Browse Names

Winslow m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hill belonging to Wine". A famous bearer of this name was American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910).

Winston m English
From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan. A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II. This name was also borne by the fictional Winston Smith, the protagonist in George Orwell's 1949 novel 1984.

Wōdanaz m Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Odin, Wodan and Woden.

Wojsław m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vojislav.

Wolfram m German
Derived from the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" combined with hram meaning "raven". Saint Wolfram (or Wulfram) was a 7th-century archbishop of Sens. This name was also borne by the 13th-century German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach, the author of Parzival.

Wongani m & f Chewa
Means "be thankful" in Chewa.

Woodrow m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English. It was borne by the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), who was given his mother's maiden name as his middle name (his first name was Thomas). During his candidacy and presidency (1912-1921) the name became popular, reaching the 44th rank in 1913, though it quickly declined after that.

Workneh m Amharic
Means "you are gold", from Amharic ወርቅ (warq) meaning "gold".

Wulfila m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Means "little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated the New Testament into Gothic.

Wulfram m Germanic
Old German form of Wolfram.

Wulfric m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "wolf ruler", from the elements wulf "wolf" and ric "ruler, king".

Xanthos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
From Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology, including kings of Pelasgia and Thebes.

Xanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xanthos.

Xenofon m Greek
Modern Greek form of Xenophon.

Xquenda f & m Zapotec
From Zapotec guenda "spirit, soul, essence" combined with the possessive prefix x-.

Xurshid m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Khorshid.

Xzavier m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

Ya'asi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jaasiel.

Yacouba m Western African
Form of Yaqub used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Yannick m & f Breton, French
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yarov'am m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeroboam.

Yassine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسين (see Yasin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Yechi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yechiel m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yedidia m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).

Yedidya m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.

Yeho'ash m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoash.

Yehoram m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoram.

Yehowah m Theology
Variant spelling of Yahweh.

Yehudah m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְהוּדָה (see Yehuda).

Yelisey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Elisha.

Yeong-Gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" and 起 (gi) meaning "rise, stand up, begin". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Yeong-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 映 (yeong) meaning "reflect light" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous, clear, hoary". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Yeong-Su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan", as well as other hanja character combinations.

Yervand m Armenian
Armenian form of Orontes.

Yervant m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Yervand.

Yevgeni m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgeny m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgraf m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eugraphios.

Yiannis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

Yiftach m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jephthah.

Yiorgos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yisra'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Israel.

Yisrael m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Israel.

Yisroel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Israel.

Yitzhak m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Isaac. This was the name of two recent Israeli prime ministers.

Yngvarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvar.

Yohanes m Indonesian
Indonesian form of John.

Yoʻldosh m Uzbek
Means "comrade, fellow traveller" in Uzbek.

Yolotli f & m Nahuatl
Variant of Yolotl.

Yonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan.

Yoshiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

Yoshirō m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Young-Gi m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영기 (see Yeong-Gi).

Young-Ho m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영호 (see Yeong-Ho).

Youssef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Yousuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽介 or 洋介 or 洋右 (see Yōsuke).

Ysbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of IJsbrand.

Yuhanna m Arabic
Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Yuliyan m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Юлиан (see Yulian).

Zabulon m Biblical Latin, Biblical French, Biblical Italian, Biblical Polish
Latin form of Zebulun.

Zachary m English, Biblical
Usual English form of Zacharias, used in some English versions of the New Testament. This form has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. It was borne by American military commander and president Zachary Taylor (1784-1850).

Zachery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zackary m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zackery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zadkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "God is my righteousness" in Hebrew. This is the name of an archangel associated with mercy in Jewish and Christian tradition, sometimes said to be the angel who stops Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac.

Zakaria m Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Zaurbek m Ossetian, Chechen
Derived from Arabic زوار (zawār) meaning "pilgrim" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Zawisza m Polish (Archaic)
Polish cognate of Záviš.

Zaxaria m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Zbigniew.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zdeslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zdzisław. This name was borne by a 9th-century duke of Croatia.

Zdislav m Czech
Czech form of Zdzisław.

Zdravko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy", ultimately from Old Slavic sŭdorvŭ.

Zebedee m Biblical
From Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaios), the Greek form of Zebadiah used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John.

Zebulon m Biblical
Variant of Zebulun.

Zebulun m Biblical
Derived from Hebrew זְבוּל (zevul) meaning "exalted house". In the Old Testament Zebulun is the tenth son of Jacob (his sixth son by Leah) and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Genesis 30:20 connects the name to the related verb זָבַל (zaval), translated as "exalt, honour" or "dwell with" in different versions of the Bible, when Leah says my husband will exalt/dwell with me.

Želimir m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian želeti "to wish, to desire" combined with the Slavic element mirŭ "peace, world".

Zé Manel m Portuguese
Diminutive of José Manuel.

Zé Maria m Portuguese
Diminutive of José Maria.

Zenonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zeno.

Zevadya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebadiah.

Zevulun m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebulun.

Zhalgas m Kazakh
Means "continuation, prolongation" in Kazakh.

Zhandos m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and дос (dos) meaning "friend" (both words of Persian origin).

Zhirayr m Armenian
Means "strong, active" in Armenian.

Zhulong m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 烛 (zhú) meaning "candle, torch, light" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". In Chinese mythology this was the name of a giant scarlet serpent, also called the Torch Dragon in English.

Zhyrgal m & f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жыргал (see Jyrgal).

Zigmārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Siegmar.

Žigmund m Slovak
Slovak form of Sigmund.

Zikmund m Czech
Czech form of Sigmund.

Zinoviy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek name Ζηνόβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of Zenobia.

Zopyros m Ancient Greek
Means "glowing" in Greek. This was the name of a Persian nobleman who aided his king Darius in the capture of Babylon. He did this by mutilating himself and then going to the Babylonians claiming that it had been Darius who did it to him. After gaining their trust he betrayed them.

Zosimos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zosimus.

Zosimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ζώσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζώσιμος (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive". This was the name of several early saints and a pope.

Zoticus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικός (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικός (zotikos) meaning "full of life". This was the name of several early saints.

Zotikos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zoticus.

Zsombor m Hungarian
Possibly of Turkic origin meaning "bison, wisent".

Zuhaitz m Basque
Means "tree" in Basque.

Zygfryd m Polish
Polish form of Siegfried.

Zygmunt m Polish
Polish form of Sigmund.