Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is masculine; and the categories include word names.
gender
usage
Tercero m Spanish (Rare)
Means "third" in Spanish. This name was traditionally given to the third child born.
Terho m Finnish
Means "acorn" in Finnish.
Terminus m Roman Mythology
Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman god of boundaries.
Thanatos m Greek Mythology
Means "death" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of death who resided with Hades in the underworld.
Thane m English (Rare)
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.
Thatcher m English (Modern)
From an English surname that referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc "thatch". The surname was borne by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013).
Themba m Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "trust, hope" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.
Tiger m English (Rare)
From the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τίγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. A famous bearer is American golfer Tiger Woods (1975-).
Toivo m Finnish, Estonian
Means "hope" in Finnish.
Tola 1 m & f Khmer
Means "October" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तुल (tula), referring to the constellation Libra.
Tonalli m & f Nahuatl
Means "day, warmth of the sun" in Nahuatl.
Tone 1 m Slovene
Short form of Anton.
Toussaint m French
Means "all saints" in French. This is the name of a Christian festival celebrated on November 1 (All Saints' Day).
Trace m English
Short form of Tracy.
Tri m & f Indonesian
Means "three, third" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit त्रि (tri).
Trinidad f & m Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity. An island in the West Indies bears this name.
Tsuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese (tsuyoshi) meaning "hard, rigid, strong". It can also come from an alternate reading of (tsuyo) combined with (shi) meaning "history" or (shi) meaning "will, purpose". Other kanji and kanji combinations can also form this name.
Tucker m English (Modern)
From an occupational surname for a cloth fuller, derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment". A fuller was a person who cleaned and thickened raw cloth by pounding it.
Turner m English
From an English surname for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin.
Ukko m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "old man" in Finnish. In Finnish mythology Ukko is the god of the sky and thunder.
Unai m Basque
Means "cowherd" in Basque.
Uno m Swedish, Estonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly from the Old Norse name Uni. It could also come from Latin unus "one".
Urban m Swedish, German, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Biblical
From the Latin name Urbanus meaning "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes.
Urho m Finnish
Means "hero" in Finnish (a poetic word).
Usko m Finnish
Means "faith" in Finnish.
Valentine 1 m English
From the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Valens meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century martyr. His feast day was the same as the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which resulted in the association between Valentine's Day and love.... [more]
Valerian m Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Van m English
Short form of names containing van, such as Vance or Ivan.
Veikko m Finnish
From a colloquial form of the Finnish word veli meaning "brother".
Veli m Finnish
Means "brother" in Finnish.
Vern m English
Short form of Vernon.
Vesa 1 m Finnish
Means "sprout, young tree" in Finnish.
Viator m Late Roman
Late Latin name (see Beatrix). This was the name of a 4th-century Italian saint.
Victor m English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Late Roman
Roman name meaning "victor, conqueror" in Latin. It was common among early Christians, and was borne by several early saints and three popes. It was rare as an English name during the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who authored The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.
Victorius m Late Roman
Roman name that was derived from Victor. This was the name of two early saints.
Vide m Swedish
Means "willow" in Swedish, from Old Norse víðir.
Vieno f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "gentle" in Finnish.
Viking m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Víkingr meaning "viking, raider", ultimately from vík "cove, inlet".
Vilde 2 m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vild meaning "wild, untamed".
Viorel m Romanian
Derived from viorea, the Romanian word for the alpine squill flower (species Scilla bifolia) or the sweet violet flower (species Viola odorata). It is derived from Latin viola "violet".
Vital m French, Portuguese, Belarusian
French, Portuguese and Belarusian form of Vitalis (see Vitale).
Voitto m Finnish
Means "victory" in Finnish.
Volkan m Turkish
Means "volcano" in Turkish.
Volya m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.
Vuk m Serbian
Means "wolf" in Serbian.
Wade m English
From an English surname, either Wade 1 or Wade 2.
Wahyu m Indonesian
Means "revelation" in Indonesian.
Wail m Arabic
Possibly means "refuge, shelter" in Arabic.
Walker m English
From an English surname that referred to the medieval occupational of a walker, also known as a fuller. Walkers would tread on wet, unprocessed wool in order to clean and thicken it. The word ultimately derives from Old English wealcan "to walk".
Ward 1 m English
From an occupational surname for a watchman, derived from Old English weard "guard".
Warner m English
From a Norman surname that was derived from the given name Werner.
Wells m English
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who lived near a well or spring, from Middle English wille.
Wilder m English
From an English surname meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", from Old English wilde.
Will m English
Short form of William and other names beginning with Will. A famous bearer is American actor Will Smith (1968-), whose full name is Willard.
Wilt m English
Short form of Wilton. This name was borne by basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999).
Win m & f Burmese
Means "bright, radiant, brilliant" in Burmese.
Wine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English wine "friend".
Wisdom f & m English (Rare)
Simply from the English word, a derivative of Old English wis "wise".
Wolf m German, Jewish, English (Rare), Germanic
Short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram and other names containing the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" (Proto-Germanic *wulfaz). It can also be simply from the German or English word. As a Jewish name it can be considered a vernacular form of Zeev.
Woody m English
Either a diminutive of names containing wood such as Woodrow, or else from a nickname derived from the English word wood. Famous bearers include the folk singer Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie (1912-1967), the comedian and film director Heywood "Woody" Allen (1935-; born as Allan Stewart Konigsberg), and the actor Woodrow "Woody" Harrelson (1961-). It is also borne by the cartoon characters Woody Woodpecker (debuting 1940) and Woody from the Toy Story movies (beginning 1995).
Yağmur f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "rain" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
Yam m Semitic Mythology
Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El.
Yasen m Bulgarian
Means both "ash tree" and "clear, serene" in Bulgarian.
Yeray m Spanish (Canarian)
Canarian Spanish name of recent origin, possibly from a Guanche word or place name meaning "big, grand".
Yiğit m Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.
Young f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Yeong).
Zeru m Basque
Means "sky" in Basque.
Zhou m & f Chinese
From Chinese (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Zigor m Basque
Means "rod, staff" or "punishment" in Basque.
Zorion m Basque
Means "happiness" in Basque.
Zorro m Literature, Popular Culture
Means "fox" in Spanish. This is the name of a masked vigilante created by writer Johnston McCulley in 1919 for a series of books, later adapted into movies and television.
Zuzen m Basque
Means "just, fair" in Basque.