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Abd al-zahir m Arabic, Pashto
Means "slave of the helper" from عبد ('abd) meaning "slave, servant" and الظاهر (al-zahir) meaning "helper, support"

Ablayar m Uzbek (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. It looks like this is a compound name, of which the first element is probably either 'Abla or Ablay... [more]

Achiezer m Hebrew
Means "my brother is a helper" in Hebrew.

Adiutor m Ancient Roman
Means "helper" in Latin.

Adjutor m History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.

Alîkar m Kurdish
Means "assistant, helper" in Kurdish.

Aun m Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.

Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]

Ayana f Assyrian
Ayana means "helper" in Aramaic; it was also the name of the temple ruled by the Assyrian sky god Anu.

Ayani m Kongo
"helpers, protectors, those who support, support or protect" comes from the verb kuyana

Bathusi m & f Tswana
Means "helpers" in Setswana.

Chikatizyo f Nsenga
Means "helper" in Nsenga.

Cho'liq m Uzbek
Means "assistant shepherd" in Uzbek.

Elyar m Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkish, Persian
Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see Eldar) combined with the Persian noun یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion" as well as "assistant, helper".... [more]

Epikouros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἐπίκουρος (epikouros) meaning "helper, ally".... [more]

Ezri m Hebrew
Means "my helper" in Hebrew. In the Bible Ezri was an overseer during King David's reign.

Fujinosuke m Japanese
Fuji, meaning "Wisteria" and Nosuke, meaning "Assistant", or "Guardian".

Hatam m Arabic
Meaning "helper", "generous" in Arabic.

Help m Literature
From the English word help, which is both a noun meaning "succour, assistance" and a verb meaning "to support, to do good to"; in Middle English help also meant "assistant, helper". This is the name of a man in the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.

Hœnir m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "strong" or "helper" in Old Norse. Hœnir is a god in Norse mythology. According to 'The Prose Edda', he, along with Lóðurr, helped Odin create the first humans.

Ínisaĸ m Greenlandic
Either a variant of Ínarik or means "one who was given life through the aid of innersuit (the fire beings; helper spirits)". According to legends a powerful shaman could mention this name in the ear of a deceased person and they would come back to life.

Isae f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 功栄, 功英, 功恵, 功枝, 功江, 伊佐江 or 伊佐恵 with 功 (ku, kou, isao, isa) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits, success", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour", 英 (ei, hanabusa, e) meaning "England, English, excellent", 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, limb, twig" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Ko’o m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "brace, support, prop, helper" in Hawaiian (compare Ko’oko’o).

Masaya m Japanese
From Japanese 允 (masa) meaning "license, sincerity, permit", 栄 (masa) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 雅 (masa) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 宜 (masa) meaning "best regards, good", 匡 (masa) meaning "correct, save, assist", 公 (masa) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 順 (masa) meaning "obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion", 将 (masa) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 真 (masa, ma) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (masa) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 征 (masa) meaning "subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes", 政 (masa) meaning "politics, government", 正 (masa) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 聖 (masa) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 壮 (masa) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 大 (masa) meaning "big, great", 方 (masa) meaning "direction, person, alternative", 麿 (ma) meaning "I, you", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 理 (masa) meaning "reason, logic", 諒 (masa) meaning "fact, reality, understand, appreciate" or 和 (masa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" or 三 (sa) meaning "three" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 寧 (ya) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 允 (ya) meaning "license, sincerity, permit" or 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase"... [more]

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Miñzahira f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter".

Mithraupasta m Old Persian
Means "with the assistance of Mithra", or possibly "assistant to Mithra", from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠 (upasta) meaning "help, assistance".

Mothusi m Tswana
Means "helper" in Setswana.

Msizi m Zulu
From Zulu umsizi "helper, aide".

Mujuni m Haya
Means "helper" in Haya.

Naseeruddin m Indian (Muslim)
Variant spelling of Nasir al-Din. Means "helper of religion", derived from Arabic نصير (naseer) "helper" and دين (din) "religion".

Nasir al-Din m Arabic
Means "helper of the faith", from Arabic نَاصِر‎ (nāṣir) meaning "help, support, assist" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Oman m Indian
MEANING - "friend, protector, helper, favour, help"... [more]

Orynbasar m Kazakh
Means "deputy, assistant" or "replacement" from Kazakh орын (oryn) meaning "place, position" and басар (basar) meaning "holder".

