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Mitrodora f Macedonian
Macedonian form of Metrodora.

Mnemosyne f Greek Mythology
Means "remembrance" in Greek. In Greek mythology Mnemosyne was a Titan goddess of memory. She was the mother by Zeus of the nine Muses.

Moctezuma m Indigenous American, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Motecuhzoma.

Modestine f French
French diminutive of Modestus.

Mokhammad m Tatar
Tatar form of Muhammad.

Mokhammat m Tatar
Tatar form of Muhammad.

Monserrat f Catalan
Variant of Montserrat.

Montezuma m Indigenous American, Nahuatl (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Motecuhzoma.

Mordechai m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי or מָרְדְּכַי (see Mordecai).

Mordokhay m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Mordecai.

Mórríghan f Irish Mythology
Variant of Morrígan.

Moustapha m Western African
Form of Mustafa used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Muadhnait f Irish (Rare)
Means "little noble one", derived from the Old Irish poetic word muad meaning "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century saint, a sister of Saint Mo Laisse.

Muhammadu m Western African, Hausa, Fula
Hausa and Fula form of Muhammad.

Muiredach m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Muireadhach.

Muirgheal f Irish (Rare)
Modern form of Muirgel.

Mukhammad m Tajik (Russified), Uzbek (Russified), Kazakh (Russified), Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus and former Soviet republics.

Mukhammed m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Muhammad.

Mutemwiya f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mwt-m-wjꜣ meaning "Mut is in the sacred barque", from the name of the goddess Mut combined with wjꜣ "sacred barque" (a boat used to carry the dead to the afterlife). This name was borne by a wife of the pharaoh Thutmose IV. She was the mother of Amenhotep III.

Mwanahawa f Eastern African, Swahili
Combination of Swahili mwana meaning "child" and the name Hawa.

Mwanaisha f Eastern African, Swahili
Combination of Swahili mwana meaning "child" and the name Aisha.

Mwanajuma f Eastern African, Swahili
Means "child born on Friday" in Swahili.

Myeong-Suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Myroslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Miroslav.

Nanabozho m New World Mythology
Means "my rabbit" in Ojibwe, derived from waabooz "rabbit". In Anishinaabe legend Nanabozho (also called Wenabozho) is a trickster spirit.

Napoleone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Napoleon. Besides the French emperor, it was borne by the 14th-century cardinal Napoleone Orsini and the Italian writer and politician Napoleone Colajanni (1847-1921).

Narayanan m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Narayana.

Narcissus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly derived from νάρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". Narkissos was a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who stared at his own reflection for so long that he eventually died and was turned into the narcissus flower.... [more]

Narkissos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Narcissus.

Nastassia f Belarusian
Belarusian short form of Anastasia.

Natanaele m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nathanael.

Nathanaël m French
French form of Nathanael.

Nathanael m Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) meaning "God has given", from the elements נָתַן (natan) meaning "to give" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". It is borne by several minor characters in the Old Testament, typically spelled Nethanel or Nethaneel. In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle, probably another name of the apostle called Bartholomew.

Nathaniel m English, Biblical
Variant of Nathanael. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. This has been the most popular spelling, even though the spelling Nathanael is found in most versions of the New Testament. The American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of The Scarlet Letter, was a famous bearer of this name.

Natividad f Spanish
Means "nativity" in Spanish.

Nazarenus m Late Roman
Latin form of Nazzareno.

Nazzareno m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin Nazarenus, which meant "from Nazareth, Nazarene". Nazareth was the town in Galilee where Jesus lived. According to the New Testament, the phrase Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum meaning "Jesus the Nazarene, king of the Jews", was inscribed on the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.

Nechemyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Nehemiah.

Nedjeljka f Croatian
Variant of Nedeljka.

Nedjeljko m Croatian
Variant of Nedeljko.

Neferkare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-kꜣ-rꜥ meaning "the soul of Ra is beautiful", from nfr "beautiful, good" combined with kꜣ "soul" combined with the name of the god Ra. This name was borne by several Egyptian pharaohs.

