EldirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology Eldir is one of Ægir's servants. After Loki is driven out of Ægir's hall for killing Fimafengr, he tries to regain entry, but Eldir refuses to let him in.
ElphirmLiterature Means "lord of swans" from Sindarin alph "swan" (plural eilph) and hîr "master, lord". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a prince of Dol Amroth, "of which city the swan was the emblem".
ElrohirmLiterature Literature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-knight'. Elrohir was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.
FaqirmArabic, Urdu, Pashto Means "ascetic, impoverished, needy" in Arabic, derived from the word فَقَرَ (faqara) meaning "to be poor".
FaramirmLiterature Meaning uncertain. Probably "sufficient jewel" from the Sindarin far meaning "sufficient, adequate" and mir meaning "jewel, precious thing." In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Faramir was the son of Denethor, brother of Boromir, and eventual husband of Eowyn.
FaðirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "father" in Old Norse. In the Old Norse poem Rígsþula in the Poetic Edda, Faðir is the husband of Móðir.
FeykirmOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse byname, From Old Norse feykir meaning "blowing, tossing, rushing one", "fire".
FindabhairfIrish, Irish Mythology Popularly claimed to be an Irish cognate of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), it may actually mean "fair-browed" from Old Irish find "white, fair" and abair "a brow" (or "eyelash")... [more]
FionnabhairfIrish Mythology From the Old Irish finn "bright, fair" and siabhre "phantom, fairy", making it a cognate of Guinevere. Alternatively, it could derive from find "white, fair" and abair "brow; eyelash".... [more]
FionnúirfIrish (Modern) Usual modern Irish form of Finnabhair (see Findabhair) in which "the b is altogether suppressed, on account of aspiration" (Joyce, 1873)... [more]
FjǫlnirmNorse Mythology Derived from fjǫl ("much, manifold"), fela ("hide") or felþa ("field"). In Norse mythology this is both a name for Odin and the name of a legendary Swedish king.
FlojirmArthurian Cycle In Wirnt von Grafenberg’s Wigalois, a knight from Belamunt who killed Feroz, the husband of Ruel the hag.
GardomirmPolish Old Polish male name. The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gъrdъ or gord meaning "proud" (see also Gordan, which is etymologically related)... [more]
GartbuirmOld Irish Old Irish form of Vortipor, used to identify King Vortipor of Dyfed in Irish-Language inscriptions.
GorimirmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". The name Goran is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
GościmirmMedieval Polish The first element of this name is derived from Polish gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
GostimirmCroatian, Serbian Means "peaceful guest", derived from Slavic gost "guest" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
GradimirmBulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian The first element of this name can be derived from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, which can mean "city, town" as well as "fortress, castle" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gordъ "settlement, enclosed space")... [more]
GrettirmOld Norse, Icelandic, Faroese Derived from Old Norse grettir meaning "he who shows his teeth" or "he who grins". Grettir Ásmundarson is the main character of the 'Grettis saga' written in the late 13th century. Grettir is also the Icelandic name for the orange cartoon cat Garfield.
HaldirmLiterature A character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. An Elf of Lothlorien, Haldir is the one who guides the Fellowship through the forest and brings them before Galadriel and Celeborn.
Harvirm & fIndian (Sikh) From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
HashirmArabic, Muslim From 'Al-Haashir', meaning "the gatherer," which is one of the names for the Prophet.
Hé-gylfirmOld Norse Combination of the prefix hé- ("household, family") and the Old Norse name Gylfir.
HeikirmIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.
HœnirmNorse Mythology Possibly means "strong" or "helper" in Old Norse. Hœnir is a god in Norse mythology. According to 'The Prose Edda', he, along with Lóðurr, helped Odin create the first humans.
HojirmPersian Mythology From Old Iranian *Hu-čiθra meaning "of good origins, of good appearance" (later meaning "beautiful, fair" in New Persian). In the 10th-century epic the Shahnameh, Hojir was a hero who guarded the border between Iran and Turan.
HostamirmLiterature A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works, another name of the character Zimrathôn. The name is is a compound of the words hosta meaning "many" or "gather, collect," and the word mir meaning "jewel" in the fictional Quenya language, and means either "many jewels" or "collector of jewels".
HotimirmCroatian, Serbian, Slovene Croatian, Serbian and Slovene cognate of Chociemir. A bearer of this name was Hotimir, a prince of Carantania who lived in the 8th century AD.
HrastimirmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hrast "oak (tree)". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
HrímgrímnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from hrīm ("rime, hoarfrost") and gríma ("person wearing a helmet"). It is an intensification of the name Grímnir. In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives in the land of the dead... [more]
HrímnirmNorse Mythology, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr.
HristomirmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Hristos, which is the Slavic form of Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
HvalimirmSerbian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hvala "thanks". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Hvalimir Belojević, a 9th-century Serbian duke.
HvězdomírmCzech The first element of this name is derived from Czech hvězda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Slovak hviezda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
HviezdomirmSlovak The first element of this name is derived from Slovak hviezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
HymirmNorse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse húm meaning "semi-darkness, twilight". In Norse mythology this was the name of a giant (jǫtunn), according to Hymiskviða the father of the god Tyr, from whom Thor wanted to fetch a cauldron for the Æsir... [more]
IdzimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish idzie "he goes", which is derived from Polish iść "to go, to walk" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic it'i "to go")... [more]
IlirmSerbian Means Illyrian the ancestors of the serbs.... [more]
IlirmBosnian Means Illyrian the ancestors of the bosniaks and Serbian people.
JaczemirmPolish (Archaic) Means "he, who brings a better peace", from the elements jacze (meaning "better", "more powerful"), and mir (meaning "peace", "calm").
JasnomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish jasny "clear, bright, light, lucid" (also compare Polish jaśnieć "to shine, to gleam"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)ěsnъ... [more]
Jasvirm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" combined with वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
JawaahirfSomali Somali form of Jawahir. One bearer is Somali-American model Jawaahir Axmed (born 1991), better known by her Americanized name of Jawahir Ahmed.
JelimirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is either derived from Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
JugomirmCroatian (Rare), Serbian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun jug "south", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic jugъ "south". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
KanimirmPolish The first element of this name is apparently derived from an old Slavic element that meant "to invite, to welcome". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". The name's meaning is thus something along the lines of "to invite peace".
Ka'oirfAfrican American (Modern) Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element kay with Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).
KasbirmArabic Arabic form of Casper meaning "treasurer".
Kashmirm & fEnglish, Indian From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) or Urdu کشمیر (kašmīr), referring to a region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, between China, India and Pakistan. It is also the name of a 1975 Led Zeppelin song.
KhvedirmUkrainian Phonetical variant of Fedir. Since /f/ was not used in Ukrainian until the introduction of Christianity, it was, and still sometimes is corrupted to /kh/+/v/. Khvedir Vovk was an antropologist and ethnographist.
KiçibatirmKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar кичи (kiçi) meaning "junior, younger, smaller" and батыр (batır) meaning "brave" or "hero".
KlonimirmCroatian, Russian, Serbian The first element of this archaic name is possibly derived from Russian klyon or kljon "maple (tree)". Also compare Polish klon, which also means "maple (tree)". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous"... [more]
KnæikirmOld Norse From Old Norse kneikja meaning "to bend backwards with force".
KulomirmCroatian (Archaic) The first element of this archaic name is probably derived from Slavic kula "globe, sphere, orb, ball". Also compare Middle High German kugel, which can mean "ball" as well as "bullet"... [more]
KvasirmNorse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare) Derived from the name given to the fermented juice of berries. In Norse mythology Kvasir was the wisest of all beings. The dwarfs Fjalarr and Galarr killed him, poured his blood into the vessels Boðn, Són and Óðrœrir, and mixed it with honey to make the skaldic mead, which would make whoever drank it a poet.
ŁadzimirmPolish The first element of this name is probably derived from Polish ładny "pretty, lovely, nice". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
ŁękomirmPolish Obscure old Polish male name composed of the Slavic elements łęka "cunning, guile, treachery" and mir "peace". The meaning may thus be something along the lines of "he who uses his cunning in order to establish peace".
LemirmSoviet, Russian This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It can be a contraction of Ленин и мировая революция (Lenin i mirovaya revolyutsiya) meaning "Lenin and the world revolution", but it can also be a contraction of Ленин мировой идеал революций (Lenin mirovoy ideal revolyutsiy), which essentially means "Lenin is the revolutionary ideal of the world".... [more]
LendabairfIrish Mythology Derived from Irish leannán meaning "lover, sweetheart". Perhaps the second element is siabhre "spirit, fairy" (compare Findabhair).
LenirfPortuguese (Brazilian) Possibly taken from Portuguese lenir, meaning "to relieve, to mitigate, to smoothen", ultimately from Latin lenire.
LepomirmCroatian, Serbian Derived from Serbo-Croatian lepota or ljepota "beauty, prettiness, fairness" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
LežimirmSerbian Derived from Serbo-Croatian ležati "to lie (down), to recline, to repose" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "one in which the peace lies".
LífþrasirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "the one striving after life". In Norse mythology Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk].
LiirmLiterature Possibly intended as a variant of Llyr, this is the name of Elphaba's child in American author Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked' series.
LudomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish lud "people", which is ultimately derived from Slavic lyud and Proto-Slavic ljudъ "people". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
LudzimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish ludzie "people", which is ultimately derived from Slavic lyud and Proto-Slavic ljudъ "people". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
LugomirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is possibly derived from Russian lug "meadow". Also compare modern Polish łąka, Czech louka and Slovak lúka, all of which also mean "meadow"... [more]
LutomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Slavic lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [more]
LykkirmFaroese Faroese name of unknown origin and meaning. One theory is that it is from Old Norse lykja meaning "to shut in, enclose".
MałomirmMedieval Polish Derived from Polish mało or mały "small, little, insignificant" (which is derived from Proto-Slavic malъ "small") combined with Slavic mir "peace".
ManomirmMedieval Polish Derived from Old Church Slavonic mamiti "to deceive, to beguile, to entice" (compare Sudovian manit "to seduce, to entice", Russian manitj "to entice, to tempt" and modern Polish mamić "to lure, to entice") and Slavic mir "peace".
MęcimirmPolish There are two possible explanations for the meaning of the first element of this name. The first explanation is that it is derived from Proto-Slavic měšati "to mix, to stir" (compare Croatian miješati, Slovak miešať and modern Polish mącić and mieszać, all of which mean "to mix, to stir")... [more]
Memoirm & fEnglish, African American The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.
MezamirmMedieval Slavic, History The first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian mezha, Czech mez, Slovak medza and Slovene meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [more]