AMIT (1) m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, NepaliMeans "immeasurable, infinite" in Sanskrit.
AONGHUS m Irish, Scottish, Irish MythologyPossibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish
óen "one" and
gus "force, strength, energy". Aonghus (sometimes surnamed
Mac Og meaning "young son") was the Irish god of love and youth. The name was also borne by an 8th-century Pictish king and several Irish kings.
CHIKA (2) f JapaneseFrom 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.
CHIKAKO f JapaneseFrom Japanese
千 (chi) meaning "thousand",
香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" and
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.
DIXIE f EnglishFrom 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 ChechenMeans "to live long", derived from Nakh
duqa "many" and
vakha "to live".
EINDRIDE m NorwegianDerived from the Old Norse name
Eindriði, possibly from the elements
ein "one, alone" and
ríða "to ride".
HIRUNE f BasqueMeans "trinity" in Basque, derived from
hiru meaning "three".
ICHIROU m JapaneseFrom 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.
JIROU m JapaneseFrom 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.
JU-WON m & f KoreanFrom 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.
KAZUE f JapaneseFrom 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 JapaneseFrom 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 JapaneseFrom 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, EnglishAnglicized 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 JapaneseFrom 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 (1) f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
nonus meaning "ninth", referring to the nine months of pregnancy. This was the name of a Roman goddess of pregnancy. She was also one of the three Fates (or Parcae).
OCTAVIA f English, Spanish, Ancient RomanFeminine 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, RomanianFrom 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.
OCTAVIUS m Ancient RomanRoman 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.
POMPEY m HistoryModern form of the Roman family name
Pompeius, which was probably derived from a Sabellic word meaning "five". A notable bearer was the 1st-century BC Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great.
PONTIUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, BiblicalRoman 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, EnglishFrench 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.
QUINTILIAN m HistoryFrom 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.
QUINTON m EnglishVariant of
QUENTIN, also coinciding with an English surname meaning "queen's town" in Old English.
QUINTUS m Ancient RomanRoman 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 ArabicMeans "fourth" in Arabic. This name was borne by an 8th-century Sufi mystic from Basra in Iraq.
SABUROU m JapaneseFrom 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 IrishPossibly an Irish form of
SECUNDINUS. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, also known as Secundinus.
SEPTEMBER f & m English (Rare)From the name of the ninth month (though it means "seventh month" in Latin, since it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year), which is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in September.
SEXTUS m Ancient RomanRoman praenomen, or given name, meaning "sixth" in Latin. It was traditionally given to the sixth child.
SHIROU m JapaneseFrom Japanese
四 (shi) meaning "four" and
郎 (rou) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fourth son. Other kanji combinations are possible.
TREY m EnglishFrom an English nickname meaning "three".
TRI m & f IndonesianMeans "three, third" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit
त्रि (tri).
TRINIDAD f & m SpanishMeans "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity. An island in the West Indies bears this name.