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.
Rhine f LiteratureApparently from the name of the River Rhine in western Germany, which is ultimately from Gaulish
Renos meaning "that which flows". It was used by American author Lauren DeStefano in her 'Chemical Garden Trilogy'.
Atithep m ThaiFrom Thai อติ
(ati) meaning "more, excellent" and เทพ
(thep) meaning "god, deity, angel".
Saut m BatakMeans "to happen, to be fulfilled" in Toba Batak.
Isala f FlemishThe first Belgian woman to graduate from medical school was Isala van Diest, educated in Switzerland and admitted to practice only after a royal decree made it so.
Changshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
昶 (chǎng) meaning "a long day, clear, bright" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Badiambila m & f LubaMeans "let them speak among themselves" in Luba-Kasai.
Taranpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit तरण
(taraṇa) meaning "crossing over, passing, overcoming" combined with प्रीति
(prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Gouki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 豪 (
gou) meaning "magnificent, bold" combined with 貴 (
ki) meaning "expensive". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ama f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (
ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Fangning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, tranquil"
Nýbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name with the combination of
nýr "new, newly, recently" and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Akaiti f & m Cook Islands MaoriDerived either from causative prefix
aka- and
iti meaning "little, small" or from
aka meaning "sin, fault" and
iti meaning "little, small."
Aftandil m Azerbaijani, KyrgyzAzerbaijani and Kyrgyz form of
Avtandil. A known bearer of this name is the retired Azerbaijani soccer player Aftandil Hacıyev (b. 1981).
Shangzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Marga f LatvianShort form of
Margarita as well as a derivation from Latvian
margot "to glint, to twinkle".
Verdi m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.
Mikki m & f FinnishVariation of
Mikael. Mickey Mouse is known as Mikki Hiiri in Finnish. Mostly used as a masculine name. When used as a feminine name, it might also be used as a diminutive of
Mielikki.
Eldəniz m AzerbaijaniDerived from Turkic
el meaning “people, county, nation” combined with Azerbaijani
dəniz meaning “sea”.
Sumiyoshi m Japanese (Rare)From 澄 (
sumi) meaning "clear" or 純 (
sumi) meaning "pure" combined with 義 (
yoshi) meaning "righteous". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Ünensaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Enkhzayaa f MongolianDerived from Mongolian энх
(enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Sessily f English (Modern)Variant of
Cecily, influenced by the botanical term
sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Salimnazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
salim meaning "healthy" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Wamblee m SiouxMeans "eagle, golden eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota
waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', sometimes used as a generic term for both golden eagles and bald eagles.
Luscinus m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from Latin
luscinus meaning "one-eyed", which itself is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective
luscus meaning "one-eyed, half blind" (see
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Shoqyr m Kazakh (Rare)Derived from the Kazakh noun шоқыр
(shoqyr) meaning "starry sturgeon" (Acipenser stellatus).... [
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Elessar m LiteratureCreated by JRR Tolkien for his
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. This is the name, meaning
Elfstone, given to Aragorn in Lórien by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.
Miwao m JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Niho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "red" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hidetomo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 英 (
hide) meaning "excellent, fine" or 秀 (
hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 智 (
tomo) meaning "knowledge, wisdom". Other kanji combinations can be used, too.
Stuti f Gujarati"Prayer of God," associated with the Goddess Durga
Hlomla m & f XhosaMeans "to comment on something" in Xhosa.
Yozjuma m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
juma meaning "Friday".
Nawfal m ArabicMeans "generous" in Arabic, also an archaic word meaning "sea, ocean".
Babiole f LiteratureMeans "bauble" or "trinket" in French. According to the French fairytale, Babiole is the daughter of a queen. The fairy Fanfreluche tricks the queen into turning her daughter into a monkey.
Hongwen m ChineseFrom Chinese 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 纹
(wén) "line, stripe, streak"... [
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Ayjürek f KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning “moon” and
жүре́к (jürék) meaning "heart".
Ephah m & f Biblical HebrewIn the Hebrew Bible, Ephah was the name of three people: one of
Midian's five sons (a descendant of Abraham via Keturah), a son of Jahdai (a descendant of Judah), and a concubine of
Caleb.
Hvězdoslav m CzechThe first element of this name is derived from Czech
hvězda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
gvězda "star". Also compare Slovak
hviezda and Russian
zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [
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Asuha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 明日 (
asu) meaning "tomorrow" and 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade", or from 飛 (
asu) meaning "to fly" and 羽 (
ha) meaning "plume, feather". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Djuråd m WalloonWalloon form of
Gérard. The name coincides with Walloon
djuråd "Eurasian jay (bird)".
Rukito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Dekuang m ChineseFrom the Chinese
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and
匡 (kuāng) meaning "correct, restore".
Sassamon m WampanoagName of a "praying Indian" whose assassination ultimately led to King Philip's War.
Nurettin m TurkishTurkish form of
Nur ad-Din via
Nureddin. Known bearers of this name include the Turkish classical musician Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900-1981) and the Turkish politician and minister Nurettin Canikli (b... [
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Gude m & f SwedishVariant of
Gautr or diminutive of names containing the element
gud ("god" or "good").
Khoyru f NganasanDerived from
хда (khda) meaning "felled tree, firewood".
Ithaca f & m English (Rare)This name comes from the name of a Greek island, a legendary home of Odysseus, located in the Ionian Sea.... [
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Anyim m NigerianA notable bearer is Anyim Pius Anyim, a Nigerian politician.
Osako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Josje m & f Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
je to the original name... [
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Anapel f Siberian MythologyKnown as "Little Grandmother," this goddess of the Koryak people of Siberia is Matron of Reincarnation. She was worshipped at ceremonies following the birth of a new child.
Macuilmalinalli m Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "Five Grass" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
mācuīlli "five" and
malinalli, a twisted or braided grass stalk used as a building material. Macuilmalinalli was one of the members of Ahuiateteo, a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure... [
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Cisa f YiddishFound in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
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.
Falathar m LiteratureFalathar was a faithful friend of Eärendil, and one of the three mariners who accompanied him on his voyages on the high seas west of Middle-earth.
Uzum f UzbekMeans "grape" or "grapevine" in Uzbek.
Caterra f EnglishAn invented name derived from the Latin word
terra (meaning "earth").
Pompeja f AstronomyThe name of an asteroid, named after the Roman town of
Pompeii, which was destroyed due to a volcanic eruption.
Raino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 莉 (rai) meaning "pear" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Burgric m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
burg "fortress" and
ric "ruler, king". This name was borne by a 10th-century bishop of Rochester.
Medelant m Arthurian CycleApparently either a leader of the Sesnes or a king allied with them, invovled in the attack on Vandaliors Castle early in Arthur’s reign.... [
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Kaung m BurmeseMeans "good, nice, fine, pleasant" in Burmese.
Buakham f & m Thai, LaoDerived from Thai บัว
(bua) meaning "lotus" and คำ
(kham) meaning "gold". It is also used as an alternate transcription of the Lao name
Bouakham, which has the same meaning... [
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Bo-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 珤 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kwon BoA (1986-).
Bibisuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Mingxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Gulla f UzbekMeans "to flower, to florish, to blossom" in Uzbek.