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Roela f Filipino (Rare)

Nugesha f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ნუგეში (nugeshi) meaning "solace".

Erimon m Irish
Unaccented form of Érimón, the name of the son of Míl Espáine. Also used for a character from the 3rd series of The Sparticle Mystery.

Theroon m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Theron.

Vahinearii f Tahitian
From the Tahitian vahine meaning "woman" and ari'i meaning "noble".

Jasó m Catalan
Catalan form of Jason.

Cường m Vietnamese
"strong"

Covey m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Covey.

Maglaurus m Literature
The Duke of Albany, one of the husbands of Regan, who was one of the older daughters of King Leir in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical 12th-century "History of the Kings of Britain".

Hoimei f Chinese

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

Riwan m Breton

Geoffray m French, French (Belgian)
French variant of Geoffrey.

Tera f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Theresa.

Marije m Croatian
Croatian form of Marius.

Capaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Capaneus.

Kieryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kieran

Angut m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic angut meaning "man".

Haggaj m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Haggai.

Maksy m Russian
Nickname for Maksim.

Ruhma f Arabic
Means "compassion, sympathy, kindness" in Arabic.

Vai f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Eve.

Xhemi f & m Albanian

Ellisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Elisa.

Adasyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addison.

Mijaíl m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Mikhail, given in honour of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022), who is known as Mijaíl Gorbachov in Spanish.

Nancibelle f Obscure

Bellavita f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella meaning "beautiful" and vita meaning "life".

Tepio m Coptic (Bohairic)
Possibly a diminutive form of Patape. Alternatively, could derive from Egyptian tpj "being on top of, standing atop", figuratively "first, main, best".

Fortuné m French (Archaic)
French form of Fortunatus.

Bentagaire m Guanche
Variant of Bentaguaire.

Rawiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Arabic alternate transcription of Rawiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Doucette f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Douce.

Naziruddin m Bengali (Muslim)
Variant of Nasiruddin.

Azraqi m Indonesian
From Abul-Mahāsin Abu Bakr Zaynuddin Azraqi, an 11th-century poet who lived in Iran.

Veruha f Chuvash
Possibly derived from the Russian name Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".

Fédélise f French (Quebec)

Kameyo f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 亀 (ki, kyuu, kin, kame) meaning "tortoise, turtle" with 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute," 与 (yo, azuka.ru, ata.eru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "award, bestow, cause, gift, give, godsend, impart, participate in, provide" or 世 (se, sei, sou, sanjuu, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world."... [more]

Grzëmisłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Grzymisław.

Dzunani m Tsonga
From the Xitsonga dzuna meaning "praise".

Aignéas f Irish
Irish form of Agnes.

Olaria f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalia.

Maritsa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Maritza.

Cesar m English, Provençal, Friulian, Romansh
English, Friulian, Romansh and Provençal form of Caesar.

Tafsut f Kabyle
Means "spring, springtime" in Kabyle.

Mahlon m Biblical, English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10)... [more]

Juampi m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1 and Juan Pablo.

Geirvǫr f Old Norse
Variant of Gæirvǫr.

Gaidemar m Germanic
Derived from Langobardic gaida "sharp point (of a spear)" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Dryhtweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dryht "troop, army" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".

Blüme f Yiddish
Variant of Blume

Rayber m Literature
Used for a character in Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away (1960).

Eunonina f Ancient Roman
From Eunoia, which is derived from Roman eúnoia through Ancient Greek εὔνοιᾰ, meaning "well mind, beautiful thinking".

Lil f English
Short form of Lillian and other names beginning with Lil.

Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).

Paio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Pelagius.

Toviya m Russian
Russian form of Toviyyah (see Tobiah) via its Biblical Greek form Tobias.

Edelot f Medieval English
A pet form of any of various Old French names of Germanic origin containing the element edel "noble".

Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.

Maćko m Polish
Diminutive of Maciej.

