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Jinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 缙 (jìn) meaning "red silk" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Ji-ung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".

Jiyuu m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 自由 (jiyuu) meaning "freedom". ... [more]

Johan m Malay, Indonesian
Means "champion, winner, hero" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world".

Jongyoung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "lineage, ancestry" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other Hanja combinations possible

Josephte f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Older French feminine form of Joseph, used especially in Québec, Canada. One notable bearer was Marie-Josephte Corriveau (1733-1763), a Québécois murderess who subsequently became a popular folk heroine.

Josuah m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Joshua used by the English poet Josuah Sylvester (1563-1618) who translated a scriptual epic written by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas (1544-1590) into English heroic couplets.

Jug m Serbian (Rare)
From the Slavic word jug, meaning "south". The famous bearer was 14th-century Serbian warrior and hero character known in Serbian epic poetry as Jug Bogdan, whose real name was Vratko Nemanjić.

Junjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 捷 (jié) meaning "victory, win, quick, rapid"... [more]

ǀKágge̥n m San Mythology
Meaning unknown. In San mythology, he was described as a mantis and a folk hero of the ǀXam people.... [more]

Kahraman m Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish, borrowed from Persian قهرمان (qahramân).

Kaio m Japanese
From Japanese 快 (kai) meaning "cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable", 界 (kai) meaning "world, boundary", 開 (kai) meaning "open, unfold, unseal" or 峡 (kai) meaning "gorge, ravine" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 生 (o) meaning "live"... [more]

Kantorka f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
Kantorka is a Sorbian word meaning "cantoress, chorister". The---otherwise unnamed---Kantorka is the female hero in Otfried Preußler's novel Krabat who finally breaks the bad spell over the mill and saves the life of Krabat.... [more]

Kanykei f Kyrgyz
Means "khan's daughter, princess" (an archaic word) in Kyrgyz. In the Kyrgyz poem the Epic of Manas, Kanykei is one of the two wives of the hero Manas.

Karabaatyr m Kyrgyz
Means "black hero" in Kyrgyz.

Karanveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Possibly from Sanskrit करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful" and वीर (vira) "hero, man, brave".

Karnojit m Indian mythological reference from Mahabharata
The name originates from the mythological characters from the greatest epic of all time called ' The Mahabharata' the name comes from the heroics of the character Karna and his battle with his brother Arjuna who with the help of lord Krishna wins over his elder brother for restoration of Good over evil where the elder brother was supporting his dearest friend knowing that his friend is wrong so Karnojit name means the warrior Arjuna who won over his elder brother Karna, thereby naming both the greats together.

Kashvad m Persian Mythology
Means "vigilant leader" from Proto-Iranian kas- meaning "observing, seeing" and -vada meaning "to lead". This is the name of a mythical hero mentioned in the Shahnameh.

Katsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 活 (katsu) meaning "lively, resuscitation, being helped, living", 健 (katsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 賢 (katsu) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome, kindly, skillfully", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, win, prevail, excel", 捷 (katsu) meaning "victory, fast", 晶 (katsuaki) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 松 (katsuaki) meaning "pine tree", 礁 (katsuaki) meaning "reef, sunken rock", 雄 (katsu) meaning "hero, manly" or 剋 (katsu) meaning "victory", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "patent, clear", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 晋 (aki) meaning "advance", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, existing", 昌 (aki) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 陽 (aki) meaning "light, sun, male", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 商 (aki) meaning "make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining, bright", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, composition, poem, design", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" or 彬 (aki) meaning "refined, gentle"... [more]

Katsunobu m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly", combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 or 伸 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch, extend"... [more]

Katsunori m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly", combined 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rites", 憲 (nori) meaning "law", 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle", 典 (nori) meaning "rule, ceremony", or 法 (nori) meaning "law, act, method".

Katsuyuki m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness", 之 (yuki) meaning "of", 雪 (yuki, setsu) meaning "snow"... [more]

Kaukomieli m Finnish (Archaic), Finnish Mythology
Means "absentminded", from kauko- "far away, distant" and mieli "mind, sense, mood". Sometimes used as an alternate name for Lemminkäinen, a hero from the Finnish epic Kalevala.

Keladry f Literature
Apparently invented by author Tamora Pierce for the heroine of her Protector of the Small series.

Kenau f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Germanic kuni meaning "family, kin, race, kind", which is not to be confused with Germanic kuoni meaning "brave". The second element is derived from either Germanic wîh meaning "holy" or Germanic wîg meaning "warrior."... [more]

Ken'o m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 兼 (ken) meaning "concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance", 堅 (ken) meaning "strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable", 謙 (ken) meaning "self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest" or 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth"... [more]

Khadbaatar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хад (khad) meaning "crag, cliff, boulder" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khæmyts m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a hero in the Ossetian Nart epics, the twin brother of Uryzmag, and an Akhsartagkata (one of three groups of people in the Nart epics).

Khansultan m Chechen
The first element is possibly derived from the imperial rank Khan that was first used among certain Turkic peoples; khan is a contraction of khagan which means "ruler, sovereign"... [more]

Khasbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jade, jasper" or "swastika (religious symbol)" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero". Compare Khashbaatar.

Khashbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian хаш (khash) meaning "jade" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khishigbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khontr m Kalmyk
Meaning unknown. A Kalmyk folk hero bears this name.

Khüchitbaatar m Mongolian
Means "mighty hero" in Mongolian, from хүчит (khüchit) meaning "hardy, strong, powerful" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khürelbaatar m Mongolian
Means "bronze hero" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khürenbaatar m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian хүрэн (khüren) meaning "brown, dark brown" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khurtsbaatar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khuyagbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Kiçibatir m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar кичи (kiçi) meaning "junior, younger, smaller" and батыр (batır) meaning "brave" or "hero".

Kiệt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 傑 (kiệt) meaning "hero".

Kikuo m Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Kilmeny f Literature, English
From the name of a village on the island of Islay, Scotland, in which the first element is from Gaelic cille meaning "church, cell". It is thought to mean "monastery" or "church of Saint Eithne"... [more]

Kintarō m Japanese
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold", 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "take pleasure in, rejoice", 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere, long for", 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade, fine dress, honors" or 琴 (kin, koto) meaning "harp, koto" with 太郎 (tarou) meaning "eldest son" (from 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son.")... [more]

Kinuo m Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" and 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kitsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 橘 (kitsu) meaning "orange, tangerine" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Kiviuq m Inuit Mythology
Kiviuq is the hero of epic stories of the Inuit of the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Kiviuq is an eternal Inuit wanderer.

Kiwoong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade", 基 "foundation, base" or 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".

Koknesis m Baltic Mythology
Meaning "wood-bearer" in Latvian. Koknesis is a hero in the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis'.

Kopala m Georgian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Kopala was a God of lightning and a hero in Georgian mythology who slayed demons. Along with Iakhsari, he led a campaign to drive out the devils who were persecuting the humans living on the land... [more]

Kosala m Sinhalese
From the name of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, which existed from the 7th to 5th centuries BCE in what is now northern India and Nepal. In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this was the kingdom of the hero Rama.

Krabat m Folklore, German (Modern, Rare), Literature, Sorbian
Krabat is derived from the Sorbian word for "Croat". He is a legendary figure in Sorbian folklore and the hero of Otfried Preußler's novel 'Krabat'. ... [more]

Kreshnik m Albanian
Derived from Albanian kreshnik "valiant hero; valiant; valorous".

Kresnik m Slavic Mythology
Slavic god associated with fire, the summer solstice, and storms. Kresnik was worshipped among the Slavic population of the eastern Alps. He is probably the same deity as Svarožič, son of the Slavic sun god, Svarog, described as having golden hair and golden hands... [more]

Kruso m Literature
Kruso is the title hero of the German novel by Lutz Seiler. In the novel, it is a short form for Krusowitsch (a Russian surname). The phonetic similarity to Crusoe (from Robinson Crusoe) is intended.

Kulbir m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, brave".

Külüg m Medieval Mongolian
Means "hero" in Mongolian.... [more]

Kurmangazy m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice, gift (to God)" combined with غَازِي‎ (ḡāzī) "hero, champion, warrior". A famous bearer was Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1818-1889), a Kazakh folk instrumentalist and composer known for his work using the dombra (a two-stringed plucked instrument).

Kürşat m Medieval Turkic, Turkish
Meaning, "valiant, brave, hero". One of the princes of Göktürks (Turkic Khaganate).

Kürtnypatyr m Mari
Means "iron hero" in Mari.

Kururumany m New World Mythology
Kururumany is a culture hero in Lokono Mythology. His name has no known meaning.

Kusuo m Japanese
From Japanese 奇 (kusu) meaning "strange, strangeness, curiosity", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 樟 (kusu) meaning "camphor" or 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life", 州 (su) meaning "state, province", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" or 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 児 (o) meaning "newborn baby, child, young of animals", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 郎 (o) meaning "son"... [more]

Kuvira f Popular Culture, Hindi (Rare)
Apparently meant to be derived from the Sanskrit word वीर (vīrá) meaning "hero, heroic, powerful". This is the name of an antagonist from the animated series 'The Legend of Korra'.

Kviria m Georgian Mythology, Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, though it could be derived from (and is certainly associated with) the Georgian word კვირა (kvira) meaning "week" as well as "Sunday" (ultimately of Greek origin).... [more]

Lāčplēsis m Baltic Mythology
Means "bear-slayer" in Latvian. He's the hero of the eponymous Latvian epic poem.

Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Laka m & f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian (Rare)
From laka meaning "tame". This is the name of a goddess of the hula and a god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero.

Lanying f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 or 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Laodamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαοδάμεια (Laodameia), a feminine form of Laodamas. This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including the mother of Sarpedon, who was a daughter of Bellerophon... [more]

Larasati f Indonesian Mythology, Javanese
From Javanese laras meaning "harmonious, orderly, appropriate" combined with ati meaning "heart". This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), portrayed as a wife of the hero Arjuna.

