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Averee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avereigh f English (Modern)
Feminine varation of the unisex name Avery.

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Averi f English (Modern)
Variant of Avery.

Averia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized elaborated form of Avery.

Averiana f English (American)
Combination of Averie and Ana given to 12 girls in 2018.

Averietta f English (Archaic)

Averil f English
Variant of Averill.

Averilla f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Averina f English (Rare)
Variant of Everina.

Averine f English

Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.

Avi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Ava 1, Avery, and any names that start with -av

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Aviance f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]

Aviani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Avianne f American (Modern)
Variant of Avianna.

Avianni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Aviannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Aviara f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Avery.

Aviary f English

Avica f English

Avicia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Avis (via its variant Avice).

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

Aviee f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Aviela f English, Hebrew
Feminine form of 'Avi'el.

Avielle f English (American), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Aviela.

Avigaiyil f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.

Avigal f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.

Avigali f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigal.

Avilene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Aviona f English (Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Avionna f English (Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Avlyn f English

Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.

Avonelle f American (Rare), Antillean Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Avanelle, or possibly an elaboration of Avon using the popular name suffix elle.

Avonia f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]

Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.

Avori f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.

Avrey f & m English
Variant of Avery.

Avri m & f Hebrew, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Avraham.... [more]

Avriana f African American (Rare)

Avrianna f English (Modern, Rare)

Avriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.

Avriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avrielle.

Avrielle f English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Avriel.

Avrill f American (South)
Variant of Avril.

Avrin m & f Hebrew, English

Avry f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Avery. In 2008, 30 boys and 24 girls were given the name AVRY. Also in 2018, 17 boys and 11 girls were named AVRY.

Awesome m & f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word awesome.

Axa f English (American, Archaic)
Early corruption of Achsah.

Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.

Axilla f American (Rare, Archaic)

Axleigh f English
Probably from Ashley.

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayala f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayala

Ayalla f American
Variant of Ayala

Ayana f Indian, English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").

Ayanah f English (Modern)
Variant of Ayana.

Ayania f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayanna f Eastern African, African American (Modern), Jamaican Patois
Possibly means "flower" in Amharic.

Ayannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Ayana.

Ayasha f Indian (Rare), American (Modern), Cheyenne
Variant of Ayashe.

Aydah f English (American)
Variant of Ada 1.

Aydia f American (Rare)

Aydrian m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aydriana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Aydrianna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Ayejah f African American
Variant of Asha 2.

Ayelene f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Ayessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayesha.

Ayfa f English
Anglicized form of Aoife.

Ayin f Filipino, English, Indonesian
Possibly from the Proto-Semetic *ʿayn- meaning "eye".

Ayira f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ayisha f Arabic, African American
Variant of Aisha.

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

Aylah f English
Variant of Ayla 3.

Aylani f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ailani

Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]

Ayleen f American (Hispanic), German, English
Variant of Aylín or Ailyn, which are Hispanic variants of Eileen... [more]

Ayleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Aylee.

Aylene f English
Variant of Aileen.

Ayliea f American (Modern, Rare)

Aylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aylin

Aymee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.

Aymie f English (American)
Variant of Amy.

Aynjel m & f African, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean
A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.

Aynslee m & f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynsleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ainsley.

Aynsley f & m English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynya f English (Modern, Rare)

Ayrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Ayrika f English

Ayshah f English
Variant of Aisha.

Ayshea f English (British)
Possibly a variant transcription of Aisha.... [more]

Aysia f American
Variant of Asia 1.

Ayslenn f English
Variant of Aislinn.

Ayva f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ava 1.

Ayvah f English
Variant of Ava 1.

Ayven f English
Variant of Aven.

Ayvia f English
Variant of Avia.

Ayviana f English
Variant of Aviana.

Ayzineth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Aseneth.

Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Ayzsia f African American
Variant of Asia 1.

Azaelia f English
Elaboration of Azalea.

Azahlia f English (Rare)
Variant of Azalia

Azahria f English
Feminine variant of Azaria.

Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]

Azalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
In English-speaking countries, this name is usually a variant spelling of Azaliah and Azalea, but there are also cases where it is a variant spelling of Azelia.... [more]

Azaliah m & f Biblical, English (Puritan, Rare)
English form of Atsalyahu via its latinized form Aslia. This was the name of a character from the Old Testament, who appeared in 2 Kings 22:3 (also known as 4 Kings 22:3)... [more]

Azalya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azarie f English (Modern)
A feminine variant of Azariah in the English-speaking world, also a variant of Azaria.

Azariyah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azariah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.

Azaylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azayliah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Azelia. This name is borne by American rapper Azealia Banks (1991-).

Azelia f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Azelia was first recorded in the 19th century. Its origin is uncertain and highly debated; some scholars argue that it might be a feminization of the biblical name Azel... [more]

Azella f Romani (Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Azémie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Azémia.

Azerah f English (American)
A feminine adaptation of Lazarus, derived from “Eleazar” as both an omission of “El” (God) and having a feminine ending (“-ah”).

Azereth f English (American, Rare)
Probably derived from the Jewish feast day atzeret (alternative transcription: azereth) with unclear meaning, proposed interpretations include "conclusion" and "gathering" that coincides in time with the Christian pentecost... [more]

Azia f English
Variant of Asia 1.

Aziah m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asaiah or Asia 1.

Azianna f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare)

Azilee f English (American)

Azizi f & m African American (Rare), Swahili
Means "treasure, rarity, something valuable; lover" in Swahili, derived from Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz); compare Aziz. A known (female) bearer is American model Azizi Johari (1948-), in whose case it is a pseudonym.

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Azlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aslan.

Azlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Azma f English (British)

Azora f English, Theatre

Azorina f English (Rare)
From the name of the monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, whose sole species, the Azorina vidalii, is endemic to the Azores.

Azrhiana f English (American, Rare)
Strong, Great Queen, Powerful, Intelligent, Beautiful Goddess, Merciful, Gracious

Azriela f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Azriel.

Azrielle f English (American)
Modern English feminine form of Azriel.

Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]

Azulena f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Azuray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.

Azuria f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Azure

Azzia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Asia 1.

Azzie f English
Diminutive of Azalea and other names containing -az-.

Azzure f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azure.

Azzy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Azalea or other names beginning in -az.

Baba f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names with a similar sound. Borne by Baba Beaton, socialite and sister of photographer Cecil, and writer Eleanor “Baba” Brougham.

Babara f Brazilian, American (Rare)
Variant of Barbara.

Babie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.

Babsy f English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.

Baby f English (American)
From babi, "infant of either sex," diminutive of babe (see babe) with -y (3). Meaning "childish adult person" is from c. 1600. Meaning "youngest of a group" is by 1897.

Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)
From the place name.

Bacona f English

Baeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Baelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baheda f English

Bahia f Portuguese (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the state in Brazil

Bahilma f American (Modern, Rare)

Baileigh f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailie f English (American)
Variant of Bailey.

Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey using the popular name suffix lyn.

Bailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bailey and Lynn.

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

Baldie f English (British)
Diminutive of Archibald.

Baleigh f & m English
Variant of Bailey.

Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.

Baley f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

Bama m & f American
Diminutive of Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player Carvel William "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [more]

Bambie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Bambi.

Bandit f & m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]

Bandy m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Bandy.

Banita f African American
Variant of Bonita.

Banksia f English (Australian)
Banksia is an uncommon name deriving from the Native Australian plant that produces honeysuckle like flowers. The plant species were originally named after Sir Joseph Banks, who first collected its samples in 1770.

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Bannack m & f English (American, Rare)

Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.

Bannie f & m Western African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bonnie.

Barabara f American (Archaic)
Variant of Barbara

Barbaranne f English (Rare)
Combination of Barbara and Anne 1.

Barbarette f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbary f Manx, Medieval English, English (Archaic)
English vernacular form and Manx regular form of Barbara.

Barbette f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbi f English
Variant of Barbie.

Barby f English (Rare)
Variant of Barbie. This is also the name of a town in Germany, though the town's name derives from a different source.

Barbz f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names beginning with Ba(r)-.

Barcelona f American (Hispanic)
Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.

Barcey f English (Rare)

Bargaret f English (Rare)
Variant of Margaret

Bargie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bargaret.

Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.

Baroness f English (Rare)
Perhaps from Celtic or from Frankish *baro* "freeman, man" or another Germanic source. In England, the word merged with (probably) cognate Old English *beorn* "nobleman."

Barrye m & f English
Variant or feminine spelling Barry.

Barsha f American (South, Archaic)

Barsheba f American, Biblical
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.

Barthena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthena. Also compare Bartina, which is similar in appearance and sound but has a different etymology.

Barthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia.

Bartholomea f Dutch, English
Dutch and English feminine form of Bartholomew.

Bartine f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Bartholomew. A known bearer of this name is the late American film actress Bartine Burkett. The name is sometimes erroneously interpreted as a variant spelling of Bertine.

Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.

Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.

Bashiyra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bashira.

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Basilie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Basile.

Basiline f English (Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Feminine form of Basil 1 and Basile.

Baskel f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly as a given name of the surname Baskel.

Bass f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Bass. It can also be a variant of Bas.

Bastille f English (American, Rare)
Probably use of the surname Bastille.

Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]

Bathshua f Biblical, English (Puritan)
Means "daughter of salvation" or "daughter of prosperity" in Hebrew. The first element is Hebrew בַּת (bat) meaning "daughter"; the second element could be derived from the verb יָשַׁע (yasha') "to save, to deliver", which is related to the verb שוע (shawa') meaning "to cry out (for salvation)" and the nouns שוע (shua'), שוע (shoa') and שועה (shawa) all of which mean "a cry (for salvation)", or it could be derived from a noun שוע which has been interpreted as meaning "riches, wealth".... [more]

Batilda f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Bathilda.

Batrice f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Baxley f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Baxley, a variant of Bexley.

Bay f & m Medieval English, English
From the Middle English personal name Baye, from Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).... [more]

Bayla f English (Modern, Rare)

Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bayleigh f English (American)
Variant of Bailey.

Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baylie f English
Variant of Bailey.

Baylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Beach m & f English

Beadie f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Beamont m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Beaumont.

Bean f English
An informal nickname for Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth and sometimes other names as well.

Beanie f Scots, English
Variant of Beenie.

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

Beatryce f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beattie f Scots, English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna

Beaulah f English (American)
Variant of Beulah.

Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word beautiful, ultimately from Latin bellus "beautiful, fine".

Beautifull f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Beautiful.

Beauty f English, Popular Culture, South African
From the English word "beauty", ultimately derived from Latin bellus, "beautiful". See also Belle and Bella.

Beaux m & f English
Variant of Beau

Bebe f English
Diminutive of Barbara, Elizabeth and any other name starting with 'B'.

Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.

Bechet f English
Transferred from the surname Bechet.... [more]

Beci f English
Variant of Becky

Beckee f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Beckette f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Beckett.

Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.

Becki f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckie f English
Variant of Becky.

Bedar f English (Rare)
Variant of Bader.

Bede f English
Diminutive of Obedience used in the 18th century.

Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.

Beeman f English (British)
The name Beeman first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived near a mountain. This name was brought to England by the Normans, and is a corruption of the Norman French name Beaumont, which means beautiful mountain.

Beezie f English
Nickname for Elizabeth.

Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.

Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.

Beige f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the color beige.

Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.

Bekah f English
Diminutive of Rebekah. A famous bearer is the American singer Bekah Liechty (2000- )

Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.

Bekky f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel.

Belanna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Combination of Belle and Anna.... [more]

Belicia f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), American (Rare)

Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

Belindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Belinda.

Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.

Belissa f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Belisa.

Bell f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Bell 1.

Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.

Bellagrace f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bella and Grace.

Bellamae f English
Combination of Bella and Mae.

Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").

Bellamarie f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Bella and Marie.

Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May

Bellamie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bellamy.

Bellamina f English (American, Rare)

Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa 1

Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.

Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."

Belua f American

Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.

Belvadene f English (American, Rare)

Belvah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.

Belvia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.... [more]

Belvie f Central African, American

Belynda f English
Variant of Belinda.

Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.

Benebell f English (American)
Possible combination of Bene and Bell

Benedine f English (American, Rare)

Benelli f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Benelli.

Benessa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Benicia which was influenced by Vanessa. It might also be a combination of Ben 1 and Vanessa or similar names ending in -essa.

Benetha f English (Rare)

Benette f English (Rare)

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Berdie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.