This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Chisüzhüo m MaoFrom the Mao
chisû meaning "wisdom" and
zhü meaning "good".
Teza m & f MalagasyMeans "heartwood" or "something that is firm, durable" in Malagasy.
Thancman m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from
thanc, which comes from Old High German
dankjan "to think" or
dank "thanks." The second element is derived from
man "man."
Aybolat m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning “moon” and
болат (bolat) meaning “steel”.
Thục m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 淑
(thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶
(thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
Safar m Arabic, Persian, Tajik, UzbekFrom Arabic سفر
(safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage" or "campaign". It can also be derived from صفر
(ṣafar) referring to the second month of the Islamic calendar, derived from the word صفر
(ṣafr) meaning "empty, void" (so named because pagan Arabs looted houses empty during this month).
Echembrotos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἔχω
(echo) meaning "to hold, to possess" and βροτός
(brotos) meaning "mortal man, human being".
Subagja m SundaneseFrom Sanskrit सु
(su) meaning "good" combined with Sundanese
bagja meaning "happy" (of Sanskrit origin).
Vadius m TheatreMeaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Les Femmes Savantes'.
Isulf m GermanicThe first element is derived from
îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of
isan (see
Isanbert). The second element is derived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Skári m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
skári meaning 'young sea-mew'.
Burch m EnglishVariant of Birch or transferred use of surname Burch
Bowonrat f & m ThaiFrom Thai บวร
(bowon) meaning "sublime, glorious, distinguished, best" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Akishige m JapaneseFrom with 彰 (
aki) meaning "clear, obvious" or 明 (
aki) or 昭 (
aki) both meaning "bright" combined with 繁 (
shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant" or 成 (
shige) meaning "become"... [
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Deocar m Medieval FrenchFrom Latin
Deocarus meaning "loved by God". This was borne by a 9th-century saint.
Anthem m & f English (Modern)From the English word
anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (
antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.
Hayaichirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Benteinn m Old NorseOriginally a kenning (a type of figure of speech used in Norse poetry) composed of Old Norse
ben "mortal wound" and
teinn "twig, sprout".
Giềng m & f VietnameseMeans "the main rope of a fishing net" in Vietnamese.
Tanaydin m & f TurkishDerived from the Turkish
tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
aydın meaning "intellectual".
Baoshan m ChineseFrom Chinese 宝 or 寶
(bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 山
(shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak", 珊
(shān) meaning "coral", or 善
(shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind"... [
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Takana f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" (mostly feminine) or 己 (na) meaning "male" (mostly masculine). Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Częstobor m PolishMeans "to fight often", derived from Slavic
częs(to) "often" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight". Also compare
Chestibor.
Satayu m ThaiMeans "one hundred years old" in Thai.
Sigemar m GermanicDerived from Old High German
sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic
sigis, see
Sigisbert) combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Ritsuji m JapaneseFrom 率 (
ritsu) meaning "rate, ratio, percentage" or 律 (
ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 二 (
ji) meaning "two" or 司 (
ji) meaning "officer, boss". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sabtu m Malay, IndonesianFrom Malay
saptu meaning "Saturday", referring to someone that was born on Saturday.
Herje m Swedish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements
Här- or
Her- meaning "army".
Sithu m BurmeseFrom an honorific title derived from Burmese စည်
(si) meaning "prosperous" and the third-person pronoun သူ
(thu).
Taha m TeluguMeaning "Best", "Pure", "Skillful". It is also another Name for the Prophet Muhammad, Name of a Surah in the Quran.
Shinekhüü m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian шинэ
(shine) meaning "new" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy; child".
Chiếu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 照 (
chiếu) meaning "to shine, illuminate", 詔 (
chiếu) meaning "imperial decree", or 釗 (
chiếu) meaning "to encourage".
Jati m & f IndonesianMeans "original, pure" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit जाति
(jāti).
Kanrou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 寒 (kan) meaning "cold" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Othoniel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Othniel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Rounin m Japanese (Rare)This name can be used as 浪人 (rounin) meaning "drifter" or "wanderer", i.e. "he who drifts/wanders".... [
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Atsurou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 篤 (
atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ziola m & f IjawMeans "the last born" in Ijaw.
Chararic m Germanic, HistoryThis name is most likely a form of
Hariric - however, this is not completely certain. The first element in the name might also be derived from (or is a blend with)
garva "ready, prepared", Gothic
gairu "spear" or from Old High German
wachar "vigilant." Chararic was a 5th-century king of the Salian Franks.
Fridewin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
fridu "peace" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Zuriko m Georgian, LiteratureDiminutive of
Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book
Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [
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Milot m Albanian, KosovarDerived from
Milot, a town and a former municipality in the Lezhë County of northwestern Albania.
Vojin m SerbianDerived from the Slavic element
voi or
voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.
Chuanchao m ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
超 (chāo) meaning "leap over, surpass".
Atthaphong m ThaiFrom Thai อรรถ
(attha) meaning "essence" and พงศ์/พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Atahan m TurkishThe name Atahan first originated in 1930s after the Kemalist revolution. Legends speculate that people who bear this name tend to have network connection problems.
Kerkylas m Ancient Greek (Rare)Possibly from Ancient Greek κέρκος (
kerkos) meaning "tail, penis". This was the name of the alleged husband of
Sappho, Kerkylas of Andros, according to the Byzantine encyclopedia Suda... [
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Fuyutake m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (fuyu) "winter" combined with 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Khamphanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ຄໍາ
(kham) meaning "gold" and ພັນ
(phanh) meaning "thousand".
Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Nurtas m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас
(tas) meaning "stone".
Thayi m & f TswanaDecendants of the Nyambane speaking people in Mozambique and descendants of Tswana speaking people in Botswana met in South Africa in the early 1800. The great Nyanale from Mozambique "Nambane" came to South Africa to work in mines.
Zhigang m ChineseFrom Chinese 志
(zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 之
(zhī), a possessive marker, combined with 刚
(gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong"... [
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Elemmírë f & m LiteratureThe name Elemmírë was a Quenya word that meant "star jewel", which comes from the words elen, meaning "star" and mírë, meaning "jewel". The form of the word does not specify gender.... [
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Nyas m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, MalayalamMEANING: putting down or in, placing, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, putting away, ... [
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Gwynfryn m WelshFrom the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements
bryn - meaning "hill", and
gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [
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Sanduarri m Ancient Near EasternMeans "
Šanta will help". Name borne by a king of the kingdoms of Kundu (which has been tentatively linked with the city of Anzarbus), and Sissu (the location of which is uncertain but is likely in one of the southern provinces of Turkey).
Kaʻahanui f & m HawaiianDerived from the Hawaiian word
ka meaning "the" and
'ahanui, the name of a type of native sedge plant (
Machaerina mariscoides subsp.
meyenii).
Talab m ArabicMeans "search, quest, wish, desire" in Arabic.
Deogratias m Late RomanMeans "thanks to God" or "grace of God", derived from Latin
deus "god" combined with Latin
gratia "thanks, grace". A bearer of this name was saint Deogratias of Carthage (5th century AD).
Nyukuti m Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Nyukuti Tjupurrula, the husband of Australian Aboriginal painter Makinti Napanangka (c... [
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Andocides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Possibly derived from Greek
(anadokhe) meaning "a taking up, acceptance, taking charge of" or "surety, pledge, guarantee". Alternatively, ἄνθος
(anthos) meaning "flower" or ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man" combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης
(ides) have been suggested as elements.
Sertaç m TurkishTerived from Turkish
ser, an archaic word for "head" and
taç meaning "crown".
Oladipupo m Yoruba"Abundant Happiness" as told to me by a Nigerian immigrant I met named Oladipupo.