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.
Quintianus m Ancient Roman, HistoryFrom the Roman cognomen
Quintianus (originally written as
Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile
Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.
Quintilis m Late RomanDerived from Latin
Quintilis, which was the name of the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar. The month ultimately derived its name from the Latin ordinal number
quintus meaning "fifth" (see
Quintus)... [
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Quintinianus m Late RomanFrom the rare Roman agnomen
Quintinianus (also found spelled as
Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen
Quintinus (which was originally spelled as
Quinctinus).... [
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Quiolas m Arthurian CycleA name appearing in Le Livre d’Artus, a work of Arthurian romance. He wass a Saxon king who, under King Hargadabran, fought Arthur’s forces at the battle of Clarence and was killed by Adragain.
Quirillus m HistoryPerhaps a form of
Cyrillus. It was borne by an obscure saint, one of a group of 35 martyrs executed in northwestern Africa.
Quirinius m BiblicalRoman cognomen of unknown meaning (not to be confused with
Quirinus). Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was a Roman governor of Syria when Jesus was born.
Quiritis f Roman MythologyMost likely derived from Latin
quiritis, the genitive form of
quiris, a Sabine word meaning "spear". Quiritis was a Sabine goddess of motherhood, later equated with the goddess
Juno.
Qumulhan f Karachay-BalkarFrom Karachay-Balkar
къумлу (qumul) meaning "coastal, sandy" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler".
Qun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 群
(qún) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Quodvultdeus m History (Ecclesiastical)Means "what God wants" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century saint from North Africa who was martyred in the Valerianus persecutions. He was a spiritual student and friend of Saint
Augustine of Hippo.
Quran m African AmericanVariant of
Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word
Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ
(qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".
Qurbonjon f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Qurrat al-Ayn f ArabicMeans "consolation of the eye, delight, joy, pleasure" in Arabic, from قرة
(qurra) meaning "comfort, pleasure, soothing" combined with عين
(ʿayn) meaning "eye". This was a title of Fatimah Baraghani (also known as Táhirih), a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer.
Qustantin m Arabic, AssyrianArabic and Assyrian form of
Constantinus (see
Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.
Qutb ad-Din m ArabicMeans "base of the religion" from قطب (
qutb) meaning "base, pole, axis" and دين (
dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Qyburn m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Qyburn is a former maester who was expelled from the Citadel for unethical experiments and necromancy.
Rabadan m DarginDargin form of
Ramadan. Another source suggests that it is derived from Arabic رب
(rabb) meaning "master, lord, king" and Persian دانا
(dana) meaning "wise, learned".
Rabastan m LiteratureInvented variant of
Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
Rabren m SerbianLikely to come from "храбар" ("hrabrar"), which means "brave".
Rachan m ThaiMeans "monarch, lord, master" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit राजन्
(rajan).
Rachanun m & f ThaiFrom Thai รัช (
ratcha) meaning "kingship, monarchy" and นนท์ (
non) meaning "pleasure, joy". A variant of
Ratchanon. This is the given name of Thai actress Rachanun Mahawan (2000-), nicknamed Film.
Radagaisus m GothicRadagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [
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Radames m TheatreRadamès is a character, the captain of the guard, in the opera '
Aida' (1871). The setting of the opera is ancient Egypt, and the creators of the play likely invented the name to sound vaguely Egyptian by integrating
Ra into the name.
Radgis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German
rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Radman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with
man "man."
Radwin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Raees m Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic رئيس (see
Rais), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Ragnbiǫrn m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and
bjǫrn "bear".
Ragndis f Old SwedishOld Swedish combination of
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
dís "goddess".
Rahadian m IndonesianFrom the Old Javanese honorific title
rahadyan meaning "lord, master" (spelled as
radèn in modern Javanese).
Raian m JapaneseFrom Japanese 来 (rai) meaning "to come" or 來 (rai) meaning "come" combined with 庵 (an) meaning "hermitage; retreat" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Raigardas m LithuanianDerived from
Raigardo slėnis meaning "Raigardas Valley", which refers to a valley that is located near the spa town of Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. The name of the valley refers to the town of Raigardas that, according to pagan legend, once stood in the valley... [
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Raihan m & f Bengali, Malay, IndonesianDerived from Arabic ريحان
(rayhan) meaning "basil" (see
Rayhana). It is used as a unisex name in Bangladesh and Malaysia (more commonly masculine in the former and primarily feminine in the latter) while it is only masculine in Indonesia.
