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Samhradhán m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish samhradh "summer" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Saner m Turkish
Turkish masculine name derived from the word san meaning "name, reputation" and er meaning "man".

Saranjam m Pakistani

Sarcia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Sara.

Şarik m Turkish
Means "yellow, pale" in Turkish.

Sarojini f Indian, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit सरोजिनी (sarojini) meaning "pond of lotuses".

Sarusia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Sara.

Säsil f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia, reflecting the pronunciation of Cécile.

Satenik f Armenian, History
Most sources state that this name is derived from the Armenian noun սաթ (sat') meaning "(black) amber" combined with the Armenian diminutive suffix իկ (ik). At least one source theorises that the name might ultimately be of Scythian origin, and compares it to the name of the Ossetian deity Satana (a figure in the Nart sagas).... [more]

Satyavati f Telugu
Means "a truthful woman" in Telugu.

Saulcerīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian saule "sun" and cerēt "to hope".

Saundrène f Norman
Norman form of Sandrine.

Saverina f Italian, Sicilian
Diminutive of Saveria.

Savvina f Greek
Greek feminine name, a cognate of the given name Sabine.

Sayang f Malay
Means "love, affection, darling, dear, kind, beloved" in Malay.

Sayeh f Persian
Means "shadow" in Persian.

Şaziye f Turkish
Meaning unknown.

Se m & f Chinese
From Chinese 瑟 (sè) meaning "zither".

Séaghnait f Irish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Séaghdha.

Sebes m Greek Mythology (?)

Sebi m & f Various, Romanian
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Seçkin m & f Turkish
Means "distinguished" in Turkish.

Sędzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Sędzisław.

Şelale m & f Turkish
Means "waterfall" in Turkish.

Seljo f Sami
Sami variant of Cecilia.

Sema f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish sema "sky, heaven, firmament".

Šemsa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šemso.

Šemsedin m Slovene
Masculine form of Šemsa.

Šemsibana f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Šemsa and Banu.

Senin m Indonesian, Malay
Means "Monday" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic الِاثْنَيْنِ (al-iṯnayn).

Seon m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 善 meaning "good, nice," 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," 旋 meaning "spin, rotation," 仙 meaning "virtuous, good," 璿 meaning "gem," 銑 meaning "cast iron," 譔 meaning "teach, instruct" or 選 meaning "hide, conceal; distinguish."

Serap f Turkish
Means "mirage; will-o'-the-wisp" in Turkish.

Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.

Seri f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shri.

Serianna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sirianna.

Sertaç m Turkish
Terived from Turkish ser, an archaic word for "head" and taç meaning "crown".

Sertor m Ancient Roman
Uncommon Roman praenomen of debated etymology. Some argue that it is derived from a shared root with Servius whilst others cite satio meaning "a planted field" or adsertor meaning "a person who asserts another's liberty".

Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.

Sezgi f & m Turkish
Means "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.

Shaghayegh f Persian
Means "poppy" in Persian.

Shamsiyya f Azerbaijani (Rare)

Shaqayeq f Persian
Variant of Shaghayegh.

Shchem m Hebrew
Means "shoulder" in Hebrew.

Shimron m Hebrew
Means "the watchpost" in Hebrew.

Shoryseen f Manx
Feminine form of Shorys. It is a Manx equivalent of Georgina.

Shuang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "refreshing, clear, straightforward" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shurentsetseg f Mongolian
Means "coral flower" in Mongolian, from шүрэн (shüren) meaning "coral" and цэцэг (tsetseg) "flower".

Shushan f Armenian
Feminine Armenian given name meaning "lily", of a similar origin as the name Shoshannah.

Siginak m Algonquian
Means "blackbird" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the Milwaukee Potawatomi.

Sigita f Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian feminine form of Sigitas which also got adopted into Latvian usage.

Şiir m & f Turkish
Means "poetry, verse, song" in Turkish.

