Names That Are Variations

A creative spelling of Uriah, possibly without the negative connotation. Biblically, Urijah was a prophet mentioned in the book of Jeremiah.

This variation of Milena was given by supermodel Doutzen Kroes and her partner Sunnery James to their daughter in 2014.

This common Arabic name is related to Aaron, but feels far more distinctive in the US. Haroun Khalifa is the protagonist of Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories.

See ISIDORE.

Two famous women, both with the same surname, feature this name in Scottish history. The first, Lady Grisell Hume Baillie, was an 18th century songwriter. The second, Grisell Baillie, was the first woman to be admitted to the position of Deaconess in the Church of Scotland.

Erasmus may be out of fashion in the English-speaking world, but in Slovenia, Erazem is a fashionable riser.

While Ilise is unusual, the E version is more attractive.

This car name is made even worse by the trendy -ee suffix. If you've got your heart set on this name, consider going with the original spelling.

Rare international form of Israel.

The inclusion of the trendy "z" doesn't do much for this variant of Jasmine. We recommend the original spelling.

A creative spelling variation of Drew. Draya Michelle And Orlando Scandrick used it for their son in 2016.

Has never left its native milieu.

Pawly has catapulted into the lexicon with the advent of Pawly the pet dog robot. It's a cute version of the more serious Paul.

Laís is a common female name in Brazil, although not one that is currently popular for babies. In 2016, Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie named their daughter Frances Laiz, a variation of Laís. Baccarin is Brazilian herself.

The connection between the two names isn't intuitive, but Jernej is the Slovene form of Bartholomew.

Most Americans would take the easy way out and spell it Willem, as in artist de Kooning and actor Dafoe.

Want to be sure that people pronounce your baby's name the way you intend? Then choose a spelling variation like Ahna for Anna. Ahna is best known as the name of actress and ex-James Franco girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly. Pronunciation issues aside, we still prefer Anna.

Surprisingly, attached to the Greek Nikolaos rather than Michael.