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Oleta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aleta.

Oletha f English

Olevia f American
Variant of Olivia.

Oleviana f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Olevian.

Olezida f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Olganna f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Olga and Anna.

Olgara f American
Possibly an elaboration of Olga.

Olgie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Olga.

Olie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ollie.

Olima f American (Rare, Archaic)

Olivea f English (American)
Variant of Olivia. Olivea was given to 13 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Olivene f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Olivine.

Olivett f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olivette.

Oliviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olivianna f English (American, Modern)
Elaboration of Olivia.

Olivine f English (Rare), French (Rare), Jamaican Patois, Central African
Diminutive or elaborated form of Olive, or directly from the English and French word olivine that denotes a type of gemstone, whose name ultimately goes back to Latin oliva "olive" (so named in the late 18th century for its olive green color).

Oliviyah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia. According to the SSA, Oliviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018.

Olivya f Russian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olizabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Olla f American (South, Archaic)

Olli m & f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Ollie, a diminutive of Oliver.

Ollivia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia

Ollye f English
Feminine spelling of Olly.

Olphida f Louisiana Creole

Olympian m & f English (American)
Variation of Olympia, Olympios.

Olynthia f English (Rare)

Olyva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Oliva.

Olyve f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olive.

Olyvea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olyviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olyvya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Oma f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Naoma.

Omara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Feminine form of Omar 1.

Omaria f African American
Feminization of Omarion.

Omarosa f English (American, Rare)
Variant form of Omarose. A known bearer of this name is the American reality television personality Omarosa (b. 1974), who was born as Omarose Onee Manigault.

Omeka f African American (Rare)

Omelia f English (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Omi f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Naomi 1.

Omie f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a diminutive of Naomi 1.

Omyra f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized variant of Omayra.

Onalee f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Onnolee.

Onaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Analeigh or Onnolee.

Onalie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Onalee.

Ondi f American (Rare)
Maybe a hypochoristic form of Andrea 2.... [more]

Ondra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ondrea.

Ondrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Oneita f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Variant of Juanita influenced by the vocabulary word one.

Onessa f English (Rare)

Onesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. This name was given to 5 girls in 2000 according to the SSA.

Oneta f English
Variant of Anita 1. This is the name of two cities in Spain and Italy.

Oney m & f American (Rare)
Oney is possibly of Irish (Gealic) origin as the name of a town in Ireland.

Onezia f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole

Onezie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Onezia.

Ongelique f English
Variant of Angelique.

Onia f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of any name ending in -onia.

Onica f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Onicie f American (Modern, Rare)

Onida f American (Rare)

Onie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an obscure Anglicization of Úna and Ùna (compare Owny) or a diminutive of names containing the sound element -on-.... [more]

Onika f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anika 1.

Onita f American (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 (Compare Onika).

Onix m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Onyx.

Onlee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Onalee.

Onnalee f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Onnolee.

Onnalie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Onnalee.

Onnastasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Onnie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Honora or Honoria.

Onnolee f Folklore, Literature, English (American, Archaic)
According to legend, Onnolee was the last survivor of the Munsee nation, which dwelt on the west shore of Canadice lake and near Bald Hill (in the Finger Lakes region, New York) during the latter part of the fourteenth century, and met their death by the hands of the Mengnees; all except Onnolee, who was taken, bound to the belt of the famous leader, Mickinac, and compelled to follow him... [more]

Onolee f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Onnolee.

Onya f English (Rare)

Opalene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Opaline.

Opaletta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Opal.

Opalette f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Opal.

Opalia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the name of an ancient Roman festival of the earth goddess Opis or Ops, which was held annually on 25 August. It may also be used as an elaboration of Opal or be considered a contracted form of Opalina.

Opalina f English
Elaborated form of Opal.

Opelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English variant or Latin American Spanish form of Ophelia.

Opha f English
Diminutive of Ophelia. Opha May Johnson (1878–1955) was the first woman to have enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

Ophea f American (South, Rare)
Contraction of Orphea.

Opheleia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Ophie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ophelia.

Ophilia f English (African), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Opie m & f English
Diminutive of Opal.

Orabel f English (Latinized)
From the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Orabelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Orabilia.

Orabell f English (Rare)
Variant of Orabel

Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."

Orabelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Orabella.

Orabilia f English (Latinized)
Orabilia, or Orable, from the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Oracle f American (Modern, Rare)
Form the English word oracle meaning "prophecy".

Oralene f English
A form of Ora 1.

Oralia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Oralie.