Silvéria f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Silveria.

Silvestras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Silvester.

Şimal m & f Turkish
Means "the north" in Turkish.

Simča f Czech
Czech diminutive of Simona.

Simionaș m Romanian
Elaborated form of the Romanian given name Simion.

Şimşek m & f Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.

Sindija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian borrowing of Cindy.

Sintija f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene form of Cynthia and Hyacinthia.

Siöeba m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Sebastian.

Sirild f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Siril.

Sītamma f Telugu
Telugu feminine name derived from the name of the goddess Sita and the word అమ్మ (amma) meaning "mother".

Siva f Persian
Means "eloquent, charming" in Persian.

Siyanda m Zulu
Means "we are increasing" in Zulu.

Sizani f Zulu
Means "you all help" in Zulu.

Snæfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements snær meaning "snow" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair". According to medieval tradition, this was the name of a wife of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.

Snefryd f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Snefrid.

Soheyla f Persian
Persian feminine form of Suhail.

Sojá f Sami
Sami variant of Svea.

Solgull f Norwegian
Norwegian modern coinage taken from sol meaning "sun" and gull meaning "gold".

Solomoniya f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Solomon.

Som f & m Thai
Derived from Thai ส้ม (som) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Songüz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of autumn", from Turkish son meaning "the end, the last" and güz meaning "autumn".

Sonyaz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of summer" from Turkish son meaning "last, the end" and yaz meaning "summer".

Sørine f Danish
Danish feminine form of Søren.

Soucique f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais soucique "marigold". This is a newly coined coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Marigold.

Srey f & m Khmer
Khmer variant of Sri.

Srividya f Telugu, Indian
Telugu feminine name derived from శ్రీ (sri) meaning "wealth, riches, beauty, glory" and విద్య (vidya) meaning "knowledge, science, learning".

Staocha m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Stanislaus.

Stázička f Czech
Diminutive of Stáza, not used as a given name in its own right.

Stefanida f Russian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Stefan.

Stepanida f Russian, Moldovan
Feminine form of Stepan.

Stèr f Jèrriais
Truncated form of Estèr.

Stergiani f Greek
Feminine form of Stergios.

Sterpeta f Italian (Rare)
From an Italian title of the Virgin Mary, Madonna dello Sterpeto, meaning "Our Lady of Sterpeto". Sterpeto means "scrub, scrubland" in Italian, derived from sterpo "dry twig, bramble".

Stratonice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Stratonike, the feminine form of Stratonikos. This was the name of several figures in Greek mythology.

Suanach m & f Medieval Irish, Medieval Scottish
Perhaps derived from Old Irish súanach "sleepy, drowsy, slothful, comfortable, at ease", itself from súan "sleep".... [more]

Subhadra f Indian
Indian feminine name derived from the name of the sister of Krishnu and wife of Arjuna.

Sudha f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Means "nectar, honey" in Sanskrit.

Süha m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic given name Suha.

Sulung m & f Malay
Means "eldest, first-born" in Malay.

Sumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful" in Quechua.

Sumat’ika f Quechua
Derived from Quechua sumaq meaning "beautiful" and t'ika meaning "flower".

Sumejja f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sumayyah.

Sumru f & m Turkish
Means "tern" in Turkish.

Suon f Khmer
Means "garden" in Khmer.

Sương f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 霜 (sương) meaning "frost, dew".

Surya-kantamu f Telugu
Means "sunstone" in Telugu. It can also refer to a type of sunflower.

Süsen f Turkish
Turkish feminine name referring to either the iris or freesia flower.

Suyana f Quechua
Means "hope, to hope" in Quechua.

Sybillina f History (Ecclesiastical, Polonized)
Polish form of Sibyllina, perhaps only used in reference to the beatified Italian nun and mystic Sibyllina Biscossi (1287-1367). See also Sybilla.

Šyjma m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Simon 1.

