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Ulaantömör m & f MongolianMeans "red iron" in Mongolian, from улаан
(ulaan) meaning "red" and төмөр
(tömör) meaning "iron".
Ulaboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ula- meaning "to join, connect, tie together" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Ulalume f LiteraturePossibly from Latin
ululare "to wail" or
lumen "light". This was the title character of Edgar Allen Poe's poem 'Ulalume' (1847).
Ulambayar m & f MongolianMeans "still more happiness" in Mongolian, from улам
(ulam) meaning "more, further" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy".
Ulan m UzbekMeans "to be joined, connected, tied together" in Uzbek.
Ulanbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz улан
(ulan) meaning "young man, soldier" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Ulara f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz улар
(ular) meaning "snowcock (a type of bird)”.
Ulash m UzbekMeans "to divide, distribute" or "to follow one another" in Uzbek. Alternatively it may be from
ulash-ulash meaning "pillage, plunder".
Ulbobek f Kazakh (Rare)Means "baby boy" from Kazakh ұл
(ul) "son, boy" and бөбек
(böbek) "baby, newborn". This name was traditionally given to girls when her family was expecting a boy in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Ulbolsyn f KazakhMeans "let it be a son" from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "boy, son" and болсын
(bolsyn) "let (it be)". This name was traditionally given to daughters whose families were expecting a boy, in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Uldis m LatvianOriginally a short form of
Ulrihs, now used as a given name in its own right. Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used this name on a character in his play
Pūt, vējini! (1913).
Ülemzhbayan m & f MongolianMeans "very rich, exceedingly rich" in Mongolian, from үлэмж
(ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Ülemzhbayar m & f MongolianMeans "great celebration, much joy" in Mongolian, from үлэмж
(ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Ülemzhbuyan m & f MongolianMeans "great virtue, excessive good luck" in Mongolian, from үлэмж
(ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Úlfarna f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ulfr "wolf" and
ǫrn "eagle".
Ulfat f & m UrduDerived from Arabic أُلْفَة
(ʾulfa) meaning "intimacy, affinity, affection, harmony".
Ulfat m UzbekMeans "camaraderie" or "friend" in Uzbek.
Úlfgeirr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse
geirr "spear".
Ulfheðinn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ulfr "wolf" and
heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".
Úlfhildr f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
ulfr meaning "wolf" and
hildr meaning "battle". An 11th-century Norwegian princess bore this name.
Ulfin m Arthurian CycleAn ancient British name which means "little wolf". Most well known in the Arthurian legends of Geoffrey Monmouth, where Sir Ulfin plays a role in Merlin's plot for King Arthur to be born.
Ulfkætill m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ulfr "wolf" and
ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".
Úlfketill m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse
kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also
Kettil).
Ulfliútr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ulfr "wolf" and
-ljótr "shining, bright".
Ulfríkr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ulfr "wolf" and
ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Úlftýr m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
ulfr meaning "wolf" and
týr meaning "god" (or the name of the Norse god
Týr, which is identical).
Úlfviðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse
viðr "tree".
Ulgiboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulgi meaning "example, model" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Uli f BatakMeans "good, nice, beautiful, pretty" in Toba Batak.
Uljon f Uzbek (Rare)The first element of this name is as of yet uncertain. The second element should be derived from the Uzbek noun жон
(jon) meaning "soul". It ultimately comes from the Persian noun جان
(jan) meaning "soul, being, spirit" as well as "life"... [
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Ulkannazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulkan meaning "great, grand" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Ulkos m Old CelticMeans "bad, evil", deriving from the Proto-Celtic element
*ulkos ("bad, evil). This is a Lepontic name known from a coin found on the Italian side of the Gran San Bernardo pass.
Ulla f Galician (Rare)Transferred use of the name of the Galician river Ulla, itself from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uei- meaning "to twist" after the meandring character of the river.
Üllo m Estonian, Medieval BalticDerived from Livonian
ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form
Ylo. The form
Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian
ülev "exalted" and
üllas "noble" ever since.
Ulloriannguaq m GreenlandicMeans "sweet little star", derived from Greenlandic
ulloriaq "star" (cf.
Ulloriaq) combined with the diminutive suffix
nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
Ulmeken f KazakhDerived from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" and мекен
(meken) meaning "home, abode".
Ulmo m LiteratureUlmo was the King of the Sea in J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion.
Uloqboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
uloq meaning "baby goat" or "knot" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Ulpan f KazakhDerived from Kazakh ұлпа
(ulpa) meaning "fluffy, soft, tender".
Ulpia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of the Roman
nomen gentilicium Ulpius, ultimately derived from either an Umbrian cognate of the Latin word
lupus meaning "wolf", or
vulpus meaning "fox".
Ulpio m ItalianPerhaps derived from Latin
lupus meaning "wolf". A famous bearer was Ulpio Minucci, father of smooth jazz guitarist Chieli Minucci.
Ulpu f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
ulpukka, "spatterdock". It can also be used as a pet form of
Ulla or
Ulriikka.
Ulpukka f FinnishFrom Finnish
ulpukka meaning "spatterdock, yellow water-lily, cow lily, yellow pond-lily (flower)".
Ulqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ul meaning "son" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Ultrogotha f FrankishQueen Ultrogotha (510 - after 566/67) was a Frankish Merovingian queen and the wife of Childebert I.
Ultuar f Kazakh (Rare)Means "give birth to boys" derived from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with туу
(tuu) meaning "be born, to give birth". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Ulu f IgboGiven for the second-born female.
Uluben m HinduismThis is used bythe god of thunder in hindu myths. "The special one"
Ulugbek m KyrgyzFrom Turkic
ulug meaning "great, big" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master". This was the moniker of Mirza Muhammad Taraghay bin Shahrukh, a 15th-century Timurid mathematician and astronomer, who was better known as Ulugh Beg.
Ulug'berdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulug' meaning "great, grand" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Ulug'murod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulug' meaning "great, grand" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Ulug'nazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulug' meaning "great, grand" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Ulug'qo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulug' meaning "great, grand" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Ululani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly inspiration" from Hawaiian
ulu "to grow, be inspired" and
lani "heaven, sky". This was the name of a ruler of Hilo.
Ululik m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic combination of
Ulo and -lik (suffix that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit).
Ulus m UzbekFrom an obsolete Uzbek word meaning "nation, state".
Uluwehi f HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian
uluwehi, "a lush and beautiful verdure; a place where beautiful plants live".
Ulvi f EstonianDerived from the place name
Ulvi in Ida-Viru County, Estonia.
Ulwazi m ZuluDerived from Zulu
ulwazi meaning "knowledge".