protobo998's Personal Name List

Zoraida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: tho-RIE-dha(European Spanish) so-RIE-dha(Latin American Spanish)
Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.
Zoilos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ζωΐλος(Ancient Greek)
Greek form of Zoilus.
Zinnia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ZIN-ee-ə
From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.
Zétény
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: ZEH-tehn
Possibly from the Old Slavic root zętĭ meaning "son-in-law".
Zebadiah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: זְבַדְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: zehb-ə-DIE-ə(English)
Means "Yahweh has bestowed" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Old Testament characters.
Zaxon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Jaxon.
Yūji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 祐二, 雄二, 裕司, 祐司, 裕治, 裕二, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YOO-ZHEE
From () meaning "divine intervention, protection", () meaning "hero, manly", or () meaning "abundant" combined with (ji) meaning "two" or (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Ylva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
Yijun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 怡君, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: EE-CHUYN
From Chinese () meaning "joy, harmony" combined with (jūn) meaning "king, ruler". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Yasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Яша(Russian)
Russian diminutive of Yakov.
Yannick
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Breton, French
Pronounced: YA-NEEK(French)
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.
Yann
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton, French
Pronounced: YAN
Breton form of John.
Yakov
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Other Scripts: יַעֲקֹב(Hebrew) Яков(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: YA-kəf(Russian)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).
Xinyi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 欣怡, 心怡, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: SHEEN-EE
From Chinese (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with () meaning "joy, harmony". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Xenos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ξενος(Greek)
Derived from Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "stranger, foreigner".
Wymond
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigmund, composed of the elements wig "battle" and mund "protection".
Wrenley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: REHN-lee
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Elaboration of Wren using the popular name suffix ley.
Wrangler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: wrang-lur
Winton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIN-tən
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "enclosure belonging to Wine" in Old English.
Webb
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Webb.
Vukašin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian
Other Scripts: Вукашин(Serbian)
Derived from Serbian vuk meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian ruler.
Vuk
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian
Other Scripts: Вук(Serbian)
Pronounced: VOOK
Means "wolf" in Serbian.
Volkan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: vol-KYAN
Means "volcano" in Turkish.
Vissarion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Archaic), Greek
Other Scripts: Виссарион(Russian) Βησσαρίων(Greek)
Russian form and Modern Greek transcription of Bessarion.
Vilmos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: VEEL-mosh
Hungarian form of William.
Vikentiy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Викентий(Russian)
Pronounced: vyi-KYEHN-tyee
Russian form of Vincent.
Vidau
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Vitalis.
Victorin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: VEEK-TAW-REHN
French form of Victorinus.
Victorian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History (Ecclesiastical), Provençal
English and Provençal form of Victorianus. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
Ventura
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: behn-TOO-ra
Truncated form of Buenaventura.
Veikko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: VAYK-ko
From a colloquial form of the Finnish word veli meaning "brother".
Vedastus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic or Celtic name, possibly Germanic Widogast. This was the name of a 6th-century saint who helped to convert the Frankish king Clovis to Christianity. He is called Gaston in French and Vaast in Flemish.
Vasiliy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Василий(Russian)
Pronounced: vu-SYEE-lyee
Russian form of Basil 1.
Vašek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: VA-shehk
Diminutive of Václav.
Valtteri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: VAHLT-teh-ree
Finnish form of Walter.
Valko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Вълко(Bulgarian)
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) meaning "wolf".
Vaast
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Flemish, Norman, Picard
Flemish, Norman and Picard form of Vedastus.
Uni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Probably from Old Norse una meaning "to enjoy".
Ùna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic
Pronounced: OO-nə
Scottish Gaelic form of Úna.
Ulric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: UWL-rik
Middle English form of the Old English name Wulfric. When it is used in modern times, it is usually as a variant of Ulrich.
Úlfur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ulf.
Uffe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish
Variant of Ulf.
Tytus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: TI-toos
Polish form of Titus.
Tyrian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TIE-ree-ən
Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".

In ancient times, the city was famous for the purple-red dye named Tyrian purple (also known as "royal purple", "imperial purple" or "imperial dye").

Twyla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TWIE-lə
Variant of Twila.
Tullio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: TOOL-lyo
Italian form of the Roman family name Tullius, derived from the praenomen Tullus, which is of unknown meaning. A famous bearer was Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman orator and author.
Trivia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin trivium meaning "a place where three roads meet, a crossroads". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth. She was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hecate (who was called in Greek Ἑκάτη Τριοδῖτις (Hekate Trioditis) "Hecate of the crossroads", from τρίοδος (triodos) "a meeting of three roads").
Topi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TO-pee
Finnish short form of Tobias.
Tollak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Þórleikr, which meant "Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with leikr "play, game (involving weapons)".
Tóki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Old Norse form of Tyge.
Tófi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Short form of Þórfreðr or Þórfastr.
Tito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: TEE-to(Italian, Spanish)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Titus.
Titas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Titus.
Tilen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slovene
Pronounced: TEE-lehn
Slovene form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Tielo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval German
Earlier form of Till.
Tiberius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: tee-BEH-ree-oos(Latin) tie-BEHR-ee-əs(English)
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin. The Tiber is the river that runs through Rome. Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, the stepson of Emperor Augustus. He was born Tiberius Claudius Nero, but was renamed Tiberius Julius Caesar after he was designated as the heir of Augustus.
Þýri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Old Norse form of Tyra.
Thunder
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Pronounced: THUN-der(English)
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.
Þóra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse [1][2], Icelandic
Either a feminine form of Þórr (see Thor) or else a short form of the various Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór. In Norse myth Thora was the wife of the Danish king Ragnar Lodbrok.
Tetsuya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 哲也, 徹也, etc.(Japanese Kanji) てつや(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TEH-TSOO-YA
From Japanese (tetsu) meaning "philosophy" combined with (ya) meaning "to be". Other combinations of kanji with the same reading can form this name as well.
Terzo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: TEHR-tso
Italian form of Tertius.
Tenney
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Denis.
Teemu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TEH-moo
Finnish form of Nicodemus.
Tarja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TAHR-yah
Finnish form of Daria.
Tapani
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TAH-pah-nee
Finnish form of Stephen.
Tangi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Pronounced: TAHN-gee, TAHN-jee
Breton form of Tanguy.
Taki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Danish
Old Danish form of Tage.
Tadeo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: ta-DHEH-o
Spanish form of Thaddeus.
Sveinn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic, Old Norse [1][2]
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Sven.
Svanhildr
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse [1], Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Svanhild.
Svana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Short form of Svanhildur.
Suni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse
From Old Norse sunr meaning "son".
Sun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SUN
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.

In the USA, 14 boys and 5 girls were named SUN in 2018.

Sulo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: SOO-lo
Means "charm, grace" in Finnish.
Steinunn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic, Old Norse [1]
Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and unnr "wave".
Spyro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek (Anglicized)
Other Scripts: Σπύρο(Greek)
Anglicized form of Spyros.
Spiro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek (Anglicized)
Other Scripts: Σπύρο(Greek)
Anglicized form of Spyros.
Spartak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Other Scripts: Спартак(Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian) Սպարտակ(Armenian) სპარტაკ(Georgian)
Pronounced: spur-TAK(Russian) spahr-TAHK(Armenian)
Form of Spartacus in several languages.
Spark
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").
Sǫlvi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1][2]
From Old Norse sǫlr meaning "yellow, pale, sallow".
Solveig
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Pronounced: SOOL-vie(Norwegian) SOOL-vay(Swedish)
From an Old Norse name, which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength". This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (1876).
Skylynn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SKIE-lin
Elaboration of Sky using the popular name suffix lyn.
Sky
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKIE
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".
Sirius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: SIR-ee-əs(English)
The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σείριος (seirios) meaning "burning".
Sìne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]
Pronounced: SHEE-nyə
Scottish Gaelic form of Jeanne or Jane.
Simo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Serbian
Other Scripts: Симо(Serbian)
Pronounced: SEE-mo(Finnish)
Finnish and Serbian form of Simon 1.
Silvia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, German, Dutch, English, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: SEEL-vya(Italian) SEEL-bya(Spanish) ZIL-vya(German) SIL-vee-ə(English)
Feminine form of Silvius. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594). It is now more commonly spelled Sylvia in the English-speaking world.
Silvander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: sil-VAN-də, sil-VAN-der
Derived from Silvanus. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).
Siim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Estonian
Pronounced: SEEM
Estonian form of Simon 1, originally a short form but now used independently.
Sidòni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Sidonius.
Sibyl
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SIB-əl
From Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibylla), meaning "prophetess, sibyl". In Greek and Roman legend the sibyls were female prophets who practiced at different holy sites in the ancient world. In later Christian theology, the sibyls were thought to have divine knowledge and were revered in much the same way as the Old Testament prophets. Because of this, the name came into general use in the Christian world during the Middle Ages. The Normans imported it to England, where it was spelled both Sibyl and Sybil. It became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps helped by Benjamin Disraeli's novel Sybil (1845).
Shai
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: שַׁי(Hebrew)
Either from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or else a Hebrew diminutive of Isaiah.
Settimo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Septimus.
Senn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly related to Senne.
Sébire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norman
Norman form of Sibyl.
Savino
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian variant form of Sabinus (see Sabina).
Saornin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Saturninus.
Santo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: SAN-to
Means "saint" in Italian, ultimately from Latin sanctus.
Santino
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: san-TEE-no
Diminutive of Santo.
Santeri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: SAHN-teh-ree
Finnish short form of Alexander.
Sanni
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: SAHN-nee
Finnish diminutive of Susanna.
Sander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch, Estonian, Danish, Norwegian
Pronounced: SAHN-dər(Dutch)
Dutch, Estonian, Danish and Norwegian short form of Alexander.
Sanctius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Latin form of Sancho.
Samo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slovene, History
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a 7th-century ruler of the Slavs, who established a kingdom including parts of modern Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. He was possibly of Frankish origin.
Saforian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Symphorianus.
Saffron
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SAF-rən
From the English word that refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice. It is derived via Old French from Arabic زعفران (za'faran), itself probably from Persian meaning "gold leaves".
Ruvim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Рувим(Russian) Рувім(Ukrainian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Reuben.
Rurik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Рюрик(Russian)
Russian form of the Old Norse name Hrǿríkr. This was the name of a 9th-century Varangian ruler of Novgorod.
Rúna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse [1], Icelandic, Faroese
Pronounced: ROO-na(Icelandic)
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Rune.
Romulus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology, Romanian
Pronounced: RO-moo-loos(Latin) RAHM-yuw-ləs(English)
From Roma, the Latin name of the city of Rome, combined with a diminutive suffix. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of Rhea Silvia and the god Mars. Romulus killed his brother when they argued about where to found Rome. According to the tale he gave the city its name, though in reality it was likely the other way around.
Rollie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RO-lee
Diminutive of Roland.
Roffe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Rolf.
Riven
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: riv-en
From Old Norse rīfa; akin to Greek ereipein, meaning "to tear down."
Rivalen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Medieval form of Rhiwallon used in the early German versions of the Tristan legend, where it belongs to Tristan's father, the king of Parmenie.
Rino
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: REE-no
Short form of names ending in rino.
Ringo
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Japanese
Pronounced: RIN-go(English) RIN-GO(Japanese)
Transferred use of the surname Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear. He ultimately adopted this nickname into a stagename, Ringo Starr, with Starr being an abbreviated form of his surname.

This name can also be Japanese for "apple" or "peace be with you".

Riku 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: REE-koo
Finnish short form of Richard.
Rie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch, Danish, Limburgish
Pronounced: RHEE(Dutch, Limburgish)
Dutch, Danish and Limburgish short form of Maria and Marie.
Reverie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: REHV-ə-ree
From the English word meaning "daydream, fanciful musing", derived from Old French resverie, itself from resver meaning "to dream, to rave".
Rene
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: rə-NAY
English form of René or Renée.
Renat
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Ренат(Russian)
Russian form of Renatus. In some cases communist parents may have bestowed it as an acronym of революция наука техника (revolyutsiya nauka tekhnika) meaning "revolution, science, technics" or революция наука труд (revolyutsiya nauka trud) meaning "revolution, science, labour".
Reilly
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RIE-lee
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh, derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.
Rayner
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Archaic)
Pronounced: RAY-nər
From the Germanic name Raginheri, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and heri "army". Saint Rainerius was a 12th-century hermit from Pisa. The Normans brought this name to England where it came into general use, though it was rare by the end of the Middle Ages.
Randel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Randolf and other names beginning with the Germanic element rant meaning "rim (of a shield)".
Raivo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Estonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a diminutive of Raimond or it could be related to the Old Estonian word raivo meaning "fury, rage".
Ragnall
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Irish [1]
Medieval Irish form of Ragnvaldr.
Ragna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Old Norse [1]
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".
Radley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.
Quinto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Quintus.
Pythagoras
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Πυθαγόρας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PUY-TA-GO-RAS(Classical Greek) pi-THAG-ər-əs(English)
Derived from Pythios, a name of Apollo, combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician from Samos. He was the founder of a school of philosophy whose members believed that numbers described the universe.
Pyotr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Пётр(Russian)
Pronounced: PYUYTR
Russian form of Peter. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Pollux
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: POL-looks(Latin) PAHL-əks(English)
Roman form of Greek Πολυδεύκης (Polydeukes) meaning "very sweet", from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and δευκής (deukes) meaning "sweet". In mythology he was the twin brother of Castor and a son of Zeus. The constellation Gemini, which represents the two brothers, contains a star by this name.
Plinio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: PLEE-nyo(Spanish)
Italian and Spanish form of Plinius (see Pliny).
Pippin 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Old German form of Pepin. The 1972 musical Pippin is loosely based on the life of Charlemagne's eldest son Pepin the Hunchback.
Pierrick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton, French
Breton diminutive of Pierre.
Petronilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Late Roman
From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of Petronius. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter.
Perrine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: PEH-REEN
French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of Pierre.
Pacian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English and Provençal form of Pacianus.
Ovid
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: AHV-id(English)
From the Roman family name Ovidius, which was possibly derived from Latin ovis "a sheep". Alternatively, it could have a Sabellic origin. Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid, was a 1st-century BC Roman poet who is best known as the author of the Metamorphoses. He was sent into exile on the coast of the Black Sea by Emperor Augustus for no apparent reason.
Óðinn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Odin.
Otello
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: o-TEHL-lo
Italian form of Othello. This was the name of an 1887 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on Shakespeare's play.
Oswin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AHZ-win
From the Old English elements os "god" and wine "friend". Saint Oswin was a 7th-century king of Northumbria. After the Norman Conquest this name was used less, and it died out after the 14th century. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Osric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature
Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).

In literature, Osric is the name of a courtier in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Ǫrvar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Orvar.
Orso
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ursus (see Urs).
Orris
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare), Scottish
Pronounced: AWR-is
Transferred use of the surname Orris.
Orrick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ORIK
Transferred use of the surname Orrick.
Orin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature, English (Rare)
Pronounced: OR in
Used by Eugene O'Neill in Mourning Becomes Electra as a deliberate link, it has been suggested, with Greek Orestes.

More often spelt Orrin when used in modern times. Oren also occurs, and there may be confusion with Oran. George Bernard Shaw invented the feminine name Orinthia in The Apple Cart, two years before O'Neill's play. In the 17th century the poet Cowley made use of another feminine name which appears to belong to the same group, Orinda (though this may have been a shortening of Dorinda). (Source: Dunkling & Gosling, 1983)

Oaklynn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: OK-lin
Variant of Oaklyn.
Noey
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Possibly derived as a diminutive of Noah 1 or Noe.
Nikodim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Никодим(Russian)
Russian form of Nicodemus.
Nikodem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: nyee-KAW-dehm
Polish form of Nicodemus.
Nikandr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Никандр(Russian) Нікандр(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: nyi-KANDR(Russian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nikandros.
Niilo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: NEE-lo
Finnish form of Nicholas.
Nicolau
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Pronounced: nee-koo-LOW(Portuguese, Catalan)
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of Nicholas.
Nicodemus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Νικόδημος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: nik-ə-DEE-məs(English) nee-ko-DEH-moos(Latin)
From the Greek name Νικόδημος (Nikodemos) meaning "victory of the people", derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This is the name of a character in the New Testament who helps Joseph of Arimathea entomb Jesus.
Nic
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NIK
Short form of Nicholas, or sometimes Dominic.
Nerine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)
Myrto
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Μυρτώ(Greek)
From Greek μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was the name of a few characters from Greek mythology, including one of the Maenads.
Montague
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: MAHN-tə-gyoo
From an aristocratic English surname meaning "sharp mountain", from Old French mont agu. In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596) this is the surname of Romeo and his family.
Mochán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish moch meaning "early" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Mocha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Pet
Pronounced: MO-kə
This meaning of this name is Chocolate-coffee flavored because the coffee flavor "Mocha" originated in Yemen. There's also a town in Yemen called Mocha.
Mishka
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Мишка(Russian)
Pronounced: MYEE-shkə
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Misha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Миша(Russian)
Pronounced: MYEE-shə
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Minik
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Greenlandic
Means "seal oil" in Greenlandic [1]. A notable bearer was the Inughuit boy Minik (1890-1918), who was among a group brought by the explorer Robert Peary from Greenland to New York in 1897.
Miku
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美空, 美久, 未来, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-KOO
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with (ku) meaning "sky" or (ku) meaning "long time". It can also come from a nanori reading of 未来 (mirai) meaning "future". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Miklós
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: MEEK-losh
Hungarian form of Nicholas.
Mikelo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Esperanto
Pronounced: mee-KEH-lo
Modern Esperanto form of Michael.
Mikael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Breton
Pronounced: MEE-ka-ehl(Swedish, Norwegian) MEE-kal(Danish) MEE-kah-ehl(Finnish)
Scandinavian, Finnish and Breton form of Michael.
Mika 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美香, 美加, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-KA
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with (ka) meaning "fragrance" or (ka) meaning "increase". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Micolau
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal cognate of Nicolau.
Merryn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Cornish
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an early Cornish (male) saint.
Merrin
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Cornish
Although the exact origin and meaning of this name are unknown, many modern-day academics believe this name to be the (possibly Anglicized) Cornish form of Morien.

Its variant Merryn was the name of a Cornish saint.

In the English-speaking world, all forms have been occasionally used from the 19th century onwards.

