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Aoctleconitoa m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he says nothing", from Nahuatl aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing left" and the directional form of itoa "to say, to speak".

Bunluea m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เหลือ (luea) meaning "left over, remainder, surplus".

Cahual m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl cahualli "one who is left behind; widow, widower".

Cahualix f Nahuatl
Probably derived from cahualli "someone left behind; a widow, widower".

Cahualoc m Nahuatl
Means "abandoned one, one who was left behind" in Nahuatl.

Çaoya m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he just left" in Nahuatl.

Cuauhnecahual m Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and cahua "to leave, abandon something" or "to be left; to remain, survive" (see Necahual).

Dubiwe f Ngoni
Means "left alone" in Ngoni.

Gbekelolu m & f Yoruba
Means "it is left to God" in Yoruba.

Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]

Gurey m Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word gurey, meaning "left-handed." This word is usually an adjective, but sometimes a name.

Hanza m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half", 絆 (han) meaning "ties; bond", or 帆 (han) meaning "sail" combined with 左 (za), the joining form of 左 (sa) meaning "left".... [more]

Izcahuatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly "one who leaves here, one who is abandoned here", derived from Nahuatl iz "here" and cahua "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".

Kenza m Japanese
From Japanese 見 (ken) meaning "to see" combined with 左 (za) meaning "left". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuchinei m Shona
Kuchinei means "What more is left to do, to see or to say" This name may be given by a parent who is at their wit's end. The Zimbabwean singer of the 1970-80s Kuchinei Chikupo was one well known bearer of this name.

Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]

Mancinagross m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian mancina meaning "left-handed person" and Latin grossus meaning "great, large; thick; coarse".

Maşaq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "ears of corn left in the field after the harvest" in Karachay-Balkar.

Mocauhqui m Nahuatl
Means "married person" or "left, abandoned" in Nahuatl.

Necahual f Nahuatl
Means "left behind, survivor", derived from Nahuatl cahua, meaning "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".

Opochmacuex m Nahuatl
Means "bracelet worn on the left arm" in Nahuatl, from opochtli "the left, left-hand side" and macuextli "bracelet".

Opochtli m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "the left, left-hand side" or "left-handed" in Nahuatl, figuratively "south". This was also the name of an Aztec deity associated with water, considered the god of fishing and hunting and a representative of the rain god Tlaloc.

Pareherwenemef m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Re is with his left arm" in Egyptian.

Saamik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Sae f & m Japanese
From 冴え (sae) meaning "clarity; skilfulness," also written with a combination of a sa kanji, like 小 meaning "small," 左 meaning "left," 佐 meaning "help," 紗 meaning "gauze," 沙 meaning "sand" or 三 meaning "three," and an e kanji, like 恵 meaning "wisdom," 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," 江 meaning "inlet, bay" or 重 meaning "fold, layer."... [more]

Sahoto m Japanese
From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", 方 (ho) meaning "direction" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Saichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help", 嵯 (sa) meaning "high, towering", 左 (sa) meaning "left" or 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Sakon m Japanese
This name is used as 左近 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" and 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "akin, early, near, tantamount."... [more]

Sakyō m Japanese
This name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]

Samanosuke m Japanese
This name can be used as 左馬之介 or 左馬之助 with 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma) meaning "horse", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this", 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue."... [more]

Sâmik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Samon m Japanese
This name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Sanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to"... [more]

Scaea f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "left, on the left hand".

Shichirouzaemon m Japanese
From Japanese 七 (shichi) meaning "seven", 郎 (rou) meaning "son", 左 (za) meaning "left", 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection" combined with 門 (mon) meaning "gate". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.

Skamandros m Greek Mythology
The meaning of this name is uncertain. The second element looks like it is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man", but there are sources who doubt this. The first element is more difficult to pinpoint: it could be derived from Greek σκάζω (skazo) "to limp, to stumble (over an obstacle)" or from Greek σκαιός (skaios) meaning "left(-handed)" or "awkward"... [more]

Tetsuzaemon m Japanese
"iron"; "left" (direction); "defense"; "gate"

Thalelaios m Late Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom" (also see Thalia). The second element probably derives from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people", although Greek λαιός (laios) "left, on the left side" and Greek λεῖος (leios) "smooth" are also possibilities.

Tjampu m Indigenous Australian
Means "left-handed" in Ngaatjatjarra, spoken in the arid central and central-western desert in Australia.

Yaquin m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl yaqui "departed, gone, having left for a place".