GalenmEnglish Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνός (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαλήνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Greco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honour.
Ningf & mChinese From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
PlacidomItalian Italian form of the Late Latin name Placidus meaning "quiet, calm". Saint Placidus was a 6th-century Italian saint, a disciple of Saint Benedict.
RamūnasmLithuanian Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.
RimantasmLithuanian From Lithuanian rimti "to calm down" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".
Shalevm & fHebrew Means "calm, tranquil" in Hebrew.
ShantafHinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this is the name of a princess of Anga who marries Rishyasringa.
StellanmSwedish Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling"calm", or perhaps of German origin.
TyynefFinnish Derived from Finnish tyyni meaning "calm, serene".
VaikefEstonian From Estonian vaikus meaning "silence, calm". This name was coined by Andres Saal for a character in his story Vambola (1889).
YênfVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 安 (yên) meaning "calm, peaceful".
Zola 2f & mXhosa From the Xhosa root -zola meaning "calm".