Chaobi

From Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ (chaaubee). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ (chaaubee); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ#Manipuri

A female given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri female given name ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ (chaaubee).


Chaoba

From Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕ (chaauba). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕ (chaauba); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

translit

A male given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri male given name ꯆꯥꯎꯕ (chaauba).


Thoiba

From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕ (thoʼiba). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕ (thoʼiba); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

A male given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri male given name ꯊꯣꯏꯕ (thoʼiba).


Thoibi

From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibee). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibee); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ#Manipuri

A female given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri female given name ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibee).


Shaznay

Oh, and you won't believe who Shaznay, that tall girl in Subscriptions, has been seen out with.


Lashonda

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Vivek

James Johnson, of J.L. Partners who carried out the poll, said three candidates could be satisfied with their night's work.
 'First and foremost, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has inserted himself onto the national stage and narrowly won the debate with Republican voters,' he said.

2023 August 24, Rob Crilly, “Vivek Ramaswamy beats Ron DeSantis for best performance AND tops Donald Trump as the 'real winner' in poll of the Republican debate”, in The Daily Mail:

A male given name from the South Asian languages [in turn from Sanskrit]


Shulamis

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Hebrew שולמית

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Shulamith, masculine equivalent Shlomo, equivalent to English Salome


Shulamit

Hebrew שולמית


Shulamith

Hebrew שולמית

A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Shlomo, equivalent to English Salome


Shula

Clipping of Shulamith, Shulamit, Shulamis.; diminutive of Hebrew שולמית \ שׁוּלַמִּית (shulamít).

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שולמית \ שׁוּלַמִּית

Hebrew שולמית \ שׁוּלַמִּית

diminutive of

Hebrew <i class="Hebr mention" lang="he">שולמית \ שׁוּלַמִּית</i>

A diminutive of the female given name Shulamith, from Hebrew.


Samuelina

And off she sprang with the agility of a forest doe, so very unlike the polished lady of the manor, full of grace and gentility, but yet so truly in character with Samuelina, the farmer’s daughter.

1810, [anonymous] […], chapter XVI, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, […]. Founded on Facts., volume II, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, page 137:

At Grange, Burntisland, aged eight years, Samuelina Paterson, youngest daughter of the Rev. Robert Culbertson, Leith.

1819 June, “Register.—Deaths.”, in The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany; a New Series of the Scots Magazine, volume IV, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, page 587, column 2:

To Miss Mercy Elizabeth Samuelina Snagwallader

1860, James W[illia]m Bowles, The World’s Fifth Empire, and Other Poems, Louisville, Ky.: John P. Morton & Co., […], page viii:

Letter No. 1 was from her first-floor lodger, Miss Samuelina Johnson, and ran thus:—[…]

1878 June 13, “Breakfast Yarns”, in Thomas Hake, Arthur Compton-Rickett, The Life and Letters of Theodore Watts-Dunto, volume II, London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, Limited; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, published 1916, page 295:

M‘Caughey, Samuelina Jane, elected 1907.

1908, Sessional Papers, volume 27, page 28:

Parker, Annie Samuelina.

1947, The London Gazette, volume 4, page 6309:

“My friends, I would like you to meet Miss Samuelina Adkinson.”

1984, Fayrene Preston, For the Love of Sami, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 171:

M 4 Aug 1951 Betsy Lyall Innes, b 5 Feb 1927, d of John Gilmour I. and Samuelina Wallace Craig.

1981, Donald Farquhar Macleod Macdonald, editor, Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ: The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, volume X (Ministers of the Church from 1 January 1955 to 31 December 1975), Edinburgh: The Saint Andrew Press, →ISBN, page 200, column 1:

With the ACAP and INDEPTH teams in Accra, Ghana, left to right, are Mr. Pali Lehohla, Dr. Alioune Diagne, Mr. Timothy Cheney, Ms. Samuelina Arthur, Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Dr. Ayaga Bawah, Dr. Cheikh Mbacke, Dr. Martin Bangha, Dr. Philomena Nyarko, Mr. Somnath Sambhudas, Ms. Jeannette Quarcoopome, and Dr. Osman Sankoh, 2011.

