English baby names, A to Z
Every name on the site, 926 in all, in alphabetical order: who it is used for and what it means. Each one links to its own page, with its origin, sources and popularity.
Aaliyah Girl
Arabic 'high, exalted'
Aaron Boy
Origin disputed: probably Egyptian; Hebrew 'exalted' or 'high mountain' are also proposed
Abel Boy
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'breath, vapor', or Akkadian 'son'
Abigail Girl
Hebrew 'my father's joy', also read 'my father rejoices' or 'father of exaltation'
Abraham Boy
Hebrew 'father of a multitude', the Bible's own reading of the name
Acacia Girl
The acacia tree
Ace Boy
From a nickname: the word ace, a top card, and so someone who excels
Ada Girl
Origin disputed: pet form of Germanic names in 'noble', or Hebrew Adah 'adornment'
Adaline Girl
A spelling of Adeline
Adalyn Girl
A spelling of Adeline
Adalynn Girl
A spelling of Adeline
Adam Boy
Hebrew for 'man', linked with adamah, 'earth, ground'
Addison Girl
Surname meaning 'son of Addie', a medieval pet form of Adam
Adelaide Girl
Germanic adal 'noble' + heid 'kind, sort'
Adeline Girl
French pet form of Adele, from Germanic adal 'noble'
Adonis Boy
A youth of Greek myth; the name comes from a Phoenician word for 'lord'
Adrian Boy
Latin Hadrianus, 'man from Hadria', a town in northern Italy
Adriel Boy
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'flock of God', or an Aramaic form of 'God is my help'
Aidan Boy
A spelling of Aiden
Aiden Boy
'little fire': from Irish Aodhán, a pet form of Aodh, 'fire'
Aiko Girl
Origin disputed: Japanese, with a sense set by its characters, or a German name
Ailani Girl
A spelling of Ailany
Ailany Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning
Aimee Girl
French Aimée, 'beloved', the French form of Amy
Aitana Girl
From the Aitana mountains near Alicante in Spain
Akash Boy
Sanskrit word for 'sky' or open space
Alaia Girl
Basque alai 'joyful, cheerful'
Alaina Girl
Feminine of Alain, the French form of Alan, whose own origin is disputed
Alan Boy
Origin disputed: Breton 'deer' or 'little rock', or from the Alans, a steppe people
Alana Girl
Feminine of Alan, coined fairly recently; Alan's own origin is disputed
Alani Girl
Origin disputed: Hawaiian 'orange', or a modern variant of Alan or Alanna
Alanna Girl
A spelling of Alana
Alba Girl
Origin disputed: Latin 'white', Spanish and Italian 'dawn', or Germanic 'elf'
Albert Boy
Germanic adal 'noble' + berht 'bright, famous'
Albie Boy
Pet form of Albert, from Germanic 'noble' + 'bright'
Alejandro Boy
Spanish form of Alexander, Greek 'defender of men'
Alex Boy
Short form of Alexander or Alexandra, Greek 'defender of men'
Alexander Boy
Greek 'to defend' + 'man': defender of men
Alexandra Girl
Feminine of Alexander, Greek 'defender of men'
Alfie Boy
Pet form of Alfred, Old English 'elf' + 'counsel'
Alfred Boy
Old English 'elf' + 'counsel'
Alice Girl
Old French form of Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble kind'; the same root as Adelaide
Alina Girl
Origin disputed: probably a form of Aline, from Germanic 'noble'; Arabic is also proposed
Aliyah Girl
Arabic 'high, exalted', or the Hebrew word for 'ascent'
Allegra Girl
From the feminine of Italian allegro, 'cheerful, lively'
Allison Girl
US spelling of Alison, a medieval pet form of Alice, from Germanic 'noble'
Alon Boy
Hebrew 'oak tree'
Alora Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning; sometimes read as a spelling of Elora
Amada Girl
Feminine of Amado, Spanish 'beloved'
Amadeus Boy
Latin amare, 'to love', + deus, 'God': 'love God' or 'loved by God'
Amado Boy
Spanish and Portuguese amado, 'beloved', from Latin Amatus
Amal Girl
Arabic word for 'hope' or 'expectation'
Aman Boy
Arabic aman, 'safety, protection', understood as 'peace' in Hindi and Urdu
Amanda Girl
Latin gerundive of amare, 'to love': 'lovable, fit to be loved'
Amara Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning
Amari Either
A modern given name with no settled meaning; also a surname of several origins
Amaya Girl
Origin disputed: the Spanish place name Amaya, or Basque amaia 'the end'
Amber Girl
The fossil resin amber, from Arabic anbar
Amelia Girl
Blend of Emilia, a Roman family name, and Germanic Amalia, 'work, vigor'
Amethyst Girl
The gemstone amethyst, a violet quartz
Amie Girl
A spelling of Amy
Amir Boy
Arabic 'prince, commander'
Amira Girl
Arabic 'princess', the feminine of Amir
Amor Either
Latin and Spanish amor, 'love'; a personal name since medieval times
Amy Girl
Old French Amee 'beloved', from Latin Amata
Ana Girl
A spelling of Anna
Anand Either
Sanskrit ananda, 'joy, happiness, bliss'
Anastasia Girl
Feminine of Anastasius, from Greek anastasis 'resurrection'
Anaya Girl
A given name with no settled meaning; also a Spanish surname from a place name
Andrea Girl
Feminine of Andrew, from a Greek root for 'man'; in Italian a man's name
Andres Boy
Spanish form of Andrew, from a Greek root for 'man'
Andrew Boy
Greek Andreas, from a root meaning 'man'; usually glossed 'manly'
Angel Boy
Greek angelos 'messenger', the word for an angel
Anna Girl
Latin form of Hebrew Hannah, read as 'grace' or 'God has favored me'
Annie Girl
Pet form of Anne or Anna, from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace' or 'favor'
Anthea Girl
From Greek antheios, 'flowery'
Anthony Boy
The Roman family name Antonius, of unknown meaning, probably Etruscan
Antonella Girl
Italian pet form of Antonia, from a Roman family name of unknown meaning
Antonio Boy
Italian and Spanish form of Anthony, a Roman family name of unknown meaning
Aodh Boy
The Old Irish name Áed, from áed, 'fire'
Aodhán Boy
'little fire': a pet form of the Irish name Aodh, 'fire'
Arabella Girl
Origin disputed: Latin 'yielding to prayer', or a Scottish form of Annabel or Amabel
Archer Boy
Surname for a bowman, from Old French archier, from Latin arcus 'bow'
Archibald Boy
Germanic 'genuine' + 'bold'
Archie Boy
Pet form of Archibald, Germanic 'genuine' + 'bold'
Ares Boy
God of war in Greek myth; origin disputed: Greek 'ruin' or 'battle', or pre-Greek
Aria Girl
Origin disputed: Italian 'air', also a solo song, or a form of Sanskrit or Hebrew names
Ariana Girl
Origin disputed: a form of Ariadne, Greek 'most holy' or a pre-Greek name
Arianna Girl
A spelling of Ariana
Ariella Girl
Feminine of Ariel, Hebrew 'lion of God'
Arlo Boy
Origin disputed: Spenser's invented hill name in The Faerie Queene, or Italian, like Carlo
Arthur Boy
Origin disputed: probably Celtic 'bear', or the Roman family name Artorius
Arya Girl
Sanskrit arya 'noble, honorable'
Ash Boy
The ash tree, through a surname for someone living by ash trees
Asha Girl
Origin disputed: Sanskrit 'hope, wish', or a Swahili form of Arabic Aisha
Asher Boy
Hebrew 'happy'; in the Bible, a son of Jacob
Ashley Girl
A place name, Old English for 'ash-tree clearing'
Ashton Boy
A place name, Old English for 'ash-tree settlement'
Aspen Either
The aspen, a poplar with trembling leaves
Astra Girl
Modern coinage from Greek aster or Latin astrum, 'star'
Athena Girl
Name of the Greek goddess, likely pre-Greek, with no known meaning
Atlas Boy
Origin disputed: Greek 'bearer, one who endures', or an older pre-Greek or Berber name
Atticus Boy
A Roman name meaning 'of Attica, Athenian', from Greek Attikos
Aubrey Girl
From Germanic Alberich: 'elf' + 'ruler, power'
Audrey Girl
From Old English Æthelthryth: 'noble' + 'strength'
August Boy
From Latin augustus, 'venerable, majestic'; in English also the month
Aurelia Girl
Feminine of the Roman family name Aurelius, usually linked with aureus, 'golden'
Aurelius Boy
Roman family name, usually linked with aureus, 'golden'
Aurora Girl
Latin for 'dawn'; also the Roman goddess of the dawn
Austin Boy
Medieval English form of Augustine, from Latin augustus, 'venerable, majestic'
Autumn Girl
Autumn, the season
Ava Girl
No settled meaning: probably from an old Germanic name element of unknown sense
Avery Girl
Norman form of Alfred, from Old English 'elf' + 'counsel'
Avon Either
From English river names that come from a Celtic word for 'river'
Axel Boy
Scandinavian form of Absalom, Hebrew 'father of peace'
