This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the sound is *ie.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abay m KazakhMeans "careful, cautious, wary" in Kazakh.
Abinadi m MormonFrom the Hebrew
abi "my father" and
nadi "present with you," meaning "my father is present with you." In The Book of Mormon, Abinadi is a prophet who preaches to a wicked king and his corrupt priests that God will come down and be with man, among other messages... [
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Aday m Spanish (Canarian)From
Charco Aday ("Aday Pond"), a place in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It may ultimately come from a Spanish surname or from a Guanche name. In any case, it was reclaimed as a Guanche name and has been used in modern times.
Adichai m ThaiFrom Thai อดิ
(adi) meaning "great, excellent" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Adisai m & f ThaiMeans "excellent, superb" in Thai.
Ahlai m & f BiblicalThis name comes from the root אחל (
'hl), which has no known meaning. The root derives from אחלה (
'ahlah), meaning "ah that...!". The majority belief is that the name means "O Would That!".... [
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Ái m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 愛
(ái) meaning "love, affection".
Akkharachai m ThaiFrom Thai อัคร
(akkhara) meaning "top, excellent, best" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Altai m & f Mongolian, KazakhFrom the name of a mountain range that runs through Central and Eastern Asia, itself meaning "golden mountain", related to Turkic
altun meaning "gold" (compare Mongolian
altan "golden") and
dağ meaning "mountain".
Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amaleki m MormonPossibly based on the biblical name
Amalek. This belongs to two characters in the Book of Mormon, including a Nephite record keeper who wrote 18 verses of the Book of Omni.
Amnuai m & f ThaiMeans "to give, to accord an opportunity, to support" in Thai.
Amonchai m ThaiFrom Thai อมร
(amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Amphai m & f Thai, LaoMeans "beautiful, pretty, fine, handsome" in Thai and Lao.
Amzi m BiblicalProbably Hebrew, and may mean "my strength". 'In the Bible it occurs only once, in a genealogy... It appears regularly at Princeton in the period 1810-60, but not at Harvard. Apparently Amzi represents a development in the Middle Colonies, one which did not reach New England... [
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Ananchai m ThaiFrom Thai อนันต์
(anan) meaning "infinite, endless" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Anantachai m ThaiFrom Thai อนันต
(ananta) meaning "boundless, infinite, endless" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Anothai f & m ThaiMeans "rising sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अरुणोदय
(arunodaya).
Anuchai m ThaiFrom Thai อนุ
(anu) meaning "small, often" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Aphai m & f ThaiMeans "fearlessness, absence of danger" or "forgiveness, pardon" in Thai.
Aphichai m ThaiFrom Thai อภิ
(aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Arachie m & f IgboPossibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.
Arai f & m Basque, Medieval BasqueName originally found on a Roman tombstone in Araba, Basque Country. Although the original namebearer was male, the name was revived as a unisex name at the end of the 20th century.
Arunchai m ThaiFrom Thai อรุณ
(arun) meaning "dawn, daybreak, sunrise" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Attai m BiblicalThe name comes from the verb ענה (
'ana), which can mean one of four things: "to answer", "to be occupied with", "to afflict", or "to sing".... [
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Atthachai m ThaiFrom Thai อรรถ
(at) meaning "essence" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Borey m & f KhmerMeans "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि
(puri).
Bưởi m & f VietnameseFrom Vietnamese Chữ Nôm 𣞻
(bưởi) meaning "pomelo".
Bunchai m ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Bunchuai m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ช่วย
(chuai) meaning "help".
Chai m ThaiFrom ชาย (
chai) meaning "man" or ชัย (
chai) meaning "victory". It can also function as a short form of
Somchai,
Sakchai, and other names containing the same element.
Chaloemchai m ThaiFrom Thai เฉลิม
(chaloem) meaning "glorify, extol" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Chanchai m ThaiFrom Thai ชาญ
(chan) meaning "skilled, proficient" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory" or ชาย
(chai) meaning "man".
Charoenchai m ThaiFrom Thai เจริญ
(charoen) meaning "prosper, flourish, grow" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Chatchai m ThaiFrom Thai ฉัตร
(chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol" or ชาติ
(chat) meaning "nation, country, life, birth" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory" or ชาย
(chai) meaning "man".
Chatichai m ThaiFrom Thai ชาติ
(chat) meaning "nation, country" or "life, birth" and ชาย
(chai) meaning "man".
Choetchai m ThaiFrom Thai เชิด
(choet) meaning "lift, raise" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Chokchai m ThaiFrom Thai โชค
(chok) meaning "luck, fortune" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Chouki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 蝶 (
chou) meaning "butterfly" and 紀 (
ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chuchai m ThaiFrom Thai ชู
(chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Daentrai m ThaiMeans "three worlds" or "three realms" from Thai แดน
(daen) meaning "land, realm, world" and ไตร
(trai) meaning "three". More specifically the term refers to the three main realms of existence in Buddhist tradition:
kāma-loka ("the world of feeling"),
rūpa-loka ("the world of form") and
arūpa-loka ("the world of immaterial form").
Đài m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 台
(đài) meaning "noble, pedestal, stand".
Đại m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 大
(đại) meaning "big, great, vast, high".
Damrongchai m ThaiFrom Thai ดำรง
(damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Danai m ThaiMeans "son" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit तनय
(tanaya).
Douangchay m & f LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ
(chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Duangchai f & m ThaiMeans "heart, mind" or "sweetheart, beloved, darling" in Thai.
Ekkachai m ThaiFrom Thai เอก
(ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Enlai m ChineseFrom Chinese 恩
(ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 来
(lai) meaning "come, arrive", as well as other character combinations that can form this name... [
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Eray m TurkishFrom Turkish
er meaning "man, hero, brave" and
ay meaning "moon".
Ezbai m BiblicalThe meaning of this name is uncertain. One theory suggests it comes from אזב (
'azab), meaning "to scrub" or "to flutter". A second theory suggests it comes from בזז (
bazaz), meaning "to plunder".... [
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Ghamai m PashtoMeans "gem, jewel, precious stone" in Pashto.
Hawj m & f HmongMeans "energetic, spirited, active" in Hmong Daw.
Hoài m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 懷
(hoài) meaning "think of, cherish, miss, long for".
Hriday m Indian, Hindi, BengaliMeans "heart" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit हृदय
(hrdaya). It is also an alternate transcription of Bengali হৃদয় of the same meaning (see
Hridoy).
Irai m BasqueName of a natural setting in the town of Etxarri (Navarre).
Itsai m OtomiMeans "clear crystal" in Otomi, spoken in Mexico.
Itthichai m ThaiFrom Thai อิทธิ
(itthi) meaning "power, might" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Jamiroquai m English (Modern, Rare)In the case of the band of the same name, which influenced first name usage in the 1990s and 2000s, they conceived it as a combination of
jam and
iroquai (the latter of the two is based on the Native American confederacy, the
Iroquois).
Jedi m English (Modern)Diminutive of
Jedidiah. In the Star Wars universe, Jedi, the name of the ancient knighthood, is a tip of the hat to Burrough's Barsoom, where lords bear the title of Jed or Jeddak.
Jincai m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 金
(jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 进
(jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" or 晋
(jìn) meaning "advance, increase" combined with 才
(cái) meaning "talent, ability" or 财
(cái) meaning "wealth, riches"... [
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Jinhai m ChineseFrom Chinese 金
(jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦
(jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 进
(jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" combined with 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" or 孩
(hái) meaning "child, young, small"... [
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Jonay m Spanish (Canarian), FolkloreTaken from
Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend,
Gara 3 and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [
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Kasemchai m ThaiFrom Thai เกษม
(kasem) meaning "contentment, happiness" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kawai m & f HawaiianMeans "the water," from definite article
ka and
wai meaning "water."
Kekai m HawaiianMeans "the sea," from definite article
ke and
kai meaning "sea, sea water."
Khải m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 凱
(khải) meaning "triumph, victory".
Khamxay m LaoFrom Lao ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Khoái m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 快 (
khoái) meaning "elated, pleased, or fast."
Khogai m LiteratureMeaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1937 novel ხოგაის მინდია
(Khogais Mindia) written by the Georgian author Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975), which is inspired by the tale of
Mindia, a character from Khevsur folklore.
Khwanchai m ThaiFrom Thai ขวัญ
(khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kiattichai m ThaiFrom Thai เกียรติ
(kiatti) meaning "honour, glory, fame" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kittichai m ThaiFrom Thai กิตติ
(kitti) meaning "fame, renown" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kongchai m ThaiFrom Thai ก้อง
(kong) meaning "echoing, resounding, reverberating" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kriangchai m ThaiMeans "great victory" from Thai เกรียง
(kriang) meaning "great" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kroekchai m ThaiFrom Thai เกริก
(kroek) meaning "resounding, roaring, great, mighty" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kunai m & f JapaneseA tool and weapon used by Ninja and Samurai in Japanese history.
Lie m ChineseLiè is Chinese for "ardent". Ardent means either enthusiastic or passionate, or burning or glowing.
Loetchai m ThaiFrom Thai เลิศ
(loet) meaning "excellent, superb, fine" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Longhai m ChineseFrom Chinese 龙
(lóng) meaning "dragon" combined with 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Mahanti m MormonAn inscription on a cliff in Manti was written by someone who called himself Mahanti, the second king of the Lamanites. It was dated about A.D. 600, which would have been centuries after the Lamanites came into being... [
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Mahonri m MormonIn the Book of Mormon, the brother of Jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning (chapters 1–6) of the Book of Ether. Some years after the publication of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith mentioned that Mahonri Moriancumer was the name of the brother of Jared.
Makai m HawaiianMakai is an adverb in the Hawaiian language combining the directional particle
ma with Hawaiian
kai meaning "ocean". It literally means "toward or by the sea, seaward". It is sometimes used as a given name, particularly within the Hawaiian Islands but is also found within the continental United States.
May f & m Hebrew (Modern)Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [
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Mirai f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 未来 (
mirai) meaning "future" or 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" combined with 雷 (
rai) meaning "thunder". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mixay m & f LaoMeans "victorious, triumphant" in Lao.
Monchai m ThaiFrom Thai มนต์
(mon) meaning "mantra, incantation" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Mongkhonchai m ThaiFrom Thai มงคล
(mongkhon) meaning "auspicious, favourable" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Moroni m MormonThe name of the last Nephite prophet and the son of
Mormon in the Book of Mormon. He was resurrected after his death and became an angel. Some Mormon scholars have theorized a derivation from the West Semitic root
mrʾ "lord, master" or
mrn "our lord", or from Egyptian
mrny "my beloved" or
mr.n.i "I was beloved".
Mueangchai m ThaiFrom Thai เมือง
(mueang) meaning "city, town, state" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Naarai m BiblicalThis name comes from the root נער (
na'ar), which has three meanings. The meaning that is most likely is "youth" or "child", but it can also mean "to growl" and "to shake loose". The second part of the name, י (
yod), is also of uncertain meaning... [
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Naharai m BiblicalThe name comes from נחר (
nhr), meaning "to snort vigorously". It comes from the root חרר (
harar), meaning "heat source". It also comes from נחר (
nahar), which describes a horse's snorting noise.... [
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Nakhonchai m ThaiFrom Thai นคร
(nakhon) meaning "city, town" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Narongchai m ThaiFrom Thai ณรงค์
(narong) meaning "fight, campaign" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Natthachai m ThaiFrom Thai ณัฐ
(nattha) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Nauryzbai m KazakhKazakh name that transliterates to "wealthy Nowruz" or "festive Nowruz". Combination of the Kazakh name
Nauryz, meaning "March" (derived from Persian
Nowruz) and the Kazakh word
bay, meaning "wealthy" (derived from Tajik Persian
boy).
