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Ay m Ancient Egyptian
Ay was the penultimate Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period. Ay is believed to be the son of Yuya and Thuya, and therefore a brother of Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III, and the Prophet of Amun, Anen... [more]

Ay m Yakut
Means "the inventor" in Yakut.

Aya f & m Cherokee
Aya in the Cherokee language is a term for one's self. Usually used as "I" or "Me". If a family member uses this for someone it would me that they see a bit of themself in that person and it would be meant as a compliment.It is also a type of fern that is known as a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness... [more]

Ayaal m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ай (ay) meaning "to invent".

Ayaan m Yakut
Derived from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayaansh m Telugu
Means "The Ray of Sun," "Part of Parents," "God Gift".

Ayaat f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Ayat.

Ayacquicahua m Nahuatl
Possibly means "nobody leaves him", from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody", qui "him, her, they", and cahua "to leave, abandon, relinquish".

Ayad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إياد (see Iyad).

Ayagaadax̂ m Aleut
Meaning "girl , co-wife".

Ayagaaguzahlix̂ m Aleut
Meaning "only a woman".

Ayah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Means "falcon" or "vulture" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of the father of Rizpah as well as the son of Zibeon.

Ayah f & m Jagham, Kenyang
From à-yà meaning "river" in Ejagham.

Ayahiko m Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ayahisa m Japanese (Rare)
Aya means "color" and hisa means "long time, long time ago".

Ayahito m Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayakha f & m Xhosa
Means "they build" in Xhosa.

Ayaki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "color" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayakpo f & m Ijaw
Meaning "new world or life" in Ijaw.

Ayaks m Russian
Russian form of Ajax.

Ayal m Amis

Ayalon m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Ajalon.

Ayamani f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From ayamanilatl meaning "tepid water" or "lukewarm water"

Ayamba f & m Jagham, Kenyang
Means "he/she opened the way" in Ejagham, used for the first of twins.

Ayámpia m Aguaruna
From the Awajun verb ayampat meaning "look back, turn".

Ayamuynuex m Taíno

Ayán m Asturian (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name element alls meaning "all".

Ayan m Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Turkish
Persian and Urdu meaning is prima-facie. Hindi and Tamil usage is from 'Ayan' the name of Brahma, the Creator. Ayan' in Turkish, means "obviously" or "clearly". Ayan in Sanskrit means 'Speed'.

Ayan m Arabic
Means "time, era, epoch" in Arabic.

Ayan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh аян (ayan), meaning "known, teachable".

Ayanami f & m Japanese
Ayanami, meaning "twilled waves" in Japanese... [more]

Ayande m Yoruba

Ayanfeoluwa f & m Yoruba
It means the Lord's beloved

Ayangamba m Manipuri
Means "successor of speed" in Meitei.

Ayani m Kongo
"helpers, protectors, those who support, support or protect" comes from the verb kuyana

Ayanle m Somali
Masculine form of Ayan 3.

Ayanleh m Eastern African
Means "lucky". This name spelling is most commonly used in Djibouti and is also used as a surname.

Ayanmo m & f Yoruba
Means "fate" in Yoruba.

Ayantay m Yakut
Means "the further way", ultimately from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayanti m & f Efik
Means "will you remember me?" in Efik.

Ayao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colouring" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "cord" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (both feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (masculine)... [more]

Ayaquica m Nahuatl
Means "alone" in Nahuatl.

Ayaquicniuh m Nahuatl
Means "nobody’s friend, friendless" in Nahuatl.

Ayaquiuc m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "nobody’s younger sibling", from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody" and iuctli "younger sibling".

Ayaquixtla m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody" and ixtla "before, in the presence of, contemporary with".

Ayaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Aya 1, modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]

Ayas m Khakas
Means "bright" in Khakas.

Ayase f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Ayashi f & m Japanese
soothing

Ayastaan m Yakut
Either from Yakut айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".

Ayata m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 彪 (aya) meaning "spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger", 礼 (aya) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 拓 (ta) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big"... [more]

Ayataro m Japanese
Variant of Ayatarou.

Ayatarou m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayatas m Yakut
Means "true friend" in Yakut.

Ayato m & f Japanese
From 文 (aya) "art" and 人 (to) "person."... [more]

Ayatsugu m Japanese
From Japanese 斐 (aya) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful" combined with 紹 (tsugu) meaning "introduce". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Ayatu m Ge'ez
Means "his likeness" in Ge'ez.

