Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the number of syllables is 1.
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Huỳnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 黃 (huỳnh) meaning "yellow".
Huynh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兄 (huynh) meaning "elder brother".
Hwa f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 花 (hwa) meaning "flower", 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace", as well as other hanja combinations.
Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".
Hyok m Korean
Variant transcription of Hyeok.
Hyuk m Korean
Variant transcription of Hyeok.
Ick m English
Diminutive of Ichabod.
Iem m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of Ieme and related names, such as Iemke.
Ies m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of mainly Isidoor. In some instances, it is also a short form of Israel and Izaäk.
Ijs m Dutch (Rare)
Shortened form of either Ijsbert or IJsbrand.
In m Buddhism, Hinduism
Thai form of Indra.
Int m Estonian
Short form of Heinrich.
Irv m English
Short form of Irving.
Iúil m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Julius.
Ive m Medieval English
Anglicized form of Ivo 1.
Jaan m & f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Adriaan or Johanna.
Jag m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Jagger.
Jah m Theology
Short form of Yahweh, consists of the ending of Hallelujah.
Jahn m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Jan 1.
Jaik m Scots
Scots from of Jack.
Jam m & f English
Diminutive of James, Jamesina and other names that begin with Jam-
Jáoìn m Irish
Irish form of John.
Jas f & m English
Short form of Jasper, Jasmine and other names beginning with jas-.
Jaś m Polish
Diminutive of Jan 1.
Jash m Indian
Indian Name
Jayd m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jade.
Jaymz m English (Modern)
Variant of James. A known bearer is Canadian musician Jaymz Bee.
Jeames m Scots
Scots form of James.
Jeams m Scots
Scots form of James.
Jedd m English
Variant of Jed and likewise a short form of Jedidiah. Noted bearer is Australian musician Jedd Hughes.
Jemp m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Jean 1-Pierre.
Jen m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堅 (jen) meaning "hard, firm" or 健 (jen) meaning "healthy, strong" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. ... [more]
Jeor m Literature, Popular Culture
Jeor Mormont is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
Jer m & f English, Chinese (Cantonese), Taiwanese
As an English masculine name, it can be used as a diminutive for names beginning with Jer-, like Jerry, Jerome or Jeremy.... [more]
Jes m Danish
Regional variant of Jens.
Jhall m Sanskrit, Indian, Nepali, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING : a prize-fighter, a cudgel player... [more]
Jhun m Filipino
Variant of Jun.
Jilcs f & m Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The name Jilcs is an acronym for the words Jesus Is Lord Christ Saviour (or Jesus Is Lord Christian School)... [more]
Jiles m English
Variant of Giles.
Jin m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 進 or 晋, both meaning "advance, progress," 眞 meaning "true, real, genuine," 鎭 meaning "quellable," 振 meaning "shake," 珍 meaning "treasure," 震 meaning "thunder" or 辰, referring to the Dragon as the fifth of twelve earthly branches in the Chinese zodiac.... [more]
Jit m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian variant form of Ede and Ide.
Jo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 譲 (jo) meaning "to yield or give.", 丈 (jo) meaning "height" or any other kanji pronounced the same way.... [more]
Jó m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jorge.
Jobe m English (Australian), English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Jobe. Famous namesakes includes Australian Rules football star Jobe Watson, and soccer player Jobe Wheelhouse.... [more]
Joc m English
Variant of Jock.
Joen m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jeroen. This was one of the names (along with Jeroen) that the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) went by in daily life. The name Joen was more common in his day than it is in modern times: for example, in 2010, there were only 20 bearers (of all ages) in all of the Netherlands.
Joes m Dutch, German
Short form of both Josef and Johannes.
Jom m Filipino
Short form of Jomar 2.
Joon m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Jonas 2 and Jonathan.
Jop m Dutch
Dutch short form of Jacob or Josef. Of course, there are instances where this name is also a variant spelling of Job.
Jörn m German, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Jörgen.
Jort m Dutch
Short form of Jorrit.
