This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Almaaz m AstronomyThis is the name of the star Epsilon Aurigae in the Auriga constellation. The name comes from Arabic
Al Maʽaz meaning "the billy goat".
Almanzor m History (Hispanicized)From Arabic
al-Manṣūr meaning "the Victorious". Almanzor was a powerful military leader and statesman in Ummayad Al-Andalus who acted as the favourite of caliph
Hisham II.
Almarr m Old NorseOld Norse name from the combination of the name elements
ALM "elm" and
HER "army." It is the Nordic form of the Old High German name
Athalmar and a variant form of
Álmgeirr.
Almasbek m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz алмас
(almas) meaning "diamond" (of Persian origin) and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Almin m BosnianDerived from Arabic الْأَمِين
(al-ʾamīn) meaning "the trustworthy".
Alminas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Almintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb
minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
Al-muntasir m ArabicDerived from Arabic
منتصر (muntasir) meaning "victor". This is part of the title
المنتصر بالله (al-Muntasir bi-llah) meaning "He who triumphs in God", which was the regional title of Abu Ja'far Muhammad, an Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.
Almus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἄλμος
(Almos), which is possibly derived from Greek ἄλμα
(alma) meaning "grove", which in turn is apparently related to Greek ἄλσος
(alsos) meaning "sacred grove"... [
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Alnilam m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
an-niżām, meaning "string of pearls". This is a star in the constellation
Orion.
Alnitak m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
an-niṭāq, meaning "the girdle". This is the name of a star in
Orion.
Alniyat m & f AstronomySigma Scorpii and Tau Scorpii together bore the traditional name
Al Niyat (or
Alniyat) derived from the Arabic النياط
al-niyāţ "the arteries" and referring to their position flanking the star Antares, the scorpion's heart, with Sigma Scorpii just to the north.
Alo m Estonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval BalticLivonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of
Aleksander and associated with Estonian
alustus “beginning".
Aloé m & f French (Rare)French version of
Aloe, The name is often used in fiction for the joke "Aloé Véra". Also a other version of
Aloés Alom m Mayan MythologyA Mayan god of the sky, and one of the seven gods who created the world and the humans.
Alongkot m ThaiMeans "to decorate, to adorn, to embellish" in Thai.
Alor m History (Ecclesiastical)Alor of Quimper was a Breton saint in the 5th century AD and bishop of Quimper in Brittany, France. He is the patron saint of aleviners, foals and horses, and was also invoked to attract rain.
Alpár m HungarianThis is an old Hungarian name of Turkic origin. "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", or "Valorous". The second part, "er" means "soldier" or "male". In the early modern period, this name was conflated with Albert, and as such became the Hungarian version of that name.
Alpay m TurkishMeans "Brave moon" in Turkish. Alp meaning Brave and Ay meaning Moon.
Alper m TurkishIt is composed of the two words
alp ''brave'' or ''hero'' and
er ''soldier'' or ''male''. See
Alp.
Alpertunga m TurkishIt is composed of the three words alp "brave" or "hero", er "soldier" or "male" and tunga "tiger". A mythical hero who was mentioned in Turkic mythology and the Epic of Alp Er Tunga. The name is sometimes mentioned as the khan of Scythia... [
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Alphard m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
الفرد (al-fard) "the solitary one". Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra, with no other bright stars near it.
Alpheios m Greek MythologyDerived either from Greek ἀλφή
(alphê) meaning "produce, gain, profit" or from Greek ἀλφός
(alphos) which meant "whiteness" as well as "white leprosy", a cognate of
Albus... [
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Alphenor m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is not entirely certain, as there are two possible etymologies for it. The first is that it is derived from the Greek noun ἀλφή
(alphe) meaning "produce, gain, profit", which is etymologically related to the Greek verb ἀλφάνω
(alphano) meaning "to bring in, to yield, to fetch (a price)".... [
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Alpine m EnglishLate Middle English from Latin
Alpinus, from
Alpes ‘Alps.’
Alqama m ArabicAlqama is an Arabic name for boys that refers to a fruit of a plant known al-ḥanẓal (known as bitter apple and desert gourd in English, scientific name Citrullus colocynthis). It is also used to mean “bitterness”.
Alrai m & f AstronomyGamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as
Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (
ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Al-razi m Old Persian (Rare)Razi (Persian: رازی) or al-Razi (Arabic: الرازی) is a name that was historically used to indicate a person coming from Ray, Iran.A person described as being superior to everyone in every stat possible... [
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Alsciaukat m & f AstronomyThis is the name of the star 31 Lyncis. It bore the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic الشوكة (
aš-šawkat) meaning "the thorn" and
Mabsuthat.
