Kaeran's Personal Name List

Aeron
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Rating: 50% based on 9 votes
From the name of the Welsh river Aeron, itself probably derived from the hypothetical Celtic goddess Agrona. Alternatively, the name could be taken from Welsh aeron meaning "berries".
Alex
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
Other Scripts: Άλεξ(Greek) Алекс(Russian)
Pronounced: AL-iks(English) A-lehks(Dutch, German, Romanian, Czech) A-LEHKS(French) A-lekhs(Icelandic) AW-lehks(Hungarian)
Rating: 66% based on 8 votes
Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex.
Alexis
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: French, English, Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Αλέξης(Greek) Ἄλεξις(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-LEHK-SEE(French) ə-LEHK-sis(English) a-LEHK-sees(Spanish)
Rating: 74% based on 8 votes
From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors.

In the English-speaking world this name is more commonly given to girls. This is due to the American actress Alexis Smith (1921-1993), who began appearing in movies in the early 1940s. It got a boost in popularity in the 1980s from a character on the soap opera Dynasty.

Anan 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Akan
Rating: 57% based on 7 votes
Means "fourth born child" in Akan.
Angel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Ангел(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: AYN-jəl(English)
Rating: 34% based on 8 votes
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.
Anne 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Frisian
Pronounced: AH-nə
Rating: 60% based on 8 votes
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle".
Aquila
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Biblical, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: AK-wil-ə(English) ə-KWIL-ə(English)
Rating: 51% based on 7 votes
From a Roman cognomen meaning "eagle" in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lives with Aquila and his wife Priscilla (or Prisca) for a time.
Aran 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish
Rating: 53% based on 7 votes
From the name of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.
Arden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-dən
Rating: 74% based on 7 votes
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".
Ariel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Other Scripts: אֲרִיאֵל(Hebrew) Ἀριήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: a-ree-EHL(Hebrew) EHR-ee-əl(English) AR-ee-əl(English) A-RYEHL(French) a-RYEHL(Spanish) A-ryehl(Polish)
Rating: 54% based on 9 votes
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).
Ash
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ASH
Rating: 60% based on 7 votes
Short form of Ashley. It can also come directly from the English word denoting either the tree or the residue of fire.
Cassidy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAS-i-dee
Rating: 62% based on 9 votes
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Caiside), which is derived from the byname Caiside. Very rare as a given name before the 1970s, it established itself in the 80s and then surged in popularity during the 90s.
Charlie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHAHR-lee
Rating: 56% based on 7 votes
Diminutive or feminine form of Charles. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). It is also borne by Charlie Brown, the main character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz.
Cheyenne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: shie-AN
Rating: 39% based on 7 votes
Derived from the Lakota word šahiyena meaning "red speakers". This is the name of a Native American people of the Great Plains. The name was supposedly given to the Cheyenne by the Lakota because their language was unrelated to their own. As a given name, it has been in use since the 1950s.
Chi 2
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Igbo Mythology, Igbo
Rating: 44% based on 5 votes
Means "god, spiritual being" in Igbo, referring to the personal spiritual guardian that each person is believed to have. Christian Igbo people use it as a name for the personal Christian god (as opposed to the omnipresent Chukwu, though the names are used synonymously in some contexts). This can also be a short form of the many Igbo names that begin with this element.
Ciel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
Deniz
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: deh-NEEZ
Rating: 50% based on 5 votes
Means "sea" in Turkish.
Devin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHV-in
Rating: 68% based on 6 votes
From a surname, either the Irish surname Devin 1 or the English surname Devin 2.
Dominique
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: DAW-MEE-NEEK
Rating: 65% based on 4 votes
French feminine and masculine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).
Emem
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Ibibio
Rating: 40% based on 4 votes
Means "peace" in Ibibio.
Esmé
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHZ-may, EHZ-mee
Rating: 63% based on 4 votes
Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French. It was first recorded in Scotland, being borne by the first Duke of Lennox in the 16th century. It is now more common as a feminine name.
Evelyn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: EHV-ə-lin(English) EEV-lin(British English) EEV-ə-lin(British English) EH-və-leen(German)
Rating: 73% based on 6 votes
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as almost entirely feminine, probably in part because of its similarity to Eve and Evelina.

