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.
Niggle m LiteratureNiggle is the main character in "Leaf by Niggle", a short story written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", and many other stories. Niggle's story, however, has nothing to do with Middle Earth, the lands in which Tolkien's most famous works take place... [
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Erkhembat m MongolianDerived from Mongolian эрхэм
(erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Roelofje f & m DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Roelof) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-je to the original name... [
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Clarimonde f LiteratureVariant of
Claremonde.
La Morte amoureuse (in English: "The Dead Woman in Love") is a short story written by Théophile Gautier and published in La Chronique de Paris in 1836... [
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Baucis f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)Derived from Greek βαυκος
(baukos) meaning "prudish". In Greek mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an elderly couple who showed great hospitality to the god Zeus. Baucis was also the name of a Greek poet contemporaneous with Sappho and Erinna whose work is now lost, apostrophized in Erinna's 'Distaff'.
Ridel m NormanPossibly derived from the Germanic element
rīd "ride".
Mahane f Japanese優 meaning tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
Horudja m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥr-wḏꜣ meaning "the healthy Horus" or "Horus is hale", derived from the name of the god
Horus combined with
wḏꜣ "to be safe, intact, unhurt".
Porpentina f LiteratureThe name of a main character in J. K. Rowling's series 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.'... [
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Fail m Arabic (Rare)Meaning of Fail: Name Fail in the Arabic origin, means A performing man. Name Fail is of Arabic origin and is a Boy name. People with name Fail are usuallyby religion.
Trotula f Medieval ItalianTrota, also known as Trotula, of Salerno was an Italian physician from Salerno who lived in the early 12th century. She wrote or contributed to "De curis mulierum," a book on women's health and treatments... [
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Linmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Drangue m Albanian MythologyDrangue is a semi-human winged divine figure in Albanian mythology and folklore, associated with weather and storms.
Qingtian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean, peaceful" and
湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".
Caio m WelshDiminutive of
Cai 2. The name coincides with
Caio or
Caeo, the name of a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales.
Asahito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 紹 (
asa) meaning "introduce" or 麻 (
asa) meaning "flax" combined with 人 (
hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)From the name
Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse
Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [
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Osayuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 魁 (osa) meaning "chief" combined with 進 (yuki) meaning "advance, make progress, enter". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Favonius m Ancient Roman, Roman MythologyRoman family name of disputed origin. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is from Latin
favere "to favor"; Ernest Klein says, by dissimilation from *
fovonius, literally "the warming wind", from
fovere "to warm"... [
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Haile m Ge'ez, Amharic, EthiopianMeans "power, force, strength" in Ge'ez and Amharic. This was the Ge'ez (baptismal) name of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who was born as
Tafari Makonnen.
Ninkiaĝnuna f Sumerian MythologyMeans "mistress beloved by the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements
nin ("queen, mistress, lady"),
ki-áĝ ("beloved"), and
nun ("prince, noble")... [
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Carthalo m PhoenicianCarthalo was an officer in Hannibal's army during the Second Punic War.
Yinyu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing" or
吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" and
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues" or
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wing".
Zondai f & m Shona"You may hate me." A situational name where a family is telling it's enemies you may hate me all you want.
Eyfari m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ey "island" and
fara "to go, to move, to travel".
Yumiyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 弓 (
yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 誉 (
yo) meaning "fame, reputation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tsuma m JapaneseFrom Japanese 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" or 都 (tsu) meaning "capital (city)" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 万 (ma) meaning "very many"... [
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Gullviva f Swedish (Rare)Directly taken from Swedish
gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the
cowslip flower (
Primula veris in Latin).
Truella f LiteratureCombination of the word "true" and the popular suffix -ella. This is the name of a character in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Magical Monarch of Mo'' (1900).
Machar m DinkaMeans "black bull" in Dinka. Black bulls are the second most important for sacrifices.
Ordabay m KazakhFrom Kazakh орда
(orda) meaning "horde, swarm" and бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Chengrui f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright, splendour, brightness" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" or
锐 (ruì) meaning "acute, keen, sharp".
Jan m & f Kazakh, PersianKazakh word that translates to "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Often used in the same context as "dear" in Kazakh and other Islamic languages, as in the Kazakh name
Muhammedjan, which translates to "dear Muhammed" in Kazakh.
