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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is unisex; and the usage is English or American.
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Flame m & f English (Rare)
From the English word flame: "a stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire."
Flester f & m English
Fortified place
Fly m & f English
Diminutive of Flynn and Flynne.
Flynne f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Flynn.
Foggy m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word foggy.... [more]
Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.
Fontaine f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fontaine.
Forever f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word forever.
Foxy f & m Popular Culture, American (Archaic)
Derived from the word foxy meaning "fox-like".
Francy m & f Dutch, English, French, German
Variant of Francie.
Frankee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Frankie. Diminutive of the masculine names Francis and Franklin. Now the feminine diminutive Francine and Franchesca.
Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.
Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.
Free m & f English (American)
From Middle English free, fre, freo, from Old English frēo (“free”). May also be transferred use of the surname Free.
Freedom m & f English (Puritan)
From Old English frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976.
Free-gift m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the free gift of salvation.
Frenchie f & m English
Diminutive of French or a feminine form of French.
From-above m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to something coming from God.
Frost m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Frost or from the English word.
Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern African
This name is from the English word derived from Old French futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [more]
Gabbey f & m English (American)
Gabbey is a variant of the names Gabby. And is a short form of the names Gabriel. For females its short for Gabriella... [more]
Gaege m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage
Gaige m & f English (American)
Variant of Gage.
Galaxie f & m English
Variant of Galaxy.
Gale m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the strong wind. This is the name of a brawler in the game 'Brawl Stars'. He has wind and snow powers, hence the name.
Gallipoli f & m English (Australian)
Named for the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "beautiful city". The site of the infamous Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.
Galyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Galen.
Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.
Gari m & f English
Variant of Gary also used as a feminine form.
Garner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garner.
Garrie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.
Gatlyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin. According to the Social Security Administration, Gatlyn was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in 2018.
Gavyn m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Gavin.
Gayge m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage.
Gayl f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Gayle.
Gaylon m & f American
Variant of Galen.
Gaylor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), American
Variant of Galor or from an English occupational surname meaning "jailer".
Gaynal f & m American
Famous bearer is Gaynal Barnes who lived in Virginia in the 1940's through at least 1980.
Gee m & f English
Nickname for names beginning with the letter G
Gemmy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemma or variant of Jemmy.
Genesee f & m English
This is the name of a North American river which flows through western New York and Pennsylvania. Numerous U.S. towns and counties are named after the river. Genesee is a corruption of Chin-u-shio, the indigenous Seneca tribe's name for the river valley, originally Čunehstí•yu• meaning "a beautiful open valley".
Gentle m & f English
Possibly from the word "Gentle", used in the beginning of the nouns gentleman meaning "well-born man, man of good family or birth" or from gentlewoman meaning "woman of good family or breeding"... [more]
Gentry f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gentry or from the word gentry, referring to "people of education and good breeding; those people between the nobility and the yeomanry; courtesy; civility; complaisance"... [more]
Georden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jordan (compare Geordie).
Geordey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie.
Geordi m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Geordie. Geordi La Forge (male) from Star Trek: The Next Generation has this name.
Geordy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie and Jordy.
Geordyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Jordan (See also Georden and Jordin).
Georgi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Georgie.
Germany f & m English
From the country in Europe.
Ghillie f & m Scottish, English
The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish giolla.
Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.
Gin f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Virginia, Ginnifer, Ginette and other names containing the 'gin' sound... [more]
Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.
Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.
Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.
Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.
Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.
Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.
Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.
Glyne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.
Glynne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.
God-help m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.
Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."
Godsgift m & f English (Puritan)
Blend of the phrase 'God's gift' into one word.
Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
Golden m & f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Either from the English word golden (from Old English gyldan "made of gold") or the surname Golden, originally given as a nickname to someone with blond hair... [more]
Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.
Gow m & f English (American)
Possibly from the surname Gow, derived from Scottish Gaelic gobha meaning "smith".
Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.
Grae m & f English (American, Modern)
It's uncertain but it may be a variant of ... [more]
Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.
Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.
Graylin m & f English
This name means "gray-haired person" ... [more]
Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn
Greenie m & f English
Diminutive form of Green
Greenland m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the island and Danish territory Greenland.
Greggie m & f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Gregory or Gregoria.
Greyleigh f & m English (American)
A combination of the names Grey and Leigh.
Greysyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Greyson sometimes used as a feminine form.
Hadlee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.
Haedyn m & f English (Canadian, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Modern, rare, variant of {Hayden}
Haidan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Hayden and the rarer Haiden ... [more]
Haiden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayden, probably altered due to the influence of Aiden (which has been, in America, the most popular spelling - i.e., more so than Aidan).
Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.
Haisley f & m English
Variant of Hazley.
Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven
Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.
Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)
From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."
Halley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Halley.... [more]
Halsey m & f English
From Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).
Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.
Hammie m & f English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.
Hanoi m & f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Vietnam.
Harbor f & m English
From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.
Harbour f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harbor, reflecting the British spelling.
Harlen m & f English
Variant of Harlan.
Harlequin m & f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Refers to the comedic servant character of Italian Commedia dell'arte. It is derived (via Old French) from Old English Herla, a character often identified with Woden.... [more]
Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.
Harlowe f & m English
Variant of Harlow.
Harly m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harlyn, or a variant of Harley.
Harlye f & m English
The meaning of the name is “Hare’s Meadow.” It is a unisex name that is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and Leah, meaning wood.
Harm m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Harmon or Harmony.
Harp f & m English
Short form of Harper
Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.
Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]
Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.
Hassie f & m American
Traditionally a diminutive of Hester. Also used as a diminutive of Harrison and therefore potentially of Harris.
Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.
Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.
Have-mercy f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for mercy if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
Hay f & m English (Rare)
Nickname for Hannah, Hayley, Hayden and other names beginning with the letter H
Hayde m & f English
Short form of Hayden.
Hayven f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Haven.
Hazen f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen or combination of the word haze with popular suffix -en.
Hazley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Hazley or combination of the word haze with common suffix -ley.
Hazlitt m & f English
Transferred use of surname Hazlitt.
Hecto m & f English
Hecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.
Heddrik f & m English
This name is probably came from the jewish word Hed which means "echo"
Heedi f & m English (Modern)
Name ur child this
Helpless m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
Henley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Henley.
Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]
Hepburn m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hepburn.
Herm m & f English
Short form of Herman, Hermione, Hermes and similar names.
Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.
Hewitt m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hewitt.
Highland m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Highland.
Hilery f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hilary.
Hillaree f & m English
Variant of Hilary.
Hillery m & f English
Variant of Hilary.
Hilton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hilton.
Hiraeth f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Welsh hiraeth which is widely regarded as an untranslatable word, denoting a deep longing for something or nostalgia.
Holiday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holiday.
Holland f & m English (American, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of geographic places called Holland 1, or transferred usage of the surname Holland 1.
Holley f & m English
Variant of Holly.
Hollister m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hollister.
Hollywood m & f English (American, Rare)
From the neighbourhood in the American city Los Angeles located in California.
Honest m & f English (Puritan), African
From the English word meaning "honorable, virtuous". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century.
Honeybee f & m English
From the insect.
Hope-for m & f English (Puritan)
Possible variant of Hope-still and Waitstill.
Hopeful f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event." Referring to the hope in Christ for eternal life.
Hope-still f & m English (Puritan)
Variant of the name Waitstill
Hopi f & m English
Variant of Hopy and Hopie.
Horizon f & m English (Rare)
Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
Hudsyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Hudson given to 52 girls in and 23 boys in 2016.
Huffy m & f English
Diminutive of Humphrey.
Humanity f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "humaneness; benevolence."
Humble m & f English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From an English surname Humble or from the word humble, from Middle English (h)umble, humel meaning "humble, meek".... [more]
Humiliation m & f English (Puritan)
Humiliation comes from the Latin word humiliare, which means "to humble." Referring to the humility one must have before God.
Hunny f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honey. This spelling appears in the famous children books 'Winnie the Pooh' by A.A. Milne, not as a name, but a vocabulary word instead written on honey jars.
Huntley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Huntley.
Huntress m & f English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Huntress or derived directly from the word huntress.
Hutton m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hutton.
Hyatt m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Hyatt.
Hymn m & f English (Puritan)
From the base word hymn, meaning a song unto God.
Ianne f & m English
Variant spelling of Ian and a feminine form.
Ibe m & f English
Iggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Iggy.
Iliad f & m English (Rare)
Derived from the Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer.
Illinois m & f American (Archaic)
The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami ilenweewa, Old Ottawa ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian elen-, "ordinary" and -we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people... [more]
Imagination m & f English (Puritan), Medieval English
Referring to the puritan fear of the imagination and its ability to have free reign beyond scripture.
Imari f & m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Amari influenced by Imani. This is also the name of a brand of perfume, which was introduced by Avon in 1985.
Increase m & f English (Puritan)
Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [more]
Increased f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to the Biblical command to increase in number.
Indigoe m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Indigo.
Infinity f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word, ultimately from Latin infinitas "endlessness; boundlessness".
Innocence f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word innocence.
Ireth f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Ireth".
Irie m & f Jamaican Patois, African American
Irie is used in the music and culture of Jamaica. The meaning is to have no worries or be at peace with everything around you. You hear the saying feeling Irie in many Regea songs.
Iroquois m & f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the name of a historically and powerful Native American league/confederacy in eastern & north-eastern United States and Ontario in Canada (also known as the Haudenosaunee).... [more]
Is f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Isabel, Isidore, and other names beginning with the is- sound. An alternate version of Iz.
Ish m & f English
Diminutive of Ishmael and Felisha.
Isley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Isley. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
Ithaca f & m English (Rare)
This name comes from the name of a Greek island, a legendary home of Odysseus, located in the Ionian Sea.... [more]
Ivey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of Ivy.
Ivye f & m English
Variant of Ivy.
Jac f & m English
Jac may be used as a diminutive of Jacque or Jacqueline, or as an acronym for the initials, for example, Jennifer Adelaide Cameron, which acronyms as Jac.
Jackey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jackie.
Jacky f & m English
Variant of Jackie.
Jacodi m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacobi incorporating Codi.
Jacquel f & m African American
Possibly an elaborated form of Jacques or a combination of Jacob and Raquel.
Jacy f & m English
Popular in Westerns and Western romances for both male and female, white and Native American characters. It is probably a variant of Jessie 1 or Jesse, a name popular in the American West for both men and women.
Jadean m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaden or a combination of Jade and Dean.
Jadian m & f English (Modern)
Probably an elaborated form of Jaden.
Jadie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jade.
Jadin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.
Jadore f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)
From the brand of perfume called J'adore, which was introduced by Christian Dior in 1999. It is taken from the French phrase j'adore meaning "I love (very much)" (or, when used in a colloquial context, "I'm loving it").
Jady m & f English (American)
Comes from the greek origin of "super awesome and cool"
Jadynn f & m English (Modern)
Primarily feminine variant of Jaden.
Jaedan m & f English
Variant of Jaden
Jaeden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.
Jaedyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.
Jaelan m & f English (Modern)
A variant of Jaylen. A notable bearer is Jaelan Phillips, a footballer.
Jaelen m & f English
Variant of Jalen.
Jaelin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaylen.
Jaemeson m & f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jameson or Jamison. According to the SSA, Jaemeson was given to 5 boys in 2016.
Jaguar m & f English (Rare)
Early 17th century from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yaguára.
Jahann m & f English
Variant of Jahan.
Jahari m & f African American
African-American name meaning "one that has youth, strength, and power."
Jaidan m & f English (Modern)
An alternate spelling of the popular name Jayden, given to 52 males and 7 females in the U.S. in 2012.
Jaidy m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaid and Jaide.
Jaidyn f & m American (Modern)
Variant of Jaden.
Jailan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Jaylen.
Jaimey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jamie.
Jaimy f & m English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Jamie.
Jakai m & f African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name, combining the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kai 1, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Mekhi or Makai.
Jakarta f & m English
From the name of the capital city of Indonesia.
Jaksyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Jackson.
Jam m & f English
Diminutive of James, Jamesina and other names that begin with Jam-
Jamaris f & m English
Possibly an elaboration of Jamar and Jamari.
Jamee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie.
Jamelle f & m English (American, Rare)
This given name is probably a combination of any name starting with Jam- (such as James and Jamal) with any name ending in -elle (such as Isabelle and Michelle).... [more]
Jamesy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of James, also used as a female form of James.
Jamesynn f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Jameson, a surname meaning “son of James.”
Jamile f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jamila. It is strictly feminine in Brazil and unisex in the United States.
Jamique m & f English (Rare)
Elaboration of James.
Jammee m & f English
Diminutive of Jamie.
Jammie f & m English
Variant of Jamie.
Jammy f & m English
Variant of Jamie.
Jamy f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie.