Babem & fEnglish From a nickname meaning "baby", also a slang term meaning "attractive person". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a diminutive of Barbara.
Bala 1m & fHinduism, Tamil Means "young" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form बाल and the feminine form बाला (a minor Hindu goddess).
CyrusmEnglish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Persian (Latinized) Latin form of Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš), possibly meaning "young" or "humiliator (of the enemy)". Alternatively it could be of Elamite origin. The name has sometimes been associated with Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord".... [more]
GhassanmArabic Means "youth" in Arabic. This was the name of an Arabian tribe that existed until the 6th century.
GilgameshmSumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology Possibly means "the ancestor is a hero", from Sumerian 𒉋𒂵 (bilga) meaning "ancestor" and 𒈩 (mes) meaning "hero, young man". This was the name of a Sumerian hero, later appearing in the Akkadian poem the Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, with his friend Enkidu, battled the giant Humbaba and stopped the rampage of the Bull of Heaven, besides other adventures. Gilgamesh was probably based on a real person: a king of Uruk who ruled around the 27th century BC.
HebefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἥβη (hebe) meaning "youth". In Greek mythology Hebe was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She was a goddess of youth who acted as the cupbearer to the gods.
JeunessefVarious Means "youth" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
JunofRoman Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "young", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.
Kauʻif & mHawaiian Means "the youthful one" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, and uʻi "youth, beauty".
LugalbandamSumerian Mythology From Sumerian lugal "king" and banda "young, wild, fierce". This was the name of a legendary king of Uruk who was said to be the father of Gilgamesh in Sumerian mythology.
MabynfCornish Possibly from Old Cornish mab meaning "son". This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the children of Brychan Brycheiniog. She is now regarded as a woman, but some early sources describe her as a man.
MalkhazmGeorgian Possibly means "beautiful, elegant, youthful" in Georgian.
MiladafCzech, Slovak Originally a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu"gracious, dear". It has become associated with Czech/Slovak mladý "young".
MuruganmHinduism, Tamil Possibly from a Dravidian word meaning "youth". This is the name of a Tamil war god identified with Skanda.
NajafIndigenous American, Greenlandic, Danish From Greenlandic najaa meaning "his younger sister". It was popularized in Denmark by the writer B. S. Ingemann, who used it in his novel Kunnuk and Naja, or the Greenlanders (1842).
NovellafItalian Derived from Latin novellus meaning "new, young, novel", a diminutive of novus"new". This name was borne by the 14th-century Italian scholar Novella d'Andrea, who taught law at the University of Bologna.
NurlanmKazakh, Kyrgyz From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with ұлан (ulan) meaning "young man, soldier". The corresponding Kyrgyz roots are нур and улан.
OwainmWelsh, Arthurian Romance From an Old Welsh name (Ougein, Eugein and other spellings), which was possibly from the Latin name Eugenius. Other theories connect it to the Celtic roots *owi- "sheep", *wesu- "good" or *awi- "desire" combined with the Old Welsh suffix gen "born of". This is the name of several figures from British history, including Owain mab Urien, a 6th-century prince of Rheged who fought against the Angles. The 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes adapted him into Yvain for his Arthurian romance Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. Regarded as one of the Knights of the Round Table, Yvain or Owain has since appeared in many other Arthurian tales, typically being the son of King Urien of Gore, and the errant husband of Laudine, the Lady of the Fountain.... [more]
Pallas 1fGreek Mythology Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden, young woman". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena. According to some legends it was originally the name of a friend of the goddess. Athena accidentally killed her while sparring, so she took the name in honour of her friend.
Qingf & mChinese From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
SiriafItalian Possibly a feminine form of Cyrus. It also coincides with the Italian name for the country of Syria.