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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English (American); and the description contains the keywords god or of or mercy.
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Arlys f English (American)
Feminine variant of Arlis.
Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.
Arnaz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnaz.
Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]
Arren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron, possibly influenced by names like Darren.
Arson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".
Arta f English (American)
Feminine form of Art.
Arwyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arwen, unrelated to the Welsh name Arwyn.
Asagao f English (American, Japanized, Rare)
Asagao, first introduced in the Heian period in Japan, blooms in summer. As its name suggests, this flower blooms only in the morning and on cold days. Asagao comes in a variety of colors, but an intense yellow... [more]
Asbury m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Asbury, commonly used in America, possibly in honour of British-American Methodist minister Francis Asbury (1745-1816)... [more]
Ashel m English (American)
A rare archaic name possibly used as a form of Asa, as Asa seems to have been a common nickname and vernacular form of Ashel.
Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.
Athenna f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Athena.
Atiana f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Short form of Tatiana or a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Tiana. This is borne by Atiana De La Hoya (1999-), daughter of American boxer Oscar De La Hoya and beauty pageant winner Shanna Moakler... [more]
Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.
Audery f English (American)
Variant of Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.
Audi f & m Indonesian (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the German car manufacturer (compare Ferrari and Porsche). Can also be considered a variant of Audie.
Audriana f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, a combination of Audrey and Adriana.
Audriel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Audrey and Ariel (or other names ending in -riel), it first appeared in the SSA in 2003 with 5 occurrences... [more]
Audy m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Audie or a transferred use of the surname Audy.
Aunesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. 12 girls were given this name in 2017.
Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.
Autry m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Autry.
Autum f English (American)
Variant of Autumn that was given to 14 girls in 2017.
Autumnlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Autumn and lynn.
Avacyn f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
The name of a fictional archangel from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.
Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).
Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.
Avamaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Maria, possibly inspired by the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations".
Avaree f English (American)
Variant of Avery given to 31 girls in 2017.
Avariella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Ariella, or otherwise a combination of these two names.
Avarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Arielle, or otherwise a combination of these two names.
Avera f English (American)
A feminine form of Avery, or an elaboration of Vera 1.
Averiana f English (American)
Combination of Averie and Ana given to 12 girls in 2018.
Axa f English (American, Archaic)
Early corruption of Achsah.
Axalia f English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Axelia. There have also been cases in which the name appears to be a corruption of Azalia.
Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.
Ayers m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayers.
Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.
Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Azalia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Azalea. It could also be inspired by the biblical name Azaliah.... [more]
Azealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Azelia. This name is borne by American rapper Azealia Banks (1991-).
Azerah f English (American)
A feminine adaptation of Lazarus, derived from “Eleazar” as both an omission of “El” (God) and having a feminine ending (“-ah”).
Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]
Azrielle f English (American)
Modern English feminine form of Azriel.
Azuri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of the word azure, possibly based on Zuri.
Baby f English (American)
From babi, "infant of either sex," diminutive of babe (see babe) with -y (3). Meaning "childish adult person" is from c. 1600. Meaning "youngest of a group" is by 1897.
Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)
From the ancient place name, from the Greek form of Akkadian Bab-ilani meaning "the gate of the gods" from bab "gate" and ilani, plural of ilu "god".
Baila f English (American, Modern)
Invented name based on the sounds of names like Bailey and Kayla.
Baines m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Baines 2. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.
Bandit f & m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]
Bane m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bane.
Bankston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bankston.
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.
Banyan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banyan.
Barlow m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barlow.
Barthena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthena. Also compare Bartina, which is similar in appearance and sound but has a different etymology.
Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.
Baskel f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly as a given name of the surname Baskel.
Bastille f English (American, Rare)
Probably use of the surname Bastille.
Bathurst m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bathurst.
Beatrize f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice, or perhaps in some cases Beatriz.
Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.
Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.
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]
Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.
Benebell f English (American)
Possible combination of Bene and Bell
Benessa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Benicia which was influenced by Vanessa. It might also be a combination of Ben 1 and Vanessa or similar names ending in -essa.
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.
Benuel m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Benjamin and the ending of names such as Samuel an Emmanuel... [more]
Beretta f English (American, 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.
Berklee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Exclusively feminine variant of Berkeley.
Berlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlin using the popular suffix lyn.
Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]
Bessica f English (American, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Bessie.
Bethabara f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]
Bethena f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Bethana. Bethena, A Concert Waltz ( 1905) is a composition by Scott Joplin.
Bett f English (American)
Diminutive of Betty.
Bettyjane f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Jane.
Bettylou f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Lou.
Bexlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Bex and Lynn.
Bibbe f English (American, Rare)
The given name of the artist, musician, and actress Bibbe Hansen (*1952).
Birdena f English (American)
Elaborated form of Bird.
Blakesley f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blakesley.... [more]
Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bly.
Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.
Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]
Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.
Botanie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word botany, a noun meaning “the scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance”.
Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.
Braison m English (American)
Borne by Braison Cyrus, the son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as a portmanteau of B. Ray's Son with B for Billy, rai for Ray, and -son to indicate "son of" to mean, "The son of Billy Ray."
Branch m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.
Braxden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.
Brayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and la, possibly intended as a feminine form of Braylon.
Braylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and lee, in line with names like Braelyn and Briley.
Brayson m English (American, Modern)
Either a combination of the popular elements bray and son or a transferred use of the surname Brayson.
Brayton m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brayton. It began rising in popularity in the 1990s along with other names containing the elements bray and ton.
Breeann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brianne, or a combination of Bree and Ann.
Breigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bree inspired by the spelling of Leigh.
Brené f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of two names, such as a name starting with B- with René or Renée.... [more]
Brennley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brenley. This name was brough to limited public attention by Brennley Brown, a contestant in the 12th season of the American TV show 'The Voice'.
Brentley m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brentley.
Bretton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or a transferred use of the surname Bretton.
Brexley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements brex and lee or possibly intended as a variant of Bexley.
Brexlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements brex and lyn.
Briannette f English (American)
Combination of the name Annette and Briana. OR Brianne.
Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.
Brighamina f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Brigham. This name was mostly used by Mormon parents who wanted to honor Brigham Young, who was the 2nd president of the LDS Church.
Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".
Brikenzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular feminine names Brianna and Mackenzie.
Brinson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinson.
Britlynn f English (American)
Combination of Brit (short for Brittney) and Lynn
Briton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or derived from the surname Briton.