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Linzy f & m English (American)
Variant of Lindsay or Linsey (See also Lindzy)

Lirah f English
Variant of Lyra.

Liset f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lisette.

Lisia f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lysia.

Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.

Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.

Litza f English (American, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Litzi.

Litzi f German (Austrian, Rare), English (American, Modern)
A hypochoristic form of Alice.

Litzy f English (American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Litzi.... [more]

Livvi f English, American
Variant of Livvy.

Liyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Lizie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lizzie.

Lizze f English (Rare)
Variant of Lizzie.

Lizzi f English
Variant of Lizzie.

Lliam m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liam. There were 23 boys given this name is 2018 according to the SSA.

Loami m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lo-ammi.

Locie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Léocadie.

Locke m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Locke.

Locky m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lockie.

Logie m English

Logyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variation of Logan.

Lohla f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Lolie f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminituve of Lolita

Lolla f English
Variant of Lola or Lollie.

Lolly f English (Archaic)
Variant of Lollie.

Londa f English (Rare)

Loney m English
Either spelling variant of Lonnie or a transferred use of the surname Loney.

Lonie f English (American)
A diminutive of Apollonia.

Lonzo m English (American, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Lonzo is a shortened form of Lorenzo.... [more]

Loras m Literature, Popular Culture, English
A character in the Game of Thrones universe, Loras Tyrell.

Lorca m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.

Loree f English (Rare)
Variant of Lori or Laurie.

Lorem f English (American, Rare)
Form of Loren.

Loris f Swedish, English (Rare)
Variant of Laurice.

Lorry m & f English
Diminutive of Laurence 1.

Losee m English (American)

Lotty f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Loula f English, Greek
Variant of Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).

Louro f English

Lovey f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lovinia, Lovina and Lavinia.

Lovia f English
Elaboration of Lovie or Love 2, or a diminutive of any name containing -lov-, or perhaps a variant of Livia 1 inspired by Love.

Lovie f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lovie.

Lovie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lovey.

Lowel m English
Variant of Lowell.

Loyal m & f English (Puritan)
From the English word "loyal" meaning "firm in allegiance, faithful, to a person, cause, or institution". From the Old French loial, leal, from the Latin lēgālis 'legal, law'.

Loyce f English
Variant of Lois 1.

Lucca m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.

Lucea f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Lucey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lucy.

Lucil f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Lucille.

Lucya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lucia.

Lukah m English (Modern)
Variant of Luca 1.

Lukea f English
Possibly a feminine form of Luke.

Lukey m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Luke.

Lukus m English (American)
Variant of Lucas.

Lulah f English
Variant of Lula 1 or diminutive of Tallulah.

Lulie f & m American, English
Diminutive for names starting with Lu-.

Lumea f English (American)

Lunar f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Luna

Lupin m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lupin. Fictional bearers of the surname are Arsène Lupin, a gentleman thief turned detective extraordinaire in novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc (introduced in 1905), and Remus Lupin, a werewolf in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling (introduced in 1999).

Lurla f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Lurline.

Lusia f Breton, Faroese, Finnish, English (British, Rare)
Breton, Finnish and Faroese form and English variant of Lucia.

Lutie f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Luther (compare Lute) or a variant of Ludie.

Lutka f English (Rare), Polish
As a Polish name it comes from the word lutka meaning ''doll, puppet'', often used as a nickname or a pet form.

L'wren f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laura.... [more]

Lycia f English (Anglicized, Rare)
From Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκία (Lukia), possibly derived from the Ancient Greek λύκος (lukos) "wolf". Lycia was an ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.

Lydea f English (American)
Variant spelling of Lydia

Lydya f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lydia.

Lylee f English (Rare)
Variant of Lylie.

Lylie f English, Medieval English
Lylie was first recorded as a diminutive of Elizabeth in 13th century England.... [more]

Lyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Lyman.

Lynae f English (Rare)
Variant of Linnae.

Lynch m English (Modern, Rare)
From the surname Lynch.

Lynci f English
Possibly an elaboration of Lyn.

Lynzi f English (Modern)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynzy f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lyona f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Leona, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the French place name Lyon.

Lyrae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaRae, coinciding with a term in astronomy.

Lyria f English, Popular Culture
From the Greek instrument the lyre.

Lyriq f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyris f English (Modern, Rare)
Lyris is occasionally listed among the Oceanids of Greek mythology. As such, the name first appears in Hyginus's Fabulae.... [more]

Lyrix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage. Possibly a variant of Lyric inspired by the spelling of Hendrix. Alternatively, it could be a corruption of the plural form: lyrics.

Lyron m English (Modern, Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Liron.

Lysia f Late Roman, Greek Mythology, English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Lyssi f English
Lyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".

Lytle m English (American, Rare)
Lytle W Robinson (1877-1945) was an initiate of esoteric science and an author who published several books about Edgar Cayce. The name could be a variation of Lyle or transferred use of the surname Little.

Lyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Livia 2 influenced by Lydia.

Mabry f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mabry.

Macel f English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly a dialectical variant of Marcelle.

Macia f English
Elaborated form of Macy. Probably influenced by names such as Maria, Lucia, etc.

Macky m & f English
Diminutive of Mack 1, Mack 2, Magnus, Mackenzie, McKinley, and other names containing a similar sound.

Macyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Mason.

Maddi f English
Variant of Maddy.

Madia f English (Rare)

Madie f English, Scots
Variant of Maddie. As a Scots name, a diminutive of Madlin.

Maeby f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Mae.

Magan f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Magen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggs f English (British)
British nickname for Margaret and Margot

Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.

Magic m & f English (American, Rare)
From the English word magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

Magma f English
Derived with the English speaking word “magma”, which is another word for lava in a volcanic eruption. Would most likely mean “hot, smouldering”.

Maida f English, Literature
This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]

Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]

Maiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Maizy f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisy.

Maker m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Maker.

Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.

Maley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maley.

Malie f Hawaiian (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of Mālie.

Malin m English (British, Rare)
A rare masculine name from England's north; it means "little warrior". ... [more]

Malya f English (Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.

Manie f English (American, Archaic)

Manly m English
Variant of Manley.

Manna f English
Short form of Manuela.

Marah f English (Rare)
Variant of Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.

March m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.

Marck m Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Danish, Dutch, English, Swedish and West Frisian variant spelling of Mark.

Mardi f English (Rare)
Means "Tuesday" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.

Marea f English, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marey f English
Variant of Mary.

Margy f English
Short form of margaret

Maril f English

Marka f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Marko or a diminutive form of Mara 2.

Marky m English
Diminutive of Mark.

Marlo f & m English, English (British)
Variant of Marlowe.

Marmy m English
Diminutive of Marmaduke.

Marsh m English
May be transferred use of the surname Marsh, or as a diminutive of Marshall and Marsha.

Marti f English (Rare)
Variant of Martie.

Marya f English
Variant of Maria.

Marye f English (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Mary. Also a modern variant.

Maryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maren

Masea f English (Rare)
Variant of Macy influenced by Chelsea.

Matal m English (American)

Matie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mattie.

Maudy f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Maudie.

Mauri m English
Variant of Maury.

Maury m English
Diminutive of Maurice. This is the name of talk show host Maury Povich.

Mauve f English (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately derived from Latin malva "mallow", which has a purple color. Its use as a name is probably inspired by the similar name Maeve.

Maven f & m English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Meidhbhín.

Maven f & m English (Modern)
From the English word maven meaning "expert in a given field, connoisseur", derived from Yiddish מבֿין‎ (meyvn).

Mavin f English
Variant of Maven/Mavis.

Maxel m English (American)

Mayah f Indian, English
Variant of Maya 1.

Mayda f English (Rare)
Variant of Maida.

