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.
Unkulunkulu m Zulu, African MythologyMeans "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [
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Syleus m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek συλεύς
(syleus) meaning "privateer", which is ultimately derived from Greek συλάω
(sylao) meaning "to plunder, to rob, to strip (off)". Also compare Greek σύλη
(syle), a term used to refer to the right of seizing a ship... [
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Ganora f Arthurian CycleLatinate form of
Gaynor used by Reginald Heber for the character of Queen Guinevere in his unfinished and posthumous 'Morte d'Arthur' (first published in 1830).
Shokei m JapaneseFrom 勝 (
sho) meaning "victory" and 慶 (
kei) meaning "celebration". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Morghain f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh
Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess
Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called
Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (
Morgan, like
Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).
Oshae m & f African AmericanPerhaps a variant of
Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).
Yihuan f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad" and
欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, happy".
Otrera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology, Otrera is sometimes considered the mythological founder of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, which was closely connected with Amazons. She is also sometimes considered the founder of the Amazon nation, though many myths place the first Amazons much earlier.
Saidqodir m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
said meaning "fortunate" and
qodir meaning "capable, fit".
Siriwan f ThaiFrom Thai สิริ
(siri) meaning "fortune, grace, luck" or ศิริ
(siri) meaning "glory, splendour" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Heilrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
rât "counsel."
Duchelle f Frenchthe origin is not clear, it might derive from the french "douce", meaning "gentle".
Manna f & m FinnishManna was originally a male name, coming from the names
Immanuel and
Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".
Qassi m & f Berber (Arabized, Rare), Persian (Modern, Rare)Arabized form of
Kaci. In Arabic, Qassi (قاسي) means "hard", "tough", or "stern". For example, قاسي الملامح (qāsī al-malāmiḥ) is a phrase meaning "stern features" (used to describe someone with a tough or serious expression)... [
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Swann m & f French (Modern)Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname
Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film
Swann In Love (known as
Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel
In Search of Lost Time (1913).
Dhriti f HinduismThe name means embodiment of virtue and patience and is another moniker for Goddess Lakshmi.
Aginbert m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
agin (which is an extended form of
ag - see
Agmund) combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Chanye f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight, flame".
Quanlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".
Bhaiṣajyaguru m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit भैषज्य
(bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, sage, master". This is sthe name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Zaali m GeorgianForm of
Zaal with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Isangild f GermanicDerived from
isan, which comes from
îsarn "iron", and Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Tô m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 蘇
(tô) meaning "perilla".
Khandav m HinduismMEANING : sugar-candy, sugar-plums, sweetmeats, a sacred wood to lord Indra, Name of a forest in Mahabharata... [
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Yaxuan f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or "star".
Xiaxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" and
栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak.
Otacília f Portuguese (Brazilian), LiteraturePortuguese form of
Otacilia. Otacília is the love interest of the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel
Grande Sertão: Veredas (
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
Soyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 素 (so) meaning "element" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [
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Hasumi f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 聾 (hasumi) meaning "deaf", 麓 (hasumi) meaning "base or foot of a hill or mountain", 録 (hasumi) meaning "copy" (for males) or 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" combined with 純 (sumi) meaning "pure, innocent", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 實 (mi) meaning "reality, truth" (for females)... [
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Alfketill m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse
kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also
Kettil).
Salamasina f SamoanName of a queen of Samoa. The name is held with respect there and is only meant for the royal family. It means "forever".
Yōji m JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 洋 (
yō) meaning "ocean" or 陽 (
yō) meaning "sun; sunlight" or 燿 (
yō) meaning "shine, sparkle" combined with 二 (
ji) meaning "two; second" or 次 (
ji) meaning "sequence" or 司 (
ji) meaning "an official, a director, a boss".... [
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Eylam m & f Hebrew (Rare)The name of one of the biblical Noah's grandsons. It means "one who is eternal".
Skarpi m Old NorseOld Norse byname, From Old Norse
skarpr meaning "barren, skinny, sharp".
