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Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, Albanian
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Rea f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 麗 (rei, ura.raka, uruwa.shii) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent", 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 令 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rai, rei, re) meaning "bow, ceremony, remuneration, salute, thanks", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 鈴 (rin, rei, suzu) meaning "buzzer, small bell" with 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" or 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next."... [more]

Rea f Greek
Short form of Panorea.

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]

Rem f Chin
Means "in-place, in harmony, congenial" in Hakha Chin.

Ren f Taiwanese (Rare)

Ren f English
Diminutive of Lauren, Maureen, Karen 1 and other names with the same ending sound.

Reo m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leo, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.

Rey m & f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.

Rhi f & m English
Short form of Rhiannon or Rhianna. Also sometimes used as a variant of Ry.

Ria f Sanskrit
Means "joyful" in Sanskrit.

Ria f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "Asian pear" combined with 朱 (a) meaning "crimson". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Ria f Trinidadian Creole

Ria f Greek
Diminutive of Glykeria and Eleftheria.

Rie f Dutch, Danish, Limburgish
Dutch, Danish and Limburgish short form of Maria and Marie.

Rif m & f Dutch (Rare)
The meaning of this rare but predominantly masculine name is a bit uncertain.... [more]

Rim f & m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Riem.

Rín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rina.

Rin f Thai

Rin f Korean
From 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade" or 隣(rin) meaning "neighbor" or 潾(rin)/粼(rin) meaning "clear/clear water". Other hanja names are also possible.

Rit f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Diminutive of Harriet. A bearer of this nickname was Harriet Green Ross, the mother of Harriet Tubman.

Riu f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 初 (u) meaning "beginning, start, first". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riu f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 李 (li) meaning "plum, Prunus salicina", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feather" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain"... [more]

Riz m & f Urdu
Short form of Rizwan or Rizwana.

Róa f Faroese
Variant of Róða.

Roa f Arabic, Muslim

Roa f Japanese, Korean, Chinese

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

Roi f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 路伊, 路以, 路威, 路郁, 呂伊 or 呂偉 with 路 (ro, ru, -ji, michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 呂 (ro, ryo, sebone) meaning "spine, backbone", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 以 (i, mo'.te) meaning "because, by means of, compared with, in view of", 威 (i, odo.kasu, odo.shi, odo.su) meaning "dignity, intimidate, majesty, menace, threaten", 郁 (iku, i) meaning "cultural progress, perfume" and 偉 (i, era.i) meaning "admirable, conceited, excellent, famous, greatness, remarkable."... [more]

Roi f Greek
Short form of Kallirroi.

Rom m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "height, superiority" in Hebrew.

Ron f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (ron) meaning "sky", 侖 (ron) meaning "think, be methodical" or 榕 (ron) meaning "banyan tree". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Roo m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Rue and Ru as well as a short form of any name beginning with the syllable Ru-, such as Ruby, Rufus or Rupert... [more]

Ros f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".

Row f English
Diminutive of Rowan or Rowena, Irish, Scottish, Welsh"rowan tree, little redhead; white spear, famous friend"

Rox f English (Rare)
Short form of Roxana.

Rua f & m Japanese
From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rua m & f Swahili
used mainly among swahili community for both boys and girls. ... [more]

Rua f & m Maori (Modern)
Means "two" and "abyss, pit" in Māori.

Rui m & f Chinese
Chinese name meaning luck. Commonly used as a surname Rui, but may be used as a forename.

Rui m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 類, 流生, 流衣, 琉以, 琉依, 琉唯, 琉生, 琉衣, 瑠伊 or 瑠依 with 類 (rui, tagu.i) meaning "class, genus, kind, sort, variety", 流 (ryuu, ru, naga.re) meaning "a sink, current, flow, forfeit", 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life", 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone", 以 (i, mo'.te) meaning "because, by means of, compared with, in view of", 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "consequently, depend on, due to, reliant, therefore", 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely", 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" and 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one."... [more]

Rui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "flower bud", 瑞 (ruì) meaning "auspicious", 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute", 锐 (ruì) meaning "sharp, keen" or 芮 (ruì) meaning "small", as well as other characters with the same pronunciation.

Rún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Runa.

Run f Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (run) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Ruo f Chinese
光 "light", 音 "sound", 月 "moon", and several other variations.

Rus m & f English, Ukrainian
A short form of Russell Ruslan or Ruslana

Rya f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ria, Rhea or Riya, in Brazil, this is a masculine name.

