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Melder f Cornish (Modern)
Means "honey-sweet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Meretseger f Egyptian Mythology, Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mrt-sgr meaning "she who loves silence", derived from mrt "the beloved" (see mrj "to love") and sgr "silence, quiet"... [more]

Merryweather f Popular Culture
Feminine variant of Meriwether influenced by the phrase "merry weather". A notable fictional bearer of the name is one of the three good fairies from Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959).

Merytnetjer f Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of the God" in Coptic.

Míner f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.

Miniver f Cornish, Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Anglicized form of Menfre, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Menfre, born c.471, was one of the many holy daughters of King Brychan Brycheiniog. 'St. Menfre appears to have been active in Wales, around Minwear, near Haverfordwest, in Dyfed but, later, left her native land in order to evangelise the Cornish.' The early use of the name was in Cornwall where it appears to be a regional form of Guinevere... [more]

Moder f Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish variant of Modher.

Modher f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Móðir.

Mübeşşer f Turkish (Rare)
From Arabic مبشر (mubashshir) meaning "bringing good news".

Mukadder m & f Turkish
Arabic... [more]

Mutmetjennefer f Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from the name of the goddess Mut combined with mṯn "way, road, path; trajectory" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect"... [more]

Nayeer m & f Muslim

Nazperver f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish or Persian ناز⁩ (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation" and Persian پرور⁩ (parvar), the present stem of پروردن⁩ (parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".

Neloufer f Persian, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Niloufar or Nilofer.

Neveser f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
From Persian نو (now) meaning "new" and Arabic أثر ('athar) meaning "work of art".

Niluper f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Nilufar.

Noer f & m Indonesian
Indonesian older spelling of Nur based on Dutch orthography.

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

Nûber f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish nû meaning "new" and bera meanining "sprout, shoot".

Odesser f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Odessa derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Oktober f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of October.

Oleander m & f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)
The name Oleander originated as an Greek name. In Greek, the name Oleander means "an evergreen tree."... [more]

Ölziidelger f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Ommer m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Omer.

Ontkommer f History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate Dutch name of Saint Wilgefort.

Otgontenger m & f Mongolian
Means "youngest sky" in Mongolian, from отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest, last" and тэнгэр (tenger) meaning "sky, weather")

Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".

Ouiser f Popular Culture
A diminutive of Louisa. Borne by Ouiser Boudreaux of Steel Magnolias.

Oyuundelger f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Painter f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Painter.

Palvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪਲਵਿੰਦਰ (see Palwinder).

Palwinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Parerenpetnefer f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Renpetnefer, the additional elements possible deriving from the definite article pꜣ ("the aforementioned; the; he of") and the name of the god Ra.

Parwinder f Indian (Sikh)

Pe'er m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "luxury" or "glorious" in Hebrew.

Pfeiffer f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the German surname Pfeiffer.

Piankher f Meroitic
May derive from Ancient Egyptian element ankh, meaning "life, truth". Name borne by a Nubian queen who lived in the 6th century BCE.

Pieper f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pieper.

Prayer f & m English
Middle English from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from prex, prec- prayer.’

Preetinder m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi

Presser m & f Jewish (Ashkenazi)
An occupational name used to describe some who ironed clothes. Derived from the Yiddish pres meaning "flat iron".

Proper m & f English

Pyper f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Piper.

Qemer f Uyghur
Means "moon" in Uyghur.

Queenesther f English (African), African American
Combination of the word queen and Esther, used to honor Queen Esther, the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Bible.

Raagjer f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ráðgerðr.

Rabinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Ravindra used by Sikhs.

Rajveer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਾਜਵੀਰ (see Rajvir).

Rajvinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਾਜਵਿੰਦਰ (see Rajwinder).

Rajwinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Rajinder.

Reather f American (South, Archaic)
From an Appalachian pronunciation of Reatha.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Remember f & m English (African), English (Puritan)
From the English word remember, ultimately from the Latin rememorārī, "to remember again", containing the root memor, "mindful".

Renpetnefer f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rnpt-nfr meaning "good year" or "beautiful in years", derived from rnpt "year" (or the name of Renpet, goddess of youth) combined with nfr "beautiful, perfect, good".

Roamer m & f English (American, Archaic)
From the Middle English word roam(er), to refer to someone who likes to move around and travel, especially without a clear idea of what they want to do or go.

Rosewinter f English (Modern)
Combination of Rose and Winter.

Rozeller f Obscure

Rumer f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rumer.

Ryver m & f English (Rare)
Variant of River.

Saber f Popular Culture
From the English word saber (British English sabre), denoting a type of backsword with a curved blade. It is the name of a reoccurring character in the popular Fate visual novel and anime series.