Laurin m German, Germanic Mythology
Old German name of uncertain origin. In recent years it has been debated that Laurin might be derived from Latin laurinus "crowned with laurels".... [more]

Leeloo f Popular Culture
Short form of Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [more]

Leofgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "dear Geat", composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" combined with Geat, which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Geats... [more]

Leonato m Spanish, Portuguese, Theatre
Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonnatus. This is the name of the father of Hero and/or Beatrice in William Shakespeare's romantic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).

Leucippe f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Leukippe. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.... [more]

Lianying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 联 (lián) meaning "connect, join, ally" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Liying f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 荔 (lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, tip, ear of grain" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Lonkundo m African Mythology
Lonkundo 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.

Loxi f American (Rare), Literature
Perhaps originally a diminutive of some name. This was used by Thelma Strabel for the heroine of her novel Reap the Wild Wind (1940), about the wreckers in and around Key West, Florida in the 1840s, which Cecil B. DeMille adapted into a popular film starring Paulette Goddard and John Wayne (1942).

Lunafreya f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
A combination of Luna and Freya.... [more]

Lurchi m Popular Culture
Lurchi started is life as a mascot of the German shoe selling company Salamander. He is the hero of more than 100 adventures in the series 'Luchis Abenteuer' ("Lurchi's adventures") distributed as booklets to children buying shoes... [more]

Luthe m Literature
Name of a character in Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown.

Luying f Chinese
From Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Lycius m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykios. This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo. It was used by John Keats for the hero of his poem 'Lamia' (1819).

Lyndall f & m English, South African
Transferred use of the surname Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [more]

Maadïr-ool m Tuvan
Means "hero boy" in Tuvan.

Maadyr-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan маадыр (maadyr) meaning "hero" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Magiting m Tagalog
Means "brave, heroic" in Tagalog.

Maida f English, Literature
This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]

Maisry f Literature
Possible variant of Marsaili or Maisie. It is the name of the heroine in Child Ballad 65, though some variations of the ballad name her Margery or Marjorie... [more]

Makunaima m New World Mythology
In 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.

Mamisimed m Georgian (Archaic)
Means "father's hope" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with the Georgian noun იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope" (see Imeda).... [more]

Manao m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 織 (o) meaning "weave, knit" or 生 (o) meaning "live"... [more]

Manas m Kyrgyz, Mythology
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" or from Alpamysh, the name of a character from an ancient Turkic epic of the same name... [more]

Manchaary m Yakut
From the name of Vasiliy Manchaary (or simply Manchaary), a Yakut national hero.

Mandela m & f African American, Xhosa
Transferred use of the surname Mandela given in honour of Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary hero and statesman... [more]

Manvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Marpessa f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μάρπτω (márptô) "to take hold of, to seize, to catch" (cf. Marpesia), with the alleged meaning "the robbed one". In Homer's 'Iliad' this name belonged to the wife of the hero Idas... [more]

Marrien m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Marrien is a wise an benevolent figure who lives in the Valley of Marvels and is revered by the humans who live nearby. Marrien is described as having the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse, and he is known for his knowledge of herbs and medicine.... [more]

Marsil m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
King Marsil is a character who appears in several Arthurian romances, particularly those that focus on the legendary hero Roland, one of King Arthur’s knights.

Marsilion m Carolingian Cycle
Variant of Marsile (see Marsilius). This was the name of the Muslim Saracen king who attacked the rear guard of King Charlemagne in La Chanson de Roland... [more]

Marsion f Arthurian Cycle
n the La Bataille de Loquifer, a sister of Morgan le Fay.... [more]

Mashirao m Japanese
This name is used by Mashirao Ojiro from the anime Boku No Hero Academia. The first symbol, 猿 (mashira), means "monkey". The second symbol, 夫, means "man". Overall, this name means "monkey man".

Masuo m Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "benefit" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masurao m Japanese (Rare)
From 丈夫/益荒男 (masurao), referring to a manly person, a hero or warrior, itself a combination of 益荒 (masura), referring to manliness or having the strength of a god or man (from verb 増す (masu) meaning "to increase, grow" combined with suffix ら (-ra)) and 男/夫 (o) meaning "male."... [more]

Matton m Greek Mythology
From Greek μάττων (matton), participle of the verb μάσσω (masso) meaning "to knead dough, to press into a mould". In Greek mythology Matton is a hero of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough.

Maues m Scythian (Hellenized)
From Ancient Greek Μαύης (Maúēs), a Hellenized form of Scythian *mava or *mauka meaning "hero, tiger". This was the name of the first Indo-Scythian king, ruling from 98/85 to 60/57 BCE.

Meggie f Scots, English (Rare)
Variant of Meggy.... [more]

Meiying f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 盈 (yíng) meaning "full, plentiful, surplus", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Melad m Persian
He was a mythical hero in Iranian epic book Shahnameh. Also it means son of the Sun or happiness.... [more]

Melanctha f Literature
Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.

Meleager m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Meleagros. In history, this was the name of a king from the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a hero who was the host of the Calydonian boar hunt.

Meleranz m Arthurian Cycle
Arthur’s nephew and hero of Der Pleier’s Meleranz. He was the son of Olimpia, Arthur’s sister, and King Linefles of France.... [more]

Meliadice f Arthurian Cycle
A descendant of Arthur and heroine of the romance Cleriadus et Meliadice, published in Paris in 1495. The author of the work is unknown, but it is believed to have been based on earlier French and English romances.... [more]

Menolly f Literature
The name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's The Harper Hall trilogy.

Meraugis m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A Knight of the Round Table who is the hero of Raoul de Houdenc’s Meraugis de Portlesguez.... [more]

Meridian f & m Literature
From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).

Mikio m Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man"... [more]

Milad m Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Mithridates. This is the name of a hero in the epic Shahnameh.

Min-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min), and 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 鎬 "stove; bright" (ho).

Mioki f Japanese
Mioki translates to 'Beautiful hero of life', roughly; 'Mi' meaning 'beautiful', 'O' meaning 'Hero' and 'Ki' meaning 'Life. :D

Miosotis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Myosotis, used especially in the Dominican Republic. This occurs in the 1968 Puerto Rican telenovela La Mujer de Aquella Noche, where it is a nickname of the heroine, Countess Adriana de Astolfi, given to her by her lover, the itinerant gypsy Renzo.

Misery f Literature
From the English word, which derives from Latin miseria "wretchedness". It was used as a given name in the book 'Misery' (1987) by Stephen King, about the author of a popular series of romance novels set in Victorian times, the heroine of which is named Misery Chastain.

Mitsuo m Japanese
This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray," 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy" with 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "excellent, hero, leader, male, masculine, superiority" or 央 (ou, o) meaning "centre, middle."... [more]

Miwao m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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”.

Moll f English
Diminutive of Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".

Momo f Literature
The title heroine of the novel 'Momo', also known as 'The Grey Gentlemen' or 'The Men in Grey' by Michael Ende.

Momoo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine) 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" (usually masculine)... [more]

Momotarō m Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Monimia f Theatre, Literature, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Probably a Latinate form of Monime, first used by Thomas Otway for the title character in his tragic play The Orphan (1680). It was subsequently used by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett (also for an orphan character) in his novel The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom (1753), and later by English poet and novelist Charlotte Smith for the heroine of her novel The Old Manor House (1793), which was a huge bestseller in the last decade of the 18th century... [more]

Mönkhbaatar m Mongolian
Means "eternal hero" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal, everlasting" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.

Moskim m Lenape
Moskim 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.

Motoo m Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (moto) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 郎 (o) meaning "son", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 士 (o) meaning "samurai, warrior" or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Much m Folklore
In the tales about the famous heroic outlaw Robin Hood, Much the Miller's Son was one of his Merry Men. In his case, Much is a nickname which he received because his abilities were apparently so unimpressive that it caused his parents to continually refer to him as "our son, though he's not much", which was ultimately shortened to Much.

Mystique f & m English, Popular Culture
From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.... [more]

Namio m Japanese
From Japanese 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波, 浪 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Namor m Popular Culture
Originally conceived by the writer-artist Bill Everett in 1939, Namor is the name of Marvel's earliest hero the Sub-Mariner. The name itself means "the Avenging Son" and is also a play on the word "Roman".

Naoo m Japanese
From Japanese 尚 (nao) meaning "still, as always" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nariman m Persian Mythology, Persian, Georgian (Rare), Kazakh, Kumyk, Lezgin, Tatar
From the Avestan name Nairemanah which meant "manly mind" or "heroic minded", derived Avestan from nairiia meaning "heroic, manly" and manah meaning "mind, thought".... [more]

Natashenka f Russian
Diminutive of Nataly. Used in Tolstoy's War and Peace as term of endearment for heroine Natasha Rostov.

Natsuo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 生 (o) meaning "live", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 暢 (o) meaning "smoothly, freely, unrestrained" or 帆 (o) meaning "sail"... [more]

Navarana f Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)
Greenlandic name meaning "one who alternates between different parties", derived from the Proto-Eskimo root *naverar "to trade, exchange" and the name suffix na. In legend Navarana was an Inuit woman who brought about disunity by alternating between her tribe of native Greenlanders and the Norse colonists... [more]

Neiphiu m Mao
Meaning "Hero".

Nice f Greek Mythology (Rare), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Ancient Greek variant as well as Latinized and Italian form of Nike. In Italy it's also used as diminutive of names with the element nice (derived from nike) such as Berenice and Eunice.... [more]

Nobukatsu m Japanese
From 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 or 伸 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch, extend" combined with 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]

Nomaqhawe f Ndebele
Means "heroine" in Ndebele.

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

Ntwali m Rwandan
Means "hero" in Kinyarwanda. People with this name includes rapper Ntwali and the football midfielder Evode Ntwali.

Nuanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Numidius m Late Roman, Popular Culture
Of very uncertain and unclear origin and meaning. It may be a corruption of Ummidius in the first place.... [more]

Nyurgun m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ньургуһун (nurguhun) meaning "snowdrop (a type of flower)". Nyurgun is a mythical hero to the Yakuts.

Ochako f Popular Culture
In the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her name is made up of お茶 (ocha), the honorific form of 茶 (cha) meaning "tea," and 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Ochbaatar m Mongolian
Means "sparkling hero" in Mongolian, from оч (och) meaning "spark, ember, sparkle" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Ochirbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian очир (ochir) meaning "diamond" or "truncheon, staff; thunderbolt" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Odbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian од (od) meaning "star" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Odysseas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Odysseus (see also Odyssefs). Known bearers of this name include Odysseas Androutsos (a hero of the Greek War of Independence) and Odysseas Elytis (winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979).

Oeneus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology he was a Calydonian king. He sent his son, the hero Meleager, out to find heroes to kill the Calydonian Boar, which was ravaging Calydon because Oeneus had forgotten to honor Artemis at the harvest ceremonies... [more]

Oğuz m Turkish
It is originated from ancient Turks, a legend hero, Oguz Khan. Means "person who has a good heart".

Okonoróté m Indigenous American, New World Mythology
A Warao folk hero.

Ölziibaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Optimus m Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Popular Culture
Means "excellent" in Ancient Latin. Its etymology is uncertain. It can derive from the Greek root opti- meaning 'light, sight'. Another possible etimology is from Ancient Latin optàre "to choose, to desire" with the meaning of "the chosen one, the superior one"... [more]

Örs m Hungarian
Hungarian male name. Örs was an ancient Hungarian leader and the name seems to originate as one of the names of the Kabar (Turkic Khazar) tribes who joined the Magyar confederation in the 9th century... [more]

Ortnit m Medieval German
Formed from the Germanic name elements ort "point (of a sword)" and neid "necessity, need; envy, jealousy".... [more]

Otgonbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Oyunbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Oyuunbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Paciano m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Pacianus. This name was borne by the Filipino general and revolutionary Paciano Rizal (1851-1930), the brother of physician and writer Dr... [more]

Pahlavon m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan, which was derived from the Persian noun پهلوان (pahlavan) meaning "hero, paladin, champion".... [more]

Pəhlivan m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Modern Azerbaijani form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon). The older form is Pəhləvan.... [more]

Palila f & m Hawaiian, Polynesian, Tahitian
Name of a bird.... [more]

Pálnatóki m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "Tóki son of Pálni", from the names Pálni and Tóki. Pálnatóki was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the island of Fyn.

Panopea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Panopea may refer to various characters. The names mean 'panorama' or means 'of the beautiful husband'.... [more]

Panthea f History (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Persian (Rare, Expatriate)
From the Greek Πάνθεια (Pantheia) meaning "all goddess", derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" combined with θεά (thea) meaning "goddess" (compare Pasithea and the Greek adjective πάνθειος (pantheios) meaning "of all gods" or "common to all gods")... [more]

Pathïr m Western Yugur
Means "hero" in Western Yugur.

Pawiro m Javanese
From Javanese pawira meaning "hero, warrior, brave".

Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]

Pimpernel f Literature, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the flower Scarlet Pimpernel, a low growing annual plant. It is well known for being the emblem of the fictional hero of the same name. Tolkien used the name for one of the Took sisters.

Pippilotta f Literature
Invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her children's novel 'Pippi Långstrump' (1945). It is composed of Swedish pippi, a childish word for "bird", combined with the name Lotta.

Pkharmat m Caucasian Mythology
Means "creator of the nation, language, or land". Pkharmat is a Demi-God (Nart) and legendary hero to the Vainakh (Chechen and Ingush) people who stole fire from the god Sela and brought it to mankind and ultimately led to the people forming a nation... [more]

Plutina f American (South, Archaic)
Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Polvon m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]

Polvonbek m Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from either the name Polvon or the Uzbek word polvon meaning "strong, heroic, brave" as well as "strong man, wrestler"... [more]

Popo m New World Mythology
Short form of Popocatepetl, which means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of a hero in Mexican legend and Aztec mythology, the lover of Princess Ixtli... [more]

Prawira m Indonesian
Means "heroic, brave" in Indonesian.

Pukalavan m Tamil
In the annals of history, there exists a fascinating tale surrounding the word "Pukalavan" and its linguistic origin, intimately intertwined with the Tamil language. According to the legends passed down through generations, Pukalavan was an ancient hero of Tamil origin, revered for his exceptional qualities and deeds that earned him the epithet of the "praised one."... [more]

Pürevbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Qəhrəman m Azerbaijani
Means "hero" in Azerbaijani, of Persian origin.

Qarabatır m Azerbaijani
Means "black hero" in Azerbaijani.

Qarabatir m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and батыр (batır) meaning "brave" or "hero".

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]

Qiangying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of crystals", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".

Qiaoying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid", 迎 (yíng) meaning "receive, welcome" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Qinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Queenesther f English (African), African American
Combination of the word queen and Esther, used to honor Queen Esther, the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Bible.

Quicksilver m Popular Culture
Quicksilver is the 'mutant' name of a protagonist, and sometimes antagonist, of Marvel's line of X-Men and Avengers comics. His real name is Pietro Maximoff, and he is the son of Magneto... [more]

Raghuveer m Hindi, Rajasthani
Means "hero of the Raghu dynasty", from the name Raghu combined with Sanskrit वीर (vira) "hero, man, brave"... [more]

Rajbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Ranbir m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit रण (raṇa) meaning "delight, pleasure, gladness" combined with वीर (vīrá) meaning "man, hero, husband".

Rentap m Iban
Means "tremor, shake, collapse" in Iban. This was the name of a 19th-century Iban hero.

Rhodanthe f English (Rare), Literature
Means "rose flower" from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom"... [more]

Rhodogune f Old Persian (Hellenized)
From Ῥοδογούνη (Rhodogoune), a hellenization of the Old Persian name *Vṛda-gaunā meaning "rose-coloured, rosy-complexioned" (compare Sogdian warδγōn "rosy" and Persian gulgūn "rose-coloured", both thought to be cognates), apparently altered through association with Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) "rose"... [more]

Rizaldy m Filipino
Variant of Rizal Day, the Philippine national holiday (held on December 30th) commemorating the life and works of national hero José Rizal.... [more]

Robinhood m Filipino
Combination of Robin and Hood. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor.... [more]

Rudabeh f Persian Mythology, Pakistani (Rare), Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
Derived from the Persian noun رود (rud) meaning "river, torrent" combined with the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "water".... [more]

Ruiying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever", 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Rukuba m & f Nyanga, Central African, Eastern African, African Mythology
Rukuba is a folk hero in Nyanga mythology, who happens to be a Basenji dog. His name has an unknown meaning.

Sabinchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Sabine. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.... [more]

Sabriel f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]

Sajjeev m Indian
a great historical hero who ruled the entire indian sub-continent

Sakurao m Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [more]

Salambo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized), Literature (Anglicized)
Greek and Latin form of the name of a Babylonian goddess of love, equivalent to Aphrodite or Venus. It may correspond to the once-attested Punic name šlmbʿl meaning "(the god) Dusk (is) (my?) Lord", in which the ending of the name comes from Ba'al, a title of various deities meaning "lord"... [more]

Salawat m Bashkir
Derived from Arabic صَلَوَات (ṣalawāt) meaning "prayers", the plural of صَلَاة (ṣalāh) "prayer". A notable bearer was Salawat Yulayev (1754 - 1800), a Bashkir national hero.

Saranbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Saribotir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sari meaning "yellow" or "best" and botir meaning "hero, warrior" or "brave, fearless".

Sata f Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Vainakh goddess of artisanship and either the daughter or wife of the god Sela, similar to the Ossetian Satanaya... [more]

Satria m Indonesian
Means "knight, warrior, hero" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kshatra) meaning "power, might, rule".

Savr m Kalmyk
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Kalmyk folk hero.

Sawa f Japanese
Probably from the Japanese kanji 沢 (Kun reading sawa) "mountain stream" or "marsh, swamp; wetlands". This kanji can also be pronounced Taku (Kan'on reading) or Jaku (Goon reading).... [more]

Seiyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 靖 (sei) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing" combined with 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Selembaatar m Mongolian
Means "sword hero" in Mongolian, from сэлэм (selem) meaning "sword, sabre" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sephie f Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive for Persephone and Josephine. This is the name of the heroine in the CrossGen comic series 'Meridian'.

Séraphîta f Literature
Séraphîta is possibly a variant of Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [more]

Sergelenbaatar m Mongolian
Means "cheerful hero" in Mongolian, from сэргэлэн (sergelen) meaning "cheerful" or "lively, sharp, clever" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sétanta m Irish Mythology
“Given name of the folk hero, Cúchulainn”. This birth name was imparted by the deity, Lug, prior to the conception of the demigod child by the mortal mother, Deichtine.

Seung-geol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 傑 "hero; outstanding, remarkable" (geol).

Shahsuvor m Uzbek
Means "splendid horseman, hero" in Uzbek.

Shaoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" and "flower, leaf, petal".

Shatrughna m Hinduism
Means "destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, from शत्रु (shatru) meaning "enemy, foe" and घ्न (ghna) meaning "destroyer, killer". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the twin brother of Lakshmana and the half-brother of the hero Rama.

Shengying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, leaf, flower" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Shennong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 神 (shen, meaning “god” or “divine”) and 农 (nong, meaning “farmer”). This was the name of a culture hero in Chinese mythology who taught agriculture and herbology to humanity... [more]

Sherlan m Uzbek
Means "to feel heroic", "to be heroic" or "to be filled with might" in Uzbek.

