Browse Submitted Names

Spurgeon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Spurgeon. British preacher Charles Spurgeon bore the surname.

Squall m Popular Culture, English
Meaning: a great storm, usually tropical in nature... [more]

Squire m English (Rare)
Either from the English occupational surname (see Squire), or else directly from the English word. It is derived from Old French esquier, escuier "squire", literally "shield-bearer" (from Latin scutarius, a derivative of scutum "shield").

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

Staige m American (Rare)

Staley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Staley. While it was used as a rare masculine name during the 20th century, in modern times, it's more often used as a feminine name.

Stall m English
Transferred use of the surname Stall.

Stamford m English
Stamford means "stone ford" and comes from Old English.

Standish m English
Transferred use of the surname Standish.

Stanely m English (Rare)
Variant of Stanley.

Stange m English (Rare)

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

Stanlee m English
Variant of Stanley.

Stanli m English
Variant of Stanley.

Stanlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Stanley.

Stanly m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stanley.

Stann m & f English
Variant of Stan 1.

Stanton m English
Transferred use of the surname Stanton.

Stanwix m American (Rare)
After the place name Fort Stanwix.... [more]

Starbuck m & f English (American, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Starbuck.... [more]

Stargazer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word stargazer "one who stargazes" or "a daydreamer".

Stark m English
Transferred use of the surname Stark.

Starlen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Starlin.

Starley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Starley or a variant of Starlee.... [more]

Starlin m & f American

Starling f & m English
From the English word for the type of bird. It is commonly associated with the name Star.... [more]

Starri m & f English
Variant of Starry.

Starrie f & m English

Starry f & m English
From the English word starry, "abounding with stars".

Starshine f & m English, Popular Culture
Popularized by the song "Good Morning, Starshine" from the 1967 anti-war, counter-culture, rock musical Hair.

Stas f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Stacy and Anastasia

Stasy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Stacy.

Staten m & f English (Rare)

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

St Clair m English (Rare)
Early form of Sinclair.

Steade m English
English- A famous Brittish pirate had this name

Stede m English (Archaic, ?)
Possibly from an English surname that was derived from Old English stēda meaning "stallion; stud-horse" or Old English stede "place; position". This was most notably borne by Stede Bonnet (1688-1718), known as the 'Gentleman Pirate' because he was born into a wealthy English family on the island of Barbados.

Stedman m English
Transferred use of the surname Stedman.... [more]

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

Steel m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Steel or from the English word steel.

Steele m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred form the surname Steele.

Stefen m English
Variant of Stephen.

Steffin m American (Rare)

Stegath m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Stegath, as in the case of American screenwriter, film actor and producer Stegath James Dorr (born 3 June 1973).

Steiv m English (American)

Stelan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stellan or a masculine form of Stela / Stella 1.

Stellar f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic), English
Phonetic spelling of Stella 1 reflecting a dialectal pronunciation.

Steny m English (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch name Steen. This is the name of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, whose name was derived from his father’s name.

Stepe m American (Americanized, Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of Stephen.

Stepfan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stefan. A notable bearer of the name is the american football player Stepfan Lee Taylor.

Stephin m English
Variant of Stephen.

Stephon m African American
Variant of Stephen formed using the phonetic suffix on. It might be considered an anglicized form of Stéphane.

Stephyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Stephen.

Sterlyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Sterling, using the popular name suffix lyn.

Stetsyn m & f American
Variant of Stetson.

Steuart m English (Modern)
Variant of Stuart.

Stevee m English
Variant of Stevie.

Stevei m & f English
Variant of Stevie.

Steveland m African American (Rare), English (Rare)

Stevenson m English
Transferred use of the surname Stevenson.

Stevi f & m English
Variant of Stevie.

Stevin m English
Variant spelling of Stephen. This is the stage name of Stephen Grossman, the creator of the popular kids web-series 'Blippi'.

Stevland m English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the birth name of American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder (b. 1950).

Stevon m English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Steven, perhaps influenced by Stefan.... [more]

Stevy m English
Variant of Stevie.

Stevyn m American (Rare)
Variant of Steven.

Steward m & f English

Stewartson m English
Transferred use of the surname Stewartson.

Stewie m Popular Culture, English
Diminutive of Stewart. In popular culture, this name is best known for being the name of Stewie Griffin, one of the main characters of the American animated television series Family Guy.

Stewy m English
Diminutive of Stewart.

St George m English (Rare)
Anglicized version of the French Saint-Georges. It is possibly used in honor of Saint George of Lydda.

Stiles m English
Transferred use of the surname Stiles.

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

Stith m English
Derived from the Scottish surname Stith, of unknown meaning. This was the name of Stith Thompson (1885-1976), an American folklorist.

Stockard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Stockard.... [more]

Stockton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Stockton.... [more]

Stockwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the given name Stockwell.... [more]

Stoic m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word stoic.

Stokely m African American, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Stokely. Borne by Stokely Carmichael, American activist.

Stoker m English
Transferred usage of the surname Stoker.

Stonewall m English (American, Modern, Rare)
The origin of this name is a Confederate general name (Stonewall Jackson(Born Thomas Jonathan Jackson)). ... [more]

Stoney m American (Rare)
Diminutive for the modern name Stone. One noted bearer is country music artist Stoney Edwards (1929-1997).

Stony m English (Rare)
Variant of Stoney.

Storme m & f Greenlandic, English
Greenlandic form of Storm, as well as an English variant.

Stormee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stormy.

Stormey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stormy.

Stormie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Stormy.

Story f & m English (Modern)
From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie, from Late Latin storia meaning "history."

Stowe m English
Transferred usage of the surname Stowe.

Strait m English (American)

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

Strawberry f & m English
From the widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria. A bright red fruit known for its sweetness and texture. The most well-known namesake is Strawberry Shortcake.

Streckfus m English (Rare)

Streeter m English
Transferred use of the surname Streeter.

Strider m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Strider. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, Strider is the alias of Aragorn... [more]

Strom m English
Probably transferred from the originally German surname Strom.... [more]

Strother m English
From Strother Martin Jr, an American actor (1919-1980).

Strummer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Strummer.

Stryder m English
Variant of Strider.

Stryker m English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin. Possibly a transferred use of the surname Stryker. Alternately, from the Norwegian words stryker meaning "stretcher" or from stryke (“use a bow”) +‎ -er or from stryker, indefinite plural strykere, meaning a string player (musician who plays a string instrument).

Stryver m English, Literature
Stryver is a character in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities and in the 10 TV/film adaptations of the story.

Stue m & f English
Variant of Stu.

Stuey m English
Diminutive of Stuart.

Stuie m English
Diminutive of Stuart.

Stukely m English
Transferred use of the surname Stukely.

Sturgill m English
Transferred use of the surname Sturgill.

Sturt m English
Transferred use of the surname Sturt.

Stuyvesant m English
Transferred use of the surname Stuyvesant.

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

Stylian m English
English form of Stylianos.

Suede m & f English
The word comes from the French Suède, which literally means "Sweden".

Sugar m & f English
Nickname derived from the English word, usually referring to someone with a sweet personality.

Sugma m & f English
From Kenya

Sullens m & f English (American)
is a surname

Sulley m English
Variant of Sully.

Summerfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Summerfield.

Summerlad m English
Folk etymologically altered form of Somerled.

Summit m English
From the surname Summit.

Sumner m English
Transferred use of the surname Sumner.

Sun m & f English (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.... [more]

Sundance m & f English (American, Rare)
The Sundance Kid was the nickname of American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (1867-1908), in whose case it was taken from Sundance, Wyoming, the only town that ever jailed him, where he was incarcerated for eighteen months for horse thievery at the age of 15... [more]

Sundown f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word meaning "sunset". The 1974 song Sundown by Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot caused this name to be given to 13 babies (7 girls and 6 boys) born in the United States in 1974, as well as 5 US-born girls in 1976.

Sunrise m & f English (Rare)
From the English word sunrise, referring to a time in the morning when the sun appears.

Sunset f & m English
From the English word "sunset" referring to the setting of the sun at the end of the day.

Superior m & f African American, English
Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

Supreme m African American

Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Sutter m English
Transferred use of the surname Sutter.

Swain m English
Transferred use of the surname Swain.

Swayze f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).

Sweet f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.

Sweetheart f & m Filipino (Rare), English
From the English word sweetheart, an affectionate term for a beloved person, or a person who is always kind.

Sy m & f English
Variant of Si.

Sycamore m English (Rare)
From the English word sycamore for various types of trees, ultimately from Greek συκόμορος (sūkomoros) meaning "fig-mulberry".

Sye m American (Modern)

Syl m English

Syler m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Syler.

Sylis m African American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

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

Sylph f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".

Sylus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Silas.

Symere m African American

Symphorian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Symphorianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Syncere m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sincere.

Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.

Syzygy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos) "yolked together". In astronomy, this term refers to the alignment of three celestial bodies, such as what occurs during an eclipse.

Szandor m American
Middle name of Anton Szandor LaVey, formerly Howard Stanton Levey.

Ta f & m African American (Rare)
Shortening of African American names starting with ta- (example Talisha for females and Tashaun for males).

Tab f & m English (Rare)
Short for Tabitha. For males, it is used as a nickname such as is the case with Tab Hunter.

Taber m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Taber.

Tabias m English (Rare)
Variant of Tobias.

Tabor m & f American (Rare)

Taca f & m African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Tacity m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Taco m Dutch, American (Rare)
Dutch or Frisian short form of names containing the name element DIET resp. THIAD (from Germanic *þeudō) "people".

Tadd m English
Diminutive of names beginning in tadd- or tad-.... [more]

Taddy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy and diminutive of Thaddeus and Thaddea

Taden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayden.

Taeler f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taelie f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelor m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taelyr m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taeryn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Taft m English
Transferred use of the surname Taft in honor of famous bearer President William Taft

Tag m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Taggart or variant of Tagg. Also used as a nickname by people with initials T.A.G.

Tagg m English (Rare)
Short form of Taggart and variant of Tadg.

Taggart m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Taggart.

Taggert m English
Variant of Taggart.

Tahj m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taj (which in turn was used by American musician Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his first son born 1973 - Toriano Adaryll 'Taj' Jackson Jr... [more]

Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.

Tahlil m African American (Modern)
A portmanteau of Tammy, meaning "perfection" and Kahlil, meaning "friend". The resulting meaning is "perfect friend."

Taige m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Taijuan m American (Rare)
Elaboration of Juan 1.

Tailer m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Tyler or Taylor.

Tailor m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Tait m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname or a spelling variant of Tate.

Taitum f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatum.

Taiwan m African American
Variant of Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of Taiwan.

Taiylor m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Tajae m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tajion m African American

Tajuan m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Juan 1, making it a masculine form of Tajuana.

Takoda m American
Variant of Tokota.

Talan m English
Variant of Talon.

Talcott m English
Transferred use of the surname Talcott.

Talen m English
Variant of Talon.

Taliaferro m English
Transferred use of the surname Taliaferro.

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

Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]

Tallis f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Tallon m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French surname of Tallon. ... [more]

Tallow m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Tallye f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Tallyn m English (Modern, Rare)

Tallynn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Talyn

Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.

Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.

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

Talor m & f English, Hebrew
Combination of the word "טל" (Tal), "dew", and the word אור (Or), "light", also used as a variant of Taylor.

Talyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talon.

Tamarion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Tamarki m African American

Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.

Tamlane m Scottish (Rare, ?), English (Rare)

Tamlen m English

Tammany m & f American (Rare)

Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.

Tamond m American (South, Rare)

Tana m & f English (American, Rare)

Tanas m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.

Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.

Tango f & m English
Vocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin tangere, meaning "touch".... [more]

Tanis m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Tannar m & f English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Tanner

Tannen m & f English
Means "fir tree" in German.

