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Byakuren f Japanese
From Japanese 白 (byaku) "white" and 蓮 (ren) "lotus."

Brunette f French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Diminutive of Brune.

Gheeraet m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Gerrit.

Stoichko m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) "to stand, to stay".

Sarissa f Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Sara.

Kaizen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaison.

Triptid m Hindi
MEANING : giving satisfaction . Here तृप्ति means satisfaction + द means giving... [more]

Zoltána f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoltán.

Ryoya m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ryouya.

Abbigayle f English (American, Modern)
Variant spelling of Abigail.

Tavus f Turkmen, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Tawus.

Oktaw m Polish
Polish form of Octavius.

Baljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਜੀਤ (see Baljeet).

Claramunda f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Esclaramunda, influenced by Clara.

Yeming m Chinese
From Chinese 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 叶 (yè) meaning "leaf" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Stelmaria f Literature
The daemon of Lord Asriel in Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series. She takes the form of a snow leopard.

Furesshu f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (fure) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 初 (sshu) meaning "beginning, start, first". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Chuanliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous".

Amelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amelia.

Deji m & f Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Deji.

Pemi m Catalan
Diminutive of Josep Maria.

Kenniagh m Manx
Manx form of Coinneach. This name was traditionally Anglicized as Kenneth.

Marisandra f Latvian

Hestó'tonȯhevéséhe m Cheyenne
Means "Braided Hair Person" in Cheyenne.

Elara f Breton
Feminine form of Elar.

Eyra f Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Variant of Eira 2.

Paninguak f Greenlandic
Younger form of Panínguaĸ.

Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.

Afoniy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Aphthonios.

Tesha f American (Rare)

Prentis m English (Rare)
Variant of Prentice.

Kikuto m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Erata f Ancient Greek
Eratos "the lovely one, beloved" (see Erastus)

Ursycjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Ursicius.

La m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la) meaning "collect, gather, catch".

Bluford m American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

Gilli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gili, or a combination of the names Gil 3 and Li 2, means "my joy", "my happiness" in Hebrew.

Bulga m & f Mongolian
Means "sable" in Mongolian.

Zabel f Galician
Short form of Isabel.

Wachisa m & f African

Akaela f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akeela.

Faig m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Variant spelling or transcription of Faiq. It was probably brought about by Russian influence during the Soviet era, since it does not appear to be a native Azerbaijani variant of the aforementioned name.

Pureun f & m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of adjective 푸르다 (pureuda) meaning "blue, green; fresh" (compare Pureum and Paran).

Oele m & f West 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".

Khristoffer m Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Christopher.

Dafiyya f Muslim

Irisha f English (Rare), Indian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Belarusian (Rare)

Maskwa m Cree
The name comes from the Cree word for ''bear'' maskwa.

Aristophantos m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best visibility", derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek φαντός (phantos) "visible". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".

Fairnette f Romani (Archaic)

Cordie f English
Diminutive of Cordelia.

Chirie f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Roberval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From Roberto combined with the suffix -val, from names that either begin or end with this pattern like Valdecir and Durval.

Esuvia f Old Celtic, Celtic Mythology
Gaulish name, the feminine form of Esvios via its Latinized form Esuvius. It is presumably related to Esuvii, the name of a Gaulish tribe, and the Gaulish theonym Esus.

Magno m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Cognate of Magnus.

Josuah m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Joshua used by the English poet Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618) who translated a scriptual epic written by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1544-1590) into English heroic couplets.

Cru m English
Variant of Crew.

Rion f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden", 温 (on) meaning "warm" or 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Taneesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Ïrïθbikä f Bashkir
From the Bashkir ырыҫлы (ïrïθlï) meaning "happiness" feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Kalanit f Hebrew
Means "anemone (flower)" in Hebrew. It is ultimately related to the word כַּלָּה (kala) meaning "bride".

Tapasya f & m Sanskrit
deep meditation, literally "produced by heat"

Edak f Efik

Chalaem f & m Thai
Means "pretty, attractive, beautiful" in Thai.

