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Paulinah f South African
Variant of Paulina.

Pavonay f American (South, Rare)

Peachy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely from the American English slang meaning "fine; excellent".

Pearla f American (South, Archaic)
Latinate form of Pearl; in some cases it may also be a borrowing of Perla.

Pearley f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pearlie.

Pecola f African American, American (South)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. The American author Toni Morrison used it in her novel The Bluest Eye (1970) for the protagonist, a young African-American girl named Pecola Breedlove who descends into madness as a result of abuse.

Pecolia f American (South, Rare)

Pennina f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Penina.

Peonia f American (South, Archaic)

Percenia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Perdida f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Respelling of Perdita which might have arisen based on a dialectal pronunciation.

Perian f English (Rare), American (South)
Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]

Pernella f Medieval English, American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Pernel.

Pernellia f American (South, Archaic)

Pernie f American (South)
This appears sporadically outside the U.S. Top 1000 and was found mainly in Southern States. My speculation is that it is an offshoot of Calpurnia, but I cannot verify if this is the source of the name.

Pheraby f American (South, Archaic)
Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.... [more]

Phereby f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pheraby.

Pheribee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Pheraby.

Philene f English (American, Rare), Haitian Creole, South African
Possibly a variant of Philine, a contraction of Philomène, or a feminine form of Phil using the common name suffix lene.

Philisiwe f South African, Zulu
Means "healed" in Zulu.

Phillippina f South African (Rare)
Variant of Philippina.

Phindile f South African
A very common female South African name.... [more]

Phoenie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Phologo f South African

Phonia f Jamaican Patois (Rare), South African (Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a diminutive of some kind.

Phrosné f South African (Rare)

Plutina f American (South, Archaic)
Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Poesy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"

Poleth f South American
Variant of Paulette.

Possie f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Posie.

Pozisa f South African

Praisthel f South African (Rare)
The name comes from the the phrase Praise the Lord. Some of the letters from the pharse are removed to turn it into a name.

Prasella f South African
Variant of Priscilla.

Presheena f South African (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Quella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Quilla.

Quilla f American (South, Rare)
Short form of Tranquilla.

Quindy f & m American (South)

Rafeeqa f Urdu, Kashmiri, Muslim, South African
Variant of Rafiqa.

Rankoane f South African

Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rellie f American (South, Rare)

Renessa f American (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Renee and Vanessa

Rheua f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Ricardia f American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Rishka f South African (Rare)

Rishmi f South African

Rivana f American (South, Archaic)

Rivanna f American (South, Archaic)

Roda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Rhoda.

Rolene f South African (Rare)

Rolethia f American (South, Rare)

Romilla f American (South, Archaic)

Roselia f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (South), French (Cajun)
Variant of Rosalia.

Roselva f South American

Roxina f South American (Rare), American (Rare, ?)
Variant of Roxana. It may have been modified on Maxina/Rexina.

Rozelle f South African, Afrikaans
Cognate of Roselle.

Rozetta f South African, Afrikaans, African American, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Cognate of Rosetta.

Rutha f American (South, Rare)
Latinate form of Ruth 1.

Saddie f American (South)
Possibly a variant of Sadie.

Saletta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Saleta. However, the earliest usage of Saletta seems to predate the French Marian apparition. In these cases a transferred use of the surnames Salette and Saletta is more likely.

Sandara f American (South, Rare)

Sarhilda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sarahild.

Sarinka f Bosnian, South Slavic
Diminutive of Sara.

Sarisha f South African

Savolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Scarla f American (Modern, Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)

Scottia f American (South, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Scotia or a feminine form of Scott.

Seawillow f American (South, Rare)
Seawillow Margaret Ann Wells was named Seawillow after the unusual circumstances of her birth. The community Seawillow in Texas is named after her.

Sedilia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Sele f South American
Diminutive of Selena and Selina.

Selenis f Caribbean, South American

Selia f American (South)
Variant of Celia.

Selona f South African (Rare)

Senobia f American (South)
Variant of Zenobia.

Serei m & f South African (?)

Serenia f American (South, Archaic)

Serilda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Sarahild. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century (see also Zerelda).

Shaakira f South African, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakira.

Shalane f English, South African

Shameelah f Muslim (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Shamielah.

Shamielah f Muslim (Rare), South African (Rare)

Sharbela f South American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Sharbel.

Sharolette f American (South, Rare)
Combination of Sharol and the popular suffix -ette.

Shavina f Indian, South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Sheba f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Bathsheba.

Shelini f South African (Rare), Fijian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Possibly related to the Indian name Shalini.

