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Beatryce f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Rimgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimgaudas.

Arendine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Arendina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.

Bertisma f Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.

Flavit m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Flavitus.

Jaropluk m Slavic

Athenophanes m Ancient Greek
Means "Athens manifest" or "manifestation of Athena", derived from either the name of the city Athens or the eponymous goddess Athena combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "seeming, appearing".

Catullus m Ancient Roman
Derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Catullus with uncertain meaning. Possibly it comes from the Gaulish catu meaning "battle" with the diminutive suffix -ullus. In alternative it comes from Latin catulus meaning "cub, whelp".

Baqtïyar m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bakhtiyar.

To'raberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'ra meaning "lord" and berdi meaning "gave".

Cuintean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Quintin

Tawfique m Bengali
Bengali form of Tawfiq.

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

Şahnisa f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Means "the ruler of women", from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "shah, king" and Arabic نساء (nisa) meaning "women".

Henrica f Dutch, Flemish, Romansh
Dutch feminine form of Henricus and Romansh feminine form of Henric.

Athapong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพงศ์/อรรถพงษ์ (see Atthaphong).

Raymonte m African American

Gerbrandus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Garibrand via Gerbrand.

Evstakhi m Russian
Variant transcription of Evstakhiy.

Siamyon m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Simon 1.

Soredamor f Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Musthafa m Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim)
Dhivehi form of Mustafa, as well as a form used among South Indian Muslims.

Ettarre f Arthurian Cycle
Used by Alfred Lord Tennyson in his Arthurian epic 'Idylls of the King' (1859) as the name of the lady loved by Pelleas. An earlier form, Ettard, was used by Sir Thomas Malory in his 'Le Morte d'Arthur' and may have been a variant or corrupted form of Arcade, the original name of the character in the Post-Vulgate Cycle.

Tý m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Tí.

Kleobul m Croatian
Croatian form of Cleobulus.

Estèla f Provençal
Provençal form of Estelle.

Jayapala m Sanskrit
Means "protector of victory", from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory" and पाल (pāla), "protector". This is the name of a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001 CE in what is today the corner of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Kathalea f German (Modern)
A modern German adaption of Cataleya designed to look like a blend of Katharina and Lea

Ryver m & f English (Rare)
Variant of River.

Ahiman m Biblical
Meaning "brother of the right hand / brother of a gift."

Djufri m Indonesian
Older spelling of Jufri influenced by Dutch orthography.

Mengping f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".

Queenisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps either a variant of Quanisha (via Quenisha) or a combination of Queen and the suffix -isha.

Cerí m Provençal
Provençal form of Cyrus.

Mikkion f Ancient Greek
Probably from Greek μικρός (mikros) meaning "little, small", via the variant form μικκός (mikkos).

Xäniä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Haniyya.

Namrit m Indian
MEANING - alive. Here न means not + मृत means dead... [more]

Angnes f Medieval German, Medieval Scottish, Scots (Archaic)
Medieval southern German variant of Agnes reflecting the southern German pronunciation. It is also a Scots variant of Agnes which was recorded in the late Middle Ages.

Thersippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Thersippos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 10th century BC.

Daahir m Somali
Variant of Dahir.

Solenez f Breton
Feminine variant of Solen.

Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.

Cafu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Famous bearer of this name is Cafu (Born as Marcos Evangelista de Morais).

Arngunn f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Archaic)
Norwegian and Faroese form of Arngunnr (see Æringunnr).

Ismara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a feminine form of Ismar or a contraction of Isamara.

Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.

Sənan m Azerbaijani

Jaia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jaya.

Patiphan m Thai
Means "wit, wisdom" in Thai.

Udjinne m Walloon
Walloon form of Eugène.

Amylia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Keina f Medieval English
A hypocorism of Welsh feminine names starting with Cein-, such as Ceinwen or Ceindrych. The particle cein itself is derived from Welsh cain meaning "good, lovely".

Sawalihah f Arabic
From the Arabic صَوَالِح‎ (ṣawāliḥ) meaning "advantages, benefits".

