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Meithingu m & f Manipuri
Means "one who sees the end clearly" in Meitei.

Meleane f Tongan

Melkedoodum m Algonquin
Means "presumptuous; pretentious" in Algonquin.

Melquíades m Spanish
Spanish form of Melchiades.

Menzi m Southern African, Zulu
Means "creator" in Zulu.... [more]

Mercede f Italian
Italian form of Mercedes

Mérisselet m Literature
One of the children in 2006 book 'Ad Haiti si nasce ultimi' by Alessandro Corallo.

Meturato m Cheyenne
Means "black kettle" in Cheyenne.

Midea f Italian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mideia, as well as the modern Italian form.

Mideia f Greek Mythology
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas. This name was borne by several mythological figures, including a nymph and one of the Danaïdes.

Mijao m Manipuri
Means "big child" in Meitei.

Miluna f Italian (Modern), Venetian
From the Italian words mia luna literally meaning "my moon". According to a Venetian legend the 1600s nobleman Vittore Calergi proposed to his love interest with these words (meant "my sweetness, my dear") and a beautiful diamond later renamed Miluna... [more]

Mime f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful" combined with 夢 (ime) meaning "dream; vision" or 芽 (me) meaning "sprout".... [more]

Mimì f & m Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Mimi as well as diminutive of other names with a m sound of any gender. Mimì, a seamstress, is a main character in 'La bohème' (1896) by Giacomo Puccini, based on 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' (1851) by Henri Murger.

Minah f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Mina.

Mingfu m Chinese
Combination of 铭 (see Ming) and 甫 (see Fu).... [more]

Mingming f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters of Ming with themselves. The repetition of the same character twice is often used to underline and strengthen the meaning.... [more]

Miniato m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Miniatus.

Miniatus m Ancient Roman
Means "carmine-coloured" In Latin, from the word minium meaning "carmine".

Minninnewah m Cheyenne
Means "whirlwind" in Cheyenne.

Minygululu m Indigenous Australian
Minygululu is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Mirtilla f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirta also similar to the Italian word mirtillo meaning "blueberry". It has been used in the Italian translation of 'Harry Potter' franchise for the character Mirtilla Malcontenta (Moaning Myrtle).

Misu m Miwok
Means "rippled stream" in Miwok.

Moitei f Mizo

Molimo m Miwok
Means "walking in the shadow" in Miwok.

Momohana f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". All kanji are read with the Kun Reading... [more]

Mona m Miwok
Means "he picks jimsonweed seeds" in Miwok.

Monbi f Manipuri
Means "graceful" in Meitei.

Mongwau m Hopi
Means "owl" in Hopi.

Monyyak m Dinka
Means "man of the drought" in Dinka.

Mordke m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Mosantu m & f Lingala
Variant of Santu.

Motema m & f Lingala
Means "heart" in Lingala.

Motoie m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 基 (moto) meaning "base, be base on" and 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family".... [more]

Moye m Chinese
From Chinese character 谟 (mó) meaning "mask" combined with 业 (yè) meaning "occupation, job، karma, deed". ... [more]

Moyona f Indigenous American
Derived from the Ashaninka word moyo meaning "water vortex" and na meaning "queen".

Mualchin m Mizo

Muata m Miwok
Means "yellow jacket in the nest" in Miwok.

Mukki m Algonquin
Means "boy" in Algonquin.

Muktuk m Inuit
An Inuit name. This is the name of a main character of the movie "The Journey Home".

Mumba m & f Bemba
Means "inside the house" in Bemba.

Muna f Hopi
Means "spring" in Hopi.

Munandjarra f Indigenous Australian, Yolngu
Munandjarra is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Mundoo m Algonquian, New World Mythology
Means "Great Spirit" in the Algonquian languages but was used by missionaries to introduce the Devil.

Mungam m Manipuri
Means "he will conquer" in Meitei.

Muonting f Mizo

Musonda m & f Bemba
Means "the taster" in Bemba.

