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.
Angkun m ThaiMeans "shoot, offspring, lineage" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्कुर
(ankura).
Angkun m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
昆 (kūn) meaning "elder brother".
Anglei m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of rocks" or "great".
Angran m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
燃 (rán) meaning "burn, light fire, ignite".
Angshun m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
顺 (shùn) meaning "obey".
Anguang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine".
Angula m OvamboMeans "morning" in Ovambo. This name is traditionally given to children born in the morning.
Anguta m Inuit MythologyAllegedly means "man with something to cut" (compare Inuktitut ᐊᖑᑦ
(angut) meaning "man"). In Inuit mythology this is the name of a god, sometimes considered a psychopomp responsible for conveying the souls of the dead to the underworld, Adlivun, where they must sleep for a year... [
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Angutitsiaĸ m GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
angut meaning "man" combined with the suffix
-tsiaκ meaning "beautiful, precious".
Angwen m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing".
Angxiao m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience".
Angxing m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Angyang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
扬 (yáng) meaning "scatter, spread" or "praise" or
阳 (yáng) meaning "male; light, sun".
Angye m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid; firelight, flame".
Angying m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".
Angyu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Angzhen m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
臻 (zhēn) meaning "attain, reach" or "utmost, superior".
Angzhuo m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant, lofty".
Angzuo m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
作 (zuò) meaning "make, work, write, compose".
Ánh f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 映
(ánh) meaning "reflect light".
Anhang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
航 (háng) meaning "boat; sail, navigate".
Anhao m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear".
Anhe m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".
Anhui f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or
晖 (huī) meaning "sunshine; light, bright, radiant".
Anhur m Egyptian MythologyMeans "(one who) leads back the distant one" or "sky bearer", derived from
jnj "to bring, get, fetch, attain" combined with
ḥrt "sky, heavens; distant one". This was the name of a god of war and hunting in Egyptian mythology... [
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Ania m GreenlandicGreenlandic form of
Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with
-a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.
Anicius m Ancient RomanDerived from a Roman nomen gentile of uncertain origin. This name was borne by several ancient Romans.
Aniel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legendknown as Hananel, Anael, Hanael or Aniel, is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach... [
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Anietie m EfikMeans "who could you compare to God?" in Efik.
Anigol m Ossetian MythologyMeaning unknown. Anigol is the Ossetian god of bees and the patron of beekeeping. He protects beehives from animals, thieves, and the evil eye.
Anikatos m Ancient GreekDerived from ἀνίκατος
(anikatos), which is the Doric Greek form of the adjective ἀνίκητος
(aniketos) meaning "unconquered, unconquerable".... [
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Aniketh m TeluguThe one who makes the world his home, Lord Shiva, Lord of the world, Spirit of god, one who is present in everything.
Animus m English (Rare)From the Latin
animus meaning "the mind; the rational soul in man, intellect, will, courage, spirit, feeling, passion, pride, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul". In Jungian psychology the animus is the masculine component of a feminine personality (see:
Anima 2).
Anindita f & m Bengali, IndonesianFrom Sanskrit अनिन्दित
(anindita) meaning "irreproachable, virtuous, blameless", derived from the negative prefix अ
(a) and निन्दित
(nindita) meaning "blamed, reproached"... [
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Anindya m & f Bengali, IndonesianFrom Sanskrit अनिन्द्य
(anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ
(a) and निन्द्य
(nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [
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Anioł m PolishDirectly taken from Polish
anioł "angel", this is name was used early on used as a vernacular form of
Angelus.
Aniq m ArabicFrom أنيق (
ʾanīq), meaning “stylish” in Arabic
Anitea f & m PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "sweet request" or "radiant breath".
Anjaneyulu m TeluguDerived from
आंजनेय (āṃjaneya), a name of Haruman and the Telugu suffix
-లు (-lu) Anjarasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
anjara meaning "lot, share" or "destiny" and
soa meaning "good".
Anjas m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit अञ्जस्
(anjas) meaning "straight, open, true, certain".
Anji f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot" combined with 紫 (
ji) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Anjun m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
君 (jūn) meaning "monarch, ruler".
Ankan m Hindu/BengaliName is Ankan (Pronouncing - an sounds like the 'an' in 'can and in (an+can) in bengali- 'অঙ্কন').... [
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Ankh m & f MongolianMeans "first" in Mongolian. Can be a short form of names containing the element анх
(ankh).
Ankhtamir m & f MongolianMeans "first strength" from анх (
ankh) meaning "first" and тамир (
tamir) meaning "strength, vigour".
Ankhzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian анх
(ankh) meaning "first" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Anko m BulgarianOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a masculine form of
Anka and a regional vernacular variant of
Hanko (
Ханко) as in some Bulgarian varieties the letter Х is not pronounced at the beginning of the word.
Ankou m Celtic Mythology, Breton LegendThis is the name of a legendary skeleton-ghost in parts of France, namely Brittany and Normandy as well as Cornwall. He travels by night, riding a creaking cart (or small coach) drawn by four black horses in which he comes to collect the souls of the recently departed... [
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Ankush m Hindi, Marathi, PunjabiFrom Sanskrit अङ्कुश
(aṅkuśa) meaning "hook, goad", specifically referring to a device used to handle and train elephants.
Anlang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
郎 (láng) meaning "gentleman, young man".
Anlei m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil" and
磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of rocks; great".
Anliang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous".
Anlong m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon".
Anluan m IrishFrom
an "great" and
luan "hero, champion, warrior".
Annaberdi m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
anna meaning "Friday" combined with the past tense of
bermek meaning "give".
Annadh m Old IrishPossibly derived from Old Irish
anaid "to stay, wait, remain; to withstand, resist; to stop".
Annael m LiteratureMeaning unknown, it possibly combines the Quenya and Sindarin components
anna meaning "gift" and
el meaning "star". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien for an elf in his book "The Lord of the Rings", released in 1954.
Annageldi m TurkmenMeans "Friday came", from Turkmen
anna meaning "Friday" and
geldi meaning "came".
Annalis m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen that means "annual". The first bearer was Lucius Villius Annalis, author of the Lex Villia Annalis.
Annei m JapaneseFrom Japanese kanji combination 安寧 (
annei) meaning "peacefullness; tranquillity".... [
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Annel m IcelandicCombination of the name elements
Ann derived from the name
Anna and
Eli meaning "the Lord, God".... [
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Annemund m History (Ecclesiastical)From the Germanic name
Aunemund, in which the second element is
mund "protection". Saint Annemund was a 7th-century archbishop of Lyon; Queen
Balthild had him assassinated, according to
Bede.
Anner m DutchMasculine form, using the Dutch grammatical suffix to verb stems -er (as in English, for a male actor, e.g. in werk-er 'work-er') of Anne (usually female, but sometimes male; equivalent to English Anna, from Biblical Hannah), notably adopted as adult by the famous Dutch cellist Anner (born Anne) Bijlsma (+2019)
Anngannguujuk m Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyDerived from Greenlandic
anngak meaning "her brother's child" combined with the suffix -
nguujuk meaning "sweet little". (Also compare the Greenlandic kinship terms
qangiak/
qangiaq "his brother's child" and
nuaraluaq and
ujoruk, both of which mean "sister's child".) This is the name of a character in a Greenlandic legend which is popular among children.
Annius m Ancient RomanMarcus Annius Verus (died 124 AD) was a distinguished Roman politician who lived in the 2nd century, served as a praetor and was the father of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Annu f & m HindiThis name is used in the Hindu religion, and it has the meaning "Lord Shiva".
Annunzio m Italian (Rare)From Italian
annunzio, a variant of
annuncio meaning "announcement", likely after the yearly Catholic event of the announcement of Easter Day (
annuncio del giorno di Pasqua).... [
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Ano m Finnish, GreenlandicFinnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb
anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Anoarii m Polynesian, TahitianName of Tahitian origin, composed by "ano", meaning "essence", "spirit" and "Arii", meaning "king", "chief".
Anodos m Greek (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)"Ascent" or "Upward Progress" from the Greek
οδος with the prefix
αν. Used by Plato to refer to enlightenment. Anodos is the central character in the George Macdonald novel "Phantastes"... [
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Anoep m IndianMeans " ripe fruit" or "exceptionally lovely" in Hindi.
Anon m ThaiMeans "joy, delight, pleasure" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आनन्द
(ananda).
Anoshiruvan m Old PersianMeans "immortal soul", derived from Middle Persian
anōš (also
anōsh) meaning "immortal" combined with Middle Persian
ruwān meaning "soul". This was an epithet of Khosrau I, a popular 6th-century emperor of the Sassanid Persian Empire.
Anothai f & m ThaiMeans "rising sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अरुणोदय
(arunodaya).
Anoush m & f Persian (Rare)Derived from Persian انوشه
(anuše) meaning "immortal", ultimately from Old Persian
*anauša- and Avestan
anaoša.