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Adham m Arabic, Uzbek
Means "dark, black" in Arabic.

Afu m Polynesian
Means "hot" in Polynesian.

Ahtem m Crimean Tatar
Derived from Arabic أدهم‎‎ (ādham) meaning "black, dark".

Ámr m Old Norse
Means "black, loathsome, reddish brown, dark" in Old Norse.

Amraphel m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "one that speaks of dark things" or "he whose words are dark" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew amár "to say" and aphél "dark, obscure". In the bible, this was the name of a king of Shinar.

Amumacha m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei amu meaning "black, dark" and macha meaning "small, young".

Asit m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit असित (asita) meaning "dark, black" or "(black) snake".

Baoshen m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 深 (shēn) meaning "close, dark, deep".

Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.

Blæc m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname derived from blæc meaning "black, dark". This is a cognate of Old Norse Blakkr.

Blæcmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black, dark" and mære "famous".

Blæcwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black, dark" and wine "friend".

Blæingr m Old Norse
Means "raven", literally "blue-black one", a derivative of Old Norse blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"). This was originally a byname.

Bláinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse blár meaning "blue, dark, black".

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Blátǫnn m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, combination of blár "blue", "dark", "black" and tǫnn "tooth". Means "blue-tooth".

Bocang m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 沧 (cāng) meaning "dark blue, dark green".

Bor m & f Mongolian
Means "brown, grey, dark (colour)" in Mongolian.

Borchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone"

Borkhüü m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".

Boroo f & m Mongolian
Means "rain" in Mongolian. Alternatively, it could be derived from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark (colour)".

Bortolgoi f & m Mongolian
Means "brown headed" or "grey headed" in Mongolian, from бор (bor) meaning "grey, brown, dark" and толгой (tolgoi) meaning "head".

Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.

Ceanndubhán m Old Irish
Means "black-headed, dark-haired", from Old Irish cenn "head" and dub "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Céirín m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish cíar "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. Compare Ciarán.

Chauhyohuan m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. May derive from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" or chahuati "to be envious, jealous, suspicious", combined with yohua "to become night, to grow dark", or -yoh "made of, full of, with the quality of" and -huan "with, together with".

Chengjiong m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 炯 (jiǒng) meaning "bright, brilliant, clear; hot".

Chenxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén) meaning "day, time, occasion, morning" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Chestnut m English (American)
From the English word "chestnut" referring to "a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea; the nut or wood of said tree; and a dark, reddish-brown color". From the Middle English chasteine, from the Old French chastaigne, from the Latin castanea, from the Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia) 'chestnut'.

Chibinkhe m Tumbuka
Means "the dark (coloured) one" in Tumbuka.

Chinqora m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Ciardhubhán m Old Irish
Means "jet black, sable", from Old Irish cíar "dark" and dub "black", combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ciaron m Irish (Rare)
The name "Ciaron" is a variant of the Irish name "Ciarán," which is derived from the Gaelic word "ciar," meaning "black" or "dark," and the diminutive suffix "-án," which implies smallness or endearment... [more]

Coldin m English
Coldin is a boy's name meaning "dark valley" that comes from the Old English name Colden.

Çûro m Kurdish
Means "dark blond" in Kurdish.

Daemon m Literature
Although in classical mythology, a "daemon" is said to be a malevolent spirit, recent use of this name is almost certainly derived from a literary source.... [more]

Dajiong m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 炯 (jiǒng) meaning "bright, brilliant, clear; hot".

Deorc m Anglo-Saxon
Apparently derived from the Old English adjective deorc meaning "dark".

Deshen m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 深 (shēn) meaning "close, deep, dark, extreme, very".

Dorcha f & m Irish
Means "dark", from Irish and Scottish Gaelic (dorcha) meaning “dark, dusky, enigmatic”, from Old Irish (dorchae) "dark, gloomy, obscure". Compare to Feardorcha.

Dub m & f English (American), Old Celtic
In North America the name Dub is most often used by men with a name beginning with the letter W, such as William and Walter.... [more]

Dubhagáin m Irish
Meaning, "dark" or "black."

Dubhdara m Medieval Irish
Composed of the Gaelic elements dubh "dark" and dair "oak" (genitive dara(ch)).

