Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.
Avalisse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalise. Avalisse was given to 7 girls in 2018.
Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).
Avalynn f English (Modern)
Either a combination of Ava 1 and the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline).
Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.
Avamaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Maria, possibly inspired by the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations".
Avariella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Ariella, or otherwise a combination of these two names.
Avarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Arielle, or otherwise a combination of these two names.
Avarka f Hungarian (Modern)
New coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian avar "fallen leaves on the ground".
Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.
Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.
Avereigh f English (Modern)
Feminine varation of the unisex name Avery.
Averia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized elaborated form of Avery.
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
Aviance f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]
Avigad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.
Avimor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Mor means "father of myrrh" in Hebrew.
Avinatan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Natan means "my father gave" or "gifted father" in Hebrew.
Avinoy f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "father of beauty" in Hebrew. Combination of the names Avi and Noy.
Avior m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Avi and Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.
Avivit f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Aviva, and a feminine form of Aviv.
Avivos m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Avraam or Greek form of Aviv.
Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.
Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.
Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.
Axinja f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
German and Dutch transcription of Aksinya.
Axzel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the SSA, Axzel was given to 12 boys in 2011.
Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.
Ayala f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayala
Ayán m Asturian (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name element alls meaning "all".
Ayana f Indian, English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").
Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.
Ayanna f Eastern African, African American (Modern), Jamaican Patois
Possibly means "flower" in Amharic.
Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.
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]
Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]
Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.
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.
Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.
Azaleia f Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese form of Azalea.
Azaleio m Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Portuguese masculine form 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.
Aziura m Filipino (Modern)
taken from the word "Azure" which means 'bight blue' or 'sky blue'. It can also be the "Azure" that means 'heaven'.
Azucséna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Azucena.
Azula f Popular Culture, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Fictional name meant to be derived from Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish azul meaning "blue" (of Persian origin). This is the name of a main antagonist in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.
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
Babér f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian babér "laurel".
Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.
Babsy f English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.
Bada f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 바다 (bada) meaning "sea, ocean."
Baek-han m Korean (Modern)
A character in Korean Drama "Vampire Flower
Baeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bailey.
Bæron m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Byron.
Bailyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey using the popular name suffix lyn.
Bailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bailey and Lynn.
Balene f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern Basque contracted form of Balerene.
Baley f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.
Balgeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).
Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).
Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]
Balius m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Means "ball", "dance / dancing party", "masquerade" in Lithuanian.
Ballerina f Obscure (Modern)
American actor Jeremy Sisto has a daughter named Charlie-Ballerina, born June 5, 2009.
Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]
Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.
Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
Bariledum m Ogoni (Modern)
Means "God is alive" in Khana.
Barnim m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare), Polish, Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Barni- and Broni-, such as Bronimir, Barnimir, Bronisław and Barnisław... [more]
Bársonyka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from bársony "velvet".
Bartal m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a last name, it's a combination of the names Bar and Tal.
Bascha f German (Modern, Rare)
Slavic diminutive of Barbara.
Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.
Batchen f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Bat and Chen 2 means "graceful girl" or "beautiful girl" in Hebrew.
Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.
Bauer m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bauer.
Baui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Baugi.
Bavaria f German (Modern, Rare)
The latinised name of the German state of Bayern.... [more]
Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word beautiful, ultimately from Latin bellus "beautiful, fine".
Beckette f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Beckett.
Bele f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of Gabriele 2 and other names.... [more]
Benelli f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Benelli.
Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.
Benry m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Variant/combination of Ben 1 and Henry.
Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.
Beodeul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 버들 (beodeul) meaning "willow."
Bergrán f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, salvation" combined with the name of the Norse goddess Rán.
Berill f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian adoption of Beryl.
Berlewen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Borlowen "morning star, Venus".
Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.
Bertrick m Anglo-Saxon (Modern), Medieval German (?)
Modern form of the Old English name Beorhtric. It was the name of an 8th-century king of Wessex.
Bertulph m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized), Anglo-Saxon (Modern)
English form of Bertulf, also used to refer to the Mercian king Beorhtwulf.
Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.
Betire f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Basque beti "always", this name is now generally understood as a Basque equivalent of Perpetua.
Betzaidy f South American (Modern, Rare)
A derivation from Bethsaida, used in Venezuela.
Beyonca f American (Modern)
Variant of Bianca, influenced by Beyoncé. Alternatively, it can be a combination of Beyoncé and Bianca.
Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."
Bhoomi f Hindi (Modern)
Hindi/Sanskrit Term for Earth
Biden m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Biden.
Bijoux f American (Modern, Rare)
Plural of the French word bijou, meaning "jewels". It is not used as a given name in France.
Bilke f Low German (Modern, Rare)
Low German diminutive of Names starting in Bil- (from the Germanic name element BILI "gentleness").
Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.
Billy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Bilis influenced by the unrelated English name Billy.
Bimini f & m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Means “two islands” in the Lucayan language of the Bahamas.
Bineta f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1 with the originally Spanish or Portuguese ending -eta.
Bingham m English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bingham.
Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."
Binnari f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Nari.
Binnuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Nuri.
Bit f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."
Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).
Bitchan m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" (compare Chanbit).
Bit-gaeul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Gaeul (compare Gaeulbit).
Bit-gaon m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Gaon (compare Gaon-bit).
Bit-garam m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Garam.... [more]
Bit-haneul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Haneul (compare Haneul-bit).
Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.
Bitnari f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Binnari.
Bit-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Sarang.
Bit-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Yeo-ul.
Bixby f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bixby.
Bjarkan m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic masculine form of Björk.
Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".
Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Blaineley f English (Modern)
This name was giving to a character in the cartoon show Total Drama (2007-). Blaineley was a host in season 3 of Total Drama World Tour, and was the host of Total Drama Aftermath. Blaineley is World Tour was later the first adult contestant!
Blakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Blake using the popular name suffix lyn.
Blåklocka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish blåklocka meaning "harebell".
Blåsippa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish name for the plant hepatica nobilis. It is the second middle name of popular Swedish folk singer Sofia Karlsson.
Blau f & m Catalan (Modern)
From Catalan blau, cognate with English Blue.
Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.
Blessan m Indian (Christian, Modern, Rare)
Means 'Blessed Son'. It is a Christian name.
Blisstina f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the English-speaking word 'bliss' and the popular suffix 'tina.
Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.
Blondean f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare Anglicized form of Blandine influenced by Blondie and Dean.
Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.
Bnaya m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern), Jewish
Alternative Anglicisation of Benaiah. "built by God"... [more]
Boden m English (Modern)
Likely an invented name based on the popular name syllable Bode, from names such as Bodhi or Bode. Alternatively it may be a transferred use of the surname Boden, or a variant of Beauden.
Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."
Bofen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Fen 1.
Bøggild m Danish (Modern)
Danish variant of Bøgild.
Bøgild m Danish (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bøgild.
Bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Koream 봄 (bom) meaning "spring(time)."... [more]
Bom-bit f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Bit.
Bom-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Byeol.
Bom-deul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom suffixed with pluralising marker 들 (deul).
Bom-gyeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
Bom-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Nuri.
Bom-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sol.
Bom-sori f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sori.
Bonitas m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian masculine form of Bonita.
Bóra f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian bóra "bora (northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic Sea)".
Borah f Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Bora 3.
Boram-i f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Boram combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).
Borlewen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Borlowen "morning star".
Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.
Boulder m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word boulder.
Bouldin m English (Modern, Rare)
The origins of the name Bouldin are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. Bouldin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century... [more]
Bowen m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Bo 2 and Wen.
Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.
Boyan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Yan 2.
Bracken f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bracken.
Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.
Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.
Bradleyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix -na