This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the ending sequence is a or ah.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ubiratã m TupiMeans "strong spear" in Tupi, from
übü'ra á'tã.
Udanda m OdiaMeans "against evil and vice" in Odia.
Udayaditya m IndianMeans "rising sun", from Sanskrit
उदय (
udaya) "going up, rising" and
आदित्य (
aditya) "sun; relating to the god of the sun".
Uduma m IgboThe name means serenity, quietness. It's derived from the deity god of river, Uduma mmiri. A deity believed to be responsible for maintaining stillness of the waters in ohafia community in Igbo race.
Uglješa m SerbianDerived from
ugalj, the word for "coal", meaning "black as coal". Uglješa Mrnjavčević was a Serbian medieval nobleman of the Mrnjavčević family during the Serbian Empire.
Ugocsa m HungarianAn old Hungarian name of Slavic origin, possibly meaning "jump." There was also a county of the Kingdom of Hungary called Ugocsa County, which is today part of Romania.
Ugonna m IgboMeaning "eagle of the father" or "father's glory" in Igbo.
Uira m & f TahitianContracted form of the Tahitian phrase
'anapa te uira i te 'iriātai meaning "lighting flashing across the horizon".
Ukhnaa m MongolianPossibly derived from Mongolian ухна
(ukhna) meaning "male goat, billy goat".
Umbarra m Indigenous AustralianUmbarra, 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.
Umeta m JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" combined with 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unwona m Medieval EnglishDerived from the Old English word
wana, meaning "lack." The name Unwona is interpreted as "not lacking."
Upendra m Indian, Hindi, OdiaFrom 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.
Ura m & f TahitianFrom Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple".
Uraatua m & f TahitianDerived from
ura meaning "red" and
atua meaning "god".
Urna m & f MongolianPossibly derived from Mongolian урах
(urakh) meaning "to tear apart, to disrupt".
Úrœkja m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
úrœkja meaning "to neglect, to not ask after, to reck not".
Urthona m LiteratureIn the mythological writings of William Blake,
Urthona is one of the four Zoas, who were created when
Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold... [
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Ur-zababa m Sumerian, AkkadianLikely means "dog of Zababa" or "the one of Zababa" in Sumerian, derived from Sumerian
𒌨 (
ur) "dog of, he of, the one of" combined with the Sumerian god
Zababa... [
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Usaza m NsengaMeaning youthful or childhood. A person who looks much younger than his age
Ustabola m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
usta meaning "expert, master" and
bola meaning "child, boy".
Utana m Old PersianPossibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢-
(u-) meaning "good" and
tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be
tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.
Utlapa m LiteratureThe name of a powerful spirit warrior in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. The meaning of the name is unknown, and seems to have been created by Meyer.
Utopia f & m EnglishFrom the word
utopia, meaning "an ideal state or place".
Uwaila f & m Edo, Western AfricanMeans "prosperity is never late" in Edo/Bini, from
uwa (wealth/prosperity) and
ila (has no delay)
Uziya m Jewish, HebrewUziya is a Hebrew given name meaning “G-d is my power.” In the Torah this is the name of one of King David’s warriors.
Uzzah m BiblicalMeans "her strength", from the Hebrew roots עֹז (
ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and ־ה (-ah) meaning "her". This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a son of
Abinadab whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant.
Vachasya m OdiaMeans "one who is well-known; one who is well-celebrated" in Odia.
Vada m & f YiMeans "high cliff" in Yi.
Vaea m & f Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian MythologyMeaning unknown, though it likely means "king, prince, noble, chief" based on the fact that the meaning of Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, is known to be 'Whistle of the Noble/Chief/King' in Tongan... [
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Vəfa f & m AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic وَفَاء
(wafāʾ) meaning "loyalty, faithfulness".
Vahinala m & f MalagasyFrom the name of a plant native to Madagascar, ultimately from the Malagasy
vahiny meaning "stranger" and
ala meaning "forest".
