Submitted Names with "ability" in Meaning

Baiyun f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, ability, craft, technique, performance, acting, trick, stunt".

Beiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".

Benzaiten f Japanese Mythology
The name of a Japanese goddess, often considered to be the Japanese form of Saraswati. Her name is derived from 弁 (ben) meaning "dialect, discrimination, petal", 才 (zai) meaning "ability, talent" or 財 (zai) meaning "property, riches, wealth" and 天 (ten) meaning "the sky, heavens".

Changyun m Korean (Modern)
Means "creative ability". Changyun is also a popular singer in South Korea under groups SHU-I and ZEUS.

Chengcai m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 才 (cái) meaning "ability, talent" or 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches".

Choye f Korean
Combination of Sino-Korean 草 (cho) "grass, straw, thatch, herbs" and From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) "art; talent, ability; craft" or 乂 (ye) "govern, control, manage; nurture"

Cipta m & f Indonesian
Means "ability to create, creative force" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

Danger m & f English
From the English word "danger" meaning "liability to exposure to harm or risk; an instance or cause of liable harm; or ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm". From the Middle English daunger 'power, dominion, peril', ultimately derived from the Latin dominus 'lord, master'.... [more]

Enomi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 咲 (e) meaning "blossom", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 之 (no), a possessive marker, 暖 (no) meaning "warmth", 音 (no) meaning "sound" and 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 望 (mi) meaning "hope"... [more]

Eun-jae f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 才 "talent, ability".

Freewill m & f Medieval English
Meaning, "the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion." Referring to the freewill provided to us by God.

Gealbu m Sami
From Sami gealbu meaning "fitness, ability".

Huelitl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "powerful one, able one", derived from Nahuatl hueli "power, possibility, ability".

Jaechang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "To rule or and Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear"

Jae-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 才 "talent, ability" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".

Jaehoon m Korean
From 才 "talent, ability" and Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".

Jae-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist", 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 顯 (hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear" or 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron... [more]

Jae-in m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "in, at" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 寅 (in) meaning "tiger" or 人 (in) meaning "person, human", along with other hanja combinations... [more]

Jae-jeong f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 才 (jae) "talent, ability" and 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle". Other hanja can be used.

Jaekang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "to rule" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 강 meaning "river".

Jaeneung m Korean
From 才 "talent, ability" and 능 meaning "ability."... [more]

Jae-Ryong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 龍 (ryong) meaning "dragon"... [more]

Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".

Kono f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (kono) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 古 (ko) meaning "good luck", 己 (ko) meaning "self", 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum, beat, rouse, muster", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 葉 (ko) meaning "leaf", 來 (ko) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 好 (kono, ko) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 小 (ko) meaning "little, small", 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood", 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 衣 (ko) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 之 (no), a possessive marker, 暖 (no) meaning "warmth", 希 (no) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 奏 (no) meaning "play music, complete" or 望 (no) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect"... [more]

Maglorio m Italian
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: ... [more]

Mengyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" or 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".

Musa m & f Aymara
Means "ability, intelligence" in Aymara.

Na-ye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 藝 "art; talent, ability".

Nengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able, ability" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Nobutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 修 (nobu) meaning "discipline, study", 宣 (nobu) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 暢 (nobu) meaning "stretch", or 順 (nobu) meaning "obedience, order, sequence" combined with 喬 (taka) meaning "high, boasting", 尭 (taka) meaning "lofty, high, far", 尚 (taka) meaning "furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further", 尊 (taka) meaning "precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred", 登 (taka) meaning "ascend, climb up", 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk", or 能 (taka) meaning "capacity, ability, talent, skill"... [more]

Phonsawan f & m Thai
Means "talent, ability, gift" in Thai.

Potestas f Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun potestas meaning "power, ability".

Qüdrət m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra) meaning "power, capability, ability".

Salohiyat m Uzbek
Means "power, ability, aptitude" in Uzbek.

Seon-ye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 先 "first, former, previous" and 藝 "art; talent, ability; craft".

Shiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poetry, poem" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" or 意 (yì) meaning "thoughts, ideas".

Shiyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poetry, poem" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, talent, ability, skill".