Konstanca f Sorbian, Slovene
Sorbian and Slovene form of Constantia.

Chepi f & m Algonquin, New World Mythology, Wampanoag, Narragansett
Means "ghost" in Wampanoag and Narragansett. It was another name for Hobomock.

Samreen f Indian (Muslim)

Anula f Kashubian, Polish
Kashubian diminutive of Ana and Polish diminutive of Anna.

Vaihiria m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "place of the water".

Aduei f Dinka

Klemencija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Clemence.

Œpir m Old Norse
From Old Norse œpa "to shout".

Zengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Náhkȯhéméó'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Fighting Bear" in Cheyenne.

Mengistu m Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from Amharic መንግሥት (mängśtə) or መንግስት (mängstə) meaning "government".

Llucas m Asturian
Asturian form of Luke.

Yӑkanat m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Ignat.

Helva f Norse Mythology
Helva is a variation of Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.

Marhalt m Arthurian Cycle
Marhalt was the father of Sir Marhaus (according to Malory) and thus the father-in-law of King Anguish, who married Marhaus’ sister. The king is mentioned in Malory X, 66, fighting in the Lonazep tournament, but most of the time he remains in the background, perhaps busily governing his territory.

Dalten m English (American)
Variant of Dalton.

Devanshu m Hinduism
Closely related with the feminine name Devanshi "part of god".

Buseje f Yao
Means "ask me" in Yao.

Wendolen f American (Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Gwendolen, perhaps influenced by Wendy or Wendeline (a feminine form of Wendelin).

Vertiline f American (Rare, Archaic)

Phaxsi Jalsu f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".

Chinwemmeri f & m Igbo
Chinwe is a short form of a variety such as Chinwendu, Chinweizu, Chinwemmeri and others. Chinwe in itself means "God's own." Chinwemmeri means "God's own victory." These names are synonymous with the Igbo ethnic group from the south eastern Nigeria.

Roneta f Lithuanian
A modern Lithuanian feminine form of any name beginning in the Ron- element

Shagufta f Urdu
Derived from Persian شکفته (shekofteh) meaning "open, cheerful, expanded, full-blown (as in a flower)".

Annacassilda f Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Anna and Cassilda.

Paea m Tongan

Kymberly f English (Modern)
Variant of Kimberly.

Cummins m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cummins.

Dalian m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Da, Li 1 and An 1. It may sound like a masculine version of the name Dalia.

Soulange f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Solange.

Adelbern m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Adalbern.

Xhan m Albanian (Rare)

Zarvin m Various

Meique f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 雀 (què) meaning "sparrow". Other character combinations are possible as well.

Osa f English
Meaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of Aase, her birth name, a variant of Åse.

Iombonantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy iombona meaning "object of joint ownership or joint effort" and soa meaning "good".

Dariko f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar дарий (dariy) meaning "silk" and the diminutive suffix -ко (-ko).

Walek m Polish
Polish form of Valek.

Heregyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements here "army, military" and guð "battle".

Oyimsoat f Uzbek
Derived from oyim, a title used for aristocratic women, and soat meaning "time, clock".

Siren f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Greek Σειρῆνες (Seirenes), the name of a type of sea nymphs who lured mariners with their enchanting voices.

Brüne m Low German (Rare)
Low German variant of Bruno.

Nurgustaana f Yakut
Variant of Nyurguyaana.

Napolin m French (Quebec, Archaic)
Diminutive of Napoléon. In other words, you could say that this name is the French cognate of Napolino.

Onyemowo f Idoma
Means "Who knows God's thoughts" or "Who knows God's plans" in Idoma.

Galareka f Navajo

Malayshia f English (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Eunica f English (African), South African
Latinate variant of Eunice.

Apronia f Ancient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Apronius. In Latin this was also a name for black bryony (species Tamus communis), a medicinal plant. The 6th-century saint Apronia was a sister of Saint Aprus, Bishop of Toul.

Galador m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. According to legend, Galador was the Half-elven son of Imrazôr the Númenórean and the Elf-maid Mithrellas... [more]

Fokke m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Foke.

Glogryan m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Kalogreant.

Kvintīlijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Quintilius.

Rizqi m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Yee-Khie m Chinese

Fonteia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fonteius. Fonteia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Jenůfa f Czech (Rare), Theatre
'Jenůfa', also known as 'Její pastorkyňa' ("Her Stepdaughter"), is an opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček based on the play 'Její pastorkyňa' by Gabriela Preissová... [more]

Macmillan m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MacMillan.

Tuyaagerel f & m Mongolian
Means "ray of light" in Mongolian, from туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Dya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.

Sabbatha f English (Rare), Literature
Derived from English sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest", from shabath "he rested"... [more]

Lüko m East Frisian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the element liud- "people".

Maigonis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maiga.

Ishui m Biblical Hebrew
Ishui was a son of Saul according to I Samuel 14:49.

Parmys f Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Uparmiya. This was the name of a Persian princess, who was the granddaughter of Cyrus the Great and went on to become the wife of Darius the Great.

Patrikki m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Patrick.

Oshinbowale m African
yoruba

Mel m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]

Maimin m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximinus.

Olipriya f Indian (Rare)

Zeek m English (Australian)
Variant of Zeke.

Bhekizifundiswa m Zulu
Means "watch the educated ones" in Zulu.

Nefyn f Circassian
Means "bright" in Adyghe (West Circassian).

Geuel m Biblical
Geuel, the son of Machi of the Tribe of Gad, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:16.

Iryana f & m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Iriana.

Síða f Old Norse
From Old Norse Síða meaning "side".

Asírí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)

Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.

Diotime f Belgian (Rare), History (Gallicized)
French form of Diotima.

Sirune f Armenian
Variant form of Sirun.

Algys m Yakut
Variant of Algiy.

Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Derived from Spanish and Galician alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".

Duell m American (South)

Kamuran m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Kamran, also used as a feminine name.

Gilhonyl m Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Conyll with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Conall" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).

Tayden m & f American (Rare)
Name created alongside the -den name trend.

Ekkapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ekkaphon.

Nanoka f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Scottus m Gaulish
Masculine form of Scotta.

Cranaus m Greek Mythology
Means "rocky, rugged" in Greek. In Greek mythology, he was the second king of Athens.

Gujiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elguja and its short forms Guja and Gujo.

Elsabel f English
Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.

Venezja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Venezia.

Killu f Estonian

Vologases m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Walagash. This name was borne by six kings of Parthia.

Aafrae f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عفرا (see Afra 2) chiefly used in North Africa.

Brancazio m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Brancatius.

Wylem m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Wilhelm. Wylem Šybaŕ (German: Wilhelm Schieber), born 1887, was a Sorbian artist.

Salvian m English
English form of Salvianus. This was the name of a Christian writer from the 5th century AD.

Timurhan m Turkish

Jetnor m Albanian
Derived from Gheg Albanian jetnor "of or pertaining to life; vital, essential".

Hilery f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hilary.

Trøllhaena f Medieval
Norse form of Tredwell or Triduana.

Rîhan f Kurdish
Means "basil" in Kurdish.

Giuvianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Jovian.

Analí f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Analía, especially used in Peru and Mexico.

Fidele m Literature
Means faithful. Used as a false name by Imogen in Shakespeare's play Cymbeline.

Tian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven", 恬 (tián) meaning "calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful" or 添 (tiān) meaning "add, increase", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ulani f Mexican (Rare)

Ramaraj m Indian

Radosava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radosav.

Maugdelin f Medieval English
Variant of Magdelin.

Noorainee f Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Malay and Thai variant of Nuraini.

Orabile f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Orabilis.

Royette m Filipino

Inuujooq m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Inûjôĸ.

Shodikin m Indonesian
Variant of Sadikin.

Reya f Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit riya "singer; graceful".

Stoyna f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyno.

Soem m Thai
Means "enhance, reinforce" in Thai.

Brünnhilde f Theatre
Form of Brünhild, used by Richard Wagner in 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.

Ġovanna f Maltese
Maltese form of Joanna.

