This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is History.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jang m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Crown Prince Uigyeong (1438-1457), son of King Sejo and father of King Seongjong.
Jayanegara m HistoryDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and नगर
(nagara) meaning "town, city". This was the name of a 14th-century Javanese monarch who was the second king of the Majapahit Empire.
Je m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Yangnyeong (1394-1462), oldest son of King Taejong and brother of Sejong the Great. He was the 15x great-grandfather of
Syngman Rhee, first president of South Korea.
Jogaila m Lithuanian, HistoryDerived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Jong m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Injo (1595-1649), sixteenth king of Joseon.
Karađorđe m HistoryMeans "black
George" derived from Turkish
kara meaning "dark, black" combined with the name
Đorđe. This was the nickname of Đorđe Petrović (1762-1817), the founder of modern Serbia and a leader who aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.
Katonah m Lenape, HistoryMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Munsee cognate of Unami
kitahtëne meaning "big mountain". This was the name of a 17th-century Native American leader, the sachem (chief) of the Munsee-speaking Ramapo people in present-day western Connecticut... [
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Kazan m HistoryEmperor Kazan (November 29, 968 – March 17, 1008) was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.
Kelagast m Medieval Slavic, HistoryThe meaning of the first element of this name is unknown to me, but the second element is probably derived from Slavic
gost "guest". This name was borne by a South Slavic nobleman from the 6th century AD.
Laelian m HistoryEnglish form of
Laelianus. This is the name in which Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper from the 3rd century AD, was known in the English language.
Lagus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of
Lagos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais, as well as the name of Ptolemy's possible biological father.
Laidulf m Germanic, HistoryThe first element comes from Old High German
leid "hostile, unfriendly" or from Old High German
leitjan "to lead, to rule." The second element is derived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf." Laidulf was the name of a 10th-century prince of Capua (Italy).
Landelin m History (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat SwabianVariant of
Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.
Laozi m HistoryLaozi was the founder of Daoism which emerged after Confucianism.
Laro m Old Celtic, History, Spanish (Rare)The name of an ancient Cantabrian warrior who fought in the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, according to Silius Italicus. As a modern Spanish name, in some cases it may be a masculine form of
Lara 1.
Layamon m History, Medieval EnglishMedieval form of the Old Norse
Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from
lǫg "law" and
maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.
Libertus m History (Ecclesiastical)This name is probably best known for being the name of Libertus of Saint-Trond, a Belgian saint from the 8th century AD. There are two possibilities for the etymology of his name: it is either derived from Latin
libertus meaning "freedman" (though the name could also be considered to be a masculinization of the feminine Latin name
Libertas) or it is a latinization of his original Germanic name... [
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Licinian m HistoryEnglish form of
Licinianus. This was born by the Roman Usurper Julius Valens Licinianus, known in English as Licinian.
Liuva m Gothic, HistoryVisigothic name, ultimately from the Gothic element
liuf-s "dear, friendly" (Old High German
liob "dear, beloved").
Locrinus m History, LiteratureThe name of a legendary king of the Britons, likely derived from the ancient Locrian people from the Central Greek region of Locris rather than having a Celtic source. This theory is supported by the fact that Locrinus had a father called Brutus of Troy, one of the most fanciful bits of romanticism found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's
History of the British Kings... [
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Lomer m History (Ecclesiastical)A rare saint's name after Saint Lomer, the abbot of Corbion (? - 593), or Saint Lomer, Bishop of Chartres (? - 585 CE), also known as Leudomer.
Lucilianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile
Lucilius. Bearers of this name were Egnatius Lucilianus, a governor of Britannia Inferior (between AD 238 and 244) and Claudius Lucilianus, a Roman prefect from the 2nd century AD... [
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Lugotorix m Old Celtic, HistoryDerived from Celtic
lugu "light" (or from Proto-Celtic
lukot "mouse") combined with Celtic
rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god
Lugus or
Lugh... [
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Machanidas m Ancient Greek, HistoryThe first element of this name is possibly derived from the Doric Greek noun μαχανά
(machana) meaning "machine, device, tool, contrivance", which is of the same etymology as the modern English word
machine... [
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Macrinus m Late Roman, HistoryRoman cognomen, which because of the
-inus suffix must be a diminutive, probably of what should be
macrus. Macrus is either derived from Latin
macer "thin, meagre", or a latinized form of Greek
makros "large, long"... [
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Madron m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Madron was a Pre-Congregational Saint, monk and hermit who was was born in Cornwall and a disciple of Saint
Ciarán of Saigir. Both the village of Madron and St Maddern's Church in Cornwall are named for him... [
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Maginus m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Maginus was a Catalan hermit in the late third and early fourth centuries in Tarragona. Upon the arrival of the Roman prefect Dacian to Tarragona, persecuting Christians under the edict of Emperor Maximian, Maginus tried to convert them to the faith and was imprisoned... [
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Malaric m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
malvjan "to crush, to grind" 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." This name might also be a short form (with reduction of the 'a') of
Amalaric, but it can also be a form of
Madalric and
Mahalric... [
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Mammès m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)French form of
Mammes. This is the name of the 3rd-century patron saint of Langres, France. The relics of Saint Mammes, an early Christian martyr, were translated from Caesarea to Langres in the 8th century.
Marcomer m Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Marcamar. Marcomer was a Frankish leader who invaded the Roman Empire in 388 AD with two Germanic tribes (the Ampsivarii and the Chatti).
Mardavij m Persian, HistoryDerived from Persian mard meaning "man" and avij meaning "assailant". This name was borne by a 10th-century Iranian ruler, best known as the last Zoroastrian ruler of Iran. He founded the Ziyarid dynasty, which later converted to Islam.
Margiris m Lithuanian, HistoryMeaning unknown. Margiris was a legendary Lithuanian prince who defended the fort of Pilėnai in 1336.
Marinianus m Late Roman, HistoryRoman cognomen which was derived from
Marinus. A bearer of this name was Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus, the youngest son of Roman Emperor Gallienus - both father and son died in 268 AD.
Maron m History (Ecclesiastical)Maron was a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Syriac Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church... [
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Mayeul m French, History (Ecclesiastical)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin
maius "the month of may" and a diminutive of Germanic names containing the element
mag, a variant of
megin meaning "strength"... [
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Mezamir m Medieval Slavic, HistoryThe first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became
mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian
mezha, Czech
mez, Slovak
medza and Slovene
meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [
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Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [
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Mirin m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Mirin (born in 565) is the patron saint of the town and Roman Catholic diocese of Paisley, Scotland. He was the founder of a religious community which grew to become Paisley Abbey. The shrine of this saint in the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage.
Mirvan m Georgian (Archaic), HistoryThis name was borne by two notable Georgian kings, who are both known as
Mirian in English. The earliest of the two was king Mirvan I of Iberia, who reigned from 159 BC to 109 BC... [
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Mucian m History (Ecclesiastical)English form of
Mucianus. Saint Mucian is a martyr of the early Christian Church. He was killed with a sword with two other men, named Mark and Paul, as well as a little boy whose name is unknown.
Muncimir m Croatian, HistoryThe first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic
monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
Munderic m Germanic, HistoryVariant spelling of
Mundric. Munderic of Cologne lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Chloderic (who had only briefly been king of the Ripuarian Franks before he was murdered on the orders of Clovis I).
Mutimir m Croatian, Serbian, HistoryThe first element of this name is possibly derived from Serbo-Croatian
mučiti "to torture, to torment", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mǫčiti "to torture, to torment"... [
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Myeong-bok m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Gojong/Emperor Gwangmu (1852-1919), twenty-sixth king of Joseon and first emperor of Korea.
Nabis m Ancient Greek, HistoryThe name of the last king of an independent Sparta, who reigned from 207 BC until his assassination in 192 BC.
Nellanus m History (Latinized)Latinized form of
Niall. It was borne by Niall Ó Glacáin (1563-1653), an Irish physician who was known for working to treat victims of bubonic plague.
Nepotianus m Late Roman, HistoryThis Roman cognomen is derived from the Roman nomen gentile
Nepotius, which itself was derived from the Latin word
nepos meaning "grandson, nephew, descendant". A bearer of this name was the 4th-century Roman usurper Nepotianus, a nephew of Constantine the Great (via Nepotianus' mother, Eutropia).
Nevenoe m Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare), HistoryOlder form of
Neven. Nevenoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death in 851. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as
Tad ar Vro "father of the country".
Nicephorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)Latinized form of
Nikephoros. Saint Nicephorus I (c. 758 - 829) was a Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople (806–815) whose chronicles of Byzantine history and writings in defense of Byzantine veneration of icons provide data otherwise unavailable on early Christian thought and practice.
Nikator m Ancient Greek, HistoryDerived from νικάτωρ
(nikator), which is the Doric Greek form of νικήτωρ
(niketor) meaning "winner, conqueror". The latter word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb νικάω
(nikao) meaning "to win, to conquer, to prevail".... [
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Niklot m Polabian, HistoryNiklot (1090 – August 1160) was a chief or prince of the Slavic Obotrites and an ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg.
Numa m HistoryNuma Pompilius (753–673 BC; reigned 715–673 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him.... [
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Nurhaci m HistoryMeans "skin of a wild boar" in Manchu. This was the name of a Jurchen (Manchu) chieftain and the founder of the Qing dynasty of China.
Oenus m HistoryOenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by
Cap and succeeded by
Sisillius III... [
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Optatus m Late Roman, HistoryRoman cognomen which was derived from Latin
optatus, which can mean "wished for, longed for, desired, pleasing" as well as "chosen, selected". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb
opto, which can mean "to wish for, to desire" as well as "to choose, to select"... [
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Orgetorix m Old Celtic, HistoryDerived from Celtic
orgeto "killer" (which comes from
orge "to kill") combined with Celtic
rix "king." This name was borne by a leader of the Helvetii (a Celtic tribe), who lived in the 1st century BC.
Orophernes m Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of an ancient Persian name, which must have consisted of two elements. The first element is still unknown to me, but the second element must probably have been derived from Old Persian
farnah "glory, splendour, fortune"... [
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Osceola m History, Creek (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Creek
Asi Yahola meaning "black drink singer" from
asi, the name of a ritual beverage, and
yahola "shouter". It was borne by a 19th-century Seminole leader.
Ouen m History (Ecclesiastical)French form of
Audwin via the Latinization
Audoenus. Saint Ouen (609 in Sancy close to Soissons - 686 in Clichy) was a Frankish bishop, courtier, chronicler, and Catholic saint.
Oxathres m Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of the Ghata Avestan male name
Huxšathra, which is said to be a distinct Zoroastrian name. It is probably related to Old Persian
Vaxšuvadarva (see
Oxyartes), which is why Oxathres (and its variant form Oxyathres) are often confused with Oxyartes (and its variant form Oxartes)... [
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Oxyartes m Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of the Old Persian male name
Vaxšuvarda (also seen spelled as
Vakhshuvarda), which was derived from older Persian
Vaxšuvadarva. At the moment, it is still unknown to me what the original meaning of this name was in Persian... [
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Pacatian m HistoryFrom the Roman cognomen Pacatianus of unknown origin. This was the name of the 3rd-Century Roman usurper during the time of Philip the Arab whose full name was Tiberius Claudius Marinus Pacatianus. The 4th-century Roman governor of Britain is also known by this name in the English language.
Pacianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Late Latin name, a derivative of Latin
pax "peace" (genitive
pacis). This name was borne by a 4th-century Spanish saint, a bishop of Barcelona who is mentioned in Jerome's
De Viris Illustribus (which is dedicated to Saint Pacianus's son, Nummius Aemilianus Dexter).
Pamvo m History (Ecclesiastical)Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian form of
Pambo. Pamvo (non-canonical name Pavlo) Berynda was a Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monk who created one of the oldest bilingual Church Slavic-Old Ukrainian dictionaries.
Pandulf m Germanic, HistoryThe first element of this name comes from
banda, which is derived from Langobardic
bando "flag, banner" or from Old High German
banz "province, countryside." The first element might also come from Greek
pan "all", but this is unlikely... [
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Paracelsus m HistoryParacelsus (c. 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.