Browse Names

Aadolf m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Adolf.

Aatami m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Adam.

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

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).

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

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.

Agafon m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Agathon.

Agafya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Agatha.

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

Aghlab m Arabic (Rare)
Means "predominant, supreme" in Arabic.

Agniya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Agnes.

Aislin f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Aisling.

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

Al-Amir m Arabic (Rare)
Means "the commander, the prince" in Arabic. This was the name of a 10th-century Fatimid imam.

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.

Alaois m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Aloysius.

Albano m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Albanus (see Alban).

Aldous m English (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element eald "old". It has been in use as an English given name since the Middle Ages, mainly in East Anglia. The British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was a famous bearer of this name.

Aldric m French (Rare), Germanic
From a Germanic name, derived from the elements alt "old" and rih "ruler, king". Saint Aldric was a 9th-century bishop of Le Mans.

Aleixo m Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician form of Alexius.

Alisia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alisya f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Allana f English (Rare)
Variant of Alana.

Alwine f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Alwin.

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

Amadeo m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish form of Amadeus, as well as an Italian variant. This was the name of a 19th-century king of Spain (born in Italy).

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

Amando m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Amandus.

Ambrož m Slovene, Czech (Rare)
Slovene and Czech form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

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

Anelie f German (Rare)
Variant of Annelie.

Anisim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Onesimus.

Anneka f English (Rare)
Variant of Annika.

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

Anselm m German, English (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ansi "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century by Saint Anselm, who was born in northern Italy. He was archbishop of Canterbury and a Doctor of the Church.

Anshel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish form of Anselm, used as a vernacular form of Asher.

Ardito m Italian (Rare)
Derived from medieval Italian ardito meaning "bold".

Arkhip m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Archippos.

Audrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

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.

Avenir m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Abner.

Aylmer m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was a variant of Elmer.

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.

Bagrat m Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Armenian and Georgian form of Bagadata. This name was borne by several Georgian kings, though it is now uncommon there.

Barret m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Barrett.

Bartal m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Bertalan.

Bazyli m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basil 1.

Benesh m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish form of Benedict.

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

Bertók m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian diminutive of Bertalan and other names beginning with Bert.

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

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.

Bjoern m German (Rare)
German variant of Björn. The Scandinavian names Björn and Bjørn are occasionally written with the digraph oe.

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

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

Braith m English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Welsh brith, braith meaning "speckled".

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

Briony f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Brogán m Irish (Rare)
From the Old Irish name Broccán, derived from bróc "shoe, sandal, greave" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several Irish saints, including Saint Patrick's scribe.

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".

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".

Bysshe m English (Rare)
From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush. This was the middle name of the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822).

Cadell m Welsh (Rare)
From Old Welsh Catell, derived from cat "battle" and a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early kings of Powys in Wales.

Caelie f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

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

Carbry m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Cairbre.

Careen f English (Rare)
Variant of Carreen.

Carver m English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "wood carver".

Cassio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Cassius. This is the surname of Othello's lieutenant Michael Cassio in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

Catina f Romanian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cătălina.

Cayley f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Cearra f English (Rare)
Variant of Ciara 2.

Celino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Caelinus or a short form of Marcelino.

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

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".

Cletis m English (Rare)
Variant of Cletus.

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.

Comgán m Irish (Rare)
Old Irish form of Comhghán.

Coreen f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

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.

Curran m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Corraidhín, itself from the given name Corraidhín.

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.

Dagney f Various (Rare)
Variant of Dagny.

Danyal m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Daniel.

Darden m English (Rare)
From an English surname of unknown meaning, possibly from a place name.

Dareia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Daria.

Davena f English (Rare)
Variant of Davina.

Davida f English (Rare)
Feminine form of David.

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.

Deemer m English (Rare)
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "judge", from Old English demere.

Deitra f English (Rare)
Variant of Deirdre.

Delice f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Delroy m English (Rare)
Possibly an alteration of Leroy.

Déodat m French (Rare)
French form of Deodatus.

Deonne f English (Rare)
Variant of Dionne.

Dermid m Scottish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Diarmad.

Derren m English (Rare)
Variant of Darren.

Derryl m English (Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Deryck m English (Rare)
Variant of Derek.

Diomid m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Diomedes.

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

Dubhán m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Dubán meaning "little dark one", derived from dub "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a few early saints.

Đurađa f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Đurađ.

Dušana f Slovak, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dušan.

Ederne f Basque (Rare)
Feminine variant of Eder 2.

Editha f German, English (Rare)
Latinate form of Edith.

Edwena f English (Rare)
Variant of Edwina.

Edwyna f English (Rare)
Variant of Edwina.

Edytha f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Edith.

Eireen f English (Rare)
Variant of Irene.

Eithan m English (Modern), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Ethan or (rarely) Eitan.

Elicia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Eligia f Spanish, Polish (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Eligius.

Elijas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Elijah.

Eliott m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Elliott.

Elisey m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Елисей (see Yelisey).

