American (South) Submitted Names

ADAVIA   f   American (South, Rare)

ALAZIA   f   American (South, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)

ALDONIA   f   American (South, Rare)
Either a truncated form of Caledonia or, more likely, an elaboration of Aldona.

ALDONIE   f   American (South, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Aldonia.

ALDORNIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]

ALFRA   f   American (South, Archaic)

ALGENOUS   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

ALTHANE   m   American (South, Rare)

ALVINETTE   f   American (South, Rare)
Feminization of Alvin.

ANNCLAIRE   f   American (South)
Combination of Ann and Claire.

ANNER   f   American (South, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Anna reflecting the Appalachian accent.

ARDELIA   f   American (South)
Possibly a variant of Artelia.

ARELIA   f   American (South), Literature

ARNA   m   Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Diminutive of Arnaud.

ARSULA   f   American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula. The spelling alteration reflects the Southern American English pronunciation of Ursula.

ARTELIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
'A Southern U.S. invention which may have originated as an Appalachian pronunciation of Adelia.'

ARZILLA   f   American (South)

ASOLA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a phonetic respelling of Isola.

AVRILL   f   American (South)
Variant of Avril.

AZAIRE   m   French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.

BARBARY   f   Manx, American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Barbara.

BAZILE   m   Norman, African American, French (Cajun), American (South)
Norman cognate of Basil.

BEONA   f   American (South, Archaic)

BERLA   f   American (South, Archaic)

BERTHELINE   f   French (Archaic), French (Cajun, Archaic), French (African, Rare), American (South, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare)
Elaboration of Berthe.

BLANKENSHIP   m & f   American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Blakenship.

BLUFORD   m   American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

BRANFORD   m   Louisiana Creole, African American, American (South)

BROKE   m & f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Broke.

BROWNING   m   American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Browning.

BUCKNER   m   American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Buckner.

BUFORD   m   English, American (South), Louisiana Creole, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Buford.

BURDO   m   American (South, Archaic)

BYRDA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Byrd and Byrdie.

BYRDIE   f   American (South)
Variant of Birdie.

CANRAY   m   Louisiana Creole, American (South), African American

CANYE   m & f   Chinese, American (South)

CARETTA   f   American (South)
Elaboration of Cara.

CARITHEA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

CASILLA   f   American (South, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilda.

CASILLE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilla.

CATHILINE   f   American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kathleen.

CHLORINE   f   American (South, Archaic)

CILEE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

CLARENCIA   f   Medieval Spanish, South African (Rare), American (South, Rare)

CLASTER   m   American (South, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

CLASTERFAIR   m   American (South), African American
This name is found in generations of families. Clusters of the name can be found in Louisiana, in particular, but remains rare. It is said to be terminology to refer to royal members, similar to King or Duke would be used.

CLEADA   f   American (South, Rare)

CLOMA   f   American (South, Archaic)

CODJO   m   African, American (South)

COILL   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

CONDY   m   American (South, Archaic)

CORELIA   f   Medieval Italian, American (South)

COZETTA   f   American (South, Rare)
Latinate respelling of Cosette.

CRITTA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

DAMITA   f   English (American, Rare), American (South), Louisiana Creole

DAQUE   m   French (Cajun, Anglicized), American (South)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling and subsequently transferred use of the surname Daqué.

DAVIDELLA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.

DEATHA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

DECA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

DECKER   m   American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Decker.

DECOVIAN   m   American (South, Rare)

DELTHEA   f   English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

DEOLIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Unknown meaning.

DERINDA   f   American (Rare), American (South)
Variation of Dorinda.

DETERVILLE   m   French (Cajun), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Deterville.

D'JALMA   m   Louisiana Creole, American (South)

DO   m & f   French (Cajun), African American, American (South)

DORALISE   f   French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Possibly a variant of Doralice, or an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.

DORTHELIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Dorothy.

DOX   m & f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

DUKIE   m   English, American (South)
Diminutive of Duke.

EDGANORA   f   American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

ELEMORE   m   French (Cajun), American (South)
Variant of Elmore.

ELICK   m   French (Cajun), American (South), African American

EMMER   f   American (South, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Emma reflecting the Appalachian accent.

EPHELIA   f   American (South, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ophelia.

ERLENE   f   American (South)
Variant of Earlene.

EZARA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

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

FAVONIA   f   Late Roman, American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Favonius.

FAZIAD   f   American (South)

FELONISE   f   French (Cajun), American (South), French (Acadian)
Variant of Québecois Félonise.

FELONIZ   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Felonise, possibly influenced by Spanish feliz "happy".

FERBIE   f   American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a variant of Pheraby.

FINE   f   German, French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Short form of Josefine.

