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.
Agesandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν
(agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω
(ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see
Agis)... [
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Usdi m CherokeeFrom the Cherokee word ᎤᏍᏗ
(usdi) which is both a noun meaning "baby" and an adjective meaning "little, small". Wil Usdi ("little Will") was the Cherokee name of William Holland Thomas (1805-1893), an American lawyer, politician and soldier who had been adopted into the Cherokee tribe as a teenager.
Torngasoak m Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Torngasoak is a very powerful sky god, one of the more important deities in the Inuit pantheon. Leader of the Tornat.
Caxochitl m & f NahuatlPossibly a variant of
acaxochitl, "reed flower", an aquatic plant with red or white flowers. Alternately, it may mean "he/she is a flower", deriving from Nahuatl
ca "is, to be" and
xochitl "flower".
Jumong m KoreanJumong means "Excellent archer" in Korean. It is used for people with archery skills. A famous bearer was the first king of Goguryeo, an ancient Korean kingdom.
Endai m ShonaMeaning "go, depart" or "proceed, progress"; it is the plural of
enda.
Adalric m GermanicMeans "noble power", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" 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."
Chirgo m CorsicanThe name Chirgo is documented as being used in the parish of Ocana, located in Corsica, in the 18th century. Ocana is situated in the south of the island, within the Diocese of Ajaccio. The name appears appears in at least one historical building: the former parish church of Saint-Cyr, also known as San Chirgo, now the funerary chapel of the Colonna family, in Arro, Corse-du-Sud.... [
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Rey m & f English, Popular CultureVariant of
Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
Odav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, SinhaleseMEANING - "mode which consists of five notes only"... [
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Alabald m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Seung-il m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 勝 (
seung) meaning "victory" combined with 一 (
il) meaning "one" or 日 (
il) meaning "day". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Phanom m & f ThaiMeans "hill, mountain" (a poetic word) in Thai.
Liantsoa m & f MalagasyPossibly from the Malagasy
liana meaning "strongly desiring, impatient" and
soa meaning "good".
Dongxiang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 东
(dōng) meaning "east" combined with 香
(xiāng) meaning "fragrant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lalli f & m Haitian CreoleFrom "lalin" who mean "Moon".It is basically a feminine name which becomes used by men.
Liaudas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin).... [
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Yuro m JapaneseFrom 勇 (
yu) meaning "brave" and 空 (
ro) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Takao m JapaneseFrom Japanese 隆 (
taka) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 生 (
o) meaning "grow, live", 勇 (
o) meaning "brave", 朗 (
o) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (
o) meaning "son"... [
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Chiyomaru m Japanese (Rare)From
Chiyo combined with the suffix 丸
(maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [
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Piscine m LiteraturePi's full name (from 'Life of Pi') is Piscine Molitor Patel and it means "swimming pool" in French.
Balbar m & f TibetanDerived from the Tibetan word དཔལ་ (
dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck" and འབར་ (
'bar) meaning "to burn, blaze".
Zagnut m Obscure, PetThe name of an American candy bar made with coconut and peanut butter, presumably composed of
zag (from the word
zig-zag) and
nut. This name was used by American physician Hunter 'Patch' Adams (1945-) for his son Atomic Zagnut 'Zag' Adams.
Toshniyoz m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tosh meaning "rock, stone" and
niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
Leicester m LiteratureSir Leicester Dedlock is a character in Charles Dickens' novel
Bleak House.
Febrianto m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in February.
Loras m FrenchFrench surname. From the Latin
laurus, meaning “laurel tree”.... [
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Ahishar m Biblical HebrewMeans "my brother has sung" in Hebrew. In 1 Kings, he is mentioned in Solomon's list of heads of department.
Opiter m Ancient RomanArchaic Roman praenomen which had already fallen out of use by the 1st century BC. It was typically given to a son that had been born after the death of his father, while the son's paternal grandfather was still alive... [
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Gaizhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Baibiao m ChineseFrom the Chinese
百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and
骉 (biāo) meaning "herd of horses".
Najun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" combined with 准 (jun) meaning "to allow; to grant; to permit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Arvieta f & m Hindi (Rare)Derived from the word Ayurveda the traditional Hindu system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing.
Fawwaz m Arabic, MalayMeans "winner, victorious" in Arabic, from the root فاز
(fāza) meaning "to win, to triumph".
Tsiferana m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tsy meaning "not" and
ferana meaning "limited, restrained".
Etsushirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased", 四 (shi) meaning "four" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Wa-tho-huk m AlgonquianMeans "bright path" in the Meskwaki-Sauk language, possibly in part from the Meskwaki-Sauk word
wâpâthowa ("light, be bright"). This was the Meskwaki-Sauk name of Jim Thorpe, an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist.
Makhach m Avar (Russified)Means "our hajj", derived from Persian ما
(ma) meaning "we, our" combined with Arabic حج
(hajj) meaning "hajj, pilgrimage". This was the nickame of Dagestani revolutionary Magomed-Ali Dakhadaev (1882-1918), the namesake of the city of
Makhachkala.
Hưng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 興
(hưng) meaning "rise, thrive, prosper, flourish".
Leofgeat m Anglo-SaxonOld English name meaning "dear Geat", composed of the elements
leof "dear, beloved" combined with
Geat, which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Geats... [
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Tug m English (Rare)From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Hirokuni m JapaneseFrom Japanese 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" combined with 邦 (
kuni) meaning "home country (usually refers to Japan)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aoyan m ChineseFrom the Chinese
翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and
岩 (yán) meaning "rock, cliff".
Ugyen m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom ཨོ་རྒྱན
(o-rgyan), the Tibetan name for the medieval Indian state of Oddiyana, which was significant due to its role in the development of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Aisil m Medieval EnglishPerhaps a misspelling of
Ailsi, a form of
Æthelsige. This name 'occurs nowhere else outside Domesday Book', according to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.
Cleodalis m Arthurian CycleThe seneschal of King Leodegan of Carmelide. He assisted Leodegan, and Arthur, in battles against the Saxons at Carhaix and Aneblayse, and he led a battalion in Arthur’s war against Rome.
Pov m HmongMeans "protect" in Hmong Daw.
Utkirjon m UzbekFrom Uzbek
oʻtkir meaning "sharp, keen" combined with Persian جان (
jān) meaning "soul, life".
Rafke f & m DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Raf) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-ke to the original name... [
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Jabru m Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite MythologyThis was the name of an obscure but very old god in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language. Most sources equate him with the Babylonian god
Anu 2, so he must have been a god of the heavens... [
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Mooler m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Nepali, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, KannadaMEANING - king, Indian Spikenard
Kaii m JapaneseFrom Japanese 魁 (kai) meaning "chief, leader" combined with 夷 (i) meaning "an ancient tribe in southwest China, East Asian foreigner". ... [
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Robustian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)From the patronymic of the Roman cognomen Rōbustus, meaning “oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robust, a descendant of Robust.” St. Robustian was an early martyr who was put to death probably in Milan... [
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Bencomo m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from Guanche
benčom meaning "ambitious" or
benchomo meaning "the greatest". It belonged to the penultimate
mencey (leader) (1423-1495) of Taoro, Tenerife.
Temirmalik m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
temir meaning "iron" and
malik meaning "king, lord".
Držislav m CroatianThe 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
slav "glory".
Anwaar f & m Arabic, UrduMeans "lights" in Arabic, the plural of نُور
(nūr) meaning "light". It is used as a masculine name in Pakistan while it is typically feminine in Arabic-speaking countries.
Katsuichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 勝 (
katsu) meaning "victory" or 克 (
katsu) meaning "overcome" combined with 一 (
ichi, kazu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Munimund m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Phibun m ThaiMeans "full, extensive, spacious" in Thai. This is a nickname of Thai politician and prime minister
Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897-1964).
Uravini m TahitianCombination of Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple" and
vini meaning "black-fronted parakeet" (a type of bird found on Tahiti).
Suetonius m Ancient RomanA Roman family name of unknown etymology. It could derive from the Latin
suetus "accustomed, wonted, usual". Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (69-122) was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire.
Ciccio m Italian, NeapolitanHypocoristic form of Francesco (cognate with English Francis). Commonly used as a nickname in Southern Italy, it was borne by Sicilian actor Ciccio Ingrassia (as one half of the comedy duo Franco e Ciccio) and a character in the 2021 Disney Pixar animated film Luca... [
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Teejay m English (Rare)Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.
Yavuz Selim m TurkishCombination of
Yavuz and
Salim, given in honour of Sultan Selim I (1470-1520) of the Ottoman Empire, who was nicknamed Selim the Grim.
Noritomo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 儀 (
nori) meaning "ceremony, rites", 憲 (
nori) meaning "law", 紀 (
nori) meaning "chronicle", 典 (
nori) meaning "rule, ceremony", or 法 (
nori) meaning "law, act, method", combined with 智 (
tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 or 友 (
tomo) meaning "friend"... [
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Medelant m Arthurian CycleApparently either a leader of the Sesnes or a king allied with them, invovled in the attack on Vandaliors Castle early in Arthur’s reign.... [
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Desheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 德
(dé) meaning "ethics, morality, virtue" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 胜
(shèng) meaning "victory, success", 升
(shēng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 绳
(shéng) meaning "string, rope"... [
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Daroach m Popular CultureFrom Kirby, an action-platformer video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
Yongjie m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 永
(yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 杰
(jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [
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Dietmut f & m GermanThe name is made of the name elements
diot meaning "people" and
muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".
Anecotlichimal m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
anecuyotl, a kind of headdress, or perhaps belt, made from paper and feathers, and
chimalli "shield".
Natthakit m ThaiFrom Thai ณัฐ
(nattha) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and กิจ
(kit) meaning "duty, work".
Suwicha m & f ThaiMeans "one who possesses good knowledge", from Thai สุ
(su) meaning "good" and วิชา
(wicha) meaning "knowledge, study".
Megistodoros m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος
(megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see
Megistos) combined with the Greek noun δῶρον
(doron) meaning "gift".
Chongsan m ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
三 (sān) meaning "three".
Makedon m Greek MythologyRelated to Greek μακεδνός
(makednos) meaning "tall, slim". This was the name of the legendary eponymous ancestor of the ancient Macedonians.
Tugbaatar m MongolianMeans "flag hero" in Mongolian, from туг
(tug) meaning "flag, banner, tuft" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
O'rozmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Norðmaðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
norðr "north" and
maðr "man".