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.
Zhendong m ChineseFrom Chinese 震
(zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite", 镇
(zhèn) meaning "town, market place", 振
(zhèn) meaning "wave, shake, sway, rock" or 臻
(zhēn) meaning "arrive, reach, attain, realise" combined with 东
(dōng) meaning "east"... [
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Ruthard m Medieval German, German (Rare)Medieval German form of
Rothard, which is still in use in Germany today (albeit barely so). Known bearers of this name include the medieval German archbishop Ruthard of Mainz (born before 1089, died in 1109) and the German social pedagogue Ruthard Stachowske (b... [
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Vashish m Mauritian Creole, Indian, HinduismVariant of Vashisht, which is a varaint of Vashistha. In Hinduism, Vashistha is one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis) in the seventh, i.e. the present Manvantara, or age of Manu. Vashista is a manasputra (mind-son) of
Brahma.
Sumanwita f & m IndianSuma+anwita=good and one who bridges the gap also goddess durga
Okoth m LuoMeans "born during the rainy sea" in Luo.
Guildenstern m TheatreGuildenstern was a childhood friend of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet.
Segovax m Old CelticCeltic name, in which the first element is Proto-Celtic *
sego- "force, victory" (also found in the Gaulish name
Segomaros). The second element, *
uako, possibly means "empty" or "curved"... [
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Neandro m Italian, SpanishItalian and Spanish form of
Neandros via
Neander. A known bearer of this name was Neandro Schilling Campos (1875-1949), a prominent Chilean educator... [
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Norichika m JapaneseFrom Japanese 徳 (
nori) meaning "virtue" combined with 親 (
chika) meaning "elder". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chenxuan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén) meaning "day, time, occasion, morning" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [
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Wenbao m ChineseFrom 文 (
wén) meaning "mark, pattern, design" and 豹 (
bāo) meaning "leopard, panther".
Nkongho m & f Jagham, KenyangMeans "follower, pursuant" from the Kenyang and Jagham root
koŋó meaning "to follow".
Banastre m English (Archaic)Transferred use of the surname
Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.
Sigleifr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
leifr "descendant, heir".
Thanya f & m ThaiFrom Thai ธัญ
(tan) meaning "wealthy, fortunate".
Sooha f & m KoreanAnother form of "Suha" in romanization. From combination of sino-Korean 秀(su) meaning "outstanding, beautfiul" or 水(su) meaning "water" and 夏(ha) meaning "summer" or 霞(ha) meaning "sunset, mist, rosy cloud"... [
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Joshaviah m BiblicalThe name is comprised of two parts. The first, ישה (
yshh), is of uncertain etymology. Some say it may mean "to support" or "to assist". The second part, יה (
Yah), is an abbreviated form of
Yahweh... [
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Hlífar m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
hlíf meaning "protection", especially "shield" (also see
Hlíf), combined with Old Norse
herr meaning "army, warrior".
Nguyện m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 願 (
nguyện) meaning "to wish, to pledge".
Yozo m JapaneseFrom 洋 (
yo) meaning "ocean" and 三 (
zo) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Achila m GothicAchila II (died circa 714) was the Visigothic king of Hispania from 710 or 711 until his death. The kingdom he ruled was restricted to the northeast of the old Hispanic kingdom on account of the Arabo-Berber invasions.
Agilbern m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
agil (which is an extended form of
ag - see
Agmund and also
Egil) combined with Proto-Germanic
beran or
bernu "bear" (
bero and
bern in Old High German).
Achitsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian ачит
(achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Odbayar m MongolianMeans "star of joy" in Mongolian, from од
(od) meaning "star" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Ayahiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 絢 (
aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 彦 (
hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Xiuping f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 秀
(xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant" or 修
(xiū) meaning "to decorate, to embellish" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "duckweed" or "to wander, to travel" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even", as well as other character combinations.
Ornytos m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ὄρνυμι
(ornymi) or Greek ὀρνύω
(ornyo), both of which mean "to rouse, to stir, to awaken". These words may be etymologically related to Greek ὄρνις
(ornis) meaning "bird, chicken".
Eraño m Filipino (Rare)Created in 1925 by Felix Manalo, the founder of Iglesia ni Cristo, for his son as a reversal and elision of the term "New Era," referring to what he felt was a "new Christian era."
Bolin m Popular CultureAn earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
Gedia m & f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun გედი
(gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [
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Qassi m & f Berber (Arabized, Rare), Persian (Modern, Rare)Arabized form of
Kaci. In Arabic, Qassi (قاسي) means "hard", "tough", or "stern". For example, قاسي الملامح (qāsī al-malāmiḥ) is a phrase meaning "stern features" (used to describe someone with a tough or serious expression)... [
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Chaćko m Belarusian (Archaic)Derived from Belarusian хацець
(chacieć) meaning "to want, to desire". This name was given to a long-desired child.
Aruto m JapaneseFrom the Japanese 亜 "sub-" (as in "subtropical") and 仁 "benevolence."
Hippomenes m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyMeans "spirited horse", derived from Greek ‘ιππος
(hippos) "horse" combined with Greek μενος
(menos) "power, strength, spirit." This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 8th century BC.
Hirantsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hirana meaning "glimmer of light" and
soa meaning "good".
Skalli m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, from Old Norse
skalli meaning "bald head".
Guangzhen f & m ChineseFrom Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Usnavi m Popular Culture (Rare)Created name, likely a pun or misunderstanding on U.S. Navy. The name is most notably borne by the main character of the musical In The Heights, Usnavi De La Vega, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes.
ǃHãunu m San MythologyMeaning unknown. In the San mythology, he existed along with his brother-in-law
ǂKá̦gára, which they both fought with lightning that causes massive storms.... [
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Oryan f & m HebrewThe word Oryan is from the Aramaic name "Bar Oriyan" which means "Educated In The Bible", this is also variant of the French name
Oriane /
Orianne means "gold".
Changji m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and
吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".
Vision f & m American, LiteratureMiddle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin
visio(n- ), from
videre ‘to see.'
Atréju m LiteratureCreated by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.
Kleianor m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the verb κλείω
(kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is the Epic Greek form of the verb κλέω
(kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [
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Hernani m & f Spanish, TheatreOften considered a diminutive of
Hernán or
Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play
Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera
Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name
Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.
Hypenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Hypenos. Hypenus of Elis was an ancient Greek athlete from Elis who won the double race (Diaulos) of the 14th Ancient Olympic Games in 724 BC.
Choji m JapaneseFrom 長 (
cho) meaning "chief, head, leader" or 蝶 (
cho) meaning "butterfly" and 二 (
ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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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Abreas m Ancient GreekPossibly derived from Greek ἁβρός
(habros) meaning "delicate, graceful, refined" or "splendid". This was the name of a Macedonian soldier who died defending
Alexander the Great.
Wenhong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [
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Kakhaber m GeorgianMeans "monk from Kakheti", derived from Georgian კახი
(kakhi) meaning "of Kakheti" (see
Kakhi) combined with Georgian ბერი
(beri) meaning "monk" (see
Bera).... [
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Aginric m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
agin (which is an extended form of
ag - see
Agmund and compare
Egino) 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."
Almanzor m History (Hispanicized)From Arabic
al-Manṣūr meaning "the Victorious". Almanzor was a powerful military leader and statesman in Ummayad Al-Andalus who acted as the favourite of caliph
Hisham II.
Gegard m ArmenianVariant transcription of
Geghard. A notable bearer of this name is Gegard Mousasi (b. 1985), an Iranian-born Dutch martial artist of Armenian descent.
Saidahror m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
said meaning "fortunate" and
ahror meaning "one who is able to free oneself from worldly desires".
Visgirdas m LithuanianBasically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears all", derived from Baltic
vis meaning "all" (see
Visvaldas) combined with the Lithuanian noun
girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
girdėti meaning "to hear"... [
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Swayze f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Mingirdas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun
mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [
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Kimihiro m JapaneseFrom Japanese 君 (
kimi) meaning "lord, noble" and 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Guoren m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" and 仁
(rén) meaning "compassionate". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Tadao m JapaneseFrom 忠 (
tada) meaning "loyalty" and 雄 (
o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nam-joo f & m KoreanA famous bearier of this name is Nam-joo from the South Korean girl group Apink.
Norihiro m JapaneseFrom Japanese 教 (
nori) meaning "teaching, doctrine, to teach", 鑑 (
nori) meaning "model, pattern, exemplar, example" or 雅 (
nori) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 弘 (
hiro) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand"... [
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Raizou m JapaneseFrom
rai and
zou, meaning “third thunder”, “the creation of thunder”,“stored thunder”, and etcetera, amongst many other meanings.
Aviran m HebrewCombination of the name
Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן
(ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.
Tomotake m JapaneseFrom 智 (
tomo, chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (
tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 丈 (
take) meaning "unit of length equal based on 10 shaku", 剛 (
take, go, tsuyoi) meaning "sturdy", or 勇 (
take, isamu) meaning "courage, bravery"... [
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Yusheng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 宇
(yǔ) meaning "house, building" or 羽
(yǔ) meaning "feather" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "to live, to give birth", as well as other character combinations.
Aybolat m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning “moon” and
болат (bolat) meaning “steel”.
Uz m HebrewMeans "counselor" in Hebrew, from the verb עוּץ (
utz or
uz) "to counsel, to devise". In the Bible, this was the name of the firstborn son of
Nahor and
Milcah.
Ursulus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from Latin
ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun
ursus meaning "bear" (see
Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix
-ulus... [
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Amartya m BengaliMeans "immortal, deathless", from Sanskrit अ
(a) meaning "not" and मृत
(mrta) meaning "dead".
Abukhadzhi m ChechenFrom Arabic أَبُو
(ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَاجّ
(ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim (to Mecca)".
Haetsal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 햇살
(haetsal) meaning "sunbeam, sunray, sunshine," from a combination of 해
(hae) meaning "sun" and 살
(sal) meaning "arrow" with the genitive infix ㅅ
(-s-).
Isao m JapaneseFrom 巌 (
isao) meaning "rock, boulder, crag" or 威 (
isa) meaning "to intimidate, to threaten, to menace, dignity, majesty" combined with 生 (
o) meaning "genuine life, birth"... [
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Bungou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 文 (
bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 剛 (
gou) meaning "sturdy". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Romeo m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (
ro) meaning "bright, clear", 明 (
me) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 生 (
o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Ajala m & f YorubaMeans "fights and survives" in Yoruba, from
jà "to fight, struggle" and
là "to survive". Alternatively, the final element could be
lá "to lick; to become worn out".
Acutius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile which was derived from Latin
acutus meaning "sharpened, pointed". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb
acuō "to sharpen, to make pointed"... [
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Khamh m & f ChinMeans "save, rescue" in Hakha Chin.
Kaga m & f JapaneseFrom 加 (ka) meaning “add, increase”, 花 (ka) meaning “flower, blossom”, 香 (ka) meaning “fragrant”, 華 (ka) meaning “flower, splendor”, 佳 (ka) meaning “good, auspicious, beautiful”, 夏 (ka) meaning “summer, great, grand”, 鳥 (ka) meaning “bird”, combined with が (ga), a Japanese subject marker.
Budzisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian
buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Benammi m Hebrew, BiblicalMeans "son of my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Bible.