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.
Iuna f Tupi"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).
Ígulfastr m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian name with the combination of
igull "hedgehog" and
fastr "firmly, fast".
Kinpei m JapaneseFrom 金 (
kin) meaning "gold" and 平 (
pei, hei) meaning "peace, level, even, flat". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Sulpicius m Ancient RomanFrom a Roman nomen gentile, of which the meaning is uncertain. Over time, this name has been borne by several ancient Romans, one of them being Servius Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus, who was consul at Rome in 500 BC.
Frotbert m GermanicDerived from Old High German
frôd "prudent, cautious" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Iði m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ið "industrious, work, activity". This is the name of a jötunn in Norse Mythology.
Kiyono f JapaneseJapanese feminine given name derived from 清 (
kiyo) meaning "pure, clean" and 乃 (
no) meaning "of". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Elghalia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)Means "the expensive (one)" from Arabic غَالِيَّة
(ḡāliyya) meaning "expensive, dear, precious". A known bearer is Elghalia Djimi (1961-), a Sahrawi human rights activist.
Pozon m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
pozoni, "to boil, foam, seethe; to become angry".
Moderatus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
moderatus meaning "managed, controlled, moderate(d)". This name was borne by the 1st-century Roman writer Columella (whose full name was Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella) and by the 1st-century Greek philosopher Moderatus of Gades (which is nowadays Cádiz in southern Spain).
Shuangzheng f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble" Other character combinations are possible.
Ermitas f Spanish (European)Means "hermitages" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary in Galicia (in the province of Orense),
Nuestra Señora de las Ermitas, meaning "Our Lady of the Hermitages".
Qimat m & f UrduMeans "price, value, worth" in Urdu.
Elbur f & m Popular Culture, LiteratureUsed by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (
El) and Burford (-
bur)... [
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Yasuka f JapaneseFrom 鳩 (
yasu) meaning "pigeon, dove (bird of genus Columba)" and 佳 (
ka) meaning "good, excellent". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kuniaki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 國 (
kuni) meaning "land, country" or 国 (
kuni) meaning "country, land, region" combined with 昭 (
aki) meaning "shining" or 秋 (
aki) meaning "autumn". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tirkiş m TurkmenFrom Persian ترکش (
tirkaš) meaning "quivver, arrowslit"
Marhaen m IndonesianFrom "Marhaenism", a socialistic proletariat ideology originating and developed by the first President of Indonesia Sukarno. It was developed from the thought of Marxism which is applied according to the nature and culture of Indonesia or simply as "Marxism adapted to Indonesian conditions".... [
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Urthona m LiteratureIn the mythological writings of William Blake,
Urthona is one of the four Zoas, who were created when
Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold... [
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Kikuho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hye-yeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 娟 "beautiful, graceful".
Akai m & f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (
kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (
i) meaning "clothing".... [
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Gwenallt m WelshThe bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh
gwen "white, fair, blessed" and
allt "wood, small forest"... [
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Zizah m BiblicalForm of
Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.
Rourou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 琅 (rou) meaning "pure" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sanatsu f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 夏 (
natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chimalcoatl m NahuatlMeans "shield snake" or "rattlesnake, pit viper" in Nahuatl, derived from
chimalli "shield" and
cōātl "snake, serpent".
Nonoha f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 乃 (
no), a possessive particle, 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mohong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Beg'amgul f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
beg'am meaning "carefree" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Lingmiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Sho'xberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sho'x meaning "mischevious, lively, spirited" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Zymen m HistoryIn the case of the Barbary corsair Zymen Danseker (c.1579-c.1611), it is an anglicized form of the Dutch name
Siemen.
Zorah f TheatreMeaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera
Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [
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Nurlir'oy f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
r'oy meaning "face".
Lykaretos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun λύκος
(lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη
(lyke) meaning "light" as well as "morning twilight"... [
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Isui m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 意 (
i) meaning "idea, thoughts" combined with 水 (
sui) meaning "water". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Keleustanor m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective κελευστός
(keleustos) meaning "commanded, ordered" or from the Greek noun κελευστής
(keleustes) meaning "boatswain"... [
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Arnamineĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name of unknown meaning, maybe a combination of
Arnaĸ and suffix
-mineq meaning "little bit".
Kecia f English, African American, FinnishNow often seen as a variant of
Keisha, but originally used in the USA and Canada because of Kecia Nyman, a fashion model born in Finland on January 17, 1941, who was featured on the cover of many North American fashion magazines in the 1960s.
