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Ashikin f Malay
Derived from Arabic عاشقين (ʿāshiqīn‎) meaning "admirers, lovers", the plural of عاشق (ʿāshiq) meaning "admirer, lover".

Bacsó m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Bács.

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

Vóaxaa'ȯhnéstooestse m Cheyenne
Means "Screeching Eagle" in Cheyenne.

Monae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Anelace f Danish (?)
Anelace Elfead is a Liberlian Bracer that is affiliated with the Bose Branch. She is the granddaughter of the famous swordsman Yun Ka-Fai and utilizes the Eight Leaves One Blade style of swordsmanship that her grandfather founded.... [more]

Amius m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amias.

Temequah f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Taskin m Uzbek
Means "consolation" in Uzbek.

Derique m English
Variant of Derek.

Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Kon m Cree
Variant of Kuun.

Jalea f English (Rare)
Variant of Jaliyah/Jaylia

Lín f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Líni as well as the Faroese form of Hlín.

Sanie f Albanian
Variant of Sanije.

Jittel f Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Gittel.

Sashene f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Sacheen.

Shuqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".

Melidor f Arthurian Cycle
The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]

Hermingild m Germanic
Variant spelling of Ermingild.

Wulandari f Javanese, Indonesian
Means "full moon" in Javanese.

Dygyn m Yakut
Variant of Tygyn.

Nancibelle f Obscure

Qambolat m Ossetian

Piraye f Persian, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Persian پیرایه (see Pirayeh), as well as the Turkish form.

Cassandro m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cassander.

Davyon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Davion.

Lammeken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Lambrecht.

Lajuan m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Juan 1. Possibly related to LaShawn.

Irisu f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "rainbow", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Greek word iris or from Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "Italy", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 朱 (su) meaning "crimson"... [more]

Benzoheth m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew boy's name meaning "Son of Separation"

Hadessa f English (Rare)
Variant of Hadassah.

Heilram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and hraban or hramn "raven."

Tístran m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tristan.

Tariso m & f African
Tariso is similar to the name Tariro in that it has the same meaning..."hope"... [more]

Pafnoutios m Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Paphnoutios (see Paphnutius).

Mellody f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mellody or variation of Melody.

Ouiliam m Greek
Phonetic transliteration of William.

Neptunine f Roman Mythology
Derived from the name of the Greek sea god Neptune, used by the Roman poet Catullus to refer to the nymph Thetis, because she was a granddaughter of Poseidon (Neptune).

Oella f American, English
It is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.

Ultan m English, Irish
Anglicised form of Ultán.

Fridemar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Nurkanat m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nūr) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with қанат (qanat) meaning "wing".

Aviance f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]

Lenuška f Slovak
Diminutive of Lenka.

Jehuda m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Jehudà.

Kincaid m English
Derived from Gaelic ceann "top, head" and either caithe "pass" or catha "battle". Kincaid is a famous Scottish Clan. ... [more]

Iingka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ingka.

Teinauri m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "the blaze", or "the splendor".

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Nicothoë f Greek Mythology
An epithet of the Harpy Aello meaning "victory-speedy".

Radbodo m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian and Spanish form of Radbod.

Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.

Richza f Medieval Jewish
contracted form of Richenza

Radityo m Javanese
Variant of Raditya.

Adonti f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adante.

Lacksley m Jamaican Patois

Xí m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 熾 (xí) meaning "intense (of fire), flourishing, prosperous".

Talan m English
Variant of Talon.

Paylak m Armenian
From the Armenian word փայլակ (pʿaylak) meaning "the light emitted by a lightning strike; brilliance, radiance".

Jeraline f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Vonig f Breton
Diminutive of Vona.

Dassin f Berber (Rare)

Orgeta f Albanian

Maruli m & f Batak
Means "to get, to obtain, to be lucky" in Toba Batak.

Rith m Khmer
Means "powerful, mighty" or "success, achievement" in Khmer.

Ahuahu m Hawaiian, Polynesian
Meaning associated with health, strength, and rapid growth.

Amank’ay f Aymara
Derived from Aymara amankaya meaning "lily".

Diao-chan f Chinese
one of the four chinese beauties.the moon have to hide it faces because shame of her beauty.

Aleksasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Nadzirah f Malay
Malay variant of Nazira.

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Amalinda f Sorbian

Zainal m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zainul.

Solei f American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Soleil.

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

Toralf m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German
Younger form of Þóralfr.

Adriane f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Adrian.

Maloney m & f Romani
Directly taken from Romani maloney "lightning".

Dilen m Nepali, Sinhalese

Kristlind f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft".

Palika f Indian

Gyeong-dong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 庚 (gyeong) meaning "star" and 冬 (dong) meaning "winter".

Heimeran m German (Rare)
Variant form of Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).

Zenna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Kíkeriaĸ m Greenlandic
Unknown meaning.

Māwiyya f History
The name of a fourth-century Arab warrior-queen, ultimately derived from مَاوِيّ‎ (māwiyy) meaning "watery".

Perche m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Perchevael.

Rossend m Catalan
Catalan form of Rudesind (see Rosendo).

Eberson m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
A Variant from the name Emerson

Yasumiko f Japanese
From 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing", 見 (mi) meaning "to see, outlook", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Annmari f Scandinavian
Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian form of Annmarie.

Ranko f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" and the kanji used among both genders is 融 (ranko) meaning "hot air; steam (during cooking)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Emerly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emerley.

Chulia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Julia.

Dracaena f English (Rare)
From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon... [more]

Minan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Min 1 and An 1.

Zoltan m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Zoltán.

Feihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" and 华 (huá) meaning "flowery, illustrious, prosperous".

Jaelina f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jaylina.

Fredericke f German
Variant of Frederike.

Mechtylda f Polish
Polish form of Mechtilde.

Oryon m English (British, Modern, Rare), Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Variant and possible welsh spelling of the name Orion.

Sławòmir m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sławomir.

Therien f & m American
A flag

Pisut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิศุทธิ์ (see Phisut).

Xirsi m Somali
This Somali name means "safeguard." The word xirsi also means "safeguard." The x in Somali is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, a throaty sound that is not present in English. Somalis outside of Somalia may spell the name as HIRSI or HERSI.

Zynka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Józefina.

Danh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 名 (danh) meaning "name, famous, well-known".

Typhanie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Tiphaine.

Sigefroi m Medieval French
French form of Siegfried.

Ganiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Merila m Gothic
Composed of mers "fame" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix). The origin of the Galician toponym Merlán.

Suoton f Ijaw
Means "as planned" in Ijaw.

Roselva f South American

Bartu m Turkish
The name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".

Emmelia f English (Rare), Greek (Cypriot), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized and Cypriot form of Emmeleia.

Helia f Greek Mythology, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Helios. This name was borne by one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god Helios by Clymene the Oceanid and sisters of the ill-fated Phaethon... [more]

Servian m Bulgarian, English, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, English and Ukrainian form of Servianus.

Chariclée f Theatre
French form of Chariclea which was used on one of the titular characters of Henri Desmarets's opera Théagène et Chariclée (1695).

Željan m Croatian
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

Subaru m & f Japanese
This name is used as 昴 (kou, bou, subaru), referring to the Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation or the Pleiades.... [more]

Xiumei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or 修 (xiū) meaning "study, decorate, cultivate" combined with 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Gippeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of adjective 기쁘다 (gippeuda) meaning "happy, glad, pleased."

Mawdlyn f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Archaic vernacular form of Magdalene.

Aallokko f Finnish
Translates as 'waves'

Georgeanne f English
Combination of George and Anne 1.

Naleya f Various

Galharda f Occitan
Feminine form of Galhard.

Adenízia f Brazilian (Rare)

Aitxiber f Basque
Pet form of Aitziber.

Choumi f Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Dlshad m & f Kurdish
it's a Kurdish name, mainly use as given name for male, the name includes two fraces, the first is /DL/ or /dil/ which means 'heart', and the second part is an adjective 'shad' meaning 'happy', both together means 'happy heart'.... [more]

Landeric m Germanic
Variant of Landric.

