This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aaban m Arabic, IndianMeans "name of the angel" in Arabic. It is rarely used in India.
Aadi m IndianMeans "first, most important" in Sanskrit. It can also be used as a diminutive of
Aditya.
Aafko m East FrisianVariant of
Affo with the diminutive suffix -ko recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Aahel m ArabicA variant of the Arabic name Aahil, meaning "great king" or "emperor."
Aaike f & m DutchDiminutive of names beginning with
Agi or
Adal.
Aaju m & f GreenlandicFrom a childish pronunciation of the Greenlandic word
angaju "older sibling of the same sex" (see
Angaju).
Aake m & f FinnishFinnish diminutive of many names with the
ak sound, both masculine and feminine ones.
Aale m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ale 2 recorded in the 18th century for men and in the 17th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Aalik m GreenlandicEast Greenlandic name of uncertain meaning, perhaps partly derived from the Greenlandic suffix -
lik meaning "equipped with" (which indicates that the first element is amuletic or a form of helper spirit).
Aalto m & f FinnishMeans "wave" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname.
Äänis m & f Finnish (Rare)From
Äänisjärvi, the Finnish name for Lake Onega, a lake in East Karelia Russia.
Aara f & m ArabicMeans "one who adorns, beautifier" in Arabic.
Aare m YorubaMeans "commander" in Yoruba. Aàrẹ is a title, usually in the military of the Yoruba warriors company. The leader of the company from a clan takes the title when they join up with a coalition.
Aarit m Bengali (Hindu)The name Aarit has its origins in Sanskrit and is primarily used in Indian cultures. It carries meanings associated with nobility and virtue, often interpreted as "one who seeks the right path" or "honorable."
Aarsh m SanskritMeans "words of the Rishis" or "ancient" in Sanskrit. Rishis were Vedic poets who composed hymns and invoked deities with poetry.
Aarvi f & m HindiPossibly meaning "peace" or "soundless".
Aato m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 々 used to duplicate 亜 combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person", 斗 (
to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 都 (
to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [
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Aatxe m Basque Mythology, Popular CultureMeans "calf" or more specifically, "young bull" in Basque. In Basque mythology, Aatxe is either the androgynous deity
Mari 3 embodied as a young cow or bull, or a lesser shapeshifting spirit that takes the form of a bull and occasionally a human; the latter emerges at night, especially in stormy weather, from his cave dwelling in the Basque mountains.
A'azz m ArabicFrom Arabic أعزّ (
'aʿazz) meaning "mightiest; strongest".
Abaco m Italian (Rare)Variant of
Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for
abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
Abad m Spanish (Rare)From Spanish
abad "abbot", after saint Anthony the Great (known in Spanish as
san Antonio Abad, "saint Anthony the Abbot"). This name is often given as the compound name
Antonio Abad.
Abaia m & f GilberteseMeans 'east' or dawn' and comes from the Gilbertese language (the language of Kiribati)
Abay m KazakhMeans "careful, cautious, wary" in Kazakh.
Abaye m HebrewMeans "little father" in Hebrew. The rabbi Nachmani (see
Nachman) (c. 280 – c. 339) was known as Abaye, to differentiate him from his grandfather with the same name.
Abba m Ancient Aramaic, Hebrew, JewishDerived from Aramaic אבא
(’abā’) meaning "father", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Semitic
ʾab meaning "father".
Abbad m ArabicAbbad is an Arabic name that is named after a companion of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
Abcke m & f East FrisianVariant of
Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded from the 16th to 18th centuries for men and in the 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Abdal m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
abdal, meaning "careless man", which in turn is derived from Arabic أَبْدَال,
abdal, meaning "hermit". Nowadays the name is rare.
Abdel m Hebrew, JewishHebrew name meaning "God’s servant/Slave." The Hebrew equivalent to the Arabic name
Abdullah (same meaning) but uses the Hebrew name El for G-d rather than Allah in the Arabic language.
Abdes m Ancient Aramaic (Latinized)The name is formed with the word
Abd "servant (of)" and
Es which is less clear. It may refer to
Yah, the Judeo-Christian God, making the name a variant of
Abdias, or to the Egyptian goddess
Isis.... [
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Abdu m SwahiliAbdu is a name of Swahili origin meaning worshipper of God and the vowel at the end makes it sound like Abdul
Abed m ArabicDerived from Arabic عبد
('abd) meaning "servant". It is also sometimes used as an alternate transcription of the name
Abid.
Aber f & m AlurMeans "I'm better" or "I'm good" in Alur language.
Abera m EthiopianMeans "light" or "he shines". Used as both a given name and a surname.
Abhir m Hindicow-herd, The name of destiny, The mighty one
Abian m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)From Guanche
*abbian, meaning "thief". This was the name of a pre-Hispanic warrior from Telde (Gran Canaria) who was known for stealing cattle.
Abir m HebrewMeans "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare
Adir), derived from the root of אבר
(ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf... [
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Abir m Indian, BengaliFrom Hindi अबीर
(abīr) referring to a type of coloured powder used during the Holi festival. The word itself is ultimately derived from Arabic عَبِير
(ʿabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".
Abje m East FrisianVariant of
Abbe with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Able m English (American, Rare)Either a variant of
Abel, or from the English word
able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin
habere "to hold".
Abood m ArabicFrom the Arabic word عَبَدَ (
abada) meaning "worship"
Abora m Guanche MythologyFrom a Guanche name for the star Canopus, which was derived from Guanche *
ăbōra "seed (of a plant)", literally "coarse-grained sorghum" (sorghum being a tall cereal grass). This was the name of the supreme god of the heavens in the mythology of the Guanche (Berber) people native to La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
Abruy m Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی
(aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب
(ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی
(roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [
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Abudi m Arabic (Rare)Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ
(ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
Aburu m DagbaniOne of the royal gates of Dagbong Kingdom denoting "Corrupted name of Abdulai"
Abush m OromoMeans, 'little boy' often used to denote the youngest child of a family.
Abyan m SomaliFrom the Somali word Abyee which translates to "to complete or to perfect"
Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi
asa'y or
ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".
Acan m Mayan MythologyMeans "groan". This is the name of the Mayan God of wine and celebration.
Acan f & m AlurMeans "I suffer" in Alur language. The name may be given to a child born when the parents were experiencing poverty or suffering.
Acar f & m TurkishMeans "fearless" or "clever" in Turkish.
Acatl m & f Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "reed, cane" in Nahuatl. This is the thirteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Acco m Gaulish, HistoryDerived from Gaulish
*acu- "swift, quick, fast". Acco was a chief of the Senones in Gaul, who induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar in 53 BC.
Achee m MormonThe name used by some Mormon groups for the Brother of Jared, despite Joseph Smith's official statement saying that his name was
Mahonri.
Achin m Bengali (Hindu)My maternal grandfather gave it as a name that represents unknown happeness and indistinguishable, he was trying to find a name that is different from others and well-defined the felling he had when he saw me saved from death due to a tumer, growing with me and sucking all the water in her... [
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