MiniverfCornish, Welsh, Welsh Mythology Anglicized form of Menfre, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Menfre, born c.471, was one of the many holy daughters of King Brychan Brycheiniog. 'St. Menfre appears to have been active in Wales, around Minwear, near Haverfordwest, in Dyfed but, later, left her native land in order to evangelise the Cornish.' The early use of the name was in Cornwall where it appears to be a regional form of Guinevere... [more]
MintimermTatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare) Means "I'm iron" in Tatar and Bashkir, derived from мин (min) meaning "I" and тимер (timer) "iron".
MundhermArabic (Modern, Archaic) An arabic name meaning someone who warns / alerts others from danger or something bad / ominous happening. From the arabic word انذار meaning "warning".
MuneermArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Munir as well as the usual Urdu form.
MünevverfTurkish Means "enlightened, intelligent" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic منور (munawwar).
MuntadermArabic This name is given to people who are waiting for the saver
MuntadhermArabic This name is given to people who are waiting for the saver
MutmetjenneferfAncient Egyptian Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from the name of the goddess Mut combined with mṯn "way, road, path; trajectory" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect"... [more]
NankermPopular Culture Nanker Phelge is a pseudonym of the Rolling Stones used in credits for collaborative works of the whole band. A Nanker was a revolting face that band members, Brian Jones in particular, would pull.
NantiermMedieval French Old French form of a Germanic name composed of the elements nand meaning "daring, brave" and heri "army".
NazperverfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish or Persian ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation" and Persian پرور (parvar), the present stem of پروردن (parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".
NéisermSpanish (Latin American) Transferred use of the German surname Neisser. Ulrich Neisser was a German bussinessman who migrated to Peru in 1936 and held the title of mayor of Arequipa from 1956 to 1966... [more]
NermBiblical Means "lamp" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Ner is the father of Abner and uncle of Saul.
Novemberf & mEnglish (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]
NûberfKurdish Derived from Kurdish nû meaning "new" and bera meanining "sprout, shoot".
NubnefermAncient Egyptian Probably from Egyptian nbw-nfr, possibly meaning "beautiful gold", from Egyptian nbw "gold" combined with nfr "beautiful, good". This was the birth name of a pharaoh who may have ruled during the 2nd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
NuhazermGuanche Borne by a Guanche indigene sold at the slave market in Valencia.
NynetjermAncient Egyptian From Egyptian nj-nṯr, possibly meaning "he is like (a) god" or "godlike", derived from Egyptian nj "of, belonging to, possessing" combined with nṯr "god". This was the Horus name of the third pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt during the Early Dynastic Period.
OctandermNorwegian (Archaic) Combination of Latin oct- "eight" and Greek -ander "man" given to children born in October or to the eighth child of the family.
Oleanderm & fGreek (Rare), English (Rare) The name Oleander originated as an Greek name. In Greek, the name Oleander means "an evergreen tree."... [more]
OllivandermEnglish (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".
Ölziidelgerf & mMongolian From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
OmeermFlemish (Rare) Flemish form of Audamar (see Otmar) via its French form Omer. In other words, this name is essentially a flemishization of the French name.... [more]
OpitermAncient Roman Archaic Roman praenomen which had already fallen out of use by the 1st century BC. It was typically given to a son that had been born after the death of his father, while the son's paternal grandfather was still alive... [more]
OrdmærmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a sword)" and mære "famous".
OrophermLiterature Means "tall beech-tree", from Sindarin oro ("high") and fêr ("beech"). In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of an Elf, the father of Thranduil and grandfather of Legolas.
Otterm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".
Oyuundelgerf & mMongolian From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
ÖzermTurkish (Modern) Turkish masculine name derived from öz "genuine; real; unfeigned; essential; pure" and er "man".
OzermHebrew From the Hebrew word for "helper" or "strength".
PallietermLiterature, Popular Culture, Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare) In Dutch literature, Pallieter is the name of the eponymous character of the novel Pallieter (1916) written by the Flemish author and poet Felix Timmermans (1886-1947). A film based on the novel was released in 1975 under the same title.... [more]
PappermRomansh Romansh form of Caspar, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine valley.
ParerenpetneferfAncient Egyptian Variant form of Renpetnefer, the additional elements possible deriving from the definite article pꜣ ("the aforementioned; the; he of") and the name of the god Ra.
PasquiermMedieval French, French (Rare) French form of Pascharius. It originated in the medieval period, during which time it was fairly common. The name has since nearly fallen out of use; nowadays it is much more common as a patronymic surname.
PioneermEnglish From early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry) from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon-.
PoemandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek given name Ποίμανδρος (Poimandros), which is derived from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man"... [more]
PoindextermPopular Culture This was the name of a character in the made-for-TV cartoon version of 'Felix the Cat', introduced to the show in 1959. From an English surname which was originally a nickname from Old French poing destre meaning "right fist"; the surname is particularly associated with Huguenot refugees who fled from France to England, and from there to the U.S. state of Virginia.
PraxandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Πράξανδρος (Praxandros), which is a name that is derived from Greek πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]
Prayerf & mEnglish Middle English from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from prex, prec- prayer.’
QuicksilvermPopular 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]
QuillermEnglish Metonymic occupational name for a spoon maker, from Old French cuiller 'spoon', 'ladle'.
RacermEnglish (Rare) Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]
RadgermGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
RadnermSoviet Derived from the Russian phrase радуйся новой эре (raduysya novoy ere) meaning "hail the new era", referring to communism and the Soviet period. This name was used by Soviet parents who were eager to reject traditional Russian names... [more]
Rememberf & mEnglish (African), English (Puritan) From the English word remember, ultimately from the Latin rememorārī, "to remember again", containing the root memor, "mindful".
RengermWest Frisian, Medieval Dutch West Frisian and medieval Dutch form of a Germanic name that was composed of the elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel" and ger meaning "spear".... [more]
RenpetneferfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian rnpt-nfr meaning "good year" or "beautiful in years", derived from rnpt "year" (or the name of Renpet, goddess of youth) combined with nfr "beautiful, perfect, good".
ReyermMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Medieval Dutch form of Reier, which is nowadays a bit more common than Reier itself, but not as common as the modern (variant) spelling Reijer, which is the most prevalent out of the three of them.... [more]
ReyhermMedieval Spanish (Rare) There is a River by the name of REYHER! It's location is close to the city of Prague. Once belonged to Orissa. River is still there!
RignomermGermanic, History Variant of either Ragnomar or Ricomer (see Ricmar). Rignomer of Le Mans was a brother of Ragnachar, a 5th-century king of Cambrai (France).
RikermEnglish (Modern) Pet form of Richard, possibly Dutch. William Riker was a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Riker's Island is New York City's largest jail, named after Abraham Rycken.... [more]
Roamerm & fEnglish (American, Archaic) From the Middle English word roam(er), to refer to someone who likes to move around and travel, especially without a clear idea of what they want to do or go.
RogiérmFranco-Provençal Arpitan version of Roger. Probably shares some similarities with the Lengadocian variant Rogièr. This is best known as being used by Rogiér Virèt, an Arpitan writer and author.
RosadermLiterature Used in Thomas Lodge's work "Rosalynde" which is the basis of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". In Lodge's work, the character of Rosader corresponds to Shakespeare's Orlando, whom is Rosalind's love interest in As You Like It.