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Abuzar m Tatar, Indian (Muslim), Pakistani, Chechen
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and Persian زر (zar) "gold" or Arabic ذَرّ (ḏarr) "pounding, grinding, scattering".

Adipaz f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Adi 1 and Paz 2 means "golden jewel" in Hebrew.

A-eun f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 我 meaning "I, me," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."

Afwerki m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "mouth of gold" in Tigrinya.

Akale-work m Ge'ez
Means "body of gold" in Ge'ez.

Akkumis f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and күміс (kümis) "silver".

Aldïn-caa m Tuvan
Means "golden bow" in Tuvan.

Aldynay f Tuvan
From Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "golden" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Altana f Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden".

Altanbaatar m Mongolian
Means "golden hero" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Altanbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Altanchimeg f Mongolian
Means "gold jewelry" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament".

Altanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".

Altandöl m Mongolian
Means "golden flame" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дөл (döl) meaning "flame".

Altandukh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden forehead" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дух (dukh) meaning "forehead, brow".

Altanduulga m & f Mongolian
Means "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга (duulga) meaning "helmet".

Altangerel m & f Mongolian
Means "golden light" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل (gol).

Altankhishig m & f Mongolian
Means "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".

Altankhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "golden son, golden boy" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".

Altankhuyag m Mongolian
Means "golden armour" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".

Altannamar m & f Mongolian
Means "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".

Altannar f & m Mongolian
Means "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".

Altannavch f Mongolian
Means "golden leaf" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and навч (navch) meaning "leaf".

Altanpürev m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".

Altansargai f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and саргай (sargai) meaning "rose, lily".

Altansolongo f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow".

Altansoyombo m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо (soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.

Altansükh m Mongolian
Means "golden axe" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Altansuvd f Mongolian
Means "golden pearl" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Altantogos f & m Mongolian
Means "golden peacock, golden peafowl" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and тогос (togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl"

Altantsatsral f Mongolian
Means "golden light beam" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".

Altantsog m & f Mongolian
Means "golden splendour" or "golden embers" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цог (tsog) meaning "embers, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory".

Altantülkhüür m & f Mongolian
Means "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр (tülkhüür) meaning "key".

Altantungalag f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Altantuyaa f Mongolian
Means "golden ray" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Altanzayaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".

Altanzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Altanzul f & m Mongolian
Means "tulip" in Mongolian, ultimately from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp, torch".

Altin-ariğ m Shor
Means "clean and gold" in Shor.

Altınay f Karachay-Balkar
Means "golden moon" in Karachay-Balkar.

Altınbay m Kazakh
From the Kazakh алтын (altın) meaning "gold" and ‎ бай (bay) meaning "bey".

Altïnbikä f Bashkir
From the Bashkir aлтын (altin) meaning "gold" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Altınçaç f Karachay-Balkar
Means "golden-haired" in Karachay-Balkar.

Altinçäç f Tatar
Derived from Tatar altın meaning "gold" and çäç meaning "hair".

Altıncan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar алтын (altın) meaning "gold, golden" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".

Altïngöl f Bashkir
Means "gold flower" in Bashkir.

Altınqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "golden girl" in Karachay-Balkar.

Altïnsäs f Bashkir
Means "gold hair" in Bashkir.

Altn f Kalmyk
Means "gold" in Kalmyk, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *altun.

Altna f Kalmyk
Means "golden" in Kalmyk.

Altyna f Turkmen
From altyn meaning "gold"

Altynai f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "golden moon" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Altynbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын (altyn) meaning "gold, golden" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Altynbike f Tatar
Derived from алтын (altyn) meaning "golden" and бикэ (bike) meaning "princess".

Altynchas m Mari
Means "golden haired", ultimately from Tatar.

Altyngul f Kazakh
From Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Altynkoz m Kyrgyz
Means "gold eye" in Kyrgyz.

Altynshash f Kazakh
Means "golden hair" from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with шаш (shash) meaning "hair".

Anacaona f Taíno, Mexican
Means "golden flower" in Taíno, from ana "flower" and caona "gold". This was the name of the cacica (a female cacique, or queen) who ruled the native Taíno (Arawak) people of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola when the conquistadors settled there in 1492... [more]

Ángilik f Greenlandic
Means "European Golden Plover" in Greenlandic.

