Aidana f KazakhMeans
"wise moon" in Kazakh, from
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
дана (dana) meaning "wise".
Aizere f KazakhMeans
"golden moon" from Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian
زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Akerke f KazakhDerived from Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning "white" and
ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling".
Alvard f ArmenianMeans
"red rose" in Armenian, from
ալ (al) meaning "red, scarlet" and
վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".
Atabek m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom the Turkic noble title
atabeg, derived from
ata meaning "father, ancestor" and
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Atajan m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
ata meaning "father, ancestor" combined with the suffix
jan meaning "dear, darling" (of Persian origin).
Aybars m TurkishPossibly from Turkic
ay meaning "moon" and
bars meaning "leopard". This was the name of an uncle of
Attila. He is also called
Oebarsius, the Latinized form of his name.
Aysima f TurkishDerived from Turkish
ay meaning "moon" and
sima meaning "face" (of Persian origin).
Batraz m Ossetian, Caucasian MythologyPossibly from Turkic
bagatur meaning
"hero, warrior, brave". This is the name of the leader of the superhuman Narts in Caucasian mythology.
Bekzat m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master" and the Persian suffix
زاد (zād) meaning "son of".
Berker m TurkishFrom Turkish
berk meaning "mighty, firm, solid" and
er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Bonnie f EnglishMeans
"pretty" from the Scottish word
bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French
bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie
Gone with the Wind (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.
Bradán m Medieval IrishMeans
"salmon" in Irish. It could also be formed from Irish
brad "thief" and a diminutive suffix.
Braden m EnglishFrom an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of
Ó Bradáin, which was in turn derived from the byname
Bradán. Like other similar-sounding names such as
Hayden and
Aidan, it and its variant
Brayden became popular in America at the end of the 20th century.
Cooper m EnglishFrom a surname meaning
"barrel maker", from Middle English
couper.
Cullen m EnglishFrom a surname, either
Cullen 1 or
Cullen 2. It jumped a little in popularity as a given name after Stephenie Meyer's novel
Twilight (2005), featuring a vampire named Edward Cullen, was adapted into a movie in 2008.
Elanur f TurkishMeans
"hazel light", from Turkish
ela meaning "hazel" combined with Arabic
نور (nūr) meaning "light".
Erasyl m KazakhMeans
"noble hero" in Kazakh, from
ер (er) meaning "man, hero" and
асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble".
Gabija f Lithuanian, Baltic MythologyProbably from Lithuanian
gaubti meaning
"to cover". In Lithuanian mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire and the home.
Garnet 2 m & f EnglishFrom an English surname that either referred to a person who made hinges (Old French
carne) or was derived from the Norman name
Guarin.
Garsea m Medieval SpanishMeaning unknown, possibly related to the Basque word
hartz meaning
"bear". This was the name of several medieval kings of Navarre and Leon.
Gökhan m TurkishFrom Turkish
gök meaning "sky" and
han, which is from the title
khan meaning "leader".
Harvey m EnglishFrom the Breton given name
Haerviu, which meant
"battle worthy", from
haer "battle" and
viu "worthy". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton hermit who is the patron saint of the blind. Settlers from Brittany introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest. During the later Middle Ages it became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.
İlknur f TurkishMeans
"first light", from Turkish
ilk meaning "first" combined with Arabic
نور (nūr) meaning "light".
Imants m LatvianPossibly from Livonian (a Finnic language that was spoken in Latvia)
im "miracle" and
and "to give".
Korhan m TurkishDerived from Turkish
kor meaning "ember" and
han, which is from the title
khan meaning "leader".
Korkut m Turkic MythologyProbably related to Turkish
korkutmak meaning
"to frighten, to scare". This is the name of the narrator in the 14th-century Turkic epic the
Book of Dede Korkut.
Kublai m HistoryFrom the Mongolian name
Khubilai, of unknown meaning. Kublai Khan was a 13th-century grandson of
Genghis Khan (being the son of his son Tolui), and the fifth ruler of the Mongol Empire. He is also considered the first ruler of the Chinese Yuan dynasty.
Leslie f & m EnglishFrom a Scottish surname that was derived from a place in Aberdeenshire, probably from Gaelic
leas celyn meaning
"garden of holly". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In America it was more common as a feminine name after the 1940s.
Leszek m PolishOriginally a diminutive of
Lech. The name was borne by several medieval dukes of Poland.
Mantas m LithuanianFrom Lithuanian
mantus meaning
"intelligent, clever" or
manta meaning
"property, wealth". Herkus Mantas was a 13th-century Prussian hero who fought against the Teutonic Knights.
Miller m & f EnglishFrom the English occupational surname
Miller, originally used by those who were millers, derived from Middle English
mille "mill".
Milton m English, Spanish (Latin American)From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"mill town" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was John Milton (1608-1674), the poet who wrote
Paradise Lost.
Mokosh f Slavic MythologyDerived from the Old Slavic root
mok meaning
"wet, moist". Mokosh was a Slavic goddess associated with weaving, women, water and fertility.
Morana f Slavic Mythology, CroatianFrom Old Slavic
morŭ meaning
"death, plague". In Slavic mythology this was the name of a goddess associated with winter and death.
Norman m English, GermanicFrom an old Germanic byname meaning
"northman", referring to a Scandinavians. The Normans were Vikings who settled on the coast of France, in the region that became known as Normandy. In England the name
Norman or
Normant was used before the Norman Conquest, first as a nickname for Scandinavian settlers and later as a given name. After the Conquest it became more common, but died out around the 14th century. It was revived in the 19th century, perhaps in part due to a character by this name in C. M. Yonge's 1856 novel
The Daisy Chain. Famous bearers include the American painter Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) and the American author Norman Mailer (1923-2007).
Nurbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz
нур (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Oliver m English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Catalan, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Carolingian CycleFrom Old French
Olivier, which was possibly derived from Latin
oliva "olive tree". Alternatively there could be an underlying Germanic name, such as Old Norse
Áleifr (see
Olaf) or Frankish
Alawar (see
Álvaro), with the spelling altered by association with the Latin word. In the Middle Ages the name became well-known in Western Europe because of the French epic
La Chanson de Roland, in which Olivier is a friend and advisor to the hero
Roland.
... [more] Olivia f English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, DutchThis name was used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy
Twelfth Night (1602). This was a rare name in Shakespeare's time that may have been based on
Oliva or
Oliver, or directly on the Latin word
oliva meaning
"olive". In the play Olivia is a noblewoman wooed by Duke
Orsino. Instead she falls in love with his messenger Cesario, who is actually
Viola in disguise.
... [more] Oriana f Italian, SpanishPossibly derived from Latin
aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish
oro or French
or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight
Amadis.
Ormond m English (Rare)From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Ruaidh, derived from the given name
Ruadh.
Parker m & f EnglishFrom an English occupational surname that meant
"keeper of the park".
Răzvan m RomanianMeaning unknown, possibly related to the name
Radovan. Alternatively it may have been brought to Romania by the Romani people (note that Romanian and Romani are unrelated), perhaps ultimately from
Rizwan.
Sanjar m Uzbek, Medieval TurkicTurkic name meaning
"he who pierces, he who thrusts". Ahmad Sanjar was an 11th-century sultan of the Seljuq Empire.
Selcan f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkic MythologyThe name of a princess of Trebizond who marries the hero Kan Turali in the 14th-century Turkic epic the
Book of Dede Korkut. It is sometimes spelled
Selcen in Turkish and
Saljan in English translations. The Turkic origin is uncertain, but it is often associated with the name elements
sel "flood, stream, torrent" and
can "soul, life", derived from Arabic
سيل (sayl) and Persian
جان (jān) respectively.
Serkan m TurkishMeans
"leader, chief" from Turkish
ser "head, top" and
kan "blood".
Songül f TurkishFrom Turkish
son meaning "last, final" and
gül meaning "rose".
Svarog m Slavic MythologyProbably means
"fire", from Old Slavic
sŭvarŭ meaning "heat". This was the name of a Slavic god associated with blacksmithing.
Taylor m & f EnglishFrom an English surname that originally denoted someone who was a tailor, from Norman French
tailleur, ultimately from Latin
talio "to cut".
... [more] Temuri m GeorgianForm of
Temur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Truman m EnglishFrom a surname that meant
"trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972). It was also borne by American writer Truman Capote (1924-1984).
Valdis m LatvianShort form of
Voldemārs and other Latvian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element
vald "rule".
Veikko m FinnishFrom a colloquial form of the Finnish word
veli meaning
"brother".
Wallis m & f English (Rare)From a surname that was a variant of
Wallace. Wallis Simpson (1895-1986) was the divorced woman whom Edward VIII married, which forced him to abdicate the British throne.