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Abadir m Near Eastern Mythology, Coptic (Bohairic), Coptic (Sahidic), Arabic (Archaic), Ethiopian, Somali (Archaic)
Means "mighty father". This was a Phoenician name for the highest deity. It was borne by a legendary Coptic saint who was martyred with his sister Irais (or Iraja, Herais, Rhais).

Abagtha m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Etymology unknown, though sources claim it may mean "father of the wine press" or "fortunate". In the book of Esther, this is the name of one of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus's court.

Abatur m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic)
Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from aba "father" combined with uthra ('utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.

Abaye m Hebrew
Means "little father" in Hebrew. The rabbi Nachmani (see Nachman) (c. 280 – c. 339) was known as Abaye, to differentiate him from his grandfather with the same name.

Abba m Ancient Aramaic, Hebrew, Jewish
Derived from Aramaic אבא (’abā’) meaning "father", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Semitic ʾab meaning "father".

Aberria f Basque (Archaic)
Coined in the 19th century by Sabino Arana Goiri who based it on Basque aberri "fatherland; homeland" (ultimately derived from Basque aba "father" and herri "country; village; people, nation")... [more]

Abia f Arabic
Means "my father" in Arabic.

Abi-albon m Biblical
Means "father of strength". In the Bible, this was one of David's thirty warriors.

Abiasaph m Biblical Hebrew
The name Abiasaph consists of two parts. The first element is the same as the name Abi, which occurs only as a feminine name in the Bible. It comes, however, from a word that's used most frequently as element of names, namely אב (ab), meaning "father" added to the verb אסף (asap), meaning "to gather." In totality, meaning "my father has gathered."

Abiba f Northern African
Has its origins in the Moroccan language and means "first child born after the grandmother has died."

Abichayil m Biblical Hebrew
Means "my father is might" or "father of strength" in Hebrew.

Abiezer m Biblical
Means "my father is help" in Hebrew. It belonged to three men in the Old Testament–the second son of Hammoleketh, a warrior in King David's army, and the prince of the tribe of Dan.

Abiha f Pakistani
Means "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها (Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [more]

Abihail m & f Biblical Hebrew
Means "my father is might" or "my father is strength" in Hebrew, from אָבִי‎ ('avi) "my father" and חיל (khayil), which is related to the word חייל (khayal) "soldier"... [more]

Abihud m Biblical
Means "the father is glory" or "father of glory". It is the name of two characters in the Bible.

Abijam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Means "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea" in Hebrew. Alternatively, it can also be a masculine variant of Abijah. This name was borne by the second king of Judah (who was also known as Abijah).

Abimilki m Phoenician
Means "my father is king", deriving in part from the Phoenician element 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a prince of Tyre known from his correspondance with Akenhaten, recorded in the Amarna letters.

Abinadab m Biblical
Possibly means "my father is noble" or "my father is willing" in Hebrew. This was the name of several Old Testament people, including one of Saul's sons, one of Jesse's sons, one of Solomon's officers, and a Levite who housed the ark of the covenant for 20 years.

Abinadi m Mormon
From the Hebrew abi "my father" and nadi "present with you," meaning "my father is present with you." In The Book of Mormon, Abinadi is a prophet who preaches to a wicked king and his corrupt priests that God will come down and be with man, among other messages... [more]

Abinoam m Biblical
Means "the father is pleasantness" in Hebrew.

Ábiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name element agi "awe, terror", or egg "edge, sharpness (of a weapon)", or ana, an emphasizing prefix, or anu "ancestor" with Björn.

Abishua m Biblical
Meaning uncertain, perhaps "father of salvation" or "father of wealth". It is the name of a High priest of Israel mentioned in the Biblical books 1 Chronicles and Ezra.

Abiy m Amharic
Means "father's joy" in Amharic.

Abubakir m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" combined with بكير (bakir) possibly meaning "learner, student" or بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "to get up early" (figuratively meaning "early ripened" or "quickly learned").

Abukar m Arabic, Somali
Possibly meaning "father of the unique".

Abukhadzhi m Chechen
From Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَاجّ (ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim (to Mecca)".

Abukhan m Chechen
The first element is derived from Arabic abun "father" (see also Abu). The second element is possibly derived from the imperial rank Khan that was first used among certain Turkic peoples; khan is a contraction of khagan which means "ruler, sovereign".

