Narita's Personal Name List

Aarne
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: AHR-neh(Finnish)
Personal remark: [u:r-neh] / Aarni [u:r-nih]
Rating: 18% based on 4 votes
Finnish and Estonian form of Arne 1.
Aaron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Finnish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: אַהֲרֹן(Hebrew) Ἀαρών(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EHR-ən(English) AR-ən(English) A-RAWN(French) A-rawn(German) AH-ron(Finnish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [u:-rahn]
Rating: 20% based on 5 votes
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן (ʾAharon), which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name is borne by the older brother of Moses. He acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Aaron's rod produced miracles and plagues to intimidate the pharaoh. After the departure from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, God installed Aaron as the first high priest of the Israelites and promised that his descendants would form the priesthood.

As an English name, Aaron has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. This name was borne by the American politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836), notable for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Aksel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish, Norwegian
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [uk-sel]
Rating: 63% based on 6 votes
Variant of Axel.
Albert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, French, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Romanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Germanic [1]
Other Scripts: Альберт(Russian)
Pronounced: AL-bərt(English) AL-behrt(German, Polish) AL-BEHR(French) əl-BEHRT(Catalan) ul-BYEHRT(Russian) AHL-bərt(Dutch) AL-bat(Swedish) AWL-behrt(Hungarian)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [uhl-behrt]
Rating: 35% based on 4 votes
From the Germanic name Adalbert meaning "noble and bright", composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was common among medieval German royalty. The Normans introduced it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Æþelbeorht. Though it became rare in England by the 17th century, it was repopularized in the 19th century by the German-born Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.

This name was borne by two 20th-century kings of Belgium. Other famous bearers include the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), creator of the theory of relativity, and Albert Camus (1913-1960), a French-Algerian writer and philosopher.

Alfred
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch, Albanian
Pronounced: AL-frəd(English) AL-FREHD(French) AL-freht(German, Polish) AHL-frət(Dutch)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [uhl-fred]
Rating: 44% based on 5 votes
Means "elf counsel", derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel, advice". Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex who fought unceasingly against the Danes living in northeastern England. He was also a scholar, and he translated many Latin books into Old English. His fame helped to ensure the usage of this name even after the Norman Conquest, when most Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. It became rare by the end of the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 18th century.

Famous bearers include the British poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), the Swedish inventor and Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), and the British-American film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980).

Anselm
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, English (Rare), Germanic [1]
Pronounced: AN-zelm(German) AN-selm(English)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [un-selm]
Rating: 56% based on 5 votes
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.
Anton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, Croatian, Romanian, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, English
Other Scripts: Антон(Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Macedonian) ანტონ(Georgian)
Pronounced: AN-ton(German) AN-tawn(German) un-TON(Russian) AHN-tawn(Dutch) un-TAWN(Ukrainian) an-TON(Belarusian, Slovene, Romanian) AHN-ton(Finnish) AN-TAWN(Georgian) AN-tahn(English)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [un-tahn]
Rating: 57% based on 6 votes
Form of Antonius (see Anthony) used in various languages. A notable bearer was the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).
Arne 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: AHR-neh(Swedish) AH-nə(Danish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [ur-neh]
Rating: 43% based on 4 votes
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element ǫrn meaning "eagle".
Artturi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHRT-too-ree
Personal remark: [urt-tuw-rih] / Arttur [urt-tuwr]
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Arthur.
Caspian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: KAS-pee-ən(English)
Personal remark: / Kaspian
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
Used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his Chronicles of Narnia series, first appearing in 1950. Prince Caspian first appears in the fourth book, where he is the rightful king of Narnia driven into exile by his evil uncle Miraz. Lewis probably based the name on the Caspian Sea, which was named for the city of Qazvin, which was itself named for the ancient Cas tribe.
Edvard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Czech, Armenian
Other Scripts: Էդվարդ(Armenian)
Pronounced: EHD-vahd(Swedish, Norwegian) EH-vahd(Danish) EHD-vahrd(Finnish) EHD-vart(Slovene) EHD-vard(Czech) ehd-VAHRD(Eastern Armenian) eht-VAHRT(Western Armenian)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [ed-vuhrd]. I also like Eeti [e:-tih], which is an old Finnish form of the name.
Rating: 40% based on 4 votes
Form of Edward in several languages. Notable bearers include the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944).
Eelis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: EH-lees
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [e:-lis]
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Elijah.
Eemil
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: EH-meel
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [e:-mil]
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Finnish form of Emil.
Eli 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek [1], Biblical Hebrew [2]
Other Scripts: עֵלִי(Hebrew) Ἠλί, Ἡλί(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EE-lie(English)
Personal remark: I prefer the Finnish form Eeli [e:-lih].
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Means "ascension" in Hebrew, a derivative of עָלָה (ʿala) meaning "to ascend". In the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament he is a high priest of the Israelites. He took the young Samuel into his service and gave him guidance when God spoke to him. Because of the misdeeds of his sons, Eli and his descendants were cursed to die before reaching old age.

