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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Audar m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and arr "warrior".
Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".
Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.
Audenzia f Sicilian (Rare)
Feminine form of Audenzio.
Audi f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the German car manufacturer (compare Ferrari and Porsche). Can also be considered a variant of Audie.... [more]
Audífaz m Spanish (Rare), Popular Culture
Spanish form of Audifax. In this day and age, the best-known bearer of this name is Audífaz Córcega, a character from the Mexican telenovela Mi marido tiene familia (2017-2019).
Aŭdoccia f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Eudocia. Also compare the Russian name Avdotya.
Audr m & f English (Rare), Old Norse (Americanized, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Auðr meaning “wealth, fortune”. It was americanized for easier understanding and writing.
Audrélie f French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of either Audrey or Aude and Aurélie.
Audrena f Breton (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Audren.
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]
Audrique m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Audry.
Audrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðrún.
Audrūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun audra meaning "storm" (see Audra 1) combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.
Audryna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrena or a combination of Audry and the name suffix -na. According to the SSA, Audryna was given to 30 girls in 2017.
Audrynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audryna. According to the SSA, Audrynna was given to 6 girls in 2012.
Audun f Norwegian (Rare)
Either a combination of the Old Norse name elements aud "wealth, fortune" and unna "to love", or feminine usage of the masculine name Audun (see Auðin)... [more]
Audvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and valdr "power, leader, ruler".
Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and vinr "friend", making it a cognate of Edwin.
Augen m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eugen or Augun (see Auðin).
Augurio m Italian (Rare)
Derived form the Latin meaning "good omen".
Augustiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Agustina and Augustine 2.
ʻAukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements ʻau "travel" and kai "sea".
Auksys m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun auksas meaning "gold".
Aumber m Hindi (Rare)
Aumber means "sky", similar to the Hindi name "Akash".
Aunikki f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Auni.
Aunjanue f African American (Rare)
Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).
Aunya f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Áine or Anya
Aurddolen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold" and Welsh dolen meaning "ring, loop, link, circle". Used as the Welsh form of Goldilocks.
Aure f French (Rare)
French form of Aurea and Aura.... [more]
Aureel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish form of Aurelius. A known bearer of this name is the Flemish marathon runner Aurèle "Aureel" Vandendriessche (b. 1932).
Aurelie f German (Archaic), Czech (Rare)
German variant of Aurelia and Czech variant of Aurélie.
Aurēlija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Aurelia.
Auri f & m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Aura, occasionally also used in Estonia.
Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.
Auróra f Hungarian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aurora and Icelandic variant of Áróra.
Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.
Aurvan m Sanskrit (Rare)
Sanskrit word Aurvan means Fire or Flame.... [more]
Ausano m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Longobard hansz meaning "friend, companion".
Ausmis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Ausma.
Auspicio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin auspicium meaning "sign, omen".
Aušrius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aušra.
Austar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse austr "east" and herr "army".
Austina f English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Sicilian, Corsican (Rare)
Originally a Tuscan contracted form of Augustina and a Sicilian variant of Agustina, in the English-speaking world this name is now generally understood as a feminization of Austin.
Australia f English (Rare)
The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.
Austri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]
Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.
Austynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Austin (See also Austyne).
Auðar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Audar.
Auðbert m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjört.
Auðbjört f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of auðr "prosperity, fortunate" and bjartr "bright".
Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
Auðólfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Auðulfr.
Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.
Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French automne "autumn, fall", this name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of Autumn.
Auver m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of AlvéR.
Auvo m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Old poetic Finnish word, meaning "happiness". In archaic texts it also meant "eminence".
Auxiliatrix f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Latin auxiliatrix, which refers to a helper, aide or assistant of the female sex (the masculine equivalent is auxiliator). The word is ultimately derived from the Latin noun auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance"... [more]
Avacyn f Popular Culture (Rare)
A character from the trading card game, Magic: The Gathering
Avakum m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Habakkuk.
Avalene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline, though it may also simply be a combination of Ava 1 with the popular suffix lene.
Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.
Avalisse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalise. Avalisse was given to 7 girls in 2018.
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".
Avandre m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a and von with the name Andre.
Avanelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ava 1 and Nell.
Avangard m Soviet, Crimean Tatar (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Derived from Crimean Tatar avangard, which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.
