Names That Are Variations

Most modern parents would prefer the more straightforward Ryan.

A creative spelling variation of Drew. Draya Michelle And Orlando Scandrick used it for their son in 2016.

Pawly has catapulted into the lexicon with the advent of Pawly the pet dog robot. It's a cute version of the more serious Paul.

Form of Elizabeth commonly seen in Slovenia and Croatia.

Donia is a name with many possible origins. Besides a short female form of Donald, it may also be a form of the Italian Donna meaning lady, a variation on the Arabic Donya meaning world, or a Celtic name of the Don family, which all have meanings related to dark or darkness.

The form of Elias used in Iceland, where it currently ranks in the Top 50.

Two famous women, both with the same surname, feature this name in Scottish history. The first, Lady Grisell Hume Baillie, was an 18th century songwriter. The second, Grisell Baillie, was the first woman to be admitted to the position of Deaconess in the Church of Scotland.

Laís is a common female name in Brazil, although not one that is currently popular for babies. In 2016, Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie named their daughter Frances Laiz, a variation of Laís. Baccarin is Brazilian herself.

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

One of the many, many, many variations of this name very popular with parents, including actor Kevin Sorbo.

Still verboten, even with a French accent.

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

Caitlin, but with the popular -lynn suffix.

An unusual name that has not ventured outside the Finnish culture.

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

Not likely to succeed here because of the "yanking" association.