Vahisoa m & f MalagasyEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Malagasy
vahy meaning "vine" and
soa meaning "good".
Vaiatea f & m TahitianMeans "distant waters" from Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
atea meaning "distant, far away".
Vairocana m Buddhism, HinduismFrom Sanskrit वैरोचन
(vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन
(virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon)
Bali.
Vaitea m TahitianMeans "clear water"; a combination of Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
tea meaning "white, clear".
Vaiura m & f TahitianDerived from the Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and archaic
'ura meaning "red".
Vaja m SanskritMeans "strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)" in Sanskrit.
Vajezatha m Biblical HebrewMeaning uncertain, probably of Persian origin. It has been claimed to mean "sprinkling the chamber". This was the name of a son of Haman in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.
Vajira m & f SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt". This is a transcription of both the masculine form වජිර and the feminine form වජිරා.
Vajra f & m Indian (Latinized)From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (
vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."
Vajrasattva m BuddhismMeans "diamond essence" or "thunderbolt essence", from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt" and सत्त्व
(sattva) meaning "essence, nature, being, spirit"... [
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Vakoka m & f MalagasyMeans "inherited treasure" or "tradition" in Malagasy.
Vakula m UkrainianUkrainian form of
Boukolos. The most famous bearer is Vakula the Smith, the main character in Mykola Hohol's classic folk mystic story 'The night before Christmas'.
Valiha m & f MalagasyFrom the name of a traditional Malagasy bamboo lute.
Vamana m HinduismMeans "dwarfish, small, short-statured" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god
Vishnu, who appears as a dwarf man to recover the three worlds (earth, heaven and the netherworld) from the demon king Bali.
Vambola m EstonianFrom a character in a novel with the same name by Estonian writer
Andres Saal (1861-1931). Possibly derived from the name of Varbola castle or from the old Estonian word
vambas, which means "mace".
Vardhamana m SanskritMeans "prospering, growing, increasing" in Sanskrit. This was the birth name of
Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.
Varma f & m FinnishMeans "sure, certain, reliable" in Finnish.
Varqa m PersianThe name conferred upon an early martyr of the Baha'i religion (Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa) by the founder of that religion, Baha'u'llah. Means "dove" in Persian.
Vasa m & f SamoanMeans "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.
Vātafradātah m Old PersianOld Persian name possibly meaning "bestowed by Vata", from Old Persian
*vātah "wind,
Vata" and
*fradātah "bestowed".
Vattha m & f LaoMeans "cloth, fabric" in Lao.
Vatthana m & f LaoMeans "culture, development, progress" in Lao.
Vayeira m & f Hebrew"He appeared."
The God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob appeared. Važcora m MariFrom Mari
važ meaning "root" and
cora meaning "boy".
Veda m Old CelticFrom a dedicatory inscription on a bronze plate from the 3rd century AD found in Colchester, England.
Veera m & f Indian, Telugu, Punjabi, ThaiAlternate transcription of
Vira. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in India while it is only masculine in Thailand.
Vegeta m Literature, Popular CultureClipping of the English word
vegetable. Vegeta is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. All the names of members of the Saiyan race, such as Vegeta, are puns on vegetables.
Venkateshwara m Hinduism, Indian, TeluguFrom Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh state, India, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर
(ishvara) meaning "lord, god". This is the name of a form of the Hindu god
Vishnu particularly revered in southern India.
Vibhishana m Indian, HinduismFrom विभीषण (
vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a
rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of
Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of
Rama in the Ramayana.
Vidarna m Old PersianApparently means "the ripper", derived from the Old Persian verb
darīdan "to rip up, to tear up".
Vidigoia m GothicVidigoia was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. His name means either "the man from the forest zone" or "the forest-barker/wolf". Vidigoia figured during the campaigns of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great across the Danube around 330 AD... [
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Vidura m HinduismMeans "skilled, intelligent, wise" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Vidura is the prime minister of the Kuru kingdom and is the paternal uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Vieirinha m PortuguesePortuguese diminutive of the surname
Vieira. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (1986-), who is better known as Vieirinha.
