DamonafCeltic Mythology In Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus. Her name is likely derived from Old Irish dam "cow, ox".
DamothaleiafAncient Greek Derived from δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos), and the Greek adjective θάλεια (thaleia) meaning "rich, plentiful" (from the verb θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom").
DamqāyafBabylonian Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
DamrokafMedieval Polish Recorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of Dąbrówka... [more]
DesamparadafPopular Culture Means "forsaken, helpless" in Spanish, in effect an altered form of Desamparados. The compound name María Desamparada was used for a character on the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor (2010-2011).
DevanampiyamHistory Derived from Sanskrit देवानाम्प्रिय (devānām-priya) meaning "beloved of the gods". This was the name of a 4th-century Sinhalese king.
DhammikamSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit धार्मिक (dhārmika) meaning "righteous, pious, just, virtuous".
DonnamirafLiterature Combination of Donna and Mira. This is the name of a hobbit mentioned in Tolkien's legendarium. Donnamira is one of the daughters of Gerontius Took, who married into the Boffin family... [more]
EkadashamukhamBuddhism Means "eleven-faced" in Sanskrit, from एकादश (ekadasha) meaning "eleven" and मुख (mukha) meaning "face". In Buddhist belief this is the name of a manifestation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
EkanamshafHinduism The name of a Hindu goddess, which may mean "the single, portionless one" or be derived from the Sanskrit एकांत (ekant) meaning "secluded, private, secret". This is also the name of the new moon.
FamarafSpanish (Canarian) Derived from the name of a massif in the north of the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
FamaramManding, Wolof, Western African From the name of the Manding ruler Famara Mané (or Nfamara Mané), who lead a revolt in the kingdom of Kaabu in 1865. It is mostly used throughout Senegal and The Gambia.
GambarafLombardic Possibly derives from the Old High German *gand-bera or gand-bara meaning "wand-bearer" (a term for seeresses or women that made prophecies). Another possible origin is from the Old High German gambar meaning "strenuous".
Gholam RezamPersian Combination of Gholam and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Haamoeuraf & mPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "sleeping in the light".
HachishakusamafJapanese Mythology Ms. Eight Feet Tall (八尺様, Hachishaku-sama, also informally called Hasshakusama) is a type of main Japanese spirit (Yokai) that takes the form of an impossibly tall female specter often said to have a deep, masculine or feminine voice in which she repeats the interjection "Po" ぽ repeatedly, and a habit of preying on children, usually ones who are nine to eleven years old.
HagamashamScythian Fro Scythian *Frakāmaxša meaning "whose chariot proceeds in front".
HamafJapanese Directly taken from Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, sea coast". It can also be given as a combination of 波 (ha) meaning "waves" with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, hemp".
Hamid RezamPersian Combination of Hamid 1 and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
HampsicoramHistory Meaning unknown. Could be a Latin form of Ampsaga, the name of a river (today known as Rhummel in Algerian Arabic) bordering with the Numidian Massylii in the vicinity of Cirta.... [more]
HamsikafIndian Means "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.
Herinambininam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nambinina meaning "prosperous, lucky".
HiguanamafTaíno Name of the queen, cacique of the kingdom of Higuey on the island of Hispaniola.
HippodameiafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Feminine form of Hippodamos. This was the name of several historical and mythological Greek women. For example, this was the name of the wife of Pirithous, and was the real name of the woman commonly referred to as Briseis in the Iliad of Homer.
JamaspamOld Persian The final element is derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse", while the first might be related to either jama "leading" ("leading horses") or Vedic kṣāma "scorched, burning" ("having branded horses"),
JamesiafEnglish (American, Rare) Feminine form of James. In some cases it might also be derived from Jamesia, the name of a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae also known as cliffbush or waxflower... [more]
Jampam & fTibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism From Tibetan བྱམས་པ (byams-pa) meaning "kindness, benevolence". This is the Tibetan name for the bodhisattva Maitreya.
JamukhamMedieval Mongolian Of uncertain etymology. Jamukha was a Mongol military and political leader and the chief rival to Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) in the unification of the Mongol tribes.
JamunafIndian, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Assamese, Telugu From the name of the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges that flows through northern India. The name is probably derived from Sanskrit यम (yama) meaning "twin", so named because the river flows parallel to the Ganges.
JanamejayamSanskrit, Hinduism Said to mean "man-impelling, causing men to tremble" or "victorious from birth", possibly from Sanskrit जनिमन् (janiman) meaning "birth, origin" and जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest"... [more]
Kalamam & fHawaiian Means "the endemic ebony (diospyros)" or "the torch," from definite article ka and lama meaning "torch, endemic ebony (diospyros)."... [more]
Kamakaf & mHawaiian Derived from Hawaiian ka "the" and maka meaning "eye", "bud" or "beloved one, child", also a short form of compound given names beginning thus. This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
KamakanamHawaiian Means "the gift" or "the reward," from definite article ka and makana meaning "gift, present, reward, award, donation, prize."
KamalelehuafHawaiian Means "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian. This was the middle name of the American actress Kelly Preston (1962-2020), who was born in Hawaii.
KamalipafHinduism Kamal, Kamala, Kamalika & Kamalipa. All these names orginated from the flower name "Kamal(Lotus". The name Kamalipa means "Big Lotus"
KamanalohamHawaiian Probably derived from Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and mana meaning "power" combined with aloha meaning "love".
Kameālohaf & mHawaiian (Rare) Means "the beloved one," "the affectionate one" or "the compassionate one," from definite article ka, mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object, and aloha meaning "love, affection, compassion."
KameekafAfrican American (Rare) Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ka and the name Tamika. This is the name of the main character in Thelma Lynne Godin's children's book The Hula Hoopin' Queen (2014).
KamehamehamHawaiian Means "The quiet one". Kamehameha the great (Full name: Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea) was the founder and first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
KamėjafLithuanian Originally a contraction of Kamilė, its modern use was more likely popularized due to it also being the Lithuanian word for cameo
KaminafJapanese From Japanese 樺 (ka) meaning "birch", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KaminafUzbek Means "your humble servant" in Uzbek, referring to a self-deprecating and humble way of referring to oneself in writing.
KamirafJapanese From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]