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Tyro f Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek τυρός (
tyrôs) meaning "cheese". In Greek myth she was a Thessalian princess, daughter of
Salmoneus and
Alcidice, whose name was allegedly given in reference to her complexion, which was "as fair as white goat's cheese"... [
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Tyrvi m Old NorseEither derived from the name of the Norse god
Týr (see
Tyr) or from Old Norse
tyrfi meaning "resinous fir-tree, fatwood".
Tytti f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
tyttö, meaning "a girl". It has also been used as a pet form of
Tyyne.
Tzatzi m & f NahuatlMeans "to shout, to yell, to vocalize" in Nahuatl.
Tzavalas m Greek (Archaic)Meaning unknown, possibly of Albanian origin. The best known bearer of this name is the Greek actor Tzavalas Karousos (1904-1969).
Tzihuac m NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
tzihuactli, a kind of small agave with a spiny flower stalk.
Tzihuacmitl m NahuatlMeans "agave arrow" in Nahuatl, an arrow (
mitl) made from the stalk of the
tzihuactli plant, a kind of small agave.
Tzihuacxilotl f & m NahuatlMeans "young prickly corn cob" or "edible part of the tzihuactli cactus" in Nahuatl, from
tzihuactli, a kind of small agave, and
xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob".
Tziquin f & m Classic MayanMeans "bird" in the Tzeltal and Quiche-Kaqchikel languages. Also the 15th day in the Tzental and Quiche-Cakchiquel calendars in ancient Maya.
Tzlil f & m HebrewVariant of the name
Tslil which means "sound; voice" in Hebrew.
Tzuf m & f HebrewModern Hebrew form of
Zuph, or directly from Hebrew צוף
(tsuf) meaning "nectar, honeydew".
Uaichai m & f ThaiFrom Thai อวย
(uai) meaning "grant, give" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Ualgharg m Old IrishDerived from Old Irish
úall "vanity, pride" and
garg "fierce, rough".
Ualikhan m KazakhFrom Arabic ولِي
(wali) meaning "guardian, friend" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Uallach f Medieval IrishDerived from Irish
uall meaning "pride". Uallach ingen Muinechain (died 934) was an Irish woman poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.
Uallachán m Old IrishDerived from Old Irish
úallach "proud, arrogant" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Uathach f Irish MythologyFrom Irish
úathach meaning "terrible, dreadful". In Irish legend she was the daughter of
Scáthach and fellow teacher at her school for warriors.
Ubaid m Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic عبيد (see
Ubayd), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Ubaldesca f Medieval ItalianFeminine form of
Ubaldo. Saint Ubaldesca Taccini (1136–1205) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Saint John. Among the miracles attributed to her the most famous is the ability to turn water from the water well in the Church of the Santo Sepolcro in Pisa into wine... [
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Ubax f SomaliMeans "flower" or "blossom" in Somali.
Ubayd m ArabicMeans "little servant" in Arabic, a diminutive of عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant".
Ubayd Allah m ArabicMeans "little servant of
Allah" from Arabic عبيد
(ʿubayd) meaning "little servant" (a diminutive of عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant") combined with الله
(Allah).
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".