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Wynnhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and here "army".

Wynnsige m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and sige "victory".

Xabiso m Xhosa
Means "value, price" in Xhosa.

Xalicuilol m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xalli "sand" combined with either icuilolli "painting, piece of writing" or cuilol "a design, a decoration".

Xalli m & f Nahuatl
Means "sand" in Nahuatl.

Xelhuan m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably related to Nahuatl xeloa "to divide, to distribute". This was the name of a giant in Aztec mythology, one of seven survivors of the great flood.

Xenochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

Xenocharis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Xenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Xenodoros.

Xenodoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Xicolazacamitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xicolli "sleeveless ceremonial jacket", azacatl "thick, solid hay", and mitl "arrow".

Xihuitl m Nahuatl
Means "year, comet", referring to the 365-day Aztec calendar, or "turquoise, greenstone, herbs; greenish things".

Xilohua f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Xilonen f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Probably means "doll made of maize", from Nahuatl xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob" and nenetl "doll, idol". This was an aspect of Chicomecōātl, an Aztec goddess of agriculture, also called "the hairy one" in reference to the hair-like tassels of the corn.

Xilotl f Nahuatl
Means "green ear of maize, young corncob" in Nahuatl.

Xiloxoch f Nahuatl
Means "calliandra (flower)" in Nahuatl, ultimately derived from xilotl "green maize, young ear of corn" and xōchitl "flower".

Xiloxochcatl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xiloxochitl "silk-cotton tree" or "calliandra" (see Xiloxoch) and -catl "person, inhabitant".

Xipe m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Means "the flayed one", derived from Nahuatl xipehua, "to flay, to skin, to peel". This was the name of an Aztec deity also known as Xipe Totec, god of ritual flaying and agriculture, who oversaw vegetation, springtime, regeneration, metal crafts, deadly warfare, and the east... [more]

Xiuhcozcatl m Nahuatl
Means "domestic wild turkey" in Nahuatl. Alternately, may be derived from xihuitl "turquoise" and cozcatl "necklace, ornament, jewel".

Xiuhcozol f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xihuitl "year" and cozolli "cradle". Often given to girls born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhcue f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xihuitl "year" and cuēitl "skirt". Often given to girls born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhcuetzin f Aztec, Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, greenish thing", "year, comet", or "flame, fire", cueitl "skirt", and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix... [more]

Xiuhnenetl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise") and nenetl "doll, idol; vulva". Often given to girls born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhquen m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise") and quemitl "garments, clothing; ritual vestments". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhtecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "turquoise lord" or "lord of fire", from Nahuatl xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, green/blue thing" or "year, comet" or "flame, fire", and tecuhtli "lord". This was the name of the Aztec god of fire, daytime, and heat, one of the oldest known Mesoamerican deities.

Xiuhtezcatl m Nahuatl
Means "turquoise mirror", from Nahuatl xihuitl "turquoise" and tezcatl "mirror".

Xiuhtlalpilli m Nahuatl
Can mean either "binding of the years" or "turquoise cloth" in Nahuatl, the former derived from xihuitl "year", the latter from xihuitl "turquoise, greenish thing". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhtlaltzin f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl xiuhtlalli "turquoise lands, jade land", itself derived from xihuitl (xiuh-) "turquoise, grass, greenish thing" and tlālli "earth, land, soil", and the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Xiuhtlatlac m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from xihuitl "year" and tlatlac "something burned". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhtototl m & f Nahuatl
Means "lovely cotinga" in Nahuatl, literally "turquoise bird" a species of bright blue birds. Derived from xihuitl "turquoise" and tototl "bird".

Xiuhtzitzqui m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xihuitl "year" and tzitzquia "to seize, grasp, take hold of". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "turquoise flower" in Nahuatl, from xihuitl "turquoise" and xōchitl "flower".

Xochhua m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and the possessive suffix -hua. Compare Xochihua.