Naajaraq f Greenlandic
Means "gull hatchling" in Greenlandic, deriving from naaja meaning "gull; seagull" and raq meaning "cub; hatchling; baby animal".

Naalnish m Navajo
Means "he works" in Navajo.

Na-Brinbamde f Western African

Naditsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadia 1.

Naditza f Romani, Bulgarian
Variant of Naditsa.

Nafessa f African American
Variant of Nafisa.

Nagla f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic transcription of Najla.

Nahcomence m Cheyenne
Means "bark" in Cheyenne.

Naibili f Fijian

Nalucha m & f Lozi
Means "the fierce one" in Lozi, a Zambian language.

Namori m Western African
Used in Ivory Coast. A famous bearer is Namori Meite (born 1988) a French-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.

Naocha m & f Manipuri
Means "youngest" in Meitei.

Naseb m Arabic

Nathrad m Urdu, Afghan
Means "born" in Urdu.

Natota m & f Southern African
Means "thank you" in Lamba, a Zambian language.

Nayaraq f Quechua
Means "who has many desires" in Quechua.

Nazem m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناظم (see Nazim), as well as the Persian form.

Nazmiyeh f Arabic
It means "poem" in Arabic. This is the name of a protagonist in Susan Abulhawa's novel The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015).

Ndomba m Luba
Means "ask me" in Luba-Kasai.

Necile f Literature
Necile is the wood nymph in the the 1902 novel 'The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Mary Cowles Clark. In this story Necile is the adoptive mother of Santa Claus... [more]

Neferirkare m Ancient Egyptian
Neferkare was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaon during the 25th century BCE. He was the third king of the Fifth Dynasty.

Nefti f Egyptian Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Nephthys.

Negus m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Nellida f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nélida.

Nenemehki m Algonquian
Means "thunder" in Meskwaki.

Neng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 能 (néng) meaning "able; capable".... [more]

Nereide f Italian
Italian form of Nereida.

Neve f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian neve "snow".

Ngalula m & f Luba
Variant of Tshiandanda.

Nganthoilembi f Manipuri
Means "shining, gentle victory" in Meitei.

Ngleya f Central African

Ngondu m & f Luba
Means "moon" in Luba-Kasai.

Ngor m Dinka
Means "male child in a pair of twins" in Dinka.

Ngweji m Luba
Means "warrior; powerful man" in Luba-Kasai.

Nickiesha f Jamaican Patois (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.

Nidali f Arabic
Feminine of Nidal. It means 'my struggle' in Arabic as the final 'i' means 'my, mine'. Nidali is the main protagonist of Randa Jararr book 'A Map of Home: a Novel' published in 2008.

Ningba m Manipuri
Means "he who wishes" in Meitei.

Ningshinglenbi f Manipuri
Means "best memory" in Meitei.

Ningthoubi f Manipuri
Means "queen-like" in Meitei.

Ninutsa f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nino "Ninutsa" Maqashvili (b. 1988).

Nittawosew f Algonquin
Means "she isn't sterile" in Algonquin.

Niyol m Navajo
Means "wind" in Navajo.

Njiba m & f Luba
Means "stream, lake" in Luba-Kasai.

Nkandu m & f Lala
Means "the warm one" in Lala, a Zambian language.

Nnedi f Igbo
Diminutive of Nnedimma.... [more]

Nobusuke m Japanese
Nobusuke can derive from nobu 延 'extended, prolong' or 信 'trust, truth' and suke 助, 祐, 輔 all meaning 'help' or 介 'concerned with'. Nobusuke Tagomi is a character of Philip K. Dick novel The Man in the High Castle written in 1962... [more]

Noeliva f Caribbean

Noham m Tigrinya
Means "comfort" in Tigrinya.

Nongda m & f Manipuri
Means "god-sent" in Meitei.

Nongkhaiba m Manipuri
Means "he who diverts rain" in Meitei.

Nonglenkhomba m Manipuri
Means "son of the water god" in Meitei.

Norishige m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 則 (nori) meaning "rule, law; misure" or 宣 (nori) meaning "proclaim, announce" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" or 茂 (shige) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush".... [more]

Normanna f Italian
Feminine form of Normanno.

Nosa m Western African, Edo
Means "what God says" in Edo language.

Noubar m Armenian (Western)
Variant of Nubar.... [more]

Nouhaila f Arabic

Novello m Italian
Masculine form of Novella.

Nowalingu f Indigenous Australian
Nowalingu is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Noya f Cherokee
Means "sand" in Cherokee language.

Nsantu m & f Luba
Means "saint" in Luba-Kasai.

Ntambwa m Luba
Means "lion" in Luba-Kasai.

Nubar m & f Armenian
Means "new fruit" in Armenian.

Nuchhungi f Mizo

Numees f Algonquin
Means "sister" in Algonquin.

Nuvua f Inuit
An Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".

Nyaring f Dinka
Literally "running" in Dinka. It could be given to a baby whose mother was running (or getting out) while the labour started.

Nzembo m & f Lingala
Means "song" in Lingala.

Nzuzi m & f Kongo
Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.

O-Be-Joyful m English (Puritan, Archaic)

Obong m Efik
Means "God" in Efik.

Odahingum f Cheyenne
Means "rippled water" in Cheyenne.

Oderisio m Italian
Italian form of Oderisius.

Ofonime m & f Efik
Means "it's good to be patient" in Efik.

Ohana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "family" in Hawaiian.

Okon m Efik
Means "born at night" in Efik.

Ollanta m Quechua
A famous bearer is Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (1962-) the 65th President of Peru from 2011 to 2016.

Ominotago f Cheyenne
Means "beautiful voice" in Cheyenne.

Omotola f & m Yoruba
Means "child is as worthy as wealth" in Yoruba.... [more]

Ongiou m Micronesian

Onpu f Japanese
It means "musical note" in Japanese.

Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".

Oronzo m Italian
Italian form of Orontius.

Oroveso m Theatre
Possibly based on an Ancient Celtic name. Oroveso was used by Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani for the character in 'Norma' (1831), based on the play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' by Alexandre Soumet... [more]

Orvoloson m Literature (Italianized)
The equivalent of Marvolo in the Italian version of the Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [more]

Osatohamwen m & f Western African, Edo
Means "the mercy of God is upon me" in Edo language.

Oto-abasi m Efik

Oto-obong f Efik
Means "from God" in Efik.

Otu m Efik
Means "chief; king" in Efik.

Otuekongabasi f Efik
Means "warrior" in Efik.

Oumarrou m Western African
Western African transcription of عمر (see Omar).

Pakhangba m Manipuri
Pakhangba is the supreme God of the Meitei tradition as well as Manipuri mythology that is used as a heraldic emblem in Manipur.

Pakhangcha m Manipuri
Means "descended from god Pakhangba" in Meitei.

Palesha f Nepali

Panambi f Guarani
Means "butterfly" in Guarani.

Panthous m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πάνθοος (Panthoos), derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and θοός (thoos) meaning "swift" (from the verb θέω (theô) "to run")... [more]

Pantxo m Basque
Basque form of Pancho.

Parema f Mizo

Pea m Burmese

Pennywise m Literature
Pennywise is the main character of Stephen King's novel 'It'. It is also known as 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown'.

Penpak f Thai
Means "full moon" in Thai.

Pentaquod m Susquehannock
Meaning unknown. Pentaquod is the name of the 16th century first character in the novel 'Chesapeake' (1978) written by J.A. Michener.

Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Phaim m Bengali
Possibly a Bengali form of Fahim.... [more]

Phajathoibi f Manipuri
Means "beautiful and loved daughter" in Meitei.

Pigmalione m Phoenician (Italianized), Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Pygmalion.

Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.

Pollio m Ancient Roman
Name borne by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (80–70 BC–after c. 15 BC) a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled 'De architectura'.

