This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *i.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, NepaliFrom Sanskrit तुलसी
(tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of
Lakshmi.
Tümenölzii m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "luck, blessing".
Tuni m & f AfricanMeaning different and gifted in east Africa, specifically Kenya
Tuovi f & m FinnishDerived from the place name
Tuovila "village of Tove", a village in Finland. It was invented by the Finnish author Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen for a character of his novel "Pohjan-Piltti" (1859).
Tupi m MiwokMeans "salmon" in the Miwok language, with the implied meaning being "throwing salmon onto bank".
Turki m ArabicFrom Arabic تُرْكِيّ
(turkiyy) meaning "Turk, Turkish".
Txillardegi m BasquePseudonym for José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (1929-2012), a Basque linguist, politician, and writer.
Tyrvi m Old NorseEither derived from the name of the Norse god
Týr (see
Tyr) or from Old Norse
tyrfi meaning "resinous fir-tree, fatwood".
Tzalanti f & m NahuatlProbably related to Nahuatl
tzalantic, "clear water".
Tzatzi m & f NahuatlMeans "to shout, to yell, to vocalize" in Nahuatl.
Uaichai m & f ThaiFrom Thai อวย
(uai) meaning "grant, give" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Ubai m ArabicMeans "refusing humiliation" in Arabic.
Uchi m African, LiteratureUchi is of African-Igbo origin. Uchi is a derivative of the African and Igbo
Uchechi. This is the name of Uchi Akimbo, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
Udai m OdiaMeans "to rise; the rising" in Odia.
Udi m JavaneseMeans "to exert oneself, to strive, to learn" in Javanese.
Udomchai m ThaiFrom Thai อุดม
(udom) meaning "plentiful, abundant, highest, best" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Udzuki f & m Japanese (Rare)This rarely used name can be used as 卯月 (unisex), 宇月 or 右月 (both feminine) with 卯 (bou, mou, u) meaning "east, sign of the hare/rabbit (4th sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" and 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [
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Ugi m & f Korean (Americanized, Modern, Rare, Archaic)The literal translation in Hangul (Koreas modern written language) for Ugi (우기) is Monsoon or Rainy season. Ugi (우기) is derived from the Hanja character 雨 (Yǔ meaning rain). Although it is possible that 雨 (Yǔ) was first used/ invented by a Korean during the Gojoseon period (likely established somewhere between 2333bce - 1101bce) as certain regions of modern china were technically considered parts of Ancient Korea (control of these regions switched and evolved over many years many times), it is still most likely the first use of 雨 was in a Chinese dynasty during the use of Old Chinese (Roughly 1766BCE - 256BCE)... [
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Ulqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ul meaning "son" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Ulug'berdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulug' meaning "great, grand" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Ulug'qo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ulug' meaning "great, grand" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Ulwazi m ZuluDerived from Zulu
ulwazi meaning "knowledge".
Umahoshi m & f JapaneseDepending on the kanji can mean 'horse star' or 'star horse'. Uma meaning horse and hoshi meaning star.
Umeji m JapaneseCombination of Japanese 梅, meaning plum, and じ, meaning character. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Umrqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
umr meaning "life" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Unkai m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Upi m & f FinnishA diminutive of
Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.
Uravini m TahitianCombination of Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple" and
vini meaning "black-fronted parakeet" (a type of bird found on Tahiti).
Uri f & m KoreanMeans "we, us, our" in Korean.
Usdi m CherokeeFrom the Cherokee word ᎤᏍᏗ
(usdi) which is both a noun meaning "baby" and an adjective meaning "little, small". Wil Usdi ("little Will") was the Cherokee name of William Holland Thomas (1805-1893), an American lawyer, politician and soldier who had been adopted into the Cherokee tribe as a teenager.
Usnavi m Popular Culture (Rare)Created name, likely a pun or misunderstanding on U.S. Navy. The name is most notably borne by the main character of the musical In The Heights, Usnavi De La Vega, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Utaichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Uthai m & f ThaiMeans "sunrise, dawn" in Thai.
Uzai m BiblicalA name of Biblical origin meaning ‘He’. Uzai was mentioned in Nehemiah as the father of Palal; a young man in 5th century BC who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Vaiarii m & f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
ari'i meaning "high chief, king", idiomatically meaning "royal water".
Vajrapani m BuddhismMeans "holder of the vajra" from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt, vajra" and पाणि
(pāṇi) meaning "hand"... [
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Vakhushti m GeorgianThis compound name is of Iranian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. According to one Georgian source, it means "best" as well as "bliss, paradise". This would likely make the name etymologically related to Avestan
vohu meaning "good" and to Persian خوب
(khub) or
(xub) meaning "good"... [
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Váli m Norse MythologySnorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of
Loki and brother of
Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of
Odin and the giantess Rindr.
Vəli m AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic وَلِيّ
(waliyy) meaning "helper, protector, benefactor".
Vani m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".
Vanthani m & f LaoEtymology uncertain, perhaps from the Lao
ວັນທາ (wán tʰá́) meaning "bow, salute".
Varlami m GeorgianForm of
Varlam with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Vasili m GeorgianForm of
Vasil with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Velodi m Georgian (Rare)Basically means "I had expected you", derived from Georgian ველოდი
(velodi) meaning "I expected", which ultimately comes from the verb ლოდინი
(lodini) meaning "to expect, to await".... [
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Verdi m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.
Véseti m Old NorseMeans "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also
Vé) in Old Norse.
Vĩ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 偉
(vĩ) meaning "great, extraordinary".
Vífi m Old NorseOld Norse pet form of combinations of the first name element
vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and a last name element beginning with
f- Vilai f & m Thai, LaoThai alternate transcription of
Wilai as well as the Lao cognate. In Thailand it is solely used as a feminine name while it is unisex (more commonly masculine) in Laos.
Vilbogi m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
vil meaning "will, liking, favour" and
bogi meaning "bow".
Vimukthi m SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit विमुक्ति
(vimukti) meaning "release, liberation".
Viskhazhi m ChechenFrom Arabic وَاصَلَ
(wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with حَاجّ
(ḥājj) "pilgrim".
Vitalii m RussianVitalii is a masculine given name of Ancient Rome origin
Vophsi m BiblicalVophsi of the house of
Naphtali was the father of
Nahbi, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.
Wadi f & m Arabic"Valley" Arabian Valley in Saudi Arabia
Wai f & m Polynesian, HawaiianFrom the proto-Polynesian root
*waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.
Wai m & f BurmeseMeans "profuse, abound" in Burmese.
Wajdi m ArabicMeans "passionate, affectionate" in Arabic, derived from the root وجد
(wajada) meaning "to love passionately, to adore".
Wakami f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 和 (
wa) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan" and 加 (
ka) meaning "addition, increase", and 海 (
mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Wali m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, NigerianMeans "helper, protector, friend" in Arabic. The term is also used to refer to saints in Islamic tradition.
Waloddi m Swedish (Rare)Waloddi Weibull (1887-1979) was a Swedish mathematician. The Weibull distribution (a model in probability theory and statistics), is named after him.
Waluigi m Popular CultureA portmanteau of
Luigi and Japanese 悪い (
warui) "bad", therefore meaning "bad Luigi". This is the name of Luigi's evil counterpart from the Mario series.
Wanchai m ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Wandi f & m ThaiMeans "auspcious day" from Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ดี
(di) meaning "good, nice, fine".
Wangji m ChineseMeaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional character is Lan Wangji, a major character in Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name uses the characters 忘机.
Wangyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Wanli m & f ChineseMeans "ten thousand calendars" in Chinese. Other character combinations are also possible.
Wararni m BerberMeans "without victor, without conqueror" in Amazigh.
Wardi m & f Arabic, IndonesianMeans "rosy, pink" in Arabic. It is a unisex name in Arabic-speaking countries while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Watthanachai m ThaiFrom Thai วัฒนะ
(watthana) meaning "development, progress" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Weilai f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 未来 (wèilái) meaning "future, tomorrow, next, coming", which is a combination of 未 (wèi) meaning "not yet" and 来 (lái) meaning "to come, to arrive". Other character combinations can form this name as well.