Names Categorized "variants"

Sharyl f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Shaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shea.

Sheelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shelagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Sheila.

Shelby m & f English
From an English surname, which was possibly a variant of Selby. Though previously in use as a rare masculine name, it was popularized as a feminine name by the main character in the movie The Woman in Red (1935). It was later reinforced by the movie Steel Magnolias (1989) in which Julia Roberts played a character by this name.

Shelia f English
Variant of Sheila.

Shena f English (Modern)
Variant of Sheena.

Shenandoah m Oneida (Anglicized)
Variant of Skenandoa, or from the name of the Shenandoah River (names that may or may not be connected). The traditional American folk song Oh Shenandoah may refer to the Oneida chief Skenandoa or to the river; it is unclear.

Sheona f Scottish
Variant of Shona.

Sheree f English
Variant of Sherry or Cherie. This particular spelling was popularized by American actress Sheree North (1932-2005), who was born Dawn Shirley Crang.

Sherie f English
Variant of Sherry or Cherie.

Sherill f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse.

Sherley f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.

Sherri f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sherrie f English
Variant of Sherry.

Sheryl f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Sheryll f English
Variant of Cheryl.

Shevaun f English (Rare)
Variant of Shavonne.

Shon m English
Variant of Shawn.

Shulamite f Biblical
Variant of Shulammite used in some versions of the Bible.

Shyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Sheila, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements shy and la.

Siegmund m German
German variant of Sigmund.

Silvinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a variant of Silvanus. This name was borne by an 8th-century saint who evangelized in northern France.

Simonne f French
Variant of Simone 1.

Sindy f English (Rare)
Variant of Cindy.

Siobhán f Irish
Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of Jeanne.

Síomha f Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Síthmaith.

Siw f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Siv.

Šiwa f Slavic Mythology
Variant of Živa.

Sjeng m Limburgish
Variant of Sjang.

Skadi f Norse Mythology
Variant of Skaði.

Skye f English (Modern)
From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It is sometimes considered a variant of Sky.

Skyla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Skyler, formed using the popular name suffix la.

Skyler m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Schuyler, based on the pronunciation of the surname but respelled as if it was a blend of the English word sky with names such as Tyler. It was rare before 1980, and first gained popularity as a name for boys. It is now more common for girls, though it is more evenly unisex than the mostly feminine variant Skylar.

Solène f French
Variant of Solange.

Soline f French
Variant of Solange.

Sonnie m English (Rare)
Variant of Sonny.

Stacee f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Stacy.

Stacey f & m English
Variant of Stacy.

Staci f English
Feminine variant of Stacy.

Stacie f English
Feminine variant of Stacy.

Starr f English
Variant of Star.

Stephano m Literature
Variant of Stefano used by Shakespeare for a drunken butler in his play The Tempest (1611).

Stephany f English
Variant of Stephanie.

Stormi f English (Modern)
Variant of Stormy.

Su'en m Semitic Mythology
Variant of Sin.

Suzan 1 f English
Variant of Susan.

Sybella f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibylla.

Sydne f English (Rare)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sylas m English (Modern), Biblical Polish
Variant of Silas, as well as the form found in the Polish New Testament.

Szófia f Hungarian
Variant of Zsófia.

Tadgh m Irish
Variant of Tadhg.

Taegan f English (Rare)
Variant of Tegan.

Tahlia f English (Australian)
Variant of Talia 2.

Tallak m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Tollak.

Tameka f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tamera f English
Variant of Tamara.

Tamika f English
Variant of Tamiko, inspired by the American jazz singer Tamiko Jones (1945-) or the American movie A Girl Named Tamiko (1963).

Tammi f English
Variant of Tammy.

Tamsen f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tamsyn f English (British)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tamzen f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tanit f Semitic Mythology
Variant of Tanith.

Tanzi f English (Rare)
Variant of Tansy.

Tarah f English (Modern)
Variant of Tara 1.

Tawnee f English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny.

Tawnie f English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny.

Tayler f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Taylor.

Terell m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Terrell.

