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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare; and the length is 6.
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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.
Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".
Ósklín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements ósk "wish" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Ossilo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Oxylus.
Ostoja m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic ostojati meaning "to stay".
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]
Otatza f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque ote "gorse; furze" and the suffix -tza.
Otella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Otello.
Otille f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Ottilie.
Otolia f Polish (Rare)
A rare Polish form of Otylia.
Otryad m Russian (Rare), Mongolian (Rare)
Means "troop, brigade" in Russian and Mongolian.
Otzara f Hebrew (Rare)
Derived from Hebrew אוֹצָר (otzar) meaning "treasure".
Ouided f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of Widad (chiefly Tunisian).
Ouisie f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Louise. Also compare Wheezy, Weezy, Ouiser.
Ovedia f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a variant of Ovidia.
Owsley m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Owsley. According to the SSA, Owsley was given to 6 boys in 2018.
Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".
Ozeana f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised form of Oceana.
Päären m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian adaption and contraction of Bernhard.
Paarth m & f Indian (Rare)
Name meaning friend to all origins unknown
Paidge m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Paige.
Palaga f Karelian, Finnish (Rare)
A Karelian form of Pelagia.
Palaja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Pallas 1.
Paleka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Barrett.
Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.
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]
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".
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.
Pamína f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pamina.
Pammye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Pammy.
Pardes m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "orchard" in Hebrew.
Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.
Páscoa f Portuguese (African, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).
Pascua f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish Pascua, meaning "Easter".
Paseri f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of the English word parsley, referring to the type of flowering plant that has been widely used in European, Middle Eastern and American cooking.... [more]
Pasley m Altai (Rare)
Altai form of Vasiliy.
Pasqua f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Directly taken from Italian pasqua "Easter".
Patina f English (Modern, Rare)
Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.
Patman f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Georgian sources claim that this name is of Arabic origin and means "breastfeeding"—this can't be correct, however, as the actual Arabic term for "breastfeeding" is رَضَاعَة طَبِيعِيَّة (raḍāʿa ṭabīʿiyya)... [more]
Patrek m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Patrekur, the usual Icelandic form of Patrick (via Old Norse Patrekr)... [more]
Pätrik m Estonian (Rare)
A rare Estonian variant of Patrick, mimicking the English pronunciation.
Paulas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Paulus (see Paul). Also compare Paulius and Povilas.
Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.
Paulyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline or feminization of Paul with the popular suffix -lyn.
Paxtyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Paxton.
Payson m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Payson.
Paziel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paz 2 and El means "gold of God" in Hebrew, also used as a surname.
Peachy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely from the American English slang meaning "fine; excellent".
Peanut m & f English (Rare)
Back-formation from pease, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural, combined with Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts (“nut”) (compare West Frisian nút, Dutch noot, German Nuss, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, Norwegian nøtt), from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (compare Irish cnó, Latin nux (“walnut”), Albanian nyç (“a gnarl”)).
Pedros m American (Rare)
Variant of Petros, influenced by the spelling of Pedro. ... [more]
Peerke m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Diminutive of Peer, as it contains the Dutch and Limburgian diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Peirce m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pierce.
Pelagi m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Pelagius.
Pelaio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Pelagius.
Peleki m Hawaiian (Rare), Samoan (Rare), Tongan (Rare)
Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan form of Blake.
Pelina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelin.
Pemela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Peniel m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a biblical place name (Gen 32:30) meaning "face of God".... [more]
Penina f Samoan (Rare)
Derived from Samoan penina "pearl".
Pensée f French (Rare)
Derived from French pensée "pansy (the flower); thought, idea".
Pepela f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun პეპელა (pepela) meaning "butterfly", which is ultimately derived from the Old Georgian noun პეპელი (pepeli) meaning "butterfly".
Perach f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "flower" in Hebrew.
Perdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).
Perian f English (Rare), American (South)
Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]
Perlas m & f Lithuanian (Rare), Tagalog
Derived from perlas, which in Lithuanian and Tagalog is the word for "pearl".... [more]
Perley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perley.
Perrey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Perry.
Perrie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry and Perri. It can also be used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per- and have the 'per' sound within the name and at the ending of the name... [more]
Persia f English (Rare)
From the name of the Middle Eastern country Persia, now referred to as Iran. Its name is derived from Avestan Parsa, the ancient tribal name of the people ruled by Cyrus the Great.... [more]
Pertev m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light".
Perviz m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Turkish form of Parviz and a variant spelling of Pərviz.
Pēters m Latvian (Rare)
Contracted form of Pēteris.
Peters m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peters.
Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.
Petrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Petra and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Pexine f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pazanne. The name of an obscure French saint whose life and work are somewhat of a mystery. Nonetheless, she left her name in several place names throughout France.
Peytin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Peyton.
Pfaura f German (Rare, Archaic)
Historical Alsatian form of Deborah.
Phathu f Thai (Rare)
Means "bride, woman, wife" in Thai.
Pheaby f American (Rare, Archaic)
Early American variant of Phoebe.
Phélie f French (Rare)
Truncated form of Ophélie.
Philaé f & m French (Rare)
Possibly taken from Philae, the Latinized form of Φιλαί (Philai), the Greek name of an ancient island of the Nile which was the center of the worship of Isis and the site of temples dedicated to her... [more]
Phileo m English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Philo.
Philia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Derived from Greek philia "love", specifically referring to any kind of platonic love. In the English-speaking world, this name has seen occasional usage from the 17th century onwards.
Philie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Philip.
Philly m & f Irish (Rare), English (Modern)
Irish diminutive of Pilib, the Irish form of Philip. As an English name, it can also be a diminutive of names beginning with Phil-, such as Philip, Phyllis and Philomena.... [more]
Phinly f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Finley.
Phirap m Thai (Rare)
Means "dove, pigeon" in Thai.
Phylis f English (Rare, Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Phyllis mainly used in Kenya and the United States.
Picabo f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the village Picabo in Idaho.
Pidgey m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variation of Pidge. This was the nickname of American baseball player Pidgey Morgan (1853-1910).
Piedro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Pietro and Pedro.
Pieper f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pieper.
Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)
A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".
Pilate m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]
Pilipe m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Philippos (see Philip).
Pingan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ping and An 1.
Pingui f & m Spanish (Mexican, Latinized, Rare)
This name comes from mexico as a meaning of good luck neither isn't feminine nor masculine
Pinkey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Pinkie.
Pinkie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pink. Borne by a character of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Pipkia f Georgian (Rare), Folklore, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Georgian noun ფიფქი (pipki) meaning "snowflake". Pipkia is also the Georgian name for Snow White.
Pirate m & f English (Rare)
From the English word pirate, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).
Pistol m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
Piyalə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Piyale.
Piyale m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Means "wineglass" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian پیاله (piyale). It is unisex in Turkey, but was almost entirely masculine in the Ottoman Empire.
Plavka f American (Rare)
In the case of American singer Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) the name was derived from a Croatian worn meaning "blondie". It is not used as a name in Croatia.
Plonie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also see the related name Pleunie.
Plonja f Sorbian (Rare)
Sorbian form of Apollonia.
Poggin m Literature (Rare)
Name of a minor character in C.S. Lewis', 'The Last Battle'.
Póilín f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Póil.
Pokpak f Thai (Rare)
It means Thailand Princess.
Pólika f Hungarian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Apollónia, Paula and Polixéna, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Polvon m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]
Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).
Popuri f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of potpourri, from French pot-pourri, a calque from Spanish olla podrida meaning "rotten pot," referring to a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room (originally referring to a Spanish stew with a wide variety of ingredients).... [more]
Potola f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ფოთოლი (potoli) meaning "leaf".
Potyra f Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Derived from Old Tupi potyra "flower".
Powers m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Powers.
Prados f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Prado, most often used in the province of Toledo in Spain.
Pranja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pranjo.
Pranjo m Croatian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Franjo.
Preden m Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Welsh Prydain.
Preety f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Priti.
Priést m Franco-Provençal (Rare)
Arpitan variant of Priest. It is the precursor to the given name.
Prokle m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Proklos.
Prokul m Croatian (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Croatian and Polish form of Proculus.
Pruitt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pruitt.
Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).
Puakai f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "ocean flower" in Hawaiian.
Pualei f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "lei of flower" or "child of blossom," from pua meaning "flower, blossom" and lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath, (figuratively) beloved child."
Puhiza f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian puhizë "light breeze".
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Purdey f & m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname, a variant of Purdie.... [more]
Purity f English (Rare)
Middle English from Old French purete, later assimilated to late Latin puritas, from Latin purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."
Pyaari f Indian (Rare, ?)
Loosely translated to "Cutie" or "Sweetie", a term of endearment occasionally used as a given name.
Pyrros m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Pyrrhos.
Qailah f Arabic (Rare)
Meaning, "the one who speaks."
Qandil m Kurdish (Modern, Rare)
name of one of the mountain in kurdistan,symbol of defending
Qanita f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Derived from Arabic قانت (qānit) meaning "obedient, submissive, devout, pious".
Qiyana f Obscure (Rare)
After the League of Legends character Qiyana. This name was given to 5 girls in the US in 2020.
Quaden m English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Quade using the popular phonetic suffix den.
Quartz m & f English (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech tvrdy and Polish twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic *tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [more]
Quasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements qua, ay and sha.
Quasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quasha or a combination of the phonetic element qua and the name Asia 1.
Quelly f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Kelly.
Quenzy f Obscure (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kenzie.
Queria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Latin quercu meaning "oak tree".
Quetcy f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Borne by Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús (1956-), a Puerto Rican child singer of the 1960s and 1970s who was based in New York City. Her name may be a derivative of Quetzalli.
Qufran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Ghufran.
Quiara f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form (phonetic rendering) of Chiara.
Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.
Quimby m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quimby.
Quorra f Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cora. This is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON: Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.
Rabeah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a.
Rabiah f English (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a which has also seen some usage in the English-speaking world.
Rabija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rabi'a.
Raddix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern)
Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]
Radium m & f English (Rare)
From Latin radius ray + -ium.
Radley m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Radric m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rodrick. This is the real name of American rapper Gucci Mane (1980-), born Radric Davis.
Raelan f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylan influenced by Caelan.
Raemee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Rémy.
Raeven f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Raven influenced by Rae.
Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.