JDill's Personal Name List

Abarne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: ah-BAHR-ne
Basque feminine equivalent of Ramos.
Abundancia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Abundantia. This is also the Spanish word for "abundance".
Achillefs
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Αχιλλεύς(Greek)
Pronounced: a-khee-LEHFS
Modern Greek form of Achilleus (see also Achilleas).
Advait
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
Other Scripts: अद्वैत(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Means "not dual" in Sanskrit. One of its forms advaita is a branch of Hinduism called advaita vedanta.
Áfríðr
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse
Old Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element Á- is possibly from either Old Norse áss "god", or *az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from *anu "ancestor". The second element is fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name Áfríðr appears on runestone U 1011 in Uppland, Sweden where it says that she carved the runes together with Vígmundr. This makes Áfríðr one of the very few known female runemasters.
Ainash
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Айнаш(Kazakh) ايناش(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced: ie-NAHSH
Derived from Kazakh айна (ayna) meaning "mirror", of Persian origin.
Akasha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature, Indian
Other Scripts: आकाश(Hindi)
Pronounced: a-KAH-sha
Means "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.
Akja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkmen
Means "light" or "white" in Turkmen, from ak meaning "white".
Albín
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: AL-been(Slovak)
Czech and Slovak form of Albin.
Alketa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Alket.
Alríkr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse
Possibly a variant of Alarik, Adalrik or Alfríkr. Alternatively, it may be derived from the Old Norse elements ǫl "ale" and rikr "mighty, distinguished".
Altina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Altin.
Alvard
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Ալվարդ(Armenian)
From Armenian ալ (al) meaning "bright red, scarlet" and վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".
Amangeldi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Other Scripts: Амангелді(Kazakh) امانگەلدى(Kazakh Arabic) Амангелди(Kyrgyz)
Means "safety came", derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe", ultimately from Arabic أمان (aman), combined with Kazakh келді (keldi) or Kyrgyz келди (keldi) both meaning "came, arrived" (the past tense of Kazakh келу (kelu) or Kyrgyz кел (kel) meaning "to come").
Andranik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Անդրանիկ(Armenian)
Derived from Armenian andranik "older, senior", this being in the context of a family's first-born son.
Andromachi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ανδρομάχη(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Andromache.
Anooshiravan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: انوشیروان(Persian)
Modern Iranian form of Anoshiruvan.
Antaram
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Անթառամ(Armenian) անթառամ(Old Armenian)
Pronounced: ahn-tah-RAHM(Eastern Armenian)
From the Armenian word անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of Amaranth.
Anubhav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi
Other Scripts: अनुभव(Hindi)
Pronounced: ə-nuw-BUV(Hindi)
Derived from Sanskrit अनुभव (anubhava) meaning "perception, understanding".
Anushavan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Անուշավան(Armenian)
Means "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ (anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան (avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan anaoša meaning "immortal" and urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".
Arailym
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Арайлым(Kazakh) ارايلىم(Kazakh Arabic)
Means "my dawn, my sunrise" from Kazakh aрай (aray) meaning "twilight, dawn" or "calm, tranquility".
Arghavan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: ارغوان(Persian)
From the Persian name of a type of flowering tree, known as Judas Tree in English.
Ariela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew, Albanian, Croatian, Italian (Rare), Polish
Hebrew variant of Ariella, Polish feminine form of Ariel, Italian feminine form of Ariele as well as a Croatian and Albanian borrowing of the Italian name.
Arirat
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: อารีรัตน์(Thai)
Pronounced: a-ree-RAT
From Thai อารี (ari) meaning "kind, generous" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "jewel, gem".
Armella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Breton, French, Italian, Hungarian, German (Rare)
Feminine form of Armel.

The name was borne by Armella Nicolas or La bonne Armelle (19 December 1606 – 24 October 1671), a Breton serving-maid important in French popular Catholic piety.