Ayda Girl
Origin disputed: Turkish, from ay, 'moon', or a form of Aida or of an Arabic name
Ayden Boy
A spelling of Aiden
Ayla Girl
Turkish word for a halo, especially the ring of light around the moon
Aylin Girl
No settled meaning: a modern Turkish name, glossed 'moon halo' with no stated basis
Aysel Girl
Turkish ay, 'moon', and sili, 'beautiful': 'beautiful moon'
Azalea Girl
The azalea, a flowering shrub (Greek azaleos, 'dry')
Aziel Boy
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'God is power' or 'strengthened by God', or 'whom God comforts'
Badr Boy
Arabic word for the full moon
Bailey Girl
Surname for a bailiff or steward; sometimes for someone living by a castle's outer wall
Baker Boy
A baker: a surname for someone who baked bread or ran an oven
Barclay Boy
From Berkeley, Old English for 'birch-tree clearing'
Barrett Boy
Probably a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French barat, 'trouble, deception'
Beau Boy
French beau, 'handsome, beautiful'; also short for names such as Beaumont
Beckett Boy
Origin disputed: a nickname, Old French 'little beak', or an English place, 'bee cottage'
Beckham Boy
From Beckham in Norfolk, Old English for 'homestead of a man called Becca'
Bella Girl
Origin disputed: short form of Isabella or Arabella, or Italian bella, 'beautiful'
Belle Girl
Origin disputed: French belle, 'beautiful', or short for Isabelle or Annabelle
Benjamin Boy
Meaning disputed: Hebrew 'son of the right hand', 'son of the south' or 'son of days'
Bennett Boy
Medieval form of Benedict, from Latin benedictus, 'blessed'
Benson Boy
Surname: 'son of Ben', short for Benedict; also from Benson in Oxfordshire
Bentley Boy
A place name, Old English for 'clearing or meadow with bent grass'
Bernard Boy
Germanic 'bear' + 'hard, strong'
Beryl Girl
The gemstone beryl, used as a girl's name
Bianca Girl
White (Italian bianca)
Blair Girl
From Scottish places named with Gaelic blàr, 'plain, field'
Blake Either
Origin disputed: Old English 'black, dark', or 'pale, fair': the two words look alike
Blakely Girl
From English places named 'dark clearing': Old English blæc + lēah
Blanca Girl
White (Spanish blanca)
Blanche Girl
White (Old French blanc)
Bliss Girl
The English word bliss, 'great joy'; also a surname, partly from a French place name
Blossom Girl
Blossom, the flowers of a fruit tree
Blythe Girl
English surname, from Middle English blithe, 'cheerful', often through places called Blyth
Bobby Boy
Pet form of Robert, from Germanic 'fame' + 'bright'
Bodhi Boy
Sanskrit for 'awakening, enlightenment', the Buddhist term
Bodie Boy
No settled meaning: a surname with several possible origins
Bonita Girl
Spanish bonita, 'pretty'
Bonnie Girl
From Scots bonnie, 'pretty, attractive'; first a pet name
Bowen Boy
Welsh ab Owain, 'son of Owain'; in Ireland also a form of Ó Buadhacháin
Brandon Boy
Origin disputed: English place name 'broom hill', or Irish Mac Breandáin, 'son of Brendan'
Braxton Boy
No settled meaning: a surname, perhaps from Branxton in Northumberland
Brayden Boy
Modern respelling of Braden, from Irish Ó Bradáin, 'descendant of Bradán'
Brian Boy
No settled meaning: a Celtic name, perhaps from a word for 'high' or 'noble'
Brianna Girl
Feminine of Brian, a Celtic name perhaps meaning 'high, noble'
Briar Either
Briar, a thorny wild rose or bramble
Brody Boy
No settled meaning: a Scottish place name, perhaps Gaelic 'muddy place' or 'ditch'
Brook Either
A small stream; as a surname, someone who lived by one
Brooke Girl
From a surname for someone who lived by a brook
Brooklyn Girl
The New York borough, named after Dutch Breukelen, from a word for 'marsh'
Brooks Boy
A form of the surname Brook, for someone who lived by a brook
Brynlee Girl
A modern blend of Bryn and Lee, or a respelling of Brinley, with no settled meaning
Bryony Girl
Bryony, a climbing hedgerow plant
Bryson Boy
'Son of Brice', a saint's name of uncertain, perhaps Celtic, origin
Cade Boy
Origin disputed: a nickname for something round and lumpish, or a barrel maker's name
Caden Boy
A modern American coinage with no settled meaning, made to rhyme with Aidan
Caleb Boy
Hebrew Kalev, apparently from keleb, 'dog'
Calista Girl
Origin disputed: Late Latin Calixta, from calix, 'cup', or Greek 'most beautiful'
Callahan Boy
Irish Ó Ceallacháin, 'descendant of Ceallachán', a pet form of the name Ceallach
Callan Boy
Irish Ó Cathaláin, 'descendant of Cathalán', from Cathal, 'battle-mighty'
Callie Girl
A pet form of Caroline, first used in the 1800s; Caroline is a feminine of Charles
Callista Girl
A spelling of Calista
Callum Boy
Gaelic Calum, from the Latin name Columba, 'dove'
Calvin Boy
From a French surname meaning 'little bald one'
Camden Boy
No settled meaning: a place-name surname, read by one reference as 'enclosure valley'
Cameron Boy
Highland clan name, Gaelic 'crooked nose'; Lowland Camerons take it from a place in Fife
Camila Girl
Origin disputed: Latin camillus, 'young attendant at rites', or an obscure Roman name
Camille Girl
Origin disputed: Latin camillus, 'young attendant at rites', or an obscure Roman name
Cara Girl
Origin disputed: Italian cara, 'beloved', or Irish cara, 'friend'
Carlos Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, from Germanic Karl, 'man'
Caroline Girl
French feminine form of Carolus, the Latin for Charles ('man')
Carson Boy
No settled meaning: a Scottish surname whose origin is unresolved
Carter Boy
A cart driver: an English trade surname; also Irish Mac Artúir, 'son of Arthur'
Carys Girl
A Welsh coinage from caru, 'to love', with the name ending -ys
Cash Boy
An English trade surname, a variant of Case; not known to come from the word for money
Caspian Boy
The Caspian Sea's name, from the ancient Caspii people; used by C. S. Lewis
Cataleya Girl
A modern name from Cattleya, a genus of orchids; spread by a 2011 film's heroine
Catalina Girl
Spanish form of Katherine; origin disputed: Greek 'each of the two', or the goddess Hecate
Cecilia Girl
Feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius, probably from caecus, 'blind'
Celeste Girl
French Céleste, from Latin caelestis, 'heavenly'
Celestia Girl
From Latin caelestis, 'heavenly', perhaps shaped by the word celestial
Celestine Girl
Latin Caelestinus, 'heavenly'; the name of several popes
Celine Girl
Origin disputed: Latin Caelina, perhaps from caelum, 'heaven', or short for Marceline
Celyn Either
Welsh celyn, 'holly'
Cerys Girl
A spelling of Carys
Charles Boy
From Germanic Karl, 'man', in the sense of a man who was not a serf
Charlie Either
Pet form of Charles, and for girls of Charlotte; Charles is Germanic for 'man'
Charlotte Girl
French feminine of Charlot, a pet form of Charles ('man')
Chase Boy
A surname for a hunter, from Middle English chase, 'hunt'
Cherie Girl
From French chérie, 'darling'; not used as a given name in France
Chloe Girl
Greek 'young green shoot', a title of the goddess Demeter
Christian Boy
Latin Christianus, 'a follower of Christ'
Christopher Boy
Greek Khristophoros, 'bearing Christ'
Ciara Girl
A modern Irish feminine form of Ciarán, from ciar, 'black, dark'
Ciel Either
French word for 'sky' or 'heaven'
Cielo Girl
Spanish word for 'sky' or 'heaven'
Citlali Girl
Nahuatl word for 'star'
Claire Girl
French form of Clara, from Latin clarus, 'clear, bright'
Clara Girl
Latin clara, 'clear, bright', also 'famous'; made popular by St. Clare of Assisi
Clay Boy
The word clay, from Old English; a surname, also short for Clayton
Clayton Boy
A place name, Old English for 'settlement on clay'
Cliff Boy
Short for Clifford or Clifton, from Old English clif, 'cliff, slope'
Clifford Boy
Old English place name, 'ford by a cliff or steep bank'
Clover Girl
The clover plant
Clyde Boy
From the River Clyde, which runs through Glasgow in Scotland
Cohen Boy
Hebrew kohen, 'priest': a Jewish surname for the hereditary priestly line
Cole Boy
Surname: usually a pet form of Nicholas; or a nickname from Old English col, 'coal'
Collins Girl
Surname: English 'son of Colin', a pet form of Nicholas; or Irish Ó Coileáin, from 'whelp'
Colt Boy
From the surname Colt: Middle English 'young horse or ass'; may also be short for Colton