Rajarajan m Indian, TamilMeans "king of kings", derived from Sanskrit राजन्
(rā́jan) meaning "king, sovereign".
Rakhimzhan m KazakhCombination of the given name
Rakhim and Kazakh жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Raksshan m Sanskrit (Rare)Raksshan specifically is used in Tamil came from Sanskrit is used as a boy name. Raksshan is variant transcription of Rakshan. Raksshan's meaning is "Protector" came from the Hindu God, Vishnu. Raksshan is an extremely rare name.
Rakuen m JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rakuun m JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 雲 (un) meaning "cloud". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ramanathan m Indian, Tamil, MalayalamMeans "protector of Rama", derived from Sanskrit नाथ
(nāthá) meaning "protector, possessor, owner" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Rama 1.
Ramantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective
ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see
Ramūnas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Ramayan m Indian (Muslim)Relating to Ramadon,to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.Meaning "Revolution".
Ramazon m Tajik, UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of رمضان
(Ramazan), which is the Persian and Ottoman Turkish form of
Ramadan.
Ramban m HistoryA Hebrew acronym R-M-B-N (/ˌrɑːmˈbɑːn/; רמב״ן) from Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn-Nāḥmān, "Our Rabbi Moses son of Nahman"). It is the Hebrew name of
Nachmanides.
Ramgen m Filipino (Rare)In the case of Ramgen 'Ram' Revilla (1988-2011), a Filipino actor who was murdered at age 23 years, it is a combination of
Ramon and
Genelyn, the names of his parents.
Ramos m & f Spanish, PortugueseFrom Spanish and Portuguese
ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity
Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
Ramun m RomanshRomansh form of
Raimund, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Ran m HebrewMeans "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן
laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds").
Ran m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 冉
(rǎn) meaning "tender, weak", 然
(rán) meaning "so, thus, correct, right" or 染
(rǎn) meaning "dye, tint", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Randalín f Norse MythologyIn the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [
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Rangin m PashtoMeans "colourful, pretty, beautiful" in Pashto, ultimately from Persian رنگ
(rang) meaning "colour".
Rangsan m ThaiMeans "create, establish" or "appoint" in Thai.
Ranin f & m ArabicMeans "tinkle, resonance, buzz" in Arabic.
Ranjan m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit रञ्जन
(rañjana) meaning "pleasing, gratifying, delighting".
Ranran f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 藍 (
ran) meaning "indigo" or 蘭 (
ran) meaning "orchid" or 爛 (
ran) meaning "be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester" or 乱 (
ran) meaning "chaos, disorder, revolt, rebellion" combined with 々 an iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous kanji... [
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Ranxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Raoden m Literaturein The book 'Elantris' by Brandon Sanderson, Prince Raoden, the prince of Arelon, is transformed into an Elantrian at the beginning of the book. Once Raoden is transformed, he is immediately sent to Elantris in secret while his father pretends he has suddenly died... [
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Raolan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist".
Raolin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Raoluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Ra-on f KoreanDerived from an Ancient Korean form of
jeulgeoun (즐거운) meaning "joyful"
Raon m Shipibo-ConiboMeans "cure, treat" in Shipibo, or from
rao meaning "remedy" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Raowen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Raoxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Raran f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (ra) meaning "music" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Raran m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hinduism, Malayalam, Nepali, Telugu, Marathi, KannadaMEANING - liberal, bestowing, bountiful, distributing
Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".
Rasalas m AstronomyThe name Rasalas is the name of a star in the constellation Leo. The name comes from the Arabic phrase "Ras Elased Borealis", which translates to "northern part of Leo's head".
Rashaan m African AmericanVariant of
Rashawn. It was brought to public attention by college football player Rashaan Salaam, who won the Heisman Trophy in December of 1994.