the father of Gawain.
Lorraine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: lə-RAYN
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
From the name of a region in eastern France, originally meaning "kingdom of Lothar". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France that is now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen (from Latin Lothari regnum). As a given name, it has been used in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century, perhaps due to its similar sound with Laura. It became popular after World War I when the region was in the news, as it was contested between Germany and France.
Loretta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian
Pronounced: lə-REHT-ə(English) lo-REHT-ta(Italian)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto. A famous bearer was the American actress Loretta Young (1913-2000), whose birth name was Gretchen.
Lorelei
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature, English
Pronounced: LAWR-ə-lie(English)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
From German Loreley, the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. It is of uncertain meaning, though the second element is probably old German ley meaning "rock" (of Celtic origin). German romantic poets and songwriters, beginning with Clemens Brentano in 1801, tell that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures boaters to their death with her song.

In the English-speaking world this name has been occasionally given since the early 20th century. It started rising in America after the variant Lorelai was used for the main character (and her daughter, nicknamed Rory) on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).

Lon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAHN(American English) LAWN(British English)
Short form of Alonzo and other names containing the same sound. Famous bearers were American actors Lon Chaney Sr. (1883-1930) and Lon Chaney Jr. (1906-1973). The elder's birth name was Leonidas.
Loki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology
Pronounced: LO-kee(English)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Germanic root *luką meaning "lock". In Norse mythology Loki was a trickster god associated with magic and shape shifting. Loki's children include the wolf Fenrir, the sea serpent Jörmungandr, and the queen of the dead Hel. After he orchestrated the death of Balder, the other gods tied him to a rock below a snake that dripped venom onto his face. It is told that he will break free during Ragnarök, the final battle, and slay and be slain by Heimdall.
Llywelyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: shəw-EH-lin(Welsh) loo-EHL-in(English)
Probably a Welsh form of an unattested old Celtic name *Lugubelinos, a combination of the names of the gods Lugus and Belenus, or a compound of Lugus and a Celtic root meaning "strong". Alternatively it may be derived from Welsh llyw "leader". This was the name of several Welsh rulers, notably the 13th-century Llywelyn the Great who fought against the English.
Llewelyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Variant of Llywelyn influenced by the Welsh word llew "lion".
Lizzie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIZ-ee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Linzi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: LIN-zee
Variant of Lindsay.
Linton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN-tən
From a surname that was originally from place names meaning either "flax town" or "linden tree town" in Old English.
Linnet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: li-NEHT, LIN-it
Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.
Linden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN-dən
From a German and Dutch surname that was derived from Old High German linta meaning "linden tree".
Lina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Lithuanian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Slovene
Pronounced: LEE-nə(English) LEE-na(Italian, Spanish)
Short form of names ending in lina.
Lilibet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Libby
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIB-ee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, itself a diminutive of Isabel. It is also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.
Liana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English, Georgian
Other Scripts: ლიანა(Georgian)
Pronounced: LYA-na(Italian)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Short form of Juliana, Liliana and other names that end in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.
Lexus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHK-səs
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Short form of Alexus. Its use has been influenced by the Lexus brand name (a line of luxury automobiles made by Toyota).
Lewin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Leofwine.
Lennon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: LEHN-ən
From an Irish surname, derived from the Irish byname Leannán meaning "lover". The surname was borne by musician and Beatle member John Lennon (1940-1980), and it may be used as a given name in his honour. In America it is now more common as a feminine name, possibly inspired in part by the singer Lennon Stella (1999-), who began appearing on the television series Nashville in 2012 [1].
Lenard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHN-ərd(American English) LEHN-əd(British English)
Variant of Leonard.
Lefty
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHF-tee
From a nickname, in most cases given to a left-handed person.
Leary
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: LIR-ee(American English) LEEY-ree(British English)
Anglicized form of Laoghaire.
Leander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λέανδρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: lee-AN-dər(American English) lee-AN-də(British English)
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Λέανδρος (Leandros), derived from λέων (leon) meaning "lion" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.
Layla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, English
Other Scripts: ليلى(Arabic)
Pronounced: LIE-la(Arabic) LAY-lə(English)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Means "night" in Arabic. Layla was the love interest of the poet Qays (called Majnun) in an old Arab tale, notably retold by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi in his poem Layla and Majnun. This story was a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia. The name became used in the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song Layla by Derek and the Dominos, the title of which was inspired by the medieval story.
Law
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.
Lark
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: LAHRK(American English) LAHK(British English)
From the English word for the type of songbird.
Lana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Russian, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Other Scripts: Лана(Russian) ლანა(Georgian)
Pronounced: LAHN-ə(English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Short form of Alana (English) or Svetlana (Russian). In the English-speaking world it was popularized by actress Lana Turner (1921-1995), who was born Julia Jean Turner.
Lakeisha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American
Pronounced: lə-KEE-shə(English)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Keisha. It can be spelled LaKeisha or Lakeisha.
Lacy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAY-see
From a surname that was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy. The name of the town was Gaulish in origin, perhaps deriving from a personal name that was Latinized as Lascius. Formerly more common for boys in America, this name began to grow in popularity for girls in 1975.
Kordian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Coined by Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the title character of his drama Kordian (1833). Słowacki likely based the name on Latin cor "heart" (genitive cordis).
Kohaku
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 琥珀(Japanese Kanji) こはく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KO-HA-KOO
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From Japanese 琥珀 (kohaku) meaning "amber".
Kent
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KENT
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From a surname that was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England, which may be derived from a Brythonic word meaning "coastal district".
Kenna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Feminine form of Kenneth.
Kendall
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHN-dəl
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that comes from the name of the city of Kendale in northwestern England meaning "valley on the river Kent". Originally mostly masculine, the name received a boost in popularity for girls in 1993 when the devious character Kendall Hart began appearing on the American soap opera All My Children.
Kelsey
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHL-see
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that is derived from town names in Lincolnshire. It may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce" in combination with eg "island".
Keegan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEE-gən
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Aodhagáin, which was derived from the given name Aodhagán, a double diminutive of Aodh.
Keaton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KEE-tən
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was derived from a few different place names (see the surname Keaton).
Kaya 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KIE-ə
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Possibly from the Scandinavian name Kaia, or simply an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya.
Kay 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAY
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Short form of Katherine and other names beginning with K.
Katsumi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 克美, 克己, 勝美, 勝巳, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かつみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-TSOO-MEE
From Japanese (katsu) meaning "overcome" or (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (mi) meaning "self". Other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation can also form this name.
Kaoru
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 薫, 香, 馨, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かおる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-O-ROO
From Japanese (kaoru), (kaoru), (kaoru) all meaning "fragrance, fragrant", as well as other kanji having the same reading.
Justice
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JUS-tis
From an occupational surname meaning "judge, officer of justice" in Old French. This name can also be given in direct reference to the English word justice.
June
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOON
From the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess Juno. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
Julyan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: JOOL-yən
Medieval variant of Julian.
Julio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: KHOO-lyo
Spanish form of Julius.
Joy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOI
Simply from the English word joy, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudium. It has been regularly used as a given name since the late 19th century.
Journey
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JUR-nee(American English) JU-nee(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word, derived via Old French from Latin diurnus "of the day".
Joséphine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: ZHO-ZEH-FEEN
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
French feminine form of Joseph. A notable bearer of this name was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814).
Josephina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: jo-sə-FEEN-ə
Rating: 73% based on 4 votes
Latinate variant of Joséphine.
Jonquil
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: JAHNG-kwəl(American English) JAWNG-kwəl(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the type of flower, derived ultimately from Latin iuncus "reed".
Jocelin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: French, English (Rare)
Pronounced: ZHO-SEH-LEHN(French) JAHS-lin(American English) JAHS-ə-lin(American English) JAWS-lin(British English) JAWS-ə-lin(British English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Variant of Jocelyn.
Joby
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: JO-bee
Diminutive of Job and other names beginning with Jo.
Jess
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHS
Short form of Jesse or Jessica.
Jerry
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHR-ee
Diminutive of Jeremy, Jerome, Gerald, Geraldine and other names beginning with the same sound. Notable bearers include the American comedians Jerry Lewis (1926-2017) and Jerry Seinfeld (1954-), as well as the American football player Jerry Rice (1962-).
Jerome
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: jə-ROM
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the Greek name Ἱερώνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name", derived from ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" and ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "name". Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, in the 5th century. He is regarded as a Doctor of the Church. The name was used in his honour in the Middle Ages, especially in Italy and France, and has been used in England since the 12th century [1].
Jeremy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JEHR-ə-mee(English) JEHR-mee(American English)
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
English form of Jeremiah, originally a medieval vernacular form. This is the spelling used in some English versions of the New Testament.
Jepson
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: JEHP-sən
From an English surname that meant "son of Jep".
Jenae
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Jennifer.
Jazmin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAZ-min
Variant of Jasmine.
Jared
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: יָרֶד, יֶרֶד(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JAR-əd(English)
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yareḏ) or יֶרֶד (Yereḏ) meaning "descent". This is the name of a close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament. It has been used as an English name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popularized in the 1960s by the character Jarrod Barkley on the television series The Big Valley [1].
Jake
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAYK
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Medieval variant of Jack. It is also sometimes used as a short form of Jacob.
Jacquelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAK-ə-lin, JAK-wə-lin
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Jacqueline.
Jacoby
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAK-ə-bee, jə-KO-bee
Transferred use of the surname Jacoby.
Jack
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAK
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval diminutive of John [1]. There could be some early influence from the unrelated French name Jacques [2]. It is often regarded as an independent name. During the Middle Ages it was very common, and it became a slang word meaning "man", as seen in the terms jack-o'-lantern, jack-in-the-box, lumberjack and so on. It was frequently used in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack and Jill, Little Jack Horner, and Jack Sprat.

American writers Jack London (1876-1916) and Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) were two famous bearers of this name. It is also borne by the actor Jack Nicholson (1937-) and the golfer Jack Nicklaus (1940-). Apart from Nicklaus, none of these famous bearers were given the name Jack at birth.

In the United Kingdom this form has been bestowed more frequently than John since the 1990s, being the most popular name for boys from 1996 to 2008.