Aouregan f Breton
Breton name, in which the first element is aour meaning "gold" (ultimately from Latin aurum). The second element may be Breton gen "cheek, face" or gwenn "shining, holy"... [more]

Aourell f Breton
Derived from Breton aour "gold", this name is generally considered the Breton form of Aurelia.

Aourgen f Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton aour "gold" and Old Breton ken "fair; beautiful; splendid" (kaer and koant in Modern Breton), this name is the Breton cognate of Welsh Eurgain.

Aqkümis f Kazakh
From the Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning “white” or "pure" and күміс (kümis) meaning “silver”.

Arany f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian arany "gold; golden".

Argant m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver". This was the name of an 8th-century king of Brittany.

Argantael f Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare)
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver" (arc'hant in Modern Breton), and by extension "bright; shining; resplendent", and Old Breton hael "generous; prince". Argantael was the wife of Nevenoe, the first Duke of Brittany.

Argante m Literature, Italian
Name used by Italian author Torquato Tasso in his masterpiece 'Gerusalemme Liberata' (1581) and 'Gerusalemme Conquistata' (1583). Argante is a Muslim, king of Jerusalem. The name's origin is uncertain... [more]

Argenis m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely a derivation of a family of words/names stemming from Latin argentum meaning "silver" with the -is suffix (coinciding with the word argén, referring to the argent herald).

Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".

Argentina f Spanish, Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare)
From Argentina, the name of a country in South America. It is derived from the Latin argentum (silver), which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek ἀργήντος (argēntos), from ἀργήεις (argēeis), "white, shining"... [more]

Argento m Esperanto
Means "silver" in Esperanto.

Argiope f Greek Mythology
Means "silver face" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek Mythology.

Argjend m Albanian
Derived from Albanian argjend "silver; silver thread".

Argo m Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Ardo and a derivation from Argo, the name of the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts (whose name is said to be derived from Greek άργυρος (argyros) "silver")... [more]

Argyra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀργύρεος (argyreos) meaning "(of) silver". According to Pausanias, Argyra was the nymph of a well in Achaea, whose human lover Selemnus died of grief after she abandoned him... [more]

Arian m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "golden; gold" and jetë "life".

Arianell f Welsh
Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and Middle Welsh gell "yellow" (which apparently also carried the connotations of "shining", ultimately going back to Proto-Celtic *gelwo- "yellow; white", compare Old Irish gel(o) white; fair; shining").... [more]

Arjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and jetë "life".

Arlind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold; treasure, gem; golden; precious" and lindje "east; birth" and thus commonly interpreted as "golden birth".

Arlinda f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold; treasure, gem; golden; precious" and lindje "east; birth" and thus commonly interpreted as "golden birth".

Armend m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and mend "mind".

Armir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and mirë "good".

Arta f Albanian
Possibly derived from the name of the city of Arta in southwestern Greece. A city with connections to Albania and Albanians. The name of the city is popularly held to be derived from Albanian artë "golden" (compare ar "gold")

Asimakis m Greek
Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a variant of Gerasimakis, or a combination of the Greek noun ασήμι (asimi) meaning "silver" with the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis).... [more]

Asimbola m & f Malagasy
Means "a piece of silver" in Malagasy.

Asimina f Greek
Derived from Greek ασήμι (asemi) meaning "silver", literally "without mark" from α (a), a negative prefix, combined with σῆμα (sema) "sign, mark, token"... [more]

Auksys m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun auksas meaning "gold".

Auraș m Romanian
Allegedly derived from Romanian aur "gold".

Aurddolen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold" and Welsh dolen meaning "ring, loop, link, circle". Used as the Welsh form of Goldilocks.

Aurélián m Hungarian
Variant of Aurél, meaning "gold".

Aurembiaix f Catalan, Medieval Catalan
Name of a countess of Urgell in the 12th/13th century, probably related to Latin aurum meaning "gold". Modern usage of this name in Catalonia and Andorra stretches back to at least the 1970's.

Aureola f Ancient Roman
Roman slave name, a feminine diminutive of Latin aureus "golden" (possibly the feminine form of Aureolus, a derivative of Aureus). Camden (1605) lists Aureola "pretty little golden dame".

