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Aenon m Biblical
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament, which may be the Greek form of Hebrew ay-yin "spring, natural fountain". The Gospel of John (3:23) identifies it as a place near Salem where John the Baptist performed baptisms.... [more]

Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.

Beeri m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical
Hebrew name deriving from בְּאֵר be'er "well", "fountain" with suffix, meaning "my well".... [more]

Bingquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Chashma f Pakistani (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly derived from Persian چشمه (češme) meaning "fountain, spring".

Cuiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain; wealth".

Elros m Literature
Means "glitter of stars" or "foam of stars" from Sindarin êl "star" and ros, which can mean "polished metal, glitter" or "foam, rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain)". It belonged to the brother of Elrond and first king of Númenor in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).

Enon m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of the biblical place name Ænon (also rendered as Aenon). Aenon near Salim, is the site mentioned by the Gospel of John (3:23) as one of the places where John was baptising people, after baptizing Jesus in Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan... [more]

Eun-saem f Korean
From the Sino-korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy", and the native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain".

Fount m English
Meaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.

Fuencisla f Spanish (European)
Said to be taken from Latin fōns stīllāns meaning "dripping well, dripping fountain" (the first element also used in Fuensanta), taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Fuencisla and Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla, meaning "The Virgin of Fuencisla" and "Our Lady of Fuencisla."... [more]

Fuensanta f Spanish
Contraction of fuente santa meaning "holy spring, holy fountain," from the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta and La Virgen de la Fuensanta, meaning "Our Lady of the holy spring/fountain" and "The Virgin of the holy spring/fountain" respectively.... [more]

Izumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "fountain, spring" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izumo m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 出雲 (Izumo), the name of an old province, a city and a grand shrine (taisha).... [more]

Izuna f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 泉 (sei, izumi, izu) meaning "fountain, spring" with 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "wild apple," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable" or 名 (myou, mei, na) meaning "name, reputation."... [more]

Izuo m Japanese
From Japanese 泉 (izu) meaning "fountain, spring" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Jiequan f Chinese
From the Chinese 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Jinquan m Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 铨 (quán) meaning "weigh, measure", 全 (quán) meaning "all, entire, whole" or 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain"... [more]

Jiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 姬 (jī) meaning "beauty, concubine" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Kanî m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kanî meaning "spring, fountain".

Krini f Greek
Means "well, spring, fountain" in Greek. (Also compare Pigi.) This is borne by Krini Hernández (2000-), a Mexican model of partial Greek ancestry.

Lanquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Lingquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Liquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Manahil f Arabic
Arabic feminine name meaning "fountains".

Manhal m & f Arabic
Means "fountain, spring" in Arabic.

Meiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or 全 (quán) meaning "complete, entire; maintain, keep whole".

Mizuho f & m Japanese
From 瑞穂/水穂 (mizuho), referring to fresh, lush ears of rice, used as part of the name 瑞穂国 (Mizuho-no-kuni), one of the classical names for Japan which means something like "the Land of Abundant Rice."... [more]

Noi f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 萎 (i) meaning "wither, wilt", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 彩 (i) meaning "colour", 水 (i) meaning "water" or 泉 (i) meaning "fountain, spring"... [more]

Obarra f Aragonese
Taken from the name of a monastery ubicated in Huesca, Aragon. It is composed of Basque obis "well, fountain" and arri "rock, stone".

Pigi f Greek
Derived from Greek πηγή (pêgê) "a spring, fountain; fount, source", possibly taken from the Greek title of the Virgin Mary, Ζωοδόχος Πηγή (Zôodochos Pêgê), meaning "life-giving spring" (or πηγή ζωής (pêgê zôês) "fountain of life" or "source of life")... [more]

Quan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain", 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority", 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all", 荃 (quán) meaning "fine cloth" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Quanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".

Quanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Quanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Reisen f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 冷戦 (Reisen) meaning "Cold War" or 醴泉 (Reisen), meaning "Fountain", or 霊蟾 (Reisen) meaning "Spirit Toad". A bearer of this name is Reisen Udongein Inaba, a character from the Touhou Project.

Saem m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain," also used to transliterate the name Sam 1.

Saem-na f Korean
From the native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain" and Sino-Korean 那 (na) meaning "that", 奈 (na) meaning "how, why", or, 娜 (na) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Sen'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 千 (sen) meaning "thousand", 宣 (sen) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 専 (sen) meaning "specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely", 泉 (sen) meaning "spring, fountain", 潜 (sen) meaning "submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush", 銑 (sen) meaning "pig iron", 仟 (sen) meaning "thousand", 愃 (sen) meaning "abundant, generous" or 沾 (sen) meaning "moisten, wet, soak, touch" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one", 壱 (ichi) meaning "one (in documents)" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city, town"... [more]

Senka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 千 (sen) meaning "thousand", 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" or 泉 (sen) meaning "spring, fountain" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 叶 (ka) meaning "grant, answer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing" or 下 (ka) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior"... [more]

Senri f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli."... [more]

Shuquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Sibel f Turkish
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of of the name Cybele or derived from Arabic سبيل (sabil) meaning "water fountain".

Yingquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 盈 (yíng) meaning "be full of, overflowing" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Yiquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 宜 (yí) "appropriate, suitable" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Zhenquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".