Eli has been used as an English Christian given name since the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer was the American inventor of the cotton gin Eli Whitney (1765-1825).

Elia
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: eh-LEE-a
Rating: 30% based on 3 votes
Italian form of Elijah.
Elián
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Personal remark: I prefer Elian without the comma on "a".
Rating: 58% based on 6 votes
In the case of Elián Gonzalez (1993-) it is a combination of Elizabeth and Juan 1, the names of his parents.
Emilio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: eh-MEE-lyo
Rating: 52% based on 5 votes
Italian and Spanish form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Evert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch, Swedish
Pronounced: EH-vərt(Dutch)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [e-vert] / Eevert [e:-vert]
Rating: 52% based on 5 votes
Dutch and Swedish form of Everard.
Hannes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Swedish, Dutch, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: HA-nəs(German) HAN-nehs(Swedish) HAH-nəs(Dutch) HAHN-nehs(Finnish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [HUN-nes]
Rating: 43% based on 4 votes
Short form of Johannes.
Hans
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: HANS(German) HAHNS(Dutch)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [huns]
Rating: 43% based on 4 votes
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.
Igor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Basque
Other Scripts: Игорь(Russian) Игор(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: EE-gər(Russian) EE-gawr(Polish, Slovak) EE-gor(Croatian, Serbian, Italian) I-gor(Czech) ee-GHOR(Basque)
Personal remark: / Iigor [ee-gahr]
Rating: 33% based on 3 votes
Russian form of the Old Norse name Yngvarr (see Ingvar). The Varangians brought it with them when they began settling in Eastern Europe in the 9th century. It was borne by two grand princes of Kyiv, notably Igor I the son of Rurik and the husband of Saint Olga. Other famous bearers include Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), a Russian composer known for The Rite of Spring, and Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972), the Russian-American designer of the first successful helicopter.
Ilari
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: EE-lah-ree
Personal remark: [i-luh-rih]
Rating: 33% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Hilarius.
Isaak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Russian (Rare), German (Rare), Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ισαάκ(Greek) Исаак(Russian) Ἰσαάκ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: i-su-AK(Russian)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [i-su:k]. (Iisak [ee-suk] is a nice variation too.)
Rating: 26% based on 5 votes
Greek, Russian and German form of Isaac.
Isaias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
Late Latin form of Isaiah used in some versions of the Bible.
Ivan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian
Other Scripts: Иван(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) Іван(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: i-VAN(Russian) ee-VAN(Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Romanian) yee-VAN(Belarusian) EE-van(Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Italian) I-van(Czech) IE-vən(English) ee-VUN(Portuguese)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [i-vuhn] / Iivan [ee-vuhn]
Rating: 52% based on 6 votes
Newer form of the Old Church Slavic name Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ), which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see John). This was the name of six Russian rulers, including the 15th-century Ivan III the Great and 16th-century Ivan IV the Terrible, the first tsar of Russia. It was also borne by nine emperors of Bulgaria. Other notable bearers include the Russian author Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), who wrote Fathers and Sons, and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), who is best known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Ivar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian
Pronounced: EE-var(Swedish) EE-vahr(Norwegian)
Personal remark: I love this name! (I prefer the Finnish form Iivar [ee-vuhr])
Rating: 23% based on 3 votes
Scandinavian form of Ivor.
Ivo 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Estonian, Latvian, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: EE-vo(German, Dutch, Italian) EE-fo(German) I-vo(Czech) EE-voo(Portuguese)
Personal remark: / Iivo [ee-vah]
Rating: 33% based on 3 votes
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the element iwa meaning "yew". Alternative theories suggest that it may in fact be derived from a cognate Celtic element [2]. This was the name of saints (who are also commonly known as Saint Yves or Ives), hailing from Cornwall, France, and Brittany.
Ivor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British)
Pronounced: IE-və(British English) IE-vər(American English)
Personal remark: / Iivor [ee-vahr]
Rating: 23% based on 3 votes
From the Old Norse name Ívarr, which was probably derived from the elements ýr "yew tree, bow" and herr "army, warrior". During the Middle Ages it was brought to Britain by Scandinavian settlers and invaders, and it was adopted in Ireland (Irish Íomhar), Scotland (Scottish Gaelic Iomhar) and Wales (Welsh Ifor).
Jaakko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YAHK-ko
Personal remark: / Jaako [yu:h-kah]
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Finnish form of Jacob (or James).
Jalmari
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YAHL-mah-ree
Personal remark: [yul-mu-rih] / Jalmar [yul-mur]
Rating: 15% based on 2 votes
Finnish form of Hjalmar.
Jasper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Pronounced: JAS-pər(English) YAHS-pər(Dutch)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yus-per]
Rating: 67% based on 7 votes
From Latin Gaspar, perhaps from the Biblical Hebrew word גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) meaning "treasurer" [1], derived from Old Persian ganzabarah. This name was 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. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since the Middle Ages. The name can also be given in reference to the English word for the gemstone.
Jere
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Croatian, English
Pronounced: YEH-reh(Finnish) JEHR-ee(English)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [ye-reh]
Rating: 45% based on 4 votes
Finnish diminutive of Jeremias (usually used independently), as well as a Croatian diminutive of Jeronim and an English diminutive of Jerald or Jeremiah.
Jeremias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German (Rare), Portuguese, Finnish, Biblical
Pronounced: yeh-reh-MEE-as(German) YEH-reh-mee-ahs(Finnish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [ye-re-mi-us]
Rating: 58% based on 6 votes
German, Portuguese and Finnish form of Jeremiah. It is also the form used in some English translations of the New Testament.
Jeremiel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Other Scripts: יְרַחְםְאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [ye-re-mi-el]
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
From Latin Hieremihel, probably from the Hebrew name Yeraḥmeʾel (see Jerahmeel). Jeremiel (also called Remiel or Uriel) is named as an archangel in some versions of the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras (preserved in Latin) in the Old Testament.
Jesper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Pronounced: YEHS-bu(Danish) YEHS-pehr(Swedish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yes-per]
Rating: 33% based on 3 votes
Danish form of Jasper.
Jesse
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch, Finnish, Biblical
Other Scripts: יִשַׁי(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JEHS-ee(English) YEH-sə(Dutch) YEHS-seh(Finnish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciantion: [YES-seh]
Rating: 46% based on 5 votes
From Ἰεσσαί (Iessai), the Greek form of the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishai). This could be a derivative of the word שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or יֵשׁ (yesh) meaning "existence". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation.

