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Sharley m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlie/Charley (See also Sharlie).

Shelbey f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shelby.

Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.

Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.

Shibley m & f Arabic (Expatriate, ?)
Anglicized transcription of Shibli.

Shirley f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Shirli.

Shurley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.

Sibley f Medieval English
Medieval vernacular form of Sibylla (see Sibyl).

Siboney f Spanish (Caribbean), Arawak
Means "people of the precious stone" or "cave dweller" in Arawak, spoken in Cuba. ... [more]

Signey f English (American)
Minnesota Swedish corruption of Signy or Signe.

Sigurey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sigr meaning "victory" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Silvey f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Celvey.

Sisley f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Sizzley f & m American (Hispanic)
Sizzley

Skyley f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylee.

Slaney f Irish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sláine.

Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]

Smokey m & f Popular Culture, English
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.

Solwey f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Somavatey f Khmer

Sonney m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Sonny.

Sophey f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Sophia.

Sorghey f Manx
Manx form of Sorcha. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Sarah.

Srey f & m Khmer
Khmer variant of Sri.

Srey f Khmer
Means "girl, woman" in Khmer.

Staley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Staley. While it was used as a rare masculine name during the 20th century, in modern times, it's more often used as a feminine name.

Starley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Starlee or a transferred use of the surname Starley. A notable bearer is an Australian singer Starley Hope.

Stasey f English
Variant of Stacy.

Steiney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Stephaney f English (Rare)
Variant of Stephanie.

Stjarney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse stjarna "star" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Storey f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Story.

Stormey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stormy.

Sugey f Spanish (Latin American)
Supposedly popularised by the Venezuelan telenovela Una muchacha llamada Milagros, which first aired in September of 1973 in Venezuela and was already airing in the United States by June of 1976, the year the name and its variants entered the SSA data for the first time (there may have been rare uses of this name before 1973)... [more]

Sujey f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sugey.

Sukey f English
Variant of Sukie.

Suley f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)

Svaney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Sveiney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sveinn meaning "young man" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Tambrey f English (American)
Variant of Tambry

Tammey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tammy.

Tamsey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin as well as a short form of Thomasina.

Tashey f English
Diminutive of Natasha.

Tawney f English
Variant of Tawny.

Tayley f English (American)
Invented name inspired by Taylor and the popular suffix -ley

Tearsey f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Teirney f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tierney.

Tensley f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a blend of Tenley and Tinsley.

Tesley m & f English

Thaney f History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Teneu. This was the form used in the hagiography of her son, Saint Kentigern.

Thinley m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཕྲིན་ལས (phrin-las) meaning "action, act, karma".

Þórey f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements þórr "thunder" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Thorney m & f English (American)

Tierney f English
Transferred use of the surname Tierney. Known bearers of this fname include the American photographer Tierney Gearon (1963-), American basketball player Tierney Pfirman (1994-), American jazz singer Tierney Sutton (1963-), and American biologist Tierney Thys (1966-).

Tiffaney f English (American)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffiney f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiffney f English
Variant of Tiffany.

Tilley f English
Variant of Tilly.

Timberley f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Timberley.

Tiney f English
Either from the English tiny meaning "small," or a diminutive of Christina, Valentina, Martina, and other names ending in -tina.

Tinley f English (American)
Variant of Tenley.

Tinsley f & m American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tinsley.

Tinzley f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tobey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.

Tommey m & f English
Variant spelling of Tommy

Toney m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tony or Toni 2.

Torey m & f English
Variant of Tori and Tory.

Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.

Trinley m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཕྲིན་ལས (see Thinley).

Truley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Truly.

Úlfey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Formed from Úlfur and Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Ursley f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Ursula (recorded in the 16th century).

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.

Vanadey f Sanskrit

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Vattey f Khmer

Vianey f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Vianney. A known bearer is Mexican singer Vianey Valdez (1943-).

Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]

Vickey f English
Variant of Vicky.

Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]

Viney f American
Diminutive of Lavinia.

Vixey f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Vixen, referring to a female fox. This name was used on a character in Disney's 1981 animated film 'The Fox and the Hound'.

Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Warstey f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Wasti.

Waveney f & m English (Rare)
From the place name Waveney, in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.... [more]

Waverley f & m English
Variant of Waverly.

Wendey f English
Variant of Wendy.

Whitley f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Whittney f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Willey m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Wimberley f English (American)
Variation on Kimberley.

Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winrey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winry.

Winsley f American (Rare)

Witney f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Wovey f English (American, Rare)
From the character in the hunger games, Wovey.... [more]

Wrensley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrigley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Wrigley.

Xoey f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Xoveŋ-mey f Tuvan
Means "little cotton" in Tuvan.

Xyley f English (American)

Yacahüey f & m Taíno

Yangkey f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).

Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.

Yarisley f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Elaboration of Yaris (see also Yarisleidis).

Yarley f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps a variant of Yarely. It coincides with an English surname which is a variant of Yearley.

Yawrey f English

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yeniséy f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
More commonly used variant of Yeniséi.

Yeshey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཡེ་ཤེས (see Yeshe).

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zayley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zoeey f Obscure
Variant of Zoe given to 5 girls in 2018.

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zowey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zyley f English (American)