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ABBEY   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL
ABBI   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL
ABBIE   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL
ABBY   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL
ABIGAIL   f   English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]
ADA   f   English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian
Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound... [more]
ADDIE   f   English
Diminutive of ADELAIDE
ADDISON   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "son of ADAM"... [more]
ADDY (1)   f   English
Diminutive of ADELAIDE
ADELA   f   English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more]
ADELAIDE   f   English, Italian, Portuguese
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more]
ADELIA   f   English, Spanish
Elaborated form of ADELA
ADELINE   f   French, English
Diminutive of ADÈLE
ADELLA   f   English
Variant of ADELA
ADELLE   f   English
Variant of ADELE
ADRIA   f   English
Short form of ADRIANA
ADRIANNA   f   English, Polish
Feminine form of ADRIAN
ADRIANNE   f   English
Feminine form of ADRIAN
AFRICA (1)   f   African American (Rare)
From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa... [more]
AGATHA   f   English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... [more]
AGGIE   f   English
Diminutive of AGNES or AGATHA
AGNES   f   English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]
AILEEN   f   Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of EILEEN
AISHA   f   American
English form of 'AISHA... [more]
ALANA   f   English
Feminine form of ALAN
ALANNA   f   English
Feminine form of ALAN
ALBERTA   f   English, Italian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine form of ALBERT... [more]
ALEASE   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA
ALECIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA
ALENE   f   English
Variant of ALINE
ALESIA   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA, or maybe from the ancient Gaulish city of Alesia.
ALETA   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALETHEA
ALETHA   f   English
Variant of ALETHEA
ALETHEA   f   English
Derived from Greek αληθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth"... [more]
ALEX   m & f   English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.
ALEXA   f   English
Short form of ALEXANDRA
ALEXANDRIA   f   English
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALEXINA   f   English
Feminine form of ALEX, or a diminutive of ALEXIS
ALEXIS   m & f   German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]
ALFREDA   f   Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of ALFRED
ALICE   f   English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more]
ALICIA   f   Spanish, English
Latinized form of ALICE
ALINE   f   French, English, Portuguese
Medieval short form of ADELINE... [more]
ALISHA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA
ALISON   f   English, French
Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see ALICE)... [more]
ALISSA   f   English
Variant of ALYSSA
ALLIE   f   English
Diminutive of ALISON
ALLISON   f   English
Variant of ALISON
ALLY   f   English
Diminutive of ALISON
ALLYSON   f   English
Variant of ALISON
ALMA   f   English, Spanish, Croatian
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France... [more]
ALMIRA   f   English
Variant of ELMIRA... [more]
ALPHA   f & m   English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.
ALVENA   f   English
Feminine form of ALVIN
ALVINA   f   English
Feminine form of ALVIN
ALYCE   f   English
Variant of ALICE
ALYCIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA
ALYS   f   English
Variant of ALICE
ALYSIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA
ALYSON   f   English
Variant of ALISON
ALYSSA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA... [more]
AMANDA   f   English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more]
AMBER   f   English, Dutch
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour... [more]
AMELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... [more]
AMERICA   f   English
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO)... [more]
AMI (2)   f   English
Variant of AMY
AMIE   f   English
Variant of AMY
AMY   f   English
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more]
ANASTACIA   f   English
Variant of ANASTASIA
ANDI   f   English
Diminutive of ANDREA (2)
ANDIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of ANDREW or ANDREA (2)
ANDRA   f   English
Feminine form of ANDREW, used only since the 20th century.
