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Ishtiak m Bengali
Bengali variant of Ishtiaq.

Galdric m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Galderic.

Lucena f American (Archaic)
Variant of Lucina.

Tav m English
Diminutive of Gustav or Gustavo. Bearers include musician Gustavo Antonio "Tav" Falco (1945-).

Dickon m Medieval English
Variant of Dicun.

Irasema f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Iracema.... [more]

Ruđer m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Roger.

Agilolf m Germanic
Variant of Agilulf.

Kae f Japanese
From Japanese 可 (ka) meaning "fruit", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Alingga m History
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a 17th-century Manchu nobleman.

Tift f & m English (Rare)
From the surname Tift.

Sawat m & f Thai
Means "happiness" in Thai.

Karambeni f Jola
Means "to help you" in Jola.

Filoteea f Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Filofteea.

Killu f Estonian

Shatasha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix Sha with the name Tasha.

Young-Hwan m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영환 (see Yeong-Hwan).

Zabrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Clydine f English
Feminine form of Clyde.

Vệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 衞 (vệ) meaning "to protect".

Dascylus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "teacher, instructor".

Radosveta f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radosvet.

Ellion m South African (Rare)
Variant of Elian.

Rynhardt m Afrikaans
Variant of Rynhard.

O'rmonoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek o'rmon meaning "forest" and oy meaning "moon".

Reccared m Germanic, History
This is most likely a form of Ricarad, though it may also be a form of Ricarid (which is less likely, because the element in Ricarid was rarely used by the ancient Germans)... [more]

Yoon-seon f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-seon.

Nilufər f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Niloufar.

Qardaşağa m Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani qardaş meaning "brother" and ağa meaning "lord, master".

Azelaïs f Occitan
Variant of Azalaïs.

Alie f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Aliyah 1.

Latofat f Tajik
Tajik form of Latifa.

Eugeo m Literature (Japanized, Modern)
From one of the main characters of the anime "Sword Art Online: Alicization", the name means "gentle", "working fast", and "honesty".

Cnute m Medieval English
Variant of Cnut.

Ólivar m Faroese
Faroese form of Oliver.

Eindri m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Eindriði.

Salomó m Catalan, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal
Catalan form of Solomon.

Quenilda f Medieval English
Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.

Wangyal m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་རྒྱལ (dbang-rgyal) meaning "powerful king" or "king of power", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "king, monarch".

Quan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain", 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority", 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all", 荃 (quán) meaning "fine cloth" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Sourmelina f Literature
Sourmelina Zizmo is a character in Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The name was apparently created by the author of the novel.... [more]

Auhust m Belarusian
Belarusian form of August.

Elleri f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eleri or Ellery.

Panisa f Thai
Possibly from Thai ปาณิ (pani) meaning "hand, palm".

Serey m & f Khmer
Means "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.

Kisser f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.

Keriata f Maori

Damika f African American

Aochang m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam", 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 倡 (chàng) meaning "guide, leader; lead", 畅 (chàng) meaning "free, smooth" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Trebopala f Old Celtic, Celtic Mythology
Lusitanian name believed to be the name of a goddess, which appears in a single inscription: the Cabeço das Fraguas inscription from present-day Portugal. It is likely derived from Celtic *trebo- meaning "house, dwelling place" and an uncertain second element, potentially the Lepontic and Ligurian word pala probably meaning "sacred stone", or the second element might mean "flat land" or "protector"... [more]

Dyfri m Welsh
Transferred use of the name of a river in Wales. The name itself is derived from Welsh dwfr "water".

Kratisthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Tassia f Greek
Diminutive of Anastasia. This name belonged to an 8th-century Lombard queen, the Roman wife of Ratchis.... [more]

Fulla f Sanskrit
Name - Fulla (Phulla) फुल्ला... [more]

Betsye f English
Variant of Betsy.

Starlynne f English
Variant spelling of Starlyn.

Thrasyphon m Ancient Greek
Means "bold voice", derived from Greek θρασύς (thrasus) or (thrasys) "bold" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Odanika f Sanskrit
MEANING : country Mallow plant... [more]

Xäydär m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Haidar.

