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Uvar m Uzbek

Uvis m Latvian

Uvis m Ancient Oscan

Uwem m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "life" in Ibibio and Efik.

Uyaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "rope, tether, hitching post" in Mongolian.

Uzai m Biblical
A name of Biblical origin meaning ‘He’. Uzai was mentioned in Nehemiah as the father of Palal; a young man in 5th century BC who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Uzal m Biblical Hebrew
Uzal is a Biblical name (Genesis 10:27) with different meanings tied to the verb "to go". Uzal is son of Joktan and ancestor of Abraham.

Uzay m & f Turkish
Means "space" in Turkish.

Üzem m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grape, raisin" in Mongolian.

Uzon m Medieval Hungarian

Uzoq m Uzbek
Means "faraway" in Uzbek.

Üzüm m & f Turkish
Means "grapes" in Turkish.

Uzun m Uzbek
Means "long, tall" in Uzbek.

Uzza m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 8:7.

Uzzà m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Uzzah.

Vaaj m Indian
Possibly a modern form of Vaja.

Vaas m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Short form of Gervaas and Servaas.... [more]

Vada m & f Yi
Means "high cliff" in Yi.

Vada m Mari
Means "evening" in Mari.

Vadó m Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Salvador and Osvaldo.

Vaea m & f Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian Mythology
Meaning 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... [more]

Vaes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Gervaes and Servaes.

Vəfa f & m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʾ) meaning "loyalty, faithfulness".

Vafa f & m Azerbaijani, Persian, Bashkir
Variant transcription of Vəfa.

Vafo m Uzbek
Means "fidelity, loyalty" in Uzbek.

Våge m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Vagn.

Vaho m Estonian
Variant of Vahur.

Vaid m Albanian

Vait m Crimean Tatar, Chechen
Crimean Tatar and Chechen form of Wahid.

Vaja m Georgian
Variant transcription of Vazha.

Vaja m Sanskrit
Means "strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)" in Sanskrit.

Vajk m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Hungarian
Name of a Hungarian king. Meaning unknown.

Vako m Georgian
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Va-, such as Valeri, Valerian and Vasil.

Vakr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vakr ''wakeful, watchful, alert, valiant, brave, fast''.

Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.

Váli m Norse Mythology
Snorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of Loki and brother of Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of Odin and the giantess Rindr.

Vəli m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ‏ (waliyy) meaning "helper, protector, benefactor".

Vali m Uzbek, Azerbaijani
Uzbek form of Wali.

Valo m & f Finnish
Means "light" in Finnish.

Valo m Georgian
Short form of Valeri and Valerian.

Valr m Old Norse
From Old Norse valr meaning ''falcon''.

Valt m Popular Culture
Possibly from the English word vault. Valt Aoi is the protagonist of the television series 'Beyblade Burst Evolution'.

Vane m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Ivan.

Vane m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Vanevald.

Vane m Coptic
Derived from Demotic bne, itself from Proto-Semitic *ban- meaning "son".

Vang m Vietnamese

Vani m Old Norse
From Old Norse vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".

Vann m English (American)
Variant of Van, or transferred from the English surname Vann.

Vano m Romani, Ossetian
Probably a Romani and Ossetian form of Ivan.... [more]

Vapi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Vaapi.

Vard m & f Armenian
Means "rose" in Armenian.

Varo m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Varus.

Varo m Spanish (European)
Short form of Álvaro.

Vart m Armenian
Means "rose, flower" in Armenian, ultimately from Persian.

Vasa m & f Samoan
Means "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.

Vath m Albanian

Vavá m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.

Vaxo m Georgian
Variant transcription of Vakho.

Vebi m Albanian

Veda m Old Celtic
From a dedicatory inscription on a bronze plate from the 3rd century AD found in Colchester, England.

Veer m Hindi, Indian, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीर or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰ (see Vir).

Vefa m Turkish
Means "loyalty" in Turkish.

Vela m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From the Visigothic name Vigila. Etymologically related to Velasco and Vasco.

Veli m Albanian, Turkish

Veno m Slovene (Rare)
Contracted or alternative form of the name Venčeslav (or Venceslav; see Václav).