This name was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 20th century. It staged a comeback in the early 21st century, returning to the American top ten in 2017.

Ffion
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: FEE-awn, FI-awn
Rating: 80% based on 4 votes
Means "foxglove" in Welsh (species Digitalis purpurea). This is a recently created Welsh name.
Gwen
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: GWEHN
Rating: 53% based on 6 votes
From Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn meaning "white, blessed". It can also be a short form of Gwendolen, Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen.
Gwynedd
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Rating: 58% based on 6 votes
From the name of the kingdom of Gwynedd, which was located in northern Wales from the 5th century. It is now the name of a Welsh county. The name may be related to Old Irish Féni meaning "Irish people", itself possibly related to the Celtic root *wēnā meaning "band of warriors" [1].
Hai
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KHIE
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
From Chinese (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Hananiah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: חֲנַןְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: han-ə-NIE-ə(English)
Rating: 75% based on 4 votes
Means "Yahweh is gracious" in Hebrew, from חָנַן (ḥanan) meaning "to be gracious" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This name appears frequently in the Old Testament. It is the Hebrew name of Shadrach.
Haven
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAY-vən
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the English word for a safe place, derived ultimately from Old English hæfen.
Hayden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAY-dən
Rating: 65% based on 4 votes
From an English surname that was derived from place names meaning either "hay valley" or "hay hill", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley" or dun "hill". Its popularity at the end of the 20th century was due to the sound it shared with other trendy names of the time, such as Braden and Aidan.
He
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 河, 和, 荷, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KHU
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
From Chinese () meaning "river, stream", () meaning "harmony, peace", or () meaning "lotus, water lily" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters can form this name as well. A famous bearer was the Ming dynasty explorer Zheng He (1371-1433).
Heike
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Low German, German
Pronounced: HIE-kə(Low German)
Rating: 75% based on 4 votes
Low German diminutive of Henrike or Henrik.
Huan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese) , etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KHWAN
Rating: 45% based on 4 votes
From Chinese (huān) meaning "happy, pleased", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Hunter
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HUN-tər
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
From an English occupational surname for a hunter, derived from Old English hunta. A famous bearer was the eccentric American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005).
Hyun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: (Korean Hangul) 賢, 顯, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KHYUN
Rating: 63% based on 4 votes
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Hyeon).
Ime 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Ibibio
Rating: 63% based on 4 votes
Means "patience" in Ibibio.
Inge
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch, Estonian
Pronounced: ING-eh(Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) ING-ə(German, Dutch)
Rating: 28% based on 4 votes
Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god Ing. In Sweden and Norway this is primarily a masculine name, elsewhere it is usually feminine.
Isi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Choctaw
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Means "deer" in Choctaw.
Izzy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: IZ-ee
Rating: 60% based on 4 votes
Diminutive of Isidore, Isabel, Israel and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Jackie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAK-ee
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Jack or Jacqueline. A notable bearer was baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
Jaden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAY-dən
Rating: 62% based on 5 votes
An invented name, using the popular den suffix sound found in such names as Braden, Hayden and Aidan. This name first became common in America in the 1990s when similar-sounding names were increasing in popularity. The spelling Jayden has been more popular since 2003. It is sometimes considered a variant of the biblical name Jadon.
Jamie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Scottish [1], English
Pronounced: JAY-mee
Rating: 52% based on 5 votes
Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James. Since the late 19th century it has also been used as a feminine form.
Jaya
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: जया, जय(Sanskrit) ஜெயா, ஜெய(Tamil) జయ(Telugu) जया(Hindi, Marathi)
Rating: 70% based on 6 votes
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (long final vowel) and the masculine form जय (short final vowel), both of which are used as names or epithets for several characters in Hindu texts. As a modern personal name, this transcription is both feminine and masculine in southern India, but typically only feminine in the north.
Jayden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAY-dən
Rating: 64% based on 5 votes
Variant of Jaden. This spelling continued to rapidly rise in popularity in the United States past 2003, unlike Jaden, which stalled. It peaked at the fourth rank for boys in 2010, showing tremendous growth over only two decades. It has since declined.
Jess
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHS
Rating: 52% based on 6 votes
Short form of Jesse or Jessica.
Jewel
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOO-əl, JOOL
Rating: 65% based on 8 votes
In part from the English word jewel, a precious stone, derived from Old French jouel, which was possibly related to jeu "game". It is also in part from the surname Jewel or Jewell (a derivative of the Breton name Judicaël), which was sometimes used in honour of the 16th-century bishop of Salisbury John Jewel. It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.
Ji
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Korean (Rare)
Other Scripts: (Korean Hangul) , etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: JEE
Rating: 34% based on 5 votes
From Sino-Korean (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.
Jian
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 建, 健, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYEHN
Rating: 47% based on 6 votes
From Chinese (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", or other characters that are pronounced in a similar fashion.
Jin 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 金, 锦, 津, etc.(Chinese) 金, 錦, 津, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEEN
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
From Chinese (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or (jīn) meaning "ferry". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Jinan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: جنان(Arabic)
Pronounced: jee-NAN
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic, ultimately from the root جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".
Jody
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JO-dee
Rating: 53% based on 6 votes
Diminutive of Josephine, Joseph, Joanna and other names beginning with Jo. It was popularized by the young hero (a boy) in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel The Yearling (1938) and the subsequent film adaptation (1946). As a feminine name, it probably received an assist from the similar-sounding name Judy, which was at the height of its American popularity when Jody was rising.
Jun 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese, Korean
Other Scripts: 君, 俊, 军, etc.(Chinese) 君, 俊, 軍, etc.(Traditional Chinese) (Korean Hangul) , etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: CHUYN(Chinese) CHOON(Korean)
Rating: 43% based on 4 votes
From Chinese (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" (which is usually only masculine) or (jūn) meaning "army" (also usually only masculine) [1]. This is also a single-character Korean name, often from the hanja meaning "talented, handsome". This name can be formed by other characters besides those shown here.
June
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOON
Rating: 70% based on 5 votes
From the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess Juno. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
Kai 3
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: KIE
Rating: 74% based on 5 votes
Means "sea" in Hawaiian.
Kaimana
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: kie-MA-na
Rating: 58% based on 6 votes
From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and mana "power". It is also Hawaiian meaning "diamond", derived from the English word diamond.
Kalani
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: ka-LA-nee
Rating: 77% based on 6 votes
Means "the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Kelly
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: KEHL-ee(English)
Rating: 38% based on 5 votes
Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh. As a surname, it has been borne by actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

