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Chipeta f Ute
Means "white singing bird" in Ute.

Chithuzi m Tumbuka
Means "shadow, picture" in Tumbuka, often given after repeated deaths in the family.

Chiya f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyaki f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 姫 (ki) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyako f Japanese
From 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chiyami f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chongxiao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".

Chrysaor m Greek Mythology
Meaning "he who has a golden sword" from Greek χρυσός, "golden" and ἄορ, "sword". In Greek mythology Chrysaor was the brother of Pegasus who sprung from the severed neck of Medusa.

Chrysavgi f Greek
Means "golden dawn, golden sunrise" in Greek.

Chryse f Greek Mythology
Means "golden."

Chrysogeneia f Greek Mythology
Chrysogeneia, a Minyan princess as the daughter of King Almus of Orchomenus. She was the sister of Chryse and mother, by the sea-god Poseidon, of Chryses, father of the eponym Minyas... [more]

Chrysopeleia f Greek Mythology
Means "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία (peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers... [more]

Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of Hecate meaning "(goddess) of the lower world wearing golden sandals and drinking blood", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "gold", σάνδαλον (sandalon) "sandal", αἷμα (haima) "blood", ποτόν (poton) "that which one drinks" and χθόνιος (chthonios) "in the earth".

Chrysotelus m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Χρυσότελος (Chrysotelos), which should be a corruption of the rare name Χρυσοτέλης (Chrysoteles), which consists of the Greek elements χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion".... [more]

Chrysothea f Greek (Rare)
From Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "golden" combined with θεός (theos) "god".

Chrysovalantou f Greek (Rare)
From the epithet of Irene Chrysovalantou, a 9th-century Greek Orthodox saint who is considered a patron of conception and fertility. It means "of Chrysobalanton", from the name of the ancient monastery in Constantinople where she was abbess (allegedly from the name of a region of the Byzantine empire which derives from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "golden" and βαλαντιο (balantio) "coin").

Chunfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" and 绯 (fēi) meaning "scarlet, dark red".

Ciardhubhán m Old Irish
Means "jet black, sable", from Old Irish cíar "dark" and dub "black", combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ciaron m Irish (Rare)
The name "Ciaron" is a variant of the Irish name "Ciarán," which is derived from the Gaelic word "ciar," meaning "black" or "dark," and the diminutive suffix "-án," which implies smallness or endearment... [more]

Ciarraí f Irish
From the place name Ciarraí, which is the Irish Gaelic form of Kerry meaning "Ciar's people" (from ciar meaning "black")... [more]

Cibai f Chinese
From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 白 (bái) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Çımmaq f Karachay-Balkar
Means "very white, snowy white" in Karachay-Balkar.

Coldin m English
Coldin is a boy's name meaning "dark valley" that comes from the Old English name Colden.

Coleridge m English
Coleridge as a boy's name is of Old English origin. Place name: possibly "Cole's ridge", or "dark ridge".

Contuinda f Gaulish
While the second element is derived from Gaulish uindos "white", the first element is derived from Gaulish conto- which is of debated meaning. The meaning "(one) hundred" has been suggested.

Conven m History, Breton
From the Breton name Konwenn meaning "white dog" or "white warrior", derived from kon, singular (or plural? genitive?) of ki "dog, warrior" (compare Tanguy, Cunobelinus) combined with gwenn "white"... [more]

Crovan m History
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Middle Irish crobh bhan "white hand". This was the byname of Godred Crovan (d. 1095), an 11th-century Norse conqueror who ruled the Isle of Man. It has been interpreted as a mocking reference to Godred's supposed habit of wearing white gauntlets into battle and aversion to getting his hands dirty in combat.

Crysia f Ancient Greek
The name Crysia or Chrysia, Χρυσια in Greek comes from the Greek word for "gold", Χρυσεος. It means as much as "the golden one" or figuratively "the anointed". The name is related to Chryssa although the later has a slightly different etymological root.

Cuili f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Çûro m Kurdish
Means "dark blond" in Kurdish.

Cyanea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek κυάνεος (kyaneos) meaning "dark blue" (also compare Cyane). This name belonged to the Naiad-nymph of the town of Miletos in Karia (Caria), south-western Anatolia... [more]

Cyborea f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Name of the mother of Judas Iscariot in apocryphal Christian scriptures, most notably in "The Golden Legend".

Dạ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 唯 (dạ) meaning "yes," 夜 (dạ) meaning "night, evening", or 射 (dạ) meaning "to shoot, to fire".

