This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ansfrid m GermanicMeans "peaceful god", derived from Old High German
ans "god" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Ansgisel m GermanicDerived from Old High German
ans "god" combined with
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Anshar m Sumerian MythologyMeans "whole heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements
šar ("totality, all"), and
an ("sky, heaven"). Name borne by a primordial god of creation, who was viewed as the father of the sky god
Anu... [
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Ansirus m Arthurian CycleHe was called “the Pilgrim” because of his passion for going on pilgrimage, "for every third year he would be at Jerusalem" He passed his nickname on to his daughter, Alice le Beale Pilgrim. Ansirus was of Lancelot’s kin, apparently in the British branch of the family... [
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Anska m FinnishFinnish diminutive of names beginning with
Ans- and
An-.
Anšlavs m Latvian (Archaic)This was the name of Latvian writer, journalist and painter Anšlavs Eglītis who became a war refugee in 1944. He had prolific career as a novelist, and his later work often examined aspects of exile life.
Ansmar m GermanicDerived from Old High German
ans "god" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Ansmund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
ans "god" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Ansong m ChineseFrom the Chinese
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".
Answald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
ans "god" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Answin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
ans "god" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Antaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀνταῖος
(Antaios), which is derived from Greek ἀνταῖος
(antaios) meaning "(right) opposite, opposed to, set over against". In turn, it is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀντάω
(antaō) meaning "to come opposite (to), to meet face to face, to meet (with)"... [
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Antalkidas m Ancient GreekMeans "son of Antalkes" in Greek, derived from the name
Antalkes combined with ίδας
(idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης
(ides).... [
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Antandros m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἄντανδρος
(antandros) meaning "instead of a man, as a substitute", which consists of Greek ἀντί
(anti) meaning "against, opposed, compared to, like" and ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man".... [
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Antheus m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀνθέω
(antheō) meaning "to blossom, to bloom", which is related to Greek ανθος
(anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". In order words, this name is virtually the masculine form of
Antheia (see
Anthea)... [
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Anthimos m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἄνθιμος
(anthimos) meaning "of flowers, like flowers, blooming, flowered". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄνθος
(anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".
Antialkes m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀντί
(anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἀλκή
(alke) meaning "strength".
Antialkidas m Ancient GreekMeans "son of Antialkes" in Greek, derived from the name
Antialkes combined with ίδας
(idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης
(ides).
Antilochos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀντί
(anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun λόχος
(lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [
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Antimachos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective ἀντίμαχος
(antimachos) meaning "capable of meeting in war", which consists of Greek ἀντί
(anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun μάχη
(mache) meaning "battle".... [
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Antiphanes m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀντί
(anti) "against, in return" and φανής
(phanes) "appearing". This was the name of a 4th-century BCE comic playwright of Middle Comedy.
Antipholus m TheatrePossibly a variant of
Antiphilus. The first element of this name is Greek αντι
(anti) "against, compared to, like"; the second element is less certain, perhaps derived from Greek φωλεός
(phôleos) "den, lair" (the source of the mythological name
Pholus) or from Latin
folium "a leaf; a sheet of paper; trifle, thing of no consequence"... [
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Antiphonus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀντίφονόν
(Antiphonon), derived from Greek ἀντίφονος
(antiphonos) meaning "in return for slaughter" or "in revenge for blood", from ἀντί
(anti) "in return for; for the sake of, for" and φόνος
(phonos) "murder, slaughter; blood shed in murder, gore"... [
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Antisthenes m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀντί
(anti) meaning "against" and σθένος
(sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength." This name was borne by a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.
Antsa m & f MalagasyMeans "chant" or "charitable, compassionate" in Malagasy.
Ántush m AguarunaPossibly from the Awajún
ántut meaning "hear, understand, obey".
Anuš m MandaeanPossibly a Mandaic form of
Enos, this is the name of an angel in Mandaeism who performs miracles.
Anusak m ThaiFrom Thai อนุ
(anu) meaning "small, often" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Anusat m ThaiMeans "instruction, teaching, direction" in Thai.
Anushavan m ArmenianMeans "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ
(anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան
(avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan
anaoša meaning "immortal" and
urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".
Anushirvan m PersianFrom Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭
(anōšag ruwān) meaning "immortal soul", derived from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩
(anōšag) meaning "immortal" and 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭
(ruwān) meaning "soul"... [
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Anushrav m HindiMeans Vedic(vedic or the anient and great period) Practises
Anuson m ThaiMeans "memory, remembrance" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अनुस्मरण
(anusmarana).
Aoris m Greek MythologyMeaning uncertain, perhaps from Greek ἄορ
(aor) meaning "sword hung in a belt". In Greek legend this name belonged to a son of Aras, an autochthon who was believed to have built Arantea, the most ancient town in Phliasia... [
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Aosen m ChineseFrom the Chinese
奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and
森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
Aosong m ChineseFrom the Chinese
傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and
松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".
