AdonaimTheology Means "my lord" in Hebrew. This was the title used to refer to the God of the Israelites, Yahweh, whose name was forbidden to be spoken.
AdonijahmBiblical Means "my lord is Yahweh" in Hebrew, from אָדוֹן (ʾaḏon) meaning "lord, master" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of one of King David's sons in the Old Testament. Though he was the eldest surviving son of David, he was passed over as heir to the throne in favour of Solomon.
AdonirammBiblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew, derived from אָדוֹן (ʾaḏon) meaning "lord, master" and רוּם (rum) meaning "to exalt". In the Old Testament this is the name of an overseer of tribute under the kings David, Solomon and Rehoboam. He was stoned to death when the Israelites revolted.
AdonismGreek Mythology 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).
AğamAzerbaijani From a Turkic title (usually rendered agha in English) meaning "lord, master".
AibekmKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AlmazbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz алмаз (almaz) meaning "diamond", ultimately from Persian الماس (almās), combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AnaxagorasmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord" and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This name was borne by a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher.
ArchimedesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician, astronomer and inventor.
ArchipposmAncient Greek, Biblical Greek Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". In the New Testament it is borne by a man mentioned in the epistles (spelled as Archippus, the Latinized form, in the English version).
AslanbekmChechen, Ossetian, Circassian Derived from Turkish aslan meaning "lion" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AtabekmKazakh, Kyrgyz From the Turkic noble title atabeg, derived from ata meaning "father, ancestor" and beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Ba'almSemitic Mythology, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of Semitic root bʿl meaning "lord, master, possessor". This was the title of various deities, often associated with storms and fertility, who were worshipped by the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and other peoples of the ancient Near East. It was particularly applied to the god Hadad.
BekzatmKazakh, Kyrgyz From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and the Persian suffix زاد (zād) meaning "son of".
DomnusmLate Roman From Vulgar Latin domnus, from Latin dominus meaning "lord, master". This name was borne by the 6th-century saint Domnus of Vienne (also called Domninus).
EnkimSumerian Mythology From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth, ground" (though maybe originally from 𒆳 (kur) meaning "underworld, mountain"). Enki, called Ea by the Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians, was the Sumerian god of water and wisdom and the keeper of the Me, the divine laws.
EnkidumSumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology Probably means "lord of the good place", from Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord", 𒆠 (ki) meaning "place" and 𒄭 (du) meaning "good". This was the name of a wild man who became a companion of the Sumerian hero Gilgamesh, notably appearing in the Akkadian poem the Epic of Gilgamesh.
EnlilmSumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". Enlil was the Sumerian god of the wind and storms, the son of An and Ki. He was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and other Mesopotamian peoples.
Ishaf & mHindi, Marathi, Hinduism Means "master, lord, ruler" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form ईशा and the masculine form ईश (an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva). It is also the name of one of the Upanishads, which are parts of Hindu scripture.
IslambekmChechen Derived from Islam, the name of the religion (ultimately from Arabic إسلام), combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KhwajamUrdu From the Persian title خواجه (khājeh) meaning "master, owner". It is more commonly a title than a given name.
KreiosmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from either Greek κρείων (kreion) meaning "lord, master" or κριός (krios) meaning "ram, male sheep". This was the name of a Titan in Greek mythology.
LjudevitmCroatian Means "master of the people" from the Slavic elements ľudŭ "people" and vitŭ "master, lord". This name was borne by a 9th-century leader of the Slavs in Lower Pannonia who fought against Frankish rule.
MaalikmArabic Means "owner, possessor, master" in Arabic, a derivative of ملك (malaka) meaning "to acquire, to possess".
MayrbekmChechen Derived from Nakh майра (mayra) meaning "husband, brave man" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
MuireadhachmMedieval Irish, Scottish Gaelic From Old Irish Muiredach meaning "lord, master". This was the name of several legendary and historical kings of Ireland.
NurbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz нур (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
ŌkuninushimJapanese Mythology Means "master of the great country", from Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great", 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 主 (nushi) meaning "master". In Japanese myth he was the divine ruler of the lands, until the gods of the heavens seized control and he retreated to the unseen world.
PlutarchmHistory From the Greek name Πλούταρχος (Ploutarchos), which was derived from πλοῦτος (ploutos) meaning "riches, wealth" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master". Plutarch was a 1st-century Greek historian.
PrabhumHinduism, Tamil, Kannada Means "mighty, powerful, master" in Sanskrit. In the Rigveda this is an epithet of both the Hindu gods Surya and Agni.
SalambekmChechen Derived from Arabic سلام (salām) meaning "peace" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SayyidmArabic Means "lord, master" in Arabic. A famous bearer was the Egyptian musician Sayyid Darwish (1892-1923).
SvetovitmSlavic Mythology Derived from Slavic svętŭ "sacred, holy" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a four-headed West Slavic god of war and light. He has historically been conflated with Saint Vitus, who is known as Święty Wit in Polish and Svatý Vít in Czech.
VítězslavmCzech Slavic name, from the element vitati "to welcome, to greet" or vitŭ "master, lord" combined with slava "glory".
ZaurbekmOssetian, Chechen Derived from Arabic زوار (zawār) meaning "pilgrim" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
ZiemowitmPolish From an old Polish name derived from the elements sěmĭja "family" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a semi-legendary duke of Poland. It was also borne by several other Piast rulers of Masovia.