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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English (American); and the pattern is *a*r*.
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Aarin m & f English (American)
Variant of Aaron or Erin.
Aaroleigh f English (American)
Combination of Aaron and Leigh, modeled on the name Ashley.
Abra f History (Ecclesiastical), English (American, Rare), Literature
Unknown origin, possibly from the Latin word abra meaning "maid". A known bearer was Saint Abra of Poitiers, a Gallo-Roman nun of the 4th century.
Acerbus m English (American, Rare)
Means "Sarcastic, sardonic" in Latin.
Adaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the names Adara or Daria.
Admire f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Admire, or directly from the English word admire.
Adorabella f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
This name can be a derivation of the Latin adjective adorabilis meaning "adorable, worthy of adoration" as well as be a combination of the names Adora and Bella.
Adreya f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of the feminine name Adrey.
Aerial f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ariel. The spelling is apparently influenced by the English adjective aerial meaning "pertaining to the air; ethereal" (ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air").
Aerianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna influenced by the Greek aer meaning "air"
Aerica f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare), Greek Mythology
Variant of Erica. Alternatively, one of the seven Hesperides (nymphs of the evening) from Greek mythology according to Hyginus' Fabulae.
Aerith f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a near-anagram of the English word earth. This is the name of a character in the 1997 videogame 'Final Fantasy VII'.
Aero m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English combining form (aero-), ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air" (originally "the lower air, the air that surrounds the earth" as opposed to αἰθήρ (aither) "the upper air"; compare Aither)... [more]
Ahron m & f English (American, Modern), English (Modern)
Variant of Aaron. Ahron was given to 59 boys in 2018 per the SSA.
Airyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Aaron. Notably used by Robert De Niro's daughter.
Alair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alair, itself a variant of the French surname Allaire.
Aleczander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexander. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 64 boys were recorded with the name Aleczander in 2013.
Alexanderia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 49 girls were recorded with the name Alexanderia in 1993.
Alexandrette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Alexandra with the suffix -ette.
Alexandrya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 20 girls were recorded with the name Alexandrya in 2005.
Alfreida f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alfreda based on the spelling of Freida.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
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]
Alverna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps taken from Alvera or Alvena. It could have been inspired by the name Verna or Laverna.
Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.
Amarie f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amari, possibly influenced by Marie.
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.
Amaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Elaboration of Amara using the popular suffix -is. It coincides with the Latin word amāris meaning "you are loved".
Amarisse f Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Variant spelling of Amaris, which is a variant of Amara.
Amaura f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Amora, possibly influenced by Laura and similar names.
Amberlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly or a combination of Amber and Lee (See also Amberlynn and Emberlee).
Ambers m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ambers.
Ambrea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ambria, or in some cases possibly a blending of Ambre and Andrea 2.
Ambrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Brielle, or a feminine form of Ambriel.
Ambyr f English (American)
Variant of Amber. A known bearer of this name is the American actress Ambyr Childers (b. 1988).
Ammer f English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ammer.
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.
Amryn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on names such as Camryn and Emryn.
Andersen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anderson or a transferred use of the surname Andersen.
Andrellton m English (American)
This is the middle name of Keke Palmer's newborn son Leodis Jackson.
Andrelton m English (American)
Borne by American baseball player Andrelton Simmons.
Anitra f Theatre, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), English (American)
Coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for a Bedouin princess in his play Peer Gynt (1867). The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1970s when the model Anitra Ford (1942-) appeared on the game show The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1976.
Aralee f English (American)
Aralee means thanks, and is a pretty light sounding name.
Aralyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn, or else a combination of the initial sound found in names such as Arabella, Ariel and Ariadne with the popular name suffix lyn (perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names Carolyn, Marilyn and Cherilyn).
Arbutus f English (American)
From the name of trailing arbutus (species Epigaea repens), a fragrant flowering plant also known as the mayflower. It is the state flower of Massachusetts in the United States, as well as the official provincial flower of Nova Scotia in Canada.
Archia f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname... [more]
Ardyce f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ardys. A notable bearer was Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician.
Ardys f English (American)
Variant of Ardis, with the spelling perhaps influenced by Gladys.
Ardyth f English (American, Rare)
A spelling variation of Ardith.
Areleous m English (American, Rare)
This is a rare (American) English given name, which might possibly be derived from Aurelius.
Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.
Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.
Arianny f English (American, Modern)
Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.
Arick m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Erick.
Ariovistus m History, English (American, Archaic)
Latinization of a Celto-Germanic given name, of which the original form and meaning are uncertain.... [more]
Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]
Arizona f English (American)
From the name of the state in the Southwestern region of the United States. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be derived from O'odham alĭ ṣonak meaning "small spring", via the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac... [more]
Arla f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.
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.
Arlys f English (American)
Feminine variant of Arlis.
Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.
Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.
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.
Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.
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.
Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.
Arwyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arwen, unrelated to the Welsh name Arwyn.
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]
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.
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]
Auralea f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Aura and Lea. This name first appeared in the American Civil War era song 'Aura Lea' by W. W. Fosdick (1825-1862) and George R. Poulton (1828-1867).
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.
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.
Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.
Ayers m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayers.
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”).
Azereth f English (American, Rare)
Probably derived from the Jewish feast day atzeret (alternative transcription: azereth) with unclear meaning, proposed interpretations include "conclusion" and "gathering" that coincides in time with the Christian pentecost... [more]
Azrhiana f English (American, Rare)
Strong, Great Queen, Powerful, Intelligent, Beautiful Goddess, Merciful, Gracious
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.
Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.
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.
Bathurst m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bathurst.
Beatrize f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice, or perhaps in some cases Beatriz.
Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.
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]
Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]
Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.
California f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.
Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).
Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.
Cambrie f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Cambria with the popular suffix ree.
Carabel f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful").
Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".
Caraleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Cara and Leigh or a variant of Caralee.
Carel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1. 11 girls in the USA were named CAREL in 1949.
Caress f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]
Carietta f English (American, Rare), Literature
Elaborated form of Carrie. This is the full name of the title character of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974).
Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.
Carmena f Sicilian, English (American, Rare)
Sicilian form of Carmina or an elaboration of Carmen.
Carmenella f English (American, Rare)
A diminutive of Carmen using the originally Italian diminutive ending -ella.
Carolee f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and the popular phonetic suffix lee. A known bearer was the American performance artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019).
Carrielynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular suffix -lynn.
Carrietta f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Elaborated form or diminutive of Carrie. In many movie adaptations of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974) this is the full name of the title character, Carrie White, though her full name is spelled Carietta in the original novel.
Carrington f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrington.
Carrolyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrol and the popular suffix -lyn.
Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.
Carston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carston.
Casbera f English (American, Rare)
Casbera is a very rare and unique soul. She is a beautiful, courageous woman.
Cassara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Cassarah or a transferred use of the Sicilian surname Cassarà.
Catheryl f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Catherine and names that end in -eryl, for example Cheryl and Beryl.
Catori f Obscure, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Catherine and Victoria. Also compare Latori and Natori.... [more]
Catriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Very rare spelling variant of either Katriana or Catriona.