Names That Are Variations

Much, much less popular variation of the ever popular Christopher.

Briefly faddish a few decades ago when Darrell was cool. But does have a creative connection to poet Randall Jarrell.

This Theodore sound-alike derives from the name Diodorus, associated with the ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus.

The name of the king of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; could work just as well for your little sprite.

Kalola certainly cutes up the somewhat dowdy 50s image of the name Carol. Plus it lends itself to the trendy "Lola" as a nickname.

Classic and common form of Peter in Iceland. A notable bearer is Pétur Pétursson, an Icelandic footballer.

Parvana, also spelled Pərvanə, is an Azerbaijani name related to the Persian word for "butterfly".

Version of Moses commonly used among Italian Jews in the Middle Ages.

The spelling of Leo typically used in Iceland and Hungary. Leó is a Top 50 name in Iceland.

Úlfur is a top name in its native Iceland, although it isn't likely to travel outside the country.

For people looking for an unusual variant of Alexandra, especially one that can be shortened to the ubiquitous Alex, Alistrina might be the name for you.

Shimmel is the Yiddish variation of Shimon, which is derived from the name Simon.

You’re unlikely to hear Howardena on a baby girl today, but art lovers may recognize it as the name of Howardena Pindell, an American painter and mixed media artist.

Enej is a spelling variation of Anej, the Slovene form of Aeneas. Both Anej and Enej follow similar trend lines on the Slovenian popularity charts, with Enej consistently ranking lower.

Awkward, dated feminization of Samuel we can't imagine anyone choosing over Samantha.

An intriguing Russian name best known as that of a Fyodor Dostoyevsky character in his novel The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants.

Nickname Tõnu is now more common as an independent name.

Since girls have already coopted Tyson (singer Nenah Cherry's daughter, for one), no need to go to these lengths to feminize it.