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Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.

Arlis m & f English (American)
Variant of Arliss.

Arlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Arlen.

Arlow m & f English
Variant of Arlo.

Arlowe f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlo.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

Armie m English
Diminutive of Armand. A known bearer of this name is American actor Armand "Armie" Hammer (b. 1986).

Arminn m English (Rare)
Variant of Armin.

Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.

Armond m English
Possibly related to French Armand.

Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.

Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.

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

Arnett m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Arnett.

Arnez m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arnaz.

Arnish m English (American)

Arren m English
An occasionally-recorded variant spelling, perhaps influenced by Darren, with the perk of having Ren as a possible nickname.

Arril m & f English (Rare)

Arrin m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aaron and Erin.

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Arsyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arsen.

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthor m English
Variant of Arthur.

Artis m English (Rare)
Possibly related to Arthur.

Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.

Artubald m English
Variant of Archibald.

Artwell m Shona, English (African), Ndebele
Zimbabwe origin meaning 'Creative' or 'Excellent Creation'.

Arty m English
Diminutive of Arthur.

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Arwin m English
Possibly a variant of Arwyn, the name of the wacky engineer on Disney Channel's 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'

Aryel f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Aryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron (See also Aaryn and Arin).

Asbury m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Asbury.

Ashael m English (Puritan)
Puritan variant of Asahel.

Ashby m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ashby.

Ashes m English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, given in reference to the biblical story of Job (see Job-rakt-out-of-the-ashes) and/or the phrase ashes to ashes, dust to dust, also considered a vernacular form of Hebrew Aphrah (a place name taken from Micah 1:10).... [more]

Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

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

Aspara m English

Assurance m English (Puritan)
From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astley m English

Astro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Astra.

Atali f & m English
Unisex version of "Atalia".

Atari m English

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athel m English (British, Rare)

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

Athen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Athen.

Athen m English (American, Americanized, ?)

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.

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

Atholl m English, Scottish
From a Scottish place name.

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”

Atlee m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Atlee.

Atley m English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atley.

Atlus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Atlas.

Atpeace f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning "at peace."

Attikai m English (Rare)

Attwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Attwell.

Atwater m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atwater.

Atwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Atwell.

Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.

Auben f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Aubin.

Aubergine f & m English

Aubie m & f English

Aubron m English (Rare)
Variant of Auberon.

Auburn m & f English (Rare)

Auden m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]

Audi f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the German car manufacturer (compare Ferrari and Porsche). Can also be considered a variant of Audie.... [more]

Audie m Irish (Anglicized), English
English rendering of a diminutive of Éadbhard.

Audin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Auden.

Audr m & f English (Rare), Old Norse (Americanized, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Auðr meaning “wealth, fortune”. It was americanized for easier understanding and writing.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Auggie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augustino m English (African)

Aunix m & f English (Canadian)
Variant of Onyx

Auren m English

Aurthur m English (Rare)
Variant of Arthur.

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Austian m English
Variant of Austin

Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.

Austynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Austin (See also Austyne).

Auther m English
Possibly a variant of Arthur.

Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.

Authur m English (American, Archaic)

Autrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Autry.

Autry m & f English
Variant of Audrey.

Avary f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avedon m English

Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.

Avens m & f English

Aventurine f & m English
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]

Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.

Averell m English
Variant of Averill.

Averett m English

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Avett m English

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

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

Avin m English
Strong

Avion m English, African American

Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.

Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.

Avrey f & m English
Variant of Avery.

Avrin m & f Hebrew, English

Awesome m & f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word awesome.

Awst m English
Variant of Augustus

Axiom m English (Rare)
Meaning, "a statement (in mathematics often shown in symbolic form) that is so evident or well-established, that it is accepted without controversy or question."

Axle m English
Variant of Axel.

Axton m English
Transferred use of the surname Axton, meaning "Acca's stone", from the Old English given name Acca plus stān 'stone'.

Axzel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the SSA, Axzel was given to 12 boys in 2011.

Aycen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Aydin m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.

Aydon m English
Variant of Aidan.

Aydrian m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aylett m English (British)
In 1676 in Britain there was a lawyer named Aylett Sammes. Source - Blood and Mistletoe, The History of the Druids in Britain (2011) by Ronald Hutton on page 69.

Aynslee m & f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynsley f & m English
Variant of Ainsley.

Ayron m English
Variant of the Hebrew name Aaron.

Ayrten m English
Variant of Ayrton.

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Aysen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.

Aythe m English

Aython m English (British)

Ayton m English
Transferred use of the surname Ayton.

Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.

Azaliah m & f Biblical, English (Puritan, Rare)
English form of Atsalyahu via its latinized form Aslia. This was the name of a character from the Old Testament, who appeared in 2 Kings 22:3 (also known as 4 Kings 22:3)... [more]

Azekial m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Aziah m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asaiah or Asia 1.

Baasha m English, Biblical Hebrew
Baasha of Israel is a king of Israel mentioned in Kings. Baasha of Ammon was a King of Ammon ruling in 853 BCE.

Babie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

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

Bach m English
Transferred use of the surname Bach.

Baileigh f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailem m English, Hebrew, Yiddish
means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to Bailey.

Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bainbridge m English (Rare)

Baines m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Baines 2. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Baird m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Baird.

Baldy m English
Diminutive of Archibald

Baleigh f & m English
Variant of Bailey.

Baley f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

Ballard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ballard.

