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Roose m Literature, Popular Culture
Roose Bolton is the name of major character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]

Roronoa m Popular Culture
Roronoa Zoro is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda.

Rosalita f Popular Culture, Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a diminutive of Rosalía or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lita... [more]

Rosebud f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Name of Rosebud Denovo, street activist, and Rosebud the Basselope, a character in the comic strip Bloom County.

Rouge f Popular Culture
Means "red" in French, though it can also refer to the type of make-up. A famous fictional bearer is Rouge the Bat, a character in the Sonic games.

Roxas m Popular Culture
Roxas is a fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise Kingdom Hearts.

Rukia f Popular Culture
Rukia Kuchiki is a main character from the anime and manga series 'Bleach'.

RuPaul m & f Popular Culture
In the case of American drag queen RuPaul Charles, it was a combination roux (a mixture of lard, flour and season which makes the base of gumbo) and Paul.

Ryuk m Popular Culture
Ryuk is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

Saavik f Popular Culture
Saavik is the name of a character appearing in the "Star Trek" movie franchise. According to "The Pandora Principle," by Carolyn Clowes, the name is Romulan for "little cat."

Saber f Popular Culture
From the English word saber (British English sabre), denoting a type of backsword with a curved blade. It is the name of a reoccurring character in the popular Fate visual novel and anime series.

Sagramore m Arthurian Cycle, Popular Culture
An Old French variant of the Old French sicamor meaning "sycamore", as in the tree.... [more]

Sagwa f Popular Culture
The name of the titular character from 'Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat'. The name is a corruption of her Chinese name 傻瓜 (Shǎguā) meaning "silly melon head" or "fool".

Salomina f English (Rare), Dutch (Archaic), Popular Culture
Variant of Salome. This was used for a character in the movie 'I Origins' in 2014.

Samarinde f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Samwell m Literature, Popular Culture
Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.

Sandybell f Popular Culture, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.... [more]

Sanguinex m Popular Culture
Based on Latin sanguineus meaning "of blood", also "bloody, bloodthirsty". This is the name of a vampire in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. The character is Dracula's grandson and ruler of the vampires.

Sasori m Popular Culture
Means "scorpion" in Japanese.... [more]

Sasuke m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 佐 (sa) "assistant, help" combined with 介 (suke) "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish", 助 (suke) "assistant, help, rescue", 輔 (suke) "help", 祐 (suke) "help" or 亮 (suke) "clear, help".... [more]

Satorious m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variation of Sartorius, which is a transferred use of the surname Sartorius.... [more]

Schezo m Popular Culture
When combined with the last name Wegey, it means the gorgeous man who defiles the gods in a fictional ancient language. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Schezo Wegey.

Schroeder m Popular Culture (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schroeder. Used as a first name in 1951 by Charles Schulz for a character in his comic strip "Peanuts"... [more]

Scrat m Popular Culture
Scrat is a sabre-toothed squirrel who is obsessed with collecting acorns, constantly putting his life in danger to obtain and defend them in the Ice Age films.

Seattle m Duwamish (Anglicized), Popular Culture
Seattle is an anglicization of the modern Duwamish conventional spelling Si'ahl, equivalent to the modern Lushootseed (Chief Seattle's native language) publishing spelling Si'aɫ... [more]

Seliph m Popular Culture
Derived from the word seraph, ultimately from Hebrew שרפים‎ (serafim) (see Seraphina). It is the name of a character in the fantasy role-playing franchise 'Fire Emblem'.

Senyora f Popular Culture
Filipinized form of the Spanish word señora meaning "lady." Senyora Santibañez is a snobbish and stereotypically arrogant plantation owner depicting the main antagonist in the Mexican telenovela Marimar and actor Chantal Andere.

Serenica f Popular Culture
Invented as a combination of Serena and Veronica for the game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.

Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Shalla f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Of unknown origins and meaning. Shalla Nelprin is a character in the 'Star Wars: X-Wing' book series.

Sharpay f Popular Culture
From Shar-pei, the name of a dog breed, ultimately from Chinese 沙皮 (shā pí) "sand skin". This is the antagonist in the film 'High School Musical' (2006).

Shauntal f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be a variant of Chantal.... [more]

Sheev m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of the name is Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), one of the main villains of the Star Wars franchise.

Shego f Popular Culture
Shego is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series Kim Possible.

Shemp m Popular Culture
In the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of Sam 1, a short form of his real name Samuel.

Shenzi f Popular Culture
Shenzi is a hyena character from Disney's animated film The Lion King and the Broadway musical of the same name. Her name means 'savage', 'uncouth', or 'poor quality' in Swahili.

Shere m Literature, Popular Culture
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.

Sherida f Near Eastern Mythology, Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
Sumerian goddess, consort of Utu.... [more]

Shesshoumaru m Popular Culture
InuYasha's half-brother, Shesshoumaru is a full dog demon in the manga/anime InuYasha. According to the character guide it means "Killing Perfection".

Shido m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used as 志度, 志土, 詩土 or 士度 with 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu, yuki) meaning "aspire, hope," 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai," 度 (do, to, taku, tabi, -da.i) meaning "occurrence, time" and 土 (to, do, tsuchi, tsu, tsuku) meaning "earth."... [more]

Shiera f Popular Culture
This is a character name in both Game of Thrones and the DC comics universe.

Shifu m Popular Culture
A character that bears this name is Master Shifu from the "Kung Fu Panda" film series. It is supposed to be based off the Chinese word 师傅 (shīfù) meaning "'master".

Shikamaru m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 鹿丸 with 鹿 (roku, shika, ka) meaning "deer" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]

Shino f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used as one kanji, 篠 (shou, zou, sasa, shino, suzu) meaning "bamboo grass," or it can be a combination of 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling," 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem, poetry," 紫 (shi, murasaki) meaning "purple, violet," 史 (shi) meaning "chronicle, history" or 信 (shin, shi) meaning "faith, fidelity, trust, truth" and 乃 (ai, dai, nai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji, no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, wherefore" or 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic."... [more]

Shirret f Popular Culture (Rare)
The name of a character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Van Nessa L. Clarke.

Shishimaru m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 獅子 (shishi) meaning "lion" and the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]

Shōgo m Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese kanji 章 (shō) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "me; I". It can also derive from 正 (shō) meaning "correct" and 五 (go) meaning "five".... [more]

Shokora f Popular Culture
A Japanese approximation of the French word "chocolat" meaning "chocolate". ... [more]

Shulk m Popular Culture
Shulk is a fictional character and the main protagonist from Monolith Soft's 2010 role-playing video game Xenoblade Chronicles, part of their overarching Xeno series of video games.

Sickan f & m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of names containing the name element sig "victory". ... [more]

Siegnot m German, Popular Culture
Abbreviated, more modern form of Sigenot. In popular culture, this name is borne by a character from "Die Rose vom Liebesgarten", an opera by German composer Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949).

Silvermist f Popular Culture
A Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [more]

Sindel f Popular Culture, Turkish, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Sindel is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. She made her debut in Mortal Kombat 3 as the mother of Princess Kitana and the unwilling wife of the evil emperor Shao Kahn

Sippie f Popular Culture, American (South)
The stage name of blues singer Sippie Wallace, born Beulah Thomas. Sippie was a nickname she gained in childhood, as a gap between her two front teeth meant that she "sipped" on food and drink.

Sissi f German (Modern), Italian (Modern), Popular Culture, Finnish
Diminutive of Cecilia, Elisabet and names beginning Si-. Specifically, it is a nickname of Empress Elisabeth of Austria popularised through the film "Sissi" (1955).... [more]

Skaara m Popular Culture
The name of a character in the movie and television series 'Stargate'.

Skeeter m & f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Nickname derived from a slang or humorous term for "mosquito." A famous bearer is female singer-songwriter Skeeter Davis (1931-2004).

Skrollan f German (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
The German spelling of Skrållan, used in the German translation of the 1964 Swedish book and TV series "Vi på Saltkråkan" by Astrid Lindgren (published in English as "Seacrow Island").... [more]

Snooty m Popular Culture
A nickname for someone who is arrogant or conceited. Famous bearers of this nickname include Lord Snooty, the fictional character in the British comic The Beano (1938), a manatee named Snooty (1948-2017), and American rapper Snooty Wild (1985-2022), real name LaPreston Porter.

Sokka m Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese phrase "So Ka" which means "I Understand." Used in Avatar: The Last Airbender for a main character, who is voiced by Jack DeSena.... [more]

Sophitia f Popular Culture
Sophitia Alexandra, better known simply as Sophitia, is a fictional character in the Soulcalibur series of video games.

Sorsha f Popular Culture
The name of a character in Ron Howard's movie "Willow" (1988). In it, she is a princess, the daughter of the evil Queen Bavmorda. She ends up betraying her mother to serve the cause of good. George Lucas, who wrote the story for the movie, may have based Sorsha's name on either Sorcha or Saoirse.

Spidona m Georgian (Archaic), Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a diminutive or short form of Spiridon.... [more]

Splinter m Popular Culture
Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).... [more]

SpongeBob m Popular Culture
The name of the main character in a popular kid's cartoon series, Spongebob SquarePants. Originally his name was SpongeBoy, however it was changed upon discovering that the name was taken for a mop product.

Sportacus m Popular Culture
Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism... [more]

Sputnik m Popular Culture
Means "satellite, traveling companion, fellow traveler" in Russian. It was adopted as a stage name by American professional wrestler and civil rights activist Sputnik Monroe (1928-2006), real name Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh... [more]

Squall m Popular Culture, English
Meaning: a great storm, usually tropical in nature... [more]

Squidward m Popular Culture
A fictional bearer of this name is Squidward Tentacles, a fictional character in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-).

Stannis m Literature, Popular Culture
The Name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels, played by Stephen Dillane on the TV Show Game of Thrones.

Starbuck m & f English (American, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Starbuck.... [more]

Starfox m Popular Culture
Starfox (Eros of Titan) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Stendarr m Popular Culture
The name of a Divine (god) in the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls'.... [more]

Stevonnie f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
A variant of Stephanie, also the name of the fusion of Steven and Connie from the show Steven Universe.

Sticks f Popular Culture
From Sticks the Badger, one of the main characters in the Sonic Boom series. She is a wacky anthropomorphic jungle badger and a force of nature in every way.

Stingy m Popular Culture
Simply the English word stingy, meaning "Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous". In the children's television show LazyTown, Stingy is a selfish and possessive child. He still plays with the gang, but he will always care about his stuff, especially his car and his prized piggy bank... [more]

Stitch m Popular Culture
From the English word "stitch" meaning a "thread or loop of yarn created by movement" or "to mend or make with thread".... [more]

Sturmhorst m Popular Culture
A double form created from the names Sturm and Horst.... [more]

Suiseiseki f Popular Culture
Combination of 翠 (sui) meaning "green" and 星石 (seiseki), the on'yomi reading of the word hoshiishi meaning "meteorite," used on a character (also known as Jade Stein or Jade Stone) in the manga and anime television series 'Rozen Maiden'.... [more]

Sumomo f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 李 (ri, sumomo), referring to the type of plum known as Prunus salicina. The name/word is derived from a combination of 酸 (su) meaning "sour, acid, tart," from the plum's taste, and 桃 (momo) meaning "peach," from its similarity to the peach.... [more]

Svengali m Popular Culture
Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Scholars call Svengali a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer... [more]

Sylar m Popular Culture
This is the alias used by fictional super-powered villain Gabriel Gray in the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006), meant to be taken from the name of a fictional watch brand, Sylar. It may be an interpretation of Schuyler or variant of Syler.

Sylphrena f Popular Culture
A character in Brandon Sanderson's 'Stormlight Archive' book series. Possibly a mashup of Sylph and Rena.

Sylvanas f Popular Culture
Sylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games.

Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]

Tahiri f Popular Culture
Tahiri Veila appears in the Star Wars books as a Jedi Knight/Sith Apprentice after 22 ABY.

Tahno m Popular Culture
A fictional character from the show "The Legend of Korra".

Tails m Popular Culture
From the English word tails. This is the nickname of Miles Prower, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and main tag-along partner of Sonic... [more]

Talion m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the games 'Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor' and 'Middle-earth: Shadow of War'.

Tangerine f Popular Culture
Presumably from the English word, which refers to a red or orange colored citrus fruit. Mentioned as a name in the songs 'Tangerine' by Led Zeppelin and 'Tangerine' by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.

Tanjiro m Popular Culture
Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎) is a main character from 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'.

Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]

Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."

Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular Culture
The name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.

Tarkan m Turkish, Popular Culture
In the case of the Turkish popstar Tarkan, this name comes from a Turkish comic book character in the 1960's, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Khazar king. Also, it was the title of a high-ranking military rank.... [more]

Tarrlok m Popular Culture
A character from the American TV show "Legend of Korra" bears this name.

Taruto m & f Popular Culture
Taruto (aka Tart) is the name of a major character in Tokyo Mew Mew (masculine use), and the titular character of Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (feminine use).

Tawna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny, possibly influenced by Shawna. A notable bearer of this name is Tawna Bandicoot, a character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.

Tayuya f Popular Culture
Tayuya is a fictional character from the 'Naruto' manga series. It is spelled with Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason", and 也 (ya) meaning "also".

Temari f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 天 (ten, amatsu, ame, ama-, te) meaning "sky, heaven" or 手 (shu, zu, (-)te(-), ta-) meaning "hand" with 毬 (kyuu, iga, mari) or 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari), both meaning "ball."... [more]

Teutates m Celtic Mythology, Popular Culture
Derived from Proto-Celtic teutā- meaning "people" or "tribe", likely inferring he was a protector of a people or tribe.... [more]

Thade m Popular Culture
General Thade is a central chimpanzee in the 2001 Planet of the Apes movie and the main antagonist.

Tharja f Popular Culture
Possibly a corruption of Sanskrit tharaja meaning "star with full glow". This is the name of a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening.

Theon m Ancient Greek, Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω (theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".... [more]

Thorgal m Popular Culture
A popular belgian comic-book hero.

Thorin m Literature, Germanic Mythology, German (Modern), Popular Culture
German male name representing the Germanic god Thor.... [more]

Thrall m Popular Culture
Derived from Old English þræl meaning "slave". This name is used by Blizzard Entertainment for a character in the video game series Warcraft. In the series, Thrall is an orc shaman who leads the Horde for a period of time.

Thufir m Literature, Popular Culture
Name of a character in the novel 'Dune' (1965) and its franchise.

Thumper m Popular Culture
Thumper is a fictional rabbit character from Disney's animated films Bambi and Bambi II. He is known and named for his habit of thumping his left hind foot.

Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.

Thundra f Popular Culture
Name used for a fictional character in Marvel Comics (1939).

Tidus m Popular Culture
Derived from Shuri Okinawan 天道/太陽 (tiida) (see Tida), given to a character from 'Final Fantasy X'.

Tifa f Popular Culture
Tifa Lockhart is a character in the massively popular and highly acclaimed 1997 role-playing game game Final Fantasy VII. Contrary to popular belief, Tifa is not a contraction of name Tiffany or the Kabbalah concept Tiferet (beauty)... [more]

Tigra f Popular Culture
Possibly deriving from the word "tiger", with the feminine -ra suffix added. Name borne by a Marvel character.

Titeuf m Popular Culture
Titeuf is the protagonist of the eponymous Swiss comic by Zep (Philippe Chappuis).... [more]

Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from Swedish tjur "bull". This is the name of a character of the German Anime-Show 'Vicky the viking (Wickie und die starken Männer)', based on a novel by Swedish author Runer Jonsson.

Tokaku f Japanese, Popular Culture
Means "impossible". Also the name of the protagonist, Azuma Tokaku of "Akuma no Riddle", which takes place in a school of assassins.

Toki m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Popular Culture
From Tóki, an Old Norse short form of Þórketill and other similar-sounding names (alternatively, it may have derived from Old Danish toki "jerk, simpleton")... [more]

Tokine f Japanese, Popular Culture
Tokine is a character in the Kekkaishi anime series.

Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.

Tomie f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other combinations of kanji are possible. This name is borne by the character Tomie Kawakami (川上富江 Kawakami Tomie), the titular character of the horror manga series Tomie by Junji Ito... [more]

Tommen m Popular Culture, Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Tommen Baratheon is the name of a royal character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]

Tondelayo f Popular Culture
The title character of a film in 1942.... [more]

Tonraq m Popular Culture
Means either "a tiny man" or a "spirit" or "ghost". Name of Korra's father from Legend of Korra.

