Names That Are Variations

Intriguing short form of Guilherme, heard in Portugal and Brazil. Guion Bluford was the first African American to go to space.

The Turkish name for Ramadan, the holy ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which Muslims typically fast.

Orlanda is an intriguing feminization of Orlando, almost unknown in this country.

Doolish (known as Douglas in English) is the largest town in the Isle of Man. The name is though to derive from a Celtic word "Duboglassio" which means "black river".

A not as appealing variation on an attractive original.

This name has spawned dozens of spelling variations, but this is one of the more unusual. People won't know whether the c is silent or pronounced as a k.

This spelling variation of unisex Casey leans farther to the girls' side. Kaycee ranked in the US Top 1000 in the late 80s and 90s, but has fallen out of favor now.

Let's leave this one packed away in the attic.

A jauntier, more accessible form of Siegfried.

Sisley may look like a modern coinage, building on the fashionable -ley ending, but it's actually a medieval English variant of Cicely or Cecily, which in turn is a variation of Cecilia. Also found as an English surname, from the same root.

If Theodore has lost its sparkle and Thaddeus feels a bit too serious, you may love the Ethiopian Tadeios. The Amharic version of Biblical Thaddeus has a fun and bouncy sound and comes with the cool nickname "Tad".

Both Madisyn and Madison have lost ground in recent years.

Earvin gained NBA fame as the birth name of Magic Johnson. If your name was Earvin, you'd probably change it to Magic too.

Variation of Suheyla.

Rather than going with a yooneek spelling like Macen (or Maysen or Masyn), we'd suggest sticking with the original Mason, as Kelsey Grammer did for his daughter.

Better: Irina.

This variant of Zaniah debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2007.

One of the few stylish names, along with Roman and Truman, that end in man.

Forever to be known as "Gavin-with-a-Y."