dollmattel's Personal Name List

Means "brilliant noble" in Chinese (貂 zhāo "brilliant", 君 jūn "king, ruler, noble"). This name is the courtesy name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn), whose given name was Wang Qiang (王嬙 Wáng Qiáng). Born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County (in current Hubei Province) in the Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), Wang Zhaojun was endowed with dazzling beauty with an extremely intelligent mind. She was adept in playing the pipa and also master of the ancient "Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar" – the guqin, go, calligraphy and Chinese painting. She was sent by Emperor Yuan to marry Chanyu Huhanye of the Xiongnu Empire in order to establish friendly relations with the Han dynasty.
It is said that when she left her hometown on horseback to journey north, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a pipa (a round-bodied lute that was later called ruanxian), when a flock of wild geese flying overhead heard the music, looked upon the beautiful woman and forgot to flap their wings, causing them to fall to the ground. From then on, Zhaojun acquired the nickname Luoyan (落雁 Luòyàn), meaning "fells geese" or "drops birds". This description serves as the meaning behind the second pair of characters of the Chinese idiom 沉魚落雁, 閉月羞花 (pinyin: chényú luòyàn, bìyuè xiūhuā), referring to the Four Beauties, which is used to compliment a woman's beauty, meaning one is so beautiful she sinks fish and entices birds to fall, eclipses the moon and shames flowers, (literally "Fish dive/Goose fall, Moon hide/Flower shame").

Diminutive of José Maria.

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.

From Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaios), the Greek form of Zebadiah used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John.

Means "he who owns ten thousands of horses". Zahhak was an evil emperor in Persian Mythology who was revolted against by the blacksmith Kaveh.

From the Hebrew name זַכָּי (Zakkai) meaning "pure". This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.

A name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.

Anglicized form of Iorwerth.

Means "heart, spirit" in Nahuatl [1].

As a unisex name, it can be used as 依然 or 毅然 with 依 (yī) meaning "according to, depend on, near to," 毅 (yì) meaning "perseverance" and 然 (rán) meaning "correct, right, so, thus, like this, -ly."
As a masculine name, it is used as 一燃 with 一 (yī) meaning "one, single" and 燃 (rán) meaning "burn, combustion."

The unisex forms coincide with the word 依然 (yīrán) meaning "still, as before" and adverb 毅然 (yìrán) meaning "without hesitation, resolutely."

Alternative name or epithet of the Queen Mother of the West, which translates to "Golden Mother of the Nacre Lake" or "Golden Mother of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake".

Ewe form of Yaw.

Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.

Meaning, "watching or observing someone or something closely; alert and vigilant." Referring to watching and waiting for the end-times.

Possibly from Kikuyu njĩra meaning "way, path". In the Kikuyu origin legend this is the name of one of the nine daughters of Mumbi.

Means "diamond" or "lightning bolt" in Thai.

Italian form of Venus.

Means "way of God" in Igbo.

Means "faith" in Finnish.

Means "lion" in Arabic.

From the Hebrew name אוּרִיאֵל (ʾUriʾel) meaning "God is my light", from אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Uriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition. He is mentioned only in the Apocrypha, for example in the Book of Enoch where he warns Noah of the coming flood.

From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume). In Japan the ume blossom is regarded as a symbol of spring and a ward against evil. Different kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hausa variant of Umar.

"Ukume" means "sound of rain in water/ river" in nigerian

Uchi is of African-Igbo origin. Uchi is a derivative of the African and Igbo Uchechi. This is the name of Uchi Akimbo, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.

Means "charitable, kind" in Thai.

Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".

In ancient times, the city was famous for the purple-red dye named Tyrian purple (also known as "royal purple", "imperial purple" or "imperial dye").

Older form (possibly) of Tudor 1.

From Japanese 寅 (tora) meaning "the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "day, warmth of the sun" in Nahuatl [1].

Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas.

Derived from the Mao oto meaning "food" and kho meaning "ask".

Possibly from Nahuatl tlālloh meaning "covered with earth" [1], derived from tlālli meaning "earth, land, soil". This was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility, the husband of Chalchiuhtlicue.

From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.

Means "enjoying the dance" from Greek τέρψις (terpsis) meaning "delight" and χορός (choros) meaning "dance". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and dramatic chorus, one of the nine Muses.

Means "she who bumps into things" or "she who puts things in place" in Mohawk. Tekakwitha, also named Kateri, was a 17th-century Mohawk woman who has become the first Native American Catholic saint.

Means "love" when used as a name. Literally means "liver," the organ thought to be the seat of emotions, much like the heart's role in Western cultures.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).

Means "his history, his story" in Amharic.

Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. He may have based it on Persian تاجور (tājvar) meaning "king" or تار (tār) meaning "dark, obscure" combined with یل (yal) meaning "hero". In the poem Tariel, the titular knight who wears a panther skin, is an Indian prince who becomes a companion of Avtandil.

Means "moon on the eighth night of the lunar month" in Maori.

Feminine form of Tacitus.

German and French form of Sibyl.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".

Means "joy" in Luganda.

Derived from Turkic suslä meaning "menacing". This is the name of a trickster god in Caucasian mythology. He is the hero of the Nart sagas.

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (Sraosha) meaning "obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being), later equated with the angel Gabriel.

Name of the character Sollux Captor from Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name was made by swapping letters from Pollux and Castor, the twins from the constellation Gemini. Sollux has strong themes of duality.

From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.

Means "gift" from Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele isipho.

Means "sky" or "heaven" in Persian.

From Lao ແສງ (saeng) meaning "light" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".

Referring to John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."

From the French word satin, referring to the fabric satin. This was used by the French author Émile Zola as a name for a prostitute in his novel "Nana" (1880). It is not used as a name in France.

Most likely derived from the Greek verb σαννυρίζω (sannyrizo) or (sannurizo) meaning "to jeer, to mock", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun σάννας (sannas) meaning "idiot, fool, zany". Also compare the etymologically related Greek verb σαίνω (saino) meaning "to flatter, to fawn, to wag the tail".

