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The names listed here are used in English-speaking countries. These are modern spelling variations of more traditional English names. See also about English names.

KACEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CASEY

KACIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CASEY

KADE   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CADE

KADEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CADEN

KAILEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KAILEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KAILYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN

KAITLIN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KAITLYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KAITLYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KALEB   m   English (Modern), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of CALEB... [more]

KALEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KALEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KALIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KALYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN

KAM   m   English (Modern)
Short form of KAMERON

KAMERON   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CAMERON

KAMRYN   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of CAMERON

KANDACE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CANDACE

KARLEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CARLY

KARLY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CARLY

KASANDRA   f   English (Modern), Polish
English variant and Polish form of CASSANDRA

KASSANDRA   f   Greek Mythology, English (Modern)
Ancient Greek form of CASSANDRA, as well as a modern English variant.

KASSIDY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CASSIDY

KASSY   f   English (Modern)
Diminutive of KASSANDRA

KATELIN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KATELYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KATELYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KATLYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CAITLIN

KAYCEE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of CASEY

KAYLEE   f   English (Modern)
Combination of KAY (1) and the popular name suffix lee.

KAYLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE... [more]

KAYLEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KAYLIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KAYLIN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN

KAYLYN   f   English (Modern)
Combination of KAY (1) and the popular name suffix lyn.

KAYLYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLYN

KEANNA   f   English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and ANNA.

KEARA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1)

KEATON   m   English (Modern)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "shed town" in Old English.

KEELEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KEELY

KEGAN   m   Irish, English (Modern)
From a surname which was a variant of KEEGAN.

KEILA   f   English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of KAYLA (1)

KEIRA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIERA or KIRA... [more]

KELSI   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY

KELSIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY

KENDAL   m & f   English (Modern), Welsh
From a surname which was a variant of KENDALL.

KHLOE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHLOE

KIAN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CIAN

KIARA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1) or CHIARA... [more]

KIARRA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIARA

KIEFER   m   English (Modern)
From a German surname meaning "barrel maker".

KIERRA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIARA influenced by SIERRA.

KIERSTEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIRSTEN

KODY   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CODY

KOLBY   m   English (Modern)
Variant of COLBY

KOLE   m   English (Modern)
Variant of COLE

KONNOR   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CONNOR

KORBIN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of CORBIN

KORTNEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY

KOURTNEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY

KRYSTEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KRISTIN

KRYSTINA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINA

KRYSTLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KYLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KYLIE

KYLER   m   English (Modern)
Probably a variant of KYLE, blending it with TYLER... [more]

LAINEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LANEY

LAURYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LAUREN

LEANDRA   f   English (Modern)
Either a feminine form of LEANDER or a combination of LEE and ANDRA.

LESLY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LESLIE

LEYLA   f   Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of LEILA

LINSEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LONDON   m & f   English (Modern)
From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain... [more]

LYNDSAY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNDSEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNSEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYRIC   f   English (Modern)
Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικος (lyrikos).

MACEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MACY

MADDISON   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MADDOX   m   English (Modern)
From a Welsh surname meaning "son of MADOC"... [more]

MADISYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MADYSON   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MAEGAN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MEGAN

MAKAYLA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MAKENNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MCKENNA

MAKENZIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MACKENZIE

MALAKAI   m   English (Modern)
Variant of MALACHI

MALEAH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MALIA

MALLORY   f   English (Modern)
From an English surname which meant "unfortunate" in Norman French... [more]

MARLEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MARLEY

MARLEY   f   English (Modern)
From a surname which was taken from a place name meaning "pleasant wood" in Old English... [more]

MCKAYLA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MCKENNA   f   English (Modern)
From the Gaelic surname Mac Cionnaith, which means "son of CIONAODH".

MCKENZIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MACKENZIE

MEADOW   f   English (Modern)
From the English word meadow, ultimately from Old English mædwe.

MELANY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MELANIE

MIKAYLA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MILEY   f   English (Modern)
In the case of child actress and singer Miley Cyrus (1992-), it is a shortened form of the nickname Smiley, given to her by her father because she often smiled.

MIRACLE   f   English (Modern)
From the English word miracle for an extraordinary event, ultimately deriving from Latin miraculum "wonder, marvel".

MONTANA   f & m   English (Modern)
From the name of the American state, which is derived from Latin montanus "mountainous".

MORIAH   f   Biblical, English (Modern)
Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

MYA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MAIA (1)

MYRANDA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MIRANDA

NASH   m   English (Modern)
From a surname which was derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree"... [more]

NATALEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of NATALIE

NEVAEH   f   English (Modern)
The word heaven spelled backwards... [more]

PAISLEY   f   English (Modern)
From a Scottish surname, originally from the name of a town, which may ultimately be derived from Latin basilica "church".

PAXTON   m   English (Modern)
From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning "Pœcc's town"... [more]

PAYTON   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of PEYTON

PHOENIX   m & f   English (Modern)
From the name of a beautiful immortal bird which appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology... [more]

PIPER   f   English (Modern)
From a surname which was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute)... [more]

PORSCHE   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the German car company, which was founded by Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951)... [more]

PRECIOUS   f   English (Modern)
From the English word precious, ultimately derived from Latin pretiosus, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth".

PRINCESS   f   English (Modern)
Feminine equivalent of PRINCE

REANNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of RHIANNA

REILLY   m & f   English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which is derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.

RHIANNA   f   English (Modern)
Probably a short form of RHIANNON or an elaboration of RHIAN.

RIKKI   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of RICKY

RIVER   m   English (Modern)
From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water... [more]

ROWAN   m & f   Irish, English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning "descendent of RUADHÁN"... [more]

RYANN   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of RYAN

RYDER   m   English (Modern)
From an English occupational surname derived from Old English ridere meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger".

RYKER   m   English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of the German surname Riker, a derivative of Low German rike "rich"... [more]

RYLAN   m   English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of the English surname Ryland, which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye land" in Old English.

RYLEE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of RILEY

RYLEY   m   English (Modern)
Variant of RILEY

RYLIE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of RILEY

SABLE   f   English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.

SAGE   f & m   English (Modern)
From the English word sage, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.

SALENA   f   English (Modern)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as SELINA.

SAMARA   f   English (Modern)
Possibly derived from the biblical place name Samaria, which means "watch mountain" in Hebrew.

SARINA   f   English (Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a diminutive of SARA or a variant of SERENA.

SAVANNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SAVANNAH

SAWYER   m   English (Modern)
From a surname meaning "sawer of wood" in Middle English... [more]

SCARLET   f   English (Modern)
Either a variant of SCARLETT or else from the English word for the red colour... [more]

SERENITY   f   English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "serenity, tranquility", ultimately from Latin serenus meaning "clear, calm".

SHAE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of SHAY (1)

SHANAE   f   English (Modern)
Elaboration of the popular name element Shan.

SHANELLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHANEL

SHANIA   f   English (Modern)
In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), it is based on an Ojibwa phrase meaning "she's on her way".

SHANNEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SHANNON

SHAQUILLE   m   English (Modern)
Variant of SHAKIL... [more]

SHAWNEE   f   English (Modern)
Means "southern people" in the Algonquin language... [more]

SHENA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SHEENA

SHYLA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SHEILA

SIENA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SIENNA, with the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the Italian city.

SIENNA   f   English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "orange-red"... [more]

SIERRA   f   English (Modern)
Means "mountain range" in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks.

SKY   f   English (Modern)
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse sky "cloud".

SKYE   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland... [more]

SKYLAR   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of SKYLER

SKYLER   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of SCHUYLER... [more]

SLADE   m   English (Modern)
From a surname which meant "valley" in Old English.

SOMMER   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SUMMER, coinciding with the German word for summer.

STEPHANI   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of STEPHEN

STORM   m   English (Modern)
From the English word storm, ultimately from Old English.

SYDNIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SYDNEY

TALON   m   English (Modern)
From the English meaning "talon, claw", ultimately derived (via Norman French) from Latin talus "anklebone".

TAMIA   f   English (Modern)
Elaborated form of the popular name syllable Tam, from names such as TAMARA or TAMIKA... [more]

TARAH (1)   f   English (Modern)
Variant of TARA (1)

TATIANNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of TATIANA

TATUM   f   English (Modern)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English.

TATYANNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of TATIANA

TAWNY   f   English (Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".

TAYLA   f   English (Modern)
Probably a feminine form of TAYLOR influenced by similar-sounding names such as KAYLA (1).

TAYLER   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of TAYLOR

TEAGAN   m & f   English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Tadhgáin meaning "descendent of Tadhgán"... [more]

TIANNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of TIANA

TIARA   f   English (Modern)
From the English word for a semicircle crown, ultimately of Greek origin.

TREASURE   f   English (Modern)
From the English word, ultimately from Greek θησαυρος (thesauros) "treasure, collection".

TRISTEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of TRISTAN

TRISTIN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of TRISTAN

TRISTON   m   English (Modern)
Variant of TRISTAN

TUCKER   m   English (Modern)
From an occupational surname derived from Old English tucian meaning "one who fulls cloth".

TYLOR   m   English (Modern)
Variant of TYLER

TYRELL   m   English (Modern)
From a surname which was a variant of TERRELL

UNIQUE   f   English (Modern)
From the English word unique, ultimately derived from Latin unicus.

WILLOW   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.

WINTER   f   English (Modern)
From the English word for the season, derived from Old English winter.

XANDER   m   Dutch, English (Modern)
Short form of ALEXANDER... [more]

XZAVIER   m   English (Modern)
Variant of XAVIER

YASMIN   f   Iranian, Arabic, English (Modern)
From Persian yasmin meaning "jasmine"... [more]

YASMINE   f   Iranian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant transcription of YASMIN

YAZMIN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of JASMINE

ZANDER   m   English (Modern)
Variant of XANDER

ZARA (1)   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ZAHRAH... [more]

ZARIA   f   English (Modern)
Possibly based on ZAHRAH or the Nigerian city of Zaria.

ZAVIER   m   English (Modern)
Variant of XAVIER

ZOEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ZOE

ZOIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ZOE

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