Colter Boy
Northern English surname: a keeper of asses and horses, from 'colt'
Colton Boy
English place-name surname: a personal name, Cola or Koli, + Old English 'settlement'
Conan Boy
Irish Conan, a derivative of cu, 'hound'
Connor Boy
Irish Conchobhar, probably 'lover of hounds'
Conrad Boy
Germanic 'bold' + 'counsel'
Cooper Boy
English trade surname: a maker and repairer of wooden barrels and casks
Cora Girl
Probably from Greek kore, 'maiden'
Coral Girl
The English word coral, the sea material used in jewelry
Craig Boy
Scottish Gaelic creag, 'rock, crag'
Crew Boy
From Crewe in Cheshire: Old Welsh criu, 'weir', a wicker fence for catching fish
Crystal Girl
The English word crystal, a clear quartz; a name since the 1800s
Cynthia Girl
Greek Kynthia, a title of Artemis, from Mount Kynthos on Delos
Cyrus Boy
Origin disputed: Old Persian Kurush, read as 'young' or 'humiliator'; perhaps Elamite
Dahlia Girl
The dahlia, named after the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl
Daisy Girl
The daisy ('day's eye'); also a pet form of Margaret
Dakota Either
From the Dakota people's own name, 'friendly' or 'allies', later a US place name
Dale Boy
Old English dæl, 'valley'; a surname for someone living in a dale
Dallas Either
From a Scottish place name, probably British 'meadow' + 'dwelling'
Damian Boy
Greek Damianos, probably from a verb meaning 'to tame'
Danica Girl
Slavic name for the morning star
Daniel Boy
Hebrew: 'God is my judge'
Daphne Girl
Greek 'laurel'; the nymph who became a laurel tree
Darcie Girl
Spelling of Darcy, a Norman surname, 'from Arcy' in France; in Ireland also 'the dark one'
David Boy
Hebrew: 'beloved'
Davina Girl
Latinate feminine of David, from Hebrew 'beloved'
Dawn Girl
The English word dawn, used as a given name
Dawson Boy
Surname: 'son of Daw', a medieval pet form of Ralph or of David
Dean Boy
Two main origins: Old English 'valley', or the church title dean, from Latin decanus
Declan Boy
An old Irish saint's name with no settled meaning
Delaney Girl
Irish Ó Dubhshláine, 'black' + 'challenge' or the River Slaney; also Norman, 'alder grove'
Delilah Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'delicate' or 'weakened', or a root meaning 'to entice'
Derek Boy
Low German form of Theodoric: Germanic 'people' + 'ruler'
Diamond Either
The gemstone diamond, from Greek adamas
Diana Girl
Name of the Roman goddess, probably from a root meaning 'divine' or 'to shine'
Diego Boy
Origin disputed: a contraction of Santiago (Saint James), or medieval Latin Didacus
Dominic Boy
Latin Dominicus, 'of the Lord'
Dougal Boy
From Gaelic Dubhghall: dubh, 'black', and gall, 'stranger'
Douglas Boy
From a Scottish place and river name, Gaelic for 'dark stream'
Doyle Boy
From Irish Ó Dubhghaill, 'descendant of Dubhghall', from dubh, 'black'
Duane Boy
From Irish Dubhán, a pet form of dubh, 'black, dark'
Dunstan Boy
Old English for 'dark stone': dunn, 'dark, brown', + stan, 'stone'
Dylan Boy
Welsh, probably linked with a word for 'sea'; a sea figure in Welsh legend
Easton Boy
English place name and surname: Old English 'east' + 'farmstead, settlement'
Eden Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'delight', or older words for 'plain' or 'well-watered place'
Edgar Boy
From Old English words for 'wealth' and 'spear'
Edward Boy
Old English ead, 'prosperity, riches', + weard, 'guard'
Eira Girl
The Welsh word for 'snow'
Eirwen Girl
From Welsh words for 'snow' and 'white, fair'
Eithan Boy
A spelling of Ethan
Elaina Girl
A modern form of Elaine, from Helen, a name with no settled meaning
Eleanor Girl
Origin disputed: Old Provençal Alienor, perhaps 'the other Aenor'; older uses may exist
Elena Girl
Origin disputed: a form of Greek Helen, perhaps 'ray of light', 'torch' or 'bright one'
Eli Boy
Hebrew 'ascent', the name of a biblical priest; also short for Elijah and similar names
Elian Boy
A name used in Spanish and French, with no settled meaning
Eliana Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'my God has answered', or Late Latin Aeliana, from a Roman family
Elianna Girl
A spelling of Eliana
Elias Boy
Greek form of Elijah: Hebrew 'my God is Yahweh'
Elijah Boy
Hebrew Eliyahu: 'my God is Yahweh'
Elise Girl
French short form of Elisabeth: Hebrew 'my God is an oath'
Eliza Girl
Short form of Elizabeth: Hebrew 'my God is an oath'
Elizabeth Girl
Hebrew Elisheba: 'my God is an oath'
Ella Girl
Origin disputed: a Germanic name from 'other' or 'all', or short for Eleanor or Ellen
Elliana Girl
A spelling of Eliana
Ellie Girl
A pet form of Eleanor, Elizabeth, Elena and similar names
Elliot Boy
English surname from Eliot, a medieval pet form of Elijah; a separate Scottish clan name
Elliott Boy
A spelling of Elliot
Ellis Boy
Surname from Elis, the medieval form of Elias (Elijah); in Wales, also from 'kindly'
Elodie Girl
French form of the saint's name Alodia, with no settled meaning; perhaps Gothic
Eloise Girl
Origin disputed: French, from Eloi (Latin 'to choose'), or Germanic 'whole' + 'wood'
Elowyn Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning; it looks like a respelling of Cornish Elowen, 'elm'
Elsie Girl
Scottish pet form of Elspeth, a form of Elizabeth, 'my God is an oath'
Ember Girl
Ember, a glowing piece of coal or wood in a fire
Emerald Girl
The gemstone emerald, used as an English form of Esmeralda
Emerson Either
English surname: 'son of Emery'
Emersyn Girl
A spelling of Emerson
Emery Girl
Medieval Germanic: Amalric ('vigor' + 'ruler') or Heimrich ('home' + 'ruler')
Emilia Girl
Feminine of Aemilius, a Roman family name, possibly from Latin aemulus, 'rival'
Emiliano Boy
From Latin Aemilianus, from the Roman family name Aemilius, possibly 'rival'
Emilio Boy
Italian and Spanish form of Aemilius, a Roman family name, possibly from 'rival'
Emily Girl
From Aemilia, feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius, possibly 'rival'
Emma Girl
Short form of Germanic names beginning with ermen, 'whole, entire'
Emmanuel Boy
Hebrew: 'God is with us'
Emmett Boy
Surname from a medieval pet form of the woman's name Emma
Enzo Boy
From German Heinz, a form of Henry; also a pet form of Lorenzo, Vincenzo and others
Eric Boy
Old Norse Eirikr: 'ruler', with a first part read as 'ever', 'one' or 'honor'
Erin Girl
Irish Éirinn, a form of Éire, 'Ireland'
Esme Girl
Probably French Esmé, 'esteemed, loved'; sometimes also short for Esmeralda
Esmeralda Girl
Spanish and Portuguese for 'emerald'
Esperanza Girl
Spanish word for 'hope'
Estella Girl
Latin and Italian form of French Estelle, 'star'
Estelle Girl
French name from Occitan estela, 'star'
Ester Girl
A spelling of Esther
Esther Girl
Origin disputed: Persian 'star', or the goddess Ishtar, or a Hebrew or Semitic word
Estrella Girl
Spanish word for 'star'
Ethan Boy
Hebrew: 'firm, enduring, strong'
Eurydice Girl
Greek 'wide justice', from eurys, 'wide', and dike, 'justice'
Eva Girl
Latin form of Eve: Hebrew Chavah, usually read as 'living being'
Evan Boy
Welsh form of John: ultimately Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Evangeline Girl
From Greek for 'good news'; made known by Longfellow's 1847 poem
Evelyn Girl
From a surname, itself from the Norman woman's name Aveline, a pet form of Ava
Everett Boy
Surname from Everard: Germanic 'wild boar' + 'hard, brave'
Everleigh Girl
A spelling of Everly
Everly Girl
From English places named for 'wild boar' + 'woodland clearing'; first a surname
Evie Girl
Pet form of Eve or Eva, from Hebrew, usually read as 'living'; sometimes of Evelyn
Ezekiel Boy
Hebrew Yehezqel, 'God strengthens'
Ezra Boy
Hebrew 'help'; probably short for Azariah, 'God has helped'
Faith Girl
The English word faith: belief and trust; a virtue name from the 1500s
Farah Girl
Arabic farah, 'joy, happiness'
Farrah Girl
Origin disputed: English surname Farrar, 'iron worker', or a spelling of Arabic Farah
Fatima Girl
Arabic, from a root meaning 'to wean' or 'to separate'; also read as 'one who abstains'
Felix Boy
Latin felix, 'happy'
Fenella Girl
From Gaelic Fionnghuala, 'white shoulder'
Fern Girl
The fern plant
Finlay Boy
A spelling of Finley
