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Smedley m English
Transferred use of the surname Smedley.

Sofokls m Latvian
Latvian form of Sophocles.

Sólbjört f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sólbjǫrt.

Sólbjørt f Faroese
Faroese form of Sólbjǫrt.

Somnus m Roman Mythology
Means "sleep" in Latin. In Roman mythology Somnus was the personification of sleep, the equivalent of the Greek god Hypnos. He was the son of Nox (Night) and the brother of Mors (Death).

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Srđan m Croatian, Serbian
Possibly derived from South Slavic srdit meaning "angry". It was associated with Sergius (Srđ in older Croatian) from early times.

Stige f Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Styx.

Sucrat m Vlach
Vlach form of Socrates.

Súileabhán m Irish
Means "little dark eye" in Irish, from Old Irish súil "eye", dub "black, dark", and án, a diminutive suffix. This is the original Irish form of Sullivan.

Sulwyn m Welsh
Appears to be a form of Welsh Sulgwyn "Pentecost, Whitsunday" (literally "white Sunday", from (Dydd) Sul "Sunday, day of the sun" + gwyn "white, holy, blessed")... [more]

Sumarno m Javanese, Indonesian
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese marna meaning "painted, colourful".

Surdinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective surdus meaning "deaf".... [more]

Taianui m Tahitian
Means "great respect", a combination of Tahitian taia "to respect, to fear" and nui "great, immense".

Tamahere m Tahitian
Means "beloved child", from Tahitian tamariʻi meaning "child" and here "love".

Tangwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh tagc "peace" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.

Tanwen f Welsh
Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.

Tapunui m Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian tapu "forbidden" and nui "earth".

Taraneh f Persian
Means "song" in Persian.

Tawelfryn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from the Welsh word tawel meaning "quiet" and bryn meaning "hill".

Tecwyn m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Welsh teg "beautiful; fair" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed". Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.

Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh teg "fair, beautiful" and eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".

Teheiura m & f Tahitian
Derived from Tahitian te hei 'ura literally meaning "the red crown".

Teofils m Latvian
Latvian form of Theophilus.

Teruworq f Amharic
Means "good gold", from a combination of Teru and wark.

Thallis m Greek
Variant of Thalis 2.

Themistokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Themistokles (see Themistocles).

Théodule m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Theodulus.

Thessalus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Thessalos.

Þórfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórfríðr.

Þorgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórgeirr.

Þorgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þorgerðr.

Þorlákur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórlakr.

Þorvaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórvaldr.

Tiarehere f Tahitian
From Tahitian tiare meaning "flower, tiare flower" and here meaning "beloved, favourite".

Tiarenui f Tahitian
From the Tahitian tiare meaning "flower, tiare flower" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".

Timofejs m Latvian
Latvian form of Timofey

Tírechán m History, Old Irish

Tisandrus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tisandros.

Tisikrates m Ancient Greek
Means "power of vengeance" or "vengeance of power" in Greek. It is derived from the Greek noun τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution" as well as "payment" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Toahere f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian toa meaning "warrior" and here meaning "love".

Tomáisín m Irish
Diminutive of Tomás.

Tömörkhaan m Mongolian
Means "iron khan" in Mongolian, from төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and хаан (kaan) meaning "khan, leader, ruler".

Torgom m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Armenian form of Togarmah.

Tórhallur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þórhallr.

Torleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórlæifr.

Tórður m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórðr.

Tórur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þórr.

Tovmas m Armenian
Armenian form of Thomas

Tredegar m Welsh (Rare)
A rare given name of Welsh origin. Tredegar derives from the town so-named in Monmouthshire (now in Blaenau Gwent), Wales... [more]

Troightheach m Old Irish
Means "foot-soldier", from Old Irish traig "foot, step".

Truesdell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Truesdell.

Tsengelbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Tümenbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Turgut m Turkish

Uaid m Irish
Irish form of Wat

Ualgharg m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish úall "vanity, pride" and garg "fierce, rough".

Uallachán m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish úallach "proud, arrogant" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Uday m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit उदय (ud-ayá) meaning "rise, ascend" or "sunrise".

Uffa m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Offa and Wuffa.

Uileagóid m Irish
Diminutive of Uilleag

Uramoe m & f Tahitian
Derived form ura meaning "red" and moe meaning "sleep, dream".

Uranui m & f Tahitian
Derived from ura meaning "red" and nui meaning "big".

Uugantuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Uuriintuya f Mongolian
Means "sunrise, dawn light" in Mongolian, derived from Mongolian үүр (üür) meaning "dawn" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Uzzà m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Uzzah.

Vadims m Latvian
Latvian form of Vadim

Vaiana f Tahitian
Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".