Abul m Arabic, Afghan, Pakistani, Urdu
Means "father of the" in Arabic, derived from Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father of" (see Abu) combined with Arabic ال (al) meaning "the". Also compare names like Abul-Fazl.... [more]

Abulkhair m Arabic, Kazakh, Maranao
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" combined with خَيْر (ḵayr) meaning "goodness, good".

Abumuslim m Chechen
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with مُسْلِم (muslim) meaning "Muslim, follower of Islam".

Abusolt m Chechen
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father of" combined with the title سُلْطَان (sulṭān) meaning "Sultan, king, ruler".

Abusupyan m Chechen, Dagestani
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father of" combined with the name Supyan.

Abuyazid m Chechen
From Arabic أبو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and زَادَ (zāda) "to add, to increase".

Abuzar m Tatar, Indian (Muslim), Pakistani, Chechen
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and Persian زر (zar) "gold" or Arabic ذَرّ (ḏarr) "pounding, grinding, scattering".

Abylay m Kazakh
Combination of Abyl with the Kazakh noun ай (ay) meaning "moon". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "father of the moon".... [more]

Abzyan f Udmurt
Derived from Arabic أَب‎ (ab) meaning "father" and Persian جان‎ (jan) meaning "soul".

Achagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Achasanam f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek word acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".

Achmayexguayaxerax f Guanche Mythology
This is one of Chaxiraxi's names and it means "behold his mother, the Spirit that sustains the universe".

Ada m Idoma
Means "father" in Idoma.

Adakole m & f Idoma
Idoma name meaning "father of the house", "head of family", or "head of the home". This name is usually given to the firstborn male or female child in Idoma households.

Adeiza f Nigerian
Name of Nigerian origin, meaning "giver (father) of good things" or "giver (father) of wealth".

Adgilis Deda f Georgian Mythology
Means "the mother of locality" or "place mother", from Georgian ადგილი (adgili) meaning "place" and დედა (deda) meaning "mother". In Georgian mythology, Adgilis Deda is the goddess of fertility and livestock portrayed as a beautiful woman with silver jewelry... [more]

Adimata f Indian, Hindi
Means "the primal mother", from adi "primeval, first" and mata "mother".

Adole m Idoma
Means "father of the house" in Idoma.

Ae-oyna-kamuy m Far Eastern Mythology
A Kamuy (god or spirit) in Ainu mythology. Described as a man encircled by smoke and flame, under which he wears a coat of bark, he is said to have taught humans domestic skills, earning him the moniker Aynurakkur ("father of humanity").

Afi m Norse Mythology
Means "grandfather" in Old Norse. In the Rígsþula, Afi and his wife Amma are one of the three couples the god Rígr visits.

Áfríðr f 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"... [more]

Aghapap m Armenian (Archaic)
Derived from Persian aga ("master") and Armenian pap ("grandfather").

Aguri f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 安 (an, yasu, yasu.i, yasu.maru, yasu.raka, a) meaning "cheap, low, peaceful, rested" or 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, flatter, nook" with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time" & 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]

Ahbroam m Mormon
An Egyptian variation of Abram 1 according to Joseph Smith. It is defined as "father of the faithful".

Ahumere f Tahitian
Derived from Tahitian ahu meaning "clothes, tapa cloth" and mere meaning "parental grief, grief of a parent".

Ái m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ái meaning "great-grandfather, ancestor". In Norse mythology, this is the name of both a dwarf and the husband of Edda 2.

Aita m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque aita "father". It appears in this spelling as a given name in the 10th-11th centuries.

Ajju f Sanskrit
Means "mother" in Sanskrit.

Ajysyt f Siberian Mythology
Means "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.

Ákãtsiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "beautiful, precious uncle (father's brother)" from Greenlandic Áka and -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".

Akbermet f Kyrgyz
Means "white mother-of-pearl" in Kyrgyz.

Äkejan m Kazakh
Combination of the Kazakh word äke, meaning "father", and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "dear" or "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Used in the same context as the Urdu word Abujan, which means "dear father".

Áki m Faroese (Modern, Archaic)
Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element anu "ancestor, father".

Akkalenjayi f & m Bandial
Means "she torments her mother" or "he torments his mother" in Bandial.

Akna f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Akna ("mother") is a goddess of fertility and childbirth. ... [more]

Akunna f Igbo
Means "father's wealth" in Igbo, from aku meaning "property, wealth" and nna meaning "father".

Akurgal m Sumerian
Means "descendant of the great mountain", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒀀 a ("offspring, father"), 𒆳 kur ("mountain, highland"), and 𒃲 gal ("large, mighty, great")... [more]

Alatyr m Slavic Mythology
The Alatyr in Russian legends and folklore is a sacred stone, the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties. The awareness of the existence of such a stone exists in various parts of the Slavdom... [more]

Alayingi f Ijaw (Rare)
Means "royal mother" in Ijaw.

Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)
Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".

Aldafaðir m Norse Mythology
Means "all-father", derived from Old Norse elements ala ("entire, all") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]

Ama-e f Sumerian
Possibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element ama ("mother"). Name borne by a Sumerian businesswoman who lived during the reign of Sargon of Akkad.

Amalur f Basque, Basque Mythology
Combination of Basque ama "mother" and Lur.

Amba f Indian
Means "mother" in Sanskrit. In Indian mythology, Amba is an epithet of Parvati.

Ambika f Hinduism, Indian
Possibly means "dear mother" in Sanskrit. Ambika is a feminine personification of the Hindu goddess Durga and also another name for Parvati.

Amestris f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Ionic Greek variant of Άμαστρις (Amāstris), the Hellenized form of an Old Persian name, perhaps from a hypothetic name like *Amāstrī- (composed of the elements *ama- "strength, strong" and *strī- "woman")... [more]

Amma f Norse Mythology, Old Swedish, Greenlandic
Has several possible meanings. May be a short form of names beginning with Arn- or Am-, derived from Old Swedish amma ("wet nurse"), Old Norse amma ("grandmother") or Old Norse ama ("dark one").... [more]

Amman m Ancient Hebrew
The given name of the second son of Lot, (The Veil), by his younger daughter meaning "Son of my Race" or "Son of my People. The father of the Ammanites, (AKA Ammonites). ... [more]

Ammianus m Late Roman, Late Greek (Latinized), History
From the late Roman cognomen Ammianus, which is of uncertain origin and meaning, but it is noteworthy that all of the bearers known to history are of Byzantine Greek descent. As such, the original form of the name must have been Ἀμμιανός (Ammianos), which thus means that Ammianus is a latinization of the original name.... [more]

Amoashtart f Phoenician (Latinized)
Means "Astarte is my mother". Name borne by a queen of Sidon.

Anapel f Siberian Mythology
Known as "Little Grandmother," this goddess of the Koryak people of Siberia is Matron of Reincarnation. She was worshipped at ceremonies following the birth of a new child.

Ánarr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse anu "ancestor" and herr "army".

Anaxanim f Azerbaijani
From 'ana' meaning "mother" and 'xanım' meaning "wife."

Anayköz f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar анай (anay) meaning "mother" and кёз (köz) meaning "eye".

Àneu f Catalan
From the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu d'Àneu, meaning "Mother of God of Àneu," the name of a sanctuary in the municipality of La Guingueta d'Àneu in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà.

Angayuqaq m Yupik
Means "parent, chief" in Yupik.

Angwusnasomtaqa f Hopi
Means "mother-crow spirit" in Hopi.

Anicho m Old High German
Old High German diminutive of Ano meaning "ancestor, father".

Ankoma m Western African, Akan
Means "last born of parents" in Akan.

Annea f Celtic Mythology
Annea was a goddess worshipped in the province of Cuneo in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, it has, however, been suggested that it might be related to Celtic ann- "mother" (compare the name of the Irish goddess Anu).

Annemor f Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and the name element mor "mother".

Anri f & m Japanese (Modern)
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 杏里, 杏理, 安吏, 安莉 with 杏 (an, kyou, kou, anzu) meaning "apricot," 安 (an, yasu, yasu.i, yasu.maru, yasu.raka) meaning "cheap, low, peaceful, rested," 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 吏 (ri) meaning "an official, officer" and 莉 (rai, ri, rei), part of 茉莉 (matsuri) meaning "jasmine."... [more]

Antinéa f Literature, French
Created by Pierre Benoit in his novel L'Atlantide (1919) for Queen Antinéa. The name is inspired by Tinhinan, a 4th-century Tuareg queen with a legendary story... [more]

Anu f Celtic Mythology
Proto-Celtic theonym *Φanon- "mother", Anu is an Irish goddess with uncertain functions and often conflated with other figures of Irish mythology and folklore, like Danu... [more]

Apamoun m Coptic
Probably derived from Coptic apa Amoun, where apa means "father" and Amoun is the Coptic form of Amon... [more]

Apanoub m Coptic
Probably derived from Coptic apa Anoub, where apa means "father" and Anoub is the Coptic form of Anubis... [more]

Appaliunas m Near Eastern Mythology
Anatolian god which possibly means "father lion" or "father light". A Theory states that Appaliunas can be equated with Apollo

Apti m Chechen, Ingush
Derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father".

Araci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from either Tupi arasy "mother of day", itself derived from ara "day" and sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning"... [more]

Arani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Marathi
Means "sun, mother, wood used for kindling fire by attrition, pain, being fitted or turning round".

Ares f Catalan
Derived from Catalan Mare de Déu de les Ares ("Mother of God of the Ares"), which is the name of a sanctuary located on Coll d'Ares, a Catalan mountain pass in the Pyrenees. It is the site of a Marian devotion, which is why Catalan parents bestow this name upon their daughters.

Arnatuk f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
The name is from the mythological concept of soul or name wandering: arnattartoq: arnattoq/arnappoq meaning "seeks a mother".

Atabaý m Turkmen
From Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy".

Atageldi m Turkmen
Means "father came" from Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and geldi meaning "came".

Atakan m Turkish
From Turkish ata "father, ancestor" and kan "blood".

Ataman m Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Used as a title in both Cossacks and Turks."Ataman" derives from Gothic "father of men-warriors", or Turkic Ata-man, "father of horsemen". Cossacks kept in their speech the original meaning of the word, sometimes saying "father-ataman" ("bat'ka-ataman")... [more]

Atamyrat m Turkmen
From Medieval Turkic ata meaning "father, ancestor" and the given name Myrat

Atarinkë m Literature
Means "little father" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the mother-name of Curufin, the fifth son of Fëanor and Nerdanel, and the father of Celebrimbor.

Ataş m Turkmen
From Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and daş meaning "stone".

Atika f Arabic, Indonesian, Bengali, Malay
From Arabic عَاتِك (ʿātik) meaning "clean, pure, limpid". This name should not be confused or conflated with Atiqa, which is a completely unrelated name.... [more]

Atlatonan f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Possibly derived from Nahuatl atlan "water, in the water" and tonan "our mother". This was an Aztec goddess of the coast, lepers, and disease, patron of those born with physical disabilities or ailments, or who suffered from illnesses involving open sores.

Atsa f Greenlandic
From Greenlandic atsa "aunt, father's sister".

Aubakir m Kazakh
Probably derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" and بكير (bakir) "learner, student" or بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "to get up early" (figuratively meaning "early ripened" (in knowledge) or "quickly learned")... [more]

Aurigena m & f Roman Mythology
Means "born of gold", derived from Latin aurum "gold" and -gena "born from, sprung from". This was originally a poetic epithet applied to the legendary hero Perseus (whose father, the god Jupiter, came upon his mother Danaë in the form of a shower of gold)... [more]

Austregilde f Frankish
Queen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [more]

Aviad m Hebrew
Means "my father forever".

Avichai m Hebrew
Combination of the names Avi and Hai means "my father is alive" in Hebrew. This name is not related to Avishai, a Hebrew name with different meaning of "my father is a gift".

Aviezer m Hebrew
Means "my father is help" in Hebrew.

Avigad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.

Aviguy m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my father is from the valley", either from Hebrew Avi means "my father" and Guy 2 means "valley".... [more]

Avihai m Hebrew
Combination of the names Avi and Hai means "my father is alive" in Hebrew.

Avihud m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "My Father is glorious" in reference to God.

Avimor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Mor means "father of myrrh" in Hebrew.

Avinatan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Natan means "my father gave" or "gifted father" in Hebrew.

Avinoam m Hebrew
Means "my father is pleasant" in Hebrew, from a combination of the names Avi and Noam.

Avinoy f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "father of beauty" in Hebrew. Combination of the names Avi and Noy.

Avior m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Avi and Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.

Avioz m Hebrew
Combination of the names Avi and Oz 2 means "my father has strength" in Hebrew.

Aviran m Hebrew
Combination of the name Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן (ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.

Avonia f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]

Axomamma f Inca Mythology
Means "potato mother" in Quechua. This was the name of an Inca goddess of potatoes, one of the daughters of Pachamama.

Ayaansh m Telugu
Means "The Ray of Sun," "Part of Parents," "God Gift".

Ayako‘z f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek aya meaning "mother" and ko'z meaning "eye" or "glance".

Aynurakkur m Far Eastern Mythology
Means "father of humanity" in Ainu. It is an alternate name for Ae-oyna-kamuy.

Ayyappan m Hinduism, Malayalam, Tamil
Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന്‍ (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]

Azalbibi f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek azal meaning "eternity" and bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman".

Bá m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 伯 (bá) meaning "paternal uncle, father's older brother".

Baba m Azerbaijani, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian honorific title بابا (baba), which formally means "grandfather, wise old man, sir". Its informal meaning is "dad, daddy", but that particular meaning is probably not the reason behind the use of this honorific title as a given name and name element.

Babo m Russian
Means "grandmother" in Russian.

Babola m Russian
Means "grandmother" in Russian.

Babosha m Russian
Means "grandmother" in Russian.

Bajgalmaa f Mongolian
Means "nature woman" or "mother nature" in Mongolian, from байгаль (baigal') meaning "nature" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Balgarma f Tibetan
From the Tibetan དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck", དཀར (dkar) meaning "white", "bright, light" or "pure" and མ (ma) meaning "mother".

Banira f Japanese
From Japanese 母 (ba) meaning "mother", 似 (ni) meaning "becoming" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Barabbas m Ancient Aramaic (Hellenized), Biblical
Hellenized form of bar-Abbâ, which means "son of Abba" in Aramaic, derived from Aramaic bar meaning "son" combined with the Aramaic given name Abba... [more]

Basarab m Medieval Romanian
Basarab I the Founder was a prince of Wallachia (c. 1310 – 1352).... [more]

Bayezid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Means "father of Yazid".

Belet-ili f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of the gods" or "mother of the gods" in Akkadian, deriving from the elements beltu ("lady, mistress") and ilu ("god, deity"). It is another name for the mother goddess Ninhursag.

Ben-abinadab m Biblical
Menas "son of Abinadab" or "son of a generous father", ultimately derived from Hebrew בן (ben) meaning "son", אב ('ab) meaning "father", and נדב (nadab) meaning "to willingly give"... [more]

Bereketab m Ge'ez
Means "blessing of the Father" in Ge'ez.

Bhutila f Tibetan
Meaning "Mother of 10,000 children" in Tibetan.

Bibari f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 美波里 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]

Bibiaxtar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and Akhtar.

Bibihadicha f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Khadija.

Bibihayot f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and hayot meaning "life".

Bibijahon f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and jahon meaning "the world".

Bibijamol f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Bibimaryam f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Maryam.

Bibiniyoz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".

Bibinovvot f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and novvot meaning "rock sugar".

Bibinozik f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".

Bibioy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and oy meaning "moon".

Bibiqamar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and qamar meaning "moon".

Bibiqand f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and qand meaning "sugarcube".

Bibiqiz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and qiz meaning "girl".

Bibirajab f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Rajab.

Bibirayhon f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and rayhon meaning "basil".

Bibiro'zi f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and ro'z meaning "day".

Bibisafar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and safar meaning "trip, journey".

Bibisaida f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Saida.

Bibisanam f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".

Bibisan'at f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and san'at meaning "art, craft".

Bibishahar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and shahar meaning "city, large town".

Bibishakar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and shakar meaning "sugar, sweet".

Bibishamsiya f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and shamsiya meaning "parasol".

Bibisohiba f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and sohiba meaning "owner, possessor (fem.)".

Bibisuluv f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Bibisuman f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and suman meaning "jasmine".

Bibitoj f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and toj meaning "crown".

Bibizar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and zar meaning "gold, wealth".

Bibizaynab f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Zaynab.

Bibizilol f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and zilol meaning "crystal-clear, limpid, unclouded".

Bibizor f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and zor meaning "entreaty, need, desire".

Bobe f Yiddish
Means "grandmother" in Yiddish. This is the feminine equivalent of Zeyde.

Bo-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).

Bo-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).

Bohyun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" Other hanja combinations are possible

Boualem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Alam", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with the given name Alem (chiefly Algerian).

Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".

Bo-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (yeon).

Branislaŭ m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Branislau. Branislaŭ Taraškievič is considered to be one of the “fathers of the Belarusian nation”.

Bruguers f Catalan (Rare)
From the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Bruguers, meaning "Mother of God of Bruguers." She is venerated at the hermitage in the municipality of Gavà in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, hence the high concentration of its usage in that comarca.

Buvianbar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and anbar meaning "ambergris".

Buviqand f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and qand meaning "sugarcube".

Buvisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Buvizahro f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and the given name Zahro.

Caamanha f Tupi, New World Mythology
Derived from caamania meaning “forest mother” in the Classical Tupi and Nheengatu languages.

