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Hiʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "held in the arms of heaven," from hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Hikoro f Japanese
From Japanese 響 (hi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 心 (koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinagiku f Japanese, Popular Culture
This is the name of a main character in the Wedding Peach manga and TV series, one of the most popular animes released in the mid-90s. In her case it is spelled 珠野, which combines 珠 meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" with 野 meaning "plains, field, life"... [more]

Hisa f Japanese
This name can be used as 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu, hisa) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]

Hisaka f Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago", 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan", or 陽 (hi) meaning "sunshine, light, male", or 日 (hi) meaning "sun" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thread, silk" or 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", and then combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower"... [more]

Hisaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life", 久 (hisa) meaning "long time", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, as always", 火 (hi) meaning "fire" (for males), 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" (for females) combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula, cape" (for males) or 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" (for females)... [more]

Hisami f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 魅 (mi) meaning "to bewitch, to charm, fascination". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hobomock m & f Algonquin, Wampanoag, Narragansett, New World Mythology
In Algonquin legends (mainly Wampanoag and Narragansett) Hobomock is the manito the spirit of death: a destructive, often evil, being. He is subject of many Wampanoag 'bogeyman' stories, warning children away from dangerous or naughty behavior... [more]

Homa f Persian Mythology, Persian
From Middle Persian humāy meaning "bird of good omen, eagle", itself derived from Iranian *hu- meaning "good" and *māyā- meaning "blessing, happiness". This is the name of a legendary bird in Persian mythology, said to live its entire life in the sky without ever touching the ground... [more]

Hopeful f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event." Referring to the hope in Christ for eternal life.

Houtu f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 后 (hou, meaning “queen”) and 土 (tu, meaning “earth”). Houtu was the Chinese goddess of the earth who regulated all life above ground. In earlier Chinese texts she was also a goddess of the underworld, but later she was absorbed into the Daoist religion and became one of the main deities assisting the rule of Yudi.

Huasheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".

Hugborg f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Hugdís f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with dís "goddess".

Hughlene f English (American)
Hughlene is a feminine form of Hugh that means "of soul, mind, intellect".

Hurjon f Uzbek
Derived from hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Huyên m & f Vietnamese
"Huyên" means "luck" or "happiness" in Vietnamese. A person named "Huyên" is a person blessed with good luck for his/her life. As an old saying goes, "Happiness brings good charm", this is a name of ancient origin and less seen nowadays, but still can be seen in literature works of the previous centuries.

Hybris f Greek Mythology
From Greek ὕβρις (hybris) meaning "insolence, arrogance, wanton violence, outrage, insult" (originally "presumption toward the gods"). In Greek mythology Hybris was a spirit or goddess of violence, insolence and outrageous behaviour... [more]

Ida f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali
MEANING - speech, Goddess of speech ( Saraswati), earth, heaven, refreshment, food, vital spirit, offering ... [more]

Idalma f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Idalia, probably influenced by the word alma "soul".

Iku f Japanese
This name can be used as 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru, iku) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 郁 (iku) meaning "cultural progress, perfume," 幾 (ki, iku-, iku.tsu, iku.ra) meaning "how far/long/many/much" or it can be used to combine 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one" with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)."... [more]

Ikune f Japanese
From Japanese 活 (iku) meaning "life" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Illa f Aymara
Means "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.

Iloaina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy ilo meaning "purest portion of oil" or "torch" (see Ilo) and aina meaning "life".

Indraja f Lithuanian (Rare), Baltic Mythology
Borrowed from the name of a lake and river in the Utena district municipality of north-eastern Lithuania, derived from Eastern Aukštaitian Lithuanian indrė (standard Lithuanian nendrė) meaning "reed."... [more]

Ingimóð f Old Norse
Combination of Ing and the Germanic name element móðr "mind, spirit, courage".

Iphimedeia f Greek Mythology
Means "ruling over with strength" from Greek ἶφι (iphi) "strongly, stoutly, mightily, by force" (compare the first element in Iphianassa, Iphigeneia, Iphidamas and Iphiklos) and the verbal root μέδ- (med-) from μεδω (medo) "to protect, to rule over" with the feminine noun suffix -εια (-eia)... [more]

Irirangi f & m Maori
Means "spirit voice, radio wave" in Māori. Also a type of fern native to New Zealand.

