Names That Are Variations

Cleophas is a variant of Cleopas, who was one of the men in the Bible who encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus following his resurrection. As a name, it appeared on a handful of birth certificates each year during the mid-twentieth century, but it hasn't seen much use recently.

Again, the trendy -ee ending.

Bernez is more frequently seen as a last name, but this Breton version of Bernard might freshen up a somewhat dowdy English name.

Similar sounding to the English Jacoby, but with a Judeo-Italian flair. Might cause a few pronunciation and spelling issues, but a lovely name nonetheless.

This beautiful variation of the trendy Clementine has an Italian flair, and is nowhere to be seen in the US charts.

Feminizes Dylan -- but why bother.

This spelling of Sophia is primarily used in Russia and Armenia.

Slovak cognate of Mattea.

Irja is the Finnish translation of Irya, the Russian short form of Irina. Arja is a more modern variation.

Many Russian names are derived from Greek names. Ermolai, also spelled Yermolai, is a Russian translation of the Greek Hermolaos.

Typical of formula that takes a traditional name syllable and adds -isha ending.

Philosopher names can be difficult to wear — the Russian form of Plato is just different enough to give your child his own identity.

The Icelandic form of Olaf — significantly less snowman-like.

While Laramie is a Western place-name of French origin that is getting more popular for both genders-- it's currently running two to one in favor of the girl -- the Laramy spelling is rarely used. There were fewer than five babies of either sex named Laramy in 2021.