The best known bearer of this name is the Athenian comic poet Sannyrion, who lived in the late 5th century BC. It is unknown whether Sannyrion was his real given name, or his stage name.

The name of an archangel. Some of the earliest sources on Sandalphon refer to him as the prophet Elijah transfigured and rose to angelic status, later sources refer to him as twin brother of Metatron.

Apparently means "ingenuity of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the seven archangels mentioned in the Third Book of Enoch.

From Old Norse Sága, possibly meaning "seeing one", derived from sjá "to see". This is the name of a Norse goddess, possibly connected to Frigg. As a Swedish and Icelandic name, it is also derived from the unrelated word saga "story, fairy tale, saga".

Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Italian sacrare "to consecrate". This is the name of a Saracen warrior king in the epic Orlando poems (1495 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto.

Means "white plumeria flower", from Yucatec Maya sak "white" and nikte' "plumeria flower".

Diminutive of Rusudan.

Alternate transcription of Arabic رقيّة (see Ruqayya).

Means "ruddy, rosy" in Bulgarian and Macedonian.

From Chinese 芮 (ruì) meaning "small, tiny" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 林 (lín) meaning "forest". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 涙 (rui) meaning "tears" combined with 羽 (feathers). Other kanji combinations are possible.

A water plant with a white or purplish flower.

Means "rosary" in French.

Means "white antelope" in Arabic.

From the English word meaning "daydream, fanciful musing", derived from Old French resverie, itself from resver meaning "to dream, to rave".

From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "my secret is God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an archangel in Jewish tradition.

Diminutive of Ramgen.

Short form of Tranquilla.

Means "feather (from the quetzal bird)" or "precious thing" in Nahuatl [1].

From Chinese 琦 (qí) meaning "gem" or 七 (qī) meaning "seven" all combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

A character from the miHoYo video game Genshin Impact bears this name, using the combinations 七七.

From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". This is the Chinese name of the Azure Dragon, associated with the east and the spring season.

Directly taken from Latin pulchra meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty".

Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.

Short form of Popocatepetl, which means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of a hero in Mexican legend and Aztec mythology, the lover of Princess Ixtli. His wife-to-be died of grief when she mistakenly believed he had been killed in war, and Popo returned to her and carried her up to a hill, where they became the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Ixtaccihuatl (the latter of which resembles a woman sleeping on her back).

Means "night cough", from Tahitian pō "night" and mare "cough". This name was borne by four kings and a queen of Tahiti. The first king adopted the name after his child died of a cough in the night.

From the Greek name Πολύκαρπος (Polykarpos) meaning "fruitful, rich in fruit", ultimately from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and καρπός (karpos) meaning "fruit". Saint Polycarp was a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna who was martyred by being burned at the stake and then stabbed.

From Japanese 詩 (poemu, poe) meaning "poetry, poem", 保 (po) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 星 (po) meaning "star", 歩 (po) meaning "walk", 帆 (po) meaning "sail", 穂 (po) meaning "grain" or 母 (po) meaning "mother", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 影 (e) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom" or 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 笑 (emu) meaning "laugh". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word poem.

Means "pearl of love"; a combination of Tahitian poe "pearl" and here "love".

From Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Means "prayer" in Chewa.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Finnish god of fields and crops.

Meaning "God's gold" in Hebrew.

Means "lovely, angelic" in Uzbek.

From the Greek title of the Virgin Mary Παναγία (Panagia) meaning "all holy", derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" combined with ἅγιος (hagios) meaning "devoted to the gods, sacred".

French form of Pamphilus.

Means "pilgrim" in Italian. In medieval times it denoted one who had been a pilgrim to Palestine. It is ultimately from the word palma meaning "palm tree", because of the custom of pilgrims to bring palm fronds home with them. The name is sometimes given to a child born on Palm Sunday.

Likely derived from Hebrew פַּעֲמוֹן (pa'amon) meaning "bell", referencing a tinkling sound. This is the name of a spirit mentioned in early grimoires (notably including The Lesser Key of Solomon), who was one of the Kings of Hell and formerly a dominion (a type of angel). It is also borne by the deuteragonist of the 2020 video game Genshin Impact, who was named after the spirit.

Form of Uriel used in the Greek Old Testament.

Later German form of Audo, originally a short form of various names beginning with Old Frankish aud or Old High German ot meaning "wealth, fortune". This was the name of a 9th-century king of the West Franks (name usually spelled as Odo). This was also the name of four kings of Germany, starting in the 10th century with Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, known as Otto the Great. Saint Otto of Bamberg was a 12th-century missionary to Pomerania. The name was also borne by a 19th-century king of Greece, originally from Bavaria. Another notable bearer was the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898).

Meaning uncertain, possibly "lion of God" or "strength of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a nephew or brother of Caleb who becomes the first of the ruling judges of the Israelites.

Means "cure, remedy" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Remedios, proposed by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Means "lullaby" in Armenian.

Means "my light" in Hebrew.

Means "beautiful Uma" from Thai อร (on) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and the name Uma (referring to the Hindu goddess Parvati).

Means "today" in Yoruba.

Means "softly fragrant" or "gentle and sweet (as the eyes or disposition)" in Hawaiian.

Means "beautiful voice" in Cheyenne.

Feminine form of Oihan.

Latinized form of the Greek Οἰνώνη (Oinone), derived from οἶνος (oinos) meaning "wine". In Greek mythology Oenone was a mountain nymph who was married to Paris before he went after Helen.

Means "angel" in Xitsonga.

From Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with an uncertain second element.

Means "pretty sky," "pretty heaven," "lovely sky" or "lovely heaven," from nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Variant of Ninsun.

Means "marked" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the head of a family of temple servants.

Means "sorrows" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Dolores, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

From the Avestan name Nairemanah which meant "manly mind" or "heroic minded", derived Avestan from nairiia meaning "heroic, manly" and manah meaning "mind, thought".

In the medieval Persian epic Shahnameh written by Ferdowsi, Nariman is the father of the legendary hero Sam 2.

