UpadarmamOld Persian Means "he who is under right conduct, behaving according to law", from Old Persian 𐎢𐎱 (upa) "under, by, with" and darma "right conduct, law" (compare Sanskrit धर्म (dharma)).
UparmiyafOld Persian Possibly from Old Persian uparva meaning "pre-eminent" or upara meaning "higher, superior", both derived from 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹 (upariy) meaning "over, above".
UpendramIndian, Hindi, Odia From Sanskrit उप (upa) meaning "under, below, after" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra. This is an epithet of Vishnu, referring to him being born after Indra.
UpmafIndian Hindi name meaning “the best”. Upma is also a cereal dish similar to semolina.
UraliäfBashkir From the name of the Ural mountain range, ultimately of uncertain etymology, possibly from Bashkir үр "elevation; upland", Mansi ур ала "mountain peak, top of the mountain" or the Turkic verb oralu- "gird" amongst other possible suggestions.
UrantuyaafMongolian From Mongolian уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
UranzayaafMongolian From Mongolian уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
UrarafJapanese This name is used as 麗 (rei, uruwa.shii, ura.raka, urara) meaning "bright, beautiful." This kanji can also be combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good."... [more]
UrarakafJapanese Uraraka(麗) means beautiful and lovely, and ka(日) day
UrassayafThai Meaning uncertain. It is the given name of a famous actress who stars in Lakorns (Thai soap operas).
UrdujafPhilippine Mythology, Pangasinan Possibly derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "rising, coming forth" or ऊर्जा (ūrjā) meaning "vigour, strength, power". This was the name of a legendary 14th-century warrior princess from the fabled kingdom of Tawalisi (commonly believed to be located in modern Pangasinan).
UreafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Ourea. According to Hesiod and Hyginus, the nymph Urea or Ourea was a daughter of Poseidon and the mother by Apollo of Ileus, a Trojan lord.
UrgulaniafAncient Roman Meaning unknown, most likely of Etruscan origin. This name was borne by a noblewoman who was a close friend of the empress Livia 1.
UrmafQuechua Means "the one that drops good things in her path" in Quechua.
Urnam & fMongolian Possibly derived from Mongolian урах (urakh) meaning "to tear apart, to disrupt".
UrodafSlavic Mythology Uroda was the Slovakian goddess of agriculture, the fields and the harvest. Her name is certainly linked to the Slovakian word úroda "harvest", however it doesn't seem to be quite so clear what came first, the goddess or the word.
ÚrœkjamOld Norse From Old Norse úrœkja meaning "to neglect, to not ask after, to reck not".
UrrikafMedieval Basque Possibly a Basque form of Urraca. It's one of the many names used to refer to Mari, the main goddess of Basque mythology... [more]
UrthonamLiterature In the mythological writings of William Blake, Urthona is one of the four Zoas, who were created when Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold... [more]
UrukafJapanese (Rare) It can be from Japanese 麗 (uru, urara.ka, urara) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 香 (ka, kaoru) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "add to, increase"... [more]
Ur-zababamSumerian, Akkadian Likely means "dog of Zababa" or "the one of Zababa" in Sumerian, derived from Sumerian 𒌨 (ur) "dog of, he of, the one of" combined with the Sumerian god Zababa... [more]
UtabafJapanese From Japanese 唄 (uta) meaning "song, ballad", or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UtahafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers, plumes". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
UtakafJapanese From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower"... [more]
UtamamIndonesian Means "best, main, principal" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama).
UtanamOld Persian Possibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢- (u-) meaning "good" and tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.
UtawafJapanese From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UtenafPopular Culture Possibly from Japanese word 台 (utena in Kun reading) meaning "pedestal". This is the name of the protagonist of the anime 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'.
UtharafIndian Sanskrit Epics of ancient India. In Hindi, means "northern."
UtlapamLiterature The name of a powerful spirit warrior in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. The meaning of the name is unknown, and seems to have been created by Meyer.
UuriintuyafMongolian Means "sunrise, dawn light" in Mongolian, derived from Mongolian үүр (üür) meaning "dawn" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Vaeam & fTongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian Mythology Meaning unknown, though it likely means "king, prince, noble, chief" based on the fact that the meaning of Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, is known to be 'Whistle of the Noble/Chief/King' in Tongan... [more]
VahineurafPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "vahine", meaning "woman" and "ura", referred to a Polynesian typical dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing woman".
VahyazdātamOld Persian Means "having the better law", from Old Persian 𐎺𐏃𐎹𐏀 (vahyaz) "better", a comparative form of 𐎺𐎢 (vahu) "good", and 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶 (datam) "law"... [more]
VaiafGreek From the Egyptian word referring to the palm branch.... [more]
VaianafTahitian Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".
VaiatafTahitian Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".
Vaiateaf & mTahitian Means "distant waters" from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and atea meaning "distant, far away".
VaidafLithuanian, Estonian Possibly derived from Lithuanian vaidytis / vaidentis "to appear; to ghost; to haunt" or else a short form of Vaidota and Vaidotė.
VaiorafPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "water of life".
VairafLatvian Of debated origin and meaning. While the derivation from Latvian vairot "to add; to increase; to enhance" is commonly accepted, a derivation from Latvian vairīties "to avoid, to shirk" has been suggested.
VairocanamBuddhism, Hinduism From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.
VaiteamTahitian Means "clear water"; a combination of Tahitian vai meaning "water" and tea meaning "white, clear".
VajezathamBiblical Hebrew Meaning uncertain, probably of Persian origin. It has been claimed to mean "sprinkling the chamber". This was the name of a son of Haman in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.
Vajiram & fSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt". This is a transcription of both the masculine form වජිර and the feminine form වජිරා.
Vajraf & mIndian (Latinized) From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."
VajrasattvamBuddhism Means "diamond essence" or "thunderbolt essence", from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt" and सत्त्व (sattva) meaning "essence, nature, being, spirit"... [more]
VakulamUkrainian Ukrainian form of Boukolos. The most famous bearer is Vakula the Smith, the main character in Mykola Hohol's classic folk mystic story 'The night before Christmas'.
ValafIcelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare) Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).
ValatafLivonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare) Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.
ValenafAmerican (South, Rare) Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.
ValenafNorth Frisian Seibicke thinks this name is an elaborate form of Vahle which he further links via Volle with names including the Germanic name element folk "people, folk".
ValerafEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman ÉamonDe Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.