Shieru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (shieru, shi) meaning "sky", 幸 (shi) meaning "happiness", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 思 (shi) meaning "think", 支 (shi) meaning "branch, support, sustain", 枝 (shi) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple, violet", 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry", 偲 (shi) meaning "recollect, remember", 伸 (shi) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 信 (shi) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 青 (shi) meaning "blue, green", 知 (shi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 天 (shi) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 英 (e) meaning "hero, outstanding", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 昴 (e) meaning "the Pleiades (star cluster)" or 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit" combined with 映 (eru) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 璃 (ru) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 累 (ru) meaning "accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually" or 空 (eru) meaning "sky"... [more]

Shijirbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian шижир (shijir) meaning "solid, noble, pure" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Shinebaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian шинэ (shine) meaning "new" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Shirmenbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ширмэн (shirmen) meaning "cast-iron" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Shiying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 时, 時 (shí) meaning "time", 石 (shí) meaning "stone", 世 (shì) meaning "world, generation, era", 视 (shì) meaning "watch, look at, observe", or 仕 (shì) meaning "official, scholar" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Shizhirbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian шижир (shijir) meaning "pure" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Shizuo m Japanese
Means "peaceful hero" or "quiet hero" in Japanese.

Shunqor m Uzbek
Means "champion, hero" in Uzbek.

Shuoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around" or 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "petal, leaf, flower".

Shuurganbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian шуурга (shuurga) meaning "storm" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sibú m New World Mythology, Spanish (Latin American)
Sibú is a transforming folk hero from Bribri mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.

Siljan m Macedonian
From the Macedonian mythology. It's a name of the mythical hero who transforms into stork and travels south in the distant lands. It has a bottle with magic liquid/water that transforms him back into human... [more]

Singhe m & f Sanskrit
Singhe comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha, meaning "lion" or "hero."

Singoalla f Literature
The heroine of Swedish writer Viktor Rydberg's popular novel Singoalla (1858) (published in English as The Wind Is My Lover), about a gypsy girl who falls in love with a knight (set in the Middle Ages).

Sinh m Indian
Name - Sinh सिंह ... [more]

Siu-ying f & m Chinese (Hakka)
“Siu” means “elegant, graceful”, and “ying” means “flower” or “hero”.

Sodbaatar m Mongolian
Means "remarkable hero" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sodonbaatar m Mongolian
Means "extraordinary hero" in Mongolian, from содон (sodon) meaning "extraordinary, unusual" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Solymus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Solymus was the ancestral hero and eponym of the tribe Solymi in Pisidia and Lycia. He was a son of either Zeus or Ares; his mother's name is variously given as Chaldene, Caldene daughter of Pisidus, Calchedonia or the nymph Chalcea.

Songying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]

Sonoo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 苑 (sono) meaning "pasture, park, garden" or 園 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw" (usually feminine) or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sorao m & f Japanese
From Japanese 宙 (sora) meaning "mid-air" or 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]

Söyembikä f Tatar
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Söyembikä of Kazan, a Tatar ruler and a national hero of Tatarstan.

Spīdola f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In the Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis this is the name of a witch enslaved by the devil, but eventually rescued by the hero Koknesis (whom she then marries).

Sportacus m Popular Culture
Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism... [more]

Starkaðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements sterkr "stark, sturdy" and hǫð "battle" (cognate with Old High German hadu). This was the name of a hero in Norse legends.

Strahinja m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From the noun strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.

Sueo m Japanese
From Japanese 季 (sue) meaning "youngest brother" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Sükhbaatar m Mongolian
Means "hero of the axe" in Mongolian, from сүх (sükh) meaning "axe" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero". A famous bearer was Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893-1923), a Mongolian Communist leader.

Sukio m Japanese
From Japanese 主 (su) meaning "head of the family, master, mistress", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life", 基 (ki) meaning "base", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 耕 (suki) meaning "plow, cultivate", 鋤 (suki) meaning "spade" or 透 (suki) meaning "penetrate, pass through" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]

Sukrisno m Javanese
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with the name of the mythological hero Krishna.

Süldbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian сүлд (süld) meaning "symbol, emblem, coat of arms" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Sumitra f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Kannada, Thai, Indonesian
Means "good friend" from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend"... [more]

Sundiata m History
Sundiata Keita (c. 1217 – c. 1255) was a puissant prince and founder of the Mali Empire, the renowned hero celebrated by the Mandinka people in the semi-historical Epic of Sundiata, which is primarily known through oral tradition, transmitted by generations of Mandinka griots (djeli or jeliw).

Suzuo m Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Swede f Literature
Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.

Tabaré m South American, Guarani (Hispanicized, ?), Tupi (Hispanicized, ?)
Chiefly Uruguayan name, allegedly of Guarani or Tupi origin and meaning "village man" or "one who lives far from town". The Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín used it for the title hero of his epic poem Tabaré (1888), which depicts the tragic love between Tabaré, an indigenous Charrúa man, and Blanca, the sister of a Spanish conquistador.

