Submitted Names of Length 3

This is a list of submitted names in which the length is 3.
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Uko f Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" combined with 古 (ko) meaning "the past; ancient times". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Uku m Estonian, Baltic Mythology
Estonian cognate of Finnish Ukko. This name is borne by the god of weather and lightning in Estonian mythology.
Ūla f Lithuanian
Derived from Ūla, which is the name of a river in Dzūkija National Park (located near the villages of Marcinkonys and Merkinė) in southern Lithuania. In turn, the river derives its name from the Baltic root aul-, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *aulo-s or *h₂eulos meaning "tube, pipe"... [more]
Ûle m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ole.
Ule m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Oele.
Uli m & f Hawaiian
Masculine form and feminine short form of Uliuli.
Uli m Uzbek
Means "to howl" in Uzbek.
Ulo f Greenlandic
Short form of Ulornaĸ.
Ulu m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ulo.
Ulu f Igbo
Given for the second-born female.
Uly m English
Short form of Ulysses.
Uma f Japanese
Means "horse" in Japanese. During the Edo period, this name was sometimes given to girls born during the Year of the Horse. It is rarely used today.
Uma f Aymara
Means "water" in Aymara.
Umi f Japanese
Means "sea, ocean" in Japanese.
Umi m Polynesian Mythology
A king has this name in Hawaiian Mythology
Umi f Indonesian, Malay
Derievd from Arabic أم ('umm) meaning "mother".
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Una f Croatian
Either inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
Una f Manx
Manx cognate of Úna and Ùna.
Una f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano una meaning "first, foremost, original"
Une f Estonian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Uno.
Uni f Etruscan Mythology
Uni is the ancient goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women in Etruscan religion and myth, and the patron goddess of Perugia. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, it may, however, be related to an Indo-European root iuni "young", connecting to her association with fertility, love, and marriage.
Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.
Uoc f Vietnamese
Means "wishes" in Vietnamese.
Upa m Chuvash
Means "bear" in Chuvash.
Upė f Lithuanian (Modern)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun upė meaning "river, stream".
Upi m & f Finnish
A diminutive of Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.
Ura m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian 'ura meaning "red" or "purple".
Ura f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (u) meaning "exist" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ura f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque ura, meaning "water".
Uri f & m Korean
Means "we, us, our" in Korean.
Uri m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hurai.... [more]
Uri m Aymara
Means "untamed" in Aymara.
Ury m Medieval English, Medieval German
Medieval English and medieval German form of Uriah.
Usa f Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit उषस् (ushas).
Use f Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain etymology. One theory, however, relates this name to Finnish uusi "new".
Ush m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING : early morning, dawn, daybreak, lover, bdellium, saline earth, fossile salt ... [more]
Uta f Japanese
Means "song" in Japanese.
Uto m German (Rare)
Variant of Udo 1 or masculine form of Ute.
Utr m Old Norse
Variant of Otr.
Uve m Frisian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Frisian form of Ove.
Uwa f Hausa
Means "mother" in Hausa.
Uwa m Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Owa.
Uxi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".
Uyӑp m Chuvash
Means "bullfinch" in Chuvash.
Uys m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Uys. The Uys family played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.
Uzo f & m Nigerian
Short form of Uzoamaka.
Vae f Obscure
Meaning unknown, possibly a spelling variation of the name Fay or Faye. There is a typhoon in the 1952 Pacific typhoon season with this name.
Vai f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Eve.
Vam m & f Hmong
Means "rely on, trust" in Hmong Daw.
Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven; sky" in Chin.
Vár f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern), Faroese, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse word vár meaning "spring". Vár is the name of an Ásynja, who is responsible for contracts between men and women.
Vår f Norwegian
Younger form of Vár.
Ved m Popular Culture
A character appearing in the 4th series of 'The Tribe', a British TV series.
Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.
Vem m Armenian
Means "stone, rock" in Armenian.
Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.
Ver m Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian
Bosnian, Catalan and Croatian form of Verus.
Ves m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Silvester.
Vet f Obscure
Short form of Helvetia.... [more]
Via f Various (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of names ending in -via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.
Via m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal (Nordmøre) form of Vidar.
Vic m Romansh
Short form of Ludivic.
Víf f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse víf meaning "wife, woman".
Vik m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Viktor or Viktoria.
Vil m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the initials of the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
Vir m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Modern form of Vira.
Vis m Spanish
Diminutive of Victor or Victorio.
Vît m Friulian
Friulian form of Vitus.
Vit m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Vitus (compare Veit).
Viv f & m English
Diminutive of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv.
Vlf m Old Swedish (Rare)
Rare spelling of Ulf possibly used in a time when the letters V and U were used interchangeably.
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".
Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhan
Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.
Vór f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vár.
Vör f Norse Mythology
Meaning, possibly, "the careful one," or "aware, careful."
Vox m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Vox.
Vúi f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Hui.
Vui f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese vui meaning "amusing", with the implied meaning "joy".
Vùn m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Wén .
Wa'd f Arabic
Derived from Arabic وعد (w'd) meaning "promise".
Wah f Burmese
Means "yellow" in Burmese.
Wah f & m Chinese
Chinese variant of Hua, meaning neat, or good looking.
Wai m & f Chinese
It means "great"
Wai f & m Polynesian, Hawaiian
From the proto-Polynesian root *waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.
Wai m & f Burmese
Means "profuse, abound, abundant" in Burmese.
Wal m American (Rare)
Short Form of Wallace.
Wan f Chinese
Chinese feminine name with several possible meanings; if written using 婉 (wǎn) it means "graceful, gentle, elegant", if written 宛 (wǎn) it seems to have historically meant "courteous" and if written 紈 (wán) it means "white silk" or "fine silk".
War f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Wah.
Way m English
Transferred use of the surname Way.
Wea f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Wia.
Wen m English
Short form of Wendell.
Wez m Adyghe (Rare), Kabardian (Rare), Circassian (Rare)
From Turkic "Öz" (source, pure)
Wia f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian pet form of feminine Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war, battle".
Win f Sioux
Means "woman" in Lakota or another Sioux language.
Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.
Win m African American
From win (n.) Old English winn "labor, toil; strife, conflict; profit, gain,." Modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb.
Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).
Won m & f Korean
Derived from (won) meaning "first, origin".
Woo m & f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 우 (woo/u) that can be the Korean Hanja 瑀 (woo/u) meaning "agate" or 俁 (woo/u) meaning "big; great" or 宇 (woo/u) meaning "whole world; universe; house" or 佑 (woo/u) meaning "help" or 又 (woo/u) meaning "again; also (affix)"... [more]
Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).
Xab m Hmong
Means "third" in Hmong Daw.
Xai m Hebrew
alternate spelling of Chai
Xak m American
Variant of Zak.
Xán m Galician
Variant of Xoán.
Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]
Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.
Xay m Lao
Means "victory" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).
Xco m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.
Xea f American (Modern, Rare)
A new, invented name.
Xen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.
Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.
Xia f English
Diminutive of Alexia.
Xiá f Galician
Diminutive of Xiana and Xuliana.
Xil m Medieval Galician
Galician form of Giles.
Xin f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "prosperous, wealthy", 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Xis f & m Hmong
Xob m Hmong
Means "lightning, thunder" in Hmong.
Xov f Hmong
Means "thread" in Hmong.
Xub m & f Hmong
Means "precious" or "arrow" in Hmong Daw.
Xun f & m Korean
Xus m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus.
Xuy m American (Hispanic)
Diminutive form of Jesús
Yaa f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yae f Japanese
From Japanese 彌 (ya) meaning "extensive, full" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yai m Thai
Means "big, large" in Thai.
Yam f & m Hebrew
Means "sea, ocean" in Hebrew. Known bearers include Yam Kaspers Anshel (1998-), an Israeli beauty pageant winner, and Yam Madar (2000-), an Israeli basketball player.
Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.
Yan m French, Breton
Variant of Yann.
Yan m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yan) meaning "brave", 顔 (yan) meaning "face, expression" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rock" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Yan f Chinese
From Chinese character 燕 (yàn) meaning swallow (a small beautiful bird native to China). Can symbolise freedom and is feminine.
Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".
Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel" in Burmese.
Yao f & m Chinese
Chinese unisex given name written with the Hanzi 瑤 (yáo) and meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl".
Yao m Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".
Yar f Dinka
Refers to a specific kind of cow in Dinka.
Yas f Persian
Means "jasmine" in Persian.
Yat m Thai
Means "relative, relation" in Thai.
Yaz f & m Various
Short form of various names, including Yazmin.
Yco f Guanche
Variant of Ico 2.
Yee f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Yi.
Yei f Japanese (Rare)
"Flourishing".
Yến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燕 (yến) meaning "swallow (the bird)".
Yen f Vietnamese
Variant of Yên used outside of Vietnam.
Yen m & f Korean
Yhi f Gamilaraay, Indigenous Australian Mythology
In Gamilaraay mythology, Yhi was the sun goddess who brought light to the land.
Yid m Scots
Southern Scots short form of Aidam.
Yin m & f Burmese
Derived from the Burmese ယဉ် (yin) meaning "cultured, gentle" or ရင် (yin) meaning "prepare, create".
Yin f & m Korean
Yin f Burmese
Means "cultured, gentle, charming, graceful" in Burmese.
Yin m & f Burmese
Means "prepare, create" in Burmese.
Yis m Hmong
Means "cowlick, tuft of hair" in Hmong Daw.
Yle f Italian
Yle Vianello is an Italian actress, known for Semina il Vento (2020) and Corpo Celeste (2011).
Yll m Literature
Yll is the name of a Martian in the story Ylla in the Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury.
Yll m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll "star".
Yma f Silesian
Silesian form of Emma.
Yma f Quechua (?)
Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Quechua ima shumaq meaning "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".... [more]
Yma f Western African, Manding
Manding and Susu form of Mary.
Yme m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ime 2. This given name is more commonly found on males than on females.
Yoh m Japanese, Chinese
It comes from the name of a strong and wise shaman.... [more]
Yoi m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "say" in Shipibo.
Yok f & m Thai
Means "jade" in Thai.
Yon m Hebrew
Short form of Yonah.
Yor m Literature
In Michael Ende's novel 'Die unendiche Geschichte' ("The neverending story") Yor is a blind miner that helps the main protagonist mining a picture that helps him getting back to the place he came from.
You m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 友 (yǒu) which means "friendly or friendship."
You m & f Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (you) meaning "ocean", 耀 (you) meaning "shine, sparkle, dazzle", 遥 (you) meaning "distant, remote", 踊 (you) meaning "leap, jump, dance", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
You f & m Korean
Yov m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Job.
Yoy f Sanskrit
Sanskrit; "Yoy" roughly translates to "lucky".
Ype m Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Ibe, a Frisian name of uncertain etymology.
Ýri f Old Norse
Variant of Ýrr.
Yri f Old Norse
Variant of Ýrr.
Ýrr f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse œrr meaning "mad, furious, wild".
Yrr f Old Norse
Variant of Ýrr.
Ysa f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Ysabel, Ysabelle, and Ysabella.
Ysé f Theatre, French (Rare)
Used by Paul Claudel for a character in his play 'Partage de midi' (1906). Perhaps it is derivative of Yseult.
Ytu f & m Punu, African
Means "hope" in Punu.
Yue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people, 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 悦 (yuè) meaning "joy, pleased", 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "pearl", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Yue f Japanese
From Japanese 裕 (yu), meaning "fertile", combined with 恵 (e), meaning "blessing". Other combinations are possible.
Yug m Indian
The word yug means "linking or joining something together" in Sanskrit. The word yug in hindi means "world." There are 4 yugs according to Hinduism. it is derived from the word yugam.
Yuk m & f Chinese (Hakka)
It means real in Chinese
Yul m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy.
Yul f & m Korean
Yul f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Yolotl.
Yun f & m Korean
Yuo m Japanese
From the Japanese 由 (yu) "free," "means," "way," "reason" and 悟 (o) "enlightenment," "perceive," "discern."
Yuo f & m Korean
From Korean it means Lotus Flower
Yur f & m Korean
From Korean Yur meaning cloud or Yur... [more]
Yuw f & m Korean
Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.
Yve f German (Rare)
A feminine form of Yvo.
Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]
Žac m Croatian
Short form of Željko.
Zai m & f English
Zaj m Hmong
Means "dragon" in Hmong Daw.
Žak m Slovene
Slovene variant of Jakob.
Zal m Kurdish
Means "triumphant" in Kurdish.
Zao m & f Chinese
This name is used as either 造 (zào, cào, cāo) for males meaning "construct, build, begin, prepare" or 早 (zǎo) for females meaning "early, soon, morning."... [more]
Zar f & m Burmese
Means "lace" in Burmese.
Zaw m Burmese
Means "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.
Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.
Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
Zeb m Hmong
Means "rock, stone" in Hmong Daw.
Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.
Zen m & f English
This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]
Zen m Japanese
This name can be used as 然 (zen, nen, sa, shika, shika.shi, shika.ri) meaning "if so, in that case, so, sort of thing, well," 善 (zen, i.i, yo.i, yo.ku, yoshi.tosuru) meaning "good(ness), virtuous" or 禅 (sen, zen, shizuka, yuzu.ru) meaning "silent meditation, Zen," the latter being the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state.'... [more]
Zen m Venetian
Venetian form of Zeno.
Zeo m Germanic Mythology
Old High German variant of Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz (compare Tyr and Cisa).
Zha m & f Chinese
Zhe m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 哲 or 喆 (zhé) both meaning "wise; sagacious".... [more]
Zhu m & f Chinese
From Chinese "vermillion, red".
Zia m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [more]
Zia f Romansh
Romansh short form of Luzia.
Zia f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Terézia and, to a lesser extent, Ambrózia and Hortenzia, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.
Zig m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Ziglar.
Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”
Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.
Zîn f Kurdish
Means "saddle" in Kurdish, this is the name of the heroine in the traditional Kurdish romance Mem û Zin.
Zin f & m Burmese
Means "orchid" in Burmese.
Zip m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English diminutive of Scipio.
Zîv m & f Kurdish
Means "silver" in Kurdish.
Zoa f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.
Zog m Albanian
Derived from Albanian zog "bird; chick, nestling; dialectal) animal young; (dialectal) son". This name was borne by Zog I (1895 – 1961). He first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).
Zot m Russian
Short form of Izot. ... [more]
Zou f & m Chinese
Zsa f Hungarian
Dimunutive of Zsuzsanna.
Zsu f Hungarian
Short form of Zsuzsanna.
Zul m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with ذو ال (Dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" (such as Dhu al-Kifl or Dhu al-Qarnayn).
Zul f & m Mongolian
Means "light" or "torch, oil lamp" in Mongolian.
Zun f Burmese
Burmese feminine name refering to a small fragrant white flower of the Jasminum auriculatum plant.
Zun f & m Chinese
Means Kingdom in Chinese
Zuo m & f Ijaw
Means "protection" in Ijaw.
Zwi m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of צְבִי (see Tzvi).
Zya m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.
Zyx m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the surname Zick, meaning "descendant of Sigo", or a diminutive of Isaac. It may also simply from the last three letters of the English alphabet (compare Abcde).