This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Popular Culture.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aatxe m Basque Mythology, Popular CultureMeans "calf" or more specifically, "young bull" in Basque. In Basque mythology, Aatxe is either the androgynous deity
Mari 3 embodied as a young cow or bull, or a lesser shapeshifting spirit that takes the form of a bull and occasionally a human; the latter emerges at night, especially in stormy weather, from his cave dwelling in the Basque mountains.
Aberama m Popular CulturePossibly a form of
Abraham, as it supposedly means "he who has many children" in Romani. It is the name of a character in the television show 'Peaky Blinders'.
Abraxas m Egyptian Mythology, Gnosticism, Popular CultureFrom a word thought to have originated with the Gnostics or the Egyptians, found on many amulets during the last years of the Roman Empire. Abraxas was used by the Basilideans, a Gnostic sect of the 2nd century, to refer to the Supreme Being or god whom they worshipped; they believed it to be a name of power because it contained the seven Greek letters which, computed numerically, equal the number 365 (the number of days in the year)... [
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Adaman m Popular CultureDerived from the word adamant, an archaic term for diamond. This is the name of a character from the video game Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Adaman is the leader of the Diamond Clan.
Adric m Popular CultureAn anagram of
Dirac, the surname of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac. This is the name of a character in the series 'Doctor Who', a companion of the fourth and fifth doctors.
Aegon m Literature, Popular CultureDerived from the Germanic element
agjō "edge of a sword" and the Greek word αγώνας (
agónas) "struggle". This is the name of multiple characters in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
Aemon m Literature, Popular CulturePossibly derived from
Amon. This is the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
Akatosh m Popular CultureIn the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls', Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the pantheon of gods in the game). He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged... [
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Akuji m Popular CultureThe title character in the 1999 video game
Akuji the Heartless. It means 'Dead and Awake', and in the Kanji formate can quite literally be translated as 'Bad Deed'.
Akuma f & m Popular CultureMeans "devil" or "demon" in Japanese This is the name of one of the antagonists in the fighting-game series 'Street Fighter'. In the original Japanese game his name is
Gouki.
Albedo m Popular CultureDerived from Latin
albēdō meaning "whiteness", referring to a term used in alchemy regarding the second phase in the creation of a philosopher's stone, a mythic alchemical substance. This name is borne by a playable character in the 2020 video game
Genshin Impact.
Alfendi m Popular CultureMeaning unknown. This is the name of the main protagonist of a video game, "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room".
Alm m Popular CultureDerived from Old Norse "álmr," which translates to "elm tree." "Alm" is also the Swedish word for "elm tree."... [
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Alucard m Popular CultureThe name
Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.
Amatsuyu m Literature, Popular CultureAmatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi is the protagonist of the light novel series 'Are You the Only One Who Loves Me?'. This name is not generally used on real people.
Ambrosinus m Literature, Popular CultureThis is the latinized name of
Merlin in the novel "The Last Legion" written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (b. 1943), but also in the 2007 film based on the book. In the novel, his full name is
Meridius Ambrosinus (while his original Gaelic name is
Myrddin Emrys), but he is usually referred to as simply Ambrosinus.
Anduin m Popular CultureCreated by video game developer Blizzard Entertainment for several characters in the fantasy video game series "Warcraft". One notable bearer, Anduin Lothar, is the leader of Alliance forces during the First and Second Wars... [
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Apareka m Georgian (Archaic), Popular CultureDerived from Georgian აპარეკა
(Apareka), which is the name of a famous folk song from Khevsureti, the mountain region of Georgia. In the song itself, Apareka is the name of a young man.
Aragog m Popular CultureFrom J K Rowling's Harry Potter series, Aragog is the name of the giant spider that lives in the Forbidden Forest. He fears basilisks and is a great friend of Rubeus Hagrid, who rescued him when he was a child and cared for him... [
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Ardyn m Popular CultureDerived from the Latin word ardēns, which means "burning, brilliant, ardent, passionate".... [
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Ariodante m Popular Culture, Italian (Rare)Possibly a combination of Italian
aria meaning "air, melody, tune" (which ultimately comes from Latin
aer "air") with the name
Dante. This is the name of the main character in George Frideric Handel's opera seria
Ariodante (1735), which was based on the epic poem
Orlando furioso (1516) written by Ludovico Ariosto.... [
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Arion m Ancient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular CultureIn Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [
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Asgore m Popular CultureThe name of a character from the RPG game ''Undertale''. In the game Asgore is the powerful king of the monsters, who plans to use seven human souls in order to destroy the barrier that imprisons all monsters underground.
Asheron m Popular CulturePossibly an altered form of
Acheron, the name of a god of an underworld river in Greek mythology. This was used for Asheron Realaidain, the titular character in the fantasy online role-playing game
Asheron's Call.
Asriel m Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [
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Asuta m Popular Culturefrom the character Asta from the anime/manga series Black Clover. it is turned into アスタ (asuta) in the japanese voiced version. see
Asta Atom m & f Popular CultureIn the case of film director Atom Egoyan (1960-), it is taken from
atom bomb (from Greek
atomos meaning "uncut, unhewn; indivisible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with
tomos "a cutting", from
temnein "to cut"), given to him by his Armenian-Egyptian parents to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.
Atoq m Popular CultureAtoq Navarro is a South American archaeologist and main antagonist of
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Audífaz m Spanish (Rare), Popular CultureSpanish form of
Audifax. In this day and age, the best-known bearer of this name is Audífaz Córcega, a character from the Mexican telenovela
Mi marido tiene familia (2017-2019).
Auric m Popular Culture, LiteratureAuric Goldfinger is the antogonist of James Bond in 'Goldfinger' by Ian Flemming. The name derives from Latin #aurum "gold" and maens "golden". Also in the case of French composer Georges Auric (1899-1983), transferred from the surname
Auric.
Ayleo m Popular CultureA famous bearer of this name is Ayleo “Ayo” Bowles, member of music duo Ayo & Teo.
Azulon m Popular CultureMeant to be the original masculine form of
Azula, from which that name is derived. Fire Lord Azulon is a character in the American television show
Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Baloo m Popular CultureBaloo is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.
Banzou m Popular CultureMeans "accompaniment" in Mandarin. Name of the main antagonist in the Netflix movie "Duck Duck Goose" (2018).
Baphomet m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular CultureProbably from a medieval corruption of
Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.
Bardroy m Popular CultureMeaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'.
Basco m Popular CultureThe name was borne by Earth King Kuei's pet bear from the cartoon series "Avatar: the Last Airbender".
Batman m Javanese, Popular CultureFrom a Jawi rendering of पत्मन् (
patman), meaning "path" in Sanskrit. A notable bearer of this name is Batman bin-
Suparman, a Singaporean man imprisoned for drugs, who was rumored to be named after the DC comics superhero.... [
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Bayek m Popular CultureBayek, also known as Bayek of Siwa, is a fictional character in Ubisoft's
Assassin's Creed video game franchise.
Berdan m Popular CultureThis was the name of Shere Khan's cousin from the 2014 cartoon series "Simba the King Lion."
Beric m English (British), Literature, Popular CultureVariant of
Berrick. Beric Dondarrian is a character in 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as well as it's TV counterpart 'Game of Thrones', known for leading the Brotherhood without Banners and being repeatedly resurrected, though in his case, the name is a variant of
Barak 1, as he is known as The Lightning Lord.
Beržas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular CultureDerived from the Lithuanian noun
beržas meaning "birch tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Beržas is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale
Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as
Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Bingo m & f Popular Culture, PetFrom an alternative form of
bing, suggesting a ringing sound. As an exclamation of surprise or sudden realization,
bingo! is attested from 1923.
Blade m English, Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Blade or from the Old English
blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
blad and German
Blatt.... [
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Blanket m & f Popular CultureFrom the English word blanket. A famous bearer of this is Michael Jackson's son, whose nickname is Blanket Jackson.
