U-seokmKorean Combination of an u hanja, like 雨 meaning "rain," 佑 meaning "help, assist," 祐 meaning "help, aid; luck, good fortune," 禹 meaning "wage" or 宇 meaning "house," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper," 碩 meaning "big, large, great; full; faithful, devoted" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."
Ushiom & fJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 汐 (ushio) meaning "tide" or 潮 (ushio) meaning "tide, current".
UshiomJapanese From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence", or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]
UsoppmPopular Culture (Modern) The name Usopp is a blend of two elements. ‘U’ likely derives from 嘘 (uso) meaning "lie" or "falsehood" in Japanese, while ‘Sopp’ could be a variation of the sound soppu (ソップ), which is linked to "soup" or "soft," though in the context of One Piece, it's more of a unique character construction... [more]
UtabafJapanese From Japanese 唄 (uta) meaning "song, ballad", or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UtahafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers, plumes". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
UtakafJapanese From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower"... [more]
UtakofJapanese From Japanese 歌 (uta) "song" and 子 (ko) "child".
UtamamIndonesian Means "best, main, principal" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama).
UtamifIndonesian Derived from Indonesian utama meaning "best, main, principal", ultimately from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama).
UtanamOld Persian Possibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢- (u-) meaning "good" and tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.
UtanofJapanese From Japanese 唄 (uta) meaning "song, ballad", 歌 (uta) meaning "song, sing", 雅 (u) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 詩 (uta) meaning "poem, poetry" or 唱 (uta) meaning "chant, recite, call upon, yell", 楽 (ta) meaning "music, comfort, ease" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life" or 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity"... [more]
UtarifJapanese From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poem" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UtawafJapanese From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Utayof & mJapanese From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feather", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UtenafPopular Culture Possibly from Japanese word 台 (utena in Kun reading) meaning "pedestal". This is the name of the protagonist of the anime 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'.
UzayrmArabic Arabic form of Ezra. This is the name of a figure mentioned in the Qur'an, frequently described as a Jewish prophet who was falsely believed to be the son of God... [more]
Uzurum & fShona Meaning “a higher place; sky; paradise; heaven”.
UzzahmBiblical Means "her strength", from the Hebrew roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and ־ה (-ah) meaning "her". This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a son of Abinadab whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant.
UzzalmBengali Alternate transcription of Bengali উজ্জ্বল (see Ujjal).
VadermPopular Culture Originally from the English word "invader", but later associated with the Dutch word vader ("father"). This is the pseudonym of Darth Vader (real name AnakinSkywalker), antagonist in the Star Wars original trilogy by George Lucas.
Vahuom & fYi Means "raised in the mountains" in Yi.
VahurmEstonian, Literature Coined by Estonian author Eduard Börnhohe for a character in his 1880 novel 'Tasuja'. Börnhohe allegedly derived the name from Estonian vahva "brave".
VaidafLithuanian, Estonian Possibly derived from Lithuanian vaidytis / vaidentis "to appear; to ghost; to haunt" or else a short form of Vaidota and Vaidotė.
VaiosmGreek From the Egyptian word referring to the palm branch.... [more]
VairafLatvian Of debated origin and meaning. While the derivation from Latvian vairot "to add; to increase; to enhance" is commonly accepted, a derivation from Latvian vairīties "to avoid, to shirk" has been suggested.
VairëfLiterature Means "weaver" in Quenya. This was the name of one of the Valar in Tolkien's 'The Simarillion'. Vairë was the wife of Mandos and the weaver of all the stories of the world.
Vajraf & mIndian (Latinized) From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."
ValeyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ValkemLivonian, Medieval Baltic Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian valkoinen "white"... [more]
VallefSpanish Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]
ValmymFrench, French (Belgian) This name came into usage after the Battle of Valmy, which was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris... [more]
ValonmAlbanian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Valona, the former name of the city of Vlorë (compare Vlora), a derivation from Albanian valë "wave" and a derivation from Albanian valon "to seethe; to simmer; to boil".
Valorm & fEnglish (Rare) From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".
Vanirm & fOld Norse, Norse Mythology In 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... [more]
VaqifmAzerbaijani From Persian واقف (vāqef) meaning "informed, knowledgeable", ultimately from Arabic وقف (waqafa) meaning "to stop, to inquire". This was the pen name of Molla Pənah Vaqif, an 18th-century Azerbaijani poet and statesman, who is considered to be the founder of the modern school in Azerbaijani poetry.
VaragmArmenian Means "twenty-ninth day of the month" in Armenian.
VarammGeorgian (Archaic) Variant of Gvaram. A known bearer of this name was the influential Georgian feudal lord Varam Gageli (died in 1249 or 1251 AD).
VarazmArmenian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic) Derived from Old Armenian վարազ (varaz) meaning "wild boar", which itself is ultimately derived from Middle Persian varāz or warāz "boar".
VardafLiterature A character in JRR Tolkien's works, a quasi-divine figure who created the stars. The name is derived from an honorific title in the fictional Quenya language, and means "sublime, exalted, lofty".
VårinfNorwegian (Rare) Elaboration of Vör, perhaps influenced by Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word vår meaning "spring (the season)".
VarqamPersian The name conferred upon an early martyr of the Baha'i religion (Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa) by the founder of that religion, Baha'u'llah. Means "dove" in Persian.
VarromAncient Roman Roman cognomen of which the etymology is obscure, though there is a possibility that it might be of Etruscan origin. Known bearers of this name are Roman consul Gaius Terentius Varro (3rd century BC), Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro (1st century BC) and Roman poet Varro Atacinus (1st century BC).
VarysmLiterature, Popular Culture Varys is the name of an eunuch character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
VasagmArmenian Means "treacherous person" in Armenian.
Vatsym & fMalagasy Means "provisions for a voyage" in Malagasy.
VaulafFinnish (Rare) Vaula is both a flower/flowering plant genus ("Asarina" in Latin) and in old Finnish language a little wooden ring that kept a bunch of silver birch branches together in a sauna.
VaurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "vai", meaning "water" and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing water".