IliostalaktifGreek (Rare) Derived from Greek ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" and the verb stalazo meaning "to drip down slowly", taken from a word used in the Greek Orthodox religion to describe God's throne... [more]
IndependencefEnglish (Puritan) Means "freedom from control or influence," partly on the pattern of French indépendance. Used much more commonly during the times of the pilgrims (Puritans) who settled in New England in America... [more]
Iombonantsoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy iombona meaning "object of joint ownership or joint effort" and soa meaning "good".
JennyanydotsfTheatre It is the name of a principal cat in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. She is a seemingly lazy Jellicle cat, who is active only by night.
JockaminshawfObscure Combination of Jockamin (perhaps an anglicized form of Jacquemin) and Shaw. This name was recorded in the parish register of St Peter, Cornhill, England, as belonging to a female parishioner who was buried in April 1614.
JononposhshafUzbek Derived from jonon meaning "beautiful woman", "wonderful" or "my dear, darling", also the name of a musical melody, and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Kalauokalanif & mHawaiian In ancient Hawaii, used to describe heavenly abundance. Literal meaning: "the leaf of the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" lau "leaf" o "of" ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Kaleikaumakam & fHawaiian (Modern, Rare) Hawaiian name elements meaning ka “the”, lei “lei”, kau “place”, maka “eye” meaning "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".
KaramatullahmArabic, Afghan, Pakistani The first element of this name is derived from Arabic كرامات (karamat), which is the plural form of كرامة (karama) meaning "dignity, generosity" (compare Karam)... [more]
KatsuichiroumJapanese From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This name literally translates to "Victorious first son". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well... [more]
KephisodorosmAncient Greek Means "gift of Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
KephisodotosmAncient Greek Means "given by Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek adjective δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".
KhashtsetsegfMongolian Derived from the Mongolian хаш (khash) meaning "jade" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Khastungalagm & fMongolian From the Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jasper, jade" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent".
KifayatullahmArabic Derived from the Arabic noun كفاية (kifaya) meaning "sufficiency, adequacy" as well as "competence" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah).... [more]
KillashandrafLiterature The name of the central character in Anne McCaffrey's science fiction novel The Crystal Singer (1982). It coincides with an Irish place name, also spelled Killeshandra, which means "church of the old ring-fort" from Irish cill "church", the definite article na, sean- "old" and ráth "ring-fort".
KleitomachosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]
KleoptolemosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]
KointilianosmAncient Roman (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian). This name was borne by a Greek author who lived sometime between the 2nd century AD and the 3rd century AD.
KratesikleiafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun κράτησις (kratesis) meaning "might, power, dominion" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Kratesipolism & fAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun κράτησις (kratesis) meaning "might, power, dominion" combined with the Greek noun πόλις (polis) meaning "city".
KratisthenesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".
K'ShantineyahfObscure, African American (Rare) Is a hebrew name meaning the most beautiful child. It also means most loved with The ending YAH abbreviation of Yahweh this name means God is alway with this child.
KshitigarbhamBuddhism Means "earth womb" from Sanskrit क्षिति (kshiti) meaning "earth" and गर्भ (garbha) meaning "womb, inside, interior". This is the name of a bodhisattva in Mahayana tradition, typically portrayed as a monk.
LamentationsmEnglish (Puritan) From the Old Testament book, a translation of Hebrew אֵיכָה. Referring to having sorrow for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.
LebrizifelekfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).
Liath Luachraf & mIrish Mythology Means "gray of Luachair" in Irish. It was the name of two characters in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, which both appear in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn.
LiliʻuokalanifHawaiian Means "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.
Lkhagvasürenm & fMongolian From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Lugal-kisalsimSumerian Possibly deriving from Sumerian element lugal, meaning "king, owner, master", and tar " to cut; to decide". Name of a King of Uruk and Ur (some contemporary sources also place him as King of Kish), circa 2400 BCE.
MahapajapatifSanskrit Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master"... [more]
MahibaujanahmOld Persian Means "Mah bestows benefit" or "who serves the moon god", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".
MalikussalehmIndonesian Indonesian form of Malik al-Salih. This was the name of the founding ruler of Samudera Pasai in Indonesia who converted to Islam.
Malin KundangmIndonesian, Folklore From the folklore that is originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the story, it is said that he was an ungrateful son who did not acknowledge his own mother, which made her curse her own son into a rock... [more]
MardiningsihfObscure Mardiningsih "Mardi" Arquette (1939-1997), aka Brenda Denaut, was the mother of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette.
Margaderdenem & fMongolian Means "emerald gem" in Mongolian, from маргад (margad) meaning "emerald" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
María de la LuzfSpanish Means "Mary of the Light", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light". Shortened forms of this name including María Luz and Luz.
MathaswinthafGermanic, History The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from mâtha but we don't exactly know where mâtha itself comes from. It is probably derived from Gallic matu "good" or from Anglo-Saxon maedh "honour, respect." It might also be a blend of one of the aforementioned elements with mahti "power" or Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element in this Germanic name is derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Mathaswintha lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of the Ostrogothic queen Amalaswintha and her husband Eutharic.
MatlalihuitlmNahuatl Means "blue-green feather", from Nahuatl matlalin "blue-green" and ihuitl "feather(s)".
MauhcanemitlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl mauhcanemi "fearful, to live in fear" or "to walk with fear, to be on the run", ultimately from mauhca "fearfully; in fear, with respect" and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".
MaveletivenimSwazi A famous bearer is Maveletiveni Dlamini, son of Mswati III, King of Eswatini and his first wife Queen laMatsebula.
MegistagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]
MegistodamosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people".
MegistodorosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
MegistodotosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek adjective δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".
MegistophronmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]
MegistotimosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μεγιστότιμος (megistotimos) meaning "most honoured", which consists of the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
MeneptolemosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος (meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]
MerryweatherfPopular Culture Feminine variant of Meriwether influenced by the phrase "merry weather". A notable fictional bearer of the name is one of the three good fairies from Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959).
MidorinosukemJapanese From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miharihasinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mihary meaning "to get wealth" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
MiθrabaujanahmOld Persian Means "to whom Mithra bestows benefit" in Old Persian, from 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and *baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".
MistoffoleesmLiterature, Theatre Altered form of Mephistopheles used for a character in T.S. Eliot's poetry collection 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' (1939). Mr. Mistoffolees also appears in the musical 'Cats' (1981), a stage adaptation of Eliot's poetry book.
MithrafarnahmOld Persian From Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and *farnah meaning "glory, splendour".
MithraupastamOld Persian Means "with the assistance of Mithra", or possibly "assistant to Mithra", from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠 (upasta) meaning "help, assistance".
Mohammad RezamPersian Combination of Mohammad and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Mönkhsaikhanm & fMongolian Means "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
MontowampatemWampanoag Also known as Sagamore James was a Pawtucket leader who was the Sachem of Saugus when English began to settle in the area.
Munonzwaishem & fShona It means "You Lord are one who hears" or simply, "You hear the Lord".
MurasakihimefJapanese From Japanese 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MustabsherahfArabic one who will be happy in the hereafter, in the paradise. It is an Arabic word used in Quran- a collection of revelations by the God on prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of the Lord be upon him).
Mẫu Thượng NgànfFar Eastern Mythology Another name of the Vietnamese princess of the forest Lâm cung thánh mẫu. It is derived from mẫu meaning "mother", thượng meaning "upmost, higher" and ngàn a poetic term for "forest".