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Numa m History
Numa Pompilius (753–673 BC; reigned 715–673 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him.... [more]

Numair m Indian, Pakistani

Numenia f English (Rare)
Hypothetical feminine form of Numenius which was occasionally used in the English-speaking world.

Numerian m English, German (Rare, Archaic), History
English and German form of Numerianus. This name was borne by a Roman Emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Numérien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Numerian.

Numìnicu m Sicilian
Variant of Duminicu.

Nuna f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Nunila f Medieval Basque, Aragonese (Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a variant of Neonilla.

Nunilona f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Nunila.

Nuniq f & m Inuit
Origination of Nanook.

Nunziata f Sicilian, Neapolitan
Truncated form of Annunziata.

Nunziu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Nunzio.

Nuon m & f Khmer

Nuot m Romansh
Variant of Not, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Nurana f Azerbaijani

Nurbanu f Turkish
Combination of Arabic nur meaning "light" and Persian banu meaning "lady". See also Nur and Banu.

Nure m Popular Culture
The name of a character from the Norwegian Christmas series "Jul i Svingen".

Nureen f Muslim (Rare)
Related to Nur, meaning "light".

Nurije f Albanian

Nurilda f Kazakh (Rare)

Nuriye f Turkish

Nurmalita f Indonesian
Combination of Nurma and Lita.

Nurtia f Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Nortia.

Nusayba f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "appropriate, proper, fitting" in Arabic.

Nushik f Armenian (Rare)

Nüsia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Anna.

Nusia f Vilamovian
Variant of Nüsia.

Nusiu f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Nusia.

Nuška f Slovene
Short form of Anuška.

Nusret m Albanian

Nuța f Romanian
Short form of Anuța and Lenuța.

Nuthana f Indian (Rare)

Nuți f Romanian
Diminutive of Anuța or Lenuța.

Nutina f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Nuttina.

Nutka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Anna.

Nutt m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Nut.

Nuttin m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Nuttegn.

Nuut m Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic)
Finnish and Estonian form of Knut.

Nuzha f Arabic, Urdu, Pakistani, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant transcription of Nuzhat.

Nvart f Armenian (Rare)

Nwaamaka f Igbo (Rare)
Allegedly means "child is good".

Nya f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyagra f Obscure

Nyall m English (British)

Nyctée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Nycteus.

Nyeem m Bengali (Rare)
Variant of Naim.

Nyesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Iesha.

Nyeste f Hungarian
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian nyest "marten".

Nyia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyina f Hungarian
Hungarian transliteration of Russian Нина (see Nina 1).

Nykima f African American (Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Modern, Rare)

Nylasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nyle.

Nyleah f American (Modern, Rare)

Nymandus m Medieval German
Recorded in 1350 in Silesia and in the Rhineland region of what is today Germany, this name is basically a Latinization of the German word niemand "nobody". ... [more]

Nymeria f Literature
Nymeria is a feminine name that is used several times in the book series, 'A song of Ice and Fire' by George R R Martin. Queen Nymeria of the Rhoynar was a great warrior. Later Arya Stark names her direwolf Nymeria after Queen Nymeria... [more]

Nymph f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nymphaea f Obscure
Latin for "water lily"

Nymphodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Nymphodorus.

Nynne f Danish
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Nyoka f & m Literature, African American, Swahili
A name created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his novel Nyoka The Jungle Girl. ... [more]

Nyomie f English (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyota f Swahili, Lingala
Derived from Swahili and Lingala nyota meaning "star".

Nyra f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyrah.

Nyreek m American (Modern, Rare)

Nyrie f English (Australian)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Ngaire.

Nysir m American (Modern, Rare)

Nyśka f Silesian
Upper Silesian diminutive of Agnys.

Nystya f Obscure

Nyszka f Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Agnys, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Oake m Burmese

Oalla f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Olalla.

Oanell f Breton
Variant of Oanez.

Oanelle f French (Modern, Rare), Breton (Gallicized, Modern, Rare)
Semi-Gallicized form of Oanell.

Oanellig f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Oanell.

Oanig m Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Oan.

Oatha f American (Rare, Archaic)

Oatis m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Oatis. Also may be used as a variation of Otis.

