Names That Are Variations

This beautiful Basque name is sitting just inside the Top 1000 with its more popular spelling, Ainhoa. Ainhoa is the name of the French town where a vision of the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared. The spelling Ainoa was only given to a few dozen baby girls in 2022.

A stylish smoosh of Evelyn and Juliette, also a variation of the invented name Evolet.

Hawise is a medieval name that started with Hadewidis. In France, Hadewidis evolved into Haueis, which then became Hawise when the Normans brought the name to England. Hawise and Hawis were also somewhat common in 19th-century Wales.

A Top 10 classic in the Czech Republic.

Used in the Hispanic community.

This Shakespearean name is even more out of step than its male counterpart, but it may possibly be so far out it could make its way back in.

Most Americans would take the easy way out and spell it Willem, as in artist de Kooning and actor Dafoe.

The connection between the two names isn't intuitive, but Jernej is the Slovene form of Bartholomew.

This name relates to Oisin, a famous ancient Irish poet, the son of Finn MacCool.

Even less popular than the rarely-used Deangelo. This spelling is likely helped by singer-songwriter and record producer D'Angelo.

Seen in Nordic countries as a nickname for Karolina or Karl.

Ožbej broke into the Slovenian charts in 2004 but has been given to, at most, 52 boys in a single year (2012).

An attractive twist on an Arabic classic, with further twists being Zamari, Jamari, and Jamarion. It was a popular choice from the 70s onwards in the US but has fallen out of favor in recent years, replaced by Jamir.

One of those feminizations that came over shortly after the Mayflower but has been lost at sea ever since.

So many people love Jack but worry about its popularity. If you count yourself amongst these people, this rare but intuitive Cornish version of the name might be a choice worth consideration.

Also a town in Italy, this name could find use as a feminine tribute to an Alphonso in the family.