Alek f Eastern African, Dinka
Means "black-and-white cow" in Dinka.... [more]

Lindomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese lindo "pretty, beautiful; handsome" and mar "sea". This is also regarded as a combination of Linda and Ademar, Valdemar or another name ending in -mar.

Gelduin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Geldwin.

Telipinu m Near Eastern Mythology
Means "excited son" in Hattic. He was a Hittite god who most likely served as a patron of farming, though he has also been suggested to have been a storm god or an embodiment of crops.

Chesera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassarah.

Otgonjargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest, final" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Wyllow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Rhoshaun f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix rho and the name Shaun, possibly influenced by Roshan.

Thierrette f French (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Feminine form of Thierry.

Amia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinization of Amy via the variant Amya.

Amarynceus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀμαρυγκεύς (Amarynkeus), though technically Amarygkeus is the correct spelling (compare Lynceus in that regard)... [more]

Geurim f Korean
Korean "able" + "beautiful jade".

Purnomo m Javanese
Javanese form of Purnama.

Mohasal f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and asal meaning "honey".

Chamol m Nahuatl
Means "scarlet parrot feather" in Nahuatl.

Kiya f Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near Eastern
Meaning uncertain. Could be a contraction or diminutive of the Mitanni name Tadukhipa, or possibly a variant of the Ancient Egyptian word for "monkey"... [more]

Dev m & f English
Diminutive or short form of Devin and other variations of the same name

Kinar f Kurdish
Means "honour" in Kurdish.

Anasa f Swahili
Means "joy" in Swahili.

Rostand m Occitan
Variant of Arrostanh.

Chanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Dorthelia f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Dorothy and Celia.

Shyan f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. Also compare Shyann.

Tifridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Tíðfríðr.

Brèç m Provençal
Provençal form of Brice.

Assya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Asya 1.

Sewerëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severina.

Alanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alan.

Avtar m Hinduism
Hindu name meaning "descent" and refers to deities in Hinduism.

Mayanne f English
A combination May and Anne.

Luanesha f Albanian (Rare)

Suadurix m Old Celtic
A Gaulish name, composed of swadus "sweet" + rix "king".

Abile m Italian (Rare)
Means "abile; skilled" in Italian.

Vaspie f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Arabic وَصْفِيّ (waṣfiyy) meaning "attributive, descriptive" or perhaps "praising".

Łucysia f Polish
Diminutive of Łucja.

Anoorak m Thai
Alternate transcription of อนุรักษ์ (see Anurak).

Finlee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Finley.

Prayun m & f Thai
Means "family, lineage, race" in Thai.

Huibert m Dutch
Modern Dutch form of Huybert.

Clavdia f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Klavdia.

Flisch m Romansh
Variant of Felix, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Verka f Bulgarian, Slovene
Diminutive form of Vera 1.

Elizeu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Eliseu.

Jadey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Jade, or a feminine variant of Jaydee. A known bearer of this name is the English actress and film producer Jadey Duffield (1991-).

Muku f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 空 (ku) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kemile f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kemily.

Géssica f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Jéssica.

Hafliði m Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "seafarer" from Old Norse haf "sea, ocean" and liði "one who goes" (from líða "to go, fare").

Rotlanda f Lengadocian (Rare), Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Rotland.

Tetsutaro m Japanese

Tanjew m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanjev.

Denison m English
Transferred use of the surname Denison.

Kadie f American
Variant of Katie, perhaps reflecting a dialectical pronunciation.

Avera m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Averkiy.

Chezelle f Afrikaans, French
South African name, probably derived from the French, it might be from a place name in France, derived from the Occitan, meaning "hill". Or accordingly to another theory it may mean "house of her".

Duma f Batak
Means "prosperous, rich" in Toba Batak.

Tróndur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þróndr.

Herschelle f English
Feminine form of Herschel.

Altansuvd f Mongolian
Means "golden pearl" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Hedylogos m Greek Mythology
The Greek god of flattery and sweet talk, whose name is derived from ἡδῠ́ς (hedus) meaning "pleasant, sweet" and λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech".

