Ahmosem & fAncient Egyptian (Anglicized) From Egyptian jꜥḥ-ms meaning "born of Iah", derived from the name of the Egyptian god Iah combined with msj meaning "be born". This was the name of the first pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (16th century BC). He defeated the Hyksos and drove them from Egypt. It was also borne by others among Egyptian royalty from the same era, including several queens consort.
BalarabemHausa Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday", from Arabic الأربعاء (al-ʾarbiʿāʾ), itself derived from أربعة (ʾarbaʿa) meaning "four".
BehzadmPersian Means "noble, high-born" in Persian, from به (beh) meaning "good, excellent" and the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "child of".
CináedmMedieval Scottish, Old Irish Possibly from Old Irish cin "respect, esteem, affection" or cinid "be born, come into being" combined with áed "fire", though it might actually be of Pictish origin. This was the name of the first king of the Scots and Picts (9th century). It is often Anglicized as Kenneth. The originally unrelated name Coinneach is sometimes used as the modern Scottish Gaelic form.
ComhghánmIrish (Rare) Means "born together" from Old Irish com "with, together" and gan "born". Saint Comgán was the founder of a monastery at Killeshin in the 6th or 7th century.
DiogenesmAncient Greek Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of a Greek Cynic philosopher.
DoğukanmTurkish From Turkish doğu "east" combined with either kan "blood" or han "khan, leader".
Dubakum & fAkan Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.
EoghanmIrish, Irish Mythology Possibly means "born from the yew tree", from Old Irish eó "yew" and the suffix gan "born". Alternatively, it might be derived from the Latin name Eugenius. It was borne by several legendary or semi-legendary Irish figures, including a son of the king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
EugenemEnglish English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Εὐγένιος (Eugenios), which was derived from the Greek word εὐγενής (eugenes) meaning "well born". It is composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of several saints and four popes.... [more]
GenerosusmLate Roman Derived from Latin generosus meaning "well-born, noble, excellent", from genus meaning "birth, origin". This name was borne by a few early saints, including a 4th-century martyr from Ortona dei Marsi in Italy.
GwydionmWelsh, Welsh Mythology Probably means "born of trees" from Old Welsh guid "trees" and the suffix gen "born of". In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Gwydion is the nephew of King Math of Gwynedd, and like him a powerful magician. In an elaborate plot to give his brother a chance to rape his uncle's footbearer, he arranged a war between Gwynedd and the neighbouring kingdom of Dyfed. Gwydion himself killed King Pryderi of Dyfed at the end of the war. In punishment for the rape, Math transformed Gwydion and his brother into different animals over the course of three years. Gwydion was the uncle of Lleu Llaw Gyffes, whom he fostered. Math and Gwydion fashioned Lleu a wife, Blodeuwedd, out of flowers and they later aided him after her betrayal. Gwydion also appears in older Welsh poetry such as the Book of Taliesin.
IphigeneiafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἴφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". In Greek myth Iphigenia was the daughter of King Agamemnon. When her father offended Artemis it was divined that the only way to appease the goddess was to sacrifice Iphigenia. Just as Agamemnon was about to sacrifice his daughter she was magically transported to the city of Taurus.... [more]
ManojamHinduism Means "born of the mind", from Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu god Kama.
MuirgenfIrish Mythology Means "born of the sea" in Irish. In Irish legend this was the name of a woman (originally named Lí Ban) who was transformed into a mermaid. After 300 years she was brought to shore, baptized, and transformed back into a woman.
OkaformIgbo Means "boy (born on) Afor" in Igbo, Afor being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
OkekemIgbo Means "boy (born on) Eke" in Igbo, Eke being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
OkonkwomIgbo Means "boy (born on) Nkwo" in Igbo, Nkwo being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
OkoriemIgbo Means "boy (born on) Orie" in Igbo, Orie being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
OmondimLuo Means "born early in the morning" in Luo.
OrigenmHistory From the Greek name Ὠριγένης (Origenes), which was possibly derived from the name of the Egyptian god Horus combined with γενής (genes) meaning "born". Origen was a 3rd-century theologian from Alexandria. Long after his death some of his writings were declared heretical, hence he is not regarded as a saint.
PankajamHinduism Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (paṅka) meaning "mud" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu god Brahma.
RamessesmAncient Egyptian (Anglicized) From Ῥαμέσσης (Rhamesses), the Greek form of Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw meaning "born of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme god Ra combined with the root msj "be born". Ramesses was the name of eleven Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom. The most important of these were Ramesses II the Great who campaigned against the Hittites and also built several great monuments (13th century BC), and Ramesses III who defended Egypt from the Libyans and Sea Peoples (12th century BC).
ShailajafHinduism, Telugu Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (śaila) meaning "mountain" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.
SimiyumLuhya Means "born during the dry season" in Luhya.
SosigenesmAncient Greek Means "born safely" from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of an astronomer from Alexandria employed by Julius Caesar to correct the Roman calendar.
SuchartmThai Means "born into a good life" in Thai.
SujatafHindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Buddhism Means "well-born", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and जात (jāta) meaning "born, grown". According to Buddhist lore this was the name of the woman who gave Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) a bowl of pudding, ending his period of severe asceticism.
ThutmosemAncient Egyptian (Anglicized) From Τούθμωσις (Touthmosis), the Greek form of Egyptian ḏḥwtj-ms meaning "born of Thoth", itself composed of the name of the Egyptian god Thoth combined with msj "be born". Thutmose was the name of four Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Thutmose III who conquered Syria and Nubia in the 15th century BC.
WafulamLuhya Means "born during the rainy season", from Luhya ifula meaning "rainy season".
WamalwamLuhya Means "born during the brewing season" in Luhya.
WanjalamLuhya Means "born during famine", from Luhya injala meaning "hunger, famine".
WanyonyimLuhya Means "born during the weeding season", from Luhya enyonyi meaning "weeds".
WekesamLuhya Means "born during harvest" in Luhya.
ZelophehadmBiblical Possibly means either "first born" or "shadow from terror" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Zelophehad is a man who dies while the Israelites are wandering in the wilderness, leaving five daughters as heirs.