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.
Lakedaimonios m Ancient GreekMeans "from Lacedaemon", from Ancient Greek
Λᾰκεδαίμων “Lacedaemon” with an adjective forming suffix.
Tentkheta f Ancient EgyptianPossibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.
Fanya f ChineseFrom Chinese 范 (
fàn) meaning "bee" and 雅 (
yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined", or other characters with a similar pronunciation.
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.
Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)Swedish name with the combination of
sæll "blissful", "happy" and
vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".
Geddiel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Gaddiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Matlalihuitl m NahuatlMeans "blue-green feather", from Nahuatl
matlalin "blue-green" and
ihuitl "feather(s)".
Paro f Hindi, BengaliDiminutive of
Parvati. This is the name of the female lead in Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's novel 'Devdas' (1917).
Liln f LiteratureLady Liln was a minor character alluded to in
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Sele f & m IjawMeans "judge or plan carefully" in Ijaw.
Shiima f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 舞 (ma) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fangmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and
萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".
Mels m Soviet, Russian, UkrainianAcronym of the surnames of Маркс
(Marks), Энгельс
(Engels), Ленин
(Lenin) and Сталин
(Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [
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Sonshi f JapaneseName that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 尊子" FUJIWARANOSONSHI, married to "一条天皇" ICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Ichijō. The Kanji Character "尊" meaning "Honor" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [
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Cunorix m Old CelticDerived from Old Celtic
koun "hound" combined with Celtic
rix "king." The name might also be a form of
Cyneric (see
Kendrick).
Guosnė f LithuanianFrom Lithuanian 'gúosti,' meaning "to soothe, sympathize," and the suffix -nė.
Kuzya m RussianDiminutive of
Kuzma. Used in Soviet kids show «Домовёнок Кузя» (“Brownie Kuzya”).
Kiyoha f Japanese (Rare)From 清 (
kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 葉 (
ha) meaning "sheet, leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Suomar m GermanicSuomar was an Alemmanic petty king in the 4th century.
Muslihin m IndonesianFrom Arabic مصلحين
(muṣliḥīn), the plural of مصلح
(muṣliḥ) meaning "reformer, peacemaker, conciliator".
Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)From Old Tupi
quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.
Zamanbek m KazakhDerived from Arabic زَمَان
(zamān) meaning "time, era" (see
Zaman) combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Nursiymo f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
siymo meaning "appearance".
Kooncha m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (koon) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 次 (cha) meaning "next, secondary, following". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Abumuslim m ChechenDerived from Arabic أَبُو
(ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with مُسْلِم
(muslim) meaning "Muslim, follower of Islam".
Nekauba m Ancient Egyptian (?)Possibly from Egyptian
n-kꜣw-bꜣ, perhaps meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls and power", from Egyptian
n(j) "of, belonging to" combined with
kꜣw, the plural form of kꜣ "soul" combined with
bꜣ "working power, active power"... [
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Zhaobi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue"
Nashipie f SwahiliThis is a Maasai name given to young girls, meaning "joy"
Lauha f FinnishMeans 'gentle', 'calm' and 'mild' in Finnish. Also a genus of plants.
Husis-moxmox m Nez PerceMeans "yellow head" in Nez Perce. From the Nez Perce
húsus 'head' and
maqsmáqs 'yellow, sorrel'.
Calobrus m Arthurian CycleThis is the name of a character appearing in Perlesvaus, an Old French Arthurian romance who is the cousin of Perceval and son of Calobrutus.
Şükür m Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "gratitude, thankfulness" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شُكْر
(šukr).
Bjarnat m SorbianSorbian form of
Bernhard. Bjarnat Krawc (German: Bernhard Schneider), born 1861, was a Sorbian conductor.
Gento m JapaneseFrom Japanese 元 (gen) meaning "cause, origin, basis, foundation" or 玄 (gen) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Þúfa f Old Norse, IcelandicOld Norse variant of
Tófa, the feminine form of
Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse
þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish
tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish
tue "small hill").
Þyrill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)From the name of a mountain in Iceland, which means "whirl" from Old Norse
þyrill (referring to wind gusts at the mountain peak). This is also the modern Icelandic word for "kingfisher (bird)".
Chuanyao m ChineseFrom the Chinese
传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and
耀 (yào) meaning "shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory".
Amenirdisu m Ancient EgyptianMasculine form of
Amenirdis, from Egyptian
jmn-jr-dj-s(w) meaning "Amun has given him" or "Amun is the one who created him", derived from the name of the god
Amun combined with
jrj "to do, act, make; to create, bring into being" or "with respect to",
dj "to give", and
sw "he, him".
Alsviðr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ala "entire, all" and
svinnr "fast, clever". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn and one of
Sól's horses.
Jin'ichi m JapaneseFrom
Jin combined with 一
(ichi) meaning "one" or (occasionally) 市
(ichi) meaning "market, fair."
