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Abèl m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Haitian Creole
Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon and Haitian Creole form of Abel.

Abel m Frisian
Short version of Albrecht.

Ádam m Faroese
Faroese form of Adam.

Âdam m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Adam.

Adólf m Icelandic (Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Adolf.

Adriën m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Adrien. As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Adriënne.

Alán m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Alan.

Alan f & m Chinese
Combination of Ah and Lan 1.

Alan m Ossetian
From Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from Aryan (see Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".

Aleksěi m Russian (Archaic)
Pre-orthographic reforms form of Aleksey.

Àlvar m Catalan
Catalan form of Alfher (see Álvaro).

Alvar m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Alvaro.

Andres m Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Andrés used mainly in the Philippines.

Antôniô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Antonius (see Anthony.)

Armin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Arminius

Aurel m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Orel.

Benêt m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Benedict.

Benet m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Languedocian and Provençal form of Benedict.

Benjamîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Benjamin.

Cristobal m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Cristóbal.

Cristóforo m Spanish
Spanish form of Christopher.

Dàvid m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of David.

Davy f & m Khmer

Davy m Judeo-French
Variant of David.

Davy m Manx
Manx form of David.

Édmùnd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Edmund.

Édwin m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Edwin.

Érik m Spanish
Spanish form of Erik.

Érik m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Eric.

Êrik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Erik.

Erik m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Yerik.

Érnest m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ernest.

Ernèst m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Ernest.

Evliya m Ottoman Turkish
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولیا (evliyâ, “saint, mahatma”), from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (awliyā).

Falcon m English
From the bird "Falcon" Falco

Ferdínand m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ferdinand.

Francís m Provençal
Variant of Francés.

Françisco m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Francisco.

Francois m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of François.

Frédérick m French
Variant of Frédéric.

Gène m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish
Short form of Eugène.

George f & m German
Masculine variation and feminization of Georg.

Gústav m Icelandic
Variant of Gústaf.

Gustáv m Slovak
Slovak form of Gustav.

Hanning m & f Chinese (Latinized, Rare)

Hanning m German (Rare)
Diminutive of Hanno

Hánno m Sami
Sami form of Hannu.

Hanno m Estonian, German, Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Johannes. In Finnish, Hannu is more commonly used.

Hanno m Medieval German, German (Rare)
A short form of German names containing the name element han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German Hahn) or as "Singer".

Hannó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of German Hanno.

Harriet m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hendrik.

Henrý m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Henry.

Hernan m Romani (Archaic)

Ingólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ingolf.

Jâcob m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Jacob.

Jacòb m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Jacob.

Jan m & f Kazakh, Persian
Kazakh word that translates to "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Often used in the same context as "dear" in Kazakh and other Islamic languages, as in the Kazakh name Muhammedjan, which translates to "dear Muhammed" in Kazakh.

Jan m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian "sharp". Can be used in combination with other names, usually appearing at the end.

Jáne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Jan 1.

Jane m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of John.

Jóhan m Faroese
Faroese form of Johan.

Johan m Malay, Indonesian
Means "champion, winner, hero" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world".

Louïs m Provençal
Provençal form of Louis.

Louis m Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Elias and Ilias, influenced by the unrelated name Louis.

Märtin m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Martin and Märten.

Mårtin m Walloon
Walloon form of Martin.

Mary m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Marius.

Míguel m Spanish (European)
Pet name of Miguel stressed on the first syllable.

Niccolo m English
Anglicized form of Niccolò.

Nicołò m Venetian
Venetian form of Nicolò.

Nicolo m Romansh
Variant of Niculò.

Níls m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nils.

Pedró m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Pedro.

Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.

Pero m Aragonese, Ligurian, Piedmontese, Medieval Galician, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish
Aragonese, Ligurian and Piedmontese form of Peter and Medieval form of Peter in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese.

Pytheas m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Qian m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 倩 (qiàn) originally meaning "smiling; handsome; beautiful; fast".... [more]

Réné m French (African), Norman
Variant of René.

Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.

Robèrt m Jèrriais, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Jèrriais. Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Robert.

Róland m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Roland.

Rôland m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Roland.

Samúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Samuel.

Samùél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samuel.

Samuèl m Provençal
Provençal form of Samuel.

Sebastían m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sebastian.

Símon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Simon 1.

Thór m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Thor.

Viçente m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Vicente.

Xuanzang m History
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "black, deep, profound, mysterious" and 奘 (zàng) meaning "fat, stout, great, huge". Xuanzang (c. 602–664) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who traveled to India in the seventh century and described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism during the early Tang dynasty.

Yermak m Ukrainian, Russian
Name of unclear origin. It may have been a folk form of Hermes via its canonical forms Yerm or Yerma, Hermas via Yermiy, Hermolaos via Yermolay or another canonical name beginning with herm-, such as Hermogenes, Hermokrates or Hermippos... [more]

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