Names with Relationship "variant"

This is a list of names in which the relationship is variant.
gender
usage
form
Aamir 2 m Arabic
Variant of Amir 1.
Aaren m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Aaron.
Adalyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.
Adalynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lynn.
Addilyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.
Addyson f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Addison.
Adella f English
Variant of Adela.
Adelle f English
Variant of Adele.
Adelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.
Adelynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lynn.
Admir m Bosnian, Albanian
Meaning uncertain. It might be a variant of Amir 1 or it could be derived from Latin admiror meaning "admire".
Adriene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Adriana.
Áedh m Old Irish
Variant of Áed.
Ælfthryth f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ælfþryð (see Elfreda).
Agi m Germanic
Old German variant of Ago.
Agneta f Swedish
Swedish variant of Agnes.
Agnete f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Agnes.
Agnetha f Swedish
Swedish variant of Agnes.
Agnethe f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Agnes.
Agus m Indonesian
Variant of Bagus.
Aida f Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Literature
Variant of Ayda. This name was used in Verdi's opera Aida (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.
Aimee f English
Variant of Amy, influenced by French Aimée.
Aimeric m Germanic
Probably a variant of Heimirich. Aimeric (or Aimery) was the name of several viscounts of Narbonne between the 11th and 13th centuries. It was also borne by the first king of Cyprus (12th century), originally from Poitou, France.
Aina 1 f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Aino. It also means "always" in Finnish.
Aintzane f Basque
Variant of Aintza.
Aira f Finnish
Variant of Airi 2.
Aislinn f Irish
Variant of Aisling.
Aithne f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eithne.
Akiva m Hebrew
From an Aramaic form of Yaakov. Akiva (or Akiba) ben Joseph was a prominent 1st-century Jewish rabbi.
Aksel m Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Axel.
Akulina f Russian
Variant of Akilina.
Alaia 2 f English (Modern)
Probably a variant of Alayah. It is likely also influenced by the fashion brand Alaïa, named for the Tunisian-French designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017). His surname in Arabic is عليّة ('Alayyah), meaning "lofty".
Alaina f English (Modern)
Variant of Alana, probably influenced by Elaine.
Alani f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Alana, or possibly from Hawaiian ʻalani meaning "orange (tree or fruit)".
Alaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Alayah. It coincides with a Buddhist term (meaning "dwelling" in Sanskrit), which refers to the eighth level of human consciousness.
Alayah f English (Modern)
Probably a variant of Aaliyah based on names such as Amaya and Anaya.
Aldegund f Germanic
Germanic name, derived from the elements alt "old" and gunda "war". Alternatively, it could be a metathesized form of Adalgund. Saint Aldegund (or Aldegundis or Adelgundis) was a 7th-century Frankish abbess at Maubeuge.
Alease f English
Possibly a variant of Alicia.
Alecia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alene f English
Variant of Aline.
Alesia f English
Possibly a variant of Alicia.
Aleta f English
Possibly a variant of Alethea. This was the name of the wife of the title character in the comic strip Prince Valiant, which first appeared in 1937.
Aletha f English
Variant of Alethea.
Alevtina f Russian
Possibly a variant of Valentina.
Alexandria f English
Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.
Alexandrie f French (Rare)
French variant of Alexandra.
Alfwin m Germanic
Variant of Alboin.
Al-Hasan m Arabic
Form of Hasan prefixed with the Arabic definite article.
Aline f French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Medieval short form of Adeline. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of Eileen. This was the name of a popular 1965 song by the French singer Christophe.
Alisha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alissa f English
Variant of Alyssa.
Alita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.
Alíz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alice.
Allan m English, Scottish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Variant of Alan. The American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) got his middle name from the surname of the parents who adopted him.
Allen m English
Variant of Alan, or from a surname that was derived from this same name. A famous bearer of this name was Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), an American beat poet. Another is the American film director and actor Woody Allen (1935-), who took the stage name Allen from his real first name.
Allison f & m English
From the middle of the 20th century this has primarily been used as a variant of the feminine name Alison. However, prior to that it was used as an uncommon masculine name, derived from the English and Scottish surname Allison.
Allyn m & f English
Variant or feminine form of Alan.
Allyson f English
Variant of Alison.
Almir 1 m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Almiro.
Almira 1 f Literature
Variant of Elmira 1. Handel used it for the title character in his opera Almira (1705).
Alonso m Spanish
Spanish variant of Alfonso.
