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Ulmo m LiteratureUlmo was the King of the Sea in J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion.
Ulpia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of the Roman
nomen gentilicium Ulpius, ultimately derived from either an Umbrian cognate of the Latin word
lupus meaning "wolf", or
vulpus meaning "fox".
Ulpio m ItalianPerhaps derived from Latin
lupus meaning "wolf". A famous bearer was Ulpio Minucci, father of smooth jazz guitarist Chieli Minucci.
Ulpu f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
ulpukka, "spatterdock". It can also be used as a pet form of
Ulla or
Ulriikka.
Ultime m Literature (Rare)Alias adopted by
Jean Valjean in
Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables. Valjean is posing as the brother of another character, whose real late brother is stated to have been named Ultime.
Ultrogotha f FrankishQueen Ultrogotha (510 - after 566/67) was a Frankish Merovingian queen and the wife of Childebert I.
Ultuar f Kazakh (Rare)Means "give birth to boys" derived from Kazakh ұл
(ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with туу
(tuu) meaning "be born, to give birth". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.
Uluben m HinduismThis is used bythe god of thunder in hindu myths. "The special one"
Ulugbek m KyrgyzFrom Turkic
ulug meaning "great, big" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master". This was the moniker of Mirza Muhammad Taraghay bin Shahrukh, a 15th-century Timurid mathematician and astronomer, who was better known as Ulugh Beg.
Ululani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly inspiration" from Hawaiian
ulu "to grow, be inspired" and
lani "heaven, sky". This was the name of a ruler of Hilo.
Ululik m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic combination of
Ulo and -lik (suffix that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit).
Uma f JapaneseMeans "horse" in Japanese. During the Edo period, this name was sometimes given to girls born during the Year of the Horse. It is rarely used today.
Umaamaaq m & f GreenlandicFrom a Greenlandic dialectal term of endearment meaning "baby, youngest child".
Umaler f BerberMeans "star of the peace" in Tamasheq, language of Tuareg people.
Umama f ArabicMeans "little mother" in Arabic, being a diminutive of the word
أُمّ (
ʾumm) "mother; origin, source". Umama bint Abi al-As, also called Umama bint Zaynab (died c. 685 AD), was a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad... [
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Umanosuke m JapaneseUmanosuke means "horse" (uma, 馬), a possessive article which is the equivalent of "of" (no, 之), and "to concern oneself with" (suke, 介)
Umaphon f ThaiMeans "blessing of
Uma" from Thai อุมา
(uma) referring to the Hindu goddess
Parvati and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Umataro m Japanese (Rare), Popular CultureDerived from Japanese 馬 (uma) "horse", 太 (ta) "thick, big, great", and 郎 (ro) "son". A notable fictional bearer of the name is Dr. Umataro Tenma, a character in the manga Astro Boy and its subsequent anime adaptations... [
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Umayma f ArabicMeans "little mother" in Arabic, from a diminutive of أم
(ʾumm) meaning "mother". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Umayr m ArabicMeans "populous, prosperous, flourishing" in Arabic, from the word عَمَرَ
('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Umbarra m Indigenous AustralianUmbarra, or King Merriman (died 1904) was an Aboriginal elder of the Djirringanj/Yuin people of the Bermagui area on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Umbriel m LiteratureProbably derived from Latin
umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
Umehisa f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
梅 (ume) meaning "plum",
比 (hi) meaning "compare" and
沙 (sa) meaning "sand". This was the name of a geiko of Kamishichiken.
Umeji m JapaneseCombination of Japanese 梅, meaning plum, and じ, meaning character. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umemi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umeno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umeo m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "end of thread" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umesh m Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, TamilFrom Sanskrit उमेश
(umeśa) meaning "Uma's lord", derived from name of the Hindu goddess
Uma combined with Sanskrit ईश
(īśa) meaning "ruler, lord, husband"... [
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Umeyu f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and
柚 (yu) meaning "citron". This is the name of a number of geikos.
Umihana f BosnianBosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name
Umm Hani or
Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of
Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [
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Umika f JapaneseVariant of
Umiko. A middle name bearer of this name is Gabriela Burgos “Bee”.
Umina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara(?)" or 那 (na), meaning "what" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house; heaven" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 菜 (na), meaning "vegetable, greens; side dish" . Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umito m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umitzhan f & m KazakhFrom Kazakh үміт
(ümit) meaning "hope" combined with жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (both of Persian origin).
Ummagulsun f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
umma refering to the global community of Muslims, and
gulsun, a kind of jewellery with a hammered design.
Ummatoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
ummat refering to the community of Muslims and
oy meaning "moon".
Umme f ArabicUmme is an Indian name meaning “mother of sons”. Related names include
Ummi and
Umm.
