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Aldhanab m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Gamma Gruis in the constellation Grus. The name Aldhanab comes from Al Dhanab, from the Arabic الذنب al-dhanab meaning "the tail (of the Southern Fish)".

Amatha f Cherokee
Means "fish" in Cherokee.

Amomimich m & f Nahuatl
Means "not a fish" in Nahuatl.

Angayarkanni f Hinduism, Tamil (Rare)
Means "she who has beautiful fish-like eyes" in Tamil, from அம் (am) meaning "beautiful", கயல் (kayal) meaning "fish", கண் (kan) meaning "eye" and the feminine suffix -இ (-i)... [more]

Anguillette f Folklore
Means "little eel" in French (a diminutive of French anguille "eel"). This name is borne by the titular character of the fairy tale "Anguillette" (1697) by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Anguillette is a fairy who takes the form of an eel, and is rescued by a princess while in this form.

Ankayarkanni f Tamil
Name which means "a girl/woman who has fish like eyes" in Tamil. Derived from Tamil words அம் (am) "like", கயல் (kayal) "fish", கண்ணி (kanni) "eye of a girl/woman"... [more]

Atargatis f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. She was also referred to as Derketo (Ancient Greek: Δερκετὼ) or Deasura (by Romans)... [more]

Ayuko f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 茜 (a) meaning "madder, red dye, Turkey red", 鮎 (a) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 香 (a) meaning "fragrance", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 肖 (ayu) meaning "resemblance", 暖 (a) meaning "warmth", 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 和 (a) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" or 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 右 (yu) meaning "right", 百 (yu) meaning "hundred", 悠 (yu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow", 夢 (yu) meaning "dream", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 祐 (yu) meaning "help", 柚 (yu) meaning "citron", 宥 (yu) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich", 侑 (yu) meaning "urge to eat" or 魚 (yu) meaning "fish" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 呼 (ko) meaning "call, call out to, invite" or 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow"... [more]

Azu m Igbo
Means "fish" in Igbo.

Braddan m Manx
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of Brendan, others derive it from Manx braddan "salmon" (ultimately via Irish bradán).

Canisius m Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Canisius. From the Dutch surname Kanis... [more]

Catfish m American (Rare)
Nickname whose origin can be particular to the bearer. The name Catfish comes from a diverse group of mostly freshwater fish so-called because of barbels growing near their mouths that bear a resemblance to cat's whiskers... [more]

Ceto f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κητώ (Kētō), which meant "sea-monster" (supposedly the source of the word κῆτος (kētos) "any sea-monster or huge fish; sometimes the whale, but often the tunny-fish")... [more]

Cozcamichiuhtecatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cozcamecatl "string of beads used for counting" and michiuautli "fish-amaranth".

Diaochan f Chinese Mythology
Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty... [more]

Enkeleida f Albanian
Derived from the name of the Enchelei, an Illyrian tribe. Their name itself is probably derived from Ancient Greek ἔγχελῠς (énkhelus) und thus popularly interpreted as "eel-people".

Fischl f Popular Culture
Derived from German Fisch meaning "fish" combined with the diminutive suffix -el. This is the name of a playable character in the 2020 video game Genshin Impact.

Fujio m Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria", 二 (fu) meaning "two", 不 (fu) meaning "negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy", 富 (fu) meaning "wealth, enrich, abundant", 普 (fu) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 芙 (fu) meaning "lotus, Mt Fuji", 武 (fu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms", 文 (fu) meaning "sentence", 甫 (fu) meaning "for the first time, not until" or 孚 (fu) meaning "sincere, nourish, encase", 士 (ji) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence", 志 (ji) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 二 (ji) meaning "two", 治 (ji) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 仁 (ji) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 蒔 (ji) meaning "sow (seeds)" or 滋 (ji) meaning "nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live", 男 (o) meaning "male", 暢 (o) meaning "stretch", 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Ichigo m & f Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
As a masculine name, this name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" with 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own," 悟 (go, sato.ru) meaning "perceive, realise, understand," 護 (go, mamo.ru) meaning "safeguard, protect," 期 (ki, go) meaning "date, period, term, time" or 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five."... [more]

Isana m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 鯨 (isana), an old name for a whale now known as kujira in Japanese, sometimes written as 勇魚 with the addition of 魚 (na) meaning "fish." Another reading for 鯨 is simply isa and it may appear to be the same element used in the verb 勇む (isamu) meaning "to be in high spirits, be lively."... [more]

Jentoft m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Danish place name Gentofte "single farmstead at the fish lake". In Norway, this name was first recorded in 1838. Since 1970, however, it has been banned by the Norwegian naming laws due to its place name character.

Jugemu m Folklore, Japanese Mythology
Means "limitless life", from Japanese 寿 (ju) meaning "age; years", 限 (ge) meaning "limit" and 無 (mu) meaning "none". This is only the initial part of a ridiculously long name in a humorous rakugo story of a couple who could not decide on a name for their infant son, which resulted in the father being suggested several names by a Buddhist priest... [more]

Kayalvili f Tamil
Means "fish-eyed" in Tamil, from கயல் (kayal) meaning "fish" and விழி (vili) meaning "eye".

Kipper m English (Rare)
Old English for "male salmon".

Kohara f Polynesian Mythology
Kohara is the goddess of tuna, and is considered the "mother of all tuna fish". The word also means "to throw a flash of lightning, as a deity". In Māori mythology, lightning begat tuna. In that sense, Kohara can be considered the "ancestor of tuna".

Kosumi m Miwok
Derived from Miwok kosumu "salmon" and/or kose "to throw at", with the implied meaning "fishes for salmon with a spear".

Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.

Lucerne f Various (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the city in Switzerland, itself from Latin lucius meaning "pike (a type of fish)" with the suffix -aria, denoting a place. It is popularly regarded to be associated with Latin lucerna meaning "lantern"... [more]

Maguro m Popular Culture
Means "tuna" in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Maguro Sasaki.

Malila f Miwok
Means "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Masik m & f Greenlandic
From Greenlandic masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.

Mimich m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably means "little fish", derived from Nahuatl michin "fish". This was also the name of a cloud serpent in Aztec mythology.

Nineveh f & m Biblical, English (Rare)
Named after the ancient city in Assyria, which is said to derive from Latin Ninive and Septuagint Greek Nineyḗ (Νινευή) under influence of Biblical Hebrew Nīnewēh (נִינְוֶה)... [more]

Nomza f Khakas
Means "dace fish" in Khakas.

Nun m Arabic
Possibly means "great fish" in Arabic. The name of a biblical figure, the father of Joshua.

Nyirej f Northern African
Means "little fish" in a Sudanese language.

Otava m Finnish, Finnish Mythology, Astronomy
Means "salmon net" from an Ancient Finnish word sometimes used also to mean "bear" or "wheel". ... [more]

Panertoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "dried meat, dried fish" in Greenlandic.

Pisces m & f Astronomy
The name of the zodiacal constellation supposedly shaped like a pair of fish, derived from the plural form of Latin piscis meaning "fish". This is the name of the twelfth sign of the zodiac.

Porphyrion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πορφυρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye" as well as "purple-fish". Also compare the Greek noun πορφυρίς (porphyris) meaning "purple garment, purple cloak" and the Greek given name Porphyrios (see Porfirio)... [more]

Rinjirou m Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods" or 鱗 (rin) meaning "scale of a fish", 次 (ji) meaning "next, secondary", 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Shan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]

Sporði m Icelandic
Icelandic name deriving from Icelandic sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [more]

Täñkäbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir тәңкә (täñkä) meaning "ruble, silver coin (arc.)" or "fish scale", also the name of metal pieces of decoration sewn on women's traditional clothes or interwoven into hair, and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Tengausasabe f Polynesian
Means "the hundred flying fish" in Bellonese.

Toto f Japanese
From Japanese 魚 (toto) meaning "fish" or from Japanese 時 (to) meaning "time", 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit", 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 時 (to) meaning "time" or 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Tsibeta f Asháninka
Means "ray (fish)" in Ashaninka.

Tupi m Miwok
Means "salmon" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "throwing salmon onto bank".

Turo m Finnish
Variant of Tuure or taken directly from Finnish turo meaning "structure built from tree branches in order to lure spawning fish".

Zhaojun f Chinese Mythology
Means "brilliant noble" in Chinese (貂 zhāo "brilliant", 君 jūn "king, ruler, noble"). This name is the courtesy name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn), whose given name was Wang Qiang (王嬙 Wáng Qiáng)... [more]

Ziyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, onself" combined with 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless jewel, lustre of gems", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "cart, carriage, palanquin", 虞 (yú) meaning "concerned, anxious", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 鱼 (yú) meaning "fish"... [more]