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Abedabun f Ojibwe
Possibly means "she/he sees in the distance" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe waabi "she/he has vision, sees" and debaabam "see at a distance". It also means "seen at dawn; dawn" in Chippewa.

Altamiro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
This name is either a variant form of Aldemaro or derived from the Spanish locational surname Altamira, which takes its name from a place called Altamiros or Altamira... [more]

Aroarii m Tahitian
Means "face king"; a combination of aro "face, forehead, sight" and ari'i "king".

Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]

Avalokiteshvara m Sanskrit
Means "lord of perception" in Sanskrit, derived from अवलोकन (avalokana) meaning "sight, observation, perception" and ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord, god"... [more]

Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.

Beauvis m Medieval French
Derived from Middle French beau (via Old French biau, bel) "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" and Old French viz or vit "sight, visage".

Beenish f Pakistani
Means "vision, sight" in Urdu.

Belmira f Portuguese
Most likely a version of Elmira 1, which derives from Edelmira, stemming from Adelmar, which combines the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and mari meaning "famous"... [more]

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Belvidera f Theatre
Derived from Italian belvedere meaning "a fair sight" (compare Belvedere). This was used by English dramatist Thomas Otway for a character in his tragedy Venice Preserv'd (1682).

Bînahî f Kurdish
Means "sight" in Kurdish.

Chenrezig m Buddhism
Means "one who looks down with an unwavering eye" in Tibetan, derived from སྤྱན་རས (spyan ras) meaning "penetrating vision, observation, eye" and གཟིགས (gzigs) meaning "see, look, perceive"... [more]

Cleophus m Ancient Greek
leophus Pronunciation of Cleophus as a boys' name is of Greek derivation, and the meaning of the name Cleophus is "vision of glory". Cleophus is an alternate form of Cleophas (Greek).

Col-hozeh m Biblical
Means "all-seeing", ultimately derived from Hebrew כל (kol) meaning "all, whole" and חזה (haza) meaning "to see, to have a vision". He was mentioned in Nehemiah 3:15 and Nehemiah 11:5.

Damali f Arabic
Means "beautiful vision" in Arabic.

Didar m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen
This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]

Dîmen f Kurdish
Means "sight, view" in Kurdish.

Donoma f Omaha-Ponca
Means "sight of the sun" in Omaha–Ponca, from Omaha dóⁿbe "to see, look at, perceive" and miⁿ "sun, moon".

Fell m Literature, Romani
This name was used in the novel "The Sight" for the black wolf.

Fursey m Old Irish, History
Possibly derived from Latin virtus "virtue" via Old Irish firt. Saint Fursey was an early medieval Irish monk and visionary whose "celebrated visions had considerable influence on dream literature of the later Middle Ages", including Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.

Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.

Hawkeye m & f English, Popular Culture
From the English words "Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [more]

Hazo m Biblical
Means "prophetic vision" in Hebrew, from the verb חָזָה (chazah or haza) "to see, to behold". In the Bible, Hazo was the fifth son of Nahor and Milkah (Genesis 22:22).

Hiraya f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "imagination, vision" in Tagalog.

Hiromu m Japanese
This name can be used as 宏 (kou, hiro.i) meaning "large, wide, vast," 拡 (kaku, kou, hiro.garu/geru/meru) meaning "broaden, enlarge, expand, extend," 弘 (gu, kou, hiro.i) meaning "broad, vast, wide" or 煕 (ki, akiraka, kawa.ku, tanoshi.mu, hika.ru, hiro.i/maru/meru, yoroko.bu) meaning "shine".... [more]

Hrachya m & f Armenian
Modern form of the Old Armenian name Հրաչեայ (Hračʿeay), which was derived from Old Armenian հուր (hur) meaning "fire" and աչք (ačʿkʿ) "eyes, sight" (literally, "fire-eyed" or "eyes of fire")... [more]

Kamui m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 可夢偉, 華夢衣, 華夢威, 夏夢生, 加夢意 or 嘉夢威 with 可 (ka, kou, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision," 偉 (i, era.i) meaning "excellent, greatness, distinguished," 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 威 (i, odo.kasu, odo.shi, odo.su) meaning "dignity, majesty, authority," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life" and 意 (i) meaning "intention, mind, will, thought."... [more]

Kar m Literature
This name was used in David Clement-Davies book "The Sight" for the wolf character who comes to live with Huttser and Palla's pack after his parents are killed by the evil Balkar.

Louden m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Louden. A known bearer of Louden as a given name is Louden Swain, the main character in the 1979 book "Vision Quest" written by Terry Davis... [more]

Mahazioth m Biblical
Meaning "visions," a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians I Chronicles 25:4,I Chronicles 25:30

Marzana f Russian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology
Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]

Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Mime f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful" combined with 夢 (ime) meaning "dream; vision" or 芽 (me) meaning "sprout".... [more]

Muga m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 無我, 夢我, 武雅 with 無 (bu, mu, na.i) meaning "nothing(ness)," 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision," 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior," 我 (ga, wa, wa.ga-, waga-, ware) meaning "ego, oneself" and 雅 (ga, miya.bi) meaning "elegant, graceful, gracious, refined."... [more]

Mutsuki f & m Japanese
This name combines 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate", 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision" or 陸 (riku, roku, oka, mu) meaning "land, six" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Muu f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mu), meaning “dream, vision” and 羽 (u), meaning “feather”, as well as other character combinations.

Nazari m Malay
Means "my sight, my vision" from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar) meaning "vision, gaze, sight".

Neyume f Japanese
From Japanese 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)" and 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusion, vision"

Nighat f Urdu
From Persian نگاه (negâh) meaning "look, gaze, sight".

Nimit m Thai
From Thai นิมิต (nimit) meaning "sign, mark, omen, vision".

Phantom m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the English word "phantom" a synonym for "ghost", ultimately from Greek φάντασμα (phántasma) "phantom, ghost", "vision, dream", "fantasy".

Pontsho m & f Sotho
Means "vision" in Sotho.

Raimu f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 来 (tai, rai, kita.su, ku.ru) meaning "become, cause, come, due, next", 來 (tai, rai, kita.su, ku.ru) which has the same meaning as the first one or 頼 (rai, tano.mu, tano.moshii, tayo.ru) meaning "request, trust" with 夢 (bou, mu, yume) meaning "dream, illusion, vision."... [more]

Royah f Persian
Means "dream; fantasy; vision" in Persian.

Starlight f English (Rare)
Combination of Star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra and light, from Middle English light, liht, leoht, from Old English lēoht (“light, daylight; power of vision; luminary; world”).

Suthat m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ทัศน์ (that) meaning "view, sight, vision".

Tesil f Armenian
Means "apparition, vision" in Armenian.

Tomu m & f Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten", 登 (shou, chou, to, tou, dou, a.garu, nobo.ru) meaning "ascend, climb up", (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 富 (fu, fuu, tomi, to.mu) meaning "abundant, enrich, wealth" or 吐 (to, tsu.ku, ha.ku) meaning "belch, confess, spit, tell (lies), vomit" with 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision."... [more]

Veeksha f Indian
An Indian name that is said to mean “vision” or “knowledge”.

Vidomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Vidoslav m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Viduslav m Slavic
From Medieval Slavic vidu, meaning "sight, view" and slav, meaning "glory, fame".