Tae-yeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior" (tae) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 映 "project; reflect light" or 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" (yeong).

Taivanbaatar m Mongolian
Means "peaceful hero" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Takao m Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" or 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 士 (o) meaning "samurai, warrior", 生 (o) meaning "live", 男 (o) meaning "male", 勇 (o) meaning "brave", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (o) meaning "son"... [more]

Takeaki m Japanese
From Japanese 偉 (take) meaning "admirable", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 岳 (take) meaning "mountain peak", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 建 (take) meaning "build, establish, erect, found", 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 壮 (take) meaning "big, large", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 勇 (take) meaning "brave" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 英 (aki) meaning "excellent, fine", 哲 (aki) meaning "philosophy, clear", 明 (aki) meaning "clear", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昌 (aki) meaning "good, prosper", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 陽 (aki) meaning "light, sun, male", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear", 暁 (aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear" or 揚 (aki) meaning "scatter, spread"... [more]

Takeji m Japanese
From Japanese 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 毅 (take) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 丈 (take) meaning "height", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 彪 (take) meaning "tiger", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 孟 (take) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (take) meaning "ferociousness" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two"... [more]

Takeru m Japanese, Japanese Mythology
Derived from the Japanese kanji 尊 (takeru) meaning "excellent, noble, precious" or 健 (takeru) meaning "strong, healthy" or 猛 (takeru) meaning "fierce, ferocious". Takeru can also be written with two kanji, for example 猛 (take, read differently from above) or 丈 (take) meaning "height, mountain" combined with 竜 (ru) meaning "dragon, hero, imperial" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli".... [more]

Takuo m Japanese
From Japanese 拓 (taku) meaning "expand, open, support" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 暢 (o) meaning "smoothly, freely, unrestrained", 生 (o) meaning "live" or 央 (o) meaning "center"... [more]

Tamak m Malay
Tamak is a dragon that turns into a wraith. He collects magical artifacts and drives a blue 675-lt. He wears a black cloak in wraith form and is blue in dragon form. For more information read the soon to be published The Dragon Wraith Hero by Bilbo J. Ramsay and Arwen D. Ramsay.... [more]

Tandareis m Arthurian Cycle
Hero of Der Pleier’s "Tandareis and Flordibel".

Tantalus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [more]

Tchue m African Mythology
A cultural founder hero of the Bushmen. Tchue's deeds and transformations were 'many, many and not one'. He was a genius of fruit; also was he at different times a bird, an elephant, a fly, a lizard and even a water hole... [more]

Tegshbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Tenerus m Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a Theban hero and prophet in Greek mythology, a son of Apollo and Melia.

Teruo m Japanese
This name combines 輝 (ki, kagaya.ku, teru) meaning "gleam, radiance, shine, sparkle, twinkle," 昭 (shou, teru) meaning "bright, shining," 照 (shou, te.rasu, te.ru, te.reru) meaning "bashful, compare, illuminate, shine," 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, teru) meaning "light, ray" or 瑛 (ei, teru) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal" with 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "excellent, hero, leader, male, masculine, superiority," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male" or 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man."... [more]

Thel f Literature
Means "will, desire, wish" in Greek. This name was invented by the poet William Blake, who used it for the heroine of his 'Book of Thel' (1789).

Thorgal m Popular Culture
A popular belgian comic-book hero.

Thurein m Burmese
Either from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" or from शूर (shura) meaning "heroic, brave, strong, powerful" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Tianying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid".

Tifa f Popular Culture
Tifa Lockhart is a character in the massively popular and highly acclaimed 1997 role-playing game game Final Fantasy VII. Contrary to popular belief, Tifa is not a contraction of name Tiffany or the Kabbalah concept Tiferet (beauty)... [more]

Tivtsazn m Armenian
Means "hero" in Armenian.

Tlacaelel m Nahuatl
Means "greatest hero" or "man of suffering" in Nahuatl, from tlacatl "man, human being" and ellelli "suffering, pain, agony; strong emotions".

Tobio m Japanese
From Japanese 飛 (tobi) meaning "to fly" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Todoroki m & f Japanese
Meaning Hot and Cold or Equal Power. ... [more]

Togo m Japanese
The greatest hero dog of 1925 serum run to Nome. Due to media coverage overshadowed by Balto.... [more]

Tögsbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian төгс (tögs) meaning "complete, perfect" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Tokoyami m & f Japanese
A well known character from 'My Hero Academia' uses this name, his name is 'Tokoyami Fumikage'

Tomeo m Japanese
From Japanese 止 (tome) meaning "stop, halt", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 留 (tome) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 女 (me) meaning "woman, female" or 米 (me) meaning "rice, USA, metre" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 男 (o) meaning "male", 暢 (o) meaning "stretch", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, lower slope of mountain"... [more]

Tomura m Japanese
Tomura, used by the popular villain Shigaraki Tomura in Boku no Hero Academia, comes from the word “tomurau," which means to mourn and express sorrow over death and farewell. ... [more]

Torán m Irish
Formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.

Törbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian төр (tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".