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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Arizona f English (American)From the name of the state in the Southwestern region of the United States. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be derived from O'odham
alĭ ṣonak meaning "small spring", via the Spanish intermediary form
Arizonac... [
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Austol m CornishMeaning unknown. It is the name of a 6th century Cornish Saint.
Berhtwald m GermanicA combination of
björt meaning "light, bright, shining" and
vald meaning "rule". ... [
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Boisil m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.
Buriana f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
Cao f ChineseA famous bearer of this name is Empress Cao, who was a consort of the Song Dynasty.
Champa f Indian, Hindi, SinhaleseMeans "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the
Plumeria genus.
Chelal m BiblicalHe is mentioned in the Bible as being one of the sons of Pahath-Moab.
Chimamanda f IgboMeans "my God will not fail me" in Igbo. A famous bearer is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Chu f ChineseA famous bearer of this name is empress Chu Suanzi.
Cissa m Anglo-Saxon, HistoryMeaning unknown. One source theorizes that the name might possibly be derived from Old English
cisse meaning "gravelly place" or from Old English
cís meaning "fastidious". Even Old Norse
kyssa meaning "to kiss" was suggested by this source, but this seems unlikely, given that this name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.... [
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Clateus m Ancient RomanSaint Clateus (died 64 AD) was an early Christian martyr. He was an early bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Brescia, Italy and was martyred during the persecutions of Christians by Nero.
Eryxo f Ancient Greek, HistoryThought to be derived from the Greek verb ἐρεύγομαι
(ereugomai) meaning "to disgorge, blurt out, belch out" (and presumably cognate with
Eryx, the name of the eponymous hero of Mount Eryx, a volcano in Sicily)... [
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Evellius m History (Ecclesiastical)Evellius (died 66 AD) was an early Christian martyr. He was a counselor to Nero, but was eventually martyred at Pisa after he converted to Christianity.
Fritigil f GermanicFritigil who was the Queen of the Marcomanni is a famous bearer.
Gothicus m Ancient RomanTransferred use of the surname
Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".
Hina f Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim)Derived from the Arabic حناء
(ḥinnāʾ), which refers to a dye taken from the
Lawsonia inermis plant (called "henna" in English). In South Asian and Middle Eastern culture, it was traditionally used for body art and dying.
Hud m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Arabic root ه و د
(h-w-d) related to returning or ه د ي
(h-d-y) related to guidance. In Islamic tradition this is the name of an ancient Arabian prophet who is commonly identified as the biblical figure
Eber... [
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Hunna f History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Huno. Saint 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".
Increase m & f English (Puritan)Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [
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Jin-deok f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 眞 "genuine" and 德 "virtue". A famous bearer of this name is Queen Jindeok of Silla, who ruled one of the kingdoms of Korea.
Juventius m Late RomanVariant spelling of
Iuventius, which is derived from the Latin noun
iuventus meaning "youth". Also compare
Juventas, which is etymologically related and also has the same meaning.... [
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Kajol f Hindi, SanskritVariant of
Kajal. Indian film actress Kajol Mukherjee, known mononymously as Kajol, is a famous bearer.
Laskarina f Greek (Rare)Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname
Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر
(laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [
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Liang m & f ChineseMeans "a beam", "a bridge", "an elevation", or "a mast". Traditionally a surname common in East Asia. A famous bearer of this name is Liang Na (formally Empress Shunlie), who was an empress during the Han Dynasty.
Meriasek m CornishConrish form of
Meriadeg. Saint Meriasek was a 4th-century Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through
Beunans Meriasek, a Cornish language play known from a single surviving manuscript copy dated 1504, and a few other sources... [
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Mikio m JapaneseFrom Japanese 幹
(miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 夫
(o) meaning "husband, man", 雄
(o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎
(o) meaning "son" or 男
(o) meaning "male, man"... [
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Mussasa f South AmericanA famous bearer of this name is Queen Mussasa, who was a 17th century Jaga queen.
Nab m Medieval EnglishMedieval diminutive of
Abel. It used to be a medieval custom to drop syllables before a first name therefore “mine Abel” led to “Nab”.
Nabal m Biblical HebrewMeans "fool; senseless; failure". This was the name of a rich Calebite who was the first husband of Abigail.
Nectan m CornishOf uncertain origin and meaning. One theory suggests, however, that this name might be derived from Proto-Celtic
*nixto- "clean".... [
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Nohana f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From
Hana 3 prefixed with a kanji that can (partially) be read as
no, such as 野 meaning "field," 乃, referring to the genitive particle の
(no), or 希, from
nozomi meaning "wish, desire, hope", This name is rarely used.... [
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Orghana f MongolianPossibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах
(urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [
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Ranavalona f HistoryMeans "folded, kept aside" or "calm, smooth" in Malagasy. This was the name of three queens of Madagascar.
Rasoherina f HistoryRasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.
Salampsio f Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the Hebrew name
Shalom-zion "peace of
Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature... [
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Tamaeva f PolynesianA famous bearer of this name is Tamaeva IV, queen of the Polynesian island of Rimatara.
Thurgood m EnglishA contraction of the Puritan name Thoroughgood. A famous bearer is Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908, Died: January 24, 1993), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.... [
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Urooj f & m PersianUrooj is a Persian unisex name, meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".
Vanille f Popular CultureMeans "vanilla" in French. A famous bearer is the character Vanille in the Final Fantasy video games.
Veleda f HistoryVeleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.... [
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Wisigard f GermanicVariant of
Wisgard. A famous bearer of this name is Queen Wisigard, a Frankish Queen who ruled in the 6th century.
Woodbridge m EnglishAmerican motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.
Xiuhcuetzin f Aztec, NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, greenish thing", "year, comet", or "flame, fire",
cuēitl "skirt", and
-tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix... [
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Yutte f Danish (Rare, ?)Anglicized form of
Jytte in the case of Danish-born actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946-), whose birth name was Jytte.
Zabibe f Ancient Semitic, HistoryOld Arabic name, possibly related to the modern Arabic noun زَبِيبَة
(zabība) meaning "raisin". This was the name of an 8th-century BC queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe. She was a vassal of the Assyrian king
Tiglath-Pileser III.
Zaydan m ArabicMeans "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ
(zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".