Names That Are Variations

Russian variation of Simon.

Old-time movie actor Franchot Tone (born Stanislas -- Franchot was his mother's maiden name) earned this name its own place in the book. An interesting, provocative choice.

Distinctive Slavic choice.

This Cameron variation entered the US Top 1000 in 1998 and remained there for more 17 years. While it did fall out of favor in 2016, it is still given to more than 100 boys each year.

Leave the Z behind, please. You're better off with the classic Jasmine spelling -- though all of this name's variations have been falling in popularity in recent years.

A feminization of Yonah, the Hebrew form of Jonah.

Form of Gloria — with the same pronunciation — used in many Central European countries.

Vincenza would be a more user-friendly form in this country.

Pronounced more or less the same as Victoria, depending on the local language.

While Liesa is the German short form of mother name Elizabeth, Leisa is a spelling variation and is pronounced just like Lisa, though some people say it Lee-sha.

Payton and Peyton are both very popular names for girls as well as boys, but Paityn is a spelling variations used almost exclusively for girls.

This phonetic spelling of Drew is on the rise for boys, but was also given to 50 girls in 2022.

Common as a surname, not advisable for a first.

See SELENA.