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Abadir m Near Eastern Mythology, Coptic (Bohairic), Coptic (Sahidic), Arabic (Archaic), Ethiopian, Somali (Archaic)
Means "mighty father". This was a Phoenician name for the highest deity. It was borne by a legendary Coptic saint who was martyred with his sister Irais (or Iraja, Herais, Rhais).

Abbir m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "knight; strong, mighty" in Hebrew. It is also a variant transcription of Abir.

Abd al-Basir m Arabic
Means "slave of the wise" in Arabic, from عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave" and البصير (al-basir) meaning "the wise"

Abd al-Musawwir m Arabic
Means "slave of the fashioner" from عبد ('abd) meaning "slave, servant" and مصوّر (musawwir) meaning "the fashioner, the shaper"

Abd al-Nasir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir).

Abd al-zahir m Arabic, Pashto
Means "slave of the helper" from عبد ('abd) meaning "slave, servant" and الظاهر (al-zahir) meaning "helper, support"

Abd an-Nasir m Arabic
Means "servant of the helper" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ناصر (nāṣir) meaning "helper".

Abdikadir m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Abd al-Qadir, used outside of Somalia.

Abdukodir m Uzbek (Russified)
Russified form of Abduqodir. This is the name of Uzbek professional soccer player Abdukodir Khusanov (2004-).

Abdul Kadir m Malay
Malay variant of Abd al-Qadir.

Abdulkadir m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Abd al-Qadir, used outside of Somalia.

Abdul Nasir m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir), as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Qadir m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Qadir as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Zahir m Arabic, Pashto
Variant transcription of Abd al-zahir.

Abduqodir m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Abd al-Qadir.

Abhir m Hindi
cow-herd, The name of destiny, The mighty one

Abir m Hebrew
Means "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare Adir), derived from the root of אבר (ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf... [more]

Abir m Indian, Bengali
From Hindi अबीर (abīr) referring to a type of coloured powder used during the Holi festival. The word itself is ultimately derived from Arabic عَبِير‎ (ʿabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".

Abshir m Somali
Means "congratulation" in Somali.

Abubakir m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" combined with بكير (bakir) possibly meaning "learner, student" or بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "to get up early" (figuratively meaning "early ripened" or "quickly learned").

Abul Khair m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو الخير (see Abu al-Khayr).

Adair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements ad- (like in Ademar) and -ir (like in Alair and Edir).

Adamir m Bosnian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this name is the Bosnian politician Adamir Jerković (b. 1958).

Adenir m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a rhyming variant of Ademir.

Adhir m Indian, Gujarati, Bengali (Hindu)
Means "restless; impatient" in Sanskrit.

Aegir m Astronomy
Anglicized 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.

Aendir m Old Norse (Rare)
From Old Norse endir. Meaning “end”, “ending”, “conclusion”.

Aerandir m Literature
Aerandir is a Sindarin word for 'Sea Wanderer'.... [more]

Æsir m Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Icelandic masculine form of Æsa. This is the name of a character in Norse mythology.

Ägir m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ægir.

Agir m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish adir meaning "flame".

Ahmir m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew
Variant of Amir 1.

Aidamir m Circassian, Chechen
From Turkish ay meaning "moon, month" combined with demir "iron".

Aimir m Albanian (Rare)

Ajir m Abkhaz
Means "steel" in Abkhaz.

Akobir m Uzbek

Alair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements al- (like in Alaíde) and -ir (like in Ademir, Edir and Lucelir).

Alamgir m Bengali, Urdu
From Persian عالمگیر‎ (alamgir) meaning "conqueror of the world", derived from Arabic عالم (ʿālam) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian گیر (gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer"... [more]

Aldafaðir m Norse Mythology
Means "all-father", derived from Old Norse elements ala ("entire, all") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Aldahír m Spanish (Mexican)

Aldair m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Altair.

Aldecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aldemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.

Aldemir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aldemiro.

Aldenir m South American

Aldir m & f Filipino
Meaning “smart but timid”

Aldmir m Polish (Archaic)
Polish variant of Aldemar.

Alexandir m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern English variant of Alexander.

Alfaðir m Norse Mythology
Variant of Aldafaðir.

Algeir m Icelandic
Short form of Aðalgeir.

Aliir m Dinka

Allistair m English
Variant of Alistair.

Al-muntasir m Arabic
Derived 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.

Alomgir m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali আলমগীর (see Alamgir).

Altaír f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Altair.

Althair m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Altair.

Alvir m Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of AlvéR.

