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Ümürbek m TurkmenFrom Arabic عمر (
ʿumr) meaning "life" and the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Un f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (
un) meaning "cloud".
Un m & f LaoMeans "warm, tranquil" in Lao.
Uẩn m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 蘊 (
uẩn) meaning "to accumulate, to contain".
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Una f CroatianEither inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin
una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
Unako m & f XhosaMeans "ability" or "you can" in Xhosa.
Unalaq m Popular CultureName of Korra's uncle and main antagonist of Book 2 of Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.
Unam m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 牛 (u) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 男 (nam) meaning "male". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Unas m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
wnjs, possibly meaning "who exists indeed", derived from
wnn "to exist" and
js, an intensifying particle. This was the throne name of the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Unato m JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (
una) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unatsiaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "beautiful, precious harpoon". Combination of
Unâĸ and suffix
-tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Unchi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unday f FilipinoDiminutive of
Segunda. A bearer of this nickname was Segunda Katigbak, the first love of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
Undinė f LithuanianThis name can be the Lithuanian form of the latinate name
Undine as well as be an independent, authentic Lithuanian name. In the case of the latter, the name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
undinė meaning "mermaid", which in turn is derived from
undeniu, a dialectal form of the Lithuanian noun
vanduo meaning "water"... [
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Undómiel f LiteratureUndómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.
Undyne f Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"
Ünenbat m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and бат
(batu) meaning "firm, strong".
Ünenbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Ünenbuyan f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Ünensaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian үнэн
(ünen) meaning "true, truth" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Üneterdene f & m MongolianMeans "precious jewel" in Mongolian, from үнэт
(ünet) meaning "precious, valuable" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Unferð m EnglishUnferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as
un +
frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [
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Ungaaq m & f GreenlandicMeans "baby, last-born" in Greenlandic, originally "the wailing one".
Ungnyeo f Korean MythologyThe name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja
熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and
女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".
Ungoliant f LiteratureSindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.
Unhcegila f SiouxFrom Lakota mythology; a serpentine creature responsible for several unexplained disappearances and deaths. The female equivalent of Unktehi.
Unhuan m & f LaoEtymology uncertain, perhaps from
ອຸ່ນ (un) meaning "warm, tranquil" and
ເຮືອນ (hɨ́aːn) meaning "home, abode".
Uni f Etruscan MythologyUni is the ancient goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women in Etruscan religion and myth, and the patron goddess of Perugia. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, it may, however, be related to an Indo-European root
iuni "young", connecting to her association with fertility, love, and marriage.
Unica f Popular CultureThis was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [
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Uniedrog m PolishDerived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Polish
drogi "precious, dear" (which was ultimately derived from Slavic
dorgu "precious, dear").
Uniegost m PolishMeans "better guest", from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
gost "guest".
Uniemir m PolishMeans "better peace", derived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Uniemysł m PolishMeans "better thought(s)", derived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Uniesław m PolishMeans "better glory", derived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Uniesława f PolishDerived from
unie meaning "united, combined" and
sława meaning "fame, glory".
Uniewit m PolishDerived from Slavic
unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic
vit or
wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Ünige f HungarianCoined by Sándor Makkai, a Reformed bishop from Transylvania, for a character in his novel 'Sárga vihar' (1934) and subsequently used among the Hungarians of Transylvania and the Unitarian Church... [
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Unkai m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 運 (
un) meaning "to drive" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Unkulunkulu m Zulu, African MythologyMeans "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [
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Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
unnr "wave" or
unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Unni f SamiFrom Sami
unni meaning "small".
Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)Norwegian combination of
unnr "to wave, to billow" or
unna "to love" and
veig "power, strength".
Ünőke f HungarianDerived from
ünő meaning "hind, doe" or a dated word meaning "heifer".
Unruean f ThaiFrom Thai อุ่น
(un) meaning "warm" and เรือน
(ruean) meaning "house".
Ünsal f TurkishEtymology uncertain, it may be from the Turkish
ün meaning "reputation, fame" and
salmak meaning "set free, release, dispatch, send".
Untamo m Finnish, Finnish MythologyOld Finnish name with unclear origin: possibly derived either from old Germanic name
Undo or Finnish word
uni, meaning "dream". Untamo was a character in Finnish epic Kalevala.
Untoro m JavaneseFrom Javanese
untara meaning "between, among" as well as "north" or "left".
Unuel m EsperantoFrom the Esperanto phrase
Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
Unulf m GermanicEither derived from Old High German
unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield" and combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf", or variant of
Hunulf.
Ünver m & f TurkishDerived from
ün meaning "reputation, fame" and
ver meaning "truth".
