American Submitted Names

Tyrail m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyran f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrann f English
Blend of Tyra and Ann.

Tyrann m Louisiana Creole

Tyranny f English (American)
Means Oppressive Power.

Tyreace m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreake m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrec m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrece m African American
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese, influenced by Reece.

Tyreeka f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Tyreek.

Tyreena f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyreeq m African American (Modern, Rare), South African
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrees m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreese m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreeshia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyreez m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Ty’reik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrek m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyreeka.

Tyreke m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrel m English
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyronda, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Rhonda... [more]

Tyri m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyria f English

Tyrian m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".... [more]

Tyriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyrian.

Tyrice m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyriek m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyriekus m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyriek.

Tyriel m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrin m English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)

Tyris m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tyrus or Tyrese.

Tyrise m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty, ree and sha.

Tyrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Darius (or blending Tyree with Darius).

Tyrnan m English (Rare)
Variant of Tiernan.

Tyronda f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Rhonda. Also compare Sharonda.

Tyronica f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Veronica.

Tyronione f & m African American

Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]

Tysander m English (Rare)

Tysean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Tyson.

Tysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and sha, possibly modelled on Tasha... [more]

Tyshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and shay.

Tyshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tyshay f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyshea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshae or sometimes Tyshia.

Tyshell f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tashia using the popular prefix Ty-.

Tyshon m African American

Tysoe m English

Tysun m English
Variant of Tyson.

Tytan m American
Variant of Titan.

Tytana f American (Rare)

Tytania f Russian (Rare), American
Variant of Titania.

Tyteona f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tytiana.

Tythan m English (Rare)

Tytiana f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Tatiana.

Tytianna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tytiana. Tytianna was given to 7 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Tyua f American

Tyus m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyvon m African American (Rare)
An invented name based on the popular name syllables Ty and von.

Tywana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tajuana.

Tywanda f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Wanda.

Tywanna f African American
Variant of Tajuana.

Tywayne m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Dewayne.

Tyya f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tzuri m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zuri or Zurie influenced by the Hebrew name Tzuri'el

Udele f English
Means "prosperous, wealthy", from the Germanic root ot.

Udonis m African American (Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an altered form of Adonis. This is borne by the American basketball player Udonis Haslem (1980-).

Uel m English
Short form of Samuel used in Northern Ireland.

Uella f English (Rare)

Uganda f & m African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Ugene m English (Rare)
Variant of Eugene.

Ukari f African American
The name was popular in the year 1999 in the USA for the women college basketball player Ukari Figgs.

Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.

Uldene f American (Rare)

Ulfric m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and rik "power; ruler".... [more]

Ulger m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Creole variant of Eucher.

Ulgère m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Ulger.

Ulisha f English (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Ulissa f American (Hispanic)

Ulma f American (Rare, Archaic)
Maybe a variant of Alma 1.

Uly m English
Short form of Ulysses.

Ulyses m English
Variant of Ulysses.

Ulyssia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ulysse.

Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.

Umbertina f Literature, Italian, American (Rare)
A feminine form of Umberto.... [more]

Umkokola f English

Unadean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Una and Dean or Deen, possibly influenced by Undine.

Understanding m African American

Uneta f American (Rare)

Unferð m English
Unferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as un + frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [more]

Unicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Eunicia.

Unicie f English

Uniik f African American (Rare)

Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.

Unita f African American
Elaboration of Unity.

Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.

Upshur m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Upshur.

Upsilon m English (Rare)
The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [more]

Urbin m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Urbain.

Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Urian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Urien.

Urielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urilla f American (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine variant of Uri and contracted form of Uriella.

Urleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Earlene.

Ursela f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursella.

Ursile f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ursule.

Ursla f English (American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Contracted form of Ursula.

Usain m English, Caribbean
Probably a form of Husayn. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican runner who broke the world record in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Usebia f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Eusebia.

Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher, maybe influenced by Usher or Asher.

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utokia f English (American, Rare)

Utopia f & m English
As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.... [more]

Uvaldo m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Ubaldo.

Vachel m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Vachell m & f English
Variant of Vachel.

Vachelle f English
Feminine form of Vachel.