Vigya f & m Sanskrit, IndianThe name Vigya is derived from Sanskrit word Vigy...Vigya means a versatile genius
Vikramaditya m IndianVikramaditya (102 BC) one of the greatest kings in Indian history. (𝘷𝘪𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢) means "valour" and (𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘢) means "sun"
Vila m LaoMeans "hero, brave, courage" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वीर
(vira).
Vimbina m & f MalagasyMeans "carry in the arms, carry in the hands" in Malagasy.
Vinda m & f HinduismTaken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Vindafarnah m Old PersianMeans "finding glory", from Old Persian
vind meaning "to find" or "to provide" and
farnah meaning "glory, splendour".
Vinitharya m Literature, Germanic (Latinized)Derived from Gothic ''Winid-haria'' meaning "pasture-armyman" or "Winidas-armyman". In Tolkien's legendarium, this is the birth name of
Eldacar, who is given a name from his mother's people due to his birth in Rhovanion.
Vintanasoa m & f MalagasyMeans "good luck" in Malagasy. From
vintana (meaning luck) and
soa (meaning good).
Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, RomanianRomanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [
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Virata m HinduismMeans "huge, magnificent" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the
Mahabharata.
Virya m & f SanskritVīrya (Sanskrit; Pāli:
viriya) is a Buddhist term commonly translated as "energy", "persistence", "persevering", "vigour", "effort", "exertion", or "diligence"... [
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Visa m FinnishFrom Finnish
visakoivu meaning "curly birch".
Visolela f & m Central AfricanFrom a proverb, meaning "good judgement". Origin is from the Ovimbundu of Angola.
Ovisolela violomupa; vi pungula viopongala. English:
Longing are Waterfalls; those you pick over are of the drying trays. Vladeta m SerbianDerived from the Slavic element
vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.
Voinea m RomanianRomanian name apparently taken from the Mutenian dialect word
voinea "recently married man".
Volasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
vola meaning "silver, money" and
soa meaning "good".
Volatsara m & f MalagasyPossibly from the Malagasy
volana meaning "moon" and
tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".
Volodia m French (Rare)Variant of
Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Voltumna m Etruscan MythologyVoltumna, also known as
Veltha, is a chthonic god of the Etruscans, later elevated to the status of supreme god. He is also the patron god of the federation of twelve Etruscan city states... [
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Vukota m Serbian (Rare)One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from
vuk, meaning "wolf".
Wachira m & f ThaiMeans "diamond, lightning bolt, vajra" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra).
Wadiya m & f Luo (Archaic)Found mainly in the Suba regions. Name believed to have Bantu origins.
Wah f & m ChineseChinese variant of
Hua, meaning neat, or good looking.
Wahalanutah m CherokeeLooking for the meaning of this name...was used by Cherokee male about the year 1819 in Georgia church record for David Weaver.
Waiata f & m MaoriMeans "song" in Maori. Combined with
Aroha it means "song of love, love song" Waiata-aroha.
Waipuna m HawaiianMeaning "spring water", from the Hawaiian elements
wai "water" and
puna "spring (of water)".
Wakqbaa m AfghanThe name Wakqbaa or واكسبا in Arabic means "Wake"
Walaa f & m ArabicMeans "friendship, loyalty, devotion" in Arabic.
Wallia m GothicFrom Germanic
walt or Gothic
waljan, meaning "ruler" or "to choose". Wallia (?-418) was a king of the Visigoths.
Wamba m Medieval Spanish, GothicFrom Gothic
wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.
Wamwema m & f Swahili (Modern, Rare)A Christian surname with swahili origin that mean belonging to the one that is good. Belonging to God who is the only one that is good.
Wanchana m ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ชนะ
(chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
Wansa f & m ThaiMeans "rain" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा
(varsha).
Wardana m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit वर्धन
(vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Wasantha m SinhaleseMeans "spring (the season)" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त
(vasanta).