JDill's Personal Name List

Derived from Basque zuzen "just; fair; righteous", this name is considered the Basque equivalent to French Justine and Spanish Justa.

Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.

Means "generous, charitable" in Kazakh, ultimately of Persian origin.

Derived from Persian زر ‎(zar) "gold" combined with the Armenian feminine suffix ուհի ‎(uhi).

Means "they have multipled" in Zulu.

Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.

Means "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian zë meaning "voice" and mirë meaning "good".

Derived from Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) meaning "gold".

Means "shining moon", derived from Turkic yuldura meaning "to shine" combined with ay "moon, month".

Modern Armenian form of Eruand.

Means "happy lady", from the Armenian noun երանի (erani) meaning "wish, happiness, joy" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).

Means "possessing glory" in Sanskrit.

Means "leaf" in Turkish.

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

Means "bright friend", derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Means "you are extra" in Zulu.

Derived from Albanian visar "treasure".

Means "sapling" in Finnish, a Finnish equivalent of Virve. It was coined in the early 20th century.

Directly taken from Estonian virge "alert, wakeful".

Modern form of Virata.

From Sanskrit विप्लव (viplava) meaning "tumult, revolution".

Alternate transcription of Winit.

From Sanskrit विनीत (vinita) meaning "well-led, trained, disciplined" or "humble, courteous".

From Sanskrit विनायक (vinayaka) meaning "leader, guide" or "taking away, removing". This is another name of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Catalan form of Venantius.

From Armenian վարուժան (varužan) meaning "male bird".

Means "sure, certain, reliable" in Finnish.

From Armenian վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".

From Finnish valio meaning "an outstanding individual, a pick, choice, elite".

Icelandic form of Valgerðr.

Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.

Galician form of Valentinus.

Derived from Sanskrit वैभव (vaibhava) meaning "glory, might, power". This is one of the names of Vishnu as well as a manifestation of Lakshmi.

Means "francolin" in Turkish.

Means "give praise" in Tswana.

Either derived from Georgian ცოტა (tsota) meaning "a little, few" or from Georgian მცოდნე (mtsodne) meaning "able, adept".

This name is best known for being the name of Tsotne Dadiani, a 13th-century Georgian nobleman who participated in an attempt of the Georgian nobility to overthrow the Mongol rule of Georgia. This ultimately failed and most of the noblemen involved were arrested by the Mongols. Dadiani was one of the few who were not arrested, but he insisted upon sharing the fate of his kinsmen, after learning that the Mongols were torturing them. The Mongols were so impressed with his sacrifice that they ultimately set him and the other noblemen free. This act of selflessness made him one of the most popular historical figures of Georgia, which ultimately led to his canonization by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1999.

Meaning unknown. It comes from the Tshiluba language, spoken in DR Congo.

Armenian form of Thomas

Modern Norwegian form of Þórgunnr.

Means "earth (soil), dry soil, land, country" in Turkish.

Means "humble" in Zulu.

Means "our love" in Zulu and Xhosa.

German form of Thaddeus.

Means "song" in Persian.

Derived from Arabic تَنْزِيل (tanzīl) meaning "sent down (from above)" or "descended (from above)".

Derived from Sanskrit tanmaya (तन्मय) meaning "absorbed in, made up of, identified with."

Modern form of Tanmaya.

Means "flirtatious gesture" in Uzbek.

Means "chestnut tree" in Kazakh.

Means "light" in Amazigh.

Means "bright, radiant" in Persian.

Means "posture, figure" in Kazakh.

Derived from Czech světlo "light".

Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Svein".

Turkish form of Subhi.

From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and พัตร (phat) meaning "cloth, robe, garment".

Feminine form of Sundara.

Means "having beautiful eyes" in Sanskrit, from the prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with लोचन (lochana) meaning "eye". This is the name of a character in the Ramayana.

Derived from Sanskrit सुबोध (subodha) meaning "intelligible, coherent, understood".

Means "my dawn, my morning", derived from Arabic صبح (subh) meaning "dawn, daybreak, morning".

