Uncertain-origin Baby Names
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Uncertain-origin Girl Names
Kimora#1054 in the U.S.Possible African origin (Swahili/Yoruba region) or a creative blend; not definitively documente▶Malayah#1070 in the U.S.Freedom; from Filipino Malay malaya (free, independent); or a variant of Maleah (Hebrew: tired/▶Araya#1075 in the U.S.Lioness (Hebrew ari, lion + feminine -aya suffix); also a Thai name meaning beautiful forest or▶Kya#1083 in the U.S.Diamond in the sky; possibly from South African Zulu/Xhosa origin, or a creative variant of Kai▶Dalary#1121 in the U.S.Origin and meaning uncertain; possibly a Spanish-American creative compound name▶Alitzel#1149 in the U.S.Possibly from Nahuatl, incorporating -xitl or -tzel elements; exact meaning uncertain; used as ▶Zhuri#1178 in the U.S.Flower; possibly from Swahili or Zulu origin; exact etymology uncertain▶Maleah#1210 in the U.S.Possibly a variant of Malia (Hawaiian form of Mary: bitter, beloved) or a blend of Maleah (Hebr▶Naiari#1213 in the U.S.A Basque feminine name derived from the place name Naiara (Spanish: Najera), a historic town in▶Nyra#1228 in the U.S.A modern variant spelling of the Sanskrit-derived name Nira (nira meaning 'water'), commonly gi▶Rya#1230 in the U.S.Flowing; ease; possibly a short form of Rhea (Greek: flowing, ease) or a variant of Raya/Rya (S▶Aithana#2243 in the U.S.from the Aitana mountain range; 'aita' meaning father or ancestor with the suffix -ana ('belong▶Arbadella#3224 in the U.S.Arbadella appears to be a decorative early-twentieth-century coinage with no single documented ▶Orilla#3703 in the U.S.Orilla is an early twentieth-century American name of uncertain build. It may be a trimmed form▶Pernie#4577 in the U.S.Pernie is a homey diminutive whose exact source is uncertain. It may be a pet form of Pernina/P▶Lealer#4763 in the U.S.Lealer is an obscure early-American girl's name whose origin is uncertain. It may extend Lea or▶Wanza#4823 in the U.S.Wanza appears to be a decorative early-twentieth-century elaboration on Wanda, a Slavic name ti▶Altie#4974 in the U.S.Altie is a homey diminutive, most plausibly a pet form of Alta (Latin, 'high, elevated') or Alt▶Ardythe#5322 in the U.S.Ardythe is a fancied-up spelling of Ardith or Ardath, itself a rare early-1900s name of uncerta▶Voncile#5946 in the U.S.Voncile is a Southern American girl's name from the early twentieth century whose origin is not▶Dorma#5992 in the U.S.Dorma is best read either as a short, elaborated form of Dora and Dorothea, from the Greek for ▶Alliene#6259 in the U.S.Alliene is an ornamented spelling in the family of Aline, Allene and Arline, girls' names whose▶Vessie#6359 in the U.S.Vessie is a homey diminutive, most plausibly a pet form of Vesta - the Roman goddess of the hea▶Genola#6405 in the U.S.Genola reads as an early-twentieth-century coinage, most likely the Gen- of Gene or Genevieve j▶Leoma#6450 in the U.S.Leoma is an early-American name with more than one possible source: a feminine elaboration of L▶Benay#7459 in the U.S.Benay is best treated as a mid-century American coinage, a Be- opening plus a -nay sound that e▶Oveta#7501 in the U.S.Oveta is an early-twentieth-century American given name whose origin is genuinely uncertain. It▶Orlean#7715 in the U.S.Orlean is a variant of Orlene, a girl's name that rings with New Orleans and the French Orleans▶Oneta#7942 in the U.S.Oneta is a genuine early-twentieth-century American name whose origin is unsettled. It may be a▶Semiko#7988 in the U.S.Semiko has two plausible routes. Its -ko ending echoes Japanese girls' names such as Yumiko and▶Elantra#8161 in the U.S.Elantra is an uncommon coined name of uncertain origin. Its brief American window coincides wit▶Okema#8692 in the U.S.Okema is a very rare name of uncertain origin. One plausible thread links it to the Oklahoma to▶Almeta#9278 in the U.S.Almeta is a genuine early-twentieth-century American name whose precise origin is unclear. It m▶Abri#10387 in the U.S.Abri is a brief modern name with no single settled origin. It reads most naturally as a short f▶Edra#10740 in the U.S.Edra is a short girl's name from the early twentieth century, most plausibly a smoothed form of▶Eria#10766 in the U.S.Eria is a short, gentle early twentieth-century name whose origin is uncertain. It may be a var▶Laveta#11642 in the U.S.Laveta is an early-American name built on the fashionable La- prefix with a -veta ending. It ma▶Veleka#12123 in the U.S.Veleka is a very rare coined feminine. It may faintly echo the Slavic velika, 'great', or names▶Karicia#12157 in the U.S.Karicia is a modern coinage with no single fixed source. It matches the Spanish word caricia, '▶Reeshemah#12313 in the U.S.Reeshemah is a rare American coinage whose origin is genuinely uncertain. Its phonetic spelling▶Monta#12882 in the U.S.Monta has no settled origin. It looks like a short coinage, read variously as a feminine echo o▶Trenace#13050 in the U.S.Trenace is a coined name that reads as a blend of Trina with Grace, or as a Tre- stem given the▶Casara#13281 in the U.S.Casara is a rare coined name of uncertain make-up, most plausibly a blend of a Cass- element — ▶Irania#13545 in the U.S.Irania is a modern Hispanic feminine name of uncertain origin. It may derive from the place-nam▶Camala#13764 in the U.S.Camala reads as a variant of Kamala — the Sanskrit for 'lotus' and an epithet of the goddess La▶Dietra#14041 in the U.S.Dietra is a variant of Deitra, most plausibly a feminine reshaping influenced by Dietrich, the ▶Karem#14212 in the U.S.Karem is best read as a spelling of Karim, the Arabic name meaning 'generous' or 'noble,' one o▶Nikeya#14801 in the U.S.Nikeya is a coined American name closely tied to Nakia, a name that surged in the nineteen-seve▶Sulay#15034 in the U.S.Sulay is a name of uncertain origin in the American record. The most plausible thread is a West▶Zeda#15265 in the U.S.Zeda is a brief, bright girl's name most likely shortened from Zelda - a name tied to the Germa▶Arvella#15569 in the U.S.Arvella is an early-American elaborated name with no single fixed root. It most plausibly joins▶Brisia#15591 in the U.S.Brisia is a modern Spanish girls' name whose origin is uncertain. It is most naturally linked t▶Elta#15954 in the U.S.Elta is a genuine early-American name whose origin is not well documented. It may be a variant ▶Solash#16288 in the U.S.Solash is an opaque modern coinage with no documented origin. It may draw on 'sol,' the Latin/S▶Khara#16546 in the U.S.Khara is a name of uncertain origin. It most likely reads as a spelling of Kara or Cara, from I▶Chisa#17007 in the U.S.Chisa is a rare name whose American use from the late nineteen-seventies looks like a compact s▶Seba#17115 in the U.S.Seba has no single settled origin. It may be a short form of names like Sebastiana, the biblica▶Sha#17250 in the U.S.Sha is a minimal one-syllable name, most plausibly clipped from the front of Sha- names like Sh▶Edrie#17297 in the U.S.Edrie is a turn-of-century American girl's name most plausibly built on the Old English element▶Thera#17410 in the U.S.Thera may be a short form of Theresa - a name of uncertain Greek origin sometimes tied to thero▶Icie#18019 in the U.S.Icie is a Southern-flavored American name from the turn of the twentieth century whose root is ▶Chalee#18172 in the U.S.Chalee is a phonetic name with two honest routes: it may be a soft feminine respelling of Charl▶Tanairi#18532 in the U.S.Tanairi is a rare coined name of uncertain origin, used chiefly by Latina families; it belongs ▶Ndea#19685 in the U.S.Ndea is a rare coined name of uncertain origin. Its unusual Nd- opening may echo African names ▶
Uncertain-origin Boy Names
Gatlin#888 in the U.S.Possibly from Old English gad (fellow, companion) or a variant of the German surname Gätlin; ex▶Kellan#919 in the U.S.Powerful; possibly from Irish Gaelic Caoilfhinn (caol: slender + fionn: fair/white) or related ▶Khai#947 in the U.S.Crown; royalty; from Vietnamese khai (to open, to begin) or Arabic kha'i (letter name); also as▶Darren#953 in the U.S.Great; or possibly from the Irish Gaelic Dara (oak) with the -en suffix; or an anglicization of▶Khaza#965 in the U.S.Possibly from Arabic khazana (to store, to treasure) or khazana (vault, treasury); exact etymol▶Eider#1020 in the U.S.Possibly from Basque eider (beautiful) or from Old Norse aedhr (the eider duck); exact etymolog▶Kellen#1030 in the U.S.Slender; possibly from Irish Gaelic caol (slender) or German Kellen (ladle, turner; also a Germ▶Aariv#1065 in the U.S.Possibly from Hebrew ariv (arising, noble) or from Sanskrit ariv (enemy-conqueror); exact etymo▶Marlon#1084 in the U.S.Little hawk; little falcon; possibly from Old French merle (blackbird) + diminutive -on, or a f▶Avyan#1091 in the