This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *g.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Effiong m & f EfikMeans "born on effiong" in Efik. Effiong is one of the traditional week days.
Efrog m Welsh MythologyWelsh form of
Ebraucus. He was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King
Mempricius before he abandoned the family.
Ekkaphong m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ekka) meaning "one, sole, primary, first" and พงศ์/พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Elving m SwedishSwedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse
alfr "elf", Swedish
älv "river", or Swedish
elva "eleven".
Ememobong m & f EfikMeans "peace of the God" n Efek, derived from
emem meaning "peace" and
obong meaning "God".
Erdenekhishig f & m MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Erwig m GothicErwig (after 642 – 687)) was a king of the Visigoths in Hispania (680–687). According to the 9th-century Chronicle of Alfonso III, Erwig was the son of Ardabast, who had journeyed from the Byzantine Empire to Hispania during the time of Chindasuinth, and married Chindasuinth's niece Goda... [
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Eunchang m KoreanFrom 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" and Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".
Eun-gwang m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
Eun-seong m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 殷 (
eun) meaning "many, great; abundant, flourishing" combined with 誠 (
seong) meaning "sincere, honest; true, real".
Eying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".
Faguang m ChineseFrom 发 (
fā) meaning "to shoot, to launch (a space rocket)" and 光 (
guāng) meaning "light, beam, ray".
Faig m Azerbaijani (Russified)Variant spelling or transcription of
Faiq. It was probably brought about by Russian influence during the Soviet era, since it does not appear to be a native Azerbaijani variant of the aforementioned name.
Fajing m Chinesefrom 发 (
fā) meaning "to shoot, to launch (a space rocket)" and 京 (
jing) meaning "capital city".
Fangfang f & m ChineseReduplication of Chinese 芳
(fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方
(fāng) meaning "direction, way, square"... [
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Fangming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 方
(fāng) meaning "direction, way, square" or 芳
(fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
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Fastlaug m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
fastr "firmly, fast" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Feixiang m & f ChineseFrom 飞 (
fēi) meaning "fast, rapidly" and 翔 (
xiáng) meaning "to fly, to soar".
Fengming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 凤
(fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" combined with 鸣
(míng) meaning "to cry, to call". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Fengqing f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 凤
(fèng) meaning "male phoenix" combined with 庆
(qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [
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Fengrong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 凤 (
fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" or 风 (
fēng) meaning "wind, style" or 丰 (
fēng) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful" combined with 荣 (
róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 融 (
róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize"... [
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Fig m & f English, LiteratureFig is the name of Hannah's cousin in Curtis Sittenfield's 'The Man of My Dreams'.... [
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Folcdag m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with
daga "day."
Fredag m Swedish (Modern, Rare)Means "Friday" in Swedish, derived from Old Norse
frjádagr meaning "day of
Frigg" (though often interpreted as meaning "day of
Freja" since Frigg and Freja are believed to be the same deity by some scholars).
Fruing m EnglishMeaning unknown. This was the first name of one of the Warne brothers, who published Beatrix Potter's tales.
Fudong m ChineseFrom Chinese 福
(fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing", 复
(fù) meaning "return, resume, recover", 扶
(fú) meaning "help, support" or 富
(fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" combined with 东
(dōng) meaning "east" or 栋
(dòng) meaning "pillar, beam"... [
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Fuliang m ChineseFrom 富 (
fù) meaning "abundant, ample" and 亮 (
liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant".
Furong f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 富
(fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [
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Gaichang f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and
昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day; bright, clear".
Gaiming m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
改 (gǎi) meaning "change, improve" and
明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".
Gamling m LiteratureIn J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Gamling is a Man of Rohan. He appears in The Two Towers, the second volume of The Lord of the Rings.
Gankhuyag m MongolianMeans "steel armour" in Mongolian, from ган
(gan) meaning "steel" and хуяг
(khuyag) meaning "armour".
Gaofeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 高
(gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 峰
(fēng) meaning "peak, summit". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Gaoming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 高
(gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [
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Gaoping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 高
(gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍
(píng) meaning "wander, travel around"... [
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Gaosheng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 高
(gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 升
(shēng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 圣
(shèng) meaning "holy, sacred"... [
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Gaoxiang m ChineseFrom Chinese 高
(gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 翔
(xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥
(xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen" or 骧
(xiāng) meaning "gallop, run, raise, hold high"... [
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Gatag m Ossetian MythologyMeaning unknown. Gatag is a water spirit in Ossetian mythology and the father of
Syrdon in the Nart epics. Since he was the ruler of water, he could cut off the Narts' water supply at any time he desired, but he chose to befriend them instead... [
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Gavving m LiteratureGavving is a corruption of
Gavin. He is a character from
Larry Niven's INTEGRAL TREES and SMOKE RING, first in Quinn Tuft, and later in Citizen's Tree.
