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Abahai f & m ManchuA short Manchu form of Tiancong, meaning “Heavenly Ruler”. Best known as one of the Manchu titles of
Hong Taiji.
Aideu f Assamese, IndianMeaning ‘
Beautiful’ in Assamese. A famous person with that name was Aideu Handique.
Aixinga m Manchu, ChineseThe name of a famous Manchu military general belonging to the Šumuru clan of nobility.
Akoma m & f Central African, African MythologyAkoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.
Arahan m HistoryFrom Sanskrit अर्हत्
(arhat) meaning "deserving, entitled to, worthy, venerable". This was the name of an 11th-century Burmese monk who helped to stabilize the presence of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Atlatonan f Aztec and Toltec MythologyPossibly derived from Nahuatl
atlan "water, in the water" and
tonan "our mother". This was an Aztec goddess of the coast, lepers, and disease, patron of those born with physical disabilities or ailments, or who suffered from illnesses involving open sores.
Banjhākri m & f NepaliFrom
Ban, meaning “forest”, and
Jhākri, meaning “healer”.
Benkei m JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 弁 (
ben) meaning “valve” and 慶 (
kei) meaning “be delighted”.... [
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Binasuor m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a 14th-century king of Champa.
Bokele m LingalaBokele is the name of Lonkundo’s dad in Mongo mythology.
Bomba m LiteratureBomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood; it was published between 1926 and 1938.
Buruuba m Popular CultureBuruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.
Cer f ChinMeans "glare, gleam, glitter" in Hakha Chin.
Chantico f & m Aztec and Toltec MythologyDerived from Nahuatl
chantli "home" and the suffix
-co, meaning "in the home" or "she makes the home". This was the name of an Aztec fire deity. While usually interpreted as female, several historical writings use ambiguous pronouns.
Chaolung m & f ShanMeans “
Emperor” and more literally “
Great Lord”. It is very typically an honorific title for Shan Emperors, not a name.
Chutilla f RomaniFrom the Sanskrit चुटीला
chutila, meaning “silken braid with tassels”.
Ciokaraine f Eastern AfricanA famous bearer of the name was the Kenyan Meru human rights activist and female diviner Ciokaraine from Igembe, Kenya. She was a fierce supporter of women's rights and is known for having offered up her son's life in order to prevent a famine during the Mau Mau Uprising.
Cuitláhuac m & f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, often interpreted as deriving from Nahuatl
cuitlatl "excrement" and the possessive suffix
-hua combined with the locative suffix
-c. This was the name of the 10th ruler of Tenochtitlan.
Dib m & f HmongA Hmong name which is best known internationally as the rather unusual given name of Zim’s arch rival in Invader Zim.
Fiyanggū m & f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, this was the name of a Jurchen chieftain (d. 1522 CE). After the establishment of the Qing dynasty, he was given the posthumous name Emperor Zheng.
Glini f Indian (Christian), MalayalamAn uncommon
Indian (Christian) Name, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. Also known as the name of
Malayalam actress Gopika’s younger sister.
Gwaai m HaidaGwaai Edenshaw is a Haida artist and filmmaker from Canada. Along with Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed
Edge of the Knife (
SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), the first Haida language feature film.
Haruomi m JapaneseFrom
haru 悠 meaning “leisurely, distant” and
omi 臣 meaning “vassal, subject”.
Havam m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a king of Haripuñjaya (located in what is now Northern Thailand).
Hong Taiji m & f Manchu, Chinese (?)Possibly deriving from the Mongolian
khong tayiji, a title that was borrowed from the Chinese 皇太子
huang taizi ("crown prince"). This was likely the personal name of the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty (1592-1643 CE).
Huēhuecoyōtl m Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "old coyote", from Nahuatl
huehue "elderly person, old man; very old" and
coyotl "coyote". This was an Aztec god of mischief, music, dance, and sexuality.
Jacawitz m Mayan MythologyMeans "mountain" in the lowland Maya language, as well as "first mountain" in the Cholan languages; also compare the highland Maya word
qʼaqʼawitz meaning "fire mountain". This was the name of a K'iche' Maya mountain god, a companion of the sun god
Tohil... [
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Jalaur m AlurMeaning “passenger”. A famous bearer was
Jalusiga’s older half-brother, who was a temporary replacement for their father Amula from 1917-22 when he was in exile.
Jalusiga m AlurMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer was one of Amula’s sons, who replaced him as a chief of the Ukuru when he passed away.
Jok m Dinka, African MythologyJok is the Supreme God in Lango, Dinka and Alur Mythologies. In
A Dictionary of African Mythology, Jok, the supreme being, is described like moving air; he is omnipresent, like the wind, but is never seen, though his presence may be felt in whirlwinds or eddies of air, in rocks and hills, in springs and pools of water, and he is especially connected with rainmaking... [
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Kaginga m African MythologyKaginga is both the spiritual incarnation of evil and the villainous deity of bad luck in Lega mythology. His name does not have a well known meaning.
Kalaga m African MythologyLikely means "the promiser" in Lega. Kalaga is the deity of good luck and promises in Lega mythology.
Kapei f & m Pemon, Indigenous American, New World MythologyMeaning “
Moon” in Taurepang (a member of the Pemon micro family of Cariban languages), Kapei is the Taurepang deity of the moon, who appears most famously in the Taurepang folktale ‘Wei and Kapei’.