Nefertari f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jrj meaning "the most beautiful". This was the name of an Egyptian queen of the New Kingdom (13th century BC), the favourite wife of Ramesses II.

Nefertiti f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jjtj meaning "the beautiful one has come". Nefertiti was a powerful Egyptian queen of the New Kingdom (14th century BC), the principal wife of Akhenaton, the pharaoh that briefly imposed a monotheistic religion centered around the sun god Aton.

Nektarios m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek νέκταρ (nektar) meaning "nectar, drink of the gods".

Neophytos m Ancient Greek
Greek name meaning "new plant, new child", from a word that was derived from νέος (neos) meaning "new" and φυτόν (phyton) meaning "plant".

Netanyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Nethaniah.

Nethaneel m Biblical
Form of Nathanael used in some versions of the Old Testament.

Nethaniah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has given" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Ishmael (the assassin of Gedaliah), as well as other minor characters.

Nicéphore m French (Rare)
French form of Nikephoros.

Nickolaus m German (Rare)
Variant of Nikolaus.

Nicodemus m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Νικόδημος (Nikodemos) meaning "victory of the people", derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This is the name of a character in the New Testament who helps Joseph of Arimathea entomb Jesus.

Nicoletta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Nicola 1.

Nicolette f French
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nicomedes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikomedes.

Nikandros m Ancient Greek
Means "victory of a man" from the Greek elements νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Greek poet and grammarian from Colophon.

Nikodemos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek form of Nicodemus.

Nikoletta f Hungarian, Greek
Hungarian and Greek form of Nicoletta.

Nikomedes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, a priest beaten to death for refusing to worship the Roman gods.

Nindaanis f Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "my daughter" in Ojibwe.

Ninhursag f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of the mountain", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and 𒉺𒂅 (hursaĝ) meaning "mountain". This was the name of the Sumerian mother and fertility goddess, the primary consort of Enki.

Ninoslava f Serbian
Feminine form of Ninoslav.

Nkemdilim f Western African, Igbo
Means "that which is mine belongs to me" in Igbo.

Nkosazana f Southern African, Xhosa
Means "princess" in Xhosa.

Nobutoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" and 敏 (toshi) meaning "quick, clever, sharp". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Nonhelema f Indigenous American, Shawnee
Possibly means "not a man" in Shawnee. This was the name of an 18th-century Shawnee chief, the sister of Hokolesqua.

Noureddin m Persian
Persian form of Nur ad-Din.

Noyabrina f Russian (Rare)
Derived from Russian ноябрь (noyabr) meaning "November". It was coined by Communist parents in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917, which according to the Gregorian calendar (not in use in Russia at the time) actually took place in November 1917.

Nursultan m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (both words of Arabic origin).

Odharnait f Irish (Rare)
Derived from odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an early Irish saint.

Odtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "star flower" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Ogechukwu f Western African, Igbo
Means "God's time" in Igbo (a variant of Ogechi using Chukwu as the second element).

Ogochukwu f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "favour of God" in Igbo.

Okechukwu m Western African, Igbo
Means "portion of God" in Igbo.

Oktawiusz m Polish
Polish form of Octavius.

Olegarius m Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of Olegario.

Oleksandr m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Alexander.

Olimpiada f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Olympias.

Olukayode m Western African, Yoruba
Means "God brings happiness" in Yoruba.

Oluwafemi m Western African, Yoruba
Variant of Olufemi.

Oluwaseun m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God, thank you" in Yoruba.

Oluwaseyi f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "God made this" in Yoruba.

Ömer Faruk m Turkish
Combination of Ömer and Faruk.

Onnophris m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek variant form of Onuphrius.

Onuphrius m Egyptian Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Greek Ὀνούφριος (Onouphrios), derived from Egyptian wnn-nfr meaning "he who is good, he who is happy". This was an epithet of the god Osiris. It was later used by an Egyptian saint and hermit from the 4th or 5th century.

Onyebuchi m Western African, Igbo
Means "who is equal to God?" in Igbo.

Onyekachi m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

Ophiuchus m Astronomy
Latinized form of Greek Ὀφιοῦχος (Ophiouchos) meaning "serpent bearer". This is the name of an equatorial constellation that depicts the god Asklepios holding a snake.

Órfhlaith f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Órlaith.

Ottaviano m Italian
Italian form of Octavianus (see Octavian).

Pachamama f Inca Mythology
Means "earth mother" in Quechua, from pacha "world, time" and mama "mother". This was the name of an Inca goddess of the earth and fertility.

Padmavati f Hinduism
Means "resembling lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" combined with वती (vati) meaning "resemblance". This is the name of the foster-mother of the god Hindu Skanda. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 14th-century queen of Mewar.

Pádraigín f & m Irish
Diminutive of Pádraig, also used as a feminine form.

Pamphilos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of all" from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend". This was the name of a 4th-century saint from Caesarea in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina.

Pamphilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pamphilos.

Panagiota f Greek
Feminine form of Panagiotis.

Pancrazio m Italian
Italian form of Pancratius.

Pankratiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Pancratius.

Pantaleon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" (genitive παντός) and λέων (leon) meaning "lion". This was the name of a 2nd-century BC king of Bactria. It was also borne by Saint Pantaleon (also called Panteleimon), a doctor from Asia Minor who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. He is a patron saint of doctors and midwives.

Pantheras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πάνθηρ (panther) meaning "panther", a word ultimately of Sanskrit origin, though folk etymology connects it to Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and θηράω (therao) meaning "to hunt". According to some legends a Roman soldier named Panthera was the father of Jesus.

Paramonos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek παραμονή (paramone) meaning "endurance, constancy".

Paraskeva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Paraskeve.

Paraskeve f Late Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευή (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.

Paraskevi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Paraskeve.

Parminder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit परम (parama) meaning "highest, best" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Parthalán m Irish Mythology
Modern Irish form of Partholón.

Parthenia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin". This was the name of one of the mares of Marmax in Greek mythology.

Partholón m Irish Mythology
Probably from the Biblical Latin name Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew). According to the 11th-century Irish history the Book of Invasions, he was the leader of the first group of settlers to arrive on Ireland after the biblical flood, though they soon all died of disease. Earlier, he briefly appears in the form Partholomus in the 9th-century History of the Britons, written in Latin.

Parysatis f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Persian name *𐎱𐎽𐎢𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎡𐏁 (Parušyatiš) meaning "much prosperity". This was the name of the wife of the Persian king Darius II (5th century BC). It was also borne by Parysatis II, a daughter of Artaxerxes III and a wife of Alexander the Great (4th century BC).

Pascaline f French
Feminine form of Pascal.

Paschalis m Late Roman, Greek
Latin and Greek form of Pascal.

Patrīcija f Latvian
Latvian feminine form of Patricius (see Patrick).

Patricija f Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Slovene, Croatian and Lithuanian feminine form of Patricius (see Patrick).

Patricius m Late Roman
Original Latin form of Patrick.

Patroclus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Πάτροκλος (Patroklos) meaning "glory of the father", derived from πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" (genitive πατρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek legend he was one of the heroes who fought against the Trojans. His death at the hands of Hector drew his friend Achilles back into the war.

Patroklos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Patroclus.

Pellinore m Arthurian Romance
Possibly from Welsh Beli Mawr meaning "Beli the Great". In Arthurian romance this was the name of a king of Listenois, a son of Pellehan who pursued the elusive Questing Beast and later joined Arthur's court. He first appears in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail Cycle.

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

Persefoni f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Persephone.

Petronela f Romanian, Slovak
Romanian and Slovak form of Petronilla.

Petronila f Spanish
Spanish form of Petronilla.

Petronius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin petro, petronis meaning "yokel".

Petruccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval diminutive of Pietro.

Petruchio m Literature
Variant of Petruccio used by Shakespeare in his play The Taming of the Shrew (1593) for the suitor of Katherina.

Pharamond m History
Variant of Faramund. This form was used by Shakespeare in his historical play Henry V (1599), referring to the Frankish king.

Pherenike f Ancient Greek
Ancient Attic Greek form of Berenice.

Philander m English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Φίλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle. In the 18th century this was coined as a word meaning "to womanize", and the name subsequently dropped out of use.

Philibert m French, Germanic
Early variant of Filibert altered by association with Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philibert de l'Orme (1510-1570), a French Renaissance architect.

Philippos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Philip.

Philippus m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Philip.

Philomela f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomele), derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend" and μῆλον (melon) meaning "fruit". The second element has also been interpreted as Greek μέλος (melos) meaning "song". In Greek myth Philomela was the sister-in-law of Tereus, who raped her and cut out her tongue. Prokne avenged her sister by killing her son by Tereus, after which Tereus attempted to kill Philomela. However, the gods intervened and transformed her into a nightingale.

Philomele f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Philomela.

Philomena f English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek Φιλουμένη (Philoumene) meaning "to be loved", an inflection of φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love". This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr. The name came to public attention in 1802 after a tomb seemingly marked with the name Filumena was found in Rome, supposedly belonging to another martyr named Philomena. This may have in fact been a representation of the Greek word φιλουμένη, not a name.

Philomène f French
French form of Philomena.

Pierluigi m Italian
Combination of Piero and Luigi.

Pierpaolo m Italian
Combination of Piero and Paolo.

Pierrette f French
Feminine diminutive of Pierre.

Pinocchio m Literature
Means "pine eye" from Italian pino and occhio. It was created by the Italian author Carlo Collodi for his novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883), about a boy made out of wood whose nose grows longer every time he lies. The story was later adapted into a 1940 Disney movie.

Pitambara m Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit पीत (pita) meaning "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment". This is another name of the Hindu gods Vishnu or Krishna, given to them because yellow clothing is traditionally worn at religious events.

Pitseolak f & m Indigenous American, Inuit (Anglicized)
Variant of Pittiulaaq.

Pleasance f English (Archaic)
From the medieval name Plaisance, which meant "pleasant" in Old French.

Polissena f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Polyxena.

Pollyanna f Literature
Combination of Polly and Anna. This was the name of the main character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel Pollyanna (1913).

Pompilius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Pompiliu.

Pomponius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that is of unknown meaning, possibly a derivative of Pompeius (see Pompey).

Prabhakar m Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi
Modern form of Prabhakara.

Pranciška f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Prasenjit m Bengali
Means "conqueror of an expert army" in Sanskrit.

Prashanth m Tamil
Tamil form of Prashant.

Praskovia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Прасковья (see Praskovya).

Praskovya f Russian
Russian form of Paraskeve.

Praxidike f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of lawful punishment. This is also the name of a small moon of Jupiter.

Premislav m Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of Przemysław.

Pridbjørn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Preben.

Primitiva f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Primitivus. Saint Primitiva was an early martyr from Rome.

Primitivo m Spanish
Spanish form of Primitivus.

Princeton m English (Modern)
From the name of the town or university in New Jersey. Established in the early 18th century, it is said to have been named for William III, the Prince of Orange.

Priscilla f English, Italian, French, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman name, a diminutive of Prisca. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla (also known as Prisca) and her husband Aquila in Corinth for a while. It has been used as an English given name since the Protestant Reformation, being popular with the Puritans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used it in his 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish.

Priscille f French
French form of Priscilla.

Priskilla f Biblical Greek
Form of Priscilla used in the Greek New Testament.

Prochoros m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Prochorus.

Prochorus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name Πρόχορος (Prochoros) meaning "leader of the dance". Saint Prochorus was one of the original seven deacons of the church, as told in Acts in the New Testament.

Proinsias m Irish
Irish form of Francis.