Ivanka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Иванка(Bulgarian, Serbian)
Pronounced: I-vang-ka(Czech)
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Ivana.
Isolde
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: ee-ZAWL-də(German) i-SOL-də(English) i-ZOL-də(English) i-SOLD(English) i-ZOLD(English) EE-ZAWLD(French)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter.
Isla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: IE-lə
Rating: 73% based on 4 votes
Variant of Islay, typically used as a feminine name. It also coincides with the Spanish word isla meaning "island".
Isidore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Georgian (Rare), Jewish
Other Scripts: ისიდორე(Georgian)
Pronounced: IZ-ə-dawr(American English) IZ-ə-daw(British English) EE-ZEE-DAWR(French)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the Greek name Ἰσίδωρος (Isidoros) meaning "gift of Isis", derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Isidore of Seville was a 6th-century archbishop, historian and theologian.

Though it has never been popular in the English-speaking world among Christians, it has historically been a common name for Jews, who have used it as an Americanized form of names such as Isaac, Israel and Isaiah.

Irina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Other Scripts: Ирина(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) ირინა(Georgian)
Pronounced: i-RYEE-nə(Russian) EE-ree-nah(Finnish)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Form of Irene in several languages.
Iona 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: ie-O-nə(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning "island".
Ion 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἴων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EE-AWN(Classical Greek)
Of unknown etymology, possibly Pre-Greek. According to Greek mythology he was a son of Creusa and Xuthus (or alternatively the god Apollo). He was said to be the ancestor of the Greek tribe of the Ionians.
Iola
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Probably a variant of Iole.
Innocent
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History (Ecclesiastical), English (African)
Pronounced: IN-ə-sənt(English, African English)
From the Late Latin name Innocentius, which was derived from innocens "innocent". This was the name of several early saints. It was also borne by 13 popes including Innocent III, a politically powerful ruler and organizer of the Fourth Crusade.

As an English-language name in the modern era, it is most common in Africa.

Inigo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: IN-i-go
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
English form of Íñigo. It became well-known in Britain due to the English architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652). He was named after his father, a Catholic who was named for Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Indy 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: IN-dee(English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Indiana. This is the nickname of the hero of the Indiana Jones movies, starring Harrison Ford.
Ina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, Slovene, Latvian
Pronounced: EE-na(Dutch) EE-nah(Swedish) EE-nə(English) IE-nə(English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Short form of names ending with or otherwise containing ina, such as Martina, Christina and Carolina.
Ignatius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Pronounced: ig-NAY-shəs(English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin. The spelling was later altered to resemble Latin ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch who was thrown to wild beasts by Emperor Trajan, and by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, whose real birth name was in fact Íñigo.
Iggy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: IG-ee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Ignatius.
Idella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ie-DEHL-ə, i-DEHL-ə
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Elaboration of Ida.
Icarus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἴκαρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: IK-ə-rəs(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the Greek Ἴκαρος (Ikaros), of unknown meaning. In Greek myth Icarus was the son of Daedalus, locked with his father inside the Labyrinth by Minos. They escaped from the maze using wings devised from wax, but Icarus flew too close to the sun and the wax melted, plunging him to his death.
Hyacinth 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: HIE-ə-sinth
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).
Huxley
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: HUKS-lee
From an English surname that was derived from the name of a town in Cheshire. The final element is Old English leah "woodland, clearing", while the first element might be hux "insult, scorn". A famous bearer of the surname was the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963).
Huey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HYOO-ee
Variant of Hughie.
Honour
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AWN-ə(British English) AHN-ər(American English)
From the English word honour, which is of Latin origin. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be viewed as a form of Honoria or Honorata, which are ultimately derived from the same source.
Honor
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AHN-ər(American English) AWN-ə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Honour, using the American spelling.
Holger
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Carolingian Cycle
Pronounced: HAWL-gu(German)
From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements holmr "small island" and geirr "spear". In Scandinavia and Germany this is the usual name for the hero Ogier the Dane from medieval French romance.
Hina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 陽菜, 日菜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひな(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-NA
From Japanese (hi) meaning "light, sun" or (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hewie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: HYOO-ee
Variant of Hughie.
Heron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἥρων(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek inventor (also known as Hero) from Alexandria.
Herminia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: ehr-MEE-nya(Spanish)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Herminius.
Hermes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1], Spanish
Other Scripts: Ἑρμῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HEHR-MEHS(Classical Greek) HUR-meez(American English) HU-meez(British English) EHR-mehs(Spanish)
Probably from Greek ἕρμα (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker". Hermes was a Greek god associated with speed and good luck, who served as a messenger to Zeus and the other gods. He was also the patron of travellers, writers, athletes, merchants, thieves and orators.

This was also used as a personal name, being borne for example by a 1st-century saint and martyr.

Hercules
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: HEHR-koo-lehs(Latin) HUR-kyə-leez(American English) HU-kyə-leez(British English)
Latin form of Herakles.
Heracles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἡρακλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HEHR-ə-kleez(English)
Latinized form of Herakles. However, the spelling used by the Romans was Hercules.
Hephaestus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἥφαιστος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: hi-FEHS-təs(English) hi-FEES-təs(English)
Latinized form of Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hephaistos), meaning unknown. It probably shares its origin with the Minoan city of Φαιστός (Phaistos), which is of Pre-Greek origin. In Greek mythology Hephaestus was the god of fire and forging, the husband of the unfaithful Aphrodite. It was said that when he was born Hera, his mother, was so displeased with his physical deformities that she hurled him off the top of Mount Olympus.
Hale 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAYL
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" from Old English healh.
Gustav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Czech
Pronounced: GUYS-stav(Swedish) GUWS-taf(German) GOOS-taf(Czech)
Possibly means "staff of the Geats", derived from the Old Norse elements gautr meaning "Geat" and stafr meaning "staff". However, the root name Gautstafr is not well attested in the Old Norse period. Alternatively, it might be derived from the Old Slavic name Gostislav.

This name has been borne by six kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav I Vasa. Another notable bearer was the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918).

Gus 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GUS
Short form of Augustus or Angus.
Gunner
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: GUN-ər(American English) GUN-ə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
English variant of Gunnar, influenced by the vocabulary word gunner.
Guinevere
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: GWIN-ə-vir(American English) GWIN-ə-veey(British English)
Rating: 62% based on 5 votes
From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar meaning "white phantom", ultimately from the old Celtic roots *windos meaning "white" (modern Welsh gwen) and *sēbros meaning "phantom, magical being" [1]. In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, she was seduced by Mordred before the battle of Camlann, which led to the deaths of both Mordred and Arthur. According to the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, she engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir Lancelot.

The Cornish form of this name, Jennifer, has become popular in the English-speaking world.

Griffin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GRIF-in
Latinized form of Gruffudd. This name can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρύψ (gryps).
Glory
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: GLAWR-ee
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Simply from the English word glory, ultimately from Latin gloria.
Ginger
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JIN-jər(American English) JIN-jə(British English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the English word ginger for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. It can also be a diminutive of Virginia, as in the case of actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), by whom the name was popularized.
Gilbert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Dutch, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: GIL-bərt(American English) GIL-bət(British English) ZHEEL-BEHR(French) GHIL-bərt(Dutch)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Old German elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century English saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.
Gerulf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Derived from Old German ger meaning "spear" and wolf meaning "wolf". This was the name of an 8th-century saint and martyr from Drongen, Belgium.
Gero
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: GEH-ro(German)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with Old Frankish gair or Old High German ger meaning "spear" (Proto-Germanic *gaizaz).
Gemini
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology, Astronomy
Pronounced: GEH-mee-nee(Latin) JEHM-i-nie(English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Means "twins" in Latin. This is the name of the third sign of the zodiac. The two brightest stars in the constellation, Castor and Pollux, are named for the mythological twin sons of Leda.
Gail
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAYL
Short form of Abigail.
Gabriel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: გაბრიელ(Georgian) גַּבְרִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Γαβριήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: GA-BREE-YEHL(French) ga-BRYEHL(Spanish) ga-bree-EHL(European Portuguese, Romanian) ga-bree-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) GA-bree-ehl(German, Slovak, Latin) GAH-bri-ehl(Swedish) GAH-bree-ehl(Finnish) gə-bree-EHL(Catalan) GAY-bree-əl(English) GAB-ryehl(Polish) GA-bri-yehl(Czech)
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Ḡavriʾel) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning "strong man, hero" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Gabriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition, often appearing as a messenger of God. In the Old Testament he is sent to interpret the visions of the prophet Daniel, while in the New Testament he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Quran to Muhammad.

This name has been used occasionally in England since the 12th century. It was not common in the English-speaking world until the end of the 20th century.

Gabe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAYB
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Short form of Gabriel.
Gabby
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAB-ee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Gabrielle.
Fredric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FREHD-rik
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Variant of Frederick.
Frederick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FREHD-ə-rik, FREHD-rik
Rating: 50% based on 4 votes
English form of an Old German name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from fridu "peace" and rih "ruler, king". This name has long been common in continental Germanic-speaking regions, being borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia. Notables among these rulers include the 12th-century Holy Roman emperor and crusader Frederick I Barbarossa, the 13th-century emperor and patron of the arts Frederick II, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great.

The Normans brought the name to England in the 11th century but it quickly died out. It was reintroduced by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. A famous bearer was Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.

Frederic
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan, Occitan
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Catalan and Occitan form of Frederik. A notable bearer was the French/Occitan writer Frederic Mistral (1830-1914), whose name was written Frédéric in French.
Francisca
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Late Roman
Pronounced: fran-THEES-ka(European Spanish) fran-SEES-ka(Latin American Spanish) frun-SEESH-ku(European Portuguese) frun-SEES-ku(Brazilian Portuguese) frahn-SIS-ka(Dutch)
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
Feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Foster 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAWS-tər(American English) FAWS-tə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that has several different origins: see Foster 1, Foster 2, Foster 3 and Foster 4.
Fortune
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: French, English (Rare)
Pronounced: FAWR-TUYN(French) FAWR-chən(American English) FAW-choon(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Simply from the word fortune, ultimately from Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors "luck".
Flip
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: FLIP
Diminutive of Filip.
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.
Flannery
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: FLAN-ə-ree
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Flannghaile, derived from the given name Flannghal meaning "red valour". A famous bearer was American author Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964).
Finnick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: FIN-ik(English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Created by author Suzanne Collins for a character in the second book of The Hunger Games series, published 2009, later appearing in the 2013 movie adaptation. She may have derived it from the slang word finicky meaning "demanding, fussy".
Fife
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish (Rare)
From a Scottish place name that was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland. It is said to be named for a Pictish kingdom called Fib.
Fiadh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish (Modern)
Pronounced: FYEEY
Means "wild, wild animal, deer" (modern Irish fia) or "respect" in Irish.
Ferruccio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: fehr-ROOT-cho
Derived from the Late Latin name Ferrutius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron, sword". Saint Ferrutius was a 3rd-century martyr with his brother Ferreolus.
Fern
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FURN(American English) FUN(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the plant, ultimately from Old English fearn. It has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.
Felicity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: fə-LIS-i-tee
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
From the English word felicity meaning "happiness", which ultimately derives from Latin felicitas "good luck". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century. It can sometimes be used as an English form of the Latin name Felicitas. This name jumped in popularity in the United States after the premiere of the television series Felicity in 1998. It is more common in the United Kingdom.
Favour
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: FAY-vər
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From the English word favour, ultimately from Latin faveo "to favour". This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Euphemia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1], English (Archaic)
Other Scripts: Εὐφημία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: yoo-FEE-mee-ə(English) yoo-FEH-mee-ə(English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.
Essie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHS-ee
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Estelle or Esther.
Erwin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Polish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: EHR-veen(German, Polish) EHR-vin(Dutch)
Derived from the Old German name Hariwini, composed of the elements heri "army" and wini "friend". It may have merged somewhat with the name Eberwin. A notable bearer was Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), an Austrian physicist who made contributions to quantum theory.
Ervin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian, Albanian, Croatian, Estonian
Pronounced: EHR-veen(Hungarian)
Hungarian, Albanian, Croatian and Estonian form of Erwin.
Errol
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHR-əl
From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from village by this name in Perthshire. It was popularized as a given name by the Australian actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959).
Erin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: EHR-in(English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Anglicized form of Éireann. It was initially used by people of Irish heritage in America, Canada and Australia. It was rare until the mid-1950s.
Epiphany
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: i-PIF-ə-nee
From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) that commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. It is also an English word meaning "sudden appearance" or "sudden perception", ultimately deriving from Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia) meaning "manifestation".
Enrique
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: ehn-REE-keh
Spanish form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Enid
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh, English, Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: EH-nid(Welsh) EE-nid(English)
Rating: 50% based on 4 votes
Probably derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul, spirit, life". In Arthurian tales she first appears in the 12th-century French poem Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes, where she is the wife of Erec. In later adaptations she is typically the wife of Geraint. The name became more commonly used after the publication of Alfred Tennyson's Arthurian poem Enid in 1859, and it was fairly popular in Britain in the first half of the 20th century.
Ember
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: EHM-bər(American English) EHM-bə(British English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From the English word ember, ultimately from Old English æmerge.
Emanuel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Pronounced: eh-MA-nwehl(German) EH-ma-noo-ehl(Czech, Slovak)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Form of Emmanuel in several languages.
Elnora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Contracted form of Eleanora.
Elliot
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-ee-ət
From a surname that was a variant of Elliott.
Elle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: EHL
Diminutive of Eleanor and other names beginning with El. This name can also be given in reference to the French pronoun elle meaning "she".

Already growing in popularity due to Australian model Elle Macpherson (1964-), this name received a boost in the United States after the release of the 2001 movie Legally Blonde featuring the main character Elle Woods. In the United Kingdom the name was already fairly common at the time the movie came out, and it actually started declining there shortly afterwards. A famous bearer is American actress Elle Fanning (1998-).

Eliana 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English (Modern)
Pronounced: eh-LYA-na(Italian, Spanish) ehl-lee-AN-ə(English) ehl-lee-AHN-ə(English)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Éliane.
Eldon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-dən
From a surname that was from a place name meaning "Ella's hill" in Old English.
Eivind
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Øyvind.
Eileen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: ie-LEEN(English) IE-leen(English)
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Anglicized form of Eibhlín. It is also sometimes considered an Irish form of Helen. It first became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland near the end of the 19th century.
Egino
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Old German form of Egon.
Effie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: EHF-ee(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Euphemia. In Scotland it has been used as an Anglicized form of Oighrig.
Edythe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EE-dith
Variant of Edith.
Edgar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Portuguese, German
Pronounced: EHD-gər(American English) EHD-gə(British English) EHD-GAR(French)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and gar "spear". This was the name of a 10th-century English king, Edgar the Peaceful. The name did not survive long after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 18th century, in part due to a character by this name in Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), which tells of the tragic love between Edgar Ravenswood and Lucy Ashton [1]. Famous bearers include author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), French impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917), and author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950).
Easton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: EES-tən
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that was derived from place names meaning "east town" in Old English.
Eartha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: UR-thə(American English) U-thə(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a. It has been used in honour of African-American philanthropist Eartha M. M. White (1876-1974). Another famous bearer was American singer and actress Eartha Kitt (1927-2008).
Dwain
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DWAYN
Variant of Duane.
Dudley
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DUD-lee
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.
Duane
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DWAYN
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dubháin, itself derived from the given name Dubhán. Usage in America began around the start of the 20th century. It last appeared on the top 1000 rankings in 2002, though the variant Dwayne lingered a few years longer.
Draco
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Δράκων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: DRAY-ko(English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the Greek name Δράκων (Drakon), which meant "dragon, serpent". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Athenian legislator. This is also the name of a constellation in the northern sky.
Dottie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAHT-ee(American English) DAWT-ee(British English)
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Dot
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAHT(American English) DAWT(British English)
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Dollie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAHL-ee(American English) DAWL-ee(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Dolly.
Dillon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DIL-ən
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Variant of Dylan based on the spelling of the surname Dillon, which has an unrelated origin.
Devon
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHV-ən
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Devin. It may also be partly inspired by the name of the county of Devon in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe.
Desmond
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: DEHZ-mənd(English)
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Anglicized form of Irish Deasmhumhain meaning "south Munster", referring to the region of Desmond in southern Ireland, formerly a kingdom. It can also come from the related surname (an Anglicized form of Ó Deasmhumhnaigh), which indicated a person who came from that region. A famous bearer is the South African archbishop and activist Desmond Tutu (1931-2021).
Derick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHR-ik
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Derek.
Denton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHN-tən
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From a surname, originally from a place name, which meant "valley town" in Old English.
Delta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHL-tə
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ. It is also the name for an island formed at the mouth of a river.
Delphine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: DEHL-FEEN
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
French form of Delphina.
Dell
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHL
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley.
Delight
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: də-LIET
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.
Daryl
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAR-il
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Variant of Darrell.
Darrin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAR-ən
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Darren.
Dan 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pronounced: DAN(English, Spanish, French, Romanian, Czech) DAHN(Swedish)
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
Short form of Daniel.
Damocles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Δαμοκλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: DAM-ə-kleez(English)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δαμοκλῆς (Damokles), which was derived from δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos), and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek legend Damocles was a member of the court of Dionysius the Elder, the king of Syracuse. Damocles expressed envy of the king's station so Dionysius offered to switch roles with him for a day. To illustrate to Damocles the peril of a man in his position he suspended a sword over the throne.
Dacian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian
Pronounced: da-chee-AN
Derived from Dacia, the old Roman name for the region that is now Romania and Moldova.
Cúán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Old Irish meaning "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an 8th-century saint.
Crystal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRIS-təl
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "ice". It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.
Cruz
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: KROOTH(European Spanish) KROOS(Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese) KROOSH(European Portuguese)
Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
Crescentia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Rare), Late Roman
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Crescentius. Saint Crescentia was a 4th-century companion of Saint Vitus. This is also the name of the eponymous heroine of a 12th-century German romance.
Crawford
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRAW-fərd(American English) KRAW-fəd(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "crow ford" in Old English.
Cory
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAWR-ee
Variant of Corey.
Conan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Irish "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several early saints, including a 7th-century bishop of the Isle of Man. It appears in Irish legend as a companion Fionn mac Cumhaill. A famous bearer of it as a middle name was Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. It is also the name of the hero of the Conan the Barbarian series of books, comics and movies, debuting 1932.
Comfort
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: KUM-fərt
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong". It was used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation. It is now most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.
Clem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLEHM
Short form of Clement.
Claud
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLAWD
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Variant of Claude.
Clark
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLAHRK(American English) KLAHK(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From an English surname meaning "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec originally meaning "priest". A famous bearer of the surname was William Clark (1770-1838), an explorer of the west of North America. As a first name it was borne by the American actor Clark Gable (1901-1960), as well as the comic book character Clark Kent, the mild-mannered alter ego of Superman, first created 1938.
Clarisse
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: KLA-REES
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
French form of Clarice.
Clarissa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian
Pronounced: klə-RIS-ə(English)
Rating: 75% based on 4 votes
Latinate form of Clarice. This is the name of the title character in a 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson. In the novel Clarissa Harlowe is a virtuous woman who is tragically exploited by her family and her lover. Another literary character by this name is Clarissa Dalloway from the novel Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf.
Clarice
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: klə-REES, KLAR-is, KLEHR-is
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Medieval vernacular form of the Late Latin name Claritia, which was a derivative of Clara.
Circe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κίρκη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SUR-see(American English) SU-see(British English)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Greek Κίρκη (Kirke), possibly from κίρκος (kirkos) meaning "hawk". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus's crew into hogs, as told in Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus forced her to change them back, then stayed with her for a year before continuing his voyage.
Cindy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SIN-dee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda. Like Cynthia, it peaked in popularity in the United States in 1957.
Cherish
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHEHR-ish
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From the English word meaning "to treasure".
