This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Äänis m & f Finnish (Rare)From
Äänisjärvi, the Finnish name for Lake Onega, a lake in East Karelia Russia.
Aarsheya m & f Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit आर्षेय
(arśeya) meaning "of sacred descent" or "respectable, venerable".
Abaco m Italian (Rare)Variant of
Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for
abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
Abdal m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
abdal, meaning "careless man", which in turn is derived from Arabic أَبْدَال,
abdal, meaning "hermit". Nowadays the name is rare.
Abnody m Russian (Rare, Archaic)Abnody (Russian: Абно́дий) is an old and rare Russian male first name. The patronymics derived from this first name are "Абно́диевич" (Abnodiyevich), "Абно́дьевич" (Abnodyevich; both masculine); and "Абно́диевна" (Abnodiyevna), "Абнодьевна" (Abnodyevna; both feminine).
Abo m Georgian (Rare)The usage of this name started in honour of the 8th-century saint Abo of Tiflis, who was of Arab origin and martyred for having converted from Islam to Christianity.... [
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Abraami m Georgian (Rare)Form of
Abraam with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Abruy m Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی
(aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب
(ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی
(roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [
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Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian CreolePolish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of
Absalom.
Abudi m Arabic (Rare)Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ
(ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi
asa'y or
ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".
Adagio m English (Modern, Rare)From the Italian
adagio meaning "slowly, at ease", a word to indicate a musical composition should be played slowly.
Adamastor m Literature, Portuguese (Rare)Derived from Greek ἀδάμαστος
(adamastos) meaning "untamed" or "untameable" (also see
Adamastos). The giant Adamastor is a personification of the Cape of Good Hope in the 16th-century Portuguese poet Luís de Camões' epic work
Os Lusíadas (
The Lusiads)... [
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Adamir m Bosnian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this name is the Bosnian politician Adamir Jerković (b. 1958).
Adityawarman m History, Indonesian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन्
(adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god
Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन्
(varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [
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Adiuto m Italian (Rare)From the Latin
adiutus meaning "help", in this case referring to divine assistance in a Christian context. ... [
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Adragon m English (Rare)Combination of the prefix
a and the English word
dragon, a legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. Child prodigy Adragon De Mello was given the name because he was born in the Chinese year of the dragon.
Advaidh m Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit अद्वैध
(advaidha) meaning "united, unified" (literally "not divided into two parts, not disunited").
Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods
Athena and
Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.
Afako m Ossetian (Rare)Derived from Persian آفاق
(afagh) meaning "horizons, world". Alternately, it may be a form of
Athanasius via Russian Афанасий
(Afanasiy).
Afrasiab m Persian Mythology, Pashto (Rare)Possibly means “fearsome” from Middle Persian
plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄. In Persian mythology, Afrasiab was the mythical king of Turan (a region in Central Asia). He was the main antagonist of the epic poem 'Shahnameh'.
Afrikan m Russian (Rare)Russian form of
Africanus. A known bearer was the 19th-century Russian philosopher Afrikan Spir (1837-1890), who was of German-Greek descent, and whose father reportedly chose the name from an old Greek calendar of saints.
Afton f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun
afton meaning "evening".... [
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Afuru f & m Japanese (Rare)From 溢る
(afuru), modern
afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from
kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸
(kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave."... [
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Agemo m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)In Yoruba mythology, Agemo is a chameleon who is the messenger of the gods. He is the main deity of the Ijebu people, as he is believed to protect children and safeguard the future of Ijebu people through his blessing.
Agmund m Germanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare)Form of
Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from
ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic
*agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [
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Ago m German (Rare, Archaic)In the case of the most famous bearer of the name, the German diplomat Ago von Maltzan, it is a nickname based on the initials of his three given names
Adolf Georg Otto.