Submitted Names Sounding like *ay

Aashray m Hindi
Means "shelter" in Hindi.

Abisade m & f Yoruba
Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba.

Achante f African American
Maybe a variant of Ashanti.

Achonte' f African American (Modern)
Variation of Ashanti.

Acy m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Acie.

Adalae f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Adelaide.

Adalei f English
Modern variant of Adelie.

Adelei f American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Ademide f & m Yoruba

Adontay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adante.

Aduke f Yoruba
Means "one (people) struggle(d) to care for" in Yoruba.

Adutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Ada 1.

Afradaíté f Irish
Irish form of Aphrodite.

Agave f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agaue.

Agoney m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Name of a Guanche warrior in the Canarian island of La Gomera. It was revived in the 1980's.

Aheahe f Hawaiian
Derived from the word (ahea) meaning "gentle breeze" or "soft wind" in Hawaiian.

Ahiej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Haggai.

Ajay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J. A famous bearer is Ajay Stevens, a musical artist.

Ajee f & m African American (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).

Akame f Popular Culture (Rare)
literally "red eye" ... [more]

Akande m Yoruba, Nigerian
means "first born"

Akay m & f English (American)
From the initials AK.

Akeleje f Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Akleja.

Akiye f Japanese
Means "bright harbor" in Japanese.

Alaksiej m Belarusian
Variant of Aliaksei.

Alexzandre m Obscure (Modern), English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandre. Also compare Alexzander.

Aley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aleus.

Alinuswe m African
Zambia

Alistė f Lithuanian
From the name of a river in Lithuania, it is occasionally used as a given name

Amaïdée f Literature (Rare)
Feminine form of Amédée. Used in 'Amaïdée' (1889), a poem by the French author Jules Barbey d'Aurévilly.

Amarae f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amari with the phonetic element ray.

Ameshea m African American (Rare)

Amoret f Literature
Perhaps based on the Italian word amoretto which is a representation of Cupid in a work of art. The word is based on amore meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

Anabelė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Annabelle.

Anavey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anevay.

Anayibe f Indigenous American, American (Hispanic)
Derived from the native South American tribe, the Kogui people. It means "white flower" or "snow flower" in the Kogui language.

Andwele m Swahili
Means "God brings me" in Swahili.

Anele m & f Zulu
Means "be enough; be sufficient; be adequate" in Zulu.

Aneley f Mapuche
From Mapuche meaning "Happiness"

Anikey m Russian (Archaic)
Short form of Ioannikiy.

Annakaye f English
Variant spelling of Annakay.

Anniemae f English (American, Rare)
A combination of Annie and Mae.

Aohei m Japanese
Aohei comes from Japanese 青兵 which consists of 青 (ao) meaning “blue, green” and兵 (hei) meaning “soldier, warrior.”

Ao-mei f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ao & Mei 1.

Aondowase m Tiv (Modern)

Aphelele m & f Xhosa, Zulu
Means "complete, whole, all present" in Xhosa and Zulu. Often given to the last child to be born in a family.

Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.

Arley m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arlie. It has become specially popular in Colombia and Brazil, where it is considered a strictly masculine name.

Ashanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Shanae.

Ashawnte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashante, or a combination of the phonetic element a with the name Shantae (or with the name Shawn and the phonetic element tay).

Asmodej m Croatian
Croatian form of Asmodaeus.

Ate f Greek Mythology
Means "ruin, folly, delusion" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the goddess (daimona) of blind folly and delusion, leading men down the path to ruin. Her power was countered by the Litai or Prayers, which followed in her wake.

Augūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Augūnas.

Avante m African American

Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.

Aymme f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ayme.

Azelaïs f Occitan
Variant of Azalaïs.

Azuray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.

Baoth m Irish
Perhaps related to Beathan. It coincides with a Gaelic word meaning "vain, reckless, wanton, foolish". Other forms are Baothan, Baoithin/Beheen and Baolach... [more]

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

Bebe f English
Diminutive of Barbara, Elizabeth and any other name starting with 'B'.

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

Binghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Bleiz m Breton
Derived from Breton bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [more]

Börte f History, Medieval Mongolian
This was the name of the first wife of Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Borte, or Börte, became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire.

Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".

Brea f English
Possibly a variant of Bree, Breagh or Bria. Actress Brea Grant played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes.

Bronjay m American
Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" and the American name Jay 1. Comic character Bronjay, from Heaven Sent Gaming's Reverie, has this name.

Cae f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kae.

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

Caomei f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 草莓 (cǎoméi) meaning "strawberry" or from 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]

Cartier m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Cartier. Use of the name has probably been influenced by the jewelry house Cartier, which was founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847... [more]

Cay f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kay 1.

Caye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaye.

Ceejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials CJ.

Cejay m English (Rare)
Variant of Ceejay.

Cersei f Literature, Popular Culture
Created by American author George R. R. Martin for his series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019), where it belongs to an evil queen who is one of the main antagonists... [more]

Chakotay m Popular Culture
Means "man who walks the Earth but who only sees the sky" in the language of the fictional Anurabi tribe. Chakotay was the name of the first officer in 'Star Trek: Voyager'.

Chanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanae.

Chané f African American (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Shanae.

Changrui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 锐 (ruì) meaning "sharp, keen, acute" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious"... [more]

Chantae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantay f English (American)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chaohui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 朝 (cháo) meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chaomei f Chinese
From Chinese 朝 (cháo) meaning "towards, morning" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Charae f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sharae.

Chardonnay f African American (Modern)
After the village of Chardonnay, France, itself from Late Latin Cardonnacum, ultimately from Latin carduus "thistle". This is the name of a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine and, by extension, the name of the wines produced from them.

Chauntee f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté

Chenay f English, African American
Variant of Shanae.

Chenmei f Chinese
From the Chinese character 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Cheong-tae m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong) referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey, combined with 太 (tae) meaning "big, thick" or 泰 (tae) "great, exalted, superior; big"... [more]

Cheraye f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Cherie using the phonetic element ray.

Chinae f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanae.

Cho-mae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sino-Korean 草 (cho) meaning "grass" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". ... [more]

Chung-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 忠 "loyalty, devotion, fidelity" and 裁 "cut out; decrease".

Chunlei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder" or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud"... [more]

Chunmei f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Cjay m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ceejay.

Claramae f English (Rare)
Combination of Clara and Mae.

Cordae m African American
Invented name, blending the initial sound found in names such as Cordell, Cordero and Cortez with the popular phonetic element day.

Cymande m American (Rare)
From the name of the eponymous band consisting of Caribbean musicians living in London.... [more]

Dagonet m Arthurian Cycle
Meaning unknown, possibly from Old English dæg "day". Dagonet or Daguenet was a witless Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, usually described as the king's fool. Introduced in the Prose Lancelot, he becomes Arthur's beloved court jester in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur and Tennyson's Idylls of the King.

Dahae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 (da) meaning "much, many; more than, over" and 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean".

Damonta m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Damontae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Damonte m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.

Danée f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A feminine name made up from the names Danielle and Renée. Also, in some cases, this can be a variant spelling of Danaë.

Darrne m & f English
Variant of Darren or Darrene

Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.

Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Davante m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Davonta m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Dawei m Chinese
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 为 (wéi) meaning "act, make, become", 卫 or 衛 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province, 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear, dread, respect", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", or 位 (wèi) meaning "place, position, location"... [more]

Đệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 棣 (đệ) meaning "cherry tree".

Deandrae m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deandray m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Deantae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte. It can be spelled DeAntae or Deantae.

Deejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.

Dei m Welsh
Welsh short form of David.

Dejay m English (Rare)
Variant of Deejay.

Dele m Nigerian
An uncommonly used name from the West African country of Nigeria. This name is commonly pronounced as 'Deli' but this is not the real way on how to pronounce this name.

Demonta m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demontae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demonte.

Demonte m African American
Combination of the phonetic elements da, mon and tay. This also coincides with an Italian surname (see Demonte).

