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.
Giselaic m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Liav m HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word
av means "father" in Hebrew. Usually masculine, rare as feminine. the meaning of this name is "my father" / "I have a father".
Phonphiphat m ThaiFrom Thai พร
(phon) meaning "blessing" and พิพัฒน์
(phiphat) meaning "prosperity, development".
Gurey m SomaliA name that comes from the Somali word gurey, meaning "left-handed." This word is usually an adjective, but sometimes a name.
Hangfeizi m HistoryHanfeizi was a scholar who developed the teachings of legalism.
Yuwono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
yuwana meaning "happy, prosperous, safe, blessed", ultimately from Sanskrit युवन्
(yúvan).
Jonnie m & f EnglishVariant spelling of
Jonny in the case of most males. For females, it will most often be a diminutive form of names such as
Joan 1 and
Joanie.
Vinit m Indian, Hindi, MarathiFrom Sanskrit विनीत
(vinita) meaning "well-led, trained, disciplined" or "humble, courteous".
Mya m & f BurmeseMeans "emerald" or "keen, sharp" in Burmese.
Chengbo m ChineseFrom the Chinese
程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or
晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and
博 (bó) meaning "rich, win, gain; play games; wide, plentiful" or
波 (bō) meaning "waves".
Mergen m Mythology, Tuvan, Kalmyk, Buryat, KazakhDerived from Mongolian мэргэн
(mergen) meaning "sharpshooter, archer" or "wise, intelligent". In Turkic mythology, Mergen is a deity of abundance and wisdom.
Bleiz m BretonDerived from Breton
bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French
Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to
Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [
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Tirso m Spanish, Galician, PortugueseSpanish, Galician and Portuguese form of
Thyrsus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and monk Tirso de Molina (1579-1648) and the Spanish prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria (b... [
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Makataimeshekiakiak m AlgonquianName means Black Hawk. This was the name of a Sauk leader who lived from 1767 to 1838 in the Midwestern United States.
Saidto'ra m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
said meaning "fortunate" and
to'ra meaning "lord".
Thammanun m ThaiMeans "law, code, charter, constitution" in Thai.
Subejo m JavaneseFrom the Sanskrit prefix सु
(su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese
beja meaning "lucky, fortunate".
Abd al-Wahid m ArabicMeans "servant of the incomparable one" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with واحد
(wāḥid) meaning "one, single, unique, incomparable".
Tsengelchuluun f & m MongolianFrom the Mongolian цэнгэл
(tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone".
Amnat m ThaiMeans "authority, force, power" in Thai.
Okas m Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Nepali, MarathiMEANING -house, dwelling, convenience, abode, assylum... [
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Ahle m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ale 2 recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 17th and 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Arlington m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.
Boran m KhmerMeans "ancient, old" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुराण
(purana).
Rosen m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
Mankasar m ArmenianMeans "head of children, school-master, teacher" in Armenian.
Ercken m Medieval Dutch, Medieval GermanMedieval Dutch and medieval (Low) German diminutive of
Arnold. It is a diminutive because it contains the medieval diminutive suffix
-ken, of which the modern equivalent is
-ke in Dutch (though
-je is even more modern and commonplace) and
-chen in German.
Taikai m JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (tai) meaning "big, great" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or it can also come from Japanese 大海 (taikai) meaning "sea; ocean". Other kanji combinations are also possible... [
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Newland m LiteratureName borne by the main character of Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence, Newland Archer.
Paraire m MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A known bearer of this name is the Maori politician Paraire Karaka Paikea (1894-1943) from New Zealand.
Guerrino m ItalianVariant of
Guerrino combined with the word guerra "war". It was rather often given to boys born during the First World War (1915-1918). It's very old-fashioned today.
Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic العيد
(al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".
Pitschen m RomanshDerived from Romansh
il pitschen "the little one; the small one". This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Chuner m NivkhMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Chuner Taksami (1931-2014), a Russian ethnographer of Nivkh ethnicity.
Zhenlin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 震
(zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite", 镇
(zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 振
(zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" and 林
(lín) meaning "forest", 麟
(lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖
(lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [
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Nirali m & f HindiFrom Hindi निराली (
nirālī), meaning "unique"
Guxim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
guxim "daring, boldness, courage; initiative; audacity".
