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Asante m & f African American
Possibly derived from Swahili asante "thank you".

Asanti f & m Swahili, African
means "thank you"

Ave m Dutch, West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]

Ayata m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 彪 (aya) meaning "spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger", 礼 (aya) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 拓 (ta) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big"... [more]

Ayibanua f & m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

Blesa f Kurdish
Means “thank you” in Kurdish.

Boguchwał m Polish
Composed of the Slavic elements bogu "god" and chwal "to praise, to glorify". As such, the meaning of this name is "to praise God, to thank God".

Chiemeela m Igbo
This is a name that is given among the Igbos usually it has a celebratory undertone to it. It is formed by joining two words "CHI-EMEELA" - "God thank you" Chi-God and Emeela-thank you/well done Usually it is given to baby boys when the parents are satisfied or do not wish to have more children, especially if the gender of the child was sought after.

Dainya f Uzbek (Rare)
Dainya is thought to mean “Bravery” in Uzbek. But a submission from Jamaica claims it means “Thanks”. Dainya is a Aboriginal name.

Dalilu-essu m Babylonian
Means "new praise", deriving from the Akkadian elements dalīlu ("praise, thanks") and eššu ("new, modern").

Dankegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning "thank god". Literally made up of the German words Danke meaning "thanks" and Gott meaning "god.

Dankmut m & f German (Rare)
The name is made of the word dank- "thanks" and the name element -muot "Sense, Spirit, Soul".

Deogratias m Late Roman
Means "thanks to God" or "grace of God", derived from Latin deus "god" combined with Latin gratia "thanks, grace". A bearer of this name was saint Deogratias of Carthage (5th century AD).

Deograzia f Italian
Means "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin Deus "God" and gratia "grace".

Dumisa m & f Tumbuka
Means "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.

Erena f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 英 (e) meaning "hero, outstanding", 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection", 詠 (e) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing", 鋭 (e) meaning "pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慧 (e) meaning "wise" or 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 怜 (re) meaning "wise", 玲 (re) meaning "the tinkling of jade", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 礼 (re) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" or 澪 (re) meaning "water route, shipping channel" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 那 (na) meaning "what"... [more]

Hodaia f Hebrew
Variant of Hodaya and Hodia means "thank you God" or "glory of God" in Hebrew.

Hvalimir m Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hvala "thanks". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Hvalimir Belojević, a 9th-century Serbian duke.

Jobe f & m Igede
Means "give thanks" in Igede, spoken in Nigeria. Alternative meanings are "gratitude" or "be grateful".

Kealeboa m Sotho
Means "thank you" in Sotho.

Kealeboga m & f Tswana
Means "thank you" in Setswana.

Kenechi m Igbo
Means "thank God" or "thanks be to God" in Igbo (compare Ekene, Chi 2).

Khensani m & f Tsonga
Means "grateful, give thanks" in Xitsonga.

Kirei m Japanese
From 綺 (ki) "beautiful" and 礼 (rei) "thanks, salute"

Kurea f Japanese (Modern)
Japanese translation of Claire/Clair/Clare, given to Japanese girls over the last few decades.... [more]

Kutenda f & m Shona
Means "faith" or "to thank" in Shona.

Mahad m Somali
Means "thanks" in Somali.

Mahado f Somali
Possibly from the Somali mahad meaning "thanks".

Maitaishe m & f Shona
It means "You have done it Lord" or simply, "Thank you Lord."

Malebogo m & f Tswana
Means "thanks" in Tswana.

Masvita f Shona
Means "thank you" in Shona.

Mayibongwe f Ndebele
Means "give thanks" in Ndebele.

Mayibongwinkosi m Ndebele
Means "give thanks to the Lord" in Ndebele.

Mazvita f Shona
Means "we are grateful" or "many thanks" in Shona.

Meixie f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank".

Merci f & m French (African, Rare)
Occasionally used in reference to the French word merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").

Mercidieu m Haitian Creole
Derived from French merci meaning "gratitude, thanks" and dieu meaning "god".

Mèsidye m Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole mèsi "thanks; thank you" and dye "god" with the intended meaning of "thanks be to God".

Mihi f Maori
Means "thanks" in Maori.

Misgana f Ethiopian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Amharic ምስጋና (məsgana) "glory, praise, honour; thanks, gratitude".

Modupe f & m Yoruba
Means "I thank (God)"... [more]

Modupe-oluwa m & f Yoruba, African
Combination of Yoruba Modupe "I thank" or "thank you" and Oluwa meaning "God, lord".

Mwaitaishe f & m Shona
Means "Thank you God" in Shona.

Nangamso f & m Xhosa
Means "future" or "even tomorrow" in Xhosa, figuratively "thank you". Often intended as being part of a phrase such as ungadinwa nangomso meaning "don’t be tired tomorrow". Meant to convey gratitude, and the hope for more of the same in the future.

Natasha f Bemba
Means “I am thankful” or "thank you" in Bemba, a Zambian language.

Natota m & f Southern African
Means "thank you" in Lamba, a Zambian language.

Ndikubwayo m Rundi
Means "I am alive thanks to God" in Kirundi.

Nerutendo f Shona
Meaning "with belief" or "with thanks; with gratitude", another form of the name is Norutendo. It derives from the verb kutenda.

