Submitted Names with "straight" in Meaning

Akinao m Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct"... [more]

Anchasa f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit अञ्जसा (anjasa) meaning "true, straight, right".

Anjas m Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit अञ्जस् (anjas) meaning "straight, open, true, certain".

Ari f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아리땁다 (arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Atsunao m Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" or 尚 (shou, nao) meaning "esteem, furthermore, still, yet"... [more]

Chisaki f Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "reeds, rushes, grass", 咲 (chi) meaning "blossom", 小 (chi) meaning "small, little", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "to know", 地 (chi) meaning "earth; ground", 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" or 直 (chi) meaning "straight", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 颯 (sa) meaning "the sound of the wind", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" or 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom", 着 (saki) meaning "arrive, wear", 季 (ki) meaning "youngest brother", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant", 芸 (ki) meaning "technique, art, craft, performance" or 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare"... [more]

Dede f Dagbani
Means "straight, rightly" in Dagbani.

Drastamat m Armenian
Means "straight-forward, no way out" in Armenian.

Durustaan m Yakut
Means "high, straight, smooth, energetic, persistent".

Euthydemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek εὐθύς (euthys) meaning "straight, direct" as well as "immediately, at once, right away". However, a derivation from Greek εὐθής (euthes) meaning "righteous, upright" is also possible... [more]

Euthykles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek εὐθύς (euthys) meaning "straight, direct" as well as "immediately, at once, right away". However, a derivation from Greek εὐθής (euthes) meaning "righteous, upright" is also possible... [more]

Euthykritos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from the Greek adjective εὐθύς (euthys) meaning "straight, direct" as well as "immediately, at once, right away". However, a derivation from the Greek adjective εὐθής (euthes) meaning "righteous, upright" is also possible... [more]

Euthymenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek εὐθύς (euthys) meaning "straight, direct" as well as "immediately, at once, right away". However, a derivation from Greek εὐθής (euthes) meaning "righteous, upright" is also possible... [more]

Euthyphron m Ancient Greek
Means "right-minded, whole-hearted, sincere" in Greek, derived from εὐθύς (euthys) meaning "straight, direct" and φρήν (phren) meaning "mind, heart, emotions".

Fidan m Albanian
Derived from Albanian fidan "seedling, sapling, shoot; tall and straight".

Fumitada m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence" combined with 直 (tada) meaning "straight". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Hezhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Hinako f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 秀 (hi) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass", 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll", 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light", 瞳 (hi) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 披 (hi) meaning "expose, open", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 品 (hina) meaning "goods, refinement, dignity, article", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 陽向 (hina) meaning "toward the sun" or 鄙 (hina) meaning "lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 南 (na) meaning "south", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 名 (na) meaning "name", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 暖 (na) meaning "warmth", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 陽 (na) meaning "light, sun, male", 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 直 (na) meaning "straight" or 笑 (na) meaning "laugh" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness" or 菊 (ko) meaning "chrysanthemum"... [more]

Jeong-guk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 柾 (jeong) meaning "straight wood grain" or 定 (jeong) meaning "decide, determine; fix" and 國 (guk) "nation, country," along with other hanja combinations.

Jeongin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 正 (jeong) meaning "straight, proper, upright" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Jungyoon f & m Korean
正 "Jung" as in "correct, straight, centre" and 潤 as in "moist, glossy", other hanja combinations can be made

Mahitsy m & f Malagasy
Means "straight, correct" in Malagasy.

Motonao m Japanese
From 基 (moto) meaning "base, be based on", 素 (moto) meaning "elementary, elemental, prime, bare" or 本 (moto, hon) meaning "orign, source, root" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "common, straight, ordinary", 尚 (nao) meaning "esteem" or 正 (nao, masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice"... [more]

Mustaqim m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "straight, correct, right" in Arabic.

Naoaki m Japanese
From 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 観 (aki) meaning "see, appear, observe, view". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Naoji m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed using other kanji combinations.

Naoka f Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible. A fictional bearer of this name is Naoka Ueno (植野 直花) from the 2016 anime movie Koe no Katachi/A Silent Voice.

Naomichi m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 直 (nao) meaning "common, straight, ordinary" or 正 (nao) meaning "correct, justice" combined with 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" or 道 (michi) meaning "road, way, path" or 通 (michi) meaning "pass through".... [more]

Naonobu m Japanese
From 直 (nao) meaning "common, straight, ordinary", 尚 (nao) meaning "esteem" or 正 (nao, masa) meaning "correct, justice" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" or 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch"... [more]

Naota m Japanese
From 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 多 (ta) meaning "many". Other kanji combinations can be used to spell this name.

Naotake m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 剛 (take) meaning "sturdy". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Naoto m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.... [more]

Naoya m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well. ... [more]

Naoyuki m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 行 (yuki) meaning "line of text". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

O'ng'ar m Uzbek
Means "to set straight, to straighten out" in Uzbek.

Orsilochos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from ὄρσω (orso), the future case of the Greek verb ὄρνυμι (ornymi) meaning "to awaken, to arouse" as well as "to raise, to excite" and "to stir up"... [more]

Orsippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from ὄρσω (orso), the future case of the Greek verb ὄρνυμι (ornymi) meaning "to awaken, to arouse" as well as "to raise, to excite" and "to stir up"... [more]

Orthagoras m Ancient Greek
There are three possible meanings for this name: "to speak loudly at the assembly", "righteous speaker" and "righteous assembly".... [more]

Orthia f Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ὄρθιος (orthios) which meant "straight up, steep, uphill" as well as "setting straight". This was the name of a pre-Greek goddess worshipped in the central Peloponnese and later identified with Artemis (called Artemis Orthia).

Orthros m Greek Mythology
From Greek ὄρθρος (orthros) meaning "the time just before daybreak, early dawn, cock-crow". He was a mythological two-headed watchdog, a brother of Cerberus and son of the monster Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryon on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Herakles... [more]

Prawdomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawda "truth, verity", which is derived from Old Church Slavonic pravida "truth" (which in turn is probably derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right")... [more]

Prawomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian prav and Czech pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [more]

Prawomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian prav and Czech pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [more]

Qalamqosh f Uzbek
Means "straight, even eyebrows" in Uzbek. Straight eyebrows are considered a sign of beauty.

Rostevan m Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست (râst) and راستی (râsti).... [more]

Sadafumi m Japanese
From 禎 (sada) meaning "auspicious, divine grace, straight" or 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" and 記 (fumi) meaning "statement, inscription, mention, describe, mark, Kojiki"... [more]

Sadaji m Japanese
From 禎 (sada) meaning "auspicious, divine grace, straight" or 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" and 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sadatsugu m Japanese
From 禎 (sada) meaning "auspicious, divine grace, straight" or 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" and 次 (tsugu) meaning "second, next". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Sanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to"... [more]

Seita m Japanese
From Japanese 歳 (sei) meaning "year", 済 (sei) meaning "help, aid, relieve", 省 (sei) meaning "to examine; to inspect", 世 (sei) meaning "world", 制 (sei) meaning "system", 勢 (sei) meaning "forces", 征 (sei) meaning "to go on a long journey", 成 (sei) meaning "to become", 政 (sei) meaning "rule; government; politics", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up", 正 (sei) meaning "straight; upright; central; in proper position", 清 (sei) meaning "clear; limpid", 生 (sei) meaning "raw, live", 精 (sei) meaning "essence", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, sacred", 誠 (se) meaning "sincerity", 誓 (sei) meaning "swear, pledge", 静 (sei) meaning "calm, quiet, silent" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" or 多 (ta) meaning "many, much"... [more]

Sekhuunee f Buryat
From the Buryat сэхэ (sekhe) meaning "directly, straight, frank, decisively" or "truth".

Sugumi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (sugu) meaning "straight" combined with 弓 (mi) meaning "archery bow" (mostly feminine) or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, close, thick, profound" (mostly masculine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tadaaki m Japanese
From Japanese 惟 (tada) meaning "but; however; nevertheless", 維 (tada) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 雅 (tada) meaning "elegant", 賢 (tada) meaning "intelligence", 公 (tada) meaning "public; communal", 江 (tada) meaning "creek, bay", 祥 (tada) meaning "happiness, good luck", 真 (tada) meaning "true, reality", 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty", 直 (tada) meaning "straight" or 董 (tada) meaning "direct, supervise" combined with 輝 (aki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 明 (aki) meaning "tomorrow, bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 哲 (aki) meaning "philosophy, clear", 照 (aki) meaning "illumination, shining", 敬 (aki) meaning "respect, honor, reverence", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 義 (aki) meaning "meaning; implication", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 昌 (aki) meaning "good, prosper", 誠 (aki) meaning "sincerity", 旦 (aki) meaning "morning, dawn", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 諒 (aki) meaning "excuse, forgive"... [more]

Tadahiko m Japanese
From 隆 (tada) meaning "noble, prosperous", 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just", 理 (tada) meaning "reason, logic", 資 (tada) meaning "property, resources, material", or 直 (tada) meaning "straight" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince"... [more]

Tadahito m Japanese
From 隆 (tada) meaning "noble, prosperous", 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just", 理 (tada) meaning "reason, logic", 資 (tada) meaning "property, resources, material", or 直 (tada) meaning "straight" combined with 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate, benevolence"... [more]

Tadako f Japanese
From 隆 (tada) meaning "noble, prosperous", 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just", 理 (tada) meaning "reason, logic", 資 (tada) meaning "property, resources, material", or 直 (tada) meaning "straight" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Tadatoshi m Japanese
From 直 (tada) meaning "straight, direct" and 俊 (toshi) meaning "talented, handsome". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Tatsunao m Japanese
From 立 (tatsu) meaning "erect, rise, set up, stand up" or 建 (tatsu) meaning "build" combined with 由 (nao) meaning " reason, cause, purpose, logic", 順 (nao) meaning "obedience, order, sequence" or 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct"... [more]

Tigor m Batak
Means "straight, honest, just, fair" in Toba Batak.

To'g'ri m Uzbek
Means "straight", "right, correct" or "upright, honest" in Uzbek.

Tomonao m Japanese
From Japanese 智 (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" or 尚 (nao) meaning "long time, esteem, respect"... [more]

Toshinao m Japanese
From Japanese 功 (toshi) "success, great achievement" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct"... [more]

Trực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 直 (trực) meaning "straight, direct, honest".

Xiangzhi f Chinese
From Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "incense, fragrant", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", or 向 (xiàng) meaning "direction, towards" combined with 织/織 (zhī) meaning "to weave", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Xiaoting f Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak" and 亭 (ting) meaning "upright, straight", 婷 (ting) meaning "graceful, beautiful", 庭 (ting) meaning "court, yard", 廷 (ting) meaning "royal court", or 霆 (ting) meaning "sudden thunder".

Yasunao m Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) "peace" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Zhifang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, honest" or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, determination" combined with 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way", as well as other character combinations.

Zhijia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Zhijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, erect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome"... [more]

Zhixia f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Zhixiang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant", 向 (xiàng) meaning "direction, towards", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]