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Headley m English (Rare)
Variant of Hedley.

Hedley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.

Hepsie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Hephzibah.

Hewie m English (Rare)
Variant of Hughie.

Honey f English (Rare)
Simply from the English word honey, ultimately from Old English hunig. This was originally a nickname for a sweet person.

Honor f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Honour, using the American spelling.

Honour f & m English (Rare)
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.

Humbert m French, German (Rare), English (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who founded Maroilles Abbey. It was also borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries. A notable fictional bearer is Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955).

Humphry m English (Rare)
Variant of Humphrey.

Hyacinth 2 f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Hylda f English (Rare)
Variant of Hilda.

Hyram m English (Rare)
Variant of Hiram.

Hyrum m English (Rare)
Variant of Hiram. This name was borne by Hyrum Smith (1800-1844), an early leader within the Mormon Church.

Idelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ida.

Ilean f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Ileen f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Indy 2 f English (Rare), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Indie.

Ingram m Germanic, English (Rare)
Germanic name composed of either the element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, or engil meaning "angel" combined with hram meaning "raven". This name was brought to England by the Normans, though it died out after the medieval era. These days it is usually inspired by the surname that was derived from the medieval name.

Inigo m English (Rare)
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.

Isador m English (Rare)
Variant of Isidore.

Isbel f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Isebella f English (Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Isidora f Spanish, Serbian, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Isidore. This was the name of a 4th-century Egyptian saint and hermitess.

Isidore m English, French, Georgian (Rare), Jewish
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.... [more]

Jacinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Jacinta.

Jacinth f English (Rare)
From the English word for the orange precious stone, originating from the same source as Hyacinth.

Jackalyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jae 2 m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jay 1.

Jaki f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jacqueline.

Jakki f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jacqueline.

Janeka f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jane.

Janele f English (Rare)
Variant of Janelle.

Janella f English (Rare)
Variant of Janelle.

Janetta f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Janet.

Jannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Janna, influenced by Hannah.

Jannine f English (Rare)
Variant of Janine.

Jaquelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jaye f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Jay 1.

Jayma f English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.

Jayna f English (Rare)
Variant of Jane.

Jenae f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jennifer.

Jenessa f English (Rare)
Combination of Jen and the popular name suffix essa.

Jennica f English (Rare)
Combination of Jennifer and Jessica.

Jepson m English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "son of Jep".

Jerrard m English (Rare)
Variant of Gerard.

Jerred m English (Rare)
Variant of Jared.

Jervis m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Jarvis.

Jessalyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Jessie 1 and the popular name suffix lyn.

Jessamine f English (Rare)
From a variant spelling of the English word jasmine (see Jasmine), used also to refer to flowering plants in the cestrum family.

Jessamyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jessamine.

Jessye f English (Rare)
Variant of Jessie 1.

Joandra f English (Rare)
Combination of Joanne and Andrea 2.

JoBeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Jo and Beth.

Joby m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Job and other names beginning with Jo.

Jocelin m & f French, English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Jodene f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Jody.

Johna f English (Rare)
Feminine form of John.

Joisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Joyce.

Jolyon m English (Rare)
Medieval form of Julian. The author John Galsworthy used it for a character in his Forsyte Saga novels (published between 1906 and 1922).

Jonelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of John.

Jonette f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Joan 1.

Jonquil f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of flower, derived ultimately from Latin iuncus "reed".

Jordana f Spanish, Portuguese, Macedonian, Serbian, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jordan.

Josceline f English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Josepha f German (Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Joseph.

Josephina f English (Rare)
Latinate variant of Joséphine.

Josslyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

July f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was originally named for Julius Caesar.

Julyan m English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Julian.

Kae f English (Rare)
Variant of Kay 1.

Kaelea f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaelee f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaety f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Kate.

Kalla f English (Rare)
Variant of Calla.

Kalysta f English (Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Kaolin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caolán. This is also the name of a type of clay.

Karaugh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kara 1.

Karena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1, possibly influenced by Carina 1.