Latinized form of Nanaya.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيم (see Naim).

Means "four rabbit" in Nahuatl, referring to the day of the Aztec calendar that the bearer was born.

From the name of a Basque village where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

From Greek μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was the name of a few characters from Greek mythology, including one of the Maenads.

Transferred use of the surname Mycroft. Famous bearer is the fictional character Mycroft Holmes, the older brother of Sherlock Holmes.

Means "with God" in Shona, derived from ishe meaning "lord, God".

"Flying man," "man who flies," or "man of flight." The prefix "mu-" expresses "man of" or "man from" in the Swahili language. One interpretation would be that this is approximately equal to "angel," but because there are numerous parts of Africa where there are lots of devout Christians, I would lean towards the interpretation "man who runs quickly."

Possibly means "the one who milks the cows" in Kikuyu.

From Old Irish muir "sea" and finn "white, blessed". This is another name of Muirne, the mother of the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

From Chinese 牧 (mù) meaning "shepherd", 木 (mù) meaning "tree, wood", or other characters with similar pronunciations.

Means "death" in Ugaritic. This was the name of the Ugaritic god of death and the lord of the netherworld. He was a son of the supreme god El.

Means "lies" in Tupí. This name appears in the poem Caramuru (1781) by the Brazilian poet Santa Rita Durão.

Derived from Irish moch meaning "early" combined with a diminutive suffix.

From Tupi moasy meaning "pain, regret". This is the name of the son of Iracema and Martim in the novel Iracema (1865) by José de Alencar.

Diminutive of Mihály.

Means "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage mi 'sun' and ska 'white'.

Derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ "peace, world" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia who was deposed by one of his nobles after ruling for four years.

Means "moon" in Nahuatl [1]. This was the name of the Aztec god (or goddess) of the moon.

Meaning uncertain. It might be based on Hebrew מֵפִיץ (mefits) "scatterer, disperser" and טָפַל (ṭafal) "liar", or on Greek μή (me) "not", φῶς (phos) "light" and φίλος (philos) "friend, lover". Many other etymologies have been proposed. In a German legend, notably retold by Goethe, this is the name of a demon who makes a deal with Faust to exchange his soul for magical powers.

Unknown.
Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles series. 'Memnoch the Devil' is the one where he appears, claiming to be the devil.

Possibly from the Hebrew roots מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and אוֹר (ʾor) meaning "light". This was a name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. According to medieval tradition he was a king of Persia.

Means "angel of light" in Ge'ez.

Means "kind, sympathetic" in Uzbek.

Used by the poet Ariosto in his 16th-century epic Orlando Furioso, where it belongs to a Saracen or Moorish knight who falls in love with the princess Angelica.

From Chinese 媽祖 (Māzǔ), derived from 妈 (mā) meaning "mother" and 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forebear, grandparent". In Chinese mythology Mazu is a sea goddess and the deified form of a medieval Fujianese shamaness who was revered by seafarers and sailors.

Means "tears" in Tumbuka.

Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Mark.

Means "moon" in Maori. This is the name of a moon god (or goddess) in Maori mythology.

Finnish form of Manda.

From Sanskrit मञ्जु (mañju) meaning "lovely, beautiful".

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

From Chinese 麻 (má) meaning "hemp, flax" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Means "bright pledge", derived from Old Breton mach "pledge, hostage" and lou "bright, brilliant". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint, supposedly a companion of Saint Brendan on his trans-Atlantic journey. He later went to Brittany, where he founded the monastic settlement of Saint-Malo.

Means "angel" in Swahili, derived from Arabic ملك (malak).

From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Archaic transcription of Muhammad, based on the usual Latin spelling Mahometus.

From the Hebrew name מַחְלָה (Maḥla), derived from חָלָה (ḥala) meaning "weak, sick". This name is used in the Old Testament as both a feminine and masculine name. In some versions of the Bible the masculine name is spelled Mahalah.

Means "born face down" in Ewe.

From Amharic ሉል (lul) meaning "pearl".

This is the name of a character in the novel, "The Alchemist."

Means "not loved, not pitied" in Hebrew, from לֹא (lo) meaning "not" and רָחַם (raḥam) meaning "to pity, to love". In the Old Testament the prophet Hosea was told by God, who was displeased with the people of Israel, to name his daughter this.

Means "there is always love" in Ewe.

Means "the eye" in Sanskrit.

From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Means "be strong" in Chewa.

Derived from Latin liber meaning "free". This was the name of a Roman fertility god, often identified with Dionysus.

From "libation," the pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual or an intoxicating beverage.

Libatius Borage is the author of a book on 'advanced Potion-Making' in the Harry Potter series of Novels.

From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (Liwyaṯan), derived from לִוְיָה (liwya) meaning "garland, wreath" [1]. This is the name of an enormous sea monster mentioned in the Old Testament.

Means "white horse", derived from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "white, bright" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This name was borne by a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher, as well as by several characters in Greek mythology.

Latinized form of Λάζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of Eleazar used in the New Testament. Lazarus was a man from Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha, who was restored to life by Jesus.

At present this name is most commonly used in English-speaking Africa.

Meaning, "a passionate expression of grief or sorrow." Referring to being sorry for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.

Possibly means "to make low" in Hebrew. This is the name of two characters in Genesis in the Old Testament, the first being a descendant of Cain, and the second being a descendant of Seth and the father of Noah.

Means "tiger origin" in Yi.

From Latvian laime and Lithuanian laima, which mean "luck, fate". This was the name of the Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy and childbirth. She was the sister of the goddesses Dēkla and Kārta, who were also associated with fate.

Anglicized form of Lachlann, the Scottish Gaelic form of Lochlainn. In the English-speaking world, this name was especially popular in Australia towards the end of the 20th century.

Means "apportioner" in Greek. She was one of the three Fates or Μοῖραι (Moirai) in Greek mythology. She was responsible for deciding how long each person had to live.

