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Umecho f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" and 蝶 (
cho) meaning "butterfly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umeha f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and
葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".
Umehiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umehisa f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
梅 (ume) meaning "plum",
比 (hi) meaning "compare" and
沙 (sa) meaning "sand". This was the name of a geiko of Kamishichiken.
Umehito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" combined with 人 (
hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umeji m JapaneseCombination of Japanese 梅, meaning plum, and じ, meaning character. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umemi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umeno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umeo m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "end of thread" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umeta m JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" combined with 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umetaro m JapaneseUme means "Plum" and Taro means "Big Son". Notable bearers are Umetaro Nozaki, a fictional character from "Weekly Girl's Nozaki-kun",a shoujo anime. Umetaro Azechi is an artist and mountaineer who lived up until his 90's and has his publications all over the world... [
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Umeyu f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and
柚 (yu) meaning "citron". This is the name of a number of geikos.
Umidjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umid meaning "hope" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Umihana f BosnianBosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name
Umm Hani or
Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of
Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [
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Umika f JapaneseVariant of
Umiko. A middle name bearer of this name is Gabriela Burgos “Bee”.
Umina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara(?)" or 那 (na), meaning "what" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house; heaven" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 菜 (na), meaning "vegetable, greens; side dish" . Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umit f KazakhMeans "hope" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian امید
(omid).
Umito m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umitzhan f & m KazakhFrom Kazakh үміт
(ümit) meaning "hope" combined with жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (both of Persian origin).
Ummagulsun f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
umma refering to the global community of Muslims, and
gulsun, a kind of jewellery with a hammered design.
Ummati f Indian (Sikh)intelligent, good nature ,very helpful,long ages live ,open thoughts creation
Ummatoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
ummat refering to the community of Muslims and
oy meaning "moon".
Umme f ArabicUmme is an Indian name meaning “mother of sons”. Related names include
Ummi and
Umm.
Umm Habiba f Muslim (?)Means "mother of
Habiba" in Arabic. Notable bearer of the name is Umm Ḥabība Ramla bint Abī Sufyān, one of the wives of Muhammad.
Ummon m UzbekDerived from an obsolete Uzbek word meaning "sea, ocean".
Ümmühan f TurkishDerived from the Arabic
أم ('umm) meaning "mother" and
خان (khan) meaning "khan, ruler".
Ümmüseleme f TurkishTurkish form of Arabic name (kunya) Umm Salama, meaning "mother of Salama". Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya was one of Muhammad's wives. Ümmüseleme Sultan was a daughter of Ahmed III (1673 - 1736).
Umoh m & f EfikMeans "born during a festival" in Efik.
Umoja f SwahiliSwahili feminine name meaning "unity, harmony".
Umon m JapaneseThis name combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Umrgulsun f UzbekDerived from
umr meaning "life" and
gulsun, a kind of jewellery with a hammered design.
Umri f UzbekPotentially derived from
umri bilan bergan bo'lsin, a phrase said at the birth of Uzbek children which translates to "May he/she live long".
Umrqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umr meaning "life" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Umrsuyun m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umr meaning "life" and
suyun- meaning "to be delighted".
Umrtoj m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umr meaning "life" and
toj meaning "crown".
Umrtoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umr meaning "life" and
toy meaning "colt".
Un f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (
un) meaning "cloud".
Un m & f LaoMeans "warm, tranquil" in Lao.
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Una f CroatianEither inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin
una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
Unako m & f XhosaMeans "ability" or "you can" in Xhosa.
Unalaq m Popular CultureName of Korra's uncle and main antagonist of Book 2 of Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.
Unam m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 牛 (u) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 男 (nam) meaning "male". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Unato m JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (
una) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unatsiaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "beautiful, precious harpoon". Combination of
Unâĸ and suffix
-tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Unchi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unday f FilipinoDiminutive of
Segunda. A bearer of this nickname was Segunda Katigbak, the first love of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
Undinė f LithuanianThis name can be the Lithuanian form of the latinate name
Undine as well as be an independent, authentic Lithuanian name. In the case of the latter, the name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
undinė meaning "mermaid", which in turn is derived from
undeniu, a dialectal form of the Lithuanian noun
vanduo meaning "water"... [
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Undómiel f LiteratureUndómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.
