protobo998's Personal Name List
Zyn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Obscure (Rare)
Zeph
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZEHF
Zed
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZEHD
Zeb
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZEHB
Zayne
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ZAYN
Yuri 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Юрий(Russian) Юрій(Ukrainian) Юрый(Belarusian)
Pronounced: YOO-ryee(Russian)
Alternate transcription of Russian
Юрий, Ukrainian
Юрій or Belarusian
Юрый (see
Yuriy).
Yūna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 優菜, 優奈, 柚菜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうな(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-NA
From Japanese
優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or
柚 (yū) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with
菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or
奈 (na), a phonetic character. Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Yui
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 結衣, 優衣, 結, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-EE
From Japanese
結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or
優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with
衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone
結 (yui) using a different
nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.
Yōko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 陽子, 洋子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ようこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YO-KO
From Japanese
陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or
洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ygraine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Variant of
Igraine. This name was used in the BBC television series 'Merlin' (2008-2012).
Yessenia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American)
Pronounced: gyeh-SEH-nya
Xanthos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ξάνθος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KSAN-TOS(Classical Greek)
From Greek
ξανθός (xanthos) meaning
"yellow". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek
mythology, including kings of Pelasgia and Thebes.
Wolfgang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: VAWLF-gang(German) WUWLF-gang(English)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Derived from the Old German elements
wolf meaning "wolf" and
gang meaning "path, way".
Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).
Winslow
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WINZ-lo
From a surname that was derived from an Old English place name meaning
"hill belonging to Wine". A famous bearer of this name was American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910).
Winoc
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Wilton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL-tən
From a surname that was derived from the names of several English towns. The town names mean variously "willow town", "well town" or "town on the River Wylye" in Old English. The river name is itself of Celtic origin, possibly meaning "tricky".
Wilt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WILT
Short form of
Wilton. This name was borne by basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999).
Wednesday
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: WENZ-day(English)
From the name of the day of the week, which was derived from Old English
wodnesdæg meaning "
Woden's day". On the
Addams Family television series (1964-1966) this was the name of the daughter, based on an earlier unnamed character in Charles Addams' cartoons. Her name was inspired by the popular nursery rhyme line
Wednesday's child is full of woe.
Webster
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WEHB-stər
From an occupational surname meaning "weaver", derived from Old English webba.
Warren
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWR-ən
From an English surname that was derived either from Norman French warrene meaning "animal enclosure", or else from the town of La Varenne in Normandy. This name was borne by the American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).
Warner
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWR-nər
From a Norman surname that was derived from the given name
Werner.
Warden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Pronounced: WAR-dən(British English)
Could be from the English word 'warden', or a transferred use of the surname
Walter
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: WAWL-tər(English) VAL-tu(German) VAL-tehr(Swedish, Italian)
From the Germanic name
Waltheri meaning
"power of the army", from the elements
walt "power, authority" and
heri "army". In medieval German tales (notably
Waltharius by Ekkehard of
Saint Gall) Walter of Aquitaine is a heroic king of the Visigoths. The name was also borne by an 11th-century French saint, Walter of Pontoise. The
Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English
cognate Wealdhere.
A famous bearer of the name was the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). It was also borne by Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and other notable works.
Walt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWLT
Short form of
Walter. A famous bearer was the American animator and filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966).
Vinal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "vine hall" in Middle English.
Vico
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: VEE-ko
Vesper
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology, Dutch (Modern)
Pronounced: WEHS-pehr(Latin) VEHS-pər(English, Dutch)
Rating: 65% based on 2 votes
Latin
cognate of
Hesperos. This name was used by the British author Ian Fleming for a female character, a love interest of James Bond, in his novel
Casino Royale (1953). She also appears in the film adaptations of 1967 and 2006.
Verona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning.
Valor
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".
Valiant
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Pronounced: VAH-lee-ahnt(Dutch)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
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". In literature, this is the name of the main character in the comic strip "Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur", created by Hal Foster (1892-1982). It was later adapted into an animated television series called "The Legend of Prince Valiant", which ran from 1991 to 1993. The comic and the animated series have inspired people in some countries to name their son Valiant. The Netherlands is one of those countries, as in 2010, there was a total of 26 bearers (of all ages) in the entire country. Also, in popular culture, Valiant is the name of a wood pigeon in the 2005 computer-animated film of the same name.
Uther
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: OOTH-ər(English) YOOTH-ər(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the Welsh name
Uthyr, derived from Welsh
uthr meaning
"terrible". In Arthurian legend Uther was the father of King
Arthur. He appears in some early Welsh texts, but is chiefly known from the 12th-century chronicles
[1] of Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Umeko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 梅子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) うめこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: OO-MEH-KO
From Japanese
梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" (referring to the species Prunus mume) and
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tyvenel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
Tyge
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish (Rare)
Pronounced: TUY-ə
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Danish form of
Tóki, an Old Norse
diminutive of names containing the element
Þórr, from the name of the Norse god
Thor. This was the native name of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Tycho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History, Dutch
Pronounced: TUY-go(Danish) TIE-ko(English) TEE-kho(Dutch)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of
Tyge. This name was used by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who was born as
Tyge.
Tybalt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: TIB-əlt(English)
The name of a cousin of
Juliet killed by
Romeo in William Shakespeare's drama
Romeo and Juliet (1596). The character earlier appears as Tebaldo, an Italian form of
Theobald, in Luigi Da Porto's novella
Giulietta e Romeo (1524), one of Shakespeare's sources. Shakespeare was also inspired by the character of Tybalt the Cat (from
Thibault the French form of
Theobald) in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox (evidenced by
Mercutio calling Tybalt the "prince of cats").
Tulsa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: TUL-sə(American English)
From the name of the city and county in the US state of Oklahoma which comes from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek.
Tuesday
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TYOOZ-day, TOOZ-day, CHOOZ-day
From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English
tiwesdæg meaning "
Tiw's day".
Tsubasa
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 翼, etc.(Japanese Kanji) つばさ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TSOO-BA-SA
From Japanese
翼 (tsubasa) meaning "wing", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.
Trafford
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TRA-fərd
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "fish-trap ford" in Old English.
Toyota
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Rare)
Pronounced: toi-O-tə(English)
From the name of the Japanese car company (See
Mercedes,
Ferrari and
Porsche).
From Japanese トヨタ (Toyota), from the name of the Toyoda family. The spelling was changed to Toyota because of a belief that it sounded better, or because トヨタ takes eight strokes to write, and 8 is considered lucky.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha KK) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2017, Toyota's corporate structure consisted of 364,445 employees worldwide and, as of December 2019, was the tenth-largest company in the world by revenue. Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in Japan, and the second-largest in the world behind Volkswagen, based on 2018 unit sales.
Toshiko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 敏子, 淑子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) としこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TO-SHEE-KO
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
敏 (toshi) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" and
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji characters can also form this name.
Torquil
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Torcall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Scottish Gaelic form of the Norse name
Þórketill (see
Torkel).
Tobin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TO-bin
From an English surname that was itself derived from the given name
Tobias.
Tīwaz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of
Tyr and
Tiw. The Romans identified this god with their god
Mars.
Tiw
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon form of *
Tīwaz (see
Tyr).
Tierno
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".
Thursday
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Pronounced: THURZ-day(English)
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English
þunresdæg meaning literally "
Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS
Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
Þunor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Pronounced: THOO-nor(Old English)
Anglo-Saxon form of *
Þunraz (see
Thor).
Thorley
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: THAWR-lee
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.
Therapon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θεράπων(Ancient Greek)
Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek.
Thaddaeus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical Latin, Biblical
Other Scripts: Θαδδαῖος(Ancient Greek)
Thad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: THAD
Tethys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Τηθύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TEH-TUYS(Classical Greek) TEE-this(English) TEH-this(English)
Derived from Greek
τήθη (tethe) meaning
"grandmother". In Greek
mythology this was the name of a Titan associated with the sea. She was the wife of Oceanus.
Tenley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TEHN-lee
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
From an English surname, itself possibly from a place name derived from Old English tind "point" and leah "woodland, clearing". This name was popularized in 2010 by a contestant on the reality television series The Bachelor.
Tegwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements
teg "beautiful, pretty" and
gwen "white, blessed". This name was created in the 19th century
[1].
Teal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TEEL
From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.
Tawny
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TAW-nee
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".
Tavish
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Anglicized form of
a Thàmhais, vocative case of
Tàmhas. Alternatively it could be taken from the Scottish surname
McTavish, Anglicized form of
Mac Tàmhais, meaning "son of
Tàmhas".
Tatum
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TAY-təm
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English. It was brought to public attention by the child actress Tatum O'Neal (1963-) in the 1970s, though it did not catch on. It attained a modest level of popularity after 1996, when it was borne by a character in the movie Scream.
Tate
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAYT
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name
Tata.
Taliesin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: tal-YEH-sin(Welsh) tal-ee-EHS-in(English)
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Means
"shining brow", derived from Welsh
tal "brow, head" and
iesin "shining, radiant". This was the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century Welsh poet and bard, supposedly the author of the collection of poems the
Book of Taliesin. He appears briefly in the Welsh legend
Culhwch and Olwen and the Second Branch of the
Mabinogi. He is the central character in the
Tale of Taliesin, a medieval legend recorded in the 16th century, which tells how
Ceridwen's servant Gwion Bach was reborn to her as Taliesin; how he becomes the bard for Elffin; and how Taliesin defends Elffin from the machinations of the king
Maelgwn Gwynedd.
Takeo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 武夫, 武雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) たけお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TA-KEH-O
From Japanese
武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with
夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or
雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Tai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 太, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: TIE
From Chinese
太 (tài) meaning "very, extreme" or other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Syler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname
Syler.
Sunday
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SUN-day
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dæg "day". This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Sully
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SUL-ee
Stewart
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: STOO-ərt(English) STYOO-ərt(English)
From a surname that was a variant
Stuart.
Steenie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scots [1]
Stan 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STAN
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Short form of
Stanley. A famous bearer was British comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965).
Sorley
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: SAWR-lee(English)
Sora
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 空, 昊, etc.(Japanese Kanji) そら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SO-RA
From Japanese
空 (sora) or
昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.
Sona 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: सोना(Hindi)
Means
"gold" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit
सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) meaning literally "good colour".
Solana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of
Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).
Smoky
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American
Pronounced: SMO-kee
Variant of
Smokey. A famous bearer of this form is Major League Baseball pitcher, Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985).
Smokey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture, English
Pronounced: SMO-kee
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.
Sly
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SLIE
Short form of
Sylvester. The actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-) is a well-known bearer of this nickname.
Skip
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SKIP
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Siegfried
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Germanic Mythology
Pronounced: ZEEK-freet(German)
Derived from the Old German elements
sigu "victory" and
fridu "peace". Siegfried was a hero from German legend, the chief character in the
Nibelungenlied. He secretly helped the Burgundian king
Gunther overcome the challenges set out by the Icelandic queen
Brunhild so that Gunther might win her hand. In exchange, Gunther consented to the marriage of Siegfried and his sister
Kriemhild. Years later, after a dispute between Brunhild and Kriemhild, Siegfried was murdered by
Hagen with Gunther's consent. He was stabbed in his one vulnerable spot on the small of his back, which had been covered by a leaf while he bathed in dragon's blood. He is a parallel to the Norse hero
Sigurd. The story was later adapted by Richard Wagner to form part of his opera
The Ring of the Nibelung (1876).
Sidonia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman, Georgian
Other Scripts: სიდონია(Georgian)
Rating: 65% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of
Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary
saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint
Nino from Judaism to Christianity.
Shon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHAWN
Sholto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic
sìoltaich meaning
"sower, propagator". It has occasionally been used in the Douglas family since the 17th century, after David Hume of Godscroft claimed it was the name of the 7th-century founder of the clan
[1].
Shirō
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 四郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しろう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEE-RO
From Japanese
四 (shi) meaning "four" and
郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fourth son. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shenandoah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Oneida (Anglicized)
Pronounced: shehn-ən-DO-ə(English)
Variant of
Skenandoa, or from the name of the Shenandoah River (names that may or may not be connected). The traditional American folk song
Oh Shenandoah may refer to the Oneida chief Skenandoa or to the river; it is unclear.
Seumas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: SHEH-məs
Scottish Gaelic form of
James.
Sergey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Сергей(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: syir-GYAY(Russian)
Russian and Bulgarian form of
Sergius.
September
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: sehp-TEHM-bər
From the name of the ninth month (though it means "seventh month" in Latin, since it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year), which is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in September.
Seòras
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: SHAW-rəs
Scottish Gaelic form of
George.
Seònaid
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: SHAW-nat
Scottish Gaelic form of
Janet.
Seoc
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Scottish Gaelic form of
Jack.
Selina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: sə-LEEN-ə(English)
Variant of
Celina or
Selena. As an English name, it first came into use in the 17th century.
Seferine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Scout
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKOWT
From the English word scout meaning "one who gathers information covertly", which is derived from Old French escouter "to listen". Harper Lee used this name in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
Saya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 沙耶(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: SIE-YAH
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
This is a Japanese name which refers to a scabbard or sheath for a sword. Beyond being a simple noun, Saya connotes peace because of the image of a sword that remains in its scabbard.
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From 沙 (sa) "sand" and 耶 (ya), a kanji used exclusively in names meaning "question mark."
Sawney
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scots [1]
Saturday
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Pronounced: SAT-ər-day(English) SA-tə-day(English)
From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English
sæterdæġ, meaning "
Saturn's day".
Sachi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 幸(Japanese Kanji)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From Japanese kanji 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness; good luck".
Ruarc
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
From Old Irish
Ruarcc. It was possibly an early borrowing from the Old Norse name
Hrǿríkr. Alternatively it might be derived from Old Irish elements such as
rúad "red" and
arg "hero, champion". This was the name of a 9th-century king of Leinster.
Ruairi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic
Pronounced: RWU-ryi
Ruaidrí
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Ruadh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Irish [1], Medieval Scottish
Pronounced: RWU(Irish)
Irish and Scottish Gaelic byname meaning "red", often a nickname for one with red hair. This was the nickname of the Scottish outlaw Raibeart Ruadh MacGregor (1671-1734), known as Rob Roy in English.
Royston
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (British)
Pronounced: ROIS-tən
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From a surname that was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning
"town of Royse". The given name
Royse was a medieval variant of
Rose.
Royle
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ROIL
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".
Rowen
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RO-ən
Rowdy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American
Pronounced: ROW-dee
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
A nickname with synonyms such as boisterous or rambunctious. Notable namesake is US Olympic swimmer Rowdy Gaines.
Rover
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English (Rare)
Pronounced: RO-vər(Middle English)
Roswell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHZ-wehl
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
From a surname that was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring".
Rollo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHL-o
Latinized form of
Roul, the Old French form of
Rolf. Rollo (or Rolf) the Ganger was an exiled Viking who, in the 10th century, became the first Duke of Normandy. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.
Rolf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Pronounced: RAWLF(German) ROLF(English)
From the Old German name
Hrolf (or its Old Norse
cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of
Hrodulf (see
Rudolf). The
Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.
Roland
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Georgian, Carolingian Cycle
Other Scripts: როლანდ(Georgian)
Pronounced: RO-lənd(English) RAW-LAHN(French) RO-lant(German) RO-lahnt(Dutch) RO-lawnd(Hungarian) RAW-lant(Polish)
From the Old German elements
hruod meaning "fame" and
lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally
nand meaning "brave"
[1].
Roland was an 8th-century military commander, serving under Charlemagne, who was killed by the Basques at the Battle of Roncevaux. His name was recorded in Latin as Hruodlandus. His tale was greatly embellished in the 11th-century French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed after being ambushed by the Saracens. The Normans introduced the name to England.
Rogue
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
From Breton rog (“haughty”) or Middle French rogue (“arrogant, haughty”), from Old Northern French rogre, Old Norse hrokr (“excess, exuberance”).
Roald
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Pronounced: ROO-ahld
Modern form of the Old Norse name
Hróðvaldr or
Hróaldr, composed of the elements
hróðr "praise, fame" and
valdr "ruler". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and the British children's author Roald Dahl (1916-1990), who was born to Norwegian parents.
Rika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 理香, 梨花, 里香, 理花, 里佳, 利香, 梨加, 梨華, 理化, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: RYEE-KA
From Japanese 理
(ri) meaning "reason, logic", 梨
(ri) meaning "pear", 里
(ri) meaning "village", or 利
(ri) meaning "profit, benefit" and 香
(ka) meaning "fragrance", 花 or 華
(ka) both meaning "flower", 佳
(ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 加
(ka) meaning "increase", or 化
(ka) meaning "to change, to influence". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Riggs
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RIGZ
Transferred use of the surname Riggs.
Rielle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Short form of names ending in -rielle.
Ridge
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RIJ
From the English vocabulary word denoting a continuous elevated mountain crest, or from the English surname derived from the word.
Rhiston
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
Reverence
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Obscure
From the English word reverence meaning "deep respect".
Remedium
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Directly from the Latin word
remedium meaning "remedy, cure; aid", used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Redd
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: REHD
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Ransom
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAN-sum
Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone.
Used most often in the 19th-century it has since fallen out of use. Notable bearers include L.A. city council member Ransom M. Callicott, writer Ransom Riggs, automobile businessman Ransom E. Olds (for whom Oldsmobile was named), and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ransom Asa Moore.
The name has also been used for numerous fictional characters, from books such as C.S. Lewis' 'Out of the Silent Planet' and films such as 'Knives Out'.
Ramdas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: रामदास(Marathi, Hindi)
Means
"servant of Rama" from the name of the Hindu deity
Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit
दास (dāsa) meaning "servant". This name was borne by a 17th-century Hindu holy man from Maharashtra.
Raiden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese Mythology
Other Scripts: 雷電(Japanese Kanji) らいでん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: RA-EE-DEHN(Japanese)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" and
電 (den) meaning "lightning". This is a regional epithet of the Japanese god
Raijin.
Rafferty
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAF-ər-tee
From an Irish surname, itself derived from the given name Rabhartach meaning "flood tide".
Rafe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAYF
Variant of
Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation.
Radclyffe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RAD-klif
Quinlan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KWIN-lən
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of
Ó Caoindealbháin, itself from the given name
Caoindealbhán (Old Irish
Caíndelbán).