Pollione m Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Pollio. This name was used by Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani for the main masculine character in the opera 'Norma' (1831), based on Alexandre Soumet's play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide'.

Pom f Korean
Variant transcription of Bom and Beom.... [more]

Pombi f Manipuri
Means "air" in Meitei.

Posidonia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Posidonius. Posidonia is also a genus of marine plants found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.

Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]

Praval m Odia
Means "fierce and strong" in Odia.

Pritilata f Odia
Means "love's vine" in Odia.

Priva f Yiddish
Yiddish form of פְּרִי (peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.

Priyabrata f Odia
Means "devoted pleaser" in Odia.

Priyaranjan f Odia
Means "dearly beloved one" in Odia.

Punshirei f Manipuri
Means "flower of life" in Meitei.

Puron Khangba m Manipuri
Means "he who knows his ancestors" in Meitei.

Pyaremohan m Odia
It is one of Krishna's names.

Pyo m Korean
Derived from the Sino-Korean word 票 (pyo) meaning “slip of paper” or 表 (pyo) meaning “show”. It also coincides with the Hanja 표 meaning "ox (second earthly branch)". Other characters combinations are also possible.

Pytuna m & f Tupi, Guarani
Means "night" in Tupi-Guarani.

Qardagh m Ancient Aramaic
Meaning and origin unknown. He is a 4th saint venerated in Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Syro-Malabar Church. Mar Qardagh (Mar means "lord" and it's like "holy"a honorific title) was a Sassanid prince who was martyred for converting to Christianity... [more]

Qasym m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Kasym.

Qingze m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 青 (see Qing) and 泽 (see Ze).... [more]

Quần m & f Vietnamese
Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 裙 (quần) meaning "skirt; apron; dress; petticoat".... [more]

Raadhi f Odia
Means "achievement; success" in Odia.

Rabani f Odia
Means "divine" in Odia.

Rahinatou f Western African

Rahjane m Jamaican Patois, Caribbean

Rahwa f Tigrinya
Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.

Ram m Avestan, Persian Mythology
In the Zoroastrianism Ram is the angel (yazata) presiding over joy and felicity.

Raysel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Razia f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Arabic رضي (radhiyy) meaning "satisfied, pleased, content".

Razzag m Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Razzaq.

Rempuia m Mizo

Rendhel m Western African
Possibly a variant of Randall.

Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.

Renya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Regina.

Rhianedd f Welsh
Variant of Rhiannon.

Ridjimiraril m Indigenous Australian
Ridjimiraril is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rinjin m Nepali

Riziero m Italian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could derive from the Italian word riccio meaning "curly-haired" with the suffix -iero. Another etymology is from the French verb risier meaning "to laugh; to mock"... [more]

Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.

Ronela f Albanian
A famous bearer is Ronela Hajati (1989-), an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021, she was designated as the Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Rongsheng m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 荣 (see Rong) and 胜 (see Sheng).... [more]

Rooba f Arabic

Roxroy m Jamaican Patois

Rusheen m Jamaican Patois

Ruzhdi m Bulgarian

Saadar m Odia
Means "respectful; respected" in Odia.

Saadhik m Odia
Means "winner" in Odia.

Saadhin m Odia
Means "work" in Odia.

Saagnika f Odia
Means "fiery; passionate; with fire" in Odia.

Saare m Tigrinya
Means "winner" in Tigrinya.

Sabiana f Haitian Creole
Possibly an altered form of Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Sabitha f Indian
Means "beautiful sunshine" in many Indian languages.

Sagitta f Ancient Roman, Astronomy, Swedish (Rare)
Means "arrow" in Latin. ... [more]

Saisai f & m Chinese
From Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "competition, contest, match" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Sakobi f Central African

Salali f Cherokee
It means "squirrel" in Cherokee.

Salemite m Efik
Means "offspring of peace" in Efik.

Sali f Thai
From Thai สาลี meaning "wheat".