2015, Tukufu Zuberi, African Independence: How Africa Shapes the World, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page xiii:


Lizeka

A female given name of South African usage.


Zabelle

Miss Flora Zabelle invests the gentle, lively "San Toy" with a beauty and charm that has added much to the past season's success of the Daly Company …

1901, “Miss Flora Zabelle”, in Book Notes: A Monthly Literary Magazine and Review of New Books, volume 7, Siegel-Cooper, page 796:

Oh, every little girl's dream at the wedding was, "when will I be old enough to get married and wear the beautiful long white dress as a bride." Certainly Zabelle was no exception.

1981, Zabelle Sahagian, The Amazing Journey of Zabelle, A. R. Graphics & Publishing, page 27:

A female given name from Armenian, equivalent to English Isabella.


Sarel

From Old English Sarlo, Sarle and Serle, from Anglo-Scandinavian or Norman Sarli and Sarle, ultimately from Old Norse.
The given name sense is derived from Afrikaans Sarel.

The Boers who had ridden into Germiston were under the command of Captain Sarel Eloff, President Krüger's grandson …

1899, George Griffith, Briton or Boer?: A Tale of the Fight for Africa, F. V. White & Company, page 143:

My name is Sarel Kandell. I am an attorney formerly with the migrant legal action program, and I just have one basic comment to make.

1967, Sarel Kandell, edited by Patsy T. Mink, Hearings, Reports, Public Laws, volume 12, United States Congress House Committee on Education and Labour, page 324:

His party grew along the way and was joined by that of Charl (Sarel) Celliers (or Cilliers) from the Colesberg District with 25 adult men.

2023, John Laband, The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom 1837–1840, Jonathan Ball, →ISBN, unnumbered page:


Safina

* (female Russian surname): From Russian Сафина (Safina), from Сафин (Safin). Analyzable as Safin + -a.


Harutyun

(countable) A male given name from Armenian.


Yegor

Егор Егор#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Егор (Jegor).


Troye

A female given name, feminine form of Troy.


Polingaysi

Polingaysi Qöyawayma, b. 1892


Kathrynne

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Catherine.


Dierdre

A female given name, variant of Deirdre.


Oyub

Oyub Titiev, b. 1957

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Оюб (Ojub)


Lomayumtewa

Lomayumtewa Ishii, b. 1959/60


Tenisha

Tenisha Yancey, b. 1976


Zarah

A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Sarah

A female given name from Arabic, variant of Zara


Dommy

A diminutive of the male given name Dominic.


Dimitrija

Димитрија Димитрија#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Димитрија (Dimitrija)


Engred

(rare) A female given name from Swedish.


Ronya

A female given name from Swedish, variant of Ronia

A female given name from Russian, variant of Ronia


Ronia

A female given name
A female given name from Swedish

A female given name
A female given name from Russian


Kabrina

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Talasquaptewa

(historical) A male given name from Hopi.


Gauri

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.


Mical

A male given name originating as a coinage.


Wyndi

A female given name originating as a coinage.


Estee

A diminutive of the female given name Esther, variant of Esti


Tolly

A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew


Samaire

Samaire Armstrong, b. 1980


Yoel

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Joel


Jaxxon

A male given name of modern usage, variant of Jackson.


Kalynn

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Kaylyn.


Briahna

A female given name of African-American usage.


Dmitriy

Дми́трий Дмитрий#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij).


Luly

A diminutive of the female given names Louisa or Louise


Nikky

A female given name; Alternative spelling of Nicky


Ilon

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.


Jenipher

en-proper noun

Jenipher (countable and uncountable, plural Jeniphers)

A female given name from Cornish, an uncommon form of Jennifer.


Jessyca

A female given name, variant of Jessica.


Barne

* Clipping of Barney.
* Clipping of Barnett.