Blinx m Popular CultureA phonetic rendering of the English word "blinks". Used by the eponymous feline main character of the Xbox game 'Blinx: The Time Sweeper".
Bluto m Popular CultureBluto is the name of the main antagonist of the famous Popeye series since 1932 - partly. There was a brief change of name to Brutus (1957 - 1978) during an apparent copyright dispute, but his name was reverted back to Bluto during the 1970s where it has remained his official name (although a 1988 comic book tried to remedy this by making Bluto and Brutus twin brothers).
Boba m Popular CultureA diminutive or variation of
Bob. This is the name of Boba Fett who is a bounty hunter from Star Wars. Boba Fett is a sly reference to another hotshot jockey,
Bob Falfa, the drag racer played by none other than Mr... [
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Bod m Popular CultureBod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.
Bolin m Popular CultureAn earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
Bolt m Popular Culture, PetAn animated dog being the title hero in the movie 'Bolt' (2008). The name comes from a lightning bolt mark on his side.
Bomi m Popular CultureThe middle name of Freddie Mercury, whose given name was Farrokh Bomi Bulsara.
Bono m Popular CultureDerives from 'Bono Vox', an altered form of
bonavox, which is Latin for "good voice". On its own, it could be seen as a variant of
Bonus.... [
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Borat m Popular CulturePossibly an invented name, perhaps based on
Borut. This is the name of the titular character in the film 'Borat' (2006).
Brick m Popular CultureOriginally a nickname from the English word
brick (having the slang meaning "a good fellow" from 1840). It was used for a character in Tennessee Williams' play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1955).
Bronn m Literature, Popular CultureSer Bronn of the Blackwater is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [
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Brüno m Popular CulturePseudo-German variant of
Bruno used for the titular character of Sacha Baren Cohen's 2009 comedy film 'Brüno', about a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion designer.... [
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Bubba m English, Popular CultureFrom the nickname, a Southern U.S. corruption (nursery form?) of the word
brother. This is a derogatory slang term meaning "Southern white hick", originally used in the Southern states to indicate "brother".
Bull m Popular CultureThis is the name of a brawler in the videogame 'Brawl Stars'. He looks and acts like a bull, hence the name.
Bumi m Popular CultureCoined name meant to be derived from Sanskrit भूमि
(bhū́mi) meaning "earth, soil, ground". This is the name of two characters in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and 'The Legend of Korra', respectively.
Buruuba m Popular CultureBuruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.
Byakuya m Popular CultureMeans "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"
Caligo m English, Popular CulturePossibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'
Cefca m Popular CultureAn Italian variant of the given name to one of Final Fantasy’s most popular villains.
Chakotay m Popular CultureMeans "man who walks the Earth but who only sees the sky" in the language of the fictional Anurabi tribe. Chakotay was the name of the first officer in 'Star Trek: Voyager'.
Chevelle f & m Popular Culture (Rare)Invented by American car manufacturer Chevrolet in 1964 for a new mid-sized automobile. Chevelle is a combination of
Chev-, the first part of the company name, and the suffix -
Elle... [
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Chrom m & f Popular Culture (Rare)Possibly derived from Greek chroma meaning "color". This is the name of one of the protagonists of the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening. Variant of
Chrome Cloud m Popular CultureDerived from the English word
cloud. In Popular Culture, this is the name of the main protagonist (Cloud Strife) in "Final Fantasy VII", who also makes an appearance in "Dissidia: Final Fantasy".
Condorito m Popular CultureMeans "little condor" in Spanish. This is the title character of the Chilean comic strip
Condorito (first published 1949).
Coran m Popular CultureThis is the name of an Altean man who serves as Princess Allura's right-hand man in the 2016 series "Voltron: Legendary Defender."
Corinthian m & f English (Rare), Popular CultureCorinthian is the most ornate of the classical orders (columns) of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by fluted columns and elaborate capitals with intricate carvings. It has taken on the meaning of "ornate, luxurious" because of the typical traits of the namesake order... [
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Corypheus m Popular CultureDerived from
coryphaeus, which is the latinized form of the Greek word κορυφαῖος
(koryphaios) meaning "head man, chief, leader". The word itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun κορυφή
(koruphe) meaning "head, top"... [
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Crash m & f Popular CultureMost notably the name for Video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self titled platform game series created by Sony.... [
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Curly m Popular CultureFrom the English word, used by Jerome Lester Horwitz, a member of the Three Stooges comedy team, as a stage name.
Daario m Literature, Popular CultureDaario Naharis is the name of a sellsword character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [
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Daizan m & f Japanese, Popular Culture, LiteratureFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, strong, great" and 斬 (zan) meaning "slash, kill". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.
Daken m Popular CultureIn the Marvel comics universe, Daken is the son of
Wolverine and his wife Itsu. Logan thought he died in womb when Itsu was attacked one night while he was away, but he is removed and secretly left in the care of a local Japanese couple... [
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Daphnes m Popular CultureMasculine form of
Daphne. Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, King of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker bears this name.
Darkseid m Popular CultureDarkseid (pronounced "Darkside'') is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Daroach m Popular CultureFrom Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
Daryun m Popular CultureDaryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Dedede m Popular CultureKing Dedede is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in Nintendo's Kirby video game series.
Deku m Popular CultureFrom Japanese 木偶
(deku) meaning "useless person". This is the nickname of Izuku Midoriya, the main protagonist of the manga series
My Hero Academia (first released in 2014).
Destry m & f Popular Culture, EnglishEnglish form of
Destrier, a French surname derived from the Anglo-Norman word
destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and two subsequent identically-named film adaptations (1932 and 1939).
Diablo m Popular CultureMeans "devil" in Spanish. Diablo Cody is the pen name of American writer Brook Busey (1978-).
Diluc m Popular CultureDerived from Latin
diluculum, meaning "dawn, daybreak". This is the name of a playable character in the 2020 video game
Genshin Impact.
Dolfje m Dutch, Literature, Popular CultureDutch diminutive of
Dolf, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-je. This name is extremely rare as an official name on birth certificates: it is predominantly used informally, most often on young children.... [
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Donder m Literature, Popular CultureDerived from the Dutch word
donder meaning "thunder". Popularized by the reindeer in the story
'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the song
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, even though the reindeer was originally named Dunder.
Dondi m & f Popular Culture, EnglishFrom a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him
dandy boy.
Dovahkiin m Popular CultureMeans "dragonborn" in the fiction ancient Dragon Language of the dragons in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls game series. The player-created protagonist of the fifth game in the series, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, goes by the epithet Dovahkiin... [
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Drachma m Popular CultureA major character in Skies of Arcadia, and is heavily based off of the character Captain
Ahab from the book Moby Dick.
Drakul m Popular Culture (Modern)Variant of
Dracula. From the epithet of Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad the Impaler, which meant either "dragon" (alluding to his membership in the noble Order of the Dragon) or "the devil" from Romanian
drac "devil".
Drella m & f Popular CultureA nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
Dresden f & m English, Popular CultureFrom the name of the city in Germany, which is derived from Old Sorbian
Drežďany, meaning "people of the riverside forest".
Drossel m Popular CultureGerman for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
Ecolo m Popular CultureThe exact origin of this name is unclear, though it could come from 心 (kokoro; heart). It could also be derived from コロコロ (corocoro; roughly a fat , bouncy, spherical object).... [
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Edinson m Popular CultureProbably an elaboration of Edison. A notable bearer of this name is Uruguayan soccer player Edinson Cavani (1987-).
Edmure m Popular CultureThis name was used in the book series A Song of Ice and Fire and corresponding TV show Game of Thrones.
Elbur f & m Popular Culture, LiteratureUsed by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (
El) and Burford (-
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Endeavour m Popular CultureEnglish word meaning, "to try (to do something," or, "an effort to do or attain something." The name of an inspector featured in a series of detective novels by Colin Dexter as well as two British television shows, Inspector Morse and Endeavour.
Envy f & m Popular Culture, LiteratureMiddle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity’) from Old French
envie (noun),
envier (verb), from Latin
invidia, from
invidere ‘regard maliciously, grudge’, from
in- ‘into’ +
videre ‘to see’.
Eomer m Anglo-Saxon, Popular CultureFrom Old English
eoh "horse, steed" and #
mære "famous, illustrious, known". Eomer was, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the great-great-grandfather of
Creoda of Mercia, the first King of Mercia... [
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Evinrude m Popular CultureThis name was used for the dragonfly in Disney's The Rescuers. It was chosen in reference to Evinrude motors.
Ezran m Popular CultureEzran is a main character in the Netflix original show 'The Dragon Prince' (2018-). Ezran is the 10-year-old crown prince of Katolis and Callum's younger half-brother who has the ability to speak with animals... [
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Fandral m Popular CultureFandral the Dashing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers.
Felonius m Popular CultureThis was the first name of Gru from the Despicable Me movies. He is often referred to by his surname Gru. His name was possibly taken from the word felonious which means "of, relating to, or involved in crime".
Fender m Dutch (Rare), Popular CultureFirst seen in the Dutch naming statistics in 1993 (when 16 baby boys were given this name), the name Fender has since enjoyed a stable presence in the naming statistics (with 16 births each year) until a sudden increase in popularity in 2008 (20 births), which it has maintained so far... [
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Ferb m Popular CultureComes from Disney's hit TV show, "Phineas and Ferb" also seen in "Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension." Show started in 2007.
Ferbs m Popular CultureSupposedly a diminutive of
Frank. In the Disney show 'Phineas and Ferb' (2008-2015), this is Ferb's given name, though this was only confirmed by show creator Dan Povenmire after the show's run had concluded.
Fievel m Popular CultureVariant spelling of
Feivel, as seen in the animated film "An American Tail." It doesn't seem to be an existing spelling (as in, seen on human beings), so it is likely that Fievel is actually a more phonetical spelling of Feivel: the creators of the film must have thought that Fievel would be easier to pronounce for American audiences than Feivel.
Fjor m Popular CultureFrom the Old Norse element
fjǫr meaning "life; spirit; energy". Fjor Jutul (played by Herman Tømmeraas) is the main character in the Norwegian-Danish TV series 'Ragnarok' (2020-).
Flash m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)From the English word
flash. from Middle English
flasshen “to sprinkle, splash,” earlier flask(i)en; probably phonesthemic in origin; compare similar expressive words with
fl- and
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Flowey m Popular CultureVariant of
Flower. In the RPG Undertale, Flowey is a sentient golden flower, the soulless reincarnation of
Asriel, who tricks the player by calling his attacks "friendliness pellets".
Fozzie m Popular CultureFozzie Bear is a Muppet character. Fozzie is an orange-brown, fozzie bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a red-and-white polka-dot necktie.
Frankincense m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)Derived from Old French
franc encens meaning "high quality incense"; the word is primarily used to refer to an aromatic resin from trees of the genus
Boswellia, and is mentioned in the Christian Bible as one of the three gifts given to the baby Jesus by the wise men.... [
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Frasier m Popular CultureVariant of
Fraser. Notable fictional bearer is Frasier Crane from the shows 'Cheers' and 'Frasier', portrayed by Kelsey Grammer.
Frieza m Popular CultureFrieza was a villain in Dragon ball z, and also he was voiced by a woman. His name means "FROZEN HEART" in Dbz, but its true meaning im not sure of.
Fūgetsu m & f Japanese, Popular CultureThe latter half of the proverb
Kachō Fūgetsu literally means ‘
Windy Moon’ in the Japanese language. It is well known internationally as the given name of
Kachō’s twin in
Hunter X Hunter, a well known manga-based franchise.
Fuzzy m Popular CultureA name for someone with a lot of hair. A notable fictional bearer was Fuzzy Lumpkins, a villian from The Powerpuff Girls.
