Browse Submitted Names

Atapachtli m Nahuatl
Means "water shell", from atl "water" and tapachtli "sea shell, coral".

Beiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Beinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve".

Beixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Beixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Beiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".

Cascão m Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
Nickname for Cássio, it also means "big shell". Name used by a fictional character of the same name from Turma da Mônica.

Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.

Dunbüree m & f Mongolian
Means "shell trumpet" in Mongolian.

Epcoatl m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "seashell serpent" in Nahuatl. This was also another name for Tlaloc, an Aztec rain deity.

Fumisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) "sentence" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Fuusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "style, wind" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hexovóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Shell Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hirosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ikkai m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one" combined with 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Imaneĸ m Greenlandic
Means "soft-shell clam" in Greenlandic.

Ipê f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ï'pe "shell (of a seed)". This is the Portuguese name for several bignoniaceae trees known for the beauty of their flowers. Moreover, the ipê was elected as the Brazilian national tree.

Jikai m Japanese
From Japanese 慈 (ji) meaning "kind, charitable, benevolent", 次 (ji) meaning "second, next" or 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean", 鎧 (kai) meaning "armor, chain mail" or 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish"... [more]

Kaiichi m Japanese
From Japanese 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaiichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "clear; bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kazusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 右 (suke) meaning "(direction) the right", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 助 (kazu) meaning "assistance", 典 (suke) meaning "ceremony, rule", 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection"... [more]

Leyati m Miwok
Means "shell" in Miwok.

Lidar f & m Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Dar means "(mother of) pearl" / "nacre".

Nenosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 根 (ne) meaning "root", 子 (ne) meaning "child", 禰 (ne) meaning "one's deceased father", 祢 (ne) meaning "You; Thou", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather" or 眠 (ne) meaning "sleep, hibernate", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish"... [more]

Ousuke m Japanese
From Japanese 翁 (ou) meaning "elderly man" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 甫 (suke) meaning "begin". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Porcelain f English (American, Rare)
Taken from the material porcelain, ultimately derived from Italian porcellana "cowrie shell".

Qingbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" or 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Raisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 来 (rai) meaning "to come" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 助 (suke) meaning "assistance" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rensuke m Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "grounds, suspicion" or 練 (ren) meaning "white silk" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Sadap f Turkmen
Means "mother-of-pearl" in Turkmen, derived from Arabic صَدَف (ṣadaf) meaning "shell, seashell, pearl".

Sang m & f Thai
Means "conch shell" in Thai.

Seĸuvsuna m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "egg yolk" or "egg still inside the bird which hasn't yet developed a hard shell".

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

Shounosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 匠 (shou) meaning "artisan, workman, carpenter", 奨 (shou) meaning "prize, reward", 将 (shou) meaning "commander, leader, general", 尚 (shou) meaning "still, as always", 庄 (shou) meaning "manor", 昇 (shou) meaning "rise up", 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper", 昭 (shou) meaning "shining", 晶 (shou) meaning "clear", 梢 (shou) meaning "treetop", 祥 (shou) meaning "happiness", 正 (shou) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)", 聖 (shou) meaning "holy, sacred", 薔 (shou) meaning "rose" or 頌 (shou) meaning "to laud, acclaim", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 助 (suke) meaning "assistance", 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue"... [more]

Sora f Korean (Anglicized)
Indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades... [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.

Sukejirou m Japanese
From 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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"

Tadasuke m Japanese
From Japanese 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" combined with 相 (suke) meaning "nature, personality", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance"... [more]

Tetsusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Thocmentony f Paiute
Means "shell flower" in Paiute.

Tongbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell".

Toshisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (toshi) meaning "century" combined with 典 (suke) meaning "ceremony, rule" or 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tsedef f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "shell" in Hebrew, making it relative to the Arabic name Sadaf.

Uiloĸ f Greenlandic
Means "shell, bivalve" in Greenlandic.

Xibei f Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money".

Xingbei f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour, fortunately" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money".

Xuanbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" or 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Yáochí Jīnmǔ f Far Eastern Mythology
Alternative name or epithet of the Queen Mother of the West, which translates to "Golden Mother of the Nacre Lake" or "Golden Mother of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake".

Yoołgai Asdzą́ą́ f Navajo
Means "white shell woman" in Navajo.

Yoshinosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]