American Submitted Names

Alorie f American

Alorra f English (American, Rare)

Alosia f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Alozia.

Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".

Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]

Alousia f English (American, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Corruption of Aloysia.

Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.

Alphaea f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphaeus.

Alphard m English, German
Variant of Alfard.

Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)
Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [more]

Alphé m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Alphée.

Alpheus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical (Latinized), English
Variant of Alphaeus and Latinized form of Alpheios.

Alphia f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Adelphia, which itself is a short form of Philadelphia. However, in some cases, this name is a feminine form of the English masculine name Alfie... [more]

Alphie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Alphard and Alphonso. In some cases, it is also a variant of Alfie.

Alphine f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Alphaeus or Alphonse.

Alpine m English
Late Middle English from Latin Alpinus, from Alpes ‘Alps.’

Alprentice m African American

Alston m English
Transferred use of the surname Alston.

Alsuna f English (Rare)

Altah f American (South)
Variant of Alta.

Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).

Al'tariq m African American
Combination of the prefix Al- and the name Tariq.

Al'teric m African American
Variant of Al'tariq.

Altha f American
Variant of Althea.

Altham m English
Transferred use of the surname Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.

Althamia f English (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Feminization of Altham.

Althane m American (South, Rare)

Altheda f American (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Althea and Theda.... [more]

Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.

Althia f English
Variant of Althea.

Althronia f African American

Altie f English
Diminutive of Althea and other names beginning with Alt-.

Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]

Altonio m English (Rare)
Possibly a bona fide variant of Antonio influenced by the name Alto.

Altovise f African American

Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.

Alured m Manx, English
This is a Manx name, said to be a cognate of Alfred via its latinized form Aluredus, a variant of Alvredus.... [more]

Alvan m English (Rare)
Variant of Alvin.

Alvanelle f American (South, Rare)
One of Ulysses Everett McGill’s many daughters in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?

Alvarez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alvarez.

Alvarine f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Alveda f African American

Alven m English, Filipino
Alternate spelling of Alvin

Alvenia f English (American)

Alvera f Dutch (Rare), American

Alverda f English (American)

Alverdine f English
Apparently a feminized form of Alfred via the Latin Alvredus. 'Used from time to time in the 19th century, and has been noted in the 20th century as Alvedine.'

Alverne m English
Derived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.

Alverta f American (Rare)
Variant of Alberta.

Alvey m English
Transferred use of the surname Alvey.

Alvia m American
Possible variant of the second sense of Alva 2 stemming from Alvah.

Alvie m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

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

Alvira f English, Urdu
Variant of Alvera.

Alvirus m English (American)

Alvy m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alvyn m English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern)
Variant of Alvin.

Alwyne m & f English
Variant of Alwyn.

Aly f English
Variant of Ally 1.

Alyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.

Alycea f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]

Alyha f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyis m American (Rare)

Alyn f & m English
Variant of Allyn.

Alyna f English
Variant of Alina.

Alynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Allyn.

Alynna f English (Modern)
Variant of Alina.

Alyra f English (Australian), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Alira.

Alyria f English (American, Rare)

Alysabeth f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth, influenced by Alyssa.

Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.

Alysanne f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison or a combination of Alys and Anne 1.

Alysea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyshia f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alysiah f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alysianna f American (Rare)

Alyss f English
Variant of Alice.

Alyssabeth f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth influenced by Alyssa and Beth, or a combination of both.

Alyssah f English (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Alyssan f English (Rare)
Variant of Allison influenced by Alyssa.

Alyssandra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alessandra

Alyssanicole f English (Rare)
Combination of Alyssa and Nicole.

Alysse f American (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Alysson f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alyssa. It caught on as a masculine name in Brazil.

Alyssum f & m English (Rare)
From the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. The name alyssum actually comes from the Greek word 'lyssa', meaning “rage” or “madness” and the 'a', meaning “against” giving it its meaning today, “without madness”, since it was believed to cure madness.

Alyssya f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alysyn f English
Variant of Alison.

Alyvia f American (Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Alyxander m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexander

Alyxandra f English
Variant of Alexandra.

Alyxandrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxandria f English (Modern)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxandrya f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alzada f English (American, Archaic)

Alzenia f English (American, Archaic)

Alzophine f Louisiana Creole

Amabella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Amabel or variant of Amabilia, used by Neil Gaiman for a character (one of the ghosts) in his children's novel 'The Graveyard Book' (2010).

Amaelia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amahni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amani.

Amailee f English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Emily.

Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.

Amalee f English
Variant of Amalie.

Amalthaea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amalthea.

Amalye f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant of Amalya.

Amandalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Amanda and Lynne.

Amandarose f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Amanda and Rose.

Amandia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaborated form of Amanda.

Amanii m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
amani with a second eye.

Amanita f American (Rare)

Amant m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Amantius.

Amantha f English (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Samantha.

Amarah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amara.

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

Amaralie f American (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Amaranth f English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".

Amaray f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Amarea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amaria.

Amaree m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amaretta f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Amoretta.

Amaria f English (Modern)
Elaborated from of Amara

Amariah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amaria

Amariana f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Amari and Ana

Amarianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Amari and Anna

Amarie f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Amarii m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amariia f African American

Amarilla f Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.

Amarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix a and Marion 2. It can also be seen as an elaboration of Amari.

Amarisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Marisa, influenced by the name Amara.

Amarise f English (Modern)
Variant of Marise, influenced by the spelling of Amara.

Amarissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Amarisa.

Amariyah f American (Modern, Rare)

Amarna f English (Rare)
The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]

Amarra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amara.

Amarrah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amara.

Amary m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amaurie f & m American
Variant of Amaury.

Am'az'in m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

Amazin f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

Amazing f & m English (Rare)
From the English word amazing, which is derived from Old English āmasian meaning "to confound". This name is chiefly used in countries that has English as their secondary language, such as African countries or the Philippines.

Amazon m English (Rare)
After the Amazon River and/or Rainforest, which is known as the "Rio Amazonas" in Spanish and Portuguese. "Amazonas" is derived from an ancient Greek myth about a tribe of mighty female warriors.

Ambee f American (Rare)

Amberle f English (Modern)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberlea f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Amberly, influenced by Leah.

Amberlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly or a combination of Amber and Lee (See also Amberlynn and Emberlee).

Amberleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberlynn.

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

Ambree f English (Rare)

Ambria f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Ambrie f English
Meaning unknown, possibly a rhyming variant of Cambrie.

Ambrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Brielle, or a feminine form of Ambriel.

Ambrienne f American

Ambrosina f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Ambrosia. May be an elaboration of French Ambrosine, a feminization of Ambrose.

Ambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Aubrey. Also compare Ambria, Amberly, Embry, Cambrie and Cambree.

Amby m English (Rare)
Short form of Ambrose.

Amea f English
Possibly a short form of Amadea, or a variation of Amy or Amaia.

Amédé m French, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Amédée.

Amedee m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Amédée.

Ameigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Ameilia f English
Variant of Amelia.

Amelea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Ameliah f English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amelinda f English (Rare)

Ameliora f English
From the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."

Ameliya f English (Rare), Russian (Modern)
Variant of Amelia.

Ameliyah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amalia.

Amella f English

Amely f English
Variant of Amelie.

Amelya f English (Rare), Indonesian
Variant of Amelia.

Amen m & f English (Rare)
From the English word amen, uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning "so be it".

Amenaide f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Creole form of Aménaïde.

Americo m English (Rare)
Cognate of Américo

Amerie f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Late medieval variant of Ameria. It was revived in the 1800s.... [more]

Amerika f American
Variant of America.

Ameris f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amaris influenced by the Latin ameris, from amō meaning "I love".

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

Ameshea m African American (Rare)

Amey f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Amy.

Amherst m English
Transferred use of the surname Amherst.

Amia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Amaya, a diminutive of any name beginning with Am-, or derived from the Latin amor meaning "love" or a feminine form of Amias.

Amiah f English (American)
Either a merged form of Amy and Mariah or a variant of Amia

Amidona f English (Rare)

Amielle f English

Amiere m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amir 1.

Amijo f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ami 2 and Jo.

Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.

Amillion m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English phrase "a million".

Amilyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Modern variant of Amelia. In popular culture, this is the name of a Resistance general from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Amincia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Amynthe.

Aminthe f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
Feminine variant of Amynthe.

Amiracle f African American (Modern)
From the English phrase a miracle, which is a combination of the indefinite article a with Miracle. It might also be influenced by Amira.

Amirii m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amiri.

Amirys f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Amisadai m & f Biblical (All), American (Hispanic)
Meaning "the Almighty is my relative" or "people of the Almighty" in Hebrew. His son Ahiezer was chief of the Tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12; 2:25).

Amius m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amias.

Amiya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amiyah.

Ammanda f English (Rare)
Variant of Amanda.

Ammie f English
Variant of Amy.

Ammonia f American (Rare, Archaic), Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ammon. In Greek mythology, Ammonia is an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Amnesty f English (Rare)
from the word amnesty.

Amole f English

Amon m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical English, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
From the Hebrew name אָמוֹן, which derived from the root אמן meaning "solid, stable, constant, faithful". In the Old Testament this ist the name of a king of Judah.

Amorae f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amore, or an elaboration of Latin amor "love" using the phonetic element ray.

Amorah f Spanish, English (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Amora.

Amoreena f Popular Culture, English

Amoretta f American (Rare), Theatre, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Latinate form of Amoret, from Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

Amorette f English
Variant of Amoret; see also Amoretta.

Amoria f English
an elaboration of Amora

Amoriah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amorea.

Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the Latin word amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).

Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.