Gaara m Popular CultureGaara is a main character in the famous manga and anime 'Naruto'. His name derives from kanji 我 (
ga) meaning "I, me, oneself", 愛 (
a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" and 羅 (
ra) meaning "thin silk; gauze"... [
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Galactus m Popular CultureGalactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four #48, published in March 1966.
Gale m & f English (Rare), Popular CultureFrom the strong wind. This is the name of a brawler in the game 'Brawl Stars'. He has wind and snow powers, hence the name.
Gambit m Popular CultureGambit is the 'mutant' name of the comic book character Remy LeBeau, a member of Marvel's X-Men and King of the Thieve's Guild. He is frequently called both Remy and Gambit, with Gambit being more commonly used by those who don't know him as well, and by teammates while on a mission... [
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Ganon m Popular CultureGanon is a fictional character and a commonly reoccurring antagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series.
Garrus m Popular CultureGarrus Vakarian is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in each of the three games in the original trilogy.
Geese m Popular CulturePossibly a plural form of the English term "goose". A notable fictional bearer of this name is Geese Howard of the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters video game series by SNK.
Gendry m Literature, Popular CultureGendry is the name of a character, an unacknowledged royal bastard, from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [
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Giannelli m Popular CultureThis is the name of Giannelli Imbula who was born as Gilbert Imbula. He is born to Congolese parents.
Gilan m Popular CulturePossibly a variant of the name 'Galen' meaning 'green'. A character from John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice'... [
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Giorno m Popular CultureThis name is used in the anime 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' by protagonist Giorno Giovanna. It means "day" in Italian.
Gladion m Popular CultureDerived from the name of the flower gladiolus. This name is borne by a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Glanni m Popular CultureGlanni
Glæpur is the Icelandic name for Robbie Rotten, a character from the TV-series 'LazyTown'. Glanni Glæpur literally means "reckless crime" in Icelandic, but neither names are used in Iceland outside of this show.
Gob m Popular CultureThe name of Gob Bluth, a character in Arrested Developments. His name is derived from his initials, (G)eorge (O)scar (B)luth.
Gohan m Popular CultureMeans "cooked rice". From the Japanese
gohan (ご飯) meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal of any sort'.... [
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Goofy m Popular CultureGoofy is a funny-animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions.
Greedo m Popular CultureGreedo is a Rodian bounty hunter in George Lucas's Star Wars universe. He was killed by Han Solo, who shot first.
Grell m & f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'. The name was also used in the 'Dungeons & Dragons' fantasy role-playing game, where it belong to a race of tentacled creatures.
Grimlock m Popular CultureGrimlock is the name of several fictional robot characters in the Transformers franchise.
Groot m Popular CultureMeans "large" in Dutch. This is the name of a fictional superhero in Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
Gumball m Popular CultureFrom the kind of spherical candy. Also, from a fictional cartoon character, Gumball Watterson.
Guwon m Popular Culture, KoreanFrom the Korean Drama
My Demon, where it is the name of the lead male character, Jeong Guwon (Song Kang). In Korean, 구원 (
guwon) means "rescue, salvation", which is noted in the show and referenced back to several times.
Guzma m Popular CultureFrom the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [
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Haku m & f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom the Japanese kanji 白 (
haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (
haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (
haku) meaning "soul".... [
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Halara f & m Popular CultureFrom the Greek word
χαλαρά (halara) meaning "to take it easy". A notable bearer is a character called Halara Nightmare featured in the video game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code.
Halt m Popular CultureA name created by John Flanagan for his series 'Ranger's Apprentice' in which Halt is an old Ranger who takes on an apprentice.
Harambe m Popular Culture, PetThe name of a western lowland gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016. He was named for Rita Marley's song "Harambe" (1988), which was taken from Swahili
harambee meaning "communal labour" or "pull together".
Harlequin m & f Popular Culture, English (Modern)Refers to the comedic servant character of Italian
Commedia dell'arte. It is derived (via Old French) from Old English
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Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular CultureThis name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [
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Hawkeye m & f English, Popular CultureFrom the English words "
Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [
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Heihachi m Japanese, Popular CultureThis name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [
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