KenzieeBear's Personal Name List

Zoraida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: tho-RIE-dha(European Spanish) so-RIE-dha(Latin American Spanish)
Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.
Zareen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Urdu
Other Scripts: زرین(Urdu)
Variant of Zarina.
Yin
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 银, 音, 荫, etc.(Chinese) 銀, 音, 蔭, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: EEN
From Chinese (yín) meaning "silver, money", (yīn) meaning "sound, tone" or (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Yang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 洋, 阳, etc.(Chinese) 洋, 陽, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: YANG
From Chinese (yáng) meaning "ocean" or (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Yam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Semitic Mythology
Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El.
Xun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 勋, 迅, etc.(Chinese) 勛, 迅, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: SHUYN
From Chinese (xūn) meaning "meritorious deed, rank" or (xùn) meaning "fast, sudden", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Xerxes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Other Scripts: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠(Old Persian) Ξέρξης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ZURK-seez(American English) ZUK-seez(British English)
Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), which meant "ruler over heroes". This was the name of a 5th-century BC king of Persia, the son of Darius the Great. He attempted an invasion of Greece, which ended unsuccessfully at the battle of Salamis.
Willimar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Old German name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and mari "famous". It is a cognate of Wilmǣr.
Vidar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Swedish, Norse Mythology
Pronounced: VEE-dahr(Swedish)
From Old Norse Víðarr, which was possibly derived from víðr "wide" and herr "army, warrior". In Norse mythology Víðarr was the son of Odin and Grid. At the time of the end of the world, Ragnarök, it is said he will avenge his father's death by slaying the wolf Fenrir.
Veles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slavic Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Slavic volŭ meaning "ox" or velĭ meaning "great". Veles or Volos was the Slavic god of cattle, also associated with the earth, wealth and the underworld.
Varvara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Варвара(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) Βαρβάρα(Greek)
Pronounced: vur-VA-rə(Russian)
Russian, Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Barbara.
Tāne
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "man" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Tāne was the god of forests and light. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa, who were locked in an embrace and finally separated by their son. He created the tui bird and, by some accounts, man.
Taiki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大輝, 大樹, etc.(Japanese Kanji) たいき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TA-EE-KYEE
From Japanese (tai) meaning "big, great" and (ki) meaning "brightness" or (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tahir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Other Scripts: طاهر(Arabic) طاہر(Urdu)
Pronounced: TA-heer(Arabic) ta-HEER(Turkish)
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.
Tadala
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chewa
Pronounced: tah-DAH-lah
Means "we have been blessed" in Chewa.
Tacitus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: TA-kee-toos(Latin) TAS-i-tuws(English)
Roman cognomen meaning "silent, mute" in Latin. This was the name of a 1st-century Roman historian, known for writing the Histories and the Annals.
Summanus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: soom-MA-noos(Latin)
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning". Summanus was the Roman god of the night sky and night lightning, a nocturnal counterpart to Jupiter.
Sohrab
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian, Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: سهراب(Persian)
Pronounced: soh-RAWB(Persian)
From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.
Shula
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: شعلة(Arabic)
Pronounced: SHOO‘-la
Means "flame" in Arabic.
Shirin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: شیرین(Persian)
Pronounced: shee-REEN
Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.
Sayaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 沙也香, 沙耶香, 沙也加, 紗耶香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さやか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-YA-KA
From Japanese (sa) meaning "sand" or (sa) meaning "thread, silk" with (ya) meaning "also" or (ya), an interjection, combined with (ka) meaning "fragrance" or (ka) meaning "increase". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Savitri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: सावित्री(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi)
Means "of the sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hymn in the Rigveda dedicated to Savitr, a sun god. This is also the name of Savitr's daughter, a wife of Brahma, considered an aspect of Saraswati. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata it is borne by King Satyavan's wife, who successfully pleas with Yama, the god of death, to restore her husband to life.
Satu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: SAH-too
Means "fairy tale, fable" in Finnish.
Satomi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 里美, 聡美, 智美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さとみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-TO-MEE
From Japanese (sato) meaning "village" or (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sarika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: सारिका(Hindi, Marathi)
From a Sanskrit word referring to a type of thrush (species Turdus salica) or myna bird (species Gracula religiosa).
Sari 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: SA-ree
Means "essence" in Indonesian.
