NowrinfBengali (Muslim) Nowrin is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “made of light”, “brilliant”, “dazzling”. It is formed from Arabic Noor (light) and Persian -een (made of, like, full of). The word Noor is mentioned in many places in the Quran, for this reason we consider Nowrin an indirect Quranic name... [more]
NoyabrinmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian ноябрь (noyabr) meaning "November". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It was used in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917, which according to the Gregorian calendar (not in use in Russia at the time) actually took place in November 1917... [more]
Nuradin-PridonmLiterature Combination of Nuradin and Pridon. In Georgian literature, Nuradin-Pridon is the name of the king of Mulghazanzar in the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
NurefsunfOttoman Turkish From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian افسون (afsun) meaning "charm, spell".
NurettinmTurkish Turkish form of Nur ad-Din via Nureddin. Known bearers of this name include the Turkish classical musician Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900-1981) and the Turkish politician and minister Nurettin Canikli (b... [more]
NurfarahinfMalay From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and فرحين (farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".
NuritdinmUzbek (Rare) Uzbek variant form of Nuriddin. A known bearer of this name was the former Uzbek politician Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917-2008).
NurjahanfBengali From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world".
Nurjanm & fKazakh Means "bright soul" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word nur, meaning "light" (ultimately derived from Arabic nūr) and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear" (ultimately derived from Persian)... [more]
NurkenmKazakh Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and кен (ken) meaning "deposit, mine, ore".
NurkhanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
NykyrianmLiterature This name was used by American author Sherrilyn Kenyon. It is a hybryd character in her League Series who happens to be the only assassin to leave the League without being hunted down and killed. He is invincible, tough, strong, smart, a survivor, and falls in love at first sight... [more]
ObaasanfJapanese Comes from the Japanese word “Obaasan”, meaning “grandmother”.
OberynmLiterature, Popular Culture, English Variant of Oberon. Oberyn Martell is a character in 'Game of Thrones' and it's origin series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.
Obi-WanmPopular Culture Obi-Wan Kenobi is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 帯 (obi) "belt" (used to tie a kimono) and wan that sounds like the Japanese honorific suffix san.
ObsidianmAmerican (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]
Ochirsaikhanm & fMongolian From Mongolian очир (ochir) meaning "diamond" or "truncheon, staff; thunderbolt" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Ocogbolanm & fAgatu Means "God does not sleep" in Agatu.
Ocotlánf & mSpanish (Mexican) From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán meaning "Our Lady of Ocotlán" (see Ocotlán), the Virgin of Ocotlán being the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.
OcranmBiblical Ocran was a member of the house of Asher according to Numbers 1:13. He was the father of Pagiel.
OddvinmNorwegian Relatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and vinr "friend".
OeinmIrish In terms of etymology it is though to be derived from the Shelta words for “Seer”, as a phonetical interpretation of the Gaelic/ Irish word Ogham.... [more]
Ogyenm & fTibetan Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཨོ་རྒྱན (see Ugyen).
OgyrvenmArthurian Cycle According to some sources, Ogyrven was the father of Cerridwen, to whom he gave his cauldron. He was, perhaps, an early eponymous deity of the alphabet, called ogyrvens, as well as the patron of bards and language.
ÓinnmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from óa-sk ("to be frightened"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf and a kenning for "snake".
OinopionmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective οἰνωπός (oinopos) meaning "wine-coloured, wine-dark" as well as "wine-coloured in complexion" or "ruddy-complexioned". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek noun οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"... [more]
OisianmOld Celtic An old Celtic name meaning "little deer," or "Fawn." 12th most popular boys' name in Ireland as of 2023. The name of a demigod, poet, and many others given the popularity of the name.
OkridionmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ὀκρίδες (okrides), which is the plural form of Greek ὄκρις (okris) meaning "peak, point" (which is often in reference to a mountain top). Also compare the Greek adjective ὀκριοειδής (okrioeides) meaning "rugged, jagged".
Ok-seonfKorean From Sino-Korean 玉 (ok) meaning "jade" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous" or 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce" or 鮮 (seon) meaning "new, fresh"... [more]
OktyabrinmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian октябрь (oktyabr) meaning "October". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917 and the creation of the (now former) Soviet state in 1922.
OlinmNahuatl Means "movement, motion" in Nahuatl, sometimes referring to an earthquake. This is the seventeenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli. Compare Olli.
ǪlrúnfOld Norse Combination of Old Norse ǫl "ale" (used in witchcraft) and rún "secret, hidden knowledge". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Valkyrie, the daughter of King Kiarr... [more]
Oluwatimileyinm & fYoruba The name OLUWATIMILEYIN is of Yoruba language Origin in Nigeria which means "God Supported me".Children in Nigeria are widely named Oluwatimileyin because of the Cultural believe that the name holds a Prayer with it "God supported me" or "God, support me".
Oluwatosinm & fYoruba Means "God is worth worshiping" in Yoruba.
OlvinmLiterature, Central American Olvin was a king of Archenland who won the hand of the Lady Liln in a tale alluded to in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis
OlyrounmArthurian Cycle A fairy king, the father-in-law of Lanval. He lived on an enchanted island.
Ölziibuyanf & mMongolian From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and буян (buyan) meaning ""good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
ÖlziichuluunfMongolian From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".