Vada f English, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.... [more]

Vadah f English (Rare)

Vaden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vaden.

Vaeda f English (Modern)
Variant of Vada.

Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)

Vagina f American (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vaginia, which seems to have been a variant of Virginia

Vaginia f American (Archaic)
Likely a phonetic variant of Virginia, reflecting the pronunciation in certain dialects.

Vahla f American (Rare)

Vaida f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Valaida f African American (Rare)
A known bearer is jazz musician Valaida Snow.

Valancy f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly related to Valencia.... [more]

Valari f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valcour m Louisiana Creole

Valdene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Valeda f African American (Anglicized, Rare)

Valeka f American
Feminine form of Valek.

Valen m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valen.

Valena f American (South, Rare)
Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.

Valene f English (Rare)
Variant of Valena.

Valentyne m Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Medieval English form of Valentine 1.

Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.

Valeree f English (American)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeri f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeriena f American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The name Valeriena is a twist on Valerieand Lena. This name means "little joy" or "young joy".

Valery f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valerya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valeria.

Valeta f English (Rare)

Valette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valette.

Valgean m English (American)
Variant of Valjean.

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Valienta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Presumably from the Spanish word valiente meaning "brave, valiant", ultimately from Latin valere "to be strong" (compare Valerius; or perhaps from the Spanish surname Valiente which was originally a nickname based on the Spanish word)... [more]

Valina f English
Variant of Valena.

Valinda f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Val and the name suffix inda (also compare Valena 1).

Valirea f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valla f American (Rare)

Valleri f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie. It appears in the 1968 song Valleri by the Monkees.

Vallerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Valerie

Vallery f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valletta f American
Valletta, the name of a city in Malta, it is a transferred use of the surname of Jean Parisot de la Vallette, Grand Master of the Order of Malta.

Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.

Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.

Vallon f American
Of/relating to the word ‘valor’

Vallory f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie, the spelling is influenced by that of Mallory.

Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.

Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [more]

Valmarie f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Valmai influenced by Marie as well as a combination of Valerie and Marie.

Valnora f English (American)

Valonna f American (Rare)

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Valori f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valoura f English
Variant of Valora.

Valrine f American (Rare)

Valyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Valyssa f American

Vanasia f English (American)
This name came into prominence through American artistic gymnast, Vanasia Bradley.

Vanay f African American

Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.

Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.

Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]

Vandra f American (Rare)

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Vanes f English
Nickname for "Vanessa" Not commonly used. The name 'Vanessa' was invented by the Anglo-Irish Jonathan Swift in 1708.

Vanessah f English (American)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vanessia f English (American)
My name also resembles butterfly in Greek and star in the book of Hebrew

Vanetta f English
Derived from the Spanish name Juanita or from the Italian name Giovannetta.

Vanette f English (American, Rare)

Vangie f English (American), Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Evangeline.

Vaniesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Venetia.

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Vanity f American (Modern, Rare)
The English word "vanity" used as a name. Stage name of Denise Katrina Matthews, a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model.

Vannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Vanna 1 or a short form of Savannah

Vannesa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vannessa f American
Variant of Vanessa.

Vannevar m American
Transferred use of the surname Van Nevar.

Vannie f English
Probably either a feminine form of Van or a diminutive of Savannah, Evangeline, and other names containing van.

Vannisa f American
Possible variant ofVanessa or Vannesa

Vara f American (Archaic)

Vardina f American, Hebrew
Variant of Varda.

Vardit f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Diminutive of Varda, Vardina, or Vardiya.

Vardiya f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Vardina.

Varian m English
English form of Varianus.

Varina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Varonica f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.

Vashon m English (Rare)

Vashtie f Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois, English (American)
Variant of Vashti.

Vassar m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vassar. Notable namesakes are Vassar Carlton Clements (1928 - 2005) American folk musician known as the Father of Hillbilly Jazz and female poet Vassar Miller (1924 - 1998).

Vassie f American
Transferred use of the surname Vassie.

Vaudine f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Vaudin.

Vaughnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Vaughn.

Vaunne f American

Vaux f African American
Transferred use of the surname Vaux.

Vayda f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Vayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Vaden.

