Behind the Name: Names Categorized "numeric meanings"

ANAN (1) m & f Western African, Akan
Means "fourth born child" in Akan.

CHIKA (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

DECIMUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin.

DEMI f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημη (see DIMI).

DIXIE f English
From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D. Emmett in his song Dixie in 1859. The term may be derived from French dix "ten", which was printed on ten-dollar bills issued from a New Orleans bank.

DUKVAKHA m Chechen
Means "to live long", derived from Nakh duqa "many" and vakha "to live".

EKA (1) m & f Indonesian
Means "one, first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka).

HANA (4) f Korean
Means "one" in Korean.

HIRUNE f Basque
Means "trinity" in Basque, derived from hiru meaning "three".

ICHIRO m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一郎 (see ICHIROU).

ICHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the first son. Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

IRUNE f Basque
Variant of HIRUNE.

JIRO m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二郎 (see JIROU).

JIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the second son. Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.

JOO-WON m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 주원 (see JU-WON).

JU-WON m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 周 (ju) meaning "circumference" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, origin" or 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

KATO m Eastern African, Ganda
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.

KAZUE f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters can potentially form this name.

KEN'ICHI m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or 研 (ken) meaning "study, sharpen" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

KUROU m Japanese
From Japanese 九 (ku) meaning "nine" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This name was traditionally given to the ninth son. Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

MONA (1) f Irish, English
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT. It is also associated with Greek monos "one" and Leonardo da Vinci's painting the 'Mona Lisa' (in which case it is a contraction of Italian ma donna meaning "my lady").

NANAMI f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea". It can also come from 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

NONA (2) f English, Ancient Roman (Rare)
Feminine form of NONUS. It was also used in 19th-century England, derived directly from Latin nonus "ninth" and traditionally given to the ninth-born child.

NONUS m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "ninth" in Latin. This was a very rare praenomen.

OCTAVIA f English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of the Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.

OCTAVIAN m History, Romanian
From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS. After Gaius Octavius (later the Roman emperor Augustus) was adopted by Julius Caesar he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.

OCTAVIANUS m Ancient Roman
Latin form of OCTAVIAN.

OCTAVIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus. This was the original family name of the emperor Augustus (born Gaius Octavius). It was also rarely used as a Roman praenomen, or given name.

OTTAVIANO m Italian
Italian form of Octavianus (see OCTAVIAN).

PONTIUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman family name. The family had Samnite roots so the name probably originated from the Oscan language, likely meaning "fifth" (a cognate of Latin Quintus). Alternatively, it could be derived from the name of the ancient province of Pontus in Asia Minor, itself probably from Greek ποντος (pontos) "sea". A notable bearer of this name was Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea who appears in the New Testament.

PRIMULA f English (Rare)
From the name of a genus of several species of flowers, including the primrose. It is derived from the Latin word primulus meaning "very first".

QUENTIN m French, English
French form of the Roman name QUINTINUS. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint, a missionary who was martyred in Gaul. The Normans introduced this name to England. In America it was brought to public attention by president Theodore Roosevelt's son Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), who was killed in World War I.

QUINTELLA f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of QUINTUS.

QUINTEN m English, Dutch
Variant and Dutch form of QUENTIN.

QUINTILIAN m History
From the Roman cognomen Quintilianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name QUINTILLUS. A notable bearer was the 1st-century rhetorician Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, simply known as Quintilian in English.

QUINTILIANUS m Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of QUINTILIAN.

QUINTILLUS m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from the given name QUINTUS.

QUINTIN m English
Variant of QUENTIN.

QUINTINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of QUINTINUS.

QUINTINO m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of QUINTINUS.

QUINTINUS m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was originally derived from QUINTUS.

QUINTIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from the given name QUINTUS.

QUINTO m Italian
Italian form of QUINTUS.

QUINTON m English
Variant of QUENTIN, also coinciding with an English surname meaning "queen's town" in Old English.

QUINTUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "fifth" in Latin. It was traditionally given to the fifth child, or possibly a child born in the fifth month. This was a common praenomen, being more popular than the other numeric Roman names. A notable bearer was the poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus).

RAABI'A f Arabic
Means "fourth" in Arabic. This name was borne by an 8th-century Sufi mystic from Basra in Iraq.

RABI'A f Arabic
Feminine form of RABI (1). This can also be another way of transcribing the name رابعة (see RAABI'A).

RABİA f Turkish
Turkish form of RAABI'A or RABI'A.

SABURO m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 三郎 (see SABUROU).

SABUROU m Japanese
From Japanese 三 (sabu) meaning "three" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the third son. Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

SEACHNALL m Irish
Possibly an Irish form of SECUNDINUS. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, also known as Secundinus.

SECUNDUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin.

SEPTIMUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "seventh" in Latin.

SEXTUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "sixth" in Latin. It was traditionally given to the sixth child.

SHIRO m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see SHIROU).

SHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 四 (shi) meaning "four" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fourth son. Other kanji combinations are possible.

TERTIUS m Ancient Roman
This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin.

TREY m English
From an English nickname meaning "three".

TRI m & f Indonesian
Means "three, third" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit त्रि (tri).

TRINIDAD f & m Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity. An island in the West Indies bears this name.

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