Kenkunga m African MythologyKenkunga is the deity of reassembling and reconstruction in Lega mythology. His name doesn’t have a well known meaning.
Kiwanuka m Ganda, African MythologyKiwanuka is the hammer wielding God of Thunder and Lightning in Ganda Mythology. His name means “someone who was born on a Thursday”.
Kon m Inca MythologyKon was the god of rain and wind that came from the North. His name has an unknown meaning.
Laamiiɗo m FulaA Fulani honorific term, derived from the root
laamu, meaning “
leadership”
Laimbu m ManchuDerived from the Manchu ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ (
laimbu) that can be translated with the Chinese character 賴 (
lài) meaning "to depend on" combined with 慕 (
mù) meaning "to admire, to adore" and 布 (
bu) meaning "cloth; textiles" but also "to announce; to proclaim".... [
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Lonkundo m African MythologyLonkundo is the mythical founder and culture hero of the Mongo Nkundo peoples of the Congo basin in DRC, Central Africa. He is one of the major characters in the Mongo-Nkundo mythology complex.
Maanape m LiteratureMaanape is a character in the 1928 novel
Macunaíma, o herói sem nenhum caráter (
Macunaíma in English) by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. The novel is considered one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.
Machanda m & f NyoroMachanda is the Bunyoro month where sesame seeds are planted and sown.
Macunaíma m LiteratureMacunaíma is the main character in the 1928 novel
Macunaíma, o herói sem nenhum caráter (
Macunaíma in English) by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. The novel is considered one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.
Makunaima m New World MythologyIn the Akawaio culture, Makunaima is a folk hero and the tribe’s deity of creation. In the Macushi culture however, he is Inshikirung’s troublemaking brother.
Mangrai m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of the first king of the Lan Na kingdom, the founder of Chiang Rai and a partial namesake of its eponymous province in what is now northern Thailand.
Manyu m Sanskrit, HinduismLiterally meaning “passion” in Sanskrit, Manyu is the name of the Vedic deity of passion and war. Related to the Avestan-derived classical Iranian
Angra Mainyu and the modern Iranian
Ahriman.
Maogli m Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Urdu, Punjabi, Odia, Gujarati, Dogri, Konkani, Marathi, Nepali, Sindhi, LiteratureHindi, Nepali, Sindhi, Bengali, Dogri, Odia, Konkani, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi and Marathi form of
Mowgli.
Maokli m Thai, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Dhivehi, Sinhalese, Kannada, Literature, Popular CultureThai, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Dhivehi and Sinhala form of
Mowgli.
Maÿroumfa m Songhai, Western AfricanMeaning unknown. It was the name of an Askia dynasty member of the Dendi Kingdom straddling what are now Benin and Niger.
Mogeli m Literature (Sinicized)Mainland Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese form of
Mowgli. It is also the titular alias of the hero in the Chinese comedy tv show “My Mowgli Boy”.
Moskim m LenapeMoskim a shapeshifting folk hero form Lenape mythology, who mostly happens to be in the form of a trickster rabbit. His name has an unknown meaning.
Mula m BatakMeans "origin, beginning" in Toba Batak.
Mumiak f InupiatBest known as the Iñupiat name of Alaskan mixed race fashion model and activist Laura Mae Bergt.
Musoke m Ganda, African MythologyMusoke is the God of Rain in Ganda mythology. His Name derives From ‘
mu’, indicating a single individual, and ‘
soke’, which means ‘
rain’.
Nenaunir m & f Maasai, African MythologyOf uncertain meaning, likely linked to rain. Nenaunir is the villainous god of rain in Maasai mythology, being depicted as a rainbow snake.
Nsongo f & m LingalaNsongo means ‘the sword’. It is the name of
Lianja’s sister in the Lingala and Mongo-Nkundo mythology complex.
Nungüi f ShuarOf uncertain etymology. Nunui is the Jivaroan deity of plants.
Nyamayarwo m & f NyoroThis name means ‘meat for Death’, indicating the worst of luck.
Ombe m African MythologyMeans "the hidden one" in the Lega language. This is the name of a hidden darkness/underworld deity in Lega mythology.
Oxomoco f & m Aztec and Toltec MythologyAn Aztec deity, goddess of night, astrology, and the calendar. She and her husband,
Cipactonal, were known as the first human couple. Possibly of Huastec origin, from
uxum "woman" and
ocox "first".
Pachacamac m & f Inca MythologyPachacamac is the creator god in Inca Mythology. His name derives From
Pacha Kamaq, meaning “Earth Shaker”.
Patecatl m Aztec and Toltec MythologyPossibly derived from Nahuatl
pahtli "medicine, potion, poison" and
-tecatl, a suffix indicating affiliation. This was the name of an Aztec god of healing and fertility, lord of pulque (an alcoholic beverage made from maguey sap).
Pikiru m Inca MythologyPikiru is the deity of the night in Inca Mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.
Qoyllur m Inca MythologyQoyllur is the goddess of the stars in Inca Mythology. Her name derives from
quyllur, meaning ‘star’ in Quechua.
Raizou m JapaneseFrom
rai and
zou, meaning “third thunder”, “the creation of thunder”,“stored thunder”, and etcetera, amongst many other meanings.
Reecha f NepaliNepali form of
Richa, derived from the Sanskrit word
richa meaning “praise”.
Rentap m IbanMeans "tremor, shake, collapse" in Iban. This was the name of a 19th-century Iban hero.