Browse Names

Madoc m Welsh (Rare)
From the Old Welsh name Matauc, derived from mad meaning "good, fortunate" combined with a diminutive suffix. This is the name of a warrior mentioned in the 7th-century Welsh poem Y Gododdin. It was also borne by several medieval rulers, including the 12th-century Madoc ap Maredudd, the last prince of Powys. Another bearer, according to later folklore, was a son of the 12th-century Owain the Great who sailed to the Americas.

Madog m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Madoc.

Mahershala m Various (Rare)
From the longer name Mahershalalhashbaz, which appears in the Old Testament at Isaiah 8:1 in reference to Isaiah's symbolic son. It is written in Hebrew as מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז, and is composed of the two-word phrases מַהֵר שָׁלָל (maher shalal) and חָשׁ בַּז (chash baz), which both mean "hurry to the plunder". A famous bearer is the American actor Mahershala Ali (1974-), whose full name is Mahershalalhashbaz.

Mahzun m Turkish (Rare)
Means "sad" in Turkish.

Mainio m Finnish (Rare)
Means "excellent" in Finnish.

Maitland m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable".

Maksimilian m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Malone m & f English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Manfried m German (Rare)
German variant of Manfred.

Mansel m English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally referred to a person who came from the French city of Le Mans.

Maolsheachlann m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Máel Sechlainn.

Marciano m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Marcianus.

Mardochée m Biblical French, French (Rare)
French form of Mordecai.

Mardoqueo m Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Mordecai.

Marián m Slovak, Czech, Hungarian (Rare)
Slovak, Czech and Hungarian form of Marianus.

Marmaduke m English (British, Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old Irish name Máel Máedóc. This name has been traditionally used in the Yorkshire area of Britain.

Marvyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Marvin.

Marwin m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch variant of Marvin.

Marzell m German (Rare)
German variant of Marcellus.

Masterman m English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who worked as a servant.

Matevos m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Matthew.

Matfey m Russian (Rare)
Older Russian form of Matthew.

Mathúin m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Mathgamain.

Matthäus m German (Rare)
German form of Matthew, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.

Maximilian m German, English, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from Maximus. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr. In the 15th century the Holy Roman emperor Frederick III gave this name to his son and eventual heir. In this case it was a blend of the names of the Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (see Emiliano), whom Frederick admired. It was subsequently borne by a second Holy Roman emperor, two kings of Bavaria, and a short-lived Habsburg emperor of Mexico.

Maynerd m English (Rare)
Variant of Maynard.

Maytham m Arabic (Rare)
Possibly means "crushing" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of Ali, the fourth caliph.

Meade m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that indicated one who lived on a meadow (from Middle English mede) or one who sold or made mead (an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey; from Old English meodu).

Meallán m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Mellán, derived from mell meaning either "pleasant, delightful" or "lump, ball" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a few early saints.

Mečislav m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Mieczysław.

Meinard m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant form of Meginhard.

Melchior m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly from the Hebrew roots מֶלֶכְ (melekh) meaning "king" and אוֹר ('or) meaning "light". This was a name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. According to medieval tradition he was a king of Persia.

Mellan m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Meallán.

Melor m Russian (Rare)
Acronym of Russian Маркс Энгельс Ленин Октябрьская Революция (Marx, Engels, Lenin, October Revolution). This name commemorates the creation of the former Soviet state. It was created by communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Mercurio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Mercury.

Merit 1 m & f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Merritt or else simply from the English word merit, ultimately from Latin meritus "deserving".

Meriwether m English (Rare)
From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.

Merten m German (Rare)
Medieval Low German variant of Martin.

Metody m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Methodius.

Mihangel m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh name of the archangel Michael, formed from a contraction of Michael and angel.

Mikula m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Nicholas.

Miłogost m Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements milŭ "gracious, dear" and gostĭ "guest".

Miłosław m Polish (Rare)
Polish cognate of Miloslav.

Minato m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 港 (minato) meaning "harbour", as well as other combinations of kanji having the same pronunciation.

Montague m English (Rare)
From an aristocratic English surname meaning "sharp mountain", from Old French mont agu. In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596) this is the surname of Romeo and his family.

Morley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing".

Motel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Mordecai. This is the name of a character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964).

Mścisław m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Mstislav.

Mstislav m Czech (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mĭstĭ "vengeance" and slava "glory". Mstislav the Great was a 12th-century grand prince of Kiev.

Munro m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Monroe.

Munroe m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Monroe.

Nacio m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Ignacio.

Naldo m Italian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in naldo, such as Rinaldo or Arnaldo.

Napier m English (Rare)
From an English and Scots surname meaning "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".

Napoléon m French (Rare)
French form of Napoleon.

Napoleone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Napoleon. Besides the French emperor, it was borne by the Italian cardinal Napoleone Orsini (1263-1342) and the writer and politician Napoleone Colajanni (1847-1921).

Natanail m Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Nathanael.

Nataniel m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Natanael.

Nazaire m French (Rare)
French form of Nazarius.

Nazariy m Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Ukrainian and Russian form of Nazarius.

Neely m & f English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized and reduced form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh (or McNeilly) meaning "son of the poet".

Neifion m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Neptune.

Nels m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Nils.

Neofit m Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Neophytos.

Nestore m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nestor.

Nevil m English (Rare)
Variant of Neville.

Neymar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is the Brazilian soccer player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (1992-), who is usually known by just his first name. He was named after his father.

Nicéphore m French (Rare)
French form of Nikephoros.

Nickolaus m German (Rare)
Variant of Nikolaus.

Nicodème m French (Rare)
French form of Nicodemus.

Nicodemo m Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nicodemus.

Nicolao m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant form of Nicholas.

Nicomede m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nikomedes.

Nicostrato m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nikostratos.

Nikandr m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nikandros.

Nikanor m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Russian (Rare)
Greek and Russian form of Nicanor.

Nikolaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Nicolaas.

Nil m & f Catalan, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Belarusian (Rare), Turkish
Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Neilos (and the Nile River). This name was borne by a 15th-century Russian saint, Nil Sorsky. As a Turkish name it is feminine, and comes directly from the Turkish name for the river.

Njord m Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Old Norse Njǫrðr, derived from Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz. It might derive from the Indo-European root *hnerto- meaning "strong, vigorous". Njord was the Norse god associated with the sea, sailing, fishing and fertility. With his children Freyr and Freya he was a member of the Vanir gods.

Noburu m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伸 (noburu) meaning "extend, stretch" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Nonus m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "ninth" in Latin. This was a rare praenomen.

Nowell m English (Rare)
From the surname Nowell (a variant of Noel).

Nurasyl m Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" (both words ultimately of Arabic origin).

Oddo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Otto.

Odissey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Odysseus.

Odoacre m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Odoacer.

Ofydd m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Ovid.

Ogden m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English. A famous bearer was the humorous American poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971).

Ölvir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Olve.

Onisim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Onesimus.

Onufriy m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Onuphrius.

Orfeo m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Orpheus.

Ormond m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Ruaidh, derived from the given name Ruadh.

Ormonde m English (Rare)
Variant of Ormond.

Orrell m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ore hill" in Old English.

Orsino m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of the Roman name Ursinus, itself derived from Ursus (see Urs). This is the name of a duke in Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night (1602).

Orso m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ursus (see Urs).

Orvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Means "arrow" in Old Norse. Orvar Odd is a legendary Norse hero who is the subject of a 13th-century Icelandic saga.

Osbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". After the Norman Conquest, this Old English name was merged with its Norman cognate. It was rare in the Middle Ages, and eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

Osbourne m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Osborn.

Osheen m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Oisín.

Osmond m English (Rare)
From the Old English elements os "god" and mund "protection". During the Anglo-Saxon period a Norse cognate Ásmundr was also used in England, and another version was imported by the Normans. Saint Osmund was an 11th-century Norman nobleman who became an English bishop. Though it eventually became rare, it was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the given name.

Oswin m English (Rare)
From the Old English elements os "god" and wine "friend". Saint Oswin was a 7th-century king of Northumbria. After the Norman Conquest this name was used less, and it died out after the 14th century. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

Ottokar m German (Rare)
German form of Odoacer.

Ottomar m German (Rare)
Variant of Otmar.

Ottone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Otto.

Otwin m German (Rare)
German form of Audowin.

Ožbalt m Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Oswald.

Paavali m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Paul used in the Bible.

Pace m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the Middle English word pace meaning "peace".

Pacey m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the French place name Pacy, itself derived from Gaulish given name of unknown meaning.

Paden m English (Rare)
From a surname, itself probably a derivative of the given name Pate, a short form of Patrick. It was an obscure given name in America until 1985, when it appeared in the western movie Silverado. Its modest usage after that can probably be attributed to the fact that it ends in the popular den sound found in more-popular names such as Braden, Hayden and Aidan.

Pafnutiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Paphnutius.

Paget f & m English (Rare)
From a French and English surname that meant "little page" (see Paige).

Pankrati m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Панкратий (see Pankratiy).

Pankratiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Pancratius.

Pankraz m German (Rare)
German form of Pancratius.

Panteley m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Russian form of both Panteleimon and Pantaleon.

Parris m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris (see Paris 2).

Parry m English (Rare)
From a Welsh surname that was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".

Paškal m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Pascal.

Patton m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of Patrick. A notable bearer of the surname was the American World War II general George S. Patton (1885-1945), who played an important part in the allied offensive in France.

Patya m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ipatiy.

Pearce m English (Rare)
Variant of Pierce.

Peers m English (Rare)
Variant of Piers.

Peppi 1 m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Giuseppe.

Peregrine m English (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller". This was the name of several early saints.

Phelan m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Faolán.

Philbert m French (Rare)
Variant of Philibert.

Pio m Italian, Portuguese (Rare)
Italian and Portuguese form of Pius.

Placid m English (Rare)
English form of Placidus (see Placido).

Polikarp m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Polycarp.

Poncio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Pontius.

Pons m French (Rare)
French form of Pontius.

Ponzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Pontius.

Porfirio m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Greek name Πορφύριος (Porphyrios), which was derived from the word πορφύρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye". This was the name of several early saints.

Porfiriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porfyriy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Próspero m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Prosper.

Prudence f & m English, French
Medieval English form of Prudentia, the feminine form of Prudentius. In France it is both the feminine form and a rare masculine form. In England it was used during the Middle Ages and was revived in the 17th century by the Puritans, in part from the English word prudence, ultimately of the same source.

Prudenzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Prudentius.

Przemysł m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Přemysl. This was the name of a 13th-century king of Poland.

Purdie m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the Norman French expression pur die "by God". It was perhaps originally a nickname for a person who used the oath frequently.

Quido m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Wido.

Quin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quinn.

Quincey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quincy.

Quinlan m & f English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caoindealbháin, itself from the given name Caoindealbhán (Old Irish Caíndelbán).

Quirijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quirinus.

Radboud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements rat meaning "counsel, advice" and bot meaning "command, order". This was the name of a 7th-century king of the Frisians.

Radcliff m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English.

Radclyffe m English (Rare)
From a surname, a variant of Radcliff.

Radomił m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Radomil.

Radúz m Czech (Rare)
Derived from Czech rád meaning "happy, glad". The Czech author Julius Zeyer probably created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).

Raeburn m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "stream where deer drink" (from Scots rae "roe deer" and burn "stream"). A famous bearer of the surname was Scottish portrait painter Henry Raeburn (1756-1823).

Raffael m German (Rare)
German variant of Raphael.

Rain 1 f & m English (Rare)
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.

Raine f & m English (Rare)
From a surname derived from the Old French nickname reine meaning "queen". A famous bearer was the British socialite Raine Spencer (1929-2016), the stepmother of Princess Diana. In modern times it is also considered a variant of Rain 1.

Rainerio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Rayner.

Rainier m French (Rare)
French form of Rayner.

Ralf m German, Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Ralph.

Ransu m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Ranulph m English (Rare)
Variant of Ranulf.

Rastus m English (Rare)
Short form of Erastus.

Ratislav m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements ortĭ (Serbo-Croatian rat) meaning "war, battle" and slava meaning "glory".

Raymund m English (Rare)
Variant of Raymond.

Read m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Reed.

Rearden m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, a variant of Riordan.

Redd m English (Rare)
Variant of Red.

Redmund m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Réamann.

Régulo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Regulus.

Řehoř m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Gregory.

Rembrandt m Dutch (Rare)
From a Germanic name that was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and brant "fire, torch, sword". This name belonged to the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).

Renard m French (Rare)
French form of Reynard. Because of the medieval character Reynard the Fox, renard became a French word meaning "fox".

Reynard m English (Rare)
From the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England in the form Reinard, though it never became very common there. In medieval fables the name was borne by the sly hero Reynard the Fox (with the result that renard has become a French word meaning "fox").

Reynaud m French (Rare)
French variant of Renaud.

Rhydderch m Welsh (Rare)
From the Old Welsh name Riderch, probably derived from ri "king" combined with derch "exalted". Rhydderch Hael was a 6th-century king of Strathclyde. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Roderick.