Samba f Luba
Means "to console" in Luba-Kasai.

Samu m Manipuri
Means "elephant" in Meitei.

Sangi f Mizo

Sangteii f Mizo

Sani m Navajo
Means "the old one" in Navajo.

Santu m & f Lingala
Means "saint" in Lingala.

Satsu f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 薩 (satsu), a transcription of Sattva (सत्त्व), a Buddhist concept that means "a living being, creature, person or sentient being".... [more]

Satsumi f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 颯 (satsu) meaning "storm, gust, gale" (using the Kan'yō-On Reading) and 水 (mi) meaning "water" (using the Kun Reading).... [more]

Saule m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Saul.

Saulle m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Saule.

Sedigheh f Persian
Persian form of the Arabic صديقة (ṣadīqah) meaning "friend".

Segovax m Old Celtic
Celtic name, in which the first element is Proto-Celtic *sego- "force, victory" (also found in the Gaulish name Segomaros). The second element, *uako, possibly means "empty" or "curved"... [more]

Semhar f & m Tigrinya
Means "Eritrean region" in Tigrinya.

Şemsa f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see Shams).

Sen m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 森 (sēn, shēn) meaning "full of trees; dense" but also "dark; gloomy; cold".... [more]

Sena m Mizo

Senai m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "gift from Above" in Tigrinya.

Seretse m Tswana
Means “the clay that binds" in Tswana.... [more]

Serouch m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Serug, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Serse m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Xerxes.

Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.

Shafiqua f Arabic, Caribbean
Variant transcription of شفيقة (see Shafiqa).

Shayndel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shayne f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shekiba f Afghan
This name means "gift". Shekiba is the main character of the book "the pearl that broke its shell" by Nadia Hashimi.

Shiera f Popular Culture
This is a character name in both Game of Thrones and the DC comics universe.

Shilah m Navajo
Means "brother" in Navajo.

Shima f Persian
Persian form of Shaima.

Shisō m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 四 (shi) meaning "four, fourth" combined with 三 (sō) meaning "three".... [more]

Shiye m Navajo
Means "son" in Navajo.

Shizhe'e m Navajo
Means "father" in Navajo.

Shkëlzen m Albanian
Derived from Albanian shkëlzen "to shine; to glow; to glint".

Shōgo m Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese kanji 章 (shō) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "me; I". It can also derive from 正 (shō) meaning "correct" and 五 (go) meaning "five".... [more]

Shōma m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 祥 (shō) meaning "an omen of good fortune or happiness" or 昌 (shō) meaning "good, prosper" or 翔 (shō) meaning "soar" combined with 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, all" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish, to grind, to brush (teeth)" or 馬 (ma) meaning "horse"... [more]

Shpend m Albanian
Derived from Albanian shpend "fowl, poultry" and, figuratively, "to be fast".

Shūya m Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese kanji 秋 (shū) meaning "autumn" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "to be; also". Another combination could be 柊 (shū) meaning "holly osmanthus" and 弥 (ya) meaning "more".... [more]

Sibhatu m Eastern African

Sicalo m Swazi
A famous bearer is Sicalo Dlamini (1987-) son of Mswati III, King of Eswatini and his first wife Queen laMatsebula.

Sicheii m Navajo
Means "grandfather" in Navajo.

Sidao m Chinese
Sidao (surname is Jia; 1213-1275) was a chancellor of the late Song dynasty of China, the brother of a concubine of Emperor Lizong. He had an important role in the Mongol-Song Battle of Xiangyang.... [more]

Sik'is m Navajo
Means "friend" in Navajo.

Silio m Italian
Italian form of Silius.

Silius m Ancient Roman
Derived from the Latin word silo meaning "snub nose".

Silla m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sulla.

Simiram m Chuukese
Means "sun (shining) on the water" in Chuukese.

Sodia f Sanskrit
Means "sun" in Sanskrit.