Vaylen m American
The masculine name Vaylen is used in American. Other countries in which name Vaylen being used are. Vaylen is not a very common name for a boy. It Is not ranked with in the top 1,000 names.

Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]

Vea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Veanne f English

Vedah f American (Rare, Archaic)
Stage name of silent film actress Vedah Bertram (1891-1912)

Vedetta f English (Rare)

Vedette f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Veda and the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.

Veerah f English (American)
Variant of Vera 1.

Veeta f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.

Velaria f English

Velicia f English (Rare)

Velinda f American (Rare)

Velisa f English (Modern, Rare)

Vella f American, English
Diminutive of Velvet.

Velora f American (Rare)

Velva f American (South)
Diminutive of Velvet but has been used as a name in its own right for decades.

Velvetta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -etta.

Velvette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -ette.

Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.

Vena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Vina.

Venasha f American
Derived from venessa. Venasha is a very unique name. Nicknames are Venasha or Nash pronounced N-AYsh

Vencent m English (Latinized)
Means "one sent to conquer over evil" in Latin.

Vendetta f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vendetta or from the word vendetta, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge."

Vendolyn f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Venea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Vena.

Venecia f English
Variant of Venezia and Venetia.

Venellope f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanellope.

Venesha f African American

Venessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Venezia f English (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. It also coincides with the Italian name of the city Venice.

Venia f English (Rare)
Short form of Luvenia, or from Latin venia meaning "grace; indulgence; favor; forgiveness". This name has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Venice f English (Rare)
Perhaps originally a Christianized variant of Venus, now either an English vernacular form of Venetia ('Many of the girls who were called Venice had actually been named Venetia') or else directly from the English name of the city in Italy... [more]

Venicia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Venetia and an elaboration of Venice in the style of Felicia.

Venie f American
Diminutive of Lavinia or names containing the element ven, such as Ravenna.

Venise f French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Venice.

Venisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Venicia and Venetia.

Venita f English (Rare)

Veniva f English

Venna f English
Possibly a nickname for names like Venice, Vanessa, Veronica and other names that begin with the letter V.

Vennie f American (South)
Not sure, it was given to 6 girls in Alabama in 1913, looks like a diminutive of a longer name that became independent, perhaps Venetia or Venicia.

Venona f English (American, Rare)

Venson m American (South)

Ventrell m & f African American (Rare)

Veola f English
Variant of Viola.

Ve’ondre m & f African American
Possibly a female version of DeAndre or Deondre, or Ondre combines with the prefix Ve... [more]

Veora f English (American)
Variant of Viora.

Veralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Veralynn. Combination of Vera and Lyn.

Veralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Vera 1 and Lynn.

Veranda f American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe an elaboration of Vera 1.

Verda f English
Possibly derived from verde a Spanish and Italian word meaning "green" (see Viridis).

Verdell m & f English (American)
Derived from the Spanish verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix -ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).

Verdella f African American

Verdi m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.

Verdie f English (American), American (South)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant or diminutive of Verity or Vera 1. This name was most well used in the Southeastern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... [more]

Verdon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdon.

Verdona f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Vergal m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Vergean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Vergie f English (Rare)
Variant of Virgie.

Veria f English

Veridia f Late Roman, English (Rare, Archaic)
This name either came into being as a variant form of Viridia, or as a shortened form of Veridiana (see Viridiana)... [more]

Verité f English
Variant of Verity.

Verjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Verkina f English (American, Rare)
Verkina Flower is a retired actress.

Verl m American
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.

Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Verle m American (Rare)
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful".

Verlene f English (American)
Feminine form of Verl.

Verletta f American (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Verla.

Verley m English
Southern name

Verlia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Verlie.

Verlie f English (Rare)
Possibly related to Verla.

Verlin m American
From Latin origin meaning "virile" or "manly". ... [more]

Verlon m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verlon.

Verlyn m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Verlene.

Vermettya f African American
Vermettya Royster was a member of the R&B ensemble 'The Sisters Love'.

Vermont m & f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America (see Vermont). The place name originated from French Verd Mont meaning "green mountain", the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map.

Vernabelle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Verna and Belle.

Vernado m African American