Nazarbay m Kazakh, KyrgyzDerived from Arabic نظر
(nazar) meaning "attention, regard, look, gaze" combined with Kazakh and Kyrgyz бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Nogai m MongolianProbably derived from Mongolian нохой
(nokhoi) meaning "dog".
Oai m VietnameseFrom a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 威 (
uy) meaning "stately, majestic".
Omni m MormonThis occurs in the Book of Mormon as the name of a prophet. It coincides with the Latin prefix
omni, from
omnis "all, every".
Pakonchai m Thai (Rare)From Thai ปกรณ์
(pakon) meaning "story, book, scripture, composition" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Pathomchai m ThaiFrom Thai ปฐม
(pathom) meaning "first, primary" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phái m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (
phái) meaning "surge, powerful".
Phetvilay m & f LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome fine".
Phichai m ThaiMeans "victory" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय
(vijaya).
Phirachai m ThaiFrom Thai พีร
(phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phisitchai m ThaiFrom Thai พิสิฐ
(phisit) meaning "excellent, superior" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phonchai m ThaiFrom Thai พร
(phon) meaning "blessing" or พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phonexay m & f LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Phoutthaxay m LaoFrom Lao ພຸດທະ
(phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Phumichai m Thai (Rare)From Thai ภูมิ
(phumi) meaning "land, earth" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phutthichai m ThaiFrom Thai พุฒิ
(phutthi) meaning "prosperity, abundance" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Pi m ObscureFrom the mathematical constant. Pi O, (1951-) is a Greek-Australian, working class, anarchist poet.
Pisey f & m KhmerMeans "magnificent, excellent, beautiful, beloved" in Khmer.
Piyachai m ThaiFrom Thai ปิย
(piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Prachai m ThaiFrom Thai ประ
(bprà), a meaningless article, and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Prachakchai m ThaiFrom Thai ประจักษ์
(prachak) meaning "clear, manifest, evident" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Pradoemchai m ThaiFrom Thai ประเดิม
(pradoem) meaning "begin, start, initiate" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Praphai f & m ThaiMeans "beautiful, pretty, handsome" in Thai.
Prasopchai m ThaiFrom Thai ประสพ
(prasop) meaning "success, win, gain" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Qingtai m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Raddai m Biblical, HebrewPossibly from Hebrew רָדָה
(radah) meaning "to beat down" or "to spread out". This name belonged to the fifth son of Jesse (according to 2 Chronicles 2:14).
Rakchai m ThaiFrom Thai รักษ์
(rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Reaksmey f & m KhmerMeans "light, ray, beam" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit रश्मि
(rashmi).
Saenchai m ThaiFrom Thai แสน
(saen) meaning "very, extremely" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Saengchai m ThaiFrom Thai แสง
(saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Sai m ShanMeans "man" in Shan. It is typically used as an honorific title, not a name.
Saisai f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 赛
(sài) meaning "competition, contest, match" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Saleumxay m LaoFrom Lao ສະເຫຼີມ
(saleum) meaning "eulogise, exalt, celebrate" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Samruai f & m ThaiMeans "foppish, extravagant, dapper" in Thai.
Sanchai m ThaiFrom Thai สรรค์
(sǎn) meaning "to establish, to create, to produce" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory". The spelling สัญชัย is also used as the Thai form of
Sanjaya.
Sawai m & f ThaiMeans "profusely, abundantly" in Thai.
Shabbatai m Hebrew, JewishDerived from Hebrew
shabbat, which is the name of the Hebrew day of rest. Shabbat (sabbath in English) means "rest" or "cessation", having ultimately been derived from the Hebrew verb
shavat "to repose, to rest, to cease"... [
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Sinai m EnglishGiven in honor of the mountain from the book of Exodus.
Sirichai m ThaiFrom Thai ศิริ
(siri) meaning "glory, splendour" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Sitthichai m ThaiFrom Thai สิทธิ
(sitthi) meaning "entitlement, right, privilege" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Soemchai m ThaiFrom Thai เสริม
(soem) meaning "enhance, support, reinforce" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".