Tannie f & m English (American)

Tannon m English

Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.

Tannyn m & f English (Rare)

Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).

Tanzanite m African American (Rare)

Taon m African American

Tapley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English tæppa "peg" and leah "wood, clearing".

Tappan m English

Taquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta and quan.

Taqui m Arabic, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taqi.

Tareak m English
Variant of Tariq.

Tarell m African American
Variant of Terrell.

Taren f & m English
Variant of Taryn or Taron.

Tarian m English (American), African American

Tark m English
Short form of Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.

Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]

Tarl m English

Tarn m English (Rare)
Middle English (originally northern English dialect) from Old Norse tjǫrn.... [more]

Taronta m African American

Tarran m & f English (American, Rare)
From the surname Tarran.

Tarrance m English
Variation of Terence

Tarrell m English (American)

Tarren m & f English (Rare)
Variation of Welsh Taran.

Tarvaris m African American (Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Tarvarius m African American (Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Tarvarus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Taryll m African American
Variant of Terrell or Darryl. This name was used by American musician Toriano Adaryll 'Tito' Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his son born 1975.

Tashane m African American
Combination of prefix Ta- with Shane.

Tashaud m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the phonetic element ta with Rashad.

Tashaun m African American
Combination of the prefix ta and Shaun.

Tashawn m & f African American
Variant of Tashaun.

Tateum f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatum.

Tatian m English
English form of Tatianus. This name was borne by a Christian writer and theologian from the 2nd century AD.

Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]

Tauren m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Taurean, perhaps influenced by Lauren. Also see Torin.

Tav m English
Diminutive of Gustav or Gustavo. Bearers include musician Gustavo Antonio "Tav" Falco (1945-).

Tavares m African American
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name appeared in the American popularity charts in the mid-1970s, due to the American R&B and soul musical group Tavares (a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent).

Tavari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Tavares.

Tavarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Tavares.

Tavaris m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tavares.

Tavarres m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tavares.

Taveion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tavi f & m English (Rare), Yiddish
Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish. ... [more]

Tavian m African American
Diminutive of Octavian.

Tavion m African American
Variant of Tavian.

Tavis m English (American)

Tavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Octavius.

Tavoris m African American
Altered form of Tavares.

Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.

Tayden m & f American (Rare)
Name created alongside the -den name trend.

Taye m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tay.

Tayelle m & f American (Rare)

Tayjon m African American (Rare)

Taylar f & m English
Variant of Taylor.

Taylen m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Taylin f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Taylinn f & m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Meanings and history of the name Taylin. Taylin is the feminine form of Taylor (masculine) from Old English meaning beautiful taylor/seamstress.

Taylon m English
Variant of Talon.

Taylos m English (Rare, ?)

Taylyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taymor m African American

Taymour m African American
Variant of Taymor.

Tayn m & f English
Variant of Tane.

Tayon m African American

Tayron m English
Variant of Tyrone.

Taysean m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayshan m English (Modern, Rare)

Tayshaun m African American
Combination of the prefix tay and Shaun.

Tayshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayte f & m English (Modern)
Unisex variant of Tate. Also used as a diminutive of Tatum.

Tayton m American (Rare)

Taytum f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tatum.

Tayven m American
Tayven means a strong and dashing young man who is very good at basketball and fortnite, but mostly is very good with the ladies

Tayvin f & m English

Tayvion m African American
Variant of Tavian.

Tayvon m African American

Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]

Tazzmyn m American
Variant of Tasmin.

T-bone m American (Rare)
Nickname with meaning particular to the bearer, but often used for someone with a name beginning with the letter 'T'. Bearers include blues singer and guitarist Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (1910–1975), for whom the name was derived from his middle name because of its close pronunciation of Tee-bow... [more]

T9C f & m American (South)
This very rare name is an exception to the rule that numerals are normally not allowed as part of the spelling of names in the United States. It's a creative rebus-like spelling of a slang intensive term for "tiny" found in the Southwestern United States... [more]

Tchaka m African American
Variant of Chaka.