Names That Are Variations

Carly and company have had a good run, fueled by Nickelodeon's popular series iCarly, as well as Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen.

The related name Teemu is the most common of the Teemu/Tiemu/Tiemus/Demus group in the Nordic countries.

Classic and common form of Peter in Iceland. A notable bearer is Pétur Pétursson, an Icelandic footballer.

All the femininity of Luciana, with added zing.

Once a Top 15 name in Slovenia, now at risk of falling out of the Top 100. In Slovene, the Ž is pronounced like an English ZH.

One of many variants of the classic Alexander — this particular one is used in Ukraine.

The slashed O form of Bjorn is standard in Norway and Denmark. The umlaut variation, Björn is used in most other languages today.

Common Slovene spelling of Ludmila, also used frequently in the Baltics.

This spelling of Naomi guarantees you'll get the pronunciation you desire.

Since girls have already coopted Tyson (singer Nenah Cherry's daughter, for one), no need to go to these lengths to feminize it.

Awkward, dated feminization of Samuel we can't imagine anyone choosing over Samantha.

Briefly faddish a few decades ago when Darrell was cool. But does have a creative connection to poet Randall Jarrell.

Kronid is the Russian translation of the Greek mythological name Cronus. The name Cronus is of uncertain origins, but may derive from the Greek word kraínō, meaning "to rule, command." Cronus is equated with the Roman god Saturn.