Umm Habiba f Muslim (?)Means "mother of
Habiba" in Arabic. Notable bearer of the name is Umm Ḥabība Ramla bint Abī Sufyān, one of the wives of Muhammad.
Ümmüseleme f TurkishTurkish form of Arabic name (kunya) Umm Salama, meaning "mother of Salama". Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya was one of Muhammad's wives. Ümmüseleme Sultan was a daughter of Ahmed III (1673 - 1736).
Umon m JapaneseThis name combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Umrgulsun f UzbekDerived from
umr meaning "life" and
gulsun, a kind of jewellery with a hammered design.
Umri f UzbekPotentially derived from
umri bilan bergan bo'lsin, a phrase said at the birth of Uzbek children which translates to "May he/she live long".
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Una f CroatianEither inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin
una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
Unalaq m Popular CultureName of Korra's uncle and main antagonist of Book 2 of Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.
Unas m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
wnjs, possibly meaning "who exists indeed", derived from
wnn "to exist" and
js, an intensifying particle. This was the throne name of the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Unatsiaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "beautiful, precious harpoon". Combination of
Unâĸ and suffix
-tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Unday f FilipinoDiminutive of
Segunda. A bearer of this nickname was Segunda Katigbak, the first love of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
Undinė f LithuanianThis name can be the Lithuanian form of the latinate name
Undine as well as be an independent, authentic Lithuanian name. In the case of the latter, the name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
undinė meaning "mermaid", which in turn is derived from
undeniu, a dialectal form of the Lithuanian noun
vanduo meaning "water"... [
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Undómiel f LiteratureUndómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.
Undyne f Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"
Unferð m EnglishUnferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as
un +
frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [
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Ungnyeo f Korean MythologyThe name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja
熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and
女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".
Ungoliant f LiteratureSindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.
Unhcegila f SiouxFrom Lakota mythology; a serpentine creature responsible for several unexplained disappearances and deaths. The female equivalent of Unktehi.
Uni f Etruscan MythologyUni is the ancient goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women in Etruscan religion and myth, and the patron goddess of Perugia. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, it may, however, be related to an Indo-European root
iuni "young", connecting to her association with fertility, love, and marriage.
Unica f Popular CultureThis was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [
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Ünige f HungarianCoined by Sándor Makkai, a Reformed bishop from Transylvania, for a character in his novel 'Sárga vihar' (1934) and subsequently used among the Hungarians of Transylvania and the Unitarian Church... [
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Unkulunkulu m Zulu, African MythologyMeans "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [
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Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
unnr "wave" or
unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)Norwegian combination of
unnr "to wave, to billow" or
unna "to love" and
veig "power, strength".
Unuel m EsperantoFrom the Esperanto phrase
Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
Unulf m GermanicEither derived from Old High German
unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield" and combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf", or variant of
Hunulf.
Uorschla f RomanshRomansh form of
Ursula, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Uosis m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular CultureDerived from the Lithuanian noun
uosis meaning "ash tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Uosis is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale
Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as
Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Upasha f NepaliPossibly a variant of Upasana, meaning “devotion” in Sanskrit.
Upendra m Indian, Hindi, OdiaFrom Sanskrit उप
(upa) meaning "under, below, after" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra. This is an epithet of
Vishnu, referring to him being born after Indra.
Upenyu m ShonaUpenyu means "life".
This may be given by a parent meditating over the circumstances of life. Upi m & f FinnishA diminutive of
Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.
Upsilon m English (Rare)The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [
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Ur m BiblicalThe name comes from אור (
'or), meaning "to light".... [
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Urako f Japanese (Rare)From 浦 (
ura) meaning "bay, seacoast" and 子 (
shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Uraliä f BashkirFrom the name of the Ural mountain range, ultimately of uncertain etymology, possibly from Bashkir
үр "elevation; upland", Mansi
ур ала "mountain peak, top of the mountain" or the Turkic verb
oralu- "gird" amongst other possible suggestions.
Urano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (Ura) meaning “beautiful, lovely, elegant, graceful etc.” combined with 乃 (No) meaning “ of, belonging to”
Urantuyaa f MongolianFrom Mongolian уран
(uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Urara f JapaneseThis name is used as 麗 (rei, uruwa.shii, ura.raka,
urara) meaning "bright, beautiful." This kanji can also be combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i,
ra) meaning "good."... [
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Urassaya f ThaiMeaning uncertain. It is the given name of a famous actress who stars in Lakorns (Thai soap operas).
Uravini m TahitianCombination of Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple" and
vini meaning "black-fronted parakeet" (a type of bird found on Tahiti).
Urayoán m Spanish (Caribbean), TaínoName of a Taíno chief from the island of Puerto Rico. Chief Urayoán ordered the drowning of conquistador Diego de Salcedo to determine whether the Spanish were gods.