Suhye f Korean
From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 秀(su) meaning "Excellent, Great, Beautiful" and 惠(hye) meaning "Love, Grace, Intelligent, Beautiful" or 慧(hye) meaning "Wisdom, Intelligent, Ability".... [more]

Tài m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 才 (tài) meaning "talent, ability".

Tianyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable", 谊 (yì) meaning "friendship" or "appropriate, suitable", 亦 (yì) meaning "also, likewise", 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability", 益 (yì) meaning "benefit, advantage", 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling" or 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".

Tomoyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 丈 (tomo) meaning "height, measurement" combined with 禄 (yoshi) meaning "happiness, blessing", 貴 (yoshi) meaning "worthful, valuable, expensive, precious, to esteem, superior, aristocratic" or 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill"... [more]

Tongyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds", 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight" or 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, talent, ability".

Ukeme f Efik
Means "ability" in Efik.

Unako m & f Xhosa
Means "ability" or "you can" in Xhosa.

Utano f Japanese
From Japanese 唄 (uta) meaning "song, ballad", 歌 (uta) meaning "song, sing", 雅 (u) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 詩 (uta) meaning "poem, poetry" or 唱 (uta) meaning "chant, recite, call upon, yell", 楽 (ta) meaning "music, comfort, ease" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life" or 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity"... [more]

Weiyi f Chinese
Derived from 維 (wei) meaning "to tie, to link, to hold together", 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 儀 (yi) meaning "ceremony, rite", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable", 薏 (yì) meaning "lotus seeds", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".

Wirogalos m Gaulish
Derived from the Proto-Celtic elements *wiros "man" and *galā "valour, ability". It is a cognate of Fearghal.

Wonjae m Korean
From 元 (won) "first; dollar; origin; head" or 園 (won) "garden; park, orchard" and 才 "talent, ability" or 宰(jae) "To rule"

Woojae m Korean
From 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", or 才 "talent, ability".

Xinyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight", 匀 (yún) meaning "equal", or 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, skill, ability, talent".

Xueyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 旖 (yǐ) meaning "romantic, tender, charming" or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".

Yano f Japanese
From Japanese 也 (ya) meaning "also", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 埜 (ya) meaning "open country, field, wilderness", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut tree", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" or 耶 (ya), an interjection combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 暢 (no) meaning "stretch", 弐 (no) meaning "two, second", 展 (no) meaning "unfold, expand", 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 信 (no) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust" or 倫 (no) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

Ye-rim f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 琳 "beautiful jade, gem".

Ye-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than". The first syllable can also come from 예수님 (Yesu-nim), the Korean name for Jesus, for meanings like "Jesus is victorious".

Ye-sol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 松 "sun, peace, pine tree".

Ye-sol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art talent, ability" and 松 (sol) meaning "pine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Yijing f Chinese
From the Chinese 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, bright, light, radiant".

Yilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability", 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily", 连 (lián) meaning "join, connect, continuous" or 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Yiqu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" and 趣 (qù) meaning "that which attracts one's attention".

Yixin f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, right, proper", 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish" or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Yoshihira m Japanese
From Japanese 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill", 悦 (yoshi) meaning "joy, pleased", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "jubilation", 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtue, goodness", or 嘉 (ka, yomi.suru, yoi, yoshi) meaning "auspicious" combined with 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, even"... [more]

Yoshikatsu m Japanese
From Japanese 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill" combined with 活 (katsu) meaning "life". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Yoshikazu m Japanese
This name is used as 能 (yoshi) meaning "skill, ability, talent, capacity", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "jubilation, celebration", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" and 三 (kazu) meaning "one" or 員 (kazu) meaning "member"... [more]

Yoshiomi m Japanese
From Japanese 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill", 悦 (yoshi) meaning "joy, pleased", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "jubilation", 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtue, goodness", or 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "auspicious" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning "one who serves a lord; a vassal, subject"... [more]

Yueyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "ability, art, talent".

Yuyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, ability, talent, craft", 韫 (yùn) meaning "hide, conceal" or 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Zhenyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable", 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability", 谊 (yì) meaning "friendship", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, reflect upon, memory", or 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".

Ziyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, talent, ability".

Zulhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Uyghur
Basically means "possessing the ability to charm or intoxicate", derived from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".