Symki m Vilamovian
Diminutive of Šyjma.

Syverine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Syver, a Norwegian variant of Sivert which was sometimes associated with Norwegian syv "seven".

Szilvi f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Silvie.

Szymek m Vilamovian, Polish
Vilamovian form of Simon 1 and Polish diminutive of Szymon.

Tachat m Armenian
Primarily historical Armenian masculine name derived from the ancient Iranian name element *tačata- meaning "swift, strong", or from *Tačat-aspa, meaning "possessing swift horses".

Tachatuhi f Armenian (Archaic)
Feminine form of the Old Armenian name Tachat, formed by added the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Tae-hui m & f Korean
Korean unisex name which can have several different meanings depending on the hanja chosen; 太 (tae) meaning "big, great" or 泰 (tae) meaning "great, superior, exhalted, big" and 熙 meaning "bright, glorious", or 泰 (tae) as before and 希 meaning "hope".

Taeng f & m Thai
Means "melon" in Thai.

Taisija f Belarusian, Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian
Belarusian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Taisiya as well as a Russian and Ukrainian variant transcription of the name.

Takatsugu m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 天 meaning "heaven, sky" and 従 meaning "obey, follow".`

Takeko f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from the kanji 武 meaning "military" or 竹 meaning "bamboo" and the suffix 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Takuji m Japanese
Japanese masculine name 卓 (taku) meaning "desk" and 司 "officer, take charge".

Tamaara f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Tamara.

Tamannaa f Pakistani
Derived from Urdu تمنا (tamannā) meaning "wish, desire".

Tanaydin m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and aydın meaning "intellectual".

Tandoğan m Turkish
Means "born at dawn" in Turkish.

Tangakin f ? (Rare)

Tanitani f Quechua
From the word tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.

Tansu m & f Turkish
From Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and su meaning "water".

Taqwa f Arabic
Means "piety, devotion" in Arabic.

Taruka f Quechua
Means "doe" in Quechua.

Tasawwur m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "imagination", from the Arabic تصور (taṣawwara) meaning "to imagine".

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

Tauseef m Pakistani
Urdu masculine name ultimately derived from the Arabic توصيف (tawṣīf), meaning "description, explanation".

Tavifa f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tabitha.

Taxiarchis m Greek
Means "commander" in Greek.

Tehani f Tahitian, Hawaiian, Literature
Derived from Tahitian te meaning "the" and hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [more]

Teiman m Hebrew
Means "the south" in Hebrew.

Teklė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Tecla.

Telephassa f Greek Mythology
An ancient Greek epithet for the moon, meaning "far-shining".

Telephe f Greek Mythology
Variant of Telephassa.

Telesfora f Polish (Modern)
Polish feminine form of Télesphore.

Telesforas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Telesphorus.

Temiz m & f Turkish
Means "clean" in Turkish.

Teobalda f Polish, Hungarian
Feminine form of Teobald.

Teratai f Malay
Derived from Malay teratai meaning "waterlily".

Teruś f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Tera.

Tezika f Slovene
Slovenian diminutive of Tereza.

Thaabit m Pakistani, Arabic
From Arabic ثَابِت (thābit) meaning "constant, stable, unchanging, established, lasting, certain, permanent, undeniable".

Thabisa f Zulu
Means "delight" in Zulu.

Tharwat m & f Arabic
Derived from Arabic ثَرْوَة (ṯarwa) meaning "plenty" or "wealth, riches, treasure".

Theoni f Greek
Modern Greek transliteration of Θεώνη (see Theone), a feminine form of Theon.

Theonymphi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεονύμφη (see Theonymfi).

Théophanie f French (Rare)
French learned form of Theophania.

Thomine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Tomine.

Þorsteinína f Icelandic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Þorsteinn.

Tibi m Romanian
Romanian diminutive for the masculine given name Tiberiu.

Tigranuhi f Armenian
Feminine form of Tigran.

