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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Omobono m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Means "good man" in the dialect of the Po valley in Italy. Omobono Tucenghi was a merchant of Cremona, who dedicated all of his life to charity and peacemaking. He was canonized in 1197 and is the patron saint of the city of Cremona as well as of business people, tailors, shoemakers and clothworkers.
Omodunni f & m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "having a child is joyful" in Yoruba.
Omoka f Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is Omoka Chiba, a singer.
Omula f Latvian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latvian omulīgs "cozy".
Omyra f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized variant of Omayra.
On m & f Hebrew (Rare), Biblical
On is the son of Peleth, of the Tribe of Reuben was a participant in Korah’s rebellion against Moses according to Numbers 16:1... [more]
Onandagus m Mormon (Rare)
A Lamanite prophet-king who was known from the Hill Cumorah to the Rocky Mountains.
Ondi f American (Rare)
Maybe a hypochoristic form of Andrea 2.... [more]
Öndólfur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of and (Germanic element meaning "angry", "wrathful", "aggressive") and ulfr "wolf".
Ondyna f Polish (Rare)
A Polonized, albeit rare form of Ondine.
One m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain an element that was derived from (or shares the same root with) Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield."
O'Neal m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname O'Neal.
Oneg f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew, making it relative to Eden.
Oneira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an invented name modeled after the Greek word ὄνειρος (oneiros) meaning "dream".
Oneita f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Variant of Juanita influenced by the vocabulary word one.
Onesin m Croatian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
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.
Oney m & f American (Rare)
Oney is possibly of Irish (Gealic) origin as the name of a town in Ireland.
Onezim m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Onesimos.
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]
Onilda f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements aun with unknown meaning and hilt "battle".
Oníosa f Irish (Rare)
Possibly intended to mean "from Jesus", from Irish ón meaning "from" combined with Íosa.
Oniria f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Likely an invented name, perhaps based on the Spanish word onírica meaning "oneiric, dreamlike" (from Greek ὄνειρος (oneiros) "dream"). This name was borne by Cuban revolutionary Oniria Gutiérrez (1940-?).
Onisime m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Onesimos (see Onesimus).
Onita f American (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 (Compare Onika).
Onne m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Onni.
Onnea f Finnish (Rare)
Variant form of Onnia. This is a common word to casually congratulate someone or wish them good luck.
Onneli f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Onni. Onneli is one of the two protagonists of book series written by Marjatta Kurenniemi from 1960s to 1980s, and also of two 21st century movies based on the books.
Onnellinen m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "happy" in Finnish.
Önnert m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.
Onnuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 온누리 (onnuri) meaning "whole (wide) world," a combination of determiner 온 (on) meaning "all, whole, entire" and Nuri.
Onoir f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an Irish cognate of Honor or Honora. The word onóir also means "honor" in Irish.
Onorata f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Honorata.
Onoufrios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Onouphrios (see Onuphrius).
Onour f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Honour.
Ons f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly means "gladness, removal of fear" or from Arabic أَنْسَ (ʾansa) meaning "to forget". A known bearer is Ons Jabeur (1994–), a Tunisian tennis player.
Onslow m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Onslow.
Ontario m African American (Rare)
From the name of the Canadian province, or from the name of Lake Ontario (see the place name Ontario), which is probably derived from the Huron word ontarí:io meaning "great lake".... [more]
Onysym m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Onesimos (see Onesimus).
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.
Öödlökh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "to thrive, improve; to be successful" in Mongolian.
Öökhön m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "oily, fatty" in Mongolian, from өөх (öökh) meaning "fat, grease".
Oopjen f Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine diminutive form of Obe.... [more]
Oosje f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
The first element of this Frisian name is uncertain, but the second element consists of the diminutive suffix -je.... [more]
Opaletta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Opal.
Opalia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the name of an ancient Roman festival of the earth goddess Opis or Ops, which was held annually on 25 August. It may also be used as an elaboration of Opal or be considered a contracted form of Opalina.
Opelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English variant or Latin American Spanish form of Ophelia.
Opheliadas m Ancient Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek ὠφελέω (ôpheleô) meaning "to help, aid, succour, be of use".
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]
Opherena f Hebrew (Americanized, Rare)
Ofer means "Fawn" in Hebrew while Ena means "a gift from god" in Japanese. So together, it means :A Gift from a Fawn God."
Ophia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Origin unknown, however it could be based on names like Sophia or Ophelia.
Opono m Hawaiian (Hispanicized, Rare)
Originates from Hawaiian Ho'Oponopono meaning "to make things right".
Oqil m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Aqil. A notable bearer of this name is Oqil Oqilov (b. 1944), a former prime minister of Tajikistan.
Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."
Oracle f American (Modern, Rare)
Form the English word oracle meaning "prophecy".
Oraiozili f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ωραιοζήλη (see Oreozili).
Orália f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Italian Orelia.
Oralyn f Various (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oralie with the popular suffix lyn, or a combination of Ora and Lyn.
Oran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.
Oranda f German (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna.
Orangella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
An archaic elaboration of Orange. Also, used as a combination of Oran and Angela.
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Oranne f German (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna, also the standard French form of the same name.... [more]
Orazia f Sicilian (Rare)
Italian form of Horatia.
Orbange f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Inmaculada.
Orbie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of names containing orb.
Örbrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" (also compare Ǫrvar) and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown".
Orchen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Or and Chen 2 means "graceful light" or "light of beauty" in Hebrew.
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).
Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".
Orchidée f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French orchidée "orchid".
Orchidėja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun orchidėja meaning "orchid" (see Orchid).
Orde m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Orde m Mingrelian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Means "to be" in the Mingrelian language
Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.
Oreithyius m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Oreithyia.
Oreka f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oreka "balance; equilibrium".
Orelias m & f Nigerian (Latinized, Rare)
Variation of Orelia meaning "Golden One". ... [more]
Orencio m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Orentius.
Orens m French (Rare), Gascon
French form of Orientius via its variant form Orentius.
Orenthal m African American (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [more]
Oreozili f Greek (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a Greek form of a Hebrew name in which the initial element is אוֹר ('or) meaning "light". Saint Horaeozele or Oriozela of Reuma in Byzantium was an early Christian virgin martyr.
Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.
Oresfey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Orestheus.
Orestiada f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Orestis.
Orestina f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Italian feminine diminutive of Oreste. It also coincides with the feminine form of Orestinus, a Roman cognomen of the same origin.
Oreta f American (South, Rare)
Presumably a variant of Oretta or, less likely, of Orieta.
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.
Oreun m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up," coinciding with the dated term for the right(-hand) or right side (compare Oreum).
Orfefs m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Orpheus.
Orfejs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Orpheus.
Orford m English (American, Rare)
The name was given to a baby boy born on a ship when sailing near Orford reef.
Orgad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light", and Gad, means Means "fortune, luck"
Orgent m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Orian f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Oryan.
Orianthi f Greek (Rare)
Probably derived from the Greek noun ὄρος (oros) meaning "mountain, hill" (compare Orestes) combined with the Greek noun ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"... [more]
Oribe m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 織部 with 織 (shoku, shiki, o.ru, (-)o(.)ri) meaning "weave" and 部 (bu, -be) meaning "section, department, class."... [more]
Orie m American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Or- such as Ora 1 or Orville or used as an independent name.
Orieta f Spanish (Rare), Albanian
Albanian and Spanish form of Orietta. This name was borne by Chilean actress Orieta Escámez (1938-2021).
Orihime f Japanese (Rare), Chinese Mythology
From Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "weaving" and 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Orijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Oriana and Slovene variant of Orjana.
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]
Orin f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Rin combined with an o kanji, e.g. 緒 meaning "cord, strap," also used as an honorific version of that name, prefixed with 御/お- (o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [more]
Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.
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]
Oriyan f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Original form of Oryan.
Orizia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Orithyia.
Orjana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Albanian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form and Albanian variant form of Oriana.
Orje m Literature, German (Rare)
Berlin dialect form of Georg. The name occurs frequently in the works of Heinrich Zille.
Orlan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orlan.
Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.
Orlandó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Orlando.
Örlaugur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Orlaw m German (Modern, Rare)
The name Orlaw is probably derived from the Russian word орёл (oryol') "eagle".... [more]
Orlean f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Orlene.
Orlev m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Or means "light" and the name Lev 2 means "heart".
Orley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orley or possibly a nickname of Orlando.
Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]
Ørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish form of Örn. It could also be a short form of any name starting with ørn-.
Õrne f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian õrn "tender; fragile".
Ornicar m Popular Culture, Western African (Rare)
From the phrase Mais où est donc Ornicar? that is a mnemonic of the French coordinating conjunctions. The phrase is also the title of a movie and part of the French Chuck Norris fact Chuck Norris knows where Ornicar is.
Orofrisa f Spanish (European, Rare), Literature
Possibly elaboration of Orosia. The famous bearer of this name was Doña Orofrisa (Orofrisia) de Mendoza y Castilla, married to Don Francisco de Cepeda y Guzmán, who was a nephew of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)... [more]
Oron m Hebrew (Rare)
Uranus.... [more]
Orose f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.
Orosio m Galician (Rare)
Masculine form of Orosia.
Oroxi f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.
Orpa f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
German, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Orpah.
Orphée m & f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Orpheus. Although the mythological character is masculine, this name is now more frequently borne by women than by men.
Orphélie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Orphée and Ophélie.
Orphia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Orpha.
Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.
Orsat m Croatian (Rare)
From the Italian name Orso.
Orseide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Orseis.
Orsena f American (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Orsena Fowler (1838-1918), it appears to be a feminine form of Orson, the name of her father - the American phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.
Orshai f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, meaning "light". And the name Shai, meaning "gift".
Orsolina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Orsola. See also its latinized form Ursulina and the Italian surname Orsolini... [more]
Oršula f Czech (Rare)
A Czech form of Ursula.
Orsula f Gascon (Rare), Corsican, Sicilian
Gascon, Corsican and Sicilian form of Ursula.
Orta f Sorbian, Latvian (Rare)
Latvian and Lower Sorbian borrowing of Orte.
Ortansia f Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek ορτανσία (ortansia) meaning "hydrangea".
Ortrud f Germanic, German (Rare)
Means "point of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ort "point (of a sword)" and thrud "strength".... [more]
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).
Orvan m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Orvon.... [more]
Orvill m English (Rare)
Variant of Orville.
Orvo m Finnish (Rare)
From the archaic Finnish word orvo meaning "orphan".
Orwell m English (Modern, Rare)
The pen name of Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell.
Ory m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Rare variant of Ori.
Orya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Oriya.
Oryam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "light and sea" in Hebrew, from a combination of Or, meaning "light", and name Yam, meaning "sea".
Oryam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, meaning "light" and Yam, meaning "sea".
Oryol m Russian (Rare)
Means "eagle"
Oryom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "daylight" in Hebrew, a combination of the name Or meaning "light" and the word yom meaning "day".
Oryon m English (British, Modern, Rare), Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Variant and possible welsh spelling of the name Orion.
Oryssia f Ukrainian (Anglicized, Rare)
Variant transliteration of Орися (see Orysia).
Orzebet f Hungarian (Rare)
Alternative form of Erzsébet.
Orziv m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Hebrew names Or and Ziv that both related to light and brightness.
Ósa f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Osa.
Osa f Danish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with the element Os-, itself derived from Old Norse óss "god" or ǫss "heathen god".
Osanna f German (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from an Old Germanic name beginning in os-.
Osashi m Japanese (Rare)
From 長 (osa) meaning "head, chief, leader," modelled on other names ending with -shi, like Hiroshi, Kiyoshi and Takashi.... [more]
Osberta f English (Rare, ?)
Rare feminine form of Osbert.
Osette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Ositte or a feminine form of Osée.
Osgood m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Osgood. This was borne by the 19th-century American writer Osgood Bradbury.
Osh-tisch f & m Sioux (Rare)
Means "Finds Them and Kills Them" in Crow, from the verb óhchikaapi ("find"). Osh-Tisch was a Crow badé, a male-bodied person in a Crow community who took part in some of the social and ceremonial roles usually filled by women in that culture.
Osie m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Os- such as Oscar or Osbert or used as an independent name.
Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".
Osim m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Asim 1.
Ósklín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements ósk "wish" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Osma m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).
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]
Osse m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ossi.
Ossilo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Oxylus.
Össur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Assar.
Ostaixka f Basque (Rare)
Basque name meaning "Daisy flower".
Ostatxu f Basque (Rare)
Basque cognate of Belén.