From Japanese 件 (kudan) meaning "matter", or more creatively translated as "human-faced bovine", is a yōkai which became widely known throughout Japan during the first half of the 19th century. The kanji used for Kudan can also come from Japanese 人 (hito) meaning "person" combined with 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull". The kanji used as a given name is 牛 (kudan) meaning "cow, bull", and is used among females.

The most widespread interpretation of the kudan comes from the Edo period, in which it is described as a creature which—despite being born from a cow—has the ability to use human speech. The creatures invariably die just a few short days after their birth, yet in that time they are said to coincide with some major event. Sometimes these events bring various misfortunes such as poor crop harvest, natural disasters, or sickness, only for the kudan to die when the event has come to pass.

They are also said to issue prophecies of things to come. These prophecies typically depict bleak happenings such as war. A kudan was rumoured to have predicted Japan's defeat during World War II. Despite this, pictures and talismans of the kudan are still seen as good luck charms due to their association with honesty.

Means "sun" in Meitei.

Means "bright" in Hawaiian.

Means "lotus" or "soft, sweet, beautiful" in Thai.

Means "blue-eyed" in Karachay-Balkar.

From Japanese 光 (kō) meaning "light" or 幸 (kō) meaning "happiness, good luck" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji characters as well.

Means "star of God", derived from Hebrew כּוֹכַב (kokhab) "star" and אֵל ('el) "God". The Book of Enoch names him as one of the fallen angels. He is also mentioned in the Kabbalistic text 'Sefer Raziel HaMalakh' ("The Book of the Archangel Raziel").

Possibly derived from Greek κοῖος (koios), also spelled ποῖος (poios), a questioning word meaning approximately "of what kind?". This was the name of a Titan god of intelligence in Greek mythology.

Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."

Means "fragrant skin" in Anutan.

The name of an evil house spirit in Slavic Mythology. Her name may derive from the Udmurt word kikka-murt meaning "scarecrow". Alternatively it may come from the Polish mora or Czech můra which mean "moth" or be related to the Old Norse mara meaning "nightmare".

Means "lavender" in Arabic.

From Sino-Vietnamese 科 (khoa) meaning "science".

Blood-sucking monster in Ainu mythology who primarily preys upon hunters.

Hawaiian form of Stephanie.

Means "reincarnated one" in Kikuyu.

Means "black eye" from Kazakh қара (qara) meaning "black" and көз (köz) meaning "eye".

From Sanskrit कान्त (kānta) meaning "desired, beautiful". The feminine form has a long final vowel, while in the masculine form it is short.

Means "he who walks on four claws" in Cree, derived from ᓀᐅᐧ (newo) "four" and the root ᐊᐢᑲᓯᕀ (askasiy) "claw". This was the name of a 19th-century Plains Cree chief in Saskatchewan, also known as George Gordon.

Means "let's keep doing" in Igbo.

From Japanese 紙 (kami) meaning "paper" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "child of the tortoise" in Japanese.

Means "the one," from definite article ka and mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object.

From Sanskrit कमल (kamala) meaning "lotus, pale red" combined with ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Hawaiian name elements meaning ka “the”, lei “lei”, kau “place”, maka “eye” meaning "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".

From Japanese 戒 (kai) meaning "commandment, precept" and 仏 (butsu) meaning "Buddhism, Buddha".

Meaning "The Golden One" or "Love".

Finnish form of Joseph.

Derived from Old Tupi ii'sara "sting, burn, itch", referring to the thorns of a palm tree that were used as weaving needles. Ii'sara and asaí are the Tupi names to the tree Euterpe oleracea.

Sorbian diminutive of Jurij. Juro is also a character in Otfried Preußler's 1971 German fantasy novel 'Krabat' (published in English as 'The Satanic Mill' in 1972, 'The Curse of the Darkling Mill' in 2000 and 'Krabat' in 2011), which is based on a Sorbian legend.

Means "Tuesday" in Swahili.

From the biblical Greek Ἰούδας οὐχ ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης (Ioudas ouch ho Iskariotes) meaning "Judas not Iscariot", from John 14:22 in the New Testament, which is assumed to refer to Jude the Apostle, son of James (also called Judas Thaddaeus). This was used by Puritans who desired the name Judas but did not want it associated with the betrayer of Jesus, Judas Iscariot.

English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan). It means "Yahweh is gracious", from the roots יוֹ (yo) referring to the Hebrew God and חָנַן (ḥanan) meaning "to be gracious". The Hebrew form occurs in the Old Testament (spelled Johanan or Jehohanan in the English version), but this name owes its popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered saints. The first is John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who is considered the forerunner of Jesus. He baptized Jesus and was later executed by Herod Antipas. The second is the apostle John, who is traditionally regarded as the author of the fourth gospel and Revelation. With the apostles Peter and James (John's brother), he was part of the inner circle of Jesus.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In England it became extremely popular, typically being the most common male name from the 13th to the 20th century (but sometimes outpaced by William). During the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys. In the United States it was the most common name for boys until 1923.

The name (in various spellings) has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as rulers of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father and president John Adams (1735-1826), and poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include author John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), and musician John Lennon (1940-1980).

The forms Ian (Scottish), Sean (Irish) and Evan (Welsh) have also been frequently used in the English-speaking world, as has the medieval diminutive Jack.

From Chinese, 肌肉 (jīròu) meaning "muscle, flesh". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Czech form of George.

From Chinese 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" combined with itself. It can also be formed from 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil" combined with 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest, supple, slender, delicate", as well as other character combinations.

From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

Means "he opens" in Hebrew, derived from the root פָּתַח (paṯaḥ) meaning "to open" [1]. In the Old Testament this is the name of a ruling judge. He successfully defended Israel from the Ammonites, but was then obliged to sacrifice his daughter because of a vow he had made.

From the Hebrew name יֶפֶת (Yefeṯ) meaning "enlarged". In the Old Testament he is one of the three sons of Noah, along with Shem and Ham. He was the ancestor of the peoples of Europe and northern Asia.

Likely meaning "creator", from the verb יצר yasar, meaning "to fashion or form". Identical to Zeri.