ANDY   m & f   English
Diminutive of ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2)... [more]
ANGEL   m & f   English, Bulgarian, Macedonian
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word αγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger")... [more]
ANGELA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL)... [more]
ANGELIA   f   English
Elaborated form of ANGELA
ANGELICA   f   English, Italian, Romanian, Literature
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos) "messenger"... [more]
ANGELINA   f   Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
Latinate diminutive of ANGELA
ANGIE   f   English
Diminutive of ANGELA
ANISSA   f   English
Combination of ANNA and the popular name suffix issa... [more]
ANITA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA
ANN   f   English
English form of ANNE (1)... [more]
ANNABEL   f   English, Dutch
Variant of AMABEL influenced by the name ANNA... [more]
ANNABELLE   f   English, French
Variant of ANNABEL... [more]
ANNETTE   f   French, English
French diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]
ANNICE   f   English
Variant of ANNIS
ANNIE   f   English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)
ANNIS   f   English
Medieval English form of AGNES
ANNMARIE   f   English
Combination of ANN and MARIE
ANONA   f   English
Meaning unknown... [more]
ANTONETTE   f   English
Diminutive of ANTONIA
ANTONIA   f   Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
APRIL   f   English
From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers... [more]
ARABELLA   f   English
Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of ANNABEL... [more]
ARDEN   m & f   English
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".
ARETHA   f   English
Possibly derived from Greek αρετη (arete) meaning "virtue"... [more]
ARIA   f   English
Means "song" or "melody" in Italian (literally means "air")... [more]
ARIEL   m & f   Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]
ARLEEN   f   English
Variant of ARLINE
ARLENE   f   English
Variant of ARLINE
ARLIE   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English... [more]
ARLINE   f   English
Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843).
ASH   m & f   English
Short form of ASHLEY... [more]
ASHLEY   f & m   English
From an English surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from Old English æsc and leah... [more]
ASHTON   m & f   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English.
AUBREY   m & f   English
Norman French form of the Germanic name ALBERICH... [more]
AUDIE   f   English
Diminutive of AUDREY
AUDRA (2)   f   English
Variant of AUDREY, used since the 19th century.
AUDREY   f   English
Medieval diminutive of ÆÐELÞRYÐ... [more]
AURA   f   English
From the English word aura (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.
AUTUMN   f   English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus... [more]
AVA (1)   f   English
Variant of EVE... [more]
AVERY   m & f   English
From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED.
AVIS   f   English
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]
BABS   f   English
Diminutive of BARBARA
BAILEY   m & f   English
From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.
BAMBI   f   English
Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl"... [more]
BARB   f   English
Short form of BARBARA
BARBARA   f   English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Late Roman
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more]
BARBIE   f   English
Diminutive of BARBARA
BARBRA   f   English
Variant of BARBARA
BEA   f   English
Short form of BEATRIX
BEATRICE   f   Italian, English, Swedish
Italian form of BEATRIX... [more]
BEATRIX   f   English, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"... [more]
BECCA   f   English
Short form of REBECCA
BECKA   f   English
Short form of REBECCA
BECKAH   f   English
Short form of REBECCA
BECKY   f   English
Diminutive of REBECCA
BEE   f   English
Short form of BEATRIX and other names beginning with B.
BELINDA   f   English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]
BELLA   f   English
Short form of ISABELLA and other names ending in bella... [more]
BELLE   f   English
Short form of ISABELLA or names ending in belle... [more]
BERENICE   f   English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ancient Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φερω (phero) "to bring" and νικη (nike) "victory"... [more]
BERNADETTE   f   French, English
French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]
BERNADINE   f   English
Feminine form of BERNARD
BERNETTA   f   English
Diminutive of BERENICE
BERNICE   f   English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Contracted form of BERENICE... [more]
BERNIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of BERNARD, BERNADETTE, BERNICE, and other names beginning with Bern.
BERNIECE   f   English
Variant of BERNICE
BERNY   m & f   English
Variant of BERNIE
BERTHA   f   German, English, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more]
BERTIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of ALBERT, HERBERT, and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright").
BERTINA   f   English
Feminine form of BERT
BERYL   f   English
From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit... [more]
BESS   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
BESSIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
BETH   f   English
Short form of ELIZABETH, or sometimes BETHANY.
