Behind the Name: API Documentation

Code	Full	Description
afg	Afghani	Afghani names are used in the country of Afghanistan in central Asia.
afk	Afrikaans	Afrikaans names are used by Afrikaans speakers in the countries of South Africa and Namibia.
afr	African	African names are used in various places on the continent of Africa.
afr-c	Central African	Central African names include those from Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.
afr-e	Eastern African	Eastern African names include those from Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
afr-myth	African Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the various peoples who inhabit Africa.
afr-n	Northern African	Northern African names include those from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
afr-s	Southern African	Southern African names include those from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
afr-w	Western African	Western African names include those from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
aka	Akan	Akan names are used by the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.
akk-anci	Akkadian	These names were used in ancient Akkad.
alb	Albanian	Albanian names are used in the country of Albania, as well as Kosovo and other Albanian communities throughout the world.
alg	Algonquin	Algonquin names are used by the Algonquin people of Ontario and Quebec in Canada.
amc-c	Central American	Central American names include those from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
amc-s	South American	Central American names include those from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela .
ame	Native American	These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabited North and South America.
ame-myth	New World Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the various indigenous peoples who inhabited North and South America.
amf-myth	Afro-American Mythology	These names occur in the various mythologies and religions that developed in the Americas among African slaves.
amh	Amharic	Amharic names are used in Ethiopia.
ana	Anaang	Anaang names are used by the Anaang people in southeastern Nigeria.
anci	Ancient	These names were used in various ancient regions.
ant	Antillean Creole	Antillean Creole names are used on the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.
apa	Apache	Apache names are used by the Apache peoples of the southwestern United States.
ara	Arabic	Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other Muslim regions. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. Compare also Iranian names and Turkish names.
ara-b	Arabic (Maghrebi)	These names are a subset of Arabic names used more often in the Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya).
ara-e	Arabic (Egyptian)	These names are a subset of Arabic names used more often in Egypt.
arc	Assyrian	Assyrian names are used by the Assyrian and Chaldean people who originate in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
arc-anci	Ancient Aramaic	These names were used by Aramaic speakers of the ancient Near East.
arg	Aragonese	Aragonese names are used in Aragon in northeastern Spain.
arm	Armenian	Armenian names are used in the country of Armenia and Armenian communities throughout the world.
arm-anci	Ancient Armenian	These names were used by ancient Armenian peoples.
asm	Assamese	Assamese names are used in Assam in eastern India.
ass-anci	Ancient Assyrian	These names were used in ancient Assyria.
ast	Asturian	Asturian names are used in Asturias in northern Spain.
astr	Astronomy	These names occur primarily in astronomy. They are not commonly given to real people.
aus	Indigenous Australian	Indigenous Australian names are used by the indigenous people of Australia (also called Aborigines).
aus-myth	Indigenous Australian Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the various indigenous peoples of Australia (also called Aborigines).
aym	Aymara	Aymara names are used by the Aymara people of Bolivia and Peru.
aze	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani names are used by the Azeri people of Azerbaijan and northern Iran.
bab-anci	Babylonian	These names were used in ancient Babylonia.
bah	Bahamian Creole	Bahamian names are used in the Bahamas in the Caribbean.
baj	Bajan	Bajan names are used on the island nation of Barbados in the Caribbean.
bal	Balinese	Balinese names are used on the island of Bali, a part of Indonesia.
bam	Bamileke	Bamileke names are used by the Bamileke people of Cameroon.
bas	Basque	Basque names are used in the Basque Country (northern Spain and southern France).
bas-myth	Basque Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Basque people.
bel	Belarusian	Belarusian names are used in the country of Belarus in eastern Europe.
ben	Bengali	Bengali names are used in Bangladesh and eastern India.
ber	Berber	Berber names are used by the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa.
bhu	Bhutanese	Bhutanese names are used in the country of Bhutan in southern Asia.
bibl	Biblical (All)	These names occur in the Bible (in any language).
blg	Belgian	Belgian names are spoken in the country of Belgium in western Europe.
blt-medi	Medieval Baltic	These names were used by medieval Baltic peoples.
blt-myth	Baltic Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Baltic peoples.
bos	Bosnian	Bosnian names are used by the Bosniak people. For additional names, see Serbo-Croatian names, Arabic names and Turkish names.
bre	Breton	Breton names are used in the region of Brittany in northwest France.
