NwoyemAfrican Very uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"
NwyvrefWelsh (Modern) From the poetic Middle Welsh word nwyfre meaning "sky, heaven, firmament" and "ether, quintessence", derived from nwyf "energy, vigour". This is a recently coined Welsh name.
NyckelemWest Frisian (Rare) West Frisian form of Nicolaas, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic -ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [more]
NycklemWest Frisian (Rare) Shorter form or variant of Nyckele, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic -ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [more]
NyctimenefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" and μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand". A daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, or, according to others, of Nycteus. Pursued and dishonored by her amorous father, she hid herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athena into an owl.
NyestefHungarian Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian nyest "marten".
NynaevefLiterature Variant of Nyneve used by Robert Jordan for a character in his 'Wheel of Time' series of fantasy novels.
NynevefArthurian Cycle Form of Ninniane used by Thomas Malory for one of the Ladies of the Lake in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (as she is called Ninniane in Malory's source, the continuation to the Vulgate 'Merlin', known as the 'Suite du Merlin')... [more]
Oakiem & fAmerican (South) American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Oak + -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.
Oarabilem & fTswana Means "he (god) has answered" in Tswana.
Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwefOjibwe Means "Woman of the Sound (that the stars make) Rushing Through the Sky", deriving from the Ojibwe elements babaam ("place to place"), wewe ("makes a repeated sound"), giizhig ("sky"), and ikwe ("woman)... [more]
ObbemFrisian, Old Swedish, Swedish Frisian short form of Germanic names containing the first element AUD and a last element beginning with -b... or an Old Swedish and Swedish form of Ubbi.
OchopintremGeorgian Mythology Combination of ოჭო (ocho) which is related to the name of the god Bochi and პინტრე (pintre) which is related to the Greek god Pan... [more]
OddonemItalian Diminutive form of Oddo. Oddone of Savoy, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, and the Cardinal Oddone di Monferrato were two well-known bearers of this name.
OdéefFlemish (Rare) Comes from "ode", which means « song » in greek. Today this name has disappeared from France and remains very rare in flemish. The name is better known as a surname or Odéa.
Oelem & fWest Frisian (Rare) West Frisian short form of Germanic given names that contain the element od (or aud) meaning "wealth, fortune, property" or the element odal meaning "heritage, fatherland".
OenanthefAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Oinanthe. A known bearer of this name was the Egyptian Greek noblewoman Oenanthe of Egypt (3rd century BC), who was a prominent member of the Ptolemaic court.
OenemWest Frisian West Frisian variant form of One. This given name is not be confused with Dutch oen, which is a slang term for a dumb and foolish person.
OeroefGreek Mythology Probably derived from Greek ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream, flow". This was another name for the nymph Plataia, in honour of a stream by the same name.
OffemWest Frisian, East Frisian Frisian short form of names that have od for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "f." The name Otfried is a good example of that.
ÕilmefEstonian Derived from Estonian õilme, the genitive case of õile (see Õile).
Oilonyem & fAgatu Means "a child is sweet" in Agatu.
OinanthefAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun οἰνάνθη (oinanthe) meaning "inflorescence of the grapevine" as well as "vine" and "dropwort".... [more]
OinazefBasque Derived from Basque oinaze, which means "pain, suffering".
OkyrhoefGreek Mythology From the poetic Greek adjective ὠκύρους (okyrous) meaning "fast-flowing", from ὠκύς (okys) "quick, swift, fast" and ῥοή (rhoe) "stream, river, flow"... [more]
OlavefEnglish (Rare) Corruption of Olive, if not an adaption of the Norwegian name. A known bearer is the English aristocrat Olave Baden-Powell (1889-1977), the founder of the Girl Guiding movement.
OlivinefEnglish (Rare), French (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare) Diminutive or elaborated form of Olive, or directly from the English and French word olivine that denotes a type of gemstone, whose name ultimately goes back to Latin oliva "olive" (so named in the late 18th century for its olive green color).
OlmènefLiterature From a book, Moonbath, by Yanick Lahen, translated from French by Emily Gogolak. The book follows the winding tale of four generations in one Haitian family, interspersed with brief observations and memories recounted by the ghost of the youngest—the murdered Cétoute Olmène Thérèse.
Ọ̀lọ̀húnṣémYoruba “Ọ̀lọ̀húnṣé” or in its longer speech form “Ọ̀lọ̀hún ó ṣé ún” is derived from the Èdè Yorùbá (Yorùbá language), where "Ọ̀lọ̀hún” or “Olúwa ọrùn” refers to "The lord of the heavens", a reference to one of the titles for God, and "Ó ṣé ún" means gratitude... [more]
OmblinefFrench (Rare), French Creole Variant of Ombeline. A notable bearer was Ombline Desbassayns (1755-1846), a Reunionese planter and slave trader, and after her death immortalized as a sinister character in Reunionese folklore.
OmosefefNigerian Meaning “child is greater than wealth” in the Isan language of Nigeria.
OmotundemYoruba Means "the child has returned" in Yoruba, typically given to an Abiku child. Abiku are spirits that are believed to enter a pregnant woman and move in a constant cycle of birth, death, and rebirth... [more]
Omoyef & mNigerian A name of African Origin meaning ‘a loved child’.
OmphalefGreek Mythology Probably derived from Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalos) meaning "navel", also "the center". This was the name of a legendary queen of Lydia in Greek mythology. According to some legends, she used Herakles as a slave for the period of one year and disguised him in women's clothing.
OnemWest Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare) Frisian short form of names that contain an element that was derived from (or shares the same root with) Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield."