Traditional Unisex Gender-Neutral Names

French

Alix

Noble

Amari

Strength

Ari

Lion

Ash

Ash tree

Avery

Ruler of the elves

Bailey

Bailiff; steward

Blair

Plain; field

Blake

Dark; pale

Brook

Small stream

Bryn

Hill

Billie

Resolute protector

Strength

Bernie

Brave as a bear

Strength

Bertie

Bright; noble

Cameron

Crooked nose

Caelan

Slender

Casey

Vigilant; watchful

Cassidy

Curly-haired

Charlie

Free person

Chandra

Moon

Campbell

Crooked mouth

Spanish and Portuguese

Cruz

Cross

Welsh

Ceri

Associated with Welsh tradition

Turkish

Cihan

World; universe

Universe

Khmer

Chan

Moon

MoonSky

Turkish

Çağrı

Call; invitation

Communication

Native American (Dakota people)

Dakota

Friend; ally

Darcy

From Arcy

Devon

From Devon

Drew

Strong; courageous

Dale

Valley

Dara

Star

Dylan

Great tide; great flow

Devin

Descendant of the poet

Tibetan

Dawa

Moon; month

MoonSky

Dayo

Joy arrives

Joy

Chewa

Dalitso

Blessing

Dəniz

Sea

WaterSea

Dada

Curly hair

Ellis

The Lord is my God (via Elijah)

Emery

Industrious; powerful

Emerson

Son of Emery

Elliott

The Lord is my God

Eli

Ascension; my God

Esen

Wind

WindNature

Welsh

Evan

God is gracious

Dutch

Elian

A form of Elias

Azerbaijani

Elçin

Envoy; messenger

Elvan

Colours

Colour

Eniola

Person of wealth

Prosperity

Mongolian

Enkh

Peace; calm

Fallon

Leader; descendant of Fallamhan

Finley

Fair warrior

Finn

Fair; white

Frankie

Free; French

Freedom

Flynn

Descendant of Flann

Fox

AnimalsNature

Fable

Story; legend

StoriesCreativity

Femi

Love me

Farah

Joy; happiness

JoyHappiness

English African

Favour

Favour; blessing

BlessingFortune

Shona

Farai

Rejoice; be happy

JoyHappiness

Foster

Forester; forest worker

NatureHeritage

Scottish

Fifer

Piper; one who plays the fife

Gale

Cheerful; strong wind

Glen

Valley

Greer

Watchful; alert

Gwyn

White; blessed

Grey

Grey; grey-haired

NatureColour

Gentry

Nobility; high social class

Golden

Made of gold; golden

NatureLightFortune

Italian

Gio

God is gracious

FaithGrace

Punjabi

Gurpreet

Love of the Guru

Gökçe

Sky blue; beautiful

SkyNatureBeauty

Gable

Triangular section of a building

Architecture

Latin

Gemini

Twins

StarsSpaceZodiac

Galaxy

System of stars

SpaceStarsNature

Grady

Noble; illustrious

Hadley

Heather field

Harley

Hare meadow

Harper

Harp player

Hayden

Hay valley

Hollis

Dweller by the holly trees

Honor

Dignity; integrity; respect

VirtueCharacter

Hunter

One who hunts

NatureStrength

Holland

Land of the ridge

Hadar

Splendour; glory

Haneul

Heaven; sky

SkyNatureSpirituality

Henley

High woodland clearing

NatureHeritage

Hallel

Praise

FaithPraiseSpirituality

European

Hanne

Grace

GraceHeritage

Hadyn

Variant of Hayden

Haze

Light mist; atmospheric veil

NatureWeatherAtmosphere

MythologyNatureProsperity

Indy

Independent

Ira

Watchful

Indie

Independent; independent-minded

Imani

Faith

Inari

Carrying rice

Izzy

Diminutive of names such as Isabel, Isidore and Israel

Ife

Love

LoveVirtues

Multiple

Isi

Deer; short form of several names

NatureNames

Shona

Itai

Do; act; perform

ActionWords

Arabic

Insaf

Justice; fairness; equity

Jaden

Thankful; God has heard

Jamie

Supplanter

Jay

Jay bird

Jody

Variant diminutive of Judith or Joseph

Jordan

To flow down

Jules

Youthful

Justice

Fairness; equity; the principle of what is right

Jesse

Possibly gift; the name of King David's father in the Bible

Joss

Short form of names such as Jocelyn and Joseph

Jace

Short form of Jason

Names

VirtuesAchievementProsperity

Cornish; English

Jory

Farmer; earth-worker

Jae

Varies by Korean hanja; can include talent, ability, wealth or riches

Hawaiian

Kai

Sea

Kit

Bearer of Christ

Kendall

Valley on the River Kent

HeritageSurname NamesPlaces

Kennedy

Descendant of Cennétig

PlacesHeritageSurname Names

Kelsey

Possibly Cenel's island

NamesChristianityShort Names

European

Kris

Short form of names such as Kristian, Kristoffer and Kristina

PlacesIrish HeritageNature

Kerry

Ciar's people

PlacesHeritageSurname Names

English; Old Norse

Kirby

Church settlement

LightNatureSouth Asian Heritage

Sanskrit

Kiran

Ray of light; sunbeam

Irish; English

Kacey

Descendant of Cathasach; vigilant or watchful

HeritageSurname Names

Scottish

Lennox

Elm grove

Lior

My light

Lane

Path or roadway

Irish HeritageSurname NamesMusic

Lennon

Descendant of Leannán; lover

Scottish Gaelic; English

Logan

Little hollow

London

Name of the English capital; ancient origin uncertain

PlacesTravelCities

Italian; Hungarian; Romanian

Luca

From Lucania; associated with light in later interpretation

European HeritagePlacesLight

PlacesSurname NamesNature

Leighton

Leek settlement or settlement by a leek field

Scottish HeritagePlacesSurname NamesNature

Scottish Gaelic; English

Leslie

Possibly garden of holly

European HeritageClassic NamesShort Forms

Loren

Short form of Laurence; variant of Lauren

PlacesScottish HeritageNature

Scottish Gaelic; English

Leith

Wet or damp

Liron

My song; my joy

MusicJoyHebrew Heritage

Welsh HeritageNatureWater

Marlowe

Driftwood

Milan

Gracious; beloved

Monroe

Mouth of the River Roe

Morgan

Sea-born or sea-circle

Hebrew HeritageSpiritualClassic Names

Micah

Who is like God?

Irish HeritageSurname NamesNature

Murphy

Descendant of Murchadh; sea warrior

Russian HeritageHebrew HeritageInternational

Russian; Hebrew

Misha

Who is like God?

Japanese; Finnish; Hebrew

Mika

Multiple cultural meanings and origins

InternationalNatureHebrew Heritage

PlacesSurname NamesEnglish Heritage

Merritt

Boundary gate

Latin; English

Montana

Mountainous

NaturePlacesMountains

Welsh HeritageNatureSurname Names

Welsh; English

Merrick

Ruler of the sea; powerful ruler

Marley

Pleasant wood or clearing; place-name origin

Scottish HeritageSurname NamesCeltic

Scottish Gaelic

Mackenzie

Son of Coinneach; descendant of the fair one

ChristmasFrench HeritageClassic Names

Greek

Nico

Victory of the people

Nuri

My light; world

Noel

Christmas

InternationalGreek HeritageRussian Heritage

Greek; Russian

Nikita

Victory of the people

Hebrew; Croatian; Hawaiian

Noa

Movement; motion

Hebrew HeritageInternationalNature

Irish HeritageHebrew HeritageNature

Irish; Hebrew; Italian

Neve

Bright; snow; holy

Arabic HeritageLightSpiritualInternational

Arabic; Urdu; Persian

Noor

Light

Hebrew HeritageBiblicalInternational

Noam

Pleasantness

Arabic HeritageNatureAirInternational

Arabic; Urdu

Naseem

Breeze

Hebrew HeritageNaturePlants

Neta

Plant; shrub

Hebrew HeritageExpressionNature

Niv

Speech; expression; also associated with fang or tusk

Russian HeritageGreek HeritageVictoryInternational

Russian; Slavic; Greek

Nika

Victory

Germanic

Otis

Wealth; prosperity

Odell

Woad hill

NatureHeritage

Ollie

Diminutive of Oliver, Olivia or Olive

FriendlyNature

Persian

Omid

Hope

HopePositive

Ofir

Ophir

HeritageBiblical

Ofri

My fawn

NatureGentle

Or

Light

LightPositive

Ori

My light

LightPositive

Osher

Happiness

HappinessPositive

Oriel

My light is God

Parker

Park keeper

Page

Young attendant

HeritageLiterature

Paget

Young attendant

HeritageHistory

Palmer

Pilgrim

TravelHeritage

Payton

Pæga's settlement

HeritagePlaces

Peyton

Pæga's settlement

Quin

Variant of Quinn

Quinn

Descendant of Conn

Quinlan

Descendant of Caoindealbhán

Quincy

From the name Quintus

Ren

Lotus; love

Robin

Bright fame

Rowan

Rowan tree

Rin

Dignified; severe; cold

Rayan

Watered; luxuriant

Roni

My joy; my song

Remy

Oarsman; rower

Riley

Descendant of Raghailleach

Ravid

Ornament; necklace

Adornment

Rory

Red king

Welsh

Reese

Ardent; fiery

Character

Reagan

Descendant of Riagán

Ripley

Clearing by the woodland

NaturePlaces

Rei

Varies by kanji

Culture

Japanese / International

Rio

Varies by language and kanji

NatureCulture

Raven

Raven bird

BirdsNature

Ritsu

Law; order

Character

Ryo

Varies by kanji

Culture

French

Rene

Born again; reborn

Sasha

Defending warrior

Sam

Short form of Samuel or Samantha

Shiloh

Possibly tranquil

Sacha

Defending warrior

Sanya

Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra

Sawyer

Wood sawyer

NatureOccupations

Irish / English

Shannon

River name

RiversPlacesNature

Shelby

Surname and place name

PlacesHeritage

English / Irish

Shawn

English form of Seán

Irish / Hebrew

Shay

Varies by tradition

HeritageCharacter

Sidney

Wide island

PlacesHeritage

Arabic / Turkish

Sabah

Morning

MorningNature

Arabic / Persian / Turkish

Safa

Purity; clarity

PurityCharacter

Khmer

Samnang

Luck; fortune

FortuneCharacter

Korean

Seulgi

Wisdom; intelligence

Taylor

Tailor

Tatum

Tata's homestead

Tenzin

Upholder of teachings

Taiwo

Taste the world; taste life

Taonga

We are thankful

Takondwa

We are glad

JoyCulture

Terry

Diminutive of Terence or Theresa

Tracy

Surname and place-name origin

Toby

God is good

Tory

Diminutive name

Tsubasa

Wing

Tashi

Good fortune

FortuneCharacter

Shona

Tafadzwa

We are pleased

Tinashe

We are with God

Tshepo

Hope

HopeCharacter

Sotho / Tswana

Tumelo

Faith

Uche

Wisdom; sense; mind

Uchenna

Wisdom of the father

Udo

Peace

Ugo

Eagle

Uduak

Will; desire

Ufuoma

Peace of mind

Umut

Hope

Unathi

He or she is with us

Uria

My light

LightSpirituality

German

Uli

Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike

German

Ulli

Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike

Udell

Yew-tree valley

Uaine

Green; verdant

Uttara

North; northern

PlacesDirectionCulture

Igbo

Uzochi

Way of God

Uzoma

Good way

CharacterCulture

Ibibio

Uduakobong

God's will

Val

Strong; healthy

Vanya

Grace; God is gracious

Vanja

Grace; God is gracious

Vanna

Colour

Vinh

Glory

Vinnie

Short form of Vincent and related names

Vic

Short form of Victor or Victoria

Valya

Strong; healthy

StrengthHistory

English / Scandinavian / Latin

Vivian

Alive

LifeHeritage

Serbian / Russian / Ukrainian

Vlada

To rule; to control

StrengthLeadership

Czech / Slovak / South Slavic

Vlasta

Power; rule; sovereignty

StrengthLeadership

Spanish

Ventura

Fortune

Veasna

Fate; destiny

Vũ

Martial; rain; feather

NatureStrengthFreedom

Armenian

Voski

Gold

PreciousNatureCharacter

Azerbaijani

Vəfa

Loyalty

LoyaltyCharacter

Finnish

Vieno

Gentle

CharacterGentleness

Russian / Macedonian / Bulgarian

Vaska

Diminutive form

Wallis

Welshman; foreigner

Whitney

White island

Wendel

Wend; traveller

Wil

Determination; desire

Wei

Several meanings depending on character

Wanangwa

Freedom

FreedomCulture

Burmese

Wai

To distribute; to abound

Wambli

Eagle

BirdsNatureFreedom

Tibetan / Bhutanese

Wangchuk

Mighty

StrengthPowerCulture

GrowthProsperityCharacter

Thai

Wattana

Development; prosperity; growth

Balinese

Wayan

Old; mature

WisdomHeritageCulture

Wenting

Culture/literature and grace

CultureBeautyCharacter

HonourAchievementCharacter

Arabic

Wesam

Badge; medal

Māori

Whetū

Star

StarsSkyNature

Willie

Desire; determination

StrengthHeritage

Welsh / English

Wynne

Fair; blessed; white

Xin

Fresh; new; prosperous

New BeginningsProsperity

FreedomGood FortuneNature

Xiang

Soar; good fortune; fragrant

StrengthProtectionHeritage

Xiaoming

Dawn; bright; clear

Xinyi

Joy; harmony; heart

Xiaoping

Small; peaceful

Xan

Defender; helper

StrengthProtectionCharacter

English / Greek

Xandy

Defender; helper

PeaceForgivenessCharacter

Xhosa / Zulu

Xolani

Peace; forgiveness

Yuki

Happiness; snow

Yuu

Excellence; gentleness; bravery

Yu

Jade; pleasant; rain

Yūki

Courage; excellence; hope

HopeStrengthCharacter

Yona

Dove

Yuval

Hebrew form of Jubal

Yarden

Jordan

Yancy

Surname-derived name

Yahav

Hope

HopeEmotion

Turkish / Azerbaijani

Yağmur

Rain

RainNatureWater

Yali

My God

FaithHeritageCharacter

AbundanceProsperityNature

Hausa

Yalwa

Abundance

Chewa

Yamikani

Be grateful; praise

GratitudePraiseCharacter

Breton / French

Yanick

God is gracious

GraceHeritageCharacter

Arabic / Malay / Indonesian

Yusri

Comfort; ease; prosperity

PeaceProsperityEase

Modern Hebrew

Yuli

July

Yarrow

Yarrow plant

PlantsNatureHealing

Welsh / English

Yale

Fertile upland; surname/place name

Yule

Winter festival; Christmastime

WinterCelebrationNature

Zhen

Precious; genuine; virtuous

Zhi

Purpose; wisdom; intellect

Zohar

Light; brilliance

Ziv

Bright; radiant

Zan

Help; support

Zanokuhle

Come with goodness

Zawadi

Gift

Zayan

Beautiful

Zhenya

Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya

Zihan

Child; catalpa tree; to contain

Zayaan

Beautiful

BeautyCharacterCulture

Kazakh

Zhannur

Soul and light

LightSpiritCharacter

Zheng

Right; proper; correct

IntegrityCharacterWisdom

GratitudeKindnessCharacter

Chewa

Zikomo

Thank you; greeting

Zimo

Child and ink

WisdomCreativityCulture

Zirui

Child and wisdom

WisdomLearningCharacter

Zixuan

Varies by Chinese characters

CultureNatureCharacter

Xhosa

Zola

Calm

PeaceCalmCharacter

Zedong

Grace and east

GraceDirectionCulture