At the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1527–1546), Ix Tab or Ixtab ( "Rope Woman", "Hangwoman") was the indigenous Mayan goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven.

Possibly means "rainbow lady", from Classic Maya ix "lady" and chel "rainbow". Ixchel was a Maya goddess associated with the earth, jaguars, medicine and childbirth. She was often depicted with a snake in her hair and crossbones embroidered on her skirt.

Means "shadow, protection" in Basque.

Means "hope, wait" in Basque.

Means "clear crystal" in Otomi, spoken in Mexico.

Modern Hebrew form of Ittai.

Means "trinity" in Basque, derived from hiru meaning "three". It was proposed by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Trinidad.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the French fairy tale Le Parfait Amour (Perfect Love) by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Irolite is a princess kept in a chateau by her evil aunt, the fairy Danamo. She falls in love with her cousin, Prince Parcin Parcinet, and the two flee to escape forced marriages to those they do not love.

Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.

Variant of Jophiel. Iofiel is the name of the Angel of Beauty.

Means "sun" in Quechua. This was the name of the Inca god of the sun. He was a son of Viracocha.

Ainu female name, borne most notably by a mythologist and poet (Japanese name: Kannari Matsu (金成 マツ)) credited with preserving numerous Ainu epics (Yukar).

An English Puritan name, a variant of If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned, referring to Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. This was the baptismal name of the English economist, physician and financial speculator Nicholas Barebone (or Barbon; ca. 1640-1698).

Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet" (see Ia) combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).

There might also be cases where this name is a contraction of the related name Iatamze.

Diminutive of Hyman.

Hoshen is the priestly breastplate, who was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites. 12 different precious stones were placed in it against the twelve tribes and it was placed on the chest of the High Priest. Stones that can be found in it include Odem, Sapir, Leshem, Shoham, Achlama, Bareket and Yahalom.

From the Hebrew name הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hosheaʿ) meaning "salvation", from the root יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save". In the Old Testament at Numbers 13:16, Moses gives the spy Hoshea the new name Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua), which has a related origin. This name was also borne by an 8th-century BC king of Israel, who was the last ruler of that state before it was conquered by Assyria.

From the Aramaic religious expression הושע נא (Hoshaʿ na) meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew. In the New Testament this is exclaimed by those around Jesus when he first enters Jerusalem.

Means "blessed, sacred, fortunate" in Persian.

Means "heavenly star" from Hawaiian hōkū "star" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Means "cloud" in Basque.

Variant of Irune.

Derived from Sanskrit हीर (hīra) meaning "diamond". It is typically feminine in Pakistan and unisex in India and Nepal.

Means "horse" in Greek. This was the name of several minor characters in Greek mythology.

Derived from Greek ἵμερος (himeros) meaning "longing, yearning after" (as well as "desire, love" - compare Himeros) and οψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". According to an ancient vase painting and later sources, this was the name of one of the two Sirens in Greek mythology.

From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" or 聖 (hijiri, hiji) meaning "holy", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 知 (jiri) meaning "know, wisdom", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 稜 (ri) meaning "angle, edge, corner, power, majesty". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Famous female bearers are Hijiri Matsuki, a Japanese former actress and Hijiri Kojima, a Japanese actress.

Means "respectful" in Vietnamese.

Latin form of Jerome, formerly common in Germany and the Netherlands. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) was a Dutch painter known for his depictions of the torments of hell.

Reconstructed Egyptian form of Horus.

From the Malagasy hery meaning "power, force" and hira meaning "song, music".

From the Hebrew name חֶףְצִי־בָּה (Ḥeftsi-ba) meaning "my delight is in her". In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Hezekiah of Judah and the mother of Manasseh. The meaning of her name is explained in Isaiah 62:4.

From the Greek name Ἡλιόδωρος (Heliodoros), derived from the elements ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Heliodoro was a 4th-century bishop of Altino.

Means "sunflower" in Greek, from ‘Ηλιος (helios) "sun" and ανθος (anthos), "flower".

This name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."

One fictional bearer of this name is Heihachi Mishima (三島 平八) from the fighting video game series Tekken.

From Japanese 颯 (hayate) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

Yiddish variant of Ezekiel.

From Sino-Vietnamese 姮 (hằng) meaning "lady".

Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

Form of Hannah in several languages.

Salmon

Turkish feminine form of Khalid.

Medieval diminutive of Harry. In Shakespeare's two historical plays about Henry IV, Prince Hal is the name of the future King Henry V.

Means "wind" in Basque.

From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe". Other character combinations are possible.

From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, meaning "Our Lady of Guadalupe". Guadalupe is a Spanish place name, the site of a famous convent, derived from Arabic وادي (wādī) meaning "valley, river" possibly combined with Latin lupus meaning "wolf". In the 16th century Our Lady of Guadalupe supposedly appeared in a vision to a native Mexican man, and she is now regarded as a patron saint of the Americas.

Means "papyrus" in Hebrew.

From Japanese 銀糸 (Ginshi), meaning "Silver Thread."

From a biblical place name, the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. It is derived from Γεθσημανί (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "oil vat". It is very rarely used as a given name.

Used by American author Deborah Gregory for a character in her 'Cheetah Girls' series of books, first released in 1999. It was possibly inspired by the English vocabulary word (which refers to "a central court through several storeys of a shopping centre or department store onto which shops or departments open at each level").

Probably a derivative of Greek γάλα (gala) meaning "milk" (genitive γάλακτος). This was the name of a 3rd-century saint (also called Galation) who was martyred in Emesa, Syria. It was also borne by the Georgian poet Galaktion Tabidze (1892-1959).

From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

From Japanese 蔽 (fukuya) meaning "cover, hide, conceal", 焚 (fukuya) meaning "to burn" or 福 (fuku) meaning "good luck, good fortune" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 弥 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete, universally". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Tongan meaning "love love", to indicate "greatly loved". A famous namesake is Tongan-born international rugby league footballer Fuifui Moimoi.