Amdír m Literature
Possibly means "hope" or "looking up" in Sindarin. In 'Tolkien's Legendarium' this is the name of an elf, the King of Lórien. He was also called Malgalad.

Ämir m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Amir 1.

Əmir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Amir 1.

Amír m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amir.

Andhrímnir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Combination of and "against, opposite, hostile" and hrīm "rime, soot". In Norse mythology this is the name of both an eagle and a cook in Valhalla.

Anèir m Occitan
Occitan form of Aner.

Angir m & f Mongolian
Means "mandarin duck" in Mongolian.

Anir m Indian
Indian meaning "spiritual warrior"

Anir f & m Mongolian
Means "sound, echo" or "news" in Mongolian.

Anir m Berber, Northern African
Means "angel" in Tamazight.

Ankhtamir m & f Mongolian
Means "first strength" from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and тамир (tamir) meaning "strength, vigour".

Anwir m Welsh

Ardakhshir m Middle Persian
Variant of Ardashir. This was the name of a dynast (frataraka) of Persis in the late 3rd century BC, ruling sometime after 220 to c. 205 BC.

Ardeşir m Turkish
Turkish form of Ardashir.

Argir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Argyris.

Argymir m Polish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a IX century saint.

Armir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and mirë "good".

Arngeir m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian and Icelandic form of Arngeirr.

Arshavir m Armenian (Rare)

Artashir m Ancient Armenian
Old Armenian form of Artaxerxes.

Artuir m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Arthur

Ashir m Hinduism
MEANING : 'consumer of sacrifices' , fire, Sun, a diamond . HERE अश् means eat + means इर sacrifices... [more]

Ashkir m Somali

Asmir m Bosnian

Assir m Biblical Hebrew
Assir was a son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah.

Astemir m Circassian
From Turkic āŕ meaning "few, little, small" and temür meaning "iron".

Ástgeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgeir.

Atbir m Berber
Means "dove" in Amazigh.

Aðalgeir m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Æðelgar.

Aubakir m Kazakh
Probably derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" and بكير (bakir) "learner, student" or بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "to get up early" (figuratively meaning "early ripened" (in knowledge) or "quickly learned")... [more]

Audgeir m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and geirr "spear".

Audoir m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Audoire.

Aulir m Old Norse
Variant of AlvéR.

Auredhir m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Auredhir is described as being very lovable, and was said to greatly resemble his grandfather Beren... [more]

Auremir m Brazilian
Auremir Evangelista dos Santos is a Brazilian professional footballer.

Aurgelmir m Norse Mythology
Combination of aur ("gravel, sand, clay") and galmr ("shouting one"). This is the name of a jǫtunn, probably another name for Ymir, the father of Þrúðgelmir and grandfather of Bergelmir.

Aurgrímnir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from aur "sand, clay" and grímr "person wearing a face mask or helmet" or grimmr "grim". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Aurnir m Norse Mythology
Derived from aurr ("gravel, sand, clay"). This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.

Ausir m Literature
Ausir is a child present at the Cottage of Lost Play when Ælfwine visits there, in one of J.R.R. Tolkien's tales given in The Book of Lost Tales Part One.

Autir m Old Norse
Unknown meaning.

Avir m Hebrew
Possibly a variant of Amir, meaning treetop.

Aybatïr m Bashkir
From Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and батыр (batïr) meaning "hero".

Aydəmir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aydamir.

Aydamir m Circassian
From Turkic ay meaning "moon" and temür meaning "iron".

Ay-demir m Tuvan
Means "moon iron" in Tuvan.

Aydemir m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and demir meaning "iron".

Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.

Azhir m Arabic
Variant of Azhar.

Bəbir m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of Babur.... [more]

Babir m Azerbaijani (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Kazakh form of Babur.

Bachir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Bashir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bądzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish bądź, which is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Bæglir m Old Norse
Old Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".

Bæilir m Old Norse
Probably an Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Bağır m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Baqir. It coincides with the Azerbaijani word bağır meaning "liver, heart".

Bagir m Abkhaz
Means "sparrow" in Abkhaz.

Bahir m Arabic
Means "brilliant" in Arabic.

Bahodir m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bahadur.

Bair m Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bakhodir m Uzbek
Alternate transcription of Баҳодир (see Bahodir)

Bäkir m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bakr.

Bəkir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bakr.

Balbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Balvir.

