British vs. American, Part 1 (2015)

Yay, stats! The British ONS recently released their name lists from 2015, so it's comparison time!

To start with, here are the most popular British names that did not appear at all on the full US lists:

Boys:

1. Albie
2. Barnaby
3. Osian
4. Bertie
5. Harri
6. Teddie
7. Mikolaj
8. Dougie
9. Oliwier
10. Tomos
11. Frazer
12. Alby
13. Wiktor
14. Dominykas
15. Gethin
16. Tommy-Lee
17. Herbie
18. Kajus
19. Ieuan
20. Ralphy

Girls:

1. Ella-Rose
2. Amelia-Rose
3. Lily-Rose
4. Lily-Mae
5. Lilly-Mae
6. Ffion
7. Isla-Rose
8. Lilly-Rose
9. Ava-Rose
10. Ellie-Mae
11. Gracie-Mae
12. Fearne
13. Lilly-May
14. Bella-Rose
15. Bethan
16. Ella-Mae
17. Mia-Rose
18. Ellie-May
19. Ava-Grace
20. Ava-Mae

Right. Hyphens. Somehow I always forget about those. In the US, those would appear as first and middle, or smashed together as one name. Let's pull those out.

(From the boys', just take out Tommy-Lee and add Bartosz to the end)

Girls:

1. Ffion
2. Fearne
3. Bethan
4. Poppie
5. Esmai
6. Hettie
7. Dolcie
8. Orlaith
9. Isobelle
10. Eadie
11. Florrie
12. Saarah
13. Efa
14. Weronika
15. Blanka
16. Hetty
17. Nancie
18. Lowri
19. Leja
20. Cadi

Yep. Any of those names would be pretty distinct in the US! Here are the "most British" names that were actually used in the US last year. 

Boys:

1. Alfie
2. Olly
3. Fraser
4. Freddie
5. Vinnie
6. Franciszek
7. Archie
8. Rupert
9. Nikodem
10. Harry
11. Ioan
12. Woody
13. Barney
14. Teddy
15. Ralphie
16. Jac
17. Tomasz
18. Rafferty
19. Wilfred
20. Lennie

Girls:

1. Darcey
2. Darcie
3. Orla
4. Fleur
5. Alicja
6. Niamh
7. Kitty
8. Marnie
9. Wiktoria
10. Zuzanna
11. Nieve
12. Neave
13. Jorgie
14. Cerys
15. Oliwia
16. Poppy
17. Imogen
18. Pixie
19. Pola
20. Florence

I also always forget about Eastern European influence! I imagine we'll see a matching Spanish influence in the US. 

In case these are still a bit too obscure, here are the most British names from the US Top 1000:

Boys:

1. Harry
2. Frankie
3. Reuben
4. Louie
5. Toby
6. Tommy
7. Harley
8. Bobby
9. Stanley
10. Charlie
11. Theo
12. Ronnie
13. Jamie
14. Sonny
15. Alfred
16. Lewis
17. Callum
18. Billy
19. Finley
20. Oscar

Girls:

1. Evie
2. Rosie
3. Esme
4. Matilda
5. Freya
6. Millie
7. Martha
8. Maisie
9. Nancy
10. Amelie
11. Mollie
12. Holly
13. Phoebe
14. Jessica
15. Elsie
16. Isla
17. Bonnie
18. Thea
19. Frankie
20. Sienna

That is a lot of "-y/ie" names, for both genders.

Next time: the "most American" names! 

Smash-Names

You might have noticed that there is new generator button!
I've been fascinated for a while about what makes a good "smash-name". Although many people think they hate them, there are quite a few that predate the current -ley & -lyn craze (Marlene, Marilyn, Rosanna, etc), and that aren't even thought of as "smash-names" anymore.
I set out to try and come up with more classic-sounding, potentially usable smash-ups, and decided eventually to just make a new generator out of it.

It's definitely still a work in progress (for instance, I've yet to come up with an elegant way to avoid names like 'Annanna' or 'Lauranora'), but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

http://rosesandcellardoors.blogspot.com/p/smash-name-generator.html

My favorite "new" names include Margalise, Gretaflor, Kathelore, Evalou, and Tildalise. :)

No Alternates Allowed! (2015, boys)

Boys turn! Here are the names from the Top 1000 that did not have any alternate spellings last year.
(from most--> least popular)

• David
• Hunter
• Charles
• Thomas
• Parker
• Jose
• Sawyer
• Juan
• Diego
• Jesus
• Timothy
• Richard
• Jude
• Abraham
• Grant
• Alejandro
• August
• Paul
• Peter
• Jorge
• Javier
• Travis
• Fernando
• Seth
• Manuel
• Mario
• Archer
• Arthur
• Troy
• Walter
• Tobias
• Edgar
• Enzo
• Sergio
• Walker
• Alexis
• Nash
• Roberto
• Pedro
• Porter
• Romeo
• Pablo
• Warren
• Bruce
• Theo
• Dexter
• Chandler
• Keith
• Enrique
• Jonas
• Hugo
• Ronald
• Harvey
• Albert
• Donald
• Raul
• Julio
• Sullivan
• Rodrigo
• Davis
• Moises
• Jaime
• Atlas
• Ahmed
• Saul
• Arjun
• Arlo
• Arturo
• Gustavo
• Hank
• Otto
• Alberto
• Moshe
• Sam
• Larry
• Trent
• Mauricio
• Alfredo
• Joe
• Byron
• Alvin
• Duke
• Lance
• Santino
• Orlando
• Aldo
• Maurice
• Bryant
• Noe
• Salvador
• Nelson
• Ernesto
• Kelvin
• Memphis
• Guillermo
• Terry
• Fletcher
• Morgan
• Valentino
• Langston
• Flynn
• Bruno
• Rodney
• Tomas
• Harper
• Chaim
• Amos
• Vicente
• Ben
• Ford
• Briggs
• Wayne
• Joey
• Vance
• Dash
• Stetson
• Harry
• Channing
• Duncan
• Anders
• Harold
• Rene
• Vincenzo
• Castiel
• Eugene
• Miller
• Heath
• Amare
• Hugh
• Maximo
• Magnus
• Santana
• Abdiel
• Reginald
• Benton
• Urijah
• Denver
• Thatcher
• Alvaro
• Craig
• Dario
• Santos
• Alfred
• Tyrone
• Valentin
• Turner
• Ignacio
• Rodolfo
• Steve
• Boone
• Gibson
• Rolando
• Sutton
• Salvatore
• Yadiel
• Todd
• Truman
• Gilbert
• Brixton
• Bishop

If you feel like that's a lot longer than the girls' list, you're right. 159 alternate-free names for boys in the Top 1000......51 for girls. *sigh*

No Alternates Allowed! (2015, girls)

I missed 2014! Shame on me!
I can't guarantee these names to be misspelling-proof, but here are the names from the Top 1000 that have no alternate spellings (well, none given to 5 or more girls, at least).
(from most --> least popular)

• Harper
• Rose
• Hope
• Sawyer
• Olive
• June
• Ruth
• Amanda
• Elle
• Juniper
• Alejandra
• Eve
• Virginia
• Gloria
• Fernanda
• Angelique
• Guadalupe
• Demi
• Magnolia
• Zelda
• Dulce
• Meadow
• Alma
• Monroe
• Liv
• Paola
• Royal
• Chaya
• Hunter
• Martha
• Estrella
• Salma
• Brenda
• Clementine
• Nancy
• Joyce
• Holland
• Barbara
• Paulina
• Paula
• Paloma
• Louisa
• Belen
• Vienna
• Esperanza
• Judith
• Cordelia
• Ingrid
• Luz
• Heather
• Abril

Nature in Other Languages

It's probably pretty obvious by now that I love nature names. And of all the nature-y posts I've done so far, I think "Plants in Other Languages" is probably one of my favorites. Naturally, I've now decided to try another along those lines, but widening the field to all nature word-names. :) And so, here are translations of the 12 most common nature-names in the US (minus the plant-names).
*Asterisks indicate the name is already in use in that language, and, unless otherwise indicated, feminine.