Mnesos m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective μνήσιος
(mnesios) meaning "of memory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνημονεύω
(mnemoneuo) meaning "to call to mind, to remember, to think of", itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι
(mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of".... [
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Bí m Vietnamese (Archaic)From Sino-Vietnamese 賁 (
bí) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the founder of the Early Lý dynasty of Vietnam.
Aahel m ArabicA variant of the Arabic name Aahil, meaning "great king" or "emperor."
Anandaraj m & f Indian, TamilThe name is a confluence of two basic Sanskrit root words: Ananda = happiness and Rajyaha = Kingdom, thus resulting in: Anandaraj = Kingdom of Happiness
Milija m & f SerbianFrom the Slavic element
milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Pandarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature, TheatreLatinized form of Greek Πάνδαρος
(Pandaros), which was possibly derived from παν
(pan) "all" and an uncertain second element. This is the name of a mythical archer who appears in stories of the Trojan War, and "who by an arrow-shot violates the truce between the Trojans and Greeks, and is afterwards slain by Diomedes." In Homer's 'Iliad' he is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between
Troilus and
Cressida... [
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Vaarish m HinduismMEANING: "one who sleeps in waters or ocean", a Name of lord Vishnu... [
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Xuebin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and
缤 (bīn) meaning "flourishing, thriving, abundant".
Amarbold m MongolianFrom Mongolian амар
(amar) meaning "rest, bliss, peace" and болд
(bold) meaning "steel".
Miori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美
(mi) meaning "beauty" combined with Japanese 織
(ori) meaning "cloth, weaving". It can also be used as 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 緒
(o) meaning "beginning" and 里
(ri) meaning "village"... [
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Su-eun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".
Shagun m & f HindiShagun derived from the word "Shaguna" (शगुन) which translates to the English word "Omen".
Hagamasha m ScythianFro Scythian *
Frakāmaxša meaning "whose chariot proceeds in front".
Meisu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and
苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme.
Piyaphon f ThaiFrom Thai ปิย
(piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Khaarchaana f YakutFrom Yakut хаар
(xaar) meaning "snow", of Turkic origin. This is also the Yakut name for the milk-white brittlegill, a type of flower, and a reference to the
Snezhana, a Russian fairy tale character.
Ingalrada f Medieval FrenchAn elongation of Old Icelandic
ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name
Ing or
Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon
rād, Old High German
rāt "counsel, advice".
Dagonet m Arthurian CycleMeaning unknown, possibly from Old English
dæg "day". Dagonet or Daguenet was a witless Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, usually described as the king's fool. Introduced in the Prose
Lancelot, he becomes Arthur's beloved court jester in Malory's
Le Morte D'Arthur and Tennyson's
Idylls of the King.
Efnisien m Welsh MythologyFrom the welsh
efnys, meaning "hostile, enemy". This name was borne by the son of Llyr's wife Penarddun by Euroswydd, who eventually causes the fall of Ireland when his half-sister Branwen is married off to the Irish king Matholwch without his permission.
Madalbert m GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Min-Hyeok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敏
(min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旼
(min) meaning "gentle, affable", 珉
(min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade" or 玟
(min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 赫/爀
(hyeok) meaning "bright"... [
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Alawīdaz m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse element
ala ("entire; all") combined with one of several possible elements:
vīðr ("wide, far, extensive"),
viðr ("forest, wood, tree") or
veðja ("engage, stake, wager").... [
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Fidus m & f English (Rare)This name might have been derived from Latin
fidus meaning "faithful."
Wenwei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 蔚
(wèi) meaning "luxuriant, grand, magnificent" or 伟
(wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [
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Vixay m LaoMeans "conquest, victory, triumph" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय
(vijaya).
Wawami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Soëlmaa f BuryatFrom the Buryat
соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix
-маа (-maa). Shunka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 俊 (shun) meaning "sagacious, genius, excellence" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Oasis f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [
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Khishigtuyaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Baoxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Şahanə f AzerbaijaniMeans "royal, regal" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian شاهانه
(shāhāne).
Aidevo f YorubaMeans "no one can change my destiny but God" in Yoruba.
Norinobu m JapaneseFrom 孝 (
nori) meaning "filial piety" or 象 (
nori) meaning "elephant" combined with 信 (
nobu) meaning "faith, trust, believe". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Guarionex m TaínoFrom Taino "brave noble lord." Guarionex was the king, cacique of Magua, a kingdom on the island of Hispaniola. He was eventually captured by the Spanish after fleeing their attacks.