AmantaymKazakh From Arabic أَمَان (ʾamān) meaning "safety, shelter, protection" and Kazakh тай (tay) meaning "foal, colt".
AterbefBasque Derived from Basque aterbe/aterpe "shelter; refuge", this name is sometimes understood as a Basque equivalent to Spanish Amparo.... [more]
AyafKazakh Means "canopy, shelter, hideout" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon".
BabesnefBasque (Rare) Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Amparo and Patrocinio. The name was based on Basque babes "shelter, refuge; protection" and the productive name suffix -ne.
BaohumChinese From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 护 (hù) meaning "protect, guard, shelter".
BeorhtwarufAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and waru "shelter, protection, care".
BirkefGerman German name of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include an old and obscure feminine form of Birk, which itself is an Alemannic short form of names containing the element Burk- (the name element being derived from Old High German burg "protection; shelter", compare Burkhard), an early 20th-century coinage based on Indogermanic bircha "glowing", an early 20th-century coinage based on Middle Low German berke "birch tree" and an early 20th-century coinage based on the modern German word Birke "birch tree" and thus making it a botanical word name.... [more]
BoothmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]
CadworedmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and uuoret "shelter, protection".
FreawarufAnglo-Saxon Mythology Possibly derived from Old English frēa, a poetic word meaning "lord, king" (from the Germanic root *fraujô), combined with Old English waru meaning "shelter, protection, care"... [more]
Gursharanm & fPunjabi, Indian (Sikh) Means "refuge of the Guru", derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and शरण (śaraṇá) meaning "refuge, asylum, shelter"... [more]
Harborf & mEnglish From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.
HlévangrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Variant of Hlévargr or derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vangr ("garden"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
HlévargrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vargr ("thief, outlaw; wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
HlífstæinnmOld Norse Combination of Old Nose hlíf "protection, shelter" and steinn "stone".
HlífþrasafOld Norse Old Norse combination of hlíf "cover, shelter, protection, esp. shield" and þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show".
HrothwarufAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements hroð "fame, glory" and waru "shelter, protection, care".
KoamalumHawaiian (Rare) Means "brave strength," from koa meaning "brave, bold, fearless, valiant" and malu meaning "shelter, protection, peace, control, strength."
LífdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
MengyinfChinese From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect".
MuadhmArabic Means "refuge, shelter, haven" in Arabic.
PənahmAzerbaijani Derived from Persian پناه (panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".
Refugiom & fSpanish (Mexican) Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".
SinuhemAncient Egyptian, Literature From Egyptian zꜣ.nht meaning "son of the sycamore", derived from zꜣ "son" and nht "sycamore tree", a plant associated with the goddess Hathor... [more]