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Baby names with ONE: Onella, Lionel, Boone

one

Are you a name-seeker on the hunt for “the one”?

Have you considered baby names that contain the word ONE? :)

Below you’ll find a long list of names that contain the letter sequence “o-n-e.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Aaronette
  • Adones
  • Aidoneus
  • Alphones
  • Anemone
  • Anjonette
  • Anousone
  • Anthone
  • Anthonette
  • Anthoney, Anthonee
  • Antigone
  • Antione
  • Antionette, Antionett, Anntionette, Anntonette
  • Antone
  • Antonea
  • Antonella, Antonela
  • Antonello
  • Antoneo
  • Antonese
  • Antonesha
  • Antonetta
  • Antonette, Antonett
  • Antoney
  • Antoneyo
  • Antrone
  • Antwone, Antwione
  • Antwonette
  • Arione
  • Arlone
  • Armone
  • Armonee
  • Audrone
  • Avione
  • Avonelle, Avonell, Avonel
  • Bloneva
  • Boneita
  • Bonell
  • Bonetta, Boneta
  • Boneva
  • Boney
  • Boone
  • Brione
  • Capone
  • Cemone
  • Cerrone, Cerone
  • Chavone
  • Cherone
  • Chione
  • Ciboney
  • Cimone, Cymone
  • Cleone
  • Colonel
  • Conelia
  • Conell
  • Coner
  • Conesha
  • Coney
  • Corleone
  • Damione
  • Damone
  • Dashone
  • Davione
  • Davone
  • Deione
  • Delone
  • Demone
  • Deone
  • Derone
  • Derrione
  • Deshone
  • Desmone
  • Devone
  • Devoney, Devonee
  • Diamone
  • Diavione
  • Dione
  • Dionel
  • Doneen, Donene
  • Doneisha
  • Doneka
  • Donel, Donell
  • Doneld
  • Donelda
  • Donella
  • Donelle
  • Donese
  • Donesha
  • Doneshia
  • Donesia, Donecia
  • Donetta, Doneta
  • Donette
  • Doneva
  • Donevan, Donevin
  • Doney
  • Dymone
  • Ebone
  • Eboney, Ebonee
  • Emone
  • Emonee, Emonei
  • Evone, Eyvone
  • Falone
  • Fashionette
  • Froney
  • Gerone
  • Gladstone
  • Guarionex
  • Harmone
  • Harmonee, Harmonei
  • Hermione
  • Honest
  • Honesty, Honestie, Honesti, Honestii
  • Honey
  • Idonea
  • Indonesia
  • Ione, Iyone
  • Ironesha
  • Ivone
  • Jacione
  • Jamone
  • Jarone
  • Jasmone
  • Javione
  • Javone
  • Jermone
  • Jerone
  • Jone
  • Jonea
  • Joneen, Jonene
  • Joneisha
  • Joneka
  • Jonella
  • Jonelle, Jonell, Jonel
  • Jonerik, Joneric
  • Jones
  • Jonesha
  • Joneshia
  • Jonessa
  • Jonesy
  • Jonet
  • Jonetta
  • Jonette
  • Joney, Jonee
  • Jovone
  • Kapone
  • Kavone
  • Kemone
  • Keone
  • Kevone
  • Keyone
  • Kione, Khione
  • Kleone
  • Koner
  • Konesha
  • Koneta
  • Kotone
  • Kyrone
  • Laione
  • Lamone
  • Larone
  • Lashone, Lachone
  • Latrone
  • Lavone
  • Leone
  • Leonel, Leonell
  • Leonella, Leonela
  • Leoner
  • Leonetta
  • Leonette
  • Lerone
  • Levone
  • Lionel, Lionell, Lyonel
  • Lone
  • Lonell
  • Lones
  • Lonetta, Loneta
  • Lonette
  • Loney
  • Looney
  • Malone
  • Marionette
  • Marlone
  • Meloney, Melonee, Melloney
  • Michone
  • Mignonette
  • Mone
  • Monea
  • Moneca, Moneka
  • Monecia
  • Monee
  • Moneeb
  • Moneeka
  • Moneer
  • Monekia
  • Monelle, Monell
  • Moneque, Moneke, Moneek, Moneak, Moneik
  • Monesha
  • Moneshia
  • Monet
  • Monetta, Moneta
  • Monette
  • Money
  • Monez
  • Moonee
  • Natrone
  • Ngone
  • Oenone
  • Oneatha
  • Oneda
  • Onedia
  • Oneeda
  • Oneida
  • Oneika
  • Oneil, Oneal, Oneill
  • Oneisha
  • Oneita
  • Oneka
  • Onekki
  • Onelia
  • Onell, Onel
  • Onella
  • Onesimo, Onecimo
  • Onesimus
  • Onesty, Onesti
  • Oneta, Onetta
  • Onetha
  • Onetia
  • Oneva
  • Oney
  • Oneyda
  • Onezia
  • Persephone
  • Petronella
  • Phonesavanh
  • Ramone
  • Rashone
  • Raymone
  • Rayshone
  • Rayvone
  • Remone
  • Romone
  • Rone, Rhone
  • Ronee
  • Roneisha
  • Roneka
  • Ronekia
  • Ronel
  • Ronelda
  • Ronella, Ronell
  • Ronelle
  • Ronen
  • Ronesha, Rhonesha
  • Roneshia
  • Ronesia, Ronecia
  • Ronessa
  • Ronetta
  • Ronette
  • Roney
  • Rooney
  • Salone
  • Samone
  • Savone
  • Semone
  • Shalone
  • Shamone
  • Shannone
  • Sharone, Sharrone
  • Sharonette
  • Shavone
  • Sherone, Sherrone
  • Shevone
  • Shone
  • Shoneen
  • Shonell
  • Shonetta
  • Shonette, Shonett
  • Shoney
  • Shyrone
  • Siboney
  • Simone, Simmone, Symone
  • Simonetta
  • Simonette
  • Sione
  • Slone
  • Solomone
  • Sone
  • Sonequa
  • Sooner
  • Stallone
  • Stephone, Stefone
  • Stone
  • Stonewall
  • Stoney
  • Tarone
  • Tavone
  • Terone
  • Theone
  • Therone
  • Thyrone
  • Timone
  • Tione
  • Tionee
  • Tirone
  • Tone
  • Tonea
  • Tonee
  • Toneesha
  • Toneisha
  • Toneka
  • Tonesha
  • Toneshia
  • Tonesia
  • Tonetta
  • Tonette
  • Toney
  • Tramone
  • Travone
  • Tremone
  • Trevione
  • Treyvone
  • Trone
  • Tylone
  • Tyone
  • Tyrone
  • Tyshone
  • Tyvone
  • Vashone
  • Verone
  • Vione
  • Vionette
  • Voneda
  • Vonell
  • Vonessa
  • Vonetta, Voneta
  • Vonette
  • Yone
  • Yoneko
  • Yonel
  • Yoneo
  • Yvone
  • Zione