Daemon m Literature
Although in classical mythology, a "daemon" is said to be a malevolent spirit, recent use of this name is almost certainly derived from a literary source.... [more]

Dahbia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from the Arabic word ذهبية (dhahabia) meaning "golden." This name is primarily used in Algeria.

Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)
This name combines 代 meaning "replace, era, generation", 黛 meaning "blacken eyebrows, black" or 戴 meaning "wear on top, support" (dài) with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem."

Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)
Means "black jade".

Daray f Celtic, Irish
Means "dark"

Dark f Obscure
Literally taken from the English word dark, which is ultimately derivwd from Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk meaning "dark", according to Wiktionary.... [more]

Dawb f Hmong
Means "white" in Hmong.

Deilwen f Welsh
Means "white leaves" from Welsh dail "leaves" (singulative deilen) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Delwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh del "pretty" and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Demiblanc m Medieval French
Meaning "white half" or "half white."

Dengli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 灯 (dēng) meaning "lantern, lamp" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Deorc m Anglo-Saxon
Apparently derived from the Old English adjective deorc meaning "dark".

Derwen m Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak" and gwyn meaning "fair, white, blessed."

Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".

Deshen m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 深 (shēn) meaning "close, deep, dark, extreme, very".

Dewitt m English
Derived from a Dutch surname that was originally written as De Witt (it is common for Dutch immigrants to an English-speaking country to write their surname as one 'word', to make it easier to write for the citizens of that particular English-speaking country), it literally means "the white one"... [more]

Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Dindrane f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]

Discheshu m Circassian
Means "golden knight" in Circassian.

Dkarchung m & f Tibetan
Means "little white one" in Tibetian.

Dolkar f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan སྒྲོལ་དཀར (sgrol-dkar) derived from སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" (referring to the bodhisattva Tara 2) and དཀར (dkar) meaning "white"... [more]

Dolwethil f Literature
Means "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.

Doona f Manx
Derived from Manx doo "black; black-haired, black headed".

Doralba f Italian
Combination of Dora and Alba 1, with the overall meaning of "gift of dawn" or "white gift".

Dorcha f & m Irish
Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.

Douja f Arabic
Sometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”

Drudwen f Welsh (Modern)
Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".

Duab m & f Hmong
May mean either "shadow" or "sunbeam, ray".

Duabntxoo f Hmong
Means "shadow" in Hmong.

Dub m & f English (American), Old Celtic
In North America the name Dub is most often used by men with a name beginning with the letter W, such as William and Walter.... [more]

Dubhagáin m Irish
Meaning, "dark" or "black."

Dubhchobhlaigh f Medieval Irish
Derived from dubh meaning "black, black-haired" and Cobhlaigh, a name of unknown etymology.

Dubhdara m Medieval Irish
Composed of the Gaelic elements dubh "dark" and dair "oak" (genitive dara(ch)).

Dubheasa f Medieval Irish
Meaning "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic word dubh meaning dark or black and eas meaning waterfall.

Dubh Essa f Medieval Irish
Possibly derived from Gaelic components dubh meaning "dark" and eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin nutrix nigra).

Dudeasa m Old Irish
Old Irish name meaning "a dark-haired beauty"

Duguittsagaan f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian дугуй (dugui) meaning "round, circular" and цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white".

Duibheannach m Old Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".

Duibheasa f Medieval Irish
Means "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic dubh meaning "dark" or "black" and eas meaning "waterfall".

Duibhín f Irish (Rare)
Derived from Gaelic dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Duibhne m & f Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "ill-tempered, surly", derived from dub "black".

Duibhuidhir m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".

Dunning m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English dunn meaning "brown, dark", or the personal name Dunna, combined with the name-forming suffix ing.

Dunweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dunn "dark, brown" or dun "hill, mountain" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, ruler".

Dunwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English dunn "dark, brown" and wine "friend". Alternatively, the first element could be dun "hill, mountain".

Dusean m Datooga
Means "black" in Datooga.

Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]

Dyfrig m Welsh
Welsh form of Dubricius, derived from Celtic *dubro "dark, unclean" (source of Welsh dwfr "water") and *r-g- "king". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint... [more]

Dzerassa f Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian
Possibly means "golden-haired, shining", perhaps related to Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold". In Ossetian mythology Dzerassa is the daughter of the sea god Donbettyr.

Ebrillwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh Ebrill and the Welsh name element gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Edahna f Sekani
Means "golden eagle" in the Sekani language. From the Sekani ’ehda 'golden eagle'.

Edelweiss f Various
From the name of the edelweiss flower (species Leontopodium alpinum). It is derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.

Ednalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The origin of Ednalva is uncertain, but it is believed that it comes from a union of two other names; Edna, from Hebrew and meaning “pleasure” and Dalva, a variation of Alba 2, feminine of Albus, which comes from Latin meaning “bright, white”.

Egeria f Roman Mythology
Possibly connected to Greek αἴγειρος (aigeiros) meaning "black poplar", a type of tree (species Populus nigra). In Roman mythology this was the name of a nymph best known for her liaisons with Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome (after Romulus)... [more]

Eimi f Japanese
From Japanese 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 営 (ei) meaning "occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)", 影 (ei) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom", 映 (e, ei) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 栄 (ei) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 永 (ei) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (e, ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 頴 (ei) meaning "heads of grain, cleverness", 英 (ei) meaning "England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx", 衛 (ei) meaning "defense, protection", 詠 (ei) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing", 鋭 (ei) meaning "pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh" or 榮 (ei) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honour, glory, splendour", 伊 (i) meaning "Italy, that one", 惟 (i) meaning "consider, reflect, think", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" combined with 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 見 (mi) meaning "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 己 (mi) meaning "self", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 扇 (mi) meaning "fan, folding fan", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac" or 笑 (mi) meaning "laugh"... [more]

Eirianwen f Welsh
From Welsh eirian "shining, bright" and gwen "holy, white, pure".

Elwyn m Welsh
Composed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".

Elzara f Crimean Tatar
Means "golden nation" from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Enidwen f Welsh
Combination of name Enid with gwen, meaning "white, blessed".

Enoli m Cherokee
Means "black fox" in Cherokee.

Enying f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Eorcenbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Archibald, cognate to Germanic Ercanbald. Derived from the Old English elements eorcnan "precious, genuine" (from erknaz) and weald "powerful, night" and "authority, leader".

Eorpweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eorp "dark, dusky; brown" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". This name was borne by Eorpwald of East Anglia, who succeeded his father Rædwald as King of the East Angles.

Erdenetsagaan f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" and цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white".

Erkent m & f Tocharian
Means "black" in Tocharian.

Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".

Erwyn m Welsh
Welsh name, composed by "gwerd" and "gwyn", with the meaning of "green and white".

Éše'he Ȯhmo'ȯhtávaestse m Cheyenne
Means "black moon" in Cheyenne.

Éše'he Ȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "white moon" in Cheyenne.

Eskedar f Ethiopian
Means "until the night" in Amharic.

Esmer f Turkish
Means "dark-skinned, tan, brunette" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic أسمر (ʿasmar).

Esmeray f Turkish
Derived from Turkish esmer "dark" and ay "moon".

Etosha f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From a Namibian place name meaning "great white place" in the Ovambo language.

Eurddolen f Welsh
Means "golden ring", derived from the Welsh elements aur "gold" and dolen "ring". It is sometimes interpreted as the Welsh form of Goldilocks ("golden ringlets, curls").

Eurem f Welsh
Means "golden jewel" in Welsh.

Eurfron f Welsh
Means "golden-breasted", derived from Welsh aur "gold" and bron "breast".

Evaipomana m Tongan
Means "walk in thundering night" in Tongan.

Fahina m & f Tongan
Means "white hala fruit" or "white complexion" in Tongan.

Fainche f Irish (Rare), Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish fuinche meaning "scald-crow" or "black fox". It occurs in Irish myth as the name of the daughter of Dáire Derg and mother of the three Fothads by a warrior called Mac Nia... [more]

Fanatea m & f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, composed by "fana", often referred to a bow and "tea", meaning "white". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "white bow".

Fangbai f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 白 (bái) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Fanglang f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 琅 (láng) meaning "white carnelian; pure".

Fanming f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 暝 (míng) meaning "dark, obscure".

Fehéra f Hungarian
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian fehér "white, fair", originally given in reference to the color of fair hair or fair skin.

Feili f Chinese
From the Chinese 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Feiyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" or 绯 (fēi) meaning "scarlet, dark red" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" or 杳 (yǎo) meaning "dark, mysterious, obscure".

Feoamoeata m Tongan
Means "to accompany the shadow" in Tongan.