From archaic 史 (fuhito) referring to a court historian, shifted from earlier fumihito which is made up of 文/書 (fumi) meaning "letter, writings" and 人 (hito) meaning "person."
It can be written with other kanji, such as 富 (fu) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune," 不 (fu), 比 (hi), 仁 (to) meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity," 等 (to) and 斗 (to), referring to the Chinese constellation known as the Dipper. The combination 不比等 was used on Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原 不比等) (659–720), who was the second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari and a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods.

This name is rarely used.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Fortunatus meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy". This was the name of several early saints and martyrs.

Latinized form of the Greek name Εὔτυχος (Eutychos), which was derived from Greek εὐτυχής (eutyches) meaning "fortunate". The word was formed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and τύχη (tyche) meaning "chance, luck, fortune". In the New Testament this is the name of a young man who went to sleep while Paul was preaching and fell from the third story of the building. He was believed to be dead, but later turned out to be alive.

From the Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurydike) meaning "wide justice", derived from εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek myth she was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out.

Means "rain" in Basque.

The name of the protagonist in the 1989 novel And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave.

Old Church Slavic form of Esther.

Means "to scream at the top of one's voice" in Bandial.

The name of the goddess of storage and wealth in traditional Korean religion, who traditionally takes the form of a snake or weasel and protects the home. Her name is derived from 業 (eop) meaning "profession, work, job" and 神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit". However, according to other theories her name is derived from the Mongolian word овоо (ovoo) referring to a kind of sacred shrine, or the Japanese 氏神 (ujigama), refering to protective gods, both of which may have been adopted into Korean as eop.

From Japanese 天使 (enzeru) meaning "angel". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word angel.

Meaning unknown. She was a bloodthirsty Greek war goddess and a companion of Ares.

From the Hebrew name חֲנוֹך (Ḥanoḵ) meaning "dedicated". In Genesis in the Old Testament this is the name of the son of Cain. It is also the name of a son of Jared and the father of Methuselah, who was the supposed author of the apocryphal Books of Enoch.

From Japanese 煙 (en) meaning "smokey", 々, a ideographic iteration mark, indicating that the previous kanji should be repeated combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" or sometimes spelt as "enraenra" which is built from Japanese 煙 (en) meaning "smokey", 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 煙 (en) meaning "smokey" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric".

In Japanese mythology this is the name of a yōkai, or Japanese monster, that is composed of smoke. It was first featured in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, ca. 1781. It resides in bonfires and when it emerges, it takes the form of a human. It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart.

The character 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight clothes" in the enenra's name is meant to draw a comparison between the enenra and the lofty characteristics of lightweight cloth.

Means "incarnation" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

From an Aramaic phrase meaning "my God, why have you forsaken me?" It is likely taken from Matthew 27:46 in the New Testament: 'And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'

Means "my God is he" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and הוּא (hu) meaning "he". This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament including one of the friends of Job.

A Bolivian god of plenty and wealth. According to an ancient legend, when you place a miniature object on a doll representing the god, you will receive what you wish for the following year. It is considered bad luck to remove those objects from the doll.

Possibly from the Finnish happy exclamation eijaa.

Means "soft, tender" in Burmese.

Means "two" in Korean (Gyeongsang dialect).

Early 17th century from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as down3.

Means "silent" in Hebrew. Briefly mentioned in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ishmael's sons. In Rabbinical Literature, Dumah is also the angel of silence and of the stillness of death.

Combination of Dulce and María.

Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.

This name is used as 通 (tsu, tsuu, kayo.u, too.shi, too.su, too.ri, -too.ri, too.ru, -doo.shi, -doo.ri) meaning "avenue, commute, pass through, traffic."

One bearer of this name is actor and singer Dōri Sakurada (桜田 通) (1991-).

The number of people named Dōri is quite low. Usually, most people who are given the kanji for Dōri are named Tōru.

Latin donum "gift" + Latin dei "of God".

Slovene form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Derived from the Greek noun δόλος (dolos), which literally means "bait" and has a figurative meaning of "deceit, guile, treachery, trickery". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb δολόω (doloo) meaning "to beguile, to ensnare" as well as "to corrupt, to adulterate". A closely related Greek verb is δολιόω (dolioo) meaning "to lure, to deceive, to use deceit".

From Thai ดอก (dok) meaning "flower" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond". This is also the Thai name for the orange jasmine (a type of flower).

From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Meaning unknown. The 6th-century Frankish saint Disciole (or Disciola), a niece of Saint Salvius of Albi and a favourite companion of Queen Radegund, "was noted for her saintly death, which is described in detail by Gregory of Tours".

Latin form of Dionysos.

From Sino-Vietnamese 妙 (diệu) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

Spanish name, possibly a shortened form of Santiago. In medieval records Diego was Latinized as Didacus, and it has been suggested that it in fact derives from Greek διδαχή (didache) meaning "teaching". Saint Didacus (or Diego) was a 15th-century Franciscan brother based in Alcalá, Spain.

Other famous bearers of this name include Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona (1960-2020).

Diaochan is the name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Her name literally means "sable cicada" in Chinese (貂 diāo "sable", 蝉 chán "cicada"), believed to have been derived from the sable tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas which adorned the hats of high-ranking officials in the Eastern Han dynasty. Although Diaochan is based on a minor historical personage, she is mostly a fictional character. She is best known for her role in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticises the events in the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
Diaochan is said to have been so luminously beautiful that the Moon itself would shy away in embarrassment when compared to her face. This description serves as the meaning behind the third pair of characters of the Chinese idiom 沉魚落雁, 閉月羞花 (pinyin: chényú luòyàn, bìyuè xiūhuā), referring to the Four Beauties, which is used to compliment a woman's beauty, meaning one is so beautiful she sinks fish and entices birds to fall, eclipses the moon and shames flowers, (literally "Fish dive/Goose fall, Moon hide/Flower shame").

Means "forsaken, helpless" in Spanish, in effect an altered form of Desamparados. The compound name María Desamparada was used for a character on the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor (2010-2011).