Saloma f Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Kashubian
Slovak, Croatian and Kashubian form of Salome.

Mufid m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "useful, beneficial, profitable" in Arabic.

Tatsukiyo m Japanese
From 竜/龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" and 清 (kiyo) meaning "pure". Other kanji combinations can be used.

L'imaxwe m Circassian
Circassian masculine name meaning "happy man".

Icylinn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Icelyn.

Neobule f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Literature
From Greek Νεοβούλη (Neoboule), which meant "new decision" from Greek νέος (neos) meaning "new" and βούλομαι (boulomai) "to will, to wish, to prefer". This was used by the 7th-century BC Greek poet Archilochus.

Semat f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian smꜣ.t meaning "the companion", derived from zmꜣ "to join, unite" and the suffix .t.

Yumbalkhangbi f Manipuri
Means "she who knows how to look after the home" in Meitei.

Sawao m Japanese
From Japanese 沢 (sawa) meaning "a mountain stream, swamp; marsh; wetlands" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Helayna f English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Variant of Helena.

Jovaidė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jovaidas.

Pirette f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Macsi m Walloon
Walloon short form of Maximilien.

Khanak f Sanskrit
The sound of bangles or metal coming in contact with a surface, Sanskrit, India

Bekhan m Chechen
Variant transcription of Bekkhan.

Meiko f Japanese
From 芽 (me) meaning "sprout, bud", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes", and 子 (ko) meaning "child." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jin-yup m Korean
Variant transcription of Jin-yeop.

Gakuto m Japanese
From Japanese 学 (gaku) meaning "education, school, study, learning, science", 岳 (gaku) meaning "peak, tall mountain" or 楽 (gaku) meaning "enjoyment, music, comfort, ease, simplicity" combined with 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 渡 (to) meaning "diameter, import, ferry, migrate, ford, transit, cross, deliver"... [more]

Antulio m Spanish
Possibly extended form of Tulio.

Tsalama m & f Malagasy
Means "healthy" in Malagasy.

Astrugo m Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Italian and Judeo-Spanish form of Astruc.

Xaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Chaiane.

Robinton m English

Nikko m English
Variant form of Niko.

Rach f English
Diminutive of Rachel.

Damasius m Ancient Roman
Variant form of Damasus.

Bentina f Swedish, Popular Culture
Variant of Bentine.

Friðvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and vinr "friend".

Tajibay m Kazakh
Combination of the Kazakh word taj, meaning "crown" (ultimately derived from Arabic al-tāj, meaning "the crown") and the Kazakh word bay, meaning "wealthy, rich, flamboyant". Variant spelling of Tazhibai.

Siziwe f South African

Israyel m Armenian
Armenian form of Israel.

Ribanna f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.

Artwell m Shona, English (African), Ndebele
Zimbabwe origin meaning 'Creative' or 'Excellent Creation'.

Dition m Albanian

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Gwendolyna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwendolyn.

Fakhreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fakhr al-Din (chiefly Maghrebi).

Cippóra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zipporah.

Katrya f Ukrainian
Diminutive and folk form of Kateryna. Katrya Hrynevycheva (1875-1947) was an Ukrainian writer and activist.

Wonhee m & f Korean

Annamae f English
Combination of Anna and Mae.

Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]

Clímac m Catalan
Catalan form of Climacus.

Finnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements finnr meaning "Sámi, person from Finland" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".

Dinamit m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамит (dinamit), meaning "dynamite".

Yivha f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Yivhen.

Māhu f & m Hawaiian
Means "steam" in Hawaiian.

Arnell m & f African American, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnell.

Roseane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rosane.

Maulani f Indonesian
Feminine form of Maulana.

Erianna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Nezaqete f Albanian (Rare)

Seza f Breton
Short form of Frañseza.

Ehrenfried m German
Derived from Old High German êra "honour, respect" and Old High German fridu "peace". Known bearers of this name include German scientist Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651-1708), a German mathematician, physicist, physician and philosopher.

Narĸoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "arrowhead" in Greenlandic.

Krstana f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Krstan.

Hildigunn f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hildigunnr.

Loor f Literature
This is the name of a female warrior in D. J. MacHale's Pendragon series.

Arce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arke 1.

Szulejmán m History (Magyarized)
Magyarized form of Sulayman.

Alake f Yoruba
Means "survived to be cherished" in Yoruba, from là "to survive" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Doumeniqueto m Provençal
Diminutive of Doumenico.

Fitzpatrick m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Fitzpatrick.

Takevia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Silvanie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Sylvanie.

Elhame f Kosovar
Feminine form of Elham.

Kenese m Medieval Hungarian

Tae-Hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 太 (tae) meaning "very, extreme" or 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful" combined with 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron, 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 現 (hyeon) meaning "appear, manifest" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise"... [more]

Machaqa f Aymara
Means "new" in Aymara.

Aratani f Japanese
From 新 (arata) meaning “fresh, new”, combined with 仁 (ni) meaning “benevolence, compassion”, 二 (ni) meaning “two”, 虹 (ni) meaning “rainbow”, or 荷 (ni) meaning “burden, load”.

Tamzene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamsin.

Vashan m Persian
Means "Mighty King", Vashan is an uncommon but rare name. "sincere, loyal" and "dependable"; however, "quite unpredictable" and "overly possessive."

Erzsók f Hungarian
Diminutive of Erzsébet.

Vohida f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek vohid meaning "unique".

Weide m Chinese
From 炜 (wěi) meaning "glowing bright" and 德 (dé) meaning "ethics, morality".

Hernani m & f Spanish, Theatre
Often considered a diminutive of Hernán or Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.

Filleduch f Arthurian Cycle
A lady at Arthur’s court.... [more]

Richza f Medieval Jewish
contracted form of Richenza

Ralk m Filipino

Gjovana f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giovanna.

Kellynne f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)

Sung-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (ok).

Hildéric m History (Gallicized)
French form of Hilderic.

Yadomeet m Indian (Anglicized, Modern)

Raees m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رئيس (see Rais), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Abel m Frisian
Short version of Albrecht.

Othilde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and hiltja meaning "battle".

Mbi m & f Kenyang
Means "road" in Kenyang.

Tanta f Inca
"Beautiful beyond exaggeration," is how one Spanish chronicler described Tanta Carhua. Carhua was a ten-year old Inca child whose father offered her to the Inca Emperor as a Capacocha sacrifice. The honour of sacrifice was bestowed not only on the family, but was forever immortalized in the child... [more]

Jonpitschen m Romansh
Contraction of Jon 1 and Pitschen.

Shaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".

Nil m Bashkir
From Нил (Nil), the Bashkir name for the Nile River in Egypt.

Roderica f Italian
Feminine form of Rodrigo.

Clemensa f German (Rare)
A rare feminine form of Clemens.... [more]

Lokman m Turkish, Bengali, Malay
Turkish, Bengali and Malay form of Luqman.

Desira m Provençal
Provençal form of Désiré.

Iliyan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Илиян (see Ilian).

Xiaran f Chinese
From the Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Sibagege f Nyakyusa
Means "let matters face you" in Nyakyusa.

Amapele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Amber.

Heliodora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Heliodoro and Polish feminine form of Heliodor.

Náhkȯheósá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Bear Claws Woman" in Cheyenne.

Aby m Malayalam
Diminutive of Abraham.

Khemupsorn f Thai
Means "needle angel" in Thai.

Jaufret m Provençal
Provençal form of Geoffroy.

Korutay m Medieval Turkic
1.A little horse in grove... [more]

Tukúmeĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Tukummeq.

Ingberta f Frankish
Feminine form of Ingbert.

Annibalu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Hannibal.

Öjvind m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.

Balacaxanım f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small lady", from Azerbaijani balaca meaning "small, little" and xanım meaning "madam, wife".

Dastanbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Combination of Dastan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]

Geilana f Frankish
She was first married to Heden I and, upon his death in 687, to his brother and successor Gozbert. She was the mother of Hedan II.... [more]