Lily-the-seal's Personal Name List

Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish, a vernacular form of Asher.

Means "wolf" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Benjamin (see Genesis 49:27).

Variant of Xander.

From Japanese 譲 (yuzuru) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཡོན་ཏན (see Yonten).

Indonesian form of John.

Means both "ash tree" and "clear, serene" in Bulgarian.

Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάνης (see Gianis). It is also used in France, in part inspired by the Breton names Yann and Yannic.

Short form of Alexander. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by a character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).

Middle English form of the Old English name Wigmund, composed of the elements wig "battle" and mund "protection".

Means "little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated the New Testament into Gothic.

Dutch form of William. Willem the Silent, Prince of Orange, was the leader of the Dutch revolt against Spain that brought about the independence of the Netherlands. He is considered the founder of the Dutch royal family. In English he is commonly called William of Orange.

From an English surname that was derived from the Old German given name Willihard (or the Old English cognate Wilheard).

German cognate of William. This was the name of two German emperors. It was also the middle name of several philosophers from Germany: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), who was also a notable mathematician. Another famous bearer was the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (1845-1923).

Means "bright will", derived from the Old German elements willo "will, desire" and beraht "bright".

Polish form of Victor.

Norman form of Vauquelin.

Old German form of Vauquelin.

Norman form of Wazo. This name was borne by a 12th-century Norman poet from the island of Jersey.

Means "victory" in Finnish.

Old short form of Vladislav and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (Church Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control". This name was borne by several princes of Wallachia (in Romania) including the 15th-century Vlad III Dracula, who was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire Count Dracula.

Diminutive of Viktor.

Finnish variant form of Philip.

Latvian form of Victor.

Lithuanian form of Victor.

Form of Victor used in various languages.

Belarusian form of Victor.

Finnish form of Victor.

Spanish and Catalan form of Victor.

Roman name meaning "victor, conqueror" in Latin. It was common among early Christians, and was borne by several early saints and three popes. It was rare as an English name during the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who authored The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

Old French form of the Norman name Walchelin, derived from Old Frankish walh or Old High German walah meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman" (Proto-Germanic *walhaz).

Diminutive of Ivan.

Macedonian form of Evangelos.

From Sino-Vietnamese 文 (văn) meaning "literature, culture, writing". This is a common middle name for Vietnamese boys.

From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful". In literature, this is the name of the main character in the comic strip "Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur", created by Hal Foster (1892-1982). It was later adapted into an animated television series called "The Legend of Prince Valiant", which ran from 1991 to 1993. The comic and the animated series have inspired people in some countries to name their son Valiant. The Netherlands is one of those countries, as in 2010, there was a total of 26 bearers (of all ages) in the entire country. Also, in popular culture, Valiant is the name of a wood pigeon in the 2005 computer-animated film of the same name.

Possibly from the dialectal Estonian word urm meaning "frost" or "catkin".

Latinized form of Wulfila.

Scottish Gaelic form of William.

Dutch form of Tyge.

Welsh short form of Tomos.

Means "ruler of the people", from Old Irish túath "people, country" and fal "rule". This was the name of a few Irish kings, including the legendary Túathal Techtmar.

Derived from Greek τρυφή (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". Saint Tryphon, a gooseherder from Syria, was martyred in the 3rd century.

Portuguese form of Tristan.

Anglicized form of Torcall.

From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with ketill "cauldron".

Variant of Torcall.

Scottish Gaelic form of the Norse name Þórketill (see Torkel).

Welsh form of Thomas.

Means "iron hero" in Mongolian, from төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Finnish, Hungarian and Welsh diminutive of Thomas.

From Sino-Vietnamese 純 (thuần) meaning "pure, clean, simple".

Derived from Turkic tengiz meaning "sea, ocean".

Finnish variant of Tyko.

Righteous; Well governed

From Japanese 達 (tatsu) meaning "achieve" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From Japanese 建 (tate) meaning "build, establish, erect, found" combined with 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" or 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Estonian and Finnish form of David.

Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

From Japanese 犁 (suki) meaning "plough" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).

Irish form of Stephen.

French form of Stephen.

Low German and Danish form of Stephen.

Welsh form of Stephen.

Slovak and Slovene form of Stephen.

