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Nabo m Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish Nabo meaning "Turnip"

Nagi f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 凪 (nagi) which is derived directly from the Japanese word for "calm (at sea), lull". It is sometimes spelled in hiragana or katakana. Other kanji combinations are possible but rather uncommon.

Nahi m Basque
From Basque meaning "wish".

Naho f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer" combined with 帆 (ho) "sailboat". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Naif m Arabic, Turkish
Means "exceeding, surpassing" in Arabic, from the root ناف (nafa) meaning "to exceed, to surpass, to go over".

Nair m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "we will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.

Nalu m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "wave, surf."

Namu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나무 (namu) meaning "tree; wood."

Nane m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian masculine form of Nan.

Nano m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernando.

Naoo m Japanese
From Japanese 尚 (nao) meaning "still, as always" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Naor m Hebrew
Means "enlightened" in Hebrew.

Napa f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Napha.

Nara f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."... [more]

Naru m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나루 (naru) meaning "(river) port, ferry crossing."

Nati m & f Hebrew
Diminutive of names like Yonatan, Yehonatan, Netanel, Netanela, Natan and Anat 2.

Naty f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Netanel, Netanela, Anat 2, Yonatan / Yehonatan and Natan.

Navi m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
It means "prophet" in Hebrew ultimately from a word meaning "spokesperson".

Nayo m Asturian (Modern)
Truncated form of Anayo.

Nazi m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Traditional Austrian and Bavarian short form of Ignaz and Romansh short form of Ignazi.

Néel m Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Njáll.

Nefi m Mormon
Spanish form of Nephi.

Neji m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the popular manga and anime series Naruto. In his case, the name may come from the word (written as 捩子, 捻子, 螺子 or 螺旋) meaning "screw," which can be referred to his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.... [more]

Neku m Japanese

Neon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ne) meaning "light", 夕 (ne) meaning "evening", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 心 (ne) meaning "heart, soul, mind", 愛 (ne) meaning "love, affection", 明 (ne) meaning "bright, light", 永 (ne) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 碧 (ne) meaning "blue, green", 祈 (ne) meaning "pray, wish", 祢 (ne) or 禰 (ne) both meaning "ancestral shrine", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 菜 (ne) meaning "vegetables, greens", 虹 (ne) meaning "rainbow", 輝 (ne) meaning "brightness", 錬 (ne) meaning "tempering, refine, drill, train, polish", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" or 願 (ne) meaning "petition, request, vow, wish, hope", 碧 (o) meaning "blue, green" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 穏 (on) meaning "calm, quiet, moderation", 暖 (on) meaning "warmth", 遠 (on) meaning "distant, far", 恩 (on) meaning "grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit", 桜 (on) meaning "cherry blossom", 温 (on) meaning "warm", 織 (on) meaning "weave, fabric" or 苑 (on) meaning "garden, farm, park"... [more]

Neot m Medieval Cornish, Cornish (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps ultimately from Nodens. Saint Neot was a 9th-century Cornish monk who gave his name to a village in Cornwall. His feast day is the 31st July.

Néró m Hungarian
Cognate of Nero 1, meaning "strong, vigorous".

Nery m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neri.

Neve m & f Hebrew
Variant of Neveh.

Niba m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari निबा: (see Nibah).

Nilá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.

Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.

Niño m Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Little Boy" or "Christ Child" in Spanish.

Ninò m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausepin.

Niro m Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Nir, known by the famous Israeli actor Niro Levi (born in 1968)

Niti f & m Hindi, Bengali, Thai
Means "conduct, behaviour, ethics" in Sanskrit (also meaning "law, rule, tradition, custom" in Thai). It is mostly used as a feminine name in India while it is masculine in Thailand.

Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Derived from the Hebrew name Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".

Nivo m Medieval, Germanic
Hypocoristic of names beginning with Old High German word niwi meaning "new".

Noar m German (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Nolo m Spanish (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown; used by a main character in HotWheels AcceleRacers, Nolo Pasaro.

Nono m Spanish
Short form of Antonio.