Joß m German (Archaic)
Short form of Jodocus.... [more]
Jou m Japanese
From Japanese 恕 (jo) meaning "excuse, tolerate, forgive", 丈 (jou) meaning "length", 丞 (jou) meaning "help", 乗 (jou) meaning "ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join", 常 (jou) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 情 (jou) meaning "feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts", 浄 (jou) meaning "clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise", 穣 (jou) meaning "good crops, prosperity", 錠 (jou) meaning "lock, fetters, shackles", 成 (jou) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (jou) meaning "star", 青 (jou) meaning "blue, green", 誕 (jou) meaning "nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary", 蝶 (jou) meaning "butterfly", 定 (jou) meaning "determine, fix, establish, decide", 囁 (jou) meaning "whisper, murmur", 壤 (jou) meaning "soil, loam, earth, rich", 奘 (jou) meaning "large, great", 抒 (jo) meaning "tell", 晟 (jou) meaning "clear", 淨 (jou) meaning "pure, clean, unspoiled", 烝 (jou) meaning "many, offer, dedicate, to steam", 穰 (jou) meaning "abundance", 襄 (jou) meaning "rise, raise", 諚 (jou) meaning "command" or 讓 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain"... [more]
Ju f & m Portuguese
Diminutive of Júlia, Joana, João and other similar-sounding names.
Jud m English
Variant of Judd.
Judge m English
This name is derived from the word of the same name. The word originates from Old French jugier meaning "to judge, pronounce judgment," which, in turn, comes from Latin iudicare meaning "to judge, to examine officially, form an opinion upon" (derived from iudicem meaning "a judge," which is a combination of ius meaning "right, law" and the root of dicere meaning "to say").
Jul m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjul, which is a dialectal variant of Gjurd with predominant usage in the Austlandet region of Norway. Jul also means "Christmas" in Norwegian and this name was often given to children born in late December.
Jum m & f Korean
Jun m Filipino
Short form of Junior.
Jur m Polish (Rare)
Obsolescent Polish form of George.
Jwngsar m Bodo
Meaning "Destiny".
Jynx m & f English
Latinized form of Iynx, or directly from the English word meaning “wryneck” (a bird used in witchcraft and divination).
Ka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Ka f & m Korean
Kaarl m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Charles.
Kace m American
Variant of Case.
Kaeo m & f Thai
Means "crystal, glass, diamond" in Thai.
Kaew m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kaeo.
Kai m & f Melanesian, Melpa
Means "good" in Melpa, spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Kai m Japanese
Can be made of many different kanji, including commonly the kanji 海 meaning "ocean".
Kaïs m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Qays used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
Kan m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant; generous; leniency, gentleness" or 和 (kan) meaning "peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity" or 完 (kan) meaning "complete, perfect, infallible, conclusion".... [more]
Kan m Burmese
Means "luck, fate, fortune" in Burmese.
Kanj m Sanskrit
MEANING : 'produced from the head’, the hair ,‘produced from water’, Name of lord Brahma ( ब्रह्मा ) ,a lotus, Ambrosia (अमृत ), the food of the gods... [more]
Kar m Literature
This name was used in David Clement-Davies book "The Sight" for the wolf character who comes to live with Huttser and Palla's pack after his parents are killed by the evil Balkar.
Kars m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Karsten. Also compare Karst.
Karst m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Karsten. Also compare Kars. A known Dutch bearer of this name is the film and television director Karst van der Meulen (b... [more]
Kas m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Cas.
Kaung m Burmese
Means "good, nice, fine, pleasant" in Burmese.
Kax m & f American
Invented name.
Kaz m & f English, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian
Short form of Kazimieras, Kazimir, and other names beginning with Kaz.
Keeth m English
Variant spelling of Keith.
Kei m West Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian pet form of Cornelius, Gerard and Nicolaas. In other words, you could say that this name is a variant form of Kai 1.
Keid m Astronomy
The common name for Omicron2 Eridani, or 40 Eridani, a triple star system in the constellation Eridanus. In the TV series Star Trek, 40 Eridani is the location of the planet Vulcan, home of Mr Spock... [more]
Kej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Koios via its latinized form Coeus.
Kell f & m English (Modern)
Diminutive of names beginning with Kell, like Kelly or Kellin.
Keo f & m Lao, Khmer
Means "gem, jewel, glass" in Lao and Khmer.
Kep m & f Khmer
It is possibly a Cambodian diminutive of Joseph, but may be a variant of Kip.
Kerk m English (Rare)
Variant of Kirk, possibly via a surname (see Kerk).
Ket m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
MEANING - wish, desire, mark; sign; abode; intention ... [more]
Khabh m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian
MEANING : Shining in air, A planet... [more]
Khải m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凱 (khải) meaning "triumph, victory".
Khair m & f Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
From Arabic خير (khayr) meaning "good, goodness".
Khaj m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Indian
MEANING : stirring, agitating, contest, ladle, war,
Khal m Sanskrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
MEANING : threshing-floor, granary, earth, mould, , place, site ,contest, battle, sediment or dregs of oil, butter-milk boiled with acid vegetables and spices, a mischievous man, the sun, Xanthochymus pictorius, the thorn-apple ... [more]
Khamani m Swahili
Meaning “son of king”, “first born”, or “great king” in Swahili.