Arvilas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lithuanian
Means "(to) hope as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
Asabi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Yoruba
Means "one selected for birth" in Yoruba.
Ásgerður
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ásgerðr.
Ashot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)
Other Scripts: Աշոտ(Armenian) აშოტ(Georgian)
Pronounced: ah-SHAWT(Eastern Armenian)
Meaning uncertain. According to one Armenian scholar, the name comes from the ancient Urartian name Asud, which he states has the meaning of "quiet, peaceful". Others theorize that the name is possibly derived from the Armenian noun աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" as well as "land, country". Yet others connect the name to the Persian noun آتش (atash) meaning "fire".

In the medieval period, this name was not only borne by several Armenian kings, but also by Georgian kings from the historical Tao-Klarjeti region.

Ásthildur
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.
Astvatsatur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Աստվածատուր(Armenian)
Pronounced: ahst-vah-tsah-TOOR(Eastern Armenian)
Modern form of Astuacatur.
Atanasia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Sicilian
Cognate of Athanasia.
Atsuhito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 厚人, 厚仁, 篤仁, 敦仁, 充仁, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あつひと(Japanese Hiragana) アツヒト(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: A-TSOO-KHTO
From the stem of adjective 厚/篤い (atsui) meaning "kind, cordial, hospitable, warm" (also used as 敦 or 充, the last one meaning "full") combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."
Ayazhan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Аяжан(Kazakh) اياجان(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced: ah-yah-ZHAHN
From Kazakh аяулы (ayauly) meaning "dear, beloved, precious" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Aybala
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chuvash
Other Scripts: Айбала(Chuvash)
Means "moonchild" in Chuvash, from Ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with бала (bala) meaning "child".
Aybüke
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and büke "queen, woman".
Aycan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and can "soul, life, being".
Aydemir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and demir meaning "iron".
Aydinç
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and dinç "vigorous".
Ayfer
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "moonlight" in Turkish.
Aynash
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Айнаш(Kazakh) ايناش(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced: ie-NAHSH
Variant transcription of Ainash.
Aytən
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ayten.
Aznavur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Ազնաւուր(Armenian)
Meaning ''bulky, offensive, sullen and tough person'', ultimately from Persian.
Banri
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 万里, 万理, 伴吏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ばんり(Japanese Hiragana) バンリ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: BAN-RYEE
From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.
Other kanji can be used for this name, such as 伴 meaning "companion" for the first element and 理 meaning "reason, logic" or 吏 meaning "officer" for the second element.

One bearer of this name is politician and former president of the Democratic Party of Japan, Banri Kaieda (海江田 万里) (1949-).

Behtash
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: بِهتاش(Persian)
Means "good friend; good companion" in Persian.
Bektaş
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: behk-TASH
Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".
Beltrán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Galician
Pronounced: behl-TRAN(Spanish)
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".
Berfîn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kurdish
Means "snowdrop flower" in Kurdish (genus Galanthus).
Berfin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Turkish form of Berfîn.
Berkan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: BEHR-kan
From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".
Bienvenido
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Masculine form of Bienvenida.
Bjarna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Pronounced: BYAD-na
Feminine form of Bjarni.
Bjartmar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".
Böðvar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bǫðvarr.
Brynjólfur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Pronounced: PRIN-yol-vuyr
Icelandic form of Bryniulfr.
Bujare
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Bujar.
Bukurosh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian bukurosh "good-looking, handsome".
Cevat
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Turkish form of Jawad.
Chidori
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 千鳥(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: CHEE-DO-RI
Directly taken from Japanese 千鳥 (chidori) meaning "plover", a type of wading bird. The individual kanji mean 千 (chi) "a thousand" and 鳥 (dori) "bird". This name has been heavily used for female characters in manga and anime.
Chimène
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, French (African), Haitian Creole, Theatre
Pronounced: SHEE-MEHN(French)
French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.
Chizuko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 千鶴子, 千津子, 千寿子, 千珠子, 智津子, 知津子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ちず子(Kanji/Hiragana) ちずこ(Japanese Hiragana) チズコ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: CHEE-ZOO-KO
Combination of a chi kanji like 千 meaning "thousand" or 智/知 meaning "wisdom," any kanji that can be read as zu, such as 鶴 meaning "crane," 津 meaning "harbour, haven," 寿 meaning "congratulations; longevity" or 珠 meaning "ball, sphere; gem, jewel," and 子 (ko) meaning "child."
Chloi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Other Scripts: Χλόη(Greek)
Modern Greek transcription of Chloe.
Çlirim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian çliroj "to free; to set free; to release".
Concepció
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Catalan
Catalan cognate of Concepción.
Constantí
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan
Catalan form of Constantine.
Constantine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, French (Belgian)
French form of Constantina.
Costantina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Pronounced: kos-tahn-TEE-nah(Italian)
Feminine form of Costantino.
Dasharatha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: दशरथ(Sanskrit)
Means "possessing ten chariots" from Sanskrit दश (dasha) meaning "ten" and रथ (ratha) meaning "chariot". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the king of Ayodhya and the father of the hero Rama.
Dashrath
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: दशरथ(Hindi, Marathi)
Modern form of Dasharatha.
Dhruv
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: ध्रुव(Hindi, Nepali)
Modern form of Dhruva.
Dhruva
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Astronomy
Other Scripts: ध्रुव(Sanskrit)
Pronounced: DROO-vu(Sanskrit)
Means "fixed, immovable, firm, stable" in Sanskrit, also referring to the pole star in astronomy (known as Polaris in English). In Hindu mythology this is the name of a devotee of Vishnu who later became the pole star.
Diba
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian, Indian, Arabic
Other Scripts: دیبا(Persian, Urdu, Arabic)
Means "brocade (rich colourful silk)" in Persian.
Dikran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Տիգրան(Armenian)
Western Armenian transcription of Tigran.
Dilək
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Dilek.
Dillard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Meaning and origin uncertain with various opinions relating to English "dull" plus the suffix ard, Old English dol meaning "conceited or proud" and ard meaning "hard", the French "d'Illard", or a variation of similar English names like Tilliard or Tilyard. Whatever the origin, it is likely that the use as a first name is taken from either one of several places in the U.S. called Dillard, or the surname for which most were named. Dillard, Georgia is named after early settler John Dillard (1760-1842); Dillard University is named after educator James H. Dillard (1856-1940), and Dillard's department store is named after founder William T. Dillard (1914-2002). American rapper Flo Rida (1979-) was born Tramar Dillard.
Dolunay
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Domingas
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Pronounced: doo-MEEN-gush(European Portuguese) do-MEEN-gus(Brazilian Portuguese)
Feminine form of Domingos.
Dominiks
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian form of Dominicus (see Dominic).
Drastamat
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Դրաստամատ(Armenian)
Means "straight-forward, no way out" in Armenian.
Efpraxia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ευπραξία(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Eupraxia.
Efterpi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ευτέρπη(Greek)
Pronounced: ehf-TEHR-pee
Modern Greek form of Euterpe.
Egzon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Means "he enjoys" in Albanian, from gëzoj "to enjoy".
Egzona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Egzon.
Emiko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 恵美子, 笑美子, 笑子, 栄美子(Japanese Kanji) エミコ(Japanese Katakana) えみこ(Japanese Hiragana)
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 栄 (e) meaning "prosperous" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". It can also be derived from Japanese 笑 (emi) meaning "laugh, smile" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

恵美子 is the most popular kanji combination for this name in Japan.

Emilián
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Hungarian
Czech and Hungarian form of Aemilianus.
Emilijana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Емилијана(Serbian)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Emiliana.
Eñaut
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Basque from of Arnold.
Enzokuhle
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: South African, Zulu, Xhosa
Means "to do good" in Zulu and Xhosa.
Episteme
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Other Scripts: Ἐπιστήμη(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη "knowledge, understanding; skill". Saint Episteme was a 3rd-century Syrian Christian martyred under the reign of Decius.
Epistimi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Other Scripts: Επιστήμη(Greek)
Pronounced: eh-pee-STEE-mee(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Episteme as well as a Romanian variant of Epistimia used in the Orthodox Church. The name coincides with Modern Greek επιστήμη (epistími) "science".
Ersi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, Albanian
Other Scripts: Έρση(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Herse.
Eshkol
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Other Scripts: אשכול(Hebrew)
Means "grape cluster" in Hebrew.
Estibaliz
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque, Spanish
Taken from the name of the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Estíbaliz in the area of Álava, Spain.
This sanctuary dates back to the 11th century and is considered "a true jewel of Romanesque art".

Folk etymology likes to derive its name from Basque ezti "honey" and balitz "as if it were", intending it to mean "sweet like honey". This notion has, however, long been disproved.
Modern-day academics theorize that it might rather be derived from Aestivalis, and thus ultimately from Latin aestivus "of summer" and aestas "summer", which leads them to the assumption that this name might originally have been given to children born during this season.

Eyþór
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse ey possibly meaning "good fortune" or "always" or "island" combined with Þór. A famous bearer is Icelandic singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (1989-).
Farhang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: فرهنگ(Persian)
Means "culture" in Persian.
Farzan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: فرزان‎(Persian)
Means "wise; reasonable; intelligent" in Persian.
Fatlum
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian fat "fate, destiny; luck, fortune; good luck, success" and lum "lucky, blessed".
Festim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian festim "festivity; celebration".
Francisc
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian
Romanian form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Gabone
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Derived from Basque gabon "Christmas", this name is the Basque equivalent of Navidad.
Garazi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Basque equivalent of Spanish Gracia and Engracia and French Grâce and Engrâce.
Giasone
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Jason.
Göktuğ
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Means "sky banner" in Turkish.
Goudarz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: گودرز(Persian)
Pronounced: goo-DARZ
Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.
Gratienne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Gratien.
Grigoria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Γρηγορία(Greek)
Modern Greek transcription of Gregoria.
Guillerma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: gee-YEHR-ma
Feminine form of Guillermo.
Gunnbjørg
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Gunborg.
Gustautas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lithuanian
Means "to become accustomed to the people", derived from the old Lithuanian verb gusti meaning "to get used to, to inure, to accustom oneself" as well as "to learn" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
Guxim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian guxim "daring, boldness, courage; initiative; audacity".
Heiðdís
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic heiðr "honour" and dís "goddess".
Herbjørn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Herbjörn.
Hicran
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Means "separation, parting" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic هجران (hijran).
Homayoun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: همایون(Persian)
Means "blessed, sacred, fortunate" in Persian.
Hooman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: هومن(Persian)
Pronounced: hoo-MAN
Means "good thought" from Avestan hu meaning "good" and man meaning "to think".
Hooshang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian Mythology, Persian
Other Scripts: هوشنگ(Persian)
Pronounced: hoo-SHANGG(Persian)
Alternate transcription of Houshang.
Houshang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian Mythology, Persian
Other Scripts: هوشنگ(Persian)
Pronounced: hoo-SHANGG(Persian)
From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding". This is the name of a character in the Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Hrachya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Հրաչյա(Armenian)
Pronounced: hə-rahch-YAH(Eastern Armenian)
Modern form of the Old Armenian name Հրաչեայ (Hračʿeay), which was derived from Old Armenian հուր (hur) meaning "fire" and աչք (ačʿkʿ) "eyes, sight" (literally, "fire-eyed" or "eyes of fire"). The name was invented by Armenian poet Movses Khorenatsi as the name of a legendary Armenian king.
Hrayr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Հրայր(Armenian)
Means "fiery man", derived from Armenian hur "fire" combined with Armenian ayr "man".
Hrut
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Հռութ(Armenian)
Armenian form of Ruth 1.
Hürmüz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Turkish form of Hormizd.
Irinel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian
Romanian form of Irinei.
Iustin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Justin.
Ivi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ήβη(Greek)
Pronounced: EE-vee
Modern Greek form of Hebe. This is borne by Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou (1993-).
Jelimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Јелимир(Serbian)
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is either derived from Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
Joakin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Basque form of Joachim.
Jona
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Other Scripts: Јона(Serbian)
Pronounced: YO-nah(Croatian, Serbian) YOO-nah(Swedish, Norwegian) YAW-na(Sorbian)
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.
Jorgina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Catalan, Provençal
Provençal feminine form of Jòrgi.
Karlos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Basque, African American
Variant of Carlos.
Karuna
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu
Other Scripts: करुणा(Hindi, Marathi) করুণা(Bengali) কৰুণা(Assamese) కరుణ(Telugu)
Means "compassion, mercy" in Sanskrit.
Katayoon
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: کتایون(Persian)
Variant transcription of Katayun.
Kathan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: कथन(Sanskrit)
Modern form of Kathana.
Keshav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: केशव(Hindi, Marathi)
Modern form of Keshava.
Khachik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Խաչիկ(Armenian)
Pronounced: khah-CHEEK
Diminutive of Khachatur.
Khamsing
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lao
Other Scripts: ຄໍາ​ສິງ(Lao)
Pronounced: kam-SEENG
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສິງ (sing) meaning "lion".
Kimetz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Derived from Basque kimetz, a variant of kimu "sprout".
Krenar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian krenar "proud".
Krenare
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Krenar.
Kreshnik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian kreshnik "valiant hero; valiant; valorous".
Kujtime
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Kujtim.
Kutlu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Derived from the Turkish adjective kutlu meaning "blessed, auspicious" as well as "happy". As such, this name is basically the modern Turkish form of Qutluğ. Also see Kutluğ.

A known bearer of this name was the Turkish Cypriot journalist and poet Kutlu Adalı (1935-1996).

Lashyn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Лашын(Kazakh) لاشىن(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced: lah-SHUN
Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.
Layan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ليان(Arabic)
Pronounced: lay-AHN
Means "soft, gentle" in Arabic.
Leonida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Polish, Russian, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian (Rare), Moldovan
Other Scripts: Леонида(Russian)
Feminine form of Leonidas.
Leonides
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek, Galician
Other Scripts: Λεωνίδης, Λεονίδης(Ancient Greek)
Attic and Ionic Greek form of Leonidas, because it contains the Attic and Ionic Greek patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

A notable bearer of this name was saint Leonides of Alexandria, who lived in the 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD.

Lubanzi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: South African, Xhosa, Zulu
Means "wide, deep" in Xhosa, often from the phrase thando olubanzi meaning "vast love".
Lucrezio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Lucretius.
Lulzim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Possibly derived from Albanian lulëzim meaning "blooming, flowering, blossoming" as well as "prosperity".
Lulzime
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Feminine form of Lulzim.
Lwandle
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Tsonga, Zulu
Means "ocean" in Zulu and Tsonga.
Məcid
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Majid.
Madan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Other Scripts: मदन(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ਮਦਨ(Gurmukhi) মদন(Bengali, Assamese) ମଦନ(Odia)
Modern form of Madana.
Madana
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: मदन(Sanskrit)
Means "intoxicating, maddening" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love and desire.
Mahapajapati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Sanskrit
Other Scripts: महाप्रजापति(Sanskrit)
Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master". This was the name of an aunt of the Gautama Buddha and the younger sister of Maya who raised Siddhartha.
Mahshid
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: مهشید(Persian)
Means "moonlight" in Persian.
Majlind
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Masculine form of Majlinda.
Makoa
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: ma-KO-a
From the word meaning "fearless, courageous, aggressive."
Manan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Gujarati
Other Scripts: मनन(Hindi) મનન(Gujarati)
Derived from Sanskrit मनन (manana) meaning "thinking, understanding, reflection, meditation".
Manohar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu
Other Scripts: मनोहर(Hindi, Marathi) ਮਨੋਹਰ(Gurmukhi) మనోహర్(Telugu)
From Sanskrit मनोहर (manohara) meaning "charming, attractive, captivating".
Marçal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan, Lengadocian
Pronounced: mər-SAL(Catalan) mar-SAL(Catalan)
Catalan and Languedocian form of Martialis (see Martial).
Martiño
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Galician
Galician form of Martin.
Mąstvilas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
Mətanət
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Pronounced: ma-tah-NAT
Means "firmness" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic متانة (matanah).
Mehran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: مهران‎(Persian)
Pronounced: mehh-RAWN
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".
Mërgim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian mërgim "exile; (archaic) departure".
Meropi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Μερόπη(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Merope.
Miljenka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Miljenko.
Nachman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: נחמן(Hebrew)
Means "comforter, consoler" in Hebrew.
Naroa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Derived from Basque naro "abundant; fertile".
Nechama
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: נחמה(Hebrew)
