1000+ Names With Many Spellings
- Wrenlee
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Modern Invented NameDescription:
Wren has been red-hot for several years now, so it is no surprise that parents are branching out to longer forms. Wrenlee was the fastest-rising girl name of 2022, jumping 708 spots and following in sister Wrenley's hasty journey up the charts.
- Finlay
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"Description:
Finlay is a Scottish royal name (it belonged to Macbeth"s father) that was revived by several celebrity parents. Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn, Daniel Baldwin and Lisa Marie Presley all did a gender switch on Finlay when they named their daughters Finley.
- Kallie
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Spelling variation of CallieDescription:
Kallie is usually used as a nickname for more unusual names like Calliope, Kalliope, and Calendula. We also think this is a fresher alternative to Kelly.
- Jayde
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Spelling variation of JadeDescription:
This creative spelling of Jade adds in the trendy y, but it remains much less popular.
- Seven
Origin:
Numerical word nameDescription:
Seinfeld's George threatened to name his future child Seven, and then singer Erykah Badu actually did it.
- Kierra
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American, invented nameDescription:
Adding an extra 'R' to Kiera makes it rhyme with the fashionable Sierra. Kierra is a more distinctive choice than Kiera, Keira, or Kyra, all similarly pronounced, but there may be some pronunciation confusion.
- Kashton
Origin:
American invented nameMeaning:
"town of the box maker; money town"Description:
This newly invented name takes a cool short form—Kash/Cash—and adds the trendy -ton suffix, a la Ashton, Colton, and Weston. It made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 list in 2015 and has risen up into the Top 500 since then.
From its Latin root, Kash/Cash is an occupational name for someone who makes boxes, however, it is of course also related to the word "cash", as in money. The meaning of this newly coined name could then be "town of the box maker" or "money town".
- Avalynn
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Combination of Ava and LynnDescription:
Part Ava, part Lynn, and part cousin of the stylish Evelyn and Adeline, Avalynn is a recent 2014 entrant to the US Top 1000. But sometimes when a name is trying hard to have everything, it doesn't really impress. Avalyn is one spelling variation.
- Kylen
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
This relatively new name appears to have been created by adding the trendy -en suffix to Kyle. Though it lacks a long name history, Kylen has been rising lately, first entering the US Top 1000 in 2014.
- Corey
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IrishMeaning:
"from the hollow"Description:
Cool a few decades ago, along with Lori and Tori -- but no more.
- Jasiah
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Variation of JosiahDescription:
This Josiah variant has been in the Top 1000 every year since 2006.
- Aleah
Origin:
Arabic, "high, exalted"Meaning:
"high, exalted"Description:
Simple and melodic, this spelling offers an alternative to the more-popular Aliyah or Aaliyah -- the name of the late R&B singer who propelled the name into the US Top 100.
- Kylee
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Noongar, ScottishMeaning:
"boomerang; narrow channel"Description:
Variation of Kylie with the popular suffix -ee. Kylie was popular in Australia in the 1970s and 80s, said to come from a Noongar word for "boomerang". In the US, it has also been used as a feminization of the Scottish male name Kyle.
- Krew
Origin:
variation of CrewDescription:
With Crew having entered the Top 1000 in 2010, it was only a matter of time before variants started popping up.
- Karsyn
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Spelling variation of CarsonDescription:
Y is often used to feminize a variant spelling of a name, though of course there's nothing intrinsically gendered about it. The Karsyn spelling is slightly off its peak for girls, but rising for boys.
- Brooklynn
Origin:
Spelling variation of Brooklyn, place name from DutchMeaning:
"marshland"Description:
This extra-N variation matches up with the current preferred spellings of Oaklynn, Raelynn, and Adalynn, however it has always been outranked by popular Brooklyn. Though both spellings have trended downwards since their peak in 2011, Brooklyn maintains its place in the US Top 100, while Brooklynn lags behind in the #300s.
- Mohamed
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Spelling variation of MuhammadDescription:
This variation of the popular Arabic name has now been in the Top 500 for several years. It wasn't even in the Top 1000 before the 1980s.
- Kruz
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Variation of Cruz, SpanishMeaning:
"cross"Description:
There's something about the K initial that modern parents just can't resist and Kruz is a trendy reboot of the already very cool Cruz. Derived from the Spanish word for "cross", Kruz could be included in the new generation of Christian word names with a twist, joining Kross, Tru, Zyon, and Chozen on future class rosters. Given to around 170 boys in a recent year, the traditional spelling is used nearly six times as often.
- Cayson
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Spelling variation of CasonDescription:
A less-popular spelling of on-the-rise Cason.
- Emmitt
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Spelling variation of EmmettDescription:
Emmitt is a new spelling spin borne of the popularity of Emmett.