GeromymLiterature Corruption of Jeremy, used as the name of the token black character in popular webcomic series Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff by Andrew Hussie.
GremorymJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Origins unknown. This is the name of a demon identified in 'The Lesser Key of Solomon' who appears in the form of a beautiful woman.
G'ujumboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ujum meaning "grape" or "huddled, clustered" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
GulchiroyfUzbek Means "flower-faced, beautiful" in Uzbek.
GulløyfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and ey "good fortune" or "island".
GuloyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and oy meaning "moon".
Gulro'yfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and ro'y meaning "face".
GwenonwyfWelsh (Rare) Directly taken from Welsh gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [more]
HomilyfLiterature The name of a character from the children's novel 'The Borrowers' (1952) by Mary Norton. A homily is a Catholic sermon, but the name was probably a borrower corruption of Emily (their names were all mispronounced forms of traditional names).
HonestyfEnglish (Puritan) From the English word "honesty" referring to "fairness and truthfulness". Also the name of a plant with purple flowers, Lunaria annua, also known as 'money plant'. Ultimately from Latin honōrāre 'honor, repute'.
HosiloyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek hosil meaning "harvest" and oy meaning "moon".
Hosnym & fArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic حسني (see Husni).
HotepsekhemwymAncient Egyptian The Egyptian word Hotep means "peaceful" and "to be pleased" though it can also mean "conciliation" or "to be reconciled", too. So Hotepsekhemwy's full name may be read as "the two powers are reconciled" or "pleasing in powers."
HowdymAmerican (Rare) Often associated with the children's television show 'Howdy Doody' (1947-1960) and the puppet of the same name. Howdy is also a diminutive for Howard and therefore a variant of Howie... [more]
HoymAmerican (Rare) A name of various possible origins: English, Scottish or Danish. The English form can be a transferred use of the surname Hoy from an occupational name for a sailor... [more]
HurmatoyfUzbek Derived from hurmat meaning "respect" and oy meaning "moon".
HusnioyfUzbek Derived from husn meaning "beauty, charm" and oy meaning "moon".
HypocrisymLiterature Middle English from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part’, from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend’, from hupo ‘under’ + krinein ‘decide, judge.’
JonaymSpanish (Canarian), Folklore Taken from Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend, Gara and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [more]
Jorbym & fSpanish (Latin American) Probably a diminutive of (usually invented) given names that start with Jorb-. Also compare Yorbe and even the Catalan name Jordi and its variant spelling Jordy.
JordymDutch, French (Modern, Rare) Dutch variant of Jordi as well as a French borrowing of this name. This is the more common spelling in the Netherlands.
Kaya'aton'my'fLiterature Means "one who arranges rocks" in Nez Percé. It was used for a Native American character in the American Girl series of children's books and dolls, nicknamed Kaya... [more]
KondratiymRussian Russian form of Conrad. It has fallen into heavy disuse because of its link to Kondratiy Ryleyev (1795-1826), leader of Russia's Decembrist revolt in 1825.
KorneymRussian Contracted form of Korneliy. Also compare Corné, which this name could be considered to be a cognate of.... [more]
KorniliymRussian Russian form of Cornelius via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Kornilios. Also compare the Russian name Korneliy, which is directly derived from Cornelius.
KoshymMalayalam, Indian (Christian) Koshy is a derivative of Jesus. St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, India adopt Syriac version of Biblical names. Jesus is accepted in its Aramaic version Yesu or Eeso. Infant Jesus is Koch+Eeso = Kocheesso or Kochoi mutated to Koshy, also spelt as Koshi, Coshi and Koshy.
LemonymPopular Culture Used by American author Daniel Handler (1970-) as a pen name. He claimed that, not wanting to give his real name, he spontaneously blurted out "Lemony Snicket" over the phone one day. It may be a play on the name Lemoine or the word lemon.
LinoyfHebrew (Modern) Combination of the names Li 2 and Noy meaning "my beauty" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is the olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics Linoy Ashram (1999)
LodaymBhutanese Loday in Buddhism means wisdom. It is popularly used in the small kingdom of Bhutan. The famous ones who used this names were Guru Loday Choeksey, the famous Buddhist Tantric Master in the 8th century... [more]
LoreleyfGermanic Mythology, Spanish Older German form of Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.
LouaymArabic Variant form (or variant transcription) of Luay.
LoudeyfMedieval English, Cornish Medieval form of Leofdæg. Although in most of England it died out after the Middle Ages, this name survived in Cornwall, especially in the form Lowdie.
LouymKhmer Means "to walk, wade" or "money" in Khmer.
Lovedayf & mEnglish (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish, Literature Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]
LovelyfAfrican American, English From the English word "lovely" meaning "beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner; very nice, wonderful". From the Middle English lovely, lufli, from Old English luflīc 'amiable, loving, lovable', equivalent to love + -ly.... [more]