Several of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as Antoine, Donald, Melanie, and Yvonne.

Of all the ONE names above, which one do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

P.S. You might also want to check out names with a numerological value of 1, or names starting with the letter I, as the Roman numeral I (“unus” in Latin) has a value of 1. Here are long lists of girl names and boy names starting with I.

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from One (6086756594) by Tony Hisgett under CC BY 2.0.

Initials that spell names: Z.A.C., E.V.A., C.A.M.

Oak
Oak (which can also be a name, or a set of initials)

In June of 1982, the Toledo Blade ran a short article about two local brothers who “enjoy the distinction of having initials which spell their names.” One was Thomas Owen Matzinger (T.O.M.), the other was James Irvin Matzinger (J.I.M.). Their dad Mike said it was “just as well” that he didn’t have any more kids, because he couldn’t think of any other sets of names to fit the pattern.

My guess is that Mike was joking, because there are several other sets of initials that could work with an M-surname like Matzinger, one of which, T.I.M., is just a letter away from T.O.M.

In fact, there are at least a couple of combinations that would work with every type of surname.

So today, in honor of the Matzingers of Toledo, I’ve come up with a long list of name-spelling initials. They’re sorted by third initial (that is, the first letter of the last name) so you can scroll straight to the set that matches up with your own surname.

Enjoy!

Initials that Spell Names & Nicknames

Surname starts with:Potential full initials (& example combo):
AA.D.A. (Adelaide Diane A.)
A.N.A. (Anastasia Nadine A.)
A.S.A. (Asa Scott A.)
A.V.A. (Ava Virginia A.)
B.E.A. (Beatrix Elaine A.)
E.V.A. (Eva Veronica A.)
G.I.A. (Gia Idonea A.)
I.D.A. (Idabelle Daria A.)
I.N.A. (Ina Nigella A.)
I.R.A. (Ira Ralph A.)
I.S.A. (Isabel Simone A.)
K.I.A. (Kia Ianthe A.)
L.E.A. (Leah Elizabeth A.)
M.I.A. (Mia Imelda A.)
N.I.A. (Nia Ilona A.)
O.D.A. (Odalys Delfina A.)
O.R.A. (Ora Ruth A.)
U.M.A. (Uma Magnolia A.)
U.N.A. (Una Normina A.)
BD.E.B. (Deborah Ethel B.)
J.E.B. (Jeb Evan B.)
L.I.B. (Libbie Ione B.)
R.O.B. (Robert Orville B.)
S.E.B. (Sebastian Everly B.)
S.Y.B. (Sybil Yvette B.)
T.A.B. (Tabitha Araminta B.)
Z.E.B. (Zebulon Ezekiel B.)
CB.E.C. (Becky Eowyn C.)
M.A.C. (Mackenzie Anne C.)
N.I.C. (Nicole Isabelle C.)
V.I.C. (Victor Ivan C.)
Z.A.C. (Zackary Arlo C.)
DJ.E.D. (Jedidiah Easton D.)
R.O.D. (Rodney Orrin D.)
T.E.D. (Theodora Eugenia D.)
Z.E.D. (Zedekiah Ezra D.)
EA.B.E. (Abraham Benjamin E.)
A.C.E. (Ace Corbin E.)
E.V.E. (Eve Violet E.)
F.A.E. (Fae Adina E.)
I.K.E. (Isaac Keith E.)
J.O.E. (Joseph Owen E.)
L.E.E. (Lee Ethan E.)
M.A.E. (Maebelle Alice E.)
M.O.E. (Morris Oscar E.)
R.A.E. (Raelene Alicia E.)
S.U.E. (Susan Ursula E.)
Z.O.E. (Zoe Ocean E.)
FA.L.F. (Alfred Leonard F.)
D.U.F. (Duffy Ultan F.)
J.E.F. (Jeffrey Elliott F.)
GM.E.G. (Megan Emiliana G.)
P.E.G. (Peggy Elise G.)
R.E.G. (Reggie Elmo G.)
R.O.G. (Roger Olav G.)
HA.S.H. (Ashton Samuel H.)
IA.B.I. (Abigail Bailey I.)
A.L.I. (Alison Layla I.)
A.M.I. (Ami May I.)
A.R.I. (Ariana Rafaela I.)
A.V.I. (Avi Vincent I.)
E.D.I. (Edith Daisy I.)
E.L.I. (Elijah Logan I.)
E.V.I. (Evie Venetia I.)
J.O.I. (Joi Olivia I.)
K.A.I. (Kai Alexander I.)
O.L.I. (Oliver Lennox I.)
JR.A.J. (Rajesh Ajay J.)
KM.A.K. (Makayla Ashley K.)
O.A.K. (Oakley Atlas K.)
LC.A.L. (Callum Audley L.)
D.E.L. (Delaney Estelle L.)
G.I.L. (Gilbert Ishmael L.)
H.A.L. (Harry Archibald L.)
L.I.L. (Lillian Iva L.)
M.A.L. (Malcolm Angus L.)
M.E.L. (Melanie Eloisa L.)
M.O.L. (Molly Odette L.)
S.A.L. (Sally Angelica L.)
S.O.L. (Solomon Osborn L.)
V.A.L. (Valerie Annette L.)
W.I.L. (Willy Ingo L.)
Z.E.L. (Zelda Erin L.)
MC.A.M. (Cameron Aidan M.)
D.O.M. (Dominic Orson M.)
J.E.M. (Jemima Eleanor M.)
J.I.M. (James Irvin M.)
K.I.M. (Kimberly Imogene M.)
L.E.M. (Lemuel Emerson M.)
P.A.M. (Pamela Alys M.)
R.A.M. (Ramsey Archer M.)
S.A.M. (Samuel Aaron M.)
S.I.M. (Simon Isidore M.)
T.A.M. (Tammy Anita M.)
T.I.M. (Timothy Isaac M.)
T.O.M. (Thomas Owen M.)
NA.N.N. (Annie Nuala N.)
B.E.N. (Benjamin Ellis N.)
C.Y.N. (Cynthia Yelena N.)
D.A.N. (Daniel Avery N.)
D.O.N. (Donovan Oliver N.)
F.I.N. (Finley Ivor N.)
J.A.N. (Janice Andrina N.)
J.O.N. (Jonathan Octavian N.)
K.E.N. (Kenneth Eric N.)
L.E.N. (Leonard Earl N.)
L.Y.N. (Lynnette Yasmin N.)
N.A.N. (Nancy Azalea N.)
R.E.N. (Renato Elian N.)
R.O.N. (Ronald Ormond N.)
V.A.N. (Vanessa Athena N.)
W.I.N. (Winifred Inez N.)
Z.E.N. (Zenobia Evelyn N.)
OF.L.O. (Florence Lily O.)
L.E.O. (Leo Elton O.)
PC.A.P. (Caprice Amity P.)
K.I.P. (Kip Indigo P.)
QJ.A.Q. (Jaquan Anthony Q.)
R.A.Q. (Raquel Alaiah Q.)
RG.A.R. (Gareth Alfie R.)
SC.A.S. (Caspian Atticus S.)
G.U.S. (Gustavo Ulises S.)
J.E.S. (Jessica Esther S.)
L.E.S. (Lester Edward S.)
R.U.S. (Russell Upton S.)
W.E.S. (Wesley Elwood S.)
TA.R.T. (Arthur Roland T.)
C.A.T. (Catherine Aveline T.)
D.O.T. (Dorothy Olive T.)
M.A.T. (Matthew Alastair T.)
N.A.T. (Nathan Arnold T.)
P.A.T. (Patricia Ainsley T.)
UL.O.U. (Louisa Ophelia U.)
P.R.U. (Prudence Rhoda U.)
S.T.U. (Stuart Tucker U.)
T.R.U. (Trudie Rose U.)
VB.E.V. (Beverly Evangeline V.)
L.I.V. (Livia Indiana V.)
N.E.V. (Neville Eldon V.)
V.I.V. (Vivian Ingrid V.)
WL.A.W. (Lawson Amos W.)
L.E.W. (Lewis Edgar W.)
XB.A.X. (Baxter Andrew X.)
D.A.X. (Dax Alec X.)
D.E.X. (Dexter Edison X.)
J.A.X. (Jaxon Antony X.)
L.E.X. (Lexie Eliza X.)
M.A.X. (Maximus Alvin X.)
P.A.X. (Pax Amelia X.)
R.E.X. (Rex Elias X.)
R.O.X. (Roxanna Opal X.)
T.E.X. (Tex Emmanuel X.)
YA.M.Y. (Amy Michelle Y.)
G.U.Y. (Guy Urban Y.)
I.V.Y. (Ivy Verity Y.)
J.A.Y. (Jay Adam Y.)
J.O.Y. (Joyce Ondina Y.)
K.A.Y. (Katherine Addison Y.)
M.A.Y. (May Augusta Y.)
R.A.Y. (Raymond Adrian Y.)
R.O.Y. (Royce Oberon Y.)
S.K.Y. (Skylar Kerry Y.)
ZH.E.Z. (Hezekiah Ellery Z.)
J.E.Z. (Jezebel Eulalia Z.)
L.I.Z. (Lizzie Iris Z.)
K.I.Z. (Kizzy Isla Z.)
R.O.Z. (Rosalind Olga Z.)