Rye m & f English
Transferred use of the English surname Rye.... [more]

Rym f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ryn f Malay

Ryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a short form of names ending in -ryn or -rin, such as Kathryn, Camryn and Erin.

Ryo f Japanese

Saa f Sanskrit

Sắc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 色 (sắc) meaning "colour, tint, hue".

Sae f & m Japanese
From 冴え (sae) meaning "clarity; skilfulness," also written with a combination of a sa kanji, like 小 meaning "small," 左 meaning "left," 佐 meaning "help," 紗 meaning "gauze," 沙 meaning "sand" or 三 meaning "three," and an e kanji, like 恵 meaning "wisdom," 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," 江 meaning "inlet, bay" or 重 meaning "fold, layer."... [more]

Şah f & m Ottoman Turkish
Şah means in Turkish "king, queen", which derives from Persian title "shāh" of the same meaning. This name was severaly given to members of Ottoman family, such as daughter of Selim I (actually named Şahihuban, but more often refered to as "Şah") and daughter of Selim II and Nurbanu.... [more]

Sai f & m Indian, Pakistani
It means "saint", "master", or "lord" in Sindhi and Marathi, from the Dari Persian "sāyæ"... [more]

Sai m & f Hmong
Means "fast" or "mountain goat" in Hmong Daw.

Sam m & f Korean
Means "three" in Korean.

Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

San m & f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sander and Sanne.

San f Japanese
This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."... [more]

San m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".

San m & f Korean
"mountain"

San m & f Burmese
Means "water spring" in Burmese.

San f & m Burmese
Means "model, standard, ideal" or "to enjoy, to take delight in" in Burmese.

San m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဆန်း (see Hsan).

Sao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour" or 佐 (sa) "aid, help" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sao m & f Shan
Means "lord, master, sir" in Shan. It is typically an honorific title for Shan royalty, not a name.

Șaş f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Shchashcha.

Sas m & f Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Sasha (unisex) and Saskia (strictly feminine) as well as of their variant spellings.... [more]

Sáu m & f Vietnamese
Means "six" in Vietnamese.

Sav f English
Diminutive of Savannah.

Saw m & f Burmese
Means "honourable" or "lord, chief" in Burmese.

Say m & f Karen
Means "silver" in S'gaw Karen.

Sea f English
English vocabulary and nature name meaning "body of salt water".

Sea f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sei m & f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up, clear weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.

Sel f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Selena.

Sen m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 亘 (sen) meaning "span; request" or 仙 (sen) referred to a sage, a hermit or an enlightened person or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand".... [more]

Sen f Vietnamese
Means "lotus flower" in Vietnamese.

Sen m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 森 (sēn, shēn) meaning "full of trees; dense" but also "dark; gloomy; cold".... [more]

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

Set m & f Burmese
Means "to join, to connect" or "to continue" in Burmese.

Sha f Tamil

Sha f Korean
Means "girl" in Korean.

She f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Shi.

Shi m & f English
Diminutive of Shiloh

Shu m & f Japanese
Means "seed", "seedling", "sprout", in Japanese. It is mostly used as a boy name but rarely used as a girl name.

Shy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.

Si-a f Korean

Sía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sia.

Sía f Galician
Variant of Cecilia.

Sia f English
Diminutive of any name containing the element -sia-. A noted bearer is Australian singer-songwriter Sia, born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (b.1975), best known for her collaboration songs 'Titanium', with David Guetta, and 'Wild Ones', with Flo Rida.

Sia f Sardinian
Short form of Nastasia and Nostasia.

Sia f Samoan

Sia f West Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element sigu "victory".

Sia f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Lucia.

Sia f Greek
Short form of names ending in sia, such as Anastasia, Athanasia or Dionysia.

Sia f Western African, Manding

Sia f Korean
From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning "begin, start" or 時 (si) meaning "time, era, season" or 詩 (si) meaning "poetry, poem, verse" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful" or 阿(a) meaning "hill"... [more]

Sil m & f Dutch, West Frisian
In the case of a male bearer, this name is probably (but not certain) a short form of a Germanic name containing the Old High Germanic element sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert)... [more]

Sim f Vietnamese
Means "rose myrtle" in Vietnamese.

Sin m & f Burmese
Means "clean, pure" in Burmese.

Sit f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sitt. This name was borne by Sit al-Berain, the mother of Anwar Sadat, 3rd President of Egypt.

Sjo m & f Dutch (Rare)
Shortening of Jozef (male) or Johanna (female).

Ska f German (Modern)
A new short form of Franziska.... [more]

Ska f Sioux
Meaning, "bird."

Ski f American (Rare)
Variant of Sky.

