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Aerfen f Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of Aerten, the name of a Brythonic goddess of fate. Aerten is derived from Proto-Celtic *agro- "carnage, slaughter" (cf. Agrona) and *tan-nu "to broaden, to spread" or *ten-n-d-o- "to break, to cut"... [more]

Aerten f Celtic
Derived from agro-, "carnage", and tan-nu, "to broaden" or "to spread", or ten-n-do-, "to break" or "to cut".

Alexideios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Epic Greek adjective δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched", which is related to the Greek verb δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).

Anguta m Inuit Mythology
Allegedly means "man with something to cut" (compare Inuktitut ᐊᖑᑦ (angut) meaning "man"). In Inuit mythology this is the name of a god, sometimes considered a psychopomp responsible for conveying the souls of the dead to the underworld, Adlivun, where they must sleep for a year... [more]

Atom m & f Popular Culture
In the case of film director Atom Egoyan (1960-), it is taken from atom bomb (from Greek atomos meaning "uncut, unhewn; indivisible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with tomos "a cutting", from temnein "to cut"), given to him by his Armenian-Egyptian parents to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.

Axylos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄξυλος (axylos) meaning "uncut wood" as well as "without wood", which consists of the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-) meaning "not, without, the opposite of" combined with the Greek noun ξύλον (xylon) meaning "cut wood, timber".

Azemeyeguegua f Guanche
From Guanche *aẓămăy-əgiwa, meaning "sutures wounds" (literally "cut-sewer"). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.

Baiyun f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, ability, craft, technique, performance, acting, trick, stunt".

Beira f Literature, Celtic Mythology
Anglicized form of Bheur or Bhuer perhaps meaning "cutting, sharp, shrill" in Scottish Gaelic, from Cailleach Bheur "sharp old wife", the name of the Scottish personification of winter, a reference to wintry winds... [more]

Charanai f Khmer
Means "polished" or "polished, cut stone or gem" in Khmer.

Cherith f English, Northern Irish
This is a common English spelling of the Hebrew place name כְּרִית (Kərīṯ), which comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning "to cut off; cut down". Cherith was a brook or wadi mentioned in the Old Testament... [more]

Chung-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 忠 "loyalty, devotion, fidelity" and 裁 "cut out; decrease".

Cortes f Spanish
From the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Cortes and La Virgen de Cortes, meaning "Our Lady of Cortes" and "The Virgin of Cortes" respectively (coincides with the words meaning "cut; style, type" or "courts").... [more]

Crete f Greek Mythology
A mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian *kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [more]

Deilochos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Epic Greek adjective δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched". It is related to the Greek verb δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).... [more]

Deioneus m Greek Mythology
Said to mean "ravager" from Greek δηιόω (dêioô) "to cut down, slay; to waste or ravage a country" (compare the first element in Deianeira). This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Deiphobos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Epic Greek adjective δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched". It is related to the Greek verb δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira)... [more]

Dulani m Yao
Means "cutting" in Yao.

Ekalavya m Hinduism
Means "one who can cut anything with one (arrow)", derived from Sanskrit एक (eka) meaning "one" and लव्य (lavya) meaning "to cut". This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.

Funko f Japanese
From Japanese 刎 (fun) meaning "behead, cut one's throat" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Huilong f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Huoching m Medieval German
Förstemann derives this name from the stem hôc that he relates to the Old Norse word hoekingr "sword, that cuts off the extremities".... [more]

Itzcotocatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Itzcotlan", possibly derived from Nahuatl itztli "obsidian" combined with cotoctli "fragment, piece of something" or cotona "to cut something, to break something off", along with the affiliative suffix -catl.

Jaazaniah m Biblical
Meaning "Jehovah Has Given Ear". Toward the end of the kingdom of Judah it seems that this was a rather common name; all four men mentioned in the Bible by this name lived within the same short period of time... [more]

Jaechang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "To rule or and Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear"

Jaegeun m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease" and Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Jaekang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "to rule" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 강 meaning "river".

Jaeyoung m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 宰(jae) "To rule" or "slaughter",材 (jae) meaning "timber" or "talent", 在 (jae) meaning "in, at" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability"

Jawi m & f Aymara
Means "fleece, sheared wool" in Aymara.

Jinglong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Karina f Japanese
From Japanese 桂 (ka) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 海 (ka) meaning "sea, ocean", 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 那 (na) meaning "what"... [more]

Kirito m Japanese (Rare)
Kirito is the username of a character in 'Sword Art Online'. Being a nickname for a combat game, it possibly derive from the Japanese verb 切る (kiru) meaning "to cut" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person".

Kiritsugu m Japanese
From 切 (kiri) "to cut, to be sharp" and 嗣 (tsugu) "heir"

Kirumi f Popular Culture
Borne by character Kirumi Tojo (東条 斬美) in the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony', made up of the verb 斬る (kiru) meaning "to kill, cut/slice (off)" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty."... [more]

Klyppr m Old Norse
Possibly from Old Norse klippa meaning "to cut, clip".

Lilong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Linlong f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Longbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Longfei f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Longmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".

Longxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".

Longxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Longyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose".

Longyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Longying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".

Longyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".

Lugal-kisalsi m Sumerian
Possibly deriving from Sumerian element lugal, meaning "king, owner, master", and tar " to cut; to decide". Name of a King of Uruk and Ur (some contemporary sources also place him as King of Kish), circa 2400 BCE.

Menglong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or 朦胧 (ménglóng) meaning "dim moonlight".

Messus m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin verb meto "to reap, to harvest, to cut, to sever", or from the latinized form of Greek mesos or messos "(the) middle, (the) middle one". A third possibility is that it is a variant form of Maesus.

Qionglong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Sabre f English (Rare)
Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]

Saswaypew m Cree
Means "cut nose" in Cree.

Shulong f Chinese
From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".

Skirfir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from skirfill ("shard, cut piece"). This is the name of a dwarf.

Tippah f Chickasaw
Means "cut off" in Chickasaw.

Tokino f Japanese
From Japanese 解 (toki) meaning "unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute", 季 (toki) meaning "seasons", 暁 (toki) meaning "daybreak, dawn, in the event", 時 (toki) meaning "time, hour", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 鴇 (toki) meaning "wild goose", 刻 (toki) meaning "engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving", 常 (toki) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 朱 (to) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody" or 音 (to) meaning "sound", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 起 (ki) meaning "rouse, wake up, get up", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, rare, request", 月 (ki) meaning "moon", 鷺 (ki) meaning "heron" or 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth" combined with 之 (no), a possessive marker, 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life"... [more]

Tokiya m Japanese
From Japanese 鋭 (toki) meaning "pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent", 凱 (toki) meaning "victory song", 季 (toki) meaning "seasons", 刻 (toki) meaning "engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving", 時 (toki) meaning "time", 迅 (toki) meaning "swift, fast", 釋 (toki) meaning "to explain", 鬨 (toki) meaning "fight, war cry", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 凍 (to) meaning "frozen, congeal, refrigerate" or 叶 (to) meaning "fulfill, come true", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 己 (ki) meaning "I (male)", 軌 (to) meaning "rut, wheel track", 季 (ki) meaning "seasons", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 舎 (ya) meaning "cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion", 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase" or 彌 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete"... [more]

Wenlong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Yilong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Yuelong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful" or 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Zhenlong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Zhijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm", 戬 (jiǎn) meaning "exterminate, destroy, cut" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy"... [more]