Names That Are Variations

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.

Although Thaddeus has long been used in this country, Thaddea is almost unknown and, with its air of mystery, could make a distinctive choice.

Has never left its native milieu.

Natalino is the jaunty Italian male nickname for the gender-neutral Natale. And it has that fashionable o ending. Natalino might work as a nickname for Nathaniel too.

Alve is rising up the ranks in Sweden, but neither it nor Alf will be featured on American birth certificates anytime soon.

Just one letter off from Corentin, but an entirely different name — the Cornish variation stresses the middle syllable, while the French stresses the last. And in America, where both versions are unknown, people are likely going to guess that the emphasis belongs on the first syllable.

Makes Geraldine seem positively groovy.

Most commonly used as a given name in Russia and Ukraine, Terenya is a variation of the saintly Teresa. Terena and Terenia are two more variations.

Russian translation of Moses.

Gilding the lily.

This Hawaiian name breathes new (warm) life into the traditional Cecilia and offers the added attraction of the spunky "Kiki" as an obvious nickname option.

We suggest sticking to George or Jorge, due to the unfortunate definition of gorge: to eat greedily.

Used exclusively and extensively in the Latino community, making it the seventy-third most popular name in America.

Slightly awkward girl's version of a straightforward male name.

Pedra has never caught on with anything like the popularity of its male counterpart, Pedro. The Greek Petra sounds a lot cleaner and more refined.

Kind of a combination of Agnes and Inez, a name rarely heard in the US.

Nace, a derivative of Ignac, is considered much more fashionable in Slovenia.