Finley Either
Gaelic Fionnlagh: fionn 'white, fair' + laoch 'warrior, hero'
Finn Boy
Irish Fionn, 'white, fair'; also an Old Norse name meaning 'a Finn'
Fiona Girl
Coined from Gaelic fionn, 'white, fair'
Fionn Boy
White, fair, bright (Old Irish find)
Fiorella Girl
An Italian pet form of fiore, 'flower'
Flavia Girl
Feminine of Flavius, probably from Latin flavus, 'yellow, blond'
Fleur Girl
French fleur, 'flower'
Flint Boy
The word flint, a hard stone, from Old English
Flora Girl
The Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin flos, 'flower'
Florence Girl
From the Latin names Florentius and Florentia, 'blossoming'
Flynn Boy
From Irish Ó Floinn, 'descendant of Flann' (flann, 'red')
Forrest Boy
A surname for someone who lived or worked in a forest
Frankie Either
Pet form of Frank or Frances, names tied to the Franks, a Germanic people
Freddie Boy
Pet form of Frederick, Germanic 'peace' + 'ruler'
Frederick Boy
Germanic 'peace' + 'ruler'
Freya Girl
Old Norse 'lady', the name of the Norse goddess of love
Frida Girl
Origin disputed: Germanic fried, 'peace', or Old Norse fridr, 'beautiful, beloved'
Frieda Girl
German short form of names with the element fried, 'peace'
Gabriel Boy
Hebrew 'man of God', from words for 'strong man' and 'God'
Gabriella Girl
Italian feminine form of Gabriel, Hebrew 'man of God'
Gael Boy
Origin disputed: short for Breton Gwenaël or Judicaël, or from Gael, a Gaelic person
Gaia Girl
Greek for 'earth'; the Earth itself in Greek myth
Garrett Boy
From Gerard or Gerald, names built on a Germanic word for 'spear'
Gemma Girl
A medieval Italian nickname meaning 'gem, jewel', from Latin gemma
Genesis Girl
Greek 'origin, creation'; the title of the first book of the Bible
Genevieve Girl
Probably 'kin, tribe' + 'woman', from Celtic or Germanic words
George Boy
Greek georgos, 'farmer', literally 'earth-worker'
Georgia Girl
Feminine form of George, from Greek for 'farmer'
Georgie Either
Pet form of George, Georgia or Georgina; from Greek for 'farmer'
Georgina Girl
Feminine form of George, from Greek for 'farmer'
Gerald Boy
From Germanic words for 'spear' and 'rule'
Gerard Boy
From Germanic words for 'spear' and 'hard, strong'
Gia Girl
No settled meaning: a modern short form of Gianna or of Georgia
Gianna Girl
Italian short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni; Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Gioia Girl
Italian gioia, 'joy'; a name since medieval times
Giovanni Boy
Italian form of John, Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Glen Boy
Gaelic gleann, 'valley'; first a Scottish surname
Glenn Boy
A spelling of Glen
Glenna Girl
Feminine form of Glen, from Gaelic gleann, 'valley'
Golda Girl
Yiddish name from gold, 'gold'
Goldie Girl
From 'gold': a pet name for a girl with golden hair
Grace Girl
The English word grace, from Latin gratia, 'favor, goodwill'
Gracie Girl
Pet form of Grace, the English word for 'favor, goodwill'
Graham Boy
Origin disputed: from Grantham, England: 'gravel homestead', or 'homestead of Granta'
Grant Boy
From a Norman nickname meaning 'tall, large', related to French grand
Grayson Boy
'Son of a steward', from Middle English greyve, 'steward'
Greyson Boy
A spelling of Grayson
Griffin Boy
Welsh pet form of Gruffudd ('lord' in part); also Irish, from a word for 'gryphon'
Gwen Girl
Welsh gwen, 'white, fair, blessed'
Gwyn Boy
Welsh gwyn, 'white, fair, blessed'
Habib Boy
Arabic habib, 'beloved'
Habiba Girl
Feminine of Habib, Arabic 'beloved'
Hadley Girl
From English places meaning 'heath clearing', where heather grew; first a surname
Haf Girl
The Welsh word for summer
Hailey Girl
A spelling of Hayley: English places meaning 'hay clearing'; first a surname
Hakeem Boy
Arabic hakim, 'wise'; as a noun also 'physician' or 'philosopher'
Hakim Boy
A spelling of Hakeem
Hallie Girl
Origin disputed: a pet form of Harriet, or a spelling of Hayley
Hana Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'grace', Japanese 'flower', or words in other languages
Hannah Girl
Hebrew 'grace, favor'; one dictionary reads it as 'God has favored me'
Harmony Girl
The English word harmony, 'concord, agreement', from Greek harmonia
Harper Girl
An occupational surname for a harp player, from Middle English harpere
Harriet Girl
English form of French Henriette, a feminine of Henry: 'home' + 'ruler'
Harrison Boy
'Son of Harry', the medieval English form of Henry
Harry Boy
Medieval English form of Henry, Germanic 'home' + 'ruler'
Harvey Boy
Origin disputed: Breton 'battle-worthy', or Breton 'iron' + 'blazing'
Hasan Boy
A spelling of Hassan
Hassan Boy
Arabic 'good, handsome'; a related Arabic name means 'doer of good'
Haven Girl
The English word haven, 'harbor, safe place'; also an English surname
Hayden Either
Irish Ó hÉideáin, or English places meaning 'hay hill' or 'hay valley'
Hayes Boy
Irish, 'descendant of Aodh' (a name for 'fire'); or English, 'brushwood' or 'enclosure'
Hazel Girl
The hazel tree, or the light brown of its nuts
Heather Girl
The heather plant of moors and heaths
Helios Boy
The Greek word for the sun, and the Greek sun god
Henry Boy
Germanic 'home' + 'ruler', via French
Hester Girl
A spelling of Esther
Hestia Girl
The Greek word for hearth, and the Greek goddess of the hearth
Hilal Either
Arabic word for the crescent moon
Hilary Girl
A spelling of Hillary
Hillary Girl
From Latin Hilarius and Hilaria, from hilaris, 'cheerful'
Holden Boy
From English places mostly meaning 'hollow valley'; first a surname
Hollis Either
A surname for someone living by holly trees
Holly Girl
The holly, an evergreen shrub or tree
Hope Girl
The English word hope; a virtue name first used by the Puritans
Hudson Boy
'Son of Hudde', a medieval pet name usually taken as a form of Hugh
Hugo Boy
Latin form of Hugh, from a Germanic word for 'heart, mind, spirit'
Humphrey Boy
Germanic hun, read as 'bear cub', 'strength' or 'to grant', + 'peace'
Hunter Boy
The word hunter: an occupational surname
Ian Boy
Scottish form of John, Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Ibrahim Boy
Arabic form of Abraham, Hebrew 'father of a multitude', the Bible's reading
Imogen Girl
A misprint of Innogen in Shakespeare; probably from Gaelic for 'girl, maiden'
Irene Girl
Greek eirene, 'peace'
Irina Girl
The Russian form of Irene, Greek for 'peace'
Iris Girl
Greek 'rainbow', also the iris flower; used as a flower name since the late 1800s
Isaac Boy
Hebrew, traditionally linked to the verb 'to laugh': 'he laughs'
Isabel Girl
Medieval Spanish and Provençal form of Elizabeth, Hebrew 'my God is an oath'
Isabella Girl
Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, from Elizabeth, Hebrew 'my God is an oath'
Isabelle Girl
French form of Isabel, from Elizabeth, Hebrew 'my God is an oath'
Isaiah Boy
Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'Yahweh is salvation'
Isla Girl
From Islay, a Scottish island; a 20th-century Scottish coinage
Ismael Boy
Spanish form of Ishmael, Hebrew 'God hears'
Ivan Boy
Russian and Slavic form of John, Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Ivy Girl
The ivy plant
Jace Boy
A modern short form of Jason, a Greek name perhaps from a verb meaning 'to mend'
Jack Boy
Origin disputed: a pet form of John (via Jankin), or from French Jacques, a form of Jacob
Jackson Boy
'Son of Jack', an English, Scottish and northern Irish surname
Jacob Boy
Hebrew Yaakov, traditionally linked to 'heel'; later read as 'supplanter'
Jade Girl
The stone jade, from Spanish piedra de ijada, 'stone of the side'
Jamal Boy
Arabic jamal, 'beauty'
Jameel Boy
Arabic jamil, 'beautiful, handsome'
James Boy
English form of Jacob, via Late Latin Iacomus; traditionally linked to 'heel'
Jameson Boy
'Son of James', a surname from northern England and Scotland
Jamila Girl
Arabic jamila, 'beautiful'
Jamilah Girl
A spelling of Jamila
Jane Girl
Feminine form of John, from Old French Jehanne; Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Jasir Boy
An Arabic name, apparently from the verb jasara, 'to act boldly'
Jasmine Girl
The jasmine flower, a word from Persian
Jason Boy
