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Sharika f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sherika.

Yoshimi m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness" or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful". It can also derive from 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise; auspicious" and 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit", used mainly for males.... [more]

Ghileyn m Medieval Dutch
Variant form of Gheleyn.

Sekheperenre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sḫm-pr.n-rꜥ, possibly meaning "(the one) daring forth to Ra", from Egyptian sḫm "powerful" combined with prj "to come forth" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]

Agnis m Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although a masculine form of Agnes has been suggested.

Titina f Slovene
Elaboration of Tita.

Nsuku m & f Tsonga
Means "gold, golden" in Xitsonga.

Nanthawat m Thai
From Thai นันท (nantha) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "culture, development".

Paccius m Ancient Roman

Bruhi f Indian
Name - Bruhi ब्रूहि... [more]

Gécsa m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Géza.

Foyken m Medieval Dutch

Dalen m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Daylon?

Kereemang f Tswana
Means "who should I say this to?" in Setswana.

Oristila f Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Orestilla.

Sieghilde f German (Rare)
Variant of Sieghild.

Cisseus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from the Greek verb κισσόω (kissoô) meaning "to wreathe with ivy", from κισσός (kissos) "ivy". It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Jolunia f Polish
Diminutive of Jolanta.

Pirihira f Maori
Maori form of Priscilla.

Reoto m Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 伶 (re) meaning "actor", 澪 (re) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 獅 (reo) meaning "lion", 玲 (reo, re) meaning "the tinkling of jade", 礼 (re) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 蓮 (reo, re) meaning "lotus", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" or 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" or 勇 (o) meaning "brave" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound", 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 琥 (to) meaning "jewelled utensil"... [more]

Yozakura f Japanese (Rare, ?)
means "night cherry blossom" or "cherry blossoms at evening" in Japanese. Combining 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom".... [more]

Chengyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 义 (yì) meaning "right conduct, righteousness", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 宜 (yí) meaning "appropriate, suitable, right", 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that", 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy" or 奕 (yì) meaning "in sequence, orderly; abundant".

Sorry-for-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to repentance.

Eurypyle f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide, broad" combined with the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance".... [more]

Jemala f Turkmen
Variation of Jemal.

Jaumeta f Medieval Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Medieval Catalan feminine form of Jaumet and Languedocian and Gascon feminine form of Jaume.

Rūdoba f Tajik
Tajik form of Rudabeh.

Presian m Medieval Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Presian I of Bulgaria was the Khan of Bulgaria from 836–852. He ruled during an extensive expansion in Macedonia.

Ikke m & f Low German, East Frisian
Variant of Icke.

Vendi f & m Telugu
Means "silver" in Telugu.

Shrikrishna m Hinduism
Meaning 'Lord Vishnu'.

Kurissa f English (American)
Variant of Karissa

Malayah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Malaya.

Óráed m Old Irish
Derived from the Irish elements ór, meaning "golden", and áed, meaning "fire".

Upke f & m East Frisian
Variant of Ubbe.

Katlyne f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Caitlin.

Lianchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Acima f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Feminine variant of Asim 1.

Politien m Late Roman (Gallicized)
French form of Politianus.

Stori f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Story.

Babosha m Russian
Means "grandmother" in Russian.

Yaghoub m Persian
Persian form of Jacob.

Kkot-ip f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Kkonnip.

Thariq m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Tariq.

Dovė f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainė, Dovilė and Dovydė.

Otrioneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Othryoneus.

Laodamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαοδάμεια (Laodameia), a feminine form of Laodamas. This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including the mother of Sarpedon, who was a daughter of Bellerophon... [more]

Vaaj m Indian
Possibly a modern form of Vaja.

Hopie f English
Diminutive of Hope.

Echeide m Guanche Mythology
Variant of Echeyde.

Yaalvendan m Indian

Ynwa f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
An acronym for You Never Walk Alone, the motto of F.C. Liverpool.

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

Kunpat f Thai

Aaparaami m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âparâme.

Kayomi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 世 (yo) meaning "world", 代 (yo) meaning "generation", 余 (yo) meaning "over, more than" or 葉 (yo) meaning "leaf" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut"... [more]

Allys f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Heimeran m German (Rare)
Variant form of Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).