Unwona m Medieval EnglishDerived from the Old English word
wana, meaning "lack." The name Unwona is interpreted as "not lacking."
Unzila f ArabicMeans “Sent down,” figuratively means “sent down from God.” Related to
Anzala.
Uorschla f RomanshRomansh form of
Ursula, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Uosis m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular CultureDerived from the Lithuanian noun
uosis meaning "ash tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Uosis is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale
Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as
Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Upal m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Assamese, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - opal; Jewel, precious stone, rock
Uparmiya f Old PersianPossibly from Old Persian
uparva meaning "pre-eminent" or
upara meaning "higher, superior", both derived from 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹
(upariy) meaning "over, above".
Upasa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, PunjabiMEANING - Adoration, homage, worship ... [
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Upasha f NepaliPossibly a variant of Upasana, meaning “devotion” in Sanskrit.
Upendra m Indian, Hindi, OdiaFrom Sanskrit उप
(upa) meaning "under, below, after" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra. This is an epithet of
Vishnu, referring to him being born after Indra.
Upenyu m ShonaUpenyu means "life".
This may be given by a parent meditating over the circumstances of life. Upi m & f FinnishA diminutive of
Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.
Upma f IndianHindi name meaning “the best”. Upma is also a cereal dish similar to semolina.
Upsilon m English (Rare)The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [
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Upul m SinhaleseMeans "water lily, lotus" in Sinhala, ultimately from Sanskrit उत्पल
(utpala).
Ur m BiblicalThe name comes from אור (
'or), meaning "to light".... [
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Ura m & f TahitianFrom Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple".
Ura f JapaneseFrom Japanese 有 (
u) meaning "exist" combined with 楽 (
ra) meaning "comfort, ease". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Uraatua m & f TahitianDerived from
ura meaning "red" and
atua meaning "god".
Urairat f ThaiFrom Thai อุไร
(urai) meaning "gold" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Uraiwan f ThaiFrom Thai อุไร
(urai) meaning "gold" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Urako f Japanese (Rare)From 浦 (
ura) meaning "bay, seacoast" and 子 (
shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Uraliä f BashkirFrom the name of the Ural mountain range, ultimately of uncertain etymology, possibly from Bashkir
үр "elevation; upland", Mansi
ур ала "mountain peak, top of the mountain" or the Turkic verb
oralu- "gird" amongst other possible suggestions.
U-ram m KoreanMeans "robust, vigorous, imposing" in Korean.
Uran f JapaneseFrom Japanese 汐 (u), meaning "tide, salt water", combined with 蘭 (ran), meaning "orchid, aroma". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Uranbaatar m MongolianMeans "skilled hero" in Mongolian, from уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero".
Uranbayan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Uranbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Uranchimeg f MongolianMeans "artistic decoration" in Mongolian, from уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "ornament".
Urangoo f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and гоо
(goo) meaning "beautiful, attractive".
Urankhas f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and хас
(khas) meaning "jade, jasper" or "swastika (religious symbol)".
Urano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (Ura) meaning “beautiful, lovely, elegant, graceful etc.” combined with 乃 (No) meaning “ of, belonging to”
Uransaikhan f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Uransolongo f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and солонго
(solongo) meaning "rainbow".
Urantögs f & m MongolianMeans "perfect art" in Mongolian, from уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous"and төгс
(tögs) meaning "perfect".
Urantsog m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and цог
(tsog) meaning "energy, embers, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory".
Urantülkhüür f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and түлхүүр
(tülkhüür) meaning "key".
Urantungalag f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "serene, clear, unclouded, transparent".
Urantuyaa f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Uranzayaa f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Uranzhargal f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Urara f JapaneseThis name is used as 麗 (rei, uruwa.shii, ura.raka,
urara) meaning "bright, beautiful." This kanji can also be combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i,
ra) meaning "good."... [
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Urarako f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 麗 (
urara) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Urassaya f ThaiMeaning uncertain. It is the given name of a famous actress who stars in Lakorns (Thai soap operas).
Uravini m TahitianCombination of Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple" and
vini meaning "black-fronted parakeet" (a type of bird found on Tahiti).
Urayoán m Spanish (Caribbean), TaínoName of a Taíno chief from the island of Puerto Rico. Chief Urayoán ordered the drowning of conquistador Diego de Salcedo to determine whether the Spanish were gods.
Urazbike f TatarDerived from
ураз (uraz) meaning "happy" and
бикэ (bike) meaning "princess".
Urazgöl f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ураз (uraz) meaning "good luck" and
гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".