Names That Are Variations

Has diverse associations: the long-term Communist head of Yugoslavia, one of Michael Jackson's older brothers, and an animated Disney character -- none of them a very strong recommendation.

Renat is a Russian name used as both a variant of Renatus and as an acronym of revolyusiya nauka tekhnika, a Communist phrase meaning "revolution, science, technics." Many of these acronym names exist in Russia, where some Communist parents rejected traditional Russian baby names.

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.

A true classic, Tomáš has been a Top 10 name in the Czech Republic since 1968.

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

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.

Again, we see the trendy -ee suffix.

Dawud is a widely-used Arabic name, a version of David that is among the British Top 1000 names for boys.

Shimmel is the Yiddish variation of Shimon, which is derived from the name Simon.

The name of the king of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; could work just as well for your little sprite.

A dark-haired femme fatale choice.

Korey was never widely used for girls, while sisters Cory and Corey faded from the Top 1000 in the mid-90s though they hang on for boys. With the rise of the classic name Cora, derived from the Greek goddess name Kore, Korey may find new life as a nickname.

Enej is a spelling variation of Anej, the Slovene form of Aeneas. Both Anej and Enej follow similar trend lines on the Slovenian popularity charts, with Enej consistently ranking lower.

A variation of Alexandra with Slavic flair.

A German surname you do not want to use as a first.

Feminine form of Armand, has an elegant charm.

Mary has hundreds of variations around the world, and this German form, pronounced Ma-RYE-keh, is virtually unknown in English-speaking lands. A possible alternative to Mariah?

A Dutch surname which is given as a full name to a handful of boys in the US each year, possibly as a spelling variant of Kurt.