Feya f English (Rare)
Variant of the Scottish name Fia.... [more]

Findabhair f Irish, Irish Mythology
Popularly claimed to be an Irish cognate of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), it may actually mean "fair-browed" from Old Irish find "white, fair" and abair "a brow" (or "eyelash")... [more]

Finlugh m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and lug "light, brightness". The second element may refer to the pagan sun god Lugh, in which case it means "fair Lugh"... [more]

Finneas m English (Modern)
Variant of Phineas, likely inspired by names containing the Old Irish element finn "white".

Finrod m Literature
Sindarin form of the Quenya name Findaráto, meaning "golden-haired champion". Finrod was an Elf in 'The Silmarillion'. He was the oldest son of Finarfin and Eärwen and the brother of Galadriel.

Fionnabhair f Irish Mythology
From the Old Irish finn "bright, fair" and siabhre "phantom, fairy", making it a cognate of Guinevere. Alternatively, it could derive from find "white, fair" and abair "brow; eyelash".... [more]

Flokarta f Folklore
Derived from Albanian flokartë meaning "golden haired", Flokarta dhe Tre Arinjtë is the Albanian title of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Flori m Albanian
Derived from Albanian flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".

Florim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".

Florin m Albanian
Derived from Albanian flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".

Fuai f Chinese
From the Chinese 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 皑 (ái) meaning "brilliant white".

Fukui m Japanese
From Japanese 憤 (fukui) meaning "indignation, resentment" or 糞 (fukui) meaning "manure, dung, night soil". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Fuli f Chinese
From the Chinese 馥 (fù) meaning "fragrance, aroma" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Fuscus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin fuscus meaning "dark: black". ... [more]

Fyzh' f Circassian
Means "white" in Adyghe.

Gala f Croatian
Derived from the world gala, an old Croatian adjective meaning "black, brown".

Galeschin m Arthurian Cycle
Galeschin is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is a nephew of King Arthur, son of the king's half-sister Elaine and King Nentres of Garlot.... [more]

Garanwyn m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly derived from Welsh garan meaning "heron, crane" and gwyn meaning "white".

Garsevan m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
The meaning and origin of this name are uncertain, though the name looks like it may possibly be of Persian origin. In that case, it may be related to Garsivaz... [more]

Garwen f Arthurian Cycle, Welsh Mythology
Means "fair leg" from Welsh gar "leg" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". According to the Welsh Triads (Triad 57), this name belonged to one of Arthur's three mistresses... [more]

Gauranga m Bengali
From Sanskrit गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga) meaning "whitish or yellowish body", derived from गौर (gaura) meaning "white, yellowish" and अङ्ग (aṅga) meaning "limb, body"... [more]

Gawen m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Means "white hawk" in Scots. However, when given in modern times it is usually as a variant of Gawain.

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

Gealbhán m Old Irish
Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.

Genta m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 厳 (gen) meaning "stern, strictness, severity, rigidity", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse", 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin", 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound", 彦 (gen) meaning "boy, prince" or 愿 (gen) meaning "respectful, honest" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" or 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury"... [more]

Gen'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse" or 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 冶 (ya) meaning "melting, smelting"... [more]

Gerwyn m Welsh
Means "rough and white" in Welsh.

Geum-ja m & f Korean
Geum (금): This character can have multiple meanings, including "gold" and "crack".... [more]

Gevez f Kurdish
Means "dark red, maroon" in Kurdish.

Ghanshyam m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit घनश्याम (ghanashyama) meaning "black, deep, dark (colour of a cloud)". This is another name for the Hindu god Krishna.

Gilyana f Kalmyk
Means "white" in Kalmyk.

Glóredhel f Literature
Means "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.

Glorfindel m Literature
Means "golden tress" (i.e., "having tresses of gold") from Sindarin glaur "golden light" and finnel "braided tress of hair" (archaic findel). In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a noble Elf of Gondolin and Imladris.

Glorfinniel f Literature
Means "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin glaur "golden light" combined with find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix iel, from iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [more]

Glúmr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glúmr meaning "dark expression, dark face" (referring to bears).

Glynwen f Welsh
From the Welsh elements glynn meaning "valley" and gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Gojarta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gojartë, a poetic term meaning "golden-tongued, eloquent".

Goldhawk m Medieval English
Means "golden hawk", derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and hafoc "hawk".

Gölgen f Turkish
Means "your shadow" in Turkish

Gollá f Sami
From Sami gollas meaning "golden".

Good-gift m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

Gormgal m Medieval Irish
Derived from gorm meaning "noble, (dark) blue" and gal meaning "valour, ardour".

Goshefizh f Circassian (Russified)
Means "white princess" in Adyghe (West Circassian), derived from гуащэ (g°āš̍ă) "lady, princess" and фыжьы (fəž̍ə) "white".

Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval English
From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]

Grimanesa f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, Literature
Borne by an illegitimate granddaughter of Bartolomé Herrero, the first colonial alcalde of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife (who had been appointed to the position in 1501 by the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo), in whose case it possibly meant "forced" from Guanche *gərma-ənsa, literally "forced to spend the night"... [more]

Guangying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Guanmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Guanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night".

Guelbaz f Abkhaz
Means "white rose" in Abkhaz.

Guénolé m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Breton Gwenole, which was derived from Breton uuin, uuen, Middle Welsh guin, gwynn, guen meaning "sacred, pure, blessed; white" and Old Breton uual meaning "valor"... [more]

Gulasma f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and asma meaning "black grape".

Gulazer f Kurdish
Kurdish feminine given name derived from gula meaning "rose" and zer meaning "gold, golden, yellow".

Gülbeyaz f Turkish
Means "white rose" from Turkish gül meaning "rose" and beyaz meaning "white".

Gullviva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the cowslip flower (Primula veris in Latin).

Gundeloh m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from Germanic gunda "fight, battle" and a second element loh that is less clear. It can be related to Celtic leuco-, louco- (Irish luach) "bright, white", or it can be a form of the element leih "play".... [more]

Gunifort m History (Ecclesiastical)
The earliest known bearer of this name is saint Gunifort of Pavia (northern Italy), who is said to have lived in the early 4th century, during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian... [more]

Guosu f Chinese
From the Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk".

Gurli f Theatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol)... [more]

Gwalchgwyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Combination of the Welsh elements gwalch "hawk" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed."

Gwang-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."

Gwellaouen f Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white", and by extension " fair; blessed", and laouen "joyful; happy, glad".

Gwenallt m Welsh
The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]

Gwenc'hlan m Breton Legend, Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair" and another element of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 6th-century Breton druid and bard.

Gwenegan m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Old Irish gal "valour".

Gwenfair f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwen "fair; white; blessed" combined with the name Mair (compare Mairwen).

Gwenffrwd f & m Welsh (Rare)
From a Welsh place name meaning "white stream".

Gwenfron f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwen "white; fair; blessed" and bron "breast".

Gwengad m Welsh (Archaic)
Old Welsh male name, from gwyn "white, fair, blessed" and cat "battle".

Gwenllwyfo f Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and llwyf meaning "elm".

Gwennan f Welsh, Breton
Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]

Gwenou m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Celtic gnou "known".

Gwenvael m Breton
Combination of Breton gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and Mael.

Gwenwledyr f Welsh Mythology
The first element is Welsh gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element, gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.

Gwynant m Welsh
It comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by gwyn and nant. Means "white valley".

Gwynfryn m Welsh
From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements bryn - meaning "hill", and gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [more]

Gwynllyw m Old Welsh
From Welsh gwyn "white" and llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as Woolos.

Gwynno m Welsh
Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]

Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]

Haato m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (haato) meaning "love, affection", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 花 (ha) meaning "flower", 心 (haato, ha) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 白 (ha) meaning "white" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" combined with 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 徒 (to) meaning "on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 心 (to) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 人 (to) meaning "person", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate"... [more]

Hadias m Ancient Greek
A combonation of the Greek names Hades, meaning "dark", and Dios (base of the Greek name Dion, meaning "tyrant".

Haelwenn f Breton
Derived from Old Breton hael "generous, noble" and guinn "white, fair, blessed".

Hafgan m & f Welsh
Probably means "summer song", from the Welsh elements haf "summer" combine with cân "song". Could also mean "summer white".... [more]

Hafwen f Welsh
Combination of Welsh haf "summer" and gwen "white; fair; blessed". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.

Haili m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage"... [more]

Hajimu m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hajimu) meaning "one, first, only, the best", 肇 (hajimu) meaning "beginning" or from 黎 (hajimu) meaning "black, bluish black, darkness before dawn". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Haku m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese kanji 白 (haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (haku) meaning "soul".... [more]

Haku m Newar
Means "black" in Newar.

Hakua f Japanese
From Japanese 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hakudoshi m Japanese
Means "white child" in japanese

Hakune f Japanese
From Japanese 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hakuoh m & f Japanese
Means "White Phoenix" or "White Female-phoenix."