Xochiatlapal f & m Nahuatl
Means "flower petal", from Nahuatl xochitl "flower" and atlapalli "leaf, wing (of a bird)".

Xochichimal m Nahuatl
Means "flower shield" in Nahuatl, from xōchitl "flower" and chimalli "shield".

Xochihua m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "flower-bearer, owner of flowers" in Nahuatl, figuratively "to bewitch women; seducer, seductress" or "effeminate man". Derived from xōchitl "flower" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Xochimitl m Nahuatl
Means "flower arrow" or "flowery arrow" in Nahuatl, a specific kind of arrow used as an offering in a feast. Derived from xōchitl "flower" and mitl "arrow, dart".

Xochinahual m Nahuatl
Means "flower sorcerer" or "flower disguise" in Nahuatl.

Xochipepe m & f Nahuatl
Means "flower gatherer" in Nahuatl, from xochitl "flower" and pepena "to choose, to pick something".

Xochiquen m Nahuatl
Means "flowery garment", from Nahuatl xochitl "flower" and quemitl "garments, clothing; ritual vestments".

Xochiteca m Nahuatl
Means "inhabitant of Xochitlan", or taken from the name of a famous female sacrificial victim (given as an honorary title to victims sacrificed in the 13th month).

Xochiteotl m Nahuatl
Means "flower god", from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".

Xochitonal m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and tonalli "day, sun, heat; fate, soul". This was also the name of a giant cayman said to reside on the path to the afterlife.

Xochitototl m Nahuatl
Means "black-backed oriole" in Nahuatl, literally "flower bird", a small black and yellow passerine. Ultimately derived from xōchitl "flower" and tototl "bird".

Xochitzetzeloa m Nahuatl
Means "he sprinkles flowers", derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and tzetzeloa "to shake something, to sift something".

Xochmitl m Nahuatl
Variant form of Xochimitl.

Xoco f Nahuatl
Means "youngest daughter, youngest sister" in Nahuatl. May alternately derive from xocotl "fruit" or xococ "sour".

Xocotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "fruit" in Nahuatl, referring specifically to sour or acidic fruits such as hog plums. This was the name of the Aztec god of fire and the planet Venus.

Xocoyotl f Nahuatl
Means "youngest child" in Nahuatl.

Xola m & f Xhosa
Means "be at peace" or "to forgive" in Xhosa.

Xolo m & f Xhosa
Possibly related to Xhosa uxolo "peace, pardon", itself from -xola "to be calm, at peace, happy; to forgive".

Xolomitl m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl xolotl "servant, page, slave" and omitl "bone". Alternatively, the first element could instead mean "cornstalk", or refer to the Aztec deity Xolotl, or perhaps to the dogs named after the god.

Xolotecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Xolotlan" in Nahuatl.

Xomimitl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "foot pierced by an arrow", derived from Nahuatl xo- "foot", mina "to pierce", and mitl "arrow".

Xopanatl m Nahuatl
Means "spring/summer rain shower" in Nahuatl.

Xopil m Nahuatl
Means "toe" in Nahuatl.

Xotlani m Nahuatl
Means "something that grows, blooms" in Nahuatl.

Xoxopanxoco f Nahuatl
Means "springtime fruit, fruit of spring" in Nahuatl, derived from xoxopan "spring, green time" and xocotl "fruit".

Yacatecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "nose lord" or "lord of those who go" in Nahuatl, from yacatl "nose, point; something in the lead" and tecuhtli "lord". This was the Aztec god of travelling merchants.

Yacatl m Nahuatl
Means "nose, point, something in the lead" in Nahuatl.

Yacaton f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "little nose" in Nahuatl, or a diminutive form of Yacatl.

Yagaan f & m Mongolian
Means "pink" in Mongolian.

Yagaanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "pink stone" in Mongolian, from ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".

Yagaantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pink flower" in Mongolian, from ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Yalagdashgüi m Mongolian
Means "invincible, unbeatable" in Mongolian.