Derived from Old High German stain "stone" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Transferred use of the surname Stanton.

Modern form of Snæfríðr.

Means "reminder, remembrance" in Zulu and Xhosa.

The name of the legendary ancestor of the Armenian princely house of Syuni. The Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi states that Sisak was the brother of Harmar who was known as Arma, son of Gegham and a descendant of the legendary patriarch of the Armenians, Hayk.

Romanian, Italian, Provençal, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.

Portuguese form of Sidney, mainly in use by Brazilians.

Possibly means "beloved black-haired boy" or simply "dark-haired", derived from Persian سیاه (siyah) meaning "black" combined with مو (mu) meaning "hair" and the suffix -ak denoting endearment. This is the name of a character in the epic the Shahnameh.

Derived from Albanian shpëtim "rescue, relief; salvation, deliverance".

Means "flame, blaze" in Persian.

Means "onyx" or "sardonyx" in Hebrew. (see Onyx, see Sardonyx)

Probably derived from the name of the North Albanian city Shkodër (also named Shkodra).

It is the given name of the Albanian-German football player Shkodran Mustafi.

Derived from Albanian shkëlzen "to shine; to glow; to glint".

Derived from Albanian shkëlqen "to shine; to glow; to glint".

Derived from Albanian shkamb "rock, boulder; tough as a rock".

From 雫 (shizuko) meaning "drop of water" or 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 紅 (ku) meaning "deep red, crimson" or 久 (ku) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

A popular character is Shizuku from the Studio Ghibli film "Whisper of the Heart" (1995), spelled 雫 (shizuko).

Derived from Sanskrit शिवम् (shivam) meaning "kindly, tenderly".

From the name of a city in southern Iran.

Probably means "secret song" from Hebrew שיר (shir) "song, poem" combined with רז (raz) "secret, mystery".

Means "fitting, appropriate, decent" in Persian.

Assyrian and Armenian form of Semiramis.

Derived from Sanskrit शम्भु (shambhu) meaning "causing happiness, benevolent, beneficent". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu.

Strictly feminine form of Shalev.

Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit शैलेश (Shailesha) meaning "lord of the mountains", derived from शैल (shaila) meaning "mountain" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.

Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.

Means "lady of the land" from Persian شهر (šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو (bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r. 632-51), the last Sasanian king.

Feminine form of Shahid.

Means "poppy" in Persian.

Means "insightful" in Turkish.

A combination of sev which means "love" and can which means "soul, life".

Derived from Turkic ser meaning "head, top" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".

Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".

Hellenized form of Sergius. It was only after the advent of Christianity that ethnic Greeks began to use this name amongst their own.

Bearers of this name include the Byzantine general and saint Sergios Niketiates (9th century AD) and the Greek Cypriot soccer player Sergios Hadjidemetriou (b. 1998).

Means “the clay that binds" in Tswana.

Seretse Khama (1921-1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980. He was the son of Queen Tebogo and Sekgoma Khama II, the paramount chief of the Bamangwato people, and the grandson of Khama III, their king.

Means "dawn, first light" in Persian.

Turkish form of Shafiq.

Catalan form of Sebastian.

Derived from Sanskrit सौरभ (saurabha) meaning "fragrance, perfume, sweet smell".

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Saul. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish poet Saulo Torón Navarro (1885-1974), the Brazilian pop singer Saulo Roston (b. 1989) and the Brazilian kickboxer Saulo Cavalari (b. 1989).

Portuguese cognate of Soledad.

Most sources state that this name is derived from the Armenian noun սաթ (sat') meaning "(black) amber" combined with the Armenian diminutive suffix իկ (ik). At least one source theorises that the name might ultimately be of Scythian origin, and compares it to the name of the Ossetian deity Satana (a figure in the Nart sagas).

Satenik was the name of an Alan princess, who went on to become Queen of Armenia after marrying the Armenian king Artaxias I (died in 160 BC). It was likely not her birth name, as the now-extinct Alanic language is unrelated to the Armenian language. Thus she must have received the name upon her marriage to the aforementioned Armenian king, in which case it is either an armenization of her birth name or a fully authentic (and unrelated) Armenian name.

The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian adjective šarus meaning "fast, quick" as well as "nimble, agile", which is derived from either the old Lithuanian verb šariuoti meaning "to go quickly" or from the old Lithuanian verb šarioti meaning "to run, to scurry". The second element consists of the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.

In literature, Šarūnas is the name of a legendary knight of Merkinė in the 1911 short story Šarūnas, Duke of Dainava, which was written by the Lithuanian novelist and poet Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius (1882-1954).

From Sanskrit संतोष (santosha) meaning "satisfaction, contentment".

From Tibetan སེང་གེ (seng-ge) meaning "lion".

From Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན (gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual". This is the Tibetan name for the concept of samadhi (a deep state of concentration) in Buddhist meditation.

Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman.

Modern Greek form of Salome.

Means "leader, commander" in Persian.

Means "good health, safety" in Persian.

From Saioa, the name of a mountain located in Navarre, Spain.

Means "sadness, longing, langour" in Kazakh.

Modern form of Sæmundr.

Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Rufus.

Modern Greek form of Rhodope.

Modern Greek form of Rhode.

Modern Greek form of Rebecca.

Means "warrior, soldier" from Armenian ռազմ (ṙazm) meaning "battle, war".

The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "early glory".

From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

From Sanskrit पूरण (pūraṇa) meaning "fulfilling, completing".

Feminine form of Prvoslav.

From Sanskrit प्रीतम (pritama) meaning "beloved, dear".

Means "dynamic, active, vivid" in Persian.

Means "pennyroyal" in Persian.

Derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Means "clean, pure, true" in Uzbek.

From Sanskrit पीयूष (piyusha) meaning "elixir, nectar, ambrosia".

Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".

Masculine form of Philomena.

Means "measure, gauge, scale" in Persian.

Means "oath, pledge, promise" in Persian.

Catalan form of Penelope.

Cognate of Penelope.

Means "dawn" in Persian.

Catalan and Ladin form of Pascal.

Means "their ground, earth" in Tumbuka, often given after repeated deaths in the family. Refers to the fact that the child will eventually also die and be buried in the earth.

From Sanskrit प्रवेश (praveśa) meaning "entrance, entering".

Modern form of Paroyr.

Modern Greek transcription of Parthenope.

Means "child of a fairy", from Persian پری (pari) meaning "sprite, fairy" combined with زاد (zâd) meaning "child of".

Means "fairy-like" in Uzbek.

From Persian پری (pari) meaning "fairy" and ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort".

From Sanskrit पर (para) meaning "highest, greatest, supreme" combined with ईश (īśa) meaning "lord". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Brahma and Vishnu.

From Sanskrit पराग (parāga) meaning "pollen, dust, powder".

Means "palm tree" in Icelandic.

Derived from Persian پاكىز (pakiz) meaning "clean, pure, chaste".

Derived from Albanian pajtim "accord, accordance; placation, conciliation".

Modern Greek form of Pausanias. A known bearer of this name was the Greek army officer and politician Pafsanias Katsotas (1896-1991).

From Turkish öz meaning "substance, essence, gist" or öz meaning "soul" combined with nur meaning "light".

From Turkish öz meaning "core, essence" and can meaning "soul".

From a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both osmo and osma in Finnish.

Modern form of Ørlygr.

From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located in Azpeitia, Spain, which is of unknown meaning. It dates to the 13th century and was visited by Saint Ignatius.

Derived from Basque oinaze, which means "pain, suffering".

Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Javanese form of Nugraha.

Means "award, bestowment, gift" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अनुग्रह (anugraha).

Means "happiness" or "joy" in Zulu.

Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian. (Cf. Nousha.)

Georgian form of Anoshiruvan.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and unna "to love".

Derived from Armenian nor "new" combined with Armenian ayr "man".

Georgian form of Naudar. Known bearers of this name include Georgian author Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984) and Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988-2010).

