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Sólvá f Faroese
Faroese variant of Solveig.

Ioulo f Greek Mythology
Basically means "related to corn sheaves", derived from the Greek noun ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "down" (the first growth of the whiskers and beard) as well as "corn sheaf" (see Ioulos).... [more]

Diante m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deonte.

Thurian m Breton (Gallicized)
Variant of Turio, the name of a Breton saint.

Bytomir m Polish
Derived from Proto-Slavic byti "to be" (compare modern Polish być "to be") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Sêber f Kurdish
Means "shade, shadow" in Kurdish.

Dunyamali m Azerbaijani (Rare)

Aaje f East Frisian (?)

Kikka f Finnish
Nickname for Kirsi, very rare as a given name. Also a word meaning "useful trick". Kikka (real name Kirsi Viilonen) was a best-selling Finnish musician.

Gurra m Swedish
Diminutive of Gustaf. It's occasionally been used as a diminutive of Gunnar.

Hymen m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek hymenaios meaning "bridal song, hymeneal (wedding hymn)". In Greek mythology Hymen was the god of marriage and weddings, supposed to preside over every wedding.

Enciána f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian encián "gentian".

Eun-ah f Korean
Korean feminism given name.It is an popular name for girls born in South Korea.

Öborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Øyborg.

Senjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest".

Mirella f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mirelli.

Gite f Yiddish
Younger form of Gute (see also the diminutive forms Gitl and Gittel).

Bartomeua f Medieval Catalan
Feminine form of Bartomeu.

Khankar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil
MEANING : a lock of hair, making or filling space... [more]

Riculf m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Sturla m Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Old Norse byname meaning "the loon", from sturla "to derange, disturb". Sturla Sigvatsson was a powerful Icelandic chieftain and the nephew of Snorri Sturluson, the author of the Prose Edda.

Leocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leokrates. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.

Ande m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian spelling of Ánde.

Souko f Japanese
From Japanese 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind", 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" or 宗 (sou) meaning "religion" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Ischirione m Italian
Italian form of Ischyrion.

Jinghai f Chinese
From the Chinese 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.

Jennifry m Polish (Rare)
Polish masculine form of Jennifer.

Urtnasan f & m Mongolian
Means "long life" in Mongolian, from урт (urt) meaning "long" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life"

Violet m German (Rare)
From the German colour term violet "violet, purple".

Lenin m Spanish (Latin American), Indian, Various
Transferred use of the surname Lenin after Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionist and founder of the Soviet Union.

Lauris f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura.

Älimjan m Kazakh, Persian, Uyghur
Combination of the Islamic name Alim, meaning "scholar", and the Kazakh and Persian word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear".

Bukhori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.

Ammizabad m Biblical Hebrew
Ammizabad was the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David(1 Chronicles 27:6). The first part of our name comes from the root 'mm, from whence stems the word 'umma, meaning "tribe" or "people." The root-verb zabad means "to give" or "bestow." Therefore, it possibly means, "to bestow on people."

Kosum f & m Thai
Means "flower" (a poetic term) in Thai.

Yangan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yang and An 1.

Solikhin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Salihin.

Bingjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Cloris f Spanish, Catalan (Rare)
Spanish and Catalan form of Chloris.

Asiqin f Malay
Variant of Ashikin.

Choirunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Adiari f Portuguese

Setiowati f Javanese
Variant of Setyowati.

Hye-kyung f Korean
Variant transcription of Hye-gyeong.

Emmabella f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Bella.

Johnathen m English (Rare)
Variant of Jonathan.

Valtrauda f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Waltrauda.

Shahnavaz m Persian
Derived from شاه (shah) meaning "king" and نواز (navaz) meaning "chearish"

Sakutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (saku) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 柵 (saku) meaning "stockade, fence, weir, entwine around" or 策 (saku) meaning "scheme, plan, policy, step, means", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Cihuaxochitl f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "woman flower" in Nahuatl.

Mathé m Romansh
Variant of Maté.

Pascuali m Sicilian
Variant of Pasquali.

Safeya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفية (see Safiyya).

Valgarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse masculine form of Valgerðr.

Kanaya f Popular Culture
Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.

Adrasto m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Adrastus (see Adrastos).

Vida f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Means "life" in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese.

Xiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 爰 (yuán) meaning "lead on to", 缘 (yuán) meaning "margin, reason, cause, fate" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Leiriktombi f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei leirik meaning "flower pollen" and tombi meaning "youngest daughter".

Watorea f & m Indigenous Australian, Maori
Derived from Maori wātō rea meaning "sunset". This name was used for a tropical cyclone in 1976 near Australia.

Agliss f English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking words "a glistening," meaning shining or glittering.

Mosidi f Tswana, Sotho
Means "soot" in Sotho and Tswana.

Laulena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laureen.

Braha f Hebrew (Rare, ?)

Koloa m & f Tongan
Means "wealth" in Tongan.

Yzabelle f Filipino, Brazilian
Variant of Isabelle.

Bilquees f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بلقیس (see Bilquis).

Naef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نايف (see Naif).

Issabell f Czech (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabel.

Nyuta f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.

Luzille m & f English
Lucille with a z, inspired by louize and louiza

Maryśka f Polish
Diminutive of Maria.

Lefkothea f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leucothea.

Grímúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Grimulf.

Oslaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Åslaug.

Yugang m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 余 (yú) meaning "surplus" combined with 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong" or 钢 (gāng) meaning "steel"... [more]

Haiva f Jewish (Rare)

Tomo m Bontoc
Meaning unknown.

Vədidə f Azerbaijani
Etymology undercertain, possibly an Azerbaijani form of Widad.

Kasara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Ákue m Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Aquila.

Hổ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 虎 (hổ) meaning "tiger" or 琥 (hổ) meaning "amber".

Muntazira f Uzbek
Derived from muntazir meaning "waiting expectantly".

Adragon m English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix a and the English word dragon, a legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. Child prodigy Adragon De Mello was given the name because he was born in the Chinese year of the dragon.

Ishondi f African American

Guðmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).

Adrijanas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Adrianas.

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

Mauritz m Afrikaans, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Maurits. The "M" in the clothing company H&M's name stands for Mauritz (the original name is Hennes & Mauritz, H&M is an abbreviation).

Gurå f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guro.

Röbi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Robert and Robin.

Amrutha f Indian

Bainganee f Hindi (Rare)
means “purple” in Hindi.

Akhsarbek m Ossetian
Combination of Akhsar and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Eume m Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a river in the north of Galicia, itself from a Celtic word cognate of Latin umeo ("to be wet"), both ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *wegʷ ("wet").

Ahasha f Belarusian
Diminutive form of Ahata.

Ruchira f & m Thai, Sinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit रुचिर (rucira) meaning "brilliant, radiant, agreeable, splendid". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand and India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Damontre m African American
Meaning unknown.

Dakotah m & f English
Variant of Dakota.

Boshao m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Anaveah f English (Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Ana and Nevaeh.

Teray f Filipino
Diminutive of Sotera.

Pawoł m Sorbian, Silesian, Medieval Polish
Upper Sorbian and Silesian form of Paul and medieval Polish variant of Paweł. Jan Pawoł Nagel (German: Jan Paul Nagel), born 1934, was a Sorbian conductor.

Petúr m Hungarian
19th-century misinterpretation of Petur which was used in medieval Hungarian records as a written form of Pétör.

Gulløy f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and ey "good fortune" or "island".

Teonni f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Bênard m Norman
Norman form of Bernard.

Bapaki m Tswana
Means "those who give testimony" in Setswana.

Bonafemina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bona “good, kind, right” and femina “woman, female”. See also Bonafilia.

Kristus m Indonesian, Filipino
Indonesian form of Christ

Hillo m Estonian
Variant of Illo.

Jopie m & f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Diminutive of Joop for men and of the related name Johanna for women.

Radagast m Literature
One of the wizards in the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. His name may mean "tender of beasts" in Adûnaic.

Jacomijne f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Jacomina.

Mhill m Albanian
Variant of Mëhill.

Kiab f Hmong
Means "cheerful, happy" in Hmong.

Précieuse f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Précieux, cognate to English Precious.

Bernez m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Bernard.

Goterre m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Gualterio.

Lorine f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Laurine.

Saruman m Literature
Saruman is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in Fellowship of the Ring, and becomes an important supporting character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Ginn f English
Different spelling for Jinn (romanized as Djinn and anglicized as Genie) which were invisible or concealed Islamic mythological creatures called upon for protection or magical aid.... [more]

Keeundis f American (Rare)

Myrrha f English
Over the centuries Myrrha, the girl, and myrrh, the fragrance, have been linked etymologically. The Modern English word myrrh (Old English: myrra) derives from the Latin Myrrha (or murrha or murra, all are synonymous Latin words for the tree substance)... [more]

Barbatus m Late Roman
Means "bearded" in Latin. A famous barer of the name is Barbatus of Benevento.

Woitto m Finnish
From Voitto.

Diran m Armenian
Armenian name for famous king

Telephassa f Greek Mythology
An ancient Greek epithet for the moon, meaning "far-shining".

Thống m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 統 (thống) meaning "govern, command, control" or "unite, unify".

Smriti f Indian
Means "memory" in Sanskrit.

Shisei m Japanese
From Japanese 史 (shi) meaning "history" combined with 成 (sei) meaning "to become". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Óski m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Masculine form of Ósk. This is a by-name for Odin.

Kutenda f & m Shona
Means "faith" or "to thank" in Shona.

Gianny f & m English (American, Rare)

Adriane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Hadrianus (see Hadrian).

Olá m Sami
Sami form of Ola 1.

Heahhild f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name derived from the elements heah meaning "high, tall" and hild meaning "battle".

Emerika f Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Archaic), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Emerik.

Jarianne f English (American)
Combination of Geraldine and Anne.

Adusias m Old Persian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Adousios.

Lyazzat f Kazakh
Means "enjoyment, pleasure" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic لذة (laddah).

Kebirungi f Tooro

Briseïs f Greek Mythology (Dutchified)
Variant of Briseis.

Klint m American
Variant of Clint.

Astaš m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Anastas and Astap.

Etisha f Sanskrit
The meaning of the name Etisha is "beginning after the end"

Armana f Tigrinya
Neans "our flag" in Tigrinya.

Roging f Filipino
Diminutive of Rogelia.

Xingqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot, almond" and 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute.

Miaoji f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".

Linora f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Linor.

Guti m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gautr or Goti.

Kitsuko f Japanese
From 橘 (kitsu, tachibana) meaning "mandarin orange tree" and meaning 子 (ko, shi) "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Aynişan f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon, month" and nişan meaning "mark, sign".

Aji m Indonesian
Means "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि (aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".

Fódhla f Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of Fódla.

Mian f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Mia.

Hedjarah f Filipino, Maranao
Variant of Hedjara.

Maheshani f Hinduism
Means "great lady" in Sanskrit, a feminine form of Mahesha. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva.

Mzingaye m Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Means "there is a home because of him" in Xhosa and Zulu.

Tefu f Japanese (Archaic)
Archaic written form of Chou.

Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]

Teti m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ttj, of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt.

Olinirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy oly meaning "curly (hair)" and nirina meaning "desired".

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

Elígio m History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Eligius.

Annatolia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Anatolia.

Reimunda f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Raimunda.

Filira f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Philyra. The mythological character is also called Felgre in Spanish.

Rooij m Dutch
Dutch form of Roy

Mimica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija (via the diminutive Mimi), used as a given name in its own right.

Skylen f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylyn.

Kyparissos m Greek Mythology
From the Greek Κυπάρισσος (kyparissos) meaning "Cypress".

Marcwin m Germanic
Variant of Marcawin.

Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.

Damià m Catalan
Catalan form of Damianus (see Damian).

Michiala f Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Michelle.

Vashchkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Vasiliy.

Jarrad m English
Variant of Jared.

Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Goiona f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Awa f Maori
Means "stream" in Maori.

Besar m Albanian

Parinya f & m Thai
Means "knowledge, awareness, understanding" in Thai.

Yixing f Chinese
From the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joy, harmony" and 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour, fortunately".

Aftonie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Aphthonius.

Pavlik m Russian
Diminutive of Pavel.

Ollegario m Italian
Italian form of Olegario via Latinized form Ollegarius.

Kustaawa f Finnish
Finnish Feminine variant of Kustaa

Mussasa f South American
A famous bearer of this name is Queen Mussasa, who was a 17th century Jaga queen.

Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.

Rhondia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Rhonda.

Koo-wi-s-gu-wi m Cherokee
Means "little white bird" in Cherokee.

Glesca f English

Zwi m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of צְבִי (see Tzvi).

Prestyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Preston.

Tallula f English
Variant of Tallulah.

Geertruda f Dutch
Dutch variant of Gertruda.

Hosiana f Rwandan

Benchamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Rogheyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of رقیه (see Roghayeh).

Passchier m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish and Frisian form of Pascharius, probably via its French form Pasquier.... [more]

Kenlani f American (Modern, Rare)

Otran m Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd "wealth, riches" + Old Saxon hram "raven".

Varasdates m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Varazdat.

Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.

Sakurahana f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kacjaryna f Belarusian
Rare variant transcription of Katsiaryna.

Tameem m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic تميم and Bengali তামিম (see Tamim).

Liba f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)

Enkhgerel f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Lyyli f Finnish
A diminutive form of Lyydia (used independently).

Ananos m Biblical Greek, Biblical (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Hanan 1.

Hilariy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Hilarius.

Kyron m English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, combining the popular name element Ky (as in Kyle) with the yron suffix sound found in such names as Byron and Myron... [more]

Giliana f Medieval English
Variant of Gilliana.

Keyoncé f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Beyoncé

Ubbardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Uberto.

Sigisfredo m Italian, Spanish
Variant of Sigfrido.

Sindman m Germanic
Derived from Gothic sinths "way, path" combined with man "man."

Pärtel m Estonian
Estonian variant of Bertold and Bartholomeus.

Zulfahmy m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Zulfahmi.

Birė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of feminine names that start with Bir-, such as Birmantė and Birvydė.

Fulcke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Folke.