Means "comfort, consolation" in Hebrew. It was traditionally given to babies born around Tisha B'Av, a Jewish holy day.
Nichita
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Nikita 1.
Nihan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian, Kurdish, Turkish
Other Scripts: نیهان(Persian, Kurdish Sorani)
Pronounced: NEE-han(Turkish)
Means "hidden, secret" in Persian and "finally" in Turkish.
Nitish
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali
Other Scripts: नितीश(Hindi) ਨਿਤੀਸ਼(Gurmukhi) নিতিশ(Bengali)
From Sanskrit नीति (niti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct, behaviour" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name for the Hindu god Krishna.
Nugraha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: noo-GRA-ha
Means "award, bestowment, gift" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अनुग्रह (anugraha).
Nugroho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Javanese
Other Scripts: ꦤꦸꦒꦿꦺꦴꦲꦺꦴ(Javanese)
Pronounced: noo-GRO-ho(Indonesian)
Javanese form of Nugraha.
Oihane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: oi-A-neh
Feminine form of Oihan.
Olatz
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located in Azpeitia, Spain, which is of unknown meaning. It dates to the 13th century and was visited by Saint Ignatius.
Orestis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ορέστης(Greek)
Modern Greek spelling of Orestes. A known bearer of this name is the Greek professional soccer player Orestis Karnezis (b. 1985).
Özcan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: uuz-JAHN
From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and can meaning "soul".
Öznur
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "substance, essence, gist" or öz meaning "soul" combined with nur meaning "light".
Pafsanias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Παυσανίας(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Pausanias. A known bearer of this name was the Greek army officer and politician Pafsanias Katsotas (1896-1991).
Pajtim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian pajtim "accord, accordance; placation, conciliation".
Parivash
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Uzbek
Means "fairy-like" in Uzbek.
Parizad
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: پریزاد(Persian)
Means "child of a fairy", from Persian پری (pari) meaning "sprite, fairy" combined with زاد (zâd) meaning "child of".
Parthenopi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Παρθενόπη(Greek)
Modern Greek transcription of Parthenope.
Paruyr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Պարույր(Armenian)
Pronounced: pah-ROOYR(Eastern Armenian)
Modern form of Paroyr.
Pasqual
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan, Ladin
Pronounced: pəs-KWAL(Catalan) pas-KWAL(Catalan)
Catalan and Ladin form of Pascal.
Pavan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi
Other Scripts: पवन(Hindi)
Pronounced: PU-vən(Hindi)
Derived from Sanskrit पवन (pavana) meaning "purifier, breath, wind, air". This is another name of the Hindu god Vayu.
Pegah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: پگاه(Persian)
Pronounced: pa-GAWH
Means "dawn" in Persian.
Pejman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: پژمان(Persian)
Pronounced: pezh-MAWN
Means "sad, dejected, remorseful" in Persian.
Penelopa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Georgian (Rare), Serbian
Other Scripts: Пенелопа(Russian) პენელოპა(Georgian)
Cognate of Penelope.
Penélope
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Pronounced: pe-NE-lo-pe(Spanish) pə-NE-loop(Portuguese)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Penelope.
Peyman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: پیمان(Persian)
Pronounced: pay-MAWN
Means "oath, pledge, promise" in Persian.
Philomenes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Φιλομένης(Ancient Greek)
Masculine form of Philomena.
Pokiza
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Uzbek
Means "clean, pure, true" in Uzbek.
Prahlad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Other Scripts: प्रहलाद(Hindi) प्रल्हाद(Marathi) প্রহ্লাদ(Bengali) ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ(Odia) প্ৰহ্লাদ(Assamese)
Modern form of Prahlada.
Prahlada
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: प्रह्लाद(Sanskrit)
Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king in the Hindu text the Bhagavata Purana.
Pranab
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Other Scripts: প্রণব(Bengali, Assamese) ପ୍ରଣବ(Odia)
Pronounced: praw-NAWB(Bengali)
Eastern Indian form of Pranav. A notable bearer was Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), the 13th president of India.
Prvoslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian
Other Scripts: Првослав(Serbian)
Derived from the elements prvo meaning "first, firstly" and slava meaning "glory".
Prvoslava
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Првослава(Serbian)
Feminine form of Prvoslav.
Puran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Other Scripts: पूरन(Hindi) ਪੂਰਨ(Gurmukhi)
From Sanskrit पूरण (pūraṇa) meaning "fulfilling, completing".
Ramize
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish, Albanian
Feminine form of Ramiz.
Ramos
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: RA-mos(Spanish) RU-moosh(European Portuguese) RU-moos(Brazilian Portuguese)
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos, the plural form of ramo meaning "bough, branch; bouquet."
Ranislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ранислав(Serbian)
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "early glory".
Rodi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ρόδη(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Rhode.
Rouzbeh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: روزبه(Persian)
Pronounced: rooz-BEHH
Means "lucky, happy" in Old Persian.
Ruf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Руф(Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian)
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Rufus.
Sadhana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: সাধনা(Bengali) साधना(Hindi, Marathi)
Means "means to accomplish a goal" in Sanskrit.
Sæmundur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Pronounced: SAEE-muyn-tuyr(Icelandic)
Modern form of Sæmundr.
Sagynysh
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Сағыныш(Kazakh) ساعىنىش(Kazakh Arabic)
Means "sadness, longing, langour" in Kazakh.
Salomi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Σαλωμη(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Salome.
Samantha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sinhalese
Other Scripts: සමන්ත(Sinhala)
Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.
Santosh
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Assamese
Other Scripts: संतोष(Hindi, Marathi) ସନ୍ତୋଷ(Odia) সন্তোষ(Bengali, Assamese) ਸੰਤੋਸ਼(Gurmukhi) సంతోష్(Telugu)
From Sanskrit संतोष (santosha) meaning "satisfaction, contentment".
Sebastià
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan
Catalan form of Sebastian.
Selin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: SE-lin
Means "fresh running water" in Turkish, ultimately from Turkish sel "fast-flowing stream; torrent; flood".
Şengül
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "rose garden", see Gülşen.
Sertab
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: sir-TAHB
Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".
Sevcan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
A combination of sev which means "love" and can which means "soul, life".
Shachi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Sanskrit
Other Scripts: शची(Sanskrit)
Means "glow; flame" in Sanskrit. Shachi is the Queen consort of Indra. She is the goddess of beauty, jealousy and rage. She is one of the seven Matrikas (mother goddesses). Shachi is described as beautiful and having the most beautiful eyes. She is associated with lions and elephants.
Shamiram
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Assyrian, Armenian
Other Scripts: Շամիրամ(Armenian)
Pronounced: Sham-ee-ram(Neo-Aramaic, Armenian)
Assyrian and Armenian form of Semiramis.
Sharad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: शरद(Hindi, Marathi)
From Sanskrit शरद (sharada) meaning "autumn".
Shkelqim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Derived from Albanian shkëlqen "to shine; to glow; to glint".
Shkodran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Pronounced: SHKO-drahn
Probably derived from the name of the North Albanian city Shkodër (also named Shkodra).

