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Abruy m Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی (aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی (roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [more]

Anetȧhéveóéso m Cheyenne
Means "stands different" in Cheyenne.

Anushtha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Hinduism, Buddhism
Means "to stand near or by, follow out, to govern, to superintend, attend to, do".

Bæglir m Old Norse
Old Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".

Battulga m Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and тулга (tulga) meaning "cooking stand".

Chiana f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be an invented name, in which case it might (for example) consist of an Asian name element (such as Japanese chi meaning "wisdom, intellect") and the name Ana... [more]

Cumi f Biblical, English (Rare)
Means "arise; stand up" in Aramaic. ... [more]

Đài m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 台 (đài) meaning "noble, pedestal, stand".

Daiji m Japanese
From Japanese 太 (dai) meaning "thick, big", 代 (dai) meaning "generation", 台 (dai) meaning "pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles", 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" or 悌 (dai) meaning "serving our elders" combined with 治 (ji) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 司 (ji) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence", 二 (ji) meaning "two", 爾 (ji) meaning "you, thou, second person", 士 (ji) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (ji) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", 自 (ji) meaning "oneself", 仁 (ji) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" or 路 (ji) meaning "path, route, road, distance"... [more]

Desagondensta m Mohawk
Means "he stands people on their feet" in Mohawk.

Durmishkhan m Georgian
The first element of this name is of Turkic origin, but the available sources each provide a different meaning for it. According to a Russian source, it is derived from a (probably medieval) Turkmen word that means "life"... [more]

Gi-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".

Gi-gwang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".

Gi-nam m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 (gi) "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 旗 (gi) "banner, flag" or 氣 (gi) "life force" combined with 南 (nam) "south" or 男 (nam) "male, man".

Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]

He'ámȧhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "stands above" in Cheyenne.

Hotóá'ȯhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Standing Bull" in Cheyenne.

Hotómanéé'e f Cheyenne
From the Cheyenne hotómá'e énéé'e meaning "Inside she is standing".

I-jae m & f Korean
Combination of an i hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 怡 meaning "happiness; delight" and a jae hanja, such as 在 meaning "stand; exist" or 才 meaning "talent, gift."

Jaazaniah m Biblical
Meaning "Jehovah Has Given Ear". Toward the end of the kingdom of Judah it seems that this was a rather common name; all four men mentioned in the Bible by this name lived within the same short period of time... [more]

Jae-yeon m & f Korean
Combination of a jae hanja, like 在 meaning "stand; exist," 載 meaning "load" or 宰 meaning "retainer, vassal," and a yeon hanja, such as 姸 meaning "beautiful, lovely," 淵 meaning "pond; marsh; puddle" or 延 meaning "stretch, lengthen."

Juniata f American
From the name of a river in the American state of Pennsylvania, which may be a corruption of Iroquoian Onayutta meaning "standing stone". The name was known from its use in a popular song of the 19th century, 'The Blue Juniata' (1841).

Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh m Ojibwe
Means "he who stands forever" in Ojibwe.

Kisoo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Kiwoong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade", 基 "foundation, base" or 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".

Kūhaʻo m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "standing alone, indepedent."

Kunagadoga m Cherokee
Means "standing turkey" in Cherokee.

Lifan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [more]

Lifeng m Chinese
From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit, crest" or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]

Lihong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]

Lihua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]

Lijun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast"... [more]

Liming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Liping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Liwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 俪 (lì) meaning "husband and wife, couple", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", or 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Lixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [more]

Liyema f & m Xhosa
Means "to stop" or "to stand, to be standing" in Xhosa, often taken from the phrase liyema ikhaya "the home is standing" to indicate stability in the family.

Lomahongva m Hopi
Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).

Lubart m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a form of Leonard. In use since the middle ages. There is also a theory that it is a Lithuanian name, originating from Lithuanian element ljauti meaning "to end", "to finish", "to complete", "to terminate", "to conclude", "to wind up", "to closure", "to clinch", "to cease", "to stand", "to leave off", and barti - "to call down", "to rout", "to grapple".