Possibly means "earth mother", derived from Greek δᾶ (da) meaning "earth" and μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother". In Greek mythology Demeter was the goddess of agriculture, the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone. She was an important figure in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites performed at Eleusis near Athens.

Means "he just sits there" in Apache. This was the name of a 19th-century chief of the Tchihende Apache, also known by the Spanish nickname Mangas Coloradas meaning "red sleeves".

From Thai ดาว (dao) meaning "star" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.

Medieval short form of Durante. The most notable bearer of this name was Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), the Italian poet who wrote the Divine Comedy.

Dalphon, meaning "to weep," was one of the ten sons of Haman, killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia.

Created by author H. P. Lovecraft for a gigantic, horrible, octopus-like god, first introduced in the short story The Call of Cthulhu (1926). Lovecraft may have based the name on the word chthonic meaning "under the earth, subterranean", a derivative of Greek χθών (chthon) meaning "earth, ground, soil".

German form of Constantia.

Late Middle English from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare "examine", perhaps based on sidus, sider- "star". Possibly referring to Hebrews 10:24, "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works" or Matthew 6:28, "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin."

Derived from Old Irish cú "hound, dog, wolf" (genitive con) and cobar "desiring". It has been in use in Ireland for centuries and was the name of several Irish rulers. It was borne by the Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa, one of the central characters in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, known for his tragic desire for Deirdre and his war with Queen Medb of Connacht.

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Apache go-chizh "his firewood" or go-chįh "his nose". This was the name of a 19th-century chief of the Chiricahua Apache.

Variant of Coatlicue

English form of the Late Latin name Clemens (or sometimes of its derivative Clementius), which meant "merciful, gentle". This was the name of 14 popes, including Saint Clement I, the third pope, one of the Apostolic Fathers. Another saint by this name was Clement of Alexandria, a 3rd-century theologian and church father who attempted to reconcile Christian and Platonic philosophies. It has been in general as a given name in Christian Europe (in various spellings) since early times. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, though it was revived in the 19th century.

Means "star" in Nahuatl [1].

Means "to grow" in Hakha Chin.

Means "God continues to save" in Igbo.

Possibly an anglicized form of Italian Cherubino, or directly from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim".

This is a common English spelling of the Hebrew place name כְּרִית (Kərīṯ), which comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning "to cut off; cut down". Cherith was a brook or wadi mentioned in the Old Testament. The prophet Elijah hid himself on the banks of the Cherith and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew חַיִּים (see Chaim).

Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian general. It was also borne by the sculptor who crafted the Colossus of Rhodes.

Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek χαρά (chara) meaning "happiness" combined with λάμπω (lampo) meaning "to shine".

Transferred use of the surname Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French chapele (12c., Modern French chapelle), from Medieval Latin capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin cappa "cape."

Hebrew form of Hananiah.

Latinized form of Greek Κέκροψ (Kékrops), which is probably derived from Greek κέκραγμα (kekragma) meaning "scream, cry" combined with Greek οψ (ops) meaning "voice". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "screaming voice". In Greek mythology, this was the name of two kings of Athens.

Diminutive of Carmo. It has been popularized in Portugal by the singer simply known as Carminho (1984-).

Medieval Spanish form of Carmel, appearing in the devotional title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Carmen meaning "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The spelling has been altered through association with the Latin word carmen meaning "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).

Latinized form of Greek Κάρμη (Karme), which was derived from κείρω (keiro) meaning "to shear". This was the name of a Cretan goddess of the harvest.

Means "charity" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, meaning "Our Lady of Charity". This is the name of the patron saint of Cuba, with a shrine located in the town of El Cobre.

Possible Brythonic form of Caratacus.

Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

From the Greek name Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhoe), derived from the word καλλίρρους (kallirrhous) meaning "beautiful flowing". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of Achelous. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.

From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern. Derived from Calicut, an Anglicized form of Kozhikode (from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭ), koyil "palace" combined with kota "fort, fortified palace"), the name of a city in southwestern India from where the cloth was originally exported.

A noted bearer is John Rackham (1682 – 1720), commonly known as Calico Jack, an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century, his nickname derived from the calico clothing he wore.

From native Korean 별 (byeol) meaning "star."

From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer of this name is former Japanese football player Bunichiro Abe.

Means "happy", from Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" combined with ມີ (mi) meaning "to have".

From Sino-Korean 潽 "boiling water spilling out" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Means "purple" in Korean.

From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate, destiny". This was the name of nine popes and also several saints, including an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany (originally named Winfrið) who is now regarded as the patron saint of that country. It came into use in England during the Middle Ages, but became rare after the Protestant Reformation.

Means "face of flowers" in Welsh. According to the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], she was created out of flowers by Gwydion to be the wife of his nephew Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Originally she was named Blodeuedd meaning simply "flowers". She was eventually transformed into an owl by Gwydion after she and her lover Gronw attempted to murder Lleu, at which point he renamed her Blodeuwedd.

From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

This name combines 琵琶 (biwa), referring to the biwa or Japanese lute, or 枇杷 (biwa), referring to the loquat, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, -ne) meaning "child."
It is used in the eroge 'Matsushima Biwako wa Kaizō Ningen dearu' with the character Biwako Matsushima (松島 枇杷子) and in the manga 'Moe Chiri!' with the character Biwako Shiga (滋賀 琵琶子).

This name is not used as a given name in Japan.

Means "star" in Tagalog.

Means "jewel" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking Africa.

Means "worthless" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this term is used to refer to various wicked people. In the New Testament, Paul uses it as a name for Satan. In later Christian tradition Belial became an evil angel associated with lawlessness and lust.

Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

From Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (Baʿal Zevuv) meaning "lord of flies", the name of a Philistine god according to the Old Testament. It is possibly intended as a mocking alteration of בַּעַל זְבוּל (Baʿal Zevul) meaning "Ba'al of the exalted house".