Undyne f Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"
Ünenbat m MongolianDerived from the Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and бат
(bat) meaning "firm, strong".
Ünenbayar m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Ünenbuyan m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune".
Ünensaikhan m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Üneterdene f & m MongolianMeans "precious jewel" in Mongolian, from үнэт
(ünet) meaning "precious, valuable" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Unferð m EnglishUnferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as
un +
frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [
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Ungaaq m & f GreenlandicMeans "baby, last-born" in Greenlandic, originally "the wailing one".
Ungnyeo f Korean MythologyThe name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja
熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and
女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".
Ungoliant f LiteratureSindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.
Unhuan m & f LaoEtymology uncertain, perhaps from
ອຸ່ນ (un) meaning "warm, tranquil" and
ເຮືອນ (hɨ́aːn) meaning "home, abode".
Uni f Etruscan MythologyUni is the ancient goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women in Etruscan religion and myth, and the patron goddess of Perugia. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, it may, however, be related to an Indo-European root
iuni "young", connecting to her association with fertility, love, and marriage.
Unica f Popular CultureThis was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [
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Uniedrog m PolishDerived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Polish
drogi "precious, dear" (which was ultimately derived from Slavic
dorgu "precious, dear").
Uniegost m PolishMeans "better guest", from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
gost "guest".
Uniemir m PolishMeans "better peace", derived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Uniemysł m PolishMeans "better thought(s)", derived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Uniesław m PolishMeans "better glory", derived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Uniesława f PolishDerived from
unie meaning "united, combined" and
sława meaning "fame, glory".
Uniewit m PolishDerived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
vit or
wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Ünige f HungarianCoined by Sándor Makkai, a Reformed bishop from Transylvania, for a character in his novel 'Sárga vihar' (1934) and subsequently used among the Hungarians of Transylvania and the Unitarian Church... [
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Unkai m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 運 (
un) meaning "to drive" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unkulunkulu m Zulu, African MythologyMeans "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [
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Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
unnr "wave" or
unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Unni f SamiFrom Sami
unni meaning "small".
Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)Norwegian combination of
unnr "to wave, to billow" or
unna "to love" and
veig "power, strength".
Ünőke f HungarianDerived from
ünő meaning "hind, doe" or a dated word meaning "heifer".
Unruean f ThaiFrom Thai อุ่น
(un) meaning "warm" and เรือน
(ruean) meaning "house".
Ünsal f TurkishEtymology uncertain, it may be from the Turkish
ün meaning "reputation, fame" and
salmak meaning "set free, release, dispatch, send".
Untamo m Finnish, Finnish MythologyOld Finnish name with unclear origin: possibly derived either from old Germanic name
Undo or Finnish word
uni, meaning "dream". Untamo was a character in Finnish epic Kalevala.
Unuel m EsperantoFrom the Esperanto phrase
Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
Unulf m GermanicEither derived from Old High German
unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield" and combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf", or variant of
Hunulf.
Ünver m & f TurkishDerived from
ün meaning "reputation, fame" and
ver meaning "truth".
Unzila f ArabicMeans “Sent down,” figuratively means “sent down from God.” Related to
Anzala.
Uorschla f RomanshRomansh form of
Ursula, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Uosis m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular CultureDerived from the Lithuanian noun
uosis meaning "ash tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Uosis is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale
Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as
Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Uote f Medieval GermanOld and Middle High German name, mentioned in the 'Nibelungenlied' and 'Kudrun'.
Upal m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Assamese, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - opal; Jewel, precious stone, rock
Uparmiya f Old PersianPossibly from Old Persian
uparva meaning "pre-eminent" or
upara meaning "higher, superior", both derived from 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹
(upariy) meaning "over, above".
Upasa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, PunjabiMEANING - Adoration, homage, worship ... [
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Upasha f NepaliPossibly a variant of Upasana, meaning “devotion” in Sanskrit.
Upendra m Indian, Hindi, OdiaFrom Sanskrit उप
(upa) meaning "under, below, after" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra. This is an epithet of
Vishnu, referring to him being born after Indra.
Upenyu m ShonaUpenyu means "life".
This may be given by a parent meditating over the circumstances of life. Upi m & f FinnishA diminutive of
Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.
Upma f IndianHindi name meaning “the best”. Upma is also a cereal dish similar to semolina.