A diminutive of the male given names Barney or Barnett


Barn

* Clipping of Barney.
* Clipping of Barnett.
* Clipping of Barnabas.
* Clipping of Barnaby.
* Clipping of Barnard.

A diminutive of the male given names Barney, Barnabas, Barnaby, or Barnett

A unisex given name transferred from the surname diminutive of Barnard (“surname”)


Lamorne

Lamorne Morris, b. 1983


Arshag

Arshag Chobanian, b. 1872

Արշակ Արշակ#Armenian

A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արշակ (Aršak)


Watsana

A transliteration of a Thai female given name


Anucha

A transliteration of a Thai male given name


Dawnn

Dawnn Lewis, b. 1961


Zarel

It has been also reported to me by the Field Corporal Zarel Marais that the Bushmen were very active in his district, they had away all Marais' cattle, though fortunately retaken, with exception of 2 which they had stabbed to death, and the robbers fled.

1838, A. S. Robertson, “Report of Commandant Godlieb Roedolf Opperman.”, in Donald Moodie, editor, The Record Or, A Series of Official Papers Relative to the Condition and Treatment of the Native Tribes of South Africa, page 42:

Notice is hereby applying for a ... [title deed] Zarel Francois Haasbroek, in respect of certain portion marked " B " named Inhoek, of the quitrent farm Blinkklip No. 113, District Wolmaransstad, measuring 1,294 morgen 150 square roods

1937, Government of South Africa, Government Gazette Extraordinary, volume 109, page 16:

Zarel C. Spears, an author and director and [manager] of the Ruth Wyeth Spears Newspaper Syndicate, died Wednesday at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.

1967 May 5, “Zarel C. Spears, Author, 80, Dies; Managed Wife's Syndicated Newspaper Articles”, in The New York Times, page 38:


Quantonio

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Dontavious

Blend of Donte + Octavius, the latter revised to accord with -ious.


Cleve

A male given name, found predominantly in the United States.


Clif

A diminutive of the male given name Clifford.

A diminutive of the male given name Clifton.


Ashling

From Aisling, to match English spelling.


Soterios

Borrowed from Greek Σωτήριος (Sotírios).

Soterios Johnson


Lowies

(rare) A male given name from the surname.


Lashondra

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Odie

Separate origins as diminutives of British name Odell and Germanic name Odin; later used as nickname for additional given names.

A diminutive of the male given names Odell, Odin, Ogilvie, Otis, Odysseus, Odicea, Odoardo, or Odunayo, also used as a formal given name.

A diminutive of the female given names Odell, Odele, or Odette, also used as a formal given name.


Zuinglius

Borrowed from New Latin Zuinglius, itself from Alemannic German Zwingli.

Zuinglius Calvin Graves, b. 1816

A male given name from Latin [in turn from Alemannic German]


Dextra

Dextra Quotskuyva, b. 1928


Gerrie

A unisex given name from Afrikaans or Dutch.


Dashawn

A male given name of African-American usage.


Da'Shawn

Da'Shawn Hand, b. 1995


Latifa

A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Latif


Zaynulla

A transliteration of a Russian male given name.


Sopan

Sopan Deb, b. 1988


Polyclitus

Learned borrowing from Latin Polyclītus, from Ancient Greek Πολῠ́κλειτος (Polúkleitos).

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Πολῠ́κλειτος

A male given name from Latin Polyclītus [in turn from Ancient Greek Πολύκλειτος (Polúkleitos, “far-famed, greatly renowned”)]

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Elder, 5th century BCE Ancient Greek sculptor and artist from Argos or Sicyon

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polyclitus the Younger, 4th century BCE Ancient Greek architect


Zisis

Zisis Verros, b. 1880

Ζήσης Ζήσης#Greek

A transliteration of the Greek male given name Ζήσης (Zísis).


Polycletus

Learned borrowing from Latin Polyclētus, from Ancient Greek Πολῠ́κλειτος (Polúkleitos).

