ÜllomEstonian, Medieval Baltic Derived from Livonian ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form Ylo. The form Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian ülev "exalted" and üllas "noble" ever since.
UlloriannguaqmGreenlandic Means "sweet little star", derived from Greenlandic ulloriaq "star" (cf. Ulloriaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
UltimemLiterature (Rare) Alias adopted by Jean Valjean in VictorHugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables. Valjean is posing as the brother of another character, whose real late brother is stated to have been named Ultime.
UltronmPopular Culture Ultron is an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
UltusmObscure, Popular Culture From Latin ultimūs meaning "final". This is the name of a Tarzan inspired character who appears in about 14 novels written by film industry veteran Julián Amich and drawn by Enrique Pertegás... [more]
UlugbekmKyrgyz From Turkic ulug meaning "great, big" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". This was the moniker of Mirza Muhammad Taraghay bin Shahrukh, a 15th-century Timurid mathematician and astronomer, who was better known as Ulugh Beg.
Ulug'berdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ulug' meaning "great, grand" and berdi meaning "gave".
Ulzhalgasf & mKazakh (Rare) From Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with жалғас (zhalgas) "continuation, prolongation".
UlziisukhmMongolian From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".
UmmKorean, Chinese Um, also spelled as Uhm, Eom or Om, is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. It is written using the same character as the Chinese surname, Yan (嚴). It has only one clan, the Yeongwol Eom clan, based in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province.
Umaamaaqm & fGreenlandic From a Greenlandic dialectal term of endearment meaning "baby, youngest child".
UmanosukemJapanese Umanosuke means "horse" (uma, 馬), a possessive article which is the equivalent of "of" (no, 之), and "to concern oneself with" (suke, 介)
UmaqmQuechua Means "betrayer, traitor" in Quechua.
UmataromJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture Derived from Japanese 馬 (uma) "horse", 太 (ta) "thick, big, great", and 郎 (ro) "son". A notable fictional bearer of the name is Dr. Umataro Tenma, a character in the manga Astro Boy and its subsequent anime adaptations... [more]
UmayrmArabic Means "populous, prosperous, flourishing" in Arabic, from the word عَمَرَ ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
UmbarramIndigenous Australian Umbarra, or King Merriman (died 1904) was an Aboriginal elder of the Djirringanj/Yuin people of the Bermagui area on the South Coast of New South Wales.
UmbrielmLiterature Probably derived from Latin umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
UmehikomJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
UmehitomJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UmejimJapanese Combination of Japanese 梅, meaning plum, and じ, meaning character. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umeom & fJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "end of thread" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are also possible.
UmetamJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UmetaromJapanese Ume means "Plum" and Taro means "Big Son". Notable bearers are Umetaro Nozaki, a fictional character from "Weekly Girl's Nozaki-kun",a shoujo anime. Umetaro Azechi is an artist and mountaineer who lived up until his 90's and has his publications all over the world... [more]
UmilemItalian Italian form of Humilis, also the Italian word for "humility".
Umitom & fJapanese From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umitzhanf & mKazakh From Kazakh үміт (ümit) meaning "hope" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (both of Persian origin).
UmonmJapanese This name combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
UnâkasikmGreenlandic Means "poor harpoon" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Unâĸ and -kasik "poor".
Unakom & fXhosa Means "ability" or "you can" in Xhosa.
UnalaqmPopular Culture Name of Korra's uncle and main antagonist of Book 2 of Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.
UnammKorean From Sino-Korean 牛 (u) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 男 (nam) meaning "male". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
UnasmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian wnjs, possibly meaning "who exists indeed", derived from wnn "to exist" and js, an intensifying particle. This was the throne name of the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Unashem & fShona Means "God is with you" in Shona.
UnatomJapanese From Japanese 海 (una) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UnatsiaĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "beautiful, precious harpoon". Combination of Unâĸ and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
UncasmAlgonquian, Literature, Popular Culture Derived from the Mohegan word wonkus meaning "fox". This was a character in 'The Last of the Mohicans' book and film.
UncelenmGermanic Uncelen was the Duke of Alemmania from 587 to 607.
Üneterdenef & mMongolian Means "precious jewel" in Mongolian, from үнэт (ünet) meaning "precious, valuable" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
UnfeignedmEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "genuine; sincere." Referring to being unfeignedly thankful for the blessings of God.
UnferðmEnglish Unferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as un + frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [more]
UniedrogmPolish Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish drogi "precious, dear" (which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear").
UniegostmPolish Means "better guest", from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic gost "guest".
UniemirmPolish Means "better peace", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
UniemysłmPolish Means "better thought(s)", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
UniesławmPolish Means "better glory", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
UniewitmPolish Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Un-Jaef & mKorean Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은재 (see Eun-Jae).
Unkaim & fJapanese From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UnkulunkulumZulu, African Mythology Means "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [more]
UnnikrishnanmIndian, Malayalam Means "young Krishna" or "infant Krishna", derived from Malayalam ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant, young boy" combined with the name Krishna... [more]
UnruochmMedieval German A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements UN related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and hrok "rest"... [more]
UntamomFinnish, Finnish Mythology Old Finnish name with unclear origin: possibly derived either from old Germanic name Undo or Finnish word uni, meaning "dream". Untamo was a character in Finnish epic Kalevala.
UnuelmEsperanto From the Esperanto phrase Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
UnulfmGermanic Either derived from Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield" and combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf", or variant of Hunulf.
Ünverm & fTurkish Derived from ün meaning "reputation, fame" and ver meaning "truth".
UnwanmMedieval German A dithematic name created from a name element un related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and wini "friend".... [more]
UosismLithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture Derived from the Lithuanian noun uosis meaning "ash tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Uosis is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
UpendramIndian, Hindi, Odia From Sanskrit उप (upa) meaning "under, below, after" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra. This is an epithet of Vishnu, referring to him being born after Indra.
UpenyumShona Upenyu means "life". This may be given by a parent meditating over the circumstances of life.
UpsilonmEnglish (Rare) The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [more]
UpulmSinhalese Means "water lily, lotus" in Sinhala, ultimately from Sanskrit उत्पल (utpala).