Tihamtu f Far Eastern Mythology
Variant of Tiamat.

Tija f Latvian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Doroteja, now used as a given name in its own right.

Timoteja f Slovene
Feminine form of Timotej.

Tírechán m History, Old Irish

Tisbé f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Thisbe.

Tobyś m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Tobias.

Tokuko f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from the kanji 徳 (toku) meaning "value, ethics" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Tomam f Ket (Rare), Siberian Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Ket mythology, Tomam was the goddess of migratory birds who was associated with the south, warmth, and migration.

Tomásia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Thomas.

Tomasine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant form of Thomasina. This name was recorded from the 19th century up until the 1940s.

Tómnat f Medieval Irish
Irish feminine form of Tómmán.

Tonička f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonie 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Töre m & f Turkish
Means "custom, morals" in Turkish.

Tören m & f Turkish
Means "ceremony, celebration" in Turkish.

Toshimi f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 聖 meaning "holy, sacred" and 美 meaning "beauty".

Toshiyasu m Japanese
Masculine Japanese name derived from 年 (toshi) meaning "year, new year" and 安 (yasui) meaning "peaceful, tranquil".

Toyotoshi m Japanese
Masculine Japanese name derived from 豊 (toyo) meaning "abundent, lush" and 年 (toshi) meaning "new, new year".

Toyoyuki m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 豊 (toyo) meaning "abundent, lush" and 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow".

Trofimena f Italian (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century saint Trofimena, who was born and raised on the island of Sicily. During her lifetime, Sicily was a province of the Byzantine Empire, where Greek was the primary language... [more]

Tsena f Russian
Russian diminutive for the feminine given name Tsvetana.

Tsenka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian short form of the given name Tsvetana.

Tsuguo m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 次 (tsugu), meaning "next" and 男 (o) meaning "male".`

Tsuneko f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from the kanji 恒 meaning "constant" and 子 meaning "child".

Tsuruo m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane" and 雄 (o) meaning "man, manly".

Tuah m Malay
Means "good luck" in Malay. A famous bearer is Hang Tuah, a Malay hero.

Tudorița f Romanian
Diminutive of Tudora, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Tula f Spanish
Diminutive of Gertrudis.

Tülin f Turkish
Means "the halo around the moon" in Turkish.

Türkuvaz m & f Turkish
Means "cyan" in Turkish.

Tuudor m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Teodor.

Uainionn f Irish
Feminine Irish name meaning "foam-white complexion".

Uallach f Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish uall meaning "pride". Uallach ingen Muinechain (died 934) was an Irish woman poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.

Uasal f Old Celtic

Ulaajuk m & f Greenlandic
Means "the shapely, well-built one" in Greenlandic.

Ulwazi m Zulu
Derived from Zulu ulwazi meaning "knowledge".

Umiña f Quechua
Means "emerald" in Quechua.

Ungu f Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Means "purple" in Malay.

Urpikusi f Quechua
Means "cheerful dove" in Quechua from the words urpi meaning "dove, pigeon" and kusiy meaning "cheerful, content".

Usia f Polish, Silesian
Diminutive of Urszula.

Utkan m Turkish
Possibly a variant of Utku.

Uygar m & f Turkish
Means "civilised" in Turkish.

Uzay m & f Turkish
Means "space" in Turkish.

Uzeyir m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Üzeyir.

Üzüm m & f Turkish
Means "grapes" in Turkish.

Vəfa f & m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʾ) meaning "loyalty, faithfulness".

Vahto m Estonian (Archaic)

Vaidilutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Vaidilė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. However, it is important to note that vaidilutė is also a regular word in the Lithuanian language, with the meaning of "priestess" (as in, a pagan one)... [more]

Valchiria f Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Valkyrie. (Cf. Valquíria.)

Valė f Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Val-, like Valerija or Valentina.

Vani f Telugu
Means "voice, speech" in Telugu.