Demontre m African American (Rare)
Variant of Damontre.

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Deonta m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Deontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Desyrae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desyree f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Devaughnte m African American (Rare)
Variant of Devonte, influenced by Vaughn.

Devauntay m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devante.

Devonta m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

De'vonte m African American
Variant of Devonte.

Dezarae f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Deza'ray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree. It can also be spelt as Dezaray or Deza Ray.

Dezeray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Diante m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deonte.

Dijonae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dejon with the popular suffix nay.

Dijonay f Popular Culture
form of Dijonae

Dijonnae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dijonae.

Diondrae m African American (Rare)
Variant of Diondray.

Diondray m African American (Rare)
Variant of DeAndre.

Diondre m African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAndre.

Diontay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deonte.

Dionte' m African American (Modern)
Variant of Deonte.

Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.

Djay m English (Rare)
Variant of Deejay.

Dong-hae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (hae) "sea, ocean".

Donghui m Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Dongmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Dontay m African American
Variant of Dante.

Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.

Duberley m Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Duberney, using the -ley suffix. This name is mainly used in Colombia (variants without the final e are mainly used in Peru).

Duberney m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of the surname Duvernay, mainly used in Colombia.

Dvontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Devonte.

Elbey m Turkish
Hacı İlbegi (14th c.) One of well known commanders in Early Ottoman history. Consists of two elements, el meaning country, nation, folk and beg, meaning lord or sir. Simply means lord of the land.

Elray m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elroy.

Elway m English (American, Rare)

Emry m American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Emery.

Enlai m Chinese
Meaning "favor coming", "appreciation".

Erubey m Spanish (Mexican), American
There was a boxer in the early 1970s in Mexico named Erubey Carmona, but he had changed his name from Eudibiel. Since all the people I can find with this name are young Mexican or Mexican-American men, I'm beginning to think the name originated with this boxer... [more]

Eshiley f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian borrowing of Ashley.

Ethelmay f English
Combination of Ethel and May.

Eun-chae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 彩 "variegated colors".

Ezmee f English (Rare)
Variant of Esmé.

Farydeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Farideh.

Fee f Dutch, German
As a full name it is derived directly from the German and Dutch word Fee meaning "fairy". It is also used as a nickname for Felicitas or Felicia... [more]

Feifei f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters of Fei with themselves. The repetition of the same character twice is often used to underline and strengthen the meaning.... [more]

Février m French
Transferred use of the surname Février.

Flau’jae f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Borne by American athlete and rapper Flau’Jae Johnson (2003-) whose name is derived from her father’s stage name Camouflage.

Florenday f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Early American variant of Florentina.

Friné f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Phryne.

Fujinosuke m Japanese
Fuji, meaning "Wisteria" and Nosuke, meaning "Assistant", or "Guardian".

Fuyūme f Japanese
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 梅 (ume) meaning "plum". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Gabourey f English (American)

Gay m Irish
Irish short form of Gabriel.

Geovontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javonte.

Gervonta m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Gervase and Javonte. A known bearer of this name is American professional boxer Gervonta Davis (1994-).

Ginafae f Literature, English
Combination of Gina and Fae. The name is used in one of R. A. Salvatore's 'Forgotten Realms' novels.

Gluosnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gluosnis "willow."

Golibe f Igbo
Short form of Golibenachukwu.

Grae m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grey.

Guanghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 輝 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Guangmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [more]

Guangwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [more]

Guille m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Guimei f Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵 (guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive, to flatter, to fawn on"... [more]

Gunveig f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Gunnveig.

Guohui m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Guowei m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Gurei f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Japanese 具 (gu) meaning "ingredient" and 麗 (rei) meaning "pretty, beautiful, belle". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well. In kana, it can be a Japanese transliteration of the English word "gray", referring to the color.

Gyu-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]

Haille f English (Rare)
Variant of Hailey and Hailie

Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.

Handrej m Sorbian (Archaic)
Variant of Handrij.

Harambe m Popular Culture, Pet
The name of a western lowland gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016. He was named for Rita Marley's song "Harambe" (1988), which was taken from Swahili harambee meaning "communal labour" or "pull together".