Celestine
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SEHL-ə-steen
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
English form of Caelestinus. It is more commonly used as a feminine name, from the French feminine form Célestine.
Carolyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAR-ə-lin
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Variant of Caroline.
Carlos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: KAR-los(Spanish) KAR-loosh(European Portuguese) KAR-loos(Brazilian Portuguese)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles.
Carlisle
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: kahr-LIEL(American English) kah-LIEL(British English)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From a surname that was derived from the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of Lugus". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city.
Callum
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: KAL-əm
Rating: 65% based on 4 votes
Variant of Calum.
Callie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAL-ee
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Caroline, or sometimes of names beginning with Cal.
Cáel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish Mythology
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From Old Irish cáel meaning "slender". In Irish legend Cáel was a warrior of the Fianna and the lover of Créd.
Bryant
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIE-ənt
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Brian.
Bryan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIE-ən
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Variant of Brian, based on the usual spelling of the surname that is derived from the name.
Briony
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BRIE-ə-nee
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Variant of Bryony.
Bridget
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: BRIJ-it(English)
Rating: 63% based on 4 votes
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid, Old Irish Brigit, from old Celtic *Brigantī meaning "the exalted one". In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda. In the 5th century it was borne by Saint Brigid, the founder of a monastery at Kildare and a patron saint of Ireland. Because of the saint, the name was considered sacred in Ireland, and it did not come into general use there until the 17th century. In the form Birgitta this name has been common in Scandinavia, made popular by the 14th-century Saint Birgitta of Sweden, patron saint of Europe.
Bridger
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRIJ-ər(American English) BRIJ-ə(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that originally indicated a person who lived near or worked on a bridge.
Briar
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRIE-ər(American English) BRIE-ə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the English word for the thorny plant.
Brian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: BRIE-ən(English) BRYEEYN(Irish)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to the old Celtic root *brixs "hill, high" (Old Irish brií) or the related *brigā "might, power" (Old Irish briíg). It was borne by the Irish king Brian Boru, who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was slain in the Battle of Clontarf, though his forces were decisively victorious. This name was common in Ireland after his time, and it was introduced to northern England by Norse-Gael settlers. It was also used in Brittany, and was brought to England by Bretons in the wake of the Norman Conquest. Though it eventually became rare in the English-speaking world, it was strongly revived in the 20th century, becoming a top-ten name for boys in most regions.
Braylon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRAY-lən
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
An invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Braden and Jalen.
Brandr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Old Norse byname meaning "fire, torch, sword".
Brady
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAY-dee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Brádaigh, itself derived from the byname Brádach. A famous bearer of the surname is the American football quarterback Tom Brady (1977-). It was also borne by a fictional family on the television series The Brady Bunch (1969-1974).
Brad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAD
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Short form of Bradley, Bradford and other names beginning with Brad. A famous bearer is American actor Brad Pitt (1963-).
Booker
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BUWK-ər(American English) BUWK-ə(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an English occupational surname meaning "maker of books". A famous bearer was Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American leader.
Blaze
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BLAYZ
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Modern variant of Blaise influenced by the English word blaze.
Blaire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BLEHR(American English) BLEH(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Blair.
Bertrand
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: BEHR-TRAHN(French) BUR-trənd(American English) BU-trənd(British English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Derived from the Old German elements beraht meaning "bright" and rant meaning "rim (of a shield)". From an early date it has been confused with Bertram and the two names have merged to some degree. Saint Bertrand was an 11th-century bishop of Comminges in France. Another famous bearer was the English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970).
Bertram
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: BUR-trəm(American English) BU-trəm(British English) BEHR-tram(German)
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Means "bright raven", derived from the Old German element beraht "bright" combined with hram "raven". This name has long been conflated with Bertrand. The Normans introduced it to England, and Shakespeare used it in his play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).
Benny
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEHN-ee
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.
Beckham
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BEHK-əm
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "Becca's homestead". The Old English byname Becca meant "pickaxe". A famous bearer of the surname is retired English soccer player David Beckham (1975-).
Azura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ə-ZHUWR-ə, AZH-rə
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Elaboration of Azure.
Avis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-vis
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element awi, of unknown meaning. The Normans introduced this name to England and it became moderately common during the Middle Ages, at which time it was associated with Latin avis "bird".
Autry
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American)
Pronounced: AW-tree(American English)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Transferred use of the surname Autry.
Aurelius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: ow-REH-lee-oos(Latin) aw-REEL-ee-əs(English)
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
Roman family name that was derived from Latin aureus meaning "golden, gilded". Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd-century Roman emperor and philosophical writer. This was also the name of several early saints.
Audrey
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: AWD-ree(English) O-DREH(French)
Rating: 65% based on 6 votes
Medieval diminutive of Æðelþryð. This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. It was also used by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy As You Like It (1599). At the end of the Middle Ages the name became rare due to association with the word tawdry (which was derived from St. Audrey, the name of a fair where cheap lace was sold), but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
Audie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AWD-ee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
In the case of the famed American soldier Audie Murphy (1925-1971), it is of uncertain meaning. As a feminine name, it can be a diminutive of Audrey.
Asterius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀστέριος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Greek Ἀστέριος (Asterios) meaning "starry", a derivative of ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". This is the name of several figures from Greek mythology. It was also borne by a few early saints.
Askanios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἀσκάνιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Greek form of Ascanius.
Ashling
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: ASH-ling(English)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Anglicized form of Aisling.
Ascanius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἀσκάνιος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: as-KA-nee-oos(Latin)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
From Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askanios), of unknown meaning. In Greek and Roman mythology Ascanius, also called Julus, was the son of Aeneas.
Arturo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: ar-TOO-ro
Italian and Spanish form of Arthur.
Arnie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-nee(American English) AH-nee(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Arnold.
Arlo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-lo(American English) AH-lo(British English)
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
Meaning uncertain. It was perhaps inspired by the fictional place name Arlo Hill from the poem The Faerie Queene (1590) by Edmund Spenser. Spenser probably got Arlo by altering the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".
Arline
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ahr-LEEN(American English) ah-LEEN(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera The Bohemian Girl (1843).
Ariston
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀρίστων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-REES-TAWN
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".
Arianwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: ar-YAN-wehn
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and gwen "white, blessed". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
Archimedes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀρχιμήδης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AR-KEE-MEH-DEHS(Classical Greek) ahr-ki-MEE-deez(American English) ah-ki-MEE-deez(British English)
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
Derived from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician, astronomer and inventor.
Arabella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ar-ə-BEHL-ə
Rating: 50% based on 4 votes
Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this.