Romanian form of Stephen.

Icelandic form of Stephen.

Scottish Gaelic form of Stephen.

Irish form of Stephen.

Variant transcription of Sōichirō.

Means "self-controlled, sensible" in Greek. This name was borne by the 5th-century BC writer Sophron of Syracuse.

Derived from Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy" combined with ชาย (chai) meaning "man" or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

From Hungarian som meaning "dogwood, cornel tree".

Derived from the Japanese kanji 宗 (sō) meaning either "ancestor, clan" and "esteemed, respectful" or 總 (sō) meaning "overall; altogether" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son" or 朗 (rō) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful".

Other kanji combinations are also possible.

The first element of this Germanic name is derived from sis, which is probably a contraction of sigis (see Sigisbert). However, this is not completely certain - the element might also come from Old High German sisesang "sad song" or from Old Swedish sisu "solemn lament." The second element is derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Welsh form of George.

Welsh form of George.

Welsh form of George.

Welsh form of John.

From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and vǫrðr "guard, guardian". Sigurd was the hero of the Norse epic the Völsungasaga, which tells how his foster father Regin sent him to recover a hoard of gold guarded by the dragon Fafnir. After slaying the dragon Sigurd tasted some of its blood, enabling him to understand the language of birds, who told him that Regin was planning to betray him. In a later adventure, Sigurd disguised himself as Gunnar (his wife Gudrun's brother) and rescued the maiden Brynhildr from a ring of fire, with the result that Gunnar and Brynhildr were married. When the truth eventually came out, Brynhildr took revenge upon Sigurd. The stories of the German hero Siegfried were in part based on him.

Old Norse form of Sigmund.

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and munt "protection" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from Old Norse sigr and mundr). An early variant of this name was Sigismund, borne by a 6th-century saint and king of the Burgundians. In the Norse Völsungasaga Sigmund is the hero Sigurd's father, the bearer of the powerful sword Gram. A notable bearer was the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the creator of the revolutionary theory of psychoanalysis.

Form of Sigmund in which the first element is sigis, an extended form of sigu. Saint Sigismund was a 6th-century king of the Burgundians. This was also the name of kings of Poland and a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

Derived from Gothic sigis "victory" combined with Old High German beraht "bright".

Derived from Old High German sigu "victory" combined with hari "army."

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sigeric.

Derived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert) combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Sigeric was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and beraht "bright". This was the name of several Frankish kings, including the 7th-century Sigebert III of Austrasia who is regarded as a saint.

From Sanskrit शरद् (śarad) meaning "autumn".

Norwegian name with the combination of sær "sea" and vǫrðr "guard".

Italian and Spanish form of Sergius.

Scottish Gaelic form of George.

From Sino-Korean 石 (seok) meaning "stone" or 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", as well as other characters that are pronounced the same way. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yiddish form of Alexander.

Spanish form of Sigismund.

Welsh form of Samuel.

From Japanese 聡 (satoshi) meaning "intelligent, clever", 智 (satoshi) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or other kanji and kanji combinations that are read the same way.

A masculine version of the name Sarina.

Spanish and Galician form of Sargon.

Masculine form of Sanja.

Dutch, Estonian, Danish and Norwegian short form of Alexander.

Russian and Bulgarian form of Samuel.

Italian form of Samuel.

Macedonian form of Samuel.

Derived from Thai ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Usually a Slavic name Ruse is most common in Macedonia. It has a Slavic meaning derived from the word рус (rus) "fair haired" or "fair/red bearded".
The name Ruse could be also derived from the Swede/Finish(norse origin) name Rus. This was used by the people who gave the names to their lands- Russia and Belarus and translated can mean "from over the sea" or "man who rows".

Old Norse and Faroese form of Rune.

Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Means "ruddy, rosy" in Bulgarian and Macedonian.

Roman cognomen meaning "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. As a nickname it was used by William II Rufus, a king of England, because of his red hair. It came into general use in the English-speaking world after the Protestant Reformation.

Possibly from Latin rubens "being red", participle of rubeo "to be red". It may also be inspired by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Scottish Gaelic form of Ruaidhrí.

Variant of Ruaidhrí.

From Old Irish Ruaidrí meaning "red king", from rúad "red" combined with rí "king". This was the name of the last high king of Ireland, reigning in the 12th century.