Oraline f English
A form of Ora 1.

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]

Orangie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine elaboration of Orange

Orcelia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Orselia.

Orchid f English (Modern, Rare)
From the eponymous flowering plant. The plant's name derives from Latin orchis borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis) “testicle” (the name was given to the plant because of the testicle-shaped subterranean parts of some European orchids).

Oreatha f English (African, Rare, ?)

Orélie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Aurélie.

Orena f English (American, Archaic)

Orene f English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created due to the popularity of similar sounding names such as Irene.

Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.

Oreta f American (South, Rare)
Presumably a variant of Oretta or, less likely, of Orieta.

Orethy f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an old corruption of Dorothy.

Oriah f English
Variant of Oria.

Oriel f & m English
Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford... [more]

Oriella f Italian, English (British)
Diminutive of Oria.

Orilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arilla, or possibly Aurelia.

Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.

Orinoco m & f English, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English (Modern)
The name of one of the longest rivers in South America. Irish musician Enya used the name of the river in her song 1988 song "Orinoco Flow," which many people know as "Sail Away." A famous bearer is male swimmer from New Zealand Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince.

Oriole m & f English
From the English word "oriole" referring to "any of various colorful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae (typically yellow in color)"... [more]

Orithya f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Oreithyia.

Orlaithe f Old Celtic, Celtic Mythology, English, Scottish, Irish
Anglicized variant of Órlaith.

Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.

Orlantha f English
Possibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.

Orlayna f English
Orlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [more]

Orlean f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Orlene.

Orleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orlena (compare Arleana). Orleana Hawks Puckett was an American midwife in the mountains of Patrick and Carroll County, Virginia... [more]

Orlena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arlena.

Orlenda f English (Rare), South African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Orlene f English (Rare)

Orlienne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Orlyn m & f English (American)

Orma f African American, English
Allegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of Ormond.

Ormasinda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Ornela f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), English (British), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Ornella.

Orolia f English (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline used in the 18th century.

Orphea f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orpheus.

Orphelia f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Ophelia.

Orphia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Orpha.

Orphie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Orpha.

Orra f English
Variant of Ora 1. A famous bearer is American botanical and scientific illustrator Orra White Hitchcock (1796–1863).

Orrie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Orry.

Orselia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Urselia.

Orsena f American (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Orsena Fowler (1838-1918), it appears to be a feminine form of Orson, the name of her father - the American phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.

Orté f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Ortense f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hortense.

Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.

Orvella f English
Anglicized form of Órfhlaith.... [more]

Orvilla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orville.

Osa f English
Meaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of Aase, her birth name, a variant of Åse.

Osaida f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Rare)

Osberta f English (Rare, ?)
Rare feminine form of Osbert.

Oscalia f Louisiana Creole, Spanish

Oscalie f Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole

Osette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Ositte or a feminine form of Osée.

Osha f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Punjabi, Indonesian, Fijian, American, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Hinduism, Gujarati, Indian (Christian)
Name- Osha ओषा... [more]

Oshae m & f African American
Perhaps a variant of Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).

Oshna f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Hinduism, Hindi, American, Fijian, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Assamese
MEANING - a little warm, tepid ... [more]

Osie m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Os- such as Oscar or Osbert or used as an independent name.

Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".

Osiria f English

Ositte f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ozitte and Osithe.

Oslynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Osmara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Feminine form of Osmar.

Ota f American (Archaic)

Otelia f American (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Otha f English (American)
Feminine form of Otho.

Othel m & f English
Diminutive of Otho.

Othelia f Afrikaans (Rare), American (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Otelia.

Othella f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Othello.

Othellia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Otisa f African American
A feminine form of Otis.

Ottalie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ottilie.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".

Ottessa f English (American)
Feminine diminutive form of Otto.

Ottie f & m English
Variant of Otty.

Ottiline f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ottoline.

Ouisie f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Louise. Also compare Wheezy, Weezy, Ouiser.

Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.

Oveta f English (Rare)

Ovette f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Ovi f & m English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ovid.

Owyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owen was given to 10 girls and 23 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Owynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the Social Security Administration, Owynn was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in 2018.

Oyuki f Japanese (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
From Yuki prefixed with the honorific 御/お- (o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [more]

Ozell m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Ozell.

Ozella f African American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ozell.

Ozetta f English (American, Rare)

Ozette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Osette.

Ozile f Louisiana Creole
Creole variant of Ozille and possibly related to Ozella.

Ozitte f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a Creole form of Osithe.