BETHANY   f   English, Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew בֵּית־תְּאֵנָה (beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs"... [more]
BETSY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
BETTE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
BETTIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
BETTY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH
BETTYE   f   English
Variant of BETTY
BEULAH   f   Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "married" in Hebrew... [more]
BEV   f   English
Short form of BEVERLY
BEVERLEY   f   English
Variant of BEVERLY
BEVERLY   f & m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English... [more]
BIDDY   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of BRIDGET
BILLIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of BILL... [more]
BINDY   f   English
Diminutive of BELINDA
BLAIR   m & f   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which is derived from Gaelic blár meaning "plain, field, battlefield".
BLANCH   f   English
Variant of BLANCHE
BLANCHE   f   French, English
From a medieval French nickname meaning "white, fair"... [more]
BLOSSOM   f   English
From the English word blossom, ultimately from Old English blóstm... [more]
BOBBI   f   English
Feminine form of BOBBY
BOBBIE   f & m   English
Variant of BOBBY... [more]
BONITA   f   English
Means "pretty" in Spanish... [more]
BONNIE   f   English
Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good"... [more]
BRANDE   f   English
Variant of BRANDY
BRANDEE   f   English
Variant of BRANDY
BRANDI   f   English
Variant of BRANDY
BRANDIE   f   English
Variant of BRANDY
BRANDY   f   English
From the English word brandy for the alcoholic drink... [more]
BREANNA   f   English
Variant of BRIANA
BRENDA   f   English
Possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages... [more]
BRENNA   f   English
Possibly a variant of BRENDA or a feminine form of BRENNAN.
BRETT   m & f   English
From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany.
BRIANA   f   English
Feminine form of BRIAN... [more]
BRIANNA   f   English, Irish
Variant of BRIANA
BRIDGET   f   Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one"... [more]
BRIDGETTE   f   English
Variant of BRIDGET
BRITTANY   f   English
From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne... [more]
BROOK   m & f   English
From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.
BROOKE   f   English
Variant of BROOK... [more]
BUFFY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH, from a child's pronunciation of the final syllable... [more]
BUNNY   f   English
Diminutive of BERENICE
CAITLIN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of CAITLÍN
CALISTA   f   English, Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of CALLISTUS... [more]
CALLA   f   English
From the name of a type of lily... [more]
CALLIE   f   English
Diminutive of CAROLINE, or sometimes of names beginning with Cal.
CAM (2)   m & f   English
Short form of CAMERON
CAMERON   m & f   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose".
CAMILLE   f & m   French, English
French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA... [more]
CAMMIE   f   English
Diminutive of CAMILLA
CANDACE   f   English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament... [more]
CANDI   f   English
Variant of CANDY
CANDICE   f   English
Variant of CANDACE
CANDIDA   f   Late Roman, English
Late Latin name derived from candidus meaning "white"... [more]
CANDIS   f   English
Variant of CANDACE
CANDY   f   English
Diminutive of CANDACE... [more]
CANDYCE   f   English
Variant of CANDACE
CARA   f   English, German
From an Italian word meaning "beloved"... [more]
CAREN   f   English
Variant of KAREN (1)
CAREY   m & f   Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendent of CIARDHA".
CARI   f   English
Variant of CARRIE
CARINA (1)   f   English, German
Elaborated form of CARA... [more]
CARISSA   f   English
Variant of CHARISSA
CARLA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Dutch
Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL
CARLENE   f   English
Feminine diminutive of CARL
CARLIE   f   English
Feminine form of CARL
CARLY   f   English
Feminine form of CARL
CARLYN   f   English
Contracted variant of CAROLINE
CARMEL   f   English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel... [more]
CARMELLA   f   English
Latinized form of CARMEL
CARMEN   f   Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian
Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song"... [more]
CAROL (1)   f & m   English
Short form of CAROLINE... [more]
CAROLINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS... [more]
CAROLINE   f   French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
French feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLYN   f   English
Variant of CAROLINE
CARRIE   f   English
Diminutive of CAROLINE
CARRY   f   English
Diminutive of CAROLINE
CARSON   m & f   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname of unknown meaning... [more]
CARY   m & f   English
Variant of CAREY
CARYL   f   English
Variant of CAROL (1)
CARYN   f   English
Variant of KAREN (1)
CASEY   m & f   English, Irish
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cathasaigh meaning "descendent of CATHASACH"... [more]
CASS   f & m   English
Short form of CASSANDRA, CASSIDY, and other names beginning with Cass.
CASSANDRA   f   English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]
CASSIE   f   English
Diminutive of CASSANDRA and other names beginning with Cass.
CATHARINE   f   English
Variant of KATHERINE
CATHERINE   f   French, English
French form of KATHERINE, and also a common English variant.
CATHLEEN   f   Irish, English
Variant of KATHLEEN
CATHRYN   f   English
Variant of KATHERINE
CATHY   f   English
Diminutive of CATHERINE
CECE   f   English
Diminutive of CECILIA or other names containing a similar sound.
CECELIA   f   English
Variant of CECILIA
CECILIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, German
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more]
CECILY   f   English
English form of CECILIA... [more]
CELESTE   f & m   Italian, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS... [more]
CELESTINE   f & m   English
English form of CAELESTINUS... [more]
CELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of the Roman family name CAELIUS... [more]
CHANEL   f   English
From a French surname which meant "pipe"... [more]
CHANTAL   f   French, English, Dutch
From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony"... [more]
CHANTEL   f   English
Variant of CHANTAL
CHANTELLE   f   English
Variant of CHANTAL
CHARISSA   f   English
Elaborated form of CHARIS... [more]
CHARISSE   f   English
From a French surname of unknown meaning... [more]
CHARITY   f   English
From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved"... [more]
CHARLA   f   English
Feminine form of CHARLES
CHARLEEN   f   English
Variant of CHARLENE
CHARLENE   f   English
Feminine diminutive of CHARLES
CHARLEY   m & f   English
Diminutive or feminine form of CHARLES
CHARLIE   m & f   English
Diminutive or feminine form of CHARLES... [more]
CHARLOTTE   f   French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]
CHARMAINE   f   English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of CHARMIAN or the English word charm with the aine suffix from LORRAINE... [more]
CHASITY   f   English
Variant of CHASTITY
CHASTITY   f   English
From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure"... [more]
CHELLE   f   English
Diminutive of MICHELLE
CHELSEA   f   English
From the name of a district in London, originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone"... [more]
CHER   f   English
Short form of CHERYL... [more]
CHERI   f   English
Variant of CHERIE
CHERIE   f   English
Derived from French chérie meaning "darling"... [more]
CHERILYN   f   English
Combination of CHERYL and the popular name suffix lyn.
CHERISE   f   English
Variant of CHARISSE
CHERISH   f   English
From the English word meaning "to treasure".
CHERRY   f   English
Simply means "cherry" from the name of the fruit... [more]
CHERRYL   f   English
Variant of CHERYL
CHERYL   f   English
Elaboration of CHERIE, perhaps influenced by BERYL... [more]
CHEYENNE   f & m   English
Derived from the Dakota word shahiyena meaning "unintelligible speakers"... [more]
CHRIS   m & f   English, Dutch
Short form of CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINE, and other names that begin with Chris.
CHRISSIE   f   English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISSY   f   English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTA   f   German, Danish, English
Short form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTAL   f   English
Variant of CRYSTAL
CHRISTI   f   English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTIANA   f   English, Late Roman
Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIE (1)   f   English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTINA   f   English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE   f   French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTY (1)   f   English
Diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRYSTAL   f   English
Variant of CRYSTAL
CICELY   f   English
Medieval variant of CECILY
CINDI   f   English
Diminutive of CYNTHIA
CINDY   f   English
Diminutive of CYNTHIA
CISSY   f   English
Variant of SISSY
CLAIRE   f   French, English
French form of CLARA
CLARA   f   Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous"... [more]
CLARE   f   English
Medieval English form of CLARA... [more]
CLARIBEL   f   English
Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix bel... [more]


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NAVIGATION
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  Clarice ⇔ Harley
  Harlow ⇔ Leigh
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  Ollie ⇔ Toby
  Tommie ⇔ Zula


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