Venu m Indian, Sanskrit
Means "flute" in Sanskrit and usually refers to the Lord Krishna.

Verl m American
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.

Vero m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Verus.

Vero m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for Andropogon hirtus, a type of tall grass.

Veru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Verus.

Veto m English (American, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vito.

Veto m Romani (Archaic)

Vetr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vetr meaning "winter".

Vice m Croatian
Croatian short form of Vincent.

Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.

Vido m Slovene, Montenegrin
Variant of Vid.

Viễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 遠 (viễn) meaning "distant, remote, far".

Viết m Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 筆 (bút) meaning "to write".

Việt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.

Viet m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Việt used outside of Vietnam.

Vífi m Old Norse
Old Norse pet form of combinations of the first name element vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and a last name element beginning with f-

Vigg m Swedish
Diminutive of Vigge and Viggo.

Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.

Vígr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vígr meaning "in fighting condition, able to fight".

Viik m Finnish
Finnish short form of names containing the name element VIG "battle, fight" or a Finnish spelling of Viki.

Viit m Estonian (Archaic)

Viji m & f Indian
kerala, india

Viky f & m Various (Rare)

Vîla m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Villads.

Vila m Lao
Means "hero, brave, courage" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vira).

Víli m Old Norse
Variant of Vili or Fíli.

Vili m Norse Mythology
Means "will" in Old Norse. Vili is the brother of Odin and Vé in Norse mythology.

Vimy f & m English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
From the name of Vimy in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, where the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place from 9 to 12 April 1917 during the First World War.

Vina m Croatian
Diminutive of Vinko.

Vine m Indigenous American (?)
Perhaps from the surname Vine. This was borne by the Native American activist, writer and theologian Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005).

Vine m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Latin vinea "vine". In The Lesser Key of Solomon, Vine is an Earl and also a King of Hell, commanding 36 legions of demons. He is portrayed as a lion holding a snake in his hand and riding a black horse.

Viné m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Vine.

Ving m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Irving.

Vĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 永 (vĩnh) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Vini m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of Vincent, Vincenzina, Vinicius or other names containing the element vin.

Vinn m Dutch
Dutch short form of Vincent.

Vino m Spanish, Italian

Vint m English (American), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Vinton (English) as well as a contraction of Vincent (English and Limburgish).... [more]

Vinu f & m Tamil

Viny m & f English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinz m Various
Diminutive of Vincent.

Viol m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Feyel, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Vira m Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Visa m Finnish
From Finnish visakoivu meaning "curly birch".

Vitu m Corsican
Corsican form of Vitus.

Viva f & m Indian, Sanskrit
MEANING : blow, blow in all sides or directions ,blow through ... [more]

Vivo m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Vivus.

Vivy m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for a type of small waterfowl, either Tachybaptus pelzelnii or Tachybaptus rufficollis capensis.

Vlas m Medieval Dutch
Derived from vlas, which is the Dutch word for the flax plant (species Linum usitatissimum).

Voiz m Uzbek
Means "preacher, exhorter" in Uzbek.

Voja m Serbian, Croatian
Short from of names containing the element voj, like Milivoj, Vojislav.

Vola m & f Malagasy
Means "silver" or "money" in Malagasy.

Volf m Jewish, Jewish (Russified), Jewish (Ukrainianized)
Variant spelling of Wolf as well as Russified and Ukrainianised form. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name Zeev with the same meaning.

Vonn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglised spelling of Vaughn.

Vony m & f Malagasy
Means "yellow" or "flower" in Malagasy.

Vorm m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Danish dialectal form of Ormr.

Voro m Catalan
Diminutive of Salvador in the Catalan spoken at the Valencian Country

Võso m Estonian (Archaic)
Derived from Estonian võsa "bush, copse, thicket".

Vote m Finnish
Diminutive of Voitto.

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Voyd m English (Archaic)
Variant of Boyd.

Vram m Armenian
Variant of Vahram.

Vren m Armenian

Vulf m Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish variant of Volf.

