Browse Names

Aaralyn f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Aaron using the popular name suffix lyn.

Aaren m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Aaron.

Abegail f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abelone f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Apollonia.

Abene f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque abe meaning "pillar". It is a Basque equivalent of Pilar.

Abilene f Various (Rare)
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament. It is probably from Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾavel) meaning "meadow, grassy area". It has occasionally been used as a given name in modern times.

Acacia f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately derived from Greek ἀκή (ake) meaning "thorn, point".

Adair m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Edgar.

Adamina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.

Adelheid f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch form of Adelaide.

Adelinde f German (Rare)
German form of Adallinda.

Adelma f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Adelmo. This name was used by Carlo Gozzi for a character in his play Turandot (1762).

Adena f Hebrew (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hebrew עֲדִינָה (see Adina 3).

Aderyn f Welsh (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Adora f Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Adoración.

Aeronwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Aeron and the Welsh element gwen meaning "white, blessed".

Aeronwy f Welsh (Rare)
Extended form of Aeron.

Afon f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

Africa 1 f African American (Rare)
From the name of the continent of Africa, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa. This rare name is used most often by African-American parents.

Africa 2 f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Aifric.

Agafya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Agatha.

Agathe f French, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Ancient Greek
Form of Agatha in several languages.

Agda f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Agatha.

Agnia f Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Агния (see Agniya).

Agniya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Agnes.

Ågot f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Agatha.

Aikaterine f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Ancient Greek form of Katherine.

Ainslee f English (Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Ainslie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Aislin f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Aisling.

Aithne f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eithne.

Akilina f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of the Roman name Aquilina, a feminine derivative of Aquila.

Alanis f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alan. Canadian musician Alanis Morissette (1974-) was named after her father Alan. Her parents apparently decided to use this particular spelling after seeing this word in a Greek newspaper.

Alannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Alanis.

Alea f English (Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleesha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alexandrie f French (Rare)
French variant of Alexandra.

Alexandrina f Portuguese, Romanian, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Alexandra. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.

Alfreda f English, Italian, Polish (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Alfred.

Aliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alise 2 f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Alishia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alisia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alisya f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.

Allana f English (Rare)
Variant of Alana.

Allannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Alannah.

Allegra f Italian, English (Rare)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron (1817-1822).

Allegria f Various (Rare)
Means "cheerfulness, joy" in Italian.

Allissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allycia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Aloisia f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Aloysius.

Aloysia f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Aloysius.

Alte 1 f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alter.

Alvilda f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Alfhild.

Alvilde f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfhild.

Alwine f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Alwin.

Alyx f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Alex.

Amabel f English (Rare)
Medieval feminine form of Amabilis.

Amalie f Norwegian, Danish, German (Rare)
Norwegian, Danish and German form of Amalia.

Amaranta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantha.

Amarante f French (Rare)
French form of Amarantha.

Amarantha f Various (Rare)
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek ἀμάραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading". Ἀμάραντος (Amarantos) was also an Ancient Greek given name.

Amberlynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Amber using the popular name suffix lyn.

Ambrosine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ambrose.

América f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Amerigo.

Amery m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.

Amethyst f English (Rare)
From the name of the purple semi-precious stone, which is derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and μέθυστος (methystos) meaning "intoxicated, drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness. It is the traditional birthstone of February.

Amilia f English (Rare)
Variant of either Amalia or Emilia.

Amity f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

Amor m & f Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Means "love" in Latin. This was another name for the Roman god Cupid. It also means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, and as a feminine name it can be derived directly from this vocabulary word.

Amore m & f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Amor.

Amour m & f French (Rare)
French form of Amor.

Anastácia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Anastasia.

Andrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Andrew.

Anelie f German (Rare)
Variant of Annelie.

Anemone f English (Rare)
From the name of the anemone flower, which is derived from Greek ἄνεμος (anemos) meaning "wind".

Angelle f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Angel.

Anielka f Polish (Rare), Central American
Polish diminutive of Aniela. This name has become particularly popular in Nicaragua, though a connection to the Polish name is not clear.

Anima 2 f English (Rare)
Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. In Jungian psychology the anima is an individual's true inner self, or soul.

Anise f English (Rare)
From the English word for the herb, also called aniseed.

Annabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Anna and Beth.

Anneka f English (Rare)
Variant of Annika.

Annora f English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of Honora.

Annuska f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Anouska.

Anouschka f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Anuschka.

Anouska f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka.

Anselma f Spanish, Italian (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Anselm.

Anuschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka.

Anzhelina f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Angelina.

Aphra f Various (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Afra 1, or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust". This name was borne by the English writer Aphra Behn (1640-1689).

