Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is X.
gender
usage
letter
Xabi m Basque
Basque diminutive of Xavier.
Xabier m Basque, Galician
Basque and Galician form of Xavier.
Xacobe m Galician
Galician form of Iacobus (see James).
Xaime m Galician
Galician form of Iacomus (see James).
Xan m Galician
Galician form of John.
Xande m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Alexandre.
Xander m Dutch, English (Modern)
Short form of Alexander. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by a character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).
Xandinho m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Alexandre.
Xanthippos m Ancient Greek
From the Greek elements ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian general.
Xanthos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
From Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow". This is the name of several figures, mostly minor, in Greek mythology.
Xanti m Basque
Basque form of Santiago.
Xasan m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Hasan.
Xaver m German
German form of Xavier.
Xavi m Catalan
Catalan diminutive of Xavier.
Xavier m English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria meaning "the new house". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) who was born in a village by this name. He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries. His surname has since been adopted as a given name in his honour, chiefly among Catholics.
Xbalanque m Mayan Mythology
Possibly from Classic Maya balam "jaguar" and k'in "sun" or kej "deer". In the Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the K'iche' Maya, Xbalanque and his twin brother Hunahpu avenge their father's death at the hands of the underworld gods.
Xenagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Greek historian.
Xenocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ξενοκράτης (Xenokrates), which was derived from ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher.
Xenofon m Greek
Modern Greek form of Xenophon.
Xenon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest".
Xenophon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" and φωνή (phone) meaning "voice". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek military commander and historian. This name was also borne by a 5th-century saint from Constantinople.
Xerxes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), which meant "ruler over heroes". This was the name of a 5th-century BC king of Persia, the son of Darius the Great. He attempted an invasion of Greece, which ended unsuccessfully at the battle of Salamis.
Xesús m Galician
Galician form of Jesus, used as a personal name.
Xhafer m Albanian
Albanian form of Jafar.
Xhelal m Albanian
Albanian form of Jalal.
Xhemal m Albanian
Albanian form of Jamal.
Xia m & f Chinese
From Chinese (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Xián m Galician
From Xulián, the Galician form of Julian.
Xiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine) or (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China. This name can also be formed from other characters.
Xiao m Galician
Variant of Xián.
Ximeno m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish or Basque name of uncertain meaning. It is possibly a form of Simon 1, though it may in fact derive from Basque seme meaning "son".
Ximo m Catalan
Valencian diminutive of Joaquim.
Ximun m Basque
Basque form of Ximeno.
Xinyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with () meaning "joy, harmony". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Xoán m Galician
Galician form of John.
Xochipilli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "flower prince" in Nahuatl, from xōchitl "flower" and pilli "noble child, prince". Xochipilli was the Aztec god of love, flowers, song and games, the twin brother of Xochiquetzal.
Xoel m Galician
Galician form of Joel.
Xolani m Southern African, Zulu
Means "peace" in Zulu.
Xolotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Meaning uncertain, of Nahuatl origin, possibly meaning "servant" or "cornstalk". In Aztec mythology Xolotl was a monstrous dog-headed god who guided the dead to Mictlan. He was also associated with lightning, fire and the evening star. He was the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl.
Xosé m Galician
Galician form of Joseph.
Xquenda f & m Indigenous American, Zapotec
From Zapotec guenda "spirit, soul, essence" combined with the possessive prefix x-.
Xshayarsha m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Xerxes.
Xuân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (xuân) meaning "spring (season)".
Xuan m Asturian
Asturian form of Iohannes (see John).
Xue f & m Chinese
From Chinese (xuě) meaning "snow" or (xué) meaning "study, learning, school", besides other characters pronounced similarly.
Xulio m Galician
Galician form of Julius.
Xun m & f Chinese
From Chinese (xūn) meaning "meritorious deed, rank" or (xùn) meaning "fast, sudden", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Xurshid m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Khurshid.
Xurxo m Galician
Galician form of George.
Xwm m Hmong
Means "second son" in Hmong.
Xystos m Late Greek
Greek form of Sixtus.