As a given name it was mostly masculine before 1940, but it rose in popularity as a name for girls during the 40s and 50s, probably due both to Grace Kelly (who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956) and a female character on the 1957 television series Bachelor Father [1]. By the end of the 1970s it was on the decline.

Kenzie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHN-zee
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
Short form of Mackenzie.
Kevyn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KEHV-in
Rating: 53% based on 6 votes
Variant or feminine form of Kevin.
Kiran
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Other Scripts: किरण(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ಕಿರಣ್(Kannada) కిరణ్(Telugu) കിരൺ(Malayalam) கிரண்(Tamil) કિરણ(Gujarati) کرن(Urdu)
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
Derived from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".
Kohaku
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 琥珀(Japanese Kanji) こはく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KO-HA-KOO
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
From Japanese 琥珀 (kohaku) meaning "amber".
Kōnane
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Rating: 58% based on 5 votes
Means "bright" in Hawaiian.
Kun
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KWUN
Rating: 52% based on 5 votes
From Chinese (kūn) meaning "earth, female", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Kyo
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 協, 京, 郷, 杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KYO
Rating: 58% based on 4 votes
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji or or or (see Kyō).
Leslie
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHZ-lee, LEHS-lee
Rating: 47% based on 6 votes
From a Scottish surname that was derived from a place in Aberdeenshire, probably from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In America it was more common as a feminine name after the 1940s.
Li 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 理, 立, 黎, 力, 丽, etc.(Chinese) 理, 立, 黎, 力, 麗, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LEE
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
From Chinese () meaning "reason, logic", () meaning "stand, establish", () meaning "black, dawn", () meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or () meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.
Lin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 林, 琳, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: LEEN
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
From Chinese (lín) meaning "forest" or (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other characters can also form this name.
Lior
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: לִיאוֹר(Hebrew)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Means "my light" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and אוֹר (ʾor) "light".
Lynn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN
Rating: 36% based on 5 votes
From an English surname that was derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake". Before the start of the 20th century it was primarily used for boys, but it has since come to be more common for girls. In some cases it may be thought of as a short form of Linda or names that end in lyn or line.
Maayan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: מַעֲיָן(Hebrew)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.
Makena
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Kikuyu
Rating: 57% based on 6 votes
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.
Makoto
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) まこと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-KO-TO
Rating: 64% based on 5 votes
From Japanese (makoto) meaning "sincerity", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.
Maria
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Estonian, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Armenian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek [1], Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: Μαρία(Greek) Մարիա(Armenian) Мария(Russian, Bulgarian) Марія(Ukrainian) Маріа(Church Slavic)
Pronounced: ma-REE-a(Italian, German, Swedish, Dutch, Greek, Romanian, Basque) mu-REE-u(European Portuguese) ma-REE-u(Brazilian Portuguese) mə-REE-ə(Catalan, English) mah-REE-ah(Norwegian, Danish) MAR-ya(Polish) MAH-ree-ah(Finnish) mu-RYEE-yə(Russian) mu-RYEE-yu(Ukrainian)
Rating: 55% based on 6 votes
Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.

This was the name of two ruling queens of Portugal. It was also borne by the Habsburg queen Maria Theresa (1717-1780), whose inheritance of the domains of her father, the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI, began the War of the Austrian Succession.

Merle
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Estonian
Pronounced: MURL(English)
Rating: 48% based on 5 votes
From the English word merle or the French surname Merle, which both mean "blackbird" (from Latin merula). It was borne by the devious character Madame Merle (in fact her surname) in Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1880).

This name is also common for girls in Estonia, though a connection to the English-language name is uncertain.

Merlyn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MUR-lin
Rating: 56% based on 5 votes
Variant of Merlin, sometimes used as a feminine form. It has perhaps been influenced by the Welsh word merlyn meaning "pony".
Mickey
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIK-ee
Rating: 65% based on 6 votes
Diminutive or feminine form of Michael. This was the name that Walt Disney gave to Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Mickey Mouse (debuting 1928), who was called Mortimer Mouse while being developed. Another famous bearer was the American baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931-1995).
Min 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese, Korean
Other Scripts: 敏, 民, etc.(Chinese) (Korean Hangul) 敏, 旼, 民, 旻, 珉, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: MEEN
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
From (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", (mín) meaning "people, citizens", or other Chinese/Sino-Korean characters that are pronounced similarly.
Moana
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan
Pronounced: mo-A-na(Hawaiian)
Rating: 71% based on 7 votes
Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.
Mohana
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: मोहन, मोहना(Sanskrit)
Rating: 75% based on 6 votes
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form मोहन (an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva and Krishna) and the feminine form मोहना (spelled with a long final vowel).
Morgan 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Welsh, English, French
Pronounced: MAWR-gən(English) MAWR-GAN(French)
Rating: 67% based on 6 votes
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". Since the 1980s in America Morgan has been more common for girls than boys, perhaps due to stories of Morgan le Fay or the fame of actress Morgan Fairchild (1950-).
Morgan 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: MAWR-gən(English)
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth [1] in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories. Geoffrey probably did not derive it from the Welsh masculine name Morgan, which would have been spelled Morcant in his time. It is likely from Old Welsh mor "sea" and the suffix gen "born of" [2].
Motya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Мотя(Russian)
Pronounced: MO-tyə
Rating: 64% based on 5 votes
Diminutive of Matvey or Matrona 1.
Neo 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Tswana
Rating: 7% based on 3 votes
Means "gift" in Tswana, a derivative of naya "to give".
Nicky
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NIK-ee
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
Diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.
Nicole
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French, English, Dutch, German
Pronounced: NEE-KAWL(French) ni-KOL(English) nee-KAWL(Dutch, German)
Rating: 58% based on 5 votes
French feminine form of Nicholas, commonly used in the English-speaking world since the middle of the 20th century. A famous bearer is American-Australian actress Nicole Kidman (1967-).
Nilam
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: नीलम(Hindi, Marathi)
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
From Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".
Nima 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: نعمة(Arabic)
Pronounced: NEE‘-ma
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
Means "blessing" in Arabic.
Ocean
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: O-shən
Rating: 75% based on 6 votes
Simply from the English word ocean for a large body of water. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), the name of the body of water thought to surround the Earth.
Pallas 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Παλλάς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PAL-LAS(Classical Greek) PAL-əs(English)
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden, young woman". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena. According to some legends it was originally the name of a friend of the goddess. Athena accidentally killed her while sparring, so she took the name in honour of her friend.
Pearl
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PURL
Rating: 76% based on 5 votes
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.
Rain 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RAYN
Rating: 68% based on 6 votes
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.
Raven
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAY-vən
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.
Ren
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 蓮, 恋, etc.(Japanese Kanji) れん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REHN
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
From Japanese (ren) meaning "lotus", (ren) meaning "romantic love", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Reyes
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: REH-yehs
Rating: 70% based on 3 votes
Means "kings" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Reyes, meaning "The Virgin of the Kings". According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to King Ferdinand III of Castile and told him his armies would defeat those of the Moors in Seville.
Robin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, French, Dutch, Swedish, Czech
Pronounced: RAHB-in(American English) RAWB-in(British English) RAW-BEHN(French) RAW-bin(Dutch) RO-bin(Czech)
Rating: 78% based on 6 votes
Medieval English diminutive of Robert, now usually regarded as an independent name. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.
Rowan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish, English (Modern)
Pronounced: RO-ən(English)
Rating: 87% based on 6 votes
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).
Sascha
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch
Pronounced: ZA-sha(German) SAH-sha(Dutch)
Rating: 95% based on 4 votes
German and Dutch form of Sasha.
September
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: sehp-TEHM-bər
Rating: 70% based on 5 votes
From the name of the ninth month (though it means "seventh month" in Latin, since it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year), which is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in September.
Seren
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: SEH-rehn
Rating: 92% based on 5 votes
Means "star" in Welsh. This is a recently created Welsh name.
Shannon
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHAN-ən
Rating: 72% based on 6 votes
From the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, called an tSionainn in Irish. It is associated with the legendary figure Sionann and is sometimes said to be named for her. However it is more likely she was named after the river, which may be related to Old Irish sen "old, ancient" [1]. As a given name, it first became common in America after the 1940s.
Shaye
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SHAY
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Variant of Shea.
Shui
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: SHWAY
Rating: 86% based on 5 votes
From Chinese (shuǐ) meaning "water", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Shyama
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi
Other Scripts: श्याम, श्यामा(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Rating: 87% based on 3 votes
Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue". This is a transcription of both the masculine form श्याम (another name of the Hindu god Krishna) and the feminine form श्यामा (another name of the goddess Kali).
Sidney
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SID-nee
Rating: 60% based on 6 votes
From the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). Another notable bearer of the surname was the poet and statesman Philip Sidney (1554-1586).

