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.
Polaris f & m Astronomy, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)Derived from Latin
stella polaris, meaning "pole star". This is the proper Latin name of the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. It is borne by a character (real name Lorna Dane) in Marvel's
X-Men line of comics, created in 1968.
Halis m TurkishMeans "pure" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic خالص
(khāliṣ).
Kiriko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 桐 (
kiri) meaning "paulownia" or 霧 (
kiri) meaning "mist" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aysezim f KazakhFrom Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and сезім
(sezim) meaning "sense, feeling".
Hiruni f SinhaleseDerived from either Sanskrit or Sinhalese meaning 'Light' or 'Just'
Acracia f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)From Spanish
acracia, which stands for the doctrine that advocates the suppression of all authority, ultimately from the Ancient Greek words ἀκράτεια (
akráteia, "no power") or ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (
akrāsíā, "intemperance")... [
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Amikam m JewishMeans "my people has risen up" in Hebrew. This is a modern name.
Rey m & f English, Popular CultureVariant of
Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
Glaedr m LiteratureUsed by novelist Christopher Paolini (1983-) for a dragon in his
Inheritance Cycle fantasy series. Oromis' dragon Glaedr is golden-colored and missing a leg from a skirmish with another dragon and Rider.
Senectus m Roman MythologyMeans "aged, very old" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Senectus was a god of old age and the Roman equivalent of
Geras.
Chaiming f ChineseFrom the Chinese
钗 (chāi) meaning "ornamental hairpin" and
明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".
Weedon m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Weedon. This was borne by the English actor and writer Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919), full name Walter Weedon Grossmith... [
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Aime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 芽 (
me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 夢 (
me) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Zoro m JapaneseFrom Japanese 空 (
zo) meaning "sky" or 造 (
zo) meaning "create, make, structure, physique" combined with 月 (
ro) meaning "moon" or 路 (
ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance"... [
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Jae-jung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 中 "central; center, middle".
Annevi f Swedish (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element
vī "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element
vé "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").
Oldra f CzechDiminutive of
Oldřiška, not usually used as a given name in its own right. Oldra Sedlmayerová (whose official given name was Oldřiška Veronika Sedlmayerová, 1884-1954) was a poet, publicist and politician... [
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Thwin f & m BurmesePossibly means "manner, appearance" or "continuous, limpid" in Burmese.
Theudeman m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
þeud "people" combined with
man "man."
Masuta m JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 寿 (su) meaning "long life" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Ina f Chinese (Modern)Combination of Chinese Characters "一" meaning "One", and "娜" meaning "Graceful", "Elegant". Other Combinations possible.
Nunuk f JavaneseMeans "to grope, to feel one's way around" in Javanese.
Atikaya m HinduismMeans "gigantic" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the
Ramayana he is one of the sons of the demon king
Ravana.
Akitaka m JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
aki) or 昭 (
aki) both meaning "bright" combined with 孝 (
taka) meaning "filial piety" or 貴 (
taka) meaning "expensive, valuable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Thijsje m & f DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Thijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-je to the original name... [
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Kinuo m JapaneseFrom 絹 (
kinu) meaning "silk" and 男 (
o) meaning "male", 夫 (
o) meaning "man, husband", or 雄 (
o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sanyam m IndianMEANING - control, control of senses, restrain, holding together, concentration of mind, fettering, self- control, closing, binding... [
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Tuleen f ArabicThis was one of the most popular girls names in Jordan in 2020.
Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, LuwianPossibly deriving in part from the Luwian element
ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
Ragab m Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic رجب (see
Rajab). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Ayahisa m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 彩 (
aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (
aya) meaning "design" combined with 久 (
hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (
hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [
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Abd al-Baqi m ArabicMeans "servant of the everlasting" from Arabic عبد
('abd) meaning "servant" combined with باقي
(baqi) meaning "eternal, everlasting".
Zhimeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Altantogos f & m MongolianMeans "golden peacock, golden peafowl" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and тогос
(togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl"
Yu m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sejo (1417-1468), seventh king of Joseon.
Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), FolkloreMedieval variant of
Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.
Qasid m ArabicEither from Arabic قاصِد (qāṣid), meaning "resolute, destined," or Arabic قَصيد (qaṣīd), meaning "poem."
