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Abeygale f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Aeta f English (British)
This name derives from the a palm tree called the Aeta Palma (Mauritia Flexuosa), discovered in British Guiana and named by a the botanist William Davis Lamb who then used the name for his daughter.

Aimi f English, English (British)
Variant of Amy.... [more]

Alakina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Presumably a variant of the Scottish name Alickina, a feminine form of Alick or Alec (which possibly developed from Ailigean, a diminutive of Ailig, itself a Gaelic rendering of English Alick).

Alexanderina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alexander.

Alexandretta f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Scottish (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Alexandra with the suffix -etta.

Alianora f Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Eleonora.

Alishah f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alkelda f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical)
Younger form of Old English Hǣlcelde. Saint Alkelda (died on 28 March c. 800) was ostensibly an Anglo-Saxon princess who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids in about 800 at Middleham in Yorkshire, England... [more]

Alyth f Scottish, English (British), Medieval English
A variant of Ailith. Rhymes with Aerith and Aelyth.

Anammeriah f English (Puritan), English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Anna Maria recorded in 1715 in the parish register of Finchley Church, England, referring to Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and her elder sister, Queen Mary II of England.

Ankarette f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval English form of Welsh Angharad (compare Anchoretta).

Annoushka f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Annushka.

Anstice f English (British, Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Anstice, which was derived from the medieval given name Anastase or Anastayse (from Latin Anastasius), or from its feminine equivalent Anastasie (from Latin Anastasia).

Aphelia f English (British)

Arabel f Literature, Medieval English, English (British), Scottish
Variant of Arabella.... [more]

Arlandria f African American (Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Either from the place name Arlandria or a combination of names beginning with Arl- and Andrea 2.... [more]

Arthurina f English (British, Archaic), Scottish (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Athole m & f English (British), English (Canadian)
Variant of Athol... [more]

Auriela f English, English (British)
The legend of Auriela has it that a ghost haunts young teenagers if they look directly into her red eyes.

Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.

Avaiya f English (British)
Variant of Avaya.

Ayshea f English (British)
Possibly a variant transcription of Aisha.... [more]

Azma f English (British)

Baldie f English (British)
Diminutive of Archibald.

Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.

Beeman f English (British)
The name Beeman first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived near a mountain. This name was brought to England by the Normans, and is a corruption of the Norman French name Beaumont, which means beautiful mountain.

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Bilinda f English (British, Rare)
Probably rarely used alternate spelling of Belinda. Mostly known because of Bilinda Butcher, who is guitarist/singer of My Bloody Valentine.

Billyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo or Billyjoe.

Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).

Catelina f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), English (British, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Catalina.

Chenai f & m English (British)
Likely derived from Chennai, an Indian city of 10 million.

Chenise f English (British)
Possibly a variation of Shanice

Chloella f English (British, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Chloe formed using the Italian diminutive suffix -ella. Alternatively, it may be an anglicized variant of Cloelia.

Christadora f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Christodora.

Claragh f English (British, Modern, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Variant of Clara influenced by the spelling of Laragh (See also Caragh).

Cleodie f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from the Scottish surname McLeod.

Cloda f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Anglicized form of Clodagh.

Clowance f Literature, English (British, Modern, Rare)
A character in the 'Poldark' series of historic novels by Winston Graham. The name is probably transferred from the name of an estate in Crowan , Cornwall.

Colinette f English (Australian, Rare), English (British, Rare), French (Rare)
Rare feminine form of Colin 2.

Corra f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Cora.

Creina f English (British), English (Australian)

Cymbelline f English (British)
Variation of Cymbeline.

Danii f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dannii or Dani 1.

Dehenna f English (British)
From the name of British politician and MP Dehenna Davison.

Diniah f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)

Dolcie f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Dulcie. Popular in the UK.

Dolena f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Dolina.

Duodecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Femine form of Duodecimus.

Eleora f Hebrew, English (American), English (British)
Anglicized variant of Eliora.

Elidh f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Eilidh.

Elkie f English (British, Modern, Rare)
English form of Elke 1. A famous bearer of this name is singer Elkie Brooks (real name: Elaine Bookbinder).

Elleri f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eleri or Ellery.

Ellesmere f & m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ellesmere.

Ellisia f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Also may be after the flower, Ellisia or a feminization of Ellis.

Ellouisa f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Elouisa.

Ellowen f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Elnith f English (British, Rare, Archaic)

Elouisa f English (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elouise.

Elsiemae f English (British)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Emmalene f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Variant of Emmeline.

Eona f English (British, Rare), English (American, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Eone as well as a feminine form of Eon.

Esamae f English (British)
Variant of Esmé.

Eveleigh f English (Australian, Rare), English (British, Rare), English (American)
Australian locational name taken from the name of an English estate. Variant of Everley. In American English, it is also a variant of Evelie.

Everelda f English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Everilda.

Everlie f English (British)
Variant of Everly.

Falisha f English (British, Modern, Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Felicia.

Fearne f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Fern. This name is borne by British radio presenter Fearne Cotton.

Feodorowna f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
From the Russian patronymic Feodorovna meaning "daughter of Feodor". A notable bearer was English aristocrat Lady Feodorowna Cecilia Wellesley (1838-1920).

Ferelith f Scottish (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Forbflaith.

Finnlay m & f English (British)
Variant of Finlay.

Fizz f English (British, Rare)
Rare short form of Elizabeth, Fiona and Felicity. This is used as the name of a main character in the British children's TV show Tweenies.

Fuchsia f English (British, Rare), Literature
From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]

Ganivre f English (British)
British form of Guenevere

Ganore f English (British)
British form of Ganore

Gilly f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gillie.

Gwendolyne f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwenifer f Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), particularly found in Wales and the Marches.

Hannorah f Irish (Archaic), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Honora influenced by Hannah.

Herline f English (British)

Herodiana f English (British, Rare)
A female version of the name Herod it is also the name of a character in the Harry Potter universe Named Herodiana Byrne from Hogwarts Legacy.

Hetta f English (British), South African
Hetta is a nickname for Henrietta although it is used on its own as well.

Immy f English (British)
Diminutive of Imogen.

Ismay f English (British), Dutch, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish
Variant of Isemay, an Anglo-Norman name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was also recorded in medieval Ireland on women born into Anglo-Norman families.

Jestina f English (British, Rare)
Feminine form of Jestin.

Kayliegh f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Kayleigh.

Kerns f & m English (British)
It is an Anglicized version of Ó Céirín, a Gaelic naming means "son of the dark haired one". This is typically a last name.

Kina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Short form of Alickina occasionally encountered in the Scottish Highlands.

Kinvara f English (British, Rare)
Apparently from an Irish place name, which meant "head of the sea" in Gaelic. Lady Kinvara Balfour (1975-) is an English playwright and novelist.

Kirstey f English (British)
Variant of Kirstie.

Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).

Lamorna f Cornish, English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from lann "area around a church" combined with a contracted form of morlanow "high tide". It appears in the title of the folk song 'Way Down to Lamorna', as well as W. H. Davies' poem 'Lamorna Cove' (1929).

Larna f English (British)

Leanda f English (British, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leandra or a blend of Leanna and Linda. In the case of Welsh triathlete Leanda Cave (1978-) perhaps it was formed using the Welsh suffix da "good" (compare Glenda)... [more]

Lelgarde f English (British, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Legarda (itself a medieval form of Leutgard, recorded in England in 1222) influenced by Lelia... [more]

Lewisia f English (British, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from the name of a genus of flowering plants used as garden plants. The genus itself is named after the explorer Meriwether Lewis 1.

Lillibet f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Lilibet.

Lizzii f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Lizzie.

Lourda f English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Lourdes.

Loveday f & m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Luci f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Lucy

Lusia f Breton, Faroese, Finnish, English (British, Rare)
Breton, Finnish and Faroese form and English variant of Lucia.

Lynlie f English (British)

Mabena f Cornish, English (British)
Variant of Mabyn.

Maeann f English (British)

Maggs f English (British)
British nickname for Margaret and Margot

Maricourt f & m English (British, Rare)
From the place name Maricourt, located in the Somme department in northern France, first used during the First World War and last used before the Second World War.

Marlo f & m English, English (British)
Variant of Marlowe.

Masorie f English (British)
This name is prevelant in the Southeastern United States, especially during the 18th & 19th centuries. It seems to have a British origin, especially among Scots of Scotland, showing up in Monifieth, Scotland & Essex England c. 1630... [more]

Mellieha f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Mellieħa.

Melorah f English (British)
Variant of Melora.

Merlith f English (British)

Minnah f English (British), Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Minna.

Neave f English (British)
Anglicized form of Niamh.

Nettle f English (British)
Transferred from the surname "Nettle". Meaning "a person from a place overgrown with nettles", which are a type of ivy that can cause itching when touched. Notable bearers include Bea Nettles (born 1946), American photographer and Bill Nettles (born 1961), American lawyer.

Nieve f English (British), Scottish
Anglicized form of Niamh.

Niomi f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Novah f English (British)
Variant of Nova.

Nuit f English (British), Egyptian Mythology
Nuit is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the heavens, with her name meaning "sky." Originally she was only the goddess of the night sky, but gradually she came to represent the sky in general. Nuit also protects people in the afterlife... [more]

Nula f English (British, Rare), Manx (Rare)
Variant of Nola.

Olli m & f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Ollie, a diminutive of Oliver.

Oriella f Italian, English (British)
Diminutive of Oria.

Ornela f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), English (British), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Ornella.

Phillippa f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Feminine form of Phillip.

Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)
A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".

Poppie f English (British)
Variant of Poppy.

Rhiann f Welsh (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Although Rhiann is first and foremost a short form of the name Rhiannon, it is sometimes associated with Welsh rhiain "maiden".

Rhiannan f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhoswyn f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Rhoswen.

Riah f English (British)
Variant of Rhea

Richemena f English (British, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Richard influenced by names ending with the sound mena, such as Wilhelmina or Philomena... [more]

Richenda f English (British, Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of the medieval name Richenza, used since at least the 18th century. It is often regarded as a feminine form of Richard... [more]

Rihannon f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Rhiannon influenced by the spelling of the famous singer: Rihanna.

Riyann f English (British)
Feminine Version Of Ryan, Alternative Spelling Of Ryann Meaning “Little Queen” When Female Version

Rosanagh f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Rosanna. It has been borne by multiple members of the British nobility: Lady Rosanagh Crichton (1932-2019), daughter of the 5th Earl Erne; Lady Rosanagh Taylour (1961-), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Headfort; and Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker (1979-), daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.

Rosfrith f English (British, Rare), Medieval English
Possibly derived from the Old English elements hroð "glory, fame" and friþ "peace, happiness"... [more]

Roswyn f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rhoswyn.

Saffie f English (British)
Variant of Saffy.

Saffy f English (British), Literature
Diminutive of names beginning with a similar sound, such as Saffron (as used in the children's novel Saffy's Angel (2001) by Hilary McKay). It was also used as an Anglicized form of Sadbh in Ella Griffin's novel Postcards from the Heart (2011).

Selaine f English (British)

Seobhan f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Siobhan.

Shaz f English (British)
Nickname of Charlotte or Sharon. Can be elongated to Shazza or Shazzo.

Sheelin f English (British, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, which derives from Irish Síodh Linn "fairy pool".

Shinade f English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sinéad.

Siany f English (British), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Siani.

Sibble f English (British, Archaic), American (South, Rare)
Variant of Sybil.

Stroma f English (British), Scottish, Literature
From the name of a Scottish island off Caithness, uninhabited since 1961, which derives from the Norse Straumey meaning "island in the stream" or "current". This was the name of a character in the British children's novel Broken Soup (2008) by Jenny Valentine.

Suella f English (British)
Contraction of Sue-Ellen 1... [more]

Talulah f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Tallulah. A known bearer is Talulah Riley (1985-), an English actress who was formerly married to business magnate Elon Musk.

Tamarin f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)

Tamasin f English (British), English (Australian)
Variant of Thomasin.

Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.

Tamisin f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tamzin f English (British), English (Australian)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tarnie f English (Australian), English (New Zealand), English (British, Modern)
Derives from either a Maori or Australian Aboriginal name meaning "salty water". It could also be used as a diminuitive of the Tania or Tara 1, or possibly a variation of Marnie.

Tarnya f English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Tanya.

Tazmin f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian)
Variant of Tasmin.

Thamisin f English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Tamisin.

Tridecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Latin tridecimus "thirteenth".

Trinny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
This nickname is most well known because of British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author, Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Woodall. The 'Trinny' nickname came from a friend who likened her to a "St Trinian’s" character.... [more]

Trothy f English (British, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the archaic English word troth meaning "truth, a pledge". This name was recorded in the 19th century in Yorkshire, England.

Tugela f English (British, Rare)
From the Tugela river in South Africa, first used as an English girl's name in 1900 to commemorate the battle of Tugela Heights in the Boer War. 36 girls were given the name in the UK in 1900, but it became extremely rare after then.

Tulisa f English (British, Modern)
Usage of this name is most likely adapted from British singer-songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (1988), who performs under the mononym Tulisa and has Greek ancestry. It is likely Tulisa is an elaboration or diminutive of her given name, Tula, a variant transcription of Toula.

Tuppence f English (British), Literature
Nickname for Prudence or Temperance. A main character in Agatha Christie's "Partners in Crime."

Undecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Undecimus.

Urith f English (British, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, borne by an obscure early saint and martyr who was venerated in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.

Vanora f Scottish (Archaic), English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Wannour or Wannore, an old Scottish form of Guenore (see Guinevere)... [more]

Verdun m & f English (British)
From the name of the city in France which derives from the Latin 'Verodunum', meaning "strong fort". This name was first used during the First World War when the city became well-known due to the Battle of Verdun (1916)... [more]

Verily f English (British)
Meaning, "certainly" or "truly."

Vics f English (British, Rare)
Short form of Victoria.

Vimy f & m English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
From the name of Vimy in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, where the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place from 9 to 12 April 1917 during the First World War.

Vogue f English (British)
From late 16th century (in the vogue, denoting the foremost place in popular estimation) from French, from Italian voga ‘rowing, fashion’, from vogare ‘row, go well’.

Vonny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names like Vaughn or Yvonne, rarely used as an official given name.

Winslet f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Wynsome f English (British, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Winsome.

Ya f Cornish, English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Ia 2.

Ysanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (British, Rare)

Zeppelina f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zyla f English (British)
Variant of Xyla.