Pyrrhos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Πύρρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PUYR-ROS(Classical Greek)
Pyrrha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Feminine of
Pyrrhos.
In Greek mythology, Pyrrha and her husband, Deucalion, built an arc to survive a great flood created by Zeus. When they reached land, they threw rocks over their shoulders, and the rocks became men and women.
Pryor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname
Pryor.
Prometheus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Προμηθεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PRO-MEH-TEWS(Classical Greek) pro-MEE-thee-əs(English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek
προμήθεια (prometheia) meaning
"foresight, forethought". In Greek
myth he was the Titan who gave the knowledge of fire to mankind. For doing this he was punished by
Zeus, who had him chained to a rock and caused an eagle to feast daily on his liver, which regenerated itself each night.
Herakles eventually freed him.
Prisca
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Pronounced: PRIS-kə(English)
Feminine form of
Priscus, a Roman family name meaning
"ancient" in Latin. This name appears in the epistles in the
New Testament, referring to
Priscilla the wife of Aquila.
Porsche
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PAWR-shə
From the name of the German car company, which was founded by Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951).
Philomela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Φιλομήλη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: fil-ə-MEE-lə(English)
From Greek
Φιλομήλη (Philomele), derived from
φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend" and
μῆλον (melon) meaning "fruit". The second element has also been interpreted as Greek
μέλος (melos) meaning "song". In Greek
myth Philomela was the sister-in-law of Tereus, who raped her and cut out her tongue. Prokne avenged her sister by killing her son by Tereus, after which Tereus attempted to kill Philomela. However, the gods intervened and transformed her into a nightingale.
Pepper
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PEHP-ər
From the English word for the spice, which is prepared from the dried berries of the pepper plant. The word is derived from Latin piper, ultimately from an Indo-Aryan source. In popular culture, Pepper is the nickname of Virginia Potts from the Iron Man series of comic books and movies, created 1963.
Penny
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PEHN-ee
Diminutive of
Penelope. It can also be given in reference to the copper coin (a British pound or an American dollar are worth 100 of them), derived from Old English
penning.
Pellinore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 65% based on 2 votes
Possibly from Welsh
Beli Mawr meaning
"Beli the Great". In Arthurian romance this was the name of a king of Listenois, a son of
Pellehan who pursued the elusive Questing Beast and later joined
Arthur's court. He first appears in the 13th-century
Lancelot-Grail Cycle.
Pellehan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Possibly from Welsh
Beli Hen meaning
"Beli the Old". This was the name of a keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend, the father of
Pelles and
Pellinore.
Pellam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Form of
Pellehan used by Thomas Malory in his 15th-century compilation
Le Morte d'Arthur.
Peigi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Scottish Gaelic form of
Peggy.
Paz 2
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: פָּז(Hebrew)
Means "gold" in Hebrew.
Paisley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PAYZ-lee
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
From a Scots surname, originally from the name of a town near Glasgow, maybe ultimately derived from Latin basilica "church". This is also a word (derived from the name of that same town) for a type of pattern commonly found on fabrics.
Pacífica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Rare)
Pronounced: pa-THEE-fee-ka(European Spanish) pa-SEE-fee-ka(Latin American Spanish)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Spanish feminine form of the Late Latin name Pacificus meaning "peacemaker".
Oz 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AWZ
Short form of
Oswald,
Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Oslo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
Pronounced: AHZ-lo(American English)
From the name of the capital city of Norway (see
Oslo). It was used for a character in the 2017 television series
Money Heist (original Spanish title
La casa de papel), about a team of nine robbers who adopt city names as pseudonyms for anonymity.
Osaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 修香, 修加, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: O-SAH-KAH
From Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Orrin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Orna 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Ormond
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AWR-mənd
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Ruaidh, derived from the given name
Ruadh.
Órlaith
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: OR-lə(Irish)
Means
"golden ruler", from Old Irish
ór "gold" combined with
flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was borne by several medieval Irish royals, including a sister of the king
Brian Boru.
Orla 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: AWR-lə(English)
Oriol
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan
Pronounced: oo-ree-AWL
From a Catalan surname meaning
"golden". It has been used in honour of
Saint Joseph Oriol (1650-1702).
Orianne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: AW-RYAN
Oriana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: o-RYA-na
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Possibly derived from Latin
aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish
oro or French
or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight
Amadis.
Oria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian (Rare)
Oran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: O-rən(English)
Onyx
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHN-iks
Rating: 90% based on 1 vote
From the English word for the gemstone (a variety of chalcedony), which can be black, red or other colours. It is derived from Greek
ὄνυξ (onyx) meaning "claw, nail".
Omri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: עָםְרִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced: AHM-rie(English) AHM-ree(English)
Possibly means
"servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language), from the root
עָמַר (ʿamar) meaning "to bind"
[2]. This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the
Old Testament, where he is denounced as being wicked.
Olwyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Olwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: OL-wehn(English)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Means
"white footprint" from Welsh
ol "footprint, track" and
gwen "white, blessed". In the Welsh tale
Culhwch and Olwen she was a beautiful maiden, the lover of
Culhwch and the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Her father insisted that Culhwch complete several seemingly impossible tasks before he would allow them to marry.
Olivier
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Dutch, Carolingian Cycle
Pronounced: AW-LEE-VYEH(French) O-lee-veer(Dutch)
French and Dutch form of
Oliver. This is also a French word meaning "olive tree".
Oli
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHL-ee
Oksana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian
Other Scripts: Оксана(Ukrainian, Russian)
Pronounced: uk-SA-nə(Russian)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Odran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Odhrán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: UW-ran
From Old Irish
Odrán, derived from
odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of a
saint who travelled with Saint Columba through Scotland.
October
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ahk-TO-bər
From the name of the tenth month. It is derived from Latin octo meaning "eight", because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman year.
Obadiah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: עֹבַדְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: o-bə-DIE-ə(English)
Means
"servant of Yahweh" in Hebrew, derived from
עָבַד (ʿavaḏ) meaning "to serve, to worship" and
יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the
Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets, the author of the Book of Obadiah, which predicts the downfall of the nation of Edom. This is also the name of several other biblical characters.
Nyssa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where
Saint Gregory was bishop in the 4th century. Nyssa is also the genus name of a type of tree, also called the Tupelo.
November
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: no-VEHM-bər, nə-VEHM-bə, no-VEHM-bə
From the Latin word
novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.
This is the name of one of the main adult female characters in Catherynne M. Valente's adult fantasy novel "Palimpsest" (2009). In the novel November remembers having read a book called "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making" when she was a child, and the heroine of that book was called September. Valente later wrote that book as a crowd-funded work. It became the first volume in her bestselling "Fairyland" series.
North
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Obscure
From the English word "north" referring to the direction north, or "up, above".
American socialite, Kim Kardashian, and American rapper and singer-songwriter, Kanye West, named their daughter North.
Noll
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Nix
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic Mythology
This is the name of masculine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic
nikwus or
nikwis(i) "wash". See also
Nixe for the female counterpart(s).
Niven
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Ninian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
From the name of a 5th-century British
saint, known as the Apostle to the Picts, who was apparently responsible for many miracles and cures. He first appears briefly in the 8th-century Latin writings of the historian Bede, though his name is only written in the ablative case
Nynia [1]. This may represent a Brythonic name *
Ninniau [2][3].
Nimue
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: NIM-ə-way(English)
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Niniane. Various versions of the tales have
Merlin falling in love with her and becoming imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French
Lancelot-Grail Cycle.
Nicol 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English, Scottish
Medieval English and Scottish form of
Nicholas. This was the middle name of a character in the novel
Rob Roy (1817) by Walter Scott.
Nickel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare), Hunsrik
Pronounced: NIK-kəl(Medieval Dutch, Dutch) NEE-kəl(Hunsrik)
In Germany and the Netherlands, this name is a medieval short form of respectively
Nicolaus and
Nicolaas. In the case of the latter, it is via the medieval short form
Nicol 1, of which Nickel is a variant.
In English-speaking countries, there are a few more possibilities for the origin and etymology of this name. There, it can be: a short form of Nicholas, a pet form of Nicholas' short form Nick and an anglicisation of the Scottish name Nichol. Very rarily will this name have been inspired by the coin or the metal, in which case nickel is ultimately derived from German nickel meaning "goblin, devil."
The name Nickel is still in use in the English-speaking world, Germany and the Netherlands to this day, albeit (very) rarely.
Nessa 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NEHS-ə
Short form of
Vanessa and other names ending in
nessa.
Nero 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: NEH-ro(Latin) NIR-o(English)
Roman
cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning
"strong, vigorous". It was used by a prominent branch of the gens Claudia starting from the 3rd century BC. It was borne most famously by a Roman emperor of the 1st century, remembered as a tyrant. His birth name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, but after he was adopted as the heir of
Claudius his name became Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus.
