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.
Elelia f English (American, Rare)Origin and meaning unknown. In the United States, the name seems to have been primarily given to girls born between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century.
Ersilio m ItalianMasculine form of Ersilia, Italian variant of the Latin Hersilia, of unknown meaning.... [
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Ebing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Obiajulu m IgboObiajulu is an Igbo name; and it simply means my heart has cool down.
Adalgrim m GermanicMeans "noble mask", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Eyba f Old SwedishOlder form of
Ebba 1 as well as a short form of Old High German names beginning with
eylb- (see
agi).
Fastida m GothicFastida was a king of the Gepidae of the 3rd century. His battle against the Visigoths resulted in defeat and was chronicled in Getica by Jordanes. He is the first Gepidic king whose name survives.
Jen m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 堅 (jen) meaning "hard, firm" or 健 (jen) meaning "healthy, strong" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. ... [
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Dauletbek m KazakhFrom the words
дәулет (daulet), meaning "wealth", and
бек (bek), a military title.
Zhenlan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and
岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" or
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Simarpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit स्मर
(smara) meaning "memory, remembrance, recollection" and प्रीति
(prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Sumat’ika f QuechuaDerived from Quechua
sumaq meaning "beautiful" and
t'ika meaning "flower".
Harimurti m & f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
hari meaning "day" combined with Sanskrit मूर्ति
(mūrti) meaning "embodiment, manifestation".
Chaiya m ThaiFrom Thai ไชย or ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Jeong-ae f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 貞 (
jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" and 愛 (
ae) "love".
Liyabona f & m XhosaMeans "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase
liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".
Tena f & m EthiopianPossibly from Ethiopian ጠና (
t'ena) meaning "become strong" or "older".
Redburga f HistoryAccording to a 15th-century chronicle, this was the name of the wife of
Ecgberht, king of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839, but this is dismissed by academic historians (in view of its late date)... [
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Stirna f Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning, although a direct derivation from Latvian
stirna "roe deer" has been suggested. This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Seyil f KyrgyzMeans "stroll, walk" in Kyrgyz, ultimately from Arabic سير
(sayr).
Periphron m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from Greek περί
(peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding". The second element is derived from either the Greek noun φρόνις
(phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω
(phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [
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Liangrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
Izzat Allah m ArabicMeans "glory of
Allah" from Arabic عزة
(ʿizza) meaning "honour, glory, power, might" combined with الله
(Allah).
Roselil f Danish (Rare)Possibly a combination of Danish
rose meaning "rose" and
lilje meaning "lily" or
lille meaning "little".
Roselil og hendes moder (
Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [
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Isuru m SinhaleseMeans "chief, eminent" or "glory, power" in Sinhalese. This is a Sinhalese epithet for the Hindu god
Shiva.
Jumagul f UzbekDerived from
juma meaning "Friday" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Miaoqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word
mei (like in
Meital), and the name
Ran.
Sumireko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菫 (sumire) meaning "viola" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Bes m Egyptian MythologyEtymology uncertain. It could derive from Nubian
bes "cat". It could also be from Egyptian
bs "flame" or
bz "to be initiated, to introduce". Bes is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, particularly mothers, children, and childbirth... [
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Aiukli f & m ChoctawFamous bearer, Isabella Aiukli Cornell (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an activist for indigenous women.
Sojin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Hae-jin m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare" or 眞 (jin) meaning "truth". This name can be formed by a variety of other hanja character combinations as well.
Nurbanot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Yanar m TurkishMeans "on fire" in Turkish, derived from the word
yangin meaning "fire".
Huanitl m NahuatlMeaning uncertain; the name was often written with the flag glyph
panitl, but this was almost certainly a phonetic representation of the name, and unrelated to its etymology. This was the Nahuatl name of Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, an Aztec tlatoani (ruler) who became the first governor of Tenochtitlan under colonial Spanish rule.
Zhenlian f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" or
贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and
连 (lián) meaning "join, connect" or
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Mirzaqiz f UzbekDerived from
mirza meaning "scribe, scholar" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Wandi f & m ThaiMeans "auspcious day" from Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ดี
(di) meaning "good, nice, fine".
Yuehan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and
晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" or
菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus buds".
Yuyuki m & f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 優 (
yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 遊 (
yu) meaning "to play" with 喜 (
ki) meaning "joy", 紀 (
ki) meaning "chronicle" or 貴 (
ki) meaning "valuable" and then combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [
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Þórgestr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
þórr "thunder" and
gestr "guest".
Ninimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Azuka m IgboMeans "the past is greater" or "my back is greater" in Igbo.
Chaisak m ThaiDerived from Thai ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".
Dexiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Sarith m KhmerPossibly derived from Sanskrit सृष्टि
(srishti) meaning "creation, creating".
Sang-hee f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 尙 (
sang) meaning "still, yet, fairly" and 姬 (
hui) meaning "beauty, imperial concubine", 熙 (
hui) meaning "bright, splendid", or 希 (
hui) meaning "hope, expect, strive for"... [
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Satinka f AmericanMany sites list it as meaning "sacred dancer" or "magical dancer" in 'Native American', but this is false and there is no known word or name in any Native American language. It's likely an invented name, perhaps a variant of
Katinka.
Tamairangi f MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. This was the name of a 19th-century Maori tribal leader and poet.
Grasmund m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
gras (or
grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Maykinus m Medieval EnglishLatinized form of the Middle English name
Maykin, which was a diminutive of
Matthew (formed of
May - itself a short form of
Mayhewe (Old French
Mahieu) which in turn was an Anglo-French form of
Matthew - and the diminutive suffix -
kin).
Duunai f BuryatFrom the Buryat
дуу(н) (duu(n) meaning "sound, voice, song".
Liepiņa f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
liepa "linden tree, lime tree". This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Baudolino m ItalianFrom the Germanic element
baud, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the patron saint of
Alessandria, who lived in the eighth century, as well as a book by Umberto Eco.
Jianying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 建
(jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 剑
(jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre" combined with 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瀛
(yíng) meaning "ocean, sea"... [
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Fuwari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 宙 (
fu) meaning "mid-air" combined with 飛 (
wari) meaning "to fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ri m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 日 (
rì) meaning "Sun, day, date".... [
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Tzihuacxilotl f & m NahuatlMeans "young prickly corn cob" or "edible part of the tzihuactli cactus" in Nahuatl, from
tzihuactli, a kind of small agave, and
xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob".
Ugo m & f IgboMeans "eagle" in Igbo. It is also a short form of names containing the element
ùgó.
Jokanaan m TheatreForm of
Yochanan used by Oscar Wilde for John the Baptist in his play 'Salomé' (1891). Unlike most depictions of John the Baptist, Jokanaan is young and clean-shaven, with black hair, white skin and red lips... [
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Shevardena m Georgian (Archaic)Derived from Georgian შევარდენი
(shevardeni), which is a variant of the Georgian noun შავარდენი
(shavardeni) meaning "falcon" as well as "hawk".... [
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Prunaprismia f LiteratureUsed by C.S. Lewis in 'Prince Caspian' as the name of Caspian's aunt and Miraz's wife. He apparently based it on the phrase "prunes and prisms".
Nagaharu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 長 (
naga) meaning "chief, head, leader, long" combined with 治 (
haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mazel f YiddishIn Hebrew, the word is generally transliterated as
mazal, and literally refers to a "star" or "planet in the night sky" or "zodiac constellation." It came to mean "lucky" in medieval times due to the widespread belief in astrology and that the planets and constellations can influence one's fate.
Daishiro m JapaneseFrom 大 (
dai) meaning "big, large, great", 志 (
shi) meaning "aspiration, determination", and 郎 (
ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.