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Theudemar m Germanic
Variant of Theudemer.

Theudhar m Germanic
Old German form of Dieter.

Thietmar m Germanic
Variant of Theudemer.

Tivadar m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Theodore.

Tömörbaatar m Mongolian
Means "iron hero" in Mongolian, from төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Toygar m Turkish
Means "lark" in Turkish.

Tunar m Azerbaijani (Modern)
Meaning unknown.

Tushar m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
From Sanskrit तुषार (tuṣāra) meaning "cold, frost, snow".

Tylar m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyler.

Umar m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa
Means "flourishing, living long" in Arabic, related to Arabic عمر (ʿumr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.

Uttar m Hindi (Rare)
Modern masculine form of Uttara.

Valdemar m Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Scandinavian form of Waldemar, also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir. This was the name of four kings of Denmark and a king of Sweden. It was introduced to Scandinavia by the 12th-century Danish king Valdemar I who was named after his mother's grandfather: Vladimir II, a grand prince of Kievan Rus.

Vidar m Norwegian, Swedish, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Víðarr, which was possibly derived from víðr "wide" and herr "army, warrior". In Norse mythology Víðarr was the son of Odin and Grid. At the time of the end of the world, Ragnarök, it is said he will avenge his father's death by slaying the wolf Fenrir.

Viktar m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Victor.

Viljar 1 m Estonian
Estonian masculine form of Vilja.

Viljar 2 m Norwegian
Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements vili "will, desire" and herr "army, warrior".

Vilmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Form of Wilmer popular in Brazil.

Volkmar m German
Derived from the Old German element folk "people" combined with mari "famous".

Vugar m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Vüqar.

Vüqar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Waqar.

Waldemar m German, Polish, Germanic
From the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and mari "famous", also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir.

Waldhar m Germanic
Old German form of Walter.

Waldomar m Germanic
Old German variant of Waldemar.

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

Wigmar m Germanic
Old German form (possibly) of Guiomar.

Willimar m Germanic
Old German name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and mari "famous". It is a cognate of Wilmǣr.

Wilmar m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Wilmer.

Yaşar m Turkish
Means "lives, inhabits" in Turkish.

Yissakhar m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Issachar.

Yngvar m Norwegian
Variant of Ingvar.

Zafar m Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Means "victory" in Arabic, from the root ظفر (ẓafira) meaning "to be victorious".

Zakhar m Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Zacharias.

Zawar m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pilgrim, visitor" in Arabic.

Zohar m & f Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.

Zulfaqar m Arabic, Urdu
Variant of Zulfiqar.

Zülfikar m Turkish
Turkish form of Zulfiqar.

Zulfikar m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu ذو الفقار (see Zulfiqar), as well as the Indonesian form.

Zulfiqar m Arabic, Urdu
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhū al-Faqār) interpreted as meaning "cleaver of the spine", derived from ذو (dhū) meaning "possessor, holder" and فقار (faqār) meaning "spine, vertebra". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword, also used by his son-in-law Ali.