Nanami
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 七海, 菜々美(Japanese Kanji) ななみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: NA-NA-MEE
From Japanese
七 (nana) meaning "seven" and
海 (mi) meaning "sea". It can also come from
菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and
美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Nadine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, German, English, Dutch
Pronounced: NA-DEEN(French) na-DEE-nə(German, Dutch) na-DEEN(German, Dutch) nay-DEEN(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Nadia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Italian, Spanish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Надя(Russian, Bulgarian) Надія(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: NA-DYA(French) NA-dya(Italian) NA-dhya(Spanish) NAD-ee-ə(English) NAHD-ee-ə(English) NA-dyə(Russian)
Rating: 85% based on 2 votes
Variant of
Nadya 1 used in Western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century
[1]. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (1961-)
[2].
Murdoch
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: MUR-dahk(English)
Mostyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From the name of a town in northern Wales, which is probably derived from Old English elements meaning "moss town".
Moss
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Archaic), Jewish
Pronounced: MAWS(English)
Morven
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: MAWR-vehn
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From the name of a region in western Scotland, also called Morvern or in Gaelic A' Mhorbhairne, meaning "the big gap". This is the location of Fingal's kingdom in James Macpherson's 18th-century poems.
Morgana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: mawr-GAN-ə
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Mordecai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Hebrew
Other Scripts: מָרְדֳּכַי, מָרְדְּכַי(Hebrew)
Pronounced: MAWR-də-kie(English)
Rating: 85% based on 2 votes
Means
"servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the
Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of
Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor
Haman.
Monday
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: MUN-day
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.
Miyu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美優, 美結, 実優, 美夕, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みゆ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-YOO
From Japanese
美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or
実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with
優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or
結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or
夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mitski
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Pronounced: MEE-TSKEE
Mira 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Polish
Other Scripts: Мира(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: MEE-ra(Polish)
Short form of
Miroslava and other names beginning with
Mir (often the Slavic element
mirŭ meaning
"peace, world").
Minoru
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 実, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みのる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-NO-ROO
From Japanese
実 (minoru) meaning "to bear fruit", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.
Miltiades
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Μιλτιάδης(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek
μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth" and the patronymic suffix
ἴδης (ides). This was the name of the general who led the Greek forces to victory against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.
Miho 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美穂, 美保, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みほ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-HO
From Japanese
美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and
穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or
保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Metis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Μῆτις(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Means
"wisdom, skill, cunning" in Greek. In Greek
mythology she was a Titan. Because it was prophesied that her children would be wiser than
Zeus, he swallowed her after he had impregnated her. However, their daughter
Athena eventually burst from his head fully grown.
Meryk
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
Mervi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: MEHR-vee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the name of a Finnish village (now a part of the municipality of Hattula).
Merton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MUR-tən
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.
Mercia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Latinate form of
Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.
Mercedes
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: mehr-THEH-dhehs(European Spanish) mehr-SEH-dhehs(Latin American Spanish) mər-SAY-deez(English)
Means
"mercies" (that is, the plural of mercy), from the Spanish title of the Virgin
Mary,
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, meaning "Our Lady of Mercies". It is ultimately from the Latin word
merces meaning "wages, reward", which in Vulgar Latin acquired the meaning "favour, pity"
[1].
Meliora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Rating: 90% based on 2 votes
Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".
Melchior
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: MEHL-kee-awr(English) MEHL-KYAWR(French) MEHL-khee-awr(Dutch)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Possibly from the Hebrew roots
מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and
אוֹר (ʾor) meaning "light". This was a name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn
Jesus. According to medieval tradition he was a king of Persia.
Mekhi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: African American
Pronounced: meh-KIE
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name. This name was popularized by the American actor Mekhi Phifer (1974-).
Maylis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: MAY-LEES, MA-EE-LEES
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
From the name of a town in southern France, said to derive from Occitan
mair "mother" and French
lys "lily". It is also sometimes considered a combination of
Marie and
lys.
Maylene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Combination of
May and the suffix
lene.
Martie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-tee
Marsaili
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: MAR-si-li
March
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.
Marcas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Scottish Gaelic [1]
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of
Marcus (see
Mark).
Maoilios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic
Means
"servant of Jesus" in Scottish Gaelic.
Malva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Pronounced: MAHL-vah(Finnish)
Short form of
Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish
malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malakai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Fijian, Tongan, English (Modern)
Fijian and Tongan form of
Malachi, as well as a modern English variant.
Maïwenn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Breton
Pronounced: MIE-WEHN(French)
Form of
Maiwenn using French orthography.
Lyris
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Lyris is occasionally listed among the Oceanids of Greek mythology. As such, the name first appears in Hyginus's Fabulae.
However, said text is corrupted in places, meaning that some of the names are only partially legible. Lyris is such a name and thus usually rendered as *lyris (with the * representing an unknown name element).
Lyall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Liulfr (which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf").
Lux
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Various
Pronounced: LUKS(English)
Derived from Latin lux meaning "light".
Lutz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
Pronounced: LUWTS
Lunete
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Form of
Eluned used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes in his poem
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. In the poem she is a servant of the Lady of the Fountain who aids the knight
Yvain.
Ludwig
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
Pronounced: LOOT-vikh
From the Germanic name
Hludwig meaning
"famous in battle", composed of the elements
hlut "famous, loud" and
wig "war, battle". This was the name of three Merovingian kings of the Franks (though their names are usually spelled as
Clovis) as well as several Carolingian kings and Holy Roman emperors (names often spelled in the French form
Louis). Other famous bearers include the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) and the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), who contributed to logic and the philosophy of language.
Ludovico
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: loo-do-VEE-ko
Lucan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
From the Roman
cognomen Lucanus, which was derived from the name of the city of Luca in Tuscany (modern Lucca). Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, commonly called Lucan, was a 1st-century Roman poet.
Lonnie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAHN-ee
Short form of
Alonzo and other names containing the same sound.
Lonán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: LUW-nan(Irish)
Means
"little blackbird", derived from Old Irish
lon "blackbird" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This name was borne by several early
saints.
Loj
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Pronounced: LOY
Dialectal short form of
Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).
Lionesse
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Linet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Lina 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: لينا(Arabic)
Pronounced: LEE-na
Means
"soft, tender" in Arabic, derived from
لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft". It can also be from Arabic
لينة (līna), a type of palm tree, likely derived from the same root.
Liliana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, English
Pronounced: lee-LYA-na(Italian, Spanish, Polish) lil-ee-AN-ə(English) lil-ee-AHN-ə(English)
Rating: 87% based on 3 votes
Lightning
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: LIET-ning
From lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English lihting, from leht.
Lexa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHK-sə
Lev 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Лев(Russian)
Pronounced: LYEHF
Means
"lion" in Russian, functioning as a vernacular form of
Leo. This was the real Russian name of both author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) and revolutionary Leon Trotsky (1879-1940).
Lenyx
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Lenae
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: lə-NAY
Respelling of
Linnaea influenced by the English pronunciation of
Renée.
Legend
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: LEHJ-ənd
From the English word, referring to a story about the past (or by extension, a heroic character in such a story), ultimately from Latin legere "to read".
Leafy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Puritan)
Larkin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Pronounced: LAHR-kin(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Lancelot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: LAN-sə-laht(English)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Possibly an Old French
diminutive of
Lanzo (see
Lance). In Arthurian legend Lancelot was the bravest of the Knights of the Round Table. He became the lover of
Arthur's wife
Guinevere, ultimately causing the destruction of Arthur's kingdom. His earliest appearance is in the works of the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes: briefly in
Erec and Enide and then as a main character in
Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart.
Kyou
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 協, 京, 郷, 杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KYO
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji
協 or
京 or
郷 or
杏 (see
Kyō).
Kristien
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
Koschei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slavic Mythology (?), Russian
Other Scripts: Коще́й(Church Slavic, Russian)
Personal remark: Nickname of The Master
A antagonistic figure from traditional Russian fairy tales. Known as “Koschei the Deathless”, he is portrayed as an evil and powerful wizard who cannot be killed by traditional means since his soul is hidden inside an object, often an egg nested inside other protective objects.
Kobalt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Kizzy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIZ-ee
Diminutive of
Keziah. This particular spelling was repopularized in the late 1970s by a character in the book and miniseries
Roots (1977).
Kia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish
Pronounced: KEE-ah
Kenji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 健二, 研二, 賢二, 謙二, 健司, etc.(Japanese Kanji) けんじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KEHN-JEE
Rating: 90% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or
研 (ken) meaning "study, sharpen" combined with
二 (ji) meaning "two". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Kellan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KEHL-ən
Variant of
Kellen. This particular spelling jumped in popularity after actor Kellan Lutz (1985-) appeared in the
Twilight series of movies beginning 2008.
Kelila
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: ךְּלִילָה(Hebrew)
From Hebrew
ךְּלִיל (kelil) meaning
"crown, wreath, garland" or
"complete, perfect".
Kaz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian
Pronounced: KAZ(English)
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
Kay 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From the Welsh name
Cai or
Cei, possibly a form of the Roman name
Gaius. Sir Kay was one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He first appears in Welsh tales as a brave companion of Arthur. In later medieval tales, notably those by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, he is portrayed as an unrefined boor.
Kanto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 完人, 完途, 寛人, 幹登, 貫人, 栞人, 煥図, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: KAHN-TO
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From Japanese 完 (kan) meaning "perfect, completion, end", 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 幹 (kan) meaning "tree trunk, main part, talent, capability", 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace", 栞 (kan) meaning "bookmark" or 煥 (kan) meaning "shine" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 途 (to) meaning "route, way, road" or 図 (to) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kalidasa
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sanskrit
Other Scripts: कालिदास(Sanskrit)
Means
"servant of Kali" from the name of the Hindu goddess
Kali 1 combined with Sanskrit
दास (dāsa) meaning "servant". Kalidasa (or Kālidāsa) was a 4th-century Indian poet and dramatist, the author of the
Abhijnanashakuntalam and other works.
Kalani
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: ka-LA-nee
Means "the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Kahili
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian, Popular Culture
From the name of Hawaiian feathered regalia used to symbolize the ali'i (nobility). It also coincides with the Hawaiian name of several plants, such as the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), the kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerarium), and the red silky oak (Grevillea banksii). Like most pre-contact Hawaiian names, it is a unisex name, appearing on both men and women in 19th-century marriage records.
This name was used in Pokemon Sun and Moon as the name of a female Flying-type Elite Four member, in which case it is also derived from the name of a golf course located in Maui, Hawaii (fittingly enough, the character is a golfer).
Kaede
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 楓, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かえで(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-EH-DEH
From Japanese
楓 (kaede) meaning "maple" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Jun 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 淳, 潤, 純, 順, etc.(Japanese Kanji) じゅん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: JOON
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
淳 (jun) meaning "pure",
潤 (jun) meaning "moisture",
純 (jun) meaning "pure, clean, simple", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
July
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: juw-LIE
From the name of the month, which was originally named for Julius Caesar.
Jinx
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture
Pronounced: JINGKS
Variant of
Jynx, or else directly from the American English word meaning "a charm, a spell", which is ultimately derived from the same source (Greek
iynx "wryneck", a bird used in witchcraft and divination). This was the name of Halle Berry's character in the James Bond film 'Die Another Day' (2002), in which case it was a diminutive of
Giacinta.
Jerald
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHR-əld
Jayce
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAYS
Javor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Јавор(Serbian)
Means "maple tree" in South Slavic.
January
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAN-yoo-ehr-ee
From the name of the month, which was named for the Roman god
Janus. This name briefly charted on the American top 1000 list for girls after it was borne by the protagonist of Jacqueline Susann's novel
Once Is Not Enough (1973).
Jai 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAY, JIE
Variant of
Jay 1. In some cases it is pronounced to rhyme with names such as
Kai or
Ty.
Jae 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: JAY
Jace
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAYS
Short form of
Jason, sometimes used independently. It was brought to limited attention in America by the lead character in the western television series
Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955-1958). Towards the end of the 20th century it began steadily increasing in popularity, reaching the 66th spot for boys in the United States in 2013.
Isolda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: i-SOL-də(English) i-ZOL-də(English)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Iseult
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: i-SOOLT(English) i-ZOOLT(English) EE-ZUU(French)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
The origins of this name are uncertain, though some Celtic roots have been suggested. It is possible that the name is ultimately Germanic, from a hypothetical name like *
Ishild, composed of the elements
is "ice" and
hilt "battle".
According to tales first recorded in Old French in the 12th century, Yseut or Ysolt was an Irish princess betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall. After accidentally drinking a love potion, she became the lover of his nephew Tristan. Their tragic story, which was set in the Arthurian world, was popular during the Middle Ages and the name became relatively common in England at that time. It was rare by the 19th century, though some interest was generated by Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde (1865).
Iselin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian
Pronounced: is-e-LEEN
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Norwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element
isarn meaning "iron" (e.g.,
Isengard,
Iselinde,
Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of
Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name
Aisling (compare
Isleen).
Irelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: IER-lən(American English) IER-lin(American English)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Variant of
Ireland using the popular name suffix
lyn.
Ione
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, English
Other Scripts: Ἰόνη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ie-O-nee(English)
From Ancient Greek
ἴον (ion) meaning
"violet flower". This was the name of a sea nymph in Greek
mythology. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, though perhaps based on the Greek place name
Ionia, a region on the west coast of Asia Minor.
Igraine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Meaning unknown, from
Igerna, the Latinized form of Welsh
Eigyr. In Arthurian legend she is the mother of King
Arthur by Uther Pendragon and the mother of
Morgan le Fay by Gorlois. The Welsh form
Eigyr or
Eigr was rendered into Latin as
Igerna by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Idelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ie-DEHL, i-DEHL
Hooper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname
Hooper.
Honey
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: HUN-ee
Simply from the English word honey, ultimately from Old English hunig. This was originally a nickname for a sweet person.
Holland
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Romani (Archaic)
Pronounced: HAH-lənd(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the name of geographic places called
Holland 1, or transferred usage of the surname
Holland 1.
Hisahito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Hilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: HEEL-lah
Short form of names beginning with Hil. It also means "cloudberry" in Finnish.
Hestia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἑστία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HEHS-TEE-A(Classical Greek) HEHS-tee-ə(English)
Derived from Greek
ἑστία (hestia) meaning
"hearth, fireside". In Greek
mythology Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and domestic activity.
Hera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἥρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HEH-RA(Classical Greek) HEHR-ə(English) HEE-rə(English)
Uncertain meaning, possibly from Greek
ἥρως (heros) meaning
"hero, warrior";
ὥρα (hora) meaning
"period of time"; or
αἱρέω (haireo) meaning
"to be chosen". In Greek
mythology Hera was the queen of the gods, the sister and wife of
Zeus. She presided over marriage and childbirth.
Hayato
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 隼人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はやと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-YA-TO
From Japanese
隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" (using a
nanori reading) and
人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Haruka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 遥, 春花, 晴香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はるか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-ROO-KA
From Japanese
遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote". It can also come from
春 (haru) meaning "spring" or
晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with
花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or
香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.
Harry
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAR-ee, HEHR-ee
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Medieval English form of
Henry. In modern times it is used as a
diminutive of both
Henry and names beginning with
Har. Famous bearers include the American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), who was named after his uncle Harrison, and the British royal Prince Harry (1984-), who is actually named Henry. It is also the name of the boy wizard in J. K. Rowling's
Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
Hapi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Egyptian Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed Egyptian form of
Apis.
Hans
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: HANS(German) HAHNS(Dutch)
German short form of
Johannes, now used independently. This name has been very common in German-speaking areas of Europe since the late Middle Ages. From an early period it was transmitted to the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Two famous bearers were Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a German portrait painter, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish writer of fairy tales.
Hamlet
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature, Armenian
Other Scripts: Համլետ(Armenian)
Pronounced: HAM-lət(English) hahm-LEHT(Eastern Armenian) hahm-LEHD(Western Armenian)
Anglicized form of the Danish name
Amleth. Shakespeare used this name for the main character in his tragedy
Hamlet (1600), which he based upon earlier Danish tales. In the play, Hamlet is a prince of Denmark seeking to avenge the death of his father (also named Hamlet) at the hands of his uncle
Claudius.
Hall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAWL
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From a surname that was derived from Old English heall "manor, hall", originally belonging to a person who lived or worked in a manor.
Gwydion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Probably means
"born of trees" from Old Welsh
guid "trees" and the suffix
gen "born of". In the Fourth Branch of the
Mabinogi [1], Gwydion is the nephew of King
Math of Gwynedd, and like him a powerful magician. In an elaborate plot to give his brother a chance to rape his uncle's footbearer, he arranged a war between Gwynedd and the neighbouring kingdom of Dyfed. Gwydion himself killed King
Pryderi of Dyfed at the end of the war. In punishment for the rape, Math transformed Gwydion and his brother into different animals over the course of three years. Gwydion was the uncle of
Lleu Llaw Gyffes, whom he fostered. Math and Gwydion fashioned Lleu a wife,
Blodeuwedd, out of flowers and they later aided him after her betrayal. Gwydion also appears in older Welsh poetry such as the
Book of Taliesin.
Gunther
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Germanic Mythology
Pronounced: GUWN-tu(German)
From the Old German name
Gundahar, derived from the elements
gunda "war" and
heri "army" (making it a
cognate of
Gunnar). This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century Burgundian king. He appears in the medieval German saga the
Nibelungenlied, which has him wooing the Icelandic queen
Brunhild. He wins her hand in marriage with the help of the hero
Siegfried. He ultimately betrays Siegfried, but Siegfried's widow
Kriemhild (Gunther's sister) takes her revenge upon him.
This was also the name of an 11th-century saint who was a hermit in Bavaria and Bohemia.
Gilroy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which means "son of the king's servant".
Gawain
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: gə-WAYN(English) GAH-win(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Meaning uncertain, from the Latin form
Gualguainus used in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth (appearing also as
Walganus,
Gwalguanus and other spellings in different copies of the text), where he is one of the knights who serve his uncle King
Arthur. He can be identified with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmai, and it is possible that the name derives from
Gwalchmai or a misreading of it.
Gawain was a popular hero in medieval tales such as those by Chrétien de Troyes, where his name appears in the French form Gauvain or Gauvains. He is the main character of the 14th-century anonymous poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which he accepts a potentially fatal challenge from the mysterious Green Knight.
Gareth
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English (British), Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: GAR-əth(British English)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Meaning uncertain. It appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends
Le Morte d'Arthur, in which the knight Gareth (also named
Beaumains) is a brother of
Gawain. He goes with
Lynet to rescue her sister
Lyonesse from the Red Knight. Malory based the name on
Gaheriet or
Guerrehet, which was the name of a similar character in French sources. It may ultimately have a Welsh origin, possibly from the name
Gwrhyd meaning
"valour" (found in the tale
Culhwch and Olwen) or
Gwairydd meaning
"hay lord" (found in the chronicle
Brut y Brenhinedd).
Galahad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: GAL-ə-had(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From earlier
Galaad, likely derived from the Old French form of the biblical place name
Gilead. In Arthurian legend Sir Galahad was the son of
Lancelot and
Elaine. He was the most pure of the Knights of the Round Table, and he was the only one to succeed in finding the Holy Grail. He first appears in the 13th-century French
Lancelot-Grail Cycle.
Friday
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: FRIE-day
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English
frigedæg meaning "
Frig's day". Daniel Defoe used it for a character in his novel
Robinson Crusoe (1719). As a given name, it is most often found in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Zambia.
Franz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
Pronounced: FRANTS
German form of
Franciscus (see
Francis). This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the Austrian-Czech author Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose works include
The Trial and
The Castle. It was also the name of rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.
Ford
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAWRD
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ford" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Flavien
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: FLA-VYEHN
Flavian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Roman family name
Flavianus, which was derived from
Flavius. This was the name of several early
saints including a 5th-century patriarch of Constantinople who was beaten to death.
Flannán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Flann
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1][2]
Pronounced: FLAN(Irish)
Means "blood red" in Irish. This was the name of a 9th-century high king of Ireland.
Fitz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: FITS
Short form of various given names that are derived from surnames beginning with Norman French
fitz meaning
"son of" (for example
Fitzroy).
Fionn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: FYIN(Irish) FYUWN(Irish) FYOON(Irish) FIN(English)
From the Old Irish name
Finn, derived from
finn meaning
"white, blessed". It occurs frequently in Irish history and legends, the most noteworthy bearer being Fionn mac Cumhaill, the central character of one of the four main cycles of Irish
mythology, the Fenian Cycle. Fionn was born as
Deimne, and acquired his nickname because of his fair hair. He grew all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon, and later became the leader of the Fianna after defeating the fire-breathing demon Áillen. He was the father of
Oisín and grandfather of
Oscar.
Finnegan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: FIN-ə-gən
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of
Ó Fionnagáin, itself derived from the given name
Fionnagán, a
diminutive of
Fionn. This is the surname of a relatively minor character in James Joyce's novel
Finnegans Wake (1939), the title of which was based on a 19th-century Irish ballad called
Finnegan's Wake.
Finnbar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Pronounced: FIN-bahr(English)
Finley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FIN-lee
Variant of
Finlay. This is by far the preferred spelling in the United States, where it has lately been more common as a feminine name.
Fingal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Means
"white stranger", derived from the Old Irish elements
finn "white, blessed" and
gall "foreigner, stranger". This was the name of the hero in the Scottish author James Macpherson's 1761 poem
Fingal [1], which he claimed to have based on early Gaelic legends about
Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Findlay
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Finbar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: FIN-bahr(English)
Anglicized form of Irish
Fionnbharr, Old Irish
Finnbarr, derived from
finn "white, blessed" and
barr "top, head".
Saint Finbar of Cork was a 6th-century bishop who supposedly performed miraculous cures. The Isle of Barra off Scotland was (probably) named for him.
Filbert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Eastern African
Possibly a form of
Philibert. It is particularly used in Tanzania due to track star Filbert Bayi (1953-), who set a world record running the 1500 meter in 1974.
Ferrari
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname
Ferrari. Ferrari is also the name of a company manufacturing luxury sports cars and Formula One racing cars.
A notable name bearer is a writer, editor, cultural critic, and artist 'Ferrari Sheppard', who was given the name 'Ferrari Elite Sheppard'.
February
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
The 2nd month of the year.
The name February comes from the Latin term "februum", meaning "purification". A purification ritual called Februa was held on February 15 in the Roman calendar.
Farley
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: FAHR-lee
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of this name was Canadian author Farley Mowat (1921-2014).
Fang
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 芳, 方, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: FANG
From Chinese
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Ewan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: YOO-ən(English)
Evron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew (Rare)
Other Scripts: עֶבְרוֹן(Hebrew)
From a biblical place name, also called
עַבְדּוֹן (ʿAvdon) meaning "servile", for which it may be a clerical error.
Evert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch, Swedish
Pronounced: EH-vərt(Dutch)
Eva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Romanian, Greek, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: Εύα(Greek) Ева(Bulgarian, Russian, Church Slavic) ევა(Georgian) Էվա(Armenian)
Pronounced: EH-ba(Spanish) EH-va(Italian, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, Icelandic, Greek) EE-və(English) EH-fa(German) EH-vah(Danish) YEH-və(Russian) EH-VAH(Georgian) EH-wa(Latin)
Form of
Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the
New Testament, while
Hava is used in the Latin
Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical
Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.
This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Ева (see Yeva).
Eurig
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Derived from Welsh
aur meaning
"gold" combined with a
diminutive suffix.
Ett
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure (Rare)
Pronounced: ETT
The name of the German writer and comedian Ett Clyse.
Estelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: ehs-TEHL(English) EHS-TEHL(French)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From an Old French name meaning
"star", ultimately derived from Latin
stella. It was rare in the English-speaking world in the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due to the character Estella Havisham in Charles Dickens' novel
Great Expectations (1860).
Erie
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: IR-ee(American English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Eòin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: YAWN
Scottish Gaelic form of
Iohannes (see
John) used in the Bible.
Ennis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
From an Irish surname that was derived from inis meaning "island".
Enfys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: EHN-vis
Means "rainbow" in Welsh. This name was first used in the 19th century.
Emmerich
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: EH-mə-rikh(German)
Germanic name, in which the second element is
rih "ruler, king". The first element may be
irmin "whole, great" (making it a relative of
Ermenrich),
amal "unceasing, vigorous, brave" (making it a relative of
Amalric) or
heim "home" (making it a relative of
Henry). It is likely that several forms merged into a single name.
Elysia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various
Pronounced: i-LIZ-ee-ə(English) i-LIS-ee-ə(English) i-LEE-zhə(English)
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
From
Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman
mythology.
Elwyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-win
Elvio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Elroy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-roi
Altered form of
Leroy, using the Spanish definite article
el as opposed to the French
le.
Elowen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Cornish
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Means "elm tree" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Elochius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure (Rare)
Elm
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Catalan, English
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Catalan form of
Elmo, as well as a short form of
Elmer. The name may also be taken directly from the English word
elm, a type of tree.
Elio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: EH-lyo
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Elina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian, Swedish
Pronounced: EH-lee-nah(Finnish) eh-LEE-nah(Swedish)
Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of
Helen.
Electra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἠλέκτρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: i-LEHK-trə(English)
Latinized form of Greek
Ἠλέκτρα (Elektra), derived from
ἤλεκτρον (elektron) meaning
"amber". In Greek
myth she was the daughter of
Agamemnon and
Clytemnestra and the sister of
Orestes. She helped her brother kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus in vengeance for Agamemnon's murder. Also in Greek mythology, this name was borne by one of the Pleiades, who were the daughters of
Atlas and
Pleione.
Eldred
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-drid
From an English surname that was derived from
Ealdræd.
Eithne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: EH-nyə(Irish)
Possibly from Old Irish
etne meaning
"kernel, grain". In Irish
mythology Eithne or Ethniu was a Fomorian and the mother of
Lugh Lámfada. It was borne by several other legendary and historical figures, including a few early
saints.
Eirwyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Eirwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Means
"white snow" from the Welsh elements
eira "snow" and
gwen "white, blessed". This name was created in the early 20th century.
Eirian
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Means
"bright, beautiful" in Welsh
[1].
Ein
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Eimhir
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of
Emer.
Eilwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Perhaps means
"white brow", derived from Welsh
ael "brow" and
gwen "white, blessed". This is a recently created Welsh name.
Èibhlin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Eef
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: EHF
Personal remark: This one is random but I found it cute, it's from Unnus Annus (Markiplier and Crankgameplays)
Short form of names beginning with
Ev, such as
Eva or
Evert.
Edom
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: אֱדוֹם(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: EE-dəm(English)
From Hebrew
אָדֹם (ʾaḏom) meaning
"red" [2]. According to the
Old Testament,
Esau, who is described as having red skin, was given this name because he traded his birthright for a helping of red broth. The bible goes on to tell that Esau was the founder of the ancient nation of Edom, located to the south of the kingdom of Judah.
Eavan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: EE-vən(English)
Dulce
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: DOOL-theh(European Spanish) DOOL-seh(Latin American Spanish)
Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.
Dubhán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish
Dubán meaning
"little dark one", derived from
dub "dark, black" combined with a
diminutive suffix. This was the name of a few early
saints.
Drustan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Pictish
Diminutive of
Drust. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish
saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland.
Driskoll
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: DRIS-kəl
Drago
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Драго(Serbian, Bulgarian)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element
dorgŭ (South Slavic
drag) meaning
"precious".