Niyogushima f Rundi
Means "God should be thanked" in Kirundi.

Norutendo f Shona
Meaning "with belief" or "with thanks; with gratitude".

Nshimirimana f Rundi
Means "I thank God" in Kirundi.

Ocolongwa m & f Agatu
Means "to God be thanks" in Agatu.

Odel f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Adel or Adele, also means "Thanks to God", which is making it relative to Odelia 2... [more]

Odeya f Hebrew
Derived from a Hebrew phrase meaning "I will thank God", which is said to consist of Hebrew ode "I will thank, praise" (compare the Hebrew name Odelia 2) combined with Hebrew ya, yah "Yahweh"... [more]

Piama f Coptic, Late Greek
Piama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [more]

Rahmet m Kazakh, Turkish
Means "mercy" or "to give thanks" in Kazakh. Derived from Arabic rahmah, meaning "mercy".

Rahmetullah m Kazakh
Means "mercy of Allah" or "to thank Allah" in Kazakh. Variant spelling of Rahmatullah.

Rea f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 麗 (rei, ura.raka, uruwa.shii) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent", 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 令 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rai, rei, re) meaning "bow, ceremony, remuneration, salute, thanks", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 鈴 (rin, rei, suzu) meaning "buzzer, small bell" with 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" or 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next."... [more]

Reira f Japanese
This name combines 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 麗 (rei, ura.raka, uruwa.shii) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent" or 礼 (rai, rei, re) meaning "bow, ceremony, remuneration, salute, thanks" with 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 来 (tai, rai, kita.su, ku.ru) meaning "become, cause, come, due, next" or 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk."... [more]

Reito m Japanese
From Japanese 伶 (rei) meaning "actor", 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak, summit", 怜 (rei) meaning "wise", 澪 (rei) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 玲 (rei) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rei) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 禮 (rei) meaning "social custom, manners, courtesy, rites", 羚 (rei) meaning "antelope", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 黎 (rei) meaning "dark, black, many" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 月 (to) meaning "moon", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 土 (to) meaning "soil, earth, ground", 燈 (to) meaning "lamp, light" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Reo m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leo, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Reon m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leon, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Reona f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 怜央奈, 怜於奈, 玲央奈, 玲於奈 or 伶於奈 with 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 伶 (ryou, rei, wazaogi, re) meaning "actor", 央 (ou, o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry", 於 (o, yo, aa, oi.te, o.keru, yori) meaning "as for, at, in, on" and 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?"... [more]

Reoto m Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 伶 (re) meaning "actor", 澪 (re) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 獅 (reo) meaning "lion", 玲 (reo, re) meaning "the tinkling of jade", 礼 (re) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 蓮 (reo, re) meaning "lotus", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" or 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" or 勇 (o) meaning "brave" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound", 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 琥 (to) meaning "jewelled utensil"... [more]

Reruhi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Japanese ski jumper Reruhi Shimizu (1993-), he was named after Austrian military officer Theodor Edler von Lerch, who introduced ski into Japan in the 1910s.... [more]

Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".

Shukur m Uzbek
Means "thanks be" in Uzbek.

Šukrija m Bosnian (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شُكْرِيّ (šukriyy) meaning "thanking, thankful" (see Shukri).

Taali-mbo f & m Dagbani
Means "thank you so much" in Dagbani.

Thancbald m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Thancbert m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."

Thancburg f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Thancfrid m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old High German fridu "peace."

Thancgrim m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old Norse grîma "mask."

Thanchard m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Thanchild f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle."

Thancman m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from man "man."

Thancrad m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old High German rât "counsel."

Þancræd m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Tancred, derived from the elements þanc "thanks, thoughts" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom"... [more]

Thancric m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Thanculf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Thancward m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from thanc, which comes from Old High German dankjan "to think" or dank "thanks." The second element is derived from Old High German wart "guard."

Þǫkk f Norse Mythology
Means "thanks" in Old Norse (from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz "gratitude, thanks" and thus a cognate of modern English thank, thanks). In the Prose Edda, the trickster god Loki once adopted this name while disguised as an old woman.

Tinotenda m & f Shona
Meaning “we believe” and “ we gives thanks or gratitude.” Longer forms of the name would be Tinotendaishe or Tinotendanashe.

Tipagya f & m Dagbani
Means "we thank God" in Dagbani.

Tomutenda m Shona
Meaning “we give thanks to him”, a longer form of the name is Tomutendaishe, whilst Tom is the shorter form.

Tomutendaishe m & f Shona
Meaning “we give thanks to He who is the Lord”, it is synonymous with the names Tinomutendaishe and Tovatendaishe.

Toroabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "thank god" in Ibibio.

Tutonda m Kongo
Means "to thank" in Kongo.

Tutondele m Kongo
Means "we thank you" in Kongo.

Woyinkule m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

Xayriyat f Uzbek
Means "thank God" in Uzbek.

Xiaoxie f Chinese
From the Chinese 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank".

Xieai f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thanks" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love" .

Xiehong f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Xielan f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist".

Xieshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Xiexin f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Xieying f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Yaabari m & f Ogoni
Means "thank God" in Khana.

Yuxie f Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank".

Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")

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