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Adib m Arabic, Persian, Malay, Indonesian
Means "courteous, refined, educated" in Arabic.

Adiv m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "kind, gracious, polite" in Hebrew.

Alpár m Hungarian
This is an old Hungarian name of Turkic origin. "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", or "Valorous". The second part, "er" means "soldier" or "male". In the early modern period, this name was conflated with Albert, and as such became the Hungarian version of that name.

Be-courteous m English (Puritan)
Referring to Ephesians 4:32, "And be ye courteous to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."

Belaset f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French bele, the feminine form of the adjective biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful" and Old French assez "enough; sufficiently" (which in the context of this name would have been understood as "very").

Bele f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Old French bele, the feminine form of the adjective biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful".

Chanho m Korean
From the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)

Cung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 剛 (cung) meaning "hard, rigid, strong" or 恭 (cung) meaning "respectful, polite".

Enedina f Basque, Medieval Basque, Basque Mythology, Spanish, Sardinian, Portuguese (Brazilian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Basque name, documented in Navarre. It has been speculated to be derived from Greek ἐνηδύνω (enedýno) meaning "to be courteous; to be obliging; to cheer, to gratify". This was the name of an early Christian saint from Sardinia, known as Henedina in Latin; she was martyred with Saints Justa and Justina... [more]

Eyeldeg f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "kind, polite" in Mongolian.

Fanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".

Gongju f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 공주 (Gong-Ju), which comes from Sino-Korean 公主. The character 公 (Gong (공)) primarily means "Honorable" and "Just" but also means "Public," and the character 主 (Ju (주)) means "Master" or "Host." The name means "Princess," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Honorable Master" or "Public Host." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 空 meaning "Empty," "Sky," or "Zero," or 恭 meaning "Respectful" and "Polite" for Gong (공), and 朱 meaning "Vermillion" or "Cinnabar," 珠 meaning "Pearl" or "Gem," or 姝 meaning "Beautiful woman," for for Ju (주).

Haixia f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 侠 (xiá) meaning "heroic, chivalrous, brave"... [more]

Haojie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]

Hendina f Medieval English
Meaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word (ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word gehende means "close, near, nearby".

Hiệp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 俠 (hiệp) meaning "chivalrous, knight, hero".

Hongxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 侠 (xiá) meaning "hero, knight, brave, chivalrous" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Inho m & f Korean
From 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)

Jianhao m Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast"... [more]

Jin-ho m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" (jin), and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)

Juanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".

Khunmae f Thai
Means "honorable mother" in Thai, from Thai คุณ (khun) meaning "you (polite)" and แม่ (mae) meaning "mother".

Kibar m Turkish
Means "polite, courteous" in Turkish

Kyōya m Japanese
From Japanese 恭 (kyō) meaning "respectful, polite", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 鏡 (kyō) meaning "mirror", 姜 (kyō) meaning "ginger", or 杏 (kyō) meaning "apricot" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop"... [more]

Min-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min), and 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 鎬 "stove; bright" (ho).

Nazik m & f Turkish
This Turkish unisex name is taken directly from the vocabulary word nazik "polite". This word is itself ultimately from the Persian word نازک‎ (nâzok), which had many meanings and senses, including: "tender, soft; delicate" or "thin, slender" or "gracious, graceful; elegant" or even "clean, neat".

Nazikeda f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish نازك (nazik) meaning "delicate, slender, clean, polite" and Persian ادا (ada) meaning "elegance, beauty, charm, coquetry, manners".

Prude f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from either Old French prude, the feminine form of the adjective pruz "brave; valiant" or from Old French preu "brave; valiant, chivalrous" (ultimately from Late Latin prōde "profitable, useful").

Ruixia f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".

Shaista f Urdu
Means "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته‎ (shayesteh).

Sorta f Batak
Means "sweet, friendly, courteous, polite" in Batak.

Suphap f & m Thai
Means "polite, courteous, well-mannered" in Thai.

Susilawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian susila meaning "decent, polite, well-mannered", ultimately from Sanskrit सुशील (sushila), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Thobekile f Ndebele
Means "polite" in Ndebele.

Vinit m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit विनीत (vinita) meaning "well-led, trained, disciplined" or "humble, courteous".

Wan f Chinese
Chinese feminine name with several possible meanings; if written using 婉 (wǎn) it means "graceful, gentle, elegant", if written 宛 (wǎn) it seems to have historically meant "courteous" and if written 紈 (wán) it means "white silk" or "fine silk".

Wangong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 恭 (gōng) meaning "respectful, polite".

Yasufumi m Japanese
From Japanese 恭 meaning "polite, respectful" and 史 meaning "history, chronicle".

Yuexia f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".

Zhenhao m Chinese
From Chinese 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise", 镇 (zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent"... [more]