Apolónia f Portuguese (European, Rare)
European Portuguese form of Apollonia.

Apolônia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Apollonia.

Apple f English (Rare)
From the English word for the fruit, derived from Middle English appel, Old English æppel. The American actress Gwenyth Paltrow and British musician Chris Martin gave this name to their daughter in 2004.

Araminta f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was (first?) used by William Congreve in his comedy The Old Bachelor (1693) and later by John Vanbrugh in his comedy The Confederacy (1705). This was the original given name of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), who was born Araminta Ross.

Arianne f French (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arienne f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron.

Arnaude f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Arnold.

Arnbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Arnbjǫrg.

Arnborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Arnbjǫrg.

Aslög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Aslaug.

Asløg f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Aslaug.

Assol f Russian (Rare), Literature
From the 1923 Russian novel Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin, adapted into a 1961 Soviet movie. In the story, Assol is a young girl who is told by a prophetic old man that she will one day marry a prince. The meaning of the name is not uncertain, but it has been suggested that it was inspired by the Russian question а соль (a sol) meaning "and the salt?".

Aster f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which is derived via Latin from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".

Aston m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from either a place name meaning "east town" in Old English or from the given name Æðelstan.

Astoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.

Astra f English (Rare)
Means "star", ultimately from Greek ἀστήρ (aster). This name has only been (rarely) used since the 20th century.

Astride f French, Portuguese (Rare)
French and Portuguese variant of Astrid.

Audrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Augustyna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Augustina.

Aureliana f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aurelianus.

Aureole f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".

Avaline f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avalon f English (Rare)
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh afal meaning "apple", a fruit that was often linked with paradise.

Aveline f English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of Avila. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century.

Averill m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

Avice f English (Rare)
Variant of Avis.

Avonlea f English (Rare)
Created by L. M. Montgomery as the setting for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She may have based the name on the Arthurian island of Avalon, though it also resembles the river name Avon and leah "woodland, clearing".

Avril f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of April. A famous bearer is the Canadian musician Avril Lavigne (1984-).

Ayn f Various (Rare)
This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.

Azahar f Spanish (Rare)
Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهْرة (zahra) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.

Azélie f French (Rare)
Perhaps a form of Azalaïs. It was borne by Saint Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831-1877), also called Zélie, the mother of Thérèse of Lisieux.

Azeneth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Asenath.

Azura f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Azure.

Azure f & m English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (lājvard) meaning "azure, lapis lazuli".

Balbina f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Balbinus. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.

Baptistine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Baptiste.

Bathilde f French (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements batu and hilt, which both mean "battle". This is another name used to refer to Saint Balthild. It is also borne by a character in Adolphe Adam's ballet Giselle (1841).

Beatrycze f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Beatrix.

Bébhinn f Irish (Rare)
Modern form of Bébinn.

Bébhionn f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Bébinn.

Beck m & f English (Rare)
From a surname of English, German or Scandinavian origins, all derived from related words meaning "stream". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a short form of Rebecca. A noted bearer is the American rock musician Beck Hansen (1970-), born Bek David Campbell, who goes by the stage name Beck.

Benedikta f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Benedict.

Benedykta f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Benedict.

Bengta f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Benedict.

Benigna f Spanish, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Benigno.

Bernardetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Bernard.

Bernardine f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Bernardino.

Berry 2 f English (Rare)
From the English word referring to the small fruit. It is ultimately derived from Old English berie. This name has only been in use since the 20th century.

Bethânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant form of Bethany.

Bethney f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Betony f English (Rare)
From the name of the minty medicinal herb.

Bevin f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Bébinn.

Beyle f Yiddish (Rare)
From a Slavic word meaning "white".

Beylke f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Beyle. This is the name of a daughter of Tevye in late 19th-century Yiddish stories by Sholem Aleichem, on which the musical Fiddler on the Roof was based.

Bidelia f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bridget.

Blodeuyn f Welsh (Rare)
Means "flower" in Welsh.

Blondie f English (Rare)
From a nickname for a person with blond hair. This is the name of the title character in a comic strip by Chic Young.

Blue m & f English (Rare)
From the English word for the colour, derived via Norman French from a Frankish word (replacing the native Old English cognate blaw). Despite the fact that this name was used by the American musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z in 2012 for their first daughter, it has not come into general use in the United States.

Blythe f & m English (Rare)
From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.

Boleslava f Czech (Rare)
Czech feminine form of Bolesław.

Bolesława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bolesław.

Borislava f Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Borislav.

Bözsi f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Erzsébet.

Braidy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brady.

Branda f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Brandy or a feminine form of Brand.

Breindel f Yiddish (Rare)
Means "brunette" in Yiddish.

Briallen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh briallu meaning "primrose". This is a modern Welsh name.

Briony f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Britannia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of the island of Britain, in occasional use as an English given name since the 18th century. This is also the name of the Roman female personification of Britain pictured on some British coins.

Brittania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Bronte m & f English (Rare)
From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh, itself derived from the given name Proinnteach, probably from Irish bronntach meaning "generous". The Brontë sisters — Charlotte, Emily, and Anne — were 19th-century English novelists. Their father changed the spelling of the family surname from Brunty to Brontë, possibly to make it coincide with Greek βροντή meaning "thunder".

Brunilda f Albanian, Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Albanian, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Brunhild.

Bryanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Brian.

Brynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Brynn.

Bryony f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine. It ultimately derives from Greek βρύω (bryo) meaning "to swell".

Burgundy f English (Rare)
This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour (which derives from the name of the wine).

Caelie f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caetlin f English (Rare)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caileigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayleigh.

Cailin f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn. It also coincides with the Irish word cailín meaning "girl".

Caitria f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a form of Caitríona.

Caja f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Kaja 1.

Calanthe f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of orchid, ultimately meaning "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".

Calanthia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Calanthe.

Calista f English, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Callistus. As an English name it might also be a variant of Kallisto.

Calixta f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Calixtus.

Callista f English (Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Cambria f Various (Rare)
Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people". It is occasionally used as a given name in modern times.

Camellia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for the botanist and missionary Georg Josef Kamel.

Candide m & f French (Rare), Literature
French form of Candidus or Candida. The French philosopher and author Voltaire used this name for the main character (a male) in his satire Candide (1759). In French candide also means "naive", which is descriptive of the book's protagonist.

Caoileann f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Caoilfhionn.

Caoilinn f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Caoilfhionn.

Capricia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Caprice.

Caprina f Various (Rare)
From the name of the Italian island of Capri.

Caramia f Various (Rare)
From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".

Careen f English (Rare)
Variant of Carreen.

Caris f English (Rare)
Variant of Carys.

Carlisa f English (Rare)
Combination of Carla and Lisa.

Carlisle m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of Lugus". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city.

Carreen f English (Rare)
Used by Margaret Mitchell in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it is a combination of Caroline and Irene.

Cassarah f English (Rare)
Recently created name intended to mean "what will be, will be". It is from the title of the 1956 song Que Sera, Sera, which was taken from the Italian phrase che sarà sarà. The phrase que sera, sera is not grammatically correct in any Romance language.

Cataleya f Various (Rare)
Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America, which were named for the British horticulturist William Cattley. This name was popularized by the main character from the movie Colombiana (2011).

Cate f English (Rare)
Variant of Kate. A famous bearer is Australian actress Cate Blanchett (1969-).

Catherin f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Catherina f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Catina f Romanian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cătălina.

Cayley f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Ceara f English (Rare)
Variant of Ciara 2.

Cearra f English (Rare)
Variant of Ciara 2.

Cedar f & m English (Rare)
From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κέδρος (kedros). Besides the true cedars from the genus Cedrus, it is also used to refer to some tree species in the cypress family.

Celandine f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Celestia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Caelestius.

Celinda f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of Celia and Linda. This is also the Spanish name for a variety of shrub with white flowers, known as sweet mock-orange in English (species Philadelphus coronarius).

Cerridwyn f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Ceridwen.

Cesária f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese feminine form of Caesarius.

Chalice f English (Rare)
Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.

Charisma f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "personal magnetism", ultimately derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Charmion f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Greek name derived from χάρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch.

Charna f Yiddish (Rare)
From a Slavic word meaning "black".

Charnette f English (Rare)
Probably an invented name.

Cherette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Cherie.

Cherice f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Cherokee f & m English (Rare)
Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki meaning "people of a different speech". This is the name of a Native American people who live in the east of North America.

Chesley m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "camp meadow" in Old English.

Chevonne f English (Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Chijindum m & f Igbo (Rare)
Means "God holds my life" in Igbo.

Cho f Japanese (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蝶 (see Chō).

Chō f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蝶 (chō) meaning "butterfly".

Chou f Japanese (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蝶 (see Chō).

Christabel f English (Rare)
Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel.

Christabella f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Christabel.

Christabelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Christabel.

Christmas m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival".

Chrysanta f English (Rare)
Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek.

Ciel f & m Various (Rare)
Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.

Cindra f English (Rare)
Combination of Cindy and Sandra.

Clancy m & f English (Rare)
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Mac Fhlannchaidh), derived from the given name Flannchadh meaning "red warrior".

Clarette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Clara.

Clarity f English (Rare)
Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".

Clematis f English (Rare)
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλήμα (klema) meaning "twig, branch".

Clemency f English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Clemence. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

Clio f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Kleio.

Cloé f Portuguese (Rare), French
Portuguese form and French variant of Chloe.

Clotilda f English (Rare)
English form of Clotilde.

Cokkie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Cornelia.

Colene f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Collyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen or Colin 2.

Colombina f Italian (Rare), Theatre
Italian feminine diminutive of Columba. In traditional Italian theatre (commedia dell'arte) this is the name of a stock character, a female servant who was often the lover of Arlecchino (Harlequin). This is also the Italian word for the columbine flower.

Columbine f English (Rare), Theatre
From the name of a variety of flower. It is also an English form of Colombina, the theatre character.

Condoleezza f Various (Rare)
In the case of the former American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (1954-), it is derived from the Italian musical term con dolcezza meaning "with sweetness".

Consuela f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Consuelo.

Coreen f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Coriander f English (Rare)
From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin (via Latin and Greek).

Cornélie f French (Rare)
French form of Cornelia.

Corona f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Means "crown" in Latin, as well as Italian and Spanish. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred with her companion Victor.

Corynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Cove m & f English (Rare)
From the English vocabulary word cove, which refers to a small coastal inlet.

Cree m & f English (Rare)
From the name of a Native American tribe of central Canada. Their name derives via French from the Cree word kiristino.

Crescentia f German (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Crescentius. Saint Crescentia was a 4th-century companion of Saint Vitus. This is also the name of the eponymous heroine of a 12th-century German romance.

Cristyn f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Christina.

Crocetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Crocifissa.

Crocifissa f Italian (Rare)
Means "crucifix" in Italian, derived from Latin crucifixus "fixed to a cross", from crux "cross" and fixus "fixed, fastened".

Cruzita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cruz.

Cunégonde f French (Rare)
French form of Kunigunde. Voltaire used this name in his novel Candide (1759).

Cyan f & m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "greenish blue, cyan", ultimately derived from Greek κύανος (kyanos).

Cybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. This name was borne by actress Cybill Shepherd (1950-), who was named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill.

Cymone f English (Rare)
Variant of Simone 1.

Cyrilla f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyril.

Daffodil f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".

Dagney f Various (Rare)
Variant of Dagny.

Daley f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, itself derived from the given name Dálach. Its recent popularity in the Netherlands can be attributed to the Dutch soccer player Daley Blind (1990-).

Daly f & m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Daley.

Daphnée f French (Rare)
French variant form of Daphne.

Dareia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Daria.

Davena f English (Rare)
Variant of Davina.

Davida f English (Rare)
Feminine form of David.

Davinia f English (Rare), Spanish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Davina. About 1980 this name jumped in popularity in Spain, possibly due to the main character on the British television series The Foundation (1977-1979), which was broadcast in Spain as La Fundación.

Débora f Spanish, Portuguese, French (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and French form of Deborah.

Debora f Italian, Dutch, German (Rare)
Italian, Dutch and German form of Deborah.

Deitra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deirdre.

Delice f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Delicia f English (Rare)
Either from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure" or a variant of the English word delicious. It has been used since the 17th century (rarely).

Delight f English (Rare)
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.

Delshad m & f Persian (Rare)
Means "happy heart, cheerful" in Persian, from دل (del) meaning "heart" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

Demelza f English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf". It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century. It was popularized in the 1970s by a character from the British television series Poldark, which was set in Cornwall.

Demetra f Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Greek
Italian and Romanian form of Demeter 1, as well as an alternate transcription of Greek Δήμητρα (see Dimitra).

Dene m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dean or Dena.

Deniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Deonne f English (Rare)
Variant of Dionne.

Derby m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was a variant of Darby.

Desidéria f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese feminine form of Desiderius.

Desideria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Desiderio. This was the Latin name of a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV. She was born in France with the name Désirée.

Detta f English (Rare)
Short form of names that end in detta.

Dezi m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Desmond and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Deziree f English (Rare)
Variant of Désirée.

Diamanda f Various (Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Diamond f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
From the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the traditional birthstone of April. It is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "unconquerable, unbreakable".

Diantha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
From dianthus, the name of a type of flower (ultimately from Greek meaning "heavenly flower").

Dieudonnée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Dieudonné.

Djuradja f Serbian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Serbian Ђурађа (see Đurađa).

Dominica f English (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Dominic.

Domitila f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Domitilla.

Donelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Don.

Dorete f Danish (Rare)
Old Danish form of Dorothea.

Doria f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Dorian or an elaboration of Dora.

Dorotea f Italian, Spanish, Croatian, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Dorothea in several languages.

Drina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Adriana or Alexandrina.

Duana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Duane.