This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *n or *s.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cuilén m Medieval ScottishMedieval Scottish Gaelic form of
Cailean. Means "whelp, young dog". in Scottish Gaelic. Cuilén mac Ilduib was King of Scots from 967-971.
Cuilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
粹 (cuì) meaning "pure, the best" and
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Cuiluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Cuiquan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain; wealth".
Cuiwen f ChineseFrom Chinese 翠
(cuì) meaning "bluish-green, green jade" or 萃
(cuì) meaning "gather, collect, assemble" combined with 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯
(wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [
more]
Cuixin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous" or
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
Cuiyin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".
Cuiyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Cumulus m English (Rare)Derived from the English-speaking word cumulus, a type of cloud. Cumulus stems from the Latin word "cumulo", which means "pile, heap, or accumulate".
Cunedagius m LiteratureName of a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He came to power in 850BC.
Curan m TheatreUsed by Shakespeare in his tragedy
King Lear (1606).
Cyann f Popular CultureFrom the name of a fictional character in a French comic book called
The Cycle of Cyann.
Cygnus m AstronomyCygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.
Cylon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Kylon. A known bearer of this name was the Athenian nobleman Cylon of Athens, who was one of the Olympic victors of the 35th Olympiad in 640 BC.
Cymochles m Literature, Arthurian CycleFrom the Greek elements κῦμα
(kyma) meaning "swell of the sea, wave, billow" and κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem
The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a knight characterized by indecision and fluctuations of the will... [
more]
Cynewynn f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English name element
cyne meaning "royal" and
wynn meaning "joy, bliss".
Cynfran m Medieval WelshDerived from Welsh
cyn "chief" and
bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.
Cynon m Arthurian CycleOne of Arthur’s three Counselor Knights, found in the Welsh Triads and other Welsh texts. He was the son of Clydno.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)From the English word
cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek
kuparissos.
Daamin m ArabicDerived from Arabic ضامن
(daamin) meaning "guarantor, guarantee", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن
(amn) meaning "security, peace". Also compare Arabic تأمين
(ta'min) meaning "insurance".
Da-Bin f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多
(da) meaning "much, many" combined with 彬
(bin) meaning "cultivated, well-bred, bright" or 嬪
(bin) meaning "court lady, palace maid". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Dabius m HistorySt. Dabius, or Davius, Confessor, was an Irish missionary to Scotland. He was part of the great monastic missionary effort in the British Isles, and then in Europe.
Dachuan m ChineseFrom Chinese 大
(dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 川
(chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [
more]
Dādaršiš m Old PersianMeans "the brave one", from a reduplication of Old Persian
darš "to dare".
Dae-eun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 (
dae) meaning "large, great" and 銀 (
eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (
eun) meaning "favour, grace, mercy".
Dae-hwan m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
Dae-hyeon m KoreanCombination of a
dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a
hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."
Daemon m LiteratureAlthough in classical mythology, a "daemon" is said to be a malevolent spirit, recent use of this name is almost certainly derived from a literary source.... [
more]
Daephron m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)Derived from Ancient Greek δαΐφρων
(daiphron), meaning both "warlike, fiery" and "wise, prudent", the former derived from δάϊς
(dais) meaning "battle" and φρήν
(phren) meaning "mind, heart, emotions", the latter from ἐδάην
(edaen) meaning "to learn, teach, know" and φρήν
(phren)... [
more]
Daeron m LiteratureDerived from Sindarin daer "great". This was the name of a Sindarin Elf in 'The Silmarillion'. Daeron was the greatest of the Elven minstrels.
Da-Eun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多
(da) meaning "much, many" combined with 恩
(eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀
(eun) meaning "silver, money"... [
more]
Dagán m Old IrishMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Old Irish prefix
dag- "good" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dagolitus m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
dagos "good" and
litu- "festival, celebration, feast".
Dagowin m Germanic, DutchDerived from the Germanic element
daga "day" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Da-hyeon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
Dailan f Chinese (Rare)This name can be used as 黛岚, 岱岚, 黛兰 or 代兰 with 黛 (
dài), referring to a dark pigment used by women in ancient times to paint their eyebrows, 岱 (
dài), which was used for the name of a mountain in Shandong Province (now called Mount Tai), 代 (
dài) meaning "generation, era," 岚 (
lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 兰 (
lán) meaning "orchid."
Da-in f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Dain m Literature, Norse MythologyDain II Ironfoot was the Lord of the Iron Hills and King Under the Mountain in J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Tolkien derived it from
Dáinn, the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Dainius m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
dainius meaning "poet" as well as "bard, singer", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
daina meaning "song" (see
Daina).
Dáinn m Norse MythologyMeans "died" in Old Norse (the past participle of the verb
deyja "to die"). This is the name of three characters in Norse mythology: a dwarf, a representative of the elves, and one of the stags that graze on the branches of Yggdrasill.
Dainotas m LithuanianDerived from
Dainotis, which could be considered to be a diminutive of masculine names that start with
Dain- (such as
Dainius and
Dainoras), because it contains the masculine suffix
-otis, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [
more]
Dainutis m LithuanianDiminutive of masculine given names that start with
Dain- (such as
Dainius and
Dainoras), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix
-utis.
Daiphron m Greek MythologyThe meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It could be derived from the Greek verb δαίω
(daio) meaning "to divide" or from the related Greek verb δαίζω
(daizo) meaning "to cleave (asunder)"... [
more]
Daishin m JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 伸 (shin) meaning "lengthen". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
more]
Daizan m & f Japanese, Popular Culture, LiteratureFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, strong, great" and 斬 (zan) meaning "slash, kill". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.
Daizen m JapaneseFrom 大 (
dai) meaning "big, great, large" combined with 然 (
zen) meaning "however, therefore, so" or 全 (
zen) meaning "complete, whole". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Daken m Popular CultureIn the Marvel comics universe, Daken is the son of
Wolverine and his wife Itsu. Logan thought he died in womb when Itsu was attacked one night while he was away, but he is removed and secretly left in the care of a local Japanese couple... [
more]
Dakin m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Dakin, a pet form of the English surname
Day, itself derived from a pet form of
David.
Dalay-kys f TuvanFrom Tuvan далай
(dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Daldís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
dalr "dale, valley" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Dalewin m Polish (Rare)An old Polish masculine name, composed of two parts: Dale- "far away", and -win, meaning "uncle". Therefore it means "one whose uncle is far away", "one whose mother's family is far away".
Dalian m English (Rare)Meaning uncertain. This name might be a masculinization of
Dalia 1 or
Dahlia, but it could also be a combination of
Dale with either
Ian or the English suffix
-ian, which is ultimately derived from the Latin suffix
-ianus.... [
more]
Dalianis m GreekDerived from the Greek name '
dalianis' meaning "strong" or "valiant"
Dalius m LithuanianMasculine form of
Dalia 2. A known bearer of this name is the Lithuanian career diplomat Dalius Čekuolis (b. 1959).
Dallán m IrishMeans "little blind one", from Irish
dall "blind" combined with a diminutive suffix. The nickname was borne by an Irish poet saint of the 6th century.
Dallin m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Dallin. This name is prevalent to the Latter-day Saints in the US, where it is used in honour of Dallin H. Oaks (1932–).
Dalmatius m Late Roman, Dutch (?), German (?)From Latin
Dalmatius meaning "Dalmatian, of Dalmatia". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor who was a nephew of Constantine. It was also borne by several early saints.
Dalphon m BiblicalDalphon, meaning "to weep," was one of the ten sons of
Haman, killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia.
Dalrós f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
dalr meaning "dale, valley" and
rós meaning "rose".
Dalrún f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
dalr meaning "dale, valley" and
rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Daman f & m IndianMeans "ruler, controller, subjugator" in Hindi (दमन).
Damandros m Ancient GreekDoric Greek form of
Demandros, because it contains δᾶμος
(damos), which is the Doric Greek form of δῆμος
(demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".
Damascius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Δαμάσκιος
(Damaskiós), meaning "of
Damascus", the now capital city of Syria. This was the name of the last of the Athenian Neoplatonists during the 4th Century.
Damasen m Greek MythologyMeans "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek
damazô (or
damasô) "to subdue" (compare
Damian,
Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with
Herakles... [
more]
Damasichthon m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek δαμασίχθων
(damasichthon) meaning "earth-subduer", which consists of δαμάζω
(damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue, overpower, kill" (see
Damasos) and χθών
(chthon) meaning "ground, soil" as well as "earth, world".... [
more]
Damaskenos m Late GreekGiven name meaning "from
Damascus" from the Ancient Greek "Damaskós (Δαμασκός)," from the Aramaic "dammeśeq," which in turn derives from the Syriac-Aramaic "darmsūq" (from Egyptian, Akkadian: T-MS-ḲW), meaning "the capital city of Syria." The meaning of the times seems to be "silent is the sackcloth weaver"... [
more]
Damdrin m TibetanTibetan name for
Hayagriva, derived from རྟ
(rta) meaning "horse" and མགྲིན
(mgrin) meaning "neck, throat; voice".
Damen m LiteratureA character from "The Immortals" series by Alyson Noel and the main character of "The Captive Prince" Trilogy by C. S. Pacat bear this name.