Kassia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassia.

Katee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Kate.

Katherina f English (Rare), German
Latinate form of Katherine. This is the name of the woman whom Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1593).

Katheryne f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Kayleah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kayly f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kean m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, a variant of Kane.

Keefe m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caoimh, derived from the given name or byname Caomh.

Keeleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Keely.

Keighley f English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from an English place name, ultimately meaning "clearing belonging to Cyhha". The Old English given name Cyhha is of unknown meaning. This name also serves as a variant of Kaylee.

Keiran m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Keitha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Keith.

Kelcey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelda f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Old Norse kildr meaning "a spring".

Kelia f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.

Kelleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

Kemp m English (Rare)
From a surname derived from Middle English kempe meaning "champion, athlete, warrior".

Kenelm m English (Rare)
From the Old English name Cenhelm, which was composed of the elements cene "bold, keen" and helm "helmet". Saint Kenelm was a 9th-century martyr from Mercia, where he was a member of the royal family. The name was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, but has since become rare.

Kenith m English (Rare)
Variant of Kenneth.

Kennard m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from the Old English given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Kenrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Kendrick.

Kerena f English (Rare)
Variant of Karena.

Kester m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Christopher.

Kestrel f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.

Kevyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Kevin.

Kiaran m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Kilie f English (Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kimberleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kimberly using the popular name suffix lyn.

Kimbra f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Kimberly.

Kipling m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Cyppel's people". The surname was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), a British novelist born in India who wrote The Jungle Book and other works.

Knute m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Knut. This spelling is most widespread in America.

Kodey m English (Rare)
Variant of Cody.

Kolleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Korrine f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Kristeen f English (Rare)
Variant of Christine.

Kristia f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Christina.

Krystelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Crystal.

Krystine f English (Rare)
Variant of Christine.

Kym f English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.

Kynaston m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Cynefrið's town" in Old English.

Kyrsten f English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsten.

Laird m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname meaning "landowner" in Scots.

Lake m & f English (Rare)
From the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.

Lalia f English (Rare)
Short form of Eulalia.

Lallie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Lalage.

Lally f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Lalage.

Lanford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "long ford" in Old English.

Langdon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of the surname Landon.

Lark f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird.

Laryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lauraine f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorraine influenced by the spelling of Laura.

Laurelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurel.

Laurena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Lauren.

Laurencia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Laurence 1.

Lauressa f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorinda.

Laurissa f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura.

Lavena f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lavender f English (Rare)
From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour.

Lavone f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Leanora f English (Rare)
Short form of Eleanora.

Lecia f English (Rare)
Short form of Alicia, Felicia or Letitia.

Leilah f English (Rare)
Variant of Leila.

Leith m & f English (Rare)
From a surname, originally from the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.

Lemoine m English (Rare)
From a French surname meaning "the monk" in French.

Lenox m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lennox.

Leontyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Léontine. This name is borne by opera singer Leontyne Price (1927-).

Leroi m English (Rare)
Variant of Leroy.

Lesleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lewin m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Leofwine.

Lianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Leanne.

Lilac f English (Rare)
From the English word for the shrub with purple or white flowers (genus Syringa). It is derived via Arabic from Persian.

Lindon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lyndon.

Lindsie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Linford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally taken from place names meaning either "flax ford" or "linden tree ford" in Old English.

Linnaea f English (Rare)
From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see Linnéa).

Linnet f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

Linnette f English (Rare)
Variant of Lynette.

Linsay f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Linzi f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lolicia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lola.

Lorainne f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurel.

Lorn m English (Rare)
Variant of Lorne.

Lorrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Loren.

Lotus f English (Rare)
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.

Lovel m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lowell.

Luanna f English (Rare)
Either a combination of Lou and Anna or a variant of Luana.

Lyall m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Liulfr (which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf").

Lyndi f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindy.

Lyndsea f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynna f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lynn.

Lynsay f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynton m English (Rare)
Variant of Linton.

Lysette f English (Rare)
Variant of Lisette.

Mabella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Mabel.

