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Brendalynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Brenda using the popular name suffix lynn.
Brennah f English
Variant of Brenna
Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.
Briah f English
Variant of Bria.
Briahnna f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Brianna.
Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.
Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.
Briannette f English (American)
Combination of the name Annette and Briana. OR Brianne.
Briannon f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana perhaps based on Rhiannon and Shannon.
Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.
Briarly f English
Variant of Brierley.
Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.
Brieanna f English
Variant of Briana.
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.
Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]
Brilliance f English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word brilliance.
Brilliant m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".
Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.
Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.
Briona f English
Variant of Briana.
Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.
Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Brittanyanne f English
Combination of Brittany and Anne 1.
Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton
Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.
Broadus m English
Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.
Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.
Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.
Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]
Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).
Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.
Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.
Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.
Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".
Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.
Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.
Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).
Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.
Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.
Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.
Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.
Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.
Buckingham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Buckingham. A known bearer of this name was the American writer and politician Buckingham Smith (1810-1871).
Buckland m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Buckland.
Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.
Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]
Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.
Butterball m English (American, Rare)
From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.
Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.
Byran m English
Variant of Byron.
Cabot m English (Rare)
The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [more]
Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).
Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.
Cadbury m Welsh, English
Transferred from the surname Cadbury.
Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.
Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).
Cadel m English (Australian)
Variant of Cadell. A famous namesake is Australian champion cyclist Cadel Evans.
Cademon m English (Rare)
Possibly a variation of Caedmon
Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.
Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.
Cadon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden influenced by the spelling of Jadon.
Cadrian m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian
Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]
Cae f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kae.
Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.
Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.
Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.
Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.
Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caeli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelian m English, Dutch
English form of Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form Celian has been used a little bit more often there.
Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.
Caelleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caellie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.
Caetlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Caeylin f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Caeylyn f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Caffrey m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Caffrey.
Cage m English
Transferred use of the surname Cage.... [more]
Cager m English
Diminutive of Micajah used in the 18th century.
Caggie f English
Diminutive of Catherine or Caroline.
Cagney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Cagney.
Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.
Caid m English (Rare)
Variant of Cade.
Caidy f English
Variant of Cady.
Caige m English
Variant of Cage
Caighlee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caighley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caighli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caighlie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.
Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.
Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.
Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caillan m English (Australian)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a variant of Caelan or Caillín.
Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailleah f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caillee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caily f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman
Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.
Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]
Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.
Caislín f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [more]
Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.
Cait f English
Diminutive of Caitlin and Catherine.
Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.
Caitland f English (Rare)
Variant of Caitlin influenced by the spelling of Maitland.
Caitlinn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Caitlyne f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Caitlynne f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Caitriona f English
Anglicized form of Caitríona.
Caity f English
Variant of Katie.
Cake m & f English
From the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gog "ball-shaped object".
Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.
Calam m Irish, English
Meaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [more]
Calamity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word calamity.
Calbraith m English (Rare)
A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.
Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.
Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.
Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.
Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]
Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.
Calem m English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Callum.
Calendula f English (Rare)
The scientific name for a genus of flowers, comprised of several kinds of marigolds. From the Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".
Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]
Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Calianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 12 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Calice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calise, which might be based on Calista. It coincides with the French noun calice meaning "chalice"... [more]
Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]
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.
Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'
Calise f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kelis, or an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Calista, Kaliyah and Alise.
Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".
Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.
Callam m English
Variant of Callum.
Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.
Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.
Callen m English
Variant of Callan.
Calley f English
Variant of Callie.
Calli f English
Variant of Callie.
Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).
Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.