Topanga f Popular Culture, Indigenous American
Place name of an area in western Los Angeles County, California. The area was originally named by the Tongva people and may mean "a place above."... [more]

Toph f Popular Culture
Toph is the name of a character in Avatar: The Last Airbender (Avatar: The Legend of Aang in some regions), an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. Toph was written as 北方拓芙, giving her name the meaning "expanding lotus"... [more]

Toriel f Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is a pun off of "tutorial" as she guides you through the ruins and shows you how the game works.

Tormund m Norwegian, Literature, Popular Culture
Modern Norwegian form of Þórmundr. Tormund Giantsbane is a character in the book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (1996-present) by American author George R. R. Martin, and the TV series 'Game of Thrones' (2011-2019).

Toulane f Popular Culture
A fictional bearer is Toulane Thomas from the American Girl novel "McKenna" and the film adaptation "An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars". It is occasionally used as a given name in various countries.

Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').

Tristessa f Literature, Popular Culture
Used by the 20th-century writer Jack Kerouac for the title character in his short novel 'Tristessa' (1960), in which case it was intended to be an Anglicization of the Spanish word tristeza meaning "sadness" (from Latin tristis; compare Tristan)... [more]

Tristopher m Popular Culture (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Tristan and Christopher. This is the middle name of Gumball Watterson in the Cartoon Network T.V. series The Amazing World of Gumball.

Tru f & m English (American), Popular Culture
Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.... [more]

Trui f & m Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
A short form of Gertruida or (more rarely) of Trudo.... [more]

Tsume f & m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Means "claw" in Japanese.... [more]

Tuff m & f Popular Culture
Tuff (Bun in the original Japanese version) is one of the main characters in the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Hoshi no Kaabii in the original japanese, which translates to Kirby of the Stars). Tuff is an ally of Kirby and often plays a large role... [more]

Tulimaq m Popular Culture, Inuit
Means "rib". Used for a character in the Canadian Inuktitut-language film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner' (2001).

Tweety m & f Popular Culture, Various (Rare)
Wordplay on the words sweetie and tweet, the onomatopoeia of birds. This is the name of Warner Bros. character Tweety, a yellow canary who began to appear in Looney Tunes (1930) and Merrie Melodies (1931) series of animated cartoons... [more]

Twintelle f Popular Culture
Twintelle is a fictional character in the 2017 Nintendo Switch video game ARMS.

Tyrande f Popular Culture
Created by video game developer Blizzard Entertainment for a character in the "Warcraft" video game series. In the series, Tyrande Whisperwind is the High Priestess of Elune and the leader of the night elves.

Tyrion m Popular Culture, Literature
Variant of Tyrian.... [more]

Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]

Tywin m Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels. He is the patriarch of House Lannister, and father of Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion.

Uatu m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer of this name is Uatu a.k.a. The Watcher from a series of Marvel comic books, movies, TV shows etc. (beginning 1963). He is the narrator of the Disney+ series "What if...?".

Üffes m Popular Culture
This name started as a joke about the mispronounciation of the foreign name Yves by some people in Germany. Due to the proliferation of the joke, it has become a nickname for Yves.

Ugg m Popular Culture
A character in Q*bert.

Uhtred m Anglo-Saxon, History, Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Uhtræd.... [more]

Ulfric m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and rik "power; ruler".... [more]

Ultus m Obscure, Popular Culture
From Latin ultimūs meaning "final". This is the name of a Tarzan inspired character who appears in about 14 novels written by film industry veteran Julián Amich and drawn by Enrique Pertegás... [more]

Umataro m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from Japanese 馬 (uma) "horse", 太 (ta) "thick, big, great", and 郎 (ro) "son". A notable fictional bearer of the name is Dr. Umataro Tenma, a character in the manga Astro Boy and its subsequent anime adaptations... [more]

Uncas m Algonquian, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Mohegan word wonkus meaning "fox". This was a character in 'The Last of the Mohicans' book and film.

Undyne f Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"

Unella f Literature, Popular Culture
Unella is a Septa of the Faith of the Seven and a devoted follower of the High Sparrow from Game Of Thrones.

Unica f Popular Culture
This was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [more]

Urbosa f Popular Culture
(Legend of Zelda video game) Urbosa means lightning, used on a Champion to be the Thunder Emblem.

Usnavi m Popular Culture (Rare)
Created name, likely a pun or misunderstanding on U.S. Navy. The name is most notably borne by the main character of the musical In The Heights, Usnavi De La Vega, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Usopp m Popular Culture (Modern)
The name Usopp is a blend of two elements. ‘U’ likely derives from 嘘 (uso) meaning "lie" or "falsehood" in Japanese, while ‘Sopp’ could be a variation of the sound soppu (ソップ), which is linked to "soup" or "soft," though in the context of One Piece, it's more of a unique character construction... [more]

Vada f English, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.... [more]

Valanice f Popular Culture
Variant of the name Balanice, which appears in the French fairy tale Rosanella. Valanice is the name of a character in the King's Quest series of computer games... [more]

Valek m Popular Culture, Slavic (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
The name is a Slavic short form of Valentin or Valerian (or other names starting in Val-).

Valeris f Popular Culture
Created by adding the prefix Val to the name Eris. Valeris is a major character in 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991). English actress Kim Cattrall portrayed Valeris as well as helping to create aspects of the character including the name.

Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]

Valka f Old Norse, Icelandic, Popular Culture
Old Norse diminutive of Valgerðr. The name is borne by a character in 'How to Train Your Dragon 2'.

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Vanille f Popular Culture
Means "vanilla" in French. A famous bearer is the character Vanille in the Final Fantasy video games.

Vanjie f Popular Culture
Variant of Vangie, which is a diminutive of Evangeline. Miss Vanjie is the stage name of José Cancel, an American drag performer known for competing on the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race.

Varric m Popular Culture
In the Dragon Age video game series, Varric Tethras is a "surfacer" dwarf (who traditionally live underground), merchant, and best-selling novelist. His most notable traits are his loyalty, sense of humor, gravelly voice, chest hair, and a one-of-a-kind semi-automatic crossbow named Bianca... [more]

Varys m Literature, Popular Culture
Varys is the name of an eunuch character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]

Vector m Popular Culture
Means "carrier" in Latin. This is the name of two fictional characters; Vector the Crocodile from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and a villain from Despicable Me.

Ved m Popular Culture
A character appearing in the 4th series of 'The Tribe', a British TV series.

Vegeta m Literature, Popular Culture
Clipping of the English word vegetable. Vegeta is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. All the names of members of the Saiyan race, such as Vegeta, are puns on vegetables.

Ventus m Popular Culture
Means "wind" in Latin. A main character from Square Enix and Disney's video game "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" bore this name.

Veruca f Literature, Popular Culture
Created by Roald Dahl for a character in his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964. He based the name on the Italian and Latin word verruca, meaning "wart", used in English to refer to the plantar wart.

Viridi f Popular Culture
Viridi is the Goddess of Nature who debuted in the game Kid Icarus: Uprising, displaying the physical appearance of a sarcastic 8-year-old little girl who commands the Forces of Nature.

Vitruvius m American (Rare, Archaic), Ancient Roman, Popular Culture
Vitruvius is an Ancient Roman family name.... [more]

Vixey f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Vixen, referring to a female fox. This name was used on a character in Disney's 1981 animated film 'The Fox and the Hound'.

Volkner m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Volker influenced by Falkner (the name of a character in a previous Pokemon game)... [more]

Volstagg m Popular Culture
Volstagg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers and supporting cast of Thor.

Waluigi m Popular Culture
A portmanteau of Luigi and Japanese 悪い (warui) "bad", therefore meaning "bad Luigi". This is the name of Luigi's evil counterpart from the Mario series.

Wheatley m Popular Culture
Wheatley is a fictional artificial intelligence from the Portal franchise first introduced in the 2011 video game Portal 2.

Wichita f Popular Culture
The name of a character from the 2009 movie "Zombieland". Wichita is also a city in Kansas, United States.

Willona f American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona. Willona Woods is a character from the 1970s TV show 'Good Times'.

Wilmadeene f Popular Culture (Modern)
A combination of Wilma and Dean. Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis is a main character of the 1961 movie Splendor in the Grass... [more]

Winry f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of Winifred. Winry Rockbell is a character in the Full Metal Alchemist anime and manga, though in that case, the etymology is unknown.

