Abd al-WahabmArabic Means "servant of the all-giver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with وهاب (wahab) meaning "giver, bestower".
AbdulwahhabmArabic Means "Servant of the Bestower" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with وهاب (wahhab) "bestower".
AbinadabmBiblical Means "my father is generous" in Hebrew, derived from the noun אָב ('av) meaning "father" and the verb נָדַב (nadav) "to give willingly" (by implication "to be noble"; also compare Nadab)... [more]
AcrabmAstronomy Acrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
AdeebmArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic أديب (see Adib), as well as the Urdu form.
AfrasiabmPersian Mythology, Pashto (Rare) Possibly means “fearsome” from Middle Persian plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄. In Persian mythology, Afrasiab was the mythical king of Turan (a region in Central Asia). He was the main antagonist of the epic poem 'Shahnameh'.
AftabmUrdu, Bengali From Persian آفتاب (aftab) meaning "sun" or "sunlight, sunshine".
AhinadabmBiblical Hebrew Meaning, "My Brother Is Noble." Son of Iddo, is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon in so many districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household... [more]
AholiabmBiblical, English (Puritan) Means "father's tent", derived from the Hebrew nouns אֹהֶל ('ohel) meaning "tent" and אָב (ʾav) meaning "father". In the Old Testament, Aholiab or Oholiab son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle (also known as the Tent of Meeting) and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant... [more]
AkkubmBiblical Hebrew Variant of Achaab. In Ezra 2:45, Akkub is the head of a family of Nethinim. In 1 Chronicles 3:24, Akkub is a son of Elionenai, descendant of Solomon living in the Kingdom of Judah around 420 BCE... [more]
AkrabmAstronomy Akrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
AldhanabmAstronomy This is the name of the star Gamma Gruis in the constellation Grus. The name Aldhanab comes from Al Dhanab, from the Arabic الذنب al-dhanab meaning "the tail (of the Southern Fish)".
Algenibm & fAstronomy This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. The name Algenib comes from the Arabic al-janb, meaning “the side.”
AlgorabmAstronomy This is the name of the star Delta Corvi in the constellation Corvus. It bore the traditional name Algorab derived from Arabic الغراب al-ghuraab, meaning "the crow".
AliaskhabmAvar (Russified) From the name Ali 1 combined with Arabic أصحاب (ashab) meaning "companions, friends, owners, possessors", the plural of صاحب (sahib).
AminadabmEnglish (Puritan), Mormon Variant of Amminadab. According to the Book of Mormon this was the name of a Nephite who fell away from the church and became associated with the Lamanites... [more]
AmminadabmBiblical Means "my people are generous" or "my kinsman is noble" in Hebrew, from עַם (ʿam) "people, nation, kinsman" combined with the suffix י (i) "my" and the verb נָדַב (nadav) "to willingly give" (by implication "to be noble"; also see Nadab)... [more]
AmminadibmBiblical Occurs once in the Old Testament, in Song of Solomon 6:12, where it is probably a variant form of Amminadab. However, there is uncertainty as to whether it should be interpreted as a proper name at all; the verse could be translated as 'the chariots of Amminadib' or as 'the chariots of my willing people' (or 'the chariots of my princely people').
BadbfIrish Mythology, Irish Means "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the Morrígan and Macha, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrígna.
Ben-abinadabmBiblical Menas "son of Abinadab" or "son of a generous father", ultimately derived from Hebrew בן (ben) meaning "son", אב ('ab) meaning "father", and נדב (nadab) meaning "to willingly give"... [more]
BeneribfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian bnr-jb meaning "sweet of heart", derived from bnr "sweet, pleasant" and jb "heart, mind, emotions". This was the name of a queen consort of the First Dynasty in ancient Egypt.
Chenabm & fUrdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.
ChristliebmGerman (Rare) Derived from the archaic German noun Christ meaning "Christ" combined with the German adjective lieb meaning "dear, sweet" (ultimately from ancient Germanic leub meaning "dear, beloved")... [more]
CobbmScottish I was told that it is a slang term given to a "man of large or imposing stature" that means lump or chunk of something.
CobwebmTheatre From the English word cobweb meaning "spiderweb". In Shakespeare's comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595) this name is borne by a fairy attendant of Titania.
DélibábfHungarian From the Hungarian vocabulary word délibáb meaning "mirage".
Dibm & fHmong A Hmong name which is best known internationally as the rather unusual given name of Zim’s arch rival in Invader Zim.