Antinoe f Greek MythologyFeminine form of
Antinoos. This was the name of several princesses in Greek mythology, including one of the Peliades (the daughters of King
Pelias of Iolcus and sisters to
Alcestis, who were tricked by the sorceress
Medea into killing their own father).
Zhaobei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" or "million" or
昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and
蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Aimend f Irish MythologyIrish sun godess. This name appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic
aidu-mandā. The name literally means "burning stain," which may have been a byword for the notion of ‘sunburn.’ The Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic name is likely to have been
Aedumanda.
Kimikazu m JapaneseFrom 君 (
kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with 和 (
kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (
kazu) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Vithimer m Germanic, HistoryVariant spelling of
Witimer. In 376 AD, Vithimer succeeded Ermanaric, king of the Greuthungi (a Gothic tribe), to the throne.
Törmönkh m MongolianFrom Mongolian төр
(tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority" and мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever".
Onchira f ThaiFrom Thai อร
(on) meaning "maiden, woman" or "beautiful, lovely" and จิร
(chira) meaning "long lasting, long time".
Hye-rin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (
hye), and 潾 "clear water" or 璘 "luster of jade" (
rin).
Sado m Oromo (Anglicized)A form of the arabic name
Sa'id, meaning "happy, lucky", used by the Oromo people of Ethiopia. Notable people with this name includes Junedin Sado, a former Ethiopian Cabinet Minister, Haji Adam Sado, a political leader, and his father, Sado Sheka.
Toyqora m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
toy meaning "colt" and
qora meaning "black, dark".
Yuguan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and
鹳 (guàn) meaning "stork, crane".
Rauðr m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, from Old Norse
rauðr meaning "red".
Xuxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance" and
萱 (xuān) meaning "day-lily".
Árnika f HungarianHungarian borrowing of
Arnika. The name coincides with Hungarian
árnika "arnica, leopard's bane".
Anusak m ThaiFrom Thai อนุ
(anu) meaning "small, often" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Prathum f & m ThaiFrom Thai ปทุม
(pathum) meaning "lotus".
Muata m MiwokMeans "yellow jacket in the nest" in Miwok.
Suhrob m Tajik, UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of
Sohrab. A known bearer of this name is the Tajik-Uzbek hammer thrower Suhrob Khodjaev (b. 1993).
Khapur m HinduismMEANING : a city i sky ( city of King Harishachandra), betel nut tree, tympany, water-dropsy, a fragrant grass ( Cyperus Pertenuis)... [
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Lykele m West FrisianModern spelling and form of
Lyckele. A known bearer of this name was Lykele Faber (1919-2009), a Dutch (of Frisian descent) commando and radio operator during World War II.
Fanxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".
Antaura f Greek MythologyAntaura is a Greek Demon of migraine headaches. She rises up out of the sea, moves like the wind, and enters into people’s heads to cause intense pain. Antaura is thwarted by the goddess
Artemis, who diverts Antaura into the head of a bull in the mountains... [
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Taketo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 岳 (take) meaning "mountain peak" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Rousseau m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Rousseau notably borne by the 18th-century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. A given name bearer was Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901), a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Turna f UzbekDerived from
turna which can mean "heron" or a refer to a decoration for lace.
Evdokim m RussianRussian form of
Eudokimos. A known bearer of this name was Evdokim Meschersky (1869-1935), an archbishop of the Aleutians.
Srboje m SerbianDerived from the Serbian noun Србин
(Srbin) meaning "Serb".
Mariassunta f ItalianA combination of "Maria" and "assunta," referring to the Assumption of Mary
Narundi f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite MythologyIn the Elamite pantheon, Narundi was the goddess of victory and thus we can consider her to be a war goddess. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. She, along with the goddesses Shiashum and Niarzina, was said to be a sister of the 'great goddess', namely Kiririsha... [
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Nejka f SloveneDiminutive of
Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Valantis m GreekShort form of
Chrysovalantis. A known bearer of this name is the Greek soccer player Chrysovalantis "Valantis" Kozoronis (b. 1992).
Idzimir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
idzie "he goes", which is derived from Polish
iść "to go, to walk" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
it'i "to go")... [
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