Camí f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Camino, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Camí, meaning "Mother of God of the Way."... [more]

Chanok m & f Thai
Means "father" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Chavah f Biblical Hebrew
Chavah (Ha-va) is the Hebrew translation for the Biblical name Eve, which means "Mother of all living" or "Life". Eve was the first woman in the Bible, the wife of Adam.

Chetanna m & f Igbo
Means "remember the father" in Igbo.

Chiari f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 千亜理, 千亜里, 千愛里, 智愛梨 or 知愛利 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom," 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, love," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain."... [more]

Chikanori m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 親 (shin, oya, oya-, shita.shii, shita.shimu, chika) meaning "parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (of cards)", 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu, chika) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate" or 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, chika) meaning "affection, favourite, love" with 典 (ten, den, nori) meaning "ceremony, code, law, rule", 則 (soku, no'to.ru, noku) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 範 (han, nori) meaning "pattern, example, model", 憲 (ken, nori) meaning "constitution, law" or 儀 (gi, nori) meaning "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter."... [more]

Chikao m Japanese
Japanese masculine given name derived from 親 meaning "parent, founder" and 雄 meaning "man, manly"

Chiri f Japanese
This name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."... [more]

Chiriri f Japanese
This name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home,village" or 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."

Chochmingwu f Hopi
Means "mother mais" in Hopi.

Chonnani f Thai (Rare)
Means "mother, matriarch" in Thai.

Claustre f Catalan
Means "cloister" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Claustre, meaning "Mother of God of the Cloister," the patron saint of Solsona in the comarca of Solsonès.

Coanan m Nahuatl
Means "snake mother" or possibly "snake protector" in Nahuatl, from cōātl "snake, serpent" and nantli "mother", which can be used in the sense of "protector".

Coysen m Indonesian (Rare)
This name is quite uncommon but it is found naturally in certain parts of Indonesia. Some indigenous tribes in Indonesia say that the name means (using rough translation) "Powerful Ancestors".

Dadash m Georgian (Rare)
Apparently means "of the mother" in archaic Georgian. Compare modern Georgian დედა (deda) meaning "mother".... [more]

Daida f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Possibly derived from Guanche *dăyda meaning "newborn lamb that is still being suckled by its mother". This name was listed in a baptismal register from Seville dating to the 15th century; the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded... [more]

Dajana f German (Modern)
Modern German name of disputed origin.... [more]

Dalewin m Polish (Rare)
An old Polish masculine name, composed of two parts: Dale- "far away", and -win, meaning "uncle". Therefore it means "one whose uncle is far away", "one whose mother's family is far away".

Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.

Dartsa-naana f Caucasian Mythology
Means "blizzard mother" in Vainakh. Dartsa-Naana was the Chechen and Ingush goddess of blizzards and avalanches. Like Sela, she lives on top of Mount Kazbek.

Darya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.

Daubode m Ijaw
Means "father has returned" in Ijaw.

Daulayefa m Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to a father" in Ijaw.

Dedika f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little mother" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun დედა (deda) meaning "mother" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -იკა (-ika). Also compare Mamuka.

Dedisimedi f Georgian (Rare)
Means "mother's hope" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian დედის (dedis) meaning "of the mother" combined with the Georgian noun იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope" (see Imeda).... [more]

Dedomir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is probably derived from Old Church Slavonic dědŭ "grandfather", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dědъ "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Dedoslav m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is probably derived from Old Church Slavonic dědŭ "grandfather", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dědъ "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Deduka f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little mother" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun დედა (deda) meaning "mother" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უკა (-uka). Also compare Mamuka.

Desamparats f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
Catalan form of Desamparados, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu dels Desamparats, meaning "Mother of God of the Forsaken."

Devery m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.

Dictys m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Δίκτυς (Diktys) meaning "of the nets", from δίκτυον (diktyon) "fishing-net". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, notably the fisherman of the island Seriphos who "with his net drew to land the chest in which were enclosed Perseus and his mother Danaë".

Dikaiopatra f Ancient Greek
δίκαιος (dikaios) "righteous, fair, just, lawful" + πατήρ (pater) "father"

Diopatre f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of a spring of the river Sperkheios on Mount Othrys in Malis (northern Greece). She was loved by the god Poseidon, who transformed her sisters into poplar-trees in order to seduce her unhindered... [more]

Disko m Literature
In the case of Disko Troop, a character in Rudyard Kipling's novel 'Captains Courageous' (1897), it was taken from the name of Disko Island, off the west coast of Greenland, given "because he was born on board his father's ship when it was iced near the island".

Djedomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedomir.

Djedoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedoslav.

Dolma f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "mother of liberation" or "goddess of liberation", from Tibetan སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "liberate, free, release" and མ (ma) meaning "mother, goddess" (metaphorically referring to enlightenment)... [more]

Dolorosa f Spanish
Means "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish Dolores and Italian Addolorata.

Dongwanggong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 东 (dōng, meaning “eastern”), 王 (wáng, meaning “royal”) and 公 (gōng, meaning “duke”, “lord” or “father”). Dongwanggong was the male counterpart of Xiwangmu who ruled in the east and was associated with Yang energy (as opposed to Xiwangmu’s Yin)... [more]

Doriav m Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "generation of my father" from דּוֹר (see Dor) and אָב (ab) meaning "father".

Druantia f Popular Culture, Celtic Mythology
Hypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root *deru meaning "oak" (as are the words druid and dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [more]

Duamutef m Egyptian Mythology
Means "who adores his mother". He is one of the four sons of Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar which held the stomach of the deceased.

Dursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Ejebay f Turkmen
Feom eje meaning "lady, mother" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy"

Ekaete f Western African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "father's mother". It is given in honor of one's paternal grandmother.

Elbibi f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman".

Ema f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern name derived from the word ima which means "mother" in Hebrew.

Emeldir f Literature
Possibly means "manly-mother" in Sindarin. In Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', this was the name of the mother of Beren.

Enagul f Uzbek
From the Uzbek ena meaning "mother" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Enaqiz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek ena meaning "mother" and qiz meaning "girl".

Ene f Idoma
Means "mother" in Idoma.

Enejan f Turkmen
From Turkic 'ene,' meaning "mother", and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."

Enoba f Idoma
Means "mother of my husband" or "mother-in-law" in Idoma.

Eri f Japanese
This name combines 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (e, kai) meaning "drawing, picture, painting, sketch", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour" with 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit."

Eriko f Japanese
This name combines 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (e, kai) meaning "drawing, picture, painting, sketch", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosper" & 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" or 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child."... [more]

Erzhena f Buryat
Derived from Buryat эржэн (erzhen) meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Eta m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from ɛ́tá meaning "father" in Kenyang.

Etügen Ekh f Mythology
Mongolian Earth mother goddess, often portrayed as a beautiful young woman riding a grey bull. The first part of her name may refer to Ötüken, the mythological holy mountain of the earth, and эх (ekh) means "mother, motherland".

Eumaios m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well". The second element is uncertain; it might possibly be derived from the Greek verb μαίομαι (maiomai) meaning "to seek after, to seek for" or from the (hitherto unknown) masculine equivalent of the Greek noun μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, foster mother" (see Maia 1).

Fanantenanirainy m & f Malagasy
Means "hope of his/her father" in Malagasy.

Farners f Catalan
From the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Farners, meaning "Mother of God of Farners," the name of a sanctuary located at the foot of Farners Castle in the Selva municipality of Santa Coloma de Farners... [more]

Faðir m Old Norse
Means "father" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology Faðir is the husband of Móðir.

Foix f & m Catalan
From the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Foix, meaning "Mother of God of Foix," the name of a church located on a cliff near the headwaters of the river Foix in the Alt Penedès municipality of Torrelles de Foix, hence the heavy concentration of its usage in the comarca of Alt Penedès.

Gavharmomo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and momo meaning "mother".

Gerelma f Buryat
Means "light mother" in Buryat, from Mongolian гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light" combined with the suffix -маа (-maa) meaning "mother".

Giunëur m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
According to the creator and only bearer of this name, it means "son of his father" in Wolof.

Good-gift m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

Guaraci m & f Brazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi
Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from kó "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [more]

Gulmomo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and momo meaning "mother".

Gulsadaf f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Hamutal f Biblical
Means "my father-in-law is dew" in Hebrew, derived from חָם (cham) meaning "father-in-law" and טַל (tal) meaning "dew". In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of king Josiah, the mother of kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah; she is mentioned in 2 Kings 23, 2 Kings 24, and Jeremiah 52.

Hannahannah f Near Eastern Mythology, Hurrian Mythology
From Hittite hanna- meaning "grandmother". She is a Hurrian Mother Goddess related to or influenced by the pre-Sumerian goddess Inanna. Hannahannah was also identified with the Hurrian goddess Ḫepat.

Hannemor f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Johanne created by combining Hanne 1 with mor "mother" (compare Lillemor and Annemor).

Hathaichanok f Thai
From Thai หทัย (hathai) meaning "heart, mind" and ชนก (chanok) meaning "father".

Hebat f Near Eastern Mythology
Hebat, was the mother goddess of the Hurrians, known as "the mother of all living". She is also a Queen of the deities. During Aramaean times Hebat also appears to have become identified with the goddess Hawwah, or Eve.

Hehewuti f Hopi
Means "mother-spirit of the warrior" in Hopi.

Herfǫðr m Norse Mythology
Derived from herr ("army") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin.

Hillegonda f Dutch
Variant form of Hildegonda, which is much more common in the Netherlands than its "parent form".

Hirochika m Japanese
From Japanese 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide" combined with 近 (chika) meaning "nearby, close", 周 (chika) meaning "circuit, lap" or 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hobab m Biblical
Hobab was Moses' brother-in-law (Numbers 10:29) or father-in-law (Judges 4:11). The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law"... [more]

Hursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Ilúvatar m Literature
The creator god in Tolkien's mythology. ... [more]

Imari f Japanese
This name can be used as 衣鞠, 伊鞠, 一鞠, 伊万里 or 衣麻里 with 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one", 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari) meaning "ball", 万 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000", 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]

Ingryð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Ingrid and feminine form of Ingfrið, derived from Old English personal name Ing "ancestor" and friþ "peace".

Inyotef m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "(he) whom his father brought".

Iori m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat" (masculine) or it can combine 一 (ichi, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one," 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one," 衣 (i, e, kinu, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "depend, rely," 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely" or 惟 (i, yui, omo.uni, kore) meaning "consider, think" with 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Iraci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi eíra "honey; honey bee" and Old Tupi sy "mother; origin, source".

Iriko m Nenets
Means "grandfather" in Nenets.

Iyabode f Yoruba
Yoruba for " mother has returned". When a the first girl child is born after the death of a grandmother, the child is given this name. Iya is the root word,which means mother. Such as Iyaba, wich means Grandmother.

Iyeoka f Western African, Yoruba
Means "mother who speaks the word" in Yoruba.... [more]

Izumo m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 出雲 (Izumo), the name of an old province, a city and a grand shrine (taisha).... [more]

Jabal m Hebrew
Means "a stream" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Jabal was the son of Lamech and Adah, and brother to Jubal... [more]

Janak m Indian
Father of Sita Devi, wife of Lord Ram of the Indian epic Ramayana. Means "Father" in the sense of a patron(?)

Jeiel m Biblical
Jeiel is referred to as the "father of Gibeon" and is an ancestor of King Saul.

Jidenna m Igbo
"Hold the Father"

Jigonhsasee f Iroquois
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with The Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 and 1450... [more]

Jong-ok m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" or 鍾 "cup, glass, goblet" (jong), and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (ok).

Jong-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" and 閱 "examine, inspect, review, read".

Juoksáhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Combination of Juoksa and Sami áhkká meaning "wife, woman, mother". Jousáhkká is a goddess in Sami mythology who decides whether an unborn baby will be a boy or girl... [more]

Juraci m & f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi jura "mouth" and sy "mother; source, origin" and thus commonly interpreted as "one who speaks well". This name is borne by Brazilian politician Juraci Vieira de Magalhães (1931-2009) and Brazilian triathlete Juraci Moreira Jr... [more]

Juri f Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber, wood, tree" or 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity" with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, gem" or 莉 (rai, ri, rei), part of 茉莉 (matsuri) meaning "jasmine."... [more]

Juria f Japanese (Modern)
This name can be used as 樹利亜, 樹里亜, 樹里愛, 樹莉亜, 樹理愛, 樹梨亜, 樹梨愛, 寿莉亜, 寿理愛 or 寿里亜 with 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber, wood, tree", 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity," 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain" 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 莉 (rai, ri, rei), part of 茉莉 (matsuri) meaning "jasmine," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" and 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, love."... [more]

Kakajan m Turkmen
From Turkmen 'kaka,' meaning "father," and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."

Kalimah f Hinduism, Mythology
Kali Ma, called the "Dark Mother," is the Hindu goddess of creation, preservation, and destruction.

Kallipateira f Ancient Greek
Means "beauty of the father" in Ancient Greek.