Irisjon f Uzbek
The given name Iris followed by jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Isami m & f Japanese
In the case for males, this uncommonly used name is used as 勇 "yuu, isa.mu" meaning "bravery, be in high spirits, courage, heroism", although it's more often used as Isamu. Rarer examples of Isami include 勇海 with 海 (kai, umi) meaning "ocean, sea" and 功己 with 功 (isao) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits" and 己 (ki, onore, mi) meaning "self, serpent, snake."... [more]

Isana m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 鯨 (isana), an old name for a whale now known as kujira in Japanese, sometimes written as 勇魚 with the addition of 魚 (na) meaning "fish." Another reading for 鯨 is simply isa and it may appear to be the same element used in the verb 勇む (isamu) meaning "to be in high spirits, be lively."... [more]

Ismahen f Arabic, Persian
Variant of Ismahan, means « excellence seeker » or « spiritual haven ».

'Iwalani f Hawaiian
This name means "heavenly frigate bird" or "heavenly man-of-war bird" from 'iwa meaning "frigate bird, man-of-war bird" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual."

Iyari f & m Mexican
Possibly from Huichol 'iyáari meaning "heart, soul".

Izon-ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the Ijaw life is good" in Ijaw.

Izuna f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 泉 (sei, izumi, izu) meaning "fountain, spring" with 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "wild apple," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable" or 名 (myou, mei, na) meaning "name, reputation."... [more]

Izzatjon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek izzat meaning "esteem, honour" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Jaba f Bengali
The name Jaba (জবা) is of Bengali origin, directly referring to the hibiscus flower, which is common and culturally significant in Bengal.... [more]

Jakiri f & m Aymara
Means "alive, living" in Aymara.

Jan m & f Kazakh, Persian
Kazakh word that translates to "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Often used in the same context as "dear" in Kazakh and other Islamic languages, as in the Kazakh name Muhammedjan, which translates to "dear Muhammed" in Kazakh.

Jana f Persian
Jana is a Persian name which means "my darling" or "my soul".

Janay f Karachay-Balkar
From the Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul" and Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Jeanvie f Filipino
Combination of either the English name Jean 2 or the French masculine name Jean 1 and the Filipino name suffix -vie.... [more]

Jeevan f & m Punjabi
"Life" or "bringer of life"

Jeong-yun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 情 (jeong) meaning "feeling ,sentiment, emotion" or 精 (jeong) meaning "essence, spirit" combined with 潤 (yun) meaning "sheen, gloss, lustre". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Jeta f & m Albanian
Derived from Albanian jetë meaning "life".

Jhansi f Indian
Means "life like". It is the name of a historic city in India.

Jia f Hindi, Urdu
Means "Heart, Spirit, Soul".

Jianling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul"... [more]

Jibekkwe f Potawatomi
Potawatomi language is Central Algonquian language. This name, my name, means "root woman" Kwe is a suffix to indicate feminine derivations of words. Technically it should have a space between Jibek meaning "root" and Kwe meaning "woman"... [more]

Jieling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" combined with 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul"... [more]

Jîn f Kurdish
Means "live, be alive" in Kurdish.

Jina f Kurdish
Means “life.”

Jingjia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view", or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Jingwei f Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit" and 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Jingwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 经 (jīng) meaning "principles, canon, pass through", 劲 (jìng) meaning "vigour, energy, strength" or 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit" combined with 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft, woof (a horizontal thread in a woven fabric)", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Jingxiang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view", or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine), 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 向 (xiàng) meaning "direction, towards", or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China... [more]

Jinsoul f Korean
Jin - Truth/Honesty... [more]

Jiva m & f Indian
Means "life", "soul", "alive". Derived from Sanskrit.

Jiviya f Dogri
Means "life" in Dogri.

Jîyan f Kurdish
Means "life" in Kurdish.

Jiyan m & f Kurdish
Means "life" in Kurdish.

Jokichana f Alur, African Mythology
Of uncertain meaning. Jokichana is a rock spirit in Alur Mythology.

Jonbibi f Uzbek
Derived from jon meaning "spirit, soul" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Joniqiz f Uzbek
Derived from jon meaning "spirit, soul" and qiz meaning "girl".

Jonkumush f Uzbek
Derived from jon meaning "spirit, soul" and kumush meaning "silver".

Jonoy f Uzbek
Derived from jon meaning "spirit, soul" and oy meaning "moon".

Jonposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jon meaning "spirit, soul" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Jonsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jon meaning "spirit, soul" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Jowangsin f Korean Mythology
The goddess of the fire and hearth in traditional Korean religion. Her name is derived from the hanja 竈 (jo) meaning "hearth, kitchen stove, kitchen", 王 (wang) meaning "great, king" and 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit".

