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Adamma f Hurrian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Eblaite element ʾdm ("blood, red"). Name borne by a goddess of the Eblaite pantheon who was later incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon.

Antiphonus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀντίφονόν (Antiphonon), derived from Greek ἀντίφονος (antiphonos) meaning "in return for slaughter" or "in revenge for blood", from ἀντί (anti) "in return for; for the sake of, for" and φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter; blood shed in murder, gore"... [more]

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

Auiak f Greenlandic
Means "coagulated blood" in Greenlandic.

Aviaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name meaning "family member, relative", derived from the stem avik "part (of the family)" which is itself composed of aak "blood" and the suffix vik "real".... [more]

Bawırjan m Kazakh
From the Kazakh бауыр (bawır) literally meaning "liver, stomach" but figuratively meaning "blood relations, siblings" and жан (jan) meaning "soul".

Berkan m Turkish
From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".

Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English blētsian, blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".

Chichatlapal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl chichitl "barn owl" and atlapalli "wing, leaf", or from chicha "to spit" and tlapalli "colour, red; blood".

Chisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 血 (chi) meaning "blood" and 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of Hecate meaning "(goddess) of the lower world wearing golden sandals and drinking blood", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold", σάνδαλον (sandalon) "sandal", αἷμα (haima) "blood", ποτόν (poton) "that which one drinks" and χθόνιος (chthonios) "in the earth".

Demirkan m Turkish
Means "iron khan" (kan/han=khan) in Turkish. Also means "iron blood" (kan=blood) in Turkish. It's hard to tell which one is correct.

Erkhaan m Yakut
Means "the brave blood" in Yakut.

Etzli f & m Aztec
Aztec name meaning “Blood”

Euaemon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Εὐαίμων (Euaimon) which was possibly derived from εὔαιμος (euaimos) meaning "full-blooded", from εὖ (eu) "well" and αἷμα (haima) "blood"... [more]

Eztli f & m Aztec, Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "blood" in Nahuatl.

Fluonia f Roman Mythology
Derives from fluo, fluere, "to flow," is a form of Juno who retains the nourishing blood within the womb. Women attended to the cult of Juno Fluonia "because she held back the flow of blood (i.e., menstruation) in the act of conception" and pregnancy... [more]

Gazini m Zulu
Means "blood" in Zulu.

Gwyar m Welsh Mythology
Means "gore, blood" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyar was the father of Arthur's warriors Gwalchmei and Gwalhafed... [more]

Ichigo m & f Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
As a masculine name, this name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" with 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own," 悟 (go, sato.ru) meaning "perceive, realise, understand," 護 (go, mamo.ru) meaning "safeguard, protect," 期 (ki, go) meaning "date, period, term, time" or 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five."... [more]

Ixquic f Mayan Mythology, New World Mythology
Means "blood lady" in Quiché (Mayan), from the feminine prefix ix- combined with qiq "blood". In Mayan mythology she was the mother of the twin gods Hunahpu and Ixbalanqué.

Káínaikoan m Siksika
From the Siksika káínaa meaning "blood" and the suffix –ikoan meaning "male person".

Kanik f & m Greenlandic
Derived from the Greenlandic words kanuk or kanik meaning "blood".

Karro f Indigenous Australian
Means "blood" in Kaurna.

Kharyskhaan m Yakut
Means "protecting blood" in Yakut.

Ki m & f Chinese
Ki is the simplified form of the word Chi which means "Energy" or "Blood"... [more]

Nezhui f Nahuatl
Means "my blood" in Nahuatl.

Nu'man m Arabic
Means "blood, red" in Arabic.

Sanguinex m Popular Culture
Based on Latin sanguineus meaning "of blood", also "bloody, bloodthirsty". This is the name of a vampire in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. The character is Dracula's grandson and ruler of the vampires.

Tlapalhuauh m & f Nahuatl
Means "red amaranth" in Nahuatl, from tlapalli "colour, red; dye, ink, blood" and huauhtli "amaranth".

Truganini f Indigenous Australian
Means "grey saltbush" (scientific name: Atriplex cinerea) in Palawa. Truganini is believed to have been the last "full-blood" Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) woman; she died in 1876.

Tsuguto m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (tsugu) meaning "second, Asia", 胤 (tsugu) meaning "paternal blood, offspring", 嗣 (tsugu) meaning "to connect, inherit", 次 (tsugu) meaning "next, secondary", 二 (tsugu) meaning "two" or 亞 (tsugu) meaning "rank" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person"... [more]

Tsusny m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian цус (tsus or cus) "blood".

Vendetta f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vendetta or from the word vendetta, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge."