Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aadin m & f Sanskrit, Tamil (Modern)
Means "whole day" in Sanskrit.
Aalijah m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elijah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.... [more]
Aalycia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia (probably influenced by the name Aaliyah).
Aaria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is influenced by that of Aaron.
Aaric m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eric influenced by Aaron.
Aariyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is probably influenced by Aaliyah.
Aasia f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Asia" in Finnish.
Abbilyne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbilynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbir m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "knight; strong, mighty" in Hebrew. It is also a variant transcription of Abir.
Abbygale f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 63 girls in the year 2007.
Abcde f English (Modern, Rare)
From the first five letters of the English alphabet.
Abdero m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Abderos.
Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]
Aberthol m Arthurian Romance (Modern), Popular Culture
Means "sacrificial" in Welsh, from aberth "sacrifice". This was the name of an evil druid in the movie 'Arthur and Merlin' (2015).
Aberu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Transliterated form of Abel (for boys), in use among the Japanese in recent years.... [more]
Abeth f & m Hebrew (Americanized, Modern)
A shortened version of Elizabeth.
Abhiraj m Punjabi (Modern), Hindi
Means "great king" in Hindi.
Abriana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana or a combination of the prefix a and Briana.
Abriela f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare)
Strictly the feminine form of Abriel and a variant of Aubriella.
Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi asa'y or ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".
Acala f Indian (Modern, Rare), Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Means "immovable, steady; constant; unceasing", from Sanskrit a "without" and cala "moving".
Achidan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my brother judged" in Hebrew.
Achishalom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Achi and Shalom, meaning "my brother is a peace" or "my brother will bring peace" in Hebrew.
Adagio m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian adagio meaning "slowly, at ease", a word to indicate a musical composition should be played slowly.
Adahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Adalia, or a combination of the prefix a with Dahlia.
Adaluna f Obscure, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Combination of Ada 1 and Luna. This was also the Roman name of the River Lune in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.
Adamanthea f Greek Mythology (Modern, ?)
Possibly a corruption of Adamanteia, a name used by Hyginus in reference to Amalthea.
Adana f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.
Adante m African American (Modern)
Combination of the name prefix a and the name Dante. It might also be influenced by Adonis.
Adanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adanna used in the United States.
Adarius m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix a and Darius.
Adas m Indian (Anglicized, Modern, Archaic)
Means "free man, not a slave" in Sanskrit.
Adats f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque adats "long locks; mane".
Addalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lyn.
Addalynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lynn.
Addelynne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.
Addisun f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addison possibly influenced by English sun.
Adei m Basque (Modern)
From Basque adei meaning "respect" or "benevolence".
Adelaidė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian borrowing of Adelaide.
Adele f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Adel or alternatively derived from the Hebrew phrase אש דת למו (esh dat lamo) meaning "fiery law unto them", used in reference to the Torah... [more]
Adelice f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole, French (Modern)
Variant of Adelicia. In France, this name was revived in the 1990s.
A'destin m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Destin.
Adewuyi m & f Yoruba (Modern)
Means "royalty is prestigious" in Yoruba.
Adí m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Adi 1, or short form of names beginning with Ad.
Adili f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Adi 1 and Li 2 means "my jewel" or "my ornament" in Hebrew.
Adin m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Adina 1.... [more]
Adior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "jewel of light" in Hebrew, from a combination of Adi 1 and Or.
Adipaz f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Adi 1 and Paz 2 means "golden jewel" in Hebrew.
Adiv m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "kind, gracious, polite" in Hebrew.
Adiva f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adiv.
Adonia f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Adonis
Adorabella f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
This name can be a derivation of the Latin adjective adorabilis meaning "adorable, worthy of adoration" as well as be a combination of the names Adora and Bella.
Adraborann f Breton (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adraboran, a Breton variant ("Bretonnisation") of the name of the star Aldebaran.
Adream f English (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a- with Dream.
Adrija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Adrijana.
Aedín f Irish (Modern, Rare)
An Irish name meaning "little flame". It is derived from the name of the Celtic sun god "AED", with "ÍN" the diminutive for "little". It is a feminine version Aidan.... [more]
Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods Athena and Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.
Ael m Breton (Modern)
Directly taken from Breton ael "angel".
Aela f Breton (Modern)
Feminine form of Ael and cognate of Angela.
Aeres f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from Welsh aeres "heiress". Seems restricted to the Carmarthen district, in South Wales.
