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.
Schöne f YiddishDerived from Yiddish
shein "beautiful". The name coincides with German
Schöne "beautiful woman" (compare
Beila and
Shayna).
Laimantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian particle
lai meaning "let, allow" as well as "may (it be that)" or from the Lithuanian noun
laimė meaning "luck" (see
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Arshdeep m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)From Urdu عَرْش
(ʻarś) or Hindi अर्श
(arś) meaning "sky, heaven" (both of which come from Arabic عَرْش
(ʕarš)) combined with Sanskrit दीप
(dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Zhaofeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 兆
(zhào) meaning "omen, sign" or 肇
(zhào) meaning "cause, start" combined with 丰 or 豐
(fēng) meaning "abundant, plentiful, lush, bountiful" or 峰
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Servilia f Ancient Roman, ItalianFeminine form of
Servilius. A known bearer of this name was Servilia Caepionis (1st century BC), who was the mother of Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger.
Tsasanshuurga m & f MongolianMeans "snowstorm, blizzard" in Mongolian, from цас
(tsas) meaning "snow" and шуурга
(shuurga) meaning "storm".
Orvoloson m Literature (Italianized)The equivalent of
Marvolo in the Italian version of the
Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [
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Ronia f HebrewDerived from Hebrew
רוֹנִי meaning "my song" or "my joy".
Porpentina f LiteratureThe name of a main character in J. K. Rowling's series 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.'... [
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Fumitoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 文 (
fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (
fumi) meaning "history" combined with 淑 (
toshi) meaning "polite, graceful". Other kanji combinations are usable.
Banaz f KurdishBorne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.
Ziede f Medieval BalticDerived from either Latvian
zieds "blossom, bloom; flower" or from Latvian
ziedēt "to blossom, to flower". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Kodian f Popular CultureKodian is the name of a female character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
Juruna m & f TupiMeans "black mouth" in Lingua Geral and it's an exonym used for the Yudjá people. The name is given after Mário Juruna (1942-2002), the first national-level federal representative in Brazil that belonged to an indigenous people.
Kaimu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 魁 (kai) meaning "chief, leader" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Niegomir m PolishDerived from Slavic
nieg "delight" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Diomaye m Serer, Western AfricanPossibly means "honourable" in Serer. A notable bearer of this name is Bassirou Diomaye Faye (b. 1980), the current president of Senegal. He is commonly known mononymously as Diomaye.
Chigiri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 桐 (
giri) meaning "paulownia tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yumito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 弓 (
yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sumantri m JavaneseFrom the Sanskrit prefix सु
(su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese
mantri meaning "minister, adviser, official".
Kubuka m & f MariTraditionally given to children born on Tuesday.
Syaqiera f MalayVariant of
Syakira. This is the given name of Malaysian archer Syaqiera binti Mashayikh.
Yurimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 由 (
yu) meaning "cause, reason", 利 (
ri) meaning "benefit; advantage" combined with 実 (
mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Zethu f & m Xhosa, ZuluMeans "ours" or "belongs to us" in both Xhosa and Zulu within the Nguni language group. Notable South African name bearers include actor Zethu Dlomo and orchestral musician Zethu Mashika.
Paylak m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word փայլակ (
pʿaylak) meaning "the light emitted by a lightning strike; brilliance, radiance".
Jolïete f Arthurian CyclePossibly from Old French
joli,
jolif "pretty, cute, smart, joyful". According to the
Fourth Continuation (or
Gerbert's Continuation; c. 1230) of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance
Perceval, the Story of the Grail, this was the name of a maidservant of Bloiesine,
Gawain's lover.
Kurenai f Japanese (Rare)Means "crimson" in Japanese, originally deriving as a contraction of 呉の藍 (kure no ai), made up of 呉 (kure), referring originally to the ancient Chinese state of Wu and later China as a whole, the possessive particle の (no) and 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo." The safflower plant (or 紅花/benibana in Japanese), from which the kurenai colour dye was extracted, was brought over from China to Japan.... [
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Arenelle f LiteratureThe name of a fictional character in
The Keepers book series by Jackie French Koller.
Claudin m Medieval FrenchMedieval French diminutive of
Claude. A famous bearer of this name was Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490-1562), a French composer of the Renaissance.
Sukekazu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 助 (suke) meaning "assistance", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant", 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection" combined with 一 (kazu) meaning "one"... [
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Clarina f Dutch, English (Rare)Elaborated form of
Clara. This name was borne by Clarina H. Nichols, a pioneer of the women's right movement in the nineteenth century.
Zaroon m UrduAllegedly means "visitor" in Persian. This name was used for a character on the Pakistani television series
Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012-2013).
Noriyuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 憲 (
nori) meaning "constitution, basic law" combined with 幸 (
yuki) meaning "good luck, good fortune, happiness". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Tekina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 適 (
teki) meaning "suitable, appropiate, fit" combine with 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Senbi m Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian masculine name derived from the element
snb meaning “to be healthy”.
Adalgern m GermanicDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
gairns "eager, desiring."
Melissanthe f Greek (Rare)Composed of Greek μελισσα
(melissa) "honeybee" and ανθος
(anthos) "flower". It is used as a Graecized form of
Mélisande (e.g., the 12th-century queen
Melisende of Jerusalem is known as Melissanthe in Greek)... [
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Gurshaan m PunjabiThis name is derived from the elements "guru" (spiritual teacher) and "shaan", meaning "pride".... [
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Ansanus m Ancient RomanOf uncertain origin: it may be derived from Germanic
ans ("God"), from a Latin nickname denoting a person with big ears, or from the name
Antianus.
Aloma f Catalan (Rare), LiteratureThis name was used by the medieval writer and philosopher Ramon Llull in his novel
Blanquerna (1283), where it belongs to the mother of the main character. Llull possibly based it on the masculine name
Alomar (nowadays found as a surname - see
Alomar), which derives from the Germanic name
Aldemar... [
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Jafari m African American (Rare), SwahiliSwahili version of, and elaboration of,
Jafar that came into popular usage in the 1970s due to many parents choosing Afrocentric names, in this particular case an Islamic name.
Shuangye f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Aiva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Aivars (cognate with the Estonian
Aive) and a direct derivation from Latvian
aiva "quince; quincetree".
Koba f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree" or 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" combined with 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yinmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
隐 (yǐn) meaning "hidden, secret" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Baisen m ChineseFrom the Chinese
柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and
森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
Muslihin m IndonesianFrom Arabic مصلحين
(muṣliḥīn), the plural of مصلح
(muṣliḥ) meaning "reformer, peacemaker, conciliator".
Loetsak m ThaiFrom Thai เลิศ
(loet) meaning "excellent, superb" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Tortain m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureIn the First Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval, a half-man, half-boar who was the product of a union between the sorcerer Eliavres and a sow. King Caradoc of Nantes had discovered that Eliavres was having an affair with Caradoc’s wife, and he forced Eliavres to copulate with the pig as punishment.... [
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Niyan m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Fijian, Nepali, Sinhalese, AmericanMEANING : a way, access, arrival... [
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Changyun m Korean (Modern)Means "creative ability". Changyun is also a popular singer in South Korea under groups SHU-I and ZEUS.
Tryantha f & m Englishcomes from greek tryphe meaning "softness, delicacy" and anthos meaning "flower"
Onays m ArabicMeans "close friend, friendly" in Arabic.
Montowampate m WampanoagAlso known as
Sagamore James was a Pawtucket leader who was the Sachem of Saugus when English began to settle in the area.
Aprusia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Απρουσία
(Aprousia), possibly derived from Greek α
(a), a negative prefix, combined with προύση
(prouse) "rain".
Antiphon m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀντί
(anti) "against" combined with Greek φωνή
(phone) "voice." This name was borne by Antiphon the Sophist, who lived in the 5th century BC.
Atsume f JapaneseFrom Japanese 純 (
atsu) meaning "pure, innocent" combined with 瞳 (
me) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Natiq m AzerbaijaniMeans "orator" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ناطق
(natiq).
Zaoxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 棗 (zǎo) meaning "jujube, date, date palm" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Ally f ManxDerived from Manx
aaley "fairer" and
aalin "fair, handsome, beautiful, splendid". It is also considered a cognate of
Ailie.
Rushaj m MariFrom the Mari word
rusharna meaning "Sunday".
Thackeray m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.
Halosydne f Greek MythologyMeans "sea-fed" or "sea-born" from Greek ἅλς
(halos) "sea" and ὑδνέω
(hydneo) "to nourish". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess
Amphitrite.
Ísveig f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
íss "ice" (compare Icelandic
ís) and
veig "power; strength".
Andin m & f BanjarFrom a title used by Banjar men and women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Cormorant m Arthurian CycleCormorant is a giant in Book 6 of "The Faerie Queene". He will take back Bruin's kingdom unless Bruin produces an heir.
Gusten m & f SwedishCombination of Old Swedish
gudh "god" and
stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name
Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse
Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of
Gustav and
Gustava.
Frede m DanishYounger form of
Frethi. A famous bearer is Frederik 'Frede' Engelhart Bojsen (22 August 1841 – 4 December 1926), Danish politician and professor.
Evarist m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, ProvençalBosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene form of
Evaristus.
Rosegold m English (Modern, Rare)Derived from English
rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [
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