Fuhito m Japanese (Rare)From archaic 史
(fuhito) referring to a court historian, shifted from earlier
fumihito which is made up of 文/書
(fumi) meaning "letter, writings" and 人
(hito) meaning "person."... [
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Bergrós f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or
bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and
rós "rose" (ultimately from Latin
rosa "rose").
Chousuke m Japanese (Rare)This is an uncommon Japanese name for males. 猪 (Chou) means "Boar". 輔、介, 助 (Suke) all nearly mean the same thing, "Aid, Help, Rescue, Save, Assist, Herald" etc. There are many possibilities regarding kanji for this name, this a short summary is all.
Sherdil m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
sher meaning "lion" and
dil meaning "heart, soul".
Kumushtoj f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
kumush meaning "silver" and
toj meaning "crown".
Rito m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village" combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person" or 都 (
to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tí m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 子 (
tử) meaning "tiny, small, little".
Annageldi m TurkmenMeans "Friday came", from Turkmen
anna meaning "Friday" and
geldi meaning "came".
Zhaoqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather".
Idonae f English (Archaic)An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.
Contessilo m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
contessos "warm; cordial", ultimately from
con- "with" and
tess- "warmth".
Yedder m Berber (Rare)Though this name symbolizes immortality, it indicates a sense of unbroken spirit or uncaptured soul.
Erwyn m WelshWelsh name, composed by "gwerd" and "gwyn", with the meaning of "green and white".
Toshmarqa m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tosh meaning "rock, stone" and
marqa, the name of an Uzbek tribe.
Zonda f Spanish (Latin American), Indigenous AmericanName of a specific type of fast, dry mountain wind in Argentina. The name comes from a valley in San Juan Province, Argentina. Both the valley and the wind are related to an Indigenous people
Ullum-Zonda similar to the Huarpe people.
Abiasaph m Biblical HebrewThe name Abiasaph consists of two parts. The first element is the same as the name
Abi, which occurs only as a feminine name in the Bible. It comes, however, from a word that's used most frequently as element of names, namely אב (
ab), meaning "father" added to the verb אסף (
asap), meaning "to gather." In totality, meaning "my father has gathered."
Husband m English (American, Rare)Derived from the surname
Husband. A famous bearer was Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7th, 1941.
Kurleigh m EnglishAlternate spelling of
Curley and
Curly. A notable bearer of this name is Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (born 1997), a Canadian football player of Guyanese origin.
Ariwald m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic
aran or
arna "eagle" (
ara in Gothic and
arn in Old High German)... [
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Shoshen f CopticMeans "lily, waterlily, lotus" in Coptic, ultimately derived from Egyptian
zšn "lotus flower". Compare
Susanna.
Jingping f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 敬
(jìng) meaning "respect, honour", 京
(jīng) meaning "capital city", 晶
(jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" or 竟
(jìng) meaning "unexpectedly, surprisingly, whole, entire" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Hermarchos m Ancient GreekMeans "Hermes is my master" or "Hermes is my origin", derived from the name of the god
Hermes and either Greek ἀρχός
(archos) meaning "master, leader" or ἀρχή
(arche) meaning "origin, source".
Damdrin m TibetanTibetan name for
Hayagriva, derived from རྟ
(rta) meaning "horse" and མགྲིན
(mgrin) meaning "neck, throat; voice".
Arnapkapfaaluk f New World Mythology, Inuit MythologyMeans "big bad woman". Arnapkapfaaluk was the sea goddess of the Inuit people living in Canada's Coronation Gulf area. Although occupying the equivalent position to
Sedna within Inuit mythology, in that she had control of the animals of the seas, she was noticeably different as can be seen by the English translation of her name.
Khayu m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḫꜣjw, of uncertain etymology. This was the name of a predynastic king of Lower Egypt.
Jianying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 建
(jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 剑
(jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre" combined with 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瀛
(yíng) meaning "ocean, sea"... [
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Adnoartina f & m Indigenous Australian MythologyThis name represents a sacred ancestral being in the form of a gecko lizard. Adnoartina is associated with the formation of Uluru, the iconic sandstone landmark in the Northern Territory.
Sujia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" and
佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, auspicious".