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.
Lyndall f & m English, South AfricanTransferred use of the surname
Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel,
The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [
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Shorai m & f Africanit delive from shona tribe name in Zimbabwe and it means criticise
Ginnlaug f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ginna "to decoy", "entice", "enchant", "fool", "dupe", "deceive" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Gulyoz f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
yoz meaning "summer".
Yuecan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and
粲 (càn) meaning "polish, bright, radiant".
Amphiaraos m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from Greek ἀμφί
(amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near". The second element is derived from the Greek verb ἀράομαι
(araomai) meaning "to pray to", which is related to the Greek noun ἀρά
(ara) meaning "prayer"... [
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Liutdag m GermanicDerived from Old High German
liut "people" combined with
daga "day."
Kunika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (
ku) meaning "long time", 二 (
ni) meaning "two" combined with 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nāhiʻenaʻena f HawaiianMeans "the red-hot raging fires" from Hawaiian
nā, "the (plural)",
ahi, "fire", and
'ena'ena, "red-hot". This was the name of a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, the daughter of
Kamehameha I.
Zhenxia f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds"... [
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Minli f ChineseMeans "quick thinking" in Chinese. It has many different Chinese spellings.
Amanay f Spanish (Canarian)Derived from place name
Amanay, itself derived from Guanche
*amănay, meaning "visual". The place name refers to a port in the municipality and city of Pájara, in the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.
Boidmal m Old IrishDerived from Old Irish
buaid meaning "victory, profit" and
mál "noble, chief".
Kylon m Ancient GreekMeaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek adjective κυλλός
(kyllos) meaning "club-footed and bandy-legged", as this word is sometimes written as κυλός
(kylos) instead.
Erdeni m & f ManchuFrom the Middle Mongolian
ᡝᡵᡩᡝᠨᡳ (erdeni) meaning "precious, gem, jewel".
Kanau m AfricanAllegedly used among the Limba people of Sierra Leone.
Yirong f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad" and
蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Bingqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and
倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or
茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".
Routa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Honami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 保 (
ho) meaning "to protect, to safeguard, to defend" or 穂 (
ho) meaning "grain" and 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree, Nara, what?" combined with 美 (
mi) "beautiful, pretty"... [
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Gevherriz f Ottoman TurkishMeans "one who sprinkles jewels", from Persian گوهر
(gowhar) meaning "jewel" and ریز
(riz), the present stem of ریختن
(rikhtan) meaning "to pour, spill, sprinkle".
Kaiea m & f HawaiianMeans "rising sea," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
ea meaning "to rise, go up, raise."
Conand m English (Archaic)Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Latin
conandus "which is to be attempted". Alternately, could be a variant of
Conan.
Yaxue f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nofar f HebrewIt comes from the name of an aquatic plant (nuphar). Used in Israel.
Qiuying f ChineseFrom
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and
蓥 (yíng) meaning "polish" or
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Yurdanur m & f TurkishDerived from Turksih
yurda meaning "home" and
nur meaning "light".
Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element
*AST "branch (of a tree)" and
*WOLF "wolf".
Shafariyanti f IndonesianFrom Safar صفر (
Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (
safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [
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Ruizhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
榛 (zhēn) meaning "hazelnut" or "thicket".
Liting f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 俪
(lì) meaning "married couple, husband and wife" or 鲤
(lǐ) meaning "carp" combined with 婷
(tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" or 庭
(tíng) meaning "courtyard, front yard, big hall"... [
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Mitsukaze m Japanese (Rare)From a combination of 光
(mitsu) meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" and 風
(kaze) meaning "wind," used as the formal adulthood name for Hazama Shinrokurō (間 新六郎) (1680-1703), one of the forty-seven rōnin.... [
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Atchen m GuancheMeaning unknown. It was borne by a king of Lanzarote, who was considered a traitor for reaching an agreement with French conqueror Gadifer de la Salle.
Sinnia f EnglishSinnia is so close to the flower or name, "Zinnia" Just spelled differently. Sinnia means beauty, just to point that out.
Nan-cho f KoreanFrom Korean 난초 (nan-cho) meaning "orchid", which comes from Sino-Korean 蘭草 (nan-cho).
Liubigild m GermanicDerived from Old High German
liub "dear, beloved" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Hirotsugu m JapaneseFrom 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant" and 次 (
tsugu) meaning "second, next". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
bjartr "light; bright, shining" and
mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or
mær "daughter" or
mėy "girl".
Lingsu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or
素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain".
Thailais m Arthurian CycleUther Pendragon’s grandfather (and Arthur’s great-grandfather), as given by Prose Lancelot. He ruled the city of Clarence near South Wales, and “Clarence” was thus Arthur’s battle cry.
Eyfari m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ey "island" and
fara "to go, to move, to travel".
Nizam ad-Din m ArabicMeans "order of the faith" from Arabic نظام
(niẓām) meaning "system, order, method" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Ritsuo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of
Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of
Heiðr and
Hrossþjófr.
Chiriri f JapaneseThis name combines 千 (
sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 里 (
ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, village" or 莉 (
rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" combined with 理 (
ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth." Other kanji combinations are possible.
Erichthonius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Ἐριχθόνιος
(Erichthonios), which is of uncertain etymology, possibly pre-Greek. Folk etymology connects it to Greek ἐρέχθω
(erechthô) "to rend, break"... [
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Yaoji f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 瑶 (yao, meaning “beautiful jade”) 姬 (ji, meaning “princess” or “noble woman”). Yaoji is the goddess of Wushan, a mountain in southern China. Some sources say that she was a daughter of the Flame Emperor, while later ones incorporate her into the Daoist religion by making her a daughter of
Xiwangmu.... [
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Hakunei m & f ShonaThis is a name that implies and asks, meaning "What is not there?". This is a name given by or to someone who is assumed to be falling short or without, so they name the child "What could be missing?" in a sense of affirmation, so to say there is perfection even if you (all) do not see it or doubt it... [
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Rafli m IndonesianDerived from Arabic رأفة
(rafa) meaning "mercy, kindness, compassion".
Kratesipolis m & f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun κράτησις
(kratesis) meaning "might, power, dominion" combined with the Greek noun πόλις
(polis) meaning "city".
Ucharboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
uchar meaning "flying", "fleet", or "clever", and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Yingqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Jaewook m KoreanFrom 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", 宰 "to slaughter; to rule", or 才 meaning "talent, gift." and 旭 "rising sun;" brilliance; radiant".
Eadaz f LiteratureEadaz is the name of one of the main characters in Samantha Shannon's book "The Priory of the Orange Tree".... [
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Husband m English (American, Rare)Derived from the surname
Husband. A famous bearer was Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7th, 1941.
Jantina f DutchVariant form of
Jantine. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch botanist and geneticist Jantina Tammes (1871-1947).
Mehrmah f Persian, UrduFrom Persian مهر
(mehr) meaning "love, affection, kindness; the Sun" and ماه
(māh) meaning "moon".
Bonaking m Igbo"Bonaking is a name that signifies leadership, translating to 'born to rule'. It reflects a powerful presence and an innate ability to lead others.
Tharbis f Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendAccording to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, this was the name of one of Moses' wives through a political marriage with a city in Ethiopia.
Renri f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 蓮 (
ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 里 (
ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Üülensolongo f MongolianDerived from үүл
(üül) meaning "cloud" or үүлэн
(üülen) meaning "cloudlike" and солонго
(solongo) meaning "rainbow".
Uglúk m LiteratureUglúk was the captain of Saruman's Uruk-hai who attacked the Fellowship at Amon Hen and captured Merry and Pippin.
Saru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Aegleis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἰγληίς
(Aigleis), a derivative of αἴγλη
(aigle) meaning "radiance, splendour" (compare
Aegle). In Greek mythology this name belonged to one of the Hyacinthides, the four daughters of Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian, who was said to have moved to Athens and, in compliance with an oracle, to have caused his daughters to be sacrificed by the Athenians on the tomb of the Cyclops Geraestus for the purpose of delivering the city from famine and the plague, under which it was suffering during the war with Minos.
Muata m MiwokMeans "yellow jacket in the nest" in Miwok.
Kwada m BaribaMeans "last son of the throne" in Bariba.
Osahiro m JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 弘 (hiro) meaning "expand", 博 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, rich, abundant, plentiful" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean"... [
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Audentius m Late RomanMeans "bold; corageous" in Latin, derived from the verb
audére meaning "to dare".
Woraphot m ThaiFrom Thai วร
(wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, glorious" and พจน์
(phot) meaning "word, speech".
Sanya m ThaiMeans "contract, agreement, promise" in Thai.