Khan m & f Khmer
Means "bracelet, collar, ring" in Khmer.
Khang m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 康 (khang) meaning "peaceful, quiet, healthy".
Khanh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 卿 (khanh) meaning "noble, officer".
Khant m & f Burmese
Means "elegant" in Burmese.
Khasth m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism
MEANING : standing in the air. Here ख means sky, air + स्थ means standing ... [more]
Khắc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 克 (khắc) meaning "overcome, win".
Khidr m Arabic
Means "green" in Arabic. Khidr (or al-Khidr) is a legendary figure mentioned in the Qur'an who is variously described as a guardian angel, a prophet, or a saint (wali). He is sometimes identified with Saint George.
Khiêm m & f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 謙 (khiêm) meaning "humble, modest".
Khin f & m Burmese
Means "friendly, affectionate" in Burmese.
Khoa m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 科 (khoa) meaning "science".
Khôi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 魁 (khôi) meaning "first, chief, leader" or 瑰 (khôi) meaning "precious stone, extraordinary".
Kholk m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
MEANING : sky- meteor, a planet. It is joining of खर + उल्का . Here ख means sky + उल्का / उल्क means torch, meteor... [more]
Khom m Burmese
Means "save" in Chin language, spoken in Myanmar.
Khoong f & m Thai
Means "shrimp" in Thai.
Khram m Thai (Rare)
Means "indigo, deep blue" in Thai.
Khris m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Chris and Kris.
Khuê f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奎 (khuê) meaning "stride". This character also refers to Legs, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Chinese constellation system.
Khun m Shan
Means "prince, ruler, nobleman" in Shan. It is typically used as an honorific title, not a name.
Khuyến m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勸 (khuyến) meaning "advise, recommend".
Ki f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Dee.
Kiat m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jie.
Kiat m Thai
Means "honour, glory, fame" in Thai.
Kick m Dutch
Short form of Cornelis via Keke (also compare Keike) and also of names starting with Chris-, such as Christiaan.
Kid m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian коммунистический идеал (kommunisticheskiy ideal) meaning "communist ideal". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Kiel m English (American)
Sometimes a nickname for Ezekiel. Also is a German word meaning "keel (of a boat)", a surname, and the name of a city which is sometimes used as a given name. ... [more]
Kiel m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Kiliaen and Kilianus.
Kiell m English (Rare)
Stressed version of Kyle. The name was famously used by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, an actor.
Kiên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 堅 (kiên) meaning "hard, firm".
Kiệt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 傑 (kiệt) meaning "hero".
Kiều f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嬌 (kiều) meaning "seductive, spoiled, loveable" or 喬 (kiều) meaning "tall, lofty".
Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".
Kim f & m Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".
Kin f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu) meaning "delight, pleasure," 琴 (kin, koto), referring to the qin, a 7-stringed Chinese zither, 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "near, close" or 均 (kin, nara.su) meaning "average, level."... [more]
Kính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敬 (kính) meaning "respect, honour".
Kiong m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qiang.
Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.
Kiun m Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese transcription of 君 (see Jun 1).
Kix m American (Rare)
As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [more]
Kkum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 꿈 (kkum) meaning "dream," the verbal noun of verb 꾸다 (kkuda) meaning "to dream."
Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.
Klor m Croatian
Croatian form of Chlorus.
Knives m & f Popular Culture, Literature
From the English words "Knife" and "Knives."... [more]
Ko m Dutch
Dutch short form of Jakob. In other words, one could also say that this is a variant spelling of Co. This name was borne by several well-known Dutchmen, one of them being track cyclist Ko Willems (1900-1983).
Ko m Japanese
From Japanese 琥珀 (ko) meaning "amber" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.
Kok m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo.
Kol m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Cole, and short form of Nikolai, Nikola 1, and other names beginning with Nikol.... [more]
Kol m Hebrew
Means "voice" in Hebrew.
Kolë m Albanian
A short form of Nikollë.
Kou m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray," 康 (kou) meaning "ease, peace," 興 (kyou, kou, oko.su, oko.ru) meaning "entertain, interest, pleasure, retrieve, revive," 亘 (kan, kou, moto.meru, wata.ru) meaning "request, span," 孝 (kyou, kou) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, shiawa.se) meaning "happiness, luck," 候 (kou, sourou) meaning "climate, weather, season," 功 (ku, kou, isao) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits, success," 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i) meaning "fond, like something, pleasing," 鴻 (kou, gou, oogari, ootori, hishikui) meaning "great, large (bird), powerful, prosperous, wild goose" or 浩 (kou, ooki.i, hiro.i) meaning "abundance, vigorous, wide expanse."... [more]
Kracht m Low German
Low German form of Kraft.
