Submitted Names Starting with U

Ustyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iustina.

Usub m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Joseph.

Usui m Japanese
Means "thin" or "weak" in Japanese.

Usukan f & m Mayan, Mayan Mythology

Usukhbayar m Mongolian
Alternate transcription of Өсөхбаяр (see Ösökhbayar)

Usul m Popular Culture
Alternate name of Paul Atreides, of the 'Dune' books.

Usuman m Hausa
Hausa form of Osman.

Usumanu m Hausa
Hausa form of Uthman.

Usun m Yakut

Usuramassu m & f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology, Sumerian
Means "Heed His Word". Originally a given masculine name, it was also the name of a minor Babylonian god, considered to be the son of Adad. Later, Usuramassu was viewed as a female deity of justice, however she was still a child of Adad... [more]

Usus m Berber

Usva f Finnish (Rare)
Directly taken from Finnish usva "mist; haze".

Usvardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Osvaldo.

Út m & f Vietnamese
Means "last, youngest" in Vietnamese.

Uta f Japanese
Means "song" in Japanese.

Uta m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Diminutive of Utari or Uttara

Utaba f Japanese
From Japanese 唄 (uta) meaning "song, ballad", or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utaha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Utahime f Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utai f Japanese
From 謡, meaning "chanting."

Utaichi m Japanese
From 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.

Utaka f Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower"... [more]

Utako f Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) "song" and 子 (ko) "child".

Utami f Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian utama meaning "best, main, principal", ultimately from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama).

Utana m Old Persian
Possibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢- (u-) meaning "good" and tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.

Utano f Japanese
From Japanese 唄 (uta) meaning "song, ballad", 歌 (uta) meaning "song, sing", 雅 (u) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 詩 (uta) meaning "poem, poetry" or 唱 (uta) meaning "chant, recite, call upon, yell", 楽 (ta) meaning "music, comfort, ease" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life" or 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity"... [more]

Ut Apay f Mythology
Bashkir form of Od Ana.

Utari f Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poem" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utarou m Japanese
From Japanese 有 (u) meaning "exist", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utau f Japanese
Means 'to sing' in Japanese. Utau is also the name of a character in the anime 'Shugo Chara', also known as 'My Guardian Characters'.

Ut́a’ushú f Bette
Means "one whose face shines" in Bette Obudu.

Utawa f Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utayo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feather", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utazou m Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 藏 (zou) meaning "storing place; depository". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utdlarik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ulrich.

Ûtdlat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Olga.

Utdloríka f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Ullorikka, the Greenlandic form of Ulrikke.

Utegen m Kazakh
Variant of Otegen.

Uteh m Serbian
From Serbian утешити (utešiti) meaning "to console" or утеха (uteha) meaning "consolation".

Uten f & m Japanese
From Japanese 雨天 (uten) meaning "wet weather; rainy weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Utena f Popular Culture
Possibly from Japanese word 台 (utena in Kun reading) meaning "pedestal". This is the name of the protagonist of the anime 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'.

Utertoĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the returned one (the family member who has come home again)" in Greenlandic.

Utertoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Utertoĸ.

Utertúnguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Combination of Utertoĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Utertunnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Utertúnguaĸ.

Uthai m & f Thai
Means "sunrise, dawn" in Thai.

Uthairat f & m Thai
From Thai อุทัย (uthai) meaning "sunrise, dawn" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Uthaiwan f Thai
From Thai อุทัย (uthai) meaning "sunrise, dawn" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Uthara f Indian
Sanskrit Epics of ancient India. In Hindi, means "northern."

Uthit m Thai
Means "dedicate, devote" in Thai.

Uðr f & m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Old Norse form of Unnr. In Norse mythology, Unnr was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.... [more]

Uður m & f Turkish
luck,talisman,fortune

Uthwagin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Óþvaginn.

Uti f & m Indonesian
Diminutive of Utari.

Utibe m Efik
Means "marvelous: wonderful" in Efik.

Utibeima f Ibibio
Means "wonderful love" in Ibibio.

Utilia f German, Danish
Variant of Otilia.... [more]

Utin m & f Ibibio
Means "sun" in Ibibio.

Utina f Indigenous American
Means "woman of my country"

Utit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Uthit.

Utjirini f & m Aymara
Means "abundance" in Aymara.

Utjung m Paiwan

Utkan m Turkish
Possibly a variant of Utku.

Utkarsh m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit उत्कर्ष (utkarsha) meaning "eminent, superior, excellent".

Utkir m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oʻtkir meaning "sharp, keen" (cf. Utkirbek).

Utkirbek m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oʻtkir meaning "sharp, keen" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Utlapa m Literature
The name of a powerful spirit warrior in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. The meaning of the name is unknown, and seems to have been created by Meyer.

Utlwang f South African

Uto m German (Rare)
Variant of Udo 1 or masculine form of Ute.

Utokia f English (American, Rare)

Utomo m Javanese
From Javanese utama meaning "best, main, primary, principal", ultimately from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama).

Utong f Efik

Utopia f & m English
As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.... [more]

Utr m Old Norse
Variant of Otr.

Utsadawut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัษฎาวุธ (see Atsadawut).

Utsav m Hindi, Indian, Nepali
Means "celebration, festival, banquet" in Hindi.

Utsidihi m Cherokee
Means "man killer" in Cherokee.

Utsman m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Uthman.

Utsuho f & m Japanese (Archaic)
From Old Japanese 空 (utsuho) meaning "empty-hole, emptiness, cave."

Utsuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Udzuki.

Utta f German
Variation of Uta

Uttam m Indian, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama) meaning "highest".

Utte f Turkish
Turkish form of Ute

Uttiilia f Greenlandic
Younger form of Uttîlia.

Uttîlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ottilia.

Uttiya m Sinhalese

Uttje f East Frisian (Archaic)

Uttu f Near Eastern Mythology
Sumerian goddess of weaving whose name means "spider".

Uttuni m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ottone.

Utuaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Utuq m Uyghur
Means "victory" in Uyghur.

Uudo m Estonian
Variant of Udo 1.

Uudoi f Veps
Veps form of Eudocia.

Uuen m Pictish
Pictish form of Eógan

Uuganbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Uuganbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Uugan-od f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "firstborn, oldest" and од (od) meaning "star".

Uugantsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uugantuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Uuganzul f Mongolian
From Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "firstborn, oldest" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp".

Uugi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûge.

Uukkarnit m & f Inuit
Means "calved ice" in Inuktitut.

Uukongo m Ovambo
Means "hunting" in Ovambo.

Uula m Finnish
Finnish form of Ola 1 and diminutive of Uljas.

Uularik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûlarik.

Uularikka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûlaríka.

Uule m Kven
Kven spelling of Ole.

Üülensolongo f Mongolian
Derived from үүл (üül) meaning "cloud" or үүлэн (üülen) meaning "cloudlike" and солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow".

Uuli m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûle.

Uuliina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûlîna.

Uuliinyagaantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pink flower of the mountain" in Mongolian, from уулын (uuliin) meaning "(of the) mountain", ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uullat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûtdlat.

Uulo m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Olof.

Uuloffi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Olof.

Uulorik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûlorik.

Uuluffi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûluvfe.

Uumaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ûmâĸ.

Uuno m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Uno.

Üürdbat m Mongolian
Means "forever strong, forever firm" in Mongolian, from үүрд (üürd) meaning "forever, always" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".

Üürdmandakh m & f Mongolian
Means "forever rising" in Mongolian, from үүрд (üürd) meaning "forever, always" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".

Üürdmend m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "forever health" in Mongolian, from үүрд (üürd) meaning "forever, always" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.

Uurguist m Pictish
Pictish form of Fergus

Üüriingegee f & m Mongolian
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Mongolian.

Üüriintsetseg f Mongolian
Means "morning flower, dawn flower" in Mongolian, from үүр (üür) meaning "dawn" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uuriintuya f Mongolian
Means "sunrise, dawn light" in Mongolian, derived from Mongolian үүр (üür) meaning "dawn" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Üüriintuyaa f Mongolian
Means "dawn light, sunrise, morning" in Mongolian.

Üürtsaikh f & m Mongolian
Means "daybreak, crack of dawn" or "aurora" in Mongolian.

Uusiku m Ovambo
Means "night" in Ovambo. This name is traditionally given to children born during the night.

Uuttuaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Utuaĸ.

Uv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ulv.

Uva f Latvian

Uvaldo m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Ubaldo.

Uvamokozis m & f Lepontic
Name of a Lepontic man or woman mentioned on the Prestino stone, possibly its creator.... [more]

Uvana f Indian (Rare)

Uvar m Uzbek

Uvays m Chechen
Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "wolf".

Uvdloriaĸ m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Ulloriaq.

Uvdloriánguaĸ m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Ulloriannguaq.

Uve m Frisian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Frisian form of Ove.

Uvedale m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Üveyiz m Turkish
Turkish form of Uwais.

Uvis m Latvian

Uvis m Ancient Oscan

Uviy f Mari
Means "willow" in Mari.

Uvllá m Sami
Sami form of Ola 1.

Uwa f Hausa
Means "mother" in Hausa.

Uwa m Filipino, Cebuano
Variant of Owa.

Uwaila f & m Edo, Western African
Means "prosperity is never late" in Edo/Bini, from uwa (wealth/prosperity) and ila (has no delay)

Uwain m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Ywain.

Uwais m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
From an archaic Arabic word meaning "wolf". Uwais al-Qarani was a prominent 6th-century Islamic scholar.

Uwaymir m Arabic

Uwem m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "life" in Ibibio and Efik.

Uwemediemoh m & f Efik
Means "health is wealth" in Efik.

Uwemedimoh m & f Efik
Means "life is wealth" in Efik,

Uxi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".

Uxoa f Basque
Possibly a variant or hypocoristic of Usoa.

Uya f & m Indonesian

Uyaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "rope, tether, hitching post" in Mongolian.

Uyai f Efik
Means "beauty" in Efik.

Uyakhan f Buryat
Means "gentle, soft" or "flexible, submissive" in Buryat.