Aphareus m Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekThe meaning of this name is uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek ἀφαρεί
(apharei), which is an adverb of Greek ἄφαρ
(aphar), which can mean "straightway, forthwith" as well as "suddenly, quickly"... [
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Apheidas m Greek MythologyMeans "unsparing, not miserly" in Greek, derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ
(a) combined with the Greek adjective φειδός
(pheidos) meaning "sparing, thrifty".... [
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Aphisak m ThaiFrom Thai อภิ
(aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Aphthonios m Late GreekDerived from either the Greek noun ἀφθονία
(aphthonia) meaning "freedom from envy" as well as "abundance" or the Greek adjective ἄφθονος
(aphthonos) meaning "without envy" as well as "abundant, bounteous, plentiful".... [
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Apodemios m Late GreekDerived from either the Greek noun ἀποδημία
(apodemia) meaning "going/being abroad, journey abroad" or from the Greek adjective ἀπόδημος
(apodemos) meaning "away from one's country, abroad".... [
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Apollinus m LiteratureVariant of
Apollonius used by John Gower for the hero of his 1,737-line Middle English narrative 'The Tale of Apollinus' (in the 'Confessio amantis'), his version of the classical romance 'Apollonius of Tyre', widely popular in the Middle Ages.
Apollogenes m Ancient GreekDerived from the name of the god
Apollo combined with Greek γενης
(genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century BC.
Apophis m Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)From Ἄποφις
(Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian
ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as
Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις
(ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to
ꜣpp "to slither"... [
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Aprasion m Georgian (Rare)Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب
(Afrasiyab) (see
Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ
(Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი
(Aprasiobi).... [
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Apsandros m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἄψ
(aps) meaning "backwards, back again" combined with Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man".
Apsat m Georgian MythologyMeaning unknown. Apsat was the god of birds in Svan (a subgroup of the Georgian people) mythology.
Apsephion m Ancient GreekThere are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ-
(a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος
(psephos) meaning "darkness"... [
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Aputsiaĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of
Aput and suffix
-tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Aqdas m & f Arabic, UrduMeans "holier" in Arabic, the elative form of قديس
(qiddīs) meaning "holy, saintly".
Aqsa f & m Arabic, UrduMeans "furthest, most distant" in Arabic. It is taken from the name of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, considered the third holiest site in Islam as the Prophet
Muhammad travelled there during the Night Journey (Isra').
Aqsar m KazakhPossibly from the Kazakh
ақсары (aqsarı) meaning "light yellow".
Aquinas m ObscureDerived from the surname
Aquinas. Used in honor of saint Thomas Aquinas, used primarily by Catholics.
Arahas m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, NepaliMEANING - "absence of secrecy "... [
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Aramayis m Ancient Armenian, ArmenianFrom Old Median *
Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *
rāma- "joy, peace" and *
ais-/*
is- "to strive".
Araquisguan m GuancheThe name of a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Aras m Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, UrduIn Kurdish and Persian it means “equal”, “balanced”. The word Aras commonly refers to the Aras River, which flows through Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
Arashi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 嵐 (
arashi) meaning "storm". Other spellings are possible.
Aratos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀρατός
(aratos) meaning both "prayed for, desirable" and "prayed against, accursed".
Arausio m Celtic Mythology, Gaulish MythologyThe name of a local water god, possibly derived from Gaulish
ar-aus(i)o- meaning "temple, cheek", from Proto-Celtic
*far-aws(y)o- literally meaning "in front of the ear". Very little is known about this deity, other than the town of Orange (or
Auranja) being named after them.
Arceus m ObscureFrom the Pokémon character Arceus, whose name comes from the combination of the Greek word αρχή (
arkhé), "origin", and the Latin word
deus (god). In the game lore, Arceus is the original Pokémon who created the universe... [
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Archagathos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek ἀγαθός
(agathos) meaning "good".
Archandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) "of a man", although there is one source that claims that in this name, the second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρεία
(andreia) meaning "courage" as well as "manliness"... [
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Archeantus m MormonNephite soldier, one of three "choice men" (Moroni 9) slain in battle (c. AD 375).
Archebios m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀρχός (
archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή (
arche) "origin, source"and βίος (
bios) meaning "life" meaning "ruler of life, master of life"
Archelochos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyEither a variant of
Archilochos or an independent name in its own right. If the latter is the case, then the first element of this name is different from that of the aforementioned name, but the second element is exactly the same: Greek λόχος
(lochos) meaning "ambush"... [
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Archemais m Arthurian CycleIn the Prophecies de Merlin, the son of Angusel, King of Scotland. He took part in the expedition to save King Richard of Jerusalem from the King of Baghdad. He succeeded his father to the throne of Scotland.
Archemoros m Greek MythologyMeans "the forerunner of death" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.
Archeptolemos m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek αρχος
(archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek πολεμηιος
(polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" (see
Ptolemy).
Archestratos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek στρατός
(stratos) "army."
Archetimos m Ancient GreekDerived from either Greek ἀρχή
(arche) meaning "beginning, origin; authority" or ἄρχω
(arkho) meaning "to rule, lead, command" and τιμή
(time) meaning "honour, esteem" (see
timao).