Derived from Persian نظامی (nizami) meaning "military, soldier". Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet.

Means "hidden, secret" in Persian and "finally" in Turkish.

Romanian form of Nikita 1.

Feminine form of Ndriçim.

Means "illumination, brightness" in Albanian.

Feminine form of Nderim.

Derives from the Albanian word nder, meaning "honour, respect".

Persian form of Najma.

originally of Yiddish origin. derived from Nachum combined with the medieval diminutive suffix man

Means "answerer, responder" as well as "responsive" in Arabic.

Spanish form of Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.

From Old Armenian մխիթար ‎(mxitʿar) meaning "comfort, consolation, solace".

Derived from Albanian mirë "good, well" and lind "to be born; begin life; to give birth".

Derived from Albanian mirë "good" and jetë "life".

Feminine form of Miljenko.

Modern form of Mildríðr.

Georgian form of the Turkish given name Mevlüt, which is ultimately of Arabic origin.

Means "beloved soul" from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" and جان (jân) meaning "soul".

Feminine form of Mërgim.

Derived from Albanian mërgim "exile; (archaic) departure".

Armenian form of Malik 1.

Portuguese form of Melania.

From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, friendship" or "sun" and نوش (nuš) meaning "ambrosia, nectar".

Variant transcription of مهرنوش (see Mehrnoush)

Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection".

Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".

Literally means "sweet mother" in Armenian. It consists of the Armenian words մայր (mayr) meaning "mother" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet" as well as "pleasant, agreeable" (see Anush).

Derived from the Lithuanian verb mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Catalan, Languedocian and medieval Spanish form of Martialis (see Martial).

Means "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.

Directly taken from Turkish manolya "magnolia".

From Sanskrit मनोहर (manohara) meaning "charming, attractive, captivating".

Derived from Sanskrit मनन (manana) meaning "thinking, understanding, reflection, meditation".

Form of Malachi used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

From the word meaning "fearless, courageous, aggressive."

Masculine form of Majlinda.

Means "friend of the moon" from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and یار (yâr) meaning "friend, companion".

Means "moonlight" in Persian.

Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master". This was the name of an aunt of the Gautama Buddha and the younger sister of Maya who raised Siddhartha.

Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.

Means "intoxicating, maddening" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love and desire.

Modern form of Madana.

Means "it is growing, increasing" in Zulu and Xhosa, referring to love or the child’s family.

Feminine form of Lulzim.

Derived from Albanian luftim "combat, fight; battle".

Derived from Albanian luftar "warrior".

Italian form of Lucretius.

Means "lord of the world" from Sanskrit लोक (loka) meaning "world" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name for the Hindu god Brahma.

From Hawaiian loke "rose" (which derives from English rose) and lani "heaven, sky". It was popular in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century.

Feminine form of Liridon.

Means "desire for freedom", composed of Albanian liri "freedom" and don "desire, want, will". This is probably an example of a patriotic name (which are popular among Albanians living outside of Albania).

Meaning uncertain. Georgian scholars believe that the name is of (western) Georgian origin and eventually exported to Armenia, whilst non-Georgian scholars theorize that the name is actually of Armenian origin.

According to a Russian source, the name comes from լիպարիտ (liparit), the native Armenian name for rhyolite, which is a type of volcanic rock that is commonly found in Armenia. In turn, the Armenians had named the rock after the Aeolian Islands, which are known as Լիպարյան կղզիներ (Liparyan kghziner) in Armenian.

In medieval Georgia, this name was borne by several noblemen, the most notable probably being the eponymous founder of the noble house of the Liparitids, who lived in the 9th century. Towards the end of the medieval period, the name was also borne by several Mingrelian dukes and princes from the house of Dadiani.

A known Armenian bearer of this name was the freedom fighter Liparit Aghavelyan (1964-1993).

Attic and Ionic Greek form of Leonidas, because it contains the Attic and Ionic Greek patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

A notable bearer of this name was saint Leonides of Alexandria, who lived in the 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD.