Tỵ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巳 (tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).

Daevon m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Devin

Oyrohat f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and rohat meaning "pleasure, comfort".

Nuottin m Romansh
Variant of Nuttin.

Sochoy f Uzbek
Derived from soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and oy meaning "moon".

Filya m Russian
Russian dimunitive of Filipp.

Hrothwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements hroð "fame, glory" and waru "shelter, protection, care".

Generous f English (African)
From the English word generous. It is most common in Uganda.

Tahirah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طاهرة (see Tahira).

Kaysie f English (Australian)
Variant of Casey.

Mirzabek m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Мырзабек (see Myrzabek)

Bangteng m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 腾 (téng) meaning "fly, gallop, rise".

Hialmdís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet" and dís "goddess".

Anthus m Greek Mythology
Means "flower."

Itam m Malay, Iban
From Iban, a Malayic Dayak language.

Roslie m Malay
Variant of Rusli.

Anzelma f Polish, Hungarian, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Polish, Hungarian, Croatian and Lithuanian feminine form of Anselm.

Fosco m Italian
Italian form of Fuscus.... [more]

Sopiyan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sufyan.

Ubbo m East Frisian
Variation of Udalbert.

Sangye m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སངས་རྒྱས (sangs-rgyas) referring to the Buddha, derived from སངས (sangs) meaning "purified, cleansed" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extended, spread".

Garlen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Garland.

Zhenqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder" or "reeds".

Temyr m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Timur.

Ekkaphon m Thai
From Thai เอก (ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Tià m Catalan
Short form of Sebastià.

Cyricus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Late Greek given name Kerykos (see Kirykos) via a corruption that was caused by the name's similarity to names like Kyriakos and Kyrikos.... [more]

Mameve f Obscure
In the case of American novelist Mameve Medwed (1942-2021), it was a contraction of Mamie and Eva, the names of her grandmothers.

Beom-gyu m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, e.g. 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," and a gyu hanja, e.g. 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride."

Apshina m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Georgian form of Afshin. This name is mostly used in the Georgian highlands.... [more]

Nanna f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna (compare English Nan).

Etmonda f Albanian
Feminine form of Etmond.

Guowei m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Safaromon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek safar meaning "journey, trip" and omon meaning "safe, healthy" or "mercy".

Abihud m Biblical
Means "the father is glory" or "father of glory". It is the name of two characters in the Bible.

Shoya m Japanese
Variant transcription of Shouya.

Macário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Makarios via it's Latinized form Macarius.

Abercije m Croatian
Croatian form of Abercius.

Rifkat m Tatar
Tatar form of Rifqät

Rada f Thai
Means "delight, joy" in Thai.

Cloudie f & m Obscure

Sarizha f Chechen
Possibly derived from Arabic سرى (sara) meaning "to travel at night".

Solara f Arabic
Means "of the sun" in Arabic. This girl name is used in Sudan.

Calaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalayah.

Adelene f English (American)
Variant of Adeline.

Levanna f English
Variant of Levana 2.

Emmakay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and Kay.

Xolotecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Xolotlan" in Nahuatl.

Tias m Danish, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian
Short form of Mattias.

Bregalad m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bregalad, known in the common tongue as Quickbeam, was an Ent at the time of the War of the Ring. He was significantly younger than elder Ents such as Treebeard... [more]

Gaydarbek m Dagestani (Rare), Avar (Rare)
Combination of Haidar and the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".

Shamjahon f Uzbek
Meaning "light of the world" from sham meaning "light" and jahon meaning "the world".

Kimihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" and 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Təhmasib m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Tahmasp.

Agamemno m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Agamemnon.

Biata f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Beatrice.

Penellope f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Penelope.

Minnah f English (British), Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Minna.

Ragnachar m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." It might also be a form of Raginher... [more]

Celly f Romani (Archaic)

Bonfilius m Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Latinized form of the medieval Italian name Buonfiglio (see Bonfiglio). This name was borne by an Italian saint from the 12th century AD.

