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Ubonphan f ThaiFrom Thai อุบล
(ubon) meaning "lotus" and พรรณ
(phan) meaning "colour, complexion, kind, type".
Ubonrat f ThaiFrom Thai อุบล
(ubon) meaning "lotus" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Ubonwan f ThaiFrom Thai อุบล
(ubon) meaning "lotus" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Uchralsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian учрал
(uchral) meaning "chance, fate" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Uchraltsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian учралт
(uchralt) meaning "fated, predestined" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Uday m ArabicMeans "small group of warriors attacking an enemy" from Arabic وَعْد
(waʿd) meaning "threat, menace".
Udea f FolkloreThis is the name of the protagonist of the North African fairy tale "Udea and her Seven Brothers".... [
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Udel f Yiddish (Anglicized)Either from the German
Adel meaning "noble" or from
Hodel a diminutive of
Hudes. Udel (1720-1787), the righteous daughter of the Ba'al Shem Tov, was a historical bearer of this name.
Udi m JavaneseMeans "to exert oneself, to strive, to learn" in Javanese.
Udom m ThaiMeans "plentiful, abundant" or "highest, best" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit उत्तम
(uttama).
Udomchai m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Udomphon m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Udomphon f ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Udomrat f & m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Udomsak m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".
Udomwit m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and วิทย์
(wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Udval f MongolianMeans "aquilegia, columbine" in Mongolian. Can also refer to chrysanthemum flowers.
Üdvöske f Hungarian19th-century coinage from Hungarian
üdvös "salutary, wholesome". The name coincides with Hungarian
üdvöske "mascot, amulet, pride and joy".
Uemon m JapaneseDerived from 右衛門府
(Uemonfu), referring to a governmental department responsible for guarding, opening and closing the right gate to the royal palace. The name was classified as a hyakkanna (百官名), a court rank-style name that samurai used to announce oneself and give himself authority.
Üffes m Popular CultureThis name started as a joke about the mispronounciation of the foreign name
Yves by some people in Germany. Due to the proliferation of the joke, it has become a nickname for Yves.
Ugo m & f IgboMeans "eagle" in Igbo. It is also a short form of names containing the element
ùgó.
Ugone m Medieval SardinianVariant of
Ugo. Ugone III was the judge (which equals the title of king in medieval Sardinia) of Arborea from 1375 to 1383.
Ugtakhbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian угтах
(ugtakh) meaning "receive, greet, welcome" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Ugtakhzhargal m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian угтах
(ugtakh) meaning "receive, greet, welcome" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Ugwu m IgboFrom Igbo
Ùgwù meaning "respect; reverence; dignity" or
Úgwú meaning "hill, mountain; highland" or also "north". ... [
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Ugyen m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom ཨོ་རྒྱན
(o-rgyan), the Tibetan name for the medieval Indian state of Oddiyana, which was significant due to its role in the development of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Uhura f Popular CultureDerived from Swahili
uhuru meaning "freedom". Gene Roddenberry coined this name for the Star Trek character, Nyota Uhura.
Ujang m SundaneseFrom a Sundanese term of address for a young man or boy.
Ujjal m BengaliFrom Sanskrit उज्ज्वल
(ujjvala) meaning "luminous, splendid, blazing, burning".
Ujk m Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
ujk "wolf" and, figuratively, "very strong person; extremely able person".
Uk m ChinMeans "control, possess, rule" in Hakha Chin.
Ukrit m ThaiMeans "supreme, highest" in Thai.
Ūla f LithuanianDerived from
Ūla, which is the name of a river in Dzūkija National Park (located near the villages of Marcinkonys and Merkinė) in southern Lithuania. In turn, the river derives its name from the Baltic root
aul-, which comes from Proto-Indo-European
*aulo-s or
*h₂eulos meaning "tube, pipe"... [
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Ulaanbaatar m & f MongolianMeans "red hero" in Mongolian, from улаан
(ulaan) meaning "red" and bat
(baatar) meaning "hero". This is also the name of the capital city of Mongolia.
Ulaankhüü m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian улаан
(ulaan) meaning "red" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy" or "dear, beloved".
Ulaankhüükhen f MongolianMeans "red girl" in Mongolian, from улаан
(ulaan) meaning "red" and хүүхэн
(khüükhen) meaning "girl".
Ulalume f LiteraturePossibly from Latin
ululare "to wail" or
lumen "light". This was the title character of Edgar Allen Poe's poem 'Ulalume' (1847).
Ulambayar m & f MongolianMeans "still more happiness" in Mongolian, from улам
(ulam) meaning "more, further" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy".
Ulanbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz улан
(ulan) meaning "young man, soldier" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Ulara f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz улар
(ular) meaning "snowcock (a type of bird)”.
Ulbala f KazakhFrom Kazakh ұл
(ūl) meaning "son, boy" and бала
(bala) meaning "child". This name was given to girls whose parents hoped their next child would be a boy.
