Balthasar's Personal Name List

Zolzaya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Золзаяа(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Derived from Mongolian зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".
Zhuque
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese Mythology
Other Scripts: 朱雀(Chinese)
From Chinese 朱 (zhū) meaning "vermilion red, cinnabar" and 雀 (què) meaning "sparrow". This is the Chinese name of the Vermilion Bird, associated with the south and the summer season.
Zhalgas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Жалғас(Kazakh)
Means "continuation, prolongation" in Kazakh.
Zelimkhan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chechen
Other Scripts: Зелимхан(Chechen)
Combination of the name Salim and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Yusuf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Bengali
Other Scripts: يوسف(Arabic, Pashto) Юсуф(Tajik, Uzbek) ইউসুফ(Bengali)
Pronounced: YOO-soof(Arabic) yoo-SOOF(Turkish)
Arabic form of Yosef (see Joseph) appearing in the Quran. This is also the form used in several other languages.
Yu-hsuan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Taiwanese
Other Scripts: 宇璿, 宇軒(Traditional Chinese)
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From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, building, structure" combined with 璿 (xuán) meaning "jade" or "star" or 軒 (xuān) meaning "carriage" or "high, wide", as well as other character combinations.
Yuhana
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mandaean
Mandaic form of John.
Yori
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) より(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YO-REE
From Japanese (yori) meaning "rely" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Yima Khshaeta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀(Avestan)
Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (see Yima Xshaeta).
Ye-seul
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean (Modern)
Other Scripts: 예슬(Korean Hangul) 藝璱, 譽瑟, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YEH-SUL
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and the first syllable of Seulgi. It can also be written with hanja, combining a ye hanja, like 藝 meaning "talent, skill, gift" or 譽 meaning "applause, praise; honour," and a seul hanja, such as 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
Yeong-chan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 영찬(Korean Hangul) 永燦, 英讚, 泳贊, 映璨, 暎讚, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: YUNG-CHAN
Combination of a yeong hanja, like 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 泳 meaning "swim," 映 or 暎, both meaning "shine, reflection," and a chan hanja, such as 燦 meaning "shine; sparkle," 讚 meaning "praise; support," 贊 meaning "help; bright; praise" or 璨 meaning "beautiful gem."
Yến
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: EEN, EENG
From Sino-Vietnamese 燕 (yến) meaning "swallow (the bird)".
Yasu 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 安, 康, 坦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) やす(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YA-SOO
From Japanese (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level", as well as other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Yalyane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Siberian, Nenets
Other Scripts: Яляне(Nenets)
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Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.
Xiaoqiu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 小秋(Chinese)
Pronounced: SHYOW-CHYOH
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From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Wilairat
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: วิไลรัตน์(Thai)
Pronounced: wee-lie-RAT
From Thai วิไล (wilai) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Weilai
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 未来(Chinese)
Pronounced: WAY-LIE
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From Chinese 未来 (wèilái) meaning "future, tomorrow, next, coming", which is a combination of 未 (wèi) meaning "not yet" and 来 (lái) meaning "to come, to arrive". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Vena
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: वेन(Sanskrit)
Means "yearning, desire" in Sanskrit. According to Hindu scripture this was the name of an evil and irreligious king.
Veda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Telugu, Kannada
Other Scripts: వేద(Telugu) ವೇದ(Kannada)
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Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.
Varsha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil
Other Scripts: वर्षा(Hindi, Marathi) વર્ષા(Gujarati) வர்ஷா(Tamil)
From Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa) meaning "rain".
Ushas
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: उषस्(Sanskrit)
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.
To'yberdi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'y meaning "feast, celebration" and berdi meaning "gave".
Toteng
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Filipino
Pronounced: TAW-teng
Diminutive of Agustin.
Toryal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Pashto
Other Scripts: توريال(Pashto)
Pronounced: tor-ree-yal
Means "sword fighter" in Pashto.
Tokho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mao
Derived from the Mao oto meaning "food" and kho meaning "ask".
Thushara
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Sinhalese
Other Scripts: තුෂාර(Sinhala)
Means "dew, frost" in Sinhalese.
Thambalngou
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Manipuri
Means "young or new lotus" in Meitei.
Temujin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Other Scripts: Тэмүжин(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "of iron" in Mongolian, derived ultimately from the Turkic word temür "iron". This was the original name of the Mongolian leader better known by the title Genghis Khan. Born in the 12th century, he managed to unite the tribes of Mongolia and then conquer huge areas of Asia and Eastern Europe.
Telman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Soviet-era name derived from the usual Azerbaijani spelling of the surname of the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944; see Thälmann).
Tashi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: བཀྲ་ཤིས(Tibetan)
Pronounced: CHU-SHEE(Tibetan)
Means "good fortune" in Tibetan.
Tarana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Təranə.
Tara 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: तारा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali)
Means "star" in Sanskrit. Tara is the name of a Hindu astral goddess, the wife of Brhaspati. She was abducted by Chandra, the god of the moon, leading to a great war that was only ended when Brahma intervened and released her. This name also appears in the epic the Ramayana belonging to the wife of Vali and, after his death, his younger brother Sugriva. In Buddhist belief this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with salvation and protection.
Tahmina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian Mythology, Tajik, Bengali
Other Scripts: تهمینه(Persian) Таҳмина(Tajik) তাহমিনা(Bengali)
