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The names listed here are used in English-speaking countries. For more information see about English names.

AALIYAH   f   Arabic, English (Modern)
Feminine form of AALI... [more]

AAREN   m & f   English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of AARON

AARON   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin... [more]

ABBEY   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABBI   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABBIE   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABBY   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABE   m   English, Jewish
Short form of ABRAHAM

ABEGAIL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ABIGAIL

ABEL   m   English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath"... [more]

ABIGAIL   f   English, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]

ABIGAYLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ABIGAIL

ABNER   m   English, Biblical
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew... [more]

ABRAHAM   m   English, Jewish, Dutch, Biblical
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude"... [more]

ACACIA   f   English (Rare)
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point".

ACE   m   English
From the English word meaning "highest rank"... [more]

ADA   f   English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
Short form of ADELAIDE... [more]

ADAIR   m   English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name EDGAR.

ADAM   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Arabic, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]

ADAMINA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of ADAM

ADDIE   f   English
Diminutive of ADELAIDE

ADDISON   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "son of ADAM".

ADDY   f   English
Diminutive of ADELAIDE

ADELA   f   English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more]

ADELAIDE   f   English
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more]

ADELE   f   German, English, Italian
German, English and Italian form of ADÈLE

ADELIA   f   English, Spanish
Elaborated form of ADELA

ADELLE   f   English
Variant of ADELE

ADEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

ADRIA   f   English
Short form of ADRIANA

ADRIAN   m   English, Romanian, Polish, German, Russian
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN)... [more]

ADRIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNA   f   English, Polish
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNE   f   English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

AFRICA (1)   f   English (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, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]

AIDAN   m   Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Anglicized form of AODHÁN

AIDEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

AILEEN   f   Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AINSLEE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY

AINSLEY   f & m   Scottish, English (Modern)
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire... [more]

AINSLIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY

AL   m   English
Short form of ALBERT and other names beginning with Al.

ALAINA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of of ALANA, probably influenced by ELAINE.

ALAN   m   English, Scottish, Breton
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton... [more]

ALANA   f   English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANIS   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of ALAN... [more]

ALANNA   f   English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANNAH   f   English (Modern), Irish
Variant of ALANA... [more]

ALANNIS   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALANIS

ALAYNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALAINA

ALBAN   m   German, French, English (Rare)
From the Latin name Albanus which meant "from Alba"... [more]

ALBERT   m   English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ALBERTA   f   English, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of ALBERT... [more]

ALDEN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine meaning "old friend".

ALDOUS   m   English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ald "old"... [more]

ALEA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALIYAH (1)

ALEASE   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA

ALEC   m   English
Diminutive of ALEXANDER

ALECIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA

ALEESHA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALENE   f   English
Variant of ALINE

ALESHA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

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
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXA   f   English
Short form of ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDER   m   English, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovak, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]

ALEXANDRA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDREA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA   f   English
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDRINA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]

ALEXIA   f   English (Modern), German
Feminine form of ALEXIS

ALEXINA   f   English
Diminutive of ALEXIS

ALEXIS   m & f   German, French, English, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]

ALEXUS   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXIS

ALF (2)   m   English
Short form of ALFRED

ALFIE   m   English
Diminutive of ALFRED

ALFRED   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]

ALFREDA   f   Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of ALFRED

ALGAR   m   English (Rare)
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear"... [more]

ALGER   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name ALGAR.

ALGERNON   m   English
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from aux gernons "having a moustache", which was applied to William de Percy, a companion of William the Conqueror... [more]

ALIAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALIYAH (1)

ALICE   f   English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Alis, 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
Medieval short form of ADELINE... [more]

ALISE (2)   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICE

ALISHA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA

ALISHIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISON   f   English, French
Norman French diminutive of Alis (see ALICE)... [more]

ALISSA   f   English
Variant of ALYSSA

ALISYA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALIVIA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of OLIVIA

ALLAN   m   English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN... [more]

ALLANA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALANA

ALLANNAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALANNAH

ALLEGRA   f   English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian... [more]

ALLEGRIA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALLEGRA

ALLEN   m   English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN... [more]

ALLIE   f   English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLISON   f   English
Variant of ALISON

ALLISSA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALYSSA

ALLY   f   English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLYCIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALLYN   m   English
Variant of ALAN

ALLYSON   f   English
Variant of ALISON

ALMA   f   English, Spanish
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]

ALOYSIUS   m   English, German, Dutch
Latinized form of Aloys, a Provençal form of LOUIS... [more]

ALPHA   f & m   English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.

ALPHONZO   m   English (Rare)
Uncommon variant of ALFONSO

ALTON   m   English
From an Old English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river".

ALVA (2)   m   English
Variant of ALVAH... [more]

ALVENA   f   English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVIN   m   English
From a medieval form of both the Old English names ÆLFWINE and ÆÐELWINE... [more]

ALVINA   f   English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALWILDA   f   English
Anglicized form of ALFHILD

ALYCE   f   English
Variant of ALICE

ALYCIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYS   f   English
Variant of ALICE

ALYSA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALICE

ALYSHA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSON   f   English
Variant of ALISON

ALYSSA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA... [more]

ALYSSIA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYX   f   English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ALEX

AMABEL   f   English (Rare)
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin amabilis "lovable"... [more]

AMANDA   f   English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish
Created in the 17th century by the playwright Colley Cibber, who based it on Latin amanda meaning "lovable, worthy of love"... [more]

AMARYLLIS   f   English (Rare)
Derived from Greek αμαρυσσω (amarysso) "to sparkle"... [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]

AMBROSE   m   English
From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal"... [more]

AMBROSINE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of AMBROSE

AMELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German
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]

AMERY   m   English (Rare)
Variant of EMERY

AMETHYST   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the precious stone, which is Greek in origin and means "not drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness.

AMI (2)   f   English
Variant of AMY

AMIAS   m   English (Rare)
Variant of AMYAS

AMICE   f   English (Archaic)
Medieval name derived from Latin amicitia meaning "friendship"... [more]

AMIE   f   English
Variant of AMY

AMILIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA

AMITY   f   English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

AMOS   m   Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "to carry" in Hebrew... [more]

AMY   f   English
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more]

AMYAS   m   English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of Amis, a medieval masculine form of AMICE... [more]

ANASTACIA   f   English
Variant of ANASTASIA

ANASTASIA   f   Greek, English, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS... [more]

ANDERSON   m   English
From a surname meaning "son of ANDREW".

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.

ANDRE   m   English
English form of ANDRÉ

ANDREA (2)   f   English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]

ANDREW   m   English, Biblical
From the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros) "of a man")... [more]

ANDRIANA   f   English (Rare)
Probably a blend of ANDREA (2) and ADRIANA.

ANDRINA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of ANDREW

ANDY   m & f   English
Diminutive of ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2)... [more]

ANEMONE   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the anemone flower, which derives from Greek ανεμος (anemos) "wind".

ANGEL   m & f   English, Bulgarian
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
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL)... [more]

ANGELIA   f   English
Elaborated form of ANGELA

ANGELICA   f   English, Italian, Romanian
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos) "messenger"... [more]

ANGELINA   f   Italian, English, Russian, Polish
Latinate diminutive of ANGELA

ANGELLE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ANGEL

ANGIE   f   English
Diminutive of ANGELA

ANGUS   m   Scottish, Irish, English
Anglicized form of AONGHUS

ANIMA (2)   f   English (Rare)
Means "soul, spirit" in Latin... [more]

ANISE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the herb, also called aniseed.

ANISSA   f   English
Combination of ANNA and the popular name suffix issa... [more]

ANJELICA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ANGELICA

ANN   f   English
English form of ANNE (1)... [more]

ANNA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]

ANNABEL   f   English, Dutch
Variant of AMABEL influenced by the name ANNA... [more]

ANNABELLA   f   Italian, English (Modern)
Latinate form of ANNABEL... [more]

ANNABELLE   f   English
Variant of ANNABEL... [more]

ANNABETH   f   English (Rare)
Combination of ANNA and BETH

ANNALEE   f   English (Rare)
Combination of ANNA and LEE

ANNE (1)   f   French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]

ANNEKA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ANNIKA

ANNETTE   f   French, English
French diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]

ANNICE   f   English
Variant of ANNIS

ANNIE   f   English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)

ANNIKA   f   Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Swedish diminutive of ANNA

ANNIS   f   English
Medieval English form of AGNES

ANNMARIE   f   English
Combination of ANN and MARIE

ANNORA   f   English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of HONORA

ANONA   f   English
Meaning unknown... [more]

ANSEL   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name ANSELM... [more]

ANSELM   m   German, English (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection"... [more]

ANSLEY   f   English (Modern)
From a surname which was a variant of AINSLEY.

ANSON   m   English
From a surname meaning "son of AGNES".

ANTHONY   m   English
English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin... [more]

ANTONETTE   f   English
Diminutive of ANTONIA

ANTONIA   f   Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTONY   m   English
Variant of ANTHONY... [more]

ANTWAN   m   English (African American)
Variant of ANTOINE, in use since the 1960s.

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
Elaborated form of Arabel, a medieval Scottish variant of ANNABEL, perhaps altered by association with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable".

ARCHIBALD   m   Scottish, English
Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold"... [more]

ARCHIE   m   Scottish, English
Diminutive of ARCHIBALD... [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... [more]

ARIANA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANNA

ARIC   m   English
Variant of ERIC

ARIEL   m & f   Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIELLA   f   English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of ARIEL

ARIN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ERIN

ARLEEN   f   English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLEN   m   English
Meaning unknown, possibly from a surname.

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, probably invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843).

ARN   m   English
Short form of ARNOLD

ARNIE   m   English
Diminutive of ARNOLD

ARNOLD   m   English, German
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and wald "power"... [more]

ARRON   m   English
Variant of AARON

ART   m   English
Short form of ARTHUR

ARTHUR   m   English, French, German, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]

ARVEL   m   English
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of ARWEL.

ARYANA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANA

ASH   m & f   English
Short form of ASHLEY... [more]

ASHER   m   Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]

ASHLEA   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEY   f & m   English
From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ash tree clearing" in Old English... [more]

ASHLIE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLYN   f   English (Modern)
Combination of ASHLEY and the popular name suffix lyn.

ASHLYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ASHLYN

ASHTON   m & f   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English.

ASIA (1)   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the continent, which is perhaps derived from Assyrian asu, meaning "east".

ASPEN   f   English (Modern)
From the English word for the tree, derived from Old English æspe... [more]

ASTON   m & f   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "east town" in Old English.

ASTOR   m   English (Rare)
From a surname derived from Provençal astur meaning "hawk".

ASTRA   f   English (Rare)
Means "star", ultimately from Greek αστηρ (aster)... [more]

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