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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare; and the length is 5.
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Aneka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anya.
Anela f Croatian, Slovene (Rare)
Elaboration of Ana (compare Annella).
Anene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Aniana.
Anfel f & m Arabic (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
From أنفال which means “spoils” or “booty”.
Anhel m & f Ukrainian (Rare)
Cognate of Angel.
Aniel m Biblical Greek, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), English (Rare), French (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Greek form of Hanniel and its variant Haniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Anije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Annius.
Anína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Anina.
Anjee f English (Rare)
Form of Angie, influenced by Anjelica
Anjes f & m Dutch (Rare), Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Anna or Ane 2.
Anlon m Irish (Rare)
Means "great champion" in Irish Gaelic.
Annar m Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Modern form of Ánarr, although it may also be used as a masculine form of Anna. In Norse Mythology, Annar is the partner of Nótt and the father of Jǫrð (Mother Earth)... [more]
Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.
Ansam m & f Arabic (Rare)
Means "gentle breezes" in Arabic.
Anter m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Anteros.
Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.
Anthy f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ανθή (see Anthi).
Antur m Sami (Rare)
Variant of Ánte.
Antym m Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Anthimos (see Anthimus).
Antzi f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Antzela.
Anuel m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Originally conceived as a short form of Emmanuel, this is the stage name of Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA.
Anuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ana, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Ånund m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Anund.
A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.
Aoibh f Irish (Rare)
Aoibh - an old Irish girls name of Celtic origin meaning “Beautiful” “radiant” “Pleasant”
Aoiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Aoi combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Aoise f Irish (Rare)
Irish names
Ao-mei f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ao & Mei 1.
Aommy f Thai (Rare)
A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Aommy, whose real name is Plernsin Ketkaew.
Aoxin f & m Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese characters 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
Aporo m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese borrowing of Apollo.... [more]
Aprus m Late Roman (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Agnomen variant of Aper. Saint Aprus was the seventh bishop of Toul. He has been considered a saint in Toul since the 10th century.
Aqnes f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Agnes.
Arabi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a), a phonetic character, combined with 羅 (ra), a phonetic character, combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful".
Arana f Basque (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Aran.
Arban m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "ten" in Mongolian.
Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.
Ardin m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Ardinus. In some cases, the name can also be an elaboration of Ard, which itself is a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle") as well as of Eduard and Adriaan.... [more]
Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.
Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand" in Spanish and Catalan. The word is derived from Latin arēna, harēna, from the earlier form *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.
Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]
Argan m Theatre (Gallicized, Rare)
This name was used by Molière in his play, 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), for the main character. ... [more]
Argea f Greek, Polish (Rare)
Variant and Polish form of Argia.
Argia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Argeia, as well as the Italian form.
Arhan m Indian (Rare)
Variation of Arhaan.
Arial f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ariel or influenced by the typeface Arial.
Arick m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Erick.
Ārijs m Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvian adoption of Ari 2, a Latvian adoption of Arius and a purely phonetic coinage.
Arima f Indian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Arioz m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "strong lion" in Hebrew, combination of the names Ari 1 and Oz 2
Arite f German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arete.
Ariti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Ἀρήτη (Arete) - not be confused with Ἀρετή (see Arete), of which the modern Greek form is Areti.
Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.
Armav f Armenian (Rare)
Means "date (fruit)" in Armenian.
Ármey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ár "year; plenty, abundance" and mey "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær), perhaps inspired by the masculine name Ármann.
Armia f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant form of Armias or Armi.
Armie f American (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Araminta dating back to the 19th century. This name was first used in 1917 when it was given as a first name to 6 baby girls.
Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.
Arnaz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnaz.
Arnót m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian form of Arnold.
Arnya f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Anya. Arnya Duchevnic was a character on the Australian 2001 situation comedy 'Flat Chat'.
Arpád m Slovak (Rare)
Slovak borrowing of Árpád.
Arren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron, possibly influenced by names like Darren.
Arrio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Arrius.... [more]
Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.
Arson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".
Artal m Medieval Catalan, Catalan (Rare), Aragonese
Catalan and Aragonese cognate of Artald.
Artas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Art-, like Artūras and Artemijus.
Artea f Basque (Rare)
Basque name derived from arte.... [more]
Artia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly intended as a variant of Artie following the stress pattern of Mikia and Takia.
Artis m English (Rare)
Possibly related to Arthur.
Artöm m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the Russian name Artyom.
Artor m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian artor, an archaic term for a farmworker who works in the fields.
Artús m Asturian, Catalan (Rare), Galician, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Asturian and Occitan form of Arthur and Catalan and Galician variant of Artur.
Artuš m Czech (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
Czech form of Arthur, generally used to refer to King Arthur and occasionally used as a given name.