Riagán m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Riacán, probably derived from rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ridley m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from various place names meaning either "reed clearing" or "channel clearing" in Old English.

Rigby m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "ridge farm" in Old Norse.

Riordan m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Ríoghbhárdáin), which was derived from the given name Rígbarddán.

Ripley f & m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "clearing". A famous fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley (usually only called by her surname) from the Alien series of movies, beginning 1979.

Robrecht m Dutch (Rare)
Older Dutch form of Robert, still sometimes used in Belgium.

Rochus m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.

Roderic m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Roderick.

Rodolf m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of Rudolf.

Rodolfito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Rodolfo.

Rodolph m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Rudolf.

Roldão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Roland.

Rolo m English (Rare)
Variant of Rollo.

Rolph m English (Rare)
Variant of Rolf.

Romein m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romilly m & f English (British, Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the name of various Norman towns, themselves from the given name Romilius.

Roopertti m Finnish (Rare)
Older Finnish form of Robert.

Royale f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Royal.

Roydon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".

Royle m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".

Rudyard m English (Rare)
From a place name meaning "red yard" in Old English. This name was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), the author of The Jungle Book and other works, who was named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire.

Rufino m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Rufinus.

Rurik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of the Old Norse name Hrǿríkr. This was the name of a 9th-century Varangian ruler of Novgorod.

Rustik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Rusticus.

Ruuben m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Reuben.

Ruvim m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Reuben.

Sabah ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Means "morning of religion", derived from Arabic صباح (sabah) meaning "morning" and دين (din) meaning "religion".

Sachairi m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Zacharias.

Sacheverell m English (Rare)
From a now extinct English surname that was derived from a Norman place name. It was occasionally given in honour of the English preacher Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), especially by the Sitwell noble family.

Salvio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Salvius.

Şan m & f Turkish (Rare)
Means "fame, reputation" in Turkish.

Sandford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Sanford.

Sansone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Samson.

Sarava m Various (Rare)
From a phrase used by members of the Candomblé religion (an African religion that was taken to Brazil by African slaves), which means "good luck".

Satchel m English (Rare)
From an English surname derived from Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag", referring to a person who was a bag maker. A famous bearer was the American baseball player Satchel Paige (1906-1982). In his case it was a childhood nickname acquired because he sold bags.

Saturnino m Spanish, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Saturninus.

Saxon m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, ultimately deriving from the Germanic word *sahsą meaning "knife". This name can also be given in direct reference to the tribe.

Scevola m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, which was derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed". The first bearer of this name was Gaius Mucius Scaevola, who acquired it, according to legend, after he thrust his right hand into a blazing fire in order to intimidate the Etruscan king Porsenna, who was blockading the city of Rome.

Scipione m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Scipio.

Seachlann m Irish (Rare)
Metathesized variant of Seachnall.

Seachnall m Irish (Rare)
Possibly an Irish form of Secundinus. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, also known as Secundinus.

Seaghdh m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Séaghdha.

Séaghdha m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Ségdae, probably derived from ségda meaning "fine, good, favourable, learned". According to an Irish legend this was the name of a boy who was set to be sacrificed but was saved by his mother.

Sefton m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town in the rushes" in Old English.

Selby m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

Selig m Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Zelig.

Selwyn m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from an Old English given name, which was formed of the elements sele "manor" and wine "friend".

Sepi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Seppo 1 or Sebastian.

Seppel m German (Rare)
German diminutive of Joseph.

Sequoia f & m English (Rare)
From the name of huge trees that grow in California. The tree got its name from the 19th-century Cherokee scholar Sequoyah (also known as George Guess), the inventor of the Cherokee writing system.

Serafin m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Servaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of the Late Latin name Servatius, derived from servatus "saved, redeemed". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who helped spread Christianity to the Low Countries.

Sevastian m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Севастьян (see Sevastyan).

Sevastyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sebastian.

Sévère m French (Rare)
French form of Severus.

Severin m German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
German and Scandinavian form of Severinus.

Shaw m English (Rare)
From a surname. As an English surname it is derived from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket". As a Scottish surname it is derived from the Gaelic byname Sitheach meaning "wolf".

Shaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shea.

Sheard m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English.

Shimmel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Shimon.

Shir 2 m Persian (Rare)
Modern Persian form of Sher.

Shrivatsa m Hindi (Rare)
Means "beloved of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa) meaning "beloved, dear". This is the name of a mark on Vishnu's chest.