Prokopios m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek προκοπή (prokope) meaning "progress, advance". Saint Prokopios was an early Christian martyr who was beheaded in Palestine during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Proscovia f Eastern African
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Praskovya. It is mainly used in Uganda.

Prosenjit m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali প্রসেনজিৎ (see Prasenjit).

Prosperus m Late Roman
Latin form of Prosper.

Prudencia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Prudentius.

Prudencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Prudentius.

Prudentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Prudentius.

Prudenzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Prudentius.

Ptolemais f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ptolemaios (see Ptolemy).

Pygmalion m Phoenician (Hellenized), Greek Mythology
Probably a Greek form of the Phoenician name 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (Pumayyaton) meaning "Pumay has given", from the name of the god Pumay combined with 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (yaton) meaning "to give". This was the name of a 9th-century BC Phoenician king of Tyre. The name is also known from a Greek legend related by Ovid in his poem Metamorphoses, where Pygmalion is a Cypriot sculptor who falls in love with his sculpture of a woman. The sculpture is eventually brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite.

Quasimodo m Literature
From the name of the Sunday that follows Easter, called Quasimodo Sunday, which gets its name from the opening words of the Latin chant quasi modo (geniti infantes...) meaning "like the way (that newborn infants do...)". It was used by Victor Hugo for his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Quasimodo is a hunchbacked bellringer at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He was named thus by Archdeacon Frollo because he was abandoned as a baby at the cathedral on Quasimodo Sunday, though Hugo states that Frollo may have been inspired by the alternate meaning for quasi "almost", referring to the almost-complete appearance of the foundling.

Quetzalli f Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "feather (from the quetzal bird)" or "precious thing" in Nahuatl.

Quinctius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name derived from the given name Quintus (which was itself originally spelled Quinctus). This was the name of a patrician family that was especially prominent during the early Republic.

Quintella f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Quintus.

Quintinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was originally derived from Quintus.

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

Radoslava f Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of Radoslav.

Radosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Radosław.

Raffaella f Italian
Italian feminine form of Raphael.

Raffaello m Italian
Italian form of Raphael.

Raghnailt f Medieval Irish
Irish form of Ragnhild.

Raginbert m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and beraht "bright". This was the name of an 8th-century Lombard king.

Raginhard m Germanic
Old German form of Reynard.

Raginheri m Germanic
Old German form of Rayner.

Raginhild f Germanic
Old German form of Reinhild.

Raginmund m Germanic
Old German form of Raymond.

Ragnbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Ragnhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ragnhild.

Ragnvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler" (making it a cognate of Reynold).

Raimondas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raymond.

Rajkumari f Indian, Hindi
Means "princess" in Sanskrit.

Ramadhani m Eastern African, Swahili
Swahili form of Ramadan.

Ramakanta m Hinduism, Indian, Odia
Means "desired of Rama", from Rama 2 (a name of Lakshmi) combined with Sanskrit कान्त (kanta) meaning "desired, beloved". This name refers to Lakshmi's husband Vishnu.

Rameshwar m Indian, Hindi
Modern form of Rameshvara.

Ramprasad m Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "clearness of Rama" from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasada) meaning "clearness, brightness". This name was borne by the 18th-century Bengali poet Ramprasad Sen.

Raphaëlle f French
French feminine form of Raphael.

Raschelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachelle.

Reinhardt m German
German variant form of Reynard.

Reinhilde f German
Variant of Reinhild.

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 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn.

Remigiusz m Polish
Polish form of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remington m & f English
From an English surname that was derived from the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, itself meaning "settlement on the Riming stream". It may be given in honour of the American manufacturer Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) or his sons, founders of the firearms company that bears their name.

Reyhangül f Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Reyhan using the suffix گۇل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".

Rhamesses m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw (see Ramesses).

Rheinallt m Welsh
Welsh form of Reynold.

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.

Richardis f Germanic (Latinized)
Germanic name, possibly a feminine form of Ricohard, though it is likely the second element is gart "enclosure" (being more common as a second element in feminine names). This was the name of the 9th-century wife of the Frankish emperor Charles the Fat. She is regarded as a saint.

Rigantona f Celtic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed old Celtic form of Rhiannon.

Ríoghnach f Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish rígain meaning "queen". According to some sources, this was the name of a wife of the semi-legendary Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages.

Robertina f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Roberto.

Rodolfito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Rodolfo.

Roksolana f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Roxelana.

Romualdas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Romuald.

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

Roosevelt m English
From a Dutch surname meaning "rose field". This name is often given in honour of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) or Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Rosabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosabel.

Rosalinda f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of Rosalind.

Rosalynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosalyn.

Rosa María f Spanish
Combination of Rosa 1 and María.

Rosângela f Portuguese
Combination of Rosa 1 and Ângela.

Rosangela f Italian
Combination of Rosa 1 and Angela.

Rose-Marie f French
Combination of Rose and Marie.

Rosemarie f English, German, Dutch
Variant of Rosemary.

Rosemonde f French
French form of Rosamund.

Roshanara f Persian (Archaic)
From Persian روشن (roshan) meaning "light" and آرا (ara) meaning "decorate, adorn". This was the name of the second daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

Roslindis f Germanic (Latinized)
Old German form of Rosalind.

Rostislav m Russian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements rasti "growth" and slava "glory".

Rudericus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of *Hroþireiks, the Gothic form of Roderick.

Rumbidzai f Southern African, Shona
From Shona rumbidza meaning "praise".

Ryūnosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 竜 or 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (ryū) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 之 (no), a possessive marker, and 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Sabahudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sabah ad-Din.

Sabellius m Late Roman
Latin form of Saveliy.

Sacagawea f Indigenous American
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman". Alternatively it could originate from the Shoshone language and mean "boat puller". This name was borne by a Native American woman who guided the explorers Lewis and Clark. She was of Shoshone ancestry but had been abducted in her youth and raised by a Hidatsa tribe.

Sáerlaith f Medieval Irish
Older form of Saorlaith.

Saif al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الدين (see Sayf ad-Din).

Saifullah m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic سيف الله or Urdu سیف اللہ (see Sayfullah).

Salathiel m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Shealtiel. This form is also used in some English versions of the Bible (including the King James Version).

Salvacion f Spanish (Philippines)
Filipino form of Spanish salvación meaning "salvation". It refers to a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Salvación, meaning "Our Lady of Salvation". This is the name of a statue of Mary in Joroan, the Philippines, that is associated with several miracles.

Salvatore m Italian
Italian cognate of Salvador.

Salvatrix f Late Roman
Feminine form of Salvator.

Sancheriv m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Sennacherib.

Saorlaith f Irish
Means "free ruler", derived from sóer "free" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess".

Sappheire f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Sapphira.

Saraswati f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस् (saras) meaning "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) meaning "having". This is the name of a Hindu river goddess, also associated with learning and the arts, who is the wife of Brahma.

Sasithorn f Thai
Means "the moon" in Thai (a poetic word).

Saturnina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Saturninus. This was the name of a legendary saint who was supposedly martyred in northern France.

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

Sayf ad-Din m Arabic
Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Sayfullah m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sword of Allah" from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" combined with الله (Allah).

Scarlette f English (Modern)
Variant of Scarlett.

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.

Sebastián m Spanish, Czech
Spanish and Czech form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Sebastian m German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Romanian, Czech
From the Latin name Sebastianus, which meant "from Sebaste". Sebaste was the name a town in Asia Minor, its name deriving from Greek σεβαστός (sebastos) meaning "venerable" (a translation of Latin Augustus, the title of the Roman emperors). According to Christian tradition, Saint Sebastian was a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyred during the persecutions of the emperor Diocletian. After he was discovered to be a Christian, he was tied to a stake and shot with arrows. This however did not kill him. Saint Irene of Rome healed him and he returned to personally admonish Diocletian, whereupon the emperor had him beaten to death.... [more]

Sebastião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Sébastien m French
French form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Sebastjan m Slovene
Slovene form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Šebestián m Czech (Archaic)
Older Czech form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Sebestyén m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Selvaggia f Italian (Rare)
Means "wild" in Italian.