Πολῠ́κλειτος

Alternative form of Polyclitus, a male given name from Latin Polyclētus [in turn from Ancient Greek Πολύκλειτος (Polúkleitos, “far-famed, greatly renowned”)]


Caradog

From Welsh Caradog. Doublet of Caradoc, Caratacus, Cedric, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty.


Jaimy

Jaimy Gordon, b. 1944


Aethelred

/ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelræd, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

af

A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Ethelred or Æthelred

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016


Ethelred

/ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

lbor

A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Aethelred or Æthelred

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016


Athelred

/ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

a male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Æthelred, Aethelred, or Ethelred


Zöe

A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë.


Posidonius

Borrowed from Latin Posīdōnius, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidṓnios).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Posidonius, an Ancient Greek polymath of the Hellenistic period, best known for his studies of philosophy.


Chrysippus

Borrowed from Latin Chrysippus, from Ancient Greek Χρύσιππος (Khrúsippos).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chrysippus, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.


Abijam

From Hebrew אֲבִיָּם, the name of the son of Rehoboam as reported by 1 Kings (rather than 1 Chronicles.)

bor

Hebrew אֲבִיָּם

A male or female given name from Hebrew.


Agatharchus

From Ancient Greek Ἀγάθαρχος (Agátharkhos).


Medbh

A female given name from Irish, variant of Maeve


Morven

A variant of the place name Morvern, from Scottish Gaelic A' Mhorbhairne, meaning "the sea gap" or "the big gap".

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic


Aoibhinn

Borrowed from Irish Aoibhinn, from aoibhinn (“delightful; blissful”).


Teka

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Nicander

Borrowed from Latin Nicander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros). Cognate with French Nicandre.

A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].


Evangelina

/ɪvænd͡ʒəˈliːnə/

A female given name originating as a coinage


Phinny

A diminutive of the male given name Phineas.


Cherri

A female given name from English, variant of Cherry.


Nazila

Nazila Fathi, b. 1970


Spenny

A diminutive of the male given name Spencer.


Sheana

Sheana Davis, b. 1969


Neha

Borrowed from Hindi नेहा (nehā). Doublet of snow.

A female given name from Hindi, of mainly Indian usage.


Tetty

(archaic) A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.


Ardentric

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Ruthy

A diminutive of the female given name Ruth.


Cirroc

Cirroc Lofton, b. 1978


Teena

Teena had grown up in Ballyroan, the fourth youngest of 13.

2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, page 17:


Ramie

Ramie Dowling, b. 1921


Polydorus

From Latin Polydoros/Polydorus, itself from Ancient Greek Πολύδωρος (Polúdōros).


Dilrukshi

Transliteration of Sinhalese දිල්රුක්ෂි (dilrukṣi).

translit

Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe

දිල්රුක්ෂි දිල්රුක්ෂි#Sinhalese

A transliteration of the Sinhalese female given name දිල්රුක්ෂි (dilrukṣi).


Ranil

Transliteration of Sinhalese රනිල් (ranil).

Ranil Wickremesinghe, b. 1949

රනිල් රනිල්#Sinhalese

A transliteration of the Sinhalese male given name රනිල් (ranil).


Megyn

A female given name from Welsh, modern variant of Megan.


Shigotizh

Borrowed from Russian Шиготи́ж f anim (Šigotíž).

Шиготи́ж Шиготиж#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Шиготи́ж (Šigotíž).


Ebubennem

Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke, b. 1983


Megalyn

Megalyn Echikunwoke, b. 1983


Chiwetel

Chiwetel Ejiofor, b. 1977


Kyanna

A female given name originating as a coinage.


Keturah

From Hebrew קְטוּרָה (Qəṭūrā, “Keturah”).


Othniel

From Biblical Hebrew עָתְנִיאֵל (ʿOṯnīʾēl), of uncertain meaning but at any rate ending in אֵל (ʾēl, “God”).


Jamin

From Hebrew יָמִין (yamin, “right hand or right side”).


Lenne

A male given name from Swedish or Finnish


Ederic

... Ederic pretended to return to his duty; and, as Edmond had no general in whom he could repose more confidence, he gave him a considerable command in the army. A battle was soon after fought at Assington in Essex. Ederic deserted[…]

1779, The History of Modern Europe. With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; and a View of the Progress of Society, from the Fifth to the Eighteenth Century. In a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to His Son. [By William Russell.], page 159:

[…] Ederic Slater, Peter and Suzanne Willcox, and Norman Wettenhall helped me track down early artwork and Richard Barwick lent me[…]

2001, Penny Olsen, Feather and Brush: Three Centuries of Australian Bird Art, CSIRO PUBLISHING, →ISBN:

... Ederic rises, startled from his chair, eyes wide - EDERIC: "What? A new attack from the air? Guards! To arms!" Feneric stays Ederic with his hand, smiling. FENERIC: "No, no, brother! She is our friend. The Myyrrhn aided[…]"

2009 October 27, Michael Moorcock, Elric In the Dream Realms, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 305:

A male given name, probably a variant of Edric.


Zeffie

A diminutive of the female given name Josephine


Flicky

A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.


Yazan

يازن يازن#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name يازن.


Cloudesley

(rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.


Nitasha

Nitasha Kaul, b. 1976


Hepzibah

Thither the bees came, however, and plunged into the squash-blossoms, as if there were no other squash-vines within a long day’s flight, or as if the soil of Hepzibah’s garden gave its productions just the very quality which these laborious little wizards wanted, in order to impart the Hymettus odor to their whole hive of New England honey.

1851 April 9, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Pyncheon-garden”, in The House of the Seven Gables, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, page 160:

A female given name, variant of Hephzibah


Alastor

From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, Alastair, from Old Irish Alaxander.


Marvie

A diminutive of the male given name Marvin.


Amiel

Borrowed from French Amiel, itself from Occitan.


Yehonatan

Hebrew יהונתן


Sophon

Borrowed from Thai โสภณ, from Pali sobhaṇa.


Gyatso

Borrowed from Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (rgya mtsho).


Sojourner

/ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚnɚ/

/soʊˈd͡ʒɝnɚ/


Malachy

From Irish Maolmhaodhóg and Maolseachnaill/Maolseachlainn, influenced by the etymologically unrelated name Malachi, which is of Hebrew origin.


Amenophis

From Latin Amenōphis, from Ancient Greek Ἀμένωφις (Aménōphis), ultimately from a conflation of Egyptian i-mn:n-A40-m-i-p*t:O45 (jmn-m-jpt) and i-mn:n-Htp:t*p (jmn-ḥtp).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several Egyptian pharaohs


Menes

From Latin Mēnēs, from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), ultimately from Egyptian Y5:N35-M17 (mnj).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">mnj</i>

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt.


Erykah

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Erica and Erika.


Symeon

Borrowed from Latin Symeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sumeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.


Cleopas

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλεοπᾶς (Kleopâs), contracted form of Κλεόπᾰτρος (Kleópatros).


Arsinoë

/ɑːˈsɪ.nəʊ.iː/

From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).

A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by several queens consort of Egypt


Kezhkepat

Madhavan Kezhkepat Palat (born 1947), Indian historian


Kevy

A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.


Latundra

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


DeShawna

De- + Shawna. African-American coinage with the prefix De


Deangela

De- + Angela. Of African-American coinage using the prefix De


Zaq

(rare) A diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary.


Lunabelle

Compound of Luna (“a female given name from Latin”) + Belle (“female given name”); perhaps by analogy with names like Annabelle, Clarabelle etc.

compound+

David S. Berkowitz and Lunabelle W. Curtis gave major assistance in connection with the study of the trends in the decentralization of educational facilities.

1947, Preliminary Report of the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University, Williams Press, page 9:

In his foreword to a graduate paper by Lunabelle Wedlock, "The Reaction of Negro Publications and Organizations to German Anti-Semitism," Bunche wrote that as was well known, there was all too much mutual dislike and mistrust between the two communities.

