Balthasar's Personal Name List

Aalisaikhan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Аальсайхан(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "nice character, good disposition" in Mongolian, from ааль (aali) meaning "disposition, conduct" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Abahai
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Manchu
Other Scripts: ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ(Manchu)
A short Manchu form of Tiancong, meaning “Heavenly Ruler”. Best known as one of the Manchu titles of Hong Taiji.
Achamma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Other Scripts: അച്ചാമ്മ(Malayalam)
Form of Rebecca used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Adichai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: อดิชัย(Thai)
Pronounced: a-dee-CHIE
From Thai อดิ (adi) meaning "great, excellent" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Agasa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 亜芽沙, 亜雅沙, 有芽沙, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: AH-GAH-SAH
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 芽 (ga) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Agatha.

Ai 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 愛, 藍, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-EE
From Japanese (ai) meaning "love, affection", (ai) meaning "indigo", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Aichen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 蔼晨, 蔼琛(Chinese)
From the Chinese 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" or 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".
Aishan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 爱珊(Chinese)
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Aishwarya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Other Scripts: ऐश्वर्या(Hindi, Marathi) ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ(Kannada) ഐശ്വര്യ(Malayalam) ஐசுவரியா(Tamil)
Means "prosperity, wealth" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1973-).
Aki 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 晶, 明, 秋, 亜希, 亜樹, 亜紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE
From Japanese (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.
Amanjot
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Indian (Sikh)
Pronounced: Ah-men-joth
Apinya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: อภิญญา(Thai)
Pronounced: a-peen-YA
Alternate transcription of Aphinya.
Arabinda
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bengali, Odia
Other Scripts: অরবিন্দ(Bengali) ଅରବିନ୍ଦ(Odia)
Bengali and Odia variant of Aravind.
Asahi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 旭, 朝日, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あさひ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-SA-KHEE
From Japanese (asahi) or 朝日 (asahi) both meaning "morning sun". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Asamizu
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 朝水, 浅水(Japanese Kanji)
made with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".
Ayal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Amis
Pronounced: a-yarə
Bada
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean (Modern)
Other Scripts: 바다(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: PA-DA
From native Korean 바다 (bada) meaning "sea, ocean."
Bahadur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: बहादुर(Hindi, Nepali)
Pronounced: bə-HA-duwr(Hindi)
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From Persian بهادر (bahador), itself from Turkic bagatur meaning "hero, warrior". This was the name of rulers of the Mughal Empire.
Balarama
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: बलराम(Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1. This is the name of a Hindu god, the elder brother of Krishna.
Bambang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: BAM-bang
Means "knight" in Javanese.
Bhoomi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi (Modern)
Pronounced: B-oo-m-ee
Hindi/Sanskrit Term for Earth
Boram
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 보람(Korean Hangul) 寳濫, 寳蘫, 寳覽, 保濫, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: PO-RAM
From native Korean 보람 (boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."
It can also be written with hanja, such as 寳 (bo) meaning "treasure" or 保 (bo) meaning "protection, defence," combining that with 濫 (ram) meaning "overflow; diffusion; float," 蘫 (ram) meaning "clear water," 覽 (ram) meaning "view; observation; prospect," and the such.

Female bearers of this name include singer and actress Jeon Boram (1986-) and singer Park Bo-ram (1994-).

Buichi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 武一, 武市, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: BUU-EE-CHEE
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Buichi Terasawa, a Japanese manga artist.

Bunta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 文多, 文太, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: BUUN-TAH
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was actor Bunta Sugawara (1933-2014), who appeared in almost 200 feature films.

Byakuran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: びゃくらん(Japanese Hiragana) 百蘭, 白蘭, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: BYAH-KUU-ṘAHN
From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Cahaya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indonesian, Malay
Pronounced: CHA-ha-ya(Indonesian)
Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian.
Cahulogan
Usage: Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Pronounced: ku-huw-lo-GAN(Filipino)
Derived from Tagalog kahulugan meaning "meaning".
Caijuan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 财娟(Chinese)
From the Chinese 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Chaidar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indonesian
Indonesian form of Haidar.
Chaisit
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ชัยสิทธิ์(Thai)
Pronounced: chie-SEET
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".
Chamara
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sinhalese
Other Scripts: චාමර(Sinhala)
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Derived from Sanskrit चमर (chamara) meaning "yak" or "fly-whisk".
Chandra
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Other Scripts: चन्द्र, चन्द्रा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali) চন্দ্র(Bengali) চন্দ্ৰ(Assamese) चंद्रा(Marathi) చంద్ర(Telugu) சந்திரா(Tamil) ಚಂದ್ರ(Kannada)
Pronounced: CHAWND-ro(Bengali)
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of the masculine form चण्ड (a name of the moon in Hindu texts, which is often personified as a deity) as well as the feminine form चण्डा.
Chō
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ちょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHO
From Japanese (chō) meaning "butterfly".
Chorong
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean (Modern)
Other Scripts: 초롱(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: CHO-RONG
From either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.

One famous bearer of this name is singer-songwriter and actress Park Cho-rong (1991-).

Chouko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 蝶子(Japanese Kanji) ちょうこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHO-KO
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蝶子 (see Chōko).
Chuahirun
Usage: Thai
Pronounced: chwah-heer-roon
Dame
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Batak
Means "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Dawa
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: ཟླཝ(Tibetan)
Means "moon, month" in Tibetan.
Devadas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: देवदास(Hindi)
Means "servant of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
Dewi 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indonesian
Indonesian form of Devi.
Deyan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 德燕(Chinese)
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Difang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indigenous Taiwanese
Meaning unavailable.
Dinakar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian
Dinakar mean Sun
Dipali
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: दीपाली(Hindi, Marathi)
Means "row of lamps" in Sanskrit.
Douri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 通, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: DO:-ṘEE
From Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

A famous bearer is Dori Sakurada, a Japanese actor and singer.

Dyaus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: द्यौष्(Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit द्यु (dyu) meaning "sky", ultimately connected to the name of the Indo-European god *Dyēws. In the Rigveda he is the sky god, the consort of the earth goddess Prithvi. He is also called Dyaus Pita meaning "father sky". His name is cognate with other Indo-European theonyms such as Greek Zeus and Latin Jupiter.
Eita
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 瑛太, 栄太, 英太, 永太, 詠太, 鋭太, 衛太, 瑛多, 栄多, 英多, 永多, 詠多, 鋭多, 衛多(Japanese Kanji) えいた(Japanese Hiragana) エイタ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: E:-TAH
This name combines 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal ball," 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosper," 英 (ei, hanabusa) meaning "excellent, outstanding," 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, long, everlasting," 詠 (ei, uta.u, yo.mu) meaning "compose, poem, recite, song," 鋭 (ei, surudo.i) meaning "sharp, keen" or 衛 (e, ei) meaning "defense, protection" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick" or 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much."

One bearer of this name is actor Eita (瑛太), born Eita Nagayama (永山 瑛太) (1982-).

Emi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 恵美, 絵美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) えみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EH-MEE
From Japanese (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or (e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Enza
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 燕三, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)" combined with 三 (za) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eun-Jeong
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 은정(Korean Hangul) 恩廷, 恩婷, 慇婷, 銀貞, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: UN-JUNG
From Sino-Korean (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or (eun) meaning "careful, anxious, attentive" combined with (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or (jeong) meaning "pretty, graceful". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese (Hakka)
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Hakka Chinese form of Hua.
Fangqing
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 方青, 方清, 芳清, 芳青, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: FAHNG-CHEENG
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This name is made up 芳 (Fang) meaning "Beautiful, Virtuous, Fragrance" or 方 (Fang) meaning "Square, Direction, Way, Region, Locality, Involution, Power, At the time when, Just", plus 清 (Qing) meaning "Clear, Clean, Distinct, Quiet, the Dynasty, Thoroughly, Completely", or 青 (Qing) meaning "Green, Blue, Young". My source is in the notes.
Fen 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 芬, 奋, etc.(Chinese) 芬, 奮, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: FUN
From Chinese (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" (which is usually only feminine) or (fèn) meaning "strive, exert" (usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.
Gantulga
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Гантулга(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "steel cooking stand" in Mongolian, from ган (gan) meaning "steel" and тулга (tulga) meaning "cooking stand".
Gauri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: गौरी(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi)
Means "white" in Sanskrit. This is a Hindu goddess, another name of Parvati the wife of Shiva, so named because of her fair complexion.
Giang
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: ZANG, YANG
From Sino-Vietnamese (giang) meaning "river".
Guanyin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Buddhism
Other Scripts: 观音(Chinese) 觀音(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KWAN-EEN(Chinese)
Means "one who observes sounds", from Chinese (guān) meaning "to observe, to see" and (yīn) meaning "sound, tone", referring to prayers. This is the Chinese name of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion (who is regarded as female in China). It originated as a calque of Sanskrit अवलोकितस्वर (Avalokitasvara), an earlier form of Avalokiteshvara's name.
Guiying
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 桂英, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KWAY-EENG
From Chinese (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
Haewon
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 해원(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: HAY-WON
해 is 海 meaning "sea" or "ocean"
원 is 媛 meaning "beautiful"
해원 means beautiful ocean
Hahami
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 羽々未, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" duplicated and combined with 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Haijun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 海俊, 海军, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KHIE-CHUYN
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haiyan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 海晏, 海燕, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KHEH-YEHN
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Ha-Jun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 하준(Korean Hangul) 夏准, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: HA-JOON
From Sino-Korean (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with (jun) meaning "approve, permit". This name can be formed by other hanja characters as well.
Hanzō
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 半蔵, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はんぞう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HAWN-ZO
From Japanese (han) meaning "half" and () meaning "to hide". This name was borne by the noted samurai Hattori Hanzou (1542-1596). The name can also be formed from other kanji combinations.
Hedjara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Maranao
Possibly a form of Hajar.
Higashi
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ひがし(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-GA-SHEE
From Japanese (higashi) meaning "east".
Hong
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 虹, 红, 弘, 鸿, 宏, etc.(Chinese) 虹, 紅, 弘, 鴻, 宏, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KHUWNG
From Chinese (hóng) meaning "rainbow", (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" (which is usually only masculine) or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" (also usually only masculine). Other characters can also form this name.
Hotaru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ほたる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HO-TA-ROO
From Japanese (hotaru) meaning "firefly".
Hye
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: (Korean Hangul) 慧, 惠, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KHYEH
From Sino-Korean (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or other characters that are pronounced in the same way. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character. A notable bearer was a 6th-century king of Baekje.
Hyosung
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Iravan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: इरावान्(Sanskrit)
Derived from Sanskrit इरावत् (irāvat) meaning "satiating, comfortable, endowed with provisions", from इरा (irā) meaning "food, refreshment". This is the name of a minor Hindu deity and a character in the Mahabharata. The son of Arjuna, he is a patron god of transgender communities.
Isamu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) いさむ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EE-SA-MOO
From Japanese (isamu) meaning "brave" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.
Jayadeva
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sanskrit
Other Scripts: जयदेव(Sanskrit)
Means "divine victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" and देव (deva) meaning "god". This was the name of a 13th-century Indian poet.
Jayanta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Other Scripts: जयन्त, जयंत(Sanskrit) জয়ন্ত(Bengali, Assamese)
Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious". This is the name of a son of the Hindu god Indra, as well as other figures in Hindu mythology.
Jeetendra
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: जितेन्द्र(Hindi) जितेंद्र(Marathi)
Alternate transcription of Hindi जितेन्द्र or Marathi जितेंद्र (see Jitendra).
Jiahao
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 家豪, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYA-KHOW
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From Chinese (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
Jiang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYANG
From Chinese (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Jinsheng
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 金生, 金升, 津生, 进生, 晋生, 锦生, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEEN-SHUNG
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry", 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress", 晋 (jìn) meaning "advance, increase" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, soar, ascend". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Jyoti
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Other Scripts: ज्योती, ज्योति(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) জ্যোতি(Bengali, Assamese)
Derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light". This is a transcription of both the feminine form ज्योती and the masculine form ज्योति.
Kaion
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 海音, 快音, 塊音, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: KAH-EE-ON
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kakita
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: 柿田(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: KA-KEE-TA
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From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kali 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil
Other Scripts: काली(Sanskrit) কালী(Bengali) காளி(Tamil)
Pronounced: KAH-lee(English)
Means "the black one" in Sanskrit. The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. She is usually depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword. As a personal name, it is generally masculine in India.
Kamini
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: कामिनी(Hindi)
Means "desirable" in Sanskrit.
Kanika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Khmer
Other Scripts: កណិការ(Khmer)
Taken from the Khmer name for Kanak Champa, a white, jasmine-like plant.
Kanlayani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กัลยาณี(Thai)
Pronounced: kan-la-ya-NEE
Means "beautiful girl" in Thai, ultimately from कल्याणी (kalyani).
Kannan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tamil
Other Scripts: கண்ணன்(Tamil)
Tamil form of Krishna.
Kanya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กัญญา(Thai)
Pronounced: kan-YA
Means "young woman" in Thai.
Kartikeya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: कार्त्तिकेय(Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krttika), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (krt) meaning "to cut, to divide". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda.
Kausalya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: कौसल्या(Sanskrit)
Means "of the Kosala people" in Sanskrit. Kosala was an ancient Indian kingdom that was at its most powerful in the 6th century BC. In Hindu legend Kausalya is the name of the mother of the hero Rama.
Ken'ichi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 健一, 研一, 賢一, 謙一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) けんいち(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KEWN-EE-CHEE
From Japanese (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or (ken) meaning "study, sharpen" combined with (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Khava
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chechen, Ingush
Other Scripts: Хава(Chechen, Ingush)
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Chechen and Ingush form of Eve.
Khoyru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Nganasan
Other Scripts: Хойру(Nganasan)
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Derived from хда (khda) meaning "felled tree, firewood".
Kishor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Other Scripts: किशोर(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) கிஷோர்(Tamil) కిశోర్(Telugu)
Derived from Sanskrit किशोर (kishora) meaning "colt".
Kishore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Other Scripts: किशोर(Hindi, Marathi) கிஷோர்(Tamil) కిశోర్(Telugu)
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi किशोर, Tamil கிஷோர் or Telugu కిశోర్ (see Kishor).
Kittikhun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กิตติคุณ(Thai)
Pronounced: keet-tee-KOON
Means "prestige, fame, renown" in Thai.
Kittiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กิตติยา(Thai)
Pronounced: keet-tee-YA
Derived from Thai กิตติ (kitti) meaning "fame, renown".
Laimbu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Manchu
Other Scripts: ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ(Manchu) 賴慕布(Chinese)
Derived from the Manchu ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ (laimbu) that can be translated with the Chinese character 賴 (lài) meaning "to depend on" combined with 慕 () meaning "to admire, to adore" and 布 (bu) meaning "cloth; textiles" but also "to announce; to proclaim".

Other characters combinations are also possible.

A famous bearer of this name was Laimbu (1612–1646), a Manchu noble of the early Qing Dynasty.

Liang
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Pronounced: LYANG
From Chinese (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.
Linshuang
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 霖霜(Chinese)
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From the Chinese 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Lu 2
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese) (Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LOO
From Chinese () meaning "rice bowl, black", also referring to an ancient minor territory in what is now Shandong province.
Majnun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Azerbaijani, Theatre
Malati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: मालती(Hindi)
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.
Manpreet
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Indian (Sikh)
Other Scripts: ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ(Gurmukhi)
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From Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and प्रीति (priti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Marat
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tatar
Other Scripts: Марат(Tatar)
Tatar form of Murad.
Masa
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 雅, 正, 真, 昌(Japanese Kanji) まさ(Japanese Hiragana) マサ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: MA-SA
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Masa was a very popular name for girls in the early 1900s in Japan. It was usually spelled using katakana as マサ.

It can also be spelled as 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful", 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous" or 真 (masa) meaning "true". Other kanji and kanji combinations are possible.

Nowadays it is often used as a masculine nickname for Masahiko and other names starting with the same sound.

Masuyo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 益世, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ますよ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-SOO-YO
From Japanese (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Matangi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: मातंगी(Sanskrit)
Pronounced: mah-TAHNG-ee, mah-TAHN-gee
Matangi is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Parvati, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is considered to be the Tantric form of Parvati but she is very similar to Saraswati. Like Sarasvati, Matangi and she governs speech, music, knowledge and the arts. Her worship is prescribed to acquire supernatural powers, especially gaining control over enemies, attracting people to oneself, acquiring mastery over the arts and gaining supreme knowledge.
Maysang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Amis
Pronounced: mie-sang
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Mayuri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 真結里, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Megumi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 恵, 愛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) めぐみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEH-GOO-MEE
From Japanese (megumi) meaning "favour, benefit" or (megumi) meaning "love, affection", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that have the same reading. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Meiyu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 美玉, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: MAY-UY
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 玉 () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Mekan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkmen
Means "place, town, edge" in Turkmen, ultimately from Arabic مكان (makan) meaning "place, position".
Michi 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) みち(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-CHEE
From Japanese (michi) meaning "path". Other kanji can also form this name.
Mikiya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 樹弥, 幹允, 御喜家, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: MEE-KEE-YAH
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 允 (ya) meaning "field". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Other Scripts: मीना(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi) மீனா(Tamil)
Means "fish" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the daughter of the Hindu goddess Ushas as well as the daughter of the god Kubera.
Minar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Batak
Means "bright, clear, shining" in Batak.
Min-Jun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 민준(Korean Hangul) 敏俊, 旼俊, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: MEEN-JOON
From Sino-Korean (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Miu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美羽, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-OO
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (u) meaning "feather". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Motome
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: 求, 元目, 求馬(Japanese Kanji) もとめ(Japanese Hiragana) モトメ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: MO-TO-ME
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This surname is used as 求, 元目 or 求馬 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for", 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 目 (boku, moku, ma, me, -me) meaning "care, class, experience, eye, favour, insight, look" and 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma, me) meaning "horse."

Motome (求) is also used as a masculine given name.

Muthusamy
Usage: Tamil
Pearl god; Lord Murugan
Mutsumi
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Pronounced: MOO-TSOO-MEE
Mutsumi means "order".

A famous bearer is Goro "Mutsu" Mutsumi, an actor.

Năng
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: NANG
From Sino-Vietnamese 能 (năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".
Ōkuninushi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese Mythology
Other Scripts: 大国主(Japanese Kanji) おおくにぬし(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: O-KOO-NYEE-NOO-SHEE(Japanese)
Means "master of the great country", from Japanese (ō) meaning "big, great", (kuni) meaning "country, land" and (nushi) meaning "master". In Japanese myth he was the divine ruler of the lands, until the gods of the heavens seized control and he retreated to the unseen world.
Osel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan
Other Scripts: འོད་གསལ(Tibetan)
Means "bright light" in Tibetan.
Otgonbayar
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Отгонбаяр(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "youngest joy" in Mongolian, from отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".
Padmavati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: पद्मावती(Sanskrit)
Means "resembling lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" combined with वती (vati) meaning "resemblance". This is the name of the foster-mother of the god Hindu Skanda. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 14th-century queen of Mewar.
Pakpao
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ปักเปา(Thai)
Pronounced: pak-POW
Means "kite (flying craft)" in Thai.
Parth
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: પાર્થ(Gujarati) पार्थ(Marathi, Hindi)
Modern form of Partha.
Partha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Other Scripts: पार्थ(Sanskrit) পার্থ(Bengali) পাৰ্থ(Assamese)
Means "son of Pritha" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is another name for the Pandavas, who were sons of Pritha (another name of Kunti) and Pandu.
Passang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: པ་བཟང(Tibetan)
Means "good, excellent" in Tibetan.
Pitambara
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: पीताम्बर(Sanskrit)
Derived from Sanskrit पीत (pita) meaning "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment". This is another name of the Hindu gods Vishnu or Krishna, given to them because yellow clothing is traditionally worn at religious events.
Prasad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali
Other Scripts: ప్రసాద్(Telugu) प्रसाद(Marathi, Hindi, Nepali) ಪ್ರಸಾದ್(Kannada) പ്രസാദ്(Malayalam) பிரசாத்(Tamil) ପ୍ରସାଦ(Odia) প্রসাদ(Bengali)
Means "brightness, clearness, graciousness, offering" in Sanskrit. This is a word referring to an offering of food made to a deity.
Qingmei
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 青梅, 清梅, 庆梅, 晴梅, 青美, 清美, 庆美, 晴美(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEENG-MAY
Combination of Qing and Mei 1. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 清 (qīng) meaning "pure, clean," 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebration" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear/fine weather."

Except 晴梅 and 晴美, which are exclusively given to females, other combinations can be given to males as well, though they are still mainly feminine.

Quán Thế Âm
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guanyin.
Raharjo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Javanese
Pronounced: rah-HAHR-jo
Means "plentiful, abundant" in Javanese.
Rahul
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Other Scripts: राहुल(Hindi, Marathi) রাহুল(Bengali) ঋাহুল(Assamese) ରାହୁଲ(Odia) રાહુલ(Gujarati) ਰਾਹੁਲ(Gurmukhi) രാഹുൽ(Malayalam) ராகுல்(Tamil) ರಾಹುಲ್(Kannada) రాహుల్(Telugu)
Modern form of Rahula.
Rajani
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: रजनी(Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali) రజని(Telugu) ರಜನಿ(Kannada)
Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Kali or Durga.
Rajathy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Tamil
Pronounced: raj-ar-tee
Rostam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian, Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: رستم(Persian)
Pronounced: ros-TAM(Persian)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Iranian roots *rautas "river" and *taxma "strong". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the Shahnameh.
Ryūko
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 龍子, 竜子, 流子, 柳子, 龍虎, 竜虎, 龍乎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りゅう子(Kanji/Hiragana) りゅうこ(Japanese Hiragana) リュウコ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: RYOO-KO
From Ryū combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." The combination 龍虎/竜虎, literally meaning "dragon and tiger" and extended to refer to two mighty rivals, is sometimes used (though exclusively for boys) as is the case for actor Ryūko Isogai (磯貝 龍乎) (1987-), who was born with the given name 龍虎.
Salisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ศลิษา(Thai)
Pronounced: sa-lee-SA
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Means "embrace, hug, caress" in Thai.
Sananda
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Hinduism
Other Scripts: सानंदा(Hindi) সানান্দা(Bengali)
Pronounced: sa-NAN-da
Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. A notable bearer is American singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya (1962-), born Terence Trent Howard and better known as Terence Trent D'Arby, his former stage name.
Sangkot
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Batak
Means "hook, tie, connect" in Batak.
Sarita 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Other Scripts: सरिता(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali)
Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.
Sarwan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mandaean
Etymology unknown. This is the name of an angel in Mandaeism, also used as a personal name.
Semiramis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Assyrian (Hellenized)
Other Scripts: Σεμίραμις(Ancient Greek)
Probably from a Greek form of the name Shammuramat. According to ancient Greek and Armenian sources, Semiramis (Շամիրամ (Shamiram) in Armenian) was an Assyrian queen who conquered much of Asia. Though the tales are legendary, she might be loosely based on the real Assyrian queen.
Seo-Yun
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 서윤(Korean Hangul) 瑞潤, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SU-YOON
From Sino-Korean (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and (yun) meaning "soft, sleek", as well as other hanja character combinations.
Shakuntala
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: शकुन्तला(Sanskrit) शकुंतला(Hindi, Marathi)
Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (shakunta) meaning "bird". This is the name of a character in Hindu legend, her story adapted by Kalidasa for the 5th-century play Abhijnanashakuntalam. It tells how Shakuntala, who was raised in the forest by birds, meets and marries the king Dushyanta. After a curse is laid upon them Dushyanta loses his memory and they are separated, but eventually the curse is broken after the king sees the signet ring he gave her.
Shalmaneser
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Assyrian (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Other Scripts: שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר(Ancient Hebrew)
From שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר (Shalman'eser), the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Shulmanu-ashared meaning "Shulmanu is preeminent". This was the name of five Assyrian kings, including the 9th-century BC Shalmaneser III who expanded the empire. He is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
Shammuramat
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Assyrian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Western Semitic language and meaning "high heaven". Shammuramat was a 9th-century BC queen of Assyria. After her young son inherited the throne, she acted as his regent for five years. The legendary figure Semiramis may be loosely based on her.
Shouhei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 翔平, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しょうへい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHO-HEH
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔平 (see Shōhei).
Sohrab
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian, Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: سهراب(Persian)
Pronounced: soh-RAWB(Persian)
From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (ab) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.
Su-Hyeon
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 수현(Korean Hangul) 秀賢, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SOO-YUN
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.
Sung-Ho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 성호(Korean Hangul) 成鎬, 盛晧, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SUNG-HO
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성호 (see Seong-Ho).
Surya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Other Scripts: सूर्य(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) సూర్య(Telugu) ಸೂರ್ಯ(Kannada) சூர்யா(Tamil) സൂര്യ(Malayalam)
Pronounced: SOOR-yu(Sanskrit) SOOR-ya(Indonesian)
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
Sy-raykuo
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Nganasan
Other Scripts: Сы-райкуо(Nganasan)
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Means "little white one" in Nganasan.
