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.
Salmakia f LiteratureSalmakia is a character in Philip Pullman's
His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.
Khrim f Thai (Rare)Means "cream" in Thai, a borrowing from English. This is usually used as a nickname for girls.
Ruvsá f SamiSami variant of
Rosa 1, taken literally from the word
ruvsá meaning "rose".
Soul m & f American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Soul. May also be used in reference to the word soul, from Old English
sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
ziel and German
Seele.
Jerta f Hungarian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)Originally a short form of
Gertrúd, occasionally used as a given name in its own right, as well as a West Frisian short form of names beginning with the element
Ger-, used as a given name in its own right.
Cniva m GothicCniva (fl. mid-3rd century AD) was a Gothic king who invaded the Roman Empire. He successfully captured the city of Philippopolis (Plovdiv in Bulgaria) in 250 and killed Emperor Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus at the Battle of Abritus as he was attempting to leave the Empire in 251... [
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Lechery m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.
Sainbuyan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian сайн
(sain) meaning "good" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Yitno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
yitna meaning "careful, cautious, wary".
Wangjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Onyakopon m AkanOnyakopon is the God of the Akan people of Ghana. The name means "he who knows and sees everything" and "omniscient, omnipotent sky god" in the Akan language. ... [
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Kamitsuhiko m JapaneseFrom 加密列 KAMITSURE (カミツレ), meaning CHAMOMILLE in japanese, an annual herbal plant very commonly used in both aesthetics and medicine from the botanical genus MATRICARIA, of the family of plants ASTERACEAE, of the botanical order ASTERALES... [
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Guljannat f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
jannat meaning "heaven".
Zeniba f Popular CultureFrom Japanese 銭 (
zeni) meaning "money", and 婆 (
ba) "old woman, grandmother". This is the name of a witch in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film 'Spirited Away' (2001).
Tojioxun m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
toj meaning "crown" and
oxun(d) meaning "theologian, person with high religious authority" or "intelligent man".
Maina f Latvian (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish
Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish
Maini, a phonetic coinage based on
Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian
mainīt "to change; to alter".
Alfridh f Old SwedishOld Norse
friðr "beautiful" combined with either
alfr "elf",
allr "all, entire, whole", or
aðal "noble".
Zhansulu f KazakhMeans "beautiful soul", from Kazakh жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin) combined with сұлу
(sulu) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Evička f CzechDiminutive of
Eva, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Erendis f LiteraturePossibly means "lonely bride". In Tolkien's "Unfinished Tales", Erendis was the wife of Tar-Aldarion, the sixth king of Númenor. They were in love at first, but then it turned to hate and resentment.
Barchinsuluv f UzbekPossibly derived from
barchin meaning "everything" and
suluv meaning "beauty".
Isana m & f Japanese (Rare)From 鯨
(isana), an old name for a whale now known as
kujira in Japanese, sometimes written as 勇魚 with the addition of 魚
(na) meaning "fish." Another reading for 鯨 is simply
isa and it may appear to be the same element used in the verb 勇む
(isamu) meaning "to be in high spirits, be lively."... [
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Faustitas f Roman MythologyPossibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
Maiya f JapaneseFrom 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"
Smaranda f RomanianDerived from Romanian
smarand meaning "emerald". Smaranda Brăescu (1897 – 1948) was a Romanian parachuting and aviation pioneer, former multiple world record holder. Her achievements earned her the nickname "Queen of the Heights".
Livadi f LazMeans garden in Laz, perhaps of Greek origin since Livadi (λιβάδι) means meadow.
Bathala m Philippine MythologyMeans "god, deity" in Tagalog, derived from Sanskrit भट्टार
(bhaṭṭāra) meaning "holy, honourable, venerable" (through a transmission from Malay
betara). In native Tagalog mythology, Bathala is the deity who created the universe... [
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Glykera f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός
(glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy
Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.
Suma f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 寿 (
su) meaning "longevity; long life, congratulations" or 須 (
su) meaning "necessary; moment, short while" combined with 万 (
ma) meaning "ten thousand, many, all" or 磨 (
ma) meaning "to polish".... [
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Pagan m Anglo-Norman, Medieval EnglishFrom Latin
paganus meaning "rustic, rural" and later "heathen", which was often given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults whose religious zeal was lacking. An Anglo-Norman bearer was Sir Pain or Pagan fitzJohn (died 1137), one of the English king Henry I's "new men"... [
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Hyo-ju f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 周 "circumference".
Móði m Norse MythologyProbably related to Old Norse
móðr "excitement, wrath, anger". In Norse mythology, Modi and
Magni are sons of
Thor who will inherit their father's hammer after Ragnarǫk ("final destiny of the gods").