Geon-hyeong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 健 (
geon) meaning "strong, firm, healthy" and 賢 (
hyeong) meaning "virtuous".
Geunhyung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".
Giềng m & f VietnameseMeans "the main rope of a fishing net" in Vietnamese.
Gi-gwang m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
Gi-seong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 氣 (
gi) meaning "energy, aura" and 成 (
seong) meaning "acomplishment".
Glaurung m LiteratureGlaurung was the first of the Dragons, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium. He was known as the Deceiver, the Golden, and the Worm of Greed.
Gong m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjo (1790-1834), twenty-third king of Joseon.
Gothmog m LiteratureGothmog is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is featured in The Return of the King, the third volume of the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed.
Goumang m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 句 (gou, meaning “hooked”) and 芒 (mang, meaning “awn”). Goumang is the Chinese god of wood who oversees the spring and the east, especially the rising place of the sun... [
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Grayling m English (American)Transferred use of the surname
Grayling. It was popularized in the 1950s by the character Grayling Dennis from the radio soap opera
The Brighter Day (1948-1956) and its television version (1954-1962).
Grinling m English (Rare)Borne by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace.
Guanbing f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
冠 (guān) meaning "crown, cap" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Guanglong m ChineseFrom 光 (
guāng) meaning "light, beam, ray" and 龙 (
lóng) meaning "dragon".
Guangming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 广
(guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" or 光
(guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
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Guangrong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 光
(guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广
(guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [
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Guangsheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 广
(guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guangying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and
影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Guanliang m ChineseFrom Chinese 关
(guān) meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation" combined with 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other character combinations.
Guanying m & f Chinese (Rare)From Mandarin Chinese "冠" (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with "英" (yīng) meaning "flower, petal" other hanzi can be used.
Guifang f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵
(guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 芳
(fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [
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Guirong f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉
(róng) meaning "lotus"... [
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Gulrang f & m PashtoFrom Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and رنگ
(rang) meaning "colour".
Guocheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" and 城
(chéng) meaning "castle, city". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guofeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 锋
(fēng) meaning "edge, point, vanguard". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guohong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [
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Guoliang m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 梁
(liáng) meaning "beam, bridge" or 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [
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Guoling f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 铃
(líng) meaning "bell, chime", 令
(lìng) meaning "order, command", 岭
(lǐng) meaning "mountain range" or 领
(lǐng) meaning "neck, collar, lead, guide"... [
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Guopeng m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 鹏
(péng) referring to a giant bird in Chinese mythology. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guoping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" or 郭
(guō) meaning "outer city" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Guoqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆
(qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate"... [
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Guorong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 熔
(róng) meaning "melt, fuse"... [
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Guosheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 盛
(shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 胜
(shèng) meaning "victory"... [
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Guoxing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 兴
(xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper", 行
(xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 幸
(xìng) meaning "luck, favour" or 星
(xīng) meaning "star, planet"... [
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Guoying m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" or 帼
(guó) referring to a type of headgear historically worn by women combined with 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, hero, brave"... [
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Gwang-yeong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 (
gwang) meaning "light" and 靈 (
yeong) meaning "soul, spirit, deity".
Gwezheneg m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.
Gyeong-dong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 庚 (
gyeong) meaning "star" and 冬 (
dong) meaning "winter".
Gyeong-yeong m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 庚 (
gyeong) meaning "star" and 靈 (
yeong) meaning "soul, spirit, deity".
Gyu-jong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".
Hadewig m & f DutchDerived from Old High German
hadu "battle" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Haebong m KoreanFrom 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" and 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy".