bre-myth	Breton Legend	These names occur in Breton legends.
brz	Brazilian	Brazilian names are used in the country of Brazil in South America.
bsh	Bashkir	Bashkir names are used in Bashkortostan in Russia.
bul	Bulgarian	Bulgarian names are used in the country of Bulgaria in southeastern Europe.
bur	Burmese	Burmese names are used in Myanmar (Burma) in southeastern Asia.
car	Caribbean	Caribbean names are used on the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
cat	Catalan	Catalan names are used in Catalonia in eastern Spain, as well as in other Catalan-speaking areas including Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
ceb	Cebuano	Cebuano names are used in the southern Philippines.
cel-anci	Ancient Celtic	These names were used by the Celtic peoples who occupied Europe and the British Isles.
cel-myth	Celtic Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Celtic peoples. These are primarily from continental Celtic mythology - see Irish mythology and Welsh mythology for more.
cew	Chewa	Chewa names are used in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
cha	Chamorro	Chamorro names are used by the Chamorro people of Guam and the Mariana Islands.
che	Chechen	Chechen names are used in Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia.
chi	Chinese	Chinese names are used in China and in Chinese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
chi-c	Chinese (Cantonese)	Cantonese names are used in southeast China (including Hong Kong).
chi-t	Taiwanese	Taiwanese names are used on the island nation of Taiwan. Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
chk	Cherokee	Cherokee names are used by the Cherokee people of the United States.
chr-myth	Judeo-Christian Legend	These names occur in various Judeo-Christian-Islamic legends that are preserved outside of the Bible.
cht	Choctaw	Choctaw names are used by the Choctaw people of Oklahoma and Mississippi.
chu	Chuukese	Chuukese names are used on the island of Chuuk in Micronesia.
chw	Chickasaw	Chickasaw names are used by the Chickasaw people of the United States.
cir	Circassian	Circassian names are used in Circassia, part of the Caucasus region of Russia.
com	Comanche	Comanche names are used by the Comanche people of the southern United States.
cop	Coptic	These names are used by Coptic Christians in Egypt.
cop-b	Coptic (Bohairic)	These names were used by Bohairic-speaking Copts in Egypt.
cop-i	Coptic (Arabized)	These names are used by Coptic Christians in Egypt.
cop-s	Coptic (Sahidic)	These names were used by Sahidic-speaking Copts in Egypt.
cor	Cornish	Cornish names were used in southwest England in the region around Cornwall.
cre	Cree	Cree names are used by the Cree people of Canada.
crk	Creek	Creek names are used by the Creek people of Florida and Oklahoma.
cro	Croatian	Croatian names are used in the country of Croatia and other Croatian communities throughout the world.
cro-medi	Medieval Croatian	These names were used by medieval Croatian peoples.
crs	Corsican	Corsican names are used on the island of Corsica.
cum-medi	Cuman	These names were used by the Cumans, a nomadic Turkic people.
cze	Czech	Czech names are used in the Czech Republic in central Europe.
cze-medi	Medieval Czech	These names were used by medieval Czech peoples.
dag	Dagbani	Dagbani names are used by the Dagomba people in northern Ghana.
dan	Danish	Danish names are used in the country of Denmark in northern Europe.
dan-medi	Old Danish	These names were used by the medieval Danish people.
dra-anci	Ancient Dravidian	These names were used by the ancient Dravidian peoples of India.
dut	Dutch	Dutch names are used in the Netherlands and Flanders.
dut-medi	Medieval Dutch	These names were used by medieval Dutch peoples.
dut-s	Dutch (Surinamese)	These names are a subset of Dutch names used more often in Suriname.
edo	Edo	Edo names are used in Nigeria.
efi	Efik	Efik names are used by the Efik people of southeast Nigeria
egg	Eggon	Eggon names are used in central Nigeria.
egy-anci	Ancient Egyptian	These names were used in Ancient Egypt.
egy-myth	Egyptian Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies of the Ancient Egyptians.
ela-myth	Elamite Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Elamite people.
eng	English	English names are used in English-speaking countries.
eng-anci	Anglo-Saxon	Anglo-Saxon names were used by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England.
eng-b	English (British)	These names are a subset of English names used more often in Britain.
eng-bibl	Biblical	These names occur in the English Bible.
eng-bibl-v	Biblical	These names occur in English versions of the Bible other than the Revised English Bible. For the main list, see biblical names.
eng-c	English (Canadian)	These names are a subset of English names used more often in Canada.
eng-k	English (New Zealand)	These names are a subset of English names used more often in New Zealand.
eng-medi	Medieval English	These names were used by medieval English peoples.
eng-myth	Anglo-Saxon Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Anglo-Saxon England.
eng-o	English (Australian)	These names are a subset of English names used more often in Australia.
eng-p	English (Puritan)	These names are a subset of English names that were used more often by the Puritans.
eng-u	English (American)	These names are a subset of English names used more often in America.
esa	Esan	Esan names are used in Nigeria.
esp	Esperanto	Esperanto names are used by speakers of the planned language Esperanto.
est	Estonian	Estonian names are used in the country of Estonia in northern Europe.
eth	Ethiopian	These names are used in the country of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
etr-anci	Etruscan	Etruscan names were used by the ancient Etruscan people of Italy.
etr-myth	Etruscan Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Etruscans.
ewe	Ewe	Ewe names are used by the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo.
fae	Faroese	Faroese names are used on the Faroe Islands.
far-myth	Far Eastern Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies of eastern Asia.
fij	Fijian	Fijian names are used on the island nation of Fiji.
fil	Filipino	Filipino names are used on the island nation of the Philippines.
fin	Finnish	Finnish names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
fin-myth	Finnish Mythology	These names occur in Finnish mythology.
fle	Flemish	Flemish names are used in Flanders (the northern half of Belgium where Dutch is spoken).
fre	French	French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions.
fre-h	French (Huguenot)	These names are a subset of French names that were used more often by French Protestants.
fre-j	French (Cajun)	These names are a subset of French names used more often in the American state of Louisiana by Cajuns.
fre-medi	Medieval French	These names were used by medieval French peoples.
fre-n	French (Acadian)	These names are a subset of French names used more often in the province of New Brunswick in Canada.
fre-q	French (Quebec)	These names are a subset of French names used more often in the province oiNew Brunswick in Canada.
fri	Frisian	Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany.
fri-e	East Frisian	East Frisian names are used in East Frisia in northwestern Germany.
fri-n	North Frisian	North Frisian names are used in North Frisia in northern Germany.
fri-w	West Frisian	West Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands.
frl	Friulian	Friulian names are used in the Friuli region of Italy.
ful	Fula	Fula names are used by the Fula people of western Africa.
gal	Galician	Galician names are used in Galicia in northwestern Spain.
gan	Ganda	Ganda names are used by the Ganda people of Uganda.
gee	Ge'ez	Ge'ez names are used by adherents of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Churches.
geo	Georgian	Georgian names are used in the country of Georgia in central Eurasia.
ger	German	German names are used in Germany and other German-speaking areas such as Austria and Switzerland.
ger-anci	Ancient Germanic	These names were used by the ancient Germanic peoples of Europe.
ger-e	German (East Prussian)	These names are a subset of German names used more by speakers of East Prussian German.
ger-l	Low German	These names are a subset of German names used more often in northern Germany.
ger-medi	Medieval German	These names were used by medieval German peoples.
ger-myth	Germanic Mythology	These names occur in Germanic mythologies and legends. Listed separately are Norse mythology names.
ger-p	German (Silesian)	These names are a subset of German names used by speakers of Silesian German in the region of Silesia (in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic).
ger-s	German (Swiss)	These names are a subset of German names used more often in Switzerland.
ger-t	German (Austrian)	These names are a subset of German names used more often in Austria.
ger-u	Upper German	These names are a subset of German names used more often in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
gno-myth	Gnosticism	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Gnosticism.
gre	Greek	Greek names are used in the country of Greece and other Greek communities throughout the world.
gre-anci	Ancient Greek	These names were used in ancient Greece.
gre-bibl	Biblical Greek	These names appear in the Greek Bible.
gre-c	Greek (Cypriot)	These names are a subset of Greek names used more often in Cyprus.
gre-late	Late Greek	Late Greek names were used in the early Christian Byzantine Empire. They formed after Ancient Greek names.
gre-myth	Greek Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of ancient Greece.
grn	Greenlandic	Greenlandic names are used by the indigenous people of Greenland.
gua-myth	Guanche Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies of the aboriginal Guanche people of the Canary Islands.
guj	Gujarati	Gujarati names are used in western India (in the state of Gujarat).
gus	Gusii	Gusii names are used by the Gusii people of Kenya.
hai	Haitian Creole	Haitian Creole names are used on the island nation of Haiti in the Caribbean.
hau	Hausa	Hausa names are used by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria.
haw	Hawaiian	Hawaiian names are used by the indigenous people of Hawaii.
hin	Hindi	Hindi names are used in India.
hist	History	These names are used primarily to refer to historical persons. They are not commonly used by other people.
hist-s	History	These names lare used primarily to refer to historical saints. They are not commonly used by other people.
hmo	Hmong	Hmong names are used by the Hmong people in southeastern Asia.
hrk	Hunsrik	Hunsrik names are used by speakers of Hunsrik German in Brazil.
hun	Hungarian	Hungarian names are used in the country of Hungary in central Europe.
ibi	Ibibio	Ibibio names are used by the Ibibio people of Nigeria.
ice	Icelandic	Icelandic names are used on the island nation of Iceland.
igb	Igbo	Igbo names are used by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
ija	Ijaw	Ijaw names are used by the Ijaw people of Nigeria.
ilo	Ilocano	Ilocano names are used in the northern Philippines.
ind	Indian	Indian names are used in India and in Indian communities throughout the world.
ind-anci	Sanskrit	Sanskrit names were used in ancient India by Sanskrit speakers.
ind-c	Indian (Christian)	These names are a subset of Indian names used more often by Indian Christians.
ind-i	Indian (Muslim)	These names are a subset of Indian names used more often by Indian Muslims.
ind-myth	Hinduism	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Hinduism.
ind-p	Indian (Parsi)	Parsi names are used by the Parsi people of India.
ind-s	Indian (Sikh)	These names are a subset of Indian names used more often by Sikhs.
inl	Interlingua	Interlingua names are used by speakers of the invented language Interlingua.
ins	Indonesian	Indonesian names are used on the island nation of Indonesia in southeast Asia.
inu	Inuit	Inuit names are used by the Inuit people of the North American Arctic.
inu-myth	Inuit Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Inuit peoples.
ira	Iranian	Iranian names are used in the country of Iran in southwestern Asia. Listed separately are Arabic names.
ira-anci	Ancient Persian	These names were used in ancient Persia.
ira-myth	Persian Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Persia, specifically Zoroastrianism.
iri	Irish	Irish names are used on the island of Ireland.
iri-anci	Ancient Irish	These names were used in ancient Ireland. See Ancient Celtic names for a broader list.
iri-myth	Irish Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Ireland.
iri-n	Northern Irish	Northern Irish names are used in Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom.
iro	Iroquois	Iroquois names are used by the Iroquois people of the United States and Canada.
isl	Muslim	These names are used by Muslims.
iso	Isoko	Isoko names are used by the Isoko people of southern Nigeria.
ita	Italian	Italian names are used in Italy and other Italian-speaking regions such as southern Switzerland.
ita-medi	Medieval Italian	These names were used by medieval Italian peoples.
ita-medi-t	Medieval Italian (Tuscan)	These names were used by medieval Italian peoples in Tuscany.
jam	Jamaican Patois	Jamaican Patois names are used on the island nation of Jamaica in the Caribbean.
jap	Japanese	Japanese names are used in Japan. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
jap-myth	Japanese Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Japanese people.
jav	Javanese	Javanese names are used on the island of Java, a part of Indonesia.
jew	Jewish	These names are used by Jews. For more specific lists, see Hebrew names and Yiddish names.
jew-anci	Ancient Hebrew	These names were used by the ancient Israelites.
jew-bibl	Biblical Hebrew	These names appear in the Hebrew Bible.
jew-h	Hebrew	These names are used by Hebrew-speaking Jews.
jew-i	Judeo-Italian	Judeo-Italian names are used by Jews in Italy and Corfu.
jew-myth	Jewish Legend	These names occur in Jewish legends that are preserved outside of the Tanakh.
jew-p	Judeo-Provençal	Judeo-Provençal names were used by Jews in southern France.
jew-s	Judeo-Spanish	Judeo-Spanish names are used by Sephardic Jews.
jew-y	Yiddish	These names are used by Yiddish-speaking Jews.
kal	Kalmyk	Kalmyk names are used in the Republic of Kalmykia, a part of Russia.
kan	Kannada	Kannada names are used in western India.
kaz	Kazakh	Kazakh names are used in the country of Kazakhstan in central Eurasia.