Mephistopheles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: meh-fi-STAHF-i-leez(English)
Meaning uncertain. It might be based on Hebrew מֵפִיץ (mefitz) "scatterer, disperser" and טָפַל (tafal) "liar", or on Greek μή (me) "not", φῶς (phos) "light" and φίλος (philos) "friend, lover". Many other etymologies have been proposed. In a German legend, notably retold by Goethe, this is the name of a demon who makes a deal with Faust to exchange his soul for magical powers.
Mephisto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: mə-FIS-to(English)
Variant of Mephistopheles.
Maybellene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture (Rare)
Variant of Maybelline, used by Chuck Berry in his 1955 song by this name.
Maxen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: MAK-sən(English)
Anglicized form of Macsen.
Mátyás
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: MA-kyash
Hungarian form of Matthias. This was the name of two Hungarian kings.
Matxin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: ma-CHEEN
Diminutive of Mattin.
Matvey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Матвей(Russian)
Pronounced: mut-VYAY
Russian form of Matthew.
Masaki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 正樹, 政樹, 真樹, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まさき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-SA-KYEE
From Japanese (masa) meaning "right, proper" and (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of kanji having the same reading.
Marzio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: MAR-tsyo
Italian form of Marcius.
Martijn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: mahr-TAYN
Dutch form of Martin.
Mariot
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Medieval French, Medieval Scottish, Manx (Archaic), Cornish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Maria.
Marie-Ève
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: MA-REE-EHV
Combination of Marie and Ève.
Mari 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Estonian, Finnish, Welsh, Breton, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Georgian, Armenian
Other Scripts: მარი(Georgian) Մարի(Armenian)
Pronounced: MAH-ree(Finnish) MAW-ree(Hungarian) mah-REE(Swedish)
Estonian, Finnish, Welsh and Breton form of Maria, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of Mária. It is also a Scandinavian, Georgian and Armenian form of the French name Marie.
Mārcis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Latvian
Originally a short form of Mārtiņš, now used independently.
Mannix
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Anglicized form of Mainchín.
Malo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Means "bright pledge", derived from Old Breton mach "pledge, hostage" and lou "bright, brilliant". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint, supposedly a companion of Saint Brendan on his trans-Atlantic journey. He later went to Brittany, where he founded the monastic settlement of Saint-Malo.
Malik 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greenlandic
Means "wave, sea" in Greenlandic [1].
Maksim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Максим(Russian, Macedonian, Ukrainian) Максім(Belarusian)
Pronounced: muk-SYEEM(Russian)
Russian, Belarusian and Macedonian form of Maximus, as well as an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Максим (see Maksym).
Maks
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Макс(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: MAKS(Russian)
Short form of Maksim, Maksym or Maksimilijan.
Makai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: mah-KIE, mə-KIE
Makai is an adverb in the Hawaiian language combining the directional particle ma with Hawaiian kai meaning "ocean". It literally means "toward or by the sea, seaward". It is sometimes used as a given name, particularly within the Hawaiian Islands but is also found within the continental United States.
Maixent
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Provençal
Poitevin and Provençal form of Maxence.
Maïus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Meaning unknown. It has been in use in Provence since at least the late nineteenth century.
Maissemin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Maximinus.
Magni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1], Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse element magn meaning "power, strength". In Norse mythology this name is borne by a son of Thor and the giant Járnsaxa.
Magnar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
From the Old Norse elements magn "power, strength" and herr "army, warrior". This name was coined in the 19th century [1].
Mael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Breton form of Maël.
Macsen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: MAK-sehn(Welsh)
Welsh form of Maximus. Magnus Maximus (known as Macsen Wledig in Welsh) was a 4th-century co-ruler of the Western Roman Empire. In Wales he was regarded as the founder of several royal lineages. He appears in the medieval Welsh tale The Dream of Macsen.
Macari
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Catalan, Gascon, Provençal
Catalan, Provençal and Gascon form of Macarius (see Macario).
Lupus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Loup.
Lukyan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Other Scripts: Лукьян(Russian) Лук'ян(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: luw-KYAN(Russian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Lucianus.
Ludvík
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: LOOD-veek
Czech form of Ludwig.
Ludoviko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Esperanto
Pronounced: loo-do-VEE-ko
Esperanto form of Ludwig. This is the Esperanto name of the philologist Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917), the creator of the Esperanto language.
Ludovicus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic (Latinized) [1], Dutch
Latinized form of Hludwig (see Ludwig). This form is also used as a baptismal name by Dutch and Flemish speakers, though it is commonly rendered Lodewijk in daily life.
Lucrèce
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: LUY-KREHS
French form of both Lucretia and its masculine form Lucretius.
Lucious
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Variant of Lucius.
Lucien
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: LUY-SYEHN
French form of Lucianus.
Longinus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin longus "long". According to Christian legend Saint Longinus was the name of the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus' side with a spear, then converted to Christianity and was martyred. The name was also borne by the 3rd-century Greek philosopher Cassius Longinus.
Llewellyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: loo-EHL-in(English)
Variant of Llewelyn.
Lissandrou
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal (Archaic), Niçard (Archaic)
Niçard short form of Alessandrou.
Lionç
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Variant of Leonç.
Lio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Leo.
Linnéa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish
Pronounced: lin-NEH-a
From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus named it after himself, it being his favourite flower.
Leonid
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Леонид(Russian) Леонід(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: lyi-u-NYEET(Russian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Leonidas.
Lelio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Laelius (see Laelia).
Laz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Diminutive of Larry.
Landulf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Old German name derived from the elements lant meaning "land" and wolf meaning "wolf". This name was borne by several Lombard nobles.
Kyllian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
French variant of Killian.
Kylan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KIE-lən
Invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Kyle and Rylan.
Kristoffer
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian form of Christopher.
Kóri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Old Norse name of unknown meaning.
Kora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Rare)
Pronounced: KO-ra
German variant of Cora.
Kolbein
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Variant of Kolbeinn.
Kirby
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KUR-bee
From an English surname that was originally from a place name meaning "church settlement" in Old Norse. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1982 after the character Kirby Anders Colby was introduced to the soap opera Dynasty.
Kinley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KIN-lee
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh, itself derived from the given name Fionnlagh.
Kieron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: KEER-ən(English) KEER-awn(English)
Anglicized form of Ciarán.
Kasper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Pronounced: KAHS-pər(Dutch) KAS-bu(Danish) KAHS-pehr(Swedish)
Dutch and Scandinavian form of Jasper.
Karine 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: KA-REEN
French form of Carina 1. It can also function as a short form of Catherine, via Swedish Karin.
Kaourintin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Breton form of Corentin.
Kaelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-lin
Variant of Kaylyn.
Kae
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KAY
Variant of Kay 1.
Jurian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Low German
Medieval Low German form of George.
Juho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YOO-ho
Finnish short form of Juhani, now used independently.
Judoc
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton, Medieval Breton
Breton form of Iudocus (see Joyce).