It is used as a unisex name in Galicia.

Feminine form of Leonidas.

Spanish and Galician form of Leontia.

Means "nights" in Arabic, the plural of ليل (layl) meaning "night, nighttime".

Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.

From Russian ландыш (landysh) meaning "lily of the valley (a type of plant)".

Derived from the Turkish adjective kutlu meaning "blessed, auspicious" as well as "happy". As such, this name is basically the modern Turkish form of Qutluğ. Also see Kutluğ.

A known bearer of this name was the Turkish Cypriot journalist and poet Kutlu Adalı (1935-1996).

Derived from Albanian kushtrim "clarion call, alarm; call to arms".

Derived from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala) meaning "skilled, experienced" or "clever, intelligent". This is also an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva 1.

Feminine form of Kujtim.

Derived from Albanian kreshnik "valiant hero; valiant; valorous".

Feminine form of Krenar.

Derived from Albanian krenar "proud".

Modern form of Koriwn.

Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཀུན་ལེགས (see Kunley).

Derived from Basque kimetz, a variant of kimu "sprout".

Armenian form of Khosrau. This name was borne by four client kings of Armenia.

Means "memory, remembrance" in Persian.

From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສິງ (sing) meaning "lion".

Diminutive of Khachatur.

Meaning uncertain. It could derive from Sanskrit meaning "beautiful unshorn hair" or "slayer of Keshi demon" in Sanskrit.

Keshava is a name of Vishnu from the Hindu tradition. Keshava is venerated by those persons wanting to avert bad luck, or ill omens. His consort is Keerti.

Modern form of Keshava.

Means "I am happy", or "I am thankful" in Twsana.

Derived from Sanskrit कौशल (kauśal) meaning "skill, experience".

Modern form of Kathana.

Alternate transcription of Persian کتایون (see Katayoun).

Modern masculine form of Karuna.

Variant of Carlos.

Derived from Sanskrit कञ्चन (kanchana) meaning "gold".

From Sanskrit कानन (kānana) meaning "forest, grove".

Alternate transcription of Kənan.

From Persian کام (kam) meaning "desire, wish, intention, goal" and یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion".

Means "sea wave," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nalu meaning "wave, surf."

Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Juliana and Julienne.

Georgian form of Juvansher, which is the Middle Persian form of Javansher.

Notable Georgian bearers of this name include the 9th-century prince Juansher II of Kakheti and Juansher Juansheriani, a prince and historian who also lived in the 9th century.

Derived from Basque jori "rich; abundant".

Provençal feminine form of Jòrgi.

Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Basque form of Joachim.

Derived from Albanian jetë "life" and mirë "good".

Derived from Albanian jetë "life" and lirë "free".

The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is either derived from Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".

Modern Greek form of Hebe. This is borne by Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou (1993-).

Catalan form of Isidore.

Romanian form of Irinei.

Turkish form of Hormizd.

Armenian form of Ruth 1.

Means "fiery man", derived from Armenian hur "fire" combined with Armenian ayr "man".

Combination of hrafn "raven" and ketill "helmet".

Modern form of the Old Armenian name Հրաչեայ (Hračʿeay), which was derived from Old Armenian հուր (hur) meaning "fire" and աչք (ačʿkʿ) "eyes, sight" (literally, "fire-eyed" or "eyes of fire"). The name was invented by Armenian poet Movses Khorenatsi as the name of a legendary Armenian king.

Means "intelligent, knowledgeable, wise" in Persian.

From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding". This is the name of a character in the Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Alternate transcription of Persian هومن (see Hooman).

Catalan form of Horatius.

Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Means "good thought" from Avestan hu meaning "good" and man meaning "to think".

Means "blessed, sacred, fortunate" in Persian.

Means "lord of snow", derived from Sanskrit हिम (himá) meaning "cold, snow, winter" combined with ईश (īśá) meaning "lord, master, ruler".

Means "wisdom" in Azerbaijani, of Arabic origin (see Hikmat).

Norwegian and Faroese form of Herbjörn.