ket	Ket	Ket names are used by the Ket people of Siberia.
khm	Khmer	Khmer names are used in the country of Cambodia in southeastern Asia.
kho	Khoekhoen	Khoekhoen names are used by the Nama, Damara and Haiǁom people of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
khz-medi	Khazar	These names were used by the Khazars, a Turkic people of Eurasia.
kig	Kiga	Kiga names are used by the Kiga people of southwestern Uganda and northern Rwanda.
kik	Kikuyu	Kikuyu names are used by the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
kls	Kalasha	Kalasha names are used in northern Pakistan by the Kalasha people.
kon	Kongo	Kongo names are used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
kor	Korean	Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
kor-myth	Korean Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Korean people.
kur	Kurdish	Kurdish names are used by the Kurdish people of the Middle East.
kyr	Kyrgyz	Kyrgyz names are used in the country of Kyrgyzstan in central Eurasia.
lao	Lao	Lao names are used in the country of Laos in southeastern Asia.
lat	Latvian	Latvian names are used in the country of Latvia in northern Europe.
lim	Limburgish	Limburgish names are used in the Limburg region, which straddles the border between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
lite	Literature	These names occur primarily in literature. They are not commonly given to real people.
lite-k	Arthurian Romance	These names are from the medieval tales of King Arthur and his knights.
lou	Louisiana Creole	Louisiana Creole names are used in the southern United States by the Louisiana Creole people.
lth	Lithuanian	Lithuanian names are used in the country of Lithuania in northern Europe.
luh	Luhya	Luhya names are used by the Luhya people of western Kenya.
luo	Luo	Luo names are used by the Luo people of Kenya.
mac	Macedonian	Macedonian names are used in the country of Macedonia (FYROM) in southeastern Europe.
mad	Malagasy	Malagasy names are used of the island nation of Madagascar on the eastern coast of Africa.
mal	Maltese	Maltese names are used on the island of Malta.
man	Manx	Manx names are used on the Isle of Man.
mao	Maori	Maori names are used by the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori.
map	Mapuche	Mapuche names are used by the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina.
mau	Mauritian Creole	Mauritian Creole names are used on the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
may	Mayan	Mayan names are used by the Maya people of Mexico and Central America.
may-anci	Classic Mayan	These names were used by the ancient Maya people of Mexico and Central America.
may-myth	Mayan Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Maya people.
may-y	Yucatec Maya	Yucatec Maya names are used by the Maya people of the Yucatan Peninsula.
mba	Mbama	Mbama names are used in the Republic of Congo and Gabon.
medi	Medieval	These names were used in medieval times.
mel	Melanesian	These names are used in on the islands of Melanesia in the western Pacific Ocean.
men	Mende	Mende names are used by the Mende people of Sierra Leone.
mer-anci	Meroitic	Meroitic names were used in the ancient Kingdom of Kush (modern Sudan).
mex	Mexican	Mexican names are used in the country of Mexico in southern North America.
mic	Micronesian	These names are used in on the islands of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean.
mlm	Malayalam	Malayalam names are used in southern India.
mls	Malaysian	Malaysian names are used in the country of Malaysia in southeast Asia.
mly	Malay	Malay names are used in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and Thailand.
mnd	Manding	Manding names are used by speakers of Manding languages in western Africa.
moh	Mohawk	Mohawk names are used by the Mohawk people of New York, Ontario and Quebec.
mol	Moldovan	Moldovan names are used in the country of Moldova in eastern Europe.
mon	Mongolian	Mongolian names are used in the country of Mongolia in central Asia.
mon-medi	Medieval Mongolian	These names were used by medieval Mongolian peoples.
morm	Mormon	Mormon names occur in the Book of Mormon.
mrt	Marathi	Marathi names are used by the Marathi people in western India.
mwa	Mwanga	Mwanga names are used by the Mwanga people of Zambia and Tanzania.
mwe	Mwera	Mwera names are used by the Mwera people of Tanzania.
myth	Mythology	These names occur in mythology and religion.
nah	Nahuatl	Nahuatl names are used by the Nahua people of Mexico and Central America.
nah-anci	Aztec	These names were used in the Aztec Empire.
nah-myth	Aztec and Toltec Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Toltecs, Aztecs and other related peoples.
nap	Neapolitan	Neapolitan names are used in southern Italy in the area around Campania. Listed separately are Italian names.