Wolverine m Popular Culture
Wolverine is the 'mutant' name of James Howlett, more commonly known as Logan, one of the main protagonists of Marvel's X-Men line of comics... [more]

Xehanort m Popular Culture
This name comes from a character from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and also has some short appearances in Kingdom Hearts 2.

Yakari m Popular Culture, Sioux (?)
The name of the title character, a little Sioux boy, in the French-Belgian comic book series Yakari (1973-) and its television adaptions (1983, 2005).

Yakone m Popular Culture
A fictitious bearer is Yakone, a bloodbending criminal from the American television series The Legend of Korra.

Yennefer f Popular Culture
In the fantasy series The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV series adaptation), Yennefer is a powerful mage who, embittered by a cutthroat and ungracious society, leaves the Brotherhood of Northern Mages and goes rogue... [more]

Yogi m Popular Culture
Famous bearer is "Yogi" Berra. He was given the nickname Yogi by a childhood friend who thought that he looked like an Indian Yogi he had seen in a movie.

Yoruichi f Popular Culture
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 一 meaning "one". ... [more]

Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of Swedish yra and virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).

Yuel f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
A character from the computer game 'Granblue Fantasy Versus'. The name spilled over to real world usage in Germany 2020/21.

Yuffie f Popular Culture
The name is from a main character in the popular Japanese Role-Playing-Game Final Fantasy VII for the original PlayStation.... [more]

Yukon m Popular Culture (Rare)
From the Yukon River or Territory, Canada, meaning "Great River" in Gwich’in. Yukon Cornelius is a character in the 1964 Christmas movie, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Yuna f Popular Culture, Japanese
Yuna is a supporting character in the videogame Final Fantasy X as well as the main character of Final Fantasy X-2. She was the High Summoner who defeated Sin and brought the Eternal Calm. She was named for Yunalesca, who was the first Summoner to defeat Sin according to the franchise mythology.

Yunalesca f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Lady Yunalesca is a non-player character and antagonist from Final Fantasy X, who also appears in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring forth the Calm. According to the game's lore, Summoner Yuna was named after Yunalesca.... [more]

Yuru f & m Popular Culture, Indigenous American
The name of the titular protagonist in the Telenovela “Yuru, la princesa amazónica“. Perhaps a diminutive of Yuraqmayu.

Zabivaka m Popular Culture, Pet
From a blend of the Russian noun собака (sobaka) "dog" and the verb забивать (zabivat') "to strike". This name was used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup official mascot, Zabivaka the Wolf, designed by 22-year-old student designer Ekaterina Bocharova.

Zabu m Popular Culture
This name is used for a a fictional saber-toothed tiger in Marvel Comics.

Zahariel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Derived from Hebrew זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In Judeo-Christian legend, Zachariel or Zakhariel is another name of the angel Zerachiel, one of the primary angels who leads souls to judgement... [more]

Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.

Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]

Zaphkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature, Popular Culture
The name means "God's knowledge". The angel is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel.

Zatanna f Popular Culture
A notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Zeniba f Popular Culture
From Japanese 銭 (zeni) meaning "money", and 婆 (ba) "old woman, grandmother". This is the name of a witch in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film 'Spirited Away' (2001).

Zilia f Aragonese, Popular Culture
Variant of Cilia. 'Zilia Quebrantahuesos' (2015) is a comic by Laura Rubio based on Pyrenean legends and mythology.

Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).

Zoboomafoo m Popular Culture
Name of a Coquerel's Sifaka Lemur on a children's Program on PBS of a show with the same name. The show was made by the Kratt Brothers to educate children about animals. Also Zoboomafoo would speak after being fed food.

Zoisite m & f Popular Culture
From the name of the mineral zoisite, which was named after Carniolan naturalist Sigmund Zois (1747-1819). This is the name of a character from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'. He is male in the source material, but was changed to female in several international dubs of the anime.

Zuko m Popular Culture
Fictional name apparently meant to be from Chinese 蘇 (sū) meaning "to regain consciousness" or 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather" combined with 科 (kē) meaning "sort, class" or 寇 (kòu) meaning "bandit, robber"... [more]

Zuse m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of Zeus... [more]

Zuzu f English (Rare, ?), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Susan, used in Frank Capra's film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).