Vinit m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit विनीत (vinita) meaning "well-led, trained, disciplined" or "humble, courteous".

Rusli m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic رسول (rasul) meaning "prophet, messenger".

Kiiwedinaashik m & f Ojibwe
I know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.

Cesiah f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Cesia.

Théodosie f French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Theodosia.

Lepeka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rebecca.

Sylvin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Silvinus.

Josivini f Fijian
Fijian form of Josephine.

Morvyth f Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Variant form of Morfudd.

Yannou m Breton
Diminutive of Yann.

Yō m & f Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (yō) meaning ocean, 陽 (yō) meaning sunshine, or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Ah-ri f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcriptio of Ari.

Tusholi f Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly means "hoopoe" in Ingush (referring to a type of bird). In Vainakh mythology, Tusholi was the goddess of spring and fertility, protector of mankind, and daughter of the supreme god Dela... [more]

Marinelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Marinella.

Yoosuf m Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Yosef (see Joseph). This was the name of two sultans of the Maldives.

Almirah f Maranao, Maguindanao
Feminine form of Al-Amir.

Darce m & f English
Diminutive of Darcy.

Alastore m Italian
Italian form of Alastor.

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Metrocles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Mehraveh f Persian
Means "sun temple" in Persian.

Yasminia f Persian
Form of Yasamin.

Xhuliana f Albanian
Albanian form of Juliana.

Anderl m Upper German
Upper German diminutive of Andreas. Anderl Hinterstoißer (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He died during an attempt to climb the Eiger north face.

Irina f Japanese
From Japanese 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Souhail m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سهيل (see Suhail) chiefly used in North Africa.

Vang f Chin
Means "light" in Hakha Chin.

Hjalma f Faroese, Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hjalmar.

Sandolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Sandulf.

Bato m Serbian
Bato means brother in Serbian

Troya f English
Feminine form of Troy.

Alfa f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Alfonsė.

Mattías m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Matthías.

Lethe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λήθη "forgetfulness, oblivion" (source of the word alethes "true" (compare Alethea), literally "not concealing"). In Greek mythology this name belonged to a daimona of oblivion... [more]

Kleonika f Polish
Polish form of Kleonike.

Analidia f Romansh (Rare)
Cognate of Annalidia.

Jonsá m Sami
Sami form of Jonis.

Linelle f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French diminutive of Lina 2 and Line, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -elle.

Kamo m Armenian, Russian
From the pseudonym of the Bolshevik revolutionary Simon Ter-Petrosyan, which was obtained due to mispronouncing Russian "komu" (to whom) as "kamo."

Jeong-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 貞 (jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" and 愛 (ae) "love".

Arnalt m Medieval Occitan
Variant of Arnaut.

Línhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Línhildr.

Thiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 天 (thiên) meaning "sky, heaven".

Altonio m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Antonio influenced by Al, Alto or Alton.

Sidòni m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Sidonius.

Wallon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".

Mairit f Estonian

Dameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Damesha.

Beorhtstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and stan 1 "stone".

Grimbert m Germanic
Means "bright mask", derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Arabellah f Obscure
Variant of Arabella.

Antena f Lithuanian (Rare, ?)

Yeliy m Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
From Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun, light". In Ukrainian, it is mostly used as saints' names and is heavily associated with religion not often used on people... [more]

Allani f Hurrian Mythology
In Hurrian mythology, Allani was the goddess of the underworld. Her name is likely derived from Hurrian allai=ni "lady, mistress".

Anténór m Czech, Slovak
Czech variant and Slovak form of Antenor.

Yūshi m Japanese
From Japanese 有 (yuu) meaning "to have, to possess, to exist" combined with 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Genevote f Medieval French
Archaic form of Genevieve.

Saidnabi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and nabi, an obsolete word meaning "prophet".

Adrijanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Adrijana.

Kleofas m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Cleophas. A notable bearer of this name was the Polish composer and diplomat Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765-1833).

Ankt f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Anuket.

Viatore m Italian
Italian form of Viator.

Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the river Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic dubros "water".

Jianxia f & m Chinese
From 剑(jiàn) meaning "sword, sabre" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous, galliant".

Cilou f Flemish
A name in Belgium, made famous by model Cilou Annys.

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Hàm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 涵 (hàm) meaning "tolerate, forgive" or "immerse".

Himalaya m Nepali
Sanskrit... [more]

Elisabedi f Georgian
Form of Elisabed with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Tjade m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Old Frisian thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element.

Mariwig m Frankish
Reconstructed Frankish form of Merovech.

Deamantina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Diamantina.

Rudabeh f Persian Mythology, Persian
From Persian رود (rōd) meaning "river, torrent" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the Persian epic the Shahnameh Rudabeh was the mother of the hero Rostam and the wife of Zal.

Demitry m Russian

Lanette f English
Variant of Lanetta.