Elmira 3 f Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian электрификация мира (elektrifikatsiya mira) meaning "electrification of the world". This name was created by communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Elsdon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Elli's valley" in Old English.

Emalee f English (Rare)
Variant of Emily.

Esmond m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements est "grace" and mund "protection". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest. It was occasionally revived in the 19th century.

Esmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Esmond.

Estiñe f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Esti 1.

Eunika f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Eunice.

Evlogi m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Eulogius.

Eztebe m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Stephen.

Faddei m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Фаддей (see Faddey).

Faddey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thaddeus.

Faigel f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish פֿויגל (foigl) meaning "bird", a vernacular form of Zipporah.

Faithe f English (Rare)
Variant of Faith.

Faolán m Irish (Rare)
Means "little wolf", derived from Old Irish fáel "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an Irish saint who did missionary work in Scotland.

Farley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of this name was Canadian author Farley Mowat (1921-2014).

Fayvel m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish פֿייװל (see Feivel).

Fedora f Russian (Rare), Italian
Russian form of Theodora. This was the name of an 1898 opera by the Italian composer Umberto Giordano (who based it on an 1882 French play).

Feivel m Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Faivish.

Fiacre m French (Rare)
French form of Fiachra.

Fillin m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Faolán.

Fishke m Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Fishel.

Flower f English (Rare)
Simply from the English word flower for the blossoming plant. It is derived (via Old French) from Latin flos.

Folami m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.

Folant m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Valentine 1.

Fraser m Scottish, English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.

Freyde f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish פֿרייד (freid) meaning "joy".

Fúlvio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Fulvius (see Fulvio).

Fyokla f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thekla.

Galvão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Gawain.

Gavrel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish variant of Gabriel.

Gazbia f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاذبيّة (see Jazibiyya).

Gerolf m German (Rare)
German form of Gerulf.

Gerolt m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gerald.

Gillis m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish and Dutch form of Gilles.

Gilroy m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which means "son of the king's servant".

Giotto m Italian (Rare)
Possibly from Ambrogiotto, a diminutive of Ambrogio, or Angiolotto, a diminutive of Angiolo. This name was borne by Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), an Italian painter and architect.

Glauco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Glaucus.

Glukel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Glika.

Gobnet f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Gobnait.

Gonçal m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Gonzalo.

Granya f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Grania.

Gratia f Dutch (Rare)
Means "grace" in Latin.

Guifré m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Vilifredus, a Latinized form of Willifrid (or perhaps a Visigothic cognate). This was the name of a 9th-century count of Barcelona.

Hallam m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English.

Halvar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Halvard.

Haskel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish variant of Ezekiel.

Haydée f Spanish, French (Rare)
Spanish and French form of Haidee, from Lord Byron's Don Juan (1819). It was later used by Alexander Dumas for a character in The Count of Monte Cristo (1844).

Hedley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.

Hélier m French (Rare)
French form of Helier.

Hendel f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Hannah.

Hepsie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Hephzibah.

Heshel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Yehoshua.

Higini m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hyginus.

Hobson m English (Rare)
From the English surname Hobson meaning "son of Hob".

Honour f & m English (Rare)
From the English word honour, which is of Latin origin. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be viewed as a form of Honoria or Honorata, which are ultimately derived from the same source.

Huriya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "nymph, heavenly maiden" in Arabic, referring to the houris, who are beautiful maidens who dwell in the Islamic afterlife.

Iantha f Various (Rare)
Variant of Ianthe.

Idalia f Germanic (Latinized), Greek Mythology, Polish (Rare)
Probably from a Germanic name derived from the element idal, an extended form of id possibly meaning "work, labour". Unrelated, this was also an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, given because the city of Idalion on Cyprus was a center of her cult.... [more]

Idelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ida.

Ignaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ignatius.

Ignatz m German (Rare)
German form of Ignatius.

Ilariy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hilarius.

Ingram m Germanic, English (Rare)
Germanic name composed of either the element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, or engil meaning "angel" combined with hram meaning "raven". This name was brought to England by the Normans, though it died out after the medieval era. These days it is usually inspired by the surname that was derived from the medieval name.

Ipatiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of the Greek name Ὕπατος (Hypatos), the masculine form of Hypatia.

Irinei m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ириней (see Iriney).

Iriney m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Irenaeus.

Isador m English (Rare)
Variant of Isidore.

Isidor m German (Rare), Russian (Rare)
German and Russian form of Isidore.

Itidal f Arabic (Rare)
Means "temperance, moderation" in Arabic.

Itimad f Arabic (Rare)
Means "reliance, confidence" in Arabic.

Izolda f Georgian, Russian, Hungarian, Polish (Rare)
Georgian, Russian, Hungarian and Polish form of Iseult.

Jaakob m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Jacob (or James).

Jamaar m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamar.

Janeka f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jane.

Janele f English (Rare)
Variant of Janelle.

Jannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Janna, influenced by Hannah.

Jaumet m Catalan (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaume.

Jepson m English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "son of Jep".