Vaianu f Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase vai anu o te rua mato meaning "fresh water from the rock hole".

Vaiarii m & f Tahitian
From the Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ari'i meaning "high chief, king", idiomatically meaning "royal water".

Vaiata f Tahitian
Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".

Vaiatea f & m Tahitian
Means "distant waters" from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and atea meaning "distant, far away".

Vaimitiarii f Tahitian
From the Tahitian vai meaning "water", miti meaning "sea", and ari'i meaning "noble", ultimately "noble sea water".

Vaipoe f Tahitian
Derived from the Tahitian word vai meaning "water" and poe meaning "pearl".

Vaitea m Tahitian
Means "clear water"; a combination of Tahitian vai meaning "water" and tea meaning "white, clear".

Vaiura m & f Tahitian
Derived from the Tahitian vai meaning "water" and archaic 'ura meaning "red".

Valentinianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek, Armenian
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Oualentinianos, which is the ancient Greek form of Valentinianus... [more]

Valjet m Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and jetë "life".

Vardges m Armenian
From Armenian վարդ (vard) meaning "rose".

Varnavas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Barnabas.

Vartkes m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Վարդգես (see Vardges).

Vatromir m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian ватра (vatra) meaning "fire" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" or "glory". Thus the name means "vigorous or passionate for glory/peace".

Veah f English

Venant m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Venance.

Venediktos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Veselinka f Slovene, Macedonian
Diminutive of Veselina, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Also the Macedonian feminine form of Veselin.

Vetur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse Vetr, "winter".

Veysel m Turkish
The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.

Vidmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vidmantas.

Vigfús m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Vígfúss.

Vígfúss m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and fúss "willing, eager".

Vikentijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Vincent.

Virgi f Estonian
Variant of Virge.

Virgilios m Greek
Greek form of Vergilius (see Virgil).

Virsaviya f Russian
Russian form of Bathsheba via its modern Greek form Virsavee.

Vithleem f Greek (Rare)
Means "Bethlehem" in Greek. (Compare Bethleem.)

Vittoriano m Italian
Italian form of Victorian. A bearer of this name is Vittoriano Guareschi (b. 1971), an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer.

Vivenzio m Italian
Italian form of Viventius.

Vladimiros m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Vladimir.

Vojmil m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vojĭ "warrior, soldier" and milŭ "gracious, dear".

Vonifatios m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Boniface.

Wamblee m Sioux
Means "eagle, golden eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', sometimes used as a generic term for both golden eagles and bald eagles.

Wamlisapa f Sioux
Means "black eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', and sah'-pah "black".

Warsz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Warcisław.

Winfreda f English
Feminine form of Winfred.

Włodziwoj m Polish
Variant of Włościwoj.

Włościwoj m Polish
Derived from the Slavic volděti " to rule, to control" combined with vojĭ "warrior, soldier".

Wudumann m Anglo-Saxon
Means "woodman" from the Old English elements wudu "tree, wood, forest" and mann "man".

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

Xúpiter m Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Jupiter.

Yawhen m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Яўген (see Yauhen).

Yenovefa f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γενοβέφα (Genovefa), the Greek form of Geneviève via Italian Genoveffa.

Yeon-U m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 延 (yeon) meaning "prolong, stretch", 軟 (yeon) meaning "soft, flexible, pliable", 煙 (yeon) meaning "smoke, mist, vapour" or 妍 (yeon) meaning "bright, colourful, beautiful, handsome" combined with 祐 (u) meaning "divine intervention, protection", 優 (u) meaning "excellence", 雨 (u) meaning "rain" or 玉 (u) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem"... [more]

Ylldrit m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck", and dritë "light".

Ylljeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and jetë "life".

Yuchan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 禅 or 禪 (chán) meaning "meditation, contemplation". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yuhi m Japanese
From Japanese 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" or 雄 (yu) meaning "male" combined with 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day"... [more]

Zacairiá m Irish
Irish form of Zechariah.

Zaccheo m Italian
Italian form of Zacchaeus.

Zacherie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachery

Zackerie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zackery.

Zamfir m Romanian (Rare), Old Church Slavic
From the archaic Old Church Slavonic word самфиръ (samfirŭ) meaning "sapphire".

Zaq m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zach.

Zäynäb f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zaynab.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zebedaeus m Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Zebedaios (see Zebedee).

Zebedeusz m Biblical Polish
Polish form of Zebedee.

Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.

Zephürosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zephyros.

Zifä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Zifa.

Zubairu m Hausa
Hausa form of Zubair.

Zuhaitza f Basque (Modern)
Feminine name derived from Basque zuhaitz "tree", ultimately from Old Basque zur "wood" and haritz "oak" (formerly a generic term for "tree").