Oytuvg'on f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
tuvg'on meaning "kin, close relative".
Paventia f Roman MythologyThe name of a minor Roman goddess, who protects against childhood fears (
pavor), protects against sudden fright and comforts those who have been frightened.
Foppe m West FrisianFrisian short form of masculine names that have
folc for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name
Folcbert is a good example of that.
Epistrophos m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἐπί
(epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with Greek στρόφος
(strophos) meaning "twisted band, twisted cord" as well as "rope". The latter element is etymologically related to the Greek verb στροφάω
(strophao) meaning "to turn hither and thither" as well as "to rotate, to twist"... [
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Mojoyinade m & f YorubaMeans "I enjoyed the splendor of being royalty" in Yoruba.
Peep m EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Peeter, now used as a given name in its own right.
Salucho m Old High German, Low GermanOld High German short form of names containing the element
salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English
sallow and Old Norse
sölr "dirty yellow").
Cherwin m English, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)This name is either a half-invented first name (or a combination of two existing names), with the second element being derived from Old High German
wini "friend" - or derived from the surname
Cherwin, which is of uncertain meaning... [
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Gunnhæiðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
gunnr "battle, fight" and
heiðr "honour".
Yumeho f JapaneseFrom 夢 (
yume) meaning "dream" and 保 (
ho) meaning "protect, guard". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Alemandine f Arthurian CyclePossibly from Old French
alemandine, the name of a gem of a deep red colour (and the source of English
almandine); this word was a corruption of Latin
alabandicus "Alabandic (stone)", the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a variety of carbuncle worked at the city of
Alabanda in Asia Minor (see
Alabandus)... [
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Non f Japanese (Rare)From 暖 (
non) meaning "warm" or 音 (
non) meaning "sound". Other kanji that are pronounced the same way can be used.
Qiaochen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and
辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
Gulshona f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shona meaning "comb" or "bud of a cotton plant".
Tomoo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 倫 (
tomo) meaning "ethics, morals" or 誠 (
tomo) meaning "sincerity" combined with 郎 (
o) meaning "son" or 男 (
o) meaning "man, male person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Khuekrit m ThaiFrom Thai คึก
(khuek) meaning "impetuous, high-spirited" and ฤทธิ์
(rit) meaning "power".
Haruhito m JapaneseFrom 合 (
haru) meaning "conjunction, join, suit, fit, one tenth" or 美 (
haru) meaning "beautiful" combined with 士 (
hito) meaning "samurai, warrior". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kamarul m MalayFirst part of compound Arabic names beginning with قمر ال
(Qamar al) meaning "moon of the" (such as
Qamar ad-Din).
Leaf m & f EnglishEither from the surname or from the English word
leaf.
Yakari f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Yakari Napaltjarri (b. circa 1925), an Australian Aboriginal artist who also happens to be the sister of fellow artists Parara Napaltjarri (c... [
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Tipharah f MormonThe name used by some Mormon groups for the wife of the Brother of Jared.
Ravna f SamiSámi form of
Ragnhild. It is also associated with
ravn, a Norwegian and Danish word meaning "raven" (compare
Ravn).
Qinghai f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Meneos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek μήνη
(mene) meaning "moon". In a broad sense, it can also be interpreted as "monthly".
Lixiang f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 祥
(xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen"... [
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Nuri m Abkhaz, GeorgianAbkhaz and Georgian form of
Nur. Also compare the related name
Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [
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Atar m Persian MythologyFrom the Indo-European
*hxehxtr- "fire". In Zoroastrianism, Atar is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire and, in later Zoroastrianism, became the god of fire and the element itself.
Lucario m ObscureAfter the Pokémon character Lucario, whose name is a combination of the words
orichalcum (a mythical metal) and the
lúkos ("wolf" in Greek). Lucario is a canine-like Pokémon who has the ability to sense and control auras... [
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Statis m Ancient OscanAn Oscan praenomen mostly used by the Samnites. Statius Gellius was a Samnite General. Later it was a Roman cognomen, and is attested by the Roman poets Publius Papinius Statius and Caecilius Statius.
Xiwei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
喜 (xǐ) being "be fond of, love, happy event" and
微 (wēi) meaning "small".
Shuangshuang f ChineseReduplication of Chinese 爽
(shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, open, straightforward" or 双
(shuāng) meaning "two, double, pair, twin". Other character combinations can form this name as well.