Balsir m English
Likely a variant of Balthasar

Balvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Bamir m Albanian

Barahir m Literature
Means "fiery lord" in Sindarin. In Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', this was the name of the father of Beren. It was also mentioned in 'The Lord of the Rings' as the name of both a Steward of Gondor and the grandson of Eowyn and Faramir.

Barnimir m Pomeranian
Pomeranian form of Bronimir.

Bashiir m Somali
Somali form of Bashir.

Bəşir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bashir.

Basyir m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Bashir.

Béchir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Bechir based on French orthography.

Bechir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Bashir (chiefly Tunisian).

Bedir m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr

Będzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish będzie "will be"; it is the third-person singular future tense of the verb być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Beinir m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic (Archaic)
From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".

Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.

Bekir m Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Bakr or Bakir.

Bektemir m Kyrgyz
From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kyrgyz темир (temir) meaning "iron".

Belimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic bělъ "white, pale". Also see Běla, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Belmir m Bosnian
Variant of Belmin.

Belomir m Croatian
Variant form of Belimir.

Benazir f & m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian بی‌نظیر (bi-nazir) meaning "incomparable, matchless". It is used as a feminine name in Pakistan while it is typically masculine in Bangladesh. A famous bearer was Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the first female prime minister of Pakistan.

Beqir m Albanian
Albanian form of Baqir.

Bergelmir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from berg "rock, cliff, highlands" and galmr "shouting one". This is the name of Ymir's grandson, the ancestor of the frost giants.

Berimir m Croatian
Derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather" (also see Berislav) combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Beşir m Turkish
Turkish form of Bashir.

Besmir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian besë "faith, trust" and mirë "good".

Bir m Santali
Means "best" in Santali.

Birnir m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Birna.

Birtir m Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Bjartur.

Bladimir m Spanish
Variant of Vladimir.

Blagomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements blag "good, gentle, kind, blessed" and mir "peace".

Bobir m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Babur, possibly via Babir. Also compare Bobur.... [more]

Bojomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".

Bokhodir m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bahadur.

Bolemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Boqir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Baqir

Borimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic bor "battle" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Borimir Perković (b. 1967), a former Croatian soccer player.

Boromir m Literature
Means "jeweled hand" in Sindarin. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the name of one of the nine walkers in the Fellowship of the Ring.

Borzymir m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Borimir.

Botir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Batur.

Bozhimir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Božimir.

Božimir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "divine peace", derived from Slavic bozy "divine" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Bożymir m Polish
Polish cognate of Božimir.

Branomir m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Branimir.

Bratimir m Croatian, Serbian
There are two possible explanations for the etymology of the first element of this name. The first explanation is that it is derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather", which would make the whole name an older form of Berimir... [more]

Bratomir m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Means "brother of peace", derived from Slavic bratu "brother" combined with Slavic mir "peace". Also compare Bratimir.

Brestir m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Norse bresta meaning "to burst, break".

Brijnir m & f Indian (Modern)

Brímir m Icelandic
Variant of either Brimir or Brími.

Brimir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Probably related to Old Norse brim meaning "surf". This is another name for Ymir in Norse mythology.

Brothir m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish and Medieval English form of Bróðir.

Budimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from (Serbo-)Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace" or "world". In other words, this name is the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Budzimir.

Budzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Busir m Khazar
Name of a Khazar Khagan

Byamba-ochir m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and очир (ochir) meaning "diamond" or "staff, truncheon; thunderbolt".

Byggvir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "seed corn". In Norse mythology Byggvir is a servant of Freyr and the husband of Beyla.

Bytomir m Polish
Derived from Proto-Slavic byti "to be" (compare modern Polish być "to be") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Cabdinaasir m Somali
Somali form of Abd an-Nasir.

Cabdinasir m Somali
Somali form of Abd an-Nasir.

Cabdiqaadir m Somali
Somali form of Abd al-Qadir.

Cabir m Turkish
Variant of Kabir.

Cahangir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jahangir.

Çakir m & f Turkish
Means "bluish, greyish" in Turkish.

Cantemir m Romanian, Moldovan

Caranthir m Literature
Sindarin form of Carnistir.

Carnistir m Literature
Means "red-faced" in Quenya. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium' this is the mother-name of Caranthir, the fourth son of Fëanor and Nerdanel.

Casémir m Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Casimir.

Cashmir m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kashmir and Cashmere.

Castamir m Literature
Possibly means "jeweled helmet" in Quenya. In Tolkien's legendarium this is the name of the evil King of Gondor who usurps the throne form Eldacar, the rightful king.

Častimir m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian čast "honour" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic čьstь "honour") combined with mir "peace".

Cavanşir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Javansher.

Cazimir m Romanian
Romanian form of Casimir.

Cazmir m English (American)
Possible African American variant of Kazmir.

Cfir m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Kfir.

Chag'ir m Uzbek
Means "wine" in Uzbek.

Chakir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Shakir chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.

Chalimir m Medieval Polish
Variant of Chwalimir.

Chayir m Uzbek
Means "strong, hardened" in Uzbek.

Chintemir m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and temir meaning "iron, metal".

Chir m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Cyrus used to refer to the saint.

Chòcemir m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Chociemir.

Chociemir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Old Church Slavonic xotěti or xŭtěti "to want, to wish, to desire", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic xъtěti "to want, to wish, to desire"... [more]

Chotimír m Czech
Czech cognate of Chociemir.

Chudomir m Medieval Slavic, Bulgarian
Medieval Slavic and modern Bulgarian form of Čudomir. Also compare Chedomir. Bearers of this name include Bulgarian football player Chudomir Grigorov (b... [more]

Chwalimir m Polish (Archaic)
Means "praises peace" from the Slavic elements xvaliti "to praise" and mirŭ "peace".

Ciechomir m Polish
Polish cognate of Techomir.

Cieszmir m Medieval Polish
Variant of Cieszymir.

Cieszymir m Polish
Means "to enjoy peace", derived from Slavic tešiti se "to enjoy" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Cir m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Cyrus.

Clasterfair m American (South), African American
This name is found in generations of families. Clusters of the name can be found in Louisiana, in particular, but remains rare. It is said to be terminology to refer to royal members, similar to King or Duke would be used.

Claudecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Claudemir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Clodomiro or a combination of Cláudio (or even Claude) with a Portuguese given name that ends in -mir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.... [more]

Claudir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Claudemir. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking name Clotário.

Clodomir m History, French (Rare)
French form of Chlodomer.

Criostóir m Irish
Irish form of Christopher.

Ctimír m Czech
Czech form of Chestimir.

Čučimir m Serbian (Archaic), History, Medieval Serbian
Medieval Serbian name of which the first element is of uncertain origin. It may possibly have been derived from Slavic chucha or chusha, which may signify something small. An other possibility may be Slavic chuzh "foreign, alien, strange" - compare modern Russian chuzhoy, Polish cudzy and Slovak cudzí, all of which mean "foreign, alien, strange"... [more]

Čudomir m Croatian (Archaic)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian čudo "miracle, wonder" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name roughly means "miracle of peace" or "peace is a miracle". In some instances, this name is mistaken for a variant form of Čedomir and even Godemir.

Cvetomir m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Tsvetomir.

Cywair m Welsh
Derived from cywair meaning “proper order, fit state or condition”.

Czcimir m Polish
Polish form of Chestimir.

Czedomir m Polish
Polish form of Čedomir.

Częstomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Czudomir m Polish
Polish form of Čudomir.

Daahir m Somali
Variant of Dahir.

Dabir m Arabic
Tutor.

Daggeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of dagr "day" and geirr "spear".

Dahir m Somali
Somali form of Tahir.

Dalemir m Polish
Polish form of Dalimir.

Dalimír m Slovak
Slovak form of Dalimir. A known bearer of this name is Dalimír Jančovič, a Slovakian professional ice hockey player.

Dalimir m Croatian, Polish, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dal "far away" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Dalir m Persian
Means "brave" in Persian.

Dəmir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Demir.

Damir m Tatar, Russian, Soviet
Soviet-era name based on the Russian phrase Да здравствует мировая революция! (Da zdravstvuyet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live world revolution!", referring to the Marxist concept of world revolution.

Danimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian dan "day", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьnь "day". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Danir m Bosnian
Bosnian male form of Danira.

Danvir m Hindi
From Hindi दान (dān) meaning "gift" and वीर (vīr) meaning "heroic, brave", thus "brave gift".

Daromir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Slavic dar "gift, present", which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present". Compare modern Polish darować "to donate, to gift" and Czech darovat "to donate, to give", as well as Proto-Slavic dati "to give"... [more]

Darzymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]

Daşdəmir m Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani daş meaning "stone" and dəmir meaning "iron".

Daš-demir m Tuvan
Tuvan cognate of Tashtemir.

Dashamir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian dashamir "well-wishing, benevolent; kind, friendly".

Daš-mir m Tuvan
Means "rock-world" in Tuvan.

Dazmir m Soviet, Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of the Soviet slogan Да здравствует мировая революция! (Da zdravstvuet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live the world revolution!" as well as of Да здравствует мир! (Da zdravstvuet mir!) meaning "Long live the peace!" This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Dedomir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is probably derived from Old Church Slavonic dědŭ "grandfather", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dědъ "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Deneir m Indian

Dëshir m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Dëshira.

Desir m English (Puritan)
Form of Desire.

Despair m Romani (Archaic)

Dhafir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظافر (see Zafir).

Dhamir m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Damir.

Dibir m Dagestani
From Persian دبیر (dabir) meaning "secretary, scribe"

Dir m History
Likely derived from Old Norse Dyr. Askold and Dir (died in 882) were princes of Kiev and founders of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper... [more]

Ditmir m Albanian

Djavohir m Uzbek

Djedomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian djed "grandfather". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". In other words, one could say that this name is the Croatian and Serbian form of Dedomir.

Długomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish długi or długo "long", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьlgъ "long". Also compare Croatian dug "long"... [more]

Dobiemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from the elements dobie "brave, worthy" and mir "world, peace".

Dobromir m Bulgarian, Polish
Derived from Slavic dobro "good, kind" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Dobrymir m Polish
Variant of Dobromir.

Domamir m Polish
Means "house of peace", derived from Slavic dom "house" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Drachemir m German (Rare)
Likely a germanization of Drahomír.

Drachir m Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Respelling of Richard.

Drahcir m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Richard spelled backwards.

Draupnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "goldsmith". Draupnir is the name of both a dwarf and Odin's golden arm ring, which he laid on Baldr's funeral pyre to show that Hel was the legitimate ruler of the Underworld... [more]

Dražimir m Croatian
Croatian (variant) form of Dragomir.

Drogomir m Polish
Polish form of Dragomir.

Držimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian držati "to hold", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic dьržati "to hold". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Dudimir m Croatian (Archaic)
The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic duda "(bag)pipe, whistle, flute". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".

Duibhuidhir m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".

Dvir m Hebrew
The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.

Dzahir m Malay
Malay form of Zahir.

Dzantemir m Ossetian
Means "iron soul" from Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, life" combined with Proto-Turkic *temür "iron".

Dzhantemir m Circassian
From Persian جان (jân) meaning “soul, being, life” combined with Turkish demir meaning “iron”.

Dzierżymir m Polish
Derived from Slavic dzierży "to have, to keep, to rule" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Ealair m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the name Hilary which ultimatly means "cheerful"

Ea-nāṣir m Akkadian
Means "Ea is his warden". This was the name of an Akkadian copper merchant whose customer, a man named Nanni, wrote to him the oldest known written complaint.

Eclair m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Eclair. This name also coincides with the name of a French pastry.

Edelmir m Norman

Edgeir m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Edgar.

Edir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of the elements ed- (like in Edmar) and -ir (like in Ademir or Lucelir).

Edlir m Albanian
Masculine form of Edlira.

Efimir m Bulgarian
Composed of efi with an unknown meaning and miru meaning "peace, world".

Egir m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ægir.

Eilir f & m Welsh
Derived from Welsh eilir "butterfly; regneration; spring".

Ekhir m Buryat
Means "twin" in Buryat.

Eldir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology Eldir is one of Ægir's servants. After Loki is driven out of Ægir's hall for killing Fimafengr, he tries to regain entry, but Eldir refuses to let him in.

Elmir m Azerbaijani, Bosnian

Elphir m Literature
Means "lord of swans" from Sindarin alph "swan" (plural eilph) and hîr "master, lord". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a prince of Dol Amroth, "of which city the swan was the emblem".

Elrohir m Literature
Literature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-knight'. Elrohir was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.

Elvir m Bosnian, Croatian
Male form of Elvira.

Elwir m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Elwira.

Elyair m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "God will light" in Hebrew, a combination of El and Yair יָאִיר

Emîr m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Amir 1.

Enkhtamir m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and тамир (tamir) meaning "strength, vigour".

Erdene-ochir m Mongolian

Erlir m Albanian

Ermir m Albanian
From Albanian erë meaning "wind, scent" combined with mirë meaning "good".

Eskendir m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Iskandar (see Alexander).

Esmir m Bosnian
Allegedly a Bosnian variant of Emir.... [more]

Eulair m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Eulaire.

Eumir m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of a name that starts with Eu- (such as Eugênio and Eustaquio) with a name that either starts with Mir- (such as Miriã and Mirta) or ends in -mir (such as Ademir).... [more]