Alv m Norwegian
Variant of Alf 1.
Alve m Swedish
Variant of Alf 1.
Alyce f English
Variant of Alice.
Alycia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alys f English
Variant of Alice.
Alysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alyson f English
Variant of Alison.
Alyssa f English
Variant of Alicia. The spelling has probably been influenced by that of the alyssum flower, the name of which is derived from Greek (a), a negative prefix, combined with λύσσα (lyssa) meaning "madness, rabies", since it was believed to cure madness.
Alyx f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Alex.
Amadís m Literature
Spanish form of Amadis.
Amadis m Literature
Probably an Old Spanish form of Amadeus. In a medieval tale Amadis of Gaul was a heroic knight-errant and the lover of Oriana. The earliest extant version of the story, Amadís de Gaula, was written by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo in 1508.
Amery m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.
Ami 2 f English
Variant of Amy.
Amie f English
Variant of Amy.
Amyas m English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of Amis. Alternatively, it may come from a surname that originally indicated that the bearer was from the city of Amiens in France. Edmund Spenser used this name for a minor character in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).
Anano f Georgian
Georgian variant of Ana.
Andżelika f Polish
Polish variant of Angelika.
Angelia f English
Elaborated form of Angela.
Angelle f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Angel.
Angiola f Italian
Variant of Angela.
Angiolo m Italian
Variant of Angelo.
Annabel f English, Dutch
Variant of Amabel, with the spelling altered as if it were a combination of Anna and French belle "beautiful". This name appears to have arisen in Scotland in the Middle Ages.
Annabella f Italian, English (Modern)
Latinate form of Annabel. It can also be interpreted as a combination of Anna and Latin/Italian bella "beautiful".
Annabelle f English, French
Variant of Annabel. It can also be interpreted as a combination of Anna and French belle "beautiful".
Annica f Swedish
Variant of Annika.
Annice f English
Variant of Annis.
Annick f Breton, French
French form of Breton Annaig, a diminutive of Anna.
Annora f English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of Honora.
Ansgar m German, Norwegian, Swedish, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ansi "god" and ger "spear". Saint Ansgar was a 9th-century Frankish missionary who tried to convert the Danes and Norwegians.
Anthony m English
English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. The most notable member of the Roman family was the general Marcus Antonius (called Mark Antony in English), who for a period in the 1st century BC ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Augustus. When their relationship turned sour, he and his mistress Cleopatra were attacked and forced to commit suicide, as related in Shakespeare's tragedy Antony and Cleopatra (1606).... [more]
Anže m Slovene
Variant of Janez.
Anžej m Slovene
Variant of Janez.
Aoibhe f Irish
Variant of Aoife, or directly from Irish aoibh meaning "beauty".
Arabella f English
Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this.... [more]
Ardith f English
Variant of Ardath.
Aric m English
Variant of Eric.
Arild m Norwegian
Possibly a variant of Harald or Arnold.
Arin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron.
Arina f Russian
Russian variant of Irina.
Arja f Finnish
Variant of Irja. The Finnish poet Eino Leino used it in his poem Arja and Selinä (1916), though belonging to a male character.
Arleen f English
Variant of Arline.
Arlene f English, Filipino
Variant of Arline. Since the onset of the 20th century, this is the most common spelling of this name.
Armel m Breton, French
Breton and French form of the Old Welsh name Arthmail, which was composed of the elements arth "bear" and mael "prince, chieftain". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded abbeys in Brittany.
Arron m English
Variant of Aaron.
Ashlea f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Ashley.
Ashlee f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Ashley.
Ashleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Ashley.
Ashlie f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Ashley.
Ashtoreth f Biblical, Semitic Mythology
From עַשְׁתֹרֶת ('Ashtoret), the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war and fertility. Her name is cognate to that of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar.
Ashtyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashton.
Asih f Indonesian
Variant of Kasih.
Astri f Norwegian
Variant of Astrid.
Aubree f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Aubrey.
Audra 2 f English
Variant of Audrey, used since the 19th century. It jumped in popularity in the United States after the debut of the television series The Big Valley (1965-1969), which featured the character Audra Barkley.
Auroora f Finnish
Finnish variant of Aurora.
Austyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant or feminine form of Austin.
Ava 1 f English
Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.
Aviva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Aviv.
Axl m English (Modern)
Variant of Axel, used famously by musician Axl Rose (1962-).
