OeneusmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology he was a Calydonian king. He sent his son, the hero Meleager, out to find heroes to kill the Calydonian Boar, which was ravaging Calydon because Oeneus had forgotten to honor Artemis at the harvest ceremonies... [more]
OenwenfWelsh Derived from Welsh oen "lamb" and gwen "fair; white; blessed".
OffredfLiterature, Popular Culture The main protagonist in 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. Her name is derived from the phrase of Fred because she belongs to man named Fred. The puns to the words offered (as a sacrifice) and off-red (because of her red dress) are intended.
ÖgedeimMedieval Mongolian Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Turkish ok "arrow" and tay "colt". This name was borne by Ögedei Khan (1186–1241), the second khagan of the Mongol Empire and a son of Genghis Khan.
OgengamAcholi This name is only given to poweerful people in the area for example, a professor, great politician can name their children "Ogenga"
OgvaldmOld Norse Name of a king of Rogaland in a Norse saga. The second element of the name is valdr meaning "ruler".
OgygusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Etymology uncertain, possibly related to the name of the Titan Okeanos. This was the name of a primeval ruler in Ancient Greek mythology, usually of Boeotia, though another tradition makes him the first king of Attica... [more]
Ohannaf & mArmenian Means "God's gracious gift" in Armenian.
OholahfBiblical Hebrew Means "her own tent" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Bible, a personification of Samaria's sin in the book of Ezekiel.
OileusmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the older name *Ϝιλεύς (Wileus), itself from the Boeotian form of ἴλη (ile) meaning "band, troop (of men, horses)".
OinazefBasque Derived from Basque oinaze, which means "pain, suffering".
OineusmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "winemaker", derived from Greek οἶνος (oinos) meaning "wine". This was the name of a Calydonian king in Greek mythology, who was taught wine-making by the god Dionysos.
OisianmOld Celtic An old Celtic name meaning "little deer," or "Fawn." 12th most popular boys' name in Ireland as of 2023. The name of a demigod, poet, and many others given the popularity of the name.
Olaedof & mIgbo Interpretation: "Ola edo" means a yellowish precious metal, a jewel; it is Igbo for "gold." Hence a child so name is adjudged "precious" and "golden."
OlihahmMormon (Rare) Comes from the Plain of Olihah Shinehah, a place mentioned in Mormon scripture.
OlimarmPopular Culture From Captain Olimar, the main protagonist of the video game franchise Pikmin, made by Shigeru Miyamoto, named after Mario himself (Olimar is an anagram of Mario, with an L added; his Japanese name, Orimā, (オリマー) which was romanized as Olimar, is a perfect anagram of "Mario").
OlmènefLiterature From a book, Moonbath, by Yanick Lahen, translated from French by Emily Gogolak. The book follows the winding tale of four generations in one Haitian family, interspersed with brief observations and memories recounted by the ghost of the youngest—the murdered Cétoute Olmène Thérèse.
OlorusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the name Ὄλορος (Oloros), of which the meaning and origin is uncertain. It might be a hellenized Thracian name, since the name was borne by a Thracian king from the 5th century BC... [more]
OluochmLuo Oluoch came from the word luoch that means mist. If the the baby boy is born during the cold weather with mist he is called Oluoch. That means Oluoch is mist.
OnaonafHawaiian Means "softly fragrant" or "gentle and sweet (as the eyes or disposition)" in Hawaiian.
OnaqizfUzbek Derived from Uzbek ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and qiz meaning "girl".
OnatahfNew World Mythology In Iroquois mythology, Onatah was one of the Deohako (the Life Supporters, or Three Sisters.) Onatah represented the spirit of the corn, while her two sisters represented beans and squash. In one common Iroquois legend, Onatah was stolen by Tawiscara and hidden underground, causing a great famine until she was found and freed... [more]
OnatsufJapanese From japanese 同 (ona) meaning "similar, like, together, lane" combined with 通 (tsu) meaning "through, open, common, communicate, connect, authority, expert"
OndiekmLuo Name given to a male who survives childhood after successive deaths of infants to the parents. This name suggests strength and determination to survive. Ondiek is also the Hyena in the Luo language... [more]
Onervaf & mFinnish Derived from the Finnish word onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
OnesasmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ὄνησις (onesis) meaning "use, profit, advantage". This name is etymologically related to Onesimos (see Onesimus).
OnestafMedieval Italian, Italian Medieval Italian name directly taken from the noun onestà "honesty" or the (feminine) adjective onesta "honest; sincere".
OníosafIrish (Rare) Possibly intended to mean "from Jesus", from Irish ón meaning "from" combined with Íosa.
OniriafSpanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare) Likely an invented name, perhaps based on the Spanish word onírica meaning "oneiric, dreamlike" (from Greek ὄνειρος (oneiros) "dream"). This name was borne by Cuban revolutionary Oniria Gutiérrez (1940-?).
Onisoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy ony meaning "river" and soa meaning "good".
OnitahmMormon In the Book of Abraham, Onitah was the father of three virgins who were sacrificed to the Egyptian idols.
OnitasmMormon An Egyptian priest who had three daughters. Variant of Onitah.
OnnelifFinnish (Rare) Feminine form of Onni. Onneli is one of the two protagonists of book series written by Marjatta Kurenniemi from 1960s to 1980s, and also of two 21st century movies based on the books.
OnnennfBreton Derived from Breton onn "ash; (and by extension) strong" and gwenn "white". This is an older form of Onenn, the name of a 6th- and 7th-century Breton saint.
Onnurif & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 온누리 (onnuri) meaning "whole (wide) world," a combination of determiner 온 (on) meaning "all, whole, entire" and Nuri.
OnsirifThai From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, woman" or "beautiful, lovely" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour" or สิริ (siri) meaning "fortune, prosperity, grace".