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.
Acre m EnglishPotentially transferred use of the surname
Acre or from Old English
æcer (denoting the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
akker and German
Acker ‘field’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit
ajra ‘field’, Latin
ager, and Greek
agros.
Adael m & f Hebrew (Rare)Means "adornment of god, god is eternal, god's ornament", from עָדָה (
ʿaḏa) "to adorn, to pass by" combined with אֵל (
ʾel) "god".... [
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Adal m & f TurkishFrom Turkish
ad "name" and
al- "receive". Means "May your name be spread, may you achieve fame" in Turkish.
Adald m FrankishFrom Old Frankish
ad, perhaps a reduction of Old High German
adal "noble" and Old High German
walt "power, authority".
Adane m & f ArabicFrom Arabic
`adana meaning "to settle down (in a place or a country)".
Adar f & m HebrewVariant of
Adara ("noble, exalted, praised"). Adar features in the Jewish calendar as the name of the twelfth month of the biblical year and the sixth month of the civil year, when Purim is celebrated ('thus girls born during this period often bear the name
Adara').
Aday m Spanish (Canarian)From
Charco Aday ("Aday Pond"), a place in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It may ultimately come from a Spanish surname or from a Guanche name. In any case, it was reclaimed as a Guanche name and has been used in modern times.
Aden m RomanshRomansh form of
Adam, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Adeun m GuancheBorne by a notable Guanche ambassador from Gran Canaria.
Adexe m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from the name of a
menceycato (kingdom) located in Tenerife, meaning "mountainous massif". It is called Adeje in modern days.
Adgur m AbkhazPossibly means "defender, protector, brave", from Abkhaz аӷәӷәа
(aghwghwa) meaning "strong".
Adha m & f Arabic, Indonesian, MalayMeans "sacrifice" in Arabic. It is most often used to refer to the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha, during which an animal sacrifice is made. In Indonesia, for example, it is sometimes used as a name for a child born on or around Eid al-Adha.
Adhan m ArabicFrom the name of the Islamic call to prayer, derived from the Arabic word أَذَّنَ
(adhdhana) meaning "to call, to announce".
Adige m & f Italian (Archaic)Name of an Italian river that runs through the regions of Trentino-Alto-Adige-Südtirol and Veneto.
Adio m YorubaMeans "bundled up and stood erect" in Yoruba, referring to someone who stands strong and tall.
Adish m PersianComes from Persian, meaning "fire" or "of fire". In Sanskrit, it means "supreme leader".
Adit m Indonesian, Indian, HindiDerived from Sanskrit आदित
(adita) meaning "beginning, precedence". It could also be used as a short form of the name
Aditya.
Adit m KhmerPossibly from the Khmer word meaning "former, past, ancient", or a Khmer transciption of
Adit.
Admon m Ancient Hebrewit belongs to a tana
תנא (tana, a rabbinical sage whose views were recorded in the Mishnah)
דיין (dayan) (a judge in religious court)... [
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Adna m BiblicalOne of the family of Pahath-moab, who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife. ( Ezra 10:30 ) (B.C. 459.) ... [
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'Adnah m BiblicalVariant transcription of
Adnah 1. This transcription is used in The Complete Jewish Bible.
Adnah m BiblicalThe name comes from the Hebrew noun עדן (
'eden), meaning "luxury", "delight", or "pleasure".... [
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Adnah m BiblicalThe name is of uncertain meaning. It is very similar to
Adnah 1, however they are not exactly the same. They both come from the Hebrew noun עדן (
'eden), meaning "luxury", "delight", or "pleasure"... [
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Adole m IdomaMeans "father of the house" in Idoma.
Adón m SpanishSpanish form of
Adon. It coincides with the Hebrew epithet for God
אדון (Adón) meaning "lord".
Adri m IndianIndian name meaning "stone, mountain", and by extension "cloud". Some ancient Hindu beliefs claimed that mountains were solidified clouds.
Adric m Popular CultureAn anagram of
Dirac, the surname of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac. This is the name of a character in the series 'Doctor Who', a companion of the fourth and fifth doctors.
Adrit m BengaliDerived from Sanskrit आदृत
(ādṛta) meaning "honoured, respected, worshipped".
