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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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Avriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.
Avtuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Avtandil via its short form Avto.
Axalia f English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Axelia. There have also been cases in which the name appears to be a corruption of Azalia.
Axelma f Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Axel and Selma 1.
Axinja f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
German and Dutch transcription of Aksinya.
Ayalga f Asturian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin word aflaticam meaning "discovery".
Ayanna f Sanskrit (Rare)
Ayanna means "Silent".
Ayezza f Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Ayvlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Avelyn.
Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.
Azalee f German (Rare)
German form of Azalea.
Azalia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Azalea. It could also be inspired by the biblical name Azaliah.... [more]
Azayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of the popular elements a, zay and la or a variant of Azalea.
Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.
Azilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Azilda is a town in Ontario named after one of the first female pioneers to settle there, Azilda Bélanger (née Brisebois), who was known for her healing abilities.
Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]
Azoria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Azora or an English and feminine variant of the name Azaria.
Azroil m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Azrael.
Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]
Azuray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.
Azurea f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Azura.
Baatyr m Kyrgyz, Yakut (Rare)
Kyrgyz and Yakut form of Batur.
Babale f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Barbare, though it might also be descended from Barbale (in at least some cases).
Babeta f Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Babette.
Babett f Hungarian, German (Rare), Luxembourgish
Hungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.
Babita f Hungarian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, used as a given name in its own right.
Bæron m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Byron.
Bahira f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahir.
Bakuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Bako, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Balaca m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small" in Azerbaijani.
Balbin m Croatian (Rare), French, Polish
Croatian, French and Polish form of Balbinus.
Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".
Balene f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern Basque contracted form of Balerene.
Balere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Valeria and Valérie.
Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]
Balius m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Means "ball", "dance / dancing party", "masquerade" in Lithuanian.
Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.
Bandit f & m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]
Banesa f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Vanesa, also an Aragonese form.
Bangas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Banga.
Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.
Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.
Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.
Banyan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banyan.
Bəraət m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "justification" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic براءة (barā'a).
Baraba m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Barabbas. Only used as a Biblical name.
Barayu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"
Barden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barden.
Barkev m Armenian (Rare)
Means "gift" in Armenian.
Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.
Barlow m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barlow.
Barnim m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare), Polish, Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Barni- and Broni-, such as Bronimir, Barnimir, Bronisław and Barnisław... [more]
Barron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barron.... [more]
Bartal m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a last name, it's a combination of the names Bar and Tal.
Bascha f German (Modern, Rare)
Slavic diminutive of Barbara.
Basiel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Basilius. A known bearer of this name was the Belgian priest and poet Basiel De Craene (1880-1956).
Basile f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Basilia and Basilie.
Basili m Georgian (Rare)
Older Georgian form of Basileios (see Basil 1). This name is barely in use nowadays. Its shorter form Basil is considered more modern and is thus more in use, but even that name is rare in Georgia... [more]
Batkol f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "echo" (see Hed).... [more]
Batura m Georgian (Rare)
Either a variant of Batur or derived from the Georgian adjective ბათურა (batura) meaning "plump" (in reference to a child) as well as "fat dog"... [more]
Batyam f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bat and Yam, means “daughter of the sea; mermaid” in Hebrew, also a city near Tel Aviv.
Baxley f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Baxley, a variant of Bexley.
Baxton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname of Baxton.
Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Beejay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials BJ.
Beglar m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish plural form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]
Beinta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name)... [more]
Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.
Bekija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Becky.
Bekime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bekim.
Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.
Belisa f Galician (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabel.
Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).
Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.
Belton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Belton.
Beñate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Beñat.
Bencie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bencelina and Benceline (strictly feminine) as well as transferred use of the surname Bencie (unisex).
Bendor m English (Rare)
In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]
Beniñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Benigna.
Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley
Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.
Benòni m Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Benoni.
Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).
Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Bentje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Ben 2.
Benuel m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Benjamin and the ending of names such as Samuel an Emmanuel... [more]
Benuta f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Buena or a contracted form of Benvenuta.
Benxhi m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Benji.
Berbel f Sorbian, Dutch (Rare)
Sorbian and Dutch diminutive of Borbora and Barbara (compare Bärbel).
Beresh m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Rare alternate form Barukh or Baruch
Bergny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Borgny.
Berill f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian adoption of Beryl.
Berilo m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Beryllus. The name coincides with Portuguese berilo "beryl".
Berita f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Birgitta found in Scania.
Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.
Berlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlin using the popular suffix lyn.
Bernez m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Bernard.
Berrye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Berry 2.
Bertan m Turkish (Rare)
Of unknown meaning
Bertas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names that contain the element bert (often from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright,") like Albertas and Bertoldas.
Bertel m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Bertil. This is the name of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844).
