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Tukulti-Apil-Esharra m Ancient Assyrian
Original Akkadian form of Tiglath-Pileser.

Tukulti-Ninurta m Ancient Assyrian
Means "my trust is in Ninurta", from Akkadian tukultu meaning "trust, faith" and the god's name Ninurta. This was the name of a 13th-century BC king of the Assyrian Empire.

Tziva m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ziba 2.

Ubirajara m Tupi
Means "lord of the spear" in Tupi, from ybyra "wood, stick, spear" and îara "lord, master". This is the name of an 1874 novel by José de Alencar.

Uria m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uriah, also used as a feminine name.

'Uriya m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Uriah.

'Uzziyya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Uzziah.

Vasilică m Romanian
Diminutive of Vasile.

Vasishtha m Hinduism
Means "best, most excellent" in Sanskrit, a superlative form of वसु (vasu) meaning "good, excellent". This is the name of one of the Saptarshis, or seven sages in Hinduism. He is traditionally believed to be the author of parts of the Rigveda.

Vepkhia m Georgian
Derived from Old Georgian ვეფხი (vepkhi) meaning "tiger".

Vida 1 m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Vitus.

Vijaya m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
Means "victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form विजय and the feminine form विजया, both of which occur as names or epithets in Hindu scripture. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century BC king of Sri Lanka.... [more]

Vikrama m Hinduism
Means "stride, pace" or "valour" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 1st-century BC king (full name Vikramaditya) of Ujjain in India.

Viracocha m Inca Mythology
Possibly from Quechua wira "fat, thick" and qucha "lake". This is the name of the creator god in Inca mythology.

Viraja m Hinduism
Means "ruling, sovereign" in Sanskrit. According to some Hindu texts this was the name of an offspring of Brahma.

Vitya m Russian
Diminutive of Viktor.

Willka m Aymara
From Aymara wilka meaning "sun".

Wira m Indonesian, Malay
Means "hero" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

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.

Xia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Xshathra Vairya m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Shahrivar.

Yahia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يحيى (see Yahya).

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

Yedidya m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.

Yima m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jam.

Yima Khshaeta m Persian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (see Yima Xshaeta).

Yima Xshaeta m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jamshid.

Yudhishthira m Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit युधि (yudhi) meaning "war" and स्थिर (sthira) meaning "firm, steady". In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira was the eldest of the Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu. In actuality, he was born to Pandu's wife Kunti by the god Yama.

Yudhisthira m Hinduism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (see Yudhishthira).

Zaccaria m Italian
Italian form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

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).

Zakariya m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Zakariyya m Arabic
Arabic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zawisza m Polish (Archaic)
Polish cognate of Záviš.

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

Zekeriya m Turkish
Turkish form of Zechariah.

Zé Maria m Portuguese
Diminutive of José Maria.

Zephania m Southern African, Eastern African
Variant of Zephaniah. This form of the name appears to be used in southern and eastern Africa.

Zia m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.

Ziba 2 m Biblical
Means "station" in Hebrew. This is the name of a servant of Saul in the Old Testament.

Žiga m Slovene
Slovene form of Sigmund.

Ziya m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, light, glow" in Arabic. This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.

Zsiga m Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zsigmond.