Savannah

• Sabana (sah-BAH-nah)--Spanish
• Safana (sah-FAH-nah)--Arabic
• Savana (sah-VAH-nah)--Greek, Italian, Portuguese
• Savane (sah-VAN)--French
• Savanne (sah-VAH-neh)--Dutch, German, Norwegian
• Savanni (SAH-vahn-nee)--Finnish

Autumn

• Aki (ah-kee)--Japanese* [many other kanji/meanings also, some unisex or masculine]
• Automne (oo-tawn)--French*
• Esen (EH-sen)--Bulgarian, Macedonian
• Fómhar (FOH-var)--Irish
• Güz (gooz)--Turkish*
• Jesień (YESH-en)--Polish [*surname]
• Ósen (OH-seen)--Russian
• Payiz (pah-EES)--Persian
• Sharad (SHAH-rad)--Hindi* [masculine]
• Stav (stahv)--Hebrew* [unisex]

Aurora

• Gealán (GAL-awn)--Irish
• Selas (SEH-las)--Greek

Ruby

• Odem (oh-dem)--Hebrew
• Rubiini (ROO-bee-nee)--Finnish
• Rubin (ROO-been)--German, Danish, Hungarian, Polish, Norwegian, Swedish (and probably others)
• Rubino (roo-BEE-noh)--Italian [*surname]

Jade

• Giada (JAH-dah)--Italian*
• Jade (zhahd)--French*
• Jade (YAH-deh)--German, Finnish
• Jade (ZHAH-thee [th like in 'this'])--Portuguese*
• Jade (HAH-day)--Spanish
• Nephritis (nef-FREE-tees)--Greek

River

• Aven (AH-ven)--Breton
• Fluss (floos)--German
• Ibai (ee-bye)--Basque* [masculine]
• Nadi (NAH-dee)--Hindi
• Nahar (NAH-har)--Arabic [*same spelling is a surname, but stressed on the second syllable, and means "day"]
• Nahar (nah-HAR)--Hebrew* [unisex]
• Reka (REH-kah)--Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovene
• Rika (REE-kah)--Ukrainian
• Río (REE-oh)--Spanish, Galician
• Rivière (reev-YEHR)--French [*surname]

August

• Elokuu (EH-loh-koo)--Finnish
• Eost (AY-ohst)--Breton
• Lúnasa (LOON-uh-sah)--Irish

Jasper

• Biyu (bee-yoo)--Mandarin*
• Diaspro (dee-AHS-proh)--Italian
• Jasma (YAHSH-mah)--Russian
• Jaspe (zhasp)--French
• Jaspe (ZHAZ-pee)--Portuguese
• Jaspe (HAHS-pay)--Spanish
• Jaspis (YAHS-pis)--German, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Norwegian, Czech
• Yeşim (YESH-im)--Turkish*

Summer 

• Été (AY-tay)--French
• Haf (hahv)--Welsh*
• Kesä (KEH-sa [short a, like in 'cat'])--Finnish [*surname]
• Léto (LEH-toh)--Czech, Russian
• Ljeta (LYEH-tah)--Belarusian
• Natsu (naht-soo)--Japanese* [usually combined with another character]
• Samhradh (SOW-rah)--Irish, Scottish
• Sayf (sah-eef)--Arabic
• Suvi (SOO-vee)--Estonian, Finnish*
• Uda (oo-dah)--Basque*
• Udara (oo-dah-rah)--Basque*
• Verano (vehr-AH-noh)--Spanish
• Verão (vehr-OW)--Portuguese
• Zomer (ZOH-mer)--Dutch [*surname]

(I actually had to leave out the next two here, sorry--Brooks because plurals are tricky, and Sienna because there just isn't a word for it in most other languages!)

Colt

• Bromach (BRAHM-akh)--Irish, Scottish
• Ju (joo)--Chinese [*surname, but with different characters/meaning]
• Varsa (VAHR-sah)--Finnish

Amber

• Ambra (AHM-brah)--Italian*
• Ambre (AWMbr)--French*
• Kohaku (koh-hah-koo)--Japanese* [unisex]
• Meripihka (MEHR-ee-pee-hkah)--Finnish
• Ómra (OHM-rah)--Irish
• Rav (rahv)--Norwegian

Ember

• Ascua (AHS-koo-ah)--Spanish
• Brasa (BRAH-sah)--Spanish
• Brasa (BRAH-zah)--Catalan, Portuguese
• Favilla (fah-VEEL-lah)--Latin
• Jamra (ZHAM-rah)--Arabic
• Kekäle (KEK-al-ay)--Finnish
• Pruna (PROO-nah)--Latin
• Sintel (SIN-tel)--Dutch
• Thraka (THRAH-kah)--Greek

Western Names 1: Surfer Names

A while back, I did an analysis of "Southern" names, and after recently returning from SoCal, was inspired to do one for Western names as well.
Instead of the entire "Western" region, I'm only doing the Pacific Western states (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI), but I imagine I'll tackle the Mountain Western states sometime soon as well.

Here the "most Pacific" names (by % of babies given that name) from the Pacific states' combined Top 1000:
Boys:

1. Makoa
2. Kekoa
3. Keoni
4. Koa
5. Arley
6. Kainoa
7. Arman
8. Everardo
9. Noa
10. Sunny
11. Arvin
12. Salvador
13. Madison
14. Ulises
15. Emiliano
16. Nikita
17. Rigoberto
18. Gonzalo
19. Octavio
20. Ernesto

Nice to see several Hawaiian names. <3

Girls:

1. Izel
2. Sequoia
3. Jaylene
4. Emi
5. Citlali
6. Xitlali
7. Darlene
8. Adilene
9. Jayleen
10. Vicky
11. Arlene
12. Hana
13. Yaretzy
14. Julieta
15. Itzel
16. Maribel
17. Belinda
18. Noemi
19. Darla
20. Jaylah

Okay, I was expecting lots of Spanish names. I was not expecting all those "leens"!

To narrow things a bit further, from the Pacific Top 500:
Boys:

1. Salvador
2. Emiliano
3. Ernesto
4. Damian
5. Francisco
6. Ruben
7. Joaquin
8. Ismael
9. Saul
10. Esteban
11. Andy
12. Gustavo
13. Adan
14. Vicente
15. Armando
16. Alfredo
17. Maximiliano
18. Mateo
19. Valentino
20. Sergio

Girls:

1. Jaylene
2. Jayleen
3. Hana
4. Julieta
5. Itzel
6. Noemi
7. Jaylah
8. Aileen
9. Guadalupe
10. Monserrat
11. Yaretzi
12. Aimee
13. Esmeralda
14. Julissa
15. Kenia
16. Paloma
17. Frida
18. Montserrat
19. Irene
20. Kassandra

And finally, the most Pacific names from the states' Top 100:

Boys:

1. Damian
2. Mateo
3. Diego
4. Jesus
5. Ivan
6. Santiago
7. Angel
8. Leonardo
9. Julian
10. Miguel
11. Adrian
12. Juan
13. Carlos
14. Jose
15. Luis
16. Nathan
17. Sebastian
18. Aaron
19. Giovanni
20. Elias

Girls:

1. Valerie
2. Ximena
3. Delilah
4. Alina
5. Camila
6. Valeria
7. Alexa
8. Melanie
9. Luna
10. Natalia
11. Amy
12. Athena
13. Valentina
14. Andrea
15. Nicole
16. Samantha
17. Sofia
18. Jasmine
19. Melody
20. Victoria

I might be biased, but I think those are pretty great lists! Love all those multilingual names. 