Obi-Wan m Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 帯 (obi) "belt" (used to tie a kimono) and wan that sounds like the Japanese honorific suffix san.

Jochebeth f Jewish
Variant of Jochebed.

Pepay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefa.

Çlirimtare f Albanian (Rare), Kosovar (Rare)
Derived from Albanian çlirimtar "emancipator; liberating".

Haykel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيكل (see Haykal) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Mann f Estonian
Variant of Manni and, ultimately, Maria. A famous bearer is Mann Helstein (1988-), Estonian viola player.

Arrigucciu m Corsican, Medieval Corsican
Diminutive of Arrigu.

Ivanilde f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ivanilda.

Juvenci m Catalan
Catalan form of Iuventius (see Juventius).

Quenylda f Medieval English
Medieval form of Cwenhild.

Xheana f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Xhean.

Hiril f Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the word hiril meaning "lady" in the fictional Sindarin language.

Akharapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัครพล (see Akkharaphon).

Basing m Medieval English

Beatrisz f Hungarian
Hungarian adoption of French Béatrice.

Maíra f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".

Enxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Tzvika m Hebrew
Diminutive of Tzvi.

Vassago m Literature
Vassago is a demon described in demonological grimoires such as the Lesser Key of Solomon and the Book of the Office of Spirits. He is the third demon in the Lesser Key (including Thomas Rudd's variant) and is referred to as a prince "of a good nature" and of the "same nature as Agares"... [more]

Mosh m Hebrew (Modern)
Short form of Moshiko which itself used as a diminutive of Moshe.

Frévisse f French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Frideswide and variant of Frésende and Fréwisse.

Adelem m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Adalhelm.

Shaheer m Arabic
Means "well-known, distinguished" in Arabic.

Deia f English
Diminutive of Deianira.

Dagomér m Hungarian (Archaic)
Hungarian borrowing of Dagomar.

Bonna f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the second born daughter.

Kirin f Hindi

Sibe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of masculine names that have sigu or sigis for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Sibald and Sibert are good examples of that.

Çağdaş m Turkish
Means "modern, contemporary" in Turkish.

Wenna f Chinese
Combination of the names Wen and Na.

Anselmuccio m Medieval Italian, Literature
Medieval Italian diminutive of Anselmo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Dioguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.

Darsenois m Arthurian Cycle
A knight whom Arthur freed from the castle Causuel when he defeated the Merciless Lion, Darsenois’s jailer. In return, Darsenois gave Arthur a charger.

Tirill f Norwegian (Modern)
Variant of Tiril.

Zhiger m Kazakh
Means "determination, perseverance, volition" in Kazakh.

Acmachquichiuh m & f Nahuatl
Means "who in heaven’s name made him/her?", derived from Nahuatl ac "who? which one?", mach "certainly, totally", used here as an intensifier to the question, and quichiuh "to make something, to do something".

Berbke f Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive form of Barbara (see also Berb).

Kenoth m English
Variant of Kenneth.

Gied m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgian short form of Aegidius (see Giles) and its variant spelling Egidius. In rare cases, this name can also be a short form of Gideon.... [more]

Pankrac m Slovene (Rare), Kashubian
Slovene variant of Pankracij and Kashubian form of Pankratios.

Woru m Medieval Welsh

Agena Astronomy
Agena is the traditional name of a star in the constellation Centaurus, also known as Hadar or the Beta Centauri. It is believed to be derived from Latin genua, meaning "knees", referring to the star's position on the left knee of the centaur depicted in the constellation Centaurus.

Sini m & f Samoan
Samoan variant of the name “Sydney”.

Kumud m Sakizaya

Noralie f Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Nora 1 and the popular suffix -lie.

Neige f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from French neige "snow". The name is ultimately derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame des Neiges "Our Lady of the Snows" (compare Nieves).

Leonam m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
The name is the inverse of Manoel.

Xiaopeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven" or "clouds, mist" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".

Adietumarus m Gaulish
Gaulish name, composed of Proto-Celtic ad- "to" and yantu "zeal, jealousy" with māros "great".

Gundlach m Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the name elements gunda "fight, battle" and leih "play".

Jerardo m Spanish (Mexican)
Common Mexican variant of Gerardo.

Afinohen m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Athenogenes.

Kalvinus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Calvin, often paired with Yohanes.

Eratosthenis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eratosthenes.

Riezka f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizka.

Idra f Ancient Aramaic
Means "fig tree" in Aramaic.

Karian f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Niluper f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Nilufar.

Tetsy f Medieval English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Adeau m American (Rare, Archaic)

Paolica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Paola.

Tarasiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Tarasios.

Jāmun f & m Hindi, Indian
From Hindi जामुन (jāmun) meaning "Java plum, berry, blackberry".

Gealá f Sami
Meaning unknown.

Milojka f Slovene
Diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milu "gracious, dear", used as a given name in its own right.

Dema f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Dolma.

Zolta m Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Zoltán.

Chrisanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Chrisanna.

Baldegild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Seia m & f Japanese
From Japanese 井 (sei) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 成 (sei) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 青 (sei) meaning "blue, green" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]

Swede f Literature
Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.

Tinda f English (Rare)

Boniacip m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Bonmacip.

Stefanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stefan.

Yanshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Nabella f Indonesian, Malaysian

Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)
Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.

Meric m Gascon
Truncated form of Aimeric.

Vellita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Leezabeth f Scots
Scots form of Elizabeth.

Amleset f Tigrinya
Means "she made it return" in Tigrinya.

Josilyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Zaharija m Croatian, Serbian
A form of Zachariah.

Fakaolakifanga m Tongan
Means "light on the beach" in Tongan.

Ozodbek m Uzbek
From the given name Ozod and the work bek, a military title.

Darunee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Daruni.

Anisio m Galician, Spanish, Italian
Galician form of Anysius.

Gerana f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [more]

Soái m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 帥 (soái) meaning "to command, to lead".

Alibertus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and berhtaz "bright". Alternately, the first element could derive from allaz "all; whole, entire"... [more]

Jurie f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Etemad m & f Persian
Persian form of I'timad.

Domitilda f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Domitilde.

Remaclus m Frankish (Latinized)
This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]

Rideum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Borrowed from English Rhythm.

Ett m Obscure (Rare)
The name of the German writer and comedian Ett Clyse.

Praxedia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Praxedis.

Bada m Yoruba
Possibly from Yoruba bá meaning "togerher with" and dà meaning "mix". It is likely a short form of another name.

Iazúa f Spanish
Meaning unknown, perhaps of Indigenous American origin. This name is borne by Mexican actress Iazúa Laríos.

Rawaiz m Urdu

Eiron m & f Various

Geneve f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Geneva.

Bhagatveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਭਗਤ (bhagat) meaning "worshipper, devotee" (itself from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta) meaning "devoted, loyal, faithful") and Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Elodio m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Masculine form of Elodia.

Thida f Thai, Khmer
Means "daughter, girl" in Thai and Khmer.

Zongyuan m Chinese

Pecachia m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Pekahiah.

Thùy Dương f Vietnamese
Vietnamese compound name meaning "weeping willow".

Gawyn m Medieval English
Variant of Gawain. This was used by Nicholas Udall for a character in his comedy Ralph Roister Doister (written ca. 1552).

Ninushka f Russian
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Paetan f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Badr-un-nissa f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "full moon amongst women".

Phú m Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Fu.

Imelia f English

Shusie f Scots
Diminutive of Shusan.

Artemi m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Means "noble lineage" in Guanche.

Ba m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 巴 (bā) meaning "to greatly desire" or referred to a mythological snake. It can also derive from 芭 (bā) referred to a kind of fragrant grass or 笆 (bā) meaning "bamboo fence".... [more]

Raffaellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Raphael.

Ilmira f Uzbek
Possibly a variant of Elmira 2.