Browse Names

Abha f Hindi
Means "splendour, light" in Sanskrit.

Aglaia f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites). This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Rome.

Ala 1 m Arabic
Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic, from the root علا ('ala) meaning "to be high".

Ala ad-Din m Arabic
Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء ('ala) meaning "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith". This was the name of several sultans of Delhi.

Amitabh m Hindi
Means "immeasurable splendour" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan (1942-).

Anik m Hindi, Bengali
Means "army" or "splendour" in Sanskrit.

Ayaka f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Azamat m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic عظمة ('azamah) meaning "majesty, glory".

Baha m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic.

Djoser m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḏsr meaning "splendour, glory". This was the name of the founding pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom (27th century BC).

Feray f Turkish
Means "radiance of the moon" in Turkish.

Hadar f & m Hebrew
Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

Hana 3 f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Hanae f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana), which both mean "flower", combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hirah m Biblical
Means "splendour" in Hebrew. This was the name of a companion of Judah in the Old Testament.

Hodiah f Biblical
Means "majesty of Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is the name of a wife of Ezra in the Old Testament.

Husni m & f Arabic
Derived from Arabic حسْن (husn) meaning "beauty, excellence, goodness".

Jalal m Arabic, Persian
Means "greatness" in Arabic, from the root جلّ (jalla) meaning "to be great".

Jalal ad-Din m Arabic
Means "greatness of the faith" from Arabic جلال (jalal) meaning "greatness, splendour" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith". Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, commonly called just Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet.

Jawdat m & f Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence", derived from Arabic جاد (jada) meaning "to be excellent".

Juda m Arabic
Means "goodness, excellence", derived from Arabic جاد (jada) meaning "to be excellent".

Karen 3 f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" and 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus, water lily". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Lani f Hawaiian
Means "sky, heaven, royal, majesty" in Hawaiian.

Makeda f History
Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic. This was the name of an Ethiopian queen of the 10th-century BC. She is probably the same person as the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon in the Old Testament.

Manjushri m Buddhism
Means "beautiful radiance", derived from Sanskrit मञ्जु (manju) meaning "lovely, beautiful" and श्री (shri) meaning "radiance, splendour, beauty". According to Buddhist tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva.

Masaru m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (masaru) meaning "victory" or 優 (masaru) meaning "excellence". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Mayu f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 満 (ma) meaning "full" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". This name can also be constructed from other kanji combinations.

Miyu f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Pratap m Hindi, Marathi
Means "heat, splendour, glory" in Sanskrit.

Pratibha f Hindi, Marathi
Means "light, splendour, intelligence" in Sanskrit.

Sanaa f Arabic
Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic.

Shawkat m Arabic, Bengali
Derived from Arabic شوكة (shawkah) meaning "power, greatness, bravery".

Shriram m Hindi, Marathi
From the Sanskrit honorific श्री (shri) meaning "radiance, splendour" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1.

Tejal f Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Thiri f Burmese
Means "radiance, splendour, beauty" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्री (shri).

Waqar m Arabic
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.

Yū m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence", 勇 (yū) meaning "brave", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yui f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone 結 (yui) using a different nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.

Yūka f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.

Yūki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yūko f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 裕 (yū) meaning "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed of different kanji characters as well.

Yuko f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Yūma m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yūna f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 柚 (yū) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. Other combinations of kanji are also possible.

Yūta m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 勇 (yū) meaning "brave" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Yūto m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ziya m Arabic, Turkish
Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow". This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.

Ziya ad-Din m Arabic
Means "splendour of religion" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Ziya ur-Rahman m Arabic
Means "splendour of the merciful" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".