Sieger m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and heri "army".

Siegward m German (Rare)
German form of Sigiward, the continental Germanic cognate of Sigurd.

Sieuwerd m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.

Sievert m Low German (Rare)
Low German form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.

Sigfrid 1 m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Siegfried. This was the name of an 11th-century saint from England who did missionary work in Scandinavia.

Sigfrido m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Siegfried.

Sigismondo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sigismund.

Sigismund m German (Rare), Germanic
Form of Sigmund in which the first element is sigis, an extended form of sigu. Saint Sigismund was a 6th-century king of the Burgundians. This was also the name of kings of Poland and a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

Silver m & f English (Rare)
From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.

Silvestr m Czech, Russian (Rare)
Czech and Russian form of Silvester.

Silvino m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Silvinus.

Sinclair m & f English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair". A notable bearer was the American author Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).

Sinjin m English (British, Rare)
Phonetic variant of St John.

Sixte m French (Rare)
French form of Sixtus.

Sjurd m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Sigurd.

Soběslav m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Sobiesław.

Sobiesław m Polish (Rare)
Derived from Slavic elements, probably sebě "to oneself" and slava "glory". This name (in the Czech form Soběslav) was borne by two 12th-century dukes of Bohemia.

Sócrates m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Socrates.

Sofron m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Sophron.

Sonnie m English (Rare)
Variant of Sonny.

Sosimo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zosimus.

Sparrow m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa.

Spiridon m Greek, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Spyridon, as well as an alternate transcription of the Greek name.

Sroel m Yiddish (Rare)
Short form of Yisroel.

Staas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Anastasius or Eustachius.

Stirling m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant Sterling. This is the name of a city in Scotland.

St John m English (British, Rare)
From the title and name of Saint John the Baptist or Saint John the Evangelist (see John).

Svatomír m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Svetomir.

Svetomir m Serbian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements svętŭ "sacred, holy" and mirŭ "peace, world".

Svyatopolk m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Svatopluk.

Symon m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Simon 1 (mostly ecclesiastical usage).

Tácito m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Tacitus.

Tacito m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tacitus.

Taddeo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Thaddeus.

Tadhgán m Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Tadhg.

Tafari m Amharic (Rare)
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic. This name was borne by Lij Tafari Makonnen (1892-1975), also known as Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians (Ras Tafari meaning "king Tafari") revere him as the earthly incarnation of God.

Talbot m English (Rare)
From an English surname, of Norman origin, possibly derived from an unattested Germanic given name composed of the elements dala "to destroy" and bod "message".

Tallak m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Tollak.

Tancrède m French (Rare)
French form of Tancred. This is the name of a 1702 opera by André Campra based on Torquato Tasso's epic poem Jerusalem Delivered. It is also the name of a 1759 play by Voltaire.

Tancredo m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Tancred.

Tarben m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torben.

Tasgall m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Variant of Asgall, Scottish Gaelic form of Ásketill. It is used by the MacAskill family of the Hebrides.

Taskill m Scottish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Tasgall.

Tatton m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's town" in Old English.

Teige m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Teigue m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Temple m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who was associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order.

Tennyson m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of Denis. A notable bearer of the surname was the British poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), commonly called Lord Tennyson after he became a baron in 1884.

Teobaldo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Theobald.

Teodósio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Theodosius.

Teódulo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Theodulus.

Teofilo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Theophilus.

Tercero m Spanish (Rare)
Means "third" in Spanish. This name was traditionally given to the third child born.

Tércio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Tertius.

Tevye m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish form of Tobiah. This is the name of the central character in stories written by the Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem in the late 19th century, as well as the later musical adaptation Fiddler on the Roof (1964).

Thane m English (Rare)
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.

Thelonius m Various (Rare)
Latinized form of Tielo (see Till). A famous bearer was jazz musician Thelonious Monk (1917-1982).

Theobald m English (Rare), Germanic
Means "bold people", derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and bald meaning "bold, brave". It was borne by a 6th-century Frankish king of Austrasia. The Normans brought the name to England, where it joined an existing Old English cognate. The medieval forms Tibald and Tebald were commonly Latinized as Theobaldus. It was rare by the 20th century.

Theofilus m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Theophilus.

Theophil m German (Rare)
German form of Theophilus.

Thorburn m English (Rare)
From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from the Norse name Þórbjǫrn (see Torbjörn).

Thorley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.