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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.
Anyka f English
Variant of Annika.
Anylah f English, Indian
Variant of Anila, 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.
Anzel m American
Variant of Ansel.
Aowyn f & m English
a variant Éowyn
Apache m English (Rare)
From Yavapai, 'epache, "people" and sometimes derived from Zuni apachu, "enemy."
Apex m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "the highest point" or "the climax".
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.
Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.
Appaline f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an anglicized form of Apolline; also compare Appoline.
Appleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Appleton.
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”.
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".
Aquaniesha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, qua, nee and sha... [more]
Aquino m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.
Aquintis m African American
Meaning unknown.
Ara f English
Diminutive of Arabella.
Aracelys f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aracelis in which by it: a variant of Araceli.
Araina f English
Variant of REINA or Irena
Aralee f English (American)
Aralee means thanks, and is a pretty light sounding name.
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).
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.
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]
Arayah f English (Modern)
An invented name influenced by Aria 1.
Arbasure m American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian).
Arbie m English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a diminutive of Archibald.
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’.
Arcades m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Arcade.
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]
Arcángelo m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Archange.
Arcely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Araceli with the spelling more or less phonetical in English nature.
Arch m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Archibald and other names beginning with the syllable Arch-.
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]
Archibold m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Archibald, usually used as a surname.
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.
Ardel m English
Variant of Ardell or Ardal.
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.
Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.
Ardent m English
Middle English from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere ‘to burn’.
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).
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.
Arduin m English, French
English and French form of Hardwin via its latinized form Arduinus. Also see Arduino.... [more]
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.
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.
Areleous m English (American, Rare)
This is a rare (American) English given name, which might possibly be derived from Aurelius.
Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.
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]
Areva f English
Unknown
Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".
Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.
Argyle m Scottish (Archaic), English
Transferred use of the surname Argyle.
Arian m English, Croatian
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.
Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.
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.
Arica f English
Variant of Erica.
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.
Arielly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielle/Ariel, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Ariella.
Ariez m & f American
Variant of Aries.
Arik m English (Rare)
Variant of Eric.
Arionna f American
Variant of Arianna.
Arisbeth f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Elizabeth, used primarily in Mexico.
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.
Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.
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]
Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.
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".
Arkell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arkell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnketill... [more]
Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]
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.
Arlan m English
Variant of Arlen.
Arlanda f English
Smart, pretty, quiet,strong, steadfast,helpful,faithful
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]
Arlandus m African American
Possibly a quasi-Latinization of Roland via variants like Orlando.
Arlayne f American (Rare)
Altered form of Arlene. A known bearer of this name was Arlayne Brown (1916-1961), an American child sharpshooter.
Arlee f English (?)
Possibly a feminine form of Lee or a variant of Arlene, or both.
Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.
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.
Arley m English
Variant of Arlie.
Arlicia f African American
Combination of Arletha and Alicia.
Arlin m English
Variant of Arlen.
Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.
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.
Arlowene f American (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Arlo.
Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.
Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.
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.
Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.
Armatha f English
Variation of Ramatha, an ancient name of Palestine.
Armelda f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare, ?)
Armelda means "battle" or "warrior"
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]
Armie m English
Diminutive of Armand. A known bearer of this name is American actor Armand "Armie" Hammer (b. 1986).
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.
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.
Armistead m American
Reached it's peak populularty in 1800's United States
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'.
Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.
Armond m English
Possibly related to French Armand.
Armonda f English
Feminine form of Armond.
Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.
Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.
Armstrong m American
Transferred use of the surname Armstrong.
Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.
Arna m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.
Arnaz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnaz.
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.
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'.
Arren m English
An occasionally-recorded variant spelling, perhaps influenced by Darren, with the perk of having Ren as a possible nickname.
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.
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.
Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".
Arrowyn f English (?)
Given to 5 baby girls in 2022.
Arsena f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish feminine form of Arsenios.
Arson m American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".
Arta f English (American)
Feminine form of Art.
Artelia f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Adelia, reflecting the Appalachian pronunciation.