Ulbike f KazakhFrom Kazakh ұл
(ūl) meaning "son, boy" and бике
(bike) meaning "girl, lady".
Ulbobek f Kazakh (Rare)Means "baby boy" from Kazakh ұл
(ul) "son, boy" and бөбек
(böbek) "baby, newborn". This name was traditionally given to girls when her family was expecting a boy in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Ulbolsyn f KazakhMeans "let it be a son" from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "boy, son" and болсын
(bolsyn) "let (it be)". This name was traditionally given to daughters whose families were expecting a boy, in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Uldana f KazakhFrom Kazakh ұл
(ūl) meaning "son, boy" combined with Persian دانا
(dānā) meaning "wise".
Uldis m LatvianOriginally a short form of
Ulrihs, now used as a given name in its own right. Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used this name on a character in his play
Pūt, vējini! (1913).
Ulfat f & m UrduDerived from Arabic أُلْفَة
(ʾulfa) meaning "intimacy, affinity, affection, harmony".
Úlfgeirr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse
geirr "spear".
Úlfhildr f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
ulfr meaning "wolf" and
hildr meaning "battle". An 11th-century Norwegian princess bore this name.
Ulfin m Arthurian CycleAn ancient British name which means "little wolf". Most well known in the Arthurian legends of Geoffrey Monmouth, where Sir Ulfin plays a role in Merlin's plot for King Arthur to be born.
Úlfketill m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse
kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also
Kettil).
Úlfviðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse
viðr "tree".
Uli f BatakMeans "good, nice, beautiful, pretty" in Toba Batak.
Ulla f Galician (Rare)Transferred use of the name of the Galician river Ulla, itself from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uei- meaning "to twist" after the meandring character of the river.
Üllo m Estonian, Medieval BalticDerived from Livonian
ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form
Ylo. The form
Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian
ülev "exalted" and
üllas "noble" ever since.
Ulloriannguaq m GreenlandicMeans "sweet little star", derived from Greenlandic
ulloriaq "star" (cf.
Ulloriaq) combined with the diminutive suffix
nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
Ulmeken f KazakhDerived from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" and мекен
(meken) meaning "home, abode".
Ulpan f KazakhDerived from Kazakh ұлпа
(ulpa) meaning "fluffy, soft, tender".
Ulpu f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
ulpukka, "spatterdock". It can also be used as a pet form of
Ulla or
Ulriikka.
Ultuar f Kazakh (Rare)Means "give birth to boys" derived from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with туу
(tuu) meaning "be born, to give birth". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Ulugbek m KyrgyzFrom Turkic
ulug meaning "great, big" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master". This was the moniker of Mirza Muhammad Taraghay bin Shahrukh, a 15th-century Timurid mathematician and astronomer, who was better known as Ulugh Beg.
Ulzhalgas f & m Kazakh (Rare)From Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with жалғас
(zhalgas) "continuation, prolongation".
Ulzhan f KazakhFrom Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the family's next child would be a boy.
Ulziisukh m MongolianFrom Mongolian өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Umaamaaq m & f GreenlandicFrom a Greenlandic dialectal term of endearment meaning "baby, youngest child".
Umama f ArabicMeans "little mother" in Arabic, being a diminutive of the word
أُمّ (
ʾumm) "mother; origin, source". Umama bint Abi al-As, also called Umama bint Zaynab (died c. 685 AD), was a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad... [
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Umaphon f ThaiMeans "blessing of
Uma" from Thai อุมา
(uma) referring to the Hindu goddess
Parvati and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Umayma f ArabicMeans "little mother" in Arabic, from a diminutive of أم
(ʾumm) meaning "mother". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Umayr m ArabicMeans "populous, prosperous, flourishing" in Arabic, from the word عَمَرَ
('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Umbarra m Indigenous AustralianUmbarra, or King Merriman (died 1904) was an Aboriginal elder of the Djirringanj/Yuin people of the Bermagui area on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Umbriel m LiteratureProbably derived from Latin
umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
Umesh m Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, TamilFrom Sanskrit उमेश
(umeśa) meaning "Uma's lord", derived from name of the Hindu goddess
Uma combined with Sanskrit ईश
(īśa) meaning "ruler, lord, husband"... [
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Umi f Indonesian, MalayMeans "mother" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic أم
('umm).
Umit f KazakhMeans "hope" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian امید
(omid).
Umitzhan f & m KazakhFrom Kazakh үміт
(ümit) meaning "hope" combined with жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (both of Persian origin).
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".
Unas m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
wnjs, possibly meaning "who exists indeed", derived from
wnn "to exist" and
js, an intensifying particle. This was the throne name of the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
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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Ünenbat m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and бат
(batu) meaning "firm, strong".
Ünenbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Ünenbuyan f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Ünensaikhan m & f MongolianFrom 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".
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.
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").
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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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".