This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Akebono m & f Japanese (Rare)From 曙
(akebono) meaning "dawn, daybreak," derived from a combination of 明け
(ake) meaning "daybreak" and 仄
(hono) meaning "faint."... [
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Akeno m & f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 明
(ake) meaning "bright" and 乃
(no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)From verbs 明ける
(akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける
(akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける
(akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from
ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from
Akatsuki.... [
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Akifusa m Japanese (Rare)Aki means "bright","autumn","crystal ball","clear","rising sun",and possibly more. Fusa means "house,building,room". Manabe Akifusa was a daimyo in the Meiji period.
Akika f Japanese (Rare)Aki: "rising sun","obvious,clear","brightness,luster","crystal (ball)","autumn","bright,luminous",and others are possible meanings. Ka:"flower,petal","fragrance",and others. Akika Kurata is a pastel artist.
Akima f Japanese (Rare)Appears in the 2000 animated feature Titan A.E. as the name of Cale's love interest.
Akindynos m Greek (Rare), Late GreekFrom Greek ἀκίνδυνος
(akindynos) meaning "free from danger, without danger", composed of the negative prefix ἀ
(a) and κίνδυνος
(kindynos) "danger, hazard, venture".
Akinfiy m Russian (Rare)Variant form of
Akinf, which itself is a variant form of
Iakinf. A known bearer of this name was the Russian industrialist Akinfiy Demidov (1678-1745).
Akrom m Tajik (Rare), UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of
Akram. In Tajikistan, the name is rare because it is too reminiscent of the Tajik noun аҳром
(aqrom) meaning "pyramid".
Alabama f English (American, Rare)From the name of the American state (see
Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [
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Alacoque f Irish (Rare)From the French surname
Alacoque. Its popularity as a name, especially among Catholics, is likely due to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M., a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Alafare f English (Rare), RomaniOf uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of
Alethea (compare
Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [
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Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), HinduismThe name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess
Kali... [
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Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.
Albika f Chechen (Rare)Means "the lady", derived from the Arabic definite article ال
(al) combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master").
Albon m American (Rare)Variant of
Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon
Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 -1931).
Albwin m Polish (Rare)Derived from Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German
wini "friend".
Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة
(al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".
Alda f Alanic, History, Georgian (Rare)This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Alda of Alania (11th century), who was the second wife of king Giorgi I of Georgia.... [
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Aldarbadrakh m & f Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian алдар
(aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and бадрах
(badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".
Aldarnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian алдар
(aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and нэмэх
(nemekh) meaning "to add, to increase; to enhance".
Alde f Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of the Alanic name
Alda. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian artist Alde Kakabadze (1932-2016).
Alde m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element
ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element
adal meaning "noble". Also compare
Aldo and
Alda 1.
Aldonas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian name
Aldonis, which consists of two elements. The first element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
aldėti meaning "to echo, to (re)sound" (see
Aidas) or from the related old Lithuanian verb
aldoti meaning "to shout, to scream" as well as "to make noise"... [
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Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)Perhaps derived from the Old English
aldor, a form of
ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -
nia to feminize the name.... [
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Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian
'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and
lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)Derived from Spanish and Galician
alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Aleke f Low German (Rare)Originally a diminutive of names containing the element
adal, particularly
Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Alén m Galician, Spanish (Rare)Of toponymic origin, it gives its name to various places in Ourense and Pontevedra. It comes from the adverb beyond "on the other side of", "from the part beyond", "beyond"; it is also a noun, with the meaning "the beyond"... [
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Aletris f American (Modern, Rare)From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [
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