Pablita f Spanish (Philippines), Indigenous American, American (Hispanic), Mexican (?)
Feminine diminutive of Pablo, sometimes used as a diminutive of the related name Paula. Known bearers of this name were Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), a Pueblo (Native American) artist and painter from New Mexico, United States, and Pablita Abeyta (1953-2017), a Navajo (Native American) activist and sculptor who was also from New Mexico.

Paciance f English (Archaic)

Padon m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paden.

Padraigan f American (Rare)
Alternate spelling and pronunciation of Pádraigín.

Padyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paden.

Paelyn f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)

Paesyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Paetan f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paeton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paetyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paetyn f English

Paetynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Paezlie f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paiden m & f English (Rare)

Paidge m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Paige.

Paigan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pagan.

Paighton f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Pailyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Pailynn f English (Modern, Rare)

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

Pairlee f English
Variant of Paralee.

Paishence f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare spelling of Patience.

Paislea f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paislyn f English
Variant of Paislynn

Paislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paisley and Lynn.

Paisyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Paitan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Paiten f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paitin f & m English
Variant of Peyton.

Paitlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown. Possibly a combination of Payton and Kaitlyn.

Paiton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paizlee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlei f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paizleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizley f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizly f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]

Palla f American (Rare, Archaic)

Pallie f English
Either a variant of Polly or a diminutive of Opal, Pauline, or other names containing Pal- or Paul-.

Palmerina f American (Rare)

Palmetta f English

Palynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paylin.

Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.

Pamalla f English (Rare)
Variant of Pamela.

Pamelina f English
Perhaps an elaboration of Pamela.

Pamelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela using the name suffix lyn.

Pami f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pamla f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Pamela.

Pammie f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammy f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Pammy.

Pamula f English (Rare, Archaic)

Panda f American (Rare)
The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.

Pandorea f English (Australian)
A genus of climbing vines native to Australasia. Named after Pandora from Greek mythology, because the plant's tightly packed seed pod recalls the myth of "Pandora's box".

Pandra f African American
Meaning unknown.

Pandy f English
A nickname for Pandora.

Panguerita f American (Modern, Rare)

Pannie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Pansy.

Pansey f English (Rare)
Variant of Pansy.

Pantheon f & m English (American, Rare)

Papaya f English
From the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.

Paprika f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Modern name given after the spice paprika.

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Parajo f English

Paralea f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Paralee.

Paralee f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Paran f English

Parasetta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Parazetta.

Parazetta f American (South, Archaic)

Pareise f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
American and English variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Parelee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Paralee.

Parice f English

Pariese m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Parilea f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Parilee.

Parilee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Paralee.

Parinthia f English (American, Archaic)

Parklyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Park and the name suffix -lyn.

Parklynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Parklyn.

Parlea f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Parlee.

Parlee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Paralee.

Parline f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Perlina.

Parnecia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Parnella f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Latinization of Parnel.

Parolee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Paralee.

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

Parthena f English (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin".

Parthenya f English (Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Parthenia.

Parthney f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.

Parys f English (Rare)
Variant of Paris 2.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.

Paschalle f English
Feminisation of Paschal, given rarely in Catholic regions.

Pashen f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Passion.

Pashion f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Passion.

Passion f English (Rare)
First recorded as a given name in the 16th century, the name Passion was originally used by Christian parents in reference to the "Passion of Christ", a term denoting the suffering of Jesus. The word itself is derived from Latin passio "suffering", ultimately from Latin patior "to suffer; to endure" and was originally used to describe any suffering or pain concerning the body... [more]

Pastel f English
From mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.

Patches f & m English (Rare), Pet
From the English word patches, which is a plural noun of patch.

Patchouli f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Patchouli comes from the bushy herb of the mint family and bears tiny pink-white flowers. A bearer of this name is Patchouli Knowledge, a character from the Touhou Project.

Patelyn f American (Modern, Rare)

Patia f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Patience.

Patina f English (Modern, Rare)
Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.

Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.

Patri f & m Spanish, English (American)
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.

Patriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A blend of Patricia and Katriana.

Patricea f English (Rare, ?)
Extended form of Patrice 2 or variant of Patricia.

Patricha f American (Rare)

Patrici f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2

Patrician f English

Patricka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick.

Patrickia f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick.

Patrika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick. This name is borne by American actress Patrika Darbo.

Patrina f English
Feminine diminutive of Patrick influenced by Katrina

Patrine f English (Rare)
Combination of "Patricia" and "Katrine".