Unrelated, this was an older name of the city of Irbid in Jordan, from Greek Ἄρβηλα (Arbela).

Aoife
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: EE-fyə(Irish)
Rating: 75% based on 4 votes
From Old Irish Aífe, derived from oíph meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh). This was the name of several characters in Irish legend, including a woman at war with Scáthach (her sister in some versions). She was defeated in single combat by the hero Cúchulainn, who spared her life on the condition that she bear him a child (Connla). Another legendary figure by this name appears in the Children of Lir as the jealous third wife of Lir.

This name is sometimes Anglicized as Eve or Eva.

Anwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Means "very beautiful" in Welsh, from the intensive prefix an- combined with gwen "white, blessed".
Annis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AN-is
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Medieval English form of Agnes.
Annette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Pronounced: A-NEHT(French) ə-NEHT(English) a-NEH-tə(German)
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
French diminutive of Anne 1. It has also been widely used in the English-speaking world, and it became popular in America in the late 1950s due to the fame of actress Annette Funicello (1942-2013).
Anita 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Latvian, Hungarian
Pronounced: a-NEE-ta(Spanish, Dutch, German) ə-NEET-ə(English) AH-nee-tah(Finnish) a-NYEE-ta(Polish) AW-nee-taw(Hungarian)
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Ana.
Angelica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Romanian, Carolingian Cycle
Pronounced: an-JEHL-i-kə(English) an-JEH-lee-ka(Italian)
Rating: 62% based on 5 votes
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their Orlando poems (1483 and 1532), where she is the love interest of both Orlando and Rinaldo. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century.
Amy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-mee
Rating: 72% based on 5 votes
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata. As an English name, it was in use in the Middle Ages (though not common) and was revived in the 19th century.
Althea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀλθαία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From the Greek name Ἀλθαία (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek ἄλθος (althos) meaning "healing". In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager. Soon after her son was born she was told that he would die as soon as a piece of wood that was burning on her fire was fully consumed. She immediately extinguished the piece of wood and sealed it in a chest, but in a fit of rage many years later she took it out and set it alight, thereby killing her son.
Altair
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Pronounced: al-TEHR(American English) al-TEH(British English)
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Means "the flyer" in Arabic. This is the name of a star in the constellation Aquila.
Alonzo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American)
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Variant of Alonso in use in America.
Allen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AL-ən
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Variant of Alan, or from a surname that was derived from this same name. A famous bearer of this name was Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), an American beat poet. Another is the American film director and actor Woody Allen (1935-), who took the stage name Allen from his real first name.
Alicia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, English, Swedish, French
Pronounced: a-LEE-thya(European Spanish) a-LEE-sya(Latin American Spanish) ə-LEE-shə(English) ə-LEE-see-ə(English)
Rating: 64% based on 5 votes
Latinized form of Alice.
Alice
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Pronounced: AL-is(English) A-LEES(French) u-LEE-si(European Portuguese) a-LEE-see(Brazilian Portuguese) a-LEE-cheh(Italian) a-LEES(German) A-li-tseh(Czech)
Rating: 70% based on 4 votes
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see Adelaide). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was among the most common names in England until the 16th century, when it began to decline. It was revived in the 19th century.

This name was borne by the heroine of Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1871).

Algar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AL-gahr(American English) AL-gah(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest, being absorbed by similar-sounding names and Norman and Scandinavian cognates. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Alexus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ə-LEHK-sis
Rating: 53% based on 4 votes
Variant of Alexis.
Alethea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: al-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-ə
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". This name was coined in the 16th century.
Alan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish, Breton, French, Polish
Pronounced: AL-ən(English) A-lahn(Breton) A-LAHN(French)
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. Alternatively, it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries.

This was the name of several dukes of Brittany, and Breton settlers introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest. Famous modern bearers include Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the first American in space and the fifth man to walk on the moon, and Alan Turing (1912-1954), a British mathematician and computer scientist.

Aisling
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: ASH-lyən
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.
Aike
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Frisian
Rating: 87% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element ekka meaning "edge, blade" or adal meaning "noble".
Aida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Literature
Other Scripts: عائدة(Arabic)
Pronounced: ‘A-ee-da(Arabic) ah-EE-də(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Ayda. This name was used in Verdi's opera Aida (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.
Aether
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Αἰθήρ(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
Latinized form of Greek Αἰθήρ (Aither) meaning "ether, heaven", derived from αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to burn, to ignite". In Greek mythology this was the name of the god of light and the upper sky.
Adrien
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: A-DREE-YEHN
Rating: 58% based on 4 votes
French form of Adrian.
Addison
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AD-i-sən
Rating: 73% based on 4 votes
From an English surname meaning "son of Adam". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sound to Madison.
Abe 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AYB
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Short form of Abraham.
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