Saraswati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: सरस्वती(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi)
Pronounced: sə-RUS-və-tee(Hindi)
Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस् (saras) meaning "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vatī) meaning "having". This is the name of a Hindu river goddess, also associated with learning and the arts, who is the wife of Brahma. She appears in the Vedas.
Sapir
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: סַפִּיר(Hebrew)
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.
Sanja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Сања(Serbian)
Pronounced: SA-nya(Croatian, Serbian)
Derived from South Slavic sanjati meaning "to dream". Alternatively, it could be from the Russian name Sanya 2.
Sango
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture
Means "coral" in Japanese. This name is used in the Japanese comic book and television show InuYasha.
Sakurako
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 桜子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さくらこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-KOO-RA-KO
From Japanese (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Sakina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu
Other Scripts: سكينة(Arabic) سکینہ(Urdu)
Pronounced: sa-KEE-na(Arabic)
Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.
Saki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 咲希, 沙紀, 早紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-KYEE
From Japanese (sa) meaning "blossom" and (ki) meaning "hope", besides other combinations of kanji characters.
Safira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Pronounced: su-FEE-ru(European Portuguese) sa-FEE-ru(Brazilian Portuguese)
Portuguese form of Sapphira. It coincides with the Portuguese word for "sapphire".
Saffron
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SAF-rən
From the English word that refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice. It is derived via Old French from Arabic زعفران (zaʿfarān), itself probably from Persian meaning "gold leaves".
Sacnite
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Mayan (Hispanicized)
Variant of Sacnicte.
Sable
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAY-bəl
From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.
Ryōma
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 涼真, 諒真, 亮真, 良真, 稜真, 遼馬, 凌磨, 凌雅, 龍馬, 竜馬, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りょうま(Japanese Hiragana) リョウマ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: RYO-MA
From Ryō (also 龍/竜 meaning "dragon") combined with a ma kanji, such as 真 meaning "truth," 馬 meaning "horse," 磨 meaning "polish, shine" 雅 meaning "elegance, grace."

One bearer of this name was Ryōma Sakamoto (坂本 龍馬) (1836-1867), a prominent Bakumatsu period (around 1853-1867) figure in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.

Rufus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, English, Biblical
Pronounced: ROO-foos(Latin) ROO-fəs(English)
Roman cognomen meaning "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. As a nickname it was used by William II Rufus, a king of England, because of his red hair. It came into general use in the English-speaking world after the Protestant Reformation.
Roswitha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German
Pronounced: raws-VEE-ta
Derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and swind "strong". This was the name of a 10th-century nun from Saxony who wrote several notable poems and dramas.
Rei
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 鈴, 麗, 玲, etc.(Japanese Kanji) れい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REH
From Japanese (rei) meaning "bell", (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or (rei) meaning "the tinkling of jade". This name can also be formed by other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Qing
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 青, 清, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEENG
From Chinese (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Putu
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Balinese
Means "grandchild" in Balinese. Traditionally, this name is given to the first-born child.
Piedad
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: pyeh-DHADH
Means "mercy, piety" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin pietas.
Phyllis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, English
Other Scripts: Φυλλίς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: FIL-is(English)
Means "foliage" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a woman who killed herself out of love for Demophon and was subsequently transformed into an almond tree. It began to be used as a given name in England in the 16th century, though it was often confused with Felicia.
Parisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: پریسا(Persian)
Means "like a fairy" in Persian, derived from پری (parī) meaning "fairy, sprite, supernatural being".
Pari
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: پری(Persian)
Pronounced: pa-REE
Means "fairy" in Persian.
Pallas 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Πάλλας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PAL-LAS(Classical Greek) PAL-əs(English)
Possibly derived from Greek πάλλω (pallo) meaning "to brandish". In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan and several other characters. It was also the name of a female character, though her name is probably from a different source (see Pallas 1).
Neven
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Невен(Serbian, Macedonian)
Masculine form of Nevena.
Nala 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: नल(Sanskrit)
Means "stem" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king of the Nishadha people in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.
Miroslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Мирослав(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: MI-ro-slaf(Czech) MEE-raw-slow(Slovak) myi-ru-SLAF(Russian)
Derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ "peace, world" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia who was deposed by one of his nobles after ruling for four years.