Varahi f Indian, Hinduism
Means "boar" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu goddess, one of the Matrikas.

Varesh f Persian
Means "rainfall", from the Persian بارش.

Váreyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Varlik m & f Turkish
Means "asset, wealth" in Turkish.

Velleda f History
Italian form of Veleda.

Vere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian verë "summer; wine".

Vetulia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vetulio.

Veturia f Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Romanian, Italian, English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Veturius. Veturia was a Roman matron, the mother of the possibly legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus.

Vica f Hungarian, Romansh
Hungarian short form of Evica and Romansh short form of Ludivica.

Vildred f Norwegian
Modern coinage taken from Vilhelm and the feminine ending -(f)rid.

Vilémek m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Vilém or Viliam.

Vincencija f Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene feminine form of Vincent.

Vinný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Winnie.

Virgília f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan, Medieval Catalan, Hungarian (Rare)
Portuguese, Catalan and Hungarian form Virgilia.

Virsaviya f Russian
Russian form of Bathsheba via its modern Greek form Virsavee.

Viuška f Czech
Diminutive of Viviana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Voichița f Romanian
Diminutive of Voica. This name was borne by Doamna Maria Voichița (Lady Maria Voichița in English), the wife of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).

Vojimira f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Vojimir.

Vojta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Wojciech.

Volesa f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Volesus.

Volesus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen (first name) which is either of Oscan or Sabine origin and is generally thought to be etymologically related to (or even derived from) either the Latin verb valere meaning "to be strong" (see Valerius) or the Latin verb volo meaning "to will, to want" as well as "to wish, to desire"... [more]

Volfgangs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Wolfgang.

Vopisca f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vopiscus.

Vopiscus m Ancient Roman
Uncommon Roman praenomen of obscure origin. Gaius Plinius Secundus suggested that it was given to a child whose twin was stillborn, but this etymology is often rejected and widely contested.

Wabanquot m Ojibwe
Means "white cloud", from Ojibwe waabaanakwad 'white cloud'.... [more]

Wan f Chinese
Chinese feminine name with several possible meanings; if written using 婉 (wǎn) it means "graceful, gentle, elegant", if written 宛 (wǎn) it seems to have historically meant "courteous" and if written 紈 (wán) it means "white silk" or "fine silk".

Wandzia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Waqar f Quechua
Means "heron" in Quechua.

Waylla f Quechua
Means "plain, prairie" in Quechua.

Waytamayu f Quechua
Derived from Quechua wayta "flower" and mayu "river".

Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.

Więcesława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Więcesław.

Wiecha f Polish
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Wieńczysława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wieńczysław.

Wigdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vigdis.

Won m & f Korean
Derived from 元 (won) meaning "first, origin".

Wrocisława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wracać meaning "come back" and sława meaning "glory".

Wysława f Medieval Polish
Variant of Wisława.

Wyszeniega f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements wysze "higher" and niega "delight".

Wyszesława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wysze meaning "higher" and sław meaning "glory, fame".

Xantipa f Spanish
Spanish variant of Xanthippe.

Xavièrine f French
Elaboration of Xavière.

Xéhachiwinga f Indigenous American
Means "mountain wolf woman" in Winnebago.

Xixili f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Cecilia.

Yaawar m Pakistani
Urdu masculine name meaning "aiding", via the Persian word یاور (yâvar), a literary word for an assistant.

Yachay f Quechua
Means "know, take notice" in Quechua.

Yao f & m Chinese
Chinese unisex given name written with the Hanzi 瑤 (yáo) and meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl".

Yaqeen m Pakistani
Means "certainty", from the word یقین (yaqīn).

Yaqut f Arabic, Urdu
Means "ruby" in Arabic and Urdu.

Yas f Persian
Means "jasmine" in Persian.

Yaşam m & f Turkish
Means "life" in Turkish.