Aureus m Late Roman
Means "golden, gilded" in Latin, from aurum "gold" (see Aurea). An aureus was also a gold coin of ancient Rome, equivalent to 25 denarii. This was the name of a Christian saint who was martyred in the 5th century with his sister Saint Justina at the cathedral of Mainz in Germany; they were killed by invading Huns while celebrating Mass.

Auria f Ancient Roman, Medieval Basque, Basque, History
Derived from Latin aurum "gold" and aureus "golden, gilded". Auria was an early consort of Pamplona.

Auric m Popular Culture, Literature
Auric Goldfinger is the antogonist of James Bond in 'Goldfinger' by Ian Flemming. The name derives from Latin #aurum "gold" and maens "golden". Also in the case of French composer Georges Auric (1899-1983), transferred from the surname Auric.

Aurigemma f Medieval Italian
Means "golden gem" in Neapolitan, now mostly found as a surname.

Aurigena m & f Roman Mythology
Means "born of gold", derived from Latin aurum "gold" and -gena "born from, sprung from". This was originally a poetic epithet applied to the legendary hero Perseus (whose father, the god Jupiter, came upon his mother Danaë in the form of a shower of gold)... [more]

Auriol m Medieval Basque
Derived from Latin aurea "golden".

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Auson m Greek Mythology (Hellenized)
The name of a son of Odysseus. Taken from Ausones, the Greek form of Latin Aurunci, the name of a tribe. Aurunci is most likely derived from Latin aurum "gold".

Aykömöš f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and көмөш (kömöš) meaning "silver".

Ayza f Arabic (Mashriqi), Russian, Kazakh, Tajik, Arabic
From Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Tajik зар (zar) meaning "gold," which derives from Persian زر (zar).

Ayzik f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

Bạc m & f Vietnamese
From the Vietnamese 白 or 鉑 (bạc) meaning "silver".

Bangaru m Indian
Translates to "golden" in Telugu. Also used to express "fine", "noble", "beautiful" or "admirable".

Beliyu-work f Amharic
Means "especially gold" in Amharic.

Besart m Albanian
Possibly derived from Albanian besë "faith; trust; promise; oath" and artë "golden".

Bibizar f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and zar meaning "gold, wealth".

Birru m Amharic
Means "the silver" in Amharic.

Bolawan f Filipino, Maranao
Means "gold" in Maranao.

Bouakham f & m Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Bouathong f & m Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Bounkham m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Bounthong m Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Buakham f & m Thai, Lao
Derived from Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold". It is also used as an alternate transcription of the Lao name Bouakham, which has the same meaning... [more]

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Burkit m Kazakh (Rare)
Means "golden eagle" in Kazakh.

Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Celeborn m Literature
Means "tree of silver" or "tall and silver" in Sindarin, from the elements celeb "silver" and orne "tree" or possibly a derivative of ornā meaning "tall". In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Celeborn was the ruler of Lothlórien along with his wife Galadriel.

Celebrant m & f Literature
From J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words Celeb meaning "silver" and rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.

Celebrían f Literature
Means "silver queen" in Sindarin, from celeb meaning "silver" and rían meaning "queen". This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Lord of the Rings. She was the daughter of Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Arwen.

Celebrimbor m Literature
Means "silver fist" in Sindarin. In 'The Lord of the Rings', Celebrimbor was the creator of the Rings of Power.

Çengzêr f Kurdish
From Kurdish çeng meaning "leap" or "handful, palm" and zêr meaning "gold, golden".

Chandani f Sanskrit
Means "moonlight, silver, luminous" in Sanskrit.

Chandi f Hindi
Means "silver" in Hindi.

Changyin m Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" combined with 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal, India", or 胤 (yìn) meaning "heir, successor, descendant, offspring"... [more]

Changyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Chaurisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse, this name is used for the deuteragonist of "Silver Sparrow" by Tayari Jones.

Chrysalis m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word referring to the pupa of a butterfly or moth or the cocoon where the pupa is enclosed inside, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós) meaning "gold."... [more]

Chrysanthemum f English
Taken directly from the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek khrusos "gold" and anthemon "flower".... [more]

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."

Chrysippos m Ancient Greek
Means "horse of gold", derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".

Chrysogonos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek γονη (gone), γονος (gonos) "birth, offspring".

Chrysologos m Late Greek
Means "word of gold", derived from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "gold" combined with Greek λόγος (logos) "(spoken) word, speech".

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".

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

Chrysothemis f & m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).... [more]

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").

Cozauh m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl cozauhqui, meaning "yellow, gold".

Crete f Greek Mythology
A mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian *kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [more]

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.

Cuiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".

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

Da-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" (da), and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" (eun).

Dahab f Arabic
Means "gold" in Arabic.

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

Debre-work f Ge'ez
Means "mountain of gold" in Ge'ez.

Deshi f Chechen
Means "gold" in Chechen.

Discheshu m Circassian
Means "golden knight" in Circassian.

Dizchin m Circassian
Means "silver" in Circassian.

Dorado m Astronomy
From Spanish dorar "to gild, to cover in gold". Dorado is one of the constellations created by Dutch explorers in the 16th century. It represents the dolphinfish.

Draupnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "goldsmith". Draupnir is the name of both a dwarf and Odin's golden arm ring, which he laid on Baldr's funeral pyre to show that Hel was the legitimate ruler of the Underworld... [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.

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

Elipaz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Eli 2 means "My God" and the name Paz 2 means "gold".

Eliphaz m Biblical
Means "my God is strength" or "my God is fine gold" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew el "God" and paz "pure gold, fine gold" (from the root pazáz "to purify gold, to strengthen")... [more]

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

Emzar m Georgian
Meaning uncertain, but thought to be of Iranian origin. Georgian sources state that it might mean "cohabitant", whilst a Russian source derives the name from the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Eun-bi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) "silver" and Korean 비 (bi) "rain".

Eun-byeol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" combined with Korean 별 (Byeol) meaning "star".

Eun-Byul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "grace, favour, gratitude" combined with the native Korean word 별 (byeol) meaning "star". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Eunchang m Korean
From 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" and Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Eun-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream, creek" or 銀河 (eunha) meaning "galaxy", as well as other hanja combinations.

Eun-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 "silver", 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 殷 "many, great; abundant, flourishing" (eun), and 姬 "beauty", 熹 "dim light, glimmer; warm, bright" or 僖 "joy, gladness, delight" (hui).

Eunhwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity", Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "grace, favour, gratitude" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms"... [more]

Eun-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) "silver; cash, money, wealth" and 珍 (jin) "precious, valuable, rare".

Eun-ju f & m Korean
Combination of Sino-Korean elements eun, like 銀 meaning "silver," 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 殷 meaning "thrive, flourish," and ju, such as 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," 柱 meaning "pillar, column; branch," 州 meaning "state, province" or 宙 meaning "dwelling; time, infinite; sky."... [more]

Eun-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" (eun), and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" (mi).

Eun-saem f Korean
From the Sino-korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy", and the native Korean 샘 (saem) meaning "spring, fountain".

Eun-suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" (eun), and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming" (suk).

Eun-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "grace, favour, gratitude" and 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," (won) 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" (won) or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman." (won)

Eun-yul f & m Korean
Combination of an eun hanja, like 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver," and a yul hanja, such as 聿 meaning "(writing) brush" or 栗 meaning "chestnut (tree)."

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.

Eurfon m & f Welsh
Possibly from Welsh aur "gold" combined with Môn, the name of an island in Wales.

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

Eurfryn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh eur, the penult form of aur, "gold" and bryn "hill".

Eurfyl m Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold".

Eurgain f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" (penult form eur) and cain "fair; fine; elegant". In Welsh mythology, Eurgain is noted as the first female saint and daughter of Caratacus (see Caradog) in the History of Dunraven Manuscript, a manuscript giving the genealogy of Taliesin.

Eurion m Welsh
From the Welsh aur meaning, "gold."

Euron m Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Form Welsh Eur meaning "gold", from Latin Aur meaning "gold".

Euros m Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold", perhaps originally a short form of Euroswydd (itself probably derived from aur and oswydd "enemy").

Euroswydd m Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and oswydd "enemies, adversaries; spears". This is the name of a figure from Welsh mythology, the father of Nisien and Efnysien.

Fetle-work f Ge'ez
Means "thread of gold" in Amharic.

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.

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".

Fulla f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Swedish, Danish
Derived from either fullr ("full") or fyl ("foal"). This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology who acts as Frigg's handmaiden. Her name is used as a kenning for "gold" or "woman".

Genji f Chinese
Means "gold" in Chinese.

Gin m & f Japanese, Chinese (Hakka), Malaysian
A variant of Chin in Chinese, the use of the name in Singapore and Malaysia is likely based on the Chinese name.... [more]

Gina f Japanese
Means "silver" in Japanese.

Ginchiyo f Japanese (Rare)
Gin means "Silver", Chi means "One Thousand", "Pond",and if used in modern times it would be "Knowledge, Wisdom" from Chie.

Ginko f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" or 吟 (gin) meaning "to sing, to recite" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".... [more]

Ginshi f Japanese
From Japanese 銀糸 (Ginshi), meaning "Silver Thread."

Gintoki m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]

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]

Go-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 高恩 (go-eun) meaning "great favour, deep kindness," also written with other hanja, such as 㚖 (go) meaning "gloss, lustre," 告 (go) meaning "informing," 考 (go) meaning "thought," 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 誾 (eun) meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."... [more]

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

Golda m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Both an Old English byname derived from gold "gold" and a short form of various compound names beginning with the Old English element gold, such as Goldstan or Goldwine... [more]

Goldburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements gold which literally means "gold" and Germanic element burg meaning "fortress".

Golden m & f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Either from the English word golden (from Old English gyldan "made of gold") or the surname Golden, originally given as a nickname to someone with blond hair... [more]

Goldhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and here "army".

Goldiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of *Goldgifu, an unrecorded Old English name meaning "gold gift" from the elements gold and giefu "gift".

Goldmund m Literature
In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [more]

Goldstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and stan "stone, rock, gem".

Goldwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and wine "friend".

Gollá f Sami
From Sami gollas meaning "golden".

Goud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word goud meaning "gold".... [more]

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]

Guijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, money, metal".

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

Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish gull "gold".

Gullevi f Swedish
Variant of Guðví or combination of gull "gold" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Gullskeggr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse gullskeggr "gold-beard".

Gullveig f Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Guðveig and a combination of gull "gold" with an obscure name element veig... [more]

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

Gulsim f Kazakh
Means "silver flower" from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" and Persian سیم (sim) meaning "silver".

Gumyush m Lezgin
Means "silver" in Lezgin.

Gyeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".

Hem m Indian
Means "gold" in Sanskrit.

Hemakshi f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Means "golden-eyed" from Sanskrit हेम (hema) meaning "golden" and अक्षि (akshi) meaning "eye".

Herivola m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and vola meaning "silver" or "money".

Hinagi f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 日 (hi) meaning "sun, sunny, day, fire" or 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet" combined with 渚 (nagi) meaning "strand, beach, shore", 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm", 和 (nagi) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan"... [more]

Hiran m & f Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Thai, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit हिरण (hirana) meaning "gold" (in Thai it is more commonly used to mean "money" or "silver"). It is used as a unisex name in India while it is solely masculine in Thailand and Sri Lanka.

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

Hopea m & f Finnish
Means "silver" in Finnish.

Ilfizä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and Arabic فضّة (fidda) meaning "silver".

Il-hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鎰 "measure of weight for gold" and 勳 "meritorious deed".

Jeong-Eun m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct", 廷 (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver, money"... [more]

Jiayin f Chinese
From the Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious" or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth" or 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".

Jinbing m & f Chinese
This name is a combination of 锦 (Jin) meaning "Embroidered, Tapestry, Brocade", 金 (Jin) meaning "Gold, Money, Metal", or 津 (Jin) meaning "Ferry", along with 冰 (Bing) meaning "Ice, Cold". Other hanzi are possible to form this name.

Jinde m Chinese
From Chinese 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 德 (dé) meaning "virtue, morality, ethics, character", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Jingyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", 镜 (jìng) meaning "glass, mirror", 警 (jǐng) meaning "warn, alarm, alert, vigilant, sharp" or 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure", 予 (yǔ) meaning "give, grant" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless gem or jewel"... [more]

Jinhong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 訇 (hōng) meaning "loud sound, crash", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]

Jinhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Jinhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Jinjing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city" or 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal"... [more]

Jinliang m Chinese
From Chinese 晋 (jìn) meaning "advance, increase", 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 梁 (liáng) meaning "beam, bridge"... [more]

Jinlong m Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon"... [more]

Jinlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Jinluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Jinming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Jinping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 近 (jin) meaning "near, close", 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "to wander, to travel".

Jinping m & f Chinese, Arabic
From Chinese 近 (jin) meaning "near, close", 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "to wander, to travel"... [more]

Jinquan m Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 铨 (quán) meaning "weigh, measure", 全 (quán) meaning "all, entire, whole" or 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain"... [more]

Jinrong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry" combined with 榮 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]

Jinsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry", 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress", 晋 (jìn) meaning "advance, increase" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, soar, ascend"... [more]

Jintae m Korean
Combination name of Jin, meaning "gold, money", and Tae, meaning "surplus".

Jinyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 谨 (jǐn) meaning "cautious, careful", 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 言 (yán) meaning "say, talk, speak" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)"... [more]

Jinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 缙 (jìn) meaning "red silk" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Jinyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 瑾 (jǐn) "brilliance of gems", 金 (jīn) "gold, metal, money", or 靳 (jìn) meaning "martingale, stingy" combined with 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, lustre of gems", 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Jonkumush f Uzbek
Derived from jon meaning "spirit, soul" and kumush meaning "silver".

Ju-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" and 銀 "silver; cash, money, wealth".

Kaama f Kannada
Meaning "The Golden One" or "Love".

K'ajorapaluk m Greenlandic
Possibly a combination of qajorlak "golden plover" and -paluk "dear little" or qaajorpoq "is chilly, is thin-skinned" and -paluk "dear little".

Kanak m Dogri
Means "gold" in Dogri.

Kanaka f Indian
From Sanskrit kanaka meaning "gold".

Kaname m & f Japanese
From 要 (kaname) meaning "pivot; vital point, cornerstone, keystone," likely sound shifted from 蟹の目 (kani no me) meaning "crab's eye," likely by influence from 金目, which looks as if it's read as kaname, literally meaning "golden eye." The derivation refers to a metal fitting (resembling a crab's eye) used for fastening the frame at the end of the fan, which would fall apart if no metal fitting is inserted.... [more]

Kanchan f & m Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit कञ्चन (kanchana) meaning "gold".

Kanekichi m Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal", 兼 (kane) meaning "concurrently, in addition" or 包 (kane) meaning "yurt" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kangleisana m & f Manipuri
Means "land of gold" in Meitei.

Kanok m & f Thai
Means "gold" in Thai.

Kanokphon f Thai
From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Kanokphon m Thai
From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Kanokwan f Thai
From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Ketan m Hindi
Ketan generally means "home" or "pure gold" and is of Indian origin. People with the name Ketan are mainly Hindu by religion.

Ketsela-work f Ge'ez
Means "diadem of gold" in Ge'ez.

Kezîzer f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kezî meaning "fringe, bangs" and zer meaning "yellow, gold, blond".

Khamchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Khamkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Khamkhong m & f Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຄ່ອງ (khong) meaning "beautiful, magnificent".

Khamla m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word" and ຫລ້າ (la) meaning "earth, ground, land" or "last, late".

Khamlek m Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ເຫລັກ (lek) meaning "iron".

Khammanh m Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ໝັ້ນ (manh) meaning "steady, firm, strong".

Khampha m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພາ (pha) meaning "guide, lead" or "light, rays of light".

Khamphai m & f Lao
From the Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ໄຜ່ (phai) meaning "bamboo" or ໄພ (phai) meaning "forest", "ripple", or "whisper"

Khamphan m & f Lao
From the Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພັນ (phan) meaning "thousand".

Khamphanh m & f Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພັນ (phanh) meaning "thousand".

Khamphone m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Khamsaen m & f Lao
From the Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ແສນ (saen) meaning "very, abundant".

Khamsavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Khamseng m & f Lao
From the Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ເສັງ (seng) meaning "compete, rival".

Khamsing m Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສິງ (sing) meaning "lion".

Khamsouk m Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy".

Khamsy m & f Lao
Means "gold colour" in Lao.

Khamxay m Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Khatol f Pashto
Means "golden poppy" in Pashto.

Khibla f Abkhaz
Means "golden-eyed" from Abkhaz ахьы (ā-x̍ə́) meaning "gold" and ала (ā́lā) meaning "eye".

Khimra f Abkhaz (Rare)
Means "golden sun" from Abkhaz ахьы (ā-x̍ə́) meaning "gold" and амра (amra) meaning "sun".

Kim f & m Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".