A famous bearer was Jesse James (1847-1882), an American outlaw who held up banks and stagecoaches. He was eventually shot by a fellow gang member for a reward. Another famous bearer was the American athlete Jesse Owens (1913-1980), whose real name was James Cleveland (or J. C.) Owens.

Jiro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 二郎(Japanese Kanji) じろう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: JEE-RO
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yi-rah]
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二郎 (see Jirō).
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)
Personal remark: / Jooakim [yaw-uh-kim]
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
Scandinavian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Joachim.
Joel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Biblical
Other Scripts: יוֹאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JO-əl(English) JOL(English) kho-EHL(Spanish) ZHWEHL(European Portuguese) zho-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) YO-ehl(Swedish, Finnish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yah-el]
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yoʾel) meaning "Yahweh is God", from the elements יוֹ (yo) and אֵל (ʾel), both referring to the Hebrew God. Joel is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Joel, which describes a plague of locusts. In England, it was first used as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation.
Johan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Pronounced: YOO-an(Swedish) YUW-hahn(Norwegian) YO-hahn(Dutch)
Personal remark: Swedish pronunciation: [yoo-hun]
Rating: 30% based on 3 votes
Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes (see John). A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947-2016).
Johannes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Pronounced: yo-HA-nəs(German) yo-HAH-nəs(Dutch) yo-HAN-əs(Danish) YO-hahn-nehs(Finnish)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yah-hun-nes]
Rating: 45% based on 4 votes
Latin form of Greek Ioannes (see John). Notable bearers include the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468), astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), and composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).
Jonatan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German (Rare)
Pronounced: kho-NA-tan(Spanish) yaw-NA-tan(Polish) YOO-nah-tahn(Norwegian) YO-na-tan(German)
Personal remark: I also like the Finnish form Joonatan [yaw-nu-tun]
Rating: 45% based on 6 votes
Spanish and Polish form of Jonathan, as well as a Scandinavian and German variant form.
Joona
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YO-nah
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yaw-nuh]
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Jonah.
Julius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, English, German, Finnish, Lithuanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech
Pronounced: YOO-lee-oos(Latin, Swedish) JOO-lee-əs(English) YOO-lee-uws(German) YOO-leews(Finnish) YUW-lyuws(Lithuanian) YOO-lyoos(Danish) YUY-lee-uys(Dutch) YOO-li-yuws(Czech)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [yuw-li-uws]
Rating: 18% based on 4 votes
From a Roman family name that was possibly derived from Greek ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "downy-bearded". Alternatively, it could be related to the name of the Roman god Jupiter. This was a prominent patrician family of Rome, who claimed descent from the mythological Julus, son of Aeneas. Its most notable member was Gaius Julius Caesar, who gained renown as a military leader for his clever conquest of Gaul. After a civil war he became the dictator of the Roman Republic, but was eventually stabbed to death in the senate.

Although this name was borne by several early saints, including a pope, it was rare during the Middle Ages. It was revived in Italy and France during the Renaissance, and was subsequently imported to England.

Kai 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Frisian, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, English
Pronounced: KIE(German, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, English)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of Gerhard, Nicolaas, Cornelis or Gaius [1]. It is borne by a boy captured by the Snow Queen in an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Spreading from Germany and Scandinavia, this name became popular in the English-speaking world and other places in Western Europe around the end of the 20th century.
Kasimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German (Rare)
Pronounced: KA-zee-meew
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
German form of Casimir.
Klaus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish
Pronounced: KLOWS(German, Finnish)
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
German short form of Nicholas, now used independently.
Linus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Other Scripts: Λίνος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: LIE-nəs(English) LEE-nuys(Swedish) LEE-nuws(German)
Personal remark: / Liinus
Rating: 53% based on 4 votes
From the Greek name Λίνος (Linos) meaning "flax". In Greek legend he was the son of the god Apollo, who accidentally killed him in a contest. Another son of Apollo by this name was the music teacher of Herakles. The name was also borne by the second pope, serving after Saint Peter in the 1st century. In modern times this was the name of a character in Charles Schulz's comic strip Peanuts.
Ludvig
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: LUYD-vig(Swedish)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Scandinavian form of Ludwig.
Manuel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Μανουήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ma-NWEHL(Spanish) mu-noo-EHL(European Portuguese) ma-noo-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) MA-nwehl(German, Italian) MA-NWEHL(French)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel. In the spelling Μανουήλ (Manouel) it was also used in the Byzantine Empire, notably by two emperors. It is possible this form of the name was transmitted to Spain and Portugal from Byzantium, since there were connections between the royal families (king Ferdinand III of Castile married Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen, who had Byzantine roots, and had a son named Manuel). The name has been used in Iberia since at least the 13th century and was borne by two kings of Portugal.
Markus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: MAR-kuws(German) MAR-kuys(Swedish) MAHR-koos(Finnish)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Marcus (see Mark).
Matteus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian
Pronounced: maht-TEH-uys
Rating: 43% based on 4 votes
Swedish and Norwegian form of Matthew, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.
Mattias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Estonian
Pronounced: ma-TEE-as(Swedish)
Rating: 67% based on 6 votes
Swedish and Estonian form of Matthias.
Mihael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slovene, Croatian
Pronounced: MEE-kha-ehl(Slovene)
Rating: 33% based on 3 votes
Slovene and Croatian 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)
Personal remark: Pronounced: [mi-kuh-el]. I also like the old, rare form; Miikkael [MEEK-ku-el]
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Scandinavian, Finnish and Breton form of Michael.
Mikoláš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: MI-ko-lash
Personal remark: I prefer just Mikolas.
Rating: 38% based on 5 votes
Czech variant form of Nicholas.
Miro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Short form of Miroslav and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Miska
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: MEES-kah
Personal remark: Pronounced: [mis-kuh]
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Mikael.
Niklas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Pronounced: NIK-las(Swedish) NEEK-lahs(Finnish) NI-klas(German)
Rating: 50% based on 5 votes
Swedish form of Nicholas.
Nikolas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, English
Other Scripts: Νικόλας(Greek)
Pronounced: NIK-ə-ləs(English) NIK-ləs(English)
Rating: 50% based on 8 votes
Variant of Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English).
Noel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NOL, NO-əl
Rating: 49% based on 8 votes
English form of Noël or Noëlle (rarely). It was fairly popular in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in the middle of the 20th century. It is occasionally written with a diaeresis, like in French. A famous bearer is British musician Noel Gallagher (1967-).
Onni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: ON-nee
Personal remark: [AHN-nih] Means luck, fortune or happiness in Finnish. :) There're also girl's names Onnia [AHN-ni-uh] & Onneli [AHN-ne-lih] which come from this name. I kind of like those two too.
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Means "happiness, luck" in Finnish.
Petrus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch, Biblical Latin
Pronounced: PEH-truys(Dutch)
Rating: 55% based on 6 votes
Latin form of Peter. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Pieter is typically used in daily life.
Rafael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Hebrew
Other Scripts: רָפָאֵל(Hebrew) Рафаел(Macedonian)
Pronounced: ra-fa-EHL(Spanish, European Portuguese) ha-fa-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) RA-fa-ehl(German) RAW-faw-ehl(Hungarian)
Personal remark: Finnish pronunciation: [ruh-fuh-el]
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
Form of Raphael in various languages. A famous bearer is the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (1986-).
Riku 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) りく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REE-KOO
Rating: 30% based on 3 votes
From Japanese (riku) meaning "land" or different kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Risto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ристо(Macedonian, Serbian)
Pronounced: REES-to(Finnish)
Personal remark: I more prefer the old variation Kristo, which is one of my favourite names.
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian and Serbian short form of Christopher.
Rónán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: RO-nan(Irish)
Personal remark: I prefer Ronan, without the commas on "o" and "a",
Rating: 61% based on 7 votes
Means "little seal", derived from Old Irish rón "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several early Irish saints, including a pilgrim to Brittany who founded the hermitage at Locronan in the 6th century.
Samuel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Jewish, Amharic, Biblical
Other Scripts: שְׁמוּאֵל(Hebrew) ሳሙኤል(Amharic)
Pronounced: SAM-yoo-əl(English) SAM-yəl(English) SA-MWEHL(French) ZA-mwehl(German) SA-muy-ehl(Dutch) sa-MWEHL(Spanish) su-moo-EHL(European Portuguese) sa-moo-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) sa-MOO-ehl(Polish) SA-moo-ehl(Czech, Slovak, Swedish) SAH-moo-ehl(Finnish)
Rating: 46% based on 5 votes
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel) meaning "name of God", from the roots שֵׁם (shem) meaning "name" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Other interpretations have the first root being שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear" leading to a meaning of "God has heard". As told in the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament, Samuel was the last of the ruling judges. He led the Israelites during a period of domination by the Philistines, who were ultimately defeated in battle at Mizpah. Later he anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and even later anointed his successor David.

As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the Protestant Reformation. It has been consistently popular in the English-speaking world, ranking yearly in the top 100 names in the United States (as recorded since 1880) and performing similarly well in the United Kingdom.

Famous bearers include English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), American inventor Samuel Morse (1791-1872), Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), and American actor Samuel L. Jackson (1948-). This was also the real name, Samuel Clemens, of the American author Mark Twain (1835-1910).

Sasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, English, French
Other Scripts: Саша(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: SA-shə(Russian) SASH-ə(English) SAH-shə(English) SA-SHA(French)
Personal remark: This is a nice and soft name, but maybe a little girly. (I more prefer the Finnish form Sasu [suh-suw], which is actually one of my favourite names.)
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Taneli
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TAH-neh-lee
Rating: 30% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Daniel.
Tatu 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TAH-too
Rating: 20% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Taneli.
Tiitus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: TEE-toos(Finnish)
Rating: 27% based on 3 votes
Finnish and Estonian form of Titus.
Tino
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: TEE-no
Personal remark: I love this name, It's one of my absolute favourites!
Rating: 27% based on 3 votes
Short form of Valentino, Martino and other names ending in tino.
Tobias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Other Scripts: Τωβίας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: to-BEE-as(German) tuw-BEE-as(Swedish) tə-BIE-əs(English)
Personal remark: This is one of my favourite names. I just love this name.
Rating: 38% based on 4 votes
Greek form of Tobiah. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit, which appears in many English versions of the Old Testament. It relates how Tobit's son Tobias, with the help of the angel Raphael, is able to drive away a demon who has plagued Sarah, who subsequently becomes his wife. This story was popular in the Middle Ages, and the name came into occasional use in parts of Europe at that time. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation.
Tomi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh
Pronounced: TO-mee(Finnish, Hungarian)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
Finnish, Hungarian and Welsh diminutive of Thomas.
Topi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TO-pee
Personal remark: I would prefer Tobi more, but this is a lovely name anyways
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Finnish short form of Tobias.
Tuomas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TOO-mahs
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Thomas.
Tuomo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: TOO-mo
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Finnish form of Thomas.
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