Mazzy f English (American, Rare)
Found in 18th- and 19th-century America, of uncertain origin, though it could have been a variant of Maisie or Matty 2, or a short form of the compound name Mary Elizabeth... [more]

McCoy m English (Modern)
From the surname McCoy.

McGee m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McGee.

McKay m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).

Meara f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Meara.

Mearl m English (American)
Variant of Merle.

Medda f English (American, Archaic)

Media f American, English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Medi.... [more]

Meeka f English
Perhaps based on the English word meek, or maybe an Anglicized form of Mieke or Mika.

Meena f English
Variant of Mina 1.

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Mella f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare), History
Anglicized form of the traditional Irish name Mealla which itself is derived from Old Irish mell "mild; pleasant".... [more]

Melly f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Mel.

Mendy f English
Diminutive of Melinda or variant of Mandy.

Merie f English (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Meris f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)

Merna f English
Variant of Myrna.

Meroë f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a witch in Lucius Apuleius's 2nd-century Latin novel 'The Golden Ass', who murders a man named Socrates with her accomplice Panthia. It was probably taken from the name of an ancient city on the Nile.... [more]

Merta f English
Feminine version of Merton.

Messi m English (Modern)
Given in honour of Argentine football/soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

Metro m English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps from the English word metropolitan.

Miami f English (Modern)
From the name of the city in the American state of Florida. The city got its name from the Mayaimi, a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.

Miana f English (Rare), Hebrew
Variant/Form of Diana or Mariana

Middy f English (Rare)

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Miggy m English (American)
English diminutive of the Spanish name Miguel.

Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.

Mikie f & m English

Mikka f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Milea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley or Milia.

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Milli f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Millie.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]

Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.

Mimmy f English
Variant of Mimi or Mimmi.

Mimsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret, Miriam and Maria.

Minda f English, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Diminutive of Melinda.

Mindi f English
Variant of Mindy.

Miner m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miner.

Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius.

Minne f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Minnie.

Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.

Minus m English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.... [more]

Minxy f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Minxie.

Minya f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Minja.

Mioma f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Naoma.

Mione f English (American)
Short version of Greek Hermione

Mirah f English
Variant of Mira.

Mirey f English (American, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Mira.

Misha f English (Rare), Popular Culture
As an English name, it could be a variant of Mischa, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements mee and sha... [more]

Missa f English
Diminutive of Melissa.

Missi f English
It is an uncommon variant of Missy, a nickname for Melissa.

Mitsy f English
Variant of Mitzi.

Mitty f English (Puritan), English
Diminutive of names such as Mehitabel and Submit.

Moisy f English (Australian)
Diminutive of Moira.

Molli f English (American), Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
English variant and Hungarian borrowing of Molly.

Mondo m English (American)
Nickname for Armand, borne by the pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.

Monie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Mona 1, Simone 1, and other names containing a similar sound.

Monti m English
Variant of Monty.

Moody m English
From the surname Moody, which is from the Old English modig, "impetuous, brave".

Moose m English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the animal "Moose". Usually used as a nickname.

Morey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive for names beginning with Mor- such as Morris or Mordecai. ... [more]

Moria f English (Rare), Theatre
Modern instances of this name may be misspellings of Maria or Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός (moros) meaning "simpleton".

Moris m English (Rare)
Variant of Morris.

Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]

Morya f English
Variant of Moira.

Moyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Moyle.

Muddy m English (Rare), African American
From the adjective used as a nickname for someone who is covered in mud. Famous bearers of this nickname ''Muddy'' include the American baseball player Muddy Ruel (1896-1963), and American singer and musician Muddy Waters (1913-1983).

Muffy f English
Diminutive of Margaret and Mary.

Murie f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Murien.

Murle m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Murph m English
Short form of Murphy.

Murry m English
Variant of Murray.

Myana f English (Modern, Rare)

Mycah f & m English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mycal m English (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mykah f & m English (American)
Variant of Micah.

Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Mylee f English
Variant of Miley.

Mylez m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myles 1.

Mylie f English
Variant of Miley.

Myloh m English (Americanized, Rare)

Mylon m English (American)
Variant of Milon.

Mynah f English (Rare)
Variant of Myna.

Myoma f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mioma.

Myria f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly an elaboration of Myra.

Myrle f English
Variant of Merle.

Myrom m English (Rare)
Variant of Myron.

Myrrh f English
The word "myrrh" derives from the Aramaic ܡܪܝܪܐ (murr), and Arabic مر (mur)، meaning "bitter". Its name entered the English language from the Hebrew Bible, where it is called "mor", מור, and later as a Semitic loanword was used in the Greek myth of Myrrha, and later in the Septuagint; in the Greek language, the related word μύρον (mýron) became a general term for perfume.

Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.

Nabby f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Abigail.

Naeda f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nahla f English, Arabic (Egyptian), Indian
Means "a drink of water" in Arabic or a variant of Nala.

Naika f English (Rare)

Nairn m & f Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Nairn.

Naish m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ignatius.

Najae f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jae 2.

Nalee f English (Rare)

Namon m English, Biblical
Possibly a variant of Naaman.

Nanci f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nancy.

Nania f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nanie f English
Variant of Nanny.

Naomy f English (African), Afrikaans, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Narcy f English
Diminutive form of Narcissa and Narcisa.

Narla f English (New Zealand)
Means "happy" in New Zealand. Most likely based off similar sounding names such as Marla, Carla and Darla.

Nasya f English (Modern)
Variant of Nasia.

Natie m & f English
Diminutive of Nathan, Nathaniel, Ignatius or Natalie.

Natti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nattie, used as a diminutive for Natalie/Natalia.

Natto m English
Nickname for Nathanael and Nathaniel.

Natty m & f English
Diminutive of Nathaniel, Natalie and other names containing the element nat.

Natya f English, Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Natalia, Nataliya or Natalya.

Naura f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nora 1.

Navie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Navy.

Nayah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Naya.

Ncuti m Rwandan, English (African)
From the Kinyarwanda word incuti meaning "friend".

Neala f English
Feminine form of Neal.

Neale m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neale.

Nealy f English
Either a feminine form of Neal or a diminutive of Cornelia.

Neave f English (British)
Anglicized form of Niamh.

Neddy m English
Variant of Neddie.

Nedly m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nedley. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch jazz musician and composer Nedly Elstak (1931-1989).

Nedra f English (American), Literature
Nedra is a name inspired from a novel, namely 'Nedra' by George Barr McCutcheon published in 1905. In the novel, Nedra is the name of an island where the protagonists are stranded, but the cover of the novel can give the impression that it were a girl's name... [more]

Neila f English (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil and Nail.

Neile f & m English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil. This name was born by Filipino actress Neile Adams (1932-)

Neill m English
A variant of Neil.

Neira f English
Diminutive of Deianeira.

Neleh f English (American, Rare)
Helen spelled backwards.... [more]

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch
Short form of Cornelia.

Nelie f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English diminutive of Cornelia.

Neola f English (Rare)
Possibly an invented name influenced by the sounds found other names such as Neoma, Viola, Leola and Theola.

Neoma f English (Rare)
Altered form of Naomi 1 (compare Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix neo "new, young" and mene "moon").

Neona f English (Rare)

Netty f English (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Annette, Netta 1 and other names with the suffix -nette.

Nevah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Neva influenced by the spelling of Norah 1.

Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Nevin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Naomhán.

Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Newel m English (American)

Neyah f English
Variant of Naya.

Neysa f English

Niana f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Nyana.

Nicci f English (Rare)
Variant of Nikki.

Nicey f English (Rare, Archaic)
18th-century variant of Nice, itself a Latinization of Greek Nike.

Nicko m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nico.