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Annelyse f English (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Annalise.

Annemargaret f English
Combination of Anne 1 and Margaret

Annemaria f German, Dutch, English (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Maria.

Anner f American (South, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Anna reflecting the Appalachian accent.

Annesley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ansley.

Annessa f English (Rare)
Variant of Anessa.

Annestelle f English (Rare)

Annete f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Annette.

Annevieve f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Annavieve.

Anney f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annie.

Annibel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Annabel.

Anniebell f American (South, ?)
Form of Annabelle.

Anniebelle f English
Variant of Anabel or a combination of Annie and Belle.

Anniebeth f English
Combination of Annie and Beth.

Anniegale f English (Rare, ?), Obscure (?)

Anniejane f English
A combination of Annie and Jane.

Anniekate f English
A combination of Annie and Kate.

Anniekay f English
A combination of Annie and Kay 1.

Annielou f English
Combination of Annie and Lou.

Annielu f English (Rare)
Combination of Annie and Lu.

Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Annikah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annika.

Annimarie f English (Rare)

Anniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Anna, formed from the popular name suffix qua- (see also Annika, Anika 1, Shaniqua and Janiqua).

Annise f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Variant of Annis.

Annissa f English (Rare, Modern)
Variant of Anissa.

Anniston f English (Modern)
Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [more]

Annistyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anniston.

Annitta f Danish, Dutch, English
A variant of Anita 1 or Annetta.

Anniyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Aniya.

Annjeanette f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Anjanette.

Annjeannette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ann and Jeannette.

Annlee f English (American)
Combination of Ann and Lee.

Annlynn f English
Combination of Ann and Lynn, also a variant of Annlyn.

Annoushka f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Annushka.

Annslee f English (Modern)
Variant of Ansley.

Annugetta f African American

Annya f English
Variant of Anya.

Anola f English

Anophia f American (Rare)

Anora f Medieval English, English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Annora.

Anorella f American (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare elaboration of Annora.

Anquinetta f English (American)
Variant of Acquanetta.

Anriette f Louisiana Creole, Afrikaans
Creole variant of Henriette.

Anslee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Ansleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ansley.

Anslie f English
Variant of Ansley.

Anstice f English (British, Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Anstice, which was derived from the medieval given name Anastase or Anastayse (from Latin Anastasius), or from its feminine equivalent Anastasie (from Latin Anastasia).

Antanasia f English (American, Rare)

Antaniah f American

Antarctica f English
The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic ", "opposite to the north".

Antawana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Antwan and Tawana.

Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.

Anthelia f American (South, Archaic)

Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Antionette f English
Variant of Antoinette.

Antissa f English
Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a city of the island Lesbos (Lesvos).

Antoinett f English (Rare)
Variant of Antoinette.

Antoinetta f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Antoinette.

Antoiniece f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Antoine using the fashionable suffix -iece.

Antoinique f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Antoine by using the fashionable suffix -ique

Antolia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Anatolia.

Antonique f African American (Rare), Bahamian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Antoinette.

Antusa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Italian form of Anthousa.

Antwanetta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Antwanette. This is borne by a young female basketball player Antwanetta Boswell. Also, see Antoinetta.

Antwanette f African American
Variant of Antoinette, likely influenced by Antwan.

Antwaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoiniece.

Antwanique f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoinique.

Anwyn f English, Popular Culture, Welsh
Variant of Anwen.

A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.

Anyala f American (Hispanic)

Anyia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aniya.

Anyka f English
Variant of Annika.

Anylah f English, Indian
Variant of Anila 1, Aniela, or Anela.

Anyssa f English
Variant of Anisa.

Anzac m & f English (Australian)
An acronym, given in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; originally those who served at Gallipoli during World War I, but now all who have served and died for Australia and New Zealand during military operations.

Anzilla f English (Rare)
Variant of Ancilla.

Anzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ansley.

Aolanis f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aolani.

Aona f English

Aoueya f English (Modern, Rare)

Aowyn f & m English
a variant Éowyn

Aphelia f English (British)

Aphira f English

Aphrah f & m English, English (Puritan)
From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.

Appaline f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an anglicized form of Apolline; also compare Appoline.

Appaloma f American
Variant of Apollonia.

Approved m & f English (Puritan)
Archaic meaning is, "to prove; show."