Snö f & m Swedish (Modern)
Means "snow" in Swedish.

Soe m & f Burmese
Means "rule, dominate, control" in Burmese.

Soe f Japanese
Means "Attachment" in Japanese and a variant of Zoe.

So-I f Korean
From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" combined with 李 (i) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 怡 (i) meaning "joy, harmony". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Soi m & f Lao
Means "to pick" or "to support, encourage" in Lao.

Soi m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "handsome, beautiful" in Shipibo.

Sól f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "sun" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Sól was the goddess of the sun and the sister of Máni, the moon god.... [more]

Sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."

Sol f Norwegian
Having two different origins: from Norse sal meaning "home" / "house". And the sun.... [more]

Som f & m Thai
Derived from Thai ส้ม (som) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Som f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솜 (som) meaning "cotton (wool)."

Son f Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of chinese Cāng.

Sor m & f Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.

Søs f Danish
Diminutive of Søster.... [more]

Sua f Hmong
Feminine form of Suav.

Sua f Korean
It means "very beautiful"

Sue f Japanese
This name can be used as 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip" or 季 (ki, sue) meaning "seasons."... [more]

Sui f & m Japanese
Sino-Japanese reading of kanji like 翠 meaning "green," 粋 meaning "chic, smart, stylish, refined," 穂 meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip," 彗, part of 彗星 (suisei) meaning "comet," and 遂 meaning "accomplishment," among others, also written as 好, stemming from 好き (suki) meaning "(well-)liked, favourite."... [more]

Sui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 眭 (suī) meaning "evil look of deep-set eyes", 隋 (suí), referring to the Sui dynasty, or other characters which are pronounced similarly.

Sui f & m Chin
Means "gold" in Hakha Chin.

Sṳ̀n m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Chen 1.

Sun m & f English (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.... [more]

Sun m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Sup m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 숲 (sup) meaning "forest, grove, thicket."

Sus f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Spanish
Danish and Swedish short form of Susanna as well as a Spanish short form of Jesusa and Susana.

Sus m & f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian (Rare)
As a masculine name, this name is a Dutch and Flemish short form of Franciscus. Also compare Cis, which is a similar short form (mostly when it comes to pronunciation) of Franciscus.... [more]

Sut f Thai

Suu f & m Burmese
Means "to collect, to gather" in Burmese.

Swe m & f Burmese
Means "relative, kin, family" or "friend" in Burmese.

Syn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "refusal, denial". This is the name of a goddess, the guardian of the gates. Her name is also used as a kenning for "woman".

Syo f Japanese

Syu m & f Japanese
Katakana spelling of “Shu”

Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.

Tab f & m English (Rare)
Short for Tabitha. For males, it is used as a nickname such as is the case with Tab Hunter.

Tae m & f Chinese
Variant of Tai.

Tae f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 瑛 (e) meaning "crystal". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Tag m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Taggart or variant of Tagg. Also used as a nickname by people with initials T.A.G.

Tài m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 才 (tài) meaning "talent, ability".

Tai m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large", 泰 (tai) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand," 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 耐 (tai, ta.eru) meaning "enduring" or 諦 (tai, tei, akira.meru, tsumabiraka, makoto) meaning "abandon, give up."... [more]

Täj m & f Kazakh
Kazakh name that translates to "crown", ultimately derived from Arabic al-tāj, meaning "crown".

Tâm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 心 (tâm) meaning "heart".

Tam f English
Shortened form of Tammy, somewhat influenced by Pam.

Tam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 三 (tam) meaning "three".

Tạo m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 造 (tạo) meaning "make, build, create".

Tao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live"... [more]

Tav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "musical note" in Hebrew.

Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.

Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]

Téa f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Théa.

Tea f English
Variant of Tia and Téa.

Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.

Tee m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Tehe coincidentally also the german word for tea.

Tei f & m Japanese
From 亭 (tei) meaning "arbor, pavilion". Other kanji are possible.

Tej m & f Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour". As a Punjabi (Sikh) name it is sometimes feminine.

Teo f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (te) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 麻 (o) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Tha f & m Chin
Means "strength, energy" in Hakha Chin.

Tha f Manipuri
Means "moon (as an object, the astronomical body)" in Meitei.

Tha m & f Burmese
Means "clear, pleasant, peaceful" or "exceed, excel" in Burmese.

Thế m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 世 (thế) meaning "era, time, generation".

Thi f & m Burmese
Means "string" in Burmese.

Thẩm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 審 (thẩm) meaning "to investigate, to judge".

Thơ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 書 (thơ) meaning "book".

