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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is American.
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Brexlee f & m English (American)
Newly created name that was given to 31 girls in 2017.
Brexlyn f English (American)
Newly invented name combining sound brex with suffix lyn.
Brhianna f American (Rare)
Very rare variant of Brianna modelled on Rhianna.
Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.
Briah f English
Variant of Bria.
Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.
Briania f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Briana. It may have been modeled on Antonia and based of Bryony.
Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.
Briannette f English (American)
Combination of the name Annette and Briana. OR Brianne.
Briannon f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana perhaps based on Rhiannon and Shannon.
Briara f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Briana, Kiara and Tiara.
Briarly f English
Variant of Brierley.
Briasia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix Bri with Asia 1.
Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.
Bricelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brice using the popular name suffix lyn.
Brickly f English (Modern)
Combination of the masculine name "Brick" and the suffix -ly. Possible short form of "Bricklynn".
Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.
Bridgett f English
Variant of Bridget.
Bridgid f English
Likely a variant of Bridget.
Bridgit f English (Modern)
Variant of Bridget. A known bearer is the American actress and singer Bridgit Mendler (1992-).
Brieanna f English
Variant of Briana.
Briel f English (Modern)
A variant of the name Brielle, which is a short form of Gabrielle, meaning "strong man of God."
Brienne f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture, Literature
Variant of Brianne. This is the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'... [more]
Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.
Brierley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brierley.
Brigette f English
Variant of Bridgette (or perhaps an Anglicized variant of Brigitte).
Brighamina f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Brigham. This name was mostly used by Mormon parents who wanted to honor Brigham Young, who was the 2nd president of the LDS Church.
Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.
Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".
Brighton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Brighton.
Brightyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brighton.
Brikenzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular feminine names Brianna and Mackenzie.
Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]
Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.
Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.
Brindin f & m English (Rare)
The name Brindin is a rare variant on the names Brandon and Brendan. It is more closely related to the name Brindon.
Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.
Brinkley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinkley.
Brinlee f English
Variant of Brinley.
Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.
Brinnlee f English (American)
The name Brinnlee means burned meadow. It is an alternative spelling of Brinley
Briona f English
Variant of Briana.
Brit f English
Short form of Brittany.
Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Britannica f African American (Rare)
Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.
Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.
British f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word British.
Britley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably a blend of Brittany and the popular phonetic suffix lee.
Britlynn f English (American)
Combination of Brit (short for Brittney) and Lynn
Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.
Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Brittanyanne f English
Combination of Brittany and Anne 1.
Britten f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Britten.
Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton
Brittie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brittany, Britannia, and other names starting with Brit-.
Brittleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany incorporating Leigh.
Brittnye f English
Alternate spelling of Brittany.
Brixtyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminie form of Brixton.
Brixx m & f African American
Potential diminutive of Brixton. In the case of Pusha T’s daughter, it’s in reference to cocaine.
Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.
Brodi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brody. According to the US Social Security Administration, 24 baby boys and 13 baby girls were named Brodi in 2006
Bromley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bromley.
Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.
Brookes m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brooks.... [more]
Brookley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Brook with leah.
Brooksy f English
Diminutive of Brooke.
Broom f English
Very rare, in reference to the plant or another use of the surnames Broom or Broome.
Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.
Brucene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bruce.
Bruneita f American (Archaic)
Respelling of Brunita, a Spanish diminutiv of Bruna.
Brunita f American (Hispanic)
Spanish diminutive of Bruna.
Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.
Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.
Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.
Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]
Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).
Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).
Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.
Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.
Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.
Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.
Bryleigh f American
Variant of Briley.
Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.
Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".
Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.
Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.
Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.
Brynlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bryn and Lynn.
Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.
Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.
Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).
Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.
Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.
Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.
Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.
Bryton m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Britton.
Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.
Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."
Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]
Bulah f American
Variant of Beulah.
Bumblebee m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
The name of several fictional characters, including a Marvel comics superhero, Transformers character, and The Simpsons character.
Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.
Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.
Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]
Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.
Burdine f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly derived from the English surname Burdine. A famous bearer of this name is Burdine Maxwell from the Bratz TV series which ran from 2005 to 2008... [more]
Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.
Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.
Burnita f American
Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.
Butterfly f English (Modern)
Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.
Byllie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Billie, or a diminutive of Sibyl.
Byntli f English (American)
Alternate Spelling of Bentley
Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.
Byrd f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.
Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).
Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.
Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.
Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).
Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.
Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.
Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.
Cadince f American
Variant of Cadence.
Cadrian m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian
Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]
Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.
Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.
Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.
Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caeli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.
Caelleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caellie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caemlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
The name of a city in the book series, The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan. Likely a derivative of Camelot.
Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.
Caetlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.