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.
Jóð m Norse MythologyFrom Old Norse
jóð meaning "(newborn) child, descendant". In the
Rígsþula Jóð was one of the sons of
Jarl and
Erna.
Cocoa f & m Pet, English (American, Rare)Either a variant of
Coco or from the English word
cocoa for the cocoa bean. The word
cocoa comes from the Spanish word
cacao, which is derived from the Nahuatl word
cacahuatl... [
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Mingxing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 星
(xīng) meaning "star, planet" or 兴
(xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper"... [
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Tae-heon m KoreanCombination of a
tae hanja, e.g. 泰 meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm," and a
heon hanja, e.g. 憲 meaning "lesson, guidance; enlightenment."
Pürevzhargal f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Ulaankhüü m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian улаан
(ulaan) meaning "red" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy" or "dear, beloved".
Decuman m History (Ecclesiastical)Means "large, chief" in Latin, derived from Latin
decumanus meaning "tenth". This was the name of one of the Celtic saints who came to Somerset from Pembrokeshire (-706).
Thancgrim 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 Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Ny-Hor m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥr-nj possibly meaning "belonging to Horus", from Egyptian God
Horus combined with Egyptian
nj "of, belonging to". It could also mean "hunter of Horus", from Egyptian
nw "to hunt"... [
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Ruoshan m ChineseFrom the characters 若 (ruò, meaning “like, similar to”) and 山 (shān, meaning “mountain”). This was the name of a ruler of the Han state during the Chinese Warring Kingdoms period (475 - 221 B.C.E.).
Cha-o-ha m SiouxMeans "in the wilderness" or "among the trees" in the Lakota language, referring to someone at one with nature.... [
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Gautr m Norse Mythology, Old NorseFrom Old Norse
gautr meaning "Goth, Geat". The Geats were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the present-day Götaland in Sweden. This is a by-name for
Odin in Norse mythology.
Geilrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
gail (
geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Ích m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 益 (
ích) meaning "benefit, use".
Muneaki m JapaneseFrom 宗 (
mune) meaning "religion, sect" and 明 (
aki) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Wulmar m Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)A Benedictine abbott born near Boulogne, Picardy, France, he was actually married but was separated from his wife and entered the Benedictines as a lay brother at Haumont, in Hainault. He was eventually ordained and was the founder of the rnonastery of Samer near Boulogne, which he served as abbot... [
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Björnúlfr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
björn "bear" combined with Old Norse
úlfr "wolf." Icelandic equivalent of
Bernolf.
Kero m & f FilipinoIt was originally "KERUbin Raymond" but because it was hard to mentioned/call it was then called Kero from the root word Kerubin.
Ebermund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
ebur "wild boar" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Kouamé m BaouléDerived from Baoulé
mɔnnɛn "Sunday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Sunday".
Thitirat f & m ThaiFrom Thai ฐิติ
(thiti) meaning "livelihood, stability" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Rusticianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Rusticus. A bearer of this name was Man(i)lius Rusticianus, a praetorian prefect of Roman Emperor Maximian (4th century AD)... [
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Meiko m Low GermanShort form of names containing the Germanic name element
megin.
Twilight f & m American (Modern, Rare)From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English
twi- "half" +
līht "light".... [
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Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.
Grimfrid m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Merrin f & m CornishAlthough the exact origin and meaning of this name are unknown, many modern-day academics believe this name to be the (possibly Anglicized) Cornish form of
Morien.... [
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Chionye m IgboMeans "God will give to him what he prays for" in Igbo.
Tywin m Literature, Popular CultureThe name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels. He is the patriarch of House Lannister, and father of Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion.
Loel m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Loel. See also
Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [
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Yurihiko m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 百合 (
yuri) meaning "lily" combined with 彦 (
hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Miki f & m JapaneseMiki is a Japanese name that can be either feminine or masculine depending on what kanji is used to spell it. Common spellings are 幹 (Masculine spelling) meaning "trunk or sprout", and 美紀 (feminine spelling) meaning "beautiful chronicle".
Songcai f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and
彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".
Cormoran m Folklore, LiteratureName of a legendary giant in Cornish folklore; he appears in the fairy tale 'Jack the Giant Killer'. The name was also used for the main character, Cormoran Strike, in 'The Cuckoo's Calling' (2013) by Robert Galbraith (J... [
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Aldgrim m GermanicMeans "old mask", derived from Gothic
alds (
alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask." The name might also be a metathesis of
Adalgrim.
Kinaithon m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek verb κινέω
(kineo) meaning "to move, to set in motion, to begin, to cause" combined with Greek αἴθων
(aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat" (see
Aithon).
K'ûik f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
Irbaykhan m ChechenFrom ир (
ir) meaning "trace", Kazakh бай (
bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" and хан (
khan) meaning "ruler, king"
Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)Derived from Welsh
gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly
gawr "shout" or
gorŵydd "steed" or
gwared "deliverance, relief"... [
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Aixinga m HistoryChinese transliteration of the Manchu name ᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᡳᠩᡤᠠ
(Aisingga) of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a 17th-century Qing dynasty general of Manchu origin.
