GENDER NEUTRAL NAMES

A

aerith - invented name

aeronwy - [welsh]

afton / aftonne - place-name

alcott - [english] dweller at the old cottage

alcyone - [greek mythology name] kingfisher

alix - [french] noble type

america - place-name

amsterdam - place-name

anouk - [dutch and french variation of anna] grace

ansel / anselm / anselmo - [german] with divine protection

arbor - nature name

ariel - [hebrew] lion of god

arwen - [welsh] noble maiden

ashling / aislinn - [irish] dream

aspen - nature and place-name

aster - [english, amharic] star

astor - [provencal, icelandic] hawk; thunder god

avelot - [old english] bird

avis - [latin] bird

azure - [english color name] sky blue

B

berlyn / berlin - [german] borderline

bevis - [french] from beauvais

billie - [english, diminutive of wilhelmina, wilma, william] resolute protection

blaine - [irish, scottish] slender, angular

blaire / blair - [scottish] dweller on the plain

blaze - [english word name] fire

blodwen - [welsh] white flower

blue - word name

blythe - [english] happy, carefree

boaz - [hebrew] swiftness

branagan - [irish] little raven

bristol - place-name

brook - [english nature name] small stream

brooks - [english] of the brook

bryn / brynn - [welsh] hill

C

calhoun - [irish] from the narrow forest

california - place-name

calixto - [greek] beautiful

callahan - [irish surname] bright-headed

calypso - [greek] she who hides

carrew / carew - [welsh] fort near forest

chandler - [english from french occupational name] candle maker

channing - [english or irish] people of cana or wolf cub

cicero - [latin] chickpea

clair - [latin] bright

clover - [old english] key, flower name

coe - [english surname] jackdaw

colorado - [place name] colored red

comet - nature name

corbin / corbyn / corbynn / corbynne / korbin / korbyn - [english and french surname] crow, raven

cordale - [english occupational name] maker or seller of rope or cord

corin - [latin] spear

corot

crimson - [english word name] rich deep red

crusoe - literary surname

D

daffodil - [flower name, from greek] asphodel

dallas / dallis - [place-name in scotland and texas, and irish] skilled

darcy / darcia - [irish or french] dark one, or from arcy, or from the fortress

dawn - [english] dawn sunrise

dano - [czech variation of daniel god is my judge

december - english word name

denali - [native american] the great one

delphi - [greek place name] of delphi; womb (delphic oracle)

detroit - place-name

doe - [english] a female deer

doveva - [hebrew] graceful

dune - [english word name] sand hill

dusk - [english word name] twilight; darkening

dylan - [welsh] son of the sea

E

eden - [hebrew] place of pleasure, delight

edie - [english] diminutive of Edith"prosperous in war

echo - [greek mythology name] echo or sound

eirian - [welsh] silver

elan - [french and scottish] bright, shining light

eliseo - [italian and spanish variation of elisha] god is my salvation

elisha - [hebrew] god is my salvation

emerson - [english] son of emery

emrys - [welsh, variation of ambrose] immortal

endellion - [cornish] place and saint's name

endicott - [englis] beyond the cottage

enfys - [welsh] rainbow

enya - [irish] fire

evans - [welsh surname] the lord is gracious

F

faine - [english] joyful

fairbanks - [english] bank along the pathway

fairchild - [english] fair-haired child

fairfax - [english] blonde

fallon - [irish] leader

fargo - place-name

fiorello / fiore - [italian] little flower

fiske - [english] fisherman

fleming - [english] man from flanders

fletch / fletcher - [english] arrow maker

flick - [latin] good fortune, happy

flynn - [irish] descendant of the red-haired one

frankie / fran - [diminutive of frances] from france or free man

G

glasgow - scottish place-name

glimmer - word name

goldwyn / golden / golding - word name

grange - [english and french surname] worker of the granary

greer - [scottish] alert, watchful

H

halifax - place=name

harlem - place-name

harlow - [english surname] rock hill or army hill

harmony - word name

havelock - [scandinavian] sea competition

haven - [word name, english] a place of safety

hayes - [english surname and nature name] hedged area

hendrick - [variation of hendrik, dutch and scandinavian] estate ruler

hereswith - [old english] trength of the army

howell - [english variation of hywel, an eminent welsh king] mind, intellect

huntington - [english] hunter's settlement

huxley - [english] inhospitable place

I

indigo - [greek] indian dye

J

jet / jett - [mineral and word name] excellence

jude - [diminutive of judith or variation of judah] praised

juki - [german] dominant ruler

juniper - [latin] tree name, young

juno - [latin] queen of the heavens

K

keahi - [hawaiian] flames

keyes - [latin] rejoice

kirby - [norse] church settlement

kismet - [word name] fate

kit - [english, diminutive of christopher/katherine] bearer of christ, pure

knox - [scottish] round hill

koda - [japanese, sioux] friend

kodiak - [alutiiq] island

koi - [japanese] carp

L

lane - [english] a small roadway or path

lapis - [persian] azure blue stone

lark - bird name

larkspur - [english botanical name]

lenni - [finnish]

lindi - [spanish, portuguese and italian]

llyr - [welsh] the sea

lowen - [cornish] joy

lovelace - [english surname] outlaw

loyce

lux - [latin] light

M

madigan - [irish] little dog

maize - [english] corn

marden

mars - [roman mythology god of war] month name

marlow / marlowe - [english] driftwood

max - [latin] greatest

meadow - nature name

melisandre - [french variation of millicent] honeybee

mercer / merce - [french occupational surname] a merchant

mercury - [roman] messenger of the gods, quicksilver

mercy - [english word name] compassion

merrigan - [irish surname] related to the sea

mies - [dutch] son of the earth

mignon - [french] delicate, dainty

mingo - [short form of domingo] belonging to the lord

monae / monet - [french] diminutive of simon

monserrat - [spelling variant of montserrat, catalan place-name meaning 'serrated mountain'] serrated mountain

montana / montanna - [spanish place-name] mountainous

morrigan - [irish] phantom queen

moon - word name

moonglade - [english] bright reflection of moonlight on water

moxie - [english] aggressive energy, know-how

N

nakota - [sioux] friend to all

neo - [latin or tswana] new or gift

neon - [greek] new

nevin - [irish] holy

newlyn - [welsh] new pond

nilin - [invented name]

nouvel - [french] new

O

octa - [anglo-saxon]

ori - [hebrew] my light

osgood - [teutonic] divine creator

oxford - [english place-name]from the oxen crossing

P

pallas - [greek] wisdom

paris - [french] place-name

paz - [hebrew, spanish] gold peace

penrose - [cornish and welsh place-name and surname] top of the heath

perri / perry - [english] pear tree

phoenix - [arizona place name, greek] dark red

pluto - [greek] rich

poe - [english] peacock

polaris - [latin] pole star

powell - [english] son of howell

prym - [italian] first

pryor - [english] head of the monastery, prior

ptolemy - [greek] aggressive, warlike

Q

quebec - place-name

R

rawling / raleigh - [english] meadow of deer

rayne / rain / raine - [english] nature name, queen

redd - [color name] red ford

reese - [welsh] ardor

reverie - word name

rhodes - [greek] where roses grow

rigg - [english] word name, an elevated body part or structure

ripley - [english] strip of clearing in the woods

river - nature name

rome - place-name

romey - citizen of rome

rory - [irish] red king

rowan - [scottish and irish] rowan tree, little redhead

roz - [latin] supple horse or pretty rose

rusk - [scottish] marsh, bog

rynn - [diminutive of katherine, english from greek] pure

S

sage - [herb name and also latin] wise and knowing

samhain - Irish"end of harvest season

satine - [french] smooth, shiny

saturn - [roman mythology name]

sawyer - [english occupational name] woodcutter

scout - word name

sheridan - [irish] searcher

sherwood - [english] bright forest

shirley - [english] bright meadow

sky - nature name

skylin / schuyler / skylar - [dutch] scholar

sian - [welsh] god's gracious gift

sigourney - [french] daring king

sinclair - [scottish] from the town of saint clair

slava - [slavic] glory

socorro - [spanish and portuguese] succour, help, relief

solar - [english word-name] of the sun

solaris - [latin] of the sun

sonnet - [english form italian] little song

star - word name

steele - [english] steel

styx - [greek] the hateful

szabo - [hungarian] tailor

T

tahoe - [native american] edge of the lake

taj - [arabic] crown

talcott - [english] cottage near the lake

tannon / tanner - [english occupational name] leather tanner

tarian - [welsh] shield

tate - [english from norse] cheerful

tegwen - [welsh] fair, lovely, shining

thatcher - [english occupational name] roof thatcher

thistle - botanical name

thyme - [nature name]

tiernan - [irish] little lord

tierney - [irish] descendent of a lord

tig - [english diminutive of names that start with t] animal name

tishka - [greek] honoring god

tordis - [norwegian variation of Þórdís, old Norse] thunder goddess

toril - [norse] thunder

trill - [italian]warbling note

tulip - [flower name, from persian] turban

tycho - [greek] hitting the mark

tyge - [danish variation of tycho] animal name

U

utah - place-name

V

valley - english word name

vedis - [sanskrit] knowledge

vegas - [spanish] meadows

velvet - [english word name] a fabric, characterized by a short soft dense warp pile

vigdis - [norwegian] war goddess

vigo - [italian surname] settlement

W

waylon - [english] cunning, craft

welby - [english] from farm by a spring

willow - [english] nature name

winslow - [english] friend's hill or burial mound

wren - [english] small bird

wylde - [variant of wilde]

wylie - [english] from wylye

wyndham - [english] from the windy village

wynton/winton - [english] friend's farm

X

xanthe - [greek] golden, yellow

Y

yael - [hebrew] ibex

ynes - [greek, variation of agnes] pure, virginal

yula - [english word name] month name

Z

zivka / zivanka - [slavic] full of life