Shemona f Indian (Rare), South African (Rare)

Sherezaan f South African (Rare)

Shotah f & m South African
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Shyleen f South African

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

Siddalee f Literature, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Either a combination of Sidda and Lee or a variant of Sidalie. This name was used by American author Rebecca Wells for a character in her novel Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (1996).

Silvy f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Sylvia.

Simangele f South African, Zulu
Means "surprise" in Zulu.

Simoné f South African

Simosihle f South African, Zulu
Means "beautiful feeling" in Zulu.

Sinethemba f South African, Zulu
Means "we have hope" in Zulu.

Sinia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Sina.

Sintha f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Cintha.

Sippie f Popular Culture, American (South)
The stage name of blues singer Sippie Wallace, born Beulah Thomas. Sippie was a nickname she gained in childhood, as a gap between her two front teeth meant that she "sipped" on food and drink.

Sirena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serena.

Sisily f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Cicily.

Siula f South American
Probably after the Siula Grande a 6,344 meters mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes.

Sivanah f American (South)
The patron goddess of illusion magic, tricksters, and those who keep secrets.

Siziwe f South African

Snowdie f American (South)
Possibly derived from a surname. This was used by Eudora Welty in her short story collection The Golden Apples (1949) for a central character, Snowdie MacLain.

Sooraya f South African (Rare), Mauritian Creole (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Soraya.

Sophrony f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia.

Sorika f South African

Stefanía f Icelandic, South American
Icelandic and South American form of Stefania.

Stellar f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Stella 1 reflecting a dialectal pronunciation.

Sthefany f Brazilian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant form of Stefanie.

Sughein f South American (Rare)

Sulaila f South African (Rare)

Susú f South American (Rare)

Swanee f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Swan with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia. It may also be influenced by the Shawnee indigenous tribe of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma and within Appalachia.

Sybel f American (South)

Sylvania f American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Sylvan.

Synica f American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Syntha f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sintha.

Tabithia f American (South, Rare)
Rare elaboration of Tabitha.

Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.

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

Tamaryn f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Tambu f South African

Tamrine f South African (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

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

Tamzyn f South African
Variant of Tamsyn.

Tandy f South African

Tanzie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Tanzi.

Tatelyn f American (South, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Taylor and Katelyn, or a combination of Tate and the popular name suffix lyn... [more]

Taygan f South African (Rare)

T9C f & m American (South)
This very rare name is an exception to the rule that numerals are normally not allowed as part of the spelling of names in the United States. It's a creative rebus-like spelling of a slang intensive term for "tiny" found in the Southwestern United States... [more]

Teah f American (South, Rare)

Teala f American (South, Rare)

Tearsey f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tebitha f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tecora f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tedra f American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Cátedra.

Teira f American (South, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Telsia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Tereanna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Texana f American (South, Rare)
Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]

Texanna f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of English Texan meaning "of Texas". Also compare Texana and Tex.

Tezna f South African

Thaliana f South American (Rare)

Thandazile f South African

Thembekile f South African

Theola f American (South, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), South African
Possibly a shortened form of Theolene or Theolinde (compare Theora, Theoda, Theda).

Therona f South African, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Theron.

Thomassin f French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Variation of Tamsin or Thomasine.

Tibisay f South American
According to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish: La Hechicera de Mérida)... [more]

Timia f American (South, Rare)

Tinalia f South African

Tonuelo m & f American (South, Rare)

Trannie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Trany.

Tranquilla f Italian (Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Tranquillo.

Trinnie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Trinvilla.

Trinvilla f American (South, Archaic)

Trishelle f American (South)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Trish.

Tryphine f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of Triphina.

Tsakani f & m South African, Tsonga
The meaning is "to be happy". It was popularized by Tsakani Mhinga. She was a South African singer who died in 2006.... [more]

Tshegofatso f South African, Sotho
Means "blessing" in Sotho.

Tulie f South African, African

Tutu m & f Western African, South African
Means "cliff dweller".

Unavee f American (South, Rare)

Uruguaya f South American (Rare)
Feminine form of Uruguay or Uruguayo.

Urzila f South African
Variant of Ursula.

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utlwang f South African

Valdene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Valena f American (South, Rare)
Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.

Valentia f Late Roman, South African
Feminine form of Valentius.

Varushka f South African (Rare)

Vaudine f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Vaudin.

Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]

Velile m & f Xhosa, South African
Means "appeared, arrived" in Xhosa.

Velva f American (South)
Diminutive of Velvet but has been used as a name in its own right for decades.

Vena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Alvena or Lavena; variant of Vina 3.

Venea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Vena.

Venecia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican), South African (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. As a Spanish name it could be a variant of Benecia or taken from the Spanish place name (see Venecia).