DietleibmGerman The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is Detlef.... [more]
ElacrabmAstronomy Elacrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
FerbmPopular Culture Ferb Fletcher is one of the two main protagonists in Disney's animated TV series 'Phineas and Ferb' (2007-2015). According to the series showrunner, Ferb is short for "Ferbs". It may have been originally coined in resemblance of names like Ferd and Herb.
FriedliebmGerman (Archaic) German form of the ancient Germanic name Friduleib, which consists of the Germanic elements frid meaning "peace" and leub meaning "dear, beloved" (see Gottlieb).... [more]
GharibmArabic Means "rare, amazing, extraordinary" or "foreigner, stranger" in Arabic, from the word غَرُبَ (gharuba) meaning "to be strange, to be odd".
GudilubmGothic Perhaps composed of guþ "God" + lubo "love" or liufs "dear".
Gulabm & fIndian, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu Derived from Persian گلاب (golab) meaning "rosewater, rose", from گل (gol) meaning "rose, flower" and آب (ab) meaning "water".
GulnasabfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and nasab meaning "origin, roots".
HarreebmArabic It means "war-wager; evil person". Harreeb is a variant of Harib. The background comes from Arabic "حرب" meaning war. This name is disliked by Muslims since it has the word ''war'' in it.
HeqaibmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ỉb meaning "he who controls his heart", derived from ḥqꜣ "ruler, king; to rule, govern" and jb "heart, mind, emotions". This was the nickname of an ancient Egyptian governor during the 6th dynasty, born Pepinakht.
HnubtshiabfHmong Derived from Hmong hnub meaning "sun" and tshiab meaning "new".
HobmWest Frisian Frisian short form of names that have hugu for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Hugubert is a good example of that.
HobabmBiblical Hobab was Moses' brother-in-law (Numbers 10:29) or father-in-law (Judges 4:11). The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law"... [more]
HoremhebmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḥr-m-ḥb meaning "Horus is in jubilation". This was the name of the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, succeeding the throne after Tutankhamun died at age 19... [more]
HyunseobmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".
IbfPopular Culture (Americanized, Rare) This is the name of the protagonist to the game of the same name, Ib. Her name is a unique and uncommon spelling and pronunciation of Eve where instead of using the established katakana ブ which makes the B-OO sound, they use the rare ヴ which makes the V-OO sound... [more]
IsetemkhebfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ꜣst-m-ꜣḫ-bjt meaning "Isis is in Chemmis", derived from the name of the goddess Isis combined with m "in" and ꜣḫ-bjt "Akhbit", the name of the mythological location where Isis gave birth to Horus, which the Greeks called Chemmis.
Ishme-karabfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "she who has heard the prayer" or "she has heard the supplication". The Elamite form of her name is said to be Išnikarap... [more]
IusenebmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian jw-snb meaning "(the one) coming healthy", derived from jj "to come, to return" and snb "health; to heal, be healthy".
IxtabfMayan Mythology At the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1527–1546), Ix Tab or Ixtab ( "Rope Woman", "Hangwoman") was the indigenous Mayan goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven.
JehonadabmBiblical From Hebrew יְהוֹנָדָב (Yehonadab) meaning "Yahweh is generous", from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and נָדָב (nadav) meaning "willing, generous"... [more]
Kajsiabm & fHmong From the Hmong Daw phrase kaj siab meaning "satisfied", or kaj meaning "bright" and siab meaning "liver". In Hmong culture, the liver is seen as seat of the emotions and affection in the same way as the heart is in many European and American cultures... [more]
Kaukabf & mIndian (Sikh), Punjabi, Pakistani Derived from Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab) meaning "star, planet" (more precisely, this word occurs in the Quran meaning either "star" or "planet", whereas in modern Arabic its meaning is generally limited to "planet" - the word نَجْم (najm) is used to mean "star").... [more]
KawahibmTupi A popular name in Argentina and in Eastern Paraguay among Guarani people, also the name of a dialect of the language.
KochabfAstronomy Possibly from Arabic الكوكب (al-kawkab) or Hebrew כוכב (kokhav) meaning "star". This is the name of the second brightest star (after Polaris) in the constellation Ursa Minor.
Kolobm & fMormon (Rare) The name given to a great star revealed to Abraham in the Book of Abraham. There is a possible connection to the Khmer, Kolab.
KulaibmArabic This name comes from the word "كلب" or "kalb" which means "dog". Kulaib means "small dog" or "tiny dog" and was a name used by Kulaib ibn Rabiah, who was an Arabian Poet.
KyabmTibetan From Tibetan སྐྱབས (skyabs) meaning "refuge, protection".