Ayatullah m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the same root as the Persian religious title of آیت‌الله (Ayatollah), which originated from a term in passage 51:20–21 of the Quran. It was not commonly used as a title until the early 20th century... [more]

Ayatullo m Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Oyatullo.

Áyax m Spanish
Spanish form of Ajax.

Ayaxcan m Nahuatl
Means "with difficulty, slowly" in Nahuatl.

Aybars m Turkish
Pure and beautiful like moon.... [more]

Aybatïr m Bashkir
From Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and батыр (batïr) meaning "hero".

Aybert m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Heimbert.

Aybolat m Kazakh
From the Kazakh ай (ay) meaning “moon” and болат (bolat) meaning “steel”.

Aybora m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and bora "storm, squall".

Aybulat m Bashkir
Combination of Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian پولاد (pulâd) meaning “steel”.

Aycan f & m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and can "soul, life, being".

Aycen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Ayco m & f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Aiko.

Aydəmir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aydamir.

Aydamir m Circassian
From Turkic ay meaning "moon" and temür meaning "iron".

Aydamirkhan m Crimean Tatar, Adyghe
From айдамир (aydamir) meaning "moon iron" and хан (khan) meaning "king, ruler"

Aydar m Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh
Means "forelock, topknot", referring to the hairstyle worn by ancient Turkic warriors. Alternatively, it could be from Kazakh, Bashkir, and Tatar ай (ay) meaning "moon, month" combined with Arabic حَيْدَر‏ (ḥaydar) meaning "lion".

Aydarkhan m Yakut
Combination of Aydar and the Turkish tite khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Ay-daš m Tuvan
Means "moon rock" in Tuvan.

Aydas m Khakas
Means "healthy" in Khakas. The Khakas people are a Turkic ethnic group living in the Republic of Khakassia in Russia.

Ay-demir m Tuvan
Means "moon iron" in Tuvan.

Aydemir m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and demir meaning "iron".

Aydin m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aydinç m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and dinç "vigorous".

Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.

Aydoğan f & m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and doğan “falcon”.

Aydoğmuş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and doğmuş "born".

Aydon m English
Variant of Aidan.

Aydos m Kazakh
From the Kazakh ай (ay) meaning “moon” and ‎ дос (dos) meaning “friend”.

Aydrian m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aydush m Mari

Aydyn m Tuvan
Means "moonlight" in Tuvan.

Aydyn m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with дин (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Aydys m Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan айыс (ayys) meaning "blessing".

Aye m & f Burmese
Means "calm, quiet" in Burmese.

Ayebatonye m & f Ijaw
Means "what God has destined" or "destiny" in Ijaw.

Ayebaye m & f Ijaw
Means "God's property" in Ijaw.

Ayende m & f Yoruba

Ayesu m & f African
Muslim African

Aygiz m Bashkir

Aygobek m Mari

Ayhal m Yakut

Ayham m Arabic
Means "brave" in Arabic.

Ayibaemi f & m Ijaw
Means "God exists" in Ijaw.

Ayibanua f & m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

Ayibatonbara f & m Ijaw
Means "the will of God" in Ijaw.

Ayibatonye m & f Nigerian

Ayimâsis m Cree

Ayinde m & f Yoruba
Means "we gave praises and he came" in Yoruba.

Ayk m Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.

Aykhaal m Yakut
Means "joy" in Yakut.

Aykhaan m Yakut
Variant of Aykhaal.

Aykhal m Yakut
Means "fame, glory" in Sakha.

Aykhan m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Ayxan.

Aykut m Turkish
Means "lucky moon" in Turkish.

Aykux̂ m Aleut
Meaning "dog".

Ayla f & m Hebrew

Aylan m & f Kurdish, Turkish
Means "openness, space, square" in Kurdish.

Ayleo m Popular Culture
A famous bearer of this name is Ayleo “Ayo” Bowles, member of music duo Ayo & Teo.

Aylett m English (British)
In 1676 in Britain there was a lawyer named Aylett Sammes. Source - Blood and Mistletoe, The History of the Druids in Britain (2011) by Ronald Hutton on page 69.

Aylon m Hebrew (?), Jewish

Aylwin m Medieval English
Middle English form of Æðelwine.

Aym m Judeo-French
Variant of Haim via the variant Haym.

Aymakh m Khakas
Means "different" or "far, further away" in Khakas.