Derived from Persian تهم (tahm) meaning "brave, valiant". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh. She is a daughter of the king of Samangan who marries the warrior hero Rostam and eventually bears him a son, whom they name Sohrab.
Taeko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 多恵子, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: TA-E-KO
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Sy-raykuo
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Nganasan
Other Scripts: Сы-райкуо(Nganasan)
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Means "little white one" in Nganasan.
Surya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Other Scripts: सूर्य(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) సూర్య(Telugu) ಸೂರ್ಯ(Kannada) சூர்யா(Tamil) സൂര്യ(Malayalam)
Pronounced: SOOR-yu(Sanskrit) SOOR-ya(Indonesian)
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Vedic Hindu god of the sun who rides a chariot across the sky.
Sung-Ho
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 성호(Korean Hangul) 成鎬, 盛晧, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SUNG-HO
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성호 (see Seong-Ho).
Sumire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) すみれ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SOO-MEE-REH
From Japanese (sumire) meaning "violet (flower)". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Su-Hyeon
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 수현(Korean Hangul) 秀賢, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SOO-YUN
From Sino-Korean (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.
Sohrab
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian, Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: سهراب(Persian)
Pronounced: soh-RAWB(Persian)
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.
Shouhei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 翔平, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しょうへい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHO-HEH
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔平 (see Shōhei).
Shion
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 紫苑, 詩音, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しおん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEE-ON
From Japanese 紫苑 (shion) meaning "aster". It can also come from (shi) meaning "poem" and (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Shammuramat
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Assyrian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Western Semitic language and meaning "high heaven". Shammuramat was a 9th-century BC queen of Assyria. After her young son inherited the throne, she acted as his regent for five years. The legendary figure Semiramis may be loosely based on her.
Shalmaneser
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Assyrian (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: שַׁלְמַןְאֶסֶר(Ancient Hebrew)
From שַׁלְמַןְאֶסֶר (Shalmanʾeser), the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Shulmanu-ashared meaning "Shulmanu is preeminent". This was the name of five Assyrian kings, including the 9th-century BC Shalmaneser III who expanded the empire. He is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
Shakuntala
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: शकुन्तला(Sanskrit) शकुंतला(Hindi, Marathi)
Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (śakunta) meaning "bird". This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, with the story adapted by Kalidasa for the 5th-century play Abhijnanashakuntalam. It tells how Shakuntala, who was raised in the forest by birds, meets and marries the king Dushyanta. After a curse is laid upon them Dushyanta loses his memory and they are separated, but eventually the curse is broken after the king sees the signet ring he gave her.
Seo-Yun
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 서윤(Korean Hangul) 瑞潤, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: SU-YOON
From Sino-Korean (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and (yun) meaning "soft, sleek", as well as other hanja character combinations.
Sengdeuane
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Lao
Other Scripts: ແສງເດືອນ(Lao)
Pronounced: seng-DWAN
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ເດືອນ (deuane) meaning "moon".
Sarwan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mandaean
Etymology unknown. This is the name of an angel in Mandaeism, also used as a personal name.
Sarita 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Other Scripts: सरिता(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali)
Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.
Sangkot
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Batak
Means "hook, tie, connect" in Batak.
Sananda
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Bengali, Hinduism
Other Scripts: सानंदा(Hindi) সানান্দা(Bengali)
Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". In Shaiva tradition, this name belongs to one of the four sages created by the god Brahma. A notable bearer is American singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya (1962-), born Terence Trent Howard and better known as Terence Trent D'Arby, his former stage name.
Salisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ศลิษา(Thai)
Pronounced: sa-lee-SA
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Means "embrace, hug, caress" in Thai.
Ryūko
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 龍子, 竜子, 流子, 柳子, 龍虎, 竜虎, 龍乎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りゅう子(Kanji/Hiragana) りゅうこ(Japanese Hiragana) リュウコ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: RYOO-KO
From Ryū combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." The combination 龍虎/竜虎, literally meaning "dragon and tiger" and extended to refer to two mighty rivals, is sometimes used (though exclusively for boys) as is the case for actor Ryūko Isogai (磯貝 龍乎) (1987-), who was born with the given name 龍虎.
Rostam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian, Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: رستم(Persian)
Pronounced: ros-TAM(Persian)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Iranian roots *rautas "river" and *taxma "strong". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the Shahnameh.
Rajathy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Tamil
Pronounced: raj-ar-tee
Rajani
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: रजनी(Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali) రజని(Telugu) ರಜನಿ(Kannada)
Means "dark, night" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Rahul
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Other Scripts: राहुल(Hindi, Marathi) রাহুল(Bengali) ঋাহুল(Assamese) ରାହୁଲ(Odia) રાહુલ(Gujarati) ਰਾਹੁਲ(Gurmukhi) രാഹുൽ(Malayalam) ராகுல்(Tamil) ರಾಹುಲ್(Kannada) రాహుల్(Telugu)
Modern form of Rahula.
Raharjo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Javanese
Pronounced: ra-HAR-jaw
From Javanese raharja meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".
Quán Thế Âm
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guanyin.
Qingmei
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 青梅, 清梅, 庆梅, 晴梅, 青美, 清美, 庆美, 晴美(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEENG-MAY
Combination of Qing and Mei 1. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 清 (qīng) meaning "pure, clean," 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebration" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear/fine weather."

Except 晴梅 and 晴美, which are exclusively given to females, other combinations can be given to males as well, though they are still mainly feminine.

Prasad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali
Other Scripts: ప్రసాద్(Telugu) प्रसाद(Marathi, Hindi, Nepali) ಪ್ರಸಾದ್(Kannada) പ്രസാദ്(Malayalam) பிரசாத்(Tamil) ପ୍ରସାଦ(Odia) প্রসাদ(Bengali)
From Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasāda) meaning "brightness, clearness, graciousness, offering". This is a word referring to an offering of food made to a deity.
Pitambara
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: पीताम्बर(Sanskrit)
Derived from Sanskrit पीत (pīta) meaning "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment". This is another name of the Hindu gods Vishnu or Krishna, given to them because yellow clothing is traditionally worn at religious events.
Peramonkoro
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ainu
Meaning "child playing with a spatula". The name of Peramonkoro Sunazawa, Ainu activist and one of the most respected Japanese textile artists of the twentieth century.
Passang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: པ་བཟང(Tibetan)
Pronounced: PA-SANG(Tibetan)
Means "good, excellent" in Tibetan.
Parvati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi
Other Scripts: पार्वती(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Pronounced: PAHR-və-tee(English)
Means "of the mountains", derived from Sanskrit पर्वत (parvata) meaning "mountain". Parvati is a Hindu goddess of love and power, the benign form of the wife of Shiva. A daughter of the mountain god Himavat, she was a reincarnation of Shiva's first wife Sati. She is the mother of Ganesha and Skanda.
Partha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Other Scripts: पार्थ(Sanskrit) পার্থ(Bengali) পাৰ্থ(Assamese)
Means "son of Pritha" in Sanskrit. This is another name for the three elder Pandavas, who were sons of Pritha (another name of Kunti) and Pandu.
Parth
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: પાર્થ(Gujarati) पार्थ(Marathi, Hindi)
Modern form of Partha.
Pakpao
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ปักเปา(Thai)
Pronounced: pak-POW
Means "kite (flying craft)" in Thai.
Padmavati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: पद्मावती(Sanskrit)
Means "resembling lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" combined with वती (vatī) meaning "resemblance". This is the name of a Hindu goddess, the wife of Venkateswara. She is considered an aspect of Lakshmi. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 14th-century queen of Mewar.
Pachem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Khmer
Other Scripts: បស្ចិម(Khmer)
Means "west" in Khmer.
Otgonbayar
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Отгонбаяр(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "youngest joy" in Mongolian, from отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".
Osel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan
Other Scripts: འོད་གསལ(Tibetan)
Means "bright light" in Tibetan.
Ōkuninushi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese Mythology
Other Scripts: 大国主(Japanese Kanji) おおくにぬし(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: O-KOO-NYEE-NOO-SHEE(Japanese)
Means "master of the great country", from Japanese (ō) meaning "big, great", (kuni) meaning "country, land" and (nushi) meaning "master". In Japanese myth he was the divine ruler of the lands, until the gods of the heavens seized control and he retreated to the unseen world.
Nikita 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Marathi, Hindi
Other Scripts: निकिता(Marathi, Hindi)
Derived from Sanskrit निकेत (niketa) meaning "house, habitation".
Natthaya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ณัฐญา, ณัฏยา(Thai)
Pronounced: nat-ta-YA
Derived from Thai ณัฐ or ณัฏ (nath) both meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".
Natsuyo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 夏世, 夏代, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world, society" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Năng
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: NANG
From Sino-Vietnamese 能 (năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".
Mutsumi
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Pronounced: MOO-TSOO-MEE
Mutsumi means "order".

A famous bearer is Goro "Mutsu" Mutsumi, an actor.

Muthusamy
Usage: Tamil
Pearl god; Lord Murugan
Murugan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Tamil
Other Scripts: मुरुगन(Sanskrit) முருகன்(Tamil)
From a Tamil word meaning "young". This was the name of a Tamil war god who is now identified with Skanda.
Motome
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: 求, 元目, 求馬(Japanese Kanji) もとめ(Japanese Hiragana) モトメ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: MO-TO-ME
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This surname is used as 求, 元目 or 求馬 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for", 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 目 (boku, moku, ma, me, -me) meaning "care, class, experience, eye, favour, insight, look" and 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma, me) meaning "horse."

Motome (求) is also used as a masculine given name.

Miu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美羽, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-OO
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" and (u) meaning "feather". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Min-Jun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 민준(Korean Hangul) 敏俊, 旼俊, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: MEEN-JOON
From Sino-Korean (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Minar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Batak
Means "bright, clear, shining" in Batak.
Mina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Other Scripts: मीना(Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit) மீனா(Tamil)
From Sanskrit मीन (mīna) meaning "fish", which in Hindu astrology is the name of a sign of the zodiac.
Mikiya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 樹弥, 幹允, 御喜家, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: MEE-KEE-YAH
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 允 (ya) meaning "field". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Michi 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) みち(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-CHEE
From Japanese (michi) meaning "path". Other kanji can also form this name.
Mekan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkmen
Means "place, town, edge" in Turkmen, ultimately from Arabic مكان (makān) meaning "place, position" [1].
Meiyu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 美玉, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: MAY-UY
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 玉 () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Megumi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 恵, 愛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) めぐみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEH-GOO-MEE
From Japanese (megumi) meaning "favour, benefit" or (megumi) meaning "love, affection", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that have the same reading. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Meera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Other Scripts: मीरा(Hindi, Marathi) മീര(Malayalam) மீரா(Tamil) ಮೀರಾ(Kannada)
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi मीरा, Malayalam മീര, Tamil மீரா or Kannada ಮೀರಾ (see Mira 1).
Mayuri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 真結里, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Maysang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Amis
Pronounced: mie-sang
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Matangi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: मातंगी(Sanskrit)
Pronounced: mah-TAHNG-ee, mah-TAHN-gee
Matangi is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Parvati, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is considered to be the Tantric form of Parvati but she is very similar to Saraswati. Like Sarasvati, Matangi and she governs speech, music, knowledge and the arts. Her worship is prescribed to acquire supernatural powers, especially gaining control over enemies, attracting people to oneself, acquiring mastery over the arts and gaining supreme knowledge.
Masuyo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 益世, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ますよ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-SOO-YO
From Japanese (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Masa
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 雅, 正, 真, 昌(Japanese Kanji) まさ(Japanese Hiragana) マサ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: MA-SA
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Masa was a very popular name for girls in the early 1900s in Japan. It was usually spelled using katakana as マサ.

It can also be spelled as 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful", 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous" or 真 (masa) meaning "true". Other kanji and kanji combinations are possible.

Nowadays it is often used as a masculine nickname for Masahiko and other names starting with the same sound.

Marat
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tatar
Other Scripts: Марат(Tatar)
Tatar form of Murad.
Manpreet
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Indian (Sikh)
Other Scripts: ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ(Gurmukhi)
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From Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Malati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: मालती(Hindi)
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.
Malai
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: มาลัย(Thai)
Pronounced: ma-LIE
Means "garland of flowers" in Thai.
Majnun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Azerbaijani, Theatre
Lu 2
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese) (Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LOO
From Chinese () meaning "rice bowl, black", also referring to an ancient minor territory in what is now Shandong province.
Linshuang
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 霖霜(Chinese)
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From the Chinese 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Liang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Means "a beam", "a bridge", "an elevation", or "a mast". Traditionally a surname common in East Asia. A famous bearer of this name is Liang Na (formally Empress Shunlie), who was an empress during the Han Dynasty.
Liang
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Pronounced: LYANG
From Chinese (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.
Lavanya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Other Scripts: लावण्या(Hindi) లావణ్యా(Telugu) லாவண்யா(Tamil)
From Sanskrit लावण्य (lāvaṇya) meaning "beauty, loveliness, charm".
Ləman
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani
Possibly derived from Arabic لمعان (lamaʿān) meaning "shine, gleam" [1].
Laimbu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Manchu
Other Scripts: ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ(Manchu) 賴慕布(Chinese)
Derived from the Manchu ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ (laimbu) that can be translated with the Chinese character 賴 (lài) meaning "to depend on" combined with 慕 () meaning "to admire, to adore" and 布 (bu) meaning "cloth; textiles" but also "to announce; to proclaim".

Other characters combinations are also possible.

A famous bearer of this name was Laimbu (1612–1646), a Manchu noble of the early Qing Dynasty.

Kittiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กิตติยา(Thai)
Pronounced: keet-tee-YA
Derived from Thai กิตติ (kitti) meaning "fame, renown".
Kittikhun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กิตติคุณ(Thai)
Pronounced: keet-tee-KOON
Means "prestige, fame, renown" in Thai.
Kishore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Other Scripts: किशोर(Hindi, Marathi) கிஷோர்(Tamil) కిశోర్(Telugu)
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi किशोर, Tamil கிஷோர் or Telugu కిశోర్ (see Kishor).
Kishor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Other Scripts: किशोर(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) கிஷோர்(Tamil) కిశోర్(Telugu)
Derived from Sanskrit किशोर (kiśora) meaning "colt".
Khoyru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Nganasan
Other Scripts: Хойру(Nganasan)
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Derived from хда (khda) meaning "felled tree, firewood".
Khava
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chechen, Ingush
Other Scripts: Хава(Chechen, Ingush)
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Chechen and Ingush form of Eve.
Ken'ichi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 健一, 研一, 賢一, 謙一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) けんいち(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KEWN-EE-CHEE
From Japanese (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or (ken) meaning "study, sharpen" combined with (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kausalya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: कौसल्या(Sanskrit)
Means "of the Kosala people" in Sanskrit. Kosala was an ancient Indian kingdom that was at its most powerful in the 6th century BC. Kausalya is the mother of the hero Rama in the Hindu epic the Ramayana.
Kartikeya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: कार्त्तिकेय(Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (Kṛttikā), the Indian name for the constellation the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (kṛt) meaning "to cut, to divide". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda, given because he was raised by the Krttikas.
Kanya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กัญญา(Thai)
Pronounced: kan-YA
Means "young woman" in Thai.
Kannan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tamil
Other Scripts: கண்ணன்(Tamil)
Tamil form of Krishna.
Kanlayani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กัลยาณี(Thai)
Pronounced: kan-la-ya-NEE
Means "beautiful girl" in Thai, ultimately from कल्याणी (kalyani).
Kanika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Khmer
Other Scripts: កណិការ(Khmer)
Taken from the Khmer name for Kanak Champa, a white, jasmine-like plant.
Kamon
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: กมล(Thai)
Pronounced: ka-MON
Means "heart, mind" in Thai.
Kamini
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: कामिनी(Hindi)
Means "desirable" in Sanskrit.
Kali 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil
Other Scripts: काली(Sanskrit) কালী(Bengali) காளி(Tamil)
Pronounced: KAH-lee(English)
Means "the black one", derived from Sanskrit काल (kāla) meaning "black". The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. According to stories in the Puranas, she springs from the forehead of Durga in order to defeat various demons. She is typically depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword. As a personal name, it is generally masculine in India.
Kakita
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: 柿田(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: KA-KEE-TA
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From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kaion
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 海音, 快音, 塊音, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: KAH-EE-ON
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Jyoti
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Other Scripts: ज्योती, ज्योति(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) জ্যোতি(Bengali, Assamese)
Derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light". This is a transcription of both the feminine form ज्योती and the masculine form ज्योति.
Jinsheng
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 金生, 金升, 津生, 进生, 晋生, 锦生, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEEN-SHUNG
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry", 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress", 晋 (jìn) meaning "advance, increase" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, soar, ascend". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Jiang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYANG
From Chinese (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Jiahao
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 家豪, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYA-KHOW
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From Chinese (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
Jeetendra
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: जितेन्द्र(Hindi) जितेंद्र(Marathi)
Alternate transcription of Hindi जितेन्द्र or Marathi जितेंद्र (see Jitendra).
Jayanta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Other Scripts: जयन्त, जयंत(Sanskrit) জয়ন্ত(Bengali, Assamese)
Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious". This is the name of a son of the Hindu god Indra and the goddess Indrani, as well as other legendary figures.
Jayadeva
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sanskrit
Other Scripts: जयदेव(Sanskrit)
Means "divine victory" from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory" and देव (deva) meaning "god". This was the name of a 12th-century Indian poet.
Isamu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) いさむ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EE-SA-MOO
From Japanese (isamu) meaning "brave" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.
Iravan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: इरावान्(Sanskrit)
Derived from Sanskrit इरावत् (irāvat) meaning "satiating, comfortable, endowed with provisions", from इरा (irā) meaning "food, refreshment". This is the name of a minor Hindu deity and a character in the Mahabharata. The son of Arjuna, he is a patron god of transgender communities.
Imekanu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ainu
Other Scripts: イメカヌ(Ainu Katakana)
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).
Hyosung
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Hye
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: (Korean Hangul) 慧, 惠, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: KHYEH
From Sino-Korean (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or other characters that are pronounced in the same way. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character. A notable bearer was a 6th-century king of Baekje.
Hotaru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ほたる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HO-TA-ROO
From Japanese (hotaru) meaning "firefly".
Hong
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 虹, 红, 弘, 鸿, 宏, etc.(Chinese) 虹, 紅, 弘, 鴻, 宏, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KHUWNG
From Chinese (hóng) meaning "rainbow", (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" (which is usually only masculine) or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" (also usually only masculine). Other characters can also form this name.
Higashi
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ひがし(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-GA-SHEE
From Japanese (higashi) meaning "east".
Hedjara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Maranao
Possibly a form of Hajar.
Hanzō
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 半蔵, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はんぞう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HAWN-ZO
From Japanese (han) meaning "half" and () meaning "to hide". This name was borne by the noted samurai Hattori Hanzou (1542-1596). The name can also be formed from other kanji combinations.
Ha-Jun
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 하준(Korean Hangul) 夏准, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: HA-JOON
From Sino-Korean (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with (jun) meaning "approve, permit". This name can be formed by other hanja characters as well.
Haiyan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 海晏, 海燕, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KHEH-YEHN
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haijun
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 海俊, 海军, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KHIE-CHUYN
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Hahami
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 羽々未, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" duplicated and combined with 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Haewon
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 해원(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: HAY-WON
해 is 海 meaning "sea" or "ocean"
원 is 媛 meaning "beautiful"
해원 means beautiful ocean
Guiying
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 桂英, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: KWAY-EENG
From Chinese (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
Guanyin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Buddhism
Other Scripts: 观音(Chinese) 觀音(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KWAN-EEN(Chinese)
Means "one who observes sounds", from Chinese (guān) meaning "to observe, to see" and (yīn) meaning "sound, tone", referring to prayers. This is the Chinese name of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion (who is regarded as female in China). It originated as a calque of Sanskrit अवलोकितस्वर (Avalokitasvara), an earlier form of Avalokiteshvara's name.
Giang
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Vietnamese
Pronounced: ZANG, YANG
From Sino-Vietnamese (giang) meaning "river".
Gauri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: गौरी(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi)
Derived from Sanskrit गौर (gaura) meaning "white, pale, yellow". This is a Hindu goddess, another name of Parvati the wife of Shiva, so named because of her fair complexion.
Gantulga
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Гантулга(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "steel cooking stand" in Mongolian, from ган (gan) meaning "steel" and тулга (tulga) meaning "cooking stand".
Fen 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 芬, 奋, etc.(Chinese) 芬, 奮, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: FUN
From Chinese (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" (which is usually only feminine) or (fèn) meaning "strive, exert" (usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.
Fangqing
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 方青, 方清, 芳清, 芳青, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: FAHNG-CHEENG
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This name is made up 芳 (Fang) meaning "Beautiful, Virtuous, Fragrance" or 方 (Fang) meaning "Square, Direction, Way, Region, Locality, Involution, Power, At the time when, Just", plus 清 (Qing) meaning "Clear, Clean, Distinct, Quiet, the Dynasty, Thoroughly, Completely", or 青 (Qing) meaning "Green, Blue, Young". My source is in the notes.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese (Hakka)
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Hakka Chinese form of Hua.
Eun-Jeong
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 은정(Korean Hangul) 恩廷, 恩婷, 慇婷, 銀貞, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: UN-JUNG
From Sino-Korean (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or (eun) meaning "careful, anxious, attentive" combined with (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or (jeong) meaning "pretty, graceful". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.
Etsuyo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Pronounced: EH-TSOO-YO
Japanese

etsu
悦 rejoice

e
1. 枝 branch
2. 恵 grace/beauty
3. 江 cove/inlet
4. 絵 picture
5. 愛 love (rare prn., but is possible and occurs in a prefecture's name)

tsu
1. 津 by the sea
2. 連 through road/ connection
3. 次 (means next, but it's usually a man's name kanji rather than fem.)
4. 都
5. 付
6. 亜 Asia

yo
代 generation
世 world
淑 gentle

Etasha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian (Christian), Assamese, Nepali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Other Scripts: एतशा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali)
Pronounced: eɪtʌ-shaa(British English) eɪtə-shaa(Indian) etashA(Indian)
MEANING - "shining, brilliant, of variegated colour". It is feminine of Etash
Origin - Sanskrit ( एतश )
Usage - Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist
Indian pronunciation - etashA, a- tashaa
Enza
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 燕三, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
From Japanese 燕 (en) meaning "swallow (bird)" combined with 三 (za) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Emi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 恵美, 絵美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) えみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EH-MEE
From Japanese (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or (e) meaning "picture, painting" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eita
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 瑛太, 栄太, 英太, 永太, 詠太, 鋭太, 衛太, 瑛多, 栄多, 英多, 永多, 詠多, 鋭多, 衛多(Japanese Kanji) えいた(Japanese Hiragana) エイタ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced: E:-TAH
This name combines 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal ball," 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosper," 英 (ei, hanabusa) meaning "excellent, outstanding," 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, long, everlasting," 詠 (ei, uta.u, yo.mu) meaning "compose, poem, recite, song," 鋭 (ei, surudo.i) meaning "sharp, keen" or 衛 (e, ei) meaning "defense, protection" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick" or 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much."

One bearer of this name is actor Eita (瑛太), born Eita Nagayama (永山 瑛太) (1982-).

Dyaus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: द्यौष्(Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit द्यु (dyu) meaning "sky", ultimately connected to the name of the Indo-European god *Dyēws. In the Rigveda he is the sky god, the consort of the earth goddess Prithvi. He is also called Dyaus Pita meaning "father sky". His name is cognate with other Indo-European theonyms such as Greek Zeus and Latin Jupiter.
Douri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 通, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: DO:-ṘEE
From Japanese 通 (douri) meaning "pass through" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

A famous bearer is Dori Sakurada, a Japanese actor and singer.

Dipali
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: दीपाली(Hindi, Marathi)
From Sanskrit दिपाली (dipālī) meaning "row of lamps".
Dinakar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian
Dinakar mean Sun
Difang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indigenous Taiwanese
Meaning unavailable.
Deyan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 德燕(Chinese)
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Dewi 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indonesian
Pronounced: DEH-wee
Indonesian form of Devi.
Devadas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: देवदास(Hindi)
Means "servant of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and दास (dāsa) meaning "servant".
Dawa
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: ཟླཝ, ཟླབ(Tibetan)
Pronounced: TA-WA(Tibetan)
Means "moon, month" in Tibetan.
Dame
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Batak
Means "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Chuahirun
Usage: Thai
Pronounced: chwah-heer-roon
Chouko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 蝶子(Japanese Kanji) ちょうこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHO-KO
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蝶子 (see Chōko).
Chorong
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean (Modern)
Other Scripts: 초롱(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: CHO-RONG
From either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.

One famous bearer of this name is singer-songwriter and actress Park Cho-rong (1991-).

