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.
Piyaphon m ThaiFrom Thai ปิย
(piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Lương m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 良
(lương) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Nurhaci m HistoryMeans "skin of a wild boar" in Manchu. This was the name of a Jurchen (Manchu) chieftain and the founder of the Qing dynasty of China.
Joar m & f BasqueFrom the name of mount Joar, located between the Basque Country and Navarre.
Tuyg'unjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tuyg'un meaning "sharp, alert" or "hawk" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Jignesh m Gujarati, OdiaMeans "an intellectual boy who is always curious for everything and want to discover whole world" in Gujarati and Odia.
Zoboomafoo m Popular CultureName of a Coquerel's Sifaka Lemur on a children's Program on PBS of a show with the same name. The show was made by the Kratt Brothers to educate children about animals. Also Zoboomafoo would speak after being fed food.
Nectanebos m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)Greek form of Egyptian
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbt meaning "victorious is Horus of Hebyt", derived from the name of the Egyptian god
Horus combined with
nḫt "strong, victorious" and
ḥbt "Hebyt", a village in Lower Egypt that contains the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple.
Itoitz m & f BasqueUsed in reference to a village in Navarre.
Iolaos m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from Greek ἰός
(ios), which can mean "arrow" as well as "poison" and "rust". The second element is derived from Greek λαος
(laos) meaning "people".
Saengthong f & m ThaiFrom Thai แสง
(saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Sega m Wolof, MandingUnknown meaning, possibly related to the Wolof word
ségg ("tiger, leopard").
Ngweji m LubaMeans "warrior; powerful man" in Luba-Kasai.
Przedbor m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from the Polish adjective
przed "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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Firew m AfricanAmharic name originated in Ethiopia. meaning 'the seed'.
Helior m Arthurian CycleA knight who abducted the wife of Sir Daguenet (Dagonet), Arthur’s fool. Daguenet eventually killed him.
Vargon m Arthurian CycleA heathen duke who, under King Oriel, fought Kings Urien and Angusel at the battle of Coranges.
Tillaaziz m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious" and
aziz meaning "dear, beloved, precious" or "sacred, holy".
Tsuyoi m Japanese (Rare)From 強 (
tsuyoi) meaning "powerful, strong, intense". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.
Chenzhao m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and
照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate" or
昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous".
Takaomi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 貴 (
taka) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (
taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 臣 (
omi) meaning "one who serves a lord; a vassal, subject".
Cresse m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Anglo-Norman
crestre, ultimately from Old French
croistre "to increase; to augment".
K'avak m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'man from the south' (term used to denote stupidity).
Amarbayasgalan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian амар
(amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан
(bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Signar m Norwegian, SwedishDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
harja or
herr "army".
Xiaotu f & m Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 兔 (tù) meaning "rabbit". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Merak m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
Masahide m JapaneseFrom Japanese 正
(masa) meaning "right, proper", 昌
(masa) meaning "flourish, prosper", 政
(masa) meaning "government" or 雅
(masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 秀
(hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英
(hide) meaning "excellent, fine"... [
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Lado m Polish, Serbian, Russian, CroatianLado is a recurring word in Slavic folk songs celebrating the summer solstice. It's meaning is unknown. The use of the word in the songs convinced 16th century scholars that Lado was a god of love... [
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Madalrad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Çerçiz m Albanian (Rare)Meaning unknown at this time. A notable bearer of this name was the Albanian revolutionary and guerrilla fighter Çerçiz Topulli (1880-1915).
Htet m & f BurmeseMeans "keen, sharp, intelligent" in Burmese.
Nobuyasu m JapaneseFrom 延/伸 (
nobu) meaning "stretch, prolong, extend", or 信 (
nobu) meaning "trust, faith, believe" combined with 康 (
yasu) meaning "peaceful", 泰 (
yasu) meaning "Thailand, peaceful", or 安 (
yasu) meaning "relax, rested, cheap, low"... [
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Phufa m & f ThaiFrom Thai ภู
(phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า
(fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Longhai m ChineseFrom Chinese 龙
(lóng) meaning "dragon" combined with 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Ossinissa m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*ussiniẓẓa, meaning "he who makes fair reasoning". This was the name of a king from the island of El Hierro in the mid-15th century.
Edinson m ObscureProbably an elaboration of Edison. A notable bearer of this name is Uruguayan soccer player Edinson Cavani (1987-).
Columbia m & f Spanish, English, ItalianThe name
Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule... [
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Kifayatullah m ArabicDerived from the Arabic noun كفاية
(kifaya) meaning "sufficiency, adequacy" as well as "competence" combined with the Arabic noun الله
(Allah) meaning "God" (see
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Mülayim f & m Azerbaijani, Turkish, Ottoman TurkishMeans "mild, tender, sweet-natured" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ملائم
(mula'im) meaning "fit, proper, convenient". This name is mostly feminine in Azerbaijan and masculine in Turkey, but was feminine in the Ottoman Empire.
Zewen m ChineseFrom 则 (
zé) meaning "rule, law, regulation" and 文 (
wén) meaning "mark, pattern, design".
Rombert m Germanic, DutchDerived from Old High German
hrôm "fame, glory" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Dan'emon m JapaneseFrom Japanese 団 (dan) meaning "group, association" combined with 右衛門 (uemon) (see
Uemon). Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Increase m & f English (Puritan)Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [
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Moist m LiteratureMoist von Lipwig is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's
Discworld series. A "reformed con-man" who is one of the major characters of the series, von Lipwig is the protagonist of the novels
Going Postal, Making Money, and
Raising Steam.
Branderic m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
brand "sword" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Newell m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Newell of various meanings such as a location name "new hall" where
hall refers to a communal building or a variant of
Neville or of
Noel... [
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Junyu m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 君
(jūn) meaning "ruler, chief, lord" combined with 宇
(yǔ) meaning "house, building", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Ichirōta m Japanese (Rare)This name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "market" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [
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Sibe m West Frisian, East FrisianFrisian short form of masculine names that have
sigu or
sigis for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names
Sibald and
Sibert are good examples of that.
Hathagat m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)Possibly derived from
haþu "battle, combat" and
gaut "Geat". This was the name of an early Saxon leader considered the founding father of Saxony.
Maesius m Late RomanRoman nomen gentile that was derived from
Maesus. This was one of the names of Lollianus Mavortius, a Roman politician from the 4th century AD.
Beryoza m Soviet, Russian (Rare)Derived from the Russian noun берёза
(beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare
Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [
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Thế m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 世
(thế) meaning "era, time, generation".
Yingtong m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf" or
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" and
彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Bertachar m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element Old High German
beraht "bright" combined with Old High German
wachar "vigilant." The name might also be a form of
Berthar.
Hikoichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 彦
(hiko) meaning "boy, prince" combined with 一
(ichi) meaning "one" or 市
(ichi) meaning "market, marketplace"... [
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Giselfrid m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Ilgaz m & f TurkishIt is a name that has meanings such as galloping on a horse, attacking, or raiding. In addition, there are Ilgaz Mountains known as Ilgaz throughout Turkey.
Lyn m WelshShort form of
Llywelyn, from its last syllable. A known bearer was the Welsh actor David Llewellyn "Lyn" Harding (1867-1952).
Awolaye m & f YorubaMeans "the oracle cannot explain this" or "the oracle cannot lie" in Yoruba, from
ao "oracle, occult, Ifa", the negation prefix
ò, and
ní "to have" combined with either
àyè "explanation, understanding" or
ayè "lie, falsehood"
Yun-yeong f & m KoreanCombination of a
yun hanja, like 允 meaning "faith, belief," 侖 meaning "idea, thought, recollection" or 胤 meaning "descendant," and a
yeong hanja, such as 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory," 瑛 meaning "crystal," 泳 meaning "swim," 映 meaning "shine, reflection," 永 meaning "long, lengthy" or 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding."
Mąstvilas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic
vil meaning "hope" (see
Viltautas).
Rifki m IndonesianDerived from Arabic رفق
(rifq) meaning "friendliness, kindness, gentleness".
Yong-hwa m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 容 "looks, appearance; figure, form" and 和 "harmony, peace; peaceful, calm".
Ravoniaina f & m MalagasyFrom Malagasy
ravo meaning "happy, bright" and
niaina meaning "experienced, lived".
Gizo m GeorgianAlthough it has occasionally been used as a short form of
Gaioz and
Tengiz, this name is typically used as an independent name, of which the meaning and linguistic origin is uncertain... [
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Rinya m JapaneseFrom 林 (
rin) meaning "grove" and 夜 (
ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Byakuya m Popular CultureMeans "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"
Ruuf m Dutch (Rare)Short form of
Rufus. It is possible that there are a select few cases where the name is a variant of
Roef, i.e. that it is a short form of
Roelof (or its rare variant
Rulof).... [
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Racer m English (Rare)Late Old English, from Old Norse
rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [
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Liron m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
liron "to set free, to liberate".
Susetyo m JavaneseFrom the Sanskrit prefix सु
(su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese
sêtya meaning "loyal, faithful, obedient".
Anurat m & f ThaiFrom Thai อนุ
(anu) meaning "small" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Reiferd m German (Archaic)From an ancient Germanic personal name with rīc ‘powerful, rich’+ frid ‘protection, peace’.
Hoi m & f Chinese (Cantonese)Means "ocean" and is often combined with a second character to form a given name. For example, the female name 海婷 (Hoi Ting).
Udomsak m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".