Azahara f Spanish
Variant of Azahar. It can also be given in reference to the ruined Moorish city of Medina Azahara in Córdoba, which derives from the related Arabic root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".
Azura f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Azure.
Baal m Semitic Mythology, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Variant spelling of Ba'al, and the form used in most translations of the Bible.
Baard m Norwegian
Variant of Bård.
Balthazar m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Belshazzar. Balthazar is the name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who visited the newborn Jesus. He was said to have come from Arabia. This name was utilized by Shakespeare for minor characters in The Comedy of Errors (1594) and The Merchant of Venice (1596).
Barbra f English
Variant of Barbara.
Barend m Dutch
Variant of Bernhard.
Barrie m English
Variant of Barry.
Bast f Egyptian Mythology
Variant reading of Bastet.
Batya f Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Bithiah.
Bayley m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.
Bearach m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Berach.
Beavis m Popular Culture
Variant of Bevis. This name was used in the animated television program Beavis and Butthead.
Beetlejuice m Popular Culture
Variant of Betelgeuse used for the title character of the movie Beetlejuice (1988), about an obnoxious ghost who is commissioned to scare a family out of their new house. The character's name is spelled Betelgeuse in the credits, though in other media it appears as Beetlejuice.
Bellerophon m Greek Mythology
From Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophontes), possibly from Greek βέλος (belos) meaning "dart" and the suffix φόντης (phontes) meaning "slayer of". Alternatively the first element might come from a defeated foe named Belleros, who is otherwise unattested. In Greek legend Bellerophon or Bellerophontes was a hero who tamed Pegasus and killed the monstrous Chimera. He was killed by Zeus when he attempted to ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus.
Bendt m Danish
Variant of Bent 1.
Benedick m Literature
Variant of Benedict used by Shakespeare in his comedy Much Ado About Nothing (1599).
Benthe f Danish
Variant of Bente.
Bèr m Limburgish
Variant of Baer.
Berend m Dutch
Variant of Bernhard.
Berenike f Ancient Greek
Ancient Macedonian form of Berenice.
Berith f Swedish
Variant of Berit.
Berniece f English
Variant of Bernice.
Berry 1 m English
Variant of Barry.
Bethanie f English
Variant of Bethany.
Bettye f English
Variant of Betty.
Beverley f English
Variant of Beverly.
Bibiana f Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Possibly an early variant of Viviana. Alternatively, it may be a feminine derivative of the earlier Roman cognomen Vibianus.
Bipin m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Vipin.
Bjoern m German (Rare)
German variant of Björn. The Scandinavian names Björn and Bjørn are occasionally written with the digraph oe.
Blago m Croatian, Bulgarian
Croatian form of Blagoy, as well as a Bulgarian variant.
Blanch f English
Variant of Blanche.
Boadicea f Brythonic (Latinized)
Medieval variant of Boudicca, possibly arising from a scribal error.
Bosmat f Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Basemath.
Braidy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brady.
Branda f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Brandy or a feminine form of Brand.
Brande f English
Variant of Brandy.
Brandee f English
Variant of Brandy.
Branden m English
Variant of Brandon.
Brandi f English
Variant of Brandy.
Brandie f English
Variant of Brandy.
Brayden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden. This is currently the more popular spelling of the name.
Brenden m English
Variant of Brendan.
Brendon m English
Variant of Brendan.
Brenna f English
Possibly a variant of Brenda or a feminine form of Brennan.
Bret m English
Variant of Brett.
Brion m English
Variant of Brian.
Briseida f Literature
Form of Briseis used in medieval tales about the Trojan War.
Britney f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany. This name is borne by the American pop singer Britney Spears (1981-).
Brunhild f German, Germanic Mythology, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements brunna "armour, protection" and hilt "battle". It is cognate with the Old Norse name Brynhildr (from the elements brynja and hildr). In Norse legend Brynhildr was the queen of the valkyries who was rescued by the hero Sigurd. In the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied she was a queen of Iceland and the wife of Gunther. Both of these characters were probably inspired by the eventful life of the 6th-century Frankish queen Brunhilda (of Visigothic birth).... [more]
Bryan m English
Variant of Brian, based on the usual spelling of the surname that is derived from the name.
Bryce m English
Variant of Brice.
Bryon m English
Variant of Brian.
Cahya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Cahaya.
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.
Caius m Ancient Roman
Roman variant of Gaius.
Caj m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kai 1.
Calixtus m Late Roman
Variant of Callistus, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also known as Callistus).