Mirai
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Shona
Means "wait" in Shona.
Midge
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: MIJ
Variant of Madge.
Manami
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 愛美, 愛海, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まなみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-NA-MEE
From Japanese (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Made
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Balinese
Pronounced: ma-DEH
From Sanskrit मध्य (madhya) meaning "middle". This name is traditionally given to the family's second-born child.
Madara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.
Lotus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: LO-təs
From the name of the lotus flower (species Nelumbo nucifera) or the mythological lotus tree. They are ultimately derived from Greek λωτός (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology the lotus tree was said to produce a fruit causing sleepiness and forgetfulness.
Llew
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: SHEW(Welsh)
Variant of Lleu. It can also be a short form of Llewelyn. It coincides with the Welsh word llew meaning "lion".
Lin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 林, 琳, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: LEEN
From Chinese (lín) meaning "forest" or (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other characters can also form this name.
Leofdæg
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Derived from the Old English element leof "dear, beloved" combined with dæg "day".
Kyla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIE-lə
Feminine form of Kyle, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and la.
Komang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Balinese
Meaning unknown. This name is traditionally given to the third-born child in Balinese families.
Kiyoshi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 清, 淳, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きよし(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KYEE-YO-SHEE
From Japanese (kiyoshi) or (kiyoshi) both meaning "pure". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Ketut
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Balinese
Pronounced: kə-TUWT
Possibly from a Balinese word meaning "small banana". This name is traditionally given to the fourth child.
Kamala
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: कमला, कमल(Sanskrit) கமலா(Tamil) ಕಮಲಾ(Kannada) కమలా(Telugu) कमला(Hindi, Nepali)
Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form कमल, though in modern languages it is only a feminine form. In Tantric Hinduism and Shaktism this is the name of a goddess, also identified with the goddess Lakshmi.
Jing
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 静, 精, 晶, 京, etc.(Chinese) 靜, 精, 晶, 京, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEENG
From Chinese (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" or (jīng) meaning "capital city". Other characters can also form this name.
Jin 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 金, 锦, 津, etc.(Chinese) 金, 錦, 津, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEEN
From Chinese (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or (jīn) meaning "ferry". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Jian
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 建, 健, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYEHN
From Chinese (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", or other characters that are pronounced in a similar fashion.
Jiahao
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 家豪, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYA-KHOW
From Chinese (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
Jia
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 佳, 家, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYA
From Chinese (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", (jiā) meaning "home, family", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Ime 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Ibibio
Means "patience" in Ibibio.
Ilya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Илья(Russian) Ілья(Belarusian)
Pronounced: i-LYA(Russian)
Russian and Belarusian form of Elijah.
Hyeon
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: (Korean Hangul) 賢, 顯, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KHYUN
From Sino-Korean (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or other characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
Hyacinthus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ὑάκινθος(Ancient Greek)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑάκινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the hyacinth flower. In Greek legend Hyakinthos was accidentally killed by the god Apollo, who mournfully caused this flower to arise from his blood. The name was also borne by several early saints, notably a 3rd-century martyr who was killed with his brother Protus.
Gyeong
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: (Korean Hangul) 京, 景, 敬, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KYUNG
From Sino-Korean (gyeong) meaning "capital city", (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
Ganix
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: GA-neesh
Basque variant form of John.
Fatimah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Other Scripts: فاطمة(Arabic)
Pronounced: FA-tee-ma(Arabic)
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاطمة (see Fatima), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.
Fang
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 芳, 方, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: FANG
From Chinese (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Emeka
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Igbo
Short form of Chukwuemeka and other Igbo names ending with the same element.
Elvina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ehl-VEEN-ə
Variant of Alvina.
Dubaku
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Akan
Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.
Do-Yun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 도윤(Korean Hangul) 道允, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: TO-YOON
From Sino-Korean (do) meaning "path, road, way" and (yun) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other hanja character combinations.
Diantha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Pronounced: die-AN-thə(English)
From dianthus, the name of a type of flower (ultimately from Greek meaning "heavenly flower").
Clematis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KLEHM-ə-tis, klə-MAT-is
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλήμα (klema) meaning "twig, branch".
Chiamaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Igbo
Means "God is more beautiful" in Igbo.
Cernunnos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gaulish Mythology (Latinized)
Means "great horned one", from Celtic *karnos "horn" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of the Celtic god of fertility, animals, wealth, and the underworld. He was usually depicted having antlers, and was identified with the Roman god Mercury.
Carys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: KA-ris
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love". This is a relatively modern Welsh name, in common use only since the middle of the 20th century.
Caron
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Welsh
From the name of places near the town of Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales.
Calla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAL-ə
From the name of two types of plants, the true calla (species Calla palustris) and the calla lily (species Calla aethiopica), both having white flowers and growing in marshy areas. Use of the name may also be inspired by Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty".
Cahaya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indonesian, Malay
Pronounced: cha-HA-ya(Indonesian, Malay) cha-HA-yə(Malay)
Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).
Bulan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: BOO-lan
Means "moon" (or "month") in Indonesian.
Bala 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi
Other Scripts: பாலா(Tamil) బాలా(Telugu) बाला(Hindi)
Variant and feminine form of Bal.
Azrael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Azarel. This is the name of an angel in Jewish and Islamic tradition who separates the soul from the body upon death. He is sometimes referred to as the Angel of Death.
Aya 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 彩, 綾, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あや(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-YA
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour", (aya) meaning "design", or other kanji characters with the same pronunciation.
Antipater
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀντίπατρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: an-TEE-pa-tehr(Latin) an-TIP-ə-tər(American English) an-TIP-ə-tə(British English)
From the Greek name Ἀντίπατρος (Antipatros), which meant "like the father" from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" (genitive πατρός). This was the name of an officer of Alexander the Great who became the regent of Macedon during Alexander's absence.
Anahita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian, Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: آناهیتا(Persian) 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫(Old Persian)
Pronounced: aw-naw-hee-TAW(Persian)
Means "immaculate, undefiled" in Old Persian, from the Old Iranian prefix *an- "not" combined with *āhita "unclean, dirty". This was the name of an Iranian goddess of fertility and water. In the Zoroastrian religious texts the Avesta she is called 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬍 (Arəduuī) in Avestan, with 𐬀𐬥𐬁𐬵𐬌𐬙𐬀 (anāhita) appearing only as a descriptive epithet [1]. In origin she is possibly identical to the Indian goddess Saraswati. She has historically been identified with the Semitic goddess Ishtar and the Greek goddess Artemis.
Amaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Igbo
Short form of Chiamaka.
Amaia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Means "the end" in Basque. This is the name of a character in the historical novel Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century (1879) by Francisco Navarro-Villoslada (Amaya in the Spanish original; Amaia in the Basque translation).
Amabilis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "lovable". Saint Amabilis was a 5th-century priest in Riom, central France.
Alya 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Other Scripts: علياء(Arabic)
Pronounced: ‘al-YA(Arabic)
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.
Alina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
Other Scripts: Алина(Russian) Аліна(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: a-LEE-na(Romanian, Polish, German, Italian, Spanish) u-LYEE-nə(Russian) u-LYEE-nu(Ukrainian) a-LYEE-na(Belarusian)
Short form of Adelina, Albina and names that end in alina.
Alaba
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Yoruba
Pronounced: A-LA-BA
Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.
Akito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 章斗, 章人(Japanese Kanji) あきと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE-TO
From Japanese (aki) meaning "chapter" combined with (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Akira
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 昭, 明, 亮, 晶, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE-RA
From Japanese (akira) meaning "bright", (akira) meaning "bright" or (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name. A famous bearer was the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), given name written .
Akbar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Other Scripts: أكبر(Arabic) اکبر(Persian, Urdu, Pashto) अकबर(Hindi)
Pronounced: AK-bar(Arabic) ak-BAR(Persian)
Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic, a derivative of كبير (kabīr) meaning "great, big". This was the name of a 16th-century Mughal ruler who expanded the empire to include most of India.
Aiolos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Αἴολος(Ancient Greek)
Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of the winds.
Æðelræd
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Pronounced: A-dhehl-rehd(Old English) ATH-əl-rehd(English)
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and ræd "counsel, advice". This was the name of two Saxon kings of England including Æðelræd II "the Unready" whose realm was overrun by the Danes in the early 11th century. The name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.
behindthename.com   ·   Copyright © 1996-2024