FINIS   m   American (South)
Means "end" in Latin. This was the middle name of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, who was the last of his parents' ten children. It was first used as a given name in his honour, in the American South.

FLORIDE   f   American (South, Archaic), French (African, Rare), Walloon (Rare)
French form of Florida.

FLORRA   f   American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Flora.

FROISINE   f   French (Cajun), American (South), French (Archaic)
Truncated form of Eufroisine.

GLINA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

GOGNON   m & f   French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Possibly derived from the surname Gognon.

GRAFTON   m   American (South)

GUNN   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

HARK   m   American (South)
Possibly a religious themed named from the word Hark, meaning "listen," a popular word used in the Bible.

HEBOR   m   American (South, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Heber.

HESTERLY   f & m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.

HETIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

HEY   m   American (South, Archaic)

ICIA   f   American (South, Rare)
Variant of Icía

IMOJEAN   f   American (South)
Southern variation of Imogene.

IRBY   m   American (South, Rare)

ISALIE   f   Louisiana Creole (Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Rare)

IZARA   f   American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Izora.

JANSU   m   American (South)
It is derived from Sanskrit word jans which means- to protect, liberate, . It was the name of a king. Jansu means desirous to protect , liberator

JERONE   m   American (South, Rare)

JINCEY   f   American (South)
'Apparently a Southern U.S. invention or perhaps related to the German name "Jensine". First appears in the 1770s. Was often a nickname for Jane, but was also used as a given name in its own right, especially in the 19th century... [more]

KASAIA   f   American (South)

KELDRIN   m   American (South, Rare)

LAJUNTA   f   American (South, Rare)

LANCASTER   m   American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Lancaster.

LAVEDA   f   American (South, Rare)

LAVIOLETTE   f   French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Laviolette.

LAYLEE   f   American (South, Modern)

LEAHNIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

LEANIA   f   American (South, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either a variant of Leonia, influenced by Leah, or an elaboration of Leana.

LEATHA   f   American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.

LEIANNA   f   American (South)

LEVISA   f   American (South)
Variant of Lovisa.

LÉZIN   m   French (Archaic), French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, History
This name was/is usually given in honor of Saint Lézin, a 6th-century bishop of Angers, France.... [more]

LIKIE   f   American (South, Archaic)

LITHIA   f   American (South)
Variant of Lethia.

LOUGENIA   f   American (South, Archaic)

LOUVENIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
American phonetic spelling of Lavinia which developed in the South in the 19th century.... [more]

LOUVETA   f   American (South, Rare)

LOVELACE   m   American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lovelace.

LOVINO   m   Italian (Rare, ?), Cuban, Puerto Rican, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, American (South)
Male version of Lovina. It is also the human name of South Italy in the TV show Hetalia Axis Powers.

LUETISHIA   f   American (South, Rare)

LUREENE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lurene.

LURITA   f   Louisiana Creole, American (South)

LYCELIA   f   Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

MABLEAN   f   American (South, Rare)
Variant of Maybelline.

MACON   m   American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Macon.

MADEA   f   American (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
In the case of the Tyler Perry character, the name was taken from a phrase (madea or madear) used in the American south meaning "mother dear". May also be a variant spelling of Medea.

MAHULDA   f   American (South, Archaic)

MALEIAH   f   American (South, Rare)

MALONIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic), Russian (Rare, Archaic)

MALOREE   f   American (South, Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

MANDRIN   m   French (Cajun), African American, American (South), Popular Culture
Possibly derived from the surname of Louis Mandrin, a French smuggler (highwayman) from Dauphiné.

MANETTE   f   American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Cajun), French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Marie (compare Manon).

MATISSA   f   American (South)
Strictly feminine form of Matisse.

MAYZELLE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Mizela (see also Mozelle), perhaps influenced by Maisie.

MEANNA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

MEDISSA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

MELLETTE   f   American (South, Archaic)

MERRANDA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Miranda (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the word merry).

MILLINEA   f   American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Millie, used almost exclusively in Alabama.

MONTZERRAT   f   American (South, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

MOSELLE   f   American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

MOZELLA   f   American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

MYRIA   f   American (South, Rare)
Allegedly an elaboration of Myra.

NAEDEAN   f   American (South, Rare)
Respelling of Nadine.

NARA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Nora. It might, however, also be a simplified spelling of Naarah.

NAZARENE   f   American (South, Rare)

NEADHAM   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

NELVA   f   American (South)

NOLIE   f   American (South, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Nolia or a variant of Noelie.

OLAPHINE   f   American (South)

OLETA   f   American (South, Rare), Popular Culture

OLLA   f   American (South, Archaic)

OMELIA   f   English (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

ONUFRE   m   French (Cajun), American (South)
Most likely a Cajun variant of French Onuphre.

OPALETTE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Opal.

OPALIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the name of an ancient Roman festival of the earth goddess Opis or Ops, which was held annually on 25 August. It may also be used as an elaboration of Opal or be considered a contracted form of Opalina.

OPHEA   f   American (South, Rare)

ORETA   f   American (South, Rare)
Presumably a variant of Oretta or, less likely, of Orieta.

OSROE   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

OWNER   m   American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Owner.

OXFORD   m   American (South, Archaic)
Transferred from the surname which is from the Middle English Oxenford, meaning "ox ford".

OZELLA   f   African American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ozell.

PARLINE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Perlina via the form Perline.

PARNECIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

PARTHNEY   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.

PASHAUN   m & f   American (South, Rare)

PAVONAY   f   American (South, Rare)

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

PEARLA   f   American (South)
Variation of Perla, utilizing the name Pearl.

PECOLIA   f   American (South, Rare)

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.

PERNELLA   f   Medieval English, American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of PERNEL.

PERNELLIA   f   American (South, Archaic), Scandinavian (Archaic)
Elaboration of PERNEL.

PHANTOM   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the English word "phantom" a synonym for "ghost". From the Latin phantasma, from the Ancient Greek phantasma (φάντασμα) 'phantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream; phenomena; fantasy'.

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]

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

PHOENIE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

PLEAS   m   American (South)

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"

POGNON   m   French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Possibly derived from the French surname Pognon.

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

PRYUS   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

PUCKETT   m   American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Puckett.

QUILLIAN   m   American (South, Rare)

RAS   m   English, American (South)
Short form of Rasmass.

RASMASS   m   English, American (South)
Variant of Erasmus.

REDEN   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

REDISSA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

RELLIE   f   American (South, Rare)

RENESSA   f   American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

RHEUA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

ROLETHIA   f   American (South, Rare)

ROLLA   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Rollo.

ROMILLA   f   American (South, Archaic)

ROSELIA   f   French (Cajun), Spanish (Latin American), American (South)

SACHEL   m   American (South, Rare)
Variant of Satchel.

SANDARA   f   American (South, Rare)

SAVOLIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

SEDILIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

SENOBIA   f   American (South)
Variant of Zenobia.

SERVILIE   f   French (Cajun), American (South)
French form of Servilia.

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

SHARROD   m   African American, American (South)
A variant of Sherrod, a surname derived from the French surname Cherot, meaning "wagoner". A famous namesake is basketball player Sharrod Ford.

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.... [more]

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.

SOULOUGUE   m   French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]

STELLAR   f & m   American (South, Rare, Archaic), English
Phonetic spelling of Stella reflecting a dialectal pronunciation.

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

TAMOND   m   American (South, 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)

TECORA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

TEDRA   f   American (South, Rare)
Maybe a shortened form of Catedra.

TELSIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

TEREANNA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

TEXANNA   f   American (South, Modern)
Possible feminization of Texas, using a combination of Tex and Anna.

THALEN   m   American (South)

THEOOPHILE   m   French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Variation of Theophile.

THEOTIS   m   French (Cajun), Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Apparently created as a strictly masculine form of Théotiste.

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

THOMY   m   Louisiana Creole, American (South)
Variant of Tommy

TIMIA   f   American (South, Rare)

TOLVIN   m   American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

TONUELO   m & f   American (South, Rare)

TOXEY   m   English (American, Rare), American (South)
Derived from either the surname of Toxey (which is of unknown origin) or from the town of Toxey in Alabama (whose name may possibly ultimately be of Choctaw origin).... [more]

TRISHELLE   f   American (South), French (Cajun)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Trish.

TWANA   m & f   Arabic, American (South)

URSIN   m   Croatian, French, Russian, French (Cajun), American (South), German (Swiss)
Croatian, Swiss German, French and Russian form of Ursinus.

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.

VAUDINE   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

VENEA   f   American (South)

VIANA   f   Medieval Catalan, American (South, Archaic)

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

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

VORTELLA   f   American (South, Rare)

VOX   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Vox.

WANZELLA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

WARRINGTON   m   Louisiana Creole, American (South)

WEB   m   American (South, Rare)

WELLMAN   m   Louisiana Creole, American (South)

WILLADEENE   f   American (South)
Combination of Willa and Dean. A notable bearer is Willadeene Parton, the oldest sibling of country singer Dolly Parton.

WILLENE   f   English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Willa or Willie using the popular name suffix lene, or perhaps a contraction of names such as Wilhelmina, Wilmadeene, and Willadeene.

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

WILLONA   f   American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona.... [more]

WINDOLA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)

WOODER   m   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare transferred use of the surname.

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

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

YONY   m   American (South, Archaic)

ZABETH   f   English (Modern), French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Short form of Elizabeth (compare Sabeth).

ZEPHRONIA   f   American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.

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

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