Aerial f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ariel. The spelling is apparently influenced by the English adjective aerial meaning "pertaining to the air; ethereal" (ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air").
Aeriana f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariana, influenced by Greek aer "air".
Aerianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna influenced by the Greek aer meaning "air"
Aerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".
Aeriel m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Aerial.
Aero m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Greek ἀήρ āer- "air".
Afrina f Bengali (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare)
meaning "Bravo, Well done, motivational, Fascinator"... [more]
Agada f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "legend" or "fairytale" in Hebrew.
Ageha f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 揚羽, 亜夏羽, 亜華羽 or 愛華羽 with 揚 (you, a.garu, -a.ge, a.geru) meaning "fry in deep fat, hoist," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour" and 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers."... [more]
Agerne f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Basque agertu "to reveal; to appear", this name is a fairly recent coinage (most likely by Sabino Arana) intended as a variant of Agerkunde.
Agny f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name element agn taken from names like Agnes or Agnar, and the name element ny "new".
Ahreum f Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Areum.
Ah-ri f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcriptio of Ari.
Ahron m & f English (American, Modern), English (Modern)
Variant of Aaron. Ahron was given to 59 boys in 2018 per the SSA.
Aibreann f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Irish word for April.
Áidano m Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese form of Aidan.
Aidean m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aidan incorporating Dean.
Aideliz f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Haydée or Aída using the popular name suffix liz (which in turn is derived from Lizbeth or a related name)... [more]
Aidonas m Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian adoption of Aidan.
Aifang f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Fang.
Aifen f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Fen 1.
Aiguo m Chinese (Modern)
Modern Chinese name derived from 爱 (ài) meaning “love, affection” combined with 国 (guó) meaning “country, nation”.
Aihong f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Hong.
Ailea f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Ailin f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Lin.
Ailyn f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Aylín; an Hispanic variant of Eileen (i.e. using Spanish spelling conventions). A known bearer is the Spanish singer Ailyn (1982-), real name Pilar Giménez García.
Ainéislis m Irish (Modern, Rare), Medieval Irish
Possibly means "careful, thoughtful" from the Irish negative prefix ain- combined with éislis "negligence, remissness".
Ainelag f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage derived from Manx ainle "angel" and the diminutive suffix -ag, this name is intended as a Manx equivalent to Angela.
Ainize f Basque (Modern)
Variant of Ainhize. Ainize Barea Nuñez (born 25 January 1992), often known as Peke Barea, is a Spanish footballer from the Basque Country.
Airalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aaralyn or Aralyn.
Airianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).
Airiin f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aire and Riin. It is occasionally also treated as a variant of Irene (mimicking the English pronunciation of this name) and an Estonian borrowing of Erin.
Airlie f English (Australian, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Airlie.
Aishafsat f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Aisha meaning "life" with Hafsat meaning "gathering".
Aishu f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shu.
Aishufen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shufen.
Aisla f Finnish (Modern, Rare, ?)
Of unknown meaning.
Aisli f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Asli or Aisling.
Aislyn f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Aisling.
Aiuri f & m Basque (Modern)
From Basque ainuria or aiuria meaning "howl".
Aivy f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
It means gift of god.
Aiyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Aiyana (see also Ayana, Iyana).
Aiyun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Ai 2 and Yun
Aizan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Zan.
Aizane f Basque (Modern)
Elaboration of Aiza.
Ajándék f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian ajándék "gift, present".
Ajay m English (African, Modern)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J.... [more]
Ajtonka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a feminine form of Ajtony.
Akadsa f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)
Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.
Akaiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Kaya 2. It shares a sound with names such as Makiyah.
Akeelah f South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Akilah, notably used in the 2006 movie 'Akeelah and the Bee'
Akeira f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akira. In some cases it can be a combination of the phonetic prefix a with the name Keira.
Akelei f Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Direct adoption of the Dutch and German name for the flower Aquilegia vulgaris "columbine".
Áki m Faroese (Modern, Archaic)
Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element anu "ancestor, father".
Akiran f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ran.
Akiren m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ren.
Akleja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Aquilegia, the name of a genus of plants derived from Latin aquila, "eagle".
Akxel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the Social Security Administration, Akxel was given to 6 boys in 2012.
Alainah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina. 39 girls in the USA were named Alainah in 2011.
Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]
Alanni f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alani or a diminutive of a Alannah.
Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".
Alayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a combination of the prefix a- and the prefix Layla.... [more]
Albiñe f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Spanish Albina and French Albine.