Myskia m & f Medieval Scandinavian (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Swedish *myskia "bat".

Sazzy f Malaysian (Rare)

Satesh m Hinduism

Damitha m & f Sinhalese
Variant of Damith.

Amalya f Armenian
Armenian form of Amalia.

Vitumnus m Roman Mythology
God whom endows the fetus with vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening). Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon... [more]

Arshaya f & m Sanskrit
Means “desire, wish”.

Nameer m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Namir.

Tippoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Deborah.

Homam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic همام (see Humam).

Sallaman m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Salomon.

Zótico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).

Rezsö m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rezső.

Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.

Shinako f Japanese
From 標 (shina) meaning "to guide, guidance" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Tayre f Spanish (Latin American)

Masateru m Japanese
From 將 (masa) meaning "commander, leader, general" and 明 (teru) meaning "bright, clarifying, enlighten". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Cho-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (cho) meaning "glass, crystal" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945)... [more]

Anelija f Serbian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Анелия (see Anelia).

Martulumìu m Sicilian
Variant of Bartulumèu.

Azuquahe m Guanche
Means "ruddy" in Guanche. It was borne by a Guanche leader from La Palma.

Shwetha f Bengali (Hindu)
A variation of the name of the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.

Sharmekia f African American (Modern)
Possibly a blend of Charmaine and Shameka.

Tareque m Bengali
Bengali variant of Tariq.

Vrisiida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Briseida.

Rosey f & m English
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rose and of compound names that start with Ros-, such as Rosaline.... [more]

Collene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Adsadawut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัษฎาวุธ (see Atsadawut).

Analyn f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
English of Annalynn as well as a Filipino combination of Ana and the diminutive suffix Lyn

Krókr m Old Norse
From Old Norse krókr "hook".

Domiciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Domitian.

Himildrud f Old High German
Combination of himil "heaven" and þrūþi "strength".

Scherazade f English (Rare)
Variant of Scheherazade.

Aginulf m Germanic
From the Germanic elements agin "edge of a sword" (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) and wulf "wolf".

Adargoma m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *addar-guma "backs like cliffs".

Udyray f Mari
Means "little daughter" in Mari.

Jouana f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Jeanne.

Pitàgores m Catalan
Catalan form of Pythagoras.

Wassila f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيلة (see Wasila).

Zmicier m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Zmitser.

Asfandyar m Pashto
Pashto form of Esfandiar.

Phatthana m & f Thai, Lao
Means "progress, advance, develop" in Thai and Lao.

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Bèrnabé m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Barnabas.

Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]

Salimata f Western African
Form of Salima used in parts of western Africa.

Cherfils m Haitian Creole (Rare)

Shomer m & f Biblical
Means "keeper, watchman" or "guarded", from the Hebrew verb שמר (shamar) "to keep, to guard". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of Jehozabad, 2 Kings 12:21 (in 2 Chronicles 24:26 she is called Shimrith), and the name of a man of Asher, 1 Chronicles 7:32.

Ketra f English (Rare)
Variant of Kitra.

Caspaer m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Caspar via its latinized form Casparus.... [more]

Agustinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Agostinho.

Paetan f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Qiaoan f Chinese
From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".

Muro m Georgian
Short form of Murad, Muraz, Murman, Murtaz and perhaps also of Demur and Temur.

Nafs f Arabic
Means "soul" in Arabic. It has common usage in Egypt and Iran.

Yder m Arthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman
French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.

Sakinah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سكينة (see Sakina), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Sjinkie m Dutch

Hekatokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hecate combined with κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Yeraldin f Spanish (Latin American), South American
Hispanic variant of Geraldine.

Isna f Indonesian

Queenia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Queenie

Jeong-su m & f Korean
Jeong is '정' in Chinese Hanzi is '本' (Běn) means "this".... [more]

Magryta f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Margarethe.

Pedraria f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pedrarias.

Yeksakustodian m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Exakoustodianos.

Violenta f Theatre, Hungarian
Cognate of Violante. The name of a ghost character in Shakespeare's play 'All's Well That Ends Well' (first published 1623).

Ögial f Old Swedish
Old Swedish 18th century dialectal variant of Ödhgärdh.

Iboya f Dutch
Allegedly derived from Hungarian Ibolya.

Oktai m Azerbaijani
Possibly a variant form of Oktay or Ögeday.

Berma f Kurdish
Means "lady" in Kurdish.

Baybal m Yakut
Yakut form of Pavel.

Qaqqa m & f Greenlandic
Means “grouse” in Greenlandic.

Budhy m Indonesian
Variant of Budi.

Estian m Afrikaans

Curneliu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cornelio.

Is f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Isabel, Isidore, and other names beginning with the is- sound. An alternate version of Iz.

Merewyn f Literature
Variant of Mærwynn used by Anya Seton in her historical novel Avalon (1965). In the story Merewyn is a niece of Merwinna, abbess of Romsey Abbey.

Auxile m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Auxilius.

Ashika f Nepali
The first part (आशा) of this name comes from the word for 'hope'. ... [more]

Tirivashe m & f Shona
Means "We belong to the Lord". #This is a Christian name for believers declaring their loyalty to God".

Atriana f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Adriana.

Fredzia f Polish
Diminutive form of Alfreda.

Leeana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 28 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Sargai f & m Mongolian
Means "rose" in Mongolian.

Himanshu m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, from हिम (hima) meaning "cold, frost, winter" and अंशु (amshu) meaning "ray, beam, thread".

Urgulania f Ancient Roman
Meaning unknown, most likely of Etruscan origin. This name was borne by a noblewoman who was a close friend of the empress Livia 1.

Freedom m & f English (Puritan), English (African)
From Old English frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976... [more]

Ivón f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spelling variant of Yvonne.

Jasmim m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Jasmine.... [more]

Adacia f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name Ada 1 with any feminine name ending in -cia, such as Acacia, Alicia, Felicia and Patricia.

Jashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ja and the name Shonda. It can be spelled JaShonda or Jashonda.

Bleon m Albanian

Souyoung f Korean
Souyoung Park is a Korean author.

Ethom m Coptic (Bohairic)
Variant form of Athom.

Iufankh m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian jw.f-ꜥnḫ meaning "he will live" or "may he live", derived from jwj "to come to pass" (compare jj "to come") combined with the masculine suffix .f and ankh "life, to live".

Xuraman f Azerbaijani
Khanty word for "beautiful." Opera singer Xuraman Qasımova is a well-known bearer.

Gülbeyaz f Turkish
Means "white rose" from Turkish gül meaning "rose" and beyaz meaning "white".

Iynx f Greek Mythology
From Greek mythology. The name of a nymph who invented the magical love-charm known as the iynx--a spinning wheel with a wryneck bird attached, according to mythology she either used the charm to make Zeus fall in love with her or with another nymph, Io... [more]

Xinhui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire, willingly, gladly" combined with 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit"... [more]

Gigi m Georgian, Romanian
In Georgia, this name is a diminutive of Giorgi and Grigol (compare Gigola).... [more]

Curinna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Corinna.

Weylin m American (Modern, Rare)

Cyprilla f Greek
Derived from the plant Cyperus (Κύπερος).... [more]

Jonilyn f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Combination of Joni 1 and the name suffix -lyn.

Sanny f Hawaiian (Americanized, Modern, Rare)

Beroe f Greek Mythology
This was the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology, including an old Epidaurian woman who nursed Semele.

Zorika f Croatian

Druva f Sanskrit

Julieta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Жулиета (see Zhulieta).

Quinevere f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Guinevere.

Fille f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Filomena, Filippa and other names that begin with Fil.

Branwalader m Medieval Breton

Renenet f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Renenutet.

Savié m Provençal
Provençal form of Xavier.

Berteka f Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Berta.

Saille f American (Modern, Rare)

Barsimeu m Catalan
Catalan form of Barsimaeus.

Marella f Italian
Possibly a variant of Mariella, notably borne by Italian socialite Marella Agnelli (1927-).

Rolfa m Sami
Sami form of Rolf.

Vikentiya f Russian
Russian form of Vincentia.

Myaing m & f Burmese
Means "deep forest" in Burmese.

Virdžīnija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Virginia.

Ashelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tanrıverdi m Azerbaijani
Means "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from tanrı meaning "god" and verdi meaning "gave".

Solbritt f Swedish
Combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Britt.

Gunnharða f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gunnharda.

Frezya f Turkish
Means Freesia flower

Arielis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Ariel.

Serçil m Kurdish
Possibly from ser meaning "crest, crown, top" and çil meaning "forty".

Şahlar m Azerbaijani
Means "kings, rulers" in Azerbaijani (the plural of şah, ultimately from Persian shah).

Aslonbek m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Aslanbek.

Issiac m African American (Modern, Rare)

Kaltes-Ekwa f Siberian Mythology
Etymology unknown. Kaltes-Ekwa is a Mansi and Khanty goddess of the moon, childbirth, fate, dawn, fertility and rejuvenation. She is a shapeshifter and known to take the shape of a hare.

Gonçaluo m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Gonzalo.

Xairo m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Jair.

Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.

Kassandre f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassandre.

Leafy f English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Relief.

Gulasor f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish gula meaning "rose" and sor meaning "red".

Jaakupiina m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Jákupîna.

Taalish m Odia
Means "lord of earth" in Odia.

Dhana f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Dana 1. This name was brought to limited public attention in 1964, when a character in the film 'The 7th Dawn' was named Dhana.

Kanchit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanchit.

Illyria f Ancient Greek, Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Illyrios.

Miraildes f Brazilian
The given name of the women football player known as Formiga.

Engelhere m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements enġel "angel" and here "army".

Brodwyn m & f South African (Rare)

Fakhriya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فخرية (see Fakhriyya).

Hisataro m Japanese

Genush m Mari
Mari form of Gennadius.

Beaulah f English (American)
Variant of Beulah.

Gétule m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Getulius.

Gretar m Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
New combination of Gret, name element deriving from the name Greta and Germanic element hari "army".

Jacquelin f English
Variant of Jacqueline

Tutankhaten m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn meaning "image of the life of Aten". This was the birth name of Tutankhamun.

Aviani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Obidio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ovidio.

Francise f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Francis.

Nganthoilembi f Manipuri
Means "shining, gentle victory" in Meitei.

Shuangye f Chinese
From Chinese 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" combined with 叶 (yè) meaning "leaf" or 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]

Bihri f Jewish

Amaron m Mormon
Son of Omni, Nephite record keeper.

Bellina f Medieval Italian, Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Belina.

Rukhshona f Uzbek

Damarose f English (Archaic)
Variant of Damaris.

Damienne f French, French (Belgian), Luxembourgish
Feminine form of Damien.

Annibal m French (Rare)
French form of Hannibal.

Eyvin m Danish
Variant of Eyvind.

Christofilus m Dutch
Variant of Christophilus.

Tonhão m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.

Kaarna f Finnish (Archaic)
Means "bark of a tree" in Finnish.

Emilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Emiliano.

Rejana f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Réjane.

Dorotija f Latvian (Rare)

Dugurkhan m Chechen

Engelmund m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilmund.

Robbin m & f Swedish, English
Variant of Robin.

Zahari m Malay
Derived from Arabic زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zayda f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaida.

Gariwald m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Gothic valdan "to reign."

Dancia f Polish
Diminutive of Dana.

Günseli f Turkish
Means "stream of sun", from Turkish gün meaning "sun, day" combined with Turkish "sel" meaning "flood, stream".

Sevdo f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sevda.

Romeusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Romaeus (see Romeo).

Menoah m Dutch (Rare)
Probably a variant form of the biblical name Manoah.

God m American (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Godfrey or possibly directly from the English word.

Toroz m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Todros.

Qoşunəli m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "army of Ali", from Azerbaijani qoşun meaning "army, troops" and Əli.

Aarav m Sanskrit, Indian
Means "peaceful melody" or "calm noise" in Sanskrit.

Maumoon m Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Mamun.

Gllâomin m Norman
Diminutive of Gllâome.

Birzaith m & f Biblical
Birzaith is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:31 but it is unclear if the person is a man or a woman.

Novis m Ancient Oscan

Nefertiabet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jꜣbt meaning "beautiful one of the east".

Shahmah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shahm.

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

Sali f Georgian
Diminutive of Salome. There might also be cases where the name is a georgianization of the English name Sally.... [more]

Fender m Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
First seen in the Dutch naming statistics in 1993 (when 16 baby boys were given this name), the name Fender has since enjoyed a stable presence in the naming statistics (with 16 births each year) until a sudden increase in popularity in 2008 (20 births), which it has maintained so far... [more]

Dezyderiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Desiderius.

Prayer f & m English
Middle English from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from prex, prec- prayer.’

Garsenda f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Gersende.

Navagiaq m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology, Inupiat
West Greenlandic name meaning "the one who travelled from place to place", composed of nava- meaning "exchange, moving from place to place" and -giaq meaning "travel" or "is out". In Greenlandic mythology this is the name of a character who dies and travels from animal to animal as a spirit until he is finally reborn as a human.

Tiriel m English (Modern, Rare)

Aytun m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish words ay meaning "moon" and tun meaning "light" or "brightness."

Kinalabukk m & f Ainu
Meaning "Person who play with the Bulrush" in Ainu.

Xjuscha f Russian (Germanized, Modern)
Hypochoristic form of Oxana.

Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.

Sireni f Spanish

Izzatullah m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزت الله (see Izzat Allah).

Esias m Medieval Romansh, Afrikaans
Medieval Romansh and Afrikaans form of Isaiah via Esaias.

Paganino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Pagano, as it contains the Italian masculine diminutive suffix -ino.

Emilde f Medieval French

Andam f & m Indonesian
Means "to arrange, to fasten" in Indonesian, ultimately from Persian هندام (handām).

Normalyn f Filipino
Combination of Norma and the popular suffix -lyn.

Phoomipat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูมิพัฒน์/ภูมิภัทร (see Phumiphat).

Pensée f French (Rare)
Derived from French pensée "pansy (the flower); thought, idea".

Edekon m History
Variant of Edeko.

Bibijan f Indian (Rare)

Zutoia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.

Naqai m Ancient Hebrew
Means "innocent." Compare Arabic Naqi. Features in Sanhedrin 43a in the Talmud, during an apocryphal description of the death of Yeshua the Nazarene, as one of his five disciples... [more]

Aoyan m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 岩 (yán) meaning "rock, cliff".

Gulshana f Uzbek
Variant form of Gulshan.

Huaying f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Vượng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旺 (vượng) meaning "prosperous, flourishing".

Zosimo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zosimos via Zosimus.

Poorya m Persian
Variant transcription of Pouria.

Shawky m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic شوقي (see Shawqi).

Carem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Karen 1.

Rifumu m Tsonga
Means "wealth" in Xitsonga.

Alexanderine f English (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Alexandrine.

Sheqere f Albanian
Derived from Albanian sheqere "very sweet".

Tiguen m & f American (Modern), American

Kesegowaase m Algonquin
Means "fast; speedy; rapid" in Algonquin.

Kætillaugr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Kætillaug.

Andrijaš m Vlach
Vlach form of Andrej.

Yu-gyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑜 "flawless gem or jewel" and 暻 "bright".

Nalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Na, Li 1 and An 1.

Liam m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my people" or "my nation" from Hebrew לִי (li) "my" and עַם ('am) "people, nation". It is also a modern Hebrew acronym for לא ידע עמי מלחמה which means "my nation did not know war".... [more]

Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Bjørn and Norwegian stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).

LaDarrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaDarius.

Dioniz m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Dionysos.

Thorkild m Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Torkild.

Leja f Dutch (Rare)

Pietrzyk m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Pietyr.

Khuyagbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Yueguan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 鹳 (guàn) meaning "stork, crane".