Juan f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl", 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life" or 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 安 (an) meaning "peace", 庵 (an) meaning "hermitage; retreat" or 愛 (an) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Jukou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 康 (kou) meaning "peace". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Juno f Japanese
From Japanese 自由 (ju) meaning "freedom, liberty", 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl", 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life", 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" or 嬢 (ju) meaning "daughter" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 音 (no) meaning "sound" or 紀 (no) meaning "century"... [more]

Jurietto f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 都 (tto) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Jyd f Cornish (Rare), Literature
First appeared in children's book "The Doll Who Came Alive" by Cornish author Enys Tregarthen (AKA Nellie Sloggett, Nellie Cornwall.) Jyd Trewerry is a little orphan girl living with her stepmother in a small harbour town in the west of Cornwall.

Jyota f Indian (Sikh)
Light of god it guides you through the dangers and confusions of life

K’acha Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara k'acha meaning "beautiful, lovely" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.

Kagura f & m Japanese (Modern)
From 神楽 (kagura), referring to ancient Shintō music and dancing. It is shifted from earlier kangura and even earlier kamugura, from a combination of 神 (kamu), an old compounded form of kami, referring to a spirit or essence, and 座 (kura), referring to a seat or a high place... [more]

Kāhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly name" or "greet the sky," from kāhea meaning "to call, cry out, invoke, greet, name" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Kaiora f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "kai", meaning "ocean" and "ora", meaning "life".

Kaʻiulani f Hawaiian
Means "the sacred sky," "the sacred heaven," "the sacred, heavenly one" or "the royal, sacred one," from definite article ka, ʻiu meaning "lofty, sacred, revered, consecrated" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [more]

Kaiwi m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the bone", a symbol of life and old age.

Kajsiab m & f Hmong
From the Hmong Daw phrase kaj siab meaning "satisfied", or kaj meaning "bright" and siab meaning "liver". In Hmong culture, the liver is seen as seat of the emotions and affection in the same way as the heart is in many European and American cultures... [more]

Kakia f Greek Mythology
Probably related to (kakos) which means "vice or immorality." Kakia was the spirit (daimona) of vice and moral badness.

Kakuyama-no-uneo-no-konoshita-ni-zasu-kami f Japanese Mythology
An epithet of the spring water goddess Nakisawame. It is derived from 香 (kaku) meaning "pleasant scent, fragrance", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", の (no) meaning "of", 畝 (une) meaning "raised earth in a field" or "rib", 尾 (o) meaning "tail", "foot of a mountain" or "the end of something", の (no) meaning "of", 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", の (no) meaning "of", 下 (shita) meaning "the below", 坐 (za) meaning "to sit, to bear fruit" and 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity, spirit".

Kalāhikiola f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life-giving sun".

Kamira f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Kamuy m & f Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Refers to a spiritual or divine entity in the mythology of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan. The term shares similarities with the Japanese word "kami" (神) in both phonology and meaning.

Kanoelani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly mist" or "the spiritual mist," from definite article ka, noe meaning "mist, fog, vapour, rain spray" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Kantorka f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
Kantorka is a Sorbian word meaning "cantoress, chorister". The---otherwise unnamed---Kantorka is the female hero in Otfried Preußler's novel Krabat who finally breaks the bad spell over the mill and saves the life of Krabat.... [more]

Kaola f & m Hawaiian
It means "life" in Hawaiian.

Karenna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1. It may be influenced by Corinna, or by karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.

Kataro m & f Japanese
In my culture, me being born with the first name Kataro, I’ve never really known what it meant, but our interpretation of it was somebody who was a bright person, but saw things that weren’t there, not like a mental disorder just more so somebody who’s able to see spirits, not communicate but see them and lead them to a peaceful land to rest... [more]

Kaʻuhane f & m Hawaiian
Derived from Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and 'uhane meaning "soul, spirit".

Kaumari m & f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "life enrgy".

Kawaiola f & m Hawaiian
Means "the water of life" from Hawaiian ka "the" combined with wai "(fresh) water" and ola "life" (compare Waiola).

Kealani f & m Hawaiian
Means "clear heaven," from kea meaning "white, clear" and lani meaning "sky, heaven(ly), spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Keʻalohilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly brightness" or "the bright sky," from definite article ke, ʻalohi meaning "bright, brilliant, glitter, sparkle" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Keelut m & f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Keelut is an evil chthonic spirit who resembles a hairless dog.

Keilani f Hawaiian
Means "glorious sky" or "glorious heaven," from kei meaning "dignified, proud, glorious" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Kelpie f & m Celtic Mythology, English (Modern, Rare)
The name of a shape-shifting water spirit that takes the form of a greyish black horse. The Kelpie drowns then devours anyone who tries to ride it.... [more]

Ketugay m & f Jola
Means "Die till you get tired of it" in Jola. This name is given to an infant who is believed to be a spirit child who has been coming and going between life and death.

Kexin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 可 (kě) meaning "can, able to, approve, permit" or 克 (kè) meaning "overcome, win" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", or 辛 (xīn) meaning "hard, suffering, laborious, tired"... [more]

Keyne f History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Keyne was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who is said to have traveled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall. The only literary source on the life of Saint Keyne, however, is the Vita Sanctae Keynae, which was edited by John of Tynemouth and included in his Sanctilogium Angliae Walliae Scotiae et Hiberniae in the 14th century.

Khandmaa f Mongolian
Means "ordained woman" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Tibetan མཁའ་འགྲོ་མ། (mkha'-'gro-ma) literally meaning "sky-going mother", a kind of female divinity (also called dakini) in Hinduism and Buddhism that are variously portrayed as goddesses, demons, embodiments of enlightened energy, or spiritually developed human women.... [more]

Khando f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "dakini" in Tibetan, referring to a class of female celestial beings that represent enlightened energy and spiritual practice in Buddhist belief. The word itself literally means "sky-goer" (in the sense of one who moves through the vast, sky-like expanse of wisdom), from Tibetan མཁའ (mkha) meaning "sky, space" and འགྲོ (gro) meaning "walk, move, go".

Khandroma f Far Eastern Mythology
The Tibetian name for Dakini, a spirit or type of spirit in Vajrayana Buddhism. It is reported to mean "skygoer" and may be derived from the Sanskrit khecara, a term from the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra.

Khenbish f & m Mongolian
Means "nobody" or "who is not" in Mongolian, from хэн (khen) meaning "who" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different". This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.

Khomool m & f Mongolian
Means "horse dung" in Mongolian. This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.

Khufuankh m & f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Khufu lives" or "may Khufu live", derived from the name Khufu combined with ankh "life".

Khünbish m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "not human", from Mongolian хүн (hün) meaning "person, man, human" combined with биш (biš) meaning "odd, weird" or "not, isn't". The name was traditionally given to children to protect against and confuse evil spirits.

Khunu Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and ajayu meaning "spirit".

Khunu Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.

Ki m & f Chinese
Ki is the simplified form of the word Chi which means "Energy" or "Blood"... [more]

Kikimora f Slavic Mythology
The name of an evil house spirit in Slavic Mythology. Her name may derive from the Udmurt word kikka-murt meaning "scarecrow". Alternatively it may come from the Polish mora or Czech můra which mean "moth" or be related to the Old Norse mara meaning "nightmare".

Kikka f Japanese
This name can be used as 菊花 (kikka) meaning "chrysanthemum flower". ... [more]

K'ila f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'she, who is asking the spirits'.

Kimiora m & f Cook Islands Maori
Derived from kimi meaning "search/look for, seek out" and ora meaning "life."

Kiona f Kongo
Soul crusher

Kirino f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) meaning "mist" combined with 野 (no) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic" or 乃 (no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon"... [more]

Kirisu f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) "mist" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kishimojin f Japanese Mythology
The name of a Japanese protector goddess of children and child rearing who is sometimes also seen as a vicious demon of misery and unhappiness towards children and parents. Her name is derived from 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, evil spirit, demon", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 母 (mo) meaning "mother" and 神 (jin) meaning "god, deity, spirit".

Kizuki m & f Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”.

Kizuna f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 絆, 創生 or 生沙 with 絆 (han, kizuna, tsuna.gu, hoda.su) meaning "bonds, ties," 創 (shou, sou, kizu, kezu.shigeru, tsuku.ru, haji.meru) meaning "genesis, originate, start, create," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life" and 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand."... [more]

Kokoa f Japanese
From 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 愛 (a) meaning "affection, love”. Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kokoha f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 生 (ha) meaning "life, living", 初 (ha) meaning "beginning, start, first", or 晴 (ha) meaning "clear up, clear weather"... [more]

Kokomi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or 湖 (ko) meaning "lake" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 己 (mi) meaning "itself, oneself"... [more]

Kokomo f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 心 (koko) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 心 (ko) and 々 a Kanji used when the previous kanji is repeated, combined with 桃 (mo) meaning "peach" or 椛 (mo) meaning "birch" or 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Kokone f Japanese
From 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 響 (ne) meaning "sound, echo". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Kokono f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kokora f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 桜 (ra) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kokori f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kokoromi f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kokoru f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kokowa f Japanese (Modern)
This name is used as 心和 with 心 (shin, kokoro, -gokoro) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."

Kokumo m & f Yoruba
Means "he will not die anymore" in Yoruba, typically given to an Abiku child. Abiku are spirits that are believed to enter a pregnant woman and move in a constant cycle of birth, death, and rebirth... [more]

Komomo f Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child", 小 (ko) meaning "little, small", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 光 (ko) meaning "radiance, light", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach"... [more]

Kono f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (kono) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 古 (ko) meaning "good luck", 己 (ko) meaning "self", 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum, beat, rouse, muster", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 葉 (ko) meaning "leaf", 來 (ko) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 好 (kono, ko) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 小 (ko) meaning "little, small", 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood", 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 衣 (ko) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 之 (no), a possessive marker, 暖 (no) meaning "warmth", 希 (no) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 奏 (no) meaning "play music, complete" or 望 (no) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect"... [more]

Konoa f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (kono) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot" or 海 (a) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Konoe f Japanese
From Japanese 子 (konoe) meaning "child" or from Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters can potentially form this name.

Konohanasakuya f Japanese Mythology
Konohanasakuya-hime is represents how delicate earthly life is in Japanese mythology and she is symbolized by the cherry blossom.

Konoka f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 胡 (ko) meaning "outrageously, recklessly, wildly, foolishly", 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 光 (ko) meaning "light", 好 (ko) meaning "fondness, what one likes", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 木 (ko) meaning "tree, shrub" or 恋 (ko) meaning "love", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Konori f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 心 (ko) meaning "spirit, heart, soul, mind", の (no), a possessive particle, combined with 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, profit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Konoyo f & m Japanese
Konoyo is a Japanese noun and name that means "this world" or "the present life"1. There is no information available on the meaning of "konoyo" in any other language. However, "konyo" is an alternate spelling of the Tagalog word "conyo"2... [more]

Konul f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word konul, meaning "soul" or "heart."

Korei m & f Japanese
From Japanese 古 (ko) meaning "old" and 霊 (rei) meaning "spirit."

Korona f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Koroya f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut palm" or 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kosaki f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kosora f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (ko) meaning "lake" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 空 (sora) meaning "sky". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Koyori f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (ko) meaning "spirit, heart, mind, soul" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kun Ana f Mythology
The Turkic sun goddess, associated with life and fertility, warmth and health. Her name is derived from gün meaning "sun, day" and ana meaning "mother".

Kunjamol f Uzbek
Derived from kun meaning "day, sun, life" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Kunsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from kun meaning "day, sun, life" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Kurisu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 久理寿 (masculine), 久梨須, 紅莉栖 or 玖利子 (last 3 are feminine) with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 紅 (ku, kou, aka.i, kurenai, beni, kure) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Kurmi Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and ajayu meaning "spirit".

Kuroyefa m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "nothing is difficult in life" in Ijaw.

Kwanaya f Shona
Meaning “it has rained”, rain is seen as a symbol of new life as its waters are a source of nourishment for natural life.

Kyu m & f Korean
This Korean element, in a nutshell, means “fortune, health, spirituality”.

Lafia m & f Yoruba
Means "life". ... [more]

Lammašaga f Sumerian Mythology
Means "the good Lamma (a kind of protector spirit)", deriving from the Sumerian element šag ("sweet, good, pleasant"). Name borne by a sukkal (vizier deity) of the goddess Bau.

Langlíf f Old Norse
Originally an Old Norse nickname meaning "long life".

Lanuola f Samoan
Means “living color” in Tongan, from ‘lanu’ meaning “color” and ‘ola’ meaning “alive.”

Lebna f & m Amharic
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.

Lenana m & f Eastern African
Lenana was a famous Maasai Laibon (Spiritual Leader) bearing the name.

Lendabair f Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish leannán meaning "lover, sweetheart". Perhaps the second element is siabhre "spirit, fairy" (compare Findabhair).

Leven m & f Frisian (Rare)
Masculine variant and one of the feminine forms of Leve. As a masculine, is has been recorded since the 16th century, as a feminine name since the 17th century.... [more]

Leylin m & f English
Exuberant passion for life. To bring goodness to. Leylin has a talent for finding goodness in all and a talent for for joy, laughter, and imaginative minds.

Liangling f & m Chinese
This name is a compound of the names 梁 (Liang) meaning "Elevation, Bridge, Beam, Mast", 亮 (Liang) meaning "Radiant, Bright, Brilliant, Light", 凉 (Liang) meaning "Refreshing, Cool", or 良 (Liang) meaning "Virtuous, Auspicious, Beautiful, Respectable, Good", and 灵 (Ling) meaning "Spirit, Soul", 铃 (Ling) meaning "Bell, Chime", 鈴 (Ling) meaning "Boll, Small Bell, Bud", or 綾 (Ling) meaning "Damask, Thin Silk".

Lianxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]

Lihai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hai possibly means "my existence" in Hebrew. The name Hai means "alive / living" in Hebrew.

Liju Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara liju meaning "totally" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.

Lingcai f Chinese
From Chinese 铃, 鈴 (líng) both meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵, 靈 (líng) both meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 菜 (cài) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 财, 財 (cái) both meaning "wealth, fortune, money"... [more]

Lingcao f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".

Linghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 铃/鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵/靈 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese"... [more]

Lingjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 灵 or 靈 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 令 (lìng) meaning "cause, make, order, decree" combined with 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, level", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", or 頵 (jūn) meaning "large-headed, top-heavy"... [more]

Lingmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Lingqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive".

Lingqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Lingshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Lingshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 绫 (líng) meaning "thin silk", 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Lingsu f Chinese
From the Chinese 泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain".

Lingwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Lingwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".

Lingxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Lingxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton".

Lingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".

Lingyan f & m Chinese
This name could be formed with 灵 (Ling) meaning "Soul, Spirit", 铃 (Ling) meaning "Chime, Bell", 鈴 (Ling) "Small Bell, Bud, Boll", and possibly 綾 (Ling) meaning "Damask, Thin Silk" (likely feminine), plus 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (often feminine) or 岩 (Yan) meaning "rocks, cliff", and other characters are possible, that are pronounced in the same fashion... [more]

Lingye f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Lingyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "soul, spirit" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth", 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" or 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".

Lingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Lingyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise, soar, go up" combined with 运 (yùn) meaning "carry, move, transport" or 云 (yún) meaning "cloud"... [more]

Lirjeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "liberty, freedom" and jetë "life".

Lismod f Medieval French (?), Medieval Flemish (?)
Recorded in the genitive form Lismudis in a 12th-century Latin source. It is theorized that the first element is Old French (e)lis(i), derived from the name Elisabeth, and the second element derives from Old High German muot "spirit; courage, boldness".

Litov f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The name Litov is a new name that comes from a combination of the names Li 2 and Tov, this name is a kind of wish that the son/daughter will have a good and happy life... [more]

Liutmod f Medieval German, Medieval, Old High German
Old High German liut "people" + Old High German muot "spirit; courage, boldness".

Lively m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.

Lkhagvasüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Lorîcan f Kurdish
From lorî meaning "lullaby" and can meaning "soul".

Lórien m & f Literature, English (Modern)
From the Sindarin name Lothlórien, an Elven city in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Named for a land called Lórien in Aman, from which Galadriel had been exiled, Lothlórien means Lórien of the Blossom... [more]

Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Spanish lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word love with the Spanish word vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".

Luanling f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or 銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and 翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Luling f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Luludja f Romani
Luludja means "flower of life".

Luoshen f Chinese Mythology, Literature
Means "goddess of the Luo River" in Chinese, from the river name 洛 (Luò) and 神 (shén) meaning "god, deity, spirit". This is the name of a well-known figure in Chinese literature and folklore... [more]

Lurra f Basque Mythology
Variant of Lur. A feminine, positive entity that relates to fecundity. Unlimited in all directions, she includes the stars, moon and sun inside her borders. The Earth is alive: she gives birth to the mountains, that grow and rise towards the sky, whilst other places subside... [more]

Maatkare f Ancient Egyptian
Can be interpreted as "the true one of the soul of Re" or "truth is the soul of Re". This was the throne name of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and the personal name of some later Ancient Egyptian noblewomen.

Mabasi f Tswana
Mabasi is an African Tswana Name... [more]

Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [more]

Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.

Magu f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a taoist immortal associated with the elixir of life and protection of women. Her name is derived from 麻 (ma) meaning "cannabis, hemp" and 姑 (gu) meaning "aunt, maid, maiden".

Maisha f Swahili (Modern)
Means "life" in Swahili.

Maka f Sioux, New World Mythology
Means "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").

Makiling f & m Philippine Mythology, Tagalog
Means "uneven, crooked, bent" in Tagalog. In Tagalog mythology, Maria Makiling is a spirit who is said to protect Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.

Makio‘-ulun m & f Kelabit
Means "changed life" in Kelabit.

Malicia f Popular Culture
Malicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.

Mamia f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mami Wata f African Mythology, Afro-American Mythology
The name of a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa and in the Afro-American diaspora.

Manava f Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "breath" or "soul".

Mángilik f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and -lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.

Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology
In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [more]

Manisa f Arabic, Persian
A girl’s name, possibly meaning “eternal life”. Alternatively derived from the name of the city Manisa in Turkey.

Manjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Manmeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend".

Manpaul m & f Indian (Sikh, Rare)
From Sanskrit मनस् (mánas) "mind, intellect, spirit" and पाल (pāla) "protector, guard, keeper". Therefore the name means "protector of soul" (also can be interpreted as meaning "protector of heart")... [more]

Mansi f Hindi
From Sanskrit मानसी (mānasī́), the feminine form of मानस (mānasá) meaning "mental, spiritual".

Manvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]

Ma'rifat f Uzbek
Means "spiritual knowledge" in Uzbek.

Marka Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara marka meaning "nation" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.

Marusu f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 万 (ma) meaning "very many" or 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life"... [more]

Marzana f Russian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology
Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]

Matsuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 萬 (ma) or 万 (ma) both meaning "ten thousand", 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" or 月 (tsu) meaning "moon" combined with 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamental", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare, beg, request", 機 (ki) meaning "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion", 毅 (ki) meaning "strong", 気 (ki) meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon", 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree" or 来 (ki) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]

Mavie f German (Modern)
Recently coined German name of uncertain origin. Although folk etymology has it that this name is taken directly from the French phrase ma vie "my life", it is more likely a Germanized form of Mavis which might indeed have been inspired by the French phrase.... [more]

Megami f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name comes from the word referring to a goddess or otherwise a female deity, derived from 女 (me) meaning "female, woman" and 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity, spirit" (kami > gami through rendaku).... [more]

Megara f Greek Mythology, Popular Culture
Either a variant of Megaera or derived from either the Ancient Greek city Megara in West Attica, Greece, or the Ancient Greek colony in Sicily Megara Hyblaea, both derived from megaron, from megas 'large, great, marvelous', referring to a large hall.... [more]

Mehrdil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".

Meiling f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration, years", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 伶 (líng) meaning "clever, smart, performer, solitary", or 灵 (líng) meaning “spirit, soul”... [more]

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Mengsheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".

Mengxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Mengzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 禛 (zhēn) meaning "receive blessings in a sincere spirit".

Menka f Ancient Egyptian
Means "(my) ka shall be durable" or "(my) ka shall remain", derived from mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" and ka "soul". Name borne by a queen of the Second Dynasty.

Merwenn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.

Meskhenet f Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth, and the creator of each child's 'ka', a part of their soul, which she breathed into them at the moment of their birth. Because she was responsible for 'ka', she was also associated with fate, and so would sometimes be associated with Shai... [more]

Methe f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Methe is the spirit and personification of drunkness. She was a companion of Dionysus, and by some accounts, his daughter, the wife of Staphylos, and the mother of Botrys

Miana f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (mi, shin, kokoro, mune, makoto, gokoro) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 水 (mi, sui, mizu, midu, uzu, zumi, tsu, do, misa, mitsu, mina, min) meaning "(cold) water, a fluid; a liquid, water", 彩 (sai, irodoru, aya, tsuya, a) meaning "colour" or 亜 (a, e, tsugu, atsu, ou, minikui) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 夏 (ka, ge, na(tsu)) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na, da, nai, dai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

Miaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Miaoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Mihiro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 位 (mi) meaning "rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 充 (mi) meaning "allot, fill", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (mi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 瑞 (mi) meaning "congratulations", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (mi) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess" or 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean, sea", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 尋 (hiro) meaning "inquire, fathom, look for", 拓 (hiro) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 博 (hiro) meaning "Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 浩 (hiro) meaning "wide expanse, abundance, vigorous", 四 (hiro) meaning "four", 大 (hiro) meaning "large, big", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 宥 (hiro) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 皓 (hiro) meaning "white, clear", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 丈 (hiro) meaning "length" or 優 (hiro) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness"... [more]

Mikina f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 樹 (miki) meaning "tree; plant", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 来 (ki) meaning "to come", 岐 (ki) meaning "majestic", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 祈 (ki) meaning "prayer", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" or 季 (ki) meaning "youngest brother" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Mikokoro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miling f Chinese
From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Mimisa f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mingxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]

Minoko f Japanese
From 心 (mi) meaning "mind, spirit, soul, heart", 暖 (no) meaning "warm", 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mioki f Japanese
Mioki translates to 'Beautiful hero of life', roughly; 'Mi' meaning 'beautiful', 'O' meaning 'Hero' and 'Ki' meaning 'Life. :D

Míriel f Literature
Míriel is the name of two characters in Tolkien's works. It means 'jewel-garlanded maiden'.... [more]

Mirjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian mirë "good" and jetë "life".

Miruku f Japanese
From Japanese 観 (miru, mi) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 乳 (miruku) or みるく (miruku) both meaning "milk", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm, bewitch" or 實 (mi) meaning "truth, reality", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 月 (ru) meaning "moon" or 龍 (ru) meaning "dragon" combined with 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 禄 (ruku) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ruku, ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku"... [more]

Miuna f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 美海, 美羽奈, 美羽菜, 美羽南, 美羽名, 美生菜, 美生奈, 美宇名, 海羽奈, 海羽菜, 海羽南, 未羽奈, 未羽那 or 未生奈 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 海 (kai, umi, mi, una) meaning "ocean, sea," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "even now, hitherto, not yet, still, sign of the ram (8th sign of Chinese zodiac)," 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof," 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable," 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south," 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?"... [more]

Miuta f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (mi) meaning "elegant", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Modestia f Arthurian Cycle
In the play The Birth of Merlin, the daughter of Lord Donobert and a maiden at Ambrosius’s court.... [more]

Modgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English mod "soul, spirit, mind, heart" (from mōdaz) and giefu "gift".

Módís f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Modthryth f Anglo-Saxon Mythology (Hypothetical)
Derived from Old English mod meaning "spirit, heart, mind" (Proto-Germanic *mōdaz) and þryþ meaning "strength"... [more]

Modwynn f Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Derived from Old English mod "soul, spirit, heart, mind" (from mōdaz) and wynn "joy, delight".

Mohijon f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Momilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly pearl," "spiritual pearl," "royal pearl" or "noble pearl," from momi meaning "pearl" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Momojon f Uzbek
Derived from momo meaning "mother" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Momomi f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (momo) meaning "plum, Prunus salicina" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 光 (mi) meaning "light, radiation"... [more]

Mönkhnasan m & f Mongolian
Means "immortal" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life".

Moo f & m Karen
Means "alive" in S'gaw Karen.

More-fruit m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the fruit of the Holy Spirit and/or increasing in number.

Moria f Greek Mythology
Meant "sacred olive tree" in Greek, referring to a type of olive tree in ancient Greece that was believed to have 'been propagated from the original olive which Athena herself had caused to spring up on the Acropolis'; uprooting one of the sacred μορίαι (moriai) was an offense punishable by dispossession and banishment.... [more]

Moryana f Slavic Mythology
Derived from Russian море (more) meaning "sea" and combined with the feminine ending яна (yana). This is the name of a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess.

Móðguðr f Norse Mythology
Variant of Móðgunnr. In Norse mythology this is the name of the warden of the bridge Gjallarbrú ("bridge over Gjöll", the river closest to Helheim; "to travel the Gjallarbrú" was used by Sturla Thórdarson as a euphemism for "to die"), which must be crossed on the way to Helheim... [more]

Motoka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 心 (moto) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Moxie f American (Modern)
Meaning "nerve, courage, pep, daring, spirit". A relatively modern American slang term that came around c. 1925-30 after 'Moxie', a brand of soft drink. The term fell into common usage following an aggressive marketing campaign associating the brand name Moxie with the traits that now define the term... [more]

Mpilo m & f Xhosa, Zulu, Southern African
Means "health" or "life" in Xhosa and Zulu.

Mürüvvet f Turkish
Means "generosity" or "familial joy, happiness" in Turkish, referring to the joy felt by parents when a child reaches a certain stage in their life (such as circumcision or marriage). The word is ultimately derived from Arabic مروءة (murūʿa) meaning "courage, chivalry, valour".

Musashi m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
This name combines 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, sashi) meaning "own, possess, storehouse", the combination also being read as Takezō.... [more]

Mutgard f German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the German name elements muot "mind, spirit" and #gard* "enclosure".

Mutsuki f & m Japanese
This name combines 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate", 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision" or 陸 (riku, roku, oka, mu) meaning "land, six" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Muxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Mweya f Shona
Means "soul" in Shona.

Myagmarsüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian мягмар (myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]

Mystical f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word mystical, which is an inspiring sense of spiritual mystery, awe, or fascination.

Nabby f Old Irish
An Old Irish nickname that derives from ​the Original Gaelic ​Gobnait, ​Gobnait being the Irish version of the Hebrew Deborah meaning "honey bee". ... [more]

Nafs f Arabic
Means "soul" in Arabic. It has common usage in Egypt and Iran.

Nafsi f & m Bengali, Indonesian
Commonly used in Bangladesh and Indonesia, it means "myself" or "my soul" in Arabic. ... [more]

Naiki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (nai), a possessive particle, 夢 (nai) meaning "dream", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 流 (nai) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 那 (na) meaning "what", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 成 (nai) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" combined with 妃 (ki) meaning "queen, princess", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 騎 (ki) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 息 (iki) meaning "breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)", 暉 (ki) meaning "shine, light", 行 (iki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank", 生 (iki) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 寿 (ki) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life"... [more]

Nakako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 心 (naka) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular Culture
Allegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [more]

Nambitha f Xhosa
Means "to savour, to enjoy" in Xhosa, encouraging the child to savour life.

Nam-gyu m & f Korean
"Nam" (남) often means "south" and "Gyu" (규) has various meanings like "standard," "fortune," "health," or "spirituality.

Namrita f Indian
Name - Namrita नमृता... [more]