Judikael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Breton form of Judicaël.
Jovien
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History (Gallicized)
French form of Jovian.
Jovian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
From Latin Iovianus, a Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Iovis (see Jove). This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor.
Joni 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YO-nee
Finnish form of John.
Jolian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Julian.
Joakim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Јоаким(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: YOO-a-kim(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) YO-ah-keem(Finnish) YAW-a-keem(Macedonian)
Scandinavian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Joachim.
Jip
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Frisian, Dutch
Pronounced: YIP(Dutch)
Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element geba meaning "gift". This is the name of a boy in the Dutch children's book series Jip and Janneke, first published 1952.
Jethro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: יִתְרוֹ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JETH-ro(English)
From the Hebrew name יִתְרוֹ (Yitro), which was derived from the Hebrew word יֶתֶר (yeter) meaning "abundance". According to the Old Testament, Jethro was a Midianite priest who sheltered Moses when he fled Egypt. He was the father of Zipporah, who became Moses's wife. A famous bearer of the name was Jethro Tull (1674-1741), an English inventor and agriculturist.
Jeremias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German (Rare), Portuguese, Finnish
Pronounced: yeh-reh-MEE-as(German) YEH-reh-mee-ahs(Finnish)
German, Portuguese and Finnish form of Jeremiah.
Jenessa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: jə-NEHS-ə
Combination of Jen and the popular name suffix essa.
Jaylin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern), English (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Pronounced: JAY-lən(English)
Variant of Jalen (masculine) or Jaylynn (feminine).
Jaxon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAK-sən
Variant of Jackson.
Jasmin 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Finnish, English
Pronounced: yas-MEEN(German) YAHS-meen(Finnish) JAZ-min(English)
German and Finnish form of Jasmine, as well as an English variant.
János
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: YA-nosh
Hungarian form of John.
Jaakko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YAHK-ko
Finnish form of Jacob (or James).
Ivaylo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Ивайло(Bulgarian)
Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. It is possible that this spelling was the result of a 15th-century misreading of his real name Vulo from historical documents.
Isidro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: ee-SEE-dhro
Spanish variant of Isidore.
Ishtar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Semitic Mythology
Other Scripts: 𒀭𒈹, 𒌋𒁯(Akkadian Cuneiform)
Pronounced: ISH-tahr(English)
From the Semitic root 'ṯtr, which possibly relates to the Evening Star. Ishtar was an Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess who presided over love, war and fertility. She was cognate with the Canaanite and Phoenician Ashtoreth, and she was also identified with the Sumerian goddess Inanna. Her name in Akkadian cuneiform 𒀭𒈹 was the same as the Sumerian cuneiform for Inanna.
Ingvar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Yngvarr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Yngvi combined with herr meaning "army, warrior".
Inga
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Polish, Russian, Old Norse [1][2], Germanic [3]
Other Scripts: Инга(Russian)
Pronounced: ING-ah(Swedish) ING-ga(German) EENG-ga(Polish) EEN-gə(Russian)
Strictly feminine form of Inge.
Indriði
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Pronounced: IN-tri-dhi
Icelandic form of Eindride.
Iñaki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: ee-NYA-kee
Basque form of Ignatius.
Iago
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, Galician, Portuguese
Pronounced: YA-gaw(Welsh) ee-AH-go(English) YA-ghuw(Galician)
Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James). This was the name of two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).
Hypatia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ὑπατία(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.
Hylo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American (Rare)
Pronounced: HIE-lo
Nickname given to bluegrass singer and guitarist Frank "Hylo" Brown, Jr. (1922-2003) due to his broad vocal range.
Hogan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Transferred use of the surname Hogan.
Hlynur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Means "maple" in Icelandic.
Helgi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic, Old Norse [1]
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Helge.
Helga
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Portuguese, Old Norse [1]
Pronounced: HEHL-ga(German) HEHL-gaw(Hungarian) EHL-gu(European Portuguese) EW-gu(Brazilian Portuguese)
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Feminine form of Helge.
Gwaine
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.
Guðrún
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse [1][2], Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse form of Gudrun, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
Graysen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: GRAY-sən
Variant of Grayson.
Gratian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: GRAY-shən(English)
From the Roman name Gratianus, which meant "grace" from Latin gratus. Saint Gratian was the first bishop of Tours (4th century). This was also the name of a Roman emperor.
Genesius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
From Greek γένεσις (genesis) meaning "birth, origin". This was the name of various early Christian saints, notably Genesius of Rome, the patron saint of actors.
Gale 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAYL
Personal remark: See this name as unisex but male first. "Gail" is the female name of it to me.
Variant of Gail. It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".
Gaius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Pronounced: GA-ee-oos(Latin) GIE-əs(English)
Roman praenomen, or given name, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoice", though it may be of unknown Etruscan origin. This was a very common Roman praenomen, the most famous bearers being Gaius Julius Caesar, the great leader of the Roman Republic, and his adopted son Gaius Octavius (later known as Augustus), the first Roman emperor. This name also appears in the New Testament belonging to a bishop of Ephesus who is regarded as a saint.
Friede
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German
Pronounced: FREE-də
Variant of Frida 1.
Floro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Pronounced: FLO-ro(Spanish)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Florus.
Floris
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: FLO-ris
Dutch form of Florentius (see Florence).
Flavia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: FLA-vya(Italian) FLA-bya(Spanish) FLA-wee-a(Latin)
Feminine form of Flavius.
Flæmingr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1]
Old Norse form of Flemming.
Fiore
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: FYO-reh
Means "flower" in Italian. It can also be considered an Italian form of the Latin names Flora and Florus.
Fillin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Faolán.
Fiera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Esperanto
Pronounced: fee-EH-ra
Means "proud" in Esperanto.
Ferox
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Pet
Personal remark: Entry says "pet name" but this might make a cool boy name.
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective ferox meaning "wild, bold, ferocious." In his work De re rustica, the 1st-century Roman writer Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella recommends this as a good name for dogs.
Ferenc
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: FEH-rents
Hungarian form of Francis. This is the Hungarian name of the composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886).
Fenris
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology, Literature
Short form of the Old Norse Fenrisúlfr (literally "Fenrir-wolf"). The form Fenris Ulf was used for a talking wolf (originally named Maugrim) in the now defunct American edition of C. S. Lewis' 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
Fargo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American)
Pronounced: FAR-go(American English)
Transferred use of the surname Fargo.
Falco
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman, Italian, German
Means "hawk" in Italian. It derives from Late Latin falco, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "scythe" referring to the raptor's claws.
Fáelán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Irish [1]
Old Irish form of Faolán.
Fabrice
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: FAB-REES
French form of the Roman family name Fabricius, which was derived from Latin faber meaning "craftsman". Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a 3rd-century BC Roman general and statesman.
Ezio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: EHT-tsyo
Italian form of Aetius.
Evgeny
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Евгений(Russian)
Pronounced: yiv-GYEH-nyee, iv-GYEH-nyee
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).
Esperanza
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: ehs-peh-RAN-tha(European Spanish) ehs-peh-RAN-sa(Latin American Spanish)
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".
Eske
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish
Modern Danish form of Esger.

