Submitted Names with "oak" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword oak.
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usage
meaning
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oak meaning
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Acwulf m Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements ac "oak" and wulf "wolf".
Alzina f French (Rare, Archaic)
From the Catalan word alzina, meaning "holm oak".
Aretxa f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque aretx "oak".
Arismendi m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Transferred use of the surname Arismendi, meaning "mountain of oaks" from aris "oak" and mendi "mountain".
Ariz m Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Basque form of Felix and a derivation from Basque aritz "oak".
Arizona f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Etymology of Arizona is still debated, they may include:... [more]
Artahe f Aquitanian Mythology
The name of an ancient goddess that was worshiped in Southern Gaul, in the region of Aquitania. She is a protector goddess that is thought to be associated with bears. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain but appear to be of ancient Aquitanian origin and may be cognate with modern Basque arte "oak".
Artea f Basque (Rare)
Basque name derived from arte.... [more]
Balanos f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek βάλανος (balanos) meaning "acorn" or "oak tree". This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with oak trees.
Chesney m & f English
From the traditionally English and French topographic surname for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from the Old French chesnai "oak grove", from chesne 'oak tree'.
Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".
Dergen m Medieval Breton
Derived from either Old Breton daeru / deru "oak" or Old Breton der, an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton gen, derived from Proto-Celtic *genos- "family, clan, descendants".
Deri m & f Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak."
Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Derwa f Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from Cornish derow "oak trees" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *daru "tree"). Saint Derwa is the patron saint of Menadarva (Merther Derwa in Cornish, translating to grave of St Derwa in English) in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall... [more]
Derwen m Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak" and wyn meaning "fair, white, blessed."
Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".
Druantia f Popular Culture, Celtic Mythology
Hypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root *deru meaning "oak" (as are the words druid and dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [more]
Drutalos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *deruos / derua "oak tree" and talu- "forehead; front; surface".
Dryas m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "oak".
Dryope f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δρῦς (drys) meaning "tree, oak" combined with Greek οψ (ops) "voice" or Greek ωψ (ops) "face, eye". This name was borne by at least five characters in Greek mythology, the best known being the daughter of king Dryops of Oeta, who was turned into a black poplar tree by the god Apollo.
Dubhdara m Medieval Irish
Composed of the Gaelic elements dubh "dark" and dair "oak" (genitive dara(ch)).
Eik f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Old Norse eik "oak".
Eikar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse eik meaning "oak" (compare the feminine name Eik) combined with herr meaning "army".
Eikinskjaldi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse eik "oak" and skjǫldr "shield". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Élon m Hungarian
Cognate of Elon, meaning "oak tree".
Encina f Spanish
Means "holm oak, evergreen oak" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Encina, meaning "The Virgin of the Holm Oak," venerated at the basilica in Ponferrada in the province of León.
Erlis m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë "wind; scent" and lis "oak".
Hakuryū m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 博龍, 博竜, 博隆, 白竜, 白龍, 白隆, 伯龍, 伯竜, 伯隆 or 柏龍 with 博 (haku, baku) meaning "command, esteem, exposition, fair, win acclaim," 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white," 伯 (haku) meaning "Brazil, chief, count, earl, uncle," 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 隆 (ryuu) meaning "high, hump, noble, prosperity."... [more]
Hakuto m Japanese
From Japanese 柏 (haku) meaning "oak" or 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 杜 (to) meaning "woods; grove". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hrastimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hrast "oak (tree)". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Kashiwa m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as a single kanji, 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," or it can be combined with 可 (ka, koku, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, yawa.ragu) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften."... [more]
Kildare m Popular Culture
It derives from Irish Cill Dara, meaning "church of the oak". It's the name of a city in Ireland, also used as a given name. A notable bearer is the Disney Comics character Kildare Coot, name chosen to translate the originary Italian Sgrizzo Papero, a crazy cousin of Donald Duck created by Romano Scarpa in 1964.
Lis m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian lis "oak; tall tree".
Mukhran m Georgian
From მუხრანი (Mukhrani), the name of a historical lowland district in eastern Georgia. It was originally called მუხნარი (Mukhnari) or მუხნარ (Mukhnar), which literally meant "of an oak" but signified "oak-grove"... [more]
Nara f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 楢, 奈良, 那良 or 名良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?", 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
Nosloum m Baltic Mythology
The name of a Lithuanian god or mythical being recorded in writings by Jesuit monks dating back to the era between 1580 and 1620.... [more]
Perkūnas m Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *perkwunos or *perkunos, which itself is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *perkwus or *perkṷu meaning "oak tree" or "fir tree"... [more]
Queria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Latin quercu meaning "oak tree".
Robley m English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly an Americanized version of the Spanish "roble," meaning "oak."
Robustian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
From the patronymic of the Roman cognomen Rōbustus, meaning “oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robust, a descendant of Robust.” St. Robustian was an early martyr who was put to death probably in Milan... [more]
Robustianus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
derive from the patronymic of the Roman cognomen robustus meaning "oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robustus, a descendant of Robustus".
Roure m & f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "oak" in Catalan.
Tambet m Estonian
Coined by Eduard Bornhöhe for a character in his novel 'Tasuja' (1880). The exact origin and meaning of this name are uncertain, it has, however, been speculated that it might be a contraction of Estonian tammepuust "of oak wood".
Tammi m & f Finnish
Means "oak (tree)" in Finnish.
Tumay m Mordvin
Derived from тумо (tumo) meaning "oak".
Yuman m Chuvash
Means "oak" in Chuvash.
Zuhaitza f Basque (Modern)
Feminine name derived from Basque zuhaitz "tree", ultimately from Old Basque zur "wood" and (h)aritz "oak" (formerly a generic term for "tree").