Ozer m Hebrew
From the Hebrew word for "helper" or "strength".

Ozran m Hebrew
Possibly derived from a Hebrew word for "helper".

Rangga m Javanese
Means "servant, assistant" in Javanese. It was used as a title for royal employees in the Majapahit Empire.

Redie m Amharic
Means "my helper" in Amharic.

Reifnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from reifir ("giver, helper"). This is the name of a sea-king in Norse mythology.

Sachiho f Japanese
From Japanese 倖 (sachi) meaning "happiness, luck", 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 祥 (sachi) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 禄 (sa) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness" or 祐 (sa) meaning "help", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk", 保 (ho) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 甫 (ho) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (ho) meaning "ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 宝 (ho) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables"... [more]

Sahsnot m Old Saxon, Germanic Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Sahson, the indigenous name of a continental Germanic people called the Saxons, who in turn derived their name from Old Saxon sahs meaning "knife, dagger, sword"... [more]

Saku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 咲 (saku, sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 索 (saku) meaning "cord, rope, searching, inquiring", 桜 (saku, sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 爽 (sa) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning", 櫻 (sa) meaning "cherry" or 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 矩 (ku) meaning "ruler", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess" or 丘 (ku) meaning "hill, knoll"... [more]

Sakurao m Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [more]

Sakuya m & f Japanese, Japanese Mythology
As a unisex name, it can be used as 咲也, 咲哉, 咲弥, 朔夜 or 朔椰 with 咲 (shou, sa.ku, -zaki) meaning "bloom, blossom", 朔 (saku, tsuitachi) meaning "conjuction (astronomy), first day of the month", 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 椰 (ya, yashi) meaning "coconut tree."... [more]

Sakyō m Japanese
This name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]

Samon m Japanese
This name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Samu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [more]

Sanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to"... [more]

Sasavona m & f Tsonga
Means "helper" in Xitsonga.

Sasuke m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 佐 (sa) "assistant, help" combined with 介 (suke) "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish", 助 (suke) "assistant, help, rescue", 輔 (suke) "help", 祐 (suke) "help" or 亮 (suke) "clear, help".... [more]

Sawako f Japanese
This name combines 爽 (sou, aki.raka, sawa.yaka, tagau) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear" or 沢 (taku, sawa, uruo.i, uruo.su, tsuya) meaning "swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Segula f Jewish, Northern African
Hebrew word name, it has several meanings.... [more]

Suke m Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Sukekazu m Japanese
From Japanese 助 (suke) meaning "assistance", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant", 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection" combined with 一 (kazu) meaning "one"... [more]

Sukekiyo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help" combined with 清 (shou, shin, sei, kiyo.i, kiyo.maru, kiyo.meru) meaning "clean, exorcise, pure, purify" or 精 (shiyau, shou, sei, kiyo) meaning "energy, vigour, refined, spirit, soul."

Sukewa f Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help" combiened with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmonious, kind"

Tchianga m Central African
Means "helper" in Fe'Fe', spoken in Cameroon.

Tengbangba m Manipuri
Means "helper" in Meitei.

Theary f Khmer
Means "helper" in Khmer.

Vəli m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ‏ (waliyy) meaning "helper, protector, benefactor".

Vaqif m Azerbaijani
Meaning uncertain. It is most likely derived from Arabic وَقْف (waqf) meaning "stopping, halting", though it may have come from Persian واقف‎ (vâqef) meaning "benefactor, helper" or a form of the given name Wahid.

Wali m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Means "helper, protector, friend" in Arabic. The term is also used to refer to saints in Islamic tradition.

Waliyuddin m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Means "friend of the faith (Islam)", from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "friend, helper, benefactor" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Wazir m Arabic
Means "helper, assistant" in Arabic.

Yavər m & f Azerbaijani
From Persian یاور (yavar) meaning "assistant".

Yovar m Uzbek
Means "helper" in Uzbek.

Yūsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 祐 (yū) meaning "assistant" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Zahir al-Din m Arabic
Means "helper of the faith" or "defender of the faith", derived from Arabic ظهير (ẓahir) meaning "helper, assistant" combined with الدين (ad-dīn) "the faith, the religion".