Venie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Lavinia.

Venjanin f South American

Vennie f American (South)
Not sure, it was given to 6 girls in Alabama in 1913, looks like a diminutive of a longer name that became independent, perhaps Venetia or Venicia.

Verah f South African

Verdie f & m English (American), American (South), African American
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant or diminutive of the feminine Verity, Verdella, Vera 1 or the masculine Verdell... [more]

Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.

Versa f American (South)
This name sporadically appears outside the U.S. top 1000 in the American South in the early 20th-century. It is most likely inspired by the Latin word "versus" (verse; line) probably used by Southern Baptists in reference to the verses of the Bible... [more]

Vestal m & f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.

Viana f Medieval Catalan, American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Victoary f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Scots variant of Victoria.

Violetia f South African (Rare)

Virda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Verda.

Viria f South American
Possibly a female form of Viriato.

Voicy f American (South)
The first Voicy we know about in my family comes from Arkansas, born in 1897.

Voncile f American (South)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and cile (from Lucile).

Voncille f American (South)

Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).

Vortella f American (South, Rare)

Vuyi f South African
Short form of Vuyiswa.

Vuyiswa f South African
vuyiswa is a Zulu word meaning "rejoice".

Waasila f South African
Probably derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla) "means, medium; tool, instrument; measure, step provision".

Walterine f American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Walter.

Wandile f & m Zulu, South African
Means "you are extra" in Zulu.

Wanzella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Wguerddy f South American (Modern)
The first name of the 1992 Miss World contestant from Columbia.

Wilhelminah f South African (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Willadean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

Willadeen f American (South)
Variant of Willadeene

Willadeene f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Willodean. A notable bearer is Willadeene Parton, the oldest sibling of country singer Dolly Parton.

Willadene f American (South)

Willene f English (American), American (South), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Feminine elaboration of Willie using the common name suffix lene, or perhaps a contraction of names such as Wilhelmina, Wilmadeene, and Willodean.

Willia f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Willa.

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Willodean f American (South, Archaic)

Willona f American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona. Willona Woods is a character from the 1970s TV show 'Good Times'.

Willory f American (South, Archaic)

Willowdean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Winatha f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Windola f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Wineva f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
This name has been in occasional use in the U.S. since the 19th century, particularly in the area of Missouri and Iowa.... [more]

Winterose f South African

Wuane f South African

Wyncia f American (South, Rare, ?)
Allegedly a Southern USA feminization of the Welsh name Llewellyn.

Wynette f American (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Wyouida f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element wy and Ouida.

Xiluva f South African

Xoli f South African

Xolisile f South African, Zulu
Means "(we are) sorry" in Zulu.

Yamilexs f American (Hispanic, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Yamilex.

Yande m & f South African (Rare)

Yandiswa f South African
Means "increased" in Zulu and "extended" in Xhosa.

Yanella f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Gianella or Janella, mainly used in South America. Also compare Yanel, Yaneli and Yanelis.

Yasiris f South American

Yasiry f South American (Rare)

Ybelise f Spanish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yvelisse.

Yelenka f Russian, South American
Diminutive of Yelena.

Yelitza f Spanish (Mexican), South American
Possibly inspired by the Nahuatl word yelitzli meaning "being, essence." It has been in use in Mexico since at least the turn of the 20th-century.

Yeniffer f South American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Jennifer.

Yeraldin f Spanish (Latin American), South American
Hispanic variant of Geraldine.

Yevonne f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Ynessa f South American (Rare)
Variant of Inessa.

Yoanna f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yolani f & m South African, Xhosa (?)
Likely from Xhosa yolani meaning "you all, be pleasant", itself the imperative plural form of yoli ("to be pleasant").

Youlanda f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yulaida f South American (Rare)

Yulena f South American

Yulma f South American, American (Hispanic)

Yzanda f South American
Variant of Ysanda.

Zakieya f African American (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Zakiya.

Zaline f South American (Rare)

Zama f South African, Zulu
Means "try" in Zulu.

Zayaan f & m South African (Rare), Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcript of Zayyan.

Zeira f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaira.

Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.

Zemma f American (South)

Zenani f South African

Zenell f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.

Zephany f South African (Rare)
Feminine form of Zephania.

Zephria f American (South, ?)

Zephronia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.

Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]

Zerilda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Zindzi f South African
Diminutive of Zindziswa.

Zindziswa f South African, Xhosa

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

Zipporia f English (Rare), American (South), African American
Altered form of Zipporah.

Zodwe f South African, Zulu
Diminutive of Ntombizodwa.

Zolie f South African (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Zondwa f South African

Zuleinny f South American