api-usage.txt

afk	Afrikaans	Afrikaans names are used by Afrikaans speakers in the countries of South Africa and Namibia.
afr	African	African names are used in various places on the continent of Africa.
aka	Akan	Akan names are used by the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.
alb	Albanian	Albanian names are used in the country of Albania, as well as Kosovo and other Albanian communities throughout the world.
alg	Algonquin	Algonquin names are used by the Algonquin people of Ontario and Quebec in Canada.
ame	Indigenous American	These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabit North and South America.
amem	New World Mythology	-
amh	Amharic	Amharic names are used in Ethiopia.
anci	Ancient	These names were used in various ancient regions.
apa	Apache	Apache names are used by the Apache peoples of the southwestern United States.
ara	Arabic	Arabic names are used in the Arab world, as well as some other regions within the larger Muslim world. They are not necessarily of Arabic origin, though most in fact are. Compare also Persian names and Turkish names.
arm	Armenian	Armenian names are used in the country of Armenia in western Asia, as well as in Armenian diaspora communities throughout the world.
asm	Assamese	Assamese names are used in Assam in eastern India.
ast	Asturian	Asturian names are used in Asturias in northern Spain by speakers of Asturian.
astr	Astronomy	These names occur primarily in astronomy. They are not commonly given to real people.
aus	Indigenous Australian	These names are used by the indigenous people of Australia, also called Aboriginal Australians.
ava	Avar	Avar names are used by Avar speakers in Dagestan, a federal subject of Russia.
aym	Aymara	Aymara names are used by the Aymara people of Bolivia and Peru.
aze	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani names are used by the Azeri people of Azerbaijan and northern Iran.
bal	Balinese	Balinese names are used on the island of Bali, a part of Indonesia.
bas	Basque	Basque names are used in the Basque Country (northern Spain and southern France) by speakers of Basque.
bel	Belarusian	Belarusian names are used in the country of Belarus in eastern Europe.
ben	Bengali	Bengali names are used in Bangladesh and eastern India.
ber	Berber	Berber names are used by the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa, including the Tuareg of the Sahara.
bhu	Bhutanese	Bhutanese names are used in the country of Bhutan in southern Asia.
bibl	Biblical (All)	These names occur in the Bible (in any language).
bos	Bosnian	Bosnian names are used by the Bosniak people. For additional names, see Serbo-Croatian names, Arabic names and Turkish names.
bre	Breton	Breton names are used in the region of Brittany in northwest France.
bsh	Bashkir	Bashkir names are used in Bashkortostan in Russia.
bul	Bulgarian	Bulgarian names are used in the country of Bulgaria in southeastern Europe.
bur	Burmese	Burmese names are used in Myanmar (Burma) in southeastern Asia.
cat	Catalan	Catalan names are used in Catalonia in eastern Spain, as well as in other Catalan-speaking areas including Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
cela	Ancient Celtic	-
celm	Celtic Mythology	-
cew	Chewa	Chewa names are used in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.
cha	Chamorro	Chamorro names are used by the Chamorro people of Guam and the Mariana Islands.
che	Chechen	Chechen names are used in Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia.
chi	Chinese	Chinese names are used in China and in Chinese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
chk	Cherokee	Cherokee names are used by the Cherokee people of the United States.
cht	Choctaw	Choctaw names are used by the Choctaw people of Oklahoma and Mississippi.
chy	Cheyenne	Cheyenne names are used by the Cheyenne people of the United States.
cir	Circassian	Circassian names are used in Circassia, part of the Caucasus region of Russia, by speakers of the Circassian languages of Adyghe and Kabardian.
cmr	Comorian	Comorian names are used on the islands of Comoros off eastern Africa.
com	Comanche	Comanche names are used by the Comanche people of the southern United States.
cop	Coptic	These names are used by Coptic Christians in Egypt.
cor	Cornish	Cornish names were used in southwest England in the region around Cornwall.
cre	Cree	Cree names are used by the Cree people of Canada.
cro	Croatian	Croatian names are used in the country of Croatia and other Croatian communities throughout the world.
crs	Corsican	Corsican names are used on the French island of Corsica by speakers of Corsican (a language related to Italian).
cze	Czech	Czech names are used in the Czech Republic in central Europe.
dan	Danish	Danish names are used in the country of Denmark in northern Europe.
dhi	Dhivehi	Dhivehi names are used by the Dhivehi people of the Maldives.
dut	Dutch	Dutch names are used in the Netherlands and Flanders.
egya	Ancient Egyptian	-
egym	Egyptian Mythology	-
eng	English	English names are used in English-speaking countries.