Based on the Hebrew form, this spelling is used in the Latin translation of the Old Testament, and it is commonly rendered Baal-Zebub or Baalzebub in English translations. In the New Testament, this spelling appears in both the Latin and most older English translations, despite the fact that the Greek original uses Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboul). Recent English translations of the New Testament tend to use Beelzebul.

Later Christian tradition holds that Beelzebub is a demon or fallen angel. He is Satan's chief lieutenant in the 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton.

Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator meaning "voyager, traveller". It was a common name amongst early Christians, and the spelling was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed, happy". Viatrix or Beatrix was a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death during the persecutions of Diocletian.

In England the name became rare after the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, more commonly in the spelling Beatrice. Famous bearers include the British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), the creator of Peter Rabbit, and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938-).

Means "hero" in Tagalog.

Means "brave, valiant" in Arabic.

Means "fragrance" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a wife of Esau.

Greek form of Barakel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Barachiel is also the name of one of the seven Archangels in Judaism, as well as the Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Probably from a medieval corruption of Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.

Baku (spelled 獏 or 貘) is the lion-headed ghost who eats nightmares in Japanese mythology. It can also refer to a "Malayan tapir" in everyday use.

Means "knife" in Apache. This was the name of a 19th-century chief of the Tchihende Apache.

From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger". This is the Chinese name of the White Tiger, associated with the west and the autumn season.

From Greek Βάκχος (Bakchos), derived from ἰάχω (iacho) meaning "to shout". This was another name of the Greek god Dionysos, and it was also the name that the Romans commonly used for him.

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.

Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهْرة (zahra) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.

Old Church Slavic form of Abner.

From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".

Probably means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 5th-century leader of the Huns, a nomadic people from Central Asia who had expanded into Eastern Europe by the 4th century. Attila was likely the name given to him by his Gothic-speaking subjects in Eastern Europe; his real name may have been Avitohol.

Means "double shadow" in Tongan.

Probably intended to mean "star lover", from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star" and φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This name was first used by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney in his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella.

From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.

Variant of Asmodeus.

Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit, from अ (a) meaning "not" and शोका (śokā) meaning "sorrow, grief". This name was borne by Ashoka (or Aśoka) the Great, a 3rd-century BC emperor of the Maurya Empire in northern India.

Means "ascension" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.

Means "collector" in Hebrew. This name belongs to several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Means "love" in Maori.

This is the name of an Italian knight from canto V of the 16th-century epic poem Orlando furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Two centuries later, the character became the subject of George Frideric Handel's opera seria Ariodante (1735).

Ariodante is most likely a compound name, of which the meaning is uncertain. It has been suggested that the name is a combination of the Italian forenames Ario and Dante. However, given the literary origin of the name, it is probably more likely that the name is a combination of words instead.

For the first element of the name, at least three theories have been proposed for its etymology. The first is that it is derived from Italian aria meaning "air, melody, tune" (which ultimately comes from Latin aer meaning "air"). The second is that it is derived from Old Germanic harjaz meaning "army". Also compare its Frankish descendant hari meaning "army".

The third theory derives the first element from Latin hariolus (variantly ariolus) meaning "fortune-teller". It is closely related to archaic Italian ariolo meaning "fortune-teller" and Latin haruspex meaning "diviner, soothsayer".

The second element of the name appears to be a bit more straightforward. It is said to be derived from Latin dante, which is the ablative singular of dans meaning "giving, offering" as well as "yielding, conceding". In turn, dans is the present active participle of the Latin verb do meaning "to give, to offer" as well as "to yield, to concede, to surrender". Also compare modern Italian dante, which is the present participle of the verb dare meaning "to give".

Lastly, known real-life bearers of this name include the Italian singer Ariodante Dalla (1919-1966) and the Italian historian and politician Ariodante Fabretti (1816-1894).

Directly taken from Hungarian aranyos "sweet, lovable, cute" as well as a diminutive of Arany now used as a given name in its own right.

Allegedly a Tuscan dialectical form of Erodiade. According to 'Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches' (1899), a book composed by American folklorist Charles Leland, she was a goddess in regional Italian folklore, who gave the knowledge of witchcraft to women.

Japanese borrowing of Apollo.
It can also be written in kanji, combining an a kanji, like 吾, a phonetic kanji which can otherwise refer to the formal/literary 1st person pronoun, 愛 meaning "love, affection" or 明 meaning "bright," a po kanji (usually shifted from ho, in full or in part), such as 歩 meaning "step" or 星 meaning "star," and, usually, a ro kanji, e.g. 路 meaning "road, path; way."

This name is extremely rare.

From Ἄποφις (Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις (ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to ꜣpp "to slither". This was the name of the Egyptian deity of chaos and darkness who attempted to swallow the sun every night, usually depicted as a massive serpent.

Means "appeared" in Portuguese, taken from the Brazilian title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida, meaning "Our Lady of the Conception Who Appeared". It refers to a statue of the Virgin Mary that was said to have been pulled from a river by fishermen in the 18th century. Our Lady of Aparecida is regarded as the patron saint of Brazil.

Means "actor" in Sioux.

From the Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with ἄργυρος (argyros) meaning "silver". This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

Hawaiian form of Anthony.

Means "angel" in Maori.

Means "he has many graves" in Bandial.

Means "my nation is a song" or "my people sings" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew עַם (am) "nation, people" combined with Hebrew רֹן (ron) "singing, song" as well as "joyful sounds, shout of joy".

From Yiddish אַלט (alt) meaning "old". This name was traditionally given to a sickly newborn by Jewish parents in order to confuse the Angel of Death, in the hopes that he would go looking for somebody younger or somebody else.

Means "pink" in Tatar.

Means "lord of wisdom", from Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura) meaning "lord" and 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā) meaning "wisdom". In Zoroastrianism Ahura Mazda was the supreme creator, and the god of light, truth, and goodness.

One of the rarer virtue names introduced by the Puritans, referring to Jesus' agony in the garden of Gethsemane.

Derived from Greek ἀγάπη (agape) meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.

Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 我 meaning "I, me," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."

From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" and 차. Means "loving daughter"