From Old Irish Rúadán, derived from rúad "red" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of the founder of the monastery of Lorrha in the 6th century.

Norman French form of Rolf.

Breton and Anglicized form of Rónán.

Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of Rolf. Rollo (or Rolf) the Ganger was an exiled Viking who, in the 10th century, became the first Duke of Normandy. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

From the Old German name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see Rudolf). The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.

From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave" [1].

Roland was an 8th-century military commander, serving under Charlemagne, who was killed by the Basques at the Battle of Roncevaux. His name was recorded in Latin as Hruodlandus. His tale was greatly embellished in the 11th-century French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed after being ambushed by the Saracens. The Normans introduced the name to England.

Means "famous ruler" from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and rih "ruler, king". This name was in use among the Visigoths; it was borne by their last king (Gothic form *Hroþireiks, also known by the Spanish form Rodrigo), who died fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain in the 8th century. It also had cognates in Old Norse and West Germanic, and Scandinavian settlers and Normans introduced it to England, though it died out after the Middle Ages. It was revived in the English-speaking world by Walter Scott's 1811 poem The Vision of Don Roderick [1].

This name has also functioned as an Anglicized form of Scottish Ruaridh or Welsh Rhydderch.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban meaning "raven".

Irish form of Richard.

Italian form of Reynold. This is the Italian name of the hero Renaud, appearing as the cousin of Orlando in the Orlando poems (1483 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto. A different version of this character features in the poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso.

Finnish short form of Richard.

From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" or different kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Swedish and Norwegian variant of Richard.

Latvian form of Richard.

Variant of Richárd, meaning "brave ruler".

Hungarian form of Richard.

Possibly a derivative of Old Welsh rudd "red", in which case it is a cognate of Ruadhán. This was the name of an early Welsh saint, remembered in the parish and village of Llanrhidian on Gower.

Welsh form of Reynold.

From the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and walt "power, authority". The Normans (who used forms like Reinald or Reinold) brought the name to Britain, where it reinforced rare Old English and Norse cognates already in existence. It was common during the Middle Ages, but became more rare after the 15th century.

Dutch cognate of Reynold.

Finnish form of Reynold.

Estonian form of Gregory.

Derived from the Norse elements ráð meaning "counsel, advice" and ulfr meaning "wolf".

Anglicized form of Raghnall.

Diminutive of Ramon.

Means "sword" in Tibetan.

Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler" (making it a cognate of Reynold).

Modern Scandinavian form of Ragnvaldr.

Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Ragnvaldr.

Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Proklos via Proclus.

English form of Priscillianus. This name was borne by a bishop of Ávila (Spain) from the 4th century AD.

Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Priscillian.

From Sanskrit प्रशान्त (praśānta) meaning "calm, quiet".

Means "excellent, superb" in Thai.

Ancient Greek form of Porfirio.

Derived from the Greek name Πορφύριος (Porphyrios), which was derived from the word πορφύρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye". This was the name of several early saints.

Medieval form of Peter. This is the name of the main character in the 14th-century poem Piers Plowman [1] by William Langland.

Greek form of Phocas.

German form of Philip.

From the Greek name Φίλιππος (Philippos) meaning "friend of horses", composed of the elements φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great. The name appears in the New Testament belonging to two people who are regarded as saints. First, one of the twelve apostles, and second, an early figure in the Christian church known as Philip the Deacon.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians, though it came to the West by the Middle Ages. It was borne by six kings of France and five kings of Spain. It was regularly used in England during the Middle Ages, although the Spanish king Philip II, who attempted an invasion of England, helped make it less common by the 17th century. It was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Elizabethan courtier and poet Philip Sidney (1554-1586) and the American science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick (1928-1982).

Spanish form of Pelagius. This was the name of the founder of the kingdom of Asturias in the 8th century.

Latinized form of the Greek name Πελάγιος (Pelagios), which was derived from πέλαγος (pelagos) meaning "the sea". This was the name of several saints and two popes. It was also borne by a 4th-century British theologian whose teachings were eventually declared heretical.

Means "sad, melancholy, mournful" in Persian.

Hungarian form of Oscar.

Latvian form of Oscar.