1995, Murray Friedman, What Went Wrong?: The Creation & Collapse of the Black-Jewish Alliance, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 89:


Lloydie

A diminutive of the male given name Lloyd


Lacie

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lacey

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lacey

A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lacey.


Charly

A diminutive of the male given name Charles, variant of Charlie

A diminutive of the female given names Charlene or Charlotte, variant of Charley


Bardilo

Ultimately from bardhë + yll; calqued from the German Bardilo.

(transliteration) A male given name of Albanian origin.

A male given name of Albanian origin.
"of a bright star"


Cismaan

Unadapted borrowing from Somali Cismaan.

(rare) A male given name from Somali, equivalent to Osman.


Lorne

en-proper-noun

Lorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)


'Brina

Sabrina Carpenter is, finally, getting her flowers. Ever since demurely (I don't use that word lightly!!!) performing what would become the song of 2024 as part of her Coachella set—no, literally, "Espresso" just won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year—all eyes have been on 'Brina.

2024 September 21, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour”, in Cosmopolitan:

A diminutive of the female given name Sabrina.


Sab

It turns out Sab [Sabrina Carpenter] caught an advanced screening of Saltburn in New York City on September 20 and posed with a fan!

2024 September 17, “Here’s a Rundown on Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan’s ‘Ship”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 2024-09-26:


Shequala

(rare) A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Marye

This yeare the kinge maried hys daughter Marye to Alexander kynge of Scottes, and he receaued homage of the ſame Alexander foꝛ the realme of Scotlande.

1564, Richard Grafton, compiler, An Abridgement of the Chronicles of England, […], [London]: In ædibus Richardi Tottyll, signature H.i., verso:

Miss Marye Dahnke (B.S. 1921) has been made director of the recently organized home economics department of the Kraft Cheese Company, Chicago, Illinois.

1925 October, “Alumni News”, in Teachers College Record, volume XXVII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Teachers College, Columbia University, page 170, column 1:

Marye Anne Fox was the first woman to be appointed permanent chancellor to the University of California, San Diego.

2014, E[ileen] S[heridan] Wibbeke, Sarah McArthur, Global Business Leadership, 2nd edition, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 218:

In 1594 John Morice of Keven Llitha had at least five illegitimate daughters – Elizabeth, Alice, Elenor, Katherine and Anne – all of whom he left in the care of his wife, Gwenllian Jankin. The wording of his will is a little unclear, but a sixth daughter, Marye, married to John Beane, may have completed the family.

2015, Ruth Goodman, “And so to Bed”, in How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Liveright Publishing Corporation, published 2016, →ISBN, page 287:

Marye smiled, seeing that it was Theresa, a captain in Marye's original home defense force. Lady Theresa faced the crowd. “I stand with Queen Marye!” said Theresa as she saluted Marye with a clenched fist to her heart as she raised her longbow over her head.

2023, William K. Schlotter IV, Exodus to Avonia, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, →ISBN:


Elysabeth

This queen [Elizabeth of York] usually signed her name ‘Elysabeth.’ […] It must not be forgotten, however, that Elysabeth was in justice a Queen Regnant, being the lawful heiress to the crown (see vol. ii, p. 414), her husband, Henry VII, having won it by the sword. As a little girl the Princess Elysabeth Plantagenet of York would have been dressed as shown in the drawing of the Princess Margaret of Clarence (vol. ii, Fig. 571) who was three years younger than Elysabeth. […] The children of Henry VII and Elysabeth were: […]

1938, Herbert Norris, “The Reign of King Henry VII: 1485—1509”, in Costume & Fashion, volume 3 (The Tudors), book I (1485-1547), New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc., page 53:

“You think he’s shy at first, but he’s not shy,” said Elysabeth Kleinhans who funded a two-year $30,000 Alliance fellowship on how to use rain forests for profit without destroying them.