Hakuren m Japanese
From Japanese 伯 (haku) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle" or 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful", 連 (ren) meaning "take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique" or 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus"... [more]

Hakurou m Japanese
From Japanese 白 (haku) meaning "white" or 珀 (haku) meaning "amber" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hakuryū m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 博龍, 博竜, 博隆, 白竜, 白龍, 白隆, 伯龍, 伯竜, 伯隆 or 柏龍 with 博 (haku, baku) meaning "command, esteem, exposition, fair, win acclaim," 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white," 伯 (haku) meaning "Brazil, chief, count, earl, uncle," 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 隆 (ryuu) meaning "high, hump, noble, prosperity."... [more]

Hakuto m Japanese
From Japanese 柏 (haku) meaning "oak" or 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 杜 (to) meaning "woods; grove". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Halia f Greek Mythology
Means "briny" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of sea salt, a sea nymph native to the Isle of Rhodes (sometimes believed to be one of the indigenous Rhodian gods) and the favourite of Poseidon... [more]

Hanikea f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "melody" and "kea", meaning "white", "clear".

Hanitea f Polynesian, Tahitian
Name of Polynesian origin, composed by "hani", meaning "sweet" and "tea", meaning "white" or "bright".

Hanmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Hạo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昊 (hạo) meaning "summer, sky, heaven", 浩 (hạo) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 顥 (hạo) meaning "luminous, white".

Haoai f Chinese
From the Chinese 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear" or 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Haoli m Chinese
From Chinese hao, meaning "pearl", and li, meaning "black". Note that other combinations are also possible.

Haoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white, hoary" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Haoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white, hoary" and 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Haruku m Japanese
From Japanese 永 (haru) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru, ha) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" or 遼 (haru) meaning "distant", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 駆 (ku) meaning "drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel", 駈 (ku) meaning "run, gallop, advance" or 九 (ku) meaning "nine"... [more]

Harutami m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 民 (tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil" or 黎⁠ (tami, rei, ri, kuro.i, rai) meaning "bluish black, gloomy, dusky"... [more]

Haulwyn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh elements haul meaning "sun" and gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed."

Hawra f Arabic, Muslim
Means "having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white; gazelle-eyed" in Arabic. ... [more]

Hayan f & m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of the adjective 하얗다 (hayata) meaning "(pure) white/pale."

Hei m Chinese
"black, dark"

Heijian m Chinese
From the characters 黑 (hei, meaning “black”) and 肩 (jian, meaning “shoulder”). This was the name of Duke Huan of Zhou (周桓公), a retainer and minister under King Huan of Zhou (周桓王) during the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]

Hekenuhedjet f Ancient Egyptian
Means "praise of the white crown" in Egyptian.

Hemakshi f Hindi, Gujarati
Means "golden-eyed" from Sanskrit हेम (hema) meaning "golden" and अक्षि (akṣi) meaning "eye".

Hemamalini f Indian, Tamil
Combination of Hema and Malini; means "golden creeper, golden creeping plant" from Sanskrit.

Hiei m Japanese, Popular Culture
Means "flying shadow" in Japanese, from 飛 (hi) "jump, fly" and 影 (ei) "shadow".... [more]

Hima f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "the sun" combined with 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Himeyo f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife", 米 (me) meaning "rice" or 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society" or 夜 (yo) meaning "night"... [more]

Hinatea f Tahitian
Means "great white granddaughter admired by goddesses" in Tahitian.

Hinauri f Maori
Means "dark grey" in Maori.

Hinayu f Japanese
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice", 夏 (na) meaning "summer" combined with 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Hine-nui-te-pō f Polynesian Mythology
The name of the Maori goddess of night and death. Her name means "Great woman of night".

Hinote m Japanese
From 陽 (hi) meaning “light, sun, male”, 日 (hi) meaning “sun, day”, 緋 (hi) meaning “scarlet, dark red”, 一 (hi) meaning “one”, or 火 (hi) meaning “fire”, combined with の (no) (a possesive marker), 野 (no) meaning “field, wilderness, wild”, 乃 (no) meaning “to be, then, really, indeed”, or 之 (no) meaning “it, him, her” combined with 手 (te) meaning “hand, skill”, 貞 (te) meaning “virtue, chastity”, 哲 (te) meaning “wisdom, philosophy”, 照 (te) meaning “illuminate, shine” or 天 (te) meaning “heaven, sky”.

Hiranyalakshmi f Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
Means "golden mark" in Sanskrit.