Tadafusa m JapaneseFrom 迪 (
tada) "edify, way, path, reason, lead, pursue" and 房 (
fusa) meaning "chamber; room; house".
Touwa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (tou) meaning "winter" or 藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria" combined with 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" or 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Benguang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant".
Izecson m BrazilianThis is the second given name of Brazilian footballer Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká (born 1982-)
Yoshiki m JapaneseFrom 佳 (
yoshi) meaning "good" and 貴 (
ki) meaning "value, valuable". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Fawila f Medieval PolishPolish form of the Latin
Favilla, borne by an early Christian martyr. The name is recorded in use in Poland in 1306.
Hildegrim m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Orontius m Late RomanMeans "from Orontes River" in Latin, coming from the Ancient Greek name ΄Ορόντης (
Oróntes). Orontes is a Western Asian river flowing through Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It can also be the variant of
Aruntius, Latin form of the Etruscan name
Arunte of obscure meaning.
Merjana f ArabicA version of
Marjana, from the Arabic, ultimately meaning "coral". This is linked via language borrowing to the African name
Marjani.
Eunoikos m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective εὐνοικός
(eunoikos) meaning "well-disposed, kindly, favorable". Also compare the very similar-looking Greek adjective ἔνοικος
(enoikos) meaning "inhabitant", which is derived from the Greek verb ἐνοικέω
(enoikeo) meaning "to dwell in", itself ultimately derived from the Greek noun οἶκος
(oikos) meaning "house".... [
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Ahmicqui f & m NahuatlMeans "immortal, something that does not die" in Nahuatl, derived from the negative prefix
a- and
micqui "corpse, dead body".
Udzuki f & m Japanese (Rare)This rarely used name can be used as 卯月 (unisex), 宇月 or 右月 (both feminine) with 卯 (bou, mou, u) meaning "east, sign of the hare/rabbit (4th sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" and 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [
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Svanborg f IcelandicIcelandic name, derived from Old Norse
svanr meaning "swan" combined with Old Norse
bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue" or possibly Old Norse
borg meaning "stronghold, fortification, castle".
Kunjamol f UzbekDerived from
kun meaning "day, sun, life" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Uldana f KazakhFrom Kazakh ұл
(ūl) meaning "son, boy" combined with Persian دانا
(dānā) meaning "wise".
Titi f IndonesianMeans "true, correct, precise, careful" in Indonesian.
Wenwen f & m ChineseReduplication of Chinese 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", 雯
(wén) meaning "cloud patterns" or 吻
(wěn) meaning "lips, to kiss"... [
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Ermeric m GermanicThe first element in this Germanic name is derived from
erm, which can be a short form of
ermin (see
Erminric) or come from
erin - which in turn comes from Old High German
êra (see
Eraric)... [
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Algenib m & f AstronomyThis is the traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. The name Algenib comes from the Arabic
al-janb, meaning “the side.”
Ziragul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zira meaning "cumin" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Aocheng m ChineseFrom the Chinese
翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam",
奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or
傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and
成 (chéng) meaning "become, succeed" or "completed, finished",
诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, real" or
丞 (chéng) meaning "assist, aid, rescue".
Januri m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of January (
Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.
Jarnail m Indian (Sikh)Means "general, officer, chief (of an army)" in Punjabi, derived from French
général.
Aijiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
交 (jiāo) meaning "associate with, join, meet, mix, intersect".
Dobrosav m VlachEssentially means "good man", derived from Vlach
dobro meaning "good".
Caloub m LiteratureUsed by André Gide in his novel "The Counterfeiters" for a minor character.
Gaddiel m BiblicalGaddiel, the son of
Sodi of the house of
Zebulun, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.
Aruni f & m Thai, Sinhalese, IndianFeminine form of
Aruna, also meaning "son of Aruna". This name is solely feminine in Thailand and Sri Lanka while it is sometimes used as a masculine name in India.
Androboulos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἀνδρόβουλος
(androboulos) meaning "of manly counsel, man-minded", which consists of Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man" combined with the Greek noun βουλή
(boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [
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Sirisak m ThaiFrom Thai ศิริ
(siri) meaning "glory, splendour" or สิริ
(siri) meaning "fortune, grace, luck" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Alysonette f FilipinoVariation of Alison with the popular feminine diminutive suffix -ette
Vėtrūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
vėtra meaning "storm, tempest" combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix
-ūnas.
Guanyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Bahr ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر
(baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Hindley m LiteratureFirst name of Hindley Earnshaw, a character in Emily Bronte's classic novel, Wuthering Heights.
Rarahu f Literature, TahitianFrench variant of
Rarau used by Pierre Loti in his popular autobiographical novel 'Le mariage de Loti' (1880), where it belongs to a native Tahitian woman who is the lover of the narrator - a French naval officer stationed on the island.