Baka m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his soul is (in) his Ka" in Egpytian, derived from Egyptian bꜣ (ba) "to be(come) an animate, efficacious soul" and kꜣ (ka), an Egyptian concept of vital essence... [more]

Panaghia f Moldovan (Rare), Romanian (Archaic)

Fulgenty m Polish
Variant form of Fulgencjusz.

Baldó m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Baldo.

Kosti m Finnish
Short form of Konstantin.

Turaç m & f Turkish
Means "francolin" in Turkish.

Deio m Welsh
Short form of Dafydd.

Shelli f English (American)
Variant of Shelley.

Longji m Western African, Ngas
Means "wealth has come" in Ngas, spoken in Nigeria.

Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.

Leysan m & f Azerbaijani, Tatar (Russified), Bashkir (Russified)
Means "downpour, heavy rain" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نيسان (naysān) meaning "April" . It is also the Russified form of its cognate Laysan... [more]

Gardante m Arthurian Cycle
Gardante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle. He wounds Britomart in a fight.

Tsezarion m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Caesarion.

Kristinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristen 1, and thus a cognate of Kristján.

Ildefonse m French (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ildephonse.

Lilik f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian lili meaning "lily".

Ofrecina f Medieval Catalan, Filipino (Archaic)
Probably a Medieval Catalan form of Euphrosina.

Zamantha f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Samantha.

Khüchnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "invigorate, bolster" in Mongolian, from хүч (khüch) meaning "strength, power, force" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".

Şamqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Zaynah f Arabic
Variant of Zayna.

Mìldaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian stems 'mil-' meaning "love" and 'dar-' meaning "work"

Procope m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Procopius.

Judicaëlle f Breton, French
Feminine form of Judicaël.

Chisame f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 雨 (same) meaning "rain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Adaluna f Obscure, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Combination of Ada 1 and Luna. This was also the Roman name of the River Lune in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.

Savon m & f African American
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a combination of phonetic elements sa and von. It also coincides with the French word for "soap". This was the name of a character played by Ice Cube in the 1992 movie Trespass.

Billia m Sardinian
Variant of Minniu.

Eltonette f Obscure
Feminization of Elton.

Valmae f English (Australian)
Variant of Valmai.

Sâmik f & m Greenlandic
Means "left hand" in Greenlandic.

Hartwik m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hartwig.

Kentin m Breton
Breton form of Quintinus.

Lalaş m Karachay-Balkar
Either from the Persian لاله (lale) meaning "tulip" or Karachay-Balkar лал (lal) meaning "ruby".

Suhibe m Arabic
Means "blond" in Arabic.

Þollákr m Old Norse
Variant of Þórlæikr.

Akkompoin m Wampanoag
A brother of Massasoit.

Stayan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Stoyan.

Gurbanbibi f Turkmen

Kazė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Kazimiera.

Rakuen m Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Seftiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.

Ailea f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).

Friedolin m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Fridolin.

Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".

Karlotta f English (Rare), German (Rare), Icelandic
Variant of Carlotta.

Eremo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Eremia and perhaps also of Ieremia.

Lín f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Líni as well as the Faroese form of Hlín.

Jesuel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Jesiel showing a contamination from Jesús.

Mara m Buddhism
Means "slaying, killing" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a demon who personifies temptation, desire and the forces that prevent one from attaining enlightenment. He acted as the Buddha's tempter during his meditations, challenging the Buddha's claim of enlightenment and sending armies of monsters and various temptations to sway him from his path.

Zendayah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Sindbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Livije m Croatian
Croatian form of Livius.

Antoneta f Croatian, Albanian
Croatian and Albanian form of Antoinette.

Fear m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to reverance toward God. A notable bearer was Fear Brewster (1606-1634), who was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower.

Bhupender m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi भूपेंद्र (see Bhupendra).

Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Kohava f Hebrew
Variant of Kochava.

Lynnsey f English (American)
Variant spelling of Lindsey/Lindsay

Fedia f & m Medieval Baltic, Medieval Russian, Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Fedya, which in medieval times was also used on women. Recorded, among others, in 15th-century Lithuania.

Wanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) meaning "myriad, numerous, ten thousand" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "graceful, beautiful, elegant" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]

Temüge m Medieval Mongolian
Ffrom the Turkic word temür meaning "iron" combined with the Mongolian suffix -ge used for personal names. This was the name of the youngest brother of Genghis Khan.

Pheba f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Phebe.

Cashton m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kashton.

Suketoudara m Popular Culture
Means Alaska pollock in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Suketoudara.

Vidur m Indian
Some sources claim the meaning of this name is "wise, expert". This could make it the masculine form of Viduraa.... [more]

Jandira f Tupi, Brazilian, New World Mythology
Derived from Old Tupi jurandira, itself derived from jura "mouth" and ndieira "honey bee", and thus commonly interpreted as "she who says sweet words".... [more]

Ghjirulmina f Corsican
Variant of Ghjilormina via Ghjirolma.

Maeli f Breton
Feminine form of Mael.

Elros m Literature
Means "glitter of stars" or "foam of stars" from Sindarin êl "star" and ros, which can mean "polished metal, glitter" or "foam, rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain)". It belonged to the brother of Elrond and first king of Númenor in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).

Fuzail m Arabic
Variant transcription of Fadil.

Kalon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylon.

Luxe f American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Lux, possibly also inspired by the English word deluxe.

Khashmaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian хаш (khash) meaning "jade" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Elisany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elisani.

Bahaa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء (see Baha).

Sveid f Old Norse
Variant of Sveið.

Francillette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Francille.

Aurela f Albanian
Feminine form of Aurel.

Tyrtäus m German
German form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.

Muireadach m Irish
It means "chieftain".

Herjulf m Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of HæriulfR (see Hariwolfar).

Wiolka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiola.

Cassea f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Tarald m Norwegian
Variant form of Torvald.

Isaja m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Isaia.

Changqiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Susilawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian susila meaning "decent, polite, well-mannered", ultimately from Sanskrit सुशील (sushila), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Behxhet m Albanian

Flipper m American
Nickname for Willie Lee "Flipper" Anderson, Jr. a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams, the Indianapolis Colts, the Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos.

Ebardo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Edward.

Øyríkr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ey "island" and ríkr "power" or "ruler".

Ärngöt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ærngautr.

Sacide f Turkish
Turkish form of Sajida.

Rigzen m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Rigzin.

Alfidia f Ancient Roman (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the mother of the first Roman empress Livia.

Gawriyil m Quechua
Quechua form of Gabriel.

Eeve f Estonian
Variant of Eeva.

Gerens m Cornish
Cornish form of Geraint.

Sightrygg m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Sigtryggr.

Maguro m Popular Culture
Means "tuna" in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Maguro Sasaki.

Hally m English
Diminutive of Harry.

Salleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sally.

Carianne f English
Combination of Cari and Anne 1.

Sanmoy m Indian
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Oración m Spanish

Philot m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Ph'lip and Ph'lippe.

Pasques f Medieval French
Recorded once in Paris of 1292.

Ikea f African American (Rare)
After the Swedish furniture company IKEA, itself an acronym of its founder's name (Ingvar), birthplace (Elmtaryd), surname (Kamprad) and hometown (Agunnaryd)... [more]

Ao'ėseto m Cheyenne
Means "hailstone" in Cheyenne.

Chudas m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Judah.

Eirfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".

Megisto f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Variant of Megiste, which is the main feminine form of Megistos. This was the name of the leader of the women's resistance against the tyrant Aristotimus of Elis (c... [more]

Atageldi m Turkmen
Means "father came" from Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and geldi meaning "came".

Judalynn f English

Golinduch f Middle Persian (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
From Γολινδούχ (Golindouch), a hellenized form of a Persian name, possibly Golān-doḵt meaning "daughter of roses" (compare modern Persian گل (gol) "rose" and دخت (doxt) "daughter")... [more]

Sebun m Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "generations" combined with 聞 (bun) meaning "hear". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Katažina f Lithuanian
Most likely a Lithuanian alternate transcription of Katarzyna.

