Browse Submitted Names

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.
Ostiana f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Hostianus.
Ostoja m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic ostojati meaning "to stay".
Ostra f German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word Ostern "easter".
Osukā m Japanese (Japanized, Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of Óscar
Osvit m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian osvit meaning "dawn".
Osyta f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Osyth.
Ota m Russian (Archaic), Uzbek (Rare)
As a Russian name, this name is ultimately derived from the genitive of the Russian noun отец (otets) meaning "father".... [more]
Otaiku m Yoruba (Modern, Rare)
This name means a hard stone can not die. In Ijebu land, which a part of the "Yoruba" race, a fine polished hard stone commonly found in the bed of rivers is called Ota. ... [more]
Otariko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otar.
Otas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Otto.
Otatza f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque ote "gorse; furze" and the suffix -tza.
Otelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Otelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".
Otella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Otello.
Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.
Othar m Popular Culture, German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements ot "wealth" and heri "army". Given to the character Othar Tryggvassen (Gentleman Adventurer!) in the award-winning comic series Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio.
Óðin-Dísa f Old Norse (Rare)
From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
Othniela f Obscure (Rare)
Feminine form of Othniel.
Óðný f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" (the source of Óðinn) and nýr "new".
Otille f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Ottilie.
Otlyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Male name of uncertain origin, used occasionally in the USA.
Oto m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Borne by a 6-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.
Otolia f Polish (Rare)
A rare Polish form of Otylia.
Otomārs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Ottomar. A notable bearer is Latvian actor Otomārs Kūns (1906-1991).
Oton m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Provençal, Piedmontese
Provençal, Piedmontese, Croatian and Slovene form of Otto.
Otryad m Russian (Rare), Mongolian (Rare)
Means "troop, brigade" in Russian and Mongolian.
Otsanda f Medieval Basque, Basque (Rare)
Medieval Basque feminine form of Otsando. It coincides with the Basque word otsanda "she-wolf".
Ott m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Otto.
Otte m Greenlandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Otto. It can also function as a short form of names containing the name element ott, itself derived from Old Norse ótti or ōtti, meaning "terror, fear, dread"... [more]
Ottelien f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Otte and -lien (from names like Carolien).
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".
Otthild f German (Rare)
German name composed of the elements OD "fortune, wealth" and HILD "battle". ... [more]
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]
Ottón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Otón influenced in its orthography by Otto.
Ottonia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Otto.
Otuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otar and its short form Oto, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Otzara f Hebrew (Rare)
Derived from Hebrew אוֹצָר (otzar) meaning "treasure".
Ougko m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hugo.
Ouided f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of Widad (chiefly Tunisian).
Ouisie f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Louise. Also compare Wheezy, Weezy, Ouiser.
Ouke m & f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Auke.
Ours m French (Rare)
French form of Ursus. Also note that ours is an ordinary word in the French language, where it means "bear" (which is ultimately derived from Latin ursus "bear", so the root is either way the same).
Ova f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a contracted form of Olova.
Ovedia f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a variant of Ovidia.
Øven m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Even.
Overton m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Overton.
Ovidije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ovidius.
Ovlur m Chechen (Rare)
Vainakh name meaning "lamb born in the winter" or "first born lamb".
Ovuvuevuevue m African (Rare)
Extremely rare name, seemingly used exclusively in Africa. A popular bearer of the name is the memestar Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas. The meaning of the name is practically impossible to comprehend.
Owenn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owenn was given to 10 boys in 2016 according to the SSA.
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]
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.
Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".
Oyvør f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Eyvǫr.
Ozeana f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised form of Oceana.
Ozon m German (Modern, Rare)
Ozon is the German word for ozone, the gas occurring in the high atmosphere and protecting against too much of UV radiation from the sun.... [more]
Ozrenka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ozren.
Özvatan m Turkish (Rare)
A name who came from the town of the same name.
Ozymandias m Literature, American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This particular spelling of the name was popularised through the poem 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley. ... [more]
Päären m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian adaption and contraction of Bernhard.
Paarth m & f Indian (Rare)
Name meaning friend to all origins unknown
Pääru m Estonian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Päären, now used as a given name in its own right.
Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.
Pace f & m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian pace "peace", ultimately from Latin Pax.
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Paciano m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Pacianus. This name was borne by the Filipino general and revolutionary Paciano Rizal (1851-1930), the brother of physician and writer Dr... [more]
Pâcienche f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais pâcienche "patience" (ultimately from Latin patientia via Old French pacience). This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Patience.
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.
Pacífico m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine version of Pacífica meaning "peaceful", from the Latin name Pacificus.
Pacifique m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pacificus. The name coincides with French pacifique "pacific, calm, peaceful".