Loni f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leonie.

Musey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Musaeus.

Christeene f American
Variant of Christine.

Gadzhilav m Avar

Kastulus m German (Rare)
German form of Castulus.

Erdenedelger f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure"and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Mistelle f Obscure (Modern)

Ampúsh m Aguaruna
Means "owl" or "cricket" in Awajún.

Emmelie f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Emmelia.

Süyümbike f Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Süyüm "Lovely" and Büke "Queen, Woman".

Userkaf m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wsr-kꜣ.f meaning "his life-force is strong", derived from wsr "powerful, strong, mighty" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the suffix .f "he, him, his"... [more]

Kessie f English (American)
This is the name for the bird, Kessie in the Disney show 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'.

Paramesse m Ancient Egyptian
The birth name of Ramses I.

Takesada m Japanese

Katrca f Slovene
Diminutive form of Katarina.

Merouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Miércoles f Popular Culture (Hispanicized)
Derived from miércoles, which is the Spanish word for Wednesday. This is the name for Wednesday Addams in Spain, whereas in Latin America her name is Merlina.

Sidy m French

Dillinda f Romani (Archaic)

Fujihito m Japanese

Nufro m Medieval Spanish

Annea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)

Deckel m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Dekel.

Tauco m Guanche

Yunianto m Indonesian
From the name of the month of June (Juni in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in June.

Brutulus m Medieval Latin
Appears to be a diminutive form of the Latin name Brutus, which means "heavy" or "dull". Notably associated with figures such as Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Roman Republic, and Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins.

Immo m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish short form of Immanuel and Ilmari.

Andri m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Andrew.

Karachaane f Yakut

Leónidasz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Leonidas.

Arakel m Armenian (Rare)
Derived from the Armenian word arak'eal, which literally means "sent", but signifies "apostle" in its original context, as it is a calque from Greek apostolos (e.g. Tovmas Arakael, which means Thomas the Apostle).

Bhagwant m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi

Nasaruddin m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Nasr al-Din.

Khoren m Armenian

Jocelma f Brazilian (Modern)
Femine form of Jocelmo.

Lorettea f English

Preslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Preslav.

Jurat m Chuvash, Uyghur
Meaning uncertain. One source states that it is derived from a Turkic word that means "beloved, adored". Alternatively, it might be related to Turkmen jora meaning "friend" or Old Turkic yor meaning "to explain, to interpret (a dream)".

Dong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 "east" (dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon).

Imogène f Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Imogen. In France, this mostly refers to the character from Shakespeare's play Cymbeline and is rarely, if ever, used as a given name.

Olaide m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth rolled in" in Yoruba.

Kesha f English, African American
Variant of Keisha. A famous bearer is American singer-songwriter Kesha Sebert (1987-), who is simply known as Kesha.

Coko f English
Variant of Coco.

Tita f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Galician
Feminine form of Titus.

Maysie f English
Variant of Maisie.

Oløv f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Olov (see Ólǫf) or perhaps a variant of Olaug. This name fell out of use in the mid 20th century, possibly due to its similarity to the Norwegian masculine name Olav and Swedish Olov.

Ó'kȯhómȯhtáxeóó'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Stands on Top" in Cheyenne.

Maakah m & f Biblical
Variant transcription of Maacah.... [more]

Remiraldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Celesta f English (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Latinization of Celeste. In some cases it might also be considered a contracted form of Celestina.

Imla m Biblical
Meaning "whom God will fill up," "fullness" or "replenisher." Father or progenitor of Micaiah the prophet.

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".

Darmono m Javanese
From Javanese darma meaning "good deed, duty" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".

Nadima f Arabic
Feminine form of Nadim.

Catalin m Romanian
Spelling variant of Cătălin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.

Tetwin m German (Modern, Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements tet "soft, tender" and wini "friend".

Pantagato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pantagathos via Latinized form Pantagathus.

Wuntia m & f Dagbani
Means "God has given" in Dagbani.

Abdul Wahab m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Wahab as well as the Urdu, Malay and Indonesian form.