Teri f English
Either a feminine variant of Terry 1 or a diminutive of Theresa.

Terra f English
Variant of Tara 1, perhaps influenced by the Latin word terra meaning "land, earth".

Thaddaios m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Thaddeus.

Thalita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Talita.

Thiemo m Germanic
Old German form of Timo 2.

Thyra f Swedish, Danish
Variant of Tyra.

Tianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiana.

Tiffani f English
Variant of Tiffany.

Timeus m Biblical
Variant of Timaeus.

Timothé m French
French variant of Timothy.

Tiphanie f French
French variant of Tiffany.

Tiwonge f & m Chewa
Variant of Tionge.

Tod m English
Variant of Todd.

Tomaso m Italian
Variant of Tommaso.

Torger m Norwegian
Variant of Torgeir.

Tova 2 f Swedish
Swedish variant of Tove.

Tracee f English
Feminine variant of Tracy.

Tracey f & m English
Variant of Tracy.

Traci f English
Feminine variant of Tracy.

Tracie f English
Feminine variant of Tracy.

Treyvon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Trevon.

Tuula f Finnish
Variant of Tuuli.

Tuva f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Tove.

Tyrell m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From a surname that was a variant of Terrell. Influenced by similar-sounding names such as Tyrone and Darrell it has been used by African-American parents, usually stressed on the second syllable.

Tyrique m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyron m English
Variant of Tyrone.

Tzipora f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִפּוֹרָה (see Tzipporah).

Unice f English (Rare)
Variant of Eunice.

Ursella f English (Rare)
Variant of Ursula.

Usha f Hinduism, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Variant of Ushas. In Hindu legend this was the name of a princess who married Aniruddha.

Valarie f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valary f English (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valorie f English
Variant of Valerie.

Vedast m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Vedastus.

Veles m Slavic Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Slavic volŭ meaning "ox" or velĭ meaning "great". Veles or Volos was the Slavic god of cattle, also associated with the earth, wealth and the underworld.

Venkat m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant of Venkata.

Vergil m English
Variant of Virgil.

Verginia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Virginia.

Vinko m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Vincent.

Vonda f English
Variant of Wanda, reflecting the Polish pronunciation.

Vyvyan m English (British)
Variant of Vivian. This was the name of one of Oscar Wilde's sons.

Wenda f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy.

Wendi f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wenona f English (Rare)
Variant of Winona.

Wenonah f Literature
Variant of Winona. This spelling of the name was used by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for the mother of Hiawatha in his 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha.

Winefride f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Winifred.

Winnifred f English, Welsh
Variant of Winifred.

Witołd m Polish (Archaic)
Polish variant of Witold.

Wolfe m English (Rare)
Variant of Wolf, influenced by the spelling of the surname (which is also derived from the animal).

Wulf m German
Variant of Wolf.

Wynona f English
Variant of Winona.

Wynonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Winona.

Wynter f English (Modern)
Variant of Winter.

Yamila f Spanish (Latin American)
Form of Jamilah used especially in Latin America.

Yamilet f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila.

Yamileth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila.

Yara 2 f Tupi
Variant of Iara.

Yemanjá f Afro-American Mythology
Variant of Iemanjá.

Yénifer f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jennifer.

Ylenia f Italian, Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Ilenia.

Yngvar m Norwegian
Variant of Ingvar.

Yolonda f English
Variant of Yolanda.

Yona m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yonah).

Yulia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлия or Ukrainian/Belarusian Юлія (see Yuliya).

Ywain m Arthurian Romance
Variant of Owain.

Zachariasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zaiden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden.

Zarja f Slovene
Slovene variant of Zora.

Zavanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zavier m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

Zayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1.

Zdeno m Slovak
Slovak variant of Zdenko.

Zelma f English
Variant of Selma 1.

Zenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Xenia.

Zephania m Southern African, Eastern African
Variant of Zephaniah. This form of the name appears to be used in Southern and Eastern Africa.

Zoie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Zuleima f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.

Zulfaqar m Arabic, Urdu
Variant of Zulfiqar.