Taeko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 多恵子, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: TA-E-KO
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Tahmina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian Mythology, Tajik, Bengali
Other Scripts: تهمینه(Persian) Таҳмина(Tajik) তাহমিনা(Bengali)
Derived from Persian تهم (tahm) meaning "brave, valiant". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh. She is a daughter of the king of Samangan who marries the warrior hero Rostam and eventually bears him a son, whom they name Sohrab.
Tara 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: तारा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali)
Means "star" in Sanskrit. Tara is the name of a Hindu astral goddess, the wife of Brhaspati. She was abducted by Chandra, the god of the moon, leading to a great war that was only ended when Brahma intervened and released her. This is also the name of a Buddhist deity (a bodhisattva).
Tarana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Təranə.
Tashi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: བཀྲ་ཤིས(Tibetan)
Means "good fortune" in Tibetan.
Telman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Soviet-era name derived from the usual Azerbaijani spelling of the surname of the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944; see Thälmann).
Thambalngou
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Manipuri
Means "young or new lotus" in Meitei.
Thushara
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Sinhalese
Other Scripts: තුෂාර(Sinhala)
Means "dew, frost" in Sinhalese.
Tokho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mao
Derived from the Mao oto meaning "food" and kho meaning "ask".
Toteng
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Filipino
Pronounced: TAW-teng
Diminutive of Agustin.
To'yberdi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'y meaning "feast, celebration" and berdi meaning "gave".
Ushas
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: उषस्(Sanskrit)
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.
Varsha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil
Other Scripts: वर्षा(Hindi, Marathi) વર્ષા(Gujarati) வர்ஷா(Tamil)
Means "rain" in Sanskrit.
Veda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Telugu, Kannada
Other Scripts: వేద(Telugu) ವೇದ(Kannada)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.
Vena
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: वेण(Sanskrit)
Derived from Sanskrit वेन (vena) meaning "yearning". This is the name of an evil king in Hindu mythology.
Weilai
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 未来(Chinese)
Pronounced: WAY-LIE
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From Chinese 未来 (wèilái) meaning "future, tomorrow, next, coming", which is a combination of 未 (wèi) meaning "not yet" and 来 (lái) meaning "to come, to arrive". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Xiaoqiu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 小秋(Chinese)
Pronounced: SHYOW-CHYOH
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Yalyane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Siberian, Nenets
Other Scripts: Яляне(Nenets)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.
Yasu 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 安, 康, 坦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) やす(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YA-SOO
From Japanese (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level", as well as other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Yeong-chan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 영찬(Korean Hangul) 永燦, 英讚, 泳贊, 映璨, 暎讚, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YUNG-CHAN
Combination of a yeong hanja, like 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 泳 meaning "swim," 映 or 暎, both meaning "shine, reflection," and a chan hanja, such as 燦 meaning "shine; sparkle," 讚 meaning "praise; support," 贊 meaning "help; bright; praise" or 璨 meaning "beautiful gem."
Ye-seul
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean (Modern)
Other Scripts: 예슬(Korean Hangul) 藝璱, 譽瑟, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YEH-SUL
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and the first syllable of Seulgi. It can also be written with hanja, combining a ye hanja, like 藝 meaning "talent, skill, gift" or 譽 meaning "applause, praise; honour," and a seul hanja, such as 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
Yima Khshaeta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀(Avestan)
Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (see Yima Xshaeta).
Yori
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) より(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YO-REE
From Japanese (yori) meaning "rely" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Yuhana
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mandaean
Mandaic form of John.
Yu-hsuan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Taiwanese
Other Scripts: 宇璿, 宇軒(Traditional Chinese)
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From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, building, structure" combined with 璿 (xuán) meaning "jade" or "star" or 軒 (xuān) meaning "carriage" or "high, wide", as well as other character combinations.
Yusuf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Bengali
Other Scripts: يوسف(Arabic, Pashto) Юсуф(Tajik, Uzbek) ইউসুফ(Bengali)
Pronounced: YOO-soof(Arabic, Turkish)
Arabic form of Yosef (see Joseph), as well as the form used in several other languages.
Zelimkhan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chechen
Other Scripts: Зелимхан(Chechen)
Combination of the name Salim and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Zhuque
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese Mythology
Other Scripts: 朱雀(Chinese)
From Chinese 朱 (zhū) meaning "vermilion red, cinnabar" and 雀 (què) meaning "sparrow". This is the Chinese name of the Vermilion Bird, associated with the south and the summer season.
Zolzaya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Золзаяа(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Derived from Mongolian зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".
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