AristafAstronomy Means "ear of grain" in Latin. This is the name of a star, also known as Spica, in the constellation Virgo.
ÁrpádmHungarian From Hungarian árpa meaning "barley". This was the name of a 9th-century Magyar ruler who led his people into Hungary. He is considered a Hungarian national hero.
BaşakfTurkish Means "ear of wheat" in Turkish. This is also the Turkish name for the constellation Virgo.
Bran 1mIrish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish Means "raven" in Irish. In Irish legend Bran mac Febail was a mariner who was involved in several adventures on his quest to find the Otherworld.
DagonmSemitic Mythology Perhaps related to Ugaritic dgn meaning "grain". This was the name of a Semitic god of agriculture, usually depicted with the body of a fish.
DemetfTurkish Means "bundle, bunch (of flowers), bouquet" in Turkish.
EithnefIrish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish Possibly from Old Irish etne meaning "kernel, grain". In Irish mythology Eithne or Ethniu was a Fomorian and the mother of Lugh Lámfada. It was borne by several other legendary and historical figures, including a few early saints.
Ekinf & mTurkish Means "harvest, culture" in Turkish.
GeramBiblical, Biblical Hebrew Possibly means "a grain" in Hebrew. This is the name of several members of the tribe of Benjamin in the Old Testament.
GráinnefIrish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish Possibly derived from Old Irish grán meaning "grain" or gráin meaning "hatred, fear". In the Irish legend The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne she escaped from her arranged marriage to Fionn mac Cumhaill by fleeing with her lover Diarmaid. Another famous bearer was the powerful 16th-century Irish landowner and seafarer Gráinne Ní Mháille (known in English as Grace O'Malley), who was sometimes portrayed as a pirate queen in later tales.
GranuailefHistory From Irish Gráinne Mhaol meaning "bald Gráinne". This was another name of Gráinne Ní Mháille, given in reference to her close-cropped hair as a young woman.
GwenithfWelsh Variant of Gwyneth, influenced by the Welsh word gwenith meaning "wheat".
HokolesquamShawnee Means "cornstalk" in Shawnee. This was the name of an 18th-century Shawnee chief.
Inarif & mJapanese Mythology Means "carrying rice" in Japanese, from 稲 (ina) meaning "rice" and 荷 (ri) meaning "carry". This is the name of a Japanese divinity associated with prosperity, rice and foxes, represented as both female and male.
NinurtamSumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology Derived from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lord" and 𒅁 (urta) meaning "ear of barley". In Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian mythology Ninurta was a god of agriculture, hunting and healing, later associated with war. He was also called Ningirsu, though they may have originally been separate deities.
Rileym & fEnglish From a surname that comes from two distinct sources. As an Irish surname it is a variant of Reilly. As an English surname it is derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English.... [more]
RoydonmEnglish (Rare) From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".
RoylemEnglish (Rare) From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".
TirasmBiblical, Biblical Hebrew From Hebrew תִּירָס (Tiras), meaning unknown. Tiras is a grandson of Noah in the Old Testament. This is also a modern Hebrew word meaning "corn".
ViljafFinnish, Estonian Possibly from the Finnish word vilja meaning "cereal, grain" or the Swedish word vilja meaning "will, intent".
XolotlmAztec and Toltec Mythology Meaning uncertain, of Nahuatl origin, possibly meaning "servant" or "cornstalk". In Aztec mythology Xolotl was a monstrous dog-headed god who guided the dead to Mictlan. He was also associated with lightning, fire and the evening star. He was the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl.