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

COBY   m & f   English
Masculine or feminine diminutive of JACOB

COLEEN   f   English
Variant of COLLEEN

COLENE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of COLLEEN

COLLEEN   f   English
Derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl"... [more]

COLLYN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of COLLEEN

COLUMBINE   f   English (Rare)
From the name of a variety of the flower... [more]

COMFORT   f   English (Rare)
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong"... [more]

CONNIE   f   English
Diminutive of CONSTANCE

CONSTANCE   f   English, French
Medieval form of CONSTANTIA... [more]

CORA   f   English
Created by James Fenimore Cooper for his novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1826)... [more]

CORAL   f   English
From the English word coral for the underwater skeletal deposits which can form reefs... [more]

CORDELIA   f   English
From Cordeilla, possibly a Celtic name of unknown meaning... [more]

COREEN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of CORINNE

CORETTA   f   English
Diminutive of CORA... [more]

CORI   f   English
Feminine form of COREY

CORIANDER   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin.

CORIE   f   English
Variant of CORRIE

CORINA   f   English, German, Romanian
Variant of CORINNA

CORINE   f   English
Variant of CORINNE

CORINNA   f   English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden"... [more]

CORINNE   f   French, English
French form of CORINNA... [more]

CORNELIA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS... [more]

CORRIE   f   English
Diminutive of CORINNA, CORA, and other names starting with Cor... [more]

CORRINA   f   English
Variant of CORINNA

CORRINE   f   English
Variant of CORINNE

CORTNEY   f & m   English
Variant of COURTNEY

CORYNN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of CORINNE

COURTNEY   f & m   English
From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose"... [more]

CRISTAL   f   English
Variant of CRYSTAL

CRISTEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KRISTIN

CRYSTAL   f   English
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone... [more]

CYAN   f   English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "greenish blue", ultimately derived from Greek κυανος (kyanos).

CYBILL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of SIBYL... [more]

CYDNEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of SYDNEY

CYMONE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of SIMONE (1)

CYNDI   f   English
Short form of CYNTHIA

CYNTHIA   f   English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνθια (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos"... [more]

CYRILLA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of CYRIL

DAFFODIL   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".

DAHLIA   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

DAISY   f   English
Simply from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dægeseage meaning "day eye"... [more]

DAKOTA   m & f   English (Modern)
Means "friend" in the Dakota language... [more]

DALE   m & f   English
From an English surname which originally belonged to a person who lived near a dale or valley.

DALIA (1)   f   Spanish (Latin American), English (Hispanic)
Spanish form of DAHLIA... [more]

DANA (2)   m & f   English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was Danish... [more]

DANETTE   f   English
Feminine diminutive of DANIEL

DANI (1)   f   English
Diminutive of DANIELLE

DANICA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, English
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star"... [more]

DANIELA   f   German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, English
Feminine form of DANIEL

DANIELLA   f   English
Feminine form of DANIEL

DANIELLE   f   French, English
French feminine form of DANIEL... [more]

DANIKA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of DANICA

DANITA   f   English
Feminine diminutive of DANIEL

DANNI   f   English
Diminutive of DANIELLE

DAPHNE   f   Greek Mythology, English, Dutch
Means "laurel" in Greek... [more]

DARBY   m & f   English
From an English surname, originally a place name, meaning "deer town" in Old Norse.

DARCEY   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DARCY

DARCY   f & m   English
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French d'Arcy, originally denoting one who came from Arcy in France... [more]

DARIA   f   Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Late Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of DARIUS... [more]

DARIAN   m & f   English
Probably an elaborated form of DARREN

DARLA   f   English
Short form of DARLENE

DARLEEN   f   English
Variant of DARLENE

DARLENE   f   English
From the English word darling combined with the popular name suffix lene... [more]

DAVENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DAVINA

DAVIDA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DAVID

DAVINA   f   English (British)
Feminine form of DAVID... [more]

DAVINIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DAVINA

DAWN   f   English
From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung.

DAYNA   f   English
Feminine variant of DANA (2)

DEANA   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEANNA   f   English
Either a variant of DIANA or a feminine form of DEAN... [more]

DEANNE   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEB   f   English
Short form of DEBORAH

DEBBI   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBBIE   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBBY   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBI   f   English
Diminutive of DEBORAH

DEBORAH   f   English, Hebrew, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]

DEBRA   f   English
Variant of DEBORAH

DEE   f & m   English
Short form of names beginning with D... [more]

DEEANN   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEENA   f   English
Variant of DEANNA

DEIDRA   f   English
Variant of DEIRDRE

DEIDRE   f   English
Variant of DEIRDRE

DEIRDRE   f   English, Irish, Irish Mythology
From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman"... [more]

DEITRA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DEIRDRE

DELANEY   f   English (Modern)
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".

DELIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Greek Mythology
Means "of Delos" in Greek... [more]

DELICE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DELICIA

DELICIA   f   English (Rare)
Either from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure" or a variant of the English word delicious... [more]

DELIGHT   f   English (Rare)
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.

DELILAH   f   Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew... [more]

DELL   m & f   English
From an English surname which originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley.

DELLA   f   English
Diminutive of ADELA or ADELAIDE... [more]

DELMA   f   Irish, English
Short form of FIDELMA

DELORA   f   English
Altered form of DOLORES

DELORES   f   English
Variant of DOLORES

DELORIS   f   English
Variant of DOLORES

DELPHIA   f   English
Possibly from the name of the Greek city of Delphi, the site of an oracle of Apollo, which is possibly related to Greek δελφις (delphis) "dolphin"... [more]

DELTA   f   English
From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ... [more]

DEMELZA   f   English (British)
From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf"... [more]

DENA   f   English
Possibly a short form of names ending with dena... [more]

DENICE   f   English
Variant of DENISE

DENIECE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DENISE

DENISE   f   French, English
French feminine form of DENIS

DEONNE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DIONNE

DESIRAE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of DESIREE

DESIREE   f   English
English form of DÉSIRÉE... [more]

DESTINEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of DESTINY

DESTINY   f   English
Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand"... [more]

DETTA   f   English (Rare)
Short form of names that end in detta.

DEVAN   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN

DEVIN   m & f   English, Irish
From an Anglicized Irish surname derived from either of the Irish surnames Ó Damháin (from the given name Damhán meaning "fawn") or Ó Dubháin (from the given name Dubhán meaning "little black one").

DEVON   m & f   English
Variant of DEVIN... [more]

DEVYN   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of DEVIN

DEZIREE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of DÉSIRÉE

DI   f   English
Short form of DIANA

DIAMOND   f   English (Modern)
From the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April... [more]

DIANA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more]

DIANE   f   French, English
French form of DIANA, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.

DIANN   f   English
Variant of DIANE

DIANNA   f   English
Variant of DIANA

DIANNE   f   French, English
Variant of DIANE

DIANTHA   f   English (Rare)
Elaboration of DIANA using the popular name suffix antha... [more]

DINA   f   English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Variant of DINAH

DINAH   f   Biblical, English, Biblical Hebrew
Means "judged" in Hebrew... [more]

DIONE (2)   f   English
Feminine form of DION

DIONNE   f   English
Feminine form of DION

DIVINA   f   English (Rare)
From an elaboration of the English word divine meaning "divine, godlike".

DIXIE   f   English
From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D... [more]

DOCIA   f   English
Possibly a diminutive of THEODOSIA

DODIE   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOLLIE   f   English
Variant of DOLLY.

DOLLY   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY... [more]

DOLORES   f   Spanish, English
Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows"... [more]

DOMINICA   f   English (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of DOMINIC

DONA   f   English
Variant of DONNA

DONELLE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DON

DONNA   f   English
From Italian donna meaning "lady"... [more]

DORA   f   English, Spanish
Short form of DOROTHY, ISIDORA or THEODORA

DOREEN   f   English
Combination of DORA and the name suffix een... [more]

DORETTA   f   English
Diminutive of DORA

DORIA   f   English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of DORIAN or an elaboration of DORA

DORINDA   f   English
Combination of DORA and the name suffix inda.

DORINE   f   English
Variant of DOREEN

DORIS   f   English, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman"... [more]

DORITA   f   English (Rare), Spanish
Diminutive of DORA

DOROTHEA   f   German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more]

DOROTHY   f   English
Usual English form of DOROTHEA... [more]

DORRIS   f   English
Variant of DORIS

DORTHA   f   English
Variant of DOROTHY

DORTHY   f   English
Variant of DOROTHY

DORY   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY or DORIS

DOT   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOTTIE   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DOTTY   f   English
Diminutive of DOROTHY

DREA   f   English
Short form of ANDREA (2)

DREDA   f   English (Archaic)
Short form of ETHELDREDA

DRINA   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of ADRIANA

DUANA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of DUANE

DULCIBELLA   f   English (Archaic)
From Latin dulcis "sweet" and bella "pretty"... [more]

DULCIE   f   English
From Latin dulcis meaning "sweet"... [more]

DUSTY   m & f   English
From a nickname originally given to a person who was perceived as being dusty... [more]

DYAN   f   English
Variant of DIANE

EARLEEN   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of EARL

EARLENE   f   English
Feminine form of EARL

EARLINE   f   English
Feminine form of EARL

EARNESTINE   f   English
Variant of ERNESTINE

EARTHA   f   English
Combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a... [more]

EASTER   f   English
From the English name of the Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus... [more]

EBBA (2)   f   English
From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name... [more]

EBONY   f   English
From the English word ebony for the black wood which comes from the ebony tree... [more]

EDDIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of EDWARD, EDMUND, and other names beginning with Ed.

EDEN   f   Biblical, English (Modern)
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]

EDIE   f   English
Diminutive of EDITH

EDITH   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]

EDNA (1)   f   Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of EITHNE

EDWEENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA

EDWENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA

EDWINA   f   English
Feminine form of EDWIN

EDWYNA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EDWINA

EDYTHA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of EDYTHE

EDYTHE   f   English
Variant of EDITH

EFFIE (1)   f   English
Diminutive of EUPHEMIA

EGLANTINE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier... [more]

EILEEN   f   Irish, English
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍN... [more]

EIREANN   f   English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
From Éireann, the genitive case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland"... [more]

ELAINE   f   English, Welsh Mythology
From an Old French variant of HELEN... [more]

ELEA   f   English
Short form of ELEANOR... [more]

ELEANOR   f   English
From the Old French form of the Provençal name Aliénor... [more]

ELEANORA   f   English
Latinate form of ELEANOR

ELEANORE   f   English
Variant of ELEANOR

ELENORA   f   English
Form of ELEANOR

ELEONOR   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ELEANOR

ELFLEDA   f   English (Archaic)
From the Old English name Æðelflæd which means "noble beauty" from the elements æðel "noble"and flæd "beauty"... [more]

ELFREDA   f   English
From the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength" from the element ælf combined with þryð "strength"... [more]

ELFRIDA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ELFREDA

ELFRIEDA   f   English
Variant of ELFREDA

ELICIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ELINOR   f   English
Variant of ELEANOR

ELISA   f   German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, English
Short form of ELISABETH

ELISABETH   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant), Biblical Latin
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]

ELISE   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH

ELISSA (2)   f   English
Variant of ELISA

ELIZA   f   English
Short form of ELIZABETH... [more]

ELIZABETH   f   English, Biblical
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more]

ELLA (1)   f   English
Norman form of the Germanic name Alia, which was a short form of names containing the Germanic element ali meaning "other"... [more]

ELLA (2)   f   English, Scandinavian
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more]

ELLE   f   English (Modern)
Diminutive of ELEANOR and other names beginning with El... [more]

ELLEN (1)   f   English
Medieval English form of HELEN... [more]

ELLIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El.

ELLY   f   English, Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ELISABETH or an English variant of ELLIE.

ELMIRA   f   English
Shortened form of EDELMIRA... [more]

ELNORA   f   English
Contracted form of ELEANORA

ELOISE   f   English
From the Old French name Héloïse, which is probably from the Germanic name Helewidis, composed of the elements heil "hale, healthy" and wid "wide"... [more]

ELOUISE   f   English
Variant of ELOISE

ELSA   f   English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of ELISABETH

ELSABETH   f   English (Rare)
Form of ELIZABETH

ELSIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

ELVINA   f   English
Variant of ALVINA

ELYSE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH... [more]

ELYZABETH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ELIZABETH

EM   f   English
Short form of EMILY or EMMA

EMALEE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of EMILY

EMELIA   f   English
Variant of AMELIA

EMELY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of EMILY

EMERALD   f   English (Modern)
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the birthstone of May... [more]

EMERSON   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "son of EMERY"... [more]

EMERY   m & f   English
Norman form of EMMERICH... [more]

EMILEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of EMILY

EMILY   f   English
English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL)... [more]

EMMA   f   English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]

EMMALINE   f   English
Variant of EMMELINE

EMMELINE   f   English (Archaic)
From an Old French form of the Germanic name Amelina, originally a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "work"... [more]

EMMIE   f   English
Diminutive of EMMA or EMILY

EMMY   f   English, Dutch
Diminutive of EMMA or EMILY