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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Irish or English or Scottish.
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Olli m & f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Ollie, a diminutive of Oliver.
Ollie m Scots
Orcadian Scots form of Ole. This name is occasionally Anglicized as Oliver.
Ollis m English
Transferred use of the surname Ollis.
Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".
Ollye f English
Feminine spelling of Olly.
Olson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Olson.
Omarosa f English (American, Rare)
Variant form of Omarose. A known bearer of this name is the American reality television personality Omarosa (b. 1974), who was born as Omarose Onee Manigault.
Omie f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a diminutive of Naomi 1.
Ómra f Irish
Means "amber" in Irish.
O'Neal m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname O'Neal.
O'Neil m English, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname O'Neil.
Onest m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Honest. It is also possible that there are cases where this name is derived from the surname Onest.
Onesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. This name was given to 5 girls in 2000 according to the SSA.
Oneta f English
Variant of Anita 1. This is the name of two cities in Spain and Italy.
Onick m Scots
Diminutive of Andra.
Onie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an obscure Anglicization of Úna and Ùna (compare Owny) or a diminutive of names containing the sound element -on-.... [more]
Oníosa f Irish (Rare)
Possibly intended to mean "from Jesus", from Irish ón meaning "from" combined with Íosa.
Onnie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Honora or Honoria.
Onnolee f Folklore, Literature, English (American, Archaic)
According to legend, Onnolee was the last survivor of the Munsee nation, which dwelt on the west shore of Canadice lake and near Bald Hill (in the Finger Lakes region, New York) during the latter part of the fourteenth century, and met their death by the hands of the Mengnees; all except Onnolee, who was taken, bound to the belt of the famous leader, Mickinac, and compelled to follow him... [more]
Onoir f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an Irish cognate of Honor or Honora. The word onóir also means "honor" in Irish.
Onslow m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Onslow.
Onslowe m English
Transferred use of the surname Onslowe.
Oobah m English (British, Rare), Obscure
In the case of English author Oobah Butler, it is derived from her elder sister's nickname, which is of unknown origin.
Opaletta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Opal.
Opalina f English
Elaborated form of Opal.
Opelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English variant or Latin American Spanish form of Ophelia.
Opha f English
Diminutive of Ophelia. Opha May Johnson (1878–1955) was the first woman to have enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
Ophelion m Ancient Greek, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Greek noun ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, aid" as well as "profit, benefit", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ὠφελέω (opheleo) meaning "to help, to aid"... [more]
Opie m & f English
Diminutive of Opal.
Optatian m English
English form of Optatianus. This was the name of a saint from the 6th century AD.
Orabel f English (Latinized)
From the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".
Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."
Orabilia f English (Latinized)
Orabilia, or Orable, from the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".
Orace m Popular Culture, English (American)
Orace is the mule companion of Flip the Frog in such early 1930s cartoons as The Village Specialist, Spooks, and The Milkman, created by Ub Iwerks.... [more]
Oralene f English
A form of Ora 1.
Oraline f English
A form of Ora 1.
Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]
Orben m English
Possible variant of Orban.
Orbie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of names containing orb.
Orchard m English
Transferred use of the surname Orchard.
Orchart m English
The name of two of Isabella Beeton's sons.
Orchid f English (Rare)
From the eponymous flowering plant. The plant's name derives from Latin orchis, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis), meaning "testicle" (the name was given to the plant because of the testicle-shaped subterranean parts of some European orchids).
Orde m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Orene f English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created due to the popularity of similar sounding names such as Irene.
Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.
Oretha f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is perhaps a variant of Aretha or an elaboration of Ora. It has been used on rare occasion in the United States, and is also common in Liberia.
Orethy f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an old corruption of Dorothy.
Orford m English (American, Rare)
The name was given to a baby boy born on a ship when sailing near Orford reef.
Oriah f English
Variant of Oria.
Oriel f & m English
Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford... [more]
Orin m Literature, English (Rare)
Used by Eugene O'Neill in Mourning Becomes Electra as a deliberate link, it has been suggested, with Greek Orestes. ... [more]
Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.
Orinoco m & f English, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English (Modern)
The name of one of the longest rivers in South America. Irish musician Enya used the name of the river in her song 1988 song "Orinoco Flow," which many people know as "Sail Away." A famous bearer is male swimmer from New Zealand Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince.
Oriole m & f English
From the English word "oriole" referring to "any of various colorful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae (typically yellow in color)"... [more]
Orison m English (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from the archaic word meaning "prayer", which is derived from Anglo-Norman oreison and ultimately from Latin oro (via Latin oratio) "to beg; to beseech".... [more]
Órla f Irish
This version has The vowel elongating fada above the ó used in the Irish language
Orlaigh f Irish
Variant spelling of Orlagh.
Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.
Orlantha f English
Possibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.
Orlayna f English
Orlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [more]
Orlean f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Orlene.
Orma f African American, English
Allegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of Ormond.
Orme m English
Transferred use of the surname Orme. A known bearer of Orme as a given name is Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (b. 1929), who carries it as a middle name - as did his father John Orme Plummer (1894-?) before him... [more]
Ornah f Irish, Hebrew
Variant of Orna 1 or Orna 2.
Orphia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Orpha.
Orran m Scottish, English
Variant of Orrin.
Orren m Biblical, Irish
Variant of Oren or Orrin.
Orrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Orrick.
Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.
Orton m English
Transferred use of the surname Orton.
Orus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (American, Rare)
Latinized form of Oros. A known bearer of this name was the American professional golfer and Olympic medalist Orus Jones (1867-1963).
Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.
Orvan m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Orvon.... [more]
Orvel m English
Variant of Orville.
Orvella f English
Anglicized form of Órfhlaith.... [more]
Orvie m English
Diminutive of Orville.
Orvil m English
Variant of Orville.
Orvill m English (Rare)
Variant of Orville.
Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.
Orvyn m English
A variant of Orvin.
Orwell m English (Modern, Rare)
The pen name of Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell.
Oryon m English (British, Modern, Rare), Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Variant and possible welsh spelling of the name Orion.
Osa f English
Meaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of Aase, her birth name, a variant of Åse.
Osberta f English (Rare, ?)
Rare feminine form of Osbert.
Oshland m English (Canadian)
This name has no meanings, it is a made up name given to a child.
Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".
Osla f Faroese, Scots (Archaic)
Faroese variant and Shetlandic Scots adoption of Ásla. As a Shetlandic name, Osla was usually Anglicized as Ursula.
Oslo m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
From the name of the capital city of Norway (see Oslo). It was used for a character in the 2017 television series Money Heist (original Spanish title La casa de papel), about a team of nine robbers who adopt city names as pseudonyms for anonymity.
Osmar m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), German (Rare), Estonian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Ansmar and a variant of Osmær... [more]
Osric m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature
Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).... [more]
Ossawa m English (Modern)
Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Ossie m Scots
Shetlandic Scots form of Ási. This name used to be Anglicized as Hosea.
Ossit m Scots
Reduced form of Oswald.
Ossnait f Irish
Feminine diminutive form of the Irish given name Ossan.
Osward m Medieval English, English
Middle English form of Osweard. The modern form is derived from the surname Osward.
Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.
Otha f English (American)
Feminine form of Otho.
Othel m & f English
Diminutive of Otho.
Othellia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Othelo m English
Variant of Othello.
Otie m English (American)
A diminutive of Otis.
Otlyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Male name of uncertain origin, used occasionally in the USA.
Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".
Ottessa f English (American)
Feminine diminutive form of Otto.
Otti m Icelandic, English
Variant of Otto.
Ottie f & m English
Variant of Otty.
Ottis m English
Variant of Otis.
Ottiwell m Anglo-Norman, English (British, Rare)
From Otuel, which was a diminutive of the Norman names Otoïs, meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood" (from the Germanic elements aud "wealth, fortune" and wid "wide" or witu "wood"), and Otewi, meaning literally "wealth-war" (in which the second element is wig "war")... [more]
Otty m Popular Culture, English
Short form of Otis or Otto, popularized by Bush and Looney's Otis Oliver "Otty" Otto. May also be a diminutive of Ottilia or Ottilie.
Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.
Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."
Owenn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owenn was given to 10 boys in 2016 according to the SSA.
Owens m English
Transferred use of the surname Owens.
Owin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the SSA, Owin was given to 11 boys in 2017.
Owl m English (American, Rare)
From Middle English owle, from Old English ūle, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule)... [more]
Owlet m English
Old English ūle, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uil and German Eule, from a base imitative of the bird's call, with -et signifying a diminutive of Owl.
Owney m Irish
Diminutive of Owen 2.
Owsley m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Owsley. According to the SSA, Owsley was given to 6 boys in 2018.
Owyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owen was given to 10 girls and 23 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.
Owynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the Social Security Administration, Owynn was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in 2018.
Pacifica f Medieval Italian, English (African), Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Pacificus. Originally it was used in Renaissance Italy, but nowadays it's more popular in Kenya.
Packie m Irish
Diminutive of Patrick.
Packy m Irish
Diminutive of Patrick.
Pada m English
Possibly coming from the Old English word pad, meaning "toad".
Pàdair m Scottish Gaelic
Dialectal form of Pàdraig used on the Isle of Arran.
Padhraig m Irish
Variant of Padraig.
Padraig m English
Anglicised form of Pádraig or Pàdraig.
Padriac m Irish
Variant of Pádraig.
Paezlie f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.
Paidge m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Paige.
Páidín m Irish
Diminutive of Pádraig, utilising the diminutive suffix -ín.
Painter f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Painter.
Pairlee f English
Variant of Paralee.
Pait m Scots
Short form of Paitrick.
Paitie m Scots
Diminutive of Pait.
Paitin f & m English
Variant of Peyton.
Paiton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.
Paitrick m Scots
Scots form of Patrick.
Paitrik m Scots
Scots form of Patrick.
Paizlei f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.
Pàl m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish form of Paul.
Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]
Pallie f English
Either a variant of Polly or a diminutive of Opal, Pauline, or other names containing Pal- or Paul-.
Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.
Pamelina f English
Perhaps an elaboration of Pamela.
Pamelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela using the name suffix lyn.
Pami f English
Diminutive of Pamela.
Pammie f English
Diminutive of Pamela.
Pammy f English
Diminutive of Pamela.
Pammye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Pammy.
Pandorea f English (Australian)
A genus of climbing vines native to Australasia. Named after Pandora from Greek mythology, because the plant's tightly packed seed pod recalls the myth of "Pandora's box".
Pandy f English
A nickname for Pandora.
Papaya f English
From the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).
Park m Irish
Park - a pet name or nickname for Patrick of Irish origin.
Parklyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Park and the name suffix -lyn.
Pàrlan m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Parthalán. The name used to be Anglicized as Bartholomew, even though it is not clear whether the two names are etymologically related.
Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.