enga	Anglo-Saxon	-
esp	Esperanto	Esperanto names are used by speakers of the planned language Esperanto.
est	Estonian	Estonian names are used in the country of Estonia in northern Europe.
eth	Ethiopian	Ethiopian names are used in the country of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
ewe	Ewe	Ewe names are used by the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo.
fae	Faroese	Faroese names are used on the Faroe Islands.
fairy	Fairy	Whimsical category
fij	Fijian	Fijian names are used on the island nation of Fiji.
fil	Filipino	Filipino names are used on the island nation of the Philippines.
fin	Finnish	Finnish names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
fle	Flemish	Flemish names are used in Flanders (the northern half of Belgium where Dutch is spoken).
fntsg	Gluttakh	Fantasy category
fntsm	Monstrall	Fantasy category
fntsr	Romanto	Fantasy category
fntss	Simitiq	Fantasy category
fntst	Tsang	Fantasy category
fntsx	Xalaxxi	Fantasy category
fre	French	French names are used in France and other French-speaking regions.
fri	Frisian	Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany.
ful	Fula	Fula names are used by the Fula people of western Africa.
gaa	Ga	Ga names are used by the Ga people of Ghana.
gal	Galician	Galician names are used in Galicia in northwestern Spain by speakers of Galician.
gan	Ganda	Ganda names are used by the Ganda people of Uganda.
geo	Georgian	Georgian names are used in the country of Georgia in central Eurasia.
ger	German	German names are used in Germany and other German-speaking areas such as Austria and Switzerland.
gmca	Ancient Germanic	-
goth	Goth	Whimsical category
gre	Greek	Greek names are used in the country of Greece and other Greek-speaking communities throughout the world.
grea	Ancient Greek	-
grem	Greek Mythology	-
grn	Greenlandic	Greenlandic names are used by the indigenous people of Greenland.
gua	Guarani	Guarani names are used by the Guarani people of South America.
guj	Gujarati	Gujarati names are used in western India (in the state of Gujarat).
hau	Hausa	Hausa names are used by the Hausa people of Niger and northern Nigeria.
haw	Hawaiian	Hawaiian names are used by the indigenous people of Hawaii.
hb	Hillbilly	Whimsical category
heb	Hebrew	These names are used by Hebrew speakers.
hin	Hindi	Hindi names are used in India by speakers of Hindi.
hippy	Hippy	Whimsical category
hist	History	These names are used primarily to refer to historical persons. They are not commonly used by other people.
hmo	Hmong	Hmong names are used by the Hmong people in southeastern Asia.
hun	Hungarian	Hungarian names are used in the country of Hungary in central Europe.
ibi	Ibibio	Ibibio names are used by the Ibibio people of Nigeria.
ice	Icelandic	Icelandic names are used on the island nation of Iceland.
igb	Igbo	Igbo names are used by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
ind	Indian	Indian names are used in India and in Indian communities throughout the world.
indm	Hindu Mythology	-
ing	Ingush	Ingush names are used in Ingushetia, a federal subject of Russia.
ins	Indonesian	Indonesian names are used on the island nation of Indonesia in southeast Asia.
inu	Inuit	Inuit names are used by the Inuit people of the North American Arctic.
iri	Irish	Irish names are used on the island of Ireland as well as elsewhere in the Western World as a result of the Irish diaspora.
iro	Iroquois	Iroquois names are used by the Iroquois people of the United States and Canada.
ita	Italian	Italian names are used in Italy and other Italian-speaking regions such as southern Switzerland.
jap	Japanese	Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
jav	Javanese	Javanese names are used on the island of Java, a part of Indonesia.
jer	Jèrriais	Jèrriais names are used on the island of Jersey between Britain and France by speakers of Jèrriais.
jew	Jewish	These names are used by Jews. For more specific lists, see Hebrew names and Yiddish names.
kan	Kannada	Kannada names are used in western India.
kaz	Kazakh	Kazakh names are used in the country of Kazakhstan in central Eurasia.
khm	Khmer	Khmer names are used in the country of Cambodia in southeastern Asia.
kig	Kiga	Kiga names are used by the Kiga people of southwestern Uganda and northern Rwanda.
kik	Kikuyu	Kikuyu names are used by the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
kk	Kreatyve	Whimsical category
kon	Kongo	Kongo names are used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
kor	Korean	Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here.
kur	Kurdish	Kurdish names are used by the Kurdish people of the Middle East.
kyr	Kyrgyz	Kyrgyz names are used in the country of Kyrgyzstan in central Eurasia.
