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Friþurīks m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Frederick.

Frits m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Frederik.

Fructuosus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin fructuosus meaning "fruitful, productive", from fructus meaning "enjoyment, product, fruit". Saint Fructuosus was a 3rd-century bishop of Tarragona and a martyr under the Roman emperor Valerian. Another saint by this name was a 7th-century archbishop of Braga.

Fulgentius m Late Roman
Latin form of Fulgencio.

Fulvius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Fulvio.

Funs m Limburgish
Short form of Alfons.

Gabinus m Late Roman
Latin form of Gavino.

Gabrielius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gabriel.

Gabriels m Latvian
Latvian form of Gabriel.

Gaheris m Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Gaheriet (see Gareth). In medieval Arthurian tales this is the name of a brother of Gawain and Gareth. Gareth and Gaheris, whose names are likely from the same source, probably originate from the same character.

Gaios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Gaius.

Gaius m Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman praenomen, or given name, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoice", though it may be of unknown Etruscan origin. This was a very common Roman praenomen, the most famous bearers being Gaius Julius Caesar, the great leader of the Roman Republic, and his adopted son Gaius Octavius (later known as Augustus), the first Roman emperor. This name also appears in the New Testament belonging to a bishop of Ephesus who is regarded as a saint.

Galenos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Galen.

Gallus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "rooster" in Latin. It could also refer to a person from Gaul (Latin Gallia). This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint, a companion of Saint Columbanus, who later became a hermit in Switzerland.

Ganymedes m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Ganymede.

Gediminas m Lithuanian
Possibly from the Lithuanian roots ged- "to mourn, to long for" and min- "to think, to remember, to mention". This was the name of a 14th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Genādijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Gennadius.

Generosus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin generosus meaning "well-born, noble, excellent", from genus meaning "birth, origin". This name was borne by a few early saints, including a 4th-century martyr from Ortona dei Marsi in Italy.

Genesis f English (Modern)
Means "birth, origin" in Greek. This is the name of the first book of the Old Testament in the Bible. It tells of the creation of the world, the expulsion of Adam and Eve, Noah and the great flood, and the three patriarchs.

Genesius m Late Roman
From Greek γένεσις (genesis) meaning "birth, origin". This was the name of various early Christian saints, notably Genesius of Rome, the patron saint of actors.

Genghis m History
From the title Genghis (or Chinggis) Khan, meaning "universal ruler", which was adopted by the Mongol Empire founder Temujin in the late 12th century. Remembered both for his military brilliance and his brutality towards civilians, he went on to conquer huge areas of Asia and Eastern Europe.

Genís m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Genesius.

Gennadios m Late Greek
Greek form of Gennadius.

Gennadius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γεννάδιος (Gennadios), which was derived from Greek γεννάδας (gennadas) meaning "noble, generous". Saint Gennadius was an early martyr from North Africa.

Gentius m Albanian
Possibly means "to beget" in Illyrian. This was the name of a 2nd-century BC Illyrian king who went to war with Rome.

Georges m French
French form of George. This name was borne by the French artists Georges Seurat (1859-1891) and Georges Braque (1882-1963).

Georgijs m Latvian
Latvian form of George.

Georgios m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of George.

Georgius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Georgios.

Georgs m Latvian
Latvian form of George.

Gerasimos m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek γέρας (geras) meaning "honour, gift". Saint Gerasimus was a 5th-century hermit who lived near the Jordan River.

Geredrudis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gertrud.

Germanicus m Ancient Roman
Roman name derived from Germania, traditionally the area north of the Roman Empire inhabited by early Germanic tribes. This was the agnomen of the Roman general Decimus Claudius Drusus, given posthumously because of his victories in Germania in the 1st century BC. It was also given to his young son, Germanicus Julius Caesar, later a successful general in his own right, who is known to history as simply Germanicus.

Germanus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "brother" in Latin. This was the name of several early saints.

Gerontius m Late Roman
From a Late Latin name that was derived from Greek γέρων (geron) meaning "old man".

Gertrudes f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gertrude.

Gertrudis f Germanic (Latinized), Spanish, Dutch
Latinized form of Gertrude, also used in Spanish. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Geertruida is typically used in daily life.

Gervais m French
French form of Gervasius.

Gervasius m Germanic (Latinized)
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear". The second element is uncertain, though some propose it to be Gaulish *wassos "servant". Alternatively the name could be related to the Greek word γεραιός (geraios) "old".... [more]

Gerwas m Germanic (Hypothetical)
Old German form (possibly) of Gervasius.

Gianis m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see John).

Giannis m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see John).

Giedrius m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "clear, serene".

Gijs m Dutch
Short form of Gijsbert.

Giles m English
From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which is derived from Greek αἰγίδιον (aigidion) meaning "young goat". Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker who came to southern France from Greece. He is regarded as the patron saint of the crippled. In Old French the name Aegidius became Gidie and then Gilles, at which point it was imported to England. Another famous bearer was the 13th-century philosopher and theologian Giles of Rome (Egidio in Italian).

Gilles m French
French form of Giles.

Gillis m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish and Dutch form of Gilles.

Ginés m Spanish
Spanish form of Genesius.

Gintaras m Lithuanian
Means "amber" in Lithuanian.

Gintautas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root gin- "to defend" and tauta "people, nation".

Giorgos m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Georgios (see George).

Ģirts m Latvian
Latvian form of Gerard.

Gislenus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gislin (see Ghislain).

Gladys f Welsh, English, French, Spanish
From the Old Welsh name Gwladus, probably derived from gwlad meaning "country". Alternatively, it may have been adopted as a Welsh form of Claudia. Saint Gwladus or Gwladys was the mother of Saint Cadoc. She was one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. This name became popular outside of Wales after it was used in Ouida's novel Puck (1870).

Glaucus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaukos), a name meaning "bluish grey". This was the name of a Greek sea god, as well as other characters in Greek legend.

Glaukos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Glaucus.

Glennis f Welsh
Anglicized form of Glenys.

Glenys f Welsh
Probably an elaboration of the Welsh word glân "pure, clean, holy" or glyn "valley". This name was created in the late 19th century.

Glynis f Welsh
Variant of Glenys.

Gnaeus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown Etruscan meaning, though it may be related to Latin naevus "birthmark". A famous bearer was Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great, a Roman general of the 1st century BC.

Gobannos m Gaulish Mythology
From old Celtic *goban meaning "smith". This was the name of a scantily attested Gaulish smith god.

Goldilocks f Folklore
From the English words gold and locks, referring to blond hair. This is best known as the name of the trespassing girl in the English fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Gomes m Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of the Visigothic name Guma, derived from the Gothic element guma meaning "man".

Gomesendus m Gothic (Latinized)
Older form of Gumersindo.

Gordianus m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Gordian.

Gotarzes m Parthian (Hellenized)
Greek form of Parthian 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 (Gotarz), from an Old Iranian name *Gautarza meaning "ox crusher". This name was borne by two kings of Parthia.

Gratianus m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Gratian.

Gregers m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Gregorios m Late Greek
Ancient Greek form of Gregory.

Gregorius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gregorios.

Grigorijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Gregory.

Grigorios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Gregory.

Grigoris m Greek
Modern Greek form of Gregory.

Gualguainus m Arthurian Cycle
Latin form of Gawain used in some copies of Geoffrey of Monmouth's chronicles.

Gunārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Gunnar.

Günəş f Azerbaijani
Means "sun" in Azerbaijani.

Gundisalvus m Germanic (Latinized)
Old German (Latinized) form of Gonzalo.

Güneş f Turkish
Means "sun" in Turkish.

Gus 1 m English
Short form of Augustus or Angus.

