Names That Are Variations

See SELENA.

Distinctive Slavic choice.

Colbee was a warrior of the Gadigal clan in Sydney when the British First Fleet arrived in 1788. He was captured but later escaped.

Primarily used in Latin America, but a small number of American girls have been named Suheily each year since 1999.

An intriguing Finnish choice that is entirely unknown in the US.

Used in the Hispanic community.

A cute variation of the Finnish Maija — which in turn is a variation of Maria.

The family of Kaylin names includes a wide variety of spellings—Kaylen, Kaelyn, and Kaylynn are a few—that enjoy varying degrees of popularity. This particular spelling plays on a couple contemporary trends, namely the ae vowel combination and the -lynn ending. While it's definitely a distinct spelling, it's likely to be misspelled more often than not.

The traditional Old Norse form of Odin, still used today in Iceland as Óðinn.

Jaunty Jancey hails from the United Kingdom, where it appeared in England as a surname and in Scotland as a nickname for Janet. It's extremely uncommon in the US, given to fewer than five baby girls in the most recent year on record. You'll be hard-pressed to come across another Jancey in your life, so if unique names are a priority for you, this jolly and accessible choice belongs on your list.

Ildiko is a variation of the German Hilda — itself short for Brunhilda.

Used exclusively and extensively in the Latino community, making it the seventy-third most popular name in America.

Begs for the guttural pronunciation that's a problem in this culture.

Tamari is a rare form of Tamar that used on girls and boys in the US. Beware that tamari is a gluten-free soy sauce-like condiment.

Although Artemis is a traditionally feminine name, the Russian variation, Artemiy, is used exclusively for boys.

Ancient Italian form of Vincent, used by Shakespeare in both The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure.

A classic Slovene choice.

This name relates to Oisin, a famous ancient Irish poet, the son of Finn MacCool.

Even less popular than the rarely-used Deangelo. This spelling is likely helped by singer-songwriter and record producer D'Angelo.