1992, Bob Reiss, “New York: The Activist and the Rain Forest”, in The Road to Extrema, New York, N.Y.: Summit Books, →ISBN, page 254:

Join Fear No ART host Elysabeth Alfano for an in-depth talk with artist Jeff Zimmerman, whose mural “You Know What You Should Do” runs parallel to the Lakefront Trail at Oak Street Beach.

2011 September 21, Margaret Smith, “Eat. Drink. Do.”, in Tran Ha, editor, RedEye, Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Tribune Company, page 2:

Elysabeth Grant joined the band [Black Tape for a Blue Girl] as a violinist, then quickly took over vocal duties and stayed on with the group to record.

2012, Adam Brent Houghtaling, “[Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken? Heartbeats, Heartbreaks, and Artificial Hearts] Black Tape for a Blue Girl”, in This Will End in Tears: The Miserabilist Guide to Music, New York, N.Y.: It Books, →ISBN, page 46:

Elysabeth Grace writes paranormal, contemporary, and historical romances. […] A native Californian and Professor of English literature, Elysabeth currently resides in Las Vegas where (under her legal name) she remains a practicing Shakespearean and cultural literary critic.

2019, Elysabeth Grace [pseudonym; Margo Hendricks], “About the Author”, in Your Heart Only (Midsummer Sisters; 1), Oklahoma City, Okla.: Midsommer Publishing, →ISBN:

18 January 1486: Elysabeth Plantagenet Finally Marries Her Prince […] It has been a long road to marry her prince for Elysabeth. In 1469, aged three years old, she was betrothed to George Neville, nephew of the Earl of Warwick, and in 1475 she was promised to Charles, the Dauphin of France, heir and son of Louis XI. But at Christmas 1483, while still in Brittany, Henry went to Rennes Cathedral, accompanied by Elysabeth’s half-brother Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset, and gave oath he would marry Elysabeth immediately after he ascended the throne.

2021, Jan-Marie Knights, “King Henry VII: 1485–1509”, in The Tudor Socialite: A Social Calendar of Tudor Life, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, →ISBN, 18 January 1486:

A female given name, variant of Elizabeth.


Judicael

→ English: Jekyll

English form of Judicaël, itself the French form of the Old Breton name Iudicael, derived from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”).

A male given name, transferred from the surname.


Briz

A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice.


Abhishek

Ultimately from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).


Darick

A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek.


Idomeneus

Borrowed from Latin Idomeneus, from Ancient Greek Ἰδομενεύς (Idomeneús).


Heliodorus

Borrowed from Latin Heliodorus, from Ancient Greek Ἡλιόδωρος (Hēliódōros).


Sedona

* (given name): Made up by Sedona Schnebly's mother.
* (city): From the given name of Sedona Schnebly (b. 1877).

Sedona Prince, b. 2000


Donie

A diminutive of the female given name Syndonia.


Mutahar

From Arabic مُطَهَّر (muṭahhar, “purified”).


Trevon

From several sources, such as Britain, Germany, Norse, and Welsh. Combination of Tre("three") and von ("hope"/"expectation"/"little"/"from").


Symmone

A female given name from French, variant of Simone.


Babby

A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.


Katessa

(rare) A female given name originating as a coinage.


Imane

Safety and fairness in female sport was one of the most prominent topics at this summer’s Olympic Games, where boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting took gold in the women’s welterweight and featherweight categories respectively.

2024 November 4, Jamie Gardner, “Mandatory genetic testing in sport ‘not justified, ethical or viable’, say academics”, in The Independent:


Hindal

Learned borrowing from Chagatai هندل, compound of هند (“India”) + ال (“taker”).


Kenard

A male given name of African-American usage.


Minty

A diminutive of the female given name Araminta.


Danisha

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Katryna

A female given name from Ancient Greek. A variant of Catherine.


Finneas

Finneas O'Connell, b. 1997


Yolly

(Philippines) A diminutive of the female given name Yolanda.