Derived from Albanian hekur "iron".

Combination of Icelandic heiðr "honour" and dís "goddess".

The name of a god associated with the south wind in Basque mythology.

Feminine form of Hasim.

Persian form of Hala.

Feminine form of Guxim.

Derived from Albanian guxim "daring, boldness, courage; initiative; audacity".

Means "to become accustomed to the people", derived from the old Lithuanian verb gusti meaning "to get used to, to inure, to accustom oneself" as well as "to learn" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Norwegian and Faroese form of Gunborg.

Feminine form of Guillermo.

Modern Greek transcription of Gregoria.

Feminine form of Gratien.

Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.

Italian form of Jason.

Albanian male name. It is composed of the first two letters of Albanian clan groups. GE stands for Gheg living in the north of Albanian lands (Northern Albania) and speaking the Gheg Dialect, TO for Tosk living in the south and speaking the Tosk Dialect, and AR for Arbëresh, Albanians living in Italy, Greece etc. and speaking varieties of Albanian like Arbëresh and Arvanitika.

Catalan form of Germanus.

Derived from Southern Kurdish گِلارە‎ (gilare) meaning “eye, pupil”.

Basque equivalent of Spanish Gracia and Engracia and French Grâce and Engrâce.

Derived from Basque gabon "Christmas", this name is the Basque equivalent of Navidad.

Polish form of Flavianus (see Flavian).

Derived from Albanian fitim, an archaic word meaning "victory".

Feminine form of Fisnik.

Derived from Albanian fisnik "noble, gallant; generous; person of high moral character; (historically) nobleman, gentleman".

Icelandic form of Finnbjǫrn.

Variant of Felicia. A notable bearer is Felice Bauer (1887-1960), fiancée of author Franz Kafka. His letters to her were published in the book Letters to Felice.

Derived from Albanian fat "fate, destiny; luck, fortune; good luck, success" and lum "lucky, blessed".

Means "learned, wise" in Persian.

Means "splendid birth" derived from Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance, lustre" combined with -زاد (-zâd) meaning "child, son, offspring".

Means "beautiful neck" from Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour" and یال (yāl) meaning "neck".

From Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance" and شید (šid) meaning "light, shine".

From Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, beauty, brilliance" combined with شاد (šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful".

From Persian فر (far) meaning "splendour, brilliance, lustre" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort".

Means "splendid name" from Persian فر (far) meaning "splendour, elegance, brilliance" and نام (nam) meaning "name".

Derived from Persian فر (far) meaning "splendour, dignity, honour" and برز (borz) meaning "stature, height". This is the name of a character in the epic the Shahnameh.

Means "joy, mirth, delight" in Arabic.

Means "culture, knowledge" in Persian.

Italian form of Ezekiel.

Derived from Old Norse ey possibly meaning "good fortune" or "always" or "island" combined with Þór. A famous bearer is Icelandic singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (1989-).

Turkish form of Ashraf.

Means "grape cluster" in Hebrew.

Means "bronze hero" in Turkish.

Modern Greek form of Herse.

Modern Greek form of Episteme as well as a Romanian variant of Epistimia used in the Orthodox Church. The name coincides with Modern Greek επιστήμη (epistími) "science".

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη "knowledge, understanding; skill". Saint Episteme was a 3rd-century Syrian Christian martyred under the reign of Decius.

Derived from the name of the town and municipality (Enériz in Spanish) located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

From Sundanese agan meaning "nobleman, master".

Basque from of Arnold.

Meaning uncertain, but thought to be of Iranian origin. Georgian sources state that it might mean "cohabitant", whilst a Russian source derives the name from the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Means "faith" in Hebrew.

Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Emiliana.

Czech and Hungarian form of Aemilianus.

From Basque egoitza meaning "residence".

Means "straight-forward, no way out" in Armenian.

Feminine form of Domingos.

Younger form of Dómhildr.

Means "full moon" in Turkish.