Jerred m English (Rare)
Variant of Jared.

Jerrik m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Erik.

Jervis m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Jarvis.

Jessye f English (Rare)
Variant of Jessie 1.

Jimeno m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ximeno.

JoBeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Jo and Beth.

Jochim m German (Rare)
German variant form of Joachim.

Jodene f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Jody.

Joisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Joyce.

Jolyon m English (Rare)
Medieval form of Julian. The author John Galsworthy used it for a character in his Forsyte Saga novels (published between 1906 and 1922).

Jordão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Jordan.

Jördis f German (Rare)
German form of Hjördis.

Josepe m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Joseph.

Józsua m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Joshua.

Julyan m English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Julian.

Kaapro m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Gabriel.

Kaelea f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaelee f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kalyna f Ukrainian (Rare)
From the Ukrainian word for a type of shrub, also called the guelder rose (species Viburnum opulus).

Kaolin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caolán. This is also the name of a type of clay.

Karena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1, possibly influenced by Carina 1.

Kašpar m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Jasper.

Kassia f English (Rare)
Variant of Cassia.

Keiran m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Keitha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Keith.

Kelcey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kenelm m English (Rare)
From the Old English name Cenhelm, which was composed of the elements cene "bold, keen" and helm "helmet". Saint Kenelm was a 9th-century martyr from Mercia, where he was a member of the royal family. The name was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, but has since become rare.

Kenith m English (Rare)
Variant of Kenneth.

Kerena f English (Rare)
Variant of Karena.

Kester m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Christopher.

Kettil m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ketil.

Kiaran m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Kimbra f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Kimberly.

Kolman m German (Rare)
Variant of Koloman.

Kreine f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish קרוין (kroin) meaning "crown".

Lagina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Gina.

Lallie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Lalage.

Lavena f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lavone f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Leilah f English (Rare)
Variant of Leila.

Léonne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léon.

Líadan f Irish (Rare)
Possibly from Old Irish líath meaning "grey". According to an Irish tale this was the name of a poet who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief. The name was also borne by a 5th-century saint, the mother of Saint Ciarán the Elder.

Lianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Leanne.

Lindon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lyndon.

Linnet f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

Linsay f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lorens m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Old Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.

Lorita f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Loreto.

Lorrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Loren.

Luanna f English (Rare)
Either a combination of Lou and Anna or a variant of Luana.

Ludolf m German (Rare), Germanic
From the Old German name Hludolf, which was composed of the elements hlut meaning "famous, loud" and wolf meaning "wolf". Saint Ludolf (or Ludolph) was a 13th-century bishop of Ratzeburg.

Lynsay f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynton m English (Rare)
Variant of Linton.

Lyydia f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lydia.

Mahzun m Turkish (Rare)
Means "sad" in Turkish.

Mainio m Finnish (Rare)
Means "excellent" in Finnish.

Malone m & f English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Mansel m English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally referred to a person who came from the French city of Le Mans.

Marián m Slovak, Czech, Hungarian (Rare)
Slovak, Czech and Hungarian form of Marianus.

Marvyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Marvin.

Marwin m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch variant of Marvin.

Marylu f English (Rare)
Variant of Marylou.

Matfey m Russian (Rare)
Older Russian form of Matthew.

Maxene f English (Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Meical m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Michael.

Mellan m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Meallán.

Mercia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.

Merten m German (Rare)
Medieval Low German variant of Martin.

Metody m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Methodius.

Mikula m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Nicholas.

Minato m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 港 (minato) meaning "harbour", as well as other combinations of kanji having the same pronunciation.

Mirele f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Miriam.

Móirín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Mór 1.

Monifa f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.

Morley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing".

Muirín f Irish (Rare)
Modern form of Muirgen.

Munroe m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Monroe.

Napier m English (Rare)
From an English and Scots surname meaning "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".

Neassa f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Neasa.

Neofit m Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Neophytos.

Neymar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is the Brazilian soccer player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (1992-), who is usually known by just his first name. He was named after his father.

Noburu m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伸 (noburu) meaning "extend, stretch" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Nousha f Persian (Rare)
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian.

Nowell m English (Rare)
From the surname Nowell (a variant of Noel).

Odetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Odette.

Olyvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Onisim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Onesimus.

Oralee f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aurélie.

Oralie f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aurélie.

Orinda f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Spanish oro "gold". This was the pseudonym of the English poet Katherine Philips (1631-1664).

Ormond m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Ruaidh, derived from the given name Ruadh.

Orrell m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ore hill" in Old English.

Orsina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Orsino.

Orsino m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of the Roman name Ursinus, itself derived from Ursus (see Urs). This is the name of a duke in Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night (1602).

Ortrun f German (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ort "point" and runa "secret lore, rune". In the medieval German epic Kudrun this is the name of Hartmut's sister.

Osanne f French (Rare)
French form of Osanna.

Osbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". After the Norman Conquest, this Old English name was merged with its Norman cognate. It was rare in the Middle Ages, and eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.