Yasue f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet" or 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet, happy, healthy" and 江 (e) meaning "large river".

Yasufumi m Japanese
From Japanese 恭 meaning "polite, respectful" and 史 meaning "history, chronicle".

Yasuji m Japanese
Masculine Japanese given name which can have several meanings - "peaceful / happy, second" (康二); "great, take charge" (泰司); "defend, next" (保次) or "great, govern, administrate" (泰治).

Yasumitsu m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from either 保 meaning "protect, safeguard" or 泰 meaning "healthy" and 光 meaning "light, bright".

Yasutane m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 康 (yasui) meaning "healthy" and 胤 (tane) meaning "seed, offspring".

Yasutomo m Japanese
Derived from Japanese 康 (yasui) meaning "healthy" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Yazgülü f Turkish
Means "rose of summer", derived from Turkish yaz meaning "summer" and gül meaning "rose".

Yeganə f Azerbaijani
Means "unique" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian یگانه (yeganeh).

Yeganeh f Persian
From Persian یگانه (yegâne) meaning "unique".

Yelda f Turkish, Kurdish
Turkish form of Yalda.

Yermioniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Hermione.

Yetkin f & m Turkish
Yetkin is a modern Turkish name which means:... [more]

Yngvild f Faroese, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Yngvildr.

Yo-da-gent f Iroquois
Allegedly means "she who saves" or "she who carries help" in the Oneida language. This was the honorary Oneida name of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, given to her by the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.

Yörük m Turkish
Means "nomad" in Turkish.

Yoshikuni m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 邦 (kuni) meaning "nation, state".

Yoshimi m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness" or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful". It can also derive from 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise; auspicious" and 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit", used mainly for males.... [more]

Yoshimichi m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoi) meaning "righteousness, morality, justice" and 通 (michi) meaning "way, road, path".

Yoshinari m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 成# meaning "completed".

Yoshitake m Japanese
From Japanese 好 meaning "good, fine, best" and 剛 "hard, tough, strong" or 義 meaning "right conduct, morality" and 岳 meaning "mountain peak".

Yu-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑜 "flawless gem or jewel" or 柔 "soft; gentle, pliant" (yu), and 花 "flower; blossoms" or 和 "harmony, peace; peaceful, calm" (hwa).

Yukimasa m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 幸 (yuki) meaning "luck, favour" and 政 meaning "governmental affairs".

Yukinaga m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "luck, favour" and 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yukinari m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) , meaning "luck, favour" and 也 (nari) meaning "too, also". Other Kanji combination are possible.

Yurdagül f Turkish
Derived from Turkish yurda meaning "home" and gül meaning "rose".

Yurdanur m & f Turkish
Derived from Turksih yurda meaning "home" and nur meaning "light".

Zacharenia f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια (zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη (zachari) "sugar, sucrose".

Zacharoula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias.

Zafiro f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish feminine name derived from the word zafiro meaning "sapphire". This is a modern coinage.

Zaga f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Zagorka.

Zagip m Tatar
Tatar masculine form of Sabiha.

Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.

Zaibaa f Pakistani
Urdu form of Ziba 1.

Zaijirō m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 在 (zai) "be at, consist in", 二 (ji) "two" and #郎 (rou) "son".

Zamanbek m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic زَمَان (zamān) meaning "time, era" (see Zaman) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Zəminə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".

Zamziya f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy) meaning "solar".

Zaribzyan m Tatar
Probably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".

Zərnigar f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negâr) meaning "beloved".

Zaro f Armenian
Diminutive of Zaruhi. This name is sometimes used in its own right.

Zbylut m Polish (Archaic)

Zdzisia f Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisława.

Zenia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Zenobia, Zenona and Zenaida.

Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.

Zenovia f Romanian
Romanian variant of Zenobia.

Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.

Zéphirien m French (African), French (Archaic)

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zevksippa f Russian
Russian form of Zeuxippe.