Alshaik m MariDerived from
alashoe, the name of a kind of duck.
Alsvartr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from the Germanic name elements
allr "all, everybody, entire" and
svartr "black". This is the name of a giant in Norse Mythology.
Alsvid m Norse MythologyMeans "all-swift; very fast" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of one of the horses that pulls the Sun.
Alsviðr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ala "entire, all" and
svinnr "fast, clever". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn and one of
Sól's horses.
Altabás f & m AragoneseTaken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Altabás meaning "Our Lady of Altabás". Altabás is the Spanish form of
Adelbald and is used as a surname as well.
Altai m & f Mongolian, KazakhFrom the name of a mountain range that runs through Central and Eastern Asia, itself meaning "golden mountain", related to Turkic
altun meaning "gold" (compare Mongolian
altan "golden") and
dağ meaning "mountain".
Altanbagana m & f MongolianMeans "golden pillar", from алтан (
altan) meaning "golden" and багана (
bagana) meaning "pillar, column"
Altanchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone".
Altandöl m MongolianMeans "golden flame" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and дөл
(döl) meaning "flame".
Altanduulga m & f MongolianMeans "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга
(duulga) meaning "helmet".
Altankhishig m & f MongolianMeans "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Altankhüü m & f MongolianMeans "golden son, golden boy" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Altankhuyag m MongolianMeans "golden armour" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хуяг
(khuyag) meaning "armour".
Altannamar m & f MongolianMeans "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and намар
(namar) meaning "autumn".
Altannar f & m MongolianMeans "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and нар
(nar) meaning "sun".
Altanpürev m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
Altansoyombo m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо
(soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.
Altansükh m MongolianMeans "golden axe" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Altantogos f & m MongolianMeans "golden peacock, golden peafowl" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and тогос
(togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl"
Altantsog m & f MongolianMeans "golden splendour" or "golden embers" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and цог
(tsog) meaning "embers, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory".
Altantülkhüür m & f MongolianMeans "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр
(tülkhüür) meaning "key".
Altanzul f & m MongolianMeans "tulip" in Mongolian, ultimately from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and зул
(zul) meaning "light, lamp, torch".
Altautas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Altbert m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
alt, Old Saxon, Old Frisian
ald meaning "old" together with Old High German
beraht, Old Saxon
berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz.... [
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Altes m Greek MythologyA Lelegian king who resided at Pedasus, which was situated in or near the Troad. According to
Homer's Iliad Altes was the father of
Laothoe, one of the many wives (or concubines) of King
Priam... [
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Altham m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.
Altınbay m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
алтын (altın) meaning "gold" and
бай (bay) meaning "bey".
Altini m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*allətin, meaning "moles, birth marks".
Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, DutchDirectly taken from Latin
altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [
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Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Altynbek m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold, golden" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Alucard m Popular CultureThe name
Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.
Aluda m Georgian, LiteratureThis name is best known for being the name of the eponymous hero of the epic poem
Aluda Ketelauri (1888) written by the Georgian poet and writer Vazha-Pshavela (1861-1915).... [
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Alulim m Sumerian MythologyMeans "horn of the red deer" or "seed of the red deer" in Sumerian, deriving from the elements 𒀉
a ("arm, wing, horn") and 𒇻𒅆
lulim ("red deer stag"). This was the name of the legendary first king of Sumer, who is thought today to be a mythological figure... [
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Alured m Manx, EnglishThis is a Manx name, said to be a cognate of
Alfred via its latinized form
Aluredus, a variant of
Alvredus.... [
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Alush m Edisto, Indigenous AmericanAlush is a surviving personal name in the Edisto language of South Carolina. This was the name of a captain or chief of the Edisto Nation encountered by Robert Sandford in 1666. ... [
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Alusian m BulgarianTsar of Bulgaria for short time in 1041. One night, during dinner, Alusian took advantage of
Peter II's inebriation, and cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife in 1041... [
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Aluwani m & f VendaMeans "be prosperous" or "grow up" in Tshivenda.
Alvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb
vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb
vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [
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Əlvan m AzerbaijaniMeans "multicolored, variegated" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ألوان
('alwān) (compare
Elvan).
Alvarito m SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.
AlvéR m Old NorseVariant of
Ǫlvér, or possibly derived from
allr "all, entire" and
vér "fighter" or
aluh "temple" and
vér.
Alverne m EnglishDerived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.