Säher f Turkmen
Means "morning" in Turkmen, thus could be considered a Turkmen form of Sahar.

Samer m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Samoe.

Sanober f Urdu
Means "pine" or "pine tree" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar).

Satinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Satyendra used by Sikhs.

Satvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸਤਵਿੰਦਰ (see Satwinder).

Satwinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Satinder.

Sayler f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Saylor.

Schindler m & f Jewish
A name used in homage to Oskar Schindler. It is an occupational name for a person who made or laid wooden roof tiles.

Schyler f & m English
Variant of Schuyler.

Scolaster f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Scholastica.

Seaflower f English (Rare)
Direct combination of the English words sea and flower.

Sêber f Kurdish
Means "shade, shadow" in Kurdish.

Sehener f Ancient Egyptian
Of uncertain meaning. Sehener was an Ancient Egyptian princess that lived during the Second Dynasty, although the specific reign under which she lived is unknown.

Şeker f Turkmen
Means "sugar" in Turkmen.

Ser f Armenian
Means "love, affection" in Armenian.

Sezer m & f Turkish
Means "understand, sense, feel" in Turkish.

Shamier f & m Jamaican Patois

Sheer f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shir 1.

Sheher f Urdu (Rare)
Means "city, town" in Urdu.

Shiler f Persian
Tulip

Shimmer f English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word ‘shimmer’, which is used to describe a bright or sparkling light or colour.

Shindler m & f Jewish
Variant of Schindler.

Shinedelger m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian шинэ (shine) meaning "new" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Shler f Kurdish
The Kurdish name for the Crown Imperial flower

Shomer m & f Biblical
Means "keeper, watchman" or "guarded", from the Hebrew verb שמר (shamar) "to keep, to guard". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of Jehozabad, 2 Kings 12:21 (in 2 Chronicles 24:26 she is called Shimrith), and the name of a man of Asher, 1 Chronicles 7:32.

Shourvoisier m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Bastardization and transferred use of the surname Courvoisier.

Shrader m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Shrader.

Shyler f English

Sîber f Kurdish
Means "shade, shadow" in Kurdish.

Sighridher f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sighridh.

Şilêr f Kurdish
Means "lilac" in Kurdish.

Sineperver f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish sine meaning "breast, bosom, heart" (from Persian سینه⁩) and Persian پرور⁩ (parvar), the present stem of پروردن⁩ (parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".

Sirlowner f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Sister f English (Archaic)
Derived from the English noun sister meaning "sister". Like in most countries with a culture and language that is ultimately Germanic in origin, this name first started out as an affectionate nickname for a female sibling (who was often older in age, such as the first-born daughter and therefore eldest sister) and over time (due to frequent usage) transformed into an actual given name.... [more]

Skeeter m & f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Nickname derived from a slang or humorous term for "mosquito." A famous bearer is female singer-songwriter Skeeter Davis (1931-2004).

Skiler f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Skipper m & f English
Derived from Middle Dutch schipper "boatman, bargeman", which referred to the master of a small ship or boat (like a fishing boat).

Sklaerder f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Sklerijenn.

Skyller m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Skyler.

Sojouner f & m American (Rare, ?)
Variant of Sojourner.

Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]

Somer f English (Modern)
Variant of Sommer.

Søster f Danish
This is the Danish word for "sister" and was mostly used back before the 1900s I'd say.

Stargazer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word stargazer "one who stargazes" or "a daydreamer".

Stèr f Jèrriais
Truncated form of Estèr.

Sukhbeer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸੁਖਬੀਰ (see Sukhbir).

Sukhminder f Punjabi
Meaning "The Pivotal Place Where You Can Pray for Happiness". This Name is ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE Punjabi Name.

Sukhveer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸੁਖਵੀਰ (see Sukhvir).

Sukhvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸੁਖਵਿੰਦਰ (see Sukhwinder).

Sukwinder f & m Indian

Şulker f Kurdish
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Kurdish şûl meaning "roe deer".

Sumber f Buryat
From the Buryat name for Mount Meru, the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology which is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes

Sümer m & f Turkish

Summeer f & m African

Sunflower f American (Rare)
From the English word sunflower.

Suster f Medieval Dutch, West Frisian (Rare)
Derived from medieval Dutch and West Frisian suster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Syster and Zuster.... [more]

Suvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
It means BEAUTIFUL GOD

Syster f Swedish
Derived from the Swedish noun syster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Suster and Zuster.... [more]

Szeder f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "blackberry" in Hungarian.

Tabseer m & f Arabic
Means "insight" in Arabic.

