This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is _a*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Baysangur m Chechen (Rare)Derived from the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Persian
bai meaning "mister" combined with Persian سنگ
(sang) meaning "stone, rock". Baysangur of Benoa (1794-1861) was a Chechen commander of the 19th century.
Baytimer m TatarDerived from
бай (bay) meaning "rich" and
тимер (timer) meaning "iron".
Bayu m IndonesianMeans "wind, breeze" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit वायु
(vayu).
Bazar m BuryatMeans "diamond, vajra" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra).
Bazarbay m Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom Persian بازار
(bazar) meaning "market, marketplace" combined with Kyrgyz/Kazakh бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Cà m & f VietnameseMeans "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.
Cabell m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Cabell. A notable bearer is jazz musician and bandleader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (1907-1994).
Cabot m English (Rare)The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [
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Cabry f & m ObscureTransferred use of the surname
Cabry, itself from the name of a river in Ireland.
Cacahuehue m NahuatlPossibly means "old frog", from Nahuatl
caca "frog, toad" and
huehue "elder, old man".
Cacamatzin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cacamatl "small ear of corn, offshoot of larger ear of maize" and
-tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was the name of a king of Texcoco.
Çacaxochitl m & f NahuatlThe name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called
coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from
zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and
xochitl "flower".
Cachua m NahuatlMeans "shoe owner, one who wears sandals" in Nahuatl, from
cactli "shoe, sandal" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Cacus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman MythologyDerived from Greek κᾰκός
(kakos), meaning "bad". In Greek and Roman mythology, Cacus was a giant and the son of Vulcan. He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome.
Cadan m Cornish, WelshDerived from Welsh and Cornish
cat "battle" and possibly Welsh
man "place" or Welsh
nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.
Cadarius m Medieval HungarianCadarius was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary who served as Judge royal in 1146, during the reign of Géza II of Hungary.
Caddy f & m English (Rare), LiteratureVariant of
Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel
Bleak House (1853), and
Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel
The Sound and the Fury (1929).
Cadenus m LiteratureInvented by author Jonathan Swift for his 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa. The name is an anagram for the latin word decanus, meaning
Dean, because he was the dean of St... [
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Cadenza f & m American (Rare)An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian
cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also
Cadence.
Cadewyn m WelshPossibly 'white warrior' or 'pure warrior'. In Welsh cade can be interpreted as warring, and wyn as white or fair
Cadhan m Old Irish, Irish MythologyGaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.
Cadmihel m Biblical LatinForm of
Kadmiel used in the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate"), which has been the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church since 1979.
Cadno m Welsh, Old WelshDerived from Welsh
cat "battle" and
-no "knowing". The modern Welsh word
cadno, "fox", likely stems from the given name, similar to French
Renard.
Cadok m Medieval Cornish, HistoryAccording to William of Worcester, writing in the fifteenth century, Cadoc of Cornwall was a survivor of the Cornish royal line at the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and was appointed as the first Earl of Cornwall by William the Conqueror... [
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Cador m Arthurian Cycle, CornishProbably a form of
Cadeyrn, perhaps derived from its Cornish cognate. In Arthurian romance this was the name of Guinevere's guardian. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, Cador was a ruler of Cornwall and the father of Constantine, King Arthur's successor.... [
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Cadwallon m Old Welsh, HistoryDerived from Old Welsh
cat "battle" and an uncertain element, possibly
gwallon "ruler" or
uualaun,
uualon "valorous" or
guallaun "good, best"... [
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Cadwy m Welsh MythologyFrom Old Welsh
cad "battle" combined with the suffix
wy. This was borne by the son of
Geraint in Arthurian legend.
Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of
Katie or a diminutive of
Cadence,
Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of
Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of
Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish
ceadach "talkative".... [
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Caeculus m Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin adjective
caecus meaning "blind" combined with the Latin masculine diminutive suffix
-ulus. Also compare the related name
Caecilius.... [
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Cáelbad m Old Irish, HistoryMeans "to be fine, to be slender" in Old Irish, derived from Old Irish
coíl "slender, fine, delicate" and
is (inflection form
bad) "to be". This was the name of a High King of Ireland.
Caelian m English, DutchEnglish form of
Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form
Celian has been used a little bit more often there.
Cælin m History (Ecclesiastical)Cælin was an Orthodox priest in England in the seventh century, and brother of St. Cedd of Lastingham. The name Cælin is a spelling variant of the name of a West Saxon king
Ceawlin, and is of Celtic rather than Anglo-Saxon derivation.
Caelum m AstronomyThe name of a faint constellation in the southern sky, which is from Latin
caelum meaning "heaven, sky" (compare
Caelius) or (allegedly) "burin" (a tool for engraving on copper or other metals).
Caelus m Roman MythologyMeans "sky" or "the heavens" in Latin (related to the word
caelum). Caelus is the Roman god of the sky, the equivalent of the Greek god
Uranus.
Cafiero m Italian (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Cafiero. From an Italian surname derived from Arabic
kafir meaning "infidel". It was first used as a name in the late 19th century, in honor of Italian anarchist Carlo Cafiero (1846-1892).
Çağil m Turkish1. The sound and exuberance of flowing waters. -(adverb) ... [
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Caguax m Taíno (Archaic)Name of the cacique of the Turabo region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
Cahual m NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
cahualli "one who is left behind; widow, widower".
Cahualoc m NahuatlMeans "abandoned one, one who was left behind" in Nahuatl.
Cahuan m NahuatlPossibly from Nahuatl
cahuani "to catch fire", figuratively "to shine" or "to make a name, leave a memory".
Cahyadi m IndonesianFrom Indonesian
cahaya meaning "light" combined with
adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
Cahyono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
cahya meaning "beam, ray, light" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Cai m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 财 (
cái) meaning "wealth; valuable; riches; money" or 彩 (
cǎi) meaning "colour; literary or artistic talent" but also "applause; cheer".... [
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Cai m HmongMeans "law, custom" in Hmong.
Caian m QuechuaMeans "Down", "Son of the Sun". It can also have a meaning of "the tomorrow that will always come" - for the ancient Quechua had a circular-time notion.
Caillín m Medieval IrishMeaning uncertain. According to one source, the name means "little cowl" in Irish, in which case it should ultimately be derived from the Irish noun
caille meaning "veil".... [
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Caílte m Irish, Irish MythologyOlder form of
Caoilte, possibly derived from Irish
caol meaning "slender". In Irish legend Caílte was a warrior of the Fianna and their foremost poet... [
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Cainhannoch m Mormon (Rare)From an alternative name for New York used in the Doctrine and Covenants. A possible origin could be that in the Bible,
Cain, the son of Adam, had a son named
Enoch... [
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Caio m WelshDiminutive of
Cai 2. The name coincides with
Caio or
Caeo, the name of a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales.
Caique m Portuguese (Brazilian)Folk etymology likes to consider this name to be of Tupi origin and assigns it the meaning "water bird". Since no etymology or evidence of use by the Tupi people has ever been provided, it is likely that this is a faux-indigenous name... [
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Cairn f & m ScottishOld Irish and Scottish name, originally from Carn, which changed to Caibre, which changed to Cairney.... [
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Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)From Irish
caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician
Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Caitafa m GuancheBorne by a
guaire (adviser) from the island of Tamarán (modern-day Gran Canaria).
Caithness m LiteratureMeaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the place name
Caithness as a given name. He appeared in the Shakespearean play,
Macbeth.
Caizhong m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and
忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Cake m & f EnglishFrom the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European
*gog "ball-shaped object".
Calais m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Κάλαϊς
(Kalais), which meant "turquoise" or "chrysolite" (being the name of "a precious stone of a greenish blue"). In Greek myth Calais and his twin brother
Zetes, together known as the Boreads (being sons of
Boreas, god of the north wind), were Argonauts.
Calam m Irish, EnglishMeaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname
Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [
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Calasanctius m Various (Rare)Latinised form of the Spanish surname
Calasanz borne by the Catholic saint Joseph Calasanz (1556-1648), who is also known as Joseph Calasanctius, probably influenced in part by Latin
sanctus meaning "sacred, holy".
Calasanz m German (Austrian, Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)Derived from the surname
Calasanz. Joseph Calasanz (known in Spanish as José de Calasanz; September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648) was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools, providing free education to the sons of the poor, and the Religious Order that ran them, commonly known as the Piarists... [
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Calbraith m English (Rare)A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.
Calcedonio m ItalianDerived from a Greek name meaning "from Chalcedon". Chalcedon was a city in what is now the Asian part of Istanbul.
Calchas m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Κάλχας
(Kalchas), which is perhaps derived from Greek χαλκός
(chalkos) "bronze". Calchas was a seer featured in Homer's 'Iliad', famous for correctly predicting many events of the Trojan War... [
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Calchus m Greek MythologyLatinized form of Greek Κάλχος
(Kalkhos). This was the name of a king of the Daunians, who unsuccessfully courted
Circe.
Calcifer m LiteratureThis is the name of a fire demon in the 1986 young adult fantasy novel
Howl's Moving Castle, written by Diana Wynne Jones.... [
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Calendau m ProvençalDerived from Provençal
calendau "(of) Christmas", ultimately derived from Latin
calendalis. Calendau is the name of the hero of Mistral’s poem
Calendau (1867).
Caley f & m EnglishFrom the English surname,
Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of
Macauley... [
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Calico m & f English (Rare)From the English word
calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [
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Calidore m LiteraturePerhaps derived from Greek
kallos "beauty" and
doron "gift". It was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1596), where Sir Calidore, the Knight of Courtesy, is the hero of Book VI who tames the Blatant Beast as requested by Queen
Gloriana.