Divino m Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Divina.

Buntham m & f Thai
Means "adopted" in Thai.

Terressa f English (American)
Variant of Teresa.

Sankhani m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "choose" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

Ktesios m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess".

Alixia f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland. It might be a Latinization of Alix.

Owa m Filipino, Cebuano
Short form of Juan 1.

Dorixenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain. The Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" is the most obvious candidate, but it is also possible that the first element is connected to the Greek tribe of the Dorians in some way, such as via the Greek adjective Δωρικός (Dorikos) meaning "Dorian, Doric" (also compare Doris)... [more]

Zakhite f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Zahida.

Tereese f Estonian
Estonian form of Therese.

Fox m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Focke.

Eirinaios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eirenaios.

Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy."

Holofira f History, Medieval Turkic

Jildazez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Jildaza.

Kaedyen m Obscure
Obscure spelling of Kaeden.

Theodrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Theodrad. Theodrada was a daughter of Charlemagne and his wife Fastrada.

Jurk m Kashubian, Medieval Polish
Kashubian diminutive of Jerzi and medieval Polish diminutive of Jur.

Tenayah f Obscure
Variant of Tenaya.

Kune m & f Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch and Frisian, this name is a short form of given names containing the Germanic element kuni meaning "clan, family, kin, race, kind". In other words, you could say that this name is the Dutch and Frisian cognate of Kuno.... [more]

Dependance m English (Puritan)
Referring to one's dependance on God.

Zomorod f Persian

Raoulin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Raoul.

Hartbert m Germanic, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Variant of Hardbert.

Fortitude f & m Literature
From the English word, meaning "courage in pain or adversity". The name of a member of Mrs Ape's choir in the Evelyn Waugh novel 'Vile Bodies'.

Mïsïr m Western Yugur
Means "sharp (of a knife)" in Western Yugur.

Geordy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie and Jordy.

U-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宇 "house; building, structure; eaves" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Oistín m Irish, Old Irish
Irish form of Austin, or possibly an Old Irish form of Old Norse Eysteinn.

Norzin f & m Tibetan
Means "holding wealth" from Tibetan ནོར (nor) meaning "wealth, riches" and འཛིན (dzin) meaning "to hold, to bear".

Kimora f African American (Modern)
Popularized by American model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-), in whose case it possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's)... [more]

Dagodurnos m Gaulish
Original Gaulish form of the Latinized Dagodurnus.

Sukhjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸੁਖਜੀਤ (see Sukhjeet).

Navsikaya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nausicaa.

Gattlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gattlin.... [more]

Deverlee f English (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending Devery and Everley.

Kӗverle f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Gavrila.

Warunee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Waruni.

Nostrien m French (Archaic)
French form of Nostrianus.

Masautsiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Masautsiaκ.

Supplice m Medieval, Medieval French
A derivative of Latin supplex "supplicant".

Madalgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Alike f Greek
Alternate transcription of Aliki.

Khyatish m Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
MEANING - lord of fame or goodwill. it is joining of ख्याति + ईश ( here ख्याति means fame + ईश means lord)... [more]

Cachopo m Judeo-Spanish

Zenina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zénó.

Tome f Japanese
This name can be used as 留 (ryuu, ru, todo.maru, todo.meru, to.maru, to.meru, ruuburu) meaning "detail, fasten, halt, stop" or it can be used to combine 登 (shou, chou, to, tou, dou, a.garu, no.boru) meaning "ascend, climb up" with 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" or 米 (bei, mai, meitoru, kome, yone, me) meaning "metre, rice, USA."... [more]

Bottyán m Medieval Hungarian

Ighulfast m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ígulfastr.

Syrga f Karakalpak
Means "earring" in Karakalpak.

Maccius m Ancient Roman
An Ancient Roman family name.

Delfín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Delphinus.

Washburn f English

Rinske f West Frisian
Strictly feminine variant of Rinke.

Eumène m History (Gallicized)
French form of Eumenes.

Gatreth f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "rich".

Yitayal m Ethiopian

Zrin m Croatian

Cleanthes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kleanthes. A known bearer of this name was Cleanthes of Assos, a Greek Stoic philosopher from the 3rd century BC.

Avicus m Latin (Archaic)
Avicus is from the Latin word avis meaning "bird" with a contemnendus adjective, -cus. Avicus is a character in Anne Rice's series The Vampire Chronicles. He first appears in the novel Blood & Gold & is an ancient vampire from Rome who was made by Akasha, the first vampire in existence.

Etão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ethan.

Rustambek m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Combination of the name Rustam and the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Ziyadin m Dagestani, Kazakh
From Arabic ضياء (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "light, glow" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "reigion"

Xiaoyou f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 柚 (yòu) meaning "pomelo, grapefruit"... [more]

Petsche m Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of Peter, popular in the Rhineland region in Germany in the 1300s and 1400s.

Rengin m Indian

Nahenahe f Hawaiian
Hawaiian feminine name meaning "soft, gentle".

Ryynari m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Runar.

Kristalli m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "crystal" in Finnish.

Fundin m Old Swedish
Variant of Fundinn meaning "foundling" in Old Norse.

Fortunio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Fortunius.

Aminchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian амин (amin) meaning "essential, important" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Théodose m French (Rare)
French form of Theodosius.

Golshifteh f Persian (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "rose" and شیفته (shifteh) meaning "infatuated, enamoured".

Aypynga f Yupik

Lumina f West Frisian, East Frisian
Elaboration of Lume.

Hylia f Popular Culture, Obscure
Name of a goddess in the video game saga The Legend of Zelda. This name has been given to at least 45 women in the United States since 2017, when the game 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was released.

Baosen m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Sjraar m Limburgish
Limburgian form of the French name Gérard.

Thongkham m & f Thai, Lao
Means "gold" in Thai and Lao.

Pękosława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pękosław.

Clarimond f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Claremonde.

Lamuhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Lemuel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Tholane m Zulu (Modern)
Variant of Thulani.

Phấn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奮 (phấn) meaning "strive, exert".

Connye f English
Feminine spelling of Connie. A notable bearer is the jazz musician Connye Florance.

Orencia f Galician
Feminine form of Orencio.

Rawlings m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

Anšlavs m Latvian (Archaic)
This was the name of Latvian writer, journalist and painter Anšlavs Eglītis who became a war refugee in 1944. He had prolific career as a novelist, and his later work often examined aspects of exile life.

Everbert m Dutch
Dutch form of Eberbert.

Qianhuang m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 乾 (qián, a trigram symbol that represents “heaven”) and 荒 (huāng, meaning “wilderness, wasteland”). This is supposedly the personal name of Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors and grandson of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan).

Xiangyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples, swirling" or 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Şämsegöl f Tatar
From the Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" and Persian ګُل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".

Ziyada f Muslim
Means "increase" in Arabic.

Madelberga f Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Madalberga.

Hannelie f Afrikaans
Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elisabeth.

Tiila f Finnish

Emilinia f Filipino
A variant of the name Emily.

Füzike f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian füzike "leaf-warbler; willowherb, rosebay".

Mualim m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic معلم (mu'allim) meaning "teacher".

Sarína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sarina.

Vyta f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vita 1.

Govindarajan m Indian, Tamil
From गोविन्दराजन् (govindarajan), "king of the cow finders" in Sanskrit... [more]

Bezzel f Judeo-French
Variant of Bessel.

Zuse m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of Zeus... [more]

Statham m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Statham.

Trapper m English (Rare)

Chahuacue m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" and cueitl "skirt".

Zojz m Albanian Mythology
Zojz is a sky and lightning god in Albanian pagan mythology. The name itself is a cognate of Zeus.

Jé m Provençal
Short form of Jòrgi.

Abdul Kahar m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Abd al-Qahar.

Shuuma m Japanese
From Japanese 周 (shuu) meaning "circumference", 修 (shuu) meaning "discipline, study" or 秀 (shuu) meaning "beautiful; elegant; graceful" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Balesquida f Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian feminine form of Velasco.

Marjane f Persian
Variant of Marjan notably borne by Marjane Satrapi (1969-), an Iranian-born French illustrator and graphic novelist.

Phaine f History (Ecclesiastical)
Probably related to Phaenna, or perhaps from Greek φανης (phanes) meaning "appearing". A notable bearer was Saint Phaine of Ancyra, a 3rd-century Christian martyr... [more]

Teitr m Old Norse
From Old Norse teitr meaning "glad, cheerful, merry'".

Lokmane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of لقمان (see Luqman) chiefly used in Algeria

Derwent m English (Australian), English (British)
From the name of multiple rivers in England, which comes from Celtic dwr-gent "clear water", or else a transferred use of the surname (see Derwent)... [more]

Esaia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Yesha'yahu (see Isaiah) via its hellenized form Esaias. Also compare Isaia.

Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.

Wuyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Yuushichi m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" combined with 七 (shichi) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Store m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Stóri.

Eiriana f Welsh
Strictly feminine form of Eirian.

Adra f & m Arabic, Muslim
Meaning, "virgin."

Ermgard f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Irmgard

Ilia f Basque
Basque variant of Julia.

Khuyagt m Mongolian
Means "armoured" in Mongolian.

Delayah f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Delaiah.

Behime f Turkish
From Arabic Bahima

Ishini f Sinhalese (Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit ईशिनी (īśinī) meaning "supremacy".

Vaneska f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Vanessa influenced by Valeska.

Jadine f English (Rare)
Elaborated form or diminutive of Jade, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element jay with Nadine... [more]

Mechtild f German
Variant of Mechtilde.

Rỉ f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to drip" or "to whisper" in Vietnamese.

Cuthburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Cuthburg. Also compare Cuthburh.

Binar f Indonesian
Means "Twinkle" i.e. eyes, stars, etc

Ifet m Bosnian

Karissime f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Carissima

Kamis m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Khamis.

Permana m Indonesian
Means "abundance" or "valuable, countless, priceless" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramana).

Siegbald m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is a combination of the Germanic name elements sigu "victory" and bald "bold". The name can also be read as the sentence Sieg bald! "Win soon!".

Antimaque m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
French form of Antimachus.

Pardabuvish f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and buvish meaning "lady".

Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.

Jaishen m Indian (Rare, ?)

Jóbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ióbiǫrn.

Urschi f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Ursula.

Solahudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Salah ad-Din.

Kouzou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kozo.

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Xhade f Albanian (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an Albanian borrowing of Jade.

Tokiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Tokirou.

Aravis f English (Rare), Literature
Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [more]

Niramol f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิรมล (see Niramon).

Nidra f Indian
The name Nidra is related to the concept of nidra, which is “one of the four states of consciousness in Hindu philosophy”. Nidra is the state of “deep sleep”, where the individual is “unaware of the external world and the inner self”... [more]

Eriskhan m Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning; the second element is derived from the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler". A known bearer was Eriskhan (Eris Han) Sultan Girey (1855-1920), a Chechen military leader.

Fah f Thai
Means "light blue, sky" in Thai.

Nalle m Finnish
Means "teddy bear" in Finnish and it is often used as a nickname for the Swedish name Björn.

Johane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Johanne.

Saaru f Hebrew
Saaru means "princess".

Actor m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἄκτωρ (Aktor), which is derived from Greek ἄκτωρ (aktōr) meaning "leader", which in turn is ultimately derived from Greek ἄγω (agō) meaning "to lead"... [more]

Eskap m Chuvash

Azarmidokht f Persian, History
From the Middle Persian name Āzarmīgdukht, which was possibly derived from Persian آزرم‎ (âzarm) "modesty, shame; honour, respect" and دخت (dokht) "daughter". This was the name of a queen of the Sasanian Empire who reigned from 630 to 631.

Tsibeta f Asháninka
Means "ray (fish)" in Ashaninka.

Muarip m Indonesian
Variant of Muarif.