By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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French variation of Patrick
Though Patrice is still common for boys in France, it has long been feminine here.
Ukrainian variation of Paul, 'small"
Pavlo has more energy than the Russian Pavel, perhaps because it sounds like the Spanish Pablo.
Italian and Portuguese, feminine variation of Paul
"small"
Turning Paul or Paol -- whether it's as Paolo, Paolina, or even Paola -- instantly makes it more romantic and appealing.
English, feminine variation of Randall; also Arabic
"delicate desert tree"
Sounds incomplete, like a pet form of Miranda.
Hebrew, feminine variation of Raphael
"God has healed"
A euphonious and lovely name with a dark-eyed, long-flowing-haired image, Raphaela is, like Gabriella and Isabella, beginning to be drawn into the American mainstream.
Russian variation of Renatus, Latin
"reborn"
Renat is a Russian name used as both a variant of Renatus and as an acronym of revolyusiya nauka tekhnika , a Communist phrase meaning "revolution, science, technics." Many of these acronym names…
Anglicized variation of Irish Raithnait
"little prosperous one"
Used primarily for girls in Ireland, as a variation of Raithnait, Renny could easily be a diminutive form of a whole variety of names including Lorenzo, Laurence, Remington, Rowen, Renatus, Renaud,…
River name or variation of Roan
"flowing; raven"
Ro- names are on trend, with Rowan, Romy, Rosemary Rosalie, and Rory in the US charts, but how about this rare option? Rhone may derive from the name of a river in southeastern France, that takes its…
Yiddish variation of Rivka, Hebrew
"to tie, bind"
The Yiddish form of Rivka hums along at the bottom of the baby name charts. It's been given to anywhere between 5 and 20 baby girls since the late '60s. Rivka is currently more than 30 times as…
Japanese variation of l'Ollonais, French surname
"from Les Sables-d'Olonne"
Roronoa was created for the pirate-themed anime series One Piece . Roronoa is the Japanese pronunciation of l'Ollonais, the name of notable pirate Francois l'Ollonais. The historical pirate was born…
Italian and Spanish variation of Severus
An old Roman family name that could easily be mispronounced to make it supersevere.
Anglicized variation of Hungarian Sari, variation of Sarah
"princess"
This once-cool nickname-y name now belongs to the grandma generation.
Modern invention, variation of Shailene, combination of Sheila and Lyn
"heavenly; blind + beautiful; lake"
Whether it's an updated form of Sheila or an alternative form of Shailene, Sheilyn rose more than 4000 places up the US stats. between 2022 and 2023.
Slovene, variation of Thaddeus
"gift of God"
Another one of the lively, vowel-ending twists on Thaddeus — à la Tadeo and Taddeo — this time from Slovenia.
Yiddish variation of Tamar, Hebrew
"tree"
A unisex name of Hebrew origin with a nature-inspired meaning. In the Bible, it is given to a male character, one of the 12 sons of Ishmael, however, in Yiddish, it is a variation of the feminine…
Norwegian, Finnish, German, and Dutch variation of Timothy
"honoring God"
Popular in its own right in Germany and definitely makes a more intriguing and grownup short form of the classic Timothy than Timmy or even Tim.
Galician variation of Jane, English
"God is gracious"
Juana with an X factor. Xoana is a Jane variant hailing from Galicia, an autonomous community in Spain.
Spanish variation of Sarah
Rhythmic, tangoish name quite popular in Spanish-speaking cultures.
American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American
"son of Jan; yankee"
Yancy has two separate American origins — first as the Native American term for "Yankee," and second as the Americanized variation of the common Dutch surname Jansen. Jan being the Dutch form of…
Hawaiian variation of Asher or Adela
Akela is one of the unisex names used in Hawaii to signify Anglo choices: in Akela's case, Asher for boys or Adela for girls.