nav	Navajo	Navajo names are used by the Navajo people of the southwestern United States.
nde	Ndebele	Ndebele names are used by the Ndebele people of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
nea-anci	Ancient Near Eastern	These names were used in the ancient Near East. That is, by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Canaanites, Phoenicians and others. Listed separately are Ancient Egyptian names and Ancient Persian names.
nea-myth	Near Eastern Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies of the Near East. That is, the mythologies of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Canaanites, Phoenicians and others. Listed separately are Egyptian mythology names and Persian mythology names.
nep	Nepali	Nepali names are used in the country of Nepal in southern Asia.
nga	Ngas	Ngas names are used by the Ngas people of Nigeria.
ngi	Ngarrindjeri	Ngarrindjeri names are used by the Ngarrindjeri people of southern Australia.
nig	Nigerian	Nigerian names are used in the country of Nigeria in western Africa.
nko	Nkore	Nkore names are used by the Nkore people of southwestern Uganda.
nor	Norwegian	Norwegian names are used in the country of Norway in northern Europe.
nrm	Norman	Norman names are used in Normandy in northeastern France and on the British Channel Islands.
nrm-medi	Old Norman	Old Norman names were used by the Normans in northwestern France.
nrm-medi-e	Anglo-Norman	Anglo-Norman names were used by medieval Anglo-Normans in England.
nue	Nuer	Nuer names are used by the Nuer people of South Sudan.
nuu	Nuu-chah-nulth	Nuu-chah-nulth names are used on Vancouver Island, Canada.
nya	Nyamwezi	Nyamwezi names are used by the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania.
nyo	Nyoro	Nyoro names are used by the Nyoro people of western Uganda.
occ	Occitan	Occitan names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy.
occ-b	Gascon	Gascon names are used in Gascony in southwestern France.
occ-medi	Medieval Occitan	These names were used by medieval Occitan speakers.
occ-p	Provençal	Provençal names are used in the region of Provence in southeast France.
ogo	Ogoni	Ogoni names are used by the Ogoni people of southern Nigeria.
oji	Ojibwe	Ojibwe names are used by the Ojibwe people of Canada and the United States.
oma	Omaha-Ponca	Omaha-Ponca names are used by the Omaha and Ponca peoples of Oklahoma and Nebraska.
oro	Oromo	Oromo names are used in Ethiopia.
oss	Ossetian	Ossetian names are used in Ossetia, which is a region split by Russia and Georgia.
oss-myth	Ossetian Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies of the Ossetian people of the Caucasus.
pac	Pacific/Polynesian	These names are used on the various Polynesian islands of the Pacific.
pac-myth	Pacific/Polynesian Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the various islands of the Pacific.
pak	Pakistani	Pakistani names are used in the country of Pakistan in southern Asia. Compare also Indian names.
pap	Papuan	Papuan names are used on the island of New Guinea and some of the surrounding islands.
pas	Pashto	Pashto names are used in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
perf	Theatre	These names occur primarily in plays, musicals and operas. They are not commonly given to real people.
pets	Pet	These names are most commonly given to pets: dogs, cats, etc.
pho-anci	Phoenician	These names were used in ancient Phoenicia.
pic-anci	Pictish	These names were used by the Picts of northern Britain.
pin	Pintupi	Pintupi names are used by the Pintupi people of central Australia.
pit	Pitjantjatjara	Pitjantjatjara names are used by the Pitjantjatjara people of central Australia.
pnu	Punu	Punu names are used by the Punu people in Gabon.
pol	Polish	Polish names are used in the country of Poland in central Europe.
popu	Popular Culture	These names occur primarily in popular culture and entertainment. They are not commonly given to real people.
por	Portuguese	Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas.
por-b	Portuguese (Brazilian)	These names are a subset of Portuguese names used more often in Brazil.
por-medi	Medieval Portuguese	These names were used by medieval Portuguese peoples.
ppm	Papiamento	Papiamento names are used on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire.
pru-medi	Prussian	Prussian names were used by speakers of Old Prussian in Prussia, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
pun	Punjabi	Punjabi names are used in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
que	Quechua	Quechua names are used by the Quechua people of South America.
que-anci	Incan	These names were used in the Incan Empire.
que-myth	Incan Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Incan people.
