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Aadi m Indian
Means "first, most important" in Sanskrit. It can also be used as a diminutive of Aditya.

Aminchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian амин (amin) meaning "essential, important" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Cadwobri m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and uuobri "serious, important".

Changseok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Chera f Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French chere, the feminine form of the adjective cher, chier "dear, dearest; expensive; costly; important, noteworthy" as well as a short form of Anchera.

Choi-gi m Korean (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Joseon politician Yu In-ho's uncle, Yu Choi-gi (1689-?), it is made up of Sino-Korean 最 (choi) meaning "best, most; important, crucial" and 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base."... [more]

Darkhan m Yakut
Means "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.

Dietleib m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is Detlef.... [more]

Ealdwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eald "old, honoured, eminent" and wig "war, battle".

Erkhembaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Erkhembat m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".

Erkhembayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Erkhembuyan m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Erkhemjamts m Mongolian
Derives from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жамц (jamts) meaning "rock".... [more]

Erkhemtsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Erkhemzayaa f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".

Erkhemzhargal m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Eyota f Sioux
Means "greatest", from Lakota iyótaŋ "most, greatest, best, special, important".

Fozila f Uzbek
Means "learned, erudite woman", "eminent woman" in Uzbek.

Garamgai m Mongolian
Means "prominent, eminent, distinguished" in Mongolian.

Geun-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 根 "root; foundation" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Helori m Breton
Younger form of Haelguri, itself derived from Old Breton hael "generous; prince" and uuobri "serious; important".

Hira f Maori
Means "great, important" or "abundant" in Maori.

Isuru m Sinhalese
Means "chief, eminent" or "glory, power" in Sinhalese. This is a Sinhalese epithet for the Hindu god Shiva.

Jong-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鍾 (jong) "cup, glass, goblet" and 奭 (seok) "red; anger" or 碩 (seok) "great, eminent; large, big".

Maenwobri m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton maen, from Latin magnus "large, great, strong", combined with Old Breton uuobri "serious, important".

Maksharip m Ingush
From Arabic مكة (Makka) referring to the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia combined with شريف (sharif) meaning "eminent, virtuous".

Mangte f Bodo
Meaning "Important".

Marduk-kabit-ahheshu m Babylonian
Means "Marduk is the most important among his brothers". Name borne by the founder of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1153–1136 BC.

Mengfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Mengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Mengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Mengzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Norishige m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 則 (nori) meaning "rule, law; misure" or 宣 (nori) meaning "proclaim, announce" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" or 茂 (shige) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush".... [more]

Nui m Maori
Means "large, abundant, of high rank, important" in Maori.

Perdana m Indonesian
Meaning "the first", ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna) meaning "most important".

Rofi m Arabic (Modern), Arabic
Means "noble, eminent"

Seukja f Korean
From 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".

Shardul m Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Derived from Sanskrit शार्दूल (śārdūla) meaning "tiger" or "eminent, excellent".

Sharif al-Din m Arabic
Means "eminent (person) of the faith" from Arabic شریف (sharif) meaning "eminent, virtuous" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Sharifullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic sharif "eminent, virtuous" combined with Allah "God".

Shereef m Arabic
A form of Sharif. Means "Eminent, virtuous."

Shigeharu m Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shigehiro m Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" combined with 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shigemitsu m Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Somkann m Khmer
Means "important, magnificant, superior" in Khmer.

Taku m Japanese
This name can be used as 拓 (taku, hira.ku) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 卓 (taku) meaning "eminent, table, desk, high", 琢 (taku, miga.ku) meaning "polish" or 択 (taku, era.bu) meaning "choose, select, elect, prefer."... [more]

Tikanga m & f Maori
Means "important customs" in Māori.

Tino m Maori, Cook Islands Maori
Means "important" in Maori.

Uparmiya f Old Persian
Possibly from Old Persian uparva meaning "pre-eminent" or upara meaning "higher, superior", both derived from 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹 (upariy) meaning "over, above".

Utkarsh m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit उत्कर्ष (utkarsha) meaning "eminent, superior, excellent".

Wajahah f Arabic
Means "eminent, distinguished" in Arabic.

Wajia f Pashto, Urdu
Possibly means "melody" in Pashto or derived from Arabic وَجِيه (wajīh) meaning "eminent, distinguished".

Wajih m Arabic, Urdu
means "eminent, notable, distinguishable" in Arabic and Urdu, from the Arabic root و ج ه‎ (w-j-h), the same of وَجْه (wajha) meaning "face".

Xueyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 巖 (yán) meaning "cliff, rock" or "dangerous, important", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 淹 (yān) meaning "flood, submerge, soak"... [more]