OasisfEnglish (Modern, Rare) An oasis is a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. They can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [more]
Obam & fYoruba, Yoruba Mythology Means "king, ruler" in Yoruba. It can refer to Obaluaye, a spirit associated with infectious disease and healing.
ObaasanfJapanese Comes from the Japanese word “Obaasan”, meaning “grandmother”.
Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwefOjibwe Means "Woman of the Sound (that the stars make) Rushing Through the Sky", deriving from the Ojibwe elements babaam ("place to place"), wewe ("makes a repeated sound"), giizhig ("sky"), and ikwe ("woman)... [more]
ObbemFrisian, Old Swedish, Swedish Frisian 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.
ObelixmPopular Culture Obelix is a major character in the Asterix the Gaul franchise. His name is a pun on the French word "obélisque" (meaning "obelisk").
OberynmLiterature, Popular Culture, English Variant of Oberon. Oberyn Martell is a character in 'Game of Thrones' and it's origin series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.
Obi-WanmPopular Culture Obi-Wan Kenobi is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 帯 (obi) "belt" (used to tie a kimono) and wan that sounds like the Japanese honorific suffix san.
ObizzomItalian Of Germanic origin, though the meaning is unknown. Possibly from the roots aud "wealth" or hug "mind, thought, heart, spirit".
ObsidianmAmerican (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture Derived from obsidian, the English name for a specific type of volcanic glass. The name is ultimately derived from Latin obsidianus meaning "of Obsidius", after the Roman (also called Obsius in some instances) who supposedly was the first to discover this type of volcanic glass... [more]
OcciafAncient Roman Feminine form of Occius. Occia achieved the position of Virgo Vestalis Maxima when she became the oldest living priestess of the goddess Vesta, perhaps 57 years before she passed away in 19 CE.
OccymEnglish (Australian) Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.
OchakofPopular Culture In the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her name is made up of お茶 (ocha), the honorific form of 茶 (cha) meaning "tea," and 子 (ko) meaning "child."
OchanmNivkh From Nivkh otgan meaning "garbage, waste".
OchilafUzbek Derived from ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten".
OchilgulfUzbek Derived from ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
OchiloyfUzbek Derived from ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten" and oy meaning "moon".
OchimosmGreek Mythology Probably derived from the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]
OchimusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Ochimos. In Greek mythology, Ochimus was the eldest of the Heliadae and lived on the island of Rhodes, of which he was also the king.
OchirmMongolian Means "truncheon, staff" or "thunderbolt" in Mongolian.
OchirbaatarmMongolian Derived from the Mongolian очир (ochir) meaning "truncheon, staff" or "thunderbolt" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
OchirkhuyagmMongolian Derived from the Mongolian очир (ochir) meaning "truncheon, staff" or "thunderbolt" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".
OchirsaikhanmMongolian Derived from the Mongolian очир (ochir) meaning "truncheon, staff" or "thunderbolt" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
OcholamLuo "birthed after the death of the father"
OchopintremGeorgian Mythology Combination of ოჭო (ocho) which is related to the name of the god Bochi and პინტრე (pintre) which is related to the Greek god Pan... [more]
Ocotlánf & mSpanish (Mexican) From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán meaning "Our Lady of Ocotlán" (see Ocotlán), the Virgin of Ocotlán being the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.
OcoxochitlfNahuatl Means "pine flower" in Nahuatl, a medicinal plant.
OcranmBiblical Ocran was a member of the house of Asher according to Numbers 1:13. He was the father of Pagiel.
OctandermNorwegian (Archaic) Combination of Latin oct- "eight" and Greek -ander "man" given to children born in October or to the eighth child of the family.
Octoberm & fLiterature, Popular Culture, English Derived from Latin octo , meaning eight. It was the name of the eighth month, and is now our tenth month. Ray Bradbury wrote a group of stories called "Octoberland." One of the characters is named October.
OculimFrench (Rare) Derived from Latin oculi, the plural form of oculus "eye". This name used to be given to children born on Oculi, known in English as Oculi Sunday, the third Sunday in Lent... [more]
OdalmSwedish (Rare) Short form of Germanic names containing the name element odal.
OdalfridmGermanic Derived from Germanic odal or uodal "heritage, fatherland" (also see Odalric) combined with the Old High Germanic element fridu "peace".
OdalysisfAmerican (Hispanic) A variant of Odalys or Odalis influenced by the French word for lily, which is lys. The meaning of Odalis being "fatherland" or "wealth, fortune," the meaning of Odalysis could be interpreted as "lily of the fatherland" or "wealth of lilies."
OddgeirmNorwegian, Icelandic, Faroese Modern form of Oddgeirr, an Old Norse name with the combination of oddr "point (of a weapon), spur, spear" and geirr, also meaning "spear".
OddkellmOld Norse, Icelandic (Archaic, ?) Old Norse name derived from the elements oddr meaning "point of a sword" and ketill which meant "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").
OddonemItalian Diminutive form of Oddo. Oddone of Savoy, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, and the Cardinal Oddone di Monferrato were two well-known bearers of this name.
OddvaldmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and valdr "ruler". The name was coined in the late 19th century.
OddvaldurmFaroese Faroese name with the combination of oddr "spear" and valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
OddvardmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and vǫrðr "guard".
OddvinmNorwegian Relatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and vinr "friend".