QarayalçınmAzerbaijani From the Azerbaijani qara meaning "black and yalçın# meaning "steep".
QardaghmAncient Aramaic Meaning and origin unknown. He is a 4th saint venerated in Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Syro-Malabar Church. Mar Qardagh (Mar means "lord" and it's like "holy"a honorific title) was a Sassanid prince who was martyred for converting to Christianity... [more]
QardaşağamAzerbaijani From the Azerbaijani qardaş meaning "brother" and ağa meaning "lord, master".
QasallakmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "lightweight red wood". It was also a term for a piece of soft red wood shaped as human with a weapon and placed in the inner forefront of a qajaq to ward off witches, since it was believed that they were afraid of this piece of wood... [more]
QəşəmmAzerbaijani Probably from Arabic قشعم (qash'am) meaning "lion".
QasṭormClassical Syriac Classical Syriac form of Castor, via the Greek form Κάστωρ (Kastor). It is also the ordinary vocabulary word for both "beaver" and "quaestor, secretary", although the latter sense can also be transliterated as qesṭōr.
QawimArabic (Rare) From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy), meaning "strong, powerful, mighty." In Islamic tradition ٱلْقَوِيُّ (al-Qawi or al-Qawiyy), meaning The All-Strong, is one of the 99 names of Allah.
QawilmAtayal A knife used for clearing mountain land
QaynanmNear Eastern Mythology Qaynan was a god worshipped by the Sabaean people in pre-Islamic South Arabia. Based on etymology, Qaynan may have been the god of smiths.
Qhuasf & mHmong Means "praise, marvel, admire" in Hmong Daw.
QhullirimAymara Means "one who ploughs the land" in Aymara.
QhuyanimAymara Means "deposit of minerals, crystals or fossils" in Aymara.
Qim & fChinese Derived from the Chinese character 氣 (qì) meaning "air; breath; vital energy" or 啟 (qǐ) meaning "to open; to enlighten; to inspire" or 棋 (qí) meaning "plan; strategy; chess game".... [more]
Qiam & fChinese From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Qianm & fChinese Derived from the Chinese character 倩 (qiàn) originally meaning "smiling; handsome; beautiful; fast".... [more]
Qianchunf & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QianfanmChinese Meaning "thousand sails" in Chinese. Combined with 前 (qián) "front, forward" and 番 (fān).
Qiangyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of crystals", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".
Qianhef & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", or 合 (hé) meaning "combine". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QianhuangmChinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From the characters 乾 (qián, a trigram symbol that represents “heaven”) and 荒 (huāng, meaning “wilderness, wasteland”). This is supposedly the personal name of Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors and grandson of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan).
Qianlim & fChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Qianmingf & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭/銘 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Qianpengf & mChinese From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, numerous" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".
QianqiumChinese From the characters 千 (qiān, meaning “thousand”) and 秋 (qīu, meaning “autumn”). This was a very common name for men during the Han dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE). One of its bearers was Tian Qianqiu (田千秋), a prime minister of the Western Han period (202 BCE - 9 CE)... [more]
Qianyuem & fChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [more]
Qiaochaif & mChinese From the Chinese 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 侪 (chái) meaning "company, companion, together".
Qiaoxif & mChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream", or 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
Qiaoxianf & mChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 先 (xiān) meaning "first".
Qiaoyanf & mChinese From the Chinese 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Qiaoyif & mChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony".
Qiaoyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid", 迎 (yíng) meaning "receive, welcome" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Qiaoyuf & mChinese From the Chinese 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud", 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" or 翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather", 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise".
Qiaoyuef & mChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Qimatm & fUrdu Means "price, value, worth" in Urdu.
QimingmChinese From Chinese 启 (qǐ) meaning "open, begin", 其 (qí), a possessive particle, or 琪 (qí) meaning "beautiful jade" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
Qindongf & mChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter".
Qingfangf & mChinese From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]
Qingfengm & fChinese From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak, top" or 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]
Qinghaif & mChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Qinghuam & fChinese From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅 (huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [more]
Qinghuif & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Qingjif & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 亟 (jí) meaning "earnestly, urgently".
Qingjiaof & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 姣 (jiāo) meaning "handsome, beautiful".
Qingjief & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure".
Qingmeif & mChinese Combination of Qing and Mei 1. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 清 (qīng) meaning "pure, clean," 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebration" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear/fine weather."... [more]
QingtaimChinese From Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young" combined with 太 (tài) meaning "big, thick"... [more]
Qingwuf & mChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" or 轻 (qīng) meaning "easy, light, gentle" and 午 (wǔ) meaning "noon" or 妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming".
Qingyangm & fChinese From Chinese 慶 (qìng) meaning "to celebrate, celebration" combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Qingyef & mChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Qingyif & mChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 翌 (yì) meaning "bright, daybreak, dawn" or 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples on water, swirling".
Qingyouf & mChinese From the Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 悠 (yōu) meaning "far, remote, distant".
Qingyuf & mChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather", 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate", or 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure".
Qingzem & fChinese Combination of the Chinese character 青 (see Qing) and 泽 (see Ze).... [more]
Qingzhenf & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Qinjiaof & mChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Qintunif & mAymara Possibly from the Aymara qintu meaning "sarsaparilla".
Qinyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Qinzhenf & mChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Qiongf & mChinese From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
QiongchanmChinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From the characters 穷 (qióng, meaning “to reach a limit” or “poor”) and 蝉 (chán, meaning “cicada”). This name was borne by one of the sons of Zhuanxu who was given ownership of the Gumu (姑幕) Kingdom... [more]
Qionglongf & mChinese From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".
Qiongrongf & mChinese From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour".
Qiongshengf & mChinese From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing".
Qiuhuif & mChinese From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" or 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound" combined with 慧 (huì) meaning "intelligent, wise" (which is usually only feminine), 绘 (huì) meaning "painted", or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]
Qiujiangm & fChinese From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" or 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound" combined with 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Qivioqm & fGreenlandic Greenlandic unisex name meaning "fluff, down".
QiyammArabic Either from Arabic قَيِّم (qayyim), meaning "valuable, worthy," or Arabic قِيام (qiyām), meaning "establishment, resurrection."
Qiyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy".
QizbechmAdyghe, Circassian One of the most popular Circassian names. It is the name of Circassian commander/general Tughuzhuqo Kizbech, who served in the Circassian army during the Russo-Circassian War. The origin is Turkic, and is short for "Qizil Bek" which translates to "Red Lord" or "Golden Lord".
QōsṭrōsmAssyrian Classical Syriac alternative form of Castor, via the Greek form Κάστωρ (Kastor). It is also an alternative vocabulary word for "beaver", the more usual word being ܩܣܛܘܪ or ܩܐܣܛܘܪ (both transliterated as qasṭor; cf... [more]
QuadragesimusmHistory Means "fortieth" in Latin, from quadraginta "forty". The number 40 has many biblical references, including the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness before beginning his ministry, and the 40 hours he lay in the tomb before the resurrection... [more]
QuadratusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Cognomen from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire derived from Latin quadratus meaning "square, squared" as well as "proportionate; regular, well made; vigorous". This name was borne by several saints, such as Quadratus the Apologist of Athens.
Qualchamitlm & fNahuatl Meaning uncertain. The first element probably derives from Nahuatl cualli "good, well, a good thing; beautiful, handsome, pretty".
Quanm & fChinese From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain", 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority", 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all", 荃 (quán) meaning "fine cloth" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
QuaomAfro-American (Slavery-era) Form of Yaw used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was the name of an 18th-century Jamaican rebel slave who co-led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons.
Quartzm & fEnglish (Rare) Derived from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech tvrdy and Polish twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic *tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [more]
QuauhchimalmNahuatl Means "monkey, black howler" in Nahuatl, derived from cuauchimalli "wooden shield". Alternately, may be a combination of quauhtli "eagle" and chimalli "shield".
Quauhquimichinm & fNahuatl Means "wood mouse", from Nahuatl cuahuitl "wood, tree" and quimichin "mouse".
QuauhtlapochinmNahuatl Possibly means "young eagle", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and -poch "young". Alternately, the second element may derive from poctli "smoke, fumes, vapour".
Qudam & fKazakh Kazakh word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.
Qudaibergenm & fKazakh Kazakh word that translates to "God-given". Derived from the Kazakh word quda/quday, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Persian khuda meaning "God" as well) and the Kazakh word bergen meaning "brought by".
QuelalamLiterature In L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), Quelala is a once mentioned character in the prior history of Oz, who saved a race of Winged Monkeys from being destroyed by putting them into servitude... [more]
QuenmachocmNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl quenmach, meaning "is it possible?" or "how is it possible?" and oc, "besides this, in addition, still".
Quenyaztonf & mNahuatl Possibly means "how will she go?", from Nahuatl quen "how? what? in what manner?" and yaz "will go", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
QuetzalcuauhmNahuatl Means "eagle plume" or "precious eagle" in Nahuatl, from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cuauhtli "eagle".
QuetzalhuamNahuatl Means "owner of feathers", derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and the possessive suffix -hua.
QuetzalmitlmNahuatl Means "quetzal feather arrow", from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and mitl "arrow, dart".
QuetzalxiuhmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). 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.
QuetzunmCentral American Guatemalan name referring to the Quetzal a native bird of Guatemala and Tecun Uman the last indigenious prince of Guatemala.
Quìm & fVietnamese Means "sun flower" or "kneel" in Vietnamese.
QuiachtonmNahuatl Meaning unknown, possibly means "his/her ancestor" in Nahuatl, derived from the singular suffix qui- and achtontli "great-grandfather, ancestor".
QuiauhmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quiyahui "to rain" or quiyahuitl "rainstorm".
QuiauhtonalmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.
QuicemitoamNahuatl Means "he speaks with determination" or "he resolved to do something" in Nahuatl.
QuichichihuimNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl chihchihua "to make, fashion, craft" or "to adorn, dress, arrange".
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]
QuietonmMedieval Czech Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, include a connection to Quentin.
QuietusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).