Vusi m Sotho

Vuyo m Xhosa
Means "happiness, joy" in Xhosa. Sometimes used as a short form of names beginning with Vuyo-.

Vyan m Hindi (?)

Vyas m Hindi
Modern form of Vyasa.

Vyto m Lithuanian
Diminutive of Vytautas.

Waad f & m Arabic
Means "promise" or "covenant" in Arabic.

Waaq m Oromo, Somali

Waaq m Oromo (Latinized, Archaic), Somali (Latinized, Archaic)
Waaq is a name for the ancient Cushitic sky god. He was the supreme creator and god to the indigenous religions of several Cushitic peoples before the advent of the Abrahamic religions in the Horn of Africa... [more]

Wabe m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic valdan for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Waldebert and Waldebrand are good examples of that.

Waca m Anglo-Saxon
Byname meaning, "watchful."

Wack m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wacłôw.

Waco m English

Wada m Anglo-Saxon Mythology

Wade m Livonian, Medieval Baltic

Wadi f & m Arabic
"Valley" Arabian Valley in Saudi Arabia

Waël m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Wael

Waen f & m Thai
Means "circle, hoop, ring" in Thai.

Wåge m Swedish
Variant of Våge.

Wage m Javanese
From Javanese Wagé, the name of the fourth day of the five-day week (Pasaran) used in the traditional Javanese calendar.

Wagn m Danish
Variant of Vagn.

Wahb m Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic. It is not to be confused with الوهاب (al-Wahhab) meaning "giver, bestower", which is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Wait m & f English
Diminutive of Waitstill.

Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.

Waku m Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Waku Tjungurrayi, the father of Australian Aboriginal painter Takariya Napaltjarri (b... [more]

Waku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 新 (wa) meaning "fresh, new", 笑 (wa) meaning "laugh", 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" or 航 (wa) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 雲 (ku) meaning "cloud", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red"... [more]

Wali m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Nigerian
Means "helper, protector, friend" in Arabic. The term is also used to refer to saints in Islamic tradition.

Wane m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Current theories link this name to Finnish vanea "strong, powerful, tempered".

Wang m & f Korean

Wani m Chuukese
Means "boat" in Chuukese.

Ware m History
Apparently another name for Saint Widradus.

Wari m Amharic
Means "midnight" in Amharic.

Wars m Slavic Mythology
Wars and Sawa are legendary characters from the origin myth of the founding and etymology of the city of Warsaw, capital of Poland. There are several versions of the legend with their appearance.... [more]

Wart m Popular Culture
Wart is the main antagonist of Super Mario Bros. 2, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. His name comes from the non-cancerous viral growths, usually occurring on the hands and the feet, but can also affect other locations, such as the genitals or the face.

Wash m English
Short form of Washington.

Wash m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wˁš, of unknown etymology. It could probably mean "one of the lake", from Egyptian wꜥ "as one, all together", or from wš "to be(come) bald". This was possibly a pharaoh from the Predynastic Period in Ancient Egypt.

Wasu m Thai
Means "wealth, riches" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वसु (vasu).

Wāta m Maori
Maori form of Walter.

Watt m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Meaning uncertain. Possibly related to Old English hwatu "omen, divination", itself derived from Old Germanic *hwatō "incitement, motivation", or to wadan "to go, advance, travel"... [more]

Waut m Scots
Short form of Wauter.

Wave f & m English (Rare)
From Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Wawa f & m Chinese (Rare)
Possibly from the Chinese 瓦 (wǎ) meaning "earthenware, pottery, tile" combined with itself.

Wayo m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wayu.

Wayu m Thai
Means "wind, air, storm" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god Vayu.

Weam f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وئام (see Wiam).

Webb m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Webb.

Weda m Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian short form of Wedigo.

Weeb m English (Rare)
Nickname for Wilbur.

Welf m Medieval German
The name is derived from a Geman word meaning "puppet, whelp".... [more]

Weni m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "lift oneself, raise oneself up" in Shipibo.

Wenk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wenãcjusz.

Wenu f & m Mapuche
From Mapudungun wenu, a noun meaning "sky" and an adverb meaning "up, above."

