Satya
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya).
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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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Savior
From savior. Doublet of Salvador.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Schuyler
A Dutch surname (cf. scholier) from German Schüler (“scholar, student”); brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants. Doublet of scholar and schooler.
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Selby
From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Seljuk
From Ottoman Turkish سلجوق (selcuk), ultimately from Old Anatolian Turkish سلجك (sälcük) attested in the Dede Korkut and Karakhanid سلجك (Selcuk) attested in Mahmud…
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- 2 syllables
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Shalom
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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Shane
Anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from…
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- 1 syllable
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Sharon
Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Shaun
A variant of Sean, from Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally…
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- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Sheba
From Biblical Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇāʾ). Short form of Bathsheba.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Shelley
From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Shiloh
From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).
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- neutral
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Shinobu
Borrowed from Japanese しのぶ (Shinobu).
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- neutral
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- ends U
Shri
From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī),…
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- 1 syllable
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Silver
As a surname, anglicised from the German Jewish ornamental surname Silber.
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Simraṇ
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ (simran), borrowed from Sanskrit स्मरण (smaraṇa). Doublet of स्मरण (smaraṇ).
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Śītal
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शीतल (śītala).
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Sky
From sky. As a surname, a translation of German Himmel and an anglicization of Ashkenazic surnames ending in -sky.
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Skylar
Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.
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Skyler
Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.
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Stacey
A female given name from Ancient Greek popular in the 1970s, from the surname, sometimes also explained as a short form of Anastasia.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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Stacie
A unisex given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stacey.
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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Stephen
From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”). From *stegʷʰ- (“to…
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Sutton
From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Southtown.
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- neutral
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Sửu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 丑. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦔᧁᧉ (ṗaw²), Isan เป้า, Lao ເປົ້າ (pao).
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Takaki
Borrowed from Japanese 高木 (Takaki) or たかき (Takaki).
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- neutral
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- 3 syllables
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- ends I
Talāt
Borrowed from Classical Persian طَلْعَت (tal'at), from Arabic طَلْعَة (ṭalʕa).
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- neutral
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Tâm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 心.
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- 1 syllable
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Tân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 新.
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- 1 syllable
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Tate
From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from…
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Tatum
From Tatham, from Old English Tāta, a personal name of unknown meaning + hām.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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Tegan
* (female): 20th-century coinage from Welsh tegan (“pet, darling”). * (surname): Transferred use of Irish Ó Tadhgáin, a surname. * (male): From Teagan, from a diminutive of…
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Tennessee
From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.
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- mixed
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- 3 syllables
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- ends E
Tenzin
Borrowed from Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan 'dzin).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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Terry
A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
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Teruya
Borrowed from Japanese 照屋 (Teruya) or てるや (Teruya).
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- neutral
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Thanh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 清. Sino-Vietnamese word from 青.
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- neutral
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Thể
Sino-Vietnamese word from 體.
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Thiên
Sino-Vietnamese word from 天.
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- neutral
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- 1 syllable
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Thìn
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 辰 (“fifth earthly branch”, SV: thần). Some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but Thìn's /-in/ is…
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Thông
Sino-Vietnamese word from 通 (“to pass through, to understand”) and 聰 (“clever, bright”), and non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 松 (“pine”, SV: tùng).
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- neutral
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Thương
Sino-Vietnamese word from 商.
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- 1 syllable
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Tị
Sino-Vietnamese word from 巳. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦉᧉ (ṡay²), Isan ใส้, Lao ໃສ້ (sai).
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Tĩnh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 靜.
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Toby
The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.
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- mixed
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Trinity
Proprialization of trinity.
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- mixed
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Tristan
Old French, the name of a knight, lover of Iseult in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, from Celtic Drystan derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult".
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Trường
Sino-Vietnamese word from 長.
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- neutral
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Tú
Sino-Vietnamese word from 秀.
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Tuất
Sino-Vietnamese word from 戌. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩮ᩠ᨯ or ᩈᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, Lü ᦵᦉᧆ (ṡed), Isan เส็ด, Lao ເສັດ (set).
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Tuệ
Sino-Vietnamese word from 慧.
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Tyler
From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).
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Valentine
From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino,…
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- 3 syllables
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Valery
From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius. A variant of Valerie, from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria.
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- mixed
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- 3 syllables
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Vanja
Borrowed from Russian Ваня (Vanja).
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- neutral
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Vivian
Early saints' name from Latin Vīviānus, and of its feminine form Vīviāna, probably from vīvus (“alive”).
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- mixed
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- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Whitney
From Old English hwītan, dative of hwīt (“white”) + īeġ (“island”), "white island".
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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Winter
Borrowed from English Winter.
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- neutral
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Wynne
Spelling variant of Wynn
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Xuân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 春.
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- neutral
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