BarshebafAmerican, Biblical Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.
BesartmAlbanian Possibly derived from Albanian besë "faith; trust; promise; oath" and artë "golden" (compare ar).
BesjanafAlbanian Derived from Besiana, one of the Albanian names of Podujevo, a city in north-eastern Kosovo. Allegedly, the name is ultimately derived from Albanian besë "faith; belief; trust; oath; promise".
BetimmAlbanian Derived from Albanian betim "oath, pledge".
ChengshimChinese From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 世 (shì) meaning "generation, world, era", 誓 (shì) meaning "pledge, oath" or 士 (shì) meaning "scholar, gentleman; soldier".
ChikashimJapanese From classical adjective 近し/親し (chikashi) meaning "near, close; friendly, intimate," also written as 愛 meaning "beloved, dear(est)," 隣 meaning "neighbouring," both related to the aforementioned adjective, or 誓 meaning "oath, vow." These kanji, along with 力 meaning "strength, power," can be combined with a shi kanji, like 志 meaning "will, aim, goal" or 士 meaning "samurai."
DroplaugfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, in which the second element is laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". The first element may be derived from Old Norse dropi meaning "drop".
Gunnlaugf & mOld Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".
HorkosmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek horkos "witness" and related to Greek horkion "oath". In Greek mythology, Horkos was the god of (false) oaths and a son of the goddess Eris.
ÍslaugfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
JennleygfFaroese Combination of names beginning with the element Jen-, particularly Jenný, and the Old Norse element laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
JosebethfBiblical From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֶׁבַע (Yehosheva') meaning "Yahweh is an oath". In the Old Testament she is the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah. With her husband Jehoiada she rescued the future king Joash, her nephew, from a purge... [more]
KiapomSwahili Swahili masculine name meaning "oath".
LlefelysmWelsh Mythology Llefelys may be derived from Cligueillus or Digueillus, which may be a corruption of the Old Welsh name Higuel (specifically, the 10th century AD king Higuel (Howel/Houuel).... [more]
MengnanmChinese From the Chinese 盟 (méng) meaning "oath, covenant, alliance" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".
NereiðrmOld Norse From næra meaning "to save" and eiðr meaning "oath" or heiðr which possibly means the same.
ÖrlaugurmIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Paivandm & fPersian Means "link, union, relationship, oath" in Persian.
PeymanmPersian Means "oath, pledge, promise" in Persian.
RavirofShona Means "promise, oath or pledge" in Shona.
SælaugfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements sær meaning "sea" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
SebastosmLate Greek Derived from Σεβαστός (Sebastos), which is an Ancient Greek calque of the Roman title Augustus. Also compare the Greek noun Σεβάστιος (Sebastios) meaning "an oath by the genius of the Emperor"... [more]
ShevafHebrew (Modern, Rare) Possibly short form of Batsheva or Elisheva or other names containing the Hebrew name element שבע meaning "Oath" or simply derived from the biblical word... [more]
SheyvefYiddish From Hebrew שֶׁבַע (Sheva') meaning "seven" or possibly "oath" (cf. Elisheva, Batsheva). This was the birth name of Russian psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942).
SnjólaugfOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements snjór meaning "snow" (an alternative form of snær) and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
SunnleygfFaroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
SvanlaugfMedieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "(male) swan" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath", a derivative of Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage; to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated; promised (in names)".
ÞórlaugfIcelandic, Old Norse Old Norse and modern Icelandic name derived from the elements þor (compare Thor) and laug (ultimately from Ancient Germanic *leuʒ- / *-lauʒ- / *luʒ- "to swear a holy oath; to celebrate marriage; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
VæringrmOld Norse From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]
VélaugfOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
WarlockmEnglish (Rare), Literature This name is derived from the word of the same name, which is another name for a wizard. The word used to mean "traitor" or "oath-breaker" since the word is derived from a combination of Old English wærloga "traitor, liar, enemy, devil", which comes from wær meaning "faith, fidelity, a compact, agreement, covenant" (from Proto-Germanic *wera-, which then comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-o- meaning "true, trustworthy"), and an agent noun related to leogan meaning "to lie."... [more]
XuemengfChinese From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 盟 (méng) meaning "oath, covenant, alliance".
YimengfChinese Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad", 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that" or 祎 (yī) meaning "excellent" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 盟 (méng) meaning "oath, covenant, alliance", 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon".