Best Nicknames

Name Origins, Meanings, Variants

Yinka is a Yoruba name given to both boys and girls in Nigeria, sometimes the second part of a longer name

Sade is pronounced a Shah-Day

Osei Kofi Tutu, first King of the Ashanti Empire, must have been born on a Friday because that’s what his middle name means

In 2013, 54 American males were named Mamadou; the same number were named Huck, Ozzy and Vikram.

Keisha has been a more popular spelling than Keshia statistically. Highest ranks: Keisha: No. 233 in 1976. Keshia: No. 426 in 1986

Kofi was one of five 4-letter names given to 33 American baby boys in 2013. The other four were Kavi, Kobi, Kohl and Kush.

Nickname Contributions
- Kimberly Diane on Kimberlykimi, KM, Kimo
- Kimberly Diane on Kimberlykimi,KM,Kimo
- zachary walsh on Girls Names: AHi how are you its zach
- Orchydis on MorrisMaus Moz
- Orchydis on MauriceMaus Moz
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Random Names
- Corinne
  
  The last time Corinne was in the Top 300 American baby girl names was in 1978 at No. 272
- Dane
  
  Dane got a boost into the Top 300 American baby boy names in the 1980s when the heroine of The Thorn Birds chose that name for her baby
- Amity
  
  28 American girls were named Amity in 2013, the same number as 2011, but 3 more than in 2012
- Mercedes
  
  In 2011, Mercedes held the exact same rank in most popular American baby girl names as it did in 1955 and 1886 — No. 758