This is a list of submitted names in which the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dicentra f English (Rare)A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek
δίκεντρος (
díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from
δίς (
dís) “double” combined with
κέντρον (
kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.
Cự m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 巨 (
cự) meaning "big, grand".
Chenkai m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and
铠 (kǎi) meaning "armor".
Yeongeun f KoreanFrom 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".
Phainon m Greek MythologyThe name of a mythological celestial deity, the god of either Saturn or the planet Jupiter. The name is ultimately derived from the root
φαινω (phaino) meaning "shining".
Disaaka m & f AkanMeans "you deserve saying it" in Akan.
Diébédo m Western AfricanThe given name of the architect and Pritzker pize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.
Ozran m HebrewPossibly derived from a Hebrew word for "helper".
Leeuwe m West FrisianThe origin of this Frisian name is a little uncertain: it is thought that it is a short form of Germanic names that contained the element
laifa (see
Bernlef) or
liub (see
Liubigild)... [
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Nenye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫩 (nèn) meaning "delicate, light, soft" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Xiaohui f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 小
(xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓
(xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 晖
(huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 惠
(huì) meaning "favour, benefit", 蕙
(huì) meaning "orchid" or 辉
(huī) meaning "brightness"... [
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Ashkenaz m BiblicalAshkenaz is the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations.
Seon-yu f & m KoreanCombination of a
seon hanja, like 善 meaning "good, nice" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," and a
yu hanja, such as 有 meaning "stand; exist" or 裕 meaning "sufficient, ample; generous."
Mikau m Popular CultureUsed on a character in the action-adventure video game, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Nami f KoreanNami is an archaic word for sea, and nowadays means stranger if used in the right context. It is spelled 나미 in Korean. Also spelled Na-Mi
Silpion m LiteratureA name for the elder of the Two Trees of Valinor, the White Tree known most commonly as Telperion. This Tree shone with a shimmering light of silver-white, and that is the origin of the name Silpion, which comes from an old Elvish word sëlip for light of this kind... [
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Kotoe f JapaneseFrom Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [
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Raga m IndonesianMeans "body" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit राग
(rāga) meaning "passion, desire".
Kix m American (Rare)As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist
Leon Eric "Kix"
Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and
Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [
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Ziphion m BiblicalFrom Hebrew
tsiphion "watchman, lookout", ultimately derived from Hebrew
tsaphah "to look out, to keep watch." In the bible, Ziphion was the name of a son of Gad.
Nettle f English (British)Transferred from the surname "Nettle". Meaning "a person from a place overgrown with nettles", which are a type of ivy that can cause itching when touched. Notable bearers include Bea Nettles (born 1946), American photographer and Bill Nettles (born 1961), American lawyer.
Sueko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 末
(sue) meaning "tip, top, end" or 季
(sue) meaning "season, period" combined with 子
(ko) meaning "child". It can also be formed from 寿
(su) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 恵
(e) meaning "favour, benefit" and 子
(ko) meaning "child"... [
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Aliveni f BengaliMeans “I brought olives”, from Bengali অলিভ (aliv) meaning “olive”, and এনি (eni) meaning “I brought”.
Ulmo m LiteratureUlmo was the King of the Sea in J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion.
Pales m & f Roman Mythology, TheatreMeaning unknown, possibly of Etruscan origin. This was the name of a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology, regarded as male by some sources and female by others. The mythological figure appears in pastoral plays of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Totti f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Charlotte and
Dorothy. A known bearer of this name was the British actress Totti Truman Taylor (1903-1981), whose birth name was Dorothy Leah Truman.
Anchasa f ThaiDerived from Sanskrit अञ्जसा
(anjasa) meaning "true, straight, right".
Ephippos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἔφιππος
(ephippos) meaning "on horseback, riding, mounted", which consists of Greek ἐπί
(epi) meaning "upon, on" and the Greek noun ἵππος
(hippos) meaning "horse".
Samak m ThaiMeans "apply for, volunteer, enlist" in Thai.
Tansilu f TatarFrom Tatar сылу
(sılu) meaning "beautiful" combined with таң
(tañ) "dawn, daybreak".
Chabua m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Mzechabuk, which tends to be used as an independent name. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian novelist Mzechabuk "Chabua" Amirejibi (1921-2013).
