This is a list of submitted names in which the person who added the name is
elbowin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)From the Latin word
laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Laurika f Afrikaans, SlovakAfrikaans elaboration and Slovak diminutive of
Laura. Laurika Rauch is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English.
Lense m West Frisian, DutchFrisian short form of names containing the name element
lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Liying f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 荔
(lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 颖
(yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, tip, ear of grain" or 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [
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Lubeca f GermanAllegoric personification of the German city Lübeck. Very rarely used as a given name.
Lufthansa f German (Rare)Lufthansa is the name of the German national carrier. It was given as a second name to a girl born on a Lufthansa flight to New York in the 1960s.... [
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Lurchi m Popular CultureLurchi started is life as a mascot of the German shoe selling company Salamander. He is the hero of more than 100 adventures in the series 'Luchis Abenteuer' ("Lurchi's adventures") distributed as booklets to children buying shoes... [
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Lutrud f Medieval GermanFormed from the Germanic name elements
HLOD "fame" or
LIUT "people" and
TRUD "strength"
Makana m KongoThe first given name of the German football player Makana Baku.
Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)A new formation containing the Latin word
luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Man m IndianMeaning "heart, feeling; mind" in Hindi.
Mandina f Medieval CatalanThe meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic
*mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from
Amanda.
Marhold m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp von Zesen, derived from the elements
marh "horse" and
hold "friendly, comely, graceful". It can also be derived from
mar "famous" and the second name element is most often derived from
walt "to rule".
Marleenken f Literature, Low GermanMarleenken is a Low German diminutive of
Marlene. It's the name of the girl that collects the bones of her brother and buries them under a juniper tree in the fairy tale
Vom Machandelbaum by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
Masiosare m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)From the Spanish phrase
más si osare (un extraño enemigo) meaning "but if (a foreign enemy) dares" from the Mexican national anthem. This is borne by Mexican martial artist Masiosare 'Masio' Fullen (1987-)... [
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Maudi f LiteratureThe female protagonist in
Die Luftgängerin by Robert Schneider has the name Maudi.
Mäx m GermanVariant of
Max suggesting an English pronunciation.
Megalopolis f GermanAllegoric personification of the German state Mecklenburg. Very rarely (if ever) used as a given name.
Mélovin m UkrainianThe stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word
halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.
Melsene f LiteratureProbably a simplification of
Melusine. Melsene is the love interest of Cornelius Friebott in Hans Grimm's nationalist novel "Volk ohne Raum".
Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), RomaniThe name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element
MEGIN "strength" and
WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).
Mifti f LiteratureThe alter ego of the author in Helene Hegelmann's novel
Axolotl Roadkill.
Migiskau m ObscureThe name is probably derived from Ojibwe
migiskāw "freeze-up; late fall; early winter" but I found not evidence for Native American usage of this word as a given name.... [
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Mijanou f ObscureA French diminutive of
Marie-
Jeanne. The name is borne by the French actress Mijanou Bardot, sister of Brigitte Bardot.
Millennia f GermanThe name Millennia is derived from the Latin word
millennium. It was given to some German girls around the millennium year 2000.
Mîm m LiteratureMîm is the name of the last petty-dwarf in the
Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. His story is also told in
The Children of Húrin.
Momo f LiteratureThe title heroine of the novel 'Momo', also known as 'The Grey Gentlemen' or 'The Men in Grey' by Michael Ende.
Murcia f Roman MythologyOriginally an epithet to the goddess
Venus and connected to the word
myrtus "myrtle tree", later connected to the Latin word
murcus "lazy, inactive" and interpreted as goddess of laziness by Christian writers.
Namik m TurkishNamık is a Turkish word meaning "printer, writer".
Namıka f TurkishNamıka is a Turkish word meaning "printer, writer".
Nanker m Popular CultureNanker Phelge is a pseudonym of the Rolling Stones used in credits for collaborative works of the whole band. A Nanker was a revolting face that band members, Brian Jones in particular, would pull.
Nimona f Popular CultureThe name of a shapeshifter in the eponymous graphic novel by ND Stevenson (2015) and a film by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (2023). The main shape of the shapeshifter is a teenage girl but she can assume the shape of any animal or human, including male ones.
Nirit f HebrewHebrew name for
Ridolfia segetum, a genus of plant similar to the dill.
Nordi m Central AfricanThe given name of the French (with Congolese descendency) professional football player Nordi Mukiele.
Noris f LiteratureThe name Noris was invented around 1650 by Fritz Helwig for a nymph symbolising the city of Nürnberg (Germany). The name is derived from Norici, an ancient Celtic tribe.
Norita f English (American)In the year 1935, a contest for naming an orphaned baby girl was held in the radio show 'Betty and Bob' with a price money of $10,000.... [
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Nortrud f German (Rare)The name is formed of the Germanic name elements
NORD "north" and
THRUD "strength"
Notker m GermanFormed from the German name elements
HNOD "throwing (of a spear)" and
GER "javelin, spear".
Nowabo m Obscure (Rare)The nickname of the German politician Norbert Walter-Borjahns is formed of the first two letters of his given name and his lastnames.
Nyarlathotep m Literature, Popular CultureA fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft, first appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep". The character is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe.
Obe m FrisianA short form of names with the first element
wulf "wulf" or
od "wealth" and a second element starting in
b- (like
beraht or
brand).