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Aadin m & f Sanskrit, Tamil (Modern)
Means "whole day" in Sanskrit.

Adaldag m Germanic
Means "noble day", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with daga "day."

Ahan m Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Marathi
From Sanskrit अहन् ahan "day".

Ahna f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Nepali, Kannada
Means "day".

Ahni f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Means "day".

Akeko f Japanese
From Japanese 晏 (a) meaning "late in the day", 気 (ke) meaning "spirit; mood" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amahi f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Anaisha f Indian (Parsi)
Anaisha means “day” in Sanskrit and is used in Parsi and Zoroastrian communities.

Angpetu f Sioux
From the Lakota aŋpétu "day, daytime".

Aniston f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Aniston.... [more]

Antü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun antü (also antv and anty) meaning "sun, day."

Anxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "bank, shore; beach, coast" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day-lily".

Araci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from either Tupi arasy "mother of day", itself derived from ara "day" and sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning"... [more]

Aret f Efik
Means "born on a market day" in Efik.

Arien f Literature
Means "sun maiden" in the fictional language Quenya, derived from Quenya árë meaning "sun" or "day" and -ien meaning "maiden" or simply a feminine suffix. It also later gained the meaning "daisy" in Sindarin, another Elvish language... [more]

Arn’aš m & f Mari
From the Mari arn'a meaning "week".

Ashita m Japanese (Rare)
From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]

Astypalaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀστυπάλαια (Astypalaia) which meant "ancient city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu, asty) meaning "town, city" and παλαιός (palaios) meaning "old (in years), aged, ancient" (compare the related word πάλαι (palai) meaning "long ago, in days of yore")... [more]

Atith m Khmer
Means "sunny day" in Khmer.

Atlahua m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably from Nahuatl atlatl, "spear-thrower", and -huah, a possessive suffix, meaning "lord of the spear-thrower" or "possessor of the spear-thrower". The first element may alternately be from atl, "water; ninth day-sign of the tonalpohualli"... [more]

Atonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl atl "water" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun".

Ausca f Baltic Mythology
Alleged Lithuanian goddess of sunbeams and sunlight.... [more]

Ayahi f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day". Other kanji combinations are also possible. A famous bearer is Ayahi Takagaki, Japanese voice actress and singer.

Ayami f Arabic
Means "my days"

AznabikÄ f Bashkir
From the Bashkir аҙна (azna) meaning "Friday, week" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Bældæg m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Balder. Made up of the Old English elements bæl, of disputed origin, and dæg, meaning "day." ‘The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,’ written after the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons, treats him as a historical figure, listing him among the legendary ancestors of the kings of Bernicia and Wessex.

Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".

Beaivi m Sami
Means "day, sun" in Sami. Its Finnish cognate is Päivä.

Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

Beichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, bright, extended, clear".

Bian f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 弥 (bi) meaning "universally" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 案 (an) meaning "plan", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet, clear, late in the day"... [more]

Bibi f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.... [more]

Bibiro'zi f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and ro'z meaning "day".

Birgün f Turkish
Feminine given name derived from the elements bir meaning "one" and gün meaning "sun, day".

Biyori f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bondia m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal
Derived from Catalan bon "good" and Franco-Provençal bon "good; right" and Catalan and Old Occitan dia "day".

Bongoron m Judeo-Provençal
Provençal for "Good day", a translated variant of the Hebrew name "Yom-tob" or Yom-tov of the same meaning. See also the French "bonjour" and Italian "buongiorno"... [more]

Bonjour m Judeo-French
Derived from Old French bon "good (not of poor quality)" and French jour "day".

Boramey f Khmer
Means "day of the full moon" in Khmer.

Boso m Frankish
Germanic given name of uncertain meaning. Some sources state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element boto meaning "bid, offer" (such as Bodegisel - also compare Bode), whilst others state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element burg meaning "protection", such as Burghard (see Burchard)... [more]

Calli m & f Nahuatl
Means "house, structure, room; second day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.

Changhyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".

Changluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, bright, clear" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Changmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, clear, bright" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Chang-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" (chang), and 暋 "strong, robust, tough" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Shim Chang-min (1988-).

Changshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昶 (chǎng) meaning "a long day, clear, bright" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Chenxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén) meaning "day, time, occasion, morning" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Chunri f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring", 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany", or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Cipactonal m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
An Aztec deity, god of astrology and calendars. He and his wife, Oxomoco, were known as the first human couple. Derived from Nahuatl cipactli "crocodile, alligator, caiman; crocodilian monster, dragon", with the second element possibly being tonalli "day, sun, heat; day-sign; soul, fate".

Ciwanro m Kurdish
Combination of Ciwan and Kurdish roja meaning "day".

Coriantor m Mormon
Late Jaredite, son of Moron, father of Ether. Although his father had been king, Coriantor "dwelt in captivity all his days".

Cuauhtli m & f Nahuatl
Means "eagle; fifteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.

Dachelin m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Probably a Romanic diminutive of Germanic names such as Dagobert that begin with the element tac meaning "day".

Dae m Korean
The name Dae has a Korean origin and means "the great one, shining". It is pronounced as the English word "day". ... [more]

Dægberht m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Dagobert, derived from the elements dæg "day" and beorht "bright".

Dæghelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and helm meaning "helmet".

Dæging m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and the name suffix -ing.

Dæglaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō).

Dægmund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and mund "protection".

Dagamund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Dagaric m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Dagbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Old Norse dagr "day" with bjarga "to help, save, rescue".

Dagbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and bjǫrn "bear".

Dagbjört f Icelandic
Means "bright day", derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Dagfari m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse dagr "day" and -fari "farer", from the verb fara "to go, to travel" (compare Náttfari and Sæfari).

Dagfríður f Icelandic
Means "beautiful day", derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and fríðr "beautiful" (originally "beloved").

Daggeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of dagr "day" and geirr "spear".

Dagheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements dagr "day" and heiðr meaning "bright, clear", or possibly "heath" or "honor".

Dagher m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Dagr, which means "day."

Daghild f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse dagr "day" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle".

Dagmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements dagr meaning "day" and maðr meaning "person, man" (genitive manns).

Dagmund m Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and mundr "protection".

Dagobald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Dagofrid m Germanic
Means "peaceful day," derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Dagomar m Germanic, Dutch, German
Means "famous day", derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Dagonet m Arthurian Cycle
Meaning unknown, possibly from Old English dæg "day". Dagonet or Daguenet was a witless Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, usually described as the king's fool. Introduced in the Prose Lancelot, he becomes Arthur's beloved court jester in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur and Tennyson's Idylls of the King.

Dagowin m Germanic, Dutch
Derived from the Germanic element daga "day" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Dagþór m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic dagr "day" and þórr "thunder".

Dagulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dagr "day" and ulfr "wolf".

Dagvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dagr "day" and varðr "guardian".

Dagveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Old Norse dagr "day" and veig "power, strength".

Dagvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dagr "day" and vinr "friend".

Dagviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse dagr "day" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".

Daje f East Frisian
Originally a short form of names containing the element dag "day".

Danimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Danislav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Danshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of the lunar month" or "the north".

Dardan m Serbian
Dar is serbian for "Gift" and Dan for "Day" Gift of the day.The name of the Dardani, an Illyrian tribe who lived on the Balkan Peninsula. Their name may derive from an Illyrian word meaning "pear".

Decameron m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and Cameron.... [more]

Denislav m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian den "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Diem f English
Transferred use of the surname Diem. Possibly used in reference "carpe diem" would thus be "pluck the day (as it is ripe)"—i.e., enjoy the moment.

Dies f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology Dies ("day") was the personification of day, and the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Hemera, the daughter of Nox (Night) and Scotus (Darkness).... [more]

Dita f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ditë "day".

Dobielut m Polish (Rare), Old Church Slavic
Possibly means "soldier's day" from Slavic doba meaning "day" combined with lut meaning "soldier".

Dyddgu f Medieval Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements dydd "day" and cu "beloved, dear". This name was used by the 14th-century lyric poet Dafydd ap Gwilym for the subject of nine of his love poems, an unattainable, aristocratic, dark-haired woman whose character contrasts that of his other love, the blonde Morfudd.

Edetobo m Efik
Means "market day" in Efik.

Edoghogho m & f African, Isoko, Edo
This name which means "Day of Joy," originates from the Isoko and Edo ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Nigeria which is located on the West Coast of Africa. Broken down, it means: "Ede - Day" and "Oghogho - joy" (Which is also very common as a name in both these cultures) When combined however, it morphs into the spelling: "Edoghogho" meaning "Day of Joy" or "The Day of Joy." Phonetically, it can be pronounced "Ed-o-ghor-ghor" with the "r" silent.

Eihi f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 英姫, 永日, 永姫, 瑛日 or 瑛妃 with 英 (ei, hanabusa) meaning "England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx", 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, Japan, sun" and 妃 (hi, kisaki) meaning "princess, queen."... [more]

Ekashtaka f Hinduism
From Sanskrit एक (eka) meaning "one; happening only once, that one only" and अष्टका (ashtaka) meaning "eighth day after a full moon", possibly referring to the eighth day after the full moon of the month of Magha... [more]

Elgün m Azerbaijani
Means "sun of the people" in Azerbaijani, from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and gün meaning "sun, day".

Enyo m Bulgarian
Form Bulgarian enyovden "midsummer, St. John's day (24 June)".

Éšeevá'késo f Cheyenne
Means "Little Day Woman" in Cheyenne.

Euhemeros m Ancient Greek
Greek name meaning "bright, happy", literally "of a fine day" or "of a prosperous day", derived from εὖ (eu) "well" and ἡμέρα (hemera) "day"... [more]

Folcdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German folc "people" combined with daga "day."

Fonzie m Italian (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of Alfonso this was the name of Henry Winkler's character on "Happy Days" (1974-1984) whose real name was Arthur Fonzarelli aka "The Fonz"

Fredag m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Friday" in Swedish, derived from Old Norse frjádagr meaning "day of Frigg" (though often interpreted as meaning "day of Freja" since Frigg and Freja are believed to be the same deity by some scholars).

Gaichang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day; bright, clear".

Gendenwitha f New World Mythology
Means "it brings the day" in Iroquois. This is the name of a mythological character represented by the Morning Star in Iroquois mythology.

Giorno m Popular Culture
This name is used in the anime 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' by protagonist Giorno Giovanna. It means "day" in Italian.

Goleuddydd f Welsh Mythology
From Welsh golau "light" and dydd "day". In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, this is the name of the mother of Culhwch.

Guaraci m & f Brazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi
Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from kó "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [more]

Gulro'z f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and ro'z meaning "day".

Günseli f Turkish
Means "stream of sun", from Turkish gün meaning "sun, day" combined with Turkish "sel" meaning "flood, stream".

Gwawrddydd f Welsh (Rare)
Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh gwawr "dawn" and dydd "day". (Also compare Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwener f Welsh
This name is the Welsh form of Venus, referring to the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty.... [more]

Hafina f Welsh
Derived from Welsh hafin "summer season, summer time, summer days".

Hänuzä f Tatar
From the Tatar һәнүз (hänuz), a variant form of һаман (haman) meaning "all, everything", "always, all the time" or "to this day".

Harimurti m & f Indonesian, Malay, Javanese
From Malay hari meaning "day" and Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "icon, religious statue".

Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]

Haruma m Japanese
From Japanese 墾 (haru) meaning "ground-breaking, open up farmland", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 青 (haru) meaning "blue, green", 大 (haru) meaning "big, large", 裕 (haru) meaning "abundant, rich" or 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 日 (ma) meaning "sun, day", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" or 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape"... [more]

Hashana f Jewish Legend
Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” the festival begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls during September or October. ... Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two “High Holy Days” in the Jewish religion

Hatsuharu m & f Japanese
Hatsuharu is a japanese name used for both boys and girls. It is uncommon, along with its meaning: “First spring day” “First spring” “Start of spring” “First spring month” “Early spring”

Hayitbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Hayitgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Hayitjon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Hayitnoz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Hayitoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and oy meaning "moon".

Hayitqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and qiz meaning "girl".

Helmdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with daga "day."

Hibika f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "a ruler's wife, queen, empress", 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry"... [more]

Hibio m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [more]

Hijiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" or 聖 (hijiri, hiji) meaning "holy", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 知 (jiri) meaning "know, wisdom", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 稜 (ri) meaning "angle, edge, corner, power, majesty"... [more]

Hiko f & m Japanese
It means "day's child"

Himena f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Himeyo f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife", 米 (me) meaning "rice" or 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society" or 夜 (yo) meaning "night"... [more]

Himika f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Himugi f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 麦 (mugi) meaning "wheat".

Hinae f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinagi f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 日 (hi) meaning "sun, sunny, day, fire" or 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet" combined with 渚 (nagi) meaning "strand, beach, shore", 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm", 和 (nagi) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan"... [more]

Hinako f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 秀 (hi) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass", 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll", 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light", 瞳 (hi) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 披 (hi) meaning "expose, open", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 品 (hina) meaning "goods, refinement, dignity, article", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 陽向 (hina) meaning "toward the sun" or 鄙 (hina) meaning "lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 南 (na) meaning "south", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 名 (na) meaning "name", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 暖 (na) meaning "warmth", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 陽 (na) meaning "light, sun, male", 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 直 (na) meaning "straight" or 笑 (na) meaning "laugh" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness" or 菊 (ko) meaning "chrysanthemum"... [more]

Hiname f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "noble's wife", 斐 (hi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal, ratio, the Philippines", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 翔 (hi) meaning "soar, fly", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 己 (na) meaning "I (male)" (for males), 七 (na) meaning "seven", 成 (na) meaning "to become" or 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird", 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, close, thick, profound", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, 水 (mi) meaning "water", 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波 (nami) meaning "wave"... [more]

Hinano f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Hinato m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]

Hinatsu f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hino f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hinoko f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" or 火 (hi) "fire" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle and 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Hinori f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 法 (nori) meaning "law, rule". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hira f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hirari f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (hi) meaning "cherry blossom", 蝶 (hirari) meaning "butterfly", 天 (hi) meaning "heaven, sky", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 妃 (hi) meaning "empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 柊 (hira) meaning "holly olive" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 来 (ra) meaning "to come" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 舞 (rari) meaning "dance", 空 (rari) meaning "sky" or 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold"... [more]

Hiroka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 嘉 (hiro) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 均 (hiro) meaning "level, average", 啓 (hiro) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (hiro) meaning "jade pointed at top", 敬 (hiro) meaning "respect", 硯 (hiro) meaning "inkstone", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 洪 (hiro) meaning "deluge, flood, vast", 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 潤 (hiro) meaning "soft, moist, sleek, freshen", 祥 (hiro) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 尋 (hiro) meaning "search, seek", 泰 (hiro) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", 拓 (hiro) meaning "expand, open, support", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air", 博 (hiro) meaning "doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition", 普 (hiro) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 明 (hiro) meaning "bright", 弥 (hiro) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 佑 (hiro) meaning "help, assist", 優 (hiro) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 容 (hiro) meaning "contain, form, looks", 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 陽 (hiro) meaning "light, sun, male", 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious", 洸 (hiro) meaning "sparkling water", 絋 (hiro) meaning "cotton wadding", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "ruler's wife, queen, empress", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 耶 (ka) meaning "question mark", 和 (ka)meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 閑 (ka) meaning "leisure", 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete" or 雅 (ka) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined".... [more]

Hisaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life", 久 (hisa) meaning "long time", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, as always", 火 (hi) meaning "fire" (for males), 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" (for females) combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula, cape" (for males) or 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" (for females)... [more]

Hiyoko f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun", 曜 (yo) meaning "weekday" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hiyori f Japanese
This name can be used as 日和, referring to fine weather, made up of 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 和 (wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu/eru, nago.mu, nago.yaka, a.eru, yori) meaning "harmony, peace,"... [more]

Hiyoriko f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hodierna f Medieval French (Latinized)
Medieval French form of Odierne, an Old French form of Audigerna, with the spelling altered under influence by Latin hodierna "of today, present-day, existing now"... [more]

Hongxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Hui-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" combined with 縷 (ru) meaning "strand; thread, detailed", 蔞 (ru) meaning "piper betel", or 鏤 (ru) meaning "to engrave; to carve, hard steel"... [more]

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Il-hyang m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" combined with 向 (hyang) meaning "direction, towards". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Ištanu m & f Near Eastern Mythology
Deriving from the Hattic estan meaning "Sun deity, day". This was an epithet likely used to refer to the of the Sun Goddess of Arinna. It was also used in reference to a solar deity known as the Sun God of Heaven (equivalent to the Hurrian Simige).

Jaciara f Brazilian, Tupi
Derived from Tupi îasy "moon" and Old Tupi ara "lady, lord; day; weather" or îara "lady, lord".

Jemuel m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "day of god".... [more]

Jeong-il m Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 日 (il) meaning "sun, day". Other hanja character combinations are possible as well... [more]

Jinxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 槿 (jǐn) meaning "hibiscus" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Jornet m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day".

Jorneta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French jor, jorn "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus), from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day" (compare Journa).

Jour m Literature
Means "day" in French. This was the name of Sleeping Beauty's son (also known as Le Jour) in Charles Perrault's fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood".

Journa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman jour "day", ultimately from Latin diurnum (tempus) (from the neuter of the adjective diurnus "of the day") via Old French jor, jorn.

Junina f Various (Modern, Rare)
A Portuguese adjective derived from the month June, specially in Festa Junina "St. John's day (24th June)".

Kadoa f Kassena
Means "born on a rainy day" in Kasem.

Kamiokisihkwew m Indigenous American, Cree
Means "fine day" in Cree.

Kasuga f Japanese
"Spring day"

Keao f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the light," "the day," "the daylight," "the dawn" or "the cloud," from definite article ke and ao which means "light, day, daylight, dawn, cloud."

Kechpolat m Mari
Means "day steel" in Mari.

Kiyomu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 浄 (kiyomu) meaning "cleanse, clean, pure, purify", 澄 (kiyomu) meaning "clear, pure" or 雪 (kiyomu) meaning "snow" (for males) and from Japanese 今 (ki) meaning "now", 日 (yo) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" (for females)... [more]

Kohina f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kun Ana f Mythology
The Turkic sun goddess, associated with life and fertility, warmth and health. Her name is derived from gün meaning "sun, day" and ana meaning "mother".

Kunduz f Uzbek
Means "day" in Uzbek.

Kunjamol f Uzbek
Derived from kun meaning "day, sun, life" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Kunsulu f Kazakh
From Kazakh күн (kün) meaning "sun, day" and сұлу (sulw) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Kunsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from kun meaning "day, sun, life" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Kviria m Georgian Mythology, Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, though it could be derived from (and is certainly associated with) the Georgian word კვირა (kvira) meaning "week" as well as "Sunday" (ultimately of Greek origin).... [more]

Langa m Zulu
From Zulu ilanga "sun, sunshine, day".

Langelihle f & m Zulu
Means "beautiful day" in Zulu.

Lanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of lei and la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".

Lianxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Liutdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with daga "day."

Loveday f & m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Mairangi f Maori
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".

Maletsatsi f Sotho
Means "sun" or "day" in Sotho.

Manabi f Japanese
From Japanese 学 (manabi) meaning "education, study, learn" or from Japanese 摩 (ma) meaning "to rub, to scour, to grind", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan"... [more]

Manivanh f Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Mata f History
The stage name of Mata Hari (1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I, was taken from the Malay word matahari "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of mata "eye" and hari "day").

Mengshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".

Mikaruna f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mika) meaning "three", 日 (ru) meaning "day" combined with 月 (na) meaning "moon". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, adorned, brilliant".

Mufchik m Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word mugv meaning "day", being used on children born in the daytime.

Muzowa m & f Lunda
Means "rainy day" in Lunda.

Nəhar f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic نَهَار (nahār) meaning "day, daytime".

Nahundi m Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
In the Elamite pantheon, Nahundi was the god of the sun, but also the god of justice and law. His name - spelled Nahiti in earlier times - was apparently the same as the word for 'sun' in Elamite, although the literal meaning of that word is said to be "creator of the day"... [more]

Nakako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 心 (naka) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Nanaka f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan"... [more]

Nanthawan f Thai
From Thai นันท (nantha) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight" and วัน (wan) meaning "day".

Napsugár f Hungarian (Modern)
Modern name from the vocabulary word napsugár "sunbeam, sunshine", itself a compound of the vocabulary words nap "sun, day" and sugár "beam, ray". Its name days are March 21 and July 3.

Natsuhi f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nete m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "world, day" in Shipibo.

Neten m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo nete meaning "world, day" and the genitive suffix -n.

Newroz f Kurdish
Means “new day” or “new year” in Kurdish.

Nhật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhật) meaning "sun, day".

Nikei m Japanese
The words 日 (ni), the shortened form of "nichi" means "day" ,"daily" or "sun", and 經 (kei), means "classic works" or "economic". Borne by a character in a fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2.

Nikka f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (ni) meaning "sun, day" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nikkou m Japanese
This name can be used as 日光 (nikkou) meaning "sunlight". ... [more]

Niko f Japanese
This name can be used as 仁子, 仁湖, 仁胡, 二子, 二胡, 日子 or 日湖 with 仁 (jin, ni, non) meaning "benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue", 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -hi, ni) meaning "day, Japan, sun", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 湖 (ko, mizuumi) meaning "lake" and 胡 (u, ko, go, nanzo, ebisu, kuru) meaning "barbarian, foreign."

Nobutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretching", 修 (nobu) meaning "discipline, study", 宣 (nobu) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 暢 (nobu) meaning "stretch", 伸 (nobu) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 昶 (nobu) meaning "long day, clear", 順 (nobu) meaning "order, turn, obedient, docile, submissive, meek", 所 (nobu) meaning "place", 常 (nobu) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 喬 (taka) meaning "high, boasting", 教 (taka) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 尭 (taka) meaning "high, far", 敬 (taka) meaning "respect", 賢 (taka) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 公 (taka) meaning "public, open, formal, official, governmental", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety", 考 (taka) meaning "consider, think over", 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high", 尚 (taka) meaning "furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further", 尊 (taka) meaning "precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred", 登 (taka) meaning "ascend, climb up", 宝 (taka) meaning "treasure", 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous", 鷹 (taka) meaning "hawk", 卓 (taka) meaning "table, desk, high", 崇 (taka) meaning "adore, respect, revere, worship", 宇 (taka) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven", 能 (taka) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 固 (taka) meaning "harden, set, clot, curdle" or 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled"... [more]

Nowruz m & f Afghan, Turkmen (Rare), Muslim
Derived from Persian نوروز (nowruz) meaning "new day". This name refers to New Year in the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.

Nschotschi f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Nscho-Tschi is the sister of Winnetou in the novels by the German author Karl May. The meaning is given as "bright day".... [more]

Nurgün m & f Turkish
Turkish unisex name derived from the words nur meaning "light" and gün meaning "days".

Nwankwo m Igbo
Means "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.

Nyima m & f Tibetan
Means "sun, day" in Tibetan.

Oota Dabun f Siksika
Means "day star" in Siksika.

Oryom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "daylight" in Hebrew, a combination of the name Or meaning "light" and the word yom meaning "day".

Ostertag m Medieval German
Apparently from the Proto-Germanic elements *austrą "east" (Old High German *ōst, Modern German Ost or Osten) and *dagaz "day" (Old High German tag, Modern German Tag).... [more]

Oykun f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oy meaning "moon" and kun meaning "day".

Päivätär f Finnish Mythology
The Finnish goddess of the sun, who is associated with silver, silver yarn and beauty. Her name is derived from päivä meaning "day" and an old poetic term for the sun, and the feminine ending -tar.

Päivikki f Finnish
Variant of Päivi, which derives from the Finnish word päivä, "a day".

Päiviö m & f Finnish
Finnish form of Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.

Palamedes m Greek Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Possibly derived from Greek πάλαι (palai) "long ago, in days of yore" and μῆδος (mêdos) "plans, schemes" (itself from the verb μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan")... [more]

Peivas m Sami
Derived from Sami peivas "son of the day".

Pentecost f & m English (Puritan, Archaic)
From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [more]

Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval English
Greek Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [more]

Phajsa m Aymara
Means "day without rain" in Aymara.

Phouvanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Pingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Poludnitsa f Slavic Mythology
The name of a supernatural creature in Eastern European mythology, known in English as "Lady Midday" or the "Noon Witch". Her name is probably derived from the proto-Slavic *polъ meaning "half" and dьnь meaning "day", therefore "midday", and the related terms in the various Slavic languages... [more]

Pronax m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρώ (pro) meaning "early (in the day)", a variant of πρωΐ (proi) meaning "early in the day, during morning", and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]

Punam f Indian, Hindi
Means "night or day of the full moon" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (purnima).

Qhiphüru m Aymara
Means "next day" in Aymara.

Qiaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Qixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琦 (qí) meaning "gem, precious stone, jade" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Quiauhtonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.

Raoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Razhden m Georgian
The meaning of the first element of this compound name is uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from Middle Persian rōz meaning "day". As for the second element, that is derived from Middle Persian dēn meaning "religion"... [more]

Ri m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 日 (rì) meaning "Sun, day, date".... [more]

Ricdag m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from daga "day."

Rihe f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane"... [more]

Rikka f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 律 (ri) meaning "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control", 立 (ri) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 六 (ri) meaning "six" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Rina f Javanese
Means "day, daytime" in Javanese.

Rixia f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist".... [more]

Rixiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]

Roj m Kurdish
Means "day" in Kurdish.

Rosary f English (Rare)
Various meaning exist for the word rosary.... [more]

Rouzba m Persian
From the Persian روز‎ (ruz) meaning “day” and #‎ به‎ (beh) meaning “better, good”, ultimately meaning "fortunate".

Rozina f Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Persian روزانه (ruzaneh) meaning "daily", ultimately from روز (ruz) meaning "day".

Rungthiwa f Thai
From Thai รุ่ง (rung) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ทิวา (thiwa) meaning "day, daytime".

Sabbatha f English (Rare), Literature
Derived from English sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest", from shabath "he rested"... [more]

Sachihiko m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness; good luck", and "day's child".

Saenal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 새날 (saenal) meaning "new day; new age/era," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 날 (nal) meaning "day, time."

Sahana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 咲 (sa), from 咲く meaning "to bloom", 沙 (sa) meaning "1/1,000,000", or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk gauze, gossamer" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana), both meaning "flower, essence, beauty, best thing, best days of one's life".... [more]

Sakaeʔah f Algonquian
Means "when the sun rises", "first peaks", "a new day", in the South Slavey language. This name became notable in 2015 when a mother in the Northwest Territories in Canada was forced to change the glottal stop in her daughter's name to a hyphen... [more]

Saku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 咲 (saku, sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 索 (saku) meaning "cord, rope, searching, inquiring", 桜 (saku, sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 爽 (sa) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning", 櫻 (sa) meaning "cherry" or 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 矩 (ku) meaning "ruler", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess" or 丘 (ku) meaning "hill, knoll"... [more]

Sakuna f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (saku) meaning "blossom" or 朔 (saku) meaning "first day of lunar month" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 生 (na) meaning "live", 命 (na) meaning "life, fate, destiny" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

Sakutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (saku) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 柵 (saku) meaning "stockade, fence, weir, entwine around" or 策 (saku) meaning "scheme, plan, policy, step, means", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Sakuto m Japanese
From Japanese 朔 (saku) meaning "first day of lunar month" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Sakuya m & f Japanese, Japanese Mythology
As a unisex name, it can be used as 咲也, 咲哉, 咲弥, 朔夜 or 朔椰 with 咲 (shou, sa.ku, -zaki) meaning "bloom, blossom", 朔 (saku, tsuitachi) meaning "conjuction (astronomy), first day of the month", 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 椰 (ya, yashi) meaning "coconut tree."... [more]

Sakuyako f Japanese
From Japanese 朔 (saku) meaning "first day of lunar month", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sallan m Hausa
Means "born on a feast day" in Hausa.

Saturday m & f English (African, Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word for the day of the week, ultimately deriving from Latin meaning "Saturn's day."... [more]

Shahroz m Pakistani
this is a urdu name it means "king of day"... [more]

Shaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Shunta m Japanese
From Japanese 俊 (shun) meaning "sagacious, genius, excellence", 峻 (shun) meaning "high, steep", 春 (shun) meaning "spring", 瞬 (shun) meaning "wink, blink, twinkle", 駿 (shun) meaning "a good horse, speed, a fast person", 旬 (shun) meaning "decameron, ten-day period", 準 (shun) meaning "semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate", 尚 (shun) meaning "esteem, furthermore, still, yet" or 隼 (shun) meaning "falcon" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" or 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury"... [more]

Shunto m Japanese
The kanji used among males is 峻 (shun) meaning "high, steep, towering (mountains)" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 旬 (shun) meaning "ten-day period" combined with 時 (to) meaning "time".

Shuojin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".

Shuojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" and 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Shuoqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "fine silk".

Shuoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues", 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone".

Siku m & f Swahili
Means "day" in Swahili.

Sojourner f History
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]

Songxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Sulwyn m Welsh
Appears to be a form of Welsh Sulgwyn "Pentecost, Whitsunday" (literally "white Sunday", from (Dydd) Sul "Sunday, day of the sun" + gwyn "white, holy, blessed"). But Sul (= "sun") was also the name of a Celtic saint, commemorated in certain Welsh place names (e.g. Llandysul, Llandysilio); Sulwyn is formed from this element + -wyn, name suffix meaning "white, fair" from Welsh gwyn.

Suthin m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ทิน (thin) meaning "day".

Suxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" or 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Svipdagr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from svipr ("sudden sweeping movement") and dagr ("day, lifetime"). In Norse mythology Svipdagr wishes to marry Menglǫð.

Teao m & f Maori
Means "the world, the day" in Māori.

Tejumola f Yoruba
Means "one who looks forward to better days" or "stare at wealth" in Yoruba, derived from tẹ meaning "press", ojú meaning "eyes, face", mọ́ meaning "onto" and ọlá meaning "wealth".

The-Lord-Is-Near m English (Puritan)
Referring to multiple scriptures that state "the day of the Lord is near."

Thursday m & f English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day", from Þunor (genitive Þunre) and dæg... [more]

Tingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 汀 (tīng) meaning "beach, shore" or 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 煊 (xuān) meaning "warm".

Tjan m & f Dungan
Means "sky, heaven" or "day" in Dungan.

Tonal m Nahuatl
Older form of Tonalli, meaning "day, sun, solar heat, life force" in Nahuatl.

Tonaloxochitl f Nahuatl
From the name of a type of red orchid (species Bletia coccinea) commonly known as the brick red bletia in English. Ultimately derived from tonalli "day, warmth of the sun" and xōchitl "flower".

To'qson m Uzbek
Means "ninety" or "the ninety days of winter" in Uzbek.

To'qsonsharif m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'qson meaning "ninety" or "the ninety days of winter" and sharif meaning "sacred, holy".

To'qsonsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from to'qson, refering to "the ninety days of winter" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Tsismara f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ცისმარა (tsismara) or ცისმარე (tsismare) meaning "long, lifelong". Also compare the related Georgian adjective ცისამარა (tsisamara), which roughly means "single day, whole day".... [more]

Tsukihi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 月日 (tsukihi), literally meaning "moon and sun," though it can also refer to time, years or days.... [more]

Tzihuactlatonal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tzihuactlah "place of prickly shrubs" (from tzicuactli, a kind of agave plant) and tonalli "day, sun, heat" or "soul, animating force", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.