Avargabaatar m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian аварга (avarga) meaning "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Avargakhüü m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian аварга (avarga) meaning "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy; child".
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.
Avarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Rose
Avela f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Avel.
Avelj m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Abel.
Avellana f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.
Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.
Avenanzio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin meaning "he who greets first".
Avénie f Breton (Gallicized, Rare), French (Rare)
French variant of Awen. Saint Avénie was a sister of the 9th-century Achaean saint Benoît of Massérac.
Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.
Avera m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Averkiy.
Averardo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant form of Everard.
Averia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized elaborated form of Avery.
Averkios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Aberkios.
Averky m Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Russified)
Alternate transcription of Russian Аверкий (see Averkiy).
Averof m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek Cypriot politician Averof Neofytou (b. 1961).
Åvet f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Ovet.
Avgoustina f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Augustina.
Avgustine m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Avha f Hindi (Rare)
Means "oxygen, breath of life" in Hindi.
Aviah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Avia.
Aviance f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]
Aviara f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Avery.
Avicia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Avis (via its variant Avice).
Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]
Avietta f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from French aviette and Russian авиетка (avietka), both meaning "small plane".
Avigad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.
Avigdor m Hebrew (Rare), Judeo-Provençal
In the Bible, the name Avigdor was one of the 6 names of Moses mention in Midrash. In modern times, this name is used as a Hebrew form of Victor.
Aviguy m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my father is from the valley", either from Hebrew Avi means "my father" and Guy 2 means "valley".... [more]
Avihail f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew form of Abihail.
Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.
Avimor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Mor means "father of myrrh" in Hebrew.
Avinatan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Natan means "my father gave" or "gifted father" in Hebrew.
Avinoy f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "father of beauty" in Hebrew. Combination of the names Avi and Noy.
Avira m Ancient Aramaic (Rare, ?)
This name is listed in Kolatch's Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names (1984), where it is given an Aramaic origin, meaning "air, atmosphere, spirit." It was the name of a Babylonian Talmudic scholar.
Avivos m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Avraam or Greek form of Aviv.
Avonelle f American (Rare), Antillean Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Avanelle, or possibly an elaboration of Avon using the popular name suffix elle.
Avonia f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]
Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.
Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.
Avqustina f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Augustina.
Avramia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Avraam.
Avramijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abraham.
Avri m & f Hebrew, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Avraham.... [more]
Avriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.
Avrielle f English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Avriel.
Avror m Russian (Rare), Armenian (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Russian masculine form of Aurora, which is also occasionally used in countries that were once part of the Soviet Union.
Avry f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Avery. In 2008, 30 boys and 24 girls were given the name AVRY. Also in 2018, 17 boys and 11 girls were named AVRY.
Avtuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Avtandil via its short form Avto.
Avyi f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Avgi.
Awesome m & f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word awesome.
Awiszaj m Polish (Rare)
Polish modern form of Abiszaj, pronounced like the modern Hebrew spelling Avishai.
Axa f Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, but it may be a feminine form of Axel.
Axelma f Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Axel and Selma 1.
Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.
Axil m Berber (Rare)
Means "cheetah" in Berber.
Axinja f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
German and Dutch transcription of Aksinya.
Axiom m English (Rare)
Meaning, "a statement (in mathematics often shown in symbolic form) that is so evident or well-established, that it is accepted without controversy or question."
Axzel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the SSA, Axzel was given to 12 boys in 2011.
Ayaat f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Ayat.
Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".
Ayahisa m Japanese (Rare)
Aya means "color" and hisa means "long time, long time ago".
Ayala f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayala
Ayalga f Asturian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin word aflaticam meaning "discovery".
Ayameko f Japanese (Rare)
Ayame means "iris (flower), sweet flag, calamus" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.
Ayanna f Sanskrit (Rare)
Ayanna means "Silent".
Ayaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Aya 1, modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]
Ayco m & f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Aiko.
Ayde f Spanish (Rare)
Unknown meaning.
Ayezza f Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]
Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]
Aymon m Medieval Occitan, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French form of Haimo (compare Hamon). However, it should be noted that there are sources that claim that the name Aymon is either a medieval French form of Raymond or the Occitan form of Raymond.
Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".