As a given name, it has traditionally been more masculine than feminine. In America however, after the variant Sydney became popular for girls, Sidney was used more for girls than boys between 1993 and 2019.

Sky
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKIE
Rating: 73% based on 6 votes
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".
Skyler
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKIE-lər
Rating: 74% based on 5 votes
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.
Sora
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 空, 昊, etc.(Japanese Kanji) そら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SO-RA
Rating: 78% based on 6 votes
From Japanese (sora) or (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.
Storm
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern), Dutch (Modern), Danish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern)
Pronounced: STAWRM(English, Dutch)
Rating: 74% based on 7 votes
From the vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English or Old Dutch storm, or in the case of the Scandinavian name, from Old Norse stormr. It is unisex as an English name, but typically masculine elsewhere.
Terry 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TEHR-ee
Rating: 78% based on 4 votes
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval name Thierry, a Norman French form of Theodoric.
Tracy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TRAY-see
Rating: 70% based on 4 votes
From an English surname that was taken from a Norman French place name meaning "domain belonging to Thracius". Charles Dickens used it for a male character in his novel The Pickwick Papers (1837). It was later popularized as a feminine name by the main character Tracy Lord in the movie The Philadelphia Story (1940). This name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Theresa.
Trinidad
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: tree-nee-DHADH
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity. An island in the West Indies bears this name.
Unathi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Xhosa
Rating: 83% based on 3 votes
Means "he or she is with us" in Xhosa, from the prefix u- meaning "he, she" and nathi meaning "with us".
Vijaya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: विजय, विजया(Sanskrit) విజయ(Telugu) ವಿಜಯ(Kannada) விஜய, விஜயா(Tamil) വിജയ(Malayalam) विजया(Marathi, Hindi)
Rating: 87% based on 3 votes
Means "victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form विजय and the feminine form विजया, both of which occur as names or epithets in Hindu scripture. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century BC king of Sri Lanka.

The modern masculine form is typically transcribed Vijay, especially in northern India.

Wen
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 文, 雯, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: WUN
Rating: 98% based on 4 votes
From Chinese (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous bearer was the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (posthumous name).
Wisdom
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WIZ-dəm
Rating: 63% based on 4 votes
Simply from the English word, a derivative of Old English wis "wise".
Wynne 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: WIN
Rating: 95% based on 4 votes
Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Xue
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 雪, 学, etc.(Chinese) 雪, 學, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: SHWEH
Rating: 88% based on 4 votes
From Chinese (xuě) meaning "snow" or (xué) meaning "study, learning, school", besides other characters pronounced similarly.
Yannick
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Breton, French
Pronounced: YA-NEEK(French)
Rating: 64% based on 5 votes
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.
Yi
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 宜, 毅, 义, 益, 艺, 怡, 仪, etc.(Chinese) 宜, 毅, 義, 益, 藝, 怡, 儀, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: EE
Rating: 58% based on 4 votes
From Chinese () meaning "suitable, proper", () meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", () meaning "justice, righteousness", () meaning "profit, benefit", () meaning "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or () meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other characters can also form this name.
Yu
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 玉, 愉, 雨, 宇, 裕, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: UY
Rating: 80% based on 4 votes
From Chinese () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", () meaning "pleasant, delightful" or () meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.
Yuki
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 幸, 雪, 由貴, 由紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-KYEE
Rating: 78% based on 5 votes
From Japanese (yuki) meaning "happiness" or (yuki) meaning "snow". It can also come from (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with (ki) meaning "valuable" or (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.
Yun
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 云, 允, etc.(Chinese) 雲, 允, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: UYN
Rating: 87% based on 3 votes
From Chinese (yún) meaning "cloud" or (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.
Yuuki
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-KYEE
Rating: 76% based on 5 votes
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優希 or 悠希 or 優輝 or 悠生 (see Yūki).
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