Aymane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ayman (chiefly Moroccan).

Aymar m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" (see Haimo) and meri "famous".

Aymard m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" and hard "brave, hardy".

Aymarr m Spanish

Aymen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ayman chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Aymer m Medieval Scottish

Aymerick m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Aymeric.

Aymerik m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aymeric.

Aymon m Medieval Occitan, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French form of Haimo (compare Hamon). However, it should be noted that there are sources that claim that the name Aymon is either a medieval French form of Raymond or the Occitan form of Raymond.

Aymrick m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Aymerick.

Aynaan m Yakut
Variant of Ayaan.

Ayn-ämd m Kalmyk
Means "long journey" in Kalmyk.

Aynan m Yakut
Means "travel" in Yakut.

Aynjel m & f African, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean
A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.

Aynslee m & f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynsley f & m English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynurakkur m Far Eastern Mythology
Means "father of humanity" in Ainu. It is an alternate name for Ae-oyna-kamuy.

Ayo m Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano ayo meaning "instinct, natural impulse".

Ayob m Malay
Malay form of Ayyub.

Ayobami m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has met me" in Yoruba.

Ayodeji m Yoruba
Means "joy has become two" in Yoruba.

Ayodhya m & f Indian
Ayodhya is a city in India, and birthplace of the god Rama in Hindu mythology. It comes from अयोध्या (ayodhyā), "unconquerable citadel" in Sanskrit.

Ayofela m & f Yoruba
Ayofela means Joy enlarges/increases ... [more]

Ayomidele m & f Yoruba
Means "my joy has come home" in Yoruba.

Ayoob m Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Persian
Variant transcription of Ayyub.

Ayoola m & f Yoruba
Means "the joy of success" in Yoruba.

Ayose m Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Ayoze.

Ayotl m Nahuatl

Ayotoch m Nahuatl
Means "armadillo" in Nahuatl, literally "turtle-rabbit".

Ayotzin f & m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ayotli "squash, gourd, pumpkin". Coincides with a Nahuatl word meaning "turtle, tortoise".

Àyoub m Catalan
Catalan form of Ayoub.

Ayoxochitl f & m Nahuatl
Means "squash blossom" in Nahuatl, from ayotli "squash" and xōchitl "flower".

Ayoze m Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ayuhsah meaning "he (who) arrives". Ayoze or Yose was a Guanche chieftain from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, at the time of Jean de Béthencourt's arrival to the island... [more]

Ayplat m Mari

Ayrad m Berber
Means Lion in Tarifit.

Ayrad m Berber
Means "lion" in Amazigh.

Ayrampu m Aymara
From the Aymara name for a cactus species with carmine colored seeds.

Ayren m Hebrew
Means "mountain of strength" in Hebrew.

Ayrien m & f Obscure (?)
Of uncertain etymology.

Ayron m English
Variant of the Hebrew name Aaron.

Ayrten m English
Variant of Ayrton.

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Aysen m Yakut

Aysen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Aysen m Yakut
Derived from the name of the god Aiyy and Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson".

Ayser m Arabic
Means "easier, better off, living better" in Arabic.

Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.

Aytal m Yakut
Either from айыы (ayii), the name of a a Yakut god of light or from ай (ay) meaning "to create" and тал (tal) meaning "to choose".

Aytar m Chuvash
Chuvash cognate of Ayz̧ar.

Aytas m Yakut

Aytaş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taş meaning "stone".

Aytech m Circassian
Circassian version of Aytek

Aytek m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tek meaning "one, only, single".

Aytekin m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and tekin "single".

Aythami m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Guanche name allegedly meaning "the most powerful man".... [more]

Aythan m Biblical Hebrew
Variant of Ethan.

Aythe m English

Aython m English (British)

Aytmukhambet m Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aitmukhambet.

Ayton m English
Transferred use of the surname Ayton.

Aytqalï m Kazakh
From the Arabic عِيد‎ (ʿīd) meaning "feast, holiday, festival" and عَلِيّ‎ (ʿaliyy) meaning "high, exalted".

Aytuğ m Turkish
Means "moon banner" in Turkish.

Aytunç m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tunç meaning "bronze".

Ayub m Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay, Chechen, Persian, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Ayyub as well as the form used in various languages.

Ayubkhan m Chechen (Rare)
Combination of Ayub and the Turkish title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Ayudhia m & f Minangkabau, Indonesian, Sundanese, Javanese
Indonesian and Minangkabau variant of Ayodhya.

