AlagastmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."... [more]
ArbogastmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi) meaning "heritage, inheritance" combined with Old High German gast meaning "guest, stranger."... [more]
ArdagastmMedieval Slavic, History The meaning of the first element of this name is unknown to me, but the second element is probably derived from Slavic gost "guest". Also note the resemblance to the Germanic name Arbogast... [more]
ArfstmNorth Frisian North Frisian form of Arnfastr via the Swedish form Arfast. A known bearer of this name is German politician Arfst Wagner (b... [more]
Artistm & fEnglish (American, Rare) Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.
AteistmSoviet, Russian (Archaic) Derived from the Russian noun атеист (ateist) meaning "atheist". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
AtheistmLiterature Late 16th century from French athéisme, from Greek atheos, from a- ‘without’ + theos ‘god’.
Baastm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian баас (baas) meaning "excrement, manure, poo". This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.
BodegastmGermanic Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
BruistmDutch (Archaic) Short form of Bruisten. This name is unlikely to ever be used/revived in modern times, due to its similarity to the Dutch verb bruisen "to fizz", which may have some teasing potential.
CalycristfManx (Archaic) Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and Manx Creest "Christ" with the intended meaning of "servant of Christ" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
DekabristmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian декабрист (dekabrist) meaning "Decembrist", which is a term used to refer to someone who participated in (or sympathized with) the Decembrist revolt of 1825. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]
DustfEnglish (Puritan) Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew Aphrah (see Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [more]
Eastm & fEnglish From the English word, from the Old English ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of Easton.
EvangelistmEnglish (Archaic), German (Archaic), Literature English and German equivalent of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the Austrian tenor singer Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743-1805), who was the younger brother of the composers Joseph (1732-1809) and Michael Haydn (1737-1806).... [more]
Honestm & fEnglish (Puritan), African From the English word meaning "honorable, virtuous". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century.
HristfNorse Mythology, Old Norse Means "the shaker" from Old Norse hrista "shake, quake". In Norse poetry the name was frequently used as a kenning for "woman"; in mythology it belonged to a Valkyrie.
John BaptistmEnglish (Rare) This name was used in reference to Saint John the Baptist, where his stories can be found on some of the New Testament books, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts. Notable bearer of this name including John Baptist Purcell (1800-1883), an American prelate of the Catholic Church... [more]
JutrogostmMedieval Polish Medieval Polish name derived from Polish jutro "tomorrow" and the Slavic name element gost guest".
JuustmDutch (Rare) Variant of Just. It is possible that there are a select few cases where the name is a variant of Joost, i.e. that it is a short form of Judocus.... [more]
KarstmDutch, West Frisian Short form of Karsten. Also compare Kars. A known Dutch bearer of this name is the film and television director Karst van der Meulen (b... [more]
KedistfEthiopian, Amharic Variant spelling of Kidist. A famous bearer is Kedist Deltour, a Belgian model who was crowned Miss Belgium in 2023.
KelagastmMedieval Slavic, History The meaning of the first element of this name is unknown to me, but the second element is probably derived from Slavic gost "guest". This name was borne by a South Slavic nobleman from the 6th century AD.
MałogostmPolish Derived from Polish mało or mały "small, little, insignificant" (which is derived from Proto-Slavic malъ "small") combined with Slavic gost "guest".
MoistmLiterature Moist von Lipwig is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. A "reformed con-man" who is one of the major characters of the series, von Lipwig is the protagonist of the novels Going Postal, Making Money, and Raising Steam.
MudestmRomansh Romansh form of Modestus, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
MunigastmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
ParshastmIndian The name Parshast comes from Indian origin.
PedubastmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian pꜢ-dj-bꜣstt meaning "the given of Bastet", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with dj "given" and the name of the cat goddess Bastet... [more]
Pentecostf & mEnglish (Puritan, Archaic) From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [more]
PiastmMedieval Polish Piast was a legendary Polish monarch, protoplast of the Piast dynasty. The name itself might have been an alternative of piastun, which meant "the one who takes care of the prince's house and family", derived from piastować - "to take care of"
QuestmEnglish From the English word for a search, ultimately from from Medieval Latin questa "search, inquiry".
RadagastmLiterature One of the wizards in the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. His name may mean "tender of beasts" in Adûnaic.
RadegastmSlavic Mythology From Slavic radǔ (content, glad), or rad (kind, willing, happy), and gostŭ (host). Old god of Slavic mythology. He is considered to be a deity of hospitality, or host or leader of an assembly or council... [more]
RadgastmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
RadgostmSlavic Mythology From Slavic radǔ (content, glad), or rad (kind, willing, happy), and gostŭ (host). Old god of Slavic mythology. He is considered to be a deity of hospitality, or host or leader of an assembly or council... [more]
RadogostmPolish Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Slavic gost "guest".
RadostfBulgarian, German (Rare) Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
RotgastmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
SalagastmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
SamogostmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]
SigurástfIcelandic From Old Norse sigr "victory" (Icelandic sigur) and ást "love, affection".
SilvermistfPopular Culture A Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [more]
StandfastmEnglish (Puritan) Transferred use of the English surname Standfast, or simply means "to stand firm, to stand one's ground"; compare the English word steadfast meaning "firm or unwavering in purpose, resolution or faith" and the name Stand-fast-on-high.
Steadfastm & fEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering." Used in reference to God's steadfastness or in reference to one's steadfastness to faith.
TadibastmEgyptian Mythology Possibly from Egyptian tꜣ-dj-bꜣstt, perhaps meaning "(she) is there for Bastet", from Egyptian tꜣ (ta) "she of, this of, that of" combined with dj (di) "here, there" combined with the Egyptian goddess Bastet... [more]
Trustm & fEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Middle English from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
VorlostmLiterature Name created by Klaus Fritz, the German translator of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. As Tom Riddle's full name - Tom Marvolo Riddle - becomes "I am Lord Voldemort" when the letters are exchanged, this little detail had to be retained in the German translation of the books.... [more]
Westm & fEnglish From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.