Uyan f Mongolian
Means "resilient, flexible" in Mongolian.

Uyanmas m Tuvan
Means "will not grow weary" in Tuvan.

Uyaquq m Yupik
Means "neck" in Yupik.

Uyara f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Uiara.

Uybaan m Yakut
Yakut form of Ivan.

Uybaanchyk m Yakut
Diminutive of Uybaan.

Uychuchuk f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek uy meaning "household, home" and chuchuk meaning "sweet".

Uyển f Vietnamese
Uyển (婉) meaning "Delicate", "multi-talented" or "gentle". It also means "graceful"

Uyên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鴛 (uyên) meaning "male mandarin duck".

Uyen f Vietnamese

U-yeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 祐 "divine intervention, protection" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Uygar m & f Turkish
Means "civilised" in Turkish.

Uygulaan m Yakut
Variant of Uygun.

Uygulaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "rich".

Uyg'un m Uzbek
Means "befitting" in Uzbek.

Uygun m Yakut
Means "wealth" in Yakut.

Uyguuna f Yakut
Means "rich, successful," from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "wealth".

Uyildan m Bashkir
Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان (wildān) meaning "children".

Uynung-maa f Tuvan
Means "little cuddle" in Tuvan.

Uyobong m Efik
Means "God's voice" in Efik.

Uyongu m Indigenous Taiwanese

Uyӑp m Chuvash
Means "bullfinch" in Chuvash.

Uyryzmag m Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian, Caucasian Mythology
This was the name of a hero in the Ossetian epic and saga Nart. He is the son of Ækhsærtæg and Dzerassa, twin brother of Khæmyts, and half-brother of Satanaya... [more]

Uys m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Uys. The Uys family played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.

Uysal f Turkish
Means "submissive" in Turkish.

Uyto'l f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek uy meaning "household, home" and to'l meaning "born late".

Uz m Hebrew
Means "counselor" in Hebrew, from the verb עוּץ (utz or uz) "to counsel, to devise". In the Bible, this was the name of the firstborn son of Nahor and Milcah.

Uzai m Biblical
A 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.

Uzaif m Indian

Uzair m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزير (see Uzayr), as well as the Urdu form.

Uzaiz m Arabic
Means "powerful, mighty" in Arabic.

Uzaizah f Arabic
Feminine form of Uzaiz.

Uzajr m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Ezra.

Uzal m Biblical Hebrew
Uzal is a Biblical name (Genesis 10:27) with different meanings tied to the verb "to go". Uzal is son of Joktan and ancestor of Abraham.

Üzənay f Azerbaijani
Means "floating moon" in Azerbaijani.

Uzay m & f Turkish
Means "space" in Turkish.

Uzayr m Arabic
Arabic form of Ezra. This is the name of a figure mentioned in the Qur'an, frequently described as a Jewish prophet who was falsely believed to be the son of God... [more]

Üzeir m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Uzair.

Üzem m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grape, raisin" in Mongolian.

Üzemsüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian үзэм (üzem) meaning "grape, raisin" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Üzeyir m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Uzair.

Uzeyir m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Üzeyir.

Uzias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Uzziah.

Uziel m Spanish, Hebrew, Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Uzziel.

Uzima f & m Swahili
Life

Uziya m Jewish, Hebrew
Uziya is a Hebrew given name meaning “G-d is my power.” In the Torah this is the name of one of King David’s warriors.

Uzmail f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Usmail.

Uzo f & m Nigerian
Short form of Uzoamaka.

Uzoaku f Igbo
Means "a way to wealth" in Igbo.

Uzoamaka f Igbo, African
Means "a good path" in Igbo.

Uzoamani f Igbo
Means "the road to aspirations" in Igbo.

Uzoechina m & f Igbo
Means "let the road not be closed" in Igbo.

Uzon m Medieval Hungarian

Uzondu m Igbo
Means "way of life; road of life" in Igbo.

Uzonka f Hungarian

Uzoq m Uzbek
Means "faraway" in Uzbek.

Uzoqmurod m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek uzoq meaning "faraway" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".

Uzoqoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek uzoq meaning "far away" and oy meaning "moon".

Uzuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Udzuki.

Üzüm m & f Turkish
Means "grapes" in Turkish.

Uzum f Uzbek
Means "grape" or "grapevine" in Uzbek.

Uzumaki m Japanese

Uzumaki m & f Japanese
Uzumaki means spiral/vortex.... [more]

Uzun m Uzbek
Means "long, tall" in Uzbek.

Uzun-kaday f Tuvan
Means "tall woman" in Tuvan.

Uzuru m & f Shona
Meaning “a higher place; sky; paradise; heaven”.

Uzzà m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Uzzah.

Uzzah m Biblical
Means "her strength", from the Hebrew roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and ־ה (-ah) meaning "her". This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a son of Abinadab whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant.

Uzzal m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali উজ্জ্বল (see Ujjal).

Uzziël m Dutch
Dutch form of Uzziel.

Uzzo f Uzbek
Possibly derived from uzzol, the name of a folk melody.