Obada m Arabic (Rare)

Obad-hai m Popular Culture
The god of Nature in the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Obadiás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Obadiah.

Obadja m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Afrikaans
Swedish and Afrikaans form of Obadiah.

Oballa f Galician (Archaic)
Variant of Olalla.

Obdulio m Spanish, Galician
Masculine form of Obdulia.

Obediah m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Obadiah.

Obedience f English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)
From the English word obedience, the act of obeying.

Obedientia f Medieval Italian

Obelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Obéline.

Obelie f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Obelia.

Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -ine, -ie, or -ia.

Oberto m Medieval Galician, Ligurian
Medieval Galician variant and Ligurian form of Alberto.

Obi m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Obadiah.

Obran m Russian

Ôbróm m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Abraham.

Obsidian m American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from obsidian, the English name for a specific type of volcanic glass. The name is ultimately derived from Latin obsidianus meaning "of Obsidius", after the Roman (also called Obsius in some instances) who supposedly was the first to discover this type of volcanic glass... [more]

Occy m English (Australian)
Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.

Oceanette f Obscure (Modern)

Oceania f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Oceana.

Oceanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Oceana.

Océanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Océane.

Océlia f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Ocelia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (American, Archaic)

Ocelie f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Océlia.

Ochre m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ocher.’

Ockert m Afrikaans

Ocky m Manx (Archaic)
Manx borrowing of Oghie.

Oclauia f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *oclo- "drink".

Oclinos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *oclo- "drink".

Octalana f American (Rare)

Octav m Romanian
Short form of Octavian.

Octavi m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Octavius.

Octàvia f Catalan, Provençal, Gascon, Lengadocian
Catalan and Occitan form of Octavia.

Octaviana f Ancient Roman, Romanian, Provençal
Anciant Roman feminine form of Octavianus and Romanian and Provençal feminine form of Octavian.

Octaviano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Octavian.

Octavie f French, Luxembourgish, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Octavia.

Octavien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Octavian.

Octavienne f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Octavien.

Octaviu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Octavius.

Oculata f Late Roman

Oculi m French (Rare)
Derived from Latin oculi, the plural form of oculus "eye". This name used to be given to children born on Oculi, known in English as Oculi Sunday, the third Sunday in Lent... [more]

Oculie f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Oculi.

Odaia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Odaimis f Spanish (Latin American)

Odair m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Odda f Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Oddr.

Oddleyg f Faroese
Faroese form of Oddlaug.

Oddvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Oddvǫr.

Ode f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Oda. This name was borne by several minor French saints.

Odea f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish
Variant transliteration of אוֹדֶיָּה (see Odeya).

Odea f Louisiana Creole
Cognate of Odéa.

Odea f Albanian (Rare)

Odeda f Hebrew
Feminine form of Oded.

Odéle f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Odele.

Odele f English (New Zealand, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Odelette f Chinese (Rare, Expatriate)

Odélie f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Odelia 1, which is a variant of Odilia. Also compare Odalie and Odilie.

Odelina f Germanic, Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval English
Diminutive of Odila.

Odelinda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Odelys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Odera m & f Nigerian
Nigerian name meaning "fate, fortune, destiny".

Odéric m French (Rare)
French form of Auderic via its variant form Odoric.

Oderica f Friulian
Feminine form of Odorico.

Odesia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Odet m French (Archaic)
French diminutive of Odo (see Otto), as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix. In other words: this name is the masculine equivalent of Odette.... [more]

Odetha f Obscure
Variant of Odetta.

Odétte f Obscure
Variant of Odette.

Odetthe f Obscure
Variant of Odette.

Odia f American (South), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Odéa and cognate of Odea. This name was borne by singer Odia Coates (1941–1991).

Odierna f Medieval Italian
Italian cognate of Hodierna.

Odierne f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of Audigerna. This form survived as a variant of the usual Medieval French form Hodierna... [more]

Odil f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Odile.

Odili f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ottilie.

Odília f Portuguese, Provençal, Hungarian
Portuguese, Provençal and Hungarian form of Odilia. Also compare Odélia.

Odilien m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
Probably a combination of Odile or Odilon with a given name that ends in -ien, such as Lucien and Sébastien.