Hae-Seong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 海
(hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 成
(seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 盛
(seong) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 星
(seong) meaning "star, planet"... [
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Haidong m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 东
(dōng) meaning "east". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haifeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 峰
(fēng) meaning "summit, peak". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Hailiang m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 亮
(liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 量
(liáng) meaning "measure, estimate, evaluate"... [
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Hailong m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 龙
(lóng) meaning "dragon". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Haiming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
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Haiping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Haiqiang m ChineseFrom Chinese 海 (
hǎi) combined with 强 (
qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haiqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [
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Haiqiong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
海 (hǎi) meaning "ocean, sea" and
琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Hairong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 容
(róng) meaning "appearance, form" or 蓉
(róng) meaning "lotus"... [
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Haixiang m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 祥
(xiáng) meaning "good luck, auspiciousness" or 翔
(xiáng) meaning "to fly, to soar", as well as other character combinations.
Haiyang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 洋
(yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳
(yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [
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Haiying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 鹰
(yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon"... [
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Hãng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 沆 (
hàng) meaning "mist, evening fog".
Hang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 航 or 杭
(háng) meaning "ship, boat, sail, navigate" or 行
(háng) meaning "business, line, row", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Han-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Sarang prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-seong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 限 (
han) meaning "limit" and 城 (
seong) meaning "castle, fortress".
Haoming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 灏 or 浩
(hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [
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Harfang m LiteratureFrom a name of the snowy owl, originally Swedish
harfång, which means "hare-catcher" from
har(e) "hare" and
fånga "to catch". It occurs briefly in the 'Harry Potter' series belonging to a pure-blood wizard (Harfang Longbottom) and in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series (in the sixth book, 'The Silver Chair') as the name of a city of giants ("the great city of the far northern giants (the civilized ones)").
Hee-jung m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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Helmdag m GermanicDerived from Old High German
helm "helmet, protection" combined with
daga "day."
Heping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 和
(hé) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Hesheng m ChineseFrom 和 (
hé) meaning "peaceful, harmonious" and 声 (
shēng) meaning "sound, noise, voice".
Hloðwig m Anglo-SaxonOld English form of
Louis, deriving from Germanic
Hludwig. This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English
Lewis and Lowis.
Hniang f & m ChinMeans "youngest, dearest" in Hakha Chin.
Hoàng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 潢
(hoàng) meaning "expanse of water, lake, pond", 凰
(hoàng) meaning "female phoenix" or 煌
(hoàng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous".
Hoảng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 晃 (
hoảng) meaning "bright, dazzling".
Hoằng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 弘 (
hoằng) meaning "to expand, grand, magnificent, broad".
Holong m & f BatakMeans "love, affection" in Toba Batak.
Hongbing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 红
(hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 冰
(bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵
(bīng) meaning "army, troops, weapon, soldier"... [
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Hongfeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" or 鸿
(hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 峰
(fēng) meaning "peak, summit", 丰
(fēng) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful" or 枫
(fēng) meaning "maple"... [
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Hongliang m ChineseFrom Chinese 蕻
(hóng) meaning "budding, flourishing", 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 良
(liáng) meaning "good" or 亮
(liàng) "good, virtuous, respectable"... [
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Hongming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 鸿
(hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" or 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [
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Hongping m & f ChineseFrom 宏 (
hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, vast" and 平 (
píng) meaning "level, even, flat".
Hongseung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."
Hongxing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 红
(hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 星
(xīng) meaning "star, planet"... [
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Hongyang m ChineseFrom 红 (
hóng) meaning "red" and 扬 (
yáng) meaning "to lift, to raise".
Hongying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 红
(hóng) meaning "red, vermillon, blush", 鸿
(hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 弘
(hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" combined with 樱
(yīng) meaning "cherry blossom", 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 映
(yìng) meaning "reflect light"... [
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Hongyong m ChineseFrom Chinese 弘 (
hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" or 鸿 (
hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 虹 (
hóng) meaning "rainbow" combined with 永 (
yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 泳 (
yǒng) meaning "dive, swim" or 勇 (
yǒng) meaning "brave"... [
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Hongzhang m ChineseFrom Chinese 鸿
(hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 章
(zhāng) meaning "chapter"... [
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Hoseong m KoreanFrom 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest".
Houmpheng m LaoFrom Lao ຫຸມ
(houm) meaning "love" and ແພງ
(pheng) meaning "expensive, dear".
Houshang m Persian Mythology, PersianFrom the Avestan name
Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian
hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian
ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element
šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding"... [
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Huafeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化
(huà) meaning "change, transform" combined with 峰
(fēng) meaning "peak, summit" or 锋
(fēng) meaning "point, cutting edge, vanguard"... [
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