Submitted Names with "tiger" in Meaning

Alpertunga m Turkish
It is composed of the three words alp "brave" or "hero", er "soldier" or "male" and tunga "tiger". A mythical hero who was mentioned in Turkic mythology and the Epic of Alp Er Tunga. The name is sometimes mentioned as the khan of Scythia... [more]

Ayata m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 彪 (aya) meaning "spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger", 礼 (aya) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 拓 (ta) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big"... [more]

Babürşah m Turkish
Babür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title, şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

Balang m & f Kelabit
Means "spirit tiger" in Kelabit.

Beom f Korean
From the Hangul Korean 범 (beom) meaning "tiger".... [more]

Biao m Chinese
From Chinese 彪 (biāo) meaning "tiger stripes, small tiger", 标 (biāo) meaning "mark, sign, award, prize", 表 (biǎo) meaning "surface, outside, exterior, table, form" or 飚 (biāo) meaning "whirlwind", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Bohu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave, fierce".

Chengbiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" and 彪 (biāo) meaning "tiger".

Cheol-ho m Korean
From Korean Hanja 哲 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "philosophy, wise", 喆 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "bright" combined with 號 (ho) meaning "number", 湖 (ho) meaning "lake", 浩 (ho) meaning "grand", 晧 (ho) meaning "bright", 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous", 澔 (ho) meaning "grand", 昊 (ho) meaning "vast sky", 祜 (ho) meaning "celestial blessing", 豪 (ho) meaning "grand, heroic", 琥 (ho) meaning "amber", 瑚 (ho) meaning "coral", 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Chuanhu m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave, fierce".

Ghunan m Mongolian
Means "three-year-old tiger or bull" in Mongolian.

Gogor m Javanese
Means "tiger cub" in Javanese.

Hổ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 虎 (hổ) meaning "tiger" or 琥 (hổ) meaning "amber".

Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear".... [more]

Hojin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (jin).

Hu m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave" or 祜 (hù) meaning "favor from heaven; blessing". ... [more]

In-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "compassionate" or 人 (in) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright", 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven" or 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Jae-in m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "in, at" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 寅 (in) meaning "tiger" or 人 (in) meaning "person, human", along with other hanja combinations... [more]

Jingbiao m Chinese
From Chinese 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 彪 (biāo) meaning "tiger cub, tiger stripes". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Kaplan m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Means "tiger" in Turkish.

Khatanbold m Mongolian
Possibly means "hard steel" in Mongolian, from хатан (khatan) meaning "hard, inflexible" and болд (bold) meaning "steel". The first element can also mean "queen, lady", "pliable, flexible", or "male tiger".

Khatanzorig m Mongolian
From Mongolian хатан (khatan) meaning "hard, inflexible" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, resolution". The first element can also mean "queen, lady", "pliable, flexible", or "male tiger".

Kotetsu m Japanese
This name combines 小 (shou, chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa-) meaning "little, small" or 虎 (ko, tora) meaning "tiger" with 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane) meaning "iron," 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate, clear, pierce" or 哲 (tetsu, satoi, aki.raka) meaning "philosophy, sagacity."

Kyar m Burmese
Means "tiger" in Burmese.

Laji m & f Yi
Means "tiger origin" in Yi.

Lapu m Yi
Means "tiger lord" in Yi.

Lasy f Yi
Means "tiger flower" in Yi.

Leopardus m Ancient Roman
From the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of λέων (leon) "lion" and πάρδοσ (pardos) "male panther"... [more]

Maues m Scythian (Hellenized)
From Ancient Greek Μαύης (Maúēs), a Hellenized form of Scythian *mava or *mauka meaning "hero, tiger". This was the name of the first Indo-Scythian king, ruling from 98/85 to 60/57 BCE.

Maulen m Kazakh
Means "(tiger) cub, kitten" in Kazakh.

Mazaar m Balochi
Meaning "Tiger" in Balochi.

Mazār m Balochi
Means "tiger" in Balochi.

Meihu f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "strawberry, berry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" combined with 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Mi-ho f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Namur m Arabic
From Arabic نمر (namur) meaning "tiger".

Piling m Kurdish
Means "tiger" in Kurdish.

Qaplan m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Old Turkic kaplan meaning "tiger" (also see Kaplan).

Ryūko f & m Japanese
From Ryū combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." The combination 龍虎/竜虎, literally meaning "dragon and tiger" and extended to refer to two mighty rivals, is sometimes used (though exclusively for boys) as is the case for actor Ryūko Isogai (磯貝 龍乎) (1987-), who was born with the given name 龍虎.

Sarathoon m Thai
Means "tiger" in Thai.

Sega m Wolof, Manding
Unknown meaning, possibly related to the Wolof word ségg ("tiger, leopard").

Shardul m Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Derived from Sanskrit शार्दूल (śārdūla) meaning "tiger" or "eminent, excellent".

Shere m Literature, Popular Culture
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.

Shitora m Japanese
From Japanese 伸 (shi) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 信 (shi) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 史 (shi) meaning "history, chronicle", 司 (shi) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 嗣 (shi) meaning "heir, succeed", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 姿 (shi) meaning "figure, form, shape", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market, city, town", 師 (shi) meaning "expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army, war", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 思 (shi) meaning "think", 新 (shi) meaning "fresh, new", 椎 (shi) meaning "chinquapin, mallet, spine", 獅 (shi) meaning "lion", 白 (shi) meaning "white", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in", 詞 (shi) meaning "part of speech, words, poetry", 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry", 資 (shi) meaning "assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to" or 静 (shi) meaning "quiet", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 砥 (to) meaning "whetstone, grindstone", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 富 (to) meaning "wealth, enrich, abundant", 図 (to) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious", 永 (to) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 統 (to) meaning "overall, relationship, ruling, governing" combined with 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger, drunkard", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 寅 (tora) meaning "sign of the tiger (3rd sign of Chinese zodiac)", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 宙 (ra) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time" or 頼 (ra) meaning "trust, request"... [more]

Taika m Maori
Means "tiger" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is New Zealand actor and film director Taika Waititi (born 1975).

Takeji m Japanese
From Japanese 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 毅 (take) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 丈 (take) meaning "height", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 彪 (take) meaning "tiger", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 孟 (take) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (take) meaning "ferociousness" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two"... [more]

Tambwe m Luba
Means "tiger" in Luba-Kasai.

Tigra f Popular Culture
Possibly deriving from the word "tiger", with the feminine -ra suffix added. Name borne by a Marvel character.

Tigridia f Medieval Spanish
Possibly from Latin tigris "tiger". A Spanish saint bears this name.

Tigrou m Pet
From French tigre meaning "tiger".

Tora m & f Japanese
Means "tiger" in Japanese.... [more]

Torahiko m Japanese
From Japanese 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Toraichi m Japanese
Tora means "tiger" and Ichi means "one." Ichi usually refers to a person if it's at the end of the name, such as, "the powerful one."

Torako f Japanese
From Japanese 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Torakusu m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (tora) meaning "tiger" combined with 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Toranosuke m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 寅 (tora) meaning "Tiger (zodiac sign)" or 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" combined with 之 (no), a possessive, and 助 (suke) meaning "assistente" or 介 (suke) meaning "concern oneself with; mediate".... [more]

Torao m Japanese
From 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" and 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Torashi m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (torashi, tora) meaning "sign of the tiger" or 虎 (torashi, tora) meaning "tiger, drunkard" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history, chronicle", 司 (shi) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 嗣 (shi) meaning "heir, succeed", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling" or 至 (shi) meaning "climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in"... [more]

Torasuke m Japanese
From Japanese 寅 (tora) meaning "the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Torato m Japanese
From Japanese 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" or 寅 (tora) meaning "sign of the tiger" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]

Yasutora m Japanese (Rare)
From 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" and 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yeongin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal","fine, excellent", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor", 永 (young) meaning "eternal", or "flourish, prosper" and 寅 (in) meaning "tiger" or 人 (in) meaning "person, human".

Yolwas m Uyghur
Means "tiger" in Uyghur.

Yulbars m Kyrgyz, Uyghur
Means "tiger" in Kyrgyz and Uyghur.

Zholbarys m Kazakh
Means "tiger" in Kazakh.