Mamoru m JapaneseFrom Japanese 守
(mamoru) meaning "defend, protect". It can also come from 真
(ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with an alternate reading of 守
(moru). Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.
Ozem m BiblicalMeans "strong" in Hebrew. This name appears on two characters in the Bible.
Pethuel m Biblical, HebrewApparently means "God's opening" or "persuasion of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
pathah "to open, to allure, to persuade" combined with
el "God". In the bible, this was the name of the father of the prophet
Joel.
Todini m & f ShonaMeans "What shall we do?".
This is a name of exclamation or questioning given by a parent who is lost regarding what to do in their circumstances Kikuo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Thaye m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan མཐའ་ཡས
(mtha-yas) meaning "limitless, endless, infinite".
Teunke m & f DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Teun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
ke to the original name... [
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Romhard m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hrôm "fame, glory" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Yulin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 毓
(yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉
(yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 育
(yù) meaning "raise, nourish" or 雨
(yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 麟
(lín) meaning "female unicorn", 琳
(lín) meaning "fine jade, gem", 林
(lín) meaning "forest" or 霖
(lín) meaning "continued rain"... [
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Thanong m ThaiDerived from Thai ทะนง
(thanong) meaning "proud, confident".
Jae-Ryong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 在
(jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 才
(jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 龍
(ryong) meaning "dragon"... [
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Boderad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Zaydan m ArabicMeans "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ
(zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".
Montford m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Montford meaning either "from a communal ford or water crossing" or "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as
Edmund... [
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Chongyi m ChineseFrom the Chinese
崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and
义 (yì) meaning "right conduct, righteousness" or
(yī) meaning "one".
Elbegbayan m & f MongolianMeans "plentiful riches" in Mongolian, from элбэг
(elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Ilmedous m Livonian, Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics link this name to Livonian
ilma "joy; light", while others see a connection to Finnish
ilma "air".
Mukhtiar m UrduEither an Urdu variant of
Mukhtar or from a title derived from Sanskrit मुख्य
(mukhya) meaning "chief, main" and Persian اختیار
(ekhtiyar) meaning "power, authority".
Eodhus m Old IrishMeaning uncertain, possibly contains the Old Irish elements
eó "yew" and either
dos "tree, copse, thicket; protector" or
guss "vigour, strength, force".
Obbe m Frisian, Old Swedish, SwedishFrisian short form of Germanic names containing the first element
AUD and a last element beginning with
-b... or an Old Swedish and Swedish form of
Ubbi.
Jingbo f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" and
勃 (bó) meaning "sudden, suddenly, quick" or
博 (bó) meaning "rich, win, gain".
Narancia m Popular CultureNarancia Ghirga is a main character from manga 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo'. His name is a mix of the words
naranja and
arancia both meaning "orange (fruit)" in Spanish and Italian.
Anthim m & f Indian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps come from the Greek name
Anthimos, but I don't know how likely it generally is for Greek names to be used in India.
Sagris m Arthurian CycleIn the Tristano Riccardiano and La Tavola Ritonda, a knight who, while visiting Mark’s court for healing, learned that Isolde had been abducted by Palamedes. He chased after them, but could not fight well because of his wounds, and was defeated.
Zurvan m Persian MythologyThe primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.
Katsuya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 勝 (
katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 也 (
ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (
ya), an exclamation. This name can also be formed with other kanji combinations.
Besiki m GeorgianForm of
Besik with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [
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Jeongmu m KoreanFrom 静 means "quiet, still, gentle" and Sino-Korean 武 "military; martial, warlike"
Hawkeye m & f English, Popular CultureFrom the English words "
Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [
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Yoshitsune m HistoryFrom Japanese 義
(yoshi) meaning "righteous" and 経
(tsune) meaning "elapse, pass through". Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159–1188), or simply Minamoto Yoshitsune, was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods.
Vanir m & f Old Norse, Norse MythologyIn Norse mythology, the Vanir are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future. The Vanir are one of two groups of gods (the other being the
Æsir) and are the namesake of the location Vanaheim... [
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Zeqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 泽
(zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" and 清
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.