Anda f English
Diminutive of Andrea, Yolanda.

Dorija f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Dorian.

Yaphar m Tripuri
Means "supernatural" in Kokborok.

Nenca f Nahuatl
Means either "to be idle, inactive, without profit" or "to have lived" in Nahuatl.

Erby m English
Transferred use of the surname Erby.

Eli'el m Biblical
Variant transcription of Eliel.... [more]

Negmatullo m Tajik
Tajik form of Nimatullah

Apsephion m Ancient Greek
There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness"... [more]

Tonguç m Turkish

Hakie f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Haki.

Sulimir m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Bedyvere m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Bedivere.

Erkenbout m Dutch
Dutch form of Ercanbald.

Migoš m Sami
Sami form of Michael.

Imogênia f Theatre (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Imogen.

Osma m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).

Addig m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Addo recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.

Taleb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طالب (see Talib).

Ontiretse m Tswana
Means "He (God) has done it for me" in Setswana.

Waverlie f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Skjaldbjørn m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Skjaldbjǫrn.

Cheronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Gozei f Japanese
Japanese form of the Okinawan warabi-naa or personal name (childhood name in its literal sense) Gujī (呉勢/グジー), which is comprised of 呉 (go, kure, ku.reru / gu) meaning "do something for, give" and 勢 (sei, zei, ikio.ri, hazumi / ji-) meaning "energy, power, force, vigour."... [more]

Oybaxti f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".

Pelor m Popular Culture

Tuncər m Azerbaijani
Means "bronze man" in Azerbaijani.

Sybranda f West Frisian
Feminine form of Sybrand.

Yanai m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.

Michelette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Michèle and feminine form of Michelet.

Calliphaea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Calliphaea was one of the Ionides nymphs whose spring waters were believed to cure diseases. She was an Elean naiad-daughter of the river god Cytherus and sister to Synallasis, Pegaea and Iasis.

Naiton m Pictish
Naiton (Naiton in Bede) II.E. Pict mentioned in the Ulster annals -8th c.

Brandulf m Germanic
Derived from Old Norse brand "sword" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Bittina f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittina.

Metuzalém m Czech
Czech form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Beshim m Vlach (Archaic)
Means "warrior" in Vlach.

Zeo m Germanic Mythology
Old High German variant of Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz (compare Tyr and Cisa).

Margreth f Medieval German, German (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Margret.

Joviano m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Jovian.

Benjakalayanee f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Benchakanlayani.

Tzedaka f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew name meaning "justice, justness, fairness, righteous, merit, good deed, mercy, charity".

Savahnah f English (Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Nicesipolis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikesipolis. A notable bearer of this name was Nicesipolis of Pherae (4th century BC). She was a Thessalian woman, who became a wife or concubine of king Philip II of Macedon... [more]

Lucelir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Lucélia with a name that ends in -ir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.

Borah f Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Bora 3.

Enea f Slovene
Variant of Eneja.

Idrees m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic إدريس (see Idris 1), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Ghappar m Uyghur

Alphekka f Astronomy
Variant of Alphecca.

Das m & f Indian
Means "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.

Dibya f & m Indian, Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Divya.

Várdis f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Oluremi f Yoruba
Means "the lord consoles me" in Yoruba.

Nehhtonn m Pictish
Pictish form of Nechtan.

Baldwar m Medieval, Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Old High German bald "bold" + a derivative of Old Saxon waru, Old High German wara "protection, watch".

Gilgamesz m Polish
Polish form of Gilgamesh.

Kawennitake f Mohawk
Notable bearer is actress Bobbi Kawennitake Deere.

Alegra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Allegra.

Timoteos m Armenian
Armenian form of Timothy.

Rinkr m Old Norse
Derived from rekkr ("warrior").

Fess m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fess.... [more]

Bare f & m Croatian
Croatian nickname for Barbara (female) or Bariša (male).

Kamogelo f & m Tswana
Means "acceptance" in Setswana.

Aletto f Italian
Italian form of Alecto.

Eyria f Medieval Portuguese
Possibly related to Basque Euria.

Rewa f Maori
Means 'elevation' in Maori.

Yesmine f Armenian
Armenian form of Jasmine.

Tybie f Welsh, History
This was the name of an obscure Welsh saint of the 5th century, supposedly a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. A church in Dyfed, Wales was named after her.

Adarka f Belarusian, Russian (Rare)
Belarusian and Russian form of Odarka.

Gion m Romansh
Variant of Gian.

Dayvene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davine.

Thaney f History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Teneu. This was the form used in the hagiography of her son, Saint Kentigern.

Sweeting f Medieval English
From Old English swet "sweet".

Actwin m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German ahta "attention, reflexion" + Old High German wini "friend".

Tudi m Breton

Asriel m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]

Alezzander m Obscure
Variant of Alexander.

Moran m Breton
Derived from either Breton mor "sea" or Old Breton mor (meur in Modern Breton) "great" and a diminutive suffix.

Kango m Japanese
From Japanese 侃 (kan) meaning "upright and strong" combined with 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ghiyas m Persian
Means "help, assistance, support, protection" in Persian.

Atsunobu m Japanese
From Japanese 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy" or 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust"... [more]

Emmyli f German (Rare)
Variation of Emily.

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

Beròt m Gascon

Hachidai m Japanese
A notable bearer is Hachidai Nakamura, a jazz artist.

Tz'akbu f Classic Mayan
Etymology uncertain. A possible meaning is "the successor, the counted one", deriving from the Classic Maya element tz’akbuj (counted, successor). Name borne by Lady Tz'akbu Ajaw, who was the mother of K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II of Palenque.

Yuie f Japanese
From Japanese 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 依 (i) meaning "rely on" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limbs". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amalaswintha f Germanic, Dutch, History
Derived from the Germanic elements amal "work" and Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." This name was borne by a daughter of Theodoric the Great, who became queen of the Ostrogoths after his death in 526 AD.

Pot m History
Used as a nom de guerre by Cambodian communist dictator Pol Pot (1925-1998; born Saloth Sâr), in which case it is derived from French politique potentielle, meaning "potential politics".

Kejuan m African American
A combination of the phonetic element ke with Juan. It can also be spelt as KeJuan.

Eleuterija f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Eleuterije.

Lianny f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Jeremain m Dutch, English
Variant of Jermaine.

Zalinah f Malay
Variant of Zalina.

Milfred m English (American, Rare)

Chrit m Limburgish
Strictly Limburgish short form of Christian and Christopher.

Surethan f Ubykh
Derived from Suret and han meaning "khan, ruler".

Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.

Laadrian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Adrian.

Ffoulk m Medieval Welsh
Old welsh form of Fulk

Mahado f Somali
Possibly from the Somali mahad meaning "thanks".

Shephelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (American, Rare, ?)
Shephelah -or Shfela- is a location in Israel containing the Judean Plain.

Quateline f Medieval Walloon
Variant of Quaterine.

Darwisa f Filipino, Tausug
Tausug feminine form of Darwish.

Abderahmen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Katsushi m Japanese

Apemantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Apemantos. This is the name of a cynical and misanthropic philosopher in the play Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare.

Betlinde f German (Archaic)

Bedrije f Albanian
Feminine form of Bedri.

Tebarekberhaneyessus m Amharic
This name means "Bless the light of jesus" and is used in Ethiopian families. Mostly Tigray and Gurage.

Karense f Norwegian (Rare)
Variation of Karen 1.

Marín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marin.

Epicteto m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Epiktetos via its latinized form Epictetus.

Zachaeus m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Zachäus.

Lucresia f Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Lucrecia.

Romli m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Variant of Ramli, also used in Thailand.

Linli f & m Chinese

Atsen m Afizere
Atsen which means"Visitor" is a male given name among the Afizere people of Nigeria. who are predominantly in Jos Plateau and Bauchi State Nigeria.

Aireca f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Bucca m Medieval English

Gusts m Latvian
Short form of Augusts.

Kyashi f Japanese
Kyashī is the Japanese form of Cassie.

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

Argerie f Central American