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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is archaic.
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Örsébet f Hungarian (Archaic)
Early Modern variant of Erzsébet.
Orsena f American (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Orsena Fowler (1838-1918), it appears to be a feminine form of Orson, the name of her father - the American phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.
Orsine f French (Archaic)
Local form of Ursine found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Orszula f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Urszula.
Ortbert m Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, German (Austrian, Archaic), Medieval English
Old English ord, Old High German ort "point (of a spear or sword)" + Old English beorht, Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.
Orte f German (Archaic)
Short form of Dorothea (compare Orthia).
Ortheya f German (Archaic)
Variant of Orthia (compare Orthey).
Orthia f German (Archaic)
Obsolescent short form of Dorothea.
Ortolf m Old High German, Gothic, Medieval, Medieval English, German (Austrian, Archaic), Medieval German
Old High German ort "point (of a spear or sword)" + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf "wolf".
Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.
Ory m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although current theories include a derivation from Ulrich via the form Oulry. This name has been found in French-speaking Switzerland up until the late 1600s.
Osanna f German (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from an Old Germanic name beginning in os-.
Oscher m Yiddish (Archaic)
One of the Yiddish forms of Asher.
Oselie f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Åselie. In some cases, however, it may have been a borrowing of the stage name of the Norwegian opera singer Gina Oselio (Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas, 1858-1937), who had based it on the Norwegian surname Aas.
Osette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Ositte or a feminine form of Osée.
Osgood m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Osgood. This was borne by the 19th-century American writer Osgood Bradbury.
Osie m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Os- such as Oscar or Osbert or used as an independent name.
Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".
Oskara f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Oskar.
Osla f Faroese, Scots (Archaic)
Faroese variant and Shetlandic Scots adoption of Ásla. As a Shetlandic name, Osla was usually Anglicized as Ursula.
Osmanne f French (Archaic)
French form of Osmanna, common in the area around Féricy in the region of Île-de-France in the 1600s and 1700s thanks to saint Osmanne who is the patron saint of Féricy.
Osmar m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), German (Rare), Estonian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Ansmar and a variant of Osmær... [more]
Oster m German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word OSTERN "easter".
Ostra f German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word Ostern "easter".
Ota m Russian (Archaic), Uzbek (Rare)
As a Russian name, this name is ultimately derived from the genitive of the Russian noun отец (otets) meaning "father".... [more]
Oter m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Othello.
Othar m Popular Culture, German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements ot "wealth" and heri "army". Given to the character Othar Tryggvassen (Gentleman Adventurer!) in the award-winning comic series Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio.
Othellia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Otilge f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Ottilie reflecting the local pronunciation.
Otilija f Sorbian (Archaic), Slovene
Sorbian and Slovene form of Ottilie.
Otilio m Spanish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Otilia.
Ott m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Otto.
Ottomine f Danish (Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Otto, using the popular name suffix mine (see Mina 1; possibly modeled on Ottoline).
Oudatte f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ode (see also Houdée) found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Oulry m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Gallicized form of Ulrich used in the Montreux area of Switzerland up until the late 1600s.
Owner m American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Owner.
Oxford m American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Oxford.
Oyuki f Japanese (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
From Yuki prefixed with the honorific 御/お- (o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [more]
Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".
Ozanne f French (Archaic)
Variant of Osanne. Ozanne-Anne Achon was the wife of Pierre Tremblay, one of the first settlers of Nouvelle-France ("New France" in English), the area colonized by France in North America.
Pacifique m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pacificus. The name coincides with French pacifique "pacific, calm, peaceful".
Paden m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Patrick.
Paderna f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Paternus.
Pagés m Occitan (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Pagés.
Palavand m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]
Palemone m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.
Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.
Pammachiusz m Polish (Archaic)
Archaic Polish form of Pammachius.
Pammakhiy m Russian (Archaic)
Archaic Russian form of Pammachius.
Pamphiel m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch form of Pamphilus via its French form Pamphile.
Pancrace m French (Archaic), Walloon
French and Walloon form of Pancratius.
Pancracia f Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Pancratius.
Pankrác m Czech (Archaic), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Pancratius (see Pancras).
Paralee f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Paraska f Ukrainian, Polish (Archaic)
Ukrainian diminutive of Praskovya or Paraskeva and Polish diminutive of Parascewa and Paraskiewia.
Paraskovia f Russian (Archaic)
Archaic Russian form of Paraskeve and older transcription of Praskovya. In the Russian Orthodox Church, Paraskovia is the patron saint of cloth as well as of spinning and weaving.
Parelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Parelius.
Parsadan m Literature, Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "wise, learned" and "scholar, scientist". This should connect the name to Middle Persian frazānag meaning "wise, intelligent" and frazanagīh meaning "wisdom, intelligence", which have both evolved into modern Persian as فرزانه (farzâne) (see Farzaneh).... [more]
Påske m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Paschalis. This is also the Norwegian word for Easter.
Paton m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Patrick.
Pătru m Romanian (Archaic)
Transylvanian form of Petru.
Paull m English (Archaic)
Variant of Paul recorded in the 16th century.
Păuna f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock". The name was borne by Păuna Greceanu-Cantacuzino, a Princess consort of Wallachia.
Pavsikakije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Peachy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely from the American English slang meaning "fine; excellent".
Pearla f American (South, Archaic)
Latinate form of Pearl; in some cases it may also be a borrowing of Perla.
Pearlean f African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)
a spelling variant of Pearline used chiefly by African Americans
Pěc m Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic form of Pětr.
Peirod m Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Peter.
Pélage m French (Archaic)
French form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Pelageia f Russian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Pelageya.
Pelàgia f Gascon (Archaic), Provençal
Gascon form and Provençal variant of Pelagia.
Pelagía f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Pelagia.
Pelagja f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Pelagia.
Penetta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Per using the popular suffix netta, found in such names as Annette and Jeanette.
Penina f Jewish, English (American, Archaic)
Variant transliteration of Peninnah.
Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]
Pentecost f & m English (Puritan, Archaic)
From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [more]
Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.
Perdida f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Respelling of Perdita which might have arisen based on a dialectal pronunciation.
Peregrin m Literature, English, German (Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Peregrine as well as the German form of Peregrine. Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Perfecta f Late Roman, Spanish (Archaic), Galician
Feminine form of Perfectus (late Roman) and Perfecto (Spanish, Galician).
Permilia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Permelia, which is of unknown origin; possibly a variant of Pamela or a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.
Pernatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic feminine diminutive of Pierre.
Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.
Peronne f French (Archaic)
Archaic feminine diminutive of Pierre.
Perpetuo m Medieval French, Galician (Archaic)
Derived from Latin perpetuus "perpetual, continuous, everlasting".
Perše m Slovene (Archaic)
Old Slovene form of Peter.
Pesche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Pesha, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Petit m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Catalan petit "small", this name was used as a translation of Hebrew Katan.
Petrašin m Vlach, Serbian (Archaic)
Means "son of Peter" in Vlach and Serbian.
Pétremand m French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Petermann, a German diminutive of Peter. This name was found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
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