lao	Lao	Lao names are used in the country of Laos in southeastern Asia.
lat	Latvian	Latvian names are used in the country of Latvia in northern Europe.
lim	Limburgish	Limburgish names are used in the Limburg region, which straddles the border between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
lite	Literature	These names occur primarily in literature. They are not commonly given to real people.
litk	Arthurian Romance	-
lth	Lithuanian	Lithuanian names are used in the country of Lithuania in northern Europe.
luh	Luhya	Luhya names are used by the Luhya people of western Kenya.
luo	Luo	Luo names are used by the Luo people of Kenya.
mac	Macedonian	Macedonian names are used in the country of North Macedonia in southeastern Europe.
mag	Maguindanao	Maguindanao names are used in the Philippines by speakers of Maguindanao.
mal	Maltese	Maltese names are used on the island of Malta.
man	Manx	Manx names are used on the Isle of Man.
mao	Maori	Maori names are used by the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori.
map	Mapuche	Mapuche names are used by the Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina.
mar	Mari	Mari names are used by the Mari peoples of the Mari Republic in Russia.
may	Mayan	Mayan names are used by the Maya people of Mexico and Central America.
mbu	Mbundu	Mbundu names are used in Angola by the Mbundu people.
medi	Medieval	These names were used in medieval times.
mlm	Malayalam	Malayalam names are used in southern India.
mly	Malay	Malay names are used in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and Thailand.
moh	Mohawk	These names are used by the Mohawk (Kanienkehaka) people of New York, Ontario and Quebec. Mohawk children are traditionally given a name that is unique to their community, and it is not reused while the bearer is alive. It is considered inappropriate for outsiders to use these names.
mon	Mongolian	Mongolian names are used in the country of Mongolia in central Asia.
morm	Mormon	These names occur in the Book of Mormon.
mrt	Marathi	Marathi names are used by the Marathi people in western India.
mwe	Mwera	Mwera names are used by the Mwera people of Tanzania.
myth	Mythology	These names occur in mythology and religion.
nah	Nahuatl	Nahuatl names are used by the Nahua peoples of Mexico and Central America.
nav	Navajo	Navajo names are used by the Navajo people of the southwestern United States.
nde	Ndebele	Ndebele names are used by the Ndebele people of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
neaa	Ancient Near Eastern	-
neam	Near Eastern Mythology	-
nep	Nepali	Nepali names are used in the country of Nepal in southern Asia.
nor	Norwegian	Norwegian names are used in the country of Norway in northern Europe.
nrm	Norman	Norman names are used in Normandy in northeastern France and on the British Channel Islands by speakers of Norman (a language related to French).
nuu	Nuu-chah-nulth	Nuu-chah-nulth names are used on Vancouver Island, Canada.
occ	Occitan	Occitan names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy by speakers of Occitan.
odi	Odia	Odia or Oriya names are used in eastern India (in the state of Odisha).
oji	Ojibwe	Ojibwe names are used by the Ojibwe (or Chippewa) people of Canada and the United States.
one	Oneida	Oneida names are used by the Oneida people of New York, Wisconsin and Ontario.
oro	Oromo	Oromo names are used in Ethiopia.
oss	Ossetian	Ossetian names are used in Ossetia, which is a region split by Russia and Georgia.
pas	Pashto	Pashto names are used in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
pcd	Picard	Picard names are used in northern France by speakers of Picard (a language closely related to French).
per	Persian	Persian names are used in the country of Iran, in southwestern Asia, which is part of the Muslim world.
pets	Pet	These names are most commonly given to pets: dogs, cats, etc.
pin	Pintupi	Pintupi names are used by the Pintupi people of central Australia.
pol	Polish	Polish names are used in the country of Poland in central Europe.
popu	Popular Culture	These names occur primarily in popular culture and entertainment. They are not commonly given to real people.
por	Portuguese	Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas.
pow	Powhatan	Powhatan names are used by the Powhatan people of the eastern United States.
pun	Punjabi	Punjabi names are used in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
que	Quechua	Quechua names are used by the Quechua people of South America.
rap	Rapper	Whimsical category
rmn	Romanian	Romanian names are used in the countries of Romania and Moldova in eastern Europe.
roma	Ancient Roman	-
romm	Roman Mythology	-
rus	Russian	Russian names are used in the country of Russia and in Russian-speaking communities throughout the world.
sam	Sami	Sami names are used by the Sami people who inhabit northern Scandinavia.
sar	Sardinian	Sardinian names are used on the Italian island of Sardinia by speakers of Sardinian.