Padelis m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Pantelis
Padraigan f American (Rare)
Alternate spelling and pronunciation of Pádraigín.
Padriga f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Padrig.
Pàdua m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Padua. This name is always given as the compound name Antoni de Pàdua, never alone.
Padua m Spanish (Rare)
From name of the Italian city of Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names Antonio de Padua and Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never Padua alone.
Pagoa f Basque (Rare)
Means "beech" in Basque.
Pəhləvan m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Older Azerbaijani form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon). The modern form is Pəhlivan.
Pahlavon m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan, which was derived from the Persian noun پهلوان (pahlavan) meaning "hero, paladin, champion".... [more]
Pahlavonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Pahlavon with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Pəhlivan m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Modern Azerbaijani form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon). The older form is Pəhləvan.... [more]
Pahom m Russian (Rare, ?), Literature
Alternate transcription of Russian Пахо́м (Pakhom), which is a variant form of Pakhomiy. This was the name of the main character in Leo Tolstoy's short story "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" (1886).
Paidge m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Paige.
Paija f Latvian (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Derived from the obsolete Latvian word paija "toy". This is the name of a character in the play Maija un Paija by Anna Brigadere.
Pailona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Byron.
Painter f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Painter.
Paio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Pelagius.
Paisios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Païsios.
Paitlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown. Possibly a combination of Payton and Kaitlyn.
Pakomius m Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Pachomius.
Pakonchai m Thai (Rare)
From Thai ปกรณ์ (pakon) meaning "story, book, scripture, composition" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Palaga f Karelian, Finnish (Rare)
A Karelian form of Pelagia.
Palaina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Blaine and Brian.
Palaja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Pallas 1.
Palakiko m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Francis.
Palakine f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Francine.
Palamed m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Palamedes.
Palanaka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Blanche.
Paleka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Barrett.
Palemona f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Palemon.
Palen m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch word meaning “Poles”.
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]
Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.
Palko m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly of Frisian origin.
Pallade f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Pallas 1.
Pallieter m Literature, Popular Culture, Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
In Dutch literature, Pallieter is the name of the eponymous character of the novel Pallieter (1916) written by the Flemish author and poet Felix Timmermans (1886-1947). A film based on the novel was released in 1975 under the same title.... [more]
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
Pálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly a feminine form of Pálmi using the Old Norse suffix ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]
Pálmfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Pálmi and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.
Palona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Baron / Barron.
Pálrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Pála and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Paluzzo m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Paluzzi, itself ultimately from Paoluccio... [more]
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish word pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Palwan m Turkmen (Rare)
Turkmen form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).
Paméla f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pamela.
Pamelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela using the name suffix lyn.
Pàmfila f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Pamphilus.
Pamfili f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Pamphile.
Pamfilos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Pamphilos.
Pamína f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pamina.
Pammye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Pammy.
Pampa m South American (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the Spanish word pampa "steppe, prairie".
Pamyk f Turkmen (Rare)
Means "cotton wool" in Turkmen.
Panagioti m Italian (Rare), Greek
Italian form and Greek variant of Panagiotis.
Panaiota f Greek (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παναγιωτα (see Panagiota).
Panda f American (Rare)
The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.
Pandroso f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Pandrosus.
Pánfila f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Panfila.
Panfilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Pania f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Feminine form of Panos.
Pankrac m Slovene (Rare), Kashubian
Slovene variant of Pankracij and Kashubian form of Pankratios.
Pankracij m Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Pankratios (see Pancratius).
Panot m Filipino (Filipinized, Rare)
tanga na mukhang tanga
Pantalea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pantaleo.
Pantaleón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Pantaleon.
Panthea f History (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Persian (Rare, Expatriate)
From the Greek Πάνθεια (Pantheia) meaning "all goddess", derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" combined with θεά (thea) meaning "goddess" (compare Pasithea and the Greek adjective πάνθειος (pantheios) meaning "of all gods" or "common to all gods")... [more]
Pantoleon m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Pantaleon.
Pantxika f Occitan, Basque (Rare)
Basque and Occitan form of Françoise or Francesca.
Paprika f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Modern name given after the spice paprika.
Paqësor m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian paqësor "peace-loving; peaceable, pacific; peaceful".
Pâquerette f French (Rare)
Derived from French pâquerette "daisy".
Paquette f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pasquet or Paquet, medieval French pet forms of Pascal. Folk etymology links the name with modern French paquet (Middle French pacquet) "parcel, package"... [more]
Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).
Param m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureum and Paran).
Paran m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureun and Param).
Parascevas m Greek (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παρασκευας (see Paraskevas).
Pardes m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "orchard" in Hebrew.
Pareise f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
American and English variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.
Parfaite f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfecta. Also compare Parfait, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.
Páris m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Paris 1.