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Ajllita f Aymara
Means "selected, chosen" in Aymara.

Akllasisa f Quechua
Means "chosen flower" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sisa, "flower".

Akllasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful chosen one" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sumaq, "beautiful".

Arachie m & f Igbo
Possibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.

Aytal m Yakut
Either from айыы (ayii), the name of a a Yakut god of light or from ай (ay) meaning "to create" and тал (tal) meaning "to choose".

Bhira m Mandaean
Means "chosen" in Mandaic.

Bizhan m Persian
Later form of Vezhan, of which the meaning is uncertain. It may possibly be etymologically related to the New Persian verb بختن (bextan), which can mean "to sift" as well as "to sieve"... [more]

Chenxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén) meaning "day, time, occasion, morning" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Choice m English
From the English word, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- "to choose".

Choisi m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from French choisi, the past participle of choisir "to choose; (obsolete) to perceive, distinguish".

Electa f English
Taken from the word “elected” meaning "chosen". ... [more]

Eletta f Italian
Italian form of Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.

Erotokritos m Greek, Literature
Means "the one who is tortured by love" or "chosen by love", from Greek ἔρως (erôs) "love" (genitive ἔρωτος (erôtos); see Eros) and κριτός (kritos) "separated, picked out, chosen"... [more]

Filiai m Tongan
Means "choose amongst many things" in Tongan.

Finidy m & f Malagasy
Means "chosen" in Malagasy.

Fravartiš m Old Persian
Means "protective spirit, guardian angel" in Old Persian, possibly derived from fravarti meaning "chosen", or from Avestan frauuar meaning "to protect".

Fula-ngenge m Kongo
1) "one who is chosen by GOD to control the destiny of those who are less fortunate" in Lingala... [more]

Hlawulani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hlawula meaning "choose".

Hlawuleka m & f Tsonga
Means "unique" or "chooseable, chosen" in Xitsonga.

Khethang m Sotho
Means "choose" in Lesotho.

Khethiwe f African, Zulu
Means "chosen, the one who is chosen" in Zulu.

Khethukuthula f Zulu
Means "choose to be quiet" in Zulu.

Lystra f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy... [more]

Mouktar m Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.

Mujtaba m Arabic
Means "the chosen one, the selected one" in Arabic. This is one of the titles of Muhammad.

Mukhethwa m & f Venda
Means "the chosen one" in Tshivenda.

Ndakasharwa f Shona
Means "I have been chosen" in Shona.

Ninšatapada f Ancient Near Eastern, Sumerian
Means "Lady Chosen by (means of) the Heart (Omens)", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress") and saĝ ("to chose"). Name borne by a high-priestess of Meslamta-ea (fl... [more]

Nkhetheleng f Sotho
Means "choose for me" in Sotho.

Nomkhubulwane f African Mythology
Epithet of the Zulu goddess Mbaba Mwana Waresa, a shapeshifting fertility goddess who rules over rainbows, agriculture, harvests, rain, and beer and has power over water and earth. The name means "she who chooses the state of an animal" referring to the goddesses ability to shapeshift into an animal.

Optatus m Late Roman, History
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin optatus, which can mean "wished for, longed for, desired, pleasing" as well as "chosen, selected". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb opto, which can mean "to wish for, to desire" as well as "to choose, to select"... [more]

Optimus m Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Popular Culture
Means "excellent" in Ancient Latin. Its etymology is uncertain. It can derive from the Greek root opti- meaning 'light, sight'. Another possible etimology is from Ancient Latin optàre "to choose, to desire" with the meaning of "the chosen one, the superior one"... [more]

Osazee m Edo
This is a religious name. It deals with Osanobua, the creator god, intervention from Edo mythology. There are different meanings apparently. In the case of Osazee one is "God's chosen one." Another case for Osazee is "Osanobua has reconciled us." In the case of Osaze its "God delivered me." In the Osaze situation it deals with conflict and family stress... [more]

Róta f Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb róta meaning "to stir, overturn, tear". In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie. She is attested in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where she is mentioned alongside the valkyries Gunnr and Skuld... [more]

Sankhani m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "choose" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

Sarura f Shona
It means "choose; make a selection".

Saylan f Uzbek
Means "chosen" in Uzbek.

Seçil f Turkish
Means "chosen" in Turkish.

Seledebo m & f Ijaw
Means "the chosen one" in Ijaw.

Setepenre f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Sikhethiwe f Ndebele
Means "we are chosen" in Ndebele.

Taku m Japanese
This name can be used as 拓 (taku, hira.ku) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 卓 (taku) meaning "eminent, table, desk, high", 琢 (taku, miga.ku) meaning "polish" or 択 (taku, era.bu) meaning "choose, select, elect, prefer."... [more]

Urzage m Sumerian
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒌨 ur ("servant, warrior"), and zàg ("to choose, chosen").

Wallia m Gothic
From Germanic walt or Gothic waljan, meaning "ruler" or "to choose". Wallia (?-418) was a king of the Visigoths.

Xiaoxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Xochipepe m & f Nahuatl
Means "flower gatherer" in Nahuatl, from xochitl "flower" and pepena "to choose, to pick something".

Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]

Xuanyin f Chinese
From Chinese 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone"... [more]

Zixuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]