Taeler f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Tafseer m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تفسير (see Tafsir), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Tailer f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Tasweer m & f Arabic
Means "drawing, painting" in Arabic.

Tavinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
Indian

Tayseer m & f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic تيسير (see Taysir). It is used as a feminine name in Sudan while it is typically masculine elsewhere. A literary bearer was the Jordanian writer and poet Tayseer Sboul (1939-1973).

Tegshdelger f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Tejinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Ter f & m English
Diminutive of Theresa, Terri, and sometimes Terence.

Tereather f American (South, Archaic)
From an Appalachian pronunciation of Tereatha.

Terrunder f Obscure

Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.

Tiler m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyler.

Timber m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [more]

Tinker f & m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tinker.

Todhunter m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).

Togtokhdelger m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian тогтох (togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Tomader f Arabic, Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.

Tommer m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tomer.

Trudier f Obscure
A notable bearer is the historian Trudier Harris.

Trugernanner f Indigenous Tasmanian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of Trugernanner (often referred to as Truganini), who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal, dying in 1876.

Tsaschikher m & f Mongolian
Possibly from Mongolian цас (tsas) meaning "snow" and чихэр (chikher) meaning "sweet, sugar, candy".

Tsetsegdelger f Mongolian
Means "abundant flowers" in Mongolian, from цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Tsogdelger m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian цог (tsog) meaning "energy, ember, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Tupper f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Tupper.

Twyler f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyeler m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyler. Tyeler was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2005 according to the SSA.

Tymber f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Timber.

Tzenifer f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Jennifer.

Ülger m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic, Near Eastern Mythology, Medieval Mongolian
Derived from "Ülker", the Pleiades; and "Ülgen", a Turkic creator-deity from Tengrism, an ethnic Turkic, Yeniseian, Mongolic religion.... [more]

Ülker f & m Turkish
Means "the Pleiades" in Turkish.

Umaler f Berber
Means "star of the peace" in Tamasheq, language of Tuareg people.

Umber f & m Pakistani
Meaning unknown.

Uncumber f History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate English name of St. Wilgefortis.

Ünver m & f Turkish
Derived from ün meaning "reputation, fame" and ver meaning "truth".

Ürchger f Mongolian
Means "wrinkled, creased" in Mongolian.

Usher m & f English (African)

Varinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit वर (vára) "environing, enclosing, space" or "boon, gift, reward, benefit" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).

Vinther f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Vinter.

Vlinder f Dutch
Derived from the Dutch word vlinder meaning "butterfly".... [more]

Vosgeher f Armenian
Means "gold haired" in Armenian.

Wander f Medieval English
Diminutive of Guinevere.

Whisper f English (Rare)
From the English word whisper, meaning "speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords", itself from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

Whysper f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whisper.

Wildflower f English (Rare)

Winifer f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A famous bearer is Dominican volleyball player Winifer Fernández (1995-).

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".

Winnifer f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Winifred and Jennifer, or a variant of Gwenhwyfar.

Winther f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter used in several languages.

Woeser m & f Tibetan
Means "light, ray, beam, radiance" in Tibetan.

Wonder f & m English (American)
From the English word, "Wonder."

Wrangler m & f English (Modern)

Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.

Wyler m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyler.

Wynnter f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter, the spelling influenced by that of Wynn.

Xanther f Literature
Possibly an elaboration on Xanthe, used in Mark Z. Danielewski's 'The Familiar' series.

Xhenifer f Albanian (Modern)
Albanian form of Jennifer.

Xier f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near".

Yamagtdelger m & f Mongolian
Means "always prosperous" in Mongolian, from ямагт (yamag) meaning "always, constantly" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant"

Yekber f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yek meaning "unique" and ber meaning "path, way", perhaps intended to mean "only moving forward".

Yekser f Kurdish
Means "completely, totally" in Kurdish.

Yeniffer f South American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Jennifer.

Yennefer f Popular Culture
In the fantasy series The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV series adaptation), Yennefer is a powerful mage who, embittered by a cutthroat and ungracious society, leaves the Brotherhood of Northern Mages and goes rogue... [more]

Yennipher f Obscure
Variant of Jennifer.

Yer f Hmong

Yester f Armenian
Variant of Esther.

Yueer f Chinese
Chinese origin. Meaning the kid of the moon.

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Ziver f Turkish

Zomer f & m Dutch
Modern word name, coming from the Dutch for "summer"

Zuer f & m Chinese
From 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forebear" and 儿 (ér) meaning "child, baby".

Zuster f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the (slightly antiquated) Dutch noun zuster meaning "sister", which makes this name the modern form of the medieval name Suster.... [more]