Harambee m Swahili
Means "all pull together" in Swahili. It is the official motto of Kenya.

Hazelshay f Obscure
Combination of Hazel and Shay.

Hei m Chinese
"black, dark"

Hilae f English (American, Rare)
Used as early as the mid 19th century in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. It may be a form of the Hebrew name Hila.

Hoimei f Chinese

Holiday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holiday.

Holliday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Holiday.... [more]

Hongfei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, vast, deep", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 斐 (fěi) meaning "brilliant, magnificent", 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not, to not be"... [more]

Honghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent"... [more]

Hongmei f Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Hongwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province... [more]

Hsieh f Chinese (Modern)

Huawei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [more]

Hue f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Huệ used outside of Vietnam.

Huihui f & m Chinese
From a duplication of Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 会 (huì) meaning "opportunity, chance, meeting, gathering"... [more]

Huimei f Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl"... [more]

Hyeok-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Hyzenthlay f Literature
A doe rabbit who escapes from the warren Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.

Idonae f English (Archaic)
An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.

Ikkiei m Japanese (Rare)
Sharp or Great Power

Irenej m Croatian, Czech
Croatian and Czech form of Ireneus.

Irinej m Serbian
Serbian form of Irenaeus.

Iyabode f Yoruba
Yoruba for " mother has returned". When a the first girl child is born after the death of a grandmother, the child is given this name. Iya is the root word,which means mother. Such as Iyaba, wich means Grandmother.

Jabai m African
Named after a african serial killer in the 5th century.

Jahai m African American (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown or unclear. Middle name of the musician Jhariah (full name Jhariah Jahai Clare).

Jahseh m Jamaican Patois (Rare)
The name of the deceased rapper XXXTentacion

Jahvontay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Javonte.

Jaie f English (Rare)

Jamontae m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Jamon.

Janay f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janae.

Janee f African American
Variant of Janae.

Javante m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javonte.

Javontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javonte.

Javontay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Javonte.

Jayjay m English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials JJ.

Jenay f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Jen or variant of Janae.

Jeong-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 貞 (jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" and 愛 (ae) "love".

Jhanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janae.

Jhay m Filipino (Modern)
Variant of Jay 1.

Jhené f Ethiopian
Derived from the Ethiopian word Ghenet, meaning "paradise" or "garden of Eden."

Ji-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 愛 (ae) "love, be fond of, like".

Jiahui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit"... [more]

Jianfei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Jianhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" or 简 (jiǎn) meaning "simple, brief, letter bamboo slip" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 会 (huì) meaning "meeting, gathering"... [more]

Jiankui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with 奎 (kuí) meaning "stride", 魁 (kuí) meaning "first, chief, head" or 葵 (kuí) meaning "sunflower"... [more]

Jianmei f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [more]

Jianwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 为 (wéi) meaning "do, act, make" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable, jade"... [more]

Jiarui f Chinese
From Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, auspicious, to praise", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family, household" combined with 瑞 (ruì) meaning "token made of jade, auspicious omen"... [more]

Jiawei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 炜 (wěi) meaning "flaming, bright, glowing", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable, jade", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, lush, grand, magnificent" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern"... [more]

Jibekkwe f Potawatomi
Potawatomi language is Central Algonquian language. This name, my name, means "root woman" Kwe is a suffix to indicate feminine derivations of words. Technically it should have a space between Jibek meaning "root" and Kwe meaning "woman"... [more]

Ji-hae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 地 "earth; soil, ground; region" or 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" (ji), and 海 "sea, ocean" (hae).

Jinghui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view", 竞 (jìng) meaning "contend, vie, compete" or 敬 (jìng) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit"... [more]

Jingmei f Chinese
From Chinese 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" or 敬 (jìng) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive, flattering" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]

Jingwei f Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit" and 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Jingwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 经 (jīng) meaning "principles, canon, pass through", 劲 (jìng) meaning "vigour, energy, strength" or 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit" combined with 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft, woof (a horizontal thread in a woven fabric)", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Jinhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Jinmei f Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered", 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "fine jade" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus mume) or 玫 (méi) meaning "gemstone, jade, rose"... [more]

Jintae m Korean
Combination name of Jin, meaning "gold, money", and Tae, meaning "surplus".

Jinwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 堇 (jǐn) meaning "violet (flower)" or 劲 (jìng) meaning "powerful, strong, vigorous" combined with 溦 (wēi) meaning "drizzle, fine rain" or 维 (wéi) meaning "preserve, maintain"... [more]

Ji-tae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great". Other hanja combinations are possible... [more]

Johndre m African American (Rare)
Combination of John and Andre.

Jole f Italian
Variant of Iole.

Jo'Nae f African American
Combination of Jo, a short form of names such as Joanne, and the popular phonetic element nay... [more]

Jong-dae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鐘 "clock; bell" and 大 "big, great, vast, large, high".

Jontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jontay.

Jontay m African American (Modern)
Combination of Jon 2 and the common phonetic suffix tay, probably modelled on Donte.

Josuke m Japanese

Jray m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dre or an elaboration of Ray with the popular name element J.

Judrė f Lithuanian
The name is derived from the Lithuanian judrus meaning "agile, quick."

Junhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 军 (jūn) meaning "army", or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 晖 (huī) meaning "light, bright, radiant", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]

Junwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army" combined with 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [more]

Kamalei f & m Hawaiian
Means "lei child" or "lei person," from kama meaning "child, person" and lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath."

Kanalei f Hawaiian
Means "Kana's flower" from Kana, a Maui demigod + lei, flower; or "beautiful flower" from Kanani, the beauty + lei, flower.

Kanaya f Popular Culture
Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.

Kapé m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the first name of a columnist for the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. His name is Kapé Breukelaar and he was born in 1968. Since the name Kapé isn't featured in the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands (which contains all first names that have been given in The Netherlands from 1880 until now), the name most likely isn't Breukelaar's official first name... [more]

Karilė f Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian element karė which is either derived from karas (war) or karys (warrior).

Kefej m Croatian
Croatian form of Cepheus.

Kej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Koios via its latinized form Coeus.

Keke m & f Finnish
For men, this name is a Finnish short or dialectal form of Keijo. A notable bearer is Keijo "Keke" Rosberg (b. 1948), a retired Formula 1 racing car driver who won the Formula 1 Championship in 1982.... [more]

Keondre m African American
Variant of Keandre.

Keyonta m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keonte.

Khê m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 溪 (khê) meaning "creek, stream".

Khế m & f Vietnamese
Means "starfruit" in Vietnamese.

Khuê f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奎 (khuê) meaning "stride". This character also refers to Legs, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Chinese constellation system.

Kiesse f & m Southern African
Bantu name meaning "happiness" or "joy".

Kirey f Indonesian, Spanish (Mexican, ?)

Kirie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyrie 2.

Kiyohime f Japanese Mythology, Japanese
The name translates to ‘pure lady’. It’s the name of a princess from Japanese mythology, who falls in love with a Buddhist monk named anchin, and after she was rejected, her passion for him turned her into a dragon and she consumed both herself and anchin in the bell of the dojoji temple.

Kjalé m & f Medieval Breton
Variant of Kael.

Kleigh m & f English
Variant of Clay.

Kohane f Japanese
means " may 7th" in japanese. mainly used for girls born on that day.... [more]

Kordae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Cordae.

Kosame f Japanese
Means "fine rain" in Japanese.

Kote m Georgian, Popular Culture
Short form of Konstantine, which tends to be used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.... [more]

Kristalė f Lithuanian
The name is derived from kristalas "crystal"

Kuai m Chinese

Kuei m & f Chinese

Kunle m Yoruba
Means "(one that) fills the house" in Yoruba, derived from kún meaning "fill" and ilé meaning "house, home". This is a usual short form of Adekunle, Olukunle, Ibikunle, Oyekunde or Ogunkunde.

Kuronue m Popular Culture
"black crane"... [more]