rmi	Romani	Romani names are used by the Romani people of Europe (also called Gypsies)
rmi-c	Romani (Caló)	These names are a subset of Romani names used more often by speakers of Caló in Spain and Portugal.
rmn	Romanian	Romanian names are used in the countries of Romania and Moldova in eastern Europe.
rom-anci	Ancient Roman	These names were used in ancient Rome and many parts of the Roman Empire.
rom-bibl	Biblical Latin	These names appear in the Latin Bible (the Vulgate).
rom-late	Late Roman	Late Roman names were used in the early Christian Roman Empire. They formed after Ancient Roman names.
rom-myth	Roman Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Romans.
rot	Rotuman	Rotuman names are used on the island of Rotuma, a part of Fiji.
rsa	South African	These name are used in the Republic of South Africa.
rsh	Romansh	Romansh names are used by the Romansh people of eastern Switzerland.
rus	Russian	Russian names are used in Russia.
sam	Sami	Sami names are used by the Sami people who inhabit northern Scandinavia.
sam-myth	Sami Mythology	These names occur in Sami mythology.
sam-s	Sami (Skolt)	Skolt Sami names are used by the Skolts in northern Finland.
sar	Sardinian	Sardinian names are used on the Italian island of Sardinia.
sbc	Serbo-Croatian	These names are used in Serbia, Croatia, and other parts of the former Yugoslavia. For more specific lists, see Serbian names and Croatian names.
sca	Scandinavian	Scandinavian names are used in the Scandinavia region of northern Europe. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names.
sca-anci	Ancient Scandinavian	These names were used by the peoples of ancient Scandinavia.
sca-medi	Medieval Scandinavian	These names were used by medieval Scandinavian peoples.
sca-myth	Norse Mythology	These names occur in Norse mythologies and legends.
sco	Scottish	Scottish names are used in the country of Scotland in Britain.
sco-g	Scottish Gaelic	These names are used by Scottish Gaelic-speakers.
sct	Scots	Scots names are used by speakers of the Scots language.
ser	Serbian	Serbian names are used in the country of Serbia in southeastern Europe.
ser-medi	Medieval Serbian	These names were used by medieval Serbian peoples.
sha	Shawnee	Shawnee names are used by the Shawnee people of Oklahoma.
sho	Shona	Shona names are used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
shu	Shuar	Shuar names are used by the Shuar people of Ecuador and Peru.
sib	Siberian	These names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.
sib-myth	Siberian Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the indigenous peoples who inhabit Siberia.
sic	Sicilian	These names are a subset of Italian names used more often by speakers of Sicilian. Listed separately are Italian names.
sik	Siksika	Siksika (or Blackfoot) names are used by the Siksika people of Alberta, Canada.
sin	Sinhalese	Sinhalese names are used by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka.
sio	Sioux	Sioux names are used by the Sioux people of the central United States and Canada.
sla	Slavic	These names are used by Slavic peoples.
sla-bibl	Old Church Slavic	These names appear in the Church Slavic Bible.
sla-medi	Medieval Slavic	These names were used by medieval Slavic peoples.
sla-myth	Slavic Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Slavic peoples.
sla-s	South Slavic	These names are used in regions that use South Slavic languages.
slk	Slovak	Slovak names are used in the country of Slovakia in central Europe.
sln	Slovene	Slovene names are used in the country of Slovenia in central Europe.
smn	Samoan	Samoan names are used on the Samoan Islands.
som	Somali	Somali names are used in the country of Somalia in eastern Africa.
sor	Sorbian	Sorbian names are used in Lusatia in eastern Germany.
sot	Sotho	Sotho names are used by the Sotho people of Lesotho and South Africa.
spa	Spanish	Spanish names are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries (such as those in South America).
spa-c	Spanish (Caribbean)	These names are a subset of Spanish names used more often in the Spanish Caribbean.
spa-medi	Medieval Spanish	These names were used by medieval Spanish peoples.
spa-n	Spanish (Mexican)	These names are a subset of Spanish names used more often in Mexico.
spa-s	Spanish (Latin American)	These names are a subset of Spanish names used more often in Latin America.
spa-y	Spanish (Canarian)	These names are a subset of Spanish names used more often on the Canary Islands.
srr	Serer	Serer names are used by the Serer people of Senegal.
sum-anci	Sumerian	These names were used in ancient Sumer.
sun	Sundanese	Sundanese names are used by the Sundanese people on the island of Java in Indonesia.
swa	Swahili	Swahili names are used by Swahili speakers in eastern Africa.
swe	Swedish	Swedish names are used in the country of Sweden in northern Europe.
swe-medi	Old Swedish	These names were used by the medieval Swedish people.
swz	Swazi	Swazi names are used by the Swazi people of Swaziland and South Africa.
tag	Tagalog	Tagalog names are used in the Philippines.
tah	Tahitian	Tahitian names are used in French Polynesia (part of which is the island of Tahiti).
tai	Taiwanese Aboriginal	Taiwanese Aboriginal names are used by the indigenous people of Taiwan.
taj	Tajik	Tajik names are used in the country of Tajikistan in central Asia.
tam	Tamil	Tamil names are used in southern India and Sri Lanka.
tar	Tarascan	Tarascan names are used by the Tarascan people of central Mexico.
tas	Tasmanian Aboriginal	Tasmanian Aboriginal names are used by the indigenous people of Tasmania.
tat	Tatar	Tatar names are used in Tatarstan in Russia.
tel	Telugu	Telugu names are used in eastern India.
tha	Thai	Thai names are used in the country of Thailand in southeastern Asia.
theo	Theology	These names are used to refer to (Judeo-Christian-Islamic) deities. They are not bestowed upon real people.
tib	Tibetan	Tibetan names are used by the Tibetan people who live in the region of Tibet in central Asia.
tig	Tigrinya	Tigrinya names are used in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
tiv	Tiv	Tiv names are used by the Tiv people of Nigeria.
tkm	Turkmen	Turkmen names are used in the country of Turkmenistan.
ton	Tongan	Tongan names are used on the island nation of Tonga.
too	Tooro	Tooro names are used by the Tooro people of western Uganda.
tri	Trinidadian Creole	Trinidadian Creole names are used on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean.
tso	Tsonga	Tsonga names are used by the Tsonga people of South Africa and Mozambique.
tsw	Tswana	Tswana names are used in Botswana.
tum	Tumbuka	Tumbuka names are used in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.
tup	Tupí	Tupí names are used by the Tupí people of Brazil.
tur	Turkish	Turkish names are used in the country of Turkey. Listed separately are Arabic names.
tur-medi	Medieval Turkic	These names were used by medieval Turkish peoples.
ukr	Ukrainian	Ukrainian names are used in the country of Ukraine in eastern Europe.
unkn	?	These names have not yet been assigned to a category. Some of them may be spurious.
urd	Urdu	Urdu names are used in Pakistan.
urh	Urhobo	Urhobo names are used by the Urhobo people of Nigeria.
usa	American	American names are used in the United States.
usa-b	African American	These names are a subset of American names used more often by African Americans.
usa-h	American (Hispanic)	These names are a subset of American names used more often by Hispanic Americans.
usa-s	American (South)	These names are a subset of American names used more often in the American South.
ute	Ute	Ute names are used by the Ute people of Colorado and Utah.
uyg	Uyghur	Uyghur names are used by the Uyghur people in western China.
uzb	Uzbek	Uzbek names are used in the country of Uzbekistan in central Asia.
vari	Various	These names do not "belong" to any one culture. They are put here because they cannot be categorized anywhere else.
ven	Venetian	Venetian names are used in the Veneto region of Italy. Listed separately are Italian names.
vie	Vietnamese	Vietnamese names are used in the country of Vietnam in southeastern Asia.
vil	Vilamovian	Vilamovian names are used in the town of Wilamowice in Poland.
war	Warlpiri	Warlpiri names are used by the Warlpiri people of central Australia.
wel	Welsh	Welsh names are used in the country of Wales in Britain.
wel-myth	Welsh Mythology	These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Wales.
wln	Walloon	Walloon names are used in southern Belgium.
wol	Wolof	Wolof names are used by the Wolof people of Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania.
xho	Xhosa	Xhosa names are used by the Xhosa people of South Africa.
yao	Yao	Yao names are used in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
yol	Yolngu	Yolngu names are used by the Yolngu people of northern Australia.
yor	Yoruba	Yoruba names are used by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
yup	Yupik	Yupik names are used by the Yupik people of Alaska and eastern Russia.
zap	Zapotec	Zapotec names are used by the Zapotec people of southern Mexico.
zul	Zulu	Zulu names are used by the Zulu people of South Africa.

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