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Adrean m & f English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Adrian and Adrine.

Ahlijah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alijah.

Alarec m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Alaric.

Amarais m & f English (American, Rare, ?)

Amaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Elaboration of Amara using the popular suffix -is. It coincides with the Latin word amāris meaning "you are loved".

Andrellton m English (American)
This is the middle name of Keke Palmer's newborn son Leodis Jackson.

Andrelton m English (American)
Borne by American baseball player Andrelton Simmons.

Arkansas f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the place name Arkansas.

Aviee f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Butterball m English (American, Rare)
From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Chicago m & f English (American, Rare)
From the city of Chicago in the United States, originally from the Algonquian word šikaakwa meaning "wild leek, Allium tricoccum".

Coradon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Corydon.

Cordero m English (American, Modern), African American
From Spanish cordero meaning "lamb", perhaps via the Spanish surname Cordero (which originally denoted either a shepherd or someone thought to resemble a lamb)... [more]

Costello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the originally Irish surname Costello.

Craigory m English (American, Rare)
Blend of Craig and Gregory.

Cunningham m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Cunningham 1 or Cunningham 2.

Damascus m English (American, Rare)
From the place name Damascus.

Delavan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delavan.

Delevan m English (American)
Variant of Delavan.

Delpaneaux m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a partial gallicization or French translation of a Spanish surname Delpaneaux, as the name appears to contain the Spanish contraction del meaning "of the, from the" (which does not exist in modern French) and the French noun panneaux, which is the plural of panneau meaning "panel" as well as "sign, signpost".... [more]

Deyvian m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Davion.

Dickerson m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English patronymic surname Dickerson.... [more]

Dockery m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dockery.

Dominyk m English (American, Rare), Lithuanian
Variant of Dominic or Dominykas.

Doniphon m English (American)
Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".

Emeral f & m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Emeril, influenced in recent years (for girls) by Emerald.

Emmaus m English (American, Rare), Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς (Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.

Ephriam m English (American, Rare)
Varaint of Ephraim.

Ericson m English (American), Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Ericson.

Fabulous m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word fabulous.... [more]

Gallatin m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gallatin.

Giovonni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Giovanni.

Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.

Gouverneur m English (American)
Likely from the French word gouverneur, meaning "governor". Notable bearers include American founding father Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American politician Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), sportsman Gouverneur Cadwalader (1880-1935), and United States Army general Gouverneur K. Warren (1830-1882).

Harrigan m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Harrigan.

Hickory m English (American, Archaic)
From the English word hickory, a species of tree.

Hollister m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hollister.

Isaih m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Isaiah.

Izeah m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Isaiah.

Jacodi m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacobi incorporating Codi.

Jamason m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jamesen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jamesyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jamisen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jamisyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jaymeson m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jaymison m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jennison m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jennison.

Jesiah m & f Biblical, English (American, Modern)
From Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָשׁ (Yishshiyah) meaning "Yahweh will lend", from יִשֶּׁה (yishah) meaning "he will lend" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Jessiah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jesiah.

Jeziah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jesiah.

Jimothy m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Jim and Timothy.

Johneric m English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Combination of John and Eric.

Johnthan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Jonmichael m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Johnmichael.

Jonnathan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Joshwa m English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Joshua.

Kamani m & f English (American), Hawaiian
Transferred use of the surname Kamani.

Kingdavid m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African)
Combination of King and David, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King David of Israel.

Kyanite m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A name of Greek origin meaning dark blue. From the word "kyan".

Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Levester m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a combination fo the popular prefix le with Vester.

Lorado m English (American)
Variant of Laredo

Mackinley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

Madigan f & m English (American), Literature
Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".... [more]

Majestic m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, majestic, meaning "Having qualities of splendor or royalty."... [more]

Majesty f & m English (American, Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Latin maiestas meaning "greatness".

Malykai m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malachi.

Maryland f & m English (American, Rare)
From the place name Maryland, literally "Mary's land". A known bearer of this name was Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick (1897-1985), an American socialite and the second wife of newspaper editor and publisher Robert McCormick.

Middleton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Middleton.

Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.

Narsissus f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Narcissus.

Navarro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Navarro.

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nunito f & m English (American)
A Font

Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).

Nycholas m English (American)
Variant of Nicholas.

Nyckolas m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicholas

Obama m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Obama. This name is given after the forty-fourth president of the United States Barack Obama.

Patterson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Patterson.

Pennington m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pennington.

Phinneas m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Phineas. Also compare Finneas and Phinnaeus.

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Senaca m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Seneca.

Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.

Senneca m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Seneca.

Sopias m English (American)

Tacoma m English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the city of Tacoma in the American state of Washington, meaning "snow-covered mountain".

Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]

Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.

Thadeus m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Thaddeus.

Theodis m English (American), Greek
Possibly a variant of Theodore.

Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]

Xachary m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Xaivier m English (American)
Variant of Xavier.

Xavius m Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Xaverius.

Xiaver m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xxavier m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Yeriel m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriel.

Zakery m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakkary m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.