Submitted Names with "hand" in Meaning

Ahiman m Biblical
Meaning "brother of the right hand / brother of a gift."

Akachukwu m Igbo
Means "hand of God" in Igbo.

Amat-nanāya-qerbet f Babylonian
Means "the servant of Nanaya is at hand" deriving from the Akkadian elements amtu ("woman servant") and qereb ("close ,near ,at hand ,within reach").

Atasaone m Tswana
Means "His (God's) hand" in Setswana.

Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).

Binapani f Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit वीणापाणि (vīṇāpāṇi) meaning "lute-hand", derived from वीणा (vīṇā) meaning "lute" and पाणि (pāṇi) meaning "hand".

Boromir m Literature
Means "jeweled hand" in Sindarin. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the name of one of the nine walkers in the Fellowship of the Ring.

Cheirisophus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Χειρίσοφος (Cheirisophos) which possibly meant "cunning in his handicraft", derived from χείρ (cheir) meaning "hand" and σοφός (sophos) "skilled, clever"... [more]

Chiron m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek kheir meaning "hand" (also "skilled with the hands", related to kheirourgos "surgeon"). In Greek mythology he was the eldest and wisest of the centaurs, who educated and trained many of the great heroes... [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.

Cuima m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl cui "to take, fetch, grasp" combined with either maitl "hand" or the related elements ma "to hunt, capture", ma "as though, as, like", or -mani "in the manner of".

Dexandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dexareta f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dexikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dexileos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dexios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dexitheos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun δέξις (dexis) meaning "reception", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δέχομαι (dechomai) meaning "to take, to receive, to accept, to welcome"... [more]

Dideoluwakusidede f Yoruba
Means "the coming of the lord is at hand" in Yoruba.

Dimien m & f Ijaw
Means "God's work" or "the hand of God" in Ijaw.

Dosso m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.

Dousonna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.

Drudmund m Old High German, Medieval Italian
Derived from the Old High German elements drud "strength" and munt "hand, protection".

Eliz f Armenian, Turkish
Means "hand" in Turkish.

Fude f Japanese
This name is used as 筆 (hitsu, fude) meaning "handwriting, (painting/writing) brush," originally made up of 文 (fumi) meaning "writing(s)" and 手 (te) meaning "hand." The phrase had undergone sound shifts, first from 'fumite' to 'funde' and then from that to what is now 'fude.'... [more]

Giao m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 交 (giao) meaning "to intersect, to cross" or "to hand over, to deliver".

Græipi m Old Norse
Derived from either greip ("hand") or grípa ("to grasp").

Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]

Hahpėhe'onáhe m Cheyenne
Means "closed hand, clenched fist" in Cheyenne.

Hanbilek f Karachay-Balkar
From the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler" and билек (bilek) meaning "hand" or "support, hope".

Harikage m Japanese (Rare)
This is name is used as 針影, spelled with 針 (hari) meaning "needle, hand, pointer, fishhook, distant" and 影 (#ka.ge 3) meaning "shadow,s hade, other side".

Hasto m Javanese
From Javanese hasta meaning "hand".

Hate-evil f English (Puritan)
Referring to Psalm 97:10, "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."

Hetoimokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἑτοῖμος (hetoimos) meaning "at hand, ready, prepared" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

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”.

Hnefi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hnefi meaning "fist, hand". Hnefi is also the name of the king in the Viking board game hnefatafl.

Idalah f American (Rare, Archaic)
From an Old Testament place name, Yidh’alah in the original Hebrew, which means either "memorial of God" or "the hand of slander, cursing" or "snares".

Imna m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Might mean "right hand, fortunate, prosperity". It may also link to the Hebrew root מָנַע‎ (manaʿ) "to withhold, restrain". Imna was one of the sons of Asher, a son of Jacob, mentioned in the Book of Genesis (46:17) and 1 Chronicles.

Kimaya f Indian
Of Marathi origin, the word is used in the sense of "magic" or "sleight of hand".... [more]

Kunka f Bulgarian
Colloquial word for "hand" in Bulgaria.

Lófi m Old Norse
Derived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".

Macpalli m Nahuatl
Means "palm (of the hand)" in Nahuatl.

Mansuetus m Late Roman, German (Bessarabian)
Means "tame" in Latin, from a contraction of the phrase manum suetus "tamed by the hand of another". It was borne by several early saints.

Mijamin m Biblical
Mijamin meaning, "from the right hand," is the name of three persons mentioned in the Bible.

Morvan m Breton
From an old Breton name of uncertain meaning. According to Albert Deshayes, the first element is equivalent to Modern Breton meur "great" and the second element, an aspirated form of man, is cognate with Latin manus "hand, strength, power over"; alternatively, the first element may be Breton mor "sea", while the second element may mean "wise, sage" from the Indo-European root *men "to think" (or "mind, understanding, reason")... [more]

Mummi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the name element mund "hand", "protection" or munr "thought".

Nusesi m & f Ewe
Means "the powerful hand" in Ewe.

Odinakachukwu m & f Igbo
Means "it's in the hand of God" in Igbo, from o "it's", di "in", na "the", áká "hand" (compare Akachi) and Chukwu "God".

Opochmacuex m Nahuatl
Means "bracelet worn on the left arm" in Nahuatl, from opochtli "the left, left-hand side" and macuextli "bracelet".

Opochtli m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "the left, left-hand side" or "left-handed" in Nahuatl, figuratively "south". This was also the name of an Aztec deity associated with water, considered the god of fishing and hunting and a representative of the rain god Tlaloc.

Otunba m Yoruba
Means "right-hand of the king" from Yoruba ọ̀tún meaning "right-hand, second-in-command" and ọba meaning "king".

Palaestra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek παλαιστής (palaistes) meaning "wrestler" or the verb παλαιστέω (palaisteo) "to thrust away with the hand" (from παλαιστή (palaiste) "palm of the hand", a later form of παλαστή (palaste))... [more]

Palamedes m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Arthurian Cycle
Probably derived from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palame) meaning "palm of the hand" or "device, cunning". Alternatively, it could derive from παλαίω (palaio) meaning "to wrestle, fight, overcome, endeavour", or perhaps πάλαι (palai) "long ago, in the past, before", combined with μήδομαι (medomai) "to plan, plot, devise, contrive"... [more]

Palmarius m Medieval Latin, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Derived from the Latin adjective palmarius meaning "of the palm" as well as "superior, excellent". It is ultimately derived from the Latin noun palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [more]

Palmatius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective palmatus meaning "bearing palms, decorated with palm branches", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [more]

Panisa f Thai
Possibly from Thai ปาณิ (pani) meaning "hand, palm".

Quitlemati m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he suffers" or "he makes him suffer" in Nahuatl, derived from tlemati "to suffer something, with regret and anguish". Alternatively, it could derived from tlemaitl "hand-held brazier, clay censer", a device for carrying fire.

Saamik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Sâmik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Şansel f Turkish
Name of Turkish origin, means “lucky hand”.

Sarid m Biblical Hebrew
A Hebrew name used in the Bible meaning "survivor, remaining, hand of a prince"

Sauarmæg m Ossetian
Means "black hand" in Ossetian.

Saurmag m Georgian (Rare), History
Georgian form of the Scythian personal name Sawarmag, which literally means "black hand". It is derived from Scythian syāva meaning "black" combined with Scythian arma meaning "hand" and the suffix -aka... [more]

Scaea f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "left, on the left hand".

Sem-yeto m Suisun
Meaning, "brave hand" or "fierce hand."

Shuzianna f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Means "the just hand of heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements šu ("hand, portion, share"), an ("heaven, sky"), and the genetive suffix na... [more]

Sismund m Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German sisu "lament, song" + Old Saxon mund, Old High German munt "hand, protection"

Sode f Japanese
This name is used as 袖 (shuu, sode) meaning "sleeve, wing (of stage/building)," originally from a combination of 衣 (so) meaning "clothing, robe" and‎ 手 (te) meaning "hand, arm," the te shifted to de as a result of rendaku.... [more]

Tasuke m Japanese
Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick" or 多 meaning "many, much," and 助け (suke) meaning "help," the element also written as 介, 祐, and so on. The second kanji can also be used on its own, from 助け (tasuke), extended from suke with 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand," now the usual form.... [more]

Tasuku m Japanese
From the verb 助く (tasuku) meaning "to help, save, rescue," from earlier suku with prefixation of 手 (ta), the combining form of te meaning "hand." It can also be combined with a ku kanji, like 来 meaning "arrival," 空 meaning "sky," 久 meaning "long time" or 玖, referring to the numeral nine in legal documents.... [more]

Tayu f & m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick," 多 meaning "many, much," 大 meaning "large, big" or 手, the bound form of te meaning "hand," and a yu kanji, such as 結 meaning "tie, bond" or 優 meaning "gentle, elegant."... [more]

Tazuna m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 手 (ta, te) meaning "hand" and 綱 (tsuna) meaning "rope, leash, polychaeta".

Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-, te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga, mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari), both meaning "ball."... [more]

Tematl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly means "someone’s hand", derived from Nahuatl maitl "hand" and the prefix te-. May alternately refer to a kind of cape.

Tsunade f Japanese Mythology, Popular Culture
This is the name of Jiraiya's wife from the Japanese folktale 'Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari'. The character from 'Naruto' is named after her. The word 綱手 (tsunade) means "mooring rope"; it comes from 綱 (tsuna) meaning "cable, rope, genus, class" and 手 (de) meaning "hand".

Tsuzune f Japanese (Rare)
From 鼓 (tsuzu, ko) meaning "hand drum" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound, noise". Other character combinations can spell this name.

Vajrapani m Buddhism
Means "holder of the vajra" from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt, vajra" and पाणि (pāṇi) meaning "hand"... [more]

Vímundr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and mund "hand, protection".

Yamin m Arabic
Means "right hand" in Arabic.

Yemina f Hebrew, Spanish
A Hebrew name meaning "right hand". This name signifies strength.

Yermak m Ukrainian, Russian
Name of unclear origin. It may have been a folk form of Hermes via its canonical forms Yerm or Yerma, Hermas via Yermiy, Hermolaos via Yermolay or another canonical name beginning with herm-, such as Hermogenes, Hermokrates or Hermippos... [more]

Zaldastan m Georgian (Rare)
Means "hand of the albino, hand of strength" from Persian Zal meaning "albino" or Georgian zal meaning "force, strength" combined with Persian دست (dast) meaning "hand, arm"