Behind the Name
the etymology and history of first names
Search
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

OANA   f   Romanian
Romanian short form of IOANA

OANEZ   f   Breton
Breton pet form of AGNES

OBADIAH   m   Biblical
Means "servant of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

OBDULIA   f   Spanish
Meaning unknown... [more]

OBED   m   Biblical
Means "servant, worshipper" in Hebrew... [more]

OBERON   m   English
Variant of AUBERON... [more]

OBI   m   Igbo
Means "heart" in Igbo.

OBRAD   m   Serbian
Possibly derived from Serbian obradovati "to make happy".

OCEAN   m & f   English
Means simply "ocean" from the English word for a large body of water... [more]

OCÉANE   f   French
Derived from French océan meaning "ocean".

OCEANUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of OKEANOS

OCHIENG   m   Eastern African
Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".

OCTAVIA   f   English
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS... [more]

OCTAVIAN   m   History, Romanian
From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS... [more]

OCTAVIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of OCTAVIUS

OCTAVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus... [more]

ODA   f   German
Feminine form of ODO

ODALIS   f & m   Spanish
Spanish elaborated form of ODILIA

ODALYS   f   Spanish
Spanish elaborated form of ODILIA

ODD   m   Norwegian
Possibly derived from Old Norse oddr meaning "point of a sword".

ODDMUND   m   Norwegian
Possibly derived from the Old Norse elements oddr "point of a sword" and mundr "protection".

ODED   m   Biblical
Means "to restore" in Hebrew... [more]

ODELIA   f   English
Variant of ODILIA

ODELL   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English... [more]

ODEN   m   Norse Mythology
Swedish form of ODIN

ODESSA   f   Various
From the name of a Ukrainian city which sits on the north coast of the Black Sea... [more]

ODETTA   f   English
Latinate form of ODETTE

ODETTE   f   French
French feminine pet form of ODO

ODHARNAIT   f   Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix.

ODHIAMBO   m   Eastern African
Means "born in the evening" in Luo.

ODHRÁN   m   Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

ÖDI   m   Hungarian
Pet form of ÖDÖN

ODILA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of ODILIA

ODILE   f   French
French form of ODILIA

ODILIA   f   German, Italian
Feminine form of ODO... [more]

ODILIE   f   German
Variant of ODILIA

ODILON   m   French, Portuguese
French pet form of ODO

ODIN   m   Norse Mythology
Anglicized form of Old Norse Óðinn which was derived from óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy"... [more]

ODO   m   German
Originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element od meaning "wealth, fortune".

ODOACER   m   History
Contracted form of ODOVACAR

ÖDÖN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of EDMUND

ODOVACAR   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Audawakrs meaning "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth" and wacar "vigilant"... [more]

ODRAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHRÁN

ODYSSEUS   m   Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from Greek οδυσσομαι (odyssomai) "to hate"... [more]

OEDIPUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Οιδιπους (Oidipous), meaning "swollen foot" from οιδεω (oideo) "to swell" and πους (pous) "foot"... [more]

ÓENGUS   m   Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of AONGHUS

OENONE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Οινωνε (Oinone), derived from οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"... [more]

OFÉLIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of OPHELIA

OFELIA   f   Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of OPHELIA

OFER   m   Jewish
Masculine variant of OPHRAH

OFRA   f & m   Jewish
Variant transcription of OPHRAH

OFYDD   m   Welsh
Welsh form of OVID

OGDEN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English... [more]

OGECHI   f   Igbo
Short form of OGECHUKWUKAMA

OGECHUKWUKAMA   f   Igbo
Means "God's time is the best" in Igbo.

OGNIAN   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of OGNYAN

OGNJAN   m   Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of OGNYAN

OGNYAN   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian огнен (ognen) "fiery".

OHAD   m   Biblical
Means "united" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he was the third son of Simeon.

OIGHRIG   f   Scottish
Means "new speckled one" in Scottish Gaelic.

OIHANA   f   Basque
Means "forest" in Basque.

OILI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of OLGA

OISÍN   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

OIVA   m   Finnish
Means "splendid" in Finnish.

OKEANOS   m   Greek Mythology
From the name of the river or body of water thought by the ancient Greeks to surround the Earth... [more]

OKHROPIR   m   Georgian
Means "gold mouth" in Georgian.

OKSANA   f   Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian form of XENIA

OLA (1)   m   Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish variant of OLAF

OLA (2)   f   Polish
Polish short form of ALEKSANDRA

OLABODE   m   Yoruba
Means "wealth returns" in Yoruba.

OLAF   m   Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent"... [more]

ÓLAFUR   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of OLAF

OLALLA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of EULALIA... [more]

OLAMIDE   f   Yoruba
Means "wealth has arrived" in Yoruba.

OLAMILEKAN   m   Yoruba
Means "my wealth is increased" in Yoruba.

OLANREWAJU   m   Yoruba
Means "my wealth is the future" in Yoruba.

OLAV   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of OLAF

OLAVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of OLAF

OLAVO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLAF

OLAYINKA   f   Yoruba
Means "wealth surrounds me" in Yoruba.

OLDŘICH   m   Czech
Czech form of ULRICH

OLE   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of OLAF

OLEG   m   Russian
Russian form of HELGE... [more]

OLEGÁRIO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLEGARIO

OLEGARIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of a Germanic name, possibly Heilgar, derived from the elements heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and gar "spear"... [more]

OLEK   m   Polish
Polish short form of ALEXANDER

OLEKSANDER   m   Ukrainian
Variant transcription of OLEKSANDR

OLEKSANDR   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of ALEXANDER

OLEKSIY   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of ALEXIUS

OLENA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of HELEN

OLEV   m   Estonian
Estonian form of OLAF

OLGA   f   Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]

OLI   m   English
Short form of OLIVER

OLIMPIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Form of OLYMPIA

OLIVE   f   English
From the English word for the type of tree, ultimately derived from Latin oliva.

OLIVER   m   English, German
Norman French form of a Germanic name, possibly the name Alfihar meaning "elf army"... [more]

OLIVETTE   f   English
Pet form of OLIVE

OLÍVIA   f   Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of OLIVIA

OLIVIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night'... [more]

OLIVIE   f   French, Czech
French and Czech form of OLIVIA

OLIVIER   m   French, Dutch
French and Dutch form of OLIVER

OLIWIA   f   Polish
Polish form of OLIVIA

OLLE   m   Swedish
Swedish variant of OLAF

OLLI   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of OLAF

OLLIE   m & f   English
Short form of OLIVER or OLIVIA

OLOF   m   Swedish
Swedish form of OLAF

OLOV   m   Swedish
Swedish form of OLAF

OLUBUNMI   f   Yoruba
Means "gift of God" in Yoruba.

OLUCHI   m & f   Igbo
Means "God's work" in Yoruba.

OLUF   m   Swedish
Danish variant of OLAF

OLUFEMI   m   Yoruba
Means "God loves me" in Yoruba.

OLUFUNKE   m & f   Yoruba
Means "God has cared for" in Yoruba.

OLUFUNMILAYO   f & m   Yoruba
Means "God gave me joy" in Yoruba.

OLUFUNMILOLA   f & m   Yoruba
Means "God gives me wealth" in Yoruba.

OLUJIMI   m   Yoruba
Means "given by God" in Yoruba.

OLUKAYODE   m   Yoruba
Means "God brings happiness" in Yoruba.

OLUMIDE   m   Yoruba
Means "God has come" in Yoruba.

OLUWAFUNMILAYO   f & m   Yoruba
Variant of OLUFUNMILAYO

OLUWASEGUN   m & f   Yoruba
Means "God has been victorious" in Yoruba.

OLUWASEUN   m & f   Yoruba
Means "we thank God" in Yoruba.

OLUWASEYI   f & m   Yoruba
Means "God made this" in Yoruba.

OLUWATOYIN   m & f   Yoruba
Means "God is worthy to be praised" in Yoruba.

OLUWAYEMISI   f & m   Yoruba
Means "God honours me" in Yoruba.

OLWEN   f   Welsh
Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more]

OLWIN   f   Welsh
Variant of OLWEN

OLWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of OLWEN

OLYA   f   Russian
Pet form of OLGA

OLYMPE   f   French
French form of OLYMPIA

OLYMPIA   f   Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of OLYMPOS

OLYMPIAS   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of OLYMPOS... [more]

OLYMPIODOROS   m   Ancient Greek
From Ολυμπος (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods, combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".

OLYMPOS   m   Ancient Greek
From a Greek personal name which was derived from the place name Ολυμπος (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods.

OLYVIA   f   English
Variant of OLIVIA

OM   m   Indian
From the Sanskrit ओम (om), considered to be a sacred syllable because it represents the range of sounds that can be made by the human voice.

OMAR (1)   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of UMAR

OMAR (2)   m   Biblical
Means "speaker" in Hebrew... [more]

OMEGA   m & f   English
This is the name of the last letter in the Greek alphabet, Ω... [more]

ÖMER   m   Turkish
Turkish form of OMAR (1)

OMER   m   Jewish
Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew.

OMID   m & f   Iranian
Means "hope" in Persian.

OMOBOLANLE   f & m   Yoruba
Means "a child who met wealth at home" in Yoruba.

OMOLARA   f   Yoruba
Means "a child is family" in Yoruba.

OMRI   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "my sheaf" in Hebrew... [more]

ONA   f   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of ANNA

ONDŘEJ   m   Czech
Czech form of ANDREW

ONDREJ   m   Slovak
Slovak form of ANDREW

ONEIDA   f   English
From the name of a Native American tribe, perhaps meaning "standing rock".

ONESIME   m   French
French form of ONESIMUS

ONESIMUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιμος (Onesimos), which meant "beneficial, profitable"... [more]

ONESIPHORUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιφορος (Onesiphoros), which meant "bringing advantage, beneficial"... [more]

ONI   f   Yoruba
Possibly means "born in sacred abode" in Yoruba.

ONISIM   m   Russian
Russian form of ONESIMUS

ONNI   m   Finnish
Means "happiness, luck" in Finnish.

ONORA   f   Irish
Irish form of HONORA

ONUR   m   Turkish
Means "honour" in Turkish.

ONYEKA   f   Igbo
Short form of ONYEKACHUKWU

ONYEKACHUKWU   f & m   Igbo
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

Name a Star   At International Star Registry you can buy a star name. Our list of satisfied customers includes celebrities, dignitaries, and individuals worldwide.

Home Copyright © 1996-2007 Mike Campbell | Contact Information

Baby names - Search 20,000 baby name meanings.