Arume f Galician (Rare)
From the noun arume "pine leaf", one of the variants for this concept that spread due to its presence in the Galician anthem.
Arvie f English (Rare)
A short form of names containing arv, such as Arvilla
Arwid m Polish (Rare)
Polish borrowing of Arvid.
Arwyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arwen, unrelated to the Welsh name Arwyn.
Arzum f Turkish, Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "my wish, my desire", from Turkish and Azerbaijani arzu meaning "wish, desire" (of Persian origin) and the first person singular possessive suffix -m.
Asail m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Biblical Russian form of Asahel.
Asani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element a and Dasani.
Ascan m German (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
German and Danish form of Ascanius. It can also be a younger form of an ancient Germanic name that consists of the elements asc meaning "ash tree" and wini meaning "friend".... [more]
Asela f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Asella. A notable bearer of this name is the Cuban chess player Asela de Armas Pérez (b. 1954), who won the title of Woman International Master in 1978.
Ašera f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Asherah.
Asimo f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Asimina.
Asine f Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Most likely a feminine form of Husayn.
Asiyə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Asiya.
Aşkay f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish aşk meaning "love" and ay meaning "moon".
Asker m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Newer form of Ask or Ásgeirr.
Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Ásmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásmarr.
Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"
Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".
Astap m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Ostap.
Astgh f Armenian (Rare)
Means "star" in Armenian.
Asuna f Japanese (Rare)
From kanji 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "greens, vegetables" or 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.
Atasi f Indian (Rare)
Bengali and Sanskrit name for "flax; flaxseed".
Atdhe m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian atdhe "fatherland, homeland".
Aténé f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian from of Athena.
Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.
Ático m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Atticus.
Átide f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Atthis.
Átila m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Attila.
Atley m English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atley.
Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.
Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]
Atori f Japanese (Rare)
From 花鶏 (atori), referring to the brambling bird.... [more]
Atuka m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Avtuka, which is a diminutive of Avtandil.
Audar m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and arr "warrior".
Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.
Augen m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eugen or Augun (see Auðin).
ʻAukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements ʻau "travel" and kai "sea".
Aunya f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Áine or Anya
Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.
Auver m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of AlvéR.
Avant m African American (Rare)
From the French word avant meaning "front" or "before". Its usage as a first name may be associated with the word "avant-garde".
Avela f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Avel.
Avelj m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Abel.
Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.
Avera m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Averkiy.
Aviah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Avia.
Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.
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.
Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.
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.
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".
Ayaha f Japanese (Rare)
From 綾 (aya) meaning "design" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.
Ayaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Aya 1, modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]
Ayden f Turkish, Muslim (Rare)
Feminine version of Aydin, also a girl muslim name.
Ayers m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayers.
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]
Ayşad m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Rare)
From ay meaning "moon" and Persian شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".
Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.
Ayuri f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.
Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.
Azari f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Azariah.
Azela f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is borne by Mexican-British actress Azela Robinson.
Azema f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Azem.
Azizi f & m African American (Rare), Swahili
Means "treasure, rarity, something valuable; lover" in Swahili, derived from Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz); compare Aziz. A known (female) bearer is American model Azizi Johari (1948-), in whose case it is a pseudonym.
Azula f Popular Culture, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Fictional name meant to be derived from Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish azul meaning "blue" (of Persian origin). This is the name of a main antagonist in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.
Azuri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of the word azure, possibly based on Zuri.
Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.
Babek m Kazakh (Rare)
Kazakh form of Babak.
Babér f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian babér "laurel".
Babie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bəbir m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of Babur.... [more]
Babir m Azerbaijani (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Kazakh form of Babur.
Bacha m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Bachana, but it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is directly derived from the Persian noun بچه (bačče) meaning "child".
Badem m Bosnian (Rare)
Means "almond" in Bosnian.
Badis m Berber (Rare)
The meaning of this name is unknown but several kings had this name.
Bafta f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the Afro--German writer Bafta Sarbo.
Bəhər m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "fruit" in Azerbaijani.
Bahta f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahtijar.
Bahto m Bosnian (Rare)
Short form of Bahtijar.
Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Bakur m Armenian (Rare), Georgian
Armenian and Georgian form of Pakur. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name are the 2nd-century kings Bakur of Armenia and Bakur of Lazica (in Colchis), who are both better known under the Latin name Pacorus... [more]
Balta f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian word meaning “white”.
Balva f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian balva "prize, reward".
Bamat m Kabardian (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic)
One of the Kabardian-Circassian versions of Muhammad. A known bearer is the Kabardian supreme prince Bamat. Not used anymore.
Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.
Banga f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian and Latvian nouns banga meaning "wave, billow".
Banjo m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.
Banxe m Old Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Bamse found in southwest Sweden in the 14th and 16th century.
Baram m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bahram. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic.
Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.