Sahat m BatakMeans "to arrive, to reach" in Toba Batak.
Lutobor m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to
Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [
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Fengjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
风 (fēng) meaning "wind, air; manners" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Ísdís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
íss "ice" (compare Icelandic
ís) and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Kumi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Alise f French (Archaic)Local French form of
Alice recorded up to the 1700s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and the Canton of Châtenois in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.
Adil-giray m HistoryFrom Arabic عَادِل
(ʿādil) meaning "just, fair" (see
Adil) combined with the Turkic title
giray denoting a khan of Crimea. A notable bearer was Adil Khan Giray, the khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666-1671.
Butterfly f English (Modern)Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.
Tola m & f YorubaMeans "prominent for success" in Yoruba, derived from
tó meaning "as prominent as" and
ọlá meaning "wealth, success, nobility". It is also a short form of longer names such as
Omotola,
Oyètọ́lá,
Tọ́lání and
Tọ́láṣe.
Amazing f & m English (Rare)From the English word
amazing, which is derived from Old English
āmasian meaning "to confound". This name is chiefly used in countries that has English as their secondary language, such as African countries or the Philippines.
Etruscus m Ancient RomanA Roman nomen meaning "Etruscan" in Latin, with the etymology uncertain. It could be related to Latin
Etruria, an ancient country in the Italian Peninsula, the home of Etruscans.
Herennius Etruscus (220-251) was briefly Roman emperor in 251, ruling jointly under his father
Decius.
Ananiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendAnaniel, Anânêl (Aramaic: עננאל, Greek: Ανανιας) was the 14th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels who are mentioned in an ancient work titled the Book of Enoch. The name Ananiel is sometimes translated as "Rain of God" even though the name is often confused with the name Hananiel... [
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Hanikea f & m PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "melody" and "kea", meaning "white", "clear".
Kuʻualoha f HawaiianMeans "my love" in Hawaiian, from
ku'u, an affectionate way to say "mine", and
aloha, meaning "love".
Tillius m Ancient RomanLucius Tillius Cimber (died 42 BC) was a Roman senator. He was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, creating the diversion that enabled the conspirators to attack
Beorhtgifu f Anglo-SaxonMeans "bright gift" from the Old English elements
beorht "bright" and
giefu "gift". It occurs in Goscelin's 'Life of Saint Edith' belonging to an Anglo-Saxon abbess of the convent at Wilton.
Hvít f Old Norse, Norse MythologyFeminine form of
Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.
So-gyul f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Xianghua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 翔
(xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥
(xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 湘
(xiāng) referring to the Xiang River in southern China, 相
(xiāng) meaning "mutually, together", 象
(xiàng) meaning "ivory" or 向
(xiàng) meaning "face, turn towards, support, side with" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [
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Orestinus m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen that was a derivative of the Greek name
Orestes. It essentially means "of Orestes" in Latin, as it contains the Latin masculine adjectival suffix -
inus; this suffix later developed into a diminutive suffix, so Orestinus could also be considered a Latin diminutive of Orestes... [
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Kiana f PersianPersian name, possibly meaning "elements of earth". It may be a feminine form of
Kian 1.
Suchar m Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Kannada, Indian, Marathi, Hinduism, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, PunjabiMEANING - "one who walks or moves excellently ", having beautiful gait, performing well . Here सु means well, excellent + चर means moving, performing
Sukyeong f KoreanFrom 守 (su) meaning "to defend, to protect, to guard" or 秀 (su) meaning "(of plants) to shoot out into ears" and 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" (gyeong).
Isbert m Germanic, GermanThe first element is derived from
îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of
isan (see
Isanbert). The second element is derived from Old High German
beraht "bright."
Xeeb m HmongMeans "born" or "produce, give rise to" in Hmong. More likely in names it is derived from the Hmong form of the Chinese
心 (xin) meaning "heart".
Aisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Stingy m Popular CultureSimply the English word stingy, meaning "Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous". In the children's television show LazyTown, Stingy is a selfish and possessive child. He still plays with the gang, but he will always care about his stuff, especially his car and his prized piggy bank... [
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Oguljemal f UzbekFrom
ogul meaning "son" and
jemal meaning "beautiful".
Keao f & m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the light," "the day," "the daylight," "the dawn" or "the cloud," from definite article
ke and
ao which means "light, day, daylight, dawn, cloud."
Itsai m OtomiMeans "clear crystal" in Otomi, spoken in Mexico.
Yukikiyo m JapaneseFrom 侑 (
yuki) meaning "help, recommend, reward, forgive" and 廉 (
kiyo) meaning "clean, honest, inexpensive" or 清 (
kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean". Other kanji combinations can be used.