It is the given name of the Albanian-German football player Shkodran Mustafi.

Shoham
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: שהם, שוהם(Hebrew)
Pronounced: SHO-hahm
Means "onyx" or "sardonyx" in Hebrew. (see Onyx, see Sardonyx)
Silviana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, Late Roman
Romanian, Italian, Provençal, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.
Simay
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "silver moon" or "glitter moon" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Turkish sim meaning "silver, glitter" combined with Turkish ay meaning "moon".
Siphosethu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Zulu
Means "our gift" in Zulu.
Srbuhi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Սրբուհի(Armenian)
Pronounced: sər-poo-HEE
Means "holy woman, female saint" in Armenian, ultimately from սուրբ (surb) meaning "holy, sacred".
Stanton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Transferred use of the surname Stanton.
Suphattra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: สุพัตรา(Thai)
Pronounced: soo-pat-TRA
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and พัตร (phat) meaning "cloth, robe, garment".
Symbat
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Сымбат(Kazakh) سىمبات(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced: sum-BAHT
Means "posture, figure" in Kazakh.
Talshyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Талшын(Kazakh) تالشىن(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced: tahl-SHUN
Means "chestnut tree" in Kazakh.
Tamanno
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Uzbek
Means "flirtatious gesture" in Uzbek.
Tanmay
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Bengali, Hindi
Other Scripts: তন্ময়(Bengali) तन्मय(Hindi)
Modern form of Tanmaya.
Tanmaya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
Other Scripts: तन्मय(Hindi, Marathi) তন্ময়(Bengali) તન્મય(Gujarati)
Pronounced: TƏN-məy(Hindi)
Derived from Sanskrit tanmaya (तन्मय) meaning "absorbed in, made up of, identified with."
Taraneh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: ترانه(Persian)
Pronounced: ta-raw-NEH
Means "song" in Persian (see Tarana).
Tarun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi
Other Scripts: তরুণ(Bengali) তৰুণ(Assamese) तरुण(Hindi) ତରୁଣ(Odia) ਤਰੁਣ(Gurmukhi)
Derived from Sanskrit तरुण (taruna) meaning "young, youthful".
Thaddäus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
German form of Thaddeus.
Thobeka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Southern African, Zulu
Means "humble" in Zulu.
Tilemachos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Τηλέμαχος(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Telemachos. Known bearers of this name include the Greek politician Tilemachos Chytiris (b. 1945) and the Greek fencer Tilemachos Karakalos (1866-1951).
Togzhan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Тоғжан(Kazakh) توعجان(Kazakh Arabic)
Means "pure soul" or "full soul" in Kazakh.
Torgrim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þórgrímr.
Tshala
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Luba
Pronounced: Tsa-la
Meaning unknown. It comes from the Tshiluba language, spoken in DR Congo.
Tsotne
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: ცოტნე(Georgian)
Pronounced: TSAWT-NEH
Either derived from Georgian ცოტა (tsota) meaning "a little, few" or from Georgian მცოდნე (mtsodne) meaning "able, adept".

This name is best known for being the name of Tsotne Dadiani, a 13th-century Georgian nobleman who participated in an attempt of the Georgian nobility to overthrow the Mongol rule of Georgia. This ultimately failed and most of the noblemen involved were arrested by the Mongols. Dadiani was one of the few who were not arrested, but he insisted upon sharing the fate of his kinsmen, after learning that the Mongols were torturing them. The Mongols were so impressed with his sacrifice that they ultimately set him and the other noblemen free. This act of selflessness made him one of the most popular historical figures of Georgia, which ultimately led to his canonization by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1999.

Turaç
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "francolin" in Turkish.
Vaibhav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: वैभव(Marathi, Hindi)
Pronounced: VEH-bəv(Hindi)
Derived from Sanskrit वैभव (vaibhava) meaning "glory, might, power". This is one of the names of Vishnu as well as a manifestation of Lakshmi.
Valfrid
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Finnish
Pronounced: VAHL-freed(Swedish)
Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.
Valgerður
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valgerðr.
Varma
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: VAHR-mah
Means "sure, certain, reliable" in Finnish.
Varun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Thai
Other Scripts: वरुण(Hindi) ਵਰੁਣ(Gurmukhi) వరుణ్(Telugu) ವರುಣ್(Kannada) വരുൺ(Malayalam) வருண்(Tamil) วรุณ(Thai)
Pronounced: VU-ruwn(Hindi) wa-ROON(Thai)
Modern form of Varuna as well as a Thai alternate transcription of Warun.
Varuzhan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Վարուժան(Armenian)
Pronounced: vah-roo-ZHAHN
From Armenian վարուժան (varužan) meaning "male bird".
Venanci
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan
Catalan form of Venantius.
Visar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Pronounced: vee-SAR
Derived from Albanian visar "treasure".
Wandile
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Zulu, South African
Means "you are extra" in Zulu.
Wilhard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Yanai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.
Yashwant
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: यशवंत(Marathi, Hindi)
Means "possessing glory" in Sanskrit.
Zamir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: זמיר(Hebrew)
Pronounced: zah-MEER
Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.
Zamir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Albanian
Means "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian zë meaning "voice" and mirë meaning "good".
Zutoia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.
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