Kræn m Danish
Diminutive of Kresten
Kraft m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Kraft is a normal German word meaning "power, force".... [more]
Kraigg m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Craig.
Kriang m Thai
Means "great" in Thai.
Krieng m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เกรียง (see Kriang).
Krij m Croatian
Croatian form of Kreios via Crius.
Krisp m Croatian
Croatian form of Crispus.
Kron m Croatian
Croatian form of Cronus.
Krum m Bulgarian, Macedonian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One source states that the name is derived from Proto-Bulgarian krum meaning "rock", whilst another source states that the name is ultimately of Iranian origin but declines to provide its meaning.... [more]
Kū m & f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
From the word meaning "upright."... [more]
Kuen m Chinese
Means "the first" in Chinese.
Kunz m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
A once very popular short form of Konrad.
Kurdt m English
Variant of Kurt.
Kurisu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 久理寿 (masculine), 久梨須, 紅莉栖 or 玖利子 (last 3 are feminine) with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 紅 (ku, kou, aka.i, kurenai, beni, kure) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]
Kurk m English
Variant of Kirk.
Kusayla m Berber (Anglicized)
Kusayla or koceïla or kasîla was a berber chief from the end of the 7th century.
Kuu f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "moon" in Finnish.
Kuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu, ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (kuu, ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 黒 (ku) meaning "black", 咋 (kuu) meaning "shout, chew, eat" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 蒼 (u) meaning "blue"... [more]
Kwint m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling (which in this case is phonetical in nature) of Quint.... [more]
Kwon m African American (Rare)
Variant spelling of Quan.... [more]
Kwynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Quinn.
Kỳ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祺 (kì) meaning "good luck, good fortune, auspicious".
Kyaing m & f Burmese
Means "fragrant" in Burmese.
Kyar m Burmese
From Burmese ကျား (kya) meaning "tiger".
Kyar m & f Burmese
From Burmese ကြာ (kya) meaning "water lily, lotus".
Kyaw m Burmese
Means "famous, renowned" in Burmese.
Kyi f & m Burmese
Means "joyous"; "clean, clear"; or "star" in Burmese.
Kyin m & f Burmese
Means "excel, adept" in Burmese.
Kym m English (Australian)
Shortened form of the surname Reskymer, which is, most likely, of Cornish origin with the meaning, as of yet, unknown.... [more]
Kymm f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.
Kyp m English (Rare)
Variant of Kip.
Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.
Kyu f & m Burmese
Means "fragrant" or "excessive" in Burmese.
Kyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (kyuu) meaning "long time" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Kywe m & f Burmese
Means "rich, wealthy" in Burmese.
Lá f & m Vietnamese
Means "leaf" in Vietnamese.
Ladd m English
English name meaning "manservant, young man".
Lai f & m Burmese
Means "to depend on, future" in Chinese.
Lai f & m Chinese
Means "rely" in Burmese and Chinese.
Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".
Laith m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.
Laksh m Hindi
Diminutive of Lakshmana, which means "Having lucky marks" in Sanskrit
Lâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".
Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.
Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".
Lân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璘 (lân) meaning "lustre of jade" or 麟 (lân) referring to the qilin (a mythical creature in Chinese mythology).
Lanh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Lành used outside of Vietnam.
Lập m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 立 (lập) meaning "set up, establish".
Lat m & f Burmese
Means "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Latt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လတ် (see Lat).
Laus m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Laurens, Laurentius and Laurus.
Laut m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element hlud meaning "famous" (such as Ludolf) or even leud meaning "people" (such as Ludger).... [more]
Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Assamese
Meaning - little piece, fragment , cloves, plucking, moment, half a second, sport, act of cutting or plucking, numerator of fraction, Name of a son of lord Ram
Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.
Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".
Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.
Layth m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Laith.
Lực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 力 (lực) meaning "force, power, strength".
Lệ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 麗 (lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.
Leang f & m Khmer
Means "raise, rear" or "feast, entertain" in Khmer.
Leijn m Dutch (Rare)
More modern form of Leyn, but the name is still quite archaic, even though it has barely survived into modern times. In 2010, there were less than 60 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]
Lein m Dutch
Modern form of the medieval name Leyn via its more modern (but still archaic) form Leijn. This name has been used every year in at least the last 130 years, but was never overly common: the name was at its most popular in 1900, when 17 newborn boys were given this name... [more]
Leith m Arabic
Variant of Laith.
Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.
Lem m English
Diminutive of Lemuel.
Len m Japanese
vocaloid, rins twin brother
Leng f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ling.
Les m Ukrainian
Variant of Oles. A notable bearer is Les Poderevianskyi, modern counter-culture writer and painter, who is famous for his absurdist and obscene dramas.
Less m American (Rare)
Variant of Les or diminutive of Lester or Leslie.
Leyn m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gisleyn. This medieval name has survived into modern times, but barely. In 2010, there were less than 10 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]
Li m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lee.
Lib f & m English
Short form of names starting in Lib- or of Elizabeth (via Libby).
Lie m Chinese
Liè is Chinese for "ardent". Ardent means either enthusiastic or passionate, or burning or glowing.
Liễu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu) meaning "willow".
Lige m American (Rare)
Short form of Elijah. One notable bearer was silent film actor Lige Conley who was christened Elijah.
Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]
Liir m Literature
Possibly intended as a variant of Llyr, this is the name of Elphaba's child in American author Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked' series.
Lin m & f Burmese
Means "bright, clear" in Burmese.
Linn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Lin.
Lir f & m Hebrew
Popular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like Liron , Liram , Liran and more names starting with "Lir"
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.
Llin m Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian form of Linus.
Lloyde m English
Variant of Lloyd
Lluis m Asturian
Asturian form of Louis.
Llwyd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh llwyd "gray".
Lộc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祿 (lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".
Loe m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.
Loef m Dutch
Dutch short form of Ludolf.
Loet m West Frisian, Limburgish
West Frisian form of Lude, and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.
Lợi m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 利 (lợi) meaning "profit, benefit, advantage".
Lòis m Occitan
Variant of Loís.
Loj m Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal short form of Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).
Lone m & f Burmese
From Burmese လုံး (lon) meaning "round, spherical".
Lord m English (African), Filipino
From the English word, likely used as a reference to God or Jesus. A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.
Lors m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
Means "doctor of the soul" from Chechen and Ingush лор (lor) meaning "doctor" and са (sa) meaning "soul".
Louk m Dutch
Variant spelling of Loek.
Lous f & m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Loes, which better reflects the origin of the name (Louise) and also makes the name more recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been)... [more]
Louw m Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling of Lau (which is more phonetical in nature), and Afrikaans nickname for Lodewikus.
Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Short form of names beginning with Lu, such as Lucy, Luis or Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.
Lu m & f Burmese
Means "person, human" in Burmese.
Luân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân) meaning "ethics, reason, logic".
Luận m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 論 (luận) meaning "essay".
Lue f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Lucy or Luella. Also a variation of Lou.
Lui m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Louis
Lui m & f Chinese
Means "thunder" in Cantonese.
Luit m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Luyt.
Luk m Dutch
Variant of Luuk.
Lum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lum, that is most likely a variant of Lamb, but can also be a topographical name for someone who lived near a pool.
Lương m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 良 (lương) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Lượng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 亮 (lượng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant".
Lup m Bulgarian (Archaic), Medieval Romanian, Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Lupus (see Loup).
Lur f & m Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern)
Means "earth" in Basque. In Basque mythology, Lur is one of the personifications of the soil, the cradle of life and the mother of the sun and the moon. She is closely related to the Basque mythological figure Mari... [more]
Lurch m Popular Culture
This was the name of the butler on The Addams Family. A lurch is a sudden, uncontrolled movement.
Luuc m Dutch (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Luuk.
Lux m German (Rare, Archaic), Alsatian (Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval German short form and Alsatian vernacular form of Lukas.
Luyt m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German liut "people" or Old High German hlûd "famous", such as Liutbrand and Luderik... [more]
Luz f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "hazelnut" in Hebrew. It is another name for the town of Bethel in the Bible.
Lwin m & f Burmese
Means "clear, distinct" in Burmese.
Lý f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 李 (lí) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 理 (lí) meaning "common sense, reasoning".
Lyn m Welsh
Short form of Llywelyn, from its last syllable. A known bearer was the Welsh actor David Llewellyn "Lyn" Harding (1867-1952).
Maes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch
Medieval Dutch spelling of Maas. In The Netherlands, this spelling of the name has enjoyed a modest revival since 1998 (before which time this spelling was pretty much out of use), with 24 births in 2009 being the highest number so far.
Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.
Maik m Dutch
Dutch phonetical spelling of Mike.
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