For comparison's sake, here is the Pacific Top 10, alongside the National Top 10:

	Pacific	National
1.	Noah	Noah
2.	Jacob	Liam
3.	Ethan	Mason
4.	Daniel	Jacob
5.	Alexander	William
6.	Matthew	Ethan
7.	Liam	James
8.	Jayden	Alexander
9.	Sebastian	Michael
10.	Benjamin	Benjamin

	Pacific	National
1.	Sophia	Emma
2.	Emma	Olivia
3.	Mia	Sophia
4.	Olivia	Ava
5.	Isabella	Isabella
6.	Emily	Mia
7.	Sofia	Abigail
8.	Abigail	Emily
9.	Ava	Charlotte
10.	Charlotte	Harper

And should you be interested in the full Pacific Top 1000, it is here, in Google Sheets. :)

I also wanted to go a bit further this time, and see what names appeared only in the Pacific states, but the results were much smaller, and more obscure, than I'd expected. They were also all in either CA or HI.
CA: Harut, Gevork, Mher (boys); Serly, Maneh, Jazzleen, Anmol (girls)
HI: Lawaia, Kiai (boys); Hilinai (girls)

So, I settled for finding the most disproportionately common (by %) names in each state. (So, for instance, you're about 8x more likely to run into a Narek in CA than in the rest of the US as a whole)
CA: Narek, Sahib, Arley, Everardo, Sunny (boys); Raylene, Izel, Avleen, Arleen, Jazlene (girls)
HI: Kaeo, Kaimana, Ikaika, Makoa, Kaizen (boys); Lilinoe, Mahina, Anela, Kalena, Kalea (girls)
AK: Paxson, Killian, Ronan, Gideon, Walter (boys); Aurora, Juniper, Sage, Cassidy, Kinley (girls)
OR: Sage, Soren, Malakai, Kellen, Arlo (boys); Opal, Juniper, Faye, Louisa, Esme (girls)
WA: Soren, Anton, Anders, Maxim, Odin (boys); Roslyn, Pepper, Linnea, Opal, Bentley (girls)

I came across a couple interesting quirks:
--Firstly, I initially narrowed my search for "most representative" to the top 2/5 of names for each state (the lists vary in length quite a bit, with the largest, CA, having 14x as many names as the smallest, AK), but I just had to stretch that a bit in Alaska so I could include Paxson.
There were 33 Paxsons born in the US last year. 10 were in AK. 10! 1/3 of all new Paxsons were born in 4th least populated state.
--Secondly, by the indecisiveness of Oregon parents, and/or some oddity in how Oregon birth certificates are filled out, over 60% of babies officially named Unknown in the entire US were born in OR.

And no, the few repeating names are not errors; those names are just much more concentrated in both states for whatever reasons.


So what sort of names are the "least Pacific"? Turns out, modern creative spellings and innovations: Brantley, Braylon, Brycen, Landyn, Karter; Kennedi, Ryleigh, Londyn, Brynlee, Kayleigh, and the like. 

Girls's Names

Recently I did a breakdown on which letters were "feminine" vs. "masculine", and there were a couple surprises. Specifically, I expected -s names to sway overwhelmingly male, thanks to all the Latin & Greek us/os names, and the impact Latin has had on naming in general. But in fact, -s names only lean masculine by a 6:1 ratio ("only" being relative--it was #15 on my "most masculine endings" analysis, the others being -ch, k, b, o, p, c, f, sh, d, m, x, v, j, & g).
It turns out that while the boys do have -as, es, os, and us names, girls get -ss and ys, and split about even with boys on the -is.

A good number of -is/ys names for girls turn out to be Welsh and ancient Greek, and far be it from me to turn down an opportunity for those!