Apricity f English (Rare)
A rare English name with Latin origins meaning “the warmth of the sun in winter”.

Aprilla f English (American, Rare)

Aprille f English, Filipino (Rare)
Variant of April.

Aprillia f English (Rare)

Apriscilla f English (Rare)

Apryl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of April.

Aqua f English
Derived from Latin aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.

Aqualina f English (Modern)
Means "tender water". A notable bearer was the female sea serpent from the Disney Junior show "Sofia the First".

Aquanetta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Acquanetta.

Aquaniesha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, qua, nee and sha... [more]

Aquiela f African American

Ara f English
Diminutive of Arabella.

Arabel f Scottish, English (British), Medieval English
Variant of Arabella.

Arabell f American (Rare)
Variant of Arabelle.

Arabelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Arabella.

Arabeth f English (Rare)

Aracelys f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aracelis in which by it: a variant of Araceli.

Aradella f English (Rare)

Aradith f American (Rare, Archaic)

Araina f English
Variant of Reina 1 or Irena

Aralea f English (Rare)

Aralee f English (American)
Aralee means thanks, and is a pretty light sounding name.

Aralet f English, History
Variant of Arlette.

Aralia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arelia.

Aralie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Aralia (compare Oralie).

Araline f English
Variant of Arline.

Araluen f English (Australian, Rare)
From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" in a local Aboriginal language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).

Aralyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn, or else a combination of the initial sound found in names such as Arabella, Ariel and Ariadne with the popular name suffix lyn (perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names Carolyn, Marilyn and Cherilyn).

Aralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aralyn.

Aramantha f English, Literature
Variant of Araminta.

Aramesa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Aramina f Literature, American (Archaic)

Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.

Aranxia f English (Rare)

Arastella f American

Aravis f English (Rare), Literature
Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [more]

Arawa f English (New Zealand)

Arayah f English (Modern)
An invented name influenced by Aria 1.

Arbor m & f English
Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.

Arcana f English, Sanskrit
Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]

Arcángela f Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Arcángel.

Arcelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orcelia.

Arcellia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Arcelia.

Arcely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Araceli with the spelling more or less phonetical in English nature.

Arcenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Arsenia.

Archia f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname... [more]

Archibaldina f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Archibald.

Archina f English
Feminization of Archibald.

Arcilia f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.

Ardelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Artelia.

Ardell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ardell, from an unexplained first element and the common suffix of surnames, -ell (from Latin -elius)... [more]

Ardella f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardelle f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardena f English (American)

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardeth m & f Popular Culture, American (Rare)
Variant of Ardath. Ardeth Bey is the name of one of the main characters in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001).

Ardice f English (Rare)
Variant of Ardith.

Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.

Ardisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.

Ardoth f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Ardwen f Popular Culture, English
The name of a priestess in the computer game The Elder Scrolls.

Ardyce f English (American)
Variant of Ardice or Ardis. A notable bearer is Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician

Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.

Ardyth f English (American, Rare)
A spelling variation of Ardath, Ardeth, or Ardith.

Arealia f African American (Rare)

Areana f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areanna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areida f English
This name was used for a character in Gail Carson Levine's 1997 book "Ella Enchanted". The book won a Newbery Medal and a movie adaptation was released in 2004 starring Anne Hathaway.

Arelda f Albanian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Arilda.

Areli f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely.

Arelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aurelia.

Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.

Arella f English, Hebrew (Rare)

Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]

Aretta f English (Rare), Finnish (Rare)

Areva f English
Unknown

Areya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Aria 1.

Areyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".

Argie m & f English

Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.

Ari f English, Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Ariabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arial f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Arian f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariane

Arianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.

Ariann f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Ariannah f English
Variant of Arianna.

Arianny f English (American, Modern)
Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.

Arianwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianwen used in the English-speaking world.

Ariarne f English (Australian, Rare)

Aribella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arica f English
Variant of Erica.

Aricka f African American
Variant of Erica.

Arie f English

Ariea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Ariele f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arielle.

Arieli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Sicilian (Rare)
Creative phonetic variant of Arielle/Ariel or a Sicilian variant of Ariele.

Ariell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariellah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Arielly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielle/Ariel, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Ariella.

Arielynne f English (American)

Arielys f American (Hispanic)

Ariene f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariez m & f American
Variant of Aries.

Arihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Arikka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Arilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a contracted form of Amarilla.

Arilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arionah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariona

Arionna f American
Variant of Arianna.

Arisbeth f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Elizabeth, used primarily in Mexico.

Arissa f English

Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Ariya f English
Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.

Ariyana f English
Variant of Ariana.

Ariyanna f American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariyel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariyon m & f English

Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.

Ariyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arizbeth f American (Hispanic)
Likely an invented name based on Elizabeth.

Arizona f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Etymology of Arizona is still debated, they may include:... [more]

Arkansas m & f English (Rare)
A French pronunciation (Arcansas) of a Quapaw (a related Kaw tribe) word, akakaze, meaning "land of downriver people" or the Sioux word akakaze meaning "people of the south wind".

Arkie f & m English

Arkinya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix ar with Kinya.

Arla f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.

Arlaina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlanda f English
Smart, pretty, quiet,strong, steadfast,helpful,faithful

Arlandia f Brazilian, American

Arlandria f African American (Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Either from the place name Arlandria or a combination of names beginning with Arl- and Andrea 2.... [more]

Arlayne f American (Rare)
Altered form of Arlene. A known bearer of this name was Arlayne Brown (1916-1961), an American child sharpshooter.

Arlean f English (American)
Variant of Arline.

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

Arleathia f African American
Variant of Arletha.

Arlee f English (?)
Possibly a feminine form of Lee or a variant of Arlene, or both.

Arleene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arline.

Arleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arleighn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlene.

Arleilya f African American

Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.

Arlenis f Caribbean, English (Rare)

Arlenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlenne f English (Rare)

Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.

Arlett f Hungarian, American (Hispanic, Modern)
Hungarian form of Arlette, as well as a Hispanic variant (compare Arleth).

Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.

Arletys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Arleth.

Arleva f American (Rare)

Arlicia f African American
Combination of Arletha and Alicia.

Arliene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arline.

Arlis m & f English (American)
Variant of Arliss.

Arlisa f African American (Rare)

Arliss m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arliss.

Arlissa f English
Strickly feminine form of Arlis.

Arloa f English
Feminine form of the name Arlo, which possibly originates as an alternate spelling of the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".

Arlotta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Arlotta.

Arlow m & f English
Variant of Arlo.

Arlowe f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlo.

Arlowene f American (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Arlo.

Arly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Arlyne f English (American)
Variant of Arlene.

Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.

Armanthia f English

Armantina f Louisiana Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cognate of Armantine.

Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.

Armaria f African American (Rare, ?)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Armani and Amari.

Armatha f English
Variation of Ramatha, an ancient name of Palestine.

Armeda f English (American)
Variant of Armida.

Armelda f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare, ?)
Armelda means "battle" or "warrior"

Armena f English (Rare, ?)

Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]

Armesta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Armista.

Armie f American (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Araminta dating back to the 19th century. This name was first used in 1917 when it was given as a first name to 6 baby girls.

Arminta f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Araminta.

Armista f English (Rare)
From the word, armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name Armistice.

Armistice f & m Popular Culture, American (Rare)
From the English word armistice meaning "truce, ceasefire", ultimately derived from Latin arma "arms" and -stitium "stoppage". This is the name of a character on the HBO series 'Westworld'.

Armonda f English
Feminine form of Armond.

Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.

Arnella f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Arnold.

Arnelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Arnessa f English (Rare)

Arnesse f American (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)

Arnéstine f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Ernestine.

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

Arnetta f English (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arnold, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix etta (compare Annetta, Netta 1).

Arnette f English
A feminine form of Arno.

Arnica f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]

Arniesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arnisha.

Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]

Arnya f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Anya. Arnya Duchevnic was a character on the Australian 2001 situation comedy 'Flat Chat'.

Arra f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Arrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arrayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Arrhianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arriana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrianna f American (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrie f English
Used in the United States around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Similar to other popular names of the time ending in -ie Addie, Annie, Allie, and Abbie. Possibly influenced by Ari 1 and variants.

Arriell f English (American)
Variant of Ariel.

Arriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Arrietta f English

Arril m & f English (Rare)

Arrilla f American (South)
Variant of Arilla.

Arrin m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aaron and Erin.

Arrison m & f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Arrison is a modern, American name with no set meaning. It is a unisex variant of the masculine name, Harrison.