Submitted Names with "elder" in Meaning

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Aberuagba m & f Yoruba
Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".

Acolhuehue m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl acolli "shoulder" and huehue "elder, old man".

Akwa m Efik, Ibibio
Means "elder, senior" in Efik and Ibibio.

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]

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]

Atti f Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese
MEANING- "elder sister"... [more]

Attika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi
Means "elder sister" in Sanskrit.

Bayinnaung m Burmese, History
Means "King's Elder Brother" in Burmese. This was the name of King the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar from 1550 to 1581 (Note 1).

Bodza f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian bodza "elderberry; elder (tree)".

Bojing m Chinese
“Bo” (伯) typically means “elder” or “chief” and is often used as a title or an honorific. “Jing” (静) means “quiet” or “calm.”

Boqin m Chinese
“Bo” (伯) usually means “elder” or “chief,” while “qin” (勤) means “diligent” or “industrious.”

Cacahuehue m Nahuatl
Possibly means "old frog", from Nahuatl caca "frog, toad" and huehue "elder, old man".

Chetsada m Thai
Means "senior, elder, superior" in Thai.

Ealdormann m Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English title meaning "leader, overseer, judge", derived from ealder "elder, leader" (see eald) and mann "person, man".

Erel m Yakut
Means "elder" in Yakut.

Hebo m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 河 (he, meaning “river”) and 伯 (bo, meaning “elder”, “earl” or “lord”). Hebo is the god of the Yellow River in Chinese mythology. He is attested as far back as the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu, where he is described as a figure riding a dragon-powered chariot... [more]

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.

Hosteen m Navajo
A term of respect meaning "man, grown man, elder, mister, husband." Transferred use of the Navajo word Hastiin of the same meanings. Found as Áłtsé Hastiin, the first man in the Navajo creation story... [more]

Huehue m Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "elder, old man" in Nahuatl.

Huehueteotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American
Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.

Huynh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兄 (huynh) meaning "elder brother".

Kunichika m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country (usually refers to Japan)" or 国 (kuni) meaning "land, country, region" combined with 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder" or 周 (chika) meaning "laps, circuits".... [more]

Ludatxin m Aleut
Meaning "his own (or your) elder brothers".

Macuilhuehue m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl macuilli "five" and huehue "elder, old man".

Naung m Burmese
Means "elder brother" or "next, future" in Burmese.

Nochhuetl m & f Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl nochehuatl "prickly pear fruit rind/skin", implying persistence or tenacity. Alternately, may be a combination of nochtli "prickly pear fruit" and either huehue "elder, old man" or huehuetl "drum".

Norichika m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "century" combined with 親 (chika) "elder". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Ntomakeh m English (African)
Ntomakeh is a palatial name in the Tikari villages of Bamunka-Ndop and Bamunkumbit in Ngoketunjia, Former British Southern Cameroons. It is a name for male title holders in the village signifying "nobility"... [more]

Odion m Western African, Esan
Means "the elder twin" in Esan.

Presbon m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "elder, senior".

Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.

Surachet m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" and เชษฐ (chet) meaning "elder" (a poetic term). This is a Thai name for the Hindu god Brahma.

Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]

Tameqrant f Berber
Means "the elder, senior" in Tamazight.

Tenicahuehue m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, probably contains the element huehue meaning "an elder, an old man; old" in Nahuatl.

Tooke m Kyrgyz
Means "mountain uncle" or "mountain elder brother" in Kyrgyz.

Vilkas m Lithuanian, Finnish
Vilkas is part of the Lithuanian language which means "wolf". This name is most famously used in the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" where one of the characters is named Vilkas.... [more]

Xijie f Chinese
Derived from 喜 (xi) meaning "happy, pleased" and 姐 (jie) meaning "elder sister" or "young lady".

Zacahuehue m Nahuatl
Probably derived from zacatl "grass, hay" and huehue "elder, old man".

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