Nore m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Nóri, an Old Norse name meaning either "north" (derived from norðr) or "small person" (derived from nóri). Swedish writer Esaias Tegnér used the name in a 1814 poem celebrating the union between Sweden and Norway... [more]

Nòto m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Jausepin.

Noto m Medieval, Medieval German
Derived from Proto-Germanic *naudiz "necessity" and also used as a diminutive of names beginning with this element, such as Notger.

Nouh m American (Modern, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nuh.

Nuku m Maori, Cook Islands Maori
Means "The Earth" in Maori.

Nuon m & f Khmer

Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)
From obsolete native Korean 누리 (nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다 (nurida) meaning "to enjoy."

Nuri m Abkhaz, Georgian
Abkhaz and Georgian form of Nur. Also compare the related name Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [more]

Nuwa m Sakizaya

Obet m Filipino
Diminutive of Roberto.

Obie m English
Diminutive of names that begin with Ob-, like Obadiah, Obed and Oberon.

Obin f & m Korean (Rare)

Occy m English (Australian)
Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.

Ocha m & f Pet
From Japanese ocha, a type of Japanese green tea.

Ocie m & f American (Rare)
Unisex name of unknown origin used primarily in the southeastern US.

Ocke m & f East Frisian, North Frisian
Variant of Okke.

Ocko m East Frisian
Variant of Okko.

Odee m & f English (Modern)
A variation of the name Odell

Odei m & f Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern)
In Basque mythology, Odei, also known as Hodei, is a spirit of thunder and the personification of storm clouds. It is now used for both men and women.

Odie m & f English
Diminutive of names such as Otis, Odell, Odessa, and Oda.

Odon m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Odo.

Odus m English
Variant of Otis.

Odys m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Odyseusz.

Oeke f & m West Frisian
Shorter form (even if only slightly so) of both Oelke and Oenke.

Oele m & f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian short form of Germanic given names that contain the element od (or aud) meaning "wealth, fortune, property" or the element odal meaning "heritage, fatherland".

Oene m West Frisian
West Frisian variant form of One. This given name is not be confused with Dutch oen, which is a slang term for a dumb and foolish person.

Offa m Anglo-Saxon
A diminutive form of -ulf -wulf and -olf names. King Offa of Mercia was a famous bearer.

Ogee m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Auggie.

Ogen m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "anchor" in Hebrew.

Oger m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Oier.

Ohal m Indian
MEANING - "one having a vehicle, excellent". Here ओह means a vehicle , excellency + ल / ला means having ... [more]

Ohan m Armenian
Armenian form of John, cognate to Hovhannes.

Ohas m Indian
MEANING- vehicle, means ... [more]

Ohto m Finnish
Variant of Otso.

Okay m Turkish

Okey m American
Transferred use of the surname Okey.

Okke m & f East Frisian
Shortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element od "heritage, wealth".

Okko m Finnish
Short form of Oskari, and possibly a variant of Ukko. In the Finnish Orthodox name day calendar Okko's name day is celebrated on February 27, as it is considered to be a short form of Prokko which itself is a diminutive of Prokopios.

Okko m East Frisian
Shortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element od "heritage, wealth".

Okou m & f Japanese
Means "unique" in Japanese.

Ólan m Irish
Irish

Olan m Thai
Means "great, enormous, grand" in Thai.

Olan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olan.

Olay m Asturian
Masculine form of Olaya.

Olda m Czech
Diminutive of Oldřich.

Olde m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Dutch variant form of Alde and Frisian cognate of Alde. For the transition from Al- to Ol-, compare names like Walter vs... [more]

Olen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olen.... [more]

Olin m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Olin.

Olis m German (Modern, Rare)
Probably an Ukrainian short form of Alexander... [more]

Olli m & f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Ollie, a diminutive of Oliver.

Olmo m Spanish, Italian
Means "elm tree" in Spanish and Italian.

Oman m Indian
MEANING - "friend, protector, helper, favour, help"... [more]

Omer m Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Umar as well as the Bosnian and Albanian form.

Omer m French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Walloon, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Audamar (see Otmar). In Flanders (Belgium), the name is widely used, despite the existence of the native Flemish forms Omaar and Omeer.

Omil m Indian
MEANING - endearment form of om, auspicious, protector, friend ... [more]

Omni m Mormon
This occurs in the Book of Mormon as the name of a prophet. It coincides with the Latin prefix omni, from omnis "all, every".

Omry m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Omri.

Onas m Romani
Romani form of Jonah.

Onat m Turkish
In Turkish means "decent", "proper", "beneficial", "correct".

Oneg f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew, making it relative to Eden.

Onik m Armenian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Russian
Dialectical development of Hovhannes + -իկ (-ik).

Onne m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of One.

Onno m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Onne.

Opas m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ophat.

Opat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ophat.

Opay m Kavalan

Opri f & m Finnish
Karelian variant of Eufrosyne.

Oran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.

Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.

Orey m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Ori.

Oric m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Odrich.

Orie m American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Or- such as Ora 1 or Orville or used as an independent name.

Orin f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Rin combined with an o kanji, e.g. 緒 meaning "cord, strap," also used as an honorific version of that name, prefixed with 御/お- (o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [more]

Orin f & m Hebrew
Means "lights", from Aramaic origin.

Orin m Jewish
Form of Oren.

Orje m Literature, German (Rare)
Berlin dialect form of Georg. The name occurs frequently in the works of Heinrich Zille.

Ørni m Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ørn.

Orry m Manx
Variant and Anglicization of Gorry. Godred Crovan or "King Orry" is an important figure in Manx folklore, surviving in folk songs and local legends... [more]

Oruc m Azerbaijani
Means "sawm" in Azerbaijani, referring to the practice of fasting in Islam.

Orus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (American, Rare)
Latinized form of Oros. A known bearer of this name was the American professional golfer and Olympic medalist Orus Jones (1867-1963).

Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Osie m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Os- such as Oscar or Osbert or used as an independent name.

Osma m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).

Osmo m Finnish
From a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both osmo and osma in Finnish.

Ossa m & f Greek Mythology

Ossi m Finnish
Diminutive of Ossian, Osmo and Oskari.

Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.

Othi m Romani
Possibly a Romani form of Odin or Othin.

Otie m English (American)
A diminutive of Otis.

Ötzi m Popular Culture
Ötzi was the name given to a neolithic mummy found in a glacier in 1991. The name derives from the location Ötztaler Alpen where he was found.... [more]

Ouke m & f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Auke.

Ouki m Japanese
From Japanese 応 (ou) meaning "respond", 旺 (ou) meaning "prosper" or 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice"... [more]

Oula m Sami, Finnish
Oula is originally a Sami variant of Ola and Ovlá, thus related to Olaf. It's nowadays used by Finns as well.

Oury m & f French (African)
French form of Ulrich.

Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.

Ovla m Sami
Variant of Oula and Ovlá.

Owin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the SSA, Owin was given to 11 boys in 2017.

Owyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owen was given to 10 girls and 23 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Ozai m Popular Culture
Fictional name meant to be derived from Chinese 火 (huǒ) meaning "fire, flame" or 敖 (áo) meaning "proud, arrogant" combined with 災 (zāi) meaning "disaster, catastrophe" or 載 (zài) meaning "to carry"... [more]

Ozer m Hebrew
From the Hebrew word for "helper" or "strength".

Ozie m American (Rare)
Variant of Ozzie.

Ozod m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "free" in Uzbek and Tajik, of Persian origin.

Ozon m German (Modern, Rare)
Ozon is the German word for ozone, the gas occurring in the high atmosphere and protecting against too much of UV radiation from the sun.... [more]

Pace f & m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian pace "peace", ultimately from Latin Pax.

Pali m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Barry.

Pani m Kanakanavu

Panu m Thao

Paşa m Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkish military paşa meaning "pasha, military ruler".

Pazi m & f Hebrew
Means "my gold" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Paz 2.

Pedr m Old Norwegian
Variant of Pétr.

Pe'er m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "luxury" or "glorious" in Hebrew.

Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).

Pera m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).

Peri f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Perach and variant of Pri. A known bearer was Franz 'Peri' Neufeld (1913-1982), a Hungarian-born Israeli footballer.

Peso m Popular Culture
Means "a coin" in Spanish. This name was borne by a main character of the children's TV show "Octonauts".

Peyo m Popular Culture
The pen name of Pierre Culliford, Belgian comic artist and writer, and creator of the Smurfs.

Piho m Seediq

Pihu m Seediq

Pike m & f West Frisian
West Frisian form of Pieter and Pietertje (also Pieterke), which started out as a hypocorism (via baby talk).

Piki m & f Maori, Hawaiian
Means "fast, ascend" in Maori and "peach" in Hawaiian.

Piko f & m Japanese
From Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Pila m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bill.

Pili m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Billy.

Pini m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names that beginning with "Pi" like Pinchas (Phineas), or Pnina (Penninah).

Pira m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phira.

Pire f & m Mapuche, Literature
From Mapudungun pire meaning "snow, hail" (compare Piren, derived from the verb).... [more]

Piré f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Pire.

Piti m Thai
Means "joyous, happy, cheery" in Thai.

Piya m & f Thai
Derived from Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved". The spelling ปิยะ is typically only masculine while ปิยา is only feminine.

Poco m Popular Culture
Poco is a brawler in the game 'Brawl Stars'. The character is inspired on Day of the Dead; he is a skeleton and a mariachi. His name means "few" in Spanish and the name could be inspired on the 3D-computer animated film Coco (2017).

Podo m Literature
Podo is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga, the grandfather of the main characters. His name may be related to the Scandinavian place-name PODO. He hides dark secrets, but loves his family to the end.

Pòli m Occitan
Variant of Apòlit.

Polo m Spanish, English, Italian, English (American), Medieval Spanish, Medieval Italian
This name likely roots from Paolo or Paulo, and Polo is a variant of both. It can be used in association with the sport also, but very rarely is.

Polo m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Hipólito and Leopoldo.

Pono m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."

Popo m New World Mythology
Short form of Popocatepetl, which means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of a hero in Mexican legend and Aztec mythology, the lover of Princess Ixtli... [more]

Prin m & f Thai
Probably from Thai ปริญญา (bpà-rin-yaa) meaning "knowledge, understanding".

Puji f & m Indonesian
Means "praise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पूजा (puja).

Pula f & m Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "red" in Cebuano and Tagalog.

Puna f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "spring (of water)."

Pura m & f Sanskrit, Indonesian, Malay
Pūra (पुर) means "city" in Sanskrit.

Puro f & m Finnish
Means "stream", it can also mean "creek"

Puyi m History
From Chinese 溥 (pǔ) meaning "big, great, vast, wide" combined with 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites". This was the name of the last emperor of China who was forced to abdicate the throne in 1912.

Pyke m West Frisian
Variant of Pike. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch painter Pyke Koch (1901-1991).

Qara m Azerbaijani
Means "black" in Azerbaijani.

Qawi m Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy), meaning "strong, powerful, mighty." In Islamic tradition ٱلْقَوِيُّ (al-Qawi or al-Qawiyy), meaning The All-Strong, is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Qazi m & f Persian
Means "judge" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic قَاضِي‎ (qāḍī).

Quda m & f Kazakh
Kazakh word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.

Rabe m East Frisian (Archaic)
A short form of Radbod. It coincides in spelling and pronunciation with modern German word Rabe "raven".

Ráďa m Czech
Diminutive of Radek and Radim.

Radi m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "satisfied, pleased" in Arabic.

Rafa m Arabic, Indonesian
Meaning “To elevate” or “To elevate” in Arabic.

Rafi m Various, Jewish, Spanish
Diminutive of Raphael.

Rafi m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "high, noble, sublime" in Arabic.

Ra'id m Arabic
Means "leader" or "pioneer" in Arabic.

Rami m Hebrew
Diminutive of names like Ram 1 and Rachamim.

Ranu m Javanese
Means "lake, pond, body of water" in Javanese.

Rany f & m Hebrew
Variant of Rani 2.

Rasa m & f Lao
Lao form of Raja 2.

Rati m Georgian
Of Iranian origin, this name can mean "lord, master, patron" as well as "generous, magnanimous". In the case of the latter meaning, the name is derived from the Persian adjective راد (rad) meaning "generous, liberal".

Rawi m & f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).

Rawi m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "narrator, storyteller" in Arabic, derived from روى (rawa) meaning "to relate".

Razi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my secret" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Raz.

Réda m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Ridha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Re'em m & f Hebrew
Means "oryx" in Hebrew.

Reio m Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (rei) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 王 (o) meaning "king". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Rejo m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The name might possibly be a modern invention, at least in the case of ethnic Dutch bearers.... [more]

Reki m Japanese (Rare)
From 暦 (reki) meaning "history, chronicle, record, calendar, clearly, pass time, cross over, sequentially" or 礫 (reki) meaning "stepping stone, pebble".

Reku m Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 嶺 (re) meaning "peak, summit" or 怜 (re) meaning "wise" combined with 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph"... [more]

Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.

Remi m & f English
English form of Rémi or a feminine version of Remy

Remu m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "noisy/boisterous celebration" and/or "clamor" in Finnish.... [more]

Reno f & m Japanese

Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.

Reon m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leon, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Rezo m Georgian
Short form of Revaz.

Ri-An f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 利 (ri) meaning "sharp, favorable, advantage", 俐 (ri) meaning "clever", 悧 (ri) meaning "smooth, active, clever", 理 (ri) meaning "inner essence, texture reason", 里 (ri) meaning "inside; interior, lining", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 璃 (ri) meaning "colored glaze, glass", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", or 鯉 (ri) meaning "carp" combined with 安 (an) meaning "safe; secure, content", 晏 (an) meaning "quiet", 案 (an) meaning "incident; record; file", 顔 (an) meaning "face", 岸 (an) meaning "bank; shore; beach", or 眼 (an) meaning "eye"... [more]

Rian f & m Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "benefit; advantage" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Rido m German (Rare)

Rifa m Shona
It means "legacy; inheritance".

Rigo m Asturian
Diminutive of Rodrigo.

Riki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 理希, 里希, 利希, 莉樹, 里生 or 莉希 with 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, beseech, few, Greece, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood" and 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, u.mare, o.u, ki) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]

Riko m Estonian
Estonian form of Rick.

Rime f & m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Rieme.

Rimu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riok m Breton
Means "kingly" from the Old Breton element ri "king, ruler".

Rion m & f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden", 温 (on) meaning "lukewarm" or 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well... [more]

Riot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word riot which refers to an uproar, tumult or unrestrained behaviour. The word derives from Old French riote meaning "dispute, quarrel, chattering, argument". This name was used by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her son born 2023.

Rito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 都 (to) "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riza m Indonesian, Albanian
Indonesian and Albanian form of Ridha.

Roam m English
Variant of Roham.

Roby f & m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Robert (for men) and Roberta and Robine (for women).

Rody m English (Rare), Dutch
English variant of Roddy as well as a Dutch cognate of the name. However, in Dutch it is usually a diminutive of Roderick and Roderik - not typically of Rodney.

Roeh m African (Modern, Rare)
Bassa African pronunciation of the hebrew word "Rapha," meaning "heals." Native to Ghana and Monrovia Liberia.

Roei m Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Roi 2.

Roey m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Roi 2 influenced by the spelling of the name Joey

Rohe m & f Maori
Means "land" in Māori.

Roku m Japanese
From Japanese word 六 (roku) means "six"... [more]

Ronî m Kurdish

Rony f & m Hebrew
Variant of Roni 1.

Rori f & m Japanese
From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rory m & f Brazilian
A name used by the Guarani and Kaiowá peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Meaning "joyful".

Ruan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Ru and An 1

Ruee m English
Diminutive of Reuben.

Ruma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 牧 (ma) meaning "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 萌 (ma) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]

Runa f & m Japanese
Runa is a name that means youth, or playfulness. The

Runo m & f Finnish
From Finnish word runo, which means "poem".

Ruto m & f Japanese
From Japanese 斗 (ruto), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" or 類 (ru) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus" combined with 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound" or 東 (to) meaning "east"... [more]

Ruyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if" combined with 意 (yì) meaning "thought, idea, intention", 熤 (yì) meaning "person" or 憶 (yì) meaning "memory, remember, reminisce"... [more]

Rvat m Croatian
Means "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.

Ryam m Literature
The given name of several minor characters in the fantasy book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." Alteration of Ryan

Ryol m Cornish
Possibly derives from rigalis and thusly mean "king". It is the name of the king in the Cornish drama Bewnans Meryasek.

Sa'ar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Saar 2.

Saba m Sami
Variant of Sabba.

Sada f & m Japanese
From 定 (sada) meaning "certain, true, definite, sure," also used as 貞, referring to chastity and virtue.... [more]

Sa-do m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 思 "think, consider, ponder" and 悼 "grieve, mourn, lament". This is the posthumous name of Crown Prince Jang-jo of Joseon (1735-1762).

Sagi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 詐 (sa) meaning "scam" combined with 欺 (gi) meaning "fraud". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sagi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 鷺 (sagi) meaning "heron". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Saïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Sa'id chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Saja m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 獅子 (saja) meaning "lion" or Korean 사자 (saja) meaning "lion".

Sake m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain an element that is closely related to Old High German sahhan meaning "to fight, to battle."... [more]

Sako m Armenian
Diminutive of Sargis.

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]

Sale m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic elements salo or sal, such as Salabert and Salamar.

Sali m Albanian, Filipino, Tausug
Albanian and Tausug form of Salih. A notable bearer is Albanian president Sali Berisha (1944-).

Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Sano f & m Thai
Means "melodious, harmonious" in Thai.

Saro m Italian
Diminutive of Rosario, used in Sicily, South Italy.

Saro m Armenian
Derived from the name of the main character in the Armenian play "Anush" who could be the equivalent of Romeo. Could also be a shortening of the name "Saribek" from turkish meaning "blonde prince".

Sasu m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant of Saska and diminutive of Salomon.

Sato f & m Japanese
From Japanese 郷 (sato) meaning "hometown", 慧 (sato) meaning "bright; intelligent", 賢 (sato) meaning "intelligence", 悟 (sato) meaning "enlightenment", 識 (sato) meaning "acquaintanceship", 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 智 (sato) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", 都 (sato) meaning "capital (city)", 里 (sato) meaning "village" or 惺 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, astute"... [more]

Saül m Catalan, French (Rare), Biblical French
Catalan and French form of Saul.

Sáva m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Sabas.

Säve m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Seved.

Saxo m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Saxi. Saxo Grammaticus was a medieval Danish chronicler.

Sebe m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Sibe.

Sebi m & f Various, Romanian
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Se-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation; world; era" and 鎬 "stove; bright".

Seia m & f Japanese
From Japanese 井 (sei) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 成 (sei) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 青 (sei) meaning "blue, green" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 蛙 (a) meaning "frog", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]

Sejr m Danish
Danish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse sigr.

Šeki m Bosnian
Serbian Muslim Masculine Name

Semi m Fijian
Fijian form of Sam 1.

Sena f & m African
gift of fate... [more]

Sena m Mizo

Sevi m & f Cornish
Means "strawberries" in Cornish.

Shia m English (Modern), Various
In the case of American actor Shia LaBeouf (1986-), it is derived from Hebrew שַׁי יָהּ (shai yah) meaning "gift of Yahweh".

Shio m Georgian
Modern form of შიოშ (Shiosh), which is the Old Georgian form of the Iranian given name Siaosh or Siaush meaning "black" or "black man".... [more]

Shoa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 偲 (sho) meaning "recollect, remember" or 渚 (sho) meaning "strand, beach, shore" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 杏 (a) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Siah m English (American)
Short form of Josiah.

Siam m Thai
From Siam, a historical name for Thailand.

Sian m & f Hebrew (Rare)
From Hebrew שִׂיא meaning "highlight".

Sias m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Short form of Josias. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch sculptor Sias Fanoembi (1949-2013) and the South African statesman Sias Hoffman (1807-1879).

Sico m West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Siko, which itself is a variant form of Sike. Out of these names, Sico is currently the most prevalent. Also compare Sikko.

Sidy m French

Sifa m & f Swahili
Means "Praise"

Siha m Lao
Means "lion" in Lao.

Sike m & f West Frisian (Archaic), North Frisian (Archaic)
Variant form of Sikke.