Odilija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Odilia.

Odiliya f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Odilia.

Odilja f Maltese
Maltese form of Odilia.

Odille f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Odile.

Odiló m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Odilo.

Odna f Faroese
Faroese variant of Árna.

Odney m Haitian Creole (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Òdo m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Odo.

Odoario m Medieval Galician

Odochia f Medieval Romanian
Medieval Romanian variant of Evdochia.

Odola f Medieval Hungarian

Odolan m Polish
Derived from Polish (p)odołać "to cope; to be capable".

Odolen m Polish
Variant of Odolan.

Odolf m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Adolf.

Odolina f Medieval English, Medieval Sardinian
Feminine diminutive of Odo.

Odón m Galician
Cognate of Eudon and Odon.

Odon m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Odo.

Odone m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Odo.

Ódor m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ulrich via Old Hungarian Oldruch.

Odorico m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Auderic via its variant form Odoric.

Odoryk m Polish
Polish form of Auderic via its variant form Odoric.

Odyle f French (Rare)
Variant of Odile.

Odylen m Polish
Variant of Odolan.

Odyssey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "an adventurous voyage" and "a spiritual quest", derived from Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odysseia), literally "of Odysseus"... [more]

Œnée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Oeneus.

Œnopion m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Oenopion.

Oenwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh oen "lamb" and gwen "fair; white; blessed".

Œonos m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Oeonus.

Ófelía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Ophelia.

Ofèlia f Occitan, Provençal
Occitan form of Ophelia.

Ofelio m Portuguese (African), Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a masculine form of Ofelia.

Ofelya f Armenian, Azerbaijani (Rare)
Armenian and Azerbaijani form of Ophelia.

Offmei f Medieval German
Variant of Offmey.

Ofka f Medieval Czech, Medieval Polish
Medieval Czech and Medieval Polish diminutive of Eufemia or (less common) Sofia.

Ofrecina f Medieval Catalan, Filipino (Archaic)
Probably a Medieval Catalan form of Euphrosina.

Oghie m Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Eochaidh.

Ögn f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ǫgn.

Ogniana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Огняна (see Ognyana).

Ognjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Огняна (see Ognyana).

Ogulbagt f Turkmen
From the Turkmen ogul meaning "son" and bagt meaning "happiness", expressing wish for a son.

Ogustin m Walloon
Walloon form of Augustinus.

Oguz m Medieval Hungarian

Ohana f Brazilian

Ohana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "family" in Hawaiian.

Oilbhe f Medieval Irish
Rarer variant of Ailbhe.

Õile f Estonian
Directly taken from Estonian õile, an archaic, nowadays poetic word for "flower".

Oilen f Medieval Irish
Irish adoption of Ellen 1 and Helen.

Õili f Estonian
Variant of Õile.

Õilme f Estonian
Derived from Estonian õilme, the genitive case of õile (see Õile).

Oinaze f Basque
Derived from Basqur oinaze, which means "pain, suffering".

Oindrila f Indian

Oivi f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish feminine form of Oiva.

Oivo m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian cognate of Oiva.

Ojas m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayalam
MEANING - bodily strength, vital energy, splendoustrength, manifestation, appearance, vitality, power,

Ojasya m Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Marathi

Ojgen m Silesian
Silesian form of Eugeniusz via German Eugen.

Okauyak m & f Inuit

Oke m East Frisian, West Frisian
Northern German diminutive of Oskar and Frisian short form of Germanic names beginning with the element od or ot (like Odger and Otmar).

Okeema m Shawnee
Derived from the Shawnee okema "chief".

Oki m Inuit (?)

Oktaj m Macedonian

Oktár m Medieval Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Turkic-Mongolian *öktem "strong, brave, imperious; proud, boastful; pride" and the verb ökte- / oktä- "to encourage"... [more]

Oktáv m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Octavius.

Oktávia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Octavia.

Oktavía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Octavia.

Oktavia f Indonesian, German (Rare)
Indonesian and German form of Octavia.

Oktávián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Octavianus (see Octavian).

Oktavija f Serbian, Croatian

Òktawión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Octavian.

Októvía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Oktavía.

Òlaf m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olaf.

Olafs m Latvian
Latvian form of Olaf.

Olaia f Basque, Galician
Basque form and Galician variant of Olalla.

Olall f Medieval Spanish
Variant of Olalla.

Olan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olan.

Olana f Literature
The name of a character in Shannon Hale's Princess Academy (2008).

Olanda f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Ola 1 as well as a feminine form of Olander. This name was first recorded in the mid-1800s.

Olane f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Olari m Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Alari, a variant of Olavi and a variant of Ülari.

Olaria f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalia.

Olario m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalius.

Olatz f Basque
From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located in Azpeitia, Spain, which is of unknown meaning. It dates to the 13th century and was visited by Saint Ignatius.

Olave f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Olava.

Olave m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Óláfr via the Latinization Olavus.

Olavs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Olav and variant of Olafs.

Olbert m West Frisian (Rare)

Olbracht m Polish
Polish variant of Albert.

Olbrycht m Polish
Variant of Olbracht.

Olcay m Turkish
Means "luck, lucky" in Turkish.

Olcia f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.

Olda m Czech
Diminutive of Oldřich.

Olda f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian name, it is a strictly feminine form of Olde. In other words, you could say that this name is the West Frisian cognate of Alda 1.

Oldamur m Medieval Hungarian

Oldík m Czech
Diminutive of Olda.

Oldra f Czech
Diminutive of Oldřiška, not usually used as a given name in its own right. Oldra Sedlmayerová (whose official given name was Oldřiška Veronika Sedlmayerová, 1884-1954) was a poet, publicist and politician... [more]

Oldrzyk m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Adalryk.

Òldżka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Òlga.

Olea f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Ole.

Oleana f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.

Oleana f Italian (Rare)

Oleander m & f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)
The name Oleander originated as an Greek name. In Greek, the name Oleander means "an evergreen tree."... [more]

Oleandra f Obscure

Oleanna f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ole using Anna, as well as a variant of Olena (which is also derived from Ole).

Oleczek m Polish
Diminutive of Aleksander.

Oleczka f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.

Olegaria f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Olegario.

Oleka m Nigerian

Oleksa m Ukrainian

Olen m Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Masculine form of Olena, a name ultimately derived from Ole.

Olena f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Younger form of Oleana and variant of Olina.

Olene f Norwegian
Variant of Olena.

Olenica f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Diminutive of Olena.

Oleńka f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.

Olenna f Literature
Used in G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. ... [more]

Olesea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Olesya.

Olesia f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Olesya.

Oļesja f Latvian
Latvian form of Olesya.

Olesja f Russian, Albanian (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Estonian
Diminutive of Olga and a Russian variant transcription of Olesya.

Olessia f Russian (Germanized), Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Олеся (see Olesya and Olesia).

Oleta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aleta.

Oletha f English

Olette f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.

Olevia f American
Variant of Olivia.

Òlëwiô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olivia.

Olexa m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Oleksa.

Olexander m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Oleksandr.

Olezida f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Òlga f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olga.

Olganna f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Olga and Anna.

Olgara f American
Possibly an elaboration of Olga.

Olger m Estonian
Possibly a variant of Holger or a variant of Olgerd.

Òlgerd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olgierd.

Olgivanna f Obscure
In the case of Olgivanna Lloyd Wright it is an Anglicized portmanteau of her Montenegrin birth name Olga Ivanovna.

Olia f Georgian, Moldovan (Rare), Bulgarian, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Georgian and Moldovan form of Olya as well as a Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian variant transcription of the name.... [more]

Oliana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Oleanna.

Oliana f Italian, Albanian
Feminine form of Uliano and Oliano.

Olianna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oliana.

Olianne f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Olianna.

Oliber m Gascon (Archaic)
Cognate of Oliver.

Olidammara m Popular Culture
The god of music, revels, wine, rogues, humor, and tricks in the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Olie f Indonesian (Rare)

Olier m Breton (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Breton form of Oliver.

Oliivia f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Olivia.

Olík m Czech
Diminutive of Oldřich, not used as a given name in its own right.

Olima f American (Rare, Archaic)

Olimp m Polish (Rare, Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Biblical Romanian
Romanian, Occitan and Polish form of Olympus.