Jachen m RomanshVariant of
Giachen, traditionally found in Lower Engadine, a valley in southeast Switzerland.
Zaer m ArabicMeans "revolutionist, rebel, insurgent" in Arabic.
Sigehard m GermanicDerived from Old High German
sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic
sigis, see
Sigisbert) combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Orkun m Turkish (Modern)Came from name of Orkhon Valley in Mongolia. Valley have first Turkic inscriptions in history, which was erected in the valley by Bilge Khan, an 8th-century ruler of the Göktürk Empire.
Te Aroha f & m MaoriMeans "the love" in Maori (
te, "the" and
aroha, "love"). A variant of
Aroha.
Naofumi m JapaneseFrom 尚 (
nao) meaning "yet, esteem, still", 有 (
nao) meaning "exist, happen, possess", 順 (
nao) meaning "obedience, sequence, order, docility, obeying" with 文 (
fumi) writing, sentence", 史 meaning (
fumi) "history", or 典 (
fumi) "ceremony, law, rule"... [
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Utazou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 藏 (zou) meaning "storing place; depository". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ustapo'lat m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
usta meaning "expert, master" and
po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
Chouichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (
chou) meaning "morning" combined with 一 (
ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Tsukane f & m Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 束 (soku, taba, taba.neru, tsuka, tsuka.neru,
tsukane) meaning "bundle."... [
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Ayaquiuc m & f NahuatlPossibly means "nobody’s younger sibling", from Nahuatl
ayac "no one, nobody" and
iuctli "younger sibling".
Zamindar f & m Persian"landowner",
zamin, meaning "land" +
dar, meaning "holder".
Cuitláhuac m & f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, often interpreted as deriving from Nahuatl
cuitlatl "excrement" and the possessive suffix
-hua combined with the locative suffix
-c. This was the name of the 10th ruler of Tenochtitlan.
Shuiwang m ChineseFrom 水 (
shui) means "water", and 王 (
wang) meaning "king, monarch". Other characters can be used.
Runo m & f FinnishFrom Finnish word
runo, which means "poem".
Thammarat m ThaiFrom Thai ธรรม
(thamma) meaning "moral virtue, moral excellence, righteousness" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Achiko m & f ShonaA shorter form of the name
Achiriko, meaning "one who remained" or "one who is still there".
Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)Most likely a combination of words
taş (from Old Turkic
taş and Proto-Turkic
*tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and
Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic
témir and Proto-Turkic
*tämür) meaning "iron."... [
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Ago m German (Rare, Archaic)In the case of the most famous bearer of the name, the German diplomat Ago von Maltzan, it is a nickname based on the initials of his three given names
Adolf Georg Otto.
Toshnazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tosh meaning "rock, stone" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Chenzu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and
祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor".
Sakyō m JapaneseThis name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [
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Torgaut m Old Norwegian, Medieval ScandinavianTorgaut was the name of a Torgaut Jonson who was assumed to be the son of knight Jon Ragnvaldson who was the founder of the Smør house around the mid 13th century for being lord of Blindheim at the time, the Smør house was one of the few remaining original Norwegian houses that survived from being wiped out by the Black Plague.... [
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Thawdar f & m BurmeseMeans "moon" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुधांशु
(sudhansu).
Kuniyoshi m JapaneseFrom 邦 (
kuni) meaning "home country" and 佳 (
yoshi) meaning "good, beautiful". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Inuyasha m Popular CultureFrom 犬 (
inu) meaning "dog", 夜 (
ya) meaning "night", and 叉 (
sha) meaning "fork, to insert, to fold". The Japanese word 夜叉 (
yasha) means "Yaksha". A yaksha is a spirit that is usually friendly... [
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Yongsak m ThaiFrom Thai ยง
(yong) meaning "firm, stable, steady" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Nature m & f American (Rare, Archaic)The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.
Zevseg m MongolianMeans "weapon, armament, firearm" or "tool, instrument" in Mongolian.
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.
Baal-peor m BiblicalMeans "lord of the wide opening", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and פער (pa'ar) meaning "open wide". In the Bible, he was a deity that is mentioned in Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28, and Hosea 9:10.
Phutthinan m ThaiFrom Thai พุทธิ
(phutthi) meaning "prosperity, abundance" and นันท์/นันทน์
(nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".
Alara m Yoruba, HistoryPossibly from the title of the traditional monarch of either
Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín or
Ará-Èkìtì, from Yoruba
oni-, a possessive forming prefix, and either
Ìlárá "the ones who possess many relatives” or
Ará, of unknown etymology... [
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Rongsheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 融
(róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize" or 榕
(róng) meaning "banyan tree" combined with 胜
(shèng) meaning "victory, success", 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 升
(shēng) meaning "rise, ascend"... [
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Triptid m HindiMEANING : giving satisfaction . Here तृप्ति means satisfaction + द means giving... [
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Euainetos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek εὐαίνετος
(euainetos) meaning "much-extolled", itself from the elements ευ
(eu) "good" and αἰνετός
(ainetos) "praiseworthy".
Vaingedas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault". The second element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb
gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)".