Madelaine f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelina f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Madeline.

Madoline f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Maeghan f English (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Maitland m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable".

Malandra f English (Rare)
Invented name using the popular name suffix andra, from names such as Sandra or Alexandra.

Malone m & f English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Mansel m English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally referred to a person who came from the French city of Le Mans.

Marcelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marceline.

Maree f English (Rare)
Variant of Marie.

Mariabella f English (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Bella.

Maris 2 f English (Rare)
Means "of the sea", taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Marly f English (Rare)
Variant of Marley.

Marmaduke m English (British, Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old Irish name Máel Máedóc. This name has been traditionally used in the Yorkshire area of Britain.

Marvyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Marvin.

Marylu f English (Rare)
Variant of Marylou.

Masterman m English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who worked as a servant.

Maurene f English (Rare)
Variant of Maureen.

Maxene f English (Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Maximilian m German, English, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from Maximus. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr. In the 15th century the Holy Roman emperor Frederick III gave this name to his son and eventual heir. In this case it was a blend of the names of the Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (see Emiliano), whom Frederick admired. It was subsequently borne by a second Holy Roman emperor, two kings of Bavaria, and a short-lived Habsburg emperor of Mexico.

Maybelline f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Mabel. This is an American cosmetics company, which was named after the founder's sister Mabel in 1915.

Maynerd m English (Rare)
Variant of Maynard.

Meade m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that indicated one who lived on a meadow (from Middle English mede) or one who sold or made mead (an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey; from Old English meodu).

Melantha f English (Rare)
Probably a combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the suffix antha (from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"). John Dryden used this name in his play Marriage a la Mode (1672).

Melesina f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a form of Millicent. It was borne by the Irish writer and socialite Melesina Trench (1768-1827).

Mellony f English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melyssa f English (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mercia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.

Merideth f English (Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meridith f English (Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Merit 1 m & f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Merritt or else simply from the English word merit, ultimately from Latin meritus "deserving".

Meriwether m English (Rare)
From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.

Merla f English (Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Merletta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Merle.

Merrilyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marilyn.

Merrion f English (Rare)
Variant of Marion 1.

Michayla f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michelyne f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle.

Midge f English (Rare)
Variant of Madge.

Mikhaila f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela, possibly influenced by the spelling of Mikhail.

Minty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Araminta.

Mirabelle f French (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from Latin mirabilis meaning "wonderful". This name was coined during the Middle Ages, though it eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

Modesty f English (Rare)
From the English word modesty, ultimately from Latin modestus "moderate", a derivative of modus "measure".

Montague m English (Rare)
From an aristocratic English surname meaning "sharp mountain", from Old French mont agu. In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596) this is the surname of Romeo and his family.

Mora f English (Rare)
Variant of Maura 2.

Morgana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Morgan 1.

Morley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing".

Munro m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Monroe.

Munroe m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Monroe.

Myrna f Irish (Rare), English
Anglicized form of Muirne. The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1930s due to the fame of the actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).

Mysie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

Napier m English (Rare)
From an English and Scots surname meaning "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".

Natille f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Neely m & f English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized and reduced form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh (or McNeilly) meaning "son of the poet".

Nevil m English (Rare)
Variant of Neville.

Nigella f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Nigel.

Nikkole f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Noelene f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Noel.

Nona 2 f English, Ancient Roman (Rare)
Feminine form of Nonus. It was also used in 19th-century England, derived directly from Latin nonus "ninth" and traditionally given to the ninth-born child.

Normina f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Norma.

Nowell m English (Rare)
From the surname Nowell (a variant of Noel).

Nydia f English (Rare), Spanish, Literature
Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). He perhaps based it on Latin nidus "nest".

October f English (Rare)
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.

Odetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Odette.

Ogden m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English. A famous bearer was the humorous American poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971).

Olyvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Opaline f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Opal. This is also an English word meaning "resembling an opal".

Oralee f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aurélie.

Oralie f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aurélie.

Orinda f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Spanish oro "gold". This was the pseudonym of the English poet Katherine Philips (1631-1664).

Ormond m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Ruaidh, derived from the given name Ruadh.

Ormonde m English (Rare)
Variant of Ormond.

Orrell m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ore hill" in Old English.

Osbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". After the Norman Conquest, this Old English name was merged with its Norman cognate. It was rare in the Middle Ages, and eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

Osbourne m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Osborn.

Osmond m English (Rare)
From the Old English elements os "god" and mund "protection". During the Anglo-Saxon period a Norse cognate Ásmundr was also used in England, and another version was imported by the Normans. Saint Osmund was an 11th-century Norman nobleman who became an English bishop. Though it eventually became rare, it was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the given name.

Oswin m English (Rare)
From the Old English elements os "god" and wine "friend". Saint Oswin was a 7th-century king of Northumbria. After the Norman Conquest this name was used less, and it died out after the 14th century. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

Ottoline f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Ottilie. A famous bearer was the British socialite Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938).

Pace m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the Middle English word pace meaning "peace".

Pacey m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the French place name Pacy, itself derived from Gaulish given name of unknown meaning.

Paden m English (Rare)
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.

Paget f & m English (Rare)
From a French and English surname that meant "little page" (see Paige).

Pamila f English (Rare)
Variant of Pamela.

Parris m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris (see Paris 2).

Parry m English (Rare)
From a Welsh surname that was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".

Patton m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of Patrick. A notable bearer of the surname was the American World War II general George S. Patton (1885-1945), who played an important part in the allied offensive in France.

Pauleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline.

Paulene f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline.

Pearce m English (Rare)
Variant of Pierce.

Peers m English (Rare)
Variant of Piers.

Pene f English (Rare)
Short form of Penelope.

Peony f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of flower. It was originally believed to have healing qualities, so it was named after the Greek medical god Pæon.

Peregrine m English (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller". This was the name of several early saints.

Perlie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pearl.

Petal f English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower part, derived from Greek πέταλον (petalon) meaning "leaf".

Petrina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Petra.

Petula f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, created in the 20th century. The name is borne by the British singer Petula Clark (1932-), whose name was invented by her father.

Petunia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

Phemie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Euphemia.

Philadelphia f English (Rare)
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love" and ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.

Philipa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Philip.

Philis f English (Rare)
Variant of Phyllis.

Phillida f English (Rare)
Variant of Phyllida.

Phillipa f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Philip.

Phyllida f English (Rare)
From Φυλλίδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of Phyllis. This form was used in 17th-century pastoral poetry.

Piety f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "piety, devoutness". This was a rare virtue name used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Placid m English (Rare)
English form of Placidus (see Placido).

Primrose f English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower, ultimately deriving from Latin prima rosa "first rose".

Primula f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the name of a genus of several species of flowers, including the primrose. It is derived from the Latin word primulus meaning "very first".

Prudence f & m English, 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.

Prunella f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of flower, also called self-heal, ultimately a derivative of the Latin word pruna "plum".

Purdie m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the Norman French expression pur die "by God". It was perhaps originally a nickname for a person who used the oath frequently.

Quin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quinn.

Quincey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quincy.

Quinlan m & f English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caoindealbháin, itself from the given name Caoindealbhán (Old Irish Caíndelbán).

Quintella f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Quintus.

Rachyl f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Radcliff m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English.

Radclyffe m English (Rare)
From a surname, a variant of Radcliff.

Raeburn m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "stream where deer drink" (from Scots rae "roe deer" and burn "stream"). A famous bearer of the surname was Scottish portrait painter Henry Raeburn (1756-1823).

Raelene f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lene.

Rain 1 f & m English (Rare)
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.

Rainbow f English (Rare)
From the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky.

Raine f & m English (Rare)
From a surname derived from the Old French nickname reine meaning "queen". A famous bearer was the British socialite Raine Spencer (1929-2016), the stepmother of Princess Diana. In modern times it is also considered a variant of Rain 1.

Ralf m German, Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Ralph.