Yalalt m & f Mongolian
Means "victory" in Mongolian.

Yamagtdelger m & f Mongolian
Means "always prosperous" in Mongolian, from ямагт (yamag) meaning "always, constantly" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant"

Yangir m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "ibex, wild goat" in Mongolian.

Yaochoca m Nahuatl
Means "to make war cries", from Nahuatl yoatl "war, warfare; combatant" and choca "to cry, weep; to bleat, roar, growl".

Yaochopin m Nahuatl

Yaocihuatl f & m Nahuatl
Means "war woman, warrior woman" in Nahuatl, from yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and cihuatl "woman".

Yaocuixtli m Nahuatl
Means "war kite, combative kite", derived from Nahuatl yao- "war, combat" and cuixtli "kite (bird of prey)".

Yaomeca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "war, warfare; combatant" and mecatl "cord, rope".

Yaomitl m Nahuatl
Means "war arrow" in Nahuatl.

Yaonemitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and nemi "to live, to dwell; to be; to go about, to walk", possibly meaning "to live like a combatant" or "to be war-like".

Yaopipi m Nahuatl
Means "war spy, enemy spy", from Nahuatl yaotl "combatant, enemy" or yao- "war, battle" and pipia "to spy, to stalk".

Yaotl m Aztec, Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "enemy, combatant" in Nahuatl.

Yaotlachinol m & f Nahuatl
Means "scorching of war" or "destruction of war" in Nahuatl.

Yaotlaloc m Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of yao- "war, combat" and the name of the deity Tlaloc.

Yaotlhuehue m Nahuatl
Means "old enemy, old combatant" in Nahuatl.

Yaoxochitl f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "enemy flower" or "war flower", from Nahuatl yaotl "enemy, combatant; war" and xochitl "flower". This can refer to a type of organised warfare, or to an actual flower, possibly the marigold.

Yapunga f Tumbuka (Archaic)
Means "wind; bringing people together" in Tumbuka.

Yaquica m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl yaoquiza "to go to war". Alternatively, may be related to Yaquin.

Yaquin m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl yaqui "departed, gone, having left for a place".

Yargai m & f Mongolian
Means "dogwood, cornelian cherry" in Mongolian.

Yargui f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "primrose, pasqueflower" in Mongolian.

Yaruu f & m Mongolian
Means "melodious" or "nice, pleasant" in Mongolian.

Yaruusaikhan f Mongolian
From Mongolian яруу (yaruu) meaning "melodic" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Yaruutsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian яруу (yaruu) meaning "melodic" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Yaruutungalag f Mongolian
From Mongolian яруу (yaruu) meaning "melodic" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Yayauhqui m & f Aztec, Nahuatl
Means "dark (colour), swarthy" in Nahuatl.

Yecatlahua m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl yecatl "fresh water" and tlahua "granting".

Yecatototl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl yecatl "fresh water" and tototl "bird"; alternatively, could be a variant of Ehecatototl.

Yeröölt m & f Mongolian
Means "fated, predestined" or "blessed, fortunate" in Mongolian.

Yesüder m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yersün meaning "nine" combined with the suffix -der used for masculine names.

Yesugei m Medieval Mongolian
Means "like nine", deriving from the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", an auspicious number to the Mongols. Name borne by the father of Genghis Khan.

Yesülün f Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yersün meaning "nine" combined with the suffix -lün used for feminine personal names.

Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", a number considered especially lucky and representing abundance.... [more]

Yeyetzi f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Probably means "beautiful, precious", ultimately derived from Nahuatl yectli "good, virtuous, just".

Yoalli f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Variant of Yohual.

Yoally f Nahuatl
Variant of Yoalli.

Yohual m & f Nahuatl
Means "night" in Nahuatl.

Yohualticitl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl yohualli "night" and ticitl "healer, midwife, physician". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of childbirth, associated with steam baths, medicine, and difficult births.

Yohualxoch f Nahuatl
Means "night flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a kind of flowering plant used medicinally.

Yollotzin m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Variant of Yolotzin.

Yoltzin f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "little heart" in Nahuatl.

Yopicatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Yopica".

Yoyontli m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Yrysmamat m Kyrgyz
From Kazakh and Kyrgyz ырыс (yrys) meaning "happiness, fortune" combined with the given name Mamat.

Yul f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Yolotl.

Ywerit f & m Old Celtic, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means either "Ireland" or "the Atlantic Ocean" (which lies in the direction of Ireland from Wales), both meanings derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū meaning "earth, soil". This was the name of a parent of Brân in Welsh mythology, either being a variant name of Llŷr (which means "the sea") or the name of his wife.

Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]

Zaan m Mongolian
Means "elephant" in Mongolian.

Zaca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl zacatl "grass, hay, straw".

Zacahuehue m Nahuatl
Probably derived from zacatl "grass, hay" and huehue "elder, old man".

Zacancatl m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and the suffix -catl.

Zaleucus m Ancient Greek
Means "very white", derived from Greek ζά (za) meaning "very" and (leukos) meaning "white, bright", possibly an older Aeolian form of Seleukos... [more]

Zamasphes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Jamaspa.

Zambaga f Mongolian
Means "magnolia" in Mongolian.

Zamilan m & f Mongolian
Probably derived from Tibetan འཛམ་གླིང (dzam gling) meaning "world".

Zana f & m Mongolian
Means "bullfinch" in Mongolian.

Zandan m & f Mongolian
Means "sandalwood" in Mongolian. The word is ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (chandana) of the same meaning (compare Chandan).

Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of Senebtisi.

Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Ipy", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.

Zayaa f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Zaya.

Zayaat m & f Mongolian
Means "predestined" or "lucky, fortunate" in Mongolian. Compare Zaya.

Zenodotos m Ancient Greek
Means "given by Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Zetes m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ζητέω (zeteo) "to seek, look forc inquire; to strive for, desire, wish". In Greek myth, Zetes and his twin brother Calais were sons of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and members of the Argonauts.

Zeuxippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "desultor, someone who can leap from one horse or chariot to another", from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Zeuxis m Ancient Greek
Means "to yoke together" or "to bridge", ultimately derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnymi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together".

Zevseg m Mongolian
Means "weapon, armament, firearm" or "tool, instrument" in Mongolian.

Zhaakhan m & f Mongolian
Means "small, little" in Mongolian.

Zhaakhanchuluu m Mongolian
Means "small stone" in Mongolian, from жаахан (jaakhan) meaning "small, a bit" and чулуу (chuluu) meaning "stone".

Zhambyl m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Janpolad. It could also be that the name has a slightly different etymology, in which case it is derived from the Arabic adjective جميل (jamil) meaning "beautiful, handsome, good" (see Jamil) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) meaning "steel"... [more]

Zhanzhin m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "commander, general" in Mongolian.

Zhargaltsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of happiness" in Mongolian, from жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Zhavkhaa m & f Mongolian
Means "demeanour, appearance, spirit" in Mongolian.

Zhavkhlan m & f Mongolian
Means "dignity, majesty, glory" or "joy, happiness, good fortune" in Mongolian

Zhavkhlant m & f Mongolian
Means "grand, splendid" in Mongolian.

Zhuramt m & f Mongolian
Means "loyal, faithful" in Mongolian.

Zolboo m & f Mongolian
Means "character, temperament" in Mongolian.

Zolin m Nahuatl
Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

Zoljargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, fate" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Zolzaya f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".

Zorig m Mongolian
Means "courage, will, intention" in Mongolian.

Zorigt m Mongolian
Means "brave, courageous, intrepid" in Mongolian.

Zul f & m Mongolian
Means "light" or "torch, oil lamp" in Mongolian.

Zuunnast f & m Mongolian
Means "aloe, century plant" in Mongolian.

Zuzaan f & m Mongolian
Means "thick, dense" in Mongolian.