Adroa m African MythologyThe God of the Lugbara, who dwell in the area between Zaire and Uganda. Adroa had two aspects: good and evil. He was looked on as the creator of heaven and Earth, and was said to appear to a person who was about to die... [
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Adso m LiteratureForm of
Azzo. Adso da Melk is a fictional Medieval character in Umberto Eco masterpiece 'Il nome della rosa' (1980). That character is loosely based on a real person: the monk Adso de Montier-en-Der (910/915 – 992)... [
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Adubi f & m YorubaMeans "one we struggled to birth" in Yoruba, from
dù "to fight, struggle" and
bí "to birth, be born". Sometimes given to children named
Ige as a nickname.
Adul m ThaiAlternate transcription of Thai อดุลย์ (see
Adun).
Adun m ThaiMeans "incomparable, matchless" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अतुल्य
(atulya).
Advay m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, NepaliMeans "without second, unique" in Sanskrit.
Adze f & m African MythologyThe adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore. It takes the form of a firefly and will transform into human form upon capture.... [
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Aedd m Welsh, IrishFrom the Irish
áed "fire". This name was borne by a king of Ireland.
Aegir m AstronomyAnglicized form of Old Norse
Ægir. This is the name of one of Saturn’s moons, as well as an exoplanet (also known as Epsilon Eridani b) orbiting the star Epsilon Eridani, both named for the figure in Norse mythology.
Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods
Athena and
Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.
Aegon m Literature, Popular CultureDerived from the Germanic element
agjō "edge of a sword" and the Greek word αγώνας (
agónas) "struggle". This is the name of multiple characters in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
Aelan m Arabic, MuslimPossibly a transcription of عِلان meaning "announcement, proclamation" in Arabic.
Ælle m Anglo-SaxonPossibly derived from Old English
æl- "all, complete". It was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, including the legendary first king of the South Saxons.
Ælli m Anglo-SaxonSparse records tell of a King Ida of Bernicia and a King Ælli or
Ælle of Deira in the middle of the 6th century.
Aemon m Literature, Popular CulturePossibly derived from
Amon. This is the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
Aenar m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". In the series, Aenar Targaryen is an ancestor of the Targaryen monarchs in Westeros.
Aenon m BiblicalFrom a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament, which may be the Greek form of Hebrew
ay-yin "spring, natural fountain". The Gospel of John (3:23) identifies it as a place near Salem where John the Baptist performed baptisms.... [
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Aenys m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". In the series, Aenys Targaryen is the second Targaryen monarch in Westeros.
A'essu m African MythologyOne who provides direct connections to others to benefit everyone and consistently seeks new information to provide to those connected. Relative to the English word "Learned" and African name "Sekou" (SAY~KOO)
Aetje m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 16th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Ævar m IcelandicModern Icelandic form of
Ævarr or
Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from
ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare
Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been
herr "army" or
geirr "spear".
Afako m Ossetian (Rare)Derived from Persian آفاق
(afagh) meaning "horizons, world". Alternately, it may be a form of
Athanasius via Russian Афанасий
(Afanasiy).
Afan m Welsh, Medieval WelshThe name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as
Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *
abon- "river" (making it a cognate of
Afon)... [
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Afaon m Welsh MythologyAccording to Welsh tradition, Afaon fab Taliesin was the son of the bard Taliesin and a member of King Arthur's retinue. He appears both in the Welsh Triads and in the medieval Arthurian tale Breuddwyd Rhonabwy.
Afara m & f ShonaMeaning "one who is happy or joyous".
Afik m & f HebrewMeans "channel" or "brook" in Hebrew.
Afon m GalicianHypocoristic of
Afonso. Not generally used as a given name in its own right.
Afro m ItalianMeans "African" in Italian. A known bearer was artist Afro Basaldella (1912-1976).
Aftab m Urdu, BengaliFrom Persian آفتاب
(aftab) meaning "sun" or "sunlight, sunshine".
Afton f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun
afton meaning "evening".... [
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Afuru f & m Japanese (Rare)From 溢る
(afuru), modern
afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from
kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸
(kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave."... [
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