Wepa m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Vefa.

Werä m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Werner.

Were m Luo

Wess m English
Variant of Wes.

West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.

Wexá f & m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "bolt, short arrow" in Shipibo.

Whim f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wim, coinciding with an English word meaning "a whimsical idea".

Whit m & f English
Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.

Wiam f & m Arabic
Means "harmony, peace, concord" in Arabic.

Wian m Afrikaans

Wiar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vidar.

Wibe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" or Gothic vilja "will, desire." Also, the second element of those names starts with a "b", e.g. Wibrand and Wilbert.

Wick m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wincãt.

Wide m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vide.

Widi m & f Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit विधि (vidhi) meaning "rule, law, fate, destiny".

Widy m & f Indonesian
Variant of Widi.

Wiel m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Wilhelmus and Willibrordus.... [more]

Wiem f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وئام (see Wiam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Wies f & m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
This name is unisex in Dutch and Flemish, but strictly feminine in Limburgish.... [more]

Wiet m & f West Frisian
The name Wiet is mostly used in West Frisian, but can be found in every part of the Netherlands. The name is derived from Wietse. The meaning of the name is "voluntarily" and "warned"... [more]

Wiji f & m Javanese
Means "seed, grain, point, mark" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit बीज (bīja).

Wikò m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiktór.

Wild m English
Transferred use of the surname Wild.

Wilk m Medieval Czech
Derived from Polish wilk "wolf".

Wilm m East Frisian, Low German
East Frisian and Low German short form of Wilhelm.

Wine f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝိုင်း (see Waing).

Wing m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Rong.

Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.

Winn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wynn.

Winn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see Win).

Wino m Old High German
From wini meaning "friend" or wig meaning "battle, fight".

Wint m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Winston or Winton.

Wint f & m Burmese
Means "to spin, to wave, to boast" in Burmese.

Wiro m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. According to one Dutch source, the name might possibly be related to the Old English verb werian meaning "to defend, to protect". Also compare Old English wer meaning "man, husband" as well as "hero, warrior".... [more]

Wiro m Javanese
Javanese form of Wira.

Wirt m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Wirt.

Wish m & f English
Meaning "a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen". From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan ‎"to wish", from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎"to wish", from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎"to wish, love"... [more]

Wisi m & f Punu, African
Means "dawning" in Punu.

Wisk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisłôw.

Wisp f & m English (American), Indian

Wito m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Vitus.

Wizo m Old High German
Meaning uncertain. Theories include a short form of names beginning with the Old High German name element witu, meaning "tree, wood"; wit, meaning "wide, large"; wizzi, meaning "wise", or wig, meaning "war, battle".

Wòjk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wòjcech.

Wole m Yoruba
“God has come home, God has entered, wealth has come home”.

Wong m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Wong 1 or Wong 2.

Wood m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wood.

Wooi m & f Malaysian
Malaysian transcription of the Chinese character 伟 (wěi, see Wei).... [more]

Worf m Popular Culture
Klingon male name given to the character Lt. Commander (later Captain.) Worf in Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Picard.

Woru m Medieval Welsh

Wray m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wray.

Wudi m History
Wudi is known as the most successful Han ruler in China.

Wuji m Chinese
A combination of the characters 无 (wú, meaning "no, without") and 忌 (jì, meaning "hatred, dislike, inhibition"). This was the name of Lord Xinling (信陵君), a prominent aristocrat, statesman and commander from the state of Wei during the Chinese Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)... [more]

Wuli m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Wu and Li 1.

Wuyi m Miwok
Native American boy's name meaning "Soaring turkey vulture"

Wyat m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyatt.

Wybe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibe.

Wybo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wibo.

Wyli m Sorbian
Short form of Wylem.

Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.

Wyne f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝိုင်း (see Waing).

Wynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see Win).

Wyre m Welsh
The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.

Xaco m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xael m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Xajë m Albanian

Xalo m Galician

Xand m & f English
Diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra.

Xane m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1.

Xanh m & f Vietnamese
Means "green, blue" in Vietnamese.

Xanî m Kurdish
Means "dwelling" in Kurdish.

Xano m Galician, Portuguese
Hypocoristic of Alexandre.

Xaro m Literature
This is the name of one of the Thirteen and later king of Qarth in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire.

Xauv m & f Hmong
Means "neck ring" in Hmong.

Xave m English
Short form of Xavier.

Xdan m & f New World Mythology
From ancient mixtec, a mexican language

Xean m Filipino (Anglicized, Modern)
The name XEAN has the same meaning with the name SEAN. The first letter "S" was just replaced with letter "X".... [more]

Xeeb m Hmong
Means "born" or "produce, give rise to" in Hmong. More likely in names it is derived from the Hmong form of the Chinese 心 (xin) meaning "heart".

Xeka m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "vanilla" in Shipibo.

Xelo m Galician
Hypocoristic of Anxelo.

Xelu m Asturian
Diminutive of Ánxelu.

Xeno m English (American, Modern, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno or maybe a Latinized form of Xenon.... [more]

Xens m Galician

Xenu m Mythology
Possibly based on Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest, stranger". This is the name of an alien that appears in Scientology.

Xevi m Catalan
Diminutive of Xavier.

Xexe m & f Obscure
Unknown origin.

Xhak m Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Jack.

Xhan m Albanian (Rare)

Xhem m Albanian

Xhil m Albanian (Rare)

Xhim m Albanian (Rare)

Xhoi m & f Albanian (Modern)
Albanian borrowing of Joey and Joy.

Xhon m Albanian
Albanian form of John.

Xian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 现 (xiàn) meaning "present, current, appear, manifest", 弦 (xián) meaning "string, chord", 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before", 宪 (xiàn) meaning "law", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, good, worthy", 咸 (xián) meaning "all, completely, savoury, salty" or 羨 (xiàn) meaning "envy, admire, covet"... [more]

Xiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven; clouds, mist". Other meanings of this character or other characters with the same sound are possible.

Xicu m Asturian
Asturian form of Francis.

Xier f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near".

Xing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet", 惺 (xīng) meaning "clever, intelligent" or 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Xion f & m Popular Culture, English
Variant of Zion.

Xipe m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Means "the flayed one", derived from Nahuatl xipehua, "to flay, to skin, to peel". This was the name of an Aztec deity also known as Xipe Totec, god of ritual flaying and agriculture, who oversaw vegetation, springtime, regeneration, metal crafts, deadly warfare, and the east... [more]

Xixi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, strive" or 西 (xī) meaning "west" combined with themselves... [more]

Xixó m Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Catalan form of Sasson.

Xmun m Maltese
Maltese form of Simon 1 (via Sicilian Simuni).

Xola m & f Xhosa
Means "be at peace" or "to forgive" in Xhosa.

Xolo m & f Xhosa
Possibly related to Xhosa uxolo "peace, pardon", itself from -xola "to be calm, at peace, happy; to forgive".

Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]

Xuất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 出 (xuất) meaning "to appear, to send out, to put forth".

Xuda m & f Kazakh
Kazakh word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.

Xune m Asturian (Modern)
From Asturian xunetu meaning "July". This name was popularized by musician Xulio Andrés 'Xune' Elipe, who, after asturianizing his name from Julio to Xulio, received as a nickname the translation of julio ("July") into Asturian (xunetu).

Xứng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 稱 (xứng) meaning "suitable, worthy, valuable".

Xuri m & f Indigenous American

Xurt m Kurdish
Means "powerful" in Kurdish.

Xuwa m Chatino
Chatino form of Juan 1.

Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.

Ya’ad m & f Hebrew
Means "destination; goal" in Hebrew.

Yaar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "forest" in Hebrew, also masculine form of Yaara.

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

Yaco m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Jacobo.

Yaël m French (Modern)

Yael m American (Modern)
Modern variant of Yale possibly influenced by French Gaël. This name first overtook the feminine popularity in 2003 with 110 boys over 80 girls and then suddenly raised in popularity in the United States in 2008 with 226 boys born over 94 girls... [more]

Yael m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Invented name influenced by Gael and the biblical names Yoel and Jael.