Dudeasa m Old Irish
Old Irish name meaning "a dark-haired beauty"

Dunning m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English dunn meaning "brown, dark", or the personal name Dunna, combined with the name-forming suffix ing.

Dunweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dunn "dark, brown" or dun "hill, mountain" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, ruler".

Dunwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English dunn "dark, brown" and wine "friend". Alternatively, the first element could be dun "hill, mountain".

Dyfrig m Welsh
Welsh form of Dubricius, derived from Celtic *dubro "dark, unclean" (source of Welsh dŵr "water") and *r-g- "king". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint... [more]

Emmaus m English (American, Rare), Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς (Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.

Eorpweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eorp "dark, dusky; brown" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". This name was borne by Eorpwald of East Anglia, who succeeded his father Rædwald as King of the East Angles.

Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".

Fuscus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin fuscus meaning "dark: black". ... [more]

Ghanshyam m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit घनश्याम (ghanashyama) meaning "black, deep, dark (colour of a cloud)". This is another name for the Hindu god Krishna.

Glúmr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glúmr meaning "dark expression, dark face" (referring to bears).

Gormghal m Irish
Derived from gorm meaning "noble, (dark) blue" and gal meaning "valour, ardour".

Gwang-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."

Hadias m Ancient Greek
A combonation of the Greek names Hades, meaning "dark", and Dios (base of the Greek name Dion, meaning "tyrant".

Hei m Chinese
"black, dark"

Huitztecol m Nahuatl
Means "dark brown; whitish" in Nahuatl.

Hyeon-Seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able", 鉉 (hyeon) which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron, or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "dark, black, mysterious" combined with 石 (seok) meaning "stone", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, large" or 錫 (seok) meaning "tin"... [more]

Ichiyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 幽 (yuu) meaning "dark", 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection", 遊 (yuu) meaning "to play" or 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly"... [more]

Inei m Japanese
means "dark, shadow" in Japanese

Irian m & f Indonesian, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.

Iruttan m Tamil (Japanized, Rare)
Iruttan is a name from Tamil literature. The meaning of the name is "Darkness" or "Dark One". It can also be a name of an old warlord from the Tamil epic Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, who was mentioned briefly.

Ishtasapa m Sioux
Means "dark eyed" in Lakota. From the Lakota ištá 'eye' and sápa "black'.

Kaeto m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (kae) meaning "maple" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red", 会 (e) meaning "meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]

Kagerō m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used as 景郎, 陽炎 or 蜉蝣 with 景 (kei, kage) meaning "scenery, view," 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle," 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame, inflammation," 蜉 (fu), an outdated kanji meaning "kind of ant, may fly" and 蝣 (yuu), another outdated kanji meaning "may fly."... [more]

Karađorđe m History
Means "black George" derived from Turkish kara meaning "dark, black" combined with the name Đorđe. This was the nickname of Đorđe Petrović (1762-1817), the founder of modern Serbia and a leader who aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.

Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い (karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [more]

Karaman m Turkish
Means "swarthy, black, dark-skinned" in Turkish.

Karan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish karanlık "dark; indistinct".

Kedar m Arabic, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew verb קדר (qadar), meaning "to be or become dark, gloomy, or dirty." In the Bible, Kedar is one of the twelve sons of Ishmael.

Kerns f & m English (British)
It is an Anglicized version of Ó Céirín, a Gaelic naming means "son of the dark haired one". This is typically a last name.

Khap m Thai
Means "dark blue" in Thai.

Kharamayukh m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
From Sanskrit खरमयूख (kharamayUkha) meaning "sun, hot-rayed".

Kharanshu m Hinduism
MEANING : "Hot-rayed", Sun. Here खर means hot or piercing + अंशु means rays... [more]

Khökh m & f Mongolian
Means "dark blue" in Mongolian.

Khürenbaatar m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian хүрэн (khüren) meaning "brown, dark brown" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Kimon m Ancient Greek, Greek
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Greek κίω (kio) meaning "to go, walk quickly", to Latin cimex meaning "bug", to proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás meaning "black, dark", or to Greek κημός (kemos) meaning "muzzle".

Kolfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements kol "coal" (a synonym for "black, dark") and finnr "Finn, Sámi".

Kub m & f Hmong
Means "hot", and by extension metaphorically "hot-hearted" or "earnest", or "gold" in Hmong Daw.

Kyanippos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun κύανος (kyanos) meaning "dark blue enamel" as well as "lapis lazuli, azurite" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Lae m & f Lao
Means "dark" in Lao.

Liwar m Balochi
Means "hot summer wind" in Balochi.

Logi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).

Maipe m Chamorro, Polynesian
Means "fiery, hot, passionate", from the word máipe.

Matlal f & m Aztec, Nahuatl
Means "dark green" in Nahuatl.

Matlalaca m Nahuatl
Means "dark green reed" in Nahuatl.

Maus m & f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of names that are derived from the Latin adjective maurus meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", such as Mauritia (feminine), Maurits (masculine) and Maurice (technically unisex in the Netherlands).... [more]

Melaneus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανέω (melaneō) meaning "to grow black, to become black", which is ultimately derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark" (see Melanie)... [more]

Melanippos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μελανός (melanos) meaning "black, dark", which is the genitive form of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melankomas m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης (melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melasippos m Late Greek
Means "black horse", derived from the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" combined with the Greek noun ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse". Also see the name Melanippos, which is etymologically related and has the same meaning.... [more]

Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Mochimalcecelo m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mo- "your", chimali "shield", and cecelia "to cool (something hot)" or "to refresh, rejoice".

Morifinwë m Literature
Means "dark Finwë". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of Caranthir.

Murgu m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian murg "reddish-black; ash-coloured; (generally) dark-coloured".

Murk m West Frisian
Meaning uncertain. The name is thought to be a short form of Frisian given names that contain either Old Frisian moar (also môr) meaning "bog, marsh, moor, swamp" or Old Frisian moark meaning "dark-coloured"... [more]

Nimbus m & f Obscure
Meaning "halo" or "dark cloud." First seen as a label for the halos depicted around the heads of significant figures in religious artwork. Used as an etymological root for the names of clouds, especially storm clouds... [more]

Níðhöggr m Norse Mythology
Means "malice striker". In Norse mythology this is the name of the dragon who lives in the pool Hvergelmir and gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil... [more]

Niði m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse name meaning "dark one" from Old Norse nið meaning "new moon". This is also the name of a dwarf in Norse Mythology.

Odar m Irish
Means "dark, grey-brown" in Irish.

Oinopion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective οἰνωπός (oinopos) meaning "wine-coloured, wine-dark" as well as "wine-coloured in complexion" or "ruddy-complexioned". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek noun οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"... [more]

Pāʻele m & f Hawaiian
Means "dark, black" or "blacken" in Hawaiian.

Pelin m Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Greek πελινοσ (pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".

Pelops m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "dark face", derived from Greek πελός (pelos) meaning "dark-coloured, dusky" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Greek mythology Pelops was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, "island of Pelops"... [more]

Ranko f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" and the kanji used among both genders is 融 (ranko) meaning "hot air; steam (during cooking)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Reito m Japanese
From Japanese 伶 (rei) meaning "actor", 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak, summit", 怜 (rei) meaning "wise", 澪 (rei) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 玲 (rei) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rei) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 禮 (rei) meaning "social custom, manners, courtesy, rites", 羚 (rei) meaning "antelope", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 黎 (rei) meaning "dark, black, many" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 月 (to) meaning "moon", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 土 (to) meaning "soil, earth, ground", 燈 (to) meaning "lamp, light" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Rǫkkvi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Maybe the name is related to the Old Norse word røkkr meaning "twilight" or røkkva meaning "to grow dark". In Norse mythology, Rǫkkvi was the name of a sea king

Sahar'aswad m Medieval Arabic
Meaning "Dark Magic" in Arabic, Sahar 'Aswad was The Father of Kakóvoulos,Iremía,Lagneía, and Nuqi.

Salucho m Old High German, Low German
Old High German short form of names containing the element salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").

Şauraq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "dark grey" in Karachay-Balkar.

Šempatə̑r m Mari
Means "dark warrior, black warrior" in Mari.

Sen m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 森 (sēn, shēn) meaning "full of trees; dense" but also "dark; gloomy; cold".... [more]

Shamsiqora m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shams meaning "the sun" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Siamak m Persian, Persian Mythology
Possibly means "beloved black-haired boy" or simply "dark-haired", derived from Persian سیاه (siyah) meaning "black" combined with مو (mu) meaning "hair" and the suffix -ak denoting endearment... [more]

Suhaimi m & f Malay, Indonesian
Derived either from Arabic سحيم (suhaim) meaning "black, dark" (a diminutive of سحم (sahima) meaning "to become black, to be blackened") or سهيم (suhaim) meaning "arrows" (the plural of سهم (sahm) meaning "arrow, dart")... [more]

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.

Sumika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 角 (sumi) meaning "angle, corner, square, horn, antlers", 恭 (sumi) meaning "respect, reverent", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook", 好 (sumi) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 住 (sumi) meaning "dwell, reside, live, inhabit", 淑 (sumi) meaning "graceful, gentle, pure", 純 (sumi) meaning "genuine, purity, innocence", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 清 (sumi) meaning "pure", 菫 (sumi) meaning "violet", 朱 (su) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody", 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 涼 (su) meaning "cool, refreshing", 鈴 (su) meaning "bell", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 家 (ka) meaning "house, home, family, professional, expert, performer", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist", 風 (ka) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 河 (ka) meaning "river", 樺 (ka) meaning "birch (esp... [more]

Tamuz m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. This is the tenth month in the jewish calendar.

Teniu'usi m & f Polynesian
Means "the dark coconut" in Bellonese.

Tomor m Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Father Tomor is the personification of Mount Tomorr, also known as Mount Tomor in Albanian, a mountain range which includes the highest peak in central Albania. Mount Tomorr is considered the home of the gods in central Albanian popular belief... [more]

Toshqora m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek tosh meaning "rock, stone" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Toyqora m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek toy meaning "colt" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Tumma m & f Finnish
Means "dark" in Finnish.

Ucha m Mingrelian, Georgian
Derived from the Mingrelian adjective უჩა (uča) meaning "black, dark, swarthy".

Vaklin m Bulgarian
From the Bulgarian вакъл (vakl) meaning "dark (eyes, hair, etc.)".

Wanwu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 乌 (wū) meaning "black, dark" or "crow, raven".

Xiaoxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]

Xuanming m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 玄 (xuan, meaning “dark, mysterious”) and 冥 (ming, meaning “murky” or “sea”). This is a byname of Yuqiang, the Chinese god of the north, winter and water.

Xuanxiao m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 玄(xuán, meaning “dark”, “mysterious” or “black”) and 嚣 (xiāo, meaning “noise”). This is the supposed personal name of Shaohao, one of the Five Emperors who ruled in the early days of Chinese civilization.

Yami m & f Japanese
Means "dark, darkness" in Japanese.

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

Yuan m & f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 癒 (yu) meaning "get well, recover", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 悠 (yu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 柚 (yu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful", 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" or 闇 (an) meaning "dark, darkness"... [more]

Yumerei f & m Japanese
Yumerei means "dark dream". the kanji used are 夢(mu, yume) meaning "dream" and 黎(kuro, ri) meaning "dark".

Yuna m Brazilian
In Brazilian Portuguese, it means "dark river", and is derived from Tupi 'y, water, + un, black.

Yuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 宙 (yuu) meaning "mid-air", 佑 (yuu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yuu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 幽 (yuu) meaning "seclude, confine to a room, deep, profound, secluded, faint, dark, tranquil, calm", 悠 (yuu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 憂 (yuu) meaning "melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 湧 (yuu) meaning "boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed", 由 (yuu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 祐 (yuu) meaning "help", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich", 遊 (yuu) meaning "play", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 侑 (yuu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 耶 (ya), an interjection, 允 (ya) meaning "license, sincerity, permit", 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 雅 (ya) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 野 (ya) meaning "area, field", 彌 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete" or 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly"... [more]

Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]

Zaraq m Urdu
"dark blue" in Urdu

Zarqora m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold, wealth" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Zhimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zixuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]