Amphyllis f English (Archaic)
Variant of Amphelise, perhaps influenced by Phyllis. This name was borne by Amphyllis Twigden Washington (1601-1655), an ancestress of George Washington.

Amplias f English (Archaic)
English vernacular form of Amphelisia (see also Ampflise), which as an English name survived until the 19th century mainly as Amplias, also as Amphillis, Amphlis... [more]

Amrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.

Amrynn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
A modern invention, likely based off similar Camryn. A minor character in the Witcher game series bears the name, though in her case, it is likely based off the amaranth flower (see Amaranth).

Amstrad m English

Amulet f English (Rare)

Amya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amaya.

Amybelle f English

Amybeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Amy and Beth. Amybeth McNulty (2001-present) is the main actress in 2017 Canadian TV series 'Anne with an E' as she portrays Anne Shirley Cuthbert.

Amye f English
Variant of Amy.

Amyia f English

Amylee f English (Rare)
Combination of Amy and Lee.

Amyleigh f English (American)

Amylia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amina.

Amynthe f & m French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
French feminine and masculine form of Amyntas.

Amyracle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amiracle

Amyris m & f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.

Amyruth f English
Combination of Amy and Ruth 1.

Amzie f English (American, Rare)

Amzie m American (South)
Variant of Amzi.

An f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ann.

Anabeth f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ana and Beth.

Anaclaire f English (American, Rare)

Anagrace f English (Rare)
Combination of Ana and Grace. Anagrace was given to 5 girls in 2013.

Anahi f English
Anglicized form of Anahí.

Anahís f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Latin American cognate of Anaïs.

Anaia f English
Variant of Aniya.

Anaiá f African American

Anaiah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah. This name was given to 167 girls born in the USA in 2011.

Anaïse f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Anaïs.

Anaise f French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Anaïse.

Anaiya f English
Variant of Aniya.

Anaiyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Inaya.

Anaja f Slovene, English
Possibly a variant of Anaya or Anaia.

Analeah f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ana and Leah.

Analee f English (Rare)
Combination of Ana and Lee.

Analeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of the two names: Ana and Leigh

Analena f English, Spanish
Combination of Ana and Lena.

Analía f Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Contraction of Analucía. It was used for the title character, Ana Lucía 'Analía' Moncada, in the 2008-2009 telenovela El Rostro de Analía, which caused the popularity of this name to spike in the United States.

Analia f English, Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Analía or a combination of Ana and the popular name suffix -lia.

Analicia f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Ana and Alicia.

Analiese f English
Variant of Anneliese.

Analisa f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Rare), Romansh (Rare)
Spanish contraction of Ana and Lisa and Romansh variant of Annalisa.

Analise f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annalise.

Analisia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Analicia.

Analisse f English (American)
Variant of Analise that was given to 18 girls in 2017.

Analiza f English
A combination of Anna and Liza or variant of Annalisa.

Analizabeth f English (American, Rare)
A blend of the names Ana and Elizabeth.

Analya f South American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Analycia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Analicia.

Analyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annalynn.

Analynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annalynn.

Analyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Annalise.

Analysia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Analicia.

Analyss f English (American)
Variant of Annalise.

Analyssa f American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Anna and Alyssa.

A'nana f African American

Anaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Anarose f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ana and Rose

Anasia f English, African American
Diminutive of Anastasia or a feminine form of Anas

Anastasha f American (Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. This name was given to 16 girls born in the USA in 1987.

Anastasiana f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Anastasia.

Anastayza f English (Rare)
Variant of Anastasia.

Anastazia f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Sicilian, English (Modern, Rare), Czech
Danish, Swedish, Sicilian and English modern variant of Anastasia as well as a traditional Czech variant of Anastázie.

Anathalie f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Nathalie.

Anathusa f American (Archaic)
Perhaps an 18th- and 19th-century American alteration of Arethusa, possibly arising from a typographical error.

Anatolian m English
English form of Anatolianus. This name was borne by a saint (who was also called Antholian) from the 3rd century AD.

Anavaeh f English (American)
Popularity rising together with Nevaeh and Neveah

Anaveah f English (Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Ana and Nevaeh.

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

Anavrin f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the word nirvana spelled backwards.

Anazia f African American (Modern), Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Anazia.

Anberlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amberlyn.

Ancel m English
Variant of Ansel. ... [more]

Anceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Ancelle. There are also instances where this name is the feminine form of Ancelin, which is a French diminutive of Anselme.... [more]

Ancelle f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Ancille, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Note that in the English-speaking world, there are very likely cases where this name is a feminization of Ansel.... [more]

Anchor m English
The name is either a masculine form of Anchoretta (finally going back to the Welsh name Angharad) or used with the literal meaning "anchor".

Ancil m English
Variant of Ansel.

Ancille f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Ancilla, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Also compare Ancelle.... [more]

Anda f English
Diminutive of Andrea, Yolanda.

Andea f English (Rare), English (American)
Variant of Andie

Andee f & m English
Variant of Andy.