Greek Iason, perhaps from a verb meaning 'to mend'; in the Bible, a Greek form of Joshua
Jasper Boy
Name given to one of the Magi; seems to come from a Persian word for 'treasurer'
Javier Boy
A spelling of Xavier
Jaxon Boy
A spelling of Jackson
Jaxson Boy
A spelling of Jackson
Jayce Boy
A spelling of Jace
Jayden Boy
A modern coinage with no settled meaning, apparently Jay blended with Hayden
Jaziel Boy
No settled meaning; matches a Bible spelling of Jaaziel, 'God strengthens', link unproven
Jensen Boy
'Son of Jens', a Danish and Norwegian surname; Jens is a short form of Johannes, John
Jeremiah Boy
Origin disputed: Hebrew, read as 'God exalts', 'appointed by God' or 'God loosens'
Jeremy Boy
Origin disputed: English form of Jeremiah, Hebrew 'God exalts' or 'appointed by God'
Jesse Boy
Origin disputed: Hebrew Yishai, given as 'gift', or of unknown origin
Jesus Boy
Greek form of Hebrew Yeshua, a form of Joshua, 'Yahweh is salvation'
Jett Boy
A given name and surname with no settled meaning
Jewel Girl
The English word jewel, a gemstone; a name since the late 1800s
Jewell Either
Origin disputed: a form of Jewel, or a surname from Breton 'lord' + 'generous'
Joel Boy
Hebrew Yoel, 'Yahweh is God'
John Boy
Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious'
Jolie Girl
French jolie, 'pretty'
Jonah Boy
Hebrew Yonah, 'dove'
Jonathan Boy
Hebrew Yonatan, 'God has given'
Jordan Either
From the River Jordan, whose water crusaders brought home for baptisms
Jorge Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of George, from Greek for 'farmer'
Jose Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, Hebrew 'God adds'
Joseph Boy
Hebrew Yosef, 'God adds' or 'God increases'
Josephine Girl
French feminine form of Joseph, Hebrew 'God adds'
Joshua Boy
Hebrew Yehoshua, 'Yahweh is salvation'
Josiah Boy
Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'God has mended' or 'supported by God'
Josie Girl
Pet form of Josephine, from Joseph, Hebrew 'God adds'
Journee Girl
A French-style respelling of Journey; the word first meant a day's travel
Joy Girl
The English word joy; the Puritans took it up as a name
Joyce Girl
From Josse, a Breton saint's name from iudh, 'lord'
Juan Boy
Spanish form of John, Hebrew 'God is gracious'
Judah Boy
Hebrew Yehudah, from a root meaning 'to praise, to thank'
Jude Boy
Short form of Judas, the Greek form of Judah, Hebrew for 'praised'
Julia Girl
Origin disputed: feminine of Julius, perhaps Greek 'downy-bearded' or Latin 'of Jove'
Julian Boy
Origin disputed: Latin 'of Julius'; Julius is perhaps 'downy-bearded' or 'of Jove'
Juliana Girl
Origin disputed: feminine of Julian, from Julius, perhaps 'downy-bearded' or 'of Jove'
Juliet Girl
Origin disputed: pet form of Julia, from Julius, perhaps 'downy-bearded' or 'of Jove'
Julieta Girl
Origin disputed: form of Juliet, from Julius, perhaps 'downy-bearded' or 'of Jove'
Juliette Girl
Origin disputed: pet form of Julie, from Julius, perhaps 'downy-bearded' or 'of Jove'
June Girl
The month of June, from Latin Iunius, probably 'sacred to Juno'
Juniper Girl
The juniper, an evergreen shrub
Justin Boy
Latin Iustinus, from iustus, 'just, fair'
Kai Boy
Origin disputed: Hawaiian 'sea', or a Danish and German name of uncertain origin
Kaia Girl
Origin disputed: Estonian or Norwegian pet form of Katherine, or a variant of Hawaiian Kai
Kaiden Boy
A spelling of Caden
Kailani Girl
Hawaiian kai, 'sea', + lani, 'sky, heaven' or 'royal, high-born'
Kaleb Boy
A spelling of Caleb
Karter Boy
A spelling of Carter
Kash Boy
A spelling of Cash
Katherine Girl
Origin disputed: Greek Aikaterine, perhaps 'each of the two', or from the goddess Hecate
Kayden Boy
A spelling of Caden
Kaylee Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning: perhaps Kay + Lee, or from an Irish surname
Kayson Boy
A modern spelling of Cason, an English surname, with no settled meaning
Keegan Boy
Son of Aodhagán, a pet form of the Irish name Aodh, 'fire'
Keeley Girl
Irish surname, from Caollaidhe, a name based on caol, 'slender, graceful'
Kendall Either
From Kendal in Cumbria, 'valley of the river Kent'
Kendrick Boy
Origin disputed: Welsh Cynwrig ('chief'), Old English 'royal' + 'power', or McKendrick
Kennedy Girl
Origin disputed: Irish Cinnéidigh, 'head' + 'ugly', or 'helmeted head'
Kenneth Boy
From two Gaelic names: Cainnech, 'handsome', and Cináed, perhaps 'fire-born'
Kevin Boy
Irish Caoimhín, from Old Irish for 'dear, noble' or 'comely' + 'birth'
Kiara Girl
Origin disputed: a spelling of Irish Ciara, 'dark', or of Italian Chiara, 'bright'
Kieran Boy
From Irish Ciarán, a pet form of ciar, 'black, dark'
Kingston Boy
From English place names, Old English for 'the king's estate'
Kinsley Girl
An English surname and place name: the man's name Cyne + 'woodland clearing'
Knox Boy
Gaelic cnoc, 'round hill'; first a Scottish surname
Koa Boy
Hawaiian koa, 'brave, warrior'; also the koa tree
Kohen Boy
A spelling of Cohen
Kylie Girl
Origin disputed: said to be an Aboriginal word for 'boomerang', or simply an invented name
Kyrie Boy
Greek kyrie, 'O Lord', as in the Christian prayer Kyrie eleison
Lainey Girl
A pet form of Elaine, Helen or Delaney, with no settled meaning of its own
Lake Boy
The English word lake, partly from Latin lacus, 'lake, pool'
Landon Boy
An English surname from place names, Old English for 'long hill'
Lane Boy
An English surname for someone who lived on a lane
Lara Girl
Russian short form of Larissa, from a Greek town name perhaps meaning 'citadel'
Laura Girl
A feminine form of the Latin name Laurus, 'laurel'
Laurel Girl
The laurel tree
Lavender Girl
Lavender, a sweet-smelling herb
Layla Girl
Arabic laylah, 'night'
Leah Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew Le'ah, read as 'languid, weary', or linked with 'wild cow'
Legend Boy
The English word legend, from Latin legenda, 'things to be read'
Leia Girl
Origin disputed: a spelling of Leah, 'languid', or a coinage known from Star Wars
Leila Girl
A spelling of Layla
Leilani Girl
Meaning disputed: Hawaiian lei + lani, read as 'heavenly garland' or 'royal child'
Lena Girl
A short form of names such as Helena and Magdalena
Lennon Either
Origin disputed: Irish Ó Leannáin, 'lover' or 'cloak', or Ó Lonáin, 'blackbird'
Lennox Either
From the Lennox, a Scottish region named after the River Leven
Leo Boy
Latin leo, 'lion'
Leon Boy
Greek leon, 'lion'
Leonard Boy
Germanic 'lion' + 'hard, strong'
Leonardo Boy
Italian form of Leonard: Germanic 'lion' + 'hard, strong'
Leticia Girl
Spanish form of Latin laetitia, 'joy, gladness'
Levana Girl
Hebrew word for the moon, related to the word for 'white'
Levi Boy
Hebrew Lewi, 'joined, attached' or 'associated'; the deeper origin is uncertain
Lia Girl
Origin disputed: Italian and Portuguese form of Leah, or short for names ending in -lia
Liam Boy
Irish short form of William: Germanic 'desire, resolve' + 'helmet'
Lila Girl
Origin disputed: a form of Arabic Leila, 'night', or Sanskrit lila, 'play'
Lilah Girl
Origin disputed: short for Delilah, of uncertain meaning, or a spelling of Leila, 'night'
Liliana Girl
Origin disputed: form of Lillian, linked with Latin 'lily', or a pet form of Elizabeth
Lilith Girl
A female demon in Jewish folklore; from Akkadian lilitu, a class of storm spirits
Lillian Girl
Origin disputed: a pet form of Elizabeth, or a variant of Latin lilium, 'lily'
Lily Girl
The lily flower (Latin lilium)
Lincoln Boy
From the English city of Lincoln, named from a British word for 'pool'
Linda Girl
Origin disputed: short for Belinda, Spanish 'pretty', or Germanic -lind, 'tender, soft'
Logan Boy
From a place in Ayrshire whose name is Gaelic lagan, 'little hollow'
Lola Girl
Spanish pet form of Dolores, 'sorrows', from a title of the Virgin Mary
Lorenzo Boy
Italian and Spanish form of Laurence, Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum'
Lottie Girl
Pet form of Charlotte, the French feminine of Charles, from a Germanic word for 'man'
Louie Boy
A spelling of Louis
Louis Boy
French form of Frankish Hludwig, from words for 'famous' and 'battle'
Love Girl
Origin disputed: the English word love, or a Swedish form of Louis
Luca Boy