Sofana f New World Mythology
Nicaragua-spanish... [more]

Lorely f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lorelei.

Turoq m Uzbek
Means "refrain" in Uzbek.

Ivlite f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Ivlita.

Fridrich m Slovak, Kashubian
Slovak and Kashubian form of Friedrich.

Matteu m Corsican, Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Matthew.

Elmano m Portuguese (Rare)
Anagram of Manoel.

Malli f Korean
From Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Henutsekhemu f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of powers", from Egyptian ḥnwt "mistress, lady" and sḫm "power, capability".

Waridabo m & f Ijaw
Means "lord of the household" in Ijaw.

Wulfhilda f Medieval German (Latinized), Anglo-Saxon
Latinised form of Wulfhild or Wulfhilde.

Nazife f Turkish
Turkish form of Nazifa.

Ryuusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "forerunner, herald". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Maekaela f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Konkordius m Czech (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Czech and German form of Concordius.

Bingrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Alvertos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Albertos, which is an older Greek form of Albert.

Hakota m Mormon
Samoan form of Hagoth.

Tomone f Japanese
From 智 (tomo, chi, sato) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root", 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise", or 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)"... [more]

Kelvi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kelvin.

Parames m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรเมศร์ (see Paramet).

Banifacyj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Boniface.

Maritess f Filipino
Variant of Marites.

Thandizani m Chewa
Means "help" in Chewa.

Jinyul m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陳 (jin) meaning "precious". The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.... [more]

Boon m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.

Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]

Anandan m Hinduism
The name of serpant(sarpam) of Lord Vishnu where he use as his bed in the ocean. The nagaraja is his true brother. The name is better for his friendship

Vashty f English (African), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Vashti.

Ilyo m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ильо (see Ilio). Ilyo Voyvoda (also known as Dedo Iljo Maleshevski, born Iliya Markov, 1805 – 1898) was a Bulgarian revolutionary from the region of Macedonia, who is considered a national hero in both Bulgaria and North Macedonia.

Lin f Korean
From 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade" or 隣(rin) meaning "neighbor" or 潾(rin)/粼(rin) meaning "clear/clear water". Other hanja names are also possible.

Mangasi m Batak
Means "to love, to have mercy, to pity" in Toba Batak.

Rahmatulloh m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmatullah.

Skahonhi:io m Mohawk

Ujué f Basque (Hispanicized, Rare)
Spanish form of Uxue.

Fé-gylfir m & f Old Norse
Possibly a variant of Hé-gylfir.

Daniéla f Hungarian
Variant of Daniella and feminine form of Dániel.

Tatnoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements tāt "glad, cheerful" and noð "boldness, daring". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Rochester.

Njoki f Kikuyu
Means "the one who resurrected" in Kikuyu.

Cibado f Somali
Somali form of Ibadah. ... [more]

Joanmarie f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Joan 1 and Marie.

Chilene f Afrikaans (Rare), Haitian Creole

Marika f Japanese
From 鞠/毬 (mari) meaning "ball" or 球 (mari) meaning "sphere, orb, globe" and 花/華 (ka) meaning "flower", or it could be spelled with 真/眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, sincere" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "logic, reason", that is the and 嘩 (ka) meaning "noisy, boisterous" or 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer, antelope"... [more]

Þórleifur m Icelandic
Variant of Þorleifur.

Fanika f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive form of Franciska or Frančiška.

Brunelda f Afrikaans, Italian
Variant of Brunilda.

Jossué m Biblical French
Variant of Josué used in some translations of the Bible.

Parizad f Persian
Means "child of a fairy", from Persian پری (pari) meaning "sprite, fairy" combined with زاد (zâd) meaning "child of".

Bertulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bertulf.

Souichiro m Japanese

Alvyda f Lithuanian
Variant form of Alvydė.

Bjørge m Norwegian
Masculine form of Bjørg or a short form of any male name beginning with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Luojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Qulla Panqara f Aymara
From the Aymara qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and panqara meaning "flower".

Taloushem f Coptic
Means "little maiden", derived from ⲁⲗⲟⲩ (alou) "youth, maiden" combined with ϣⲏⲙ (šem) "small, little".

Batool f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بتول (see Batul), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Leensaa f Ethiopian

Tía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tia.

Zapyla m Romani
The given name of a heroic Rom in a Russian Romani fairy tale.

Szibill f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Sibyl as well as of French Sibylle, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Olesa m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant form of Oleksi.

Rastî m Kurdish
Means "truth" in Kurdish.

Euszták m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Eustachius, sometimes used to refer to Saint Eustace.

Abdonìa f Occitan
Feminine form of Abdon.

Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Nasseem m & f Persian
Persian form of Nasim.

Marici f Japanese Mythology, Chinese Mythology
Marici is a deva or bodhisattva associated with light and the sun. She is known as Molizhitian (摩利支天) or Molizhitian Pusa (摩利支天菩萨) in China and Marishi-ten (摩利支天?) in Japan and in Tibetan as 'Odzer Canma, "Woman Endowed with Rays of Light" (Wylie: 'od zer can ma)... [more]

Resunotek f Ainu
Means "skilled at child rearing" in Ainu.

Archyn m Yakut
Means "deliverer, savior, redeemer" in Yakut.

Ergane f Greek Mythology
From Greek ἐργάνη (ergane) meaning "worker" (or "artisan"), a derivative of ἔργον (ergon) "work". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena.

Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.

Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Trecén m Spanish
Spanish form of Troezen.

Mitxoleta f Basque (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Basque.

Sanneke f Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Sanne, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Iara f Italian
Italian form of Yaara.

Shweabe m Salishan
A Suquamish male name.... [more]

Zhongqing m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyal, faithful", 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle, centre", or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "second, middle" combined with 庆 (qìng) "to celebrate, celebration" or 卿 (qīng) "noble, high officer", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Staige m American (Rare)

Méla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Améla.

Sajni f Indian (Rare)

Dornaz f Persian
From Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

Po'latgul f Uzbek
Derived from po'lat meaning "steel" or "invincable" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Buzig m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Budig.

Morey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive for names beginning with Mor- such as Morris or Mordecai. ... [more]

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Célestina f Occitan
Occitan form of Celestina.

Ritsuharu m Japanese (Rare)
From 率 (ritsu) meaning "rate, ratio, percentage" or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather"... [more]

Panaitios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective παναίτιος (panaitios) meaning "cause of all, to whom all the guilt belongs". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of πᾶν (pan), the neuter singular of Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, every, each"... [more]

Saraburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German saro "armor." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Quashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix qua with the name Shawn.

Zbyśü m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Chihuaton f Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl chihua "to do, to make" and the diminutive suffix -ton.

Seberina f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Severina. This name was borne by Seberina Candelaria, a young woman who lived in colonial Philippines in the early 19th century who in 1808, at age 22 years, was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court for 'associating with the devil'.

Rori f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Rory.

Abentín m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Aventinus.

Markion m Ancient Greek
Diminutive form of Markos.

Aurela f Albanian
Feminine form of Aurel.

Oualerianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Valerianus. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.

Zaelia f English (Rare)

Hippokleides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Hippokles" in Greek, derived from the name Hippokles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Hoàng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潢 (hoàng) meaning "expanse of water, lake, pond", 凰 (hoàng) meaning "female phoenix" or 煌 (hoàng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous".

Cyandria f American (Modern)
Apparently an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Cyan, Lysandra and Andrea 2.

Willodeen f English
Variant of Willadeene

Pezhman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پژمان (see Pejman).

Christenze f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Christence.

Lyubovi f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Lyubov.

Gheryt m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Gerrit.

Pajramal m Mari
Variant form of Pajram.

Æthelwald m Anglo-Saxon, History
Variant of Æthelweald. Also compare Æthelwold. A known bearer of this name was Æthelwald Moll, an 8th-century king of Northumbria.

Kobiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Iakob and its short form Koba.

Abanoub m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Apanoub, as apa- typically becomes aba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Nev m English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b... [more]

Mönkhzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Delevan m English (American)
Variant of Delavan.

Won-Joon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 원준 (see Won-Jun).

Tabaia m & f Gilbertese
Means 'journey' or 'traveller'

Theoxenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Theoxenos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 2nd century BC.

Oclauia f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *oclo- "drink".

Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.

Bitha f American (South, Archaic)
Truncated form of Tabitha.

Percenia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Oblayor m Uzbek (Rare)
Modern form of Ablayar.

Arnelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arnell. This name recieved a boost in 1995, coinciding with the trial of Arnell Simpson's father, OJ Simpson.

Dilan m Sinhalese
Meaning uncertain.

Edely f & m South American (Modern), Brazilian

Silam f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "peace" in Amharic.

Bênêđictô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Vaitautas m Lithuanian
The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain, as there are several possibilities for its etymology. First, it is important to know that the element is either vai-, vaid- or vait-... [more]

Shuqi m & f Yi
Means "pine needles" in Yi.

Dävu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of David.

Quille f & m English, African American
Variant of Quill, or a diminutive of Aquila or Shaquille. It may also be transferred use of the surname Quille.

Tadisa f & m Shona
It means "we have loved profusely/a great deal", from the verb 'kudisa' meaning "to love a lot/profusely". A longer form of the name may be Tadisisa.

Doniphon m English (American)
Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".

Kiojah f Swahili
Means "miracle" in Swahili.

Eashita f Odia
Means "one who desires a lot" in Odia.

Duimelijntje f Folklore
Dutch form of Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes -lijn and -tje.

Savvina f Greek
Greek feminine name, a cognate of the given name Sabine.

Agriya m & f Indian, Hinduism
First Best, Prime... [more]

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

Şaja m Turkmen

Najannguaq f Greenlandic
Combination of Naja, meaning "little sister (to a boy)" and nnguaq, a suffix meaning "sweet" or "dear."

Valdecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.

Khenemetibamun f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ẖnm(t)-ib-jmn meaning "she who is one with the heart of Amun", derived from ẖnm "to join, to unite" combined with jb "heart, mind, emotions" and the name of the god Amon.

Abdulmajid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد المجيد (see Abd al-Majid).

Ekaluk m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ekkalak.

Ricciarda f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Riccarda.

Manea f Polish
Polish form of Mannea.

Kylar m & f Literature, English (Modern)
Variant of Kyler. Kylar is the name of the main character in the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks. The meaning is "he who kills and is killed".

Saturnu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Saturn.

Lombardó m Romani (Caló)
Means "lion" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of León.

Tykhon m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tychon.

Lachares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Koulman m Breton
Breton form of Columbanus.

Varshithaa f Tamil (Anglicized, Modern)

Tekari m African American

Røskva f Danish (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Rǫskva.

Merlinda f Albanian

Daluše f Czech
Diminutive of Dahlia, not used as a given name in its own right.

Shakhlo f Uzbek, Tajik
Variant of Shahlo.

Fusciana f Spanish (Argentina, Rare), Italian (Rare)
the feminine form of Fuscianus, Fusciano

Schönman m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
derived from Schön "beautiful" and man "man". unlike its female counterpart, Schönfrau Schönman was rarely given to boys.

Pacharee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปาจรีย์ (see Pachari).

Yee f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Yi.

Anabell f Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Annabel.

Liazzat f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Lyazzat.

Raizaburo m Japanese (Rare)

Geroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Shoosan f Scots
Scots form of Susan.

Mëria f Biblical Albanian
Albanian form of Mary, referring to the Virgin Mary.

Lamentana f Romani (Archaic)

Yvane f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yvana.

Mirey f English (American, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Mira.

Kuenga m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Kunga.

Tyrvi m Old Norse
Either derived from the name of the Norse god Týr (see Tyr) or from Old Norse tyrfi meaning "resinous fir-tree, fatwood".

Alboino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alboin.

Húrin m Literature
In the Middle-earth legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien, Húrin was a hero of Men during the First Age, said to be the greatest warrior of the Edain.

Boþe m Old Norse
Pet form of names containing the element böð "battle", related to Boddi.

Kiriko f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) meaning "mist" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tarsicio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Tarsicius.

Delino f Provençal
Short form of Adelino 2.