U.S.Without defect; unique; complete; possibly from Sanskrit avyaya (eternal, without destruction) ▶Cory#1093 in the U.S.Hollow; god's peace; from Irish Gaelic coire (hollow, cauldron) or Old Norse kori (hollow); als▶Draven#1120 in the U.S.Of the raven; possibly from Old English draefan (to drive, to hunt) or a creative variant of Ra▶Brecken#1128 in the U.S.Speckled; freckled; possibly from Scottish/Irish Gaelic breac (speckled, freckled) with a -en s▶Torin#1164 in the U.S.Chief; lord; from Irish Gaelic toran (chief) or torc (boar, strength) — possibly the same Celti▶Elvis#1169 in the U.S.All wise; elf friend; from Old Norse Álvís (all-wise) or Elf + wise (elfin wisdom)▶Armoni#2335 in the U.S.Harmony; my palace; from Italian armonia (harmony, musical agreement) or Hebrew Armoni (my pala▶Jaheim#2344 in the U.S.God will establish; possibly from Hebrew Joakim (God will establish) via a creative phonetic bl▶Zian#2361 in the U.S.'zi' (child, son) and 'an' (peace, tranquility) together meaning 'peaceful child' or 'one who b▶Ayven#2366 in the U.S.modern invented name blending the sounds of Aiden and Evan, first recorded in U.S. usage around▶Dayron#2370 in the U.S.modern invented name common in Cuba and the Caribbean, shaped by English-influenced phonetic na▶Derian#2371 in the U.S.Gift; present; from Persian derian (gift) or possibly a variant of Dorian (Greek: from Doris/Do▶Kallan#2379 in the U.S.Powerful; brook; from Irish Gaelic Caoilfhinn (caol: slender + fionn: fair/white) or Scandinavi▶Kyzir#2381 in the U.S.modern invented name with a striking Ky-/-zir spelling, in the same rhyming group as Nyzir and ▶Zyire#2414 in the U.S.modern invented name with a Zy- opening and -ire ending, echoing Zaire and Zahir by sound▶Arlin#2418 in the U.S.Pledge; oath; a variant of Arlen or Arlene, from German/Irish Arlin (eagle land) or from Celtic▶Bodee#2419 in the U.S.Body; island; a spelling variant of Bode/Bodi, from Old Norse bo (island settlement) or a short▶Kaeson#2449 in the U.S.modern invented name built on the popular -son pattern of Mason, Jason and Kayson, with a K- op▶Kree#2452 in the U.S.modern invented one-syllable name, also associated with the Kree of Marvel Comics and the respe▶Nyzir#2456 in the U.S.modern invented name with an Ny- opening and -zir ending, in the same rhyming group as Kyzir an▶Symir#2465 in the U.S.modern invented name with a Sy- opening and -mir ending, echoing the Arabic Samir ('evening com▶Ahmari#2469 in the U.S.Red; crimson; my red one; from Arabic ahmari (red, reddish) — a variant related to ahmar (red)▶Caison#2473 in the U.S.a surname-derived name: habitational for someone from Cawston, Norfolk, or from Old French/Lati▶Eldor#2544 in the U.S.Eldor is a rare given name most plausibly connected to Eldred or Elder, from Old English elemen▶Eulice#4002 in the U.S.Eulice is an early twentieth-century American boy's name of unsettled origin. It may be a spell▶Raun#4411 in the U.S.Raun is a rare one-syllable boys' name read most naturally as a spelling of Ron (from Ronald, '▶Deloy#4947 in the U.S.Deloy is a coined American boy's name of uncertain make-up, most plausibly the fashionable De- ▶Mickle#7233 in the U.S.Mickle can be a clipped, familiar form of Michael, from the Hebrew for 'who is like God,' or th▶Estill#9174 in the U.S.Estill is chiefly a surname and place name (as in Estill County, Kentucky, named for the pionee▶Ruxin#9575 in the U.S.Ruxin is a rare, opaque modern name with no settled origin. It may be a short form of the Roman▶Theodis#9601 in the U.S.Theodis is an American vernacular name, most common historically in African-American communitie▶Adron#10822 in the U.S.Adron is an uncommon American given name most plausibly formed from Aaron - a Hebrew name of un▶Arvel#12197 in the U.S.Arvel is a genuine early-twentieth-century American boys' name whose origin is not firmly docum▶Avid#12333 in the U.S.Avid has two honest routes. It matches the English adjective avid, 'eager or keen,' from Latin ▶Ardell#12380 in the U.S.Ardell is a unisex name, here borne by a boy, from the same family as the feminine Ardella. Its▶Cleavon#12700 in the U.S.Cleavon is an opaque twentieth-century American given name, most plausibly an elaboration of Cl▶Evo#13066 in the U.S.Evo is a short, open boys' name with more than one plausible route. It reads most naturally as ▶
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