Form of Oscar in several languages. A famous bearer was Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), who is credited for saved over 1,000 Polish Jews during World War II.

Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Ansgar.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Oscar.

Possibly means "deer friend", derived from Old Irish oss "deer" and carae "friend". Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English name Osgar or its Old Norse cognate Ásgeirr, which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers. In Irish legend Oscar was the son of the poet Oisín and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

This name was popularized in continental Europe by the works of the 18th-century Scottish poet James Macpherson [1]. Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson, and he suggested Oscar as the second middle name of his godson, who eventually became king of Sweden as Oscar I. Other notable bearers include the Irish writer and humorist Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012).

From Japanese 修 (osamu) meaning "discipline, study", as well as other kanji that have the same pronunciation.

Means "brave, valiant, dignified" in Thai.

Norman French form of Humphrey.

Means "wears a red shirt" in Lakota. From ógle 'shirt', iglúzA 'wear clothes', šá 'to be red'.

Old Norse form of Oddvar.

From the Old Norse name Oddvarr, derived from the elements oddr "point of a sword" and varr "aware, cautious".

Old Norse form of Odd.

From the Old Norse elements oddr "point of a sword" and mundr "protection". This name was coined in the 19th century [1].

Old Norse form of Oddgeir.

From the Old Norse name Oddgeirr, derived from the elements oddr "point of a sword" and geirr "spear".

Derived from Old Norse oddr meaning "point of a sword".

Means “alone” in Igbo.

Means "jewel" in Tibetan.

Means "wind" in Navajo.

Means "marine" or "seaman, mariner, sailor" in Thai.

Means "fight, campaign" in Thai.

Means "sun hero" in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning "sun" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Means "star" in Arabic.

Anglicized form of Murchadh.

Means "sea battle", derived from Old Irish muir "sea" and cath "battle". This name was borne by several medieval Irish chieftains and kings. It is Anglicized as Murdo in Scotland.

From a Scottish surname, derived from Scots muir meaning "moor, fen". This name could also be inspired by Scottish Gaelic muir meaning "sea".

Medieval form of Moses.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי or מָרְדְּכַי (see Mordecai).

Means "crown" in Thai.

Means "auspicious, favourable" in Thai.

Originally a diminutive of Miklós or Mihály. It is now used independently, or as a Hungarian form of Maximilian.

Means "red boy" in Zulu.

German form of Meginhard.

Dutch form of Meginhard.

Dutch variant form of Meginhard.

Derived from the Old German elements megin "power, strength" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This was the name of a 12th-century saint, a bishop of Livonia.

From an English surname that was derived from the Old German given name Meginhard.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximus.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Alternate transcription of Russian Максим or Belarusian Максім (see Maksim) or Ukrainian Максим (see Maksym). This is also the Czech form.

Anglicized form of Macsen.

Dutch form of Matthias.

Italian form of Maximus.

From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning ", justice, right, proper, correct" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "peace, harmony". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From 傑 (masa) meaning "outstanding" and 將 (katsu) meaning "to rival, surpass, excel". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Portuguese form of Martinus (see Martin).

Greek form of Marius.

Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and French form of Marinus.

Means "wave, sea" in Greenlandic [1].

Polish form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Ukrainian and Polish form of Maximus.

Latvian form of Maximus.

Georgian form of Maximus.

Either a masculine form of Maja 1, or else from the Slovene name for the month of May.

Welsh form of Maximus. Magnus Maximus (known as Macsen Wledig in Welsh) was a 4th-century co-ruler of the Western Roman Empire. In Wales he was regarded as the founder of several royal lineages. He appears in the medieval Welsh tale The Dream of Macsen.

Means "son of oak" in Irish. This was the name of a 6th-century saint from Connemara.

From the Germanic name Hludwig meaning "famous in battle", composed of the elements hlut "famous, loud" and wig "war, battle". This was the name of three Merovingian kings of the Franks (though their names are usually spelled as Clovis) as well as several Carolingian kings and Holy Roman emperors (names often spelled in the French form Louis). Other famous bearers include the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) and the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), who contributed to logic and the philosophy of language.

Polish form of Lucianus.

Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. Two Etruscan kings of early Rome had this name as well as several prominent later Romans, including Lucius Annaeus Seneca (known simply as Seneca), a statesman, philosopher, orator and tragedian. The name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament belonging to a Christian in Antioch. It was also borne by three popes, including the 3rd-century Saint Lucius. Despite this, the name was not regularly used in the Christian world until after the Renaissance.

Portuguese form of Lucius.

Italian and Spanish form of Lucius.

Croatian form of Lucian.

French form of Lucianus.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucianus.

Frisian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Breton form of Louis.

From Thai เลิศ (loet) meaning "excellent, superb, fine" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Czech form of Liberius.

Means “little lamb” in Yiddish, often used as a vernacular form of Asher.

Italian form of Laurus (see Laura).

From an English surname, meaning "lane, path", which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane.

Polish form of Crispin.

Georgian form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

From Thai ก่อ (ko) meaning "build, create" and เกียรติ (kiat) meaning "honour, glory, fame".

Means "brave" in Thai.

From Japanese 清 (kiyoshi) or 淳 (kiyoshi) both meaning "pure". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Means "honour, glory, fame" in Thai.

From Thai คง (khong) meaning "endure, last, remain" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".

Anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century. It was popularized outside of Scotland by Walter Scott, who used it for the hero in his 1825 novel The Talisman [1]. A famous bearer was the British novelist Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), who wrote The Wind in the Willows.

Scandinavian form of Kenneth.

Means "farmland, field" in Thai.

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

Cornish form of George.

Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes (see John). A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947-2016).

Dutch form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Old French form of Iohannes (see John).

Portuguese form of Jacob.

From Thai อิทธิ (itthi) meaning "power, might" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

From Thai อิทธิ (itthi) meaning "power, might" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Hungarian form of Stephen. This was the name of the first king of Hungary. Ruling in the 11th century, he encouraged the spread of Christianity among his subjects and is considered the patron saint of Hungary.

Arabic, Indonesian and Malay form of Alexander.

Latvian form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Possibly from Livonian (a Finnic language that was spoken in Latvia) im "miracle" and and "to give".

Modern form of Ieuan, a medieval Welsh form of Iohannes (see John).

Medieval Welsh form of Iohannes (see John), revived in the 19th century.

Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.

Old German form of Hugh. As a surname it has belonged to the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the writer of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

From the Germanic name Hugo, derived from Old Frankish hugi or Old High German hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit" (Proto-Germanic *hugiz). It was common among Frankish and French nobility, being borne by Hugh Capet, a 10th-century king of France who founded the Capetian dynasty. The Normans brought the name to England and it became common there, even more so after the time of the 12th-century bishop Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who was known for his charity. This was also the name of kings of Cyprus and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. The name is used in Ireland and Scotland as the Anglicized form of Aodh and Ùisdean.

From Old English hroð "fame, glory" and wulf "wolf", making it a cognate of Hrodulf (see Rudolf). This name appears in Beowulf belonging to the nephew of Hroðgar.

Contracted form of Hrodulf.

Means "red-seeded" or "fire flake" in Armenian.

Means "corn stalk" in Shawnee.

Combination of Old High German heri ("army") and muot ("excitement; concern; wrath").

Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and mōd "mind, spirit" (from mōdaz). Cognate to Herimot.

Short form of Herbert.

Polish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

From the Germanic name Heimirich meaning "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and rih "ruler". It was later commonly spelled Heinrich, with the spelling altered due to the influence of other Germanic names like Haganrich, in which the first element is hag "enclosure".

Heinrich was popular among continental royalty, being the name of seven German kings, starting with the 10th-century Henry I the Fowler (the first of the Saxon kings), and four French kings. In France it was usually rendered Henri from the Latin form Henricus.

The Normans introduced the French form to England, and it was subsequently used by eight kings, ending with the infamous Henry VIII in the 16th century. During the later Middle Ages it was fairly popular, and was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation. Notable bearers include arctic naval explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611), American-British novelist Henry James (1843-1916), American automobile manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947), and American actor Henry Fonda (1905-1982).

Finnish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

French form of Heinrich (see Henry). A notable bearer was the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954).

Scots form of Henry.

Dutch and Estonian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).

From Old Norse heimr meaning "home" (a cognate of Hama). In the Völsungasaga he is a king of Hlymdalir.

Finnish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Finnish, Estonian and Welsh form of Harry.

Means "powerful army", derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" from Old English healh.

From Sino-Vietnamese 海 (hải) meaning "sea, ocean".

Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Derived from Old High German gund "war" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Norman French form of the Norman name Wischard, from Old Norse vizkr "wise" and the Old French pejorative suffix -ard (from Old Frankish hard "hard, firm, brave, hardy"). This was the byname of Robert Guiscard, an 11th-century Norman conqueror of Sicily.

Norman French form of Warin.

From the Old Welsh name Grifud, the second element deriving from Old Welsh iudd "lord, prince" but the first element being of uncertain meaning (possibly cryf "strong"). This was a common name among medieval Welsh royalty. Gruffudd (or Gruffydd) ap Llywelyn was an 11th-century Welsh ruler who fought against England.

Scottish Gaelic form of Gregory.

Portuguese form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Italian and Spanish form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

German, Scottish, Slovak and Slovene form of Gregorius (see Gregory). A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.

French form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Danish and Norwegian form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Irish form of Gregory.

From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which is derived from Greek αἰγίδιον (aigidion) meaning "young goat". Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker who came to southern France from Greece. He is regarded as the patron saint of the crippled. In Old French the name Aegidius became Gidie and then Gilles, at which point it was imported to England. Another famous bearer was the 13th-century philosopher and theologian Giles of Rome (Egidio in Italian).

Italian and Spanish form of Gerard.

Russian form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Possibly from Georgian მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".

Derived from Sanskrit गौरव (gaurava) meaning "importance, dignity".

Means "steel hero" in Mongolian, from ган (gan) meaning "steel" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνός (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαλήνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Greco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honour.

Variant of Frode, possibly combined with the Old Norse name element herr "army".

Portuguese form of Frederick.

English form of an Old German name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from fridu "peace" and rih "ruler, king". This name has long been common in continental Germanic-speaking regions, being borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia. Notables among these rulers include the 12th-century Holy Roman emperor and crusader Frederick I Barbarossa, the 13th-century emperor and patron of the arts Frederick II, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great.

The Normans brought the name to England in the 11th century but it quickly died out. It was reintroduced by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. A famous bearer was Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.

Variant of Forrest, or else directly from the English word forest.

Derived from the Germanic elements folk "people" and hard "brave, hardy".

Italian form of Phokas (see Phocas).

Foca is the Italian word for "seal" (from the genus Phoca).

Form of Philip in various languages.

Scottish Gaelic form of Philip.

Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese form of Philip.

Spanish form of Stephen.

Derived from Old High German ernust meaning "serious, earnest". It was introduced to England by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century, though it did not become common until the following century. The American author and adventurer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a famous bearer of the name. It was also used by Oscar Wilde for a character in his comedy The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

Spanish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Italian form of Heinrich (see Henry). Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) was an Italian physicist who did work on the development of the nuclear bomb.

Portuguese form of Aemilius (see Emil).

From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

Irish form of Henry.

Scottish Gaelic form of Edward.

Form of Edward in several languages. Notable bearers include the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944).

Scottish Gaelic form of Henry.

Old English form of Edward.

Irish form of Edward.

Belarusian form of Demetrius.

Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Donnchadh, derived from Old Irish donn "brown" and cath "battle". This was the name of two kings of Scotland, including the one who was featured in Shakespeare's play Macbeth (1606).

From the Roman name Duilius, which is possibly derived from Latin duellum "war". This was the name of a Roman consul who defeated the Carthaginians in a naval battle.

Yiddish diminutive of David.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dubháin, itself derived from the given name Dubhán. Usage in America began around the start of the 20th century. It last appeared on the top 1000 rankings in 2002, though the variant Dwayne lingered a few years longer.

Derived from Greek δρόσος (drosos), meaning "dew".

Yiddish form of David.

Means "bear" in Hebrew.

Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Duncan.

Irish variant of Donnchadh (see Duncan).

Irish variant of Donnchadh (see Duncan).

Portuguese form of Dometius.

Russian form of Demetrius. This name was borne by several medieval princes of Moscow and Vladimir. Another famous bearer was Dmitriy Mendeleyev (or Mendeleev; 1834-1907), the Russian chemist who devised the periodic table.

Latvian form of Dmitriy.

Spanish and Italian form of Dionysius.

Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Demetrius.

Scottish Gaelic form of George.

Italian and Spanish form of Demetrius.

A boy's name of French origin meaning "of the sea." Poet Delmore Schwartz

Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, Old Irish Declán, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to the Déisi peoples of Ireland and the founder of the monastery at Ardmore.

In America, this name received boosts in popularity from main characters in the movies The Jackal (1997) and Leap Year (2010).

Irish form of Declan.

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawiḏ), which was derived from דּוֹד (doḏ) meaning "beloved" or "uncle". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him.

This name has been used in Britain since the Middle Ages. It has been especially popular in Wales, where it is used in honour of the 5th-century patron saint of Wales (also called Dewi), as well as in Scotland, where it was borne by two kings. Over the last century it has been one of the English-speaking world's most consistently popular names, never leaving the top 30 names for boys in the United States, and reaching the top rank in England and Wales during the 1950s and 60s. In Spain it was the most popular name for boys during the 1970s and 80s.

Famous bearers include empiricist philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873), musician David Bowie (1947-2016), and soccer player David Beckham (1975-). This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield (1850).

Alternate transcription of Arabic داوود or داود (see Dawud), as well as the usual Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form.

Masculine form of Darina 2.

Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach.

Means "of oak" in Irish, from the genitive case of dair.

Diminutive of Daniel.

Means "great" in Tagalog.

Scottish Gaelic form of David.

Irish form of David.

Welsh form of Constantine.

Means "guardian" in Spanish, from Latin custodia "protection, safekeeping".

Derived from the Slavic elements čĭstĭ "honour" and borti "battle".

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christodorus.

Portuguese form of Crispin.

Italian form of Constans.

Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Corinna, as well as a German variant.

From the Late Latin name Constans. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word constant.

Late Latin name meaning "constant, steadfast". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor, a son of Constantine the Great.

Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Irish name Cainnech, derived from caín meaning "handsome, beautiful, good". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth. It is also used as a modern Scottish Gaelic form of the unrelated name Cináed.

Possibly from Old Irish cin "respect, esteem, affection" or cinid "be born, come into being" combined with áed "fire", though it might actually be of Pictish origin. This was the name of the first king of the Scots and Picts (9th century). It is often Anglicized as Kenneth. The originally unrelated name Coinneach is sometimes used as the modern Scottish Gaelic form.

Means "sea" in Thai.

From Thai เชิด (choet) meaning "lift, raise" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Means "bright, brilliant" in Thai.

From Sino-Korean 燦 (chan) "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 佑 (u) "help, protect, bless".

From Thai ชาญ (chan) meaning "expert, skilled" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

From Thai ชาญ (chan) meaning "skilled, proficient" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" or ชาย (chai) meaning "man".

From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and ยุทธ (yut) meaning "war, battle".

From Thai ไชย or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and ยศ (yot) meaning "rank, title".

From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and ณรงค์ (narong) meaning "fight, campaign".

Derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayim) meaning "life". It has been used since medieval times.

Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel" and mund "protection".

Derived from Old English cene "bold" and ric "ruler, king".

Means "battle, war" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Portuguese from of Cedric

Derived from Old Irish cath "battle" and fal "rule". This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint. It was also borne by several Irish kings. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Charles.

Romanian masculine form of Katherine.

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.

Means "charioteer" in Irish. This was the name of two semi-legendary high kings of Ireland.

Old Irish form of Coinneach.

Irish form of Coinneach.

Means "whelp, young dog" in Scottish Gaelic. This name was borne by Cailean Mór, a 13th-century Scottish lord and ancestor of Clan Campbell.

From Old Welsh Catell, derived from cat "battle" and a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early kings of Powys in Wales.

Derived from Old English bryne "fire, flame, burning".

Irish Gaelic form of Brendan.

Portuguese form of Brendan.

Means "fire maker" in Navajo.

From an Old Norse byname derived from bjǫrn meaning "bear".

Danish and Norwegian form of Björn.

Means "wise" in Mongolian.

From a Welsh surname that was derived from ap Evan meaning "son of Evan". As a given name, it is particularly common in New Zealand and Australia.

Hungarian form of Bernard.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bernard.

Derived from the Old German element bern "bear" combined with hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. This was the name of several saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon who built hospices in the Swiss Alps in the 10th century, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a 12th-century theologian and Doctor of the Church. Other famous bearers include the Irish playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and the British World War II field marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976).

Means "bear" in Yiddish, a vernacular form of Dov.

Meaning: handsome, good-looking

Feminine form : Belmira

Means "hero" in Tagalog.

Dutch and Latin form of Bartholomew.

Means "law, act, decree" in Thai.

Derived from the Old German elements batu meaning "battle" and wolf meaning "wolf".

Diminutive of Salvador.

Means "hero" in Mongolian.

Old French form of Aimeric. This is the name of a hero in medieval French romance, Aymeri de Narbonne.

Means "weapon" in Thai.

Yiddish form of Abraham.

Modern Hebrew form of Abiel.

Portuguese form of Aurelius.

French form of Aurelius.

Hungarian form of Aurelius.

Possibly a Frisian diminutive of Augustinus or Aurelius.

From Japanese 淳 (atsushi) meaning "pure" or 敦 (atsushi) meaning "kindness, honesty". This name can also be formed from other kanji or kanji combinations.

Old Norse form of Åsmund.

From the Old Norse name Ásmundr, derived from the elements áss "god" and mundr "protection" (a cognate of Osmond).

From the Old Norse name Ásgeirr, derived from the elements áss meaning "god" and geirr meaning "spear". It is a cognate of Ansgar.

Icelandic form of Asger.

Dutch form of Adrian.

Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Ansgar, Ásgeirr and Osgar.

Irish form of Henry.

From the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr "elf" and herr "army, warrior".

French form of Alfonso.

Variant of Alonso in use in America.

Spanish variant of Alfonso.

Means "oak tree" in Hebrew.

Means "wave" in Tagalog.

Anglicized form of Alasdair.

Derived from the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and ríkr "ruler, king" (making it a cognate of Alberich).

Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, the Latin form of the Visigothic name *Aþalafuns meaning "noble and ready", derived from the Gothic elements aþals "noble" and funs "ready". This was the name of several kings of Spain (Asturias, León, Castile and Aragon) and Portugal, starting with Alfonso I of Asturias in the 8th century. His name was sometimes recorded in the Latin spelling Adefonsus, and on that basis it is theorized that first element might be from another source (perhaps haþus meaning "battle"). It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form.

Lithuanian form of Alfonso.

German, Dutch and Catalan form of Alfonso.

Old German name composed of the elements alb "elf" and heri "army" (making it a cognate of Alvar).

Greek form of Alexander.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek mythology this was another name of the hero Paris, and it also belongs to several characters in the New Testament. However, the most famous bearer was Alexander the Great, king of Macedon. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. Due to his fame, and later medieval tales involving him, use of his name spread throughout Europe.

The name has been used by kings of Scotland, Poland and Yugoslavia, emperors of Russia, and eight popes. Other notable bearers include English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744), American statesman Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), Scottish-Canadian explorer Alexander MacKenzie (1764-1820), Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), and Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the Scottish-Canadian-American inventor of the telephone.

Latvian form of Alex.

Finnish, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Alexius.

Finnish form of Alexander.

Derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old High German mâri "famous". The name might also be a metathesis of Adalmar.

From the Old German elements alb "elf" and wini "friend". It is a cognate of Ælfwine. This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Lombards who began the Lombard conquest of Italy.

Italian form of Alberich.

Derived from the Old German elements alb "elf" and rih "ruler, king". It was borne by two Lombard dukes of Spoleto in the 10th century. It was also the name of a 12th-century French saint who helped found the Cistercian Order.

Alberich is a sorcerer dwarf who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen in the medieval German epic the Nibelungenlied. The dwarf also appears in Ortnit as a helper to the hero.

Irish form of Alexander.

Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.

Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element anu "ancestor".

Old French form of Aimeric.

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wig "war, battle".

Means "sea, ocean" in Old Norse. According to Norse mythology Ægir was a god or giant (jǫtunn) who lived under the ocean. His wife was Rán.

Means "noble and famous", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German mâri "famous." Also, see Elmer.

Means "benevolent hero" in Mongolian, from ачит (achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Biblical Greek form of Abraham, as well as a Georgian form.