Ballington m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Ballington Booth.

Balsir m English
Likely a variant of Balthasar

Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]

Banastre m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.

Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.

Bandali m English (Australian)

Banjamin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Banjo m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Bannack m & f English (American, Rare)

Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.

Banning m English
Transferred use of the surname Banning.

Bannister m English
Transferred use of the surname Bannister.

Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.

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

Barabas m Hebrew (Rare), Literature, English (Puritan), Biblical
Variant form of Barabbas. In literature, this is the name of the main character in Christopher Marlowe's play "The Jew of Malta".

Barber m English
Transferred use of the surname Barber.

Barcklay m English (Rare)
Variant of Barclay.

Barcroft m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barcroft. Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (1866-1892) was an Australian poet.

Barden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barden.

Barker m English
From the surname Barker.

Barkley m English
From a surname which is a variant of Barclay.

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

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

Barnabey m English
Variant of Barnaby.

Barnabus m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Barnabas.

Barnett m English
Transferred use from the surname Barnett.

Barny m English
Variant of Barney.

Baron m English
Middle English from Old French, from medieval Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, probably of Germanic origin.

Barr m English
Name often derived from the location Barr

Barre m English
Variant of Barry.

Barren m English (Rare)
Variant of Barron.

Barrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barrick.

Barrington m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Barrington.

Barron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barron.... [more]

Barrow m English
Transferred use of the surname Barrow.

Barrye m & f English
Variant or feminine spelling Barry.

Bartelot m Medieval English, English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Bartholomew. Precursor to the surname Bartlett.

Barthel m English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Barthy m English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Bartholomew

Bartle m English (Puritan, Rare), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Bartlett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bartlett.... [more]

Bartley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bartley.

Barton m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Barton. In popular culture, Barton Fink is the name of a playwright in the 1991 film "Barton Fink".

Barty m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Bartholomew and other Bart- names.

Baruck m English
Variant of Baruch.

Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.

Bascom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bascom.

Bascum m English
Variant of Bascom.

Bash m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Bat m English (Archaic), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.

Bates m English
Transferred use of the surname Bates.

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

Battalion m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking." Referring to the army of God (believers).

Batty m English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

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

Bax m English
Short form of Baxter.

Baxton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname of Baxton.

Bay f & m Medieval English, English
From the Middle English personal name Baye, from Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).... [more]

Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baynard m English
From the Middle English personal name "Bainard", via Norman French from ancient Germanic "Beinhard", perhaps from *bein-*, meaning "leg, bone" or a supposed element *bagin-*, meaning "dispute", and *-hard*, meaning "hard, brave."

Beach m & f English

Beacon m English

Beale m English
Transferred use of the surname Beale.

Beall m English
Transferred use of the surname Beall.

Beattie m English
Transferred from the surname Beattie.

Beaufort m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beaufort.

Beaux m & f English
Variant of Beau

Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Becker m English
Transferred use of the surname Becker.

Becket m English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Beckett. In some cases it might be given in honour of the English saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170).

Beckom m English
Variant of Beckham.

Be-courteous m English (Puritan)
Referring to Ephesians 4:32, "And be ye courteous to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."

Bedford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bedford.

Beecher m English
Transferred use of the surname Beecher.

Beechum m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beechum.

Beeker m English
Transferred use of the surname Beeker.

Beethoven m English
Transferred use of the surname Beethoven.

Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

Behr m English
Transferred use of the surname Behr.

Belief m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something."

Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

Bell f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Bell 1.

Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."

Belton m English (Rare)
Enclosure... [more]

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]

Belvin m English
Maybe derived from the surname Belville.... [more]

Benard m English
Transferred use of the surname Bénard.

Bendor m English (Rare)
In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Bengamin m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benhur m Biblical Hebrew, Literature, English (American)
Means "son of Hur". The patronymic of the main character in the 1880 novel, 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ' by Lew Wallace.

Benie m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Benjaman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamen m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamine m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjerman m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjiman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjimin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Benn m English
Variant of Ben 1.

Bennedict m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Benedict.

Bennot m English (American, ?)

Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Beny m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Beomann m English
A English name that means "Beekeeper".

Beresford m English
Transferred use of the surname Beresford.

Beretta f & m Spanish, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beretta. The usage in the USA is probably influenced by the fact that there is a producer of firearms named Beretta.

Beriah m English, Hebrew, Biblical
Probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise", or another Hebrew root meaning "in evil". This is the name of multiple people in the Bible.

Beric m English (British), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Berrick. Beric Dondarrian is a character in 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as well as it's TV counterpart 'Game of Thrones', known for leading the Brotherhood without Banners and being repeatedly resurrected, though in his case, the name is a variant of Barak 1, as he is known as The Lightning Lord.

Berkeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Berkeley.

Berkley m & f English
Variant of Berkeley.

Bernerd m English (Rare)
Variant of Bernard.

Bernett m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bernett.

Berni m & f English

Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.

Berol m & f English

Berrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Berrick which was originally taken from various locational names in Kent, Shropshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk.... [more]

Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

Bertrum m English
Variant of Bertram.

Be-steadfast m English (Puritan)
Referring to being steadfast in one's faith.

Bethley f & m English
Transferred use of surname Bethley.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Bexley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."

Bezaleel m Hebrew (Anglicized), English (Puritan)
Anglicized form of Hebrew Betsalel, meaning "in the shadow." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

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

Bige m English
Diminutive of Abijah.