Berthe f Limburgish (Rare, Archaic)
Limbourgish form of Bertha, influenced by Berthe Lutgen a Luxembourgish painter, committed feminist and former secondary school teacher.
Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.
Berulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Berulv (see Borgulfr).
Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).
Beruša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruška.
Besiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Besarion and its short form Beso.
Bessel m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Of Frisian origin, this name is possibly a diminutive of a shortened form of Germanic names that contain either the element bern meaning "bear" or the element beraht meaning "bright"... [more]
Besuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Besarion and its short form Beso.
Betija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Betty.
Betime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Betim.
Betino m Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Betina.
Betire f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Basque beti "always", this name is now generally understood as a Basque equivalent of Perpetua.
Betita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth and other names containing a similar sound. Also compare Beta and the masculine equivalent Betito.... [more]
Betkil m Georgian (Rare), Georgian Mythology, Folklore
Meaning unknown. It is possibly of Svan origin, since Betkil is the name of a tragic protagonist from a Svan folk song.... [more]
Betúel m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bethuel.
Betula f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".
Bexlee f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bexley.
Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."
Bezhan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bizhan, which is an older form of Bijan.
Bibari f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 美波里 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Bichia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ბიჭი (bichi) meaning "boy, lad" as well as "son".
Bickel m Dutch (Rare)
Rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bikkel, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as Brick and Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [more]
Bieita f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bieito.
Biejaš m Sami (Rare)
Diminutive of Biera.
Biette f French (Rare), Medieval French, History
Perhaps from Bietta, the Romansch form of Beata. ... [more]
Bigana f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Mariana.
Bijoux f American (Modern, Rare)
Plural of the French word bijou, meaning "jewels". It is not used as a given name in France.
Biktor m Late Roman (Hellenized), Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Late Greek form of Victor, as well as the original Georgian form of Victor. Biktor is considered an old and rare name in both Georgia and Greece... [more]
Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.
Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.
Bimini Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Means “two islands” in the Lucayan language of the Bahamas.
Bineke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Bineta f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1 with the originally Spanish or Portuguese ending -eta.
Bitros m & f Abazin (Rare)
It means being confident in every situation
Bladen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Blade and Braden. It also coincides with the surname Bladen.
Blaidd m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf".
Blease m English (American, Rare)
From the English surname, Blease.
Bleiza f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Bleiz.
Blíða f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse blíða "friendliness, gentleness" (compare Blida).
Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.
Bloeme f Dutch (Rare), Yiddish (Dutchified)
As a Dutch name, it is a variant of Bloem. But as a Yiddish name, it is a transcription of Blume. A known bearer of this name was Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926-2016), a Dutch Jewish teacher, child psychologist, and author who attended school with the famous diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945).
Blómey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blóm "bloom, blossom, flower" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Blomma f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish blomma "flower".
Blonda f German, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "blond".... [more]
Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.
Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.
Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."
Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Boglár f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from the archaic Hungarian word boglár "ornament".
Bohrom m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Bahrom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Bahram.
Bohuna f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Bohumila, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Boline f Danish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Bol.
Bolton m English (Rare)
From the surname Bolton.
Bom-bit f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Bit.
Bom-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sol.
Bonham m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bonham.
Bonner m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bonner.
Bonsai m Japanese (Rare)
Meaning "planted in a tray".The name is unconventional and might be seen as unusual or unique by many people.
Boram-i f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Boram combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).
Boreal m & f English (Rare)
From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.
Borena f Alanic, Georgian (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of Borena of Alania (11th century AD), an Alan princess who went on to become queen of Georgia after marrying the widowed king Bagrat IV of Georgia. It is because of her that the Georgians became acquainted with the name Borena; she brought the name to Georgia... [more]
Boriko m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Boris.
Borwin m German (Rare)
The name Borwin is formed from the Slavonic name element BOR "fight, battle" and the Germanic name element WIN "friend".... [more]
Botolv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Bótolfr.
Botulf m Germanic, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." There are also instances where this name is a later form of the ancient Scandinavian name Bótulfr.
Bourne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bourne.
Brajan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian name stemming from the word брајо (brajo), a diminutive form of the word "brother".
Branch m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.
Branco m Portuguese (Rare, Archaic)
Portuguese masculine form of Branca.
Branda f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Brand.
Brando m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Blandus
Brayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and la, possibly intended as a feminine form of Braylon.
Brayle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Braelyn and Gayle.
Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".
Brazos m Spanish (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Brazos or from a Spanish word meaning "arms".
Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.
Breece f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Breeze influenced by the sound of Reese.
Breido m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
A traditional name with unknown etymology in the Rantzau family.
Breigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bree inspired by the spelling of Leigh.
Breton m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breton.