QuanxiafChinese From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
QuaomAfro-American (Slavery-era) Form of Yaw used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was the name of an 18th-century Jamaican rebel slave who co-led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons.
QuartillafAncient Roman Diminutive of Quarta. In Roman times it was usually given to the fourth-born child (from Latin quartus "fourth"). This was the name of a character in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.
Quartzm & fEnglish (Rare) Derived from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech tvrdy and Polish twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic *tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [more]
QuatzonefNahuatl Derived from either cuatzontli "hair, head hair" or cuahtzontli "skein, heddle leash (tool for weaving)".
QuauhchimalmNahuatl Means "monkey, black howler" in Nahuatl, derived from cuauchimalli "wooden shield". Alternately, may be a combination of quauhtli "eagle" and chimalli "shield".
Quauhquimichinm & fNahuatl Means "wood mouse", from Nahuatl cuahuitl "wood, tree" and quimichin "mouse".
QuauhtlapochinmNahuatl Possibly means "young eagle", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and -poch "young". Alternately, the second element may derive from poctli "smoke, fumes, vapour".
Qudam & fKazakh Kazakh word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.
Qudaibergenm & fKazakh Kazakh word that translates to "God-given". Derived from the Kazakh word quda/quday, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Persian khuda meaning "God" as well) and the Kazakh word bergen meaning "brought by".
QuefEnglish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a short form of any feminine given name containing -que-, such as Quentina and Jacqueline.... [more]
QuemAmerican Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Quentin. In the USA, it was given to 8 boys born in the USA in 2008.
Quếm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 桂 (quế) meaning "cinnamon".
Quecholm & fNahuatl Means "roseate spoonbill" in Nahuatl.
QuechollacahuafNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly "inhabitant of Quechollac", from the name of a town (itself derived from quecholli "roseate swan, roseate spoonbill", atl "water", and the locative suffix -c) combined with ahua "possessor of water; resident of a town".
QueequegmLiterature The name of the harpooner and Ishmael's husband in the classic book Moby Dick. He is a Pacific Islander from the fictional island of Rokovoko.
QuelalamLiterature In L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), Quelala is a once mentioned character in the prior history of Oz, who saved a race of Winged Monkeys from being destroyed by putting them into servitude... [more]
QuenafSpanish (Latin American) Its usage in Mexico and South America is likely due to the quena, or qina in Quechua, the traditional flute of the Andes.
QuenmachocmNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl quenmach, meaning "is it possible?" or "how is it possible?" and oc, "besides this, in addition, still".
Quenyaztonf & mNahuatl Possibly means "how will she go?", from Nahuatl quen "how? what? in what manner?" and yaz "will go", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
QuerellafRoman Mythology Means "complaint, lamentation" in Latin. In Roman mythology Querella was the personification of mockery, blame, ridicule, scorn, complaint and stinging criticism, equivalent to the Greek daemon Momos (who was expelled from heaven for ridiculing the gods).
QuetcyfAmerican (Hispanic, Rare) Borne by Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús (1956-), a Puerto Rican child singer of the 1960s and 1970s who was based in New York City. Her name may be a derivative of Quetzalli.
QuetzalafSpanish (Mexican, Rare) From Quetzala, the name of a river in Mexico. Quetzala is likely derived from Nahuatl quetzalli, "quetzal feather". The word quetzalli also denotes something precious. The quetzal held great cultural and religious significance to the Aztecs, and other indigenous peoples of Central America... [more]
QuetzalcuauhmNahuatl Means "eagle plume" or "precious eagle" in Nahuatl, from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cuauhtli "eagle".
QuetzalhuamNahuatl Means "owner of feathers", derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and the possessive suffix -hua.
QuetzalxiuhmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
QuetzalxochitlfNahuatl Means "feather flower" or "precious flower", from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xochitl "flower".
QuiachtonmNahuatl Meaning unknown, possibly means "his/her ancestor" in Nahuatl, derived from the singular suffix qui- and achtontli "great-grandfather, ancestor".
QuiauhmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quiyahui "to rain" or quiyahuitl "rainstorm".
QuiauhtonalmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.
QuicemitoamNahuatl Means "he speaks with determination" or "he resolved to do something" in Nahuatl.
QuichichihuimNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl chihchihua "to make, fashion, craft" or "to adorn, dress, arrange".
QuicksilvermPopular Culture Quicksilver is the 'mutant' name of a protagonist, and sometimes antagonist, of Marvel's line of X-Men and Avengers comics. His real name is Pietro Maximoff, and he is the son of Magneto... [more]
QuietonmMedieval Czech Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, include a connection to Quentin.
QuietusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).
Quikinna'qumSiberian Mythology Derived from a Koryak word meaning "big raven". In Koryak mythology, Quikinna'qu (or Kutkinnaku) is a shapeshifting deity who taught humans to hunt, fish, and create fire.
QuilaztlifAztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl Means "she who creates plants, she who makes vegetables grow" in Nahuatl, from quilitl "edible herbs and vegetables" and the instrumental suffix -huaztli. This was the name of an Aztec creation deity, the patron of midwives, as well as a title or alternative name for the goddess Cihuacōātl... [more]
QuilindschymObscure In the case of Dutch soccer player Quilindschy Hartman (2001-), it is a combination of Quirine (the name of his sister) and Lindschy (possibly a Dutch form of Lindsay).
QuillafInca Mythology (Hispanicized) Hispanicized form of Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver... [more]
QuillienmBreton (Archaic), French (Archaic) Breton and French form of Killian, which is no longer in use as a given name today, but it still survives as a patronymic surname (which is most prevalent in Brittany and the rest of northwestern France).
QuillonmAmerican (Rare) Means "Crossed Swords" in French. Also the name of a town in Chile.
QuinidiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Catholic saint, hermit and bishop. He was originally a hermit in the region of Aix in Provence, France, becoming bishop of Vaison in that region.
QuintanafEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]
QuintessafEnglish (Rare) Variant of Quintella inspired by quintessence or "the fifth element" (also known as aether), the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere according to Medieval cosmology (which itself was derived from the theories of Plato and Aristotle).
QuintessencefEnglish (Rare) This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, a combination of Latin quinta, the feminine equivalent of quintus meaning "five," and essentia meaning "essence."
QuintianusmAncient Roman, History From the Roman cognomen Quintianus (originally written as Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.