• Aleidis (ah-LYE-dis, Germanic)--older form of Adelaide/Alice. Other forms include Adelais (AH-del-ah-is, Germanic), Alis (AL-is, Welsh), Alys (AL-is, English, Welsh), and Azalais (ah-zah-LAH-ees, Occitan).
• Alkestis (AHL-kays-tis, [ancient] Greek)--"courageous". Latinized form is Alcestis (al-SES-tis). 
• Amaryllis (am-ah-RIL-lis, English)--from ancient Greek, "sparkling". Spanish and Portuguese form is Amarilis (ah-mah-REE-lees). 
• Anaïs (ah-nah-EES, Occitan, Catalan, French)--form of Anna
• Anaitis (ah-nah-EE-tis, an-EYE-tis, AH-nye-tis, [ancient] Greek)--form of Anahita
• Annis (AN-nis, [medieval] English)--form of Agnes
• Ardis (AR-dis, English, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "eagle goddess"
• Artemis (AR-teh-mis, [ancient] Greek)--origin unknown, poss. "bear", "thrower", "great", or "safe".
• Astris (AS-tris, [ancient] Greek)--"starry"
• Athenais (ath-AY-nah-ees, ah-thay-ah-EES, [ancient] Greek)--"of Athena". French form is Athénaïs/Aténaïs (ah-tay-nah-EES). 
• Avis (AY-vis, English)--prob. from Latin "bird"; or from Germanic Aveza, poss. "desired", or Hadewidis (HAH-deh-vee-dis), "wide battle"
• Belkis (BEL-kees, Spanish)--from Bilqis (BIL-kees), the traditional Arabic name for the legendary Queen of Sheba, origin unknown. Turkish form is Belkıs (BEL-kis). 
• Betrys (BET-ris, Welsh)--form of Beatrice. 
• Briseis (bris-AY-is, bree-say-EES, [ancient] Greek)
• Britomartis (brit-oh-MAR-tis, bree-TOH-mar-tees, [ancient] Greek)--"blessed maiden"
• Bryndis (BRIN-dis, Scandinavian)--from Germanic, "armored goddess"
• Carys (KAH-ris, Welsh)--"love". Another form is Cerys (KEHR-is). 
• Charis (KEHR-is, KAHR-is, [ancient] Greek)--"grace". Modern Greek form is Haris (KHAH-rees). 
• Chloris (KLOR-is, KLOR-ees, [ancient] Greek)--"green bud"
• Chryseis (kree-SAY-is,  [ancient] Greek)--"golden"
• Clematis (klem-AT-is, KLEM-ah-tis, English)
• Damaris (DAM-ah-ris, dah-MEHR-is, English; DAH-mah-rees, Greek)--from ancient Greek, poss. "wife" or "girl"
• Danais (dah-nah-EES, DAN-ah-ees, [ancient] Greek)
• Daphnis (DAHF-nees, DAF-nis, [ancient] Greek)--form of Daphne [unisex]
• Doris (DOHR-is, English, German, Italian, Scandinavian)--from ancient Greek, poss. "spear", "gift", or "forest"
• Dysis (DYE-sis, [ancient] Greek)--"sunset"
• Eirlys (AYR-lis, IRE-lis, Welsh)--"snowdrop" [the flower]
• Elewys (EL-eh-wis, [medieval] English)--form of Eloise
• Endeis (en-DAY-is, en-day-EES, [ancient] Greek)--"at home, native" 
• Gerdis (YEHR-dis, Swedish)--from Germanic, "spear goddess"
• Glenys (GLEN-is, Welsh)--"pure"
• Glynis (GLIN-is, Welsh)--prob. "pure" or "valley"
• Hawys (HOW-is, Welsh)--from Germanic, "wide battle"
• Hesperis (HES-per-is, [ancient] Greek)--"evening"
• Hjördis (YOR-dis, Swedish, Finnish)--from Old Norse, "sword goddess". Also spelled Hjørdis (Danish, Norwegian) or Jördis (German).