Semiramis f Ancient Assyrian (Hellenized)
Probably from a Greek form of the name Shammuramat. According to ancient Greek and Armenian sources, Semiramis (Շամիրամ (Shamiram) in Armenian) was an Assyrian queen who conquered much of Asia. Though the tales are legendary, she might be loosely based on the real Assyrian queen.

Şemsettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Shams ad-Din.

September f English (Rare)
From the name of the ninth month (though it means "seventh month" in Latin, since it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year), which is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in September.

Septimius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was derived from Septimus. Septimius Severus was an early 3rd-century Roman emperor. This was also the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr.

Seraphina f English (Rare), German (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim, which was Hebrew in origin and meant "fiery ones". The seraphim were an order of angels, described by Isaiah in the Bible as having six wings each.... [more]

Séraphine f French
French form of Seraphina.

Servatius m Late Roman
Latin form of Servaas.

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

Sevastyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sebastian.

Severiano m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus.

Severinus m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was derived from Severus. Severinus was the name of many early saints, including a 6th-century Roman philosopher martyred by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric. It was also borne by a pope.

Sextilius m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Sextus.

Seyfettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Sayf ad-Din.

Seyfullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Sayfullah.

Shahjahan m Urdu
Means "king of the world" from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king" and جهان (jahan) meaning "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal.

Shahrazad f Persian (Rare), Arabic
Possibly means "noble lineage" from Persian چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (azad) meaning "free, noble". Alternatively, it might mean "child of the city" from شهر (shahr) meaning "city, land" combined with the suffix زاد (zad) meaning "child of". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in The 1001 Nights. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.

Shahrivar m Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀⸱𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (Xshathra Vairiia) meaning "desirable power". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with the creation of metals. The sixth month of the Iranian calendar is named for him.

Shahriyar m Persian
Means "lord" in Persian.

Shahrizad f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).

Shantelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Chantel.

Shaquille m African American (Modern)
Variant of Shakil. This name is borne by basketball player Shaquille O'Neal (1972-).

Sharmaine f English (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine.

She'alti'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shealtiel.

Shealtiel m Biblical
Means "I have asked of God" in Hebrew. This was the name of the son of King Jeconiah of Judah and the father of Zerubbabel in the Old Testament.

Shelomith f & m Biblical
Means "peaceful" in Hebrew, from שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament, both female and male.

Shichirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 七郎 (see Shichirō).

Shokoufeh f Persian
Means "blossom" in Persian.

Shprintza f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Shprintze.

Shprintze f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.

Shrinivas m Indian, Marathi
Means "the abode of Shri" from the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit निवास (nivasa) meaning "abode, house".

Shrivatsa m Indian (Rare), 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.

Shukriyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Shukri.

Shulamite f Biblical
Variant of Shulammite used in some versions of the Bible.

Shulamith f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שׁוּלַמִּית (see Shulamit).

Shulammit f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shulammite.

Sibongile f Southern African, Zulu, Ndebele
Means "we are thankful" in Zulu and Ndebele, from bonga "to thank".

Siddharth m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Modern form of Siddhartha.

Siegfried m German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and fridu "peace". Siegfried was a hero from German legend, the chief character in the Nibelungenlied. He secretly helped the Burgundian king Gunther overcome the challenges set out by the Icelandic queen Brunhild so that Gunther might win her hand. In exchange, Gunther consented to the marriage of Siegfried and his sister Kriemhild. Years later, after a dispute between Brunhild and Kriemhild, Siegfried was murdered by Hagen with Gunther's consent. He was stabbed in his one vulnerable spot on the small of his back, which had been covered by a leaf while he bathed in dragon's blood. He is a parallel to the Norse hero Sigurd. The story was later adapted by Richard Wagner to form part of his opera The Ring of the Nibelung (1876).