NuanliangfChinese From Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened". Other character combinations are possible.
NubemiunufAncient Egyptian Probably derived from Egyptian nbw "gold" combined with jwnw "Heliopolis (city)".
Nukardleĸm & fGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "youngest one". This is the superlative form of Nuka.
Nukartâvaf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of Nukartâĸ and suffix -a, possessive-genitive marker.
Nur al-Hudaf & mArabic Means "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى (hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".
Nur al-NisafArabic Means "light of women" from نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women
NwabudikemAfrican, Swahili A name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [more]
NyctimenefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" and μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand". A daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, or, according to others, of Nycteus. Pursued and dishonored by her amorous father, she hid herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athena into an owl.
NyikairahfAfrican American IT was first used by queen Elizibeth what she wanted Princess Kate to name her baby but she found out it was a boy
NympherosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) "bride" and ἔρως (eros) "love".
NymphidiafLate Greek, Literature Feminine form of Nymphidios (see Nymphidius). A bearer of this name was the mother of Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, a Prefect of the Roman Praetorian Guard from the 1st century AD... [more]
OderisiusmLate Roman Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a Benedictine abbot of Monte Cassino who is venerated as a saint; Abbot Oderisius I (not to be confused with his relative Abbot Oderisius II), born at Marsi, Italy, acted as mediator between the Crusaders and the Greek emperor Alexicus.
OishimayafBengali Some sources claim this name means “a noble person of good deeds; no evil within”; others claim it means “divine illusion”. A notable bearer is biochemist Dr. Oishimaya Sen Nag.
OktyabrinmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian октябрь (oktyabr) meaning "October". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917 and the creation of the (now former) Soviet state in 1922.
OlyntheusmAncient Greek Derived from either the Greek noun ὀλύνθη (olynthe) meaning "wild fig tree" or the Greek noun ὄλυνθος (olynthos) meaning "fruit of the wild fig tree".... [more]
Ölziinyamf & mMongolian From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday".
Ölzii-utasfMongolian Means "auspicious pattern, emblem of good luck" in Mongolian, from өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and утас (utas) meaning "thread, rope, string (of an instrument)".
Omanukwuem & fIgbo Means "let the one who knows speak" in Igbo.
OnomastosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ὀνομαστός (onomastos) meaning "named" as well as "famous, of note, notable". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ὄνομα (onoma) meaning "name".
OnomastusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Onomastos. Bearers of this name include the general Onomastus of Macedon (2nd century BC) and the Olympic victor Onomastus of Smyrna (7th century BC).
OntiretsemTswana Means "He (God) has done it for me" in Setswana.
Ontonagonf & mOjibwe Located in the state of Michigan, this Upper Peninsula county, which features the Porcupine Mountains, is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be derived from an Ojibwe language word Nondon-organ, meaning "hunting river"... [more]
OnyakoponmAkan Onyakopon is the God of the Akan people of Ghana. The name means "he who knows and sees everything" and "omniscient, omnipotent sky god" in the Akan language. ... [more]
OpimianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Opimius. This name has been borne by at least two Roman proconsuls from the 2nd century AD.
OpokosławmPolish Derived from Polish opoka "rock, bedrock" combined with Slavic slav "glory". The meaning of this name is thus roughly "bedrock of glory".
OpportunefMedieval French, History (Ecclesiastical) From Middle French opportun meaning "suitable, fitting", a derivative of Latin opportunus "fit, suitable, convenient, timely". This was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
OrchaldormLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Orchaldor was a noble, son of Hatholdir a descendant of the House of Hador and a close personal friend of Tar-Meneldur. He married Ailinel the elder daughter of Tar-Meneldur and sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]
OreithyiafGreek Mythology An Athenian princess whom the god of the North wind, Boreas, fell in love with and swept off to marry while she was out dancing. Their sons became the Argonauts.
OrestheusmGreek Mythology Probably a more elaborate form of Orestes, which is ultimately derived from Greek όρος (oros) meaning "mountain, hill". It is at least quite unlikely that this is a compound name where the second element is derived from Greek θεος (theos) meaning "god", because then the name would have been spelled as Ὀρεσθεος (Orestheos) in Greek... [more]
OrestillafAncient Roman Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Orestillus, which was a diminutive of Orestes. It was borne by Livia Orestilla, the second wife of Emperor Caligula.
OrestinusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the Greek name Orestes. It essentially means "of Orestes" in Latin, as it contains the Latin masculine adjectival suffix -inus; this suffix later developed into a diminutive suffix, so Orestinus could also be considered a Latin diminutive of Orestes... [more]
OrgetorixmOld Celtic, History Derived from Celtic orgeto "killer" (which comes from orge "to kill") combined with Celtic rix "king." This name was borne by a leader of the Helvetii (a Celtic tribe), who lived in the 1st century BC.
OrguillusmArthurian Cycle A giant from Africa who, in Thomas’s Tristan, conquered dozens of kings and stole their beards. With the beards, he fashioned a robe, but had a single open space. He demanded King Arthur’s beard... [more]
OrientiusmLate Roman Derived from the Latin noun oriēns "daybreak, dawn, sunrise" or, by extension, "east" (as the dawn broke from the east in Rome). In its participle usage, the word also meant "rising" (also "appearing" or "originating")... [more]
O'rozberdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and berdi meaning "gave".
O'rozjahonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and jahon meaning "the world".
O'rozmurodmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
O'roznafasmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and nafas meaning "breath".
O'roznazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
O'roztemirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and temir meaning "iron".
OrsabarisfHistory, Old Persian (Hellenized, ?) Allegedly the Greek form of a Persian name meaning "brilliant Venus". This was the name of a 1st-century BC princess of Pontus, a state founded by the Persian Mithridatic dynasty, of which Orsabaris was a member as the youngest daughter of Mithridates VI.
OrtiqbibifUzbek Derived from ortiq meaning "superior" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
OrvolosonmLiterature (Italianized) The equivalent of Marvolo in the Italian version of the Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [more]
OrynbasarmKazakh Means "deputy, assistant" or "replacement" from Kazakh орын (oryn) meaning "place, position" and басар (basar) meaning "holder".
OssinissamGuanche Derived from Guanche *ussiniẓẓa, meaning "he who makes fair reasoning". This was the name of a king from the island of El Hierro in the mid-15th century.
OsterlindfMedieval German A dithematic name form from the Germanic name element ost "east" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Óðin-DísafOld Norse (Rare) From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
ÓðinkárrmOld Norse From Old Danish othinkar/othankar meaning "easily furious, raging" or a combination of óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" and kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".
ÓþveginnmOld Norse Old Norse byname meaning "unwashed, dirty", derived from ú, a negative prefix, combined with the preterite participle of the verb þvá "to wash".
OtoncuauhmNahuatl Means "Otomi eagle" in Nahuatl, the Otomi being an ethnic group indigenous to central Mexico. They were also an elite Aztec military order, named after the Otomi people.
OttilburgfMedieval German Derived from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune" combined with burg "castle, city, stronghold".
OttobuonomMedieval Italian This was the birth name of Pope Adrian V (c.1205–1276). Perhaps it was a combination of the name Ottone with Latin buono "good".
OudomsackmLao From Lao ອຸດົມ (oudom) meaning "abundant, plentiful, supreme, excellent" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
OuichiroumJapanese From Japanese 旺 (ou) meaning "prosper", 欧 (ou) meaning "Europe" or 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.