Gus 2 m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Constantine, used primarily by Greek expatriates.

Gustas m Lithuanian
Short form of Augustas and other names containing gust.

Gustavas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gustav.

Gustavs m Latvian
Latvian form of Gustav.

Guus m Dutch
Dutch short form of Augustus or Gustaaf.

Gvidas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Wido.

Gwladus f Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Gladys.

Gwladys f Welsh
Variant of Gladys.

Gyles m English (Rare)
Variant of Giles.

Hadas f Hebrew
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

Hades m Greek Mythology
From Greek Ἅιδης (Haides), derived from ἀϊδής (aides) meaning "unseen". In Greek mythology Hades was the dark god of the underworld, a place that also came to be called Hades. His brothers were Zeus and Poseidon and his wife was Persephone, whom he had abducted.

Hadewidis f Germanic (Latinized)
Germanic name derived from the elements hadu meaning "battle, combat" and wit meaning "wide".

Hadrianus m Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Hadrian.

Hafdís f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse haf "sea, ocean" and dís "goddess".

Haides m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Hades. After the classical period, the ι in the sequence αι (often written as a subscript like ᾳ) was not pronounced.

Haimarīks m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Heimirich.

Hampus m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Hans.

Hananias m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Ananias.

Hannas m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Annas.

Hannes m German, Swedish, Dutch, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Johannes.

Hans m German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
German short form of Johannes, now used independently. This name has been very common in German-speaking areas of Europe since the late Middle Ages. From an early period it was transmitted to the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Two famous bearers were Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a German portrait painter, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish writer of fairy tales.

Hanuš m Czech
Czech form of Hannes.

Haralds m Latvian
Latvian form of Harold.

Haris 1 m Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic
Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form of Harith, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Haris 2 m & f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χάρης or Χάρις (see Charis).

Harris m English
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Harry.

Haþufuns m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Derived from the Gothic elements haþus "battle, combat" and funs "ready" (see also Alfonso).

Hayes m English
From a surname, either Hayes 1 or Hayes 2. It was borne by American president Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893).

Heiðdís f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "honour" and dís "goddess".

Helerius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latin form of Helier.

Helewidis f Germanic (Latinized)
Old German form of Eloise.

Helias m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Elijah used in some versions of the Vulgate.

Heliodoros m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heliodoro.

Helios m Greek Mythology
Means "sun" in Greek. This was the name of the young Greek sun god, a Titan, who rode across the sky each day in a chariot pulled by four horses. His sister was the moon goddess Selene.

Helladios m Late Greek
Greek form of Helladius.

Helladius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Late Greek name Ἑλλάδιος (Helladios), which was derived from Ἑλλάδος (Hellados) meaning "of Greece". Saint Helladius was a 7th-century archbishop of Toledo.

Helvius m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from either Latin helvus meaning "honey-yellow, blond" or from the name of the Helvii, a Celtic tribe who lived west of the Rhône river. Gaius Helvius Cinna was a Roman poet of the 1st century BC.

Hendricus m Dutch
Variant of Henricus.

Hendrikus m Dutch
Variant of Henricus.

Henricus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Heinrich. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Hendrik is typically used in daily life.

Henrikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Hephaestus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hephaistos), meaning unknown. It probably shares its origin with the Minoan city of Φαιστός (Phaistos), which is of Pre-Greek origin. In Greek mythology Hephaestus was the god of fire and forging, the husband of the unfaithful Aphrodite. It was said that when he was born Hera, his mother, was so displeased with his physical deformities that she hurled him off the top of Mount Olympus.

Hephaistos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Hephaestus.

Heracleitus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Heraclitus.

Heracles m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herakles. However, the spelling used by the Romans was Hercules.

Heraclides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herakleides.

Heraclitus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἡράκλειτος (Herakleitos) meaning "glory of Hera", derived from the name of the goddess Hera combined with κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher from Ephesus.

Heraclius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek personal name Ἡράκλειος (Herakleios), which was derived from the name of the Greek hero Herakles. This was the name of a 7th-century Byzantine emperor, known for his victories over the Sasanian Persian Empire. This name was also borne by two early saints.

Herais f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was probably derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera. It was borne by a saint and martyr from Alexandria who was killed during the early 4th-century persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Herakleides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Herakles" in Greek, derived from the name of the mythic hero Herakles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek astronomer who theorized the rotation of the earth.

Herakleios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heraclius.

Herakleitos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heraclitus.

Herakles m Greek Mythology
Means "glory of Hera" from the name of the goddess Hera combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a hero in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene. After being driven insane by Hera and killing his own children, Herakles completed twelve labours in order to atone for his crime and become immortal.

Hercules m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Herakles.

Herkus m Lithuanian
Short form of Henrikas.

Hermagoras m Ancient Greek
From the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". Saint Hermagoras (3rd century) was the first bishop of Aquileia in Italy.

Hermannus m Dutch, Germanic (Latinized)
Variant of Hermanus.

Hermanus m Dutch, Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herman. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates, with the form Herman typically used in daily life.

Hermenegildus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of Airmanagild.

Hermes m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Spanish
Probably from Greek ἕρμα (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker". Hermes was a Greek god associated with speed and good luck, who served as a messenger to Zeus and the other gods. He was also the patron of travellers, writers, athletes, merchants, thieves and orators.... [more]

Herminius m Ancient Roman
Roman name that was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god Hermes. In Roman legend this was the name of a companion of Aeneas.

Hermógenes m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermogenes.

Hermogenes m Ancient Greek
Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".

Hermokrates m Ancient Greek
Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Hermolaos m Ancient Greek
Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek λαός (laos) meaning "people".

Herodes m Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Latin form of Herod, as well as the usual Biblical Greek transcription of Ἡρῴδης: after the classical period, the ι in the sequence ωι (often written as a subscript like ῳ) was not pronounced.

Herodias f Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Feminine form of Herod. This was the name of a member of the Herodian ruling family of Judea, a sister of Herod Agrippa and the wife of Herod Antipas. She appears in the New Testament, where she contrives to have her husband Antipas imprison and execute John the Baptist.

Herodotos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Herodotus.

Herodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἡρόδοτος (Herodotos), derived from the name of the goddess Hera combined with δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted". Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century BC who wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is known as the Father of History.

Heroides m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Herod.

Hesiodos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hesiod.

Hesperos m Ancient Greek
Means "evening" in Greek. This was the name of the personification of the Evening Star (the planet Venus) in Greek mythology.

Hesychios m Late Greek
Means "still, quiet, at rest" in Greek. This name was borne by a noted grammarian from Alexandria, who is thought to have lived in the 5th or 6th century. It was also the name of a few early saints.

Hesychius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hesychios.

Hetepheres f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥtp-ḥrs meaning "satisfied is her face", from ḥtp "peace, satisfaction" and ḥr "face". This was the name of queens consort and princesses from the Egyptian 4th dynasty (26th century BC).

Hieremias m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Jeremiah.

Hieronymos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Jerome.

Hieronymus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Latin form of Jerome, formerly common in Germany and the Netherlands. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) was a Dutch painter known for his depictions of the torments of hell.

Hilarius m Ancient Roman
Roman name derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful". Alternatively, it could be derived from the Greek name Ἱλαρός (Hilaros) also meaning "cheerful" (the Greek word ἱλαρός was the source of the Latin word hilaris). Saint Hilarius was a 4th-century theologian and bishop of Poitiers. This was also the name of a 5th-century pope.

Hildefons m Germanic
Old German form of Ildefonso.

Hildifuns m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Ildefonso.

Hildigardis f Germanic (Latinized)
Variant of Hildegard.

Hildirīks m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Hilderic.

Hippocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrates) meaning "horse power", derived from the elements ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek doctor who is known as the Father of Medicine.

Hippokrates m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hippocrates.

Hippolytos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "freer of horses" from Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and λύω (luo) meaning "to loosen". In Greek legend he was the son of Theseus who was tragically loved by his stepmother Phaedra. This was also the name of a 3rd-century theologian, saint and martyr.

Hjördís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hjördis.

Hjördis f Swedish
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Hjǫrdís meaning "sword goddess", derived from the elements hjǫrr "sword" and dís "goddess".

Hjørdis f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Hjördis.

Hjǫrdís f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hjördis.

Hollis m & f English
From an English surname that was derived from Middle English holis "holly trees". It was originally given to a person who lived near a group of those trees.

Homeros m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Homer.

Honoratus m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "esteemed, distinguished". This was the name of at least seven saints, including a 5th-century archbishop of Arles and a 6th-century bishop of Amiens who is the patron saint of bakers.

Honorinus m Late Roman
Late Latin name that was a derivative of Honorius.

Honorius m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "honour, esteem, dignity". This was the name of an emperor of the Western Roman Empire. It was also borne by a few early saints and four popes.

Horatius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin hora meaning "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Etruscan origin. A famous bearer was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a Roman lyric poet of the 1st century BC who is better known as Horace in the English-speaking world.

Hormisdas m Middle Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Hormizd. This was the name of a 6th-century pope.

Horos m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Heru (see Horus).

Hortensius m Ancient Roman
Masculine form of Hortensia.

Horus m Egyptian Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ὧρος (Horos), the Greek form of Egyptian ḥrw (reconstructed as Heru and other forms) possibly from ḥr "above, over" or ḥrj "distant". In Egyptian mythology Horus was a god of the sky and light, often depicted as a man with the head of a falcon. In some versions of the mythology he was the son of Osiris and Isis, and avenged his father's murder by killing his uncle Seth.

Hovhannes m Armenian
Armenian form of Iohannes (see John).

Hrodohaidis f Germanic
Old German form of Rose.

Hroþireiks m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Roderick.

Hrōþirīks m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Roderick.

Hroþisinþs m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Rosendo.

Hubertus m German, Dutch, Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hubert.

Hugues m French
French form of Hugh.

Hyacinthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑάκινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the hyacinth flower. In Greek legend Hyakinthos was accidentally killed by the god Apollo, who mournfully caused this flower to arise from his blood. The name was also borne by several early saints, notably a 3rd-century martyr who was killed with his brother Protus.

Hyakinthos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hyacinthus.

Hyginos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hyginus.

Hyginus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ὑγῖνος (Hyginos), a Greek name derived from ὑγιεινός (hygieinos) meaning "healthy". This was the name of the ninth pope.

Hypatos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Hypatia.

Hypnos m Greek Mythology
Means "sleep" in Greek. In Greek myth this was the name of the personification of sleep, twin brother of Thanatos.

Iacchus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ἴακχος (Iakchos), derived from ἰάχω (iacho) meaning "to shout". This was the name of an obscure Greek god worshipped in the Eleusinian mysteries and later identified with Dionysos.

Iacobus m Biblical Latin
Form of Jacob used in the Latin New Testament to refer to the two apostles named James.

Iacomus m Late Roman
Late Latin form of James.

Iairos m Biblical Greek
New Testament Greek form of Jairus.

Iairus m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Jairus.

Iakobos m Biblical Greek
Form of Jacob used in the Greek New Testament to refer to the two apostles named James.

Iakovos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Jacob (or James).

Ianuarius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Januarius.

Ianus m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Janus.

Iapetos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἰάπτω (iapto) meaning "to wound, to pierce". In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan, the father of Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus.

Iapetus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iapetos. This is the name of one of Saturn's moons.

Icarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἴκαρος (Ikaros), of unknown meaning. In Greek myth Icarus was the son of Daedalus, locked with his father inside the Labyrinth by Minos. They escaped from the maze using wings devised from wax, but Icarus flew too close to the sun and the wax melted, plunging him to his death.

İdris m Turkish
Turkish form of Idris 1.

Idris 1 m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Possibly means "interpreter, teacher" in Arabic, related to the root درس (darasa) meaning "to study, to learn". According to the Quran this was the name of an ancient prophet. He is traditionally equated with the Hebrew prophet Enoch.

Idris 2 m Welsh
Means "ardent lord" from Old Welsh iudd "lord" combined with ris "ardent, enthusiastic". This name was borne by Idris the Giant, a 7th-century king of Meirionnydd.

Idriss m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إدريس (see Idris 1).

Ieremias m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Jeremiah.

Ieronimus m Late Roman
Medieval Latin form of Jerome.

Iesous m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Joshua and Jesus.

Iesus m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Iesous (see Jesus).

Ignaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ignatius.

Ignas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ignatius.

Ignatios m Greek
Greek form of Ignatius.

Ignatius m Late Roman
From the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin. The spelling was later altered to resemble Latin ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch who was thrown to wild beasts by Emperor Trajan, and by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, whose real birth name was in fact Íñigo.

Igors m Latvian
Latvian form of Igor.

Iines f Finnish
Finnish form of Agnes.

Iiris f Finnish
Finnish form of Iris.

Ikaros m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Icarus.

Ilias m Greek
Modern Greek form of Elias.

Illés m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Elias.

Ilmārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Ilmarinen.

İlyas m Turkish
Turkish form of Elijah.

Ilyas m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Kazakh, Chechen, Tatar, Bashkir
Arabic form of Elijah, also used in several other languages.

Ilyes m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic إلياس (see Ilyas) chiefly used in North Africa.

Imants m Latvian
Possibly from Livonian (a Finnic language that was spoken in Latvia) im "miracle" and and "to give".

Inas f Arabic
Means "friendliness" in Arabic, from the root أنس (ʾanisa) meaning "to be friendly".

Indriķis m Latvian
Latvian form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Inés f Spanish
Spanish form of Agnes.

Inès f French
French form of Inés.

Inês f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Agnes.

Ines f German, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish
Variant of Inés.

Innes m Scottish
Anglicized form of Aonghas.

Innocentius m Late Roman
Latin form of Innocent.

Ints m Latvian
Contracted form of Indriķis.

Ioannes m Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Yoḥanan (see John).

Ioannicius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ioannikios.

Ioannikios m Late Greek
Combination of Ioannes and Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This name was borne by Ioannikios (or Joannicius) the Great, a 9th-century Byzantine saint.

Ioannis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Ἰωάννης (see John).

Iodocus m Medieval Breton (Latinized)
Latinized form of Judoc (see Joyce).

Iohannes m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Ionas m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Jonah used in the Greek Bible. It is also the form used in the Latin New Testament.

Iordanes m Late Roman
Latin form of Jordanes.

Iordanus m Late Roman
Latin form of Jordan.

Iosephus m Late Roman
Latin form of Joseph.

Ioses m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Joses.

Iosias m Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Josiah used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.

Ioudas m Biblical Greek
Form of Judah in the Greek New Testament. It is used interchangeably with the form Iouda in the Greek Old Testament.

Iovianus m Ancient Roman
Older form of Jovian.

Iovis m Roman Mythology
Older form of Jove.

Iraklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Herakles.

Irenaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εἰρηναῖος (Eirenaios), which meant "peaceful". Saint Irenaeus was an early bishop of Lyons for whom the Greek island of Santorini is named.

Ireneus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Irenaeus.

Íris f Portuguese, Icelandic
Portuguese and Icelandic form of Iris.

Iris f Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Greek
Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

Irnerius m History
Probably from Wernerius, a Latinized form of the Germanic name Werner. This was the name of a 12th-century Italian scholar and jurist. He sometimes wrote his name as Wernerius.

Isaías m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Isaiah.

Isaias m Biblical
Late Latin form of Isaiah used in some versions of the Bible.

Isaurus m Late Roman
Masculine form of Isaura. This was the name of an early saint who was martyred in Macedon.

Isidoros m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Isidore.

Isidorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Isidoros.

Ísis f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Isis.

Isis f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian ꜣst (reconstructed as Iset, Aset or Ueset), possibly from st meaning "throne". In Egyptian mythology Isis was the goddess of the sky and nature, the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus. She was originally depicted wearing a throne-shaped headdress, but in later times she was conflated with the goddess Hathor and depicted having the horns of a cow on her head. She was also worshipped by people outside of Egypt, such as the Greeks and Romans.

Isocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἰσοκράτης (Isokrates) meaning "equal power", derived from ἴσος (isos) meaning "equal" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian orator.

Isokrates m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Isocrates.

Italus m Roman Mythology
Means "of Italy" in Latin. In Roman legend Italus was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He supposedly gave his name to the region known as Italia or Italy (in fact the region may have gotten its name from Oscan Víteliú meaning "land of bulls").

Iudas m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Judah.

Iudocus m Medieval Breton (Latinized)
Latinized form of Judoc (see Joyce).

Iudris m Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Idris 2.

Iulianus m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Julian.

Iulius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Julius.

Iunius m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Junius.

Iustinianus m Late Roman
Latin form of Justinian.

Iustinus m Late Roman
Latin form of Justin.

Iustus m Late Roman
Latin form of Justus.

Iuvenalis m Ancient Roman
Latin form of Juvenal.

Iuventas f Roman Mythology
Latin form of Juventas.

Ivans m Latvian
Latvian form of Ivan.

Ivars m Latvian
Latvian form of Ivar.

Ives m History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Yves, used to refer to Saint Ives (also called Ivo) of Huntingdonshire, a semi-legendary English bishop.

Jacobus m Dutch, Late Roman
Latin form of Jacob, also used in Dutch.

Jacques m French
French form of Iacobus, the New Testament Latin form of James.

Jadis f Literature
Used by the author C. S. Lewis as the proper name of the White Witch, the antagonist in his novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). He may have based it on French jadis meaning "long ago, of old" or Persian جادو (jādū) meaning "magic, witch".

Jairus m Biblical
From Ἰάϊρος (Iairos), the Greek form of Jair used in the New Testament, where it belongs to the father of a young girl brought back to life by Jesus.

Jakes m Basque
Basque form of Jacob (or James).

JaMarcus m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Marcus.

James m English, Biblical
English form of the Late Latin name Iacomus, a variant of the Biblical Latin form Iacobus, from the Hebrew name Yaʿaqov (see Jacob). This was the name of two apostles in the New Testament. The first was Saint James the Greater, the apostle John's brother, who was beheaded under Herod Agrippa in the Book of Acts. The second was James the Lesser, son of Alphaeus. Another James (known as James the Just) is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus.... [more]

Jānis m Latvian
Latvian form of John.

Janis f English
Variant of Janice.

Jannatul Ferdous f Bengali
From the Arabic phrase جنّات الفردوس (jannāt al-firdaws) meaning "gardens of paradise".

János m Hungarian
Hungarian form of John.

Januarius m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "January" in Latin. The name of the month derives from the name of the Roman god Janus. Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, was a bishop who was beheaded during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Janus m Roman Mythology
Means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings, often depicted as having two faces looking in opposite directions. The month of January is named for him.

Jaques m Literature
Variant of Jacques used by Shakespeare for a character in his play As You Like It (1599).

Jaroslavas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Yaroslav.

Jarvis m English
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Gervais.

Jaymes m English (Modern)
Variant of James.

Jāzeps m Latvian
Latvian form of Joseph.

Jean-Charles m French
Combination of Jean 1 and Charles.