Italian form of Luke. Origin disputed: 'man from Lucania', or a short form of Lucius
Lucas Boy
Latin form of Luke. Origin disputed: 'man from Lucania', or a short form of Lucius
Lucia Girl
Feminine of the Roman name Lucius, probably from Latin lux 'light'
Lucian Boy
From Latin Lucianus, from Lucius, probably from lux 'light'
Luciana Girl
Feminine of Luciano, from Latin Lucianus, from Lucius, probably from lux 'light'
Lucille Girl
French form of Latin Lucilla, a pet form in the Lucia family (probably 'light')
Lucinda Girl
An elaboration of Lucia (probably 'light'), first used by Cervantes
Lucius Boy
A Roman first name, probably from Latin lux 'light'
Lucy Girl
From Lucia, feminine of the Roman name Lucius, probably from lux 'light'
Luis Boy
Spanish form of Louis, Germanic 'famous' + 'battle'
Luka Boy
Slavic form of Luke. Origin disputed: 'man from Lucania', or a short form of Lucius
Lukas Boy
A spelling of Lucas
Luke Boy
Origin disputed: Greek Loukas, 'man from Lucania', or a short form of Lucius
Luna Girl
The Latin word for the moon, and the Roman moon goddess
Lux Either
The Latin word for light
Luz Girl
Spanish for light, from María de la Luz, 'Our Lady of Light'
Lydia Girl
Greek 'woman from Lydia', a kingdom in Asia Minor
Lyla Girl
A spelling of Layla
Lyra Girl
Latin and Greek for 'lyre', the stringed instrument; also a constellation
Mabel Girl
Shortened from Amabel, from Latin amabilis, 'lovable'
Mackenzie Girl
Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'son of Coinneach' (Kenneth), a name meaning 'comely'
Maddox Boy
Welsh surname, 'son of Madog'; Madog comes from a word for 'good'
Madeline Girl
From Magdalene, 'woman from Magdala', a Galilee village named from a word for 'tower'
Madelyn Girl
A spelling of Madeline
Madison Girl
An English surname: usually 'son of Matthew', sometimes 'son of Maud'
Maeve Girl
Origin disputed: Irish Medb, 'she who intoxicates', or 'she who rules'
Maggie Girl
Pet form of Margaret, from Greek for 'pearl'
Magnolia Girl
The magnolia, named after the botanist Pierre Magnol
Mahalia Girl
No settled meaning: apparently a blend of the Bible names Mahali and Mahalah
Mahina Girl
Hawaiian word for the moon, also 'month' and 'moonlight'
Maisie Girl
Origin disputed: Scottish pet form of Margaret, 'pearl', or of Mary
Malachi Boy
Hebrew for 'my messenger'; the name of a biblical prophet
Malakai Boy
A spelling of Malachi
Malcolm Boy
Gaelic Mael Coluim, 'devotee of Saint Columba'
Marcus Boy
Origin disputed: a Roman name, from the god Mars or Etruscan Marce, of unknown meaning
Margaret Girl
From Greek margarites, 'pearl', through Latin and French
Margot Girl
French pet form of Marguerite, the French Margaret, 'pearl'
Maria Girl
Latin form of Mary. Origin disputed: Hebrew 'bitter' or 'rebellion', or Egyptian 'beloved'
Mariana Girl
Origin disputed: feminine of Roman Marianus, from Marius, or a form of Mary
Marigold Girl
The marigold flower
Marina Girl
Latin, probably from the name Marinus; long linked with marinus, 'of the sea'
Mark Boy
Form of Marcus. Origin disputed: the god Mars, or Etruscan Marce, of unknown meaning
Marnie Girl
Origin disputed: a pet form of Marina, of Marian, or of other names beginning Mar-
Mary Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew Miryam, read as 'bitter' or 'rebellion', or Egyptian 'beloved'
Maryam Girl
Arabic and Persian form of Mary. Origin disputed: 'bitter' or 'rebellion', or 'beloved'
Mason Boy
A surname for a stonemason, from Old French masson
Mateo Boy
Spanish form of Matthew, Hebrew 'gift of the Lord'
Matias Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of Matthias, Hebrew 'gift of the Lord'
Matilda Girl
Germanic: maht, 'might', + hild, 'battle'
Matteo Boy
Italian form of Matthew, Hebrew 'gift of the Lord'
Matthew Boy
From Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of the Lord', through Greek and Latin
Maverick Boy
English word for an independent-minded person, after Texas rancher Samuel Maverick
Max Boy
Short form of Maximilian, from Latin maximus, 'greatest'; also of Maxwell
Maximiliano Boy
Spanish form of Maximilian, from Latin Maximus, 'greatest'
Maximus Boy
Latin for 'greatest', used as a Roman family name
Maxwell Boy
From a place near Melrose, Scotland: 'Mack's spring or stream'
Maya Girl
Origin disputed: Sanskrit 'illusion', the Greek goddess Maia, or a short form of Maria
Meadow Girl
The English word meadow, Old English for grassland mown for hay
Medha Girl
Sanskrit medhā, 'wisdom, intelligence'
Melanie Girl
From Greek melas, 'black, dark', through Latin Melania
Melody Girl
The English word melody, from Greek for 'singing, chanting'
Messiah Boy
Title of a promised deliverer, from Hebrew mashiach, 'anointed one'
Mia Girl
Pet form of Maria in Scandinavian, German and Dutch; Maria's origin is disputed
Micah Boy
Short form of Hebrew Mikhayahu, 'who is like Yahweh?'
Michael Boy
Hebrew for 'who is like God?'
Miguel Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael, Hebrew for 'who is like God?'
Mila Girl
Pet form of Slavic names with mil-, 'grace, dear', such as Ludmila and Milena
Milan Either
Origin disputed: Slavic names with mil-, 'grace, favor', or the Italian city of Milan
Milani Girl
A given name with no settled meaning; also an Italian and Iranian surname
Miles Boy
Origin disputed: Norman, perhaps from Michael, Slavic mil-, or Latin miles, 'soldier'
Millie Girl
Pet form of several names, including Millicent, Mildred, Camilla, Emily and Amelia
Milo Boy
Origin disputed: Latin form of Miles, or a short form of Germanic names in 'mild, good'
Mirabel Girl
From Latin mirabilis, 'wonderful, marvelous'
Miriam Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'bitter' or 'rebellion', or Egyptian 'beloved'
Mohammad Boy
A spelling of Muhammad
Mohammed Boy
A spelling of Muhammad
Molly Girl
Pet form of Mary, with l in place of r; Mary's own origin is disputed
Monroe Either
Scottish surname, a form of Munro, 'man from Ro', after the River Roe in Ireland
Montana Either
The US state, named from Spanish montaña, 'mountain'
Mortimer Boy
From Mortemer in Normandy, Old French for 'dead sea': still, standing water
Muhammad Boy
Arabic for 'praiseworthy'; the name of the prophet of Islam
Murdoch Boy
Probably from Gaelic names built on muir, 'sea', such as one meaning 'mariner'
Muriel Girl
From Gaelic words for 'sea' and 'bright'
Murphy Either
From Irish Ó Murchadha, from a name made of 'sea' and 'battle'
Murray Boy
From Moray in Scotland, an old Celtic name meaning 'sea settlement'
Musa Boy
Arabic form of Moses. Origin disputed: Hebrew 'to draw out', or Egyptian 'child, son'
Myla Girl
A given name with no settled meaning; the references give no origin
Myles Boy
A spelling of Miles
Myrtle Girl
The myrtle, an evergreen shrub
Nadia Girl
Origin disputed: Russian pet form of Nadezhda, 'hope', or Arabic 'tender'
Nadine Girl
French form of Nadia, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'
Nadya Girl
A spelling of Nadia
Najma Girl
Arabic word for 'star'
Nancy Girl
Pet form of Ann, or of Annis, a medieval form of Agnes; which came first is uncertain
Naomi Girl
Hebrew 'my pleasantness'
Nash Boy
Surname from Middle English 'atten ash', 'at the ash tree'
Natalia Girl
Latin natalis (dies), 'birthday', in church use Christmas Day
Natalie Girl
French form of Natalia, from Latin natalis (dies), 'birthday' or Christmas Day
Nathan Boy
Hebrew 'he has given', with God understood as the giver
Nathaniel Boy
Hebrew 'God has given'
Nayeli Girl
No settled meaning; perhaps from a Zapotec phrase for 'I love you'
Nevada Girl
From the Sierra Nevada and the US state, Spanish for 'snow-covered'
Nevaeh Girl
The word 'heaven' spelled backward, a modern coinage
Nicholas Boy
Greek 'victory' + 'people'
Nico Boy
A pet form of Nicholas and similar names (Greek 'victory' + 'people')
Nicolas Boy
A spelling of Nicholas
Noa Girl
Hebrew 'movement', from a verb meaning 'to move, wander'
Noah Boy
Hebrew 'rest'; also linked with a word for 'comfort'
Noelle Girl
Feminine of French Noel, 'Christmas'
Nolan Boy
Irish 'descendant of Nuallan'; nuall is read as 'famous, noble' or 'champion'
Nora Girl
A short form of Honora (Latin 'honor') or of Eleanor and Leonora