Chō
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ちょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHO
From Japanese (chō) meaning "butterfly".
Chandra
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Other Scripts: चन्द्र, चन्द्रा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali) চন্দ্র(Bengali) চন্দ্ৰ(Assamese) चंद्रा(Marathi) చంద్ర(Telugu) சந்திரா(Tamil) ಚಂದ್ರ(Kannada)
Pronounced: CHAWND-ro(Bengali)
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (cand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of both the masculine form चण्ड (the god of the moon personified) as well as the feminine form चण्डा (spelled with a long final vowel).
Chamara
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sinhalese
Other Scripts: චාමර(Sinhala)
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Derived from Sanskrit चमर (chamara) meaning "yak" or "fly-whisk".
Chaisit
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: ชัยสิทธิ์(Thai)
Pronounced: chie-SEET
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".
Chaidar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indonesian
Indonesian form of Haidar.
Caijuan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 财娟(Chinese)
From the Chinese 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Cahulogan
Usage: Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Pronounced: ku-huw-lo-GAN(Filipino)
Derived from Tagalog kahulugan meaning "meaning".
Cahaya
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indonesian, Malay
Pronounced: CHA-ha-ya(Indonesian)
Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).
Byakuran
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: びゃくらん(Japanese Hiragana) 百蘭, 白蘭, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: BYAH-KUU-ṘAHN
From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Bunta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 文多, 文太, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: BUUN-TAH
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was actor Bunta Sugawara (1933-2014), who appeared in almost 200 feature films.

Buichi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 武一, 武市, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: BUU-EE-CHEE
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Buichi Terasawa, a Japanese manga artist.

Boram
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 보람(Korean Hangul) 寳濫, 寳蘫, 寳覽, 保濫, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: PO-RAM
From native Korean 보람 (boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."
It can also be written with hanja, such as 寳 (bo) meaning "treasure" or 保 (bo) meaning "protection, defence," combining that with 濫 (ram) meaning "overflow; diffusion; float," 蘫 (ram) meaning "clear water," 覽 (ram) meaning "view; observation; prospect," and the such.

Female bearers of this name include singer and actress Jeon Boram (1986-) and singer Park Bo-ram (1994-).

Bhoomi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi (Modern)
Pronounced: B-oo-m-ee
Hindi/Sanskrit Term for Earth
Bambang
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Javanese, Indonesian
Pronounced: BAM-bang
Means "knight" in Javanese.
Balarama
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: बलराम(Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name Rama 1. According to the Hindu epic the Mahabharata he was the elder brother of Krishna. He was associated with agriculture and used a plough as a weapon.
Bahadur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Nepali
Other Scripts: बहादुर(Hindi, Nepali)
Pronounced: bə-HA-duwr(Hindi)
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From Persian بهادر (bahādor), itself from Turkic bagatur meaning "hero, warrior". This was the name of rulers of the Mughal Empire.
Bada
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Korean (Modern)
Other Scripts: 바다(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: PA-DA
From native Korean 바다 (bada) meaning "sea, ocean."
Ayal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Amis
Pronounced: a-yarə
Asamizu
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 朝水, 浅水(Japanese Kanji)
made with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".
Asahi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 旭, 朝日, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あさひ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-SA-KHEE
From Japanese (asahi) or 朝日 (asahi) both meaning "morning sun". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Arabinda
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bengali, Odia
Other Scripts: অরবিন্দ(Bengali) ଅରବିନ୍ଦ(Odia)
Bengali and Odia variant of Aravind.
Apinya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: อภิญญา(Thai)
Pronounced: a-peen-YA
Alternate transcription of Aphinya.
Amanjot
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Other Scripts: ਅਮਨਜੋਤ(Gurmukhi)
From Arabic أمان (ʾamān) meaning "peace" and Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light".
Aki 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 晶, 明, 秋, 亜希, 亜樹, 亜紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE
From Japanese (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.
Aishwarya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Other Scripts: ऐश्वर्या(Hindi, Marathi) ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ(Kannada) ഐശ്വര്യ(Malayalam) ஐசுவரியா(Tamil)
From Sanskrit ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) meaning "prosperity, wealth". A famous bearer is the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1973-).
Aishan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 爱珊(Chinese)
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Aichen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 蔼晨, 蔼琛(Chinese)
From the Chinese 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" or 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".
Ai 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 愛, 藍, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-EE
From Japanese (ai) meaning "love, affection", (ai) meaning "indigo", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Agasa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 亜芽沙, 亜雅沙, 有芽沙, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: AH-GAH-SAH
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 芽 (ga) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Adichai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: อดิชัย(Thai)
Pronounced: a-dee-CHIE
From Thai อดิ (adi) meaning "great, excellent" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Achamma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Other Scripts: അച്ചാമ്മ(Malayalam)
Form of Rebecca used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Abahai
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Manchu
Other Scripts: ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ(Manchu)
A short Manchu form of Tiancong, meaning “Heavenly Ruler”. Best known as one of the Manchu titles of Hong Taiji.
Aalisaikhan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Mongolian
Other Scripts: Аальсайхан(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Means "nice character, good disposition" in Mongolian, from ааль (aali) meaning "disposition, conduct" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
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