Sōji m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 總 (sō) meaning "general; overall; total" combined with 司 (ji) meaning "official; director".... [more]

Sokong m Khmer

Sonay f & m Turkish
From Turkish son meaning "last, final" and ay meaning "moon, month".

Songlian f Chinese
It could mean "pine tree covered by snow" from 松 (song) wich means "pine tree" and (lian) wich means "snow". It is the protagonist's name in 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".

Sotheara f Khmer
Means "sweet flower" in Khmer.

Staschko m Sorbian
Sorbian diminutive of Stanislav.

Subratah m Odia
Means "a man devoted to doing the right thing" in Odia.

Suela f Albanian
Albanian form of Süheyla.

Sukkalgir m Sumerian
Possibly one of the earliest names recorded. His name occurs on a tablet dated 3200-3100 BC. He was one of two Sumerian slaves of Gal-Sal.

Suma f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 寿 (su) meaning "longevity; long life, congratulations" or 須 (su) meaning "necessary; moment, short while" combined with 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, many, all" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish".... [more]

Sveatoslav m Moldovan
Moldovan form of Svyatoslav.

Swami f & m Italian (Modern)
Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.... [more]

Syreeta f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Syrita. This name was borne by Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), an American singer-songwriter and the first wife of Stevie Wonder.

Taalika f Odia
Means "calm; nightingale" in Odia.

Taalish m Odia
Means "lord of earth" in Odia.

Taannakulooq f Greenlandic
Means "the rather huge one" in Greenlandic.

Taaraka f Odia
Means "star; meteor" in Odia.

Taarini f Odia
Means "she who frees" in Odia. It is one of Durga's names.

Taayin m Odia
Means "guardian" in Odia.

Tadakatsu m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty" combined with 勝 (katsu) meaning "win; victory" or 毅 (katsu) meaning "strong".... [more]

Tafa m & f Yoruba
Means "belonging to the white oracle" in Yoruba, derived from ti meaning "belonging to", àlà meaning "white cloth; banner" and ifá meaning "divination; oracle". It is possibly used as diminutive of a longer name as well.

Tahli f English (Australian)
Perhaps a variant of Tahlia influenced by Zali. This is borne by Tahli Gill (1999-), an Australian curler who competed at 2022 Winter Olympics.

Taitusi m Fijian
Variant of Taito.

Taiunaya f Odia
Means "absorbed in; identical" in Odia.

Takhi f Algonquin
Means "cold" in Algonquin.

Takshin m Odia
Means "wood cutter" in Odia.

Tal m Romani
Meaning unknown. Possibly a Romani form of Tal'at or derived from a Romani word.

Talia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Thalia and Talya.

Tallarico m Medieval Italian (?)
Variant of Talarico, a short form of Atalarico.

Tambwe m Luba
Means "tiger" in Luba-Kasai.

Tana f Chuukese
Means "dream" in Chuukese.

Tandzile f Swazi
Means "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.

Tanip m Odia
Means "sun" in Odia.

Tantra m Odia
Means "reincarnated" in Odia.

Tanwir m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "enlightening, illuminating, flowering, blossoming" in Arabic.

Tarangcha m & f Manipuri
Means "heavenly child" in Meitei.

Tarsilla f Italian
From the Ancient Roman cognomem Tharsilla meaning "one from Tarsus". Tarsus was an historical city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean.

Tasunke m Sioux
From Lakota Tȟašúŋke meaning "his horse". This is found in Tȟašúŋke Witkó, the original Lakota name of the Oglala leader known to the English-speaking world as Crazy Horse (c.1842-1877).

Tatsuemon m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 辰 (tatsu) meaning "Dragon (zodiac sign)" combined with 右 (u) meaning "right", 衛 (e) meaning "defend, guard" and 門 (mon) meaning "gate".... [more]

Tatsumichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 立 (tatsu) meaning "rise; stand up" or 龍 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "way; road; path".... [more]

Ta'wineonawira m Mohawk
Means "otter tooth" in Mohawk.... [more]

Tchipessi m Central African