sax	Low German	These names are used in northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands where Low German is spoken. See also German names.
scaa	Ancient Scandinavian	-
scam	Norse Mythology	-
sco	Scottish	Scottish names are used in the country of Scotland as well as elsewhere in the Western World as a result of the Scottish diaspora.
sct	Scots	Scots names are used by speakers of the Scots language.
sen	Seneca	Seneca names are used by the Seneca people of New York, Oklahoma and Ontario.
ser	Serbian	Serbian names are used in the country of Serbia in southeastern Europe.
sha	Shawnee	Shawnee names are used by the Shawnee people of Oklahoma.
sho	Shona	Shona names are used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
sic	Sicilian	These names are a subset of Italian names used more often by speakers of Sicilian.
sik	Siksika	Siksika (or Blackfoot) names are used by the Blackfoot people of Alberta and Montana.
sin	Sinhalese	Sinhalese names are used by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka.
sio	Sioux	Sioux names are used by the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota) people of the central United States and Canada.
sla	Slavic	These names are used by Slavic peoples.
slam	Slavic Mythology	-
slk	Slovak	Slovak names are used in the country of Slovakia in central Europe.
sln	Slovene	Slovene names are used in the country of Slovenia in central Europe.
smn	Samoan	Samoan names are used on the Samoan Islands.
som	Somali	Somali names are used in the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti in eastern Africa.
sor	Sorbian	Sorbian names are used in Lusatia in eastern Germany by speakers of Sorbian, a Slavic language.
sot	Sotho	Sotho names are used by the Sotho people of Lesotho and South Africa.
spa	Spanish	Spanish names are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries (such as those in South America).
swa	Swahili	Swahili names are used by Swahili speakers in eastern Africa.
swe	Swedish	Swedish names are used in the country of Sweden in northern Europe.
swz	Swazi	Swazi names are used by the Swazi people of Swaziland and South Africa.
tag	Tagalog	Tagalog names are used in the Philippines.
tah	Tahitian	Tahitian names are used in French Polynesia (part of which is the island of Tahiti).
taj	Tajik	Tajik names are used in the country of Tajikistan in central Asia.
tam	Tamil	Tamil names are used in southern India and Sri Lanka.
tat	Tatar	Tatar names are used in Tatarstan in Russia.
tau	Tausug	Tausug names are used in the Philippines by speakers of Tausug.
tel	Telugu	Telugu names are used in eastern India.
tha	Thai	Thai names are used in the country of Thailand in southeastern Asia.
theo	Theology	These names are used to refer to (Judeo-Christian-Islamic) deities. They are not bestowed upon real people.
tib	Tibetan	Tibetan names are used by the Tibetan people who live in the region of Tibet in central Asia.
tkm	Turkmen	Turkmen names are used in the country of Turkmenistan.
ton	Tongan	Tongan names are used on the island nation of Tonga.
too	Tooro	Tooro names are used by the Tooro people of western Uganda.
trans	Transformer	Whimsical category
tsw	Tswana	Tswana names are used in Botswana and South Africa.
tum	Tumbuka	Tumbuka names are used in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.
tup	Tupi	Tupi names are used by the Tupi people of Brazil.
tur	Turkish	Turkish names are used in the country of Turkey, which is situated in western Asia and southeastern Europe. Turkey is part of the larger Muslim world.
ukr	Ukrainian	Ukrainian names are used in the country of Ukraine in eastern Europe.
urd	Urdu	Urdu names are used in Pakistan and India.
urh	Urhobo	Urhobo names are used by the Urhobo people of Nigeria.
usa	American	American names are used in the United States.
uyg	Uyghur	Uyghur names are used by the Uyghur people in western China.
uzb	Uzbek	Uzbek names are used in the country of Uzbekistan in central Asia.
vari	Various	These names do not "belong" to any one culture. They are put here because they cannot be categorized anywhere else.
vie	Vietnamese	Vietnamese names are used in the country of Vietnam in southeastern Asia.
wel	Welsh	Welsh names are used in the country of Wales in Britain.
witch	Witch	Whimsical category
wrest	Wrestler	Whimsical category
xho	Xhosa	Xhosa names are used by the Xhosa people of South Africa.
yao	Yao	Yao names are used in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
yol	Yolngu	Yolngu names are used by the Yolngu people of northern Australia.
yor	Yoruba	Yoruba names are used by the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
zap	Zapotec	Zapotec names are used by the Zapotec people of southern Mexico.
zul	Zulu	Zulu names are used by the Zulu people of South Africa.