• Iraís (ee-rah-EES, Spanish)--prob. from ancient Greek Herais (HEHR-ah-ees), "of Hera"
• Iris (EYE-ris, English; EE-ris, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Scandinavian, Italian, Slovenian, Turkish)--from Greek, "rainbow". Other forms include Íris (EE-rees, Portuguese) and Eirys (AY-ris, EYE-ris, Welsh). 
• Iseldis (ee-SEL-dis, [medieval] English)--form of Isolde
• Isis (EYE-sis, English, EE-zeez, Italian, EE-sees, Spanish)--from Hellenized Egyptian, prob. "throne". Portuguese form is Ísis (EE-zis). 
• Karis (KEHR-is, English)--anglicized form of Carys/Cerys or Charis.
• Laís (lah-EES, Portuguese)--from ancient Greek Lais (LAH-ees), prob. "left-handed", "thrush" [bird], or "of the people"
• Lamis (lam-EES, Arabic)
• Lindis (LIN-dis, Scandinavian)--from Germanic, "gentle"
• Lois (LOH-is, English, Dutch)--from Biblical Greek, poss. "better" [masculine in other languages]
• Maëlys (mah-eh-LEES, French)--from Breton, "chief"
• Maïlys (mye-LEES, French)--form of Maëlys or Maylis.
• Maris (MEHR-is, MAHR-is, English)--from Latin, "of the sea"
• Marlis (MAHR-lis, German)--combination of Maria & Liese. Another combination is Majlis/Mailis (MYE-lis, Scandinavian).
• Marlys (MAHR-lis, English, MAHR-lees, Spanish)--poss. a form of Marlene. 
• Maylis (may-LEES, French)--from the French town, poss from Germanic, "strength", or from Occitan mair, "mother", + French lys, "lily".  
• Melis (meh-LEES, Turkish)--form of Melissa
• Memphis (MEM-fis, [Hellenized] Egyptian)--prob. "enduring beauty" [unisex in modern English]
• Myrtis (MUR-tis, English, [ancient] Greek)--"myrtle"
• Nais (nah-EES, French, NAH-ees, [ancient] Greek)--"water nymph"
• Nephthys (NEF-this, [Hellenized] Egyptian)--prob. "lady of the temple/sky"
• Nerys (NEHR-is, Welsh)--"lordly"
• Odalis (oh-DAH-lees, Spanish)--form of Odette/Ottilie. Also spelled Odalys. 
• Orseis (or-SAY-is, or-say-EES, [ancient] Greek)--prob. "stirred up, excited"
• Persis (PUR-sis, [Biblical] Greek)
• Phyllis (FIL-lis, English)--from ancient Greek, "leafy"
• Ptolemais (tol-EM-ah-ees, ptol-em-ah-EES, [ancient] Greek)--prob. "warlike"
• Rhanis (RAH-nees, RAN-is, [ancient] Greek)--"rain drop"
• Roslindis (roz-LIN-dis, Germanic)--older form of Rosalind. 
• Tanis (TAH-nis, Cree)--"daughter". Another form is Danis (DAH-nis). 
• Tethys (TEE-this, TETH-is, [ancient] Greek)
• Thaïs (THAH-is, [ancient] Greek; tah-ees, French)--from ancient Greek, poss. "bandage". Other forms include Thaís (tah-EES, Portuguese, Spanish) and Taís (tah-EES, Portuguese, Spanish).
• Themis (THEM-is, THEE-mis, [ancient] Greek)--"divine law". 
• Valdis (VAHL-dis, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, prob. "foreign goddess" or "goddess of the slain" [masculine in other languages]
• Viridis (VEER-id-is, [medieval] Italian)--from Latin "verdant, lively"
• Zenais (ZAY-nah-ees, zay-nah-EES, [ancient] Greek)--"of Zeus"