Mabasen m & f Khoekhoe
Name mainly used by damara speaking people in Namibia.The name means "stand for yourself" used to encourage and teach an individual independance.

Mȧhpévȧhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Stands in Water" in Cheyenne.

Ma'táá'ȯhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Stands in Timber" in Cheyenne.

Melokuhle m & f South African, Xhosa, Zulu
Means "stand for goodness" or "defend beautiful things" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Mingli f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village; neighbor", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present"... [more]

Modurolọrilerioluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "one who stands on the promise of god" in Yoruba.

Mönkhtulga m Mongolian
Derived from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and тулга (tulga) meaning "fireplace, hearth, cooking stand".

Náhkȯxho'óxeóó'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Bear Stands Last, Last Bear Standing" in Cheyenne.

Náhkȯxhovéo'eóó'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Bear Stands in the Shade" in Cheyenne.

Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular Culture
Allegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [more]

Napârtoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "standing upright" or "Greenland mountain ash".

Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".

Nkosingimele f & m Zulu
Means "God is on my side" or "stand for me" in Zulu.

Ó'kȯhómȯhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Standing" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhtáxeóó'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Stands on Top" in Cheyenne.

Oluwadurotimi f Yoruba
Means "God will stand by me" in Yoruba.

Osemundianmen m & f Esan
Means "God is standing with me" in Esan.

Parmenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Derived from the Greek verb παρμένω (parmeno), which is a poetic form of the Greek verb παραμένω (parameno) meaning "to stay beside" or "to stand fast, to stand one's ground"... [more]

Pármeno m Literature
Possibly from Greek παρμένω (parmeno) "to stay beside, stand by" (compare Parmenon, Parmenas)... [more]

Parmenon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb παρμένω (parmeno), which is a poetic form of the Greek verb παραμένω (parameno) meaning "to stay beside" or "to stand fast, to stand one's ground"... [more]

Rikka f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 律 (ri) meaning "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control", 立 (ri) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 六 (ri) meaning "six" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Ritsue f Japanese
From 立 (ritsu) meaning "erect, stand, set up, rise", 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut" or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio", and 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", or 江 (e) meaning "inlet, bay, creek".

Ritsuka f & m Japanese
From 立 (ritsu) meaning "erect, rise, set up, stand", 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut", or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio", and 加 (ka) meaning "add, include, join", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good", or 香 (ka) meaning "incense, smell, perfume".

Ritsuyo f Japanese
From 立 (ritsu) meaning "erect, rise, set up, stand", 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut", or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world"... [more]

Rotimi m Yoruba
Means "stay with me" or "stand by me" in Yoruba. Sometimes used as a short form for Olurotimi or Oluwarotimi.

Seasaidh f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Jessie 1. The name coincides with the future tense of the Scottish Gaelic verb seas "to stand".

Seon-yu f & m Korean
Combination of a seon hanja, like 善 meaning "good, nice" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," and a yu hanja, such as 有 meaning "stand; exist" or 裕 meaning "sufficient, ample; generous."

Seulgi f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 슬기 (seulgi) meaning "wisdom, intelligence." It can also be written with hanja, combining a seul hanja, like 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument, with a gi hanja, such as 基 meaning "foundation, base," 起 meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," 璣 meaning "jewel; star" or 伎 meaning "talent, skill, gift."

Shili m & f Chinese
From Chinese 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest", 时 (shí) meaning "time, era, season", 史 (shǐ) meaning "history" or 石 (shí) meaning "stone" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "inside, village", 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [more]

Solas m Popular Culture, English
The elvish name Solas meaning "Pride; to stand tall".... [more]

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

Stah m Belarusian
Belarusian form of the Slavic name Stanisław meaning "standing strong in glory"

Standfast m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the English surname Standfast, or simply means "to stand firm, to stand one's ground"; compare the English word steadfast meaning "firm or unwavering in purpose, resolution or faith" and the name Stand-fast-on-high.

Stasandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still". It basically refers to a state of standing (still)... [more]

Stasanor m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still". It basically refers to a state of standing (still)... [more]

Stasikrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still". It basically refers to a state of standing (still)... [more]

Stasippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still". It basically refers to a state of standing (still)... [more]

Statius m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen (which later also came to be used as a nomen gentile) of Oscan origin. The meaning is uncertain, but it may possibly have been derived from Oscan staít meaning "he stands", which would mean that it is closely related to Latin statuo "to set up, to erect, to cause to stand"... [more]

Stesimbrotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from ἵστημι (hístēmi) meaning "to make to stand, to stand, set" and βροτός (brotós), a poetic term meaning "mortal man".

Stoichko m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) "to stand, to stay".

Stojsław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements stoj "to stand" and slav "glory, fame".

Sudrajat m Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Sundanese darajat meaning "degree, standing, rank", itself derived from Arabic دَرَجَات‎ (darajāt).

Sulustaana f Yakut
From the Yakut word сулус (sulus) meaning "star" possibly combined with the element stani meaning "stand, become".

Su-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 受 "receive, accept, get; bear, stand" (su), and 妍 "beautiful, handsome" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).

Tatsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 起 (tatsu) meaning "rouse, wake up, get up", 健 (tatsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 建 (tatsu) meaning "build", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 達 (tatsu) meaning "accomplished, reach, arrive, attain", 辰 (tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon", 立 (tatsu) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 竜 (tatsu) and 龍 (tatsu) both meaning "dragon" combined with 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry"... [more]

Tatsuaki m Japanese
From 達 (tatsu) meaning "reach, arrive, attain," 辰/龍/竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" (辰 referring to the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac), 立 (tatsu) meaning "to stand, rise," cognate to 建 (tatsu) meaning "to build, erect," or 樹 (tatsu) meaning "tree" (in this case, related to 立 and 建), combined with あき (aki), related to brightness or opening with kanji including 明, 昭, 章, 朗 or 昌, or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn."

Tatsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 太月, 汰月 or 竜貴 with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 汰 (ta, tai, ogo.ru, nigo.ru, yona.geru) meaning "luxury, select", 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon", 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Tatsuko f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from the kanji 立 meaning "stand, establish, set" and 子 meaning "child".

Tatsuma m Japanese
From Japanese 建 (tatsu) meaning "build, establish, erect, found", 樹 (tatsu) meaning "tree", 達 (tatsu), a plural marker, 立 (tatsu) meaning "erect, to set up, to stand up, to rise" or 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine"... [more]

Tatsumi m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as either 辰巳 or 龍美 with 辰 (shin, jin, tatsu) meaning "sign of the dragon (5th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)", 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful."... [more]

Tatsumichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 立 (tatsu) meaning "rise; stand up" or 龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "way; road; path".... [more]

Tatsuru m & f Japanese
From verbs 建つ (tatsu) meaning "to be erected/built​" or 立つ (tatsu) meaning "to stand, rise, stand up" or from 竜/龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" (likely cognate with 立つ), modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]

Tatsuyuki m Japanese
From Japanese 達 (tatsu) meaning "reach, arrive, attain", 龍 or 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon", 立 (tatsu) meaning "stand up, rise", 建 (tatsu) meaning "build", or 辰 (tatsu) referring to the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac combined with 之 (yuki), a possessive marker, 行 (yuki) meaning "row, line", 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow", or 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck"... [more]

Tiekuromo f & m Ijaw
Means "let's stand firmly" in Ijaw.

Tlacoehua f Nahuatl
Means "middle child" in Nahuatl, literally "to stand up in the middle". Most often given to a second or third-born child.

Turishboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek turish meaning "standing, waking up" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Tursynbay m Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Tursynbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh тұрсын (tursyn) meaning "remaining, staying, standing", from тұру (turu) meaning "to stand, to live", combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Wah-wah-teh-go-nay-ga-bo m Ojibwe
Meaning, "standing in the northern lights."

Yu-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 酉 "10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel" and 奈 "but, how; bear, stand, endure".

Yun-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 (yun) meaning "faith, belief," 玧 (yun) meaning "red bead" or 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek" and 其 (gi), referring to the third person demonstrative determiner 그 (geu), or 起 (gi) meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," as well as other hanja combinations.... [more]