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Aami f Japanese
From Japanese , 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 絢 (a) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" or 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess" ", 嗟 (aa) meaning "Ah!; Oh!; Alas!", 憙 (aa) meaning "like, love, enjoy" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, combined with 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 望 (mi) meaning "hope"... [more]

Adilbish m & f Mongolian
Means "dissimilar, unlike, not the same" in Mongolian, from адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".

Ahiga m Navajo
From Navajo ahigą́ "they fight or combat each other; they kill each other" or ahígą́ "you fight or combat each other; you kill each other".

Alén m Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Of toponymic origin, it gives its name to various places in Ourense and Pontevedra. It comes from the adverb beyond "on the other side of", "from the part beyond", "beyond"; it is also a noun, with the meaning "the beyond"... [more]

Aliaricus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and rīks "ruler, king".

Alibertus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and berhtaz "bright". Alternately, the first element could derive from allaz "all; whole, entire"... [more]

Allende f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Allende, who's a patron saint of Ezcaray (La Rioja). The name seems to derive from allende "beyond, on the other side."

Alliefredus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and friþuz "peace". Alternately, the first element might derive from aljaną "zeal, vigour, courage".

Anya f Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit अन्य (anyá) meaning "other, different".

Anya f Thai
Derived from Thai อัญ (an) meaning "different, other", ultimately from Sanskrit अन्य (anya).

Banbangtaba m & f Dagbani
Means "those who know each other" in Dagbani.

Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English blētsian, blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".

Changxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess, and 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other".

Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.

Eiludd m Old Welsh
Welsh form of the old Celtic name *Elujüd- meaning "many lords", from Proto-Celtic *ėl meaning "second, other; all" and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Middle Welsh udd "lord"; compare Bleiddudd, Gruffudd, Maredudd)... [more]

Enebish f & m Mongolian
Means "not this one" in Mongolian, from энэ (ene) meaning "this, that" combined with биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".

Frontasius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning and origin uncertain. One source states that it is ultimately derived from the Latin noun frons meaning "forehead, brow" as well as "front", which would thus make the name etymologically related to the Latin names Fronto and Frontinus... [more]

Funganayi m Shona
Means "remember each other" in Shona.

Hareta m Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (hare) meaning "clear weather, sunny" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "big, thick", 田 (ta) meaning "rice field", or 他 (ta) meaning "other". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [more]

Hearsay m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.

Jae-sang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 載 "load; carry; transport, convey" and 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Psy, born Park Jae-sang (1977-).

Karina f Japanese
From Japanese 桂 (ka) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 海 (ka) meaning "sea, ocean", 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 那 (na) meaning "what"... [more]

Khenbish f & m Mongolian
Means "nobody" or "who is not" in Mongolian, from хэн (khen) meaning "who" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different". This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.

Kudzanayi m & f Shona
Means "respect each other" in Shona.

Kuzon m Polish
Kuzon is a name that suggests "you give up what you want so other people can have what they need".

Liyana f Mordvin
Possibly derived from Erzya лияназ (liyanaz) meaning "flax" (genus Linum). Alternatively it may mean "different, other".

Mâsivâ f Arabic
It is a shortened Islamic mysticism term that means "anything other than Allah (God)". The term is derived from mâ (thing) and sivâ (other). The uncut version is mâsivâ mâsivallah, mâsive’l-Hak... [more]

Mikiko f Japanese
From the kanji 美 (mi)- "beautiful, combined with 貴 (ki)- "honour, respect" and 子 (ko)- "child"; alternatively, 幹 (miki)- "tree trunk" and 子 (ko)- "child",as well as other kanji or kanji combinations which have the same reading.

Mou f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 眸 (móu) meaning "beautiful eyes", scheme", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ogtbish f & m Mongolian
Means "not at all" in Mongolian, from огт (ogt) meaning "completely, at all" and биш (biš) "not, isn’t" or "other, different"

Panganai m Shona
Means "to consult or advise each other" in Shona.

Ricochet f & m English
From the English word “ricochet”, meaning: “(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.” As a given name, Ricochet could symbolize strength, resilience, and fearlessness.

Sang-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" (sang), and 喆 "a sage; wise; sagacious" or 鐵 "iron; strong, solid, firm" (cheol).

Sangho m Korean
From 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" and 鎬 "stove; bright".

Sang-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Sangjun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other", 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious". or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Sanketik m Sanskrit
"SANKET OF WAR , ANY SYMBOL OF LANGUAGE / LOVE/ EXPRESION / ALERTNESS / WHO ALERT TO OTHER WHICH IS LIVE IN EARTH.

Sayonsom m Indian (Rare)
Sayonsom means "A name like no other" or "the perfect name" for any particular thing

Síodhachán m Old Irish
Derived from Irish síodhach "peaceful" or "otherworldly" combined with a diminutive suffix. The adjective síodhach is a variant of sítheach, from síth, basically meaning "settlement", hence both "peace" and "place inhabited by other world beings".

Sípimbore m & f Bandial
Means "they (cows) face each other" in Bandial.

Soutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 繰 (sou) meaning "winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry", 宗 (sou) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence", 庄 (sou) meaning "level, in the country, manor, village, hamlet", 曾 (sou) meaning "once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 双 (sou) meaning "pair, set, comparison", 壮 (sou) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 奏 (sou) meaning "play music, complete", 爽 (sou) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 宋 (sou) meaning "dwell", 惣 (sou) meaning "all", 想 (sou) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 操 (sou) meaning "maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity", 相 (sou) meaning "inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy", 総 (sou) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "rule, synthesize", 聡 (sou) meaning "wise, fast learner", 草 (sou) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 荘 (sou) meaning "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue", 壯 (sou) meaning "big, large, robust, name of tribe", 滄 (sou) meaning "ocean", 艸 (sou) meaning "grass, plants" or 颯 (sou) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" or 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Swika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu
"One's own "; "my own" ; belonging to oneself " ; "peculiar"... [more]

Terbish m & f Mongolian
Means "not that one" in Mongolian, from тэр (ter) meaning "that; he, she, it" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".

Tisungane m & f Chewa
Means "let us keep each other" in Chewa.

Transmundus m Medieval Italian (Rare)
From Latin trans "across, over, beyond; on the other side" combined with Latin mundus "world". This phrase, more often used as a byname, was also rarely used as a given name.

Tsokala f Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Old Georgian ცხო (tskho) meaning "other, foreign" and Old Georgian ქალი (kali) meaning "woman, wife". The literal meaning of this name is thus "foreign woman", but its figurative meaning is the actual intended meaning... [more]

Umako f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (u) meaning "love, affection" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji is possible.

Xanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ξάνθος (Xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair" (compare Xanthe). This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including a Trojan slain by Diomedes and a horse owned by Achilles ("Bayard, the other being Βαλίος (Balios), Piebald").

Xiangchan f Chinese
From the Chinese 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".

Xianghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Xiangjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".

Xianglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Xiangshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" or 相 (xiāng) meaning "mutual, each other" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Yeonjeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean elements yeon 娟 ("happy; beautiful), yeon 緣 ("tie, connection, relationship") or yeon 淵 ("pond; marsh; puddle"), and jeong 廷 ("court"), 貞 jeong ("virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal") or 整 jeong ("orderly, neat, tidy; whole")... [more]

Yeon-sook m Korean
From Sino-Korean 然 yeon ("open immortality, pledge, promise"), 蓮 yeon ("lotus, water lily; paradise), 燕 yeon ("swallow (bird)"), or 連 yeon ("join, connect; continuous; even") and 淑 suk ("good, pure, virtuous")... [more]

Yeseo f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye), meaning "art; talent, ability" and 瑞 (seo) meaning 'auspicious, lucky". Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Yoichi m Japanese
This name combines 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend", 世 (sei, se, sou, yo, sanjuu) meaning "generation, world, society, public", 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute", 余 (yo, ama.ru, ama.ri, ama.su, anma.ri) meaning "too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder", 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four", 與 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause" or 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, praise, reputation" with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, kazu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

Zivanai f & m Shona
"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.