Can you come up with other good ones? If so, please leave a comment!

Source: “So Named.” Toledo Blade 29 Jun. 1982: P-1.
Image: Dab szypulkowy by Joanna Boisse under CC BY-SA 4.0.

First names from King Henry III’s fine rolls (1200s)

Henry III of England
Henry III of England

I’ve got some 13th-century English names for you today!

They come from the fine rolls of Henry III of England (1216–1272).

“Fine rolls” were basically financial records. They kept track of money offered to the king in return for concessions and favors. King Henry III wasn’t the first to keep them, but they “expand[ed] considerably in size and content during Henry’s reign.”

For a time, the Henry III Fine Rolls Project — the aim of which was to “democratize the contents” of Henry III’s fine rolls “by making them freely available in English translation to everyone via a website” — hosted a sortable database of all the given names in the rolls. While that database was available, I used it to create lists of the most-mentioned male and female names. (All the names are still online, but they’re no longer sortable.)

The rankings below — which cover a wide range of birth years, and a small segment of society — aren’t the same as the single-year, society-wide baby name rankings we’re accustomed to. But they do give us a general idea of which names were the most popular during the 1200s.

Of the 8,423 male names in the fine rolls, these were the most popular:

  1. William (1,217 mentions)
  2. John (669)
  3. Richard (495)
  4. Robert (434)
  5. Henry (376)
  6. Ralph (365)
  7. Thomas (351)
  8. Walter (346)
  9. Roger (337)
  10. Hugh (297)
  11. Geoffrey (261)
  12. Simon (218)
  13. Adam (200)
  14. Nicholas, Peter (180 each)
  15. Gilbert (157)
  16. Alan (110)
  17. Phillip (109)
  18. Reginald (88)
  19. Stephen (83)
  20. Elias (66)
  21. Alexander (65)
  22. Osbert (52)
  23. Eustace (44)
  24. Andrew, Matthew (42 each)
  25. Ranulf (40)

Other names on the men’s list: Hamo, Fulk, Payn, Waleran, Drogo, Engeram, Amfrid, Ratikin, Walkelin, Bonefey, Fulcher, Hasculf, Herlewin, Joldwin, Lefsi, Marmaduke, Orm, Albizium, Cocky, Deulobene, Gwenwynwyn, Markewart.

Of the 1,314 female names in the fine rolls, these were the most popular:

  1. Alice (140 mentions)
  2. Matilda (138)
  3. Agnes (76)
  4. Margaret (69)
  5. Joan (62)
  6. Isabella (60)
  7. Emma (37)
  8. Beatrice (34)
  9. Mabel (33)
  10. Cecilia (32)
  11. Christiana (30)
  12. Hawise (29)
  13. Juliana (27)
  14. Sibyl (25)
  15. Rose (21)
  16. Sarra (16)
  17. Helewise (15)
  18. Avice, Eleanor, Eva, Lucy (14 each)
  19. Leticia (13)
  20. Felicia (12)
  21. Isolda, Margery, Petronilla (11 each)
  22. Ascelina, Edith (10 each)
  23. Phillippa (9)
  24. Amice, Elena, Katherine, Mary, Sabina (8 each)
  25. Basilia, Muriel (7 each)

Other names on the women’s list: Albrea, Amabilia, Eustachia, Idonea, Egidia, Millicent, Amphelisa, Avegaya, Barbata, Comitessa, Frethesenta, Wulveva, Alveva, Dervorguilla, Deulecresse, Elizabeth (just 1!), Flandrina, Oriolda.

A researcher working on the project reported that, of all the men mentioned in the rolls, 14.4% were named William and 7.9% were named John. She also noted that, just like today, the female names showed a greater amount of diversity:

Compared with 57.8 per cent of the men, only 51.8 per cent of the women had one of the top ten names. And 9.44 per cent of the women had names that occurred only once, whereas 3.38 per cent of the men had names that occurred only once.

See any names you like?

Sources: The Henry III Fine Rolls by David Carpenter, The Henry III Fine Rolls Project, ‘William’ most popular medieval name – King’s College London
Image: Henry III (13th-century illustration)

[Latest update: June 2023]