Ayúi m Aguaruna
Means "axe handle" in Awajún.

Ayuk m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "they have heard" in Jagham and Kenyang, from the pronoun and root á meaning "they" and yúk meaning "to hear".

Ayuka m Kalmyk
Means "bear cub", from Kalmyk аю (ayu) meaning "bear". Ayuka Khan (1669-1724) was a leader of the Kalmyk Khanate.

Ayukhan m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh аю (ayu) meaning "bear" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Ayún m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Ayün.

Ayuo m Japanese
From Japanese 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish" or 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 生 (o) meaning "live" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ayuol m Yakut

Ayur m Buryat
Derived from Sanskrit आयु (ayu) meaning "life, longevity".

Ayush m Indian, Sanskrit
Means "long life" in Sanskrit.

Ayushman m Indian
sanskrit

Ayutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ayutarou.

Ayutarou m Japanese
鮎 (ayu) means "trout", 太 (ta, o, oo) means "big, great" and 郎 (rou) means "son".

Ayuto m Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 采 (to) meaning "collect, gather", 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior", 知 (to) meaning "to know" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)"... [more]

Ayuub m Somali
Somali form of Ayyub.

Ayuush m Mongolian
Possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian аюул (ayu) meaning "danger". Name borne by a prominent Mongolian composer and artist (1903-1938).

Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.

Aywin m Malayalam

Ayyappan m Hinduism, Malayalam, Tamil
Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന്‍ (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]

Əyyub m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ayyub.

Ayyur m Berber
Means "moon" in Tamazight.

Ayzek m Russian
Russian form of Isaac, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Ayzhigit m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жигит (zhigit) meaning "boy, young man"

Byakko m Japanese (Rare)
From 白虎 (byakko), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Korean Baek-ho.... [more]

Byakuran m Japanese
From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Byakuya m Popular Culture
Means "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"

Byambabaatar m Mongolian
From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Byambadalai m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and далай (dalai) meaning "sea".

Byambadorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Byambajargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Byambajav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Byamba-ochir m Mongolian
From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and очир (ochir) meaning "staff, truncheon" or "thunderbolt".

Byambasüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Byambatsogt m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".

Byambazhargal m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (zhargal) meaning "happiness, joy".

Byamee m Indigenous Australian Mythology
Variant of Baiame.

Byamugisha m Kiga
Means "things of luck" in Rukiga.

Byard m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Byard.

Byashim m Turkmen
Variant transcription of Bäşim.

Byénáama m Kiga
Means "things of secrets" in Rukiga.

Byeol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 별 (byeol) meaning "star."

Byeolbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 별빛 (byeolbit) meaning "starlight," effectively a combination of Byeol and Bit (compare Bitbyeol).

Byeol-ha f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Byeol and the first syllable of Haneul (compare Haneul-byeol).

Byeol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
From Byeol combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Byeol-nim f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol suffixed with honorific 님 (nim).

Byeol-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Byeol and Sol (compare Sol-byeol).

Byeong-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秉 "grasp, hold; bundle; authority" and 哲 "wise, sagacious". A famous bearer is South Korean businessman Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987), founder of the Samsung Group.

Byeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).

Byggvir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "seed corn". In Norse mythology Byggvir is a servant of Freyr and the husband of Beyla.

Bylatyan m Yakut
Yakut form of Platon.

Byleiftr m Old Norse
Variant of Býleistr.

Byleiptr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Býleistr.

Býleistr m Norse Mythology
Means "bee-lightning" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology he is Loki's brother.

Byleistr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Býleistr.

Byleth m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Beleth. This is the name of an avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Bynek m Silesian
Silesian equivalent of Polish Benon and German Benno.

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

Byran m English
Variant of Byron.

Byrd f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.

Byren m English
Variant of Byron.

Byrger m Old Norse
Former variant of Birgir.

Byrhtferth m Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English name Byrhtferð, derived from Old English byrht, which is a variant of beorht "bright, clear", and an uncertain second element which may be derived from ferhð "spirit" or may be a West Saxon metathesis of Anglian friþ "peace" (making this name a cognate of Beorhtfrith).

Byrhtferð m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Byrhtferth. Byrhtferð (c. 970 – c. 1020) was an English priest and monk. He invented an older version of the alphabet in 1011.

Byrn m English (Rare)
Variant of Byrne.

Byront m English
Likely a variant of Byron

Byrum m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Byrum."

Byryn m English
Variant of Byron.

Bysor m English (American)
Seen as a first name in Southern Missouri. Also has been seen as a last name. ... [more]

Bystrík m Slovak
Derived from Slovak bystrý "smart, bright, perspicacious, shrewd".

Bytomir m Polish
Derived from Proto-Slavic byti "to be" (compare modern Polish być "to be") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Bytyk m Yakut

Byul f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Byeol

Byung-chan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秉 means 'grasp,hold;bundle;authority' 燦 means 'vivid,illuminating;bright'

Byung-Hee m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秉 (byeong) meaning "grasp, hold", "bundle", or "authority" or 丙 (byeong) "third" combined with 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Byung-soo m Korean
Variant transcription of Byeong-su.

Byx m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse byxa meaning "to jump".

Byyang m Yakut
Means "abundance, wealth" in Sakha.

Byzantinus m Late Roman
Means "from Byzantium", with Byzantium being the latinized form of Greek Byzantion, which itself was ultimately derived from the personal name Byzas... [more]

Byzantius m Late Roman
Latinized form of Greek Byzantios, which essentially meant "from Byzantium" (see also Byzantinus). This was the name of an archbishop of Bari (Italy) from the 11th century AD.

Byzas m Greek Mythology
Derived from Thracian búzas "he-goat, buck" (similar to Indo-European bhugo "buck" and Greek bous "ox, cow"); since Thracian was not a Hellenic language, one could probably call Byzas a hellenization of sorts... [more]

Cyanippus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyanippos.

Cyaxares m Old Persian (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Kyaxares, which is the hellenized form of the Old Persian male name Hvakhshathra or Uvakhšatara. The meaning of the name is uncertain. This was the name of a Median king from the 6th century BC.

Cyber m English (Modern, Rare)

Cybi m Welsh
Possibly derived from Celtic *kob(o)- "victory". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi (the Welsh name for Holyhead).

Cycril m American
Possibly a variant of Cyril influenced by Cicero

Cyd m Kashubian
Diminutive of Placyd.

Cydon m Greek Mythology
Derived from κυδώνι (kydóni) meaning "quince".

Cygnus m Astronomy
Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.

Cyhha m Anglo-Saxon
An unrecorded Old English name, the meaning of which is uncertain. It was perhaps a nickname derived from Proto-Germanic *kokh- "cough".

Cyl m Kashubian
Diminutive of Celestin.

Cyle m English (Rare)
Variant of Kyle.

Cyler m Obscure
Variant of Syler.

Cylon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kylon. A known bearer of this name was the Athenian nobleman Cylon of Athens, who was one of the Olympic victors of the 35th Olympiad in 640 BC.

Cylvester m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Sylvester.

Cymande m American (Rare)
From the name of the eponymous band consisting of Caribbean musicians living in London.... [more]

Cymere m African American (Rare)
Variant of Symere.

Cynan m Welsh
Welsh cognate of Conan.

Cynddelw m Welsh
Welsh name of uncertain origin, perhaps from an Old Celtic element meaning "high, exalted" combined with Welsh or Old Celtic delw "image, effigy".

Cyne m Anglo-Saxon
Short form of names containing the Old English element cyne meaning "royal, kingly". The surname Kinsley is derived from the name... [more]

Cynebeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and beorht "bright".

Cynedyr m Arthurian Romance, Welsh Mythology
Character that appears in Culhwch and Olwen.

Cynegar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cynn "rank, family, kin", or possibly the related cyne "royal", and gar "spear".

Cynegils m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English cyne meaning "royal" and gisl meaning "pledge, hostage". ... [more]

Cynelaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and lāf meaning "legacy" (from Proto-Germanic *laibō).

Cynemund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" (related to cynn "rank, family, kin") and mund "protector, guardian", making it a cognate of Cunimund.

Cynesi m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Cynesige found in the Phillimore edition of Domesday Book.

Cynestan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and stan "stone".

Cyneweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and weald "powerful, mighty".

Cynewig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and wig "war, battle".

Cynewine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and wine "friend".

Cynewulf m Anglo-Saxon
Means "royal wolf", from Old English cyne "royal" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon poet as well as a king of Wessex.

Cynfarch m Old Welsh
Derived from Welsh cynt "chief, first" and farch "horse".

Cynfawr m Medieval Welsh
Welsh cognate of Conomor.

Cynfran m Medieval Welsh
Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.