Eske Willerslev (born 1971) is a Danish evolutionary geneticist.

Eryx
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἔρυξ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ERIKS
Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain". This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of the Elymian people from Sicily. A mountain and city in Sicily were named after him, but are now called Erice.
Erato
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἐρατώ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EH-RA-TAW(Classical Greek) EHR-ə-to(English)
Means "lovely" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, the muse of lyric poetry.
Ephraim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Other Scripts: אֶפְרָיִם(Hebrew) Ἐφραίμ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EEF-ree-əm(English) EEF-rəm(English)
From the Hebrew name אֶפְרָיִם ('Efrayim) meaning "fruitful". In the Old Testament Ephraim is a son of Joseph and Asenath and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This name was also borne by two early saints: Ephraim or Ephrem the Syrian, a 4th-century theologian, and Ephraim of Antioch, a 6th-century patriarch of Antioch.
Ephesius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Latin form of Efisio.
Eos
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἠώς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EH-AWS(Classical Greek) EE-ahs(English)
Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn.
Ennio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: EHN-nyo
Italian form of the Roman family name Ennius, which is of unknown meaning. Quintus Ennius was an early Roman poet.
Emrys
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: EHM-ris
Welsh form of Ambrose. Emrys Wledig (or Ambrosius Aurelianus) was a Romano-British military leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. Tales of his life were used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth to help shape the early character of Merlin, whom he called Merlinus Ambrosius in Latin.
Emilian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian, Polish
Pronounced: eh-MEE-lyan(Polish)
Romanian and Polish form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Elin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Welsh
Pronounced: EH-lin(Swedish, Norwegian, Welsh)
Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.
Eliander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
This given name is predominantly used in South America. In the Spanish-speaking countries of that continent, it is probably a combination of a name starting with Eli- (such as Elisa) with a name ending in -ander (such as Alexander). After all, it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names. Also compare Elián and Eliandro.

As for Brazil: Eliander is usually a short form of Elianderson there, though of course the explanation described above is possible in Brazil as well.