Dorcas
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical, English (African)
Other Scripts: Δορκάς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: DAWR-kəs(English)
Derived from Greek
δορκάς (dorkas) meaning
"gazelle". This is the Greek translation of the name
Tabitha in the
New Testament (see
Acts 9:36). At present it is most commonly used in English-speaking Africa.
Donagh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Anglicized form of
Donnchadh (see
Duncan).
Domenico
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: do-MEH-nee-ko
Italian form of
Dominicus (see
Dominic). Domenico Veneziano was a Renaissance painter who lived in Florence.
Dom
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAHM
Dollar
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: DAHL-ər(American English)
From the English word for the US currency.
From early Flemish or Low German daler, from German T(h)aler, short for Joachimsthaler, a coin from the silver mine of Joachimsthal (‘Joachim's valley’), now Jáchymov in the Czech Republic. The term was later applied to a coin used in the Spanish-American colonies, which was also widely used in the British North American colonies at the time of the American War of Independence, hence adopted as the name of the US monetary unit in the late 18th century.
Dior
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
From a French surname, possibly from doré meaning "golden". As a given name it has been inspired by the French luxury fashion house Dior, founded by the designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).
Delwyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
From Welsh
del "pretty" combined with
gwyn "white, blessed". It has been used as a given name since the start of the 20th century.
Delaney
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: di-LAYN-ee
Deirdre
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: DIR-drə(English) DIR-dree(English) DYEHR-dryə(Irish)
From the Old Irish name
Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from
der meaning
"daughter". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after
Conchobar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover
Naoise.
It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 20th century, influenced by two plays featuring the character: William Butler Yeats' Deirdre (1907) and J. M. Synge's Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910).
December
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: dis-EM-bər, DEE-səm-bər
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.
Darin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAR-ən
Variant of
Darren. This was the adopted surname of the singer Bobby Darin (1936-1973), who was born Robert Cassotto and chose his
stage name from a street sign.
Darach
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Means
"of oak" in Irish, from the genitive case of
dair.
Dakim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Latinized, Rare)
Other Scripts: Даким(Russian)
Pronounced: Dak-EEm
Dáire
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: DA-ryə(Irish)
Means
"fruitful, fertile" in Irish. This name is borne by many figures in Irish legend, including the Ulster chief Dáire mac Fiachna who reneged on his promise to loan the Brown Bull of Cooley to
Medb, starting the war between Connacht and Ulster as told in the Irish epic
The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
Daichi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大地, 大智, etc.(Japanese Kanji) だいち(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: DA-EE-CHEE
From Japanese
大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with
地 (chi) meaning "earth, land" or
智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Cyrano
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: SIR-ə-no(English)
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa. Edmond Rostand used this name in his play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897). He based his character upon a real person, the French satirist Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655).
Cyler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
Cuinn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: KWIN
Variant of
Quinn, taken from the Irish Gaelic surname
Ó Cuinn (in which it is the genitive form of
Conn).
Croix
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
French cognate of
Cruz, possibly taken from the name of
St. Croix, the largest of the Virgin Islands (which was originally
Santa Cruz, "Holy Cross" in Spanish, the name given by Columbus).
Criseyde
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature
Form of
Criseida used by the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer in his 14th-century epic poem
Troilus and Criseyde.
Corbin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAWR-bin
From a French surname that was derived from
corbeau "raven", originally denoting a person who had dark hair. The name was probably popularized in America by actor Corbin Bernsen (1954-)
[1].
Colum
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Irish form of
Columba. The Old Irish word
columb or
colum also means
"dove", derived from Latin
columba.
Colt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KOLT
From the English word for a young male horse or from the surname of the same origin. It may be given in honour of the American industrialist Samuel Colt (1814-1862) or the firearms company that bears his name. It was brought to public attention in 1981 by the main character on the television series
The Fall Guy [1].
Clive
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLIEV
From an English surname derived from Old English clif meaning "cliff", originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.
Cleon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κλέων(Ancient Greek)
Latinized form of
Κλέων (Kleon), a Greek name derived from
κλέος (kleos) meaning
"glory".
Clementine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLEHM-ən-teen, KLEHM-ən-tien
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Cledwyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh
caled "rough, hard" and
gwyn "white, blessed". This is the name of a small river (Cledwen) in Conwy, Wales.
Cinder
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American)
Pronounced: SIN-der(American English)
Representing the residue of combustion; ashes.
Chloris
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Χλωρίς(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek
χλωρός (chloros) meaning
"pale green". Chloris, in Greek
mythology, was a minor goddess of vegetation.
Chico
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Portuguese
Pronounced: SHEE-koo
Chevy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
A literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the
Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.
Comedian Chevy Chase took his name from this poem, which is mentioned in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.
Cherry
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHEHR-ee
Simply means "cherry" from the name of the fruit. It can also be a
diminutive of
Charity. It has been in use since the late 19th century.
Channary
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Khmer
Means
"moon-faced girl" from Khmer
ចន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and
នារី (neari) meaning "woman, girl".
Cerise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: SU-REEZ
Means "cherry" in French.
Celosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".
Cassiopeia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κασσιόπεια, Κασσιέπεια(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: kas-ee-ə-PEE-ə(English)
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Greek
Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or
Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning
"cassia juice". In Greek
myth Cassiopeia was the wife of
Cepheus and the mother of
Andromeda. She was changed into a constellation and placed in the northern sky after she died.
Cassiel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Hebrew
קַפצִיאֵל (Qaftsiʾel), of uncertain meaning. Suggested meanings include
"leap of God",
"drawn together by God" or
"wrath of God". This is the name of an angel in medieval Jewish, Christian and Islamic mysticism.
Cassia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: KAS-see-a(Latin) KA-shə(English) KAS-ee-ə(English)
Cassander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κάσσανδρος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Greek
Κάσσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of
Cassandra. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon.
Cash
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KASH
From an English occupational surname for a box maker, derived from Norman French casse meaning "case", from Latin capsa. It coincides with the English word cash meaning "money" (derived from the same French and Latin roots). A famous bearer of the surname was American musician Johnny Cash (1932-2003).
Carver
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KAHR-vər
From an English surname that meant "wood carver".
Carolus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic (Latinized) [1]
Pronounced: KA-ro-loos(Late Latin)
Caolán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: KEE-lan
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From Irish
caol meaning
"slender" combined with the
diminutive suffix
-án.
Caius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: GA-ee-oos(Latin) KIE-əs(English)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Cain
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: קָיִן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: KAYN(English)
From the Hebrew name
קָיִן (Qayin) possibly meaning
"acquired", from the root
קָנָה (qana) meaning "to acquire, to purchase". In Genesis in the
Old Testament Cain is the first son of
Adam and
Eve. He killed his brother
Abel after God accepted Abel's offering of meat instead of his offering of plant-based foods. After this Cain was banished to be a wanderer.
Caeso
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman
praenomen, or given name, that was probably derived from Latin
caesius meaning
"blue-grey". This praenomen was only used by a few families.
Caesar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: KIE-sar(Latin) SEE-zər(English)
From a Roman
cognomen that possibly meant
"hairy", from Latin
caesaries "hair". Julius Caesar and his adopted son Julius Caesar Octavianus (commonly known as Augustus) were both rulers of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC.
Caesar was used as a title by the emperors that came after them.
Caden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-dən
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Sometimes explained as deriving from the Irish surname
Caden, which is an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Mac Cadáin, itself from the given name
Cadán (of unknown meaning). In actuality, the popularity of this name in America beginning in the 1990s is due to its sound — it shares its fashionable
den suffix sound with other trendy names like
Hayden,
Aidan and
Braden.
Burke
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BURK
From an English surname that was derived from Old English
burg meaning
"fortress".
Buck
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BUK
From an English nickname meaning simply "buck, male deer", ultimately from Old English bucc.
Bronwyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Variant of
Bronwen used in the English-speaking world (especially Australia and New Zealand).
Broen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Limburgish
Pronounced: BRHOON
Limburgish form of
Bruno.
Brodie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRO-dee
Briscoe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BRIS-ko
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "birch wood" in Old Norse.
Brion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIE-ən
Briggs
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
From a surname that was derived from Middle English brigge, Old English brycg meaning "bridge".
Breeze
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BREEZ
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.
Braith
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Australian, Rare)
Pronounced: BRAYTH
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Welsh brith, braith meaning "speckled".
Braeden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRAY-dən
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Boyd
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BOID
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From a Scottish surname that was possibly derived from the name of the island of Bute (Bód in Gaelic).
Bowen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BO-ən
From a Welsh surname, derived from
ap Owain meaning
"son of Owain".
Boone
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BOON
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was either derived from Old French bon meaning "good" or from the name of the town of Bohon, France.
Bolt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture, Pet
An animated dog being the title hero in the movie 'Bolt' (2008). The name comes from a lightning bolt mark on his side.
Biff
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BIF
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From a nickname that was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike".
Biden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 5% based on 2 votes
Transferred use of the surname
Biden.
Berwyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Means
"white top" from the Welsh elements
barr "top, head" and
gwyn "white, blessed". This is the name of a mountain range in Wales.
Beppe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: BEHP-peh
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Beck
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BEHK
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From a surname of English, German or Scandinavian origins, all derived from related words meaning
"stream". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a short form of
Rebecca. A noted bearer is the American rock musician Beck Hansen (1970-), born Bek David Campbell, who goes by the
stage name Beck.
Baylor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BAY-lər
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
From a surname, possibly an Americanized form of the German surname Beiler, derived from Middle High German beile meaning "measuring stick".
Barrett
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAR-it, BEHR-it
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From a surname probably meaning "quarrelsome, deceptive" in Middle English, originally given to a quarrelsome person.
Baker
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BAY-kər
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From an English occupational surname derived from Old English bakere meaning "baker".
Ayzere
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Айзере(Kazakh)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Ayako
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 彩子, 綾子, 絢子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あやこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-YA-KO
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
彩 (aya) meaning "colour",
綾 (aya) meaning "design" or
絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Ayaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 彩花, 彩華, 彩香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あやか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-YA-KA
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with
花 (ka) or
華 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aveline
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AV-ə-lien, AV-ə-leen
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name
Avelina, a
diminutive of
Avila. The
Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century
[1].
Ava 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-və
Variant of
Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.
Aurea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Late Latin name that was derived from
aureus "golden". This was the name of a 3rd-century
saint from Ostia (near Rome), as well as an 11th-century Spanish saint.
August
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English
Pronounced: OW-guwst(German) OW-goost(Polish, Norwegian) OW-guyst(Swedish) AW-gəst(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of
Augustus. This was the name of three Polish kings.
As an English name it can also derive from the month of August, which was named for the Roman emperor Augustus.
Arwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Means
"noble maiden" in the fictional language Sindarin. In
The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Arwen was the daughter of
Elrond and the lover of
Aragorn.
Arvin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Either a Scandinavian form of
Arwin (see
Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements
ari "eagle" and
vinr "friend".
Artair
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: AHR-tər
Scottish Gaelic form of
Arthur.
Armani
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ahr-MAHN-ee
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From an Italian surname meaning
"son of Ermanno". It has been used as a given name due to the fashion company Armani, which was founded by the clothing designer Giorgio Armani (1934-).
Ares
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἄρης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-REHS(Classical Greek) EHR-eez(English)
Perhaps from either Greek
ἀρή (are) meaning
"bane, ruin" or
ἄρσην (arsen) meaning
"male". The name first appears as
a-re in Mycenaean Greek writing. Ares was the bloodthirsty god of war in Greek
mythology, a son of
Zeus and
Hera.
Arden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-dən
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".
Arch
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AHRCH
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of
Archibald and other names beginning with the syllable
Arch-.
Arcadius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀρκάδιος(Ancient Greek)
Apple
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AP-əl
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the fruit, derived from Middle English appel, Old English æppel. The American actress Gwenyth Paltrow and British musician Chris Martin gave this name to their daughter in 2004.
Apis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Other Scripts: Ἆπις(Ancient Greek)
Greek form of Egyptian
ḥjpw (reconstructed as
Hapi), which is of unknown meaning. In Egyptian
mythology he was a sacred bull, sometimes considered a son of
Hathor. He was later fused with
Osiris resulting in the figure of
Serapis.
Aoi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 葵, 碧, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あおい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-O-EE
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From Japanese
葵 (aoi) meaning "hollyhock, althea" or an adjectival form of
碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue". Other kanji with the same reading can form this name as well.
Anubis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Egyptian Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἄνουβις(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ə-NOO-bis(English)
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of
Ἄνουβις (Anoubis), the Greek form of Egyptian
jnpw (reconstructed as
Anapa and other forms), which coincided with a word meaning
"royal child, prince". However, it might alternatively be derived from the root
jnp meaning
"to decay". Anubis was the Egyptian god who led the dead to the underworld. He was often depicted as a man with the head of a jackal. The Greeks equated him with their god
Hermes.
Annalise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, English (Modern)
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Anima 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AN-i-mə
Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. In Jungian psychology the anima is an individual's true inner self, or soul.
Andromeda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἀνδρομέδα, Ἀνδρομέδη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AN-DRO-MEH-DA(Classical Greek) an-DRAH-mi-də(English)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Derived from Greek
ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive
ἀνδρός) combined with one of the related words
μέδομαι (medomai) meaning "to be mindful of, to provide for, to think on" or
μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". In Greek
mythology Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess rescued from sacrifice by the hero
Perseus. A constellation in the northern sky is named for her. This is also the name of a nearby galaxy, given because it resides (from our point of view) within the constellation.
Andrei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: Андрей(Russian, Bulgarian) Андрэй(Belarusian) Андреи(Church Slavic)
Pronounced: un-DRYAY(Russian)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Romanian form of
Andrew, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian
Андрей or Belarusian
Андрэй (see
Andrey).
Anabelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AN-ə-behl
Amoura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Variant of
Amora (perhaps based on French
amour).
Amias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Amelia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Medieval French
Pronounced: ə-MEE-lee-ə(English) ə-MEEL-yə(English) a-MEH-lya(Spanish, Italian, Polish)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of
Amalia, though it is sometimes confused with
Emilia, which has a different origin. The name became popular in England after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century — it was borne by daughters of both George II and George III. The author Henry Fielding used it for the title character in his novel
Amelia (1751). Another famous bearer was Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), the first woman to make a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean.
This name experienced a rise in popularity at the end of the 20th century. It was the most popular name for girls in England and Wales from 2011 to 2015.
Alvin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Swedish
Pronounced: AL-vin(English)
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names
Ælfwine,
Æðelwine or
Ealdwine. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the Old English names. As a Scandinavian name it is derived from
Alfvin, an Old Norse
cognate of
Ælfwine.
Alphius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of
Alphaeus, or possibly from an Umbrian root meaning
"white". This was the name of a 3rd-century
saint who was martyred in Sicily.
Alphaeus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: Ἀλφαῖος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: al-FEE-əs(English)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From
Ἀλφαῖος (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant
"exchange". In the
New Testament this is the name of the fathers of the apostles
James the Lesser and
Levi.
Allister
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AL-is-ter
Alli
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHL-lee
Finnish
diminutive of names beginning with
Al. This is also the Finnish word for a type of duck.
Alix
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: A-LEEKS
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Medieval French variant of
Alice, also sometimes used as a masculine name. This is the name of the hero (a young Gaulish man) of a French comic book series, which debuted in 1948.
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)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Aliki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Αλίκη(Greek)
Greek form of
Alice. It also corresponds with the Greek word
άλικη meaning "scarlet".
Alijah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ə-LIE-zhə
Alf 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ALF
Alexey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алексей(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-KSYAY
Rating: 85% based on 2 votes
Alexei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алексей(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-KSYAY
Aleksei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алексей(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-KSYAY
Albus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman
cognomen meaning
"white, bright" in Latin.
Albin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, French, English, Slovene, Polish
Pronounced: AL-bin(Swedish, English) AL-BEHN(French) AL-been(Polish)
Form of
Albinus in several languages.
Alban
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
Pronounced: AL-ban(German) AL-BAHN(French) AL-bən(English) AWL-bən(English)
From the Roman
cognomen Albanus, which meant
"from Alba". Alba (from Latin
albus "white") was the name of various places within the Roman Empire, including the city Alba Longa. This name was borne by
Saint Alban, the first British martyr (4th century). According to tradition, he sheltered a fugitive priest in his house. When his house was searched, he disguised himself as the priest, was arrested in his stead, and was beheaded. Another 4th-century martyr by this name was Saint Alban of Mainz.
As an English name, Alban was occasionally used in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 18th century, though it is now uncommon.
Akiko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 晶子, 明子, 秋子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE-KO
From Japanese
晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal",
明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or
秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Aki 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 晶, 明, 秋, 亜希, 亜樹, 亜紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE
From Japanese
晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal",
明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or
秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from
亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with
希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.
Akari
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 明里, 朱里, 朱莉, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あかり(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KA-REE
From Japanese
明 (aka) meaning "bright" or
朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with
里 (ri) meaning "village" or
莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Akane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 茜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あかね(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KA-NEH
From Japanese
茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Aizere
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Айзере(Kazakh)
Means
"golden moon" from Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian
زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Airi 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 愛莉, 愛梨, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あいり(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-EE-REE
From Japanese
愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with
莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or
梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Ainhoa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: IE-no-a(Basque) ie-NO-a(Spanish)
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
From the name of a town in southwestern France where there is a famous image of the Virgin
Mary.
Ailis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: A-lish
Scottish Gaelic form of
Alice.
Ahsoka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Created from an anagram of
Ashoka, pitched by George Lucas after
Ashoka the Great, the Indian Emperor of the Maurya Empire. Ahsoka Tano is a Jedi knight first introduced as Anakin Skywalker's Padawan apprentice in 'Star Wars: the clone Wars'.
Aeron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
From the name of the Welsh river Aeron, itself probably derived from the hypothetical Celtic goddess
Agrona. Alternatively, the name could be taken from Welsh
aeron meaning
"berries".
Aelius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: IE-lee-oos
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Roman family name that was possibly derived from the Greek word
ἥλιος (helios) meaning
"sun". This was the family name of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
Adamis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek (Rare)
Other Scripts: Αδάμης(Greek)
Pronounced: a-DA-mis
Rating: 85% based on 2 votes
Aaro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: AH-ro(Finnish)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Finnish and Estonian form of
Aaron.
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