Norah Girl
A spelling of Nora
Nova Girl
Latin 'new'
Oakley Either
A place name, Old English for 'oak clearing'
Oaklynn Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning, built on Oakley with the ending -lyn
Ocean Either
The English word ocean, from Greek okeanos, the sea around the world
Olive Girl
The olive tree (Latin oliva)
Oliver Boy
Origin disputed: Latin 'olive tree', or a Germanic name such as 'elf army' or Olaf
Olivia Girl
From Latin oliva, 'olive'
Olwen Girl
Welsh ôl 'footprint' + gwen 'white, fair', so 'white track'
Omar Boy
Mostly Arabic, from a root tied to long life; also a Bible name, apparently 'talkative'
Ondine Girl
A water spirit, named from Latin unda, 'wave'
Onyx Boy
The gemstone onyx, from Greek onyx, first 'claw, fingernail'
Opal Girl
The gemstone opal; a name since the late 1800s
Ophelia Girl
Probably from Greek 'help'; first used in an Italian poem of 1504
Oren Boy
Hebrew 'pine tree'; a name in the Bible
Oriana Girl
No settled meaning: perhaps Latin 'rising', or a medieval Iberian name tied to 'gold'
Orianna Girl
A spelling of Oriana
Orla Girl
Irish ór 'gold' + flaith 'ruler, prince', so 'golden princess'
Orlaith Girl
Irish ór 'gold' + flaith 'ruler, prince', so 'golden princess or lady'
Oscar Boy
Origin disputed: Irish 'deer' + 'friend', or Old English 'god' + 'spear'
Otis Boy
Surname from Ote, a medieval form of Otto: Germanic 'wealth, prosperity'
Ottilie Girl
From the medieval name Odila, built on Germanic 'prosperity, wealth'
Otto Boy
Old High German ot, 'wealth, riches'
Owen Boy
Origin disputed: Greek and Latin 'well-born' (as Eugene), or Celtic 'born of the yew'
Paisley Girl
From the Scottish town; the town's name is disputed: 'church', or Gaelic 'pasture'
Palmer Girl
Surname for a pilgrim back from the Holy Land, who carried a palm branch
Parker Either
Surname for a park keeper or gamekeeper
Patrick Boy
Latin Patricius, 'a patrician, a noble'
Paul Boy
Latin Paulus, 'small'
Pax Boy
Latin pax, 'peace', also the Roman goddess of peace
Paz Girl
Spanish paz, 'peace'; short for Maria de la Paz, 'Mary of Peace'
Pearl Girl
The English word pearl, widely used as a name from the late 1800s
Pedro Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, 'stone, rock'
Penelope Girl
Origin disputed: Greek 'duck', or 'thread on a bobbin'
Perla Girl
Spanish and Italian perla, 'pearl'
Perry Either
A surname for someone living by a pear tree; also short for Peregrine
Peter Boy
Greek petros, 'stone, rock'
Petra Girl
Feminine form of Peter; Greek petra, 'rock'
Peyton Either
Surname from a place name, Old English 'Paega's settlement'
Philomena Girl
Origin disputed: Greek 'beloved', or Greek 'to love' + 'strength'
Phoebe Girl
Greek 'bright, shining', also 'pure'
Phoenix Either
The phoenix, the mythical bird that burns and rises from its ashes
Pierce Boy
From Piers, the medieval form of Peter, 'stone, rock'
Piers Boy
Medieval English form of Peter, from Greek for 'stone, rock'
Piper Girl
Surname for someone who played the pipes
Poppy Girl
The poppy flower
Presley Girl
Surname, usually a form of Priestley: Old English 'priest' + 'clearing'
Preston Boy
Place name and surname, Old English 'priests' settlement'
Primrose Girl
The primrose flower
Priya Girl
Sanskrit priya, 'beloved, dear'
Pyrrha Girl
Flame-colored, red: from Greek pyrrhos, from pyr 'fire'
Rachel Girl
Hebrew 'ewe'
Raelynn Girl
A 20th-century coinage ending in Lynn, with no settled meaning
Rafael Boy
Spanish and Portuguese form of Raphael: Hebrew 'God has mended'
Rain Either
The English word rain, from Old English regn
Raine Girl
Origin disputed: a medieval name from French 'queen', or short for Raymond or Lorraine
Rainey Girl
Origin disputed: Irish, from a Norse personal name, or English, from Reynold or a place
Ralph Boy
Germanic 'counsel' + 'wolf'
Ravi Boy
Sanskrit word for the sun or the sun god
Raya Girl
No settled meaning: several unrelated origins in different languages
Reagan Girl
Irish surname, 'descendant of Riagan', a name perhaps akin to 'impulsive, furious'
Reese Either
English spelling of Welsh Rhys, 'ardor'
Reggie Boy
Pet form of Reginald: Germanic 'counsel' + 'rule'
Reid Boy
A Scottish surname from Old English rēad 'red', for red hair
Remi Either
French form of Latin Remigius, from remex, 'oarsman'
Reuben Boy
Hebrew, probably 'behold, a son'
Rhett Boy
From the Dutch surname de Raedt, from a word for 'advice'
Rhoda Girl
Greek rhodon, 'rose', or 'woman from Rhodes'
Richard Boy
Germanic 'ruler' + 'hard, strong'
Riley Either
English place name, 'rye clearing', or Irish Reilly, from a name of unknown meaning
Rio Either
Apparently from Spanish río, 'river', perhaps by way of Rio de Janeiro
River Either
The English word river, from a Latin word for a riverbank
Robert Boy
Germanic 'fame' + 'bright', both about renown
Robyn Girl
A spelling of Robin, a pet form of Robert; as a girl's name, also linked with the bird
Roger Boy
From Germanic words for 'fame' and 'spear'
Roman Boy
Latin Romanus, 'a Roman'
Ronan Boy
Irish, 'little seal'
Ronnie Boy
Pet form of Ronald (Norse 'counsel' + 'ruler') or of Veronica
Rory Either
'red king': from Irish Ruairí, from ruadh 'red' + rí 'king'
Rosa Girl
Latin rosa, 'rose'
Rosalie Girl
French form of Latin Rosalia, from rosa, 'rose'
Rose Girl
The rose (Latin rosa), though the medieval name was probably Germanic
Rosemary Girl
The herb rosemary (Latin 'sea dew'), or the names Rose and Mary joined
Rosie Girl
A pet form of Rose and Rosemary
Rowan Either
The rowan tree; also Irish Ruadhán, 'little red one'
Roxana Girl
Latin form of Greek Rhoxane, from an Old Iranian name built on 'shining, radiant'
Roxanne Girl
French form of Roxana, from Old Iranian 'bright, shining'
Roy Boy
From the Gaelic nickname ruadh, 'red'; the Norman surname Roy means 'king'
Ruben Boy
A spelling of Reuben
Ruby Girl
The gemstone ruby, from Latin for 'red'
Rufus Boy
Red, red-haired: from Latin rufus
Rupert Boy
German form of Robert: Germanic 'fame' + 'bright'
Russell Boy
'little red one': a Norman nickname for red hair, from rous 'red'
Ruth Girl
Hebrew, perhaps 'companion'; the meaning isn't settled
Ryan Boy
Irish surname, 'descendant of Rian'; Rian may come from 'king', or its sense is lost
Ryder Boy
Surname mainly for a rider, a mounted warrior or messenger
Ryker Boy
From a Dutch surname, from a word meaning 'to become powerful or rich'
Rylee Girl
A spelling of Riley
Saad Boy
Arabic sa'd, 'success, happiness'
Sadia Girl
No settled meaning: an Arabic name from the same root as Saad
Sadie Girl
Pet form of Sarah, from Hebrew 'princess'
Sage Either
The herb sage; also the word for a wise person
Sahar Girl
Origin disputed: Arabic and Persian 'dawn', or Hebrew 'crescent moon'
Saint Boy
The English word saint, a holy person, from Latin sanctus, 'holy'
Salem Either
Origin disputed: the Bible place Salem, read as 'peace', or Arabic Salem, 'safe, sound'
Salim Boy
Arabic salim, 'safe, sound, unharmed'
Salma Girl
No settled meaning: an old Arabic name from a root tied to safety and peace
Salome Girl
Greek form of a Hebrew name related to shalom, 'peace'
Samantha Girl
Origin disputed: perhaps Samuel + Anthea, the older Semanthe, or Aramaic 'listener'
Samson Boy
Hebrew Shimshon, probably from shemesh, 'sun'
Samuel Boy
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'name of God', 'God has heard', or 'God has set'
Santiago Boy
Spanish for Saint James: sant, 'saint', + Iago, a form of Jacob
Sapphira Girl
Origin disputed: Aramaic 'beautiful', or Greek sappheiros, 'sapphire'
Sapphire Girl
The gemstone sapphire, from Greek sappheiros
Sara Girl
A spelling of Sarah
Sarah Girl
Hebrew for 'lady, princess'; the wife of Abraham in the Bible
Savannah Girl
From the word savanna, a grassy plain, or the US city of Savannah, Georgia
Sawyer Either
A surname for someone who sawed timber, from the word sawyer
Saylor Girl
A surname for a dancer or acrobat, from Old French sailleor
Scarlet Girl
A spelling of Scarlett
Scarlett Girl
From scarlet, a fine cloth often dyed red; a surname for its dyer or seller
Scottie Girl
A pet form of Scott, a surname for someone of Scottish descent
Sebastian Boy
Latin Sebastianus, 'of Sebastia', a city named from Greek sebastos, 'venerable'
Selah Girl
A word in the Hebrew Bible with no settled meaning; perhaps a musical or reading mark
Selena Girl
Origin disputed: Greek Selene, the moon goddess, or Selina, Latin 'heavenly'
Selene Girl
Greek for 'moon'; also the Greek moon goddess
Selim Boy
The Turkish form of Salim, Arabic 'safe, sound'
Serafina Girl
A spelling of Seraphina
Seraphina Girl
From the seraphim, angels named with a Hebrew word for 'burning ones'
Seren Girl
Welsh word for 'star'
Serena Girl
Latin serena, 'clear, calm, serene'
Serenity Girl
The English word for calm and peace, from Latin serenus, 'clear, calm'
Shalom Either
Hebrew shalom, 'peace'
Shannon Girl
From the River Shannon, the chief river of Ireland
Shanti Girl
Sanskrit shanti, 'peace, calm'
Shepherd Boy
Someone who tends sheep; an English word and surname
Shiloh Either
A biblical town in ancient Israel; the meaning of the word is unclear
Shoshana Girl
Hebrew 'lily'; in modern Hebrew also 'rose'
Sienna Girl
From Siena, the Italian city, and sienna, the earth pigment named after it
Silas Boy
Origin disputed: Aramaic, related to Saul, or short for Latin Silvanus, 'of the forest'
Silver Either
Silver, the metal; also from the surname Silver
Silvia Girl
A spelling of Sylvia
Simon Boy
From Hebrew Shimon, 'he has heard'; in Greek it matched Simon, 'flat-nosed'
Sitara Girl
Persian and Hindi word for 'star'
Sky Either
The English word sky, used as a given name
Skye Girl
Origin disputed: the Scottish island of Skye, or a respelling of the word sky
Skylar Girl
A spelling of Schuyler, a Dutch surname, probably from German Schüler, 'student'
Sloane Girl
An Irish surname, 'descendant of Sluaghadhán', from a word for 'raid, expedition'
Sofia Girl
A spelling of Sophia
Sol Either
Origin disputed: Spanish and Latin 'sun', or short for Solomon or Soledad
Soleil Girl
The French word for the sun
Solomon Boy
Hebrew Shelomo, from shalom, 'peace'; a king of Israel in the Bible
Sonia Girl
Russian pet form of Sofia, from Greek 'wisdom'
Sonny Boy
From sonny, a familiar word for a boy, from son
Sonya Girl
A spelling of Sonia
Sophia Girl
Greek for 'wisdom'
Sophie Girl
The French form of Sophia, Greek for 'wisdom'
Stanley Boy
A place name and surname, Old English for 'stony clearing'
Star Girl
The English word star, used as a given name
Starla Girl
A modern name with no settled meaning, possibly from the word star
Starr Girl
A spelling of Star
Stella Girl
Latin for 'star'
Stellan Boy
No settled meaning: a Swedish name of unknown origin, first recorded in 1597
Stetson Boy
Origin disputed: from Stidston in Devon, 'Stithweard's farmstead', or a form of Stott
Steven Boy
A spelling of Stephen, from Greek stephanos, 'crown, wreath'
Stevie Girl
A pet form of Stephen, Steven or Stephanie, from Greek for 'crown, wreath'
Stone Boy
The word stone, from Old English stan; also an English surname
Summer Girl
Summer, the season
Sunniva Girl
'sun gift': from Old English Sunngifu (sunne 'sun' + gifu 'gift')
Sunny Either
No settled meaning: a given name, and a pet form of names such as Sunil or Sunita
Surya Boy
Sanskrit word for the sun, and the Hindu sun god
Susan Girl
The English form of Susanna, from Hebrew for 'lily'
Susanna Girl
From Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily'
Sutton Either
A place name and surname, Old English for 'south farmstead'
Sylvester Boy
Latin silvester, 'of the woods'
Sylvia Girl
Linked with Latin silva, 'forest'; perhaps an older name reshaped
Sylvie Girl
The French form of Sylvia, linked with Latin silva, 'forest'
Tal Either
The Hebrew word for 'dew'
Talia Girl
Origin disputed: Hebrew 'dew of God', a spelling of Greek Thalia, or short for Natalia
Tallulah Girl
A place name with no settled meaning: a river and falls in Georgia, US
Tamar Girl
Hebrew 'date palm'
Tamara Girl
Russian, probably from Hebrew Tamar, 'date palm'
Tara Girl
Origin disputed: the Hill of Tara in Ireland, or Sanskrit 'star'
Tate Boy
An English and Scottish surname, probably from an old name meaning 'cheerful'
Tatum Either
From Tatham in Lancashire, Old English for 'Tata's homestead'
Teddy Boy
A pet form of Edward or Theodore
Terra Girl
Latin for 'earth, land'; also the Roman earth goddess
Thalia Girl
The Muse of comedy; from Greek thallein, 'to bloom, flourish'
Thea Girl
Origin disputed: short for Dorothea or Theodora, 'gift of God', or Greek thea, 'goddess'
Theo Boy
A short form of Theodore, Greek 'gift of God'; also of other Theo- names
Theodore Boy
Greek theos 'god' + doron 'gift': 'gift of God'
Thiago Boy
A Portuguese spelling of Tiago, a form of James taken from Santiago, 'Saint James'
Thomas Boy
From Aramaic for 'twin', the nickname of one of the apostles
Timothy Boy
Greek 'honor' + 'god': 'one who honors God'
Tobias Boy
The Greek form of Hebrew Toviyah, 'God is good'
Toby Boy
The Middle English form of Tobias, from Hebrew for 'God is good'
Tommy Boy
A pet form of Thomas, from Aramaic for 'twin'
Trent Boy
From the River Trent in the English Midlands, an old British river name
Tucker Boy
A surname for a fuller, someone who cleaned and thickened woven cloth
Tyler Boy
A surname for a tiler, someone who made or laid tiles
Valentina Girl
Feminine of Valentinus, a Roman name from Latin valens, 'strong, vigorous'
Valeria Girl
Feminine of the Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere, 'to be strong'
Valerie Girl
The French form of Valeria, from Latin valere, 'to be strong'
Valor Boy
The English word valor, 'courage', from Latin valere, 'to be strong'
Vera Girl
Russian for 'faith'; in English use since the 1800s
Vernon Boy
A Norman place name, from Gaulish for 'place of alders'
Vesta Girl
The Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire; the name's own root is uncertain
Victor Boy
Latin for 'conqueror, winner'
Victoria Girl
Latin for 'victory'; also the Roman goddess of victory
Vincent Boy
From Latin Vincentius, from vincens, 'conquering'
Vinnie Boy
A pet form of Vincent, from Latin for 'conquering'
Violet Girl
The violet flower
Vivian Girl
From Latin Vivianus, probably from vivus, 'alive'
Vivienne Girl
The French feminine form of Vivian, probably from Latin vivus, 'alive'
Walker Boy
A surname for a fuller, who trod wet cloth to thicken it
Walter Boy
Germanic, 'power, rule' + 'army'
Warren Boy
Origin disputed: the Norman place Varenne, named for a river, or warren, 'game park'
Waylon Boy
A form of Wayland, the smith of Germanic legend; his name may mean 'crafting one'
Wesley Boy
A surname from English places named 'west clearing'; spread by John Wesley
Weston Boy
A place name and surname, Old English for 'west farmstead'
Wilfred Boy
Old English wil, 'desire', + frith, 'peace'
William Boy
Germanic, 'desire, resolve' + 'helmet'
Willow Girl
The willow tree
Winter Girl
The English word winter, the coldest season
Woodrow Boy
A surname for someone living in a row of houses by a wood
Wren Girl
The small songbird; the word is from Old English wrenna
Wrenley Girl
A modern name built on Wren, with no settled meaning
Wyatt Boy
Origin disputed: Old English 'war' + 'hard', or Wyot, a medieval pet form of Guy
Yahya Boy
Origin disputed: Arabic 'he lives', or a misreading of Yuhanna, the Arabic for John
Yasmin Girl
Jasmine, in its Persian and Arabic form
Yusuf Boy
The Arabic form of Joseph, from Hebrew for 'God increases' or 'God adds'
Yves Boy
French, from old names built on a word for 'yew'
Yvonne Girl
A French feminine of Yves, from an old word for 'yew'
Zachary Boy
From Hebrew Zekharyah, 'God has remembered'
Zaina Girl
An Arabic name linked with zina, 'adornment, beauty'
Zara Girl
Origin disputed: a form of Sarah, Arabic 'flower', or Voltaire's Zaïre
Zayden Boy
A modern American coinage, rhyming with Jayden and Aidan, with no settled meaning
Zayn Boy
Arabic for 'beauty'
Zion Boy
A biblical name for a hill in Jerusalem; the origin of the word itself is uncertain
Zlata Girl
Slavic name from zlato, 'gold'
Zoe Girl
Greek for 'life'
Zoey Girl
A spelling of Zoe
Zofia Girl
The Polish form of Sophia, Greek for 'wisdom'
Zora Girl
Slavic name from zora, 'dawn'