Hirari f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (hi) meaning "cherry blossom", 蝶 (hirari) meaning "butterfly", 天 (hi) meaning "heaven, sky", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 妃 (hi) meaning "empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 柊 (hira) meaning "holly olive" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 来 (ra) meaning "to come" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 舞 (rari) meaning "dance", 空 (rari) meaning "sky" or 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold"... [more]

Hirori f Japanese
From Japanese 拡 (hiro) meaning "broaden, extend, expand, enlarge" combined with 莉 "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hirotami m Japanese
From 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", or 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", combined with 民 (tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil" or 黎⁠ (tami, rei, ri, kuro.i, rai) meaning "bluish black, gloomy, dusky"... [more]

Hiurma f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
This name was listed in a baptismal register from Seville dating to the 15th century. It is said to derive from Guanche yurma meaning "white pupil (leukocoria)", literally "moon of the pupil" from *hăyyūr "moon" and *əmma "pupil".

Hiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hófehér f Literature (Magyarized)
Means "snow-white" in Hungarian from hó (From Proto-Uralic *kume meaning "thin snow") meaning "snow" combined with fehér (Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *päjɜ meaning "white") meaning "white".

Hófehérke f Folklore
Hungarian name meaning "snow white". This is a literal translation of the German literary name Schneewittchen (earlier Sneewittchen), and was probably first used as a borrowing from the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

Hoku f & m Hawaiian
Means "night of the full moon" in Hawaiian.

Hoorain f Arabic
Means "houri" in Arabic, which can be translated as "having eyes with an intense contrast of white and black". In Islamic religious belief, houris are women with beautiful eyes who are described as a reward for the faithful Muslim believers in Paradise... [more]

Hrysopiyi f Greek (Rare)
From Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "golden" and πηγή (pigi) "source, origin" or "water source, spring". This is the name of a former monastery built on the southeast coast of Sifnos as well as retired Greek athlete Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976-).

Hsinbyushin m & f History
Means "white elephant" from Burmese ဆင် (hsin) meaning "elephant" and ဖြူ (hpyu) meaning "white, pure". This was the honourific title chosen by Sirisūriyadhamma Mahadhammarāja Rājadhipati (1736-1776), the king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776... [more]

Аhtimĕr m Chuvash
Chuvash masculine name meaning "white iron".

Аhtirek m Chuvash
Chuvash masculine name meaning "white aspen".

Huacmitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl huactli, meaning "laughing falcon" or "black-crested night heron" (see Huactli), and mitl "arrow".

Huactli m Nahuatl
Can mean either "black-crowned night heron" or "laughing falcon" in Nahuatl, both birds named onomatopoetically for the sound of their cries.

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

Huitztecol m Nahuatl
Means "dark brown; whitish" in Nahuatl.

Humbelina f Polish (Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Humbelin, which in turn is a double diminutive of Humbert. Folk etymology connects it to Latin umbria meaning "shadow"... [more]

Hur m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin
Probably from the ancient Hebrew noun חור (hur), which means "something white" or "white stuff". This name belonged to several characters in the Old Testament, including a character in The Book of Exodus, who, along with Aaron, held up Moses' hands... [more]

Huyền f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 玄 (huyền) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black".

Hvid m & f Danish (Rare)
Means “white” in Danish.

Hvít f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Feminine form of Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.

Hvítaský m Old Norse
Byname derived from Old Norse hvítaský meaning "white cloud".

Hvítr m Old Norse
Byname derived from Old Norse hvítr meaning "white".

Hvitserk m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Old Norse Hvítserkr, from the elements hvítr "white" and serkr "shirt". In Norse legend this name belonged to one of the sons of the 9th-century king Ragnar Lodbrok and his wife Kráka.

Hyeon-Seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able", 鉉 (hyeon) which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron, or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "dark, black, mysterious" combined with 石 (seok) meaning "stone", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, large" or 錫 (seok) meaning "tin"... [more]

Ichika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ichi) meaning "love", 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in", 維 (i) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 育 (i) meaning "produce, give birth to", 一 (ichi) or 壱 (ichi) both meaning "one", 希 (ichi) meaning "hope, rare", 初 (i) meaning "beginning, start, first", 唯 (i) meaning "just, only, simply", 葉 (ichi) meaning "leaf" or 苺 (ichi) meaning "strawberry", 知 (chi) meaning "to know", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 樺 (ka) meaning "Japanese white birch", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, glide", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 圭 (ka) meaning "jade pointed at top", 彩 (chika) meaning "colour", 誓 (chika) meaning "swear, pledge", 絵 (ka) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" or 綺 (ka) meaning "elegant, beautiful"... [more]

Ichik Hunba m Manipuri
Means "night-time deep silence" in Meitei.

Ichiyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 幽 (yuu) meaning "dark", 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection", 遊 (yuu) meaning "to play" or 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]

Iku f Japanese
This name can be used as 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru, iku) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 郁 (iku) meaning "cultural progress, perfume," 幾 (ki, iku-, iku.tsu, iku.ra) meaning "how far/long/many/much" or it can be used to combine 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one" with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)."... [more]

Ikuma m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 生 (iku) meaning "purity, pure, unrefined, unmixed" or 行 (iku) meaning "vertical row, line, verify" or 伊 (i) meaning "this, he" and 玖 (ku) meaning "nine, black jewel" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse" or 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine, excellent" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish, to grind, to brush (teeth)"... [more]

Ikuyo f Japanese
From Japanese 郁 (iku) meaning "fragrance, perfume" combined with 誉 (yo) meaning "fame, reputation" or 夜 (yo) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Iluna f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name that was first found on inscriptions in Aquitaine dating back to the 1st to 3rd centuries.... [more]

Inala f Indigenous Australian (Rare)
A suburb of Brisbane which literally means "rest time, night time" in a local language, but is often glossed as "place of peace".

Ina-ṣilli-esabad f Babylonian
Means "In the protection of Esabad" (the temple of the medicine goddess Gula), from the Akkadian ina ṣilli ("under the aegis of, in shadow, in the shade").

Inei m Japanese
means "dark, shadow" in Japanese

Iníon f History
Simply from the Irish word iníon meaning "daughter" (the modern form of Old Irish ingen; see also Innogen). Iníon Dubh (literally "dark daughter") was the nickname of Fionnghuala MacDonald, the Scottish-born mother of Red Hugh and Rory O'Donnell, the last two kings of Tyrconnell.

Inuyasha m Popular Culture
From 犬 (inu) meaning "dog", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", and 叉 (sha) meaning "fork, to insert, to fold". The Japanese word 夜叉 (yasha) means "Yaksha". A yaksha is a spirit that is usually friendly... [more]

Iorwen f Welsh (Rare)
Likely a feminine form of Iorwerth, formed from the Welsh elements ior "lord, ruler" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Irodori f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (irodori) meaning "colour". It can also come from 彩 (irodo) meaning "colour" combined with 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold"... [more]

Iruttan m Tamil (Japanized, Rare)
Iruttan is a name from Tamil literature. The meaning of the name is "Darkness" or "Dark One". It can also be a name of an old warlord from the Tamil epic Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, who was mentioned briefly.

Ishtasapa m Sioux
Means "dark eyed" in Lakota. From the Lakota ištá 'eye' and sápa "black'.

Ismeria f Medieval English, Medieval German, Spanish
Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [more]

Itatí f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of a town in Argentina that contains a famous statue and shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "white stone" in Guaraní.

Iuna f Tupi
"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).

Ixtli f New World Mythology
Diminutive of Ixtaccihuatl, which means "white woman" in Nahuatl from iztac "white" and cihuatl "woman". This was the name of a beautiful princess in Mexican legend who fell in love with the hero Popo, but died of grief when a messenger falsely reported that her lover had died in war... [more]

Ixtlilton m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "ink at the face", from Nahuatl īxtli, "face, eye" combined with tlīlli "black ink" with diminutive suffix -tōn. In Aztec mythology, Ixtlilton is a god of medicine and healing and therefore was often allegedly alluded to as the brother of Macuilxochitl, the god of well-being or good luck.

Izayo f Japanese
From Japanese 十 (i) meaning "ten", 六 (za) meaning "six" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izayoi f Japanese
From Japanese 十六 (jūroku) meaning "sixteen" and 夜 (yo) meaning "night", denoting the sixteenth night in the lunar calendar. Traditionally, this is the name for the day after Tsukimi, the Harvest Moon festival.... [more]

Janq´u Khunu f Aymara
Means "white snow" in Aymara.

Janq´u Qinaya f Aymara
Means "white cloud" in Aymara.

Jaxom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Used as a character name in "The white dragon" by Anne McCaffrey.

Jaya Aruma f Aymara
From the Aymara jaya meaning "distant, far away" or "great distance" and aruma meaning "night".

Jeong-man m Korean
From Sino-Korean 情 (jeong) meaning "feeling, sentiment, emotion" and 晚 (man) meaning "evening, night".

Jiamo f Chinese
From the Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Jiaoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 皎 (jiǎo) meaning "white, bright, brilliant" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".