Elian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of names beginning with Eli, such as Elijah or Elisabeth.
Elden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Variant of Eldon or Alden.
Eero
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: EH-ro(Finnish)
Finnish and Estonian form of Eric. A famous bearer was the architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961).
Dragan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Драган(Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian)
Derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious".
Donato
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: do-NA-to(Italian, Spanish)
From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante.
Dominicus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman, Dutch
Pronounced: do-MEE-nee-kuys(Dutch)
Original Latin form of Dominic. This is also the official Dutch form, used on birth certificates but not typically in daily life.
Django
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: JANG-go(English)
The name of Romani-French musician Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), whose real name was Jean. It is possibly from a Romani word meaning "I awake", though it might in fact be derived from the name Jean 1. This is the name of the title character in the Italian western movie Django (1966), as well as numerous subsequent films.
Dionysius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Other Scripts: Διονύσιος(Ancient Greek)
Latin form of Dionysios. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. This was also the name of many other early saints, including a 3rd-century pope.
Diodato
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Deodatus.
Diede
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: DEE-də
Short form of names beginning with the Old High German element diota (Old Frankish þeoda) meaning "people".
Dian
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: DEE-an
Means "candle" in Indonesian.
Dex
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHKS
Short form of Dexter.
Dewi 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: DEW-i
Possibly from Dewydd, an Old Welsh form of David. Saint Dewi, the patron saint of Wales, was a 6th-century bishop of Mynyw. A later Welsh form of David was Dafydd, which was more common in the medieval period. Dewi was revived in the 19th century.
Dew
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: Doo
Rare name from english word “dew”.
Dermot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
Anglicized form of Diarmaid.
Denzel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: dehn-ZEHL
Possibly a variant of Denzil. This spelling of the name was popularized by American actor Denzel Washington (1954-), who was named after his father.
Decker
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American (South), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.
Danís
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Denis.
Danièu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal variant of Danièl.
Daiki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大輝, 大樹, 大貴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) だいき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: DA-EE-KYEE
From Japanese (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with (ki) meaning "brightness", (ki) meaning "tree" or (ki) meaning "valuable". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Daedalus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Δαίδαλος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: DEHD-ə-ləs(English) DEED-ə-ləs(English)
Latinized form of the Greek Δαίδαλος (Daidalos), which was derived from δαιδάλλω (daidallo) meaning "to work cunningly". In Greek myth Daedalus was an Athenian inventor who was banished to Crete. There he designed the Labyrinth for King Minos, but he and his son Icarus were eventually imprisoned inside it because he had aided Theseus in his quest against the Minotaur. Daedalus and Icarus escaped using wings fashioned from wax, but Icarus fell from the sky to his death.
Cyriel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Dutch form of Cyril.
Cyprien
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: SEE-PREE-YEHN
French form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Cyneric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and ric "ruler, king".
Crestian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Crestian variant of Cristian.
Cornelio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Italian
Pronounced: kor-NEH-lyo
Spanish and Italian form of Cornelius.
Constantijn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: kawn-stahn-TAYN
Dutch form of Constantinus (see Constantine).
Cipriano
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: chee-PRYA-no(Italian) thee-PRYA-no(European Spanish) see-PRYA-no(Latin American Spanish)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Ciel
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
Chrysanthos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Χρύσανθος(Greek)
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρύσεος (chryseos) meaning "golden" combined with ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century Egyptian saint.
Chrysanthi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Χρυσάνθη(Greek)
Modern Greek feminine form of Chrysanthos.
Chrysanthe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Χρυσάνθη(Ancient Greek)
Feminine form of Chrysanthos.
Chizuru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 千鶴(Japanese Kanji) ちづる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHEE-ZOO-ROO
From Japanese (chi) meaning "thousand" and (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)". A Japanese legend says that a person who folds a thousand origami cranes within one year will be granted a wish.
Chesley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: CHEHS-lee
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "camp meadow" in Old English.
Cherise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: shə-REES
Variant of Charisse.
Cepheus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κηφεύς(Ancient Greek)
Latinized form of the Greek Κηφεύς (Kepheus), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek legend he was a king of Ethiopia, the husband of Cassiopeia. After he died he was made into a constellation and placed in the sky.
Cénéric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norman
Norman form of Céneri.
Celsus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "tall" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century philosopher who wrote against Christianity. It was also borne by an early saint martyred with Nazarius in Milan.
Celio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Pronounced: CHEH-lyo(Italian) THEHL-yo(European Spanish) SEHL-yo(Latin American Spanish)
Italian and Spanish form of Caelius.
Cecilio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Pronounced: theh-THEE-lyo(European Spanish) seh-SEE-lyo(Latin American Spanish) cheh-CHEE-lyo(Italian)
Spanish and Italian form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).
Castor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κάστωρ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KAS-tər(English)
From the Greek name Κάστωρ (Kastor), possibly related to κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to excel, to shine" (pluperfect κέκαστο). Alternatively it could be derived from the Greek word κάστωρ (kastor) meaning "beaver", though the legends about Castor do not mention beavers, which were foreign animals to the Greeks. In Greek myth Castor was a son of Zeus and the twin brother of Pollux. The constellation Gemini, which represents the two brothers, contains a star by this name.
Cass
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAS
Short form of Cassandra, Cassidy and other names beginning with Cass.
Camillo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: ka-MEEL-lo
Italian form of Camillus.
Callahan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAL-ə-han
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Ceallacháin, itself from the given name Cellachán.
Calico
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
From the English word "calico" referring to something "having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern." From Calicut, in India, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭ, 'Kozhikode'), from koyil 'palace' + kota 'fort', "fortified palace", with ‘y’ replaced by interchangeable ‘zh’.

A noted bearer is John Rackham (1682 – 1720), commonly known as Calico Jack, an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century, his nickname derived from the calico clothing he wore.

Calendau
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Pronounced: ka-lehn-DOW
Derived from Provençal calendau "(of) Christmas", ultimately derived from Latin calendalis. Calendau is the name of the hero of Mistral’s poem Calendau (1867).
Caesonius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was derived from the praenomen Caeso.
Caelestis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "of the sky, heavenly".
Brynja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic, Old Norse
Pronounced: PRIN-ya(Icelandic)
Means "armour" in Old Norse.
Brynhildur
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of Brynhildr.
Bronwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: BRAWN-wehn
Seemingly derived from Welsh bron "breast" and gwen "white, blessed", though it has sometimes occurred as a variant spelling of the legendary name Branwen [1]. It has been used as a given name in Wales since the 19th century. It is borne by a character in Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel How Green Was My Valley, as well as the 1941 movie adaptation.
Brancai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Variant of Brancaci.
Bleddyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: BLEDH-in
From Welsh blaidd "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Gwynedd and Powys.
Birk
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: BIRK(German)
Short form of Burkhard. This is the name of a character in Astrid Lindgren's book Ronia the Robber's Daughter (1981).
Beckett
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BEHK-it
From an English surname that could be derived from various sources, including from Middle English bec meaning "beak" or bekke meaning "stream, brook".
Attilio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: at-TEE-lyo
Italian form of the Roman family name Atilius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. Marcus Atilius Regulus was a Roman consul and hero of the First Punic War.
Atréju
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.
Atilius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Attilio.
Áslákr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Áslakr.
Aslak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Pronounced: AHS-lahk(Finnish)
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Ásdís
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic, Old Norse [1]
Pronounced: OWS-tees(Icelandic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dís "goddess".
Arsenios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ἀρσένιος(Ancient Greek)
Means "virile" in Greek. Saint Arsenius was a 5th-century deacon who was tutor to the two sons of the Roman emperor Theodosius. The two sons, Arcadius and Honorius, divided the empire into eastern and western halves upon their father's death.
Árni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1], Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Arne 1.
Armand
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Catalan
Pronounced: AR-MAHN(French) ər-MAN(Catalan)
French and Catalan form of Herman.
Arman 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Արման(Armenian)
Pronounced: ahr-MAHN
Variant of Armen.
Arild
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Possibly a variant of Harald or Arnold.
Archander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archandros.
Aras
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lithuanian
Means "eagle" in Lithuanian (a poetic word).
Aodhán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish
From the Old Irish name Áedán meaning "little fire", a diminutive of Áed (see Aodh). This name was borne by a 6th-century king of Dál Riata. It was also the name of a few early Irish saints, including a 6th-century bishop of Ferns and a 7th-century bishop of Lindisfarne.
Antoni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish, Catalan
Pronounced: an-TAW-nyee(Polish) ən-TAW-nee(Catalan)
Polish and Catalan form of Antonius (see Anthony). A notable bearer was the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926).
Antero
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHN-teh-ro
Finnish form of Andrew.
Anso
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element ansi meaning "god" (Proto-Germanic *ansuz).
Anselm
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, English (Rare), Germanic [1]
Pronounced: AN-zelm(German) AN-selm(English)
Derived from the Old German elements ansi "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century by Saint Anselm, who was born in northern Italy. He was archbishop of Canterbury and a Doctor of the Church.
Annelie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish
Pronounced: A-nə-lee(German)
German diminutive of Anna or short form of Anneliese.
Anna-Liisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHN-nah-lee-sah
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Combination of Anna and Liisa.
Anicet
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, French (Belgian), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Polish, Croatian (Rare)
Pronounced: A-NEE-SEH(French)
French. Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian and Polish form of Anicetus.
Angelus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Latin form of Angel.
Aneurin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: a-NAY-rin
Modern form of Aneirin.
Andor 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Arnþórr, derived from the element ǫrn "eagle" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Anaya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ə-NIE-ə, ə-NAY-ə
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya (itself from the name of a Spanish town), used because of its similarity to Amaya [1].
Anastasi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lengadocian, Provençal, Niçard
Languedocian, Provençal and Niçard form of Anastasius.
Ambroży
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: am-BRAW-zhi
Polish form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).
Amaterasu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese Mythology
Other Scripts: 天照(Japanese Kanji) あまてらす(Japanese Hiragana) アマテラス(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: A-MA-TEH-RA-SOO(Japanese)
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and (terasu) meaning "shine". This was the name of the Japanese sun goddess, the ruler of the heavens. She was born when Izanagi washed his left eye after returning from the underworld. At one time the Japanese royal family claimed descent from her.
Amadieu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Amadeus.
Amadeus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Pronounced: ahm-ə-DAY-əs(English) ahm-ə-DEE-əs(English)
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God". A famous bearer was the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), who was actually born Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart but preferred the Latin translation of his Greek middle name. This name was also assumed as a middle name by the German novelist E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), who took it in honour of Mozart.
Alucard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: AH-loo-kard
The name Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.
Alphonse
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: AL-FAWNS
French form of Alfonso.
Alphard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الفرد (al-fard) "the solitary one". Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra, with no other bright stars near it.
Alin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian
Possibly a Romanian masculine form of Alina. Alternatively it may derive from Romanian alina "to soothe".
Alik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алик(Russian)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Aleksandr, Albert and other names beginning with the same sound.
Alèssì
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Alexis.
Aleks
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Polish, Armenian
Other Scripts: Алекс(Russian, Ukrainian) Ալեքս(Armenian)
Pronounced: A-lyiks(Russian) A-lehks(Polish)
Short form of Aleksey, Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Aldric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French (Rare), Germanic [1]
Pronounced: AL-DREEK(French)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From a Germanic name, derived from the elements alt "old" and rih "ruler, king". Saint Aldric was a 9th-century bishop of Le Mans.
Aldo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: AL-do(Italian)
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element alt meaning "old" (Proto-Germanic *aldaz), and sometimes also with adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz).
Alderic
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic, Provençal, Niçard
Ancient Germanic variant of Aldric and Niçard form of Aldéric.
Alastair
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: AL-i-stər(English)
Anglicized form of Alasdair.
Alaric
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gothic (Anglicized)
Other Scripts: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃(Gothic)
Pronounced: AL-ə-rik(English)
From the Gothic name *Alareiks meaning "ruler of all", derived from the element alls "all" combined with reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
Alari
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Hilarius.
Akseli
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHK-seh-lee
Finnish form of Axel.
Aksel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Axel.
Ákos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: A-kosh
Possibly of Turkic origin meaning "white falcon". This was the name of a medieval Hungarian clan.
Ajax
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Αἴας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AY-jaks(English)
Rating: 45% based on 6 votes
From the Greek name Αἴας (Aias), perhaps deriving from Greek αἰαστής (aiastes) meaning "mourner" or αἶα (aia) meaning "earth, land". In Greek mythology this was the name of two of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War, the son of Telamon and the son of Oileus. When the armour of the slain hero Achilles was not given to Ajax Telamonian, he became mad with jealousy and killed himself.
Ainara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque, Spanish
Pronounced: ie-NA-ra
Variant of Enara.
Aimon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lengadocian, Provençal, Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon, Languedocian and Provençal form of Haimo.
Aimery
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval French
Old French form of Aimeric.
Aika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 愛華, 愛花, 愛香, 愛加, 愛歌, 愛嘉, 藍花, 藍香, 藍加, 藍華, 藍嘉, 藍歌(Japanese Kanji) あいか(Japanese Hiragana) アイカ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: AH-EE-KAH
This name combines 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru) meaning "affection, love" or 藍 (ran, ai) meaning "indigo" with 華 or 花 (ka, ke, hana) which both mean "flower," 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join", 歌 (ka, uta, uta.u) meaning "sing, song, poem" or 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise."
Agilulf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Old German name derived from the elements agil meaning "edge, blade" and wolf meaning "wolf". This name was borne by a 6th-century king of the Lombards and by an 8th-century saint (a bishop of Cologne).
Aegidius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Roman
Original Latin form of Giles.
Adonis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἄδωνις(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-DAW-NEES(Classical Greek) ə-DAHN-is(English) ə-DO-nis(English)
From Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾadon) meaning "lord, master". In Greek myth Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood. Because he was loved by Aphrodite, Zeus allowed him to be restored to life for part of each year. The Greeks borrowed this character from Semitic traditions, originally Sumerian (see Dumuzi).
Adalhard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Derived from the Old German elements adal "noble" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Saint Adalhard or Adalard was a cousin of Charlemagne who became an abbot of Corbie.
Adalart
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Adalhard.
Achilou
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Achilles.
Achilles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀχιλλεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ə-KIL-eez(English) a-KEEL-lehs(Latin)
From the Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Achilleus), which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek ἄχος (achos) meaning "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River. This was the name of a warrior in Greek legend, one of the central characters in Homer's Iliad. The bravest of the Greek heroes in the war against the Trojans, he was eventually killed by an arrow to his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body.

This name was sometimes used as a personal name, and was borne by a few early saints, including a Roman soldier martyred with Nereus in the 1st century.

Acarius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Frankish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Acharius. Saint Acarius (died 14 March 642) was bishop of Doornik and Noyon, which today are located on either side of the Franco-Belgian border. He was especially attentive to the poor and afflicted, whose needs he enjoyed relieving and calming their suffering.
Acaire
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Acarius.
Abelin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, Niçard
Niçard diminutive of Abel.
Abelart
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Abélard.
Abélard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Adalhard.
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