Meaning and origin uncertain with various opinions relating to English "dull" plus the suffix ard, Old English dol meaning "conceited or proud" and ard meaning "hard", the French "d'Illard", or a variation of similar English names like Tilliard or Tilyard. Whatever the origin, it is likely that the use as a first name is taken from either one of several places in the U.S. called Dillard, or the surname for which most were named. Dillard, Georgia is named after early settler John Dillard (1760-1842); Dillard University is named after educator James H. Dillard (1856-1940), and Dillard's department store is named after founder William T. Dillard (1914-2002). American rapper Flo Rida (1979-) was born Tramar Dillard.

Means "brocade" in Persian.

Modern form of Dasharatha.

Catalan form of Damianus (see Damian).

Feminine form of Costantino.

French form of Constantina.

Catalan form of Constantine.

Derived from Albanian çliroj "to free; to set free; to release".

Modern Greek transcription of Chloe.

French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.

Directly taken from Japanese 千鳥 (chidori) meaning "plover", a type of wading bird. The individual kanji mean 千 (chi) "a thousand" and 鳥 (dori) "bird". This name has been heavily used for female characters in manga and anime.

Derived from Sanskrit चरण (charana) meaning "foot, pillar, support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name among Sikhs.

Turkish form of Jawad.

Derived from Albanian bukurosh "good-looking, handsome".

Feminine form of Bujar.

Icelandic form of Bryniulfr.

Icelandic form of Bǫðvarr.

Norwegian form of Björnhild.

Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".

Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Feminine form of Bjarni.

Masculine form of Bienvenida.

Feminine form of Bharata, though it could also be derived from Sanskrit भारती (bharati) meaning "speech, voice, word". This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Derived from Albanian betim "oath, pledge".

Turkish form of Bashir.

Possibly derived from Albanian besë "faith; trust; promise; oath" and artë "golden".

From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".

Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".

Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".

Means "good friend; good companion" in Persian.

Means "flower lady" in Persian.

From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.
Other kanji can be used for this name, such as 伴 meaning "companion" for the first element and 理 meaning "reason, logic" or 吏 meaning "officer" for the second element.

One bearer of this name is politician and former president of the Democratic Party of Japan, Banri Kaieda (海江田 万里) (1949-).

Means "violet (the flower)" in Persian.

Meaning ''bulky, offensive, sullen and tough person'', ultimately from Persian.

Azerbaijani form of Ayten.

Means "you are like the moon" in Turkish.

Variant transcription of Ainash.

Means "moonlight" in Turkish.

Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and dinç "vigorous".

Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and demir meaning "iron".

Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and can "soul, life, being".

Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and büke "queen, woman".

Means "moonchild" in Chuvash, from Ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with бала (bala) meaning "child".

Means "they build" in Xhosa.

Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

From the stem of adjective 厚/篤い (atsui) meaning "kind, cordial, hospitable, warm" (also used as 敦 or 充, the last one meaning "full") combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Cognate of Athanasia.

From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Modern form of Astuacatur.

Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.

Means "one selected for birth" in Yoruba.

Means "(to) hope as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Modern Persian and Armenian form of Aršāma.

Derived from Armenian արփենի (arpʿeni) meaning "solar, bright, luminous".

Younger form of Arnhildr.

Icelandic form of Arnfríðr and Faroese form of Arnfrøðr.

From the name of a mountain in the town of Turrillas, Navarre, itself based on Basque haitz ("peak, boulder").

Feminine form of Armel.

The name was borne by Armella Nicolas or La bonne Armelle (19 December 1606 – 24 October 1671), a Breton serving-maid important in French popular Catholic piety.

Possibly an Armenian form of Aristarchos, or perhaps from a Middle Persian word meaning "resurrection of the dead" (Persian رستاخیز‎ (rastâxiz)). This was borne by a 4th-century Armenian saint who was a son of Gregory the Illuminator (the religious leader traditionally credited with Christianizing Armenia). This name has been used from the 4th century CE until now.

From Thai อารี (ari) meaning "kind, generous" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "jewel, gem".

Hebrew variant of Ariella, Polish feminine form of Ariel, Italian feminine form of Ariele as well as a Croatian and Albanian borrowing of the Italian name.

From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces deep pink blooms (scientific name Cercis siliquastrum).

Aratz is a mountain of the Basque Country in Spain located at the mountain range Altzania (also called Urkilla) that provides the extension for the massif Aizkorri. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque aratz "clean, pure; clear" (in the case of the mountain, aratz refers to its stone surface devoid of vegetation).

Derived from Basque arantza "hawthorn; thorn".

Means "my dawn, my sunrise" from Kazakh aрай (aray) meaning "twilight, dawn" or "calm, tranquility".

Derived from either Tupi arasy "mother of day", itself derived from ara "day" and sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning". In some instances, however, it may also be a contracted form of Araceli.

Means "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ (anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան (avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan anaoša meaning "immortal" and urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".

Derived from Sanskrit अनुराग (anurāga) meaning "love, affection, devotion".

Means "cool, soft fragrance," from anu meaning "cool(ness)" and hea meaning "mist".

Derived from Sanskrit अनुभव (anubhava) meaning "perception, understanding".

From the Armenian word անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of Amaranth.

Derived from Sanskrit अंशुमान (amshuman) meaning "sun". This is the name of a king in Hindu mythology.

Variant transcription of Anooshiravan.

Means "immortal" in Persian.

Modern Iranian form of Anoshiruvan.

Derived from Sanskrit अनिमिष (animiṣa) meaning "almighty, unblinking, vigilant". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva 1 and Vishnu.

Modern Greek form of Andromache.

Derived from Armenian andranik "older, senior", this being in the context of a family's first-born son.

Means "matchless, unique, without equal" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the the feminine form अनन्या and the masculine form अनन्य. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India (particularly in Bengali-speaking regions) while it is solely feminine in Thailand.

Means "safety came", derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe", ultimately from Arabic أمان (aman), combined with Kazakh келді (keldi) or Kyrgyz келди (keldi) both meaning "came, arrived" (the past tense of Kazakh келу (kelu) or Kyrgyz кел (kel) meaning "to come").

From Armenian ալ (al) meaning "bright red, scarlet" and վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".

Feminine form of Altin.

Possibly a variant of Alarik, Adalrik or Alfríkr. Alternatively, it may be derived from the Old Norse elements ǫl "ale" and rikr "mighty, distinguished".

Modern Greek transcription of Alcestis.

Feminine form of Alket.

Variant of Alketi.

Fijian and Tongan form of Albert.

Czech and Slovak form of Albin.

Means "buttercup (flower)" in Persian.

From the name of a mountain range in Navarre, Spain.

Means "light" or "white" in Turkmen, from ak meaning "white".

From Sanskrit अखिल (akhila) meaning "whole, complete" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

From Basque aketz meaning "male pig".

From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling".

Means "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.

Derived from Kazakh айна (ayna) meaning "mirror", of Persian origin.

Means "illuminating, enlightening, kindling" in Persian.

Old Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element Á- is possibly from either Old Norse áss "god", or *az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from *anu "ancestor". The second element is fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name Áfríðr appears on runestone U 1011 in Uppland, Sweden where it says that she carved the runes together with Vígmundr. This makes Áfríðr one of the very few known female runemasters.

Means "not dual" in Sanskrit. One of its forms advaita is a branch of Hinduism called advaita vedanta.

Javanese form of Aditya.

Means "dark, black" in Arabic.

Derived from Sanskrit आदेश (ādeśa) meaning "order, mandate".

Modern Greek form of Achilleus (see also Achilleas).

Spanish form of Abundantia. This is also the Spanish word for "abundance".

Derived from Sanskrit अभिमन् (abhimān) meaning "to long for, to desire, to wish". In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Abhimanyu is the son of the hero Arjuna.

Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".

Basque feminine equivalent of Ramos.

Derived from Sanskrit अरुषी (aruśi) meaning "dawn".

Derived from Sanskrit आदेश (ādeśa) meaning "order, mandate, injunction".