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of the name
Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.
Telesandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek τέλος
(telos), which can mean "purpose, goal, aim" as well as "fulfillment, completion"... [
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Crispijn m DutchDutch form of
Crispinus (see
Crispin). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch speed skater Crispijn Ariëns (b. 1989).
Ga-ryeong f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" combined with 鈴 (ryeong) "bell"
Hiroyuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 祐 (
hiro) meaning "divine protection, divine help" or 広 (
hiro) meaning "vast, wide" combined with 介 (
yuki) meaning "shellfish, shell, to be between, mediate, help, assist, armor" or 幸 (
yuki) meaning "happiness, good fortune, luck"... [
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Kadia f African AmericanThis name may be of Creole or European origin. In the case of a possible European origin it may have come from the Russian name Katya which is short for Ekaterina or Katerina.
Sali f TurkishNot available but the name of the main protagonist Sali
wainwright in the book series
Sali Sali Saluki Eunhwa f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity", Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "grace, favour, gratitude" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms"... [
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Hebbla f Old SwedishOld Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwe f OjibweMeans "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)... [
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Chounosuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 長 (
chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 之 (
no), a possessive marker, combined with 輔 (
suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Vojiba f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vojib meaning "religious obligation or duty".
Sahaiʔa f ChipewyanRoughly translates to: “as the sun breaks through the clouds" or "over the horizon.” This name became notable in 2015 when a mother in the Northwest Territories of Canada was forced to change the glottal stop in her daughter's name to a hyphen because the government could only use the Roman alphabet... [
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Xiaobing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 小
(xiǎo) meaning "small", 肖
(xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" or 笑
(xiào) meaning "laugh, smile" combined with 冰
(bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵
(bīng) meaning "soldier, army, troops"... [
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Buroku m JapaneseThe name Buroku consists of the kanji's 武 and 禄. 武 means military or martial, and 禄 means blessing; happiness or prosperity.
Fuusuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "style, wind" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Yansylu f TatarDerived from the Persian
جان (jan) meaning "soul" and
сылу (sylu) meaning "beautiful".
Ritsuko f JapaneseFrom 律 (
ritsu) meaning "law" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word
Chenoa (or
Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [
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Walabonso m History (Ecclesiastical)Possibly related to the Germanic roots
walah ("foreigner") and
funs ("ready"). This is the name of a Christian martyr from 9th century in Niebla, in the Andalusi emirate of Cordoba in what is now Spain.
Angran m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and
燃 (rán) meaning "burn, light fire, ignite".
Wealthy m & f English (Puritan), American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), English (African, Rare)Meaning, "having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich." In this case, spiritual blessings from God. From Middle English
welthy,
welþi, equivalent to
wealth + -
y.
Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin
mellosus) from Latin
mel meaning "honey; sweetness".
Chanwit m ThaiFrom Thai ชาญ
(chan) meaning "expert, skilled" and วิทย์
(wit) meaning "knowledge, science".
Dị m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 禩 (
tự) meaning "to sacrifice, worship" or 肄 (
dị) meaning "to practice, study".
Olmagul f UzbekDerived from
olma meaning "apple" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Gavharmomo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
momo meaning "mother".
Motoichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 元 (moto) meaning "cause, origin" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Sihana f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
si "as; like" and Gheg Albanian
hanë, a variant of
hënë "moon".
Popuri f Japanese (Modern, Rare)Japanese transliteration of
potpourri, from French
pot-pourri, a calque from Spanish
olla podrida meaning "rotten pot," referring to a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room (originally referring to a Spanish stew with a wide variety of ingredients).... [
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Veive m Etruscan MythologyThe Etruscan god of revenge. He is portrayed as a young man wearing a laurel wreath and holding arrows in his hand. A goat stands next to him.
Biwa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 輪 (
wa) meaning "wheel, flower" or 和 (
wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rataa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, BengaliMEANING - beloved, amused, fond or enamoured of, delighting in
Jo'raqul m UzbekFrom Uzbek
jo'ra meaning "friend" and
qul meaning "slave".
Min-ju f & m KoreanCombination of a
min hanja, like 敏 (also 慜) meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 珉 meaning "gem," with a
ju hanja, such as 周 meaning "circumference," 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl" or 妵 meaning "pretty; adorable; nice."