Thu f & m Burmese
Means "person" in Burmese.

Thư f Vietnamese
Means "a letter" in Vietnamese... [more]

Thư f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 姐 (thư) meaning "elder sister, woman, lady".

Thy f Vietnamese
Variant of Thi.

Tía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tia.

Tia f New World Mythology
Tia is the goddess of peaceful death in the Haida mythology.

Tia f & m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. This was the name of a daughter of Pharaoh Seti I and Queen Tuya, as well as the name of her husband.

Tib f & m Medieval English
Short form of Theobalda/Theobald and Tabitha. (See also Tibbot).

Tib f Scots
Scots short form of Isabel.

Tig m & f English (Rare)
Pet form of names beginning with T

Tim m & f Vietnamese
Means "heart" in Vietnamese.

Tin m & f Burmese
Means "to survive, to remain" in Burmese.

Tio f & m Batak
Means "clear, transparent" in Batak.

Tiểu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 小 (tiểu) meaning "small". This is usually a middle name.

Toa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-", 吾 (a) meaning "I, me" or 彩 (a) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Toa f Sanskrit
The female first name "Toa" means 'river' or water in the ancient language of Sanskrit.

Tóc f Vietnamese
From tóc meaning "hair".

Toe m & f Burmese
Means "advance, go forward, increase" or "soft, gentle" in Burmese.

Toi f Louisiana Creole

Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]

Tốt m & f Vietnamese
Means "good" in Vietnamese.

Tou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 塔 (tou) meaning "pagoda, tower, steeple", 冬 (tou) meaning "winter", 涛, 濤 (tou) both meaning "large waves", 祷 (tou) meaning "pray", 陶 (tou) meaning "pottery, ceramics" or from 縢 (tou) meaning "bind, tie up, restrain"... [more]

Toy m & f English (American)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Toy.

Trà f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茶 (trà) meaning "tea".

Trắc f Vietnamese
Means "rosewood" in Vietnamese. This was the name of the eldest of the Trưng sisters, Vietnamese cultural heroes.

Trĩ f Vietnamese
Means "pheasant" in Vietnamese.

Tru f & m English (American), Popular Culture
Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.... [more]

Tru f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Short form of Geertruida and Gertrudis and their many variants.

Trú f Icelandic
From Icelandic trú meaning "faith".

Try m & f Indonesian
Variant of Tri.

Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]

Tuá f Sami
Sami form of Tua.

Tuệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 慧 (tuệ) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Tui f & m Maori
Tui is the Maori name for the bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which are easily identified for their small tuft of white feathers at the neck.... [more]

Tui f Thai

Tun m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ထွန်း (see Htun).

Tût f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Dorte.

Tut m & f Balinese
Short form of Ketut.

Tut m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ထွတ်/ထွဋ် (see Htut).

Tuv f Hebrew
Means "goodness" in Hebrew.

Túy m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 睟 (túy) meaning "shining, pure".

Tùy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 隨 (tùy) meaning "follow, listen, submit".

Tuy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 綏 (tuy) meaning "to pacify, to placate".

Txu f English (American)
Short from and diminutive of Txunamy

Tya f English, Indonesian
Variant of Tia.

Uan m & f Lao
Means "younger brother or sister, beloved" in Lao. If written ອ້ວນ (uan) it means "stout, fat, large".

Uda f Basque (Rare)
From Basque uda "summer".

Uda f German
Probably a feminine form of Udo 1; cf. other feminine forms Uta, Ute, and Oda... [more]

Uda f Bontoc (Rare)
Variant of Oda.

Udu f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
"Star" ; "lunar mansion" ;"water"... [more]

Uga f Medieval French, Medieval Italian, Swiss (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hugo.

Ugi m & f Korean (Americanized, Modern, Rare, Archaic)
The literal translation in Hangul (Koreas modern written language) for Ugi (우기) is Monsoon or Rainy season. Ugi (우기) is derived from the Hanja character 雨 (Yǔ meaning rain). Although it is possible that 雨 (Yǔ) was first used/ invented by a Korean during the Gojoseon period (likely established somewhere between 2333bce - 1101bce) as certain regions of modern china were technically considered parts of Ancient Korea (control of these regions switched and evolved over many years many times), it is still most likely the first use of 雨 was in a Chinese dynasty during the use of Old Chinese (Roughly 1766BCE - 256BCE)... [more]

Ugo m & f Igbo
Means "eagle" in Igbo. It is also a short form of names containing the element ùgó.

Ügü f Khakas
Means "owl" in Khakas.

Uka f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" combined with 唄 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Uke m & f Igbo
Short form of names beginning with or containing Uke-.

Uki f Japanese
The meaning of the name is "Floating" Other names include Uke or in Japan 受け

Uko f Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" combined with 古 (ko) meaning "the past; ancient times". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ūla f Lithuanian
Derived from Ūla, which is the name of a river in Dzūkija National Park (located near the villages of Marcinkonys and Merkinė) in southern Lithuania. In turn, the river derives its name from the Baltic root aul-, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *aulo-s or *h₂eulos meaning "tube, pipe"... [more]

Uli m & f Hawaiian
Masculine form and feminine short form of Uliuli.

Uli f Batak
Means "good, nice, beautiful, pretty" in Toba Batak.

Ulo f Greenlandic
Short form of Ulornaĸ.

Ulu m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ulo.

Ulu f Igbo
Given for the second-born female.

Uma f Japanese
Means "horse" in Japanese. During the Edo period, this name was sometimes given to girls born during the Year of the Horse. It is rarely used today.

Uma f Aymara
Means "water" in Aymara.

Umi f Japanese
Means "sea, ocean" in Japanese.

Umi f Indonesian, Malay
Means "mother" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic أم ('umm).

Una f Old Norse, Old Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Latvian
Feminine form of UnR, Une and Uno.

Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".

Una f Croatian
Either inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.

Una f Manx
Manx cognate of Úna and Ùna.

Una f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano una meaning "first, foremost, original"

Une f Estonian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Uno.

Uni f Etruscan Mythology
Uni is the ancient goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women in Etruscan religion and myth, and the patron goddess of Perugia. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, it may, however, be related to an Indo-European root iuni "young", connecting to her association with fertility, love, and marriage.

Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.

Uoc f Vietnamese
Means "wishes" in Vietnamese.

Upė f Lithuanian (Modern)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun upė meaning "river, stream".

Upi m & f Finnish
A diminutive of Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.

Ura m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian 'ura meaning "red" or "purple".

Ura f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (u) meaning "exist" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ura f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque ura, meaning "water".

Uri f & m Korean
Means "we, us, our" in Korean.

Uri f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Name: Uri उरी... [more]

Usa f Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit उषस् (ushas).

Use f Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain etymology. One theory, however, relates this name to Finnish uusi "new".

Uta f Japanese
Means "song" in Japanese.

Uta m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Diminutive of Utari or Uttara

Uti f & m Indonesian
Diminutive of Utari.

Uum f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound um (or other similar sounds), such as Umayah, Umaroh or Umiyati.

Uut f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound ut (or other similar sounds), such as Utari.

Uva f Latvian

Uwa f Hausa
Means "mother" in Hausa.

Uya f & m Indonesian

Uzo f & m Nigerian
Short form of Uzoamaka.

Vae f Obscure
Meaning unknown, possibly a spelling variation of the name Fay or Faye. There is a typhoon in the 1952 Pacific typhoon season with this name.

Vai f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Eve.

Vam m & f Hmong
Means "rely on, trust" in Hmong Daw.

Vạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 萬 (vạn) meaning "ten thousand, myriad".

Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven, sky, firmament" or "fortune, luck, fate, destiny" in Hakha Chin.

Vár f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern), Faroese, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse word vár meaning "spring". Vár is the name of an Ásynja, who is responsible for contracts between men and women.

Vår f Norwegian
Younger form of Vár.

Vea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.

Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.

Vet f Obscure
Short form of Helvetia.... [more]

Via f Various (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of names ending in -via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.

Víf f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse víf meaning "wife, woman".

Vik m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Viktor or Viktoria.

Viv f & m Dutch, English
Short form of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv-.... [more]

Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.

Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhán.

Vór f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vár.

Vör f Norse Mythology
Meaning, possibly, "the careful one," or "aware, careful."

Vúi f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Hui.

Vui f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese vui meaning "amusing", with the implied meaning "joy".

Vùn m & f Chinese (Hakka), Khmer
Hakka Chinese form of Wén .

Wa'd f Arabic
Derived from Arabic وعد (w'd) meaning "promise".

Wah f Burmese
Means "yellow" or "cotton" in Burmese.

Wah f & m Chinese
Chinese variant of Hua, meaning neat, or good looking.

Wah f Karen
Means "white" in S'gaw Karen.

Wai m & f Chinese
It means "great"

Wai f & m Polynesian, Hawaiian
From the proto-Polynesian root *waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.

Wai m & f Burmese
Means "profuse, abound" in Burmese.

Wai m & f Chinese (Cantonese)