Christian
From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”)…
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gender neutral names
Names recorded with neutral or mixed gender usage in our sources. Usage can differ by language, place, and generation; read the cited entry for context.
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Ciaran
Borrowed from Irish Ciarán.
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Clair
A less common spelling of Claire.
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- 1 syllable
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Claire
Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare. From Latin Clara, with transparent meaning in modern French (claire).
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Clare
Medieval English vernacular form of Clara, from the Latin clara, feminine of clarus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint…
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- 1 syllable
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Cleo
Shortened from Cleopatra or a variant of Clio. The rare male name derives from names of Ancient Greek origin such as Cleon and Cleopas.
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- 2 syllables
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Courtenay
From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.
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- 3 syllables
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Đài
Sino-Vietnamese word from 台.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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- ends I
Dần
Sino-Vietnamese word from 寅. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩦ᩵, Lü ᦍᦲ (yii), Isan ยี่, Lao ຍີ່ (nyī).
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Danny
From Dan (“diminutive of Daniel and Danielle”) + -y, from Hebrew דן.
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Dara
An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire. From Persian دارا (dārā), equivalent to Darius.
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David
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ,…
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Devon
From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.
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Diên
Sino-Vietnamese word from 延.
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Định
Sino-Vietnamese word from 定.
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Dominique
From French Dominique. Doublet of Dominic.
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Đông
Sino-Vietnamese word from 東.
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- 1 syllable
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Dorian
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
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Drew
From Anglo-Norman Drew, Drieu, Drue, from Old French Drogon, Dreus, Drues (made popular by Charlemagne's son Drogo) from Old Dutch Drogo, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly…
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Du
Sino-Vietnamese word from 攸.
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Dung
Borrowed from Vietnamese Dung. Borrowed from Vietnamese Dũng. Sino-Vietnamese word from 容.
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Dylan
From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being…
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Dzovag
Borrowed from Armenian Ծովակ (Covak).
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Earl
From earl (“nobleman”).
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- 1 syllable
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Elijah
From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.
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Emery
From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) (compare *ammōną) + Old High German rīhhi (“ruler”), or…
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Esme
Anglicized spelling of French Esmé.
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Esmé
First recorded as a male given name in Scotland in the sixteenth century, probably from French esmé (“esteemed”), or confused with Aimé / Aimée. Clipping of Esmerelda or…
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Euphorbus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos, literally “well-fed”), from εὔφορβος (eúphorbos), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φορβή (phorbḗ, “food, fodder”) + -ος (-os).
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Evan
Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is…
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Evelyn
From Middle English forms of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root *avi-, of uncertain meaning, possibly “desired, wished for“ (compare Latin…
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Florence
Borrowed from French Florence f, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected…
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Frances
From Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”). Doublet of Francisca.
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Francis
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz. Borrowed from English Francis.
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Gaye
Spelling variant of Gay.
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Gigi
Borrowed from French Gigi. Sometimes a pet form of English names such as Virginia or Genesis. Occasionally from initials G.G. (e.g. George General 'Gigi' Gryce).
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Giovanni
Borrowed from Italian Giovanni. Doublet of John. From Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
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Goody
From Middle English Godeve (female given name), from Old English Godġifu (female given name), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Godiva.
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Gul
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul).
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Gwynne
A spelling variant of Gwyn. Doublet of Wynn.
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Gyatso
Borrowed from Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (rgya mtsho).
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Hà
Sino-Vietnamese word from 河 and 荷.
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- 1 syllable
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Hadley
From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.
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Hailey
From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).
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Hảo
Sino-Vietnamese word from 好.
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- 1 syllable
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Harley
From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).
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Harlow
From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).
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Harmony
From harmony.
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Hậu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 厚.
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- 1 syllable
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Hauʻoli
From hauʻoli (“happiness”).
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Hidāyat
Borrowed from Classical Persian هِدَایَت (hidāyat), borrowed from Arabic هِدَايَة (hidāya), from هَدَى (hadā). First attested in c. 1421 as Middle Hindi ہدایت (hdayt /hidāyat/).
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Hiếu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孝.
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- 1 syllable
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Hiệu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 昊. Originally Hạo, but changed to Hiệu due to naming taboo, in order to avoid homophony with the name of Emperor Kiến Phúc's birth name Nguyễn Phúc…
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- 1 syllable
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Hiʻiaka
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hiʻiaka.
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Hilary
From Latin Hilarius (“cheerful, happy”), name of a fourth-century saint, and from its feminine form Hilaria. Learned borrowing from Latin Hilarius.
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Hillary
From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious).
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Hoà
Sino-Vietnamese word from 和.
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- 1 syllable
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Hoài
Sino-Vietnamese word from 懷.
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- 1 syllable
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Hợi
Sino-Vietnamese word from 亥. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦅᧉ (kay²), Isan ไค้, Lao ໄຄ້ (khai).
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- neutral
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Hollie
Spelling variant of Holly.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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