QuloqutsukmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology Possibly derived from Kwakiutl Indian quetutsa "sparrow". This is the name of a character in one of Greenland's best known myths.
QunhuafChinese From Chinese 群 (qun) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", and 华 (hua) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can also form this name.
Qunootm & fArabic “It is meant in multiple meanings: such as obedience, humility, prayer, supplication, worship, standing, long standing, and silence. In Islam"... [more]
Qunyingf & mChinese From Chinese 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, flock" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QuodvultdeusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "what God wants" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century saint from North Africa who was martyred in the Valerianus persecutions. He was a spiritual student and friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
QuorrafPopular Culture, English (Modern, Rare) Possibly a variant of Cora. This is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON: Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.
QupanukfGreenlandic One of the many names in Greenlandic meaning "snow bunting". This is the name of Greenlandic influencer Qupanuk Olsen, better known as 'Q's Greenland'.
QuraisymIndonesian, Muslim Possibly derived from the Quraysh tribe. The Quraysh were a powerful merchant tribe that controlled Mecca and its Ka'aba and that according to tradition descended from Ishmael... [more]
QuranmAfrican American Variant of Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".
QuratulainfArabic, Pakistani From Arabic قرة العين, variously transcribed as Qurat-ul-Ain or Qurratu'l-`Ayn, meaning "solace, consolation of the eyes" (sometimes "coolness of the eyes"). This was a title of Fátimih Baraghání, a 19th-century poet and theologian of the Bábí religion in Iran who has been described as "the first women's suffrage martyr".... [more]
QurbonjonfUzbek Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
QurbonoyfUzbek Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and oy meaning "moon".
QurbonposhshafUzbek Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and poshsha , an endearing term for a girl or woman.
QurbonshakarfUzbek Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweets".
QurbonsuluvfUzbek Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Qurrat al-ʿAynfArabic, Iranian (?) Means "solace/consolation to the eyes" in Arabic. This was the title of Fatimah Baraghani, a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer (compare Táhirih).
QustantinmArabic, Assyrian Arabic and Assyrian form of Constantinus (see Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.
QutlibibifUzbek Derived from qutli meaning "blessed, full of blessings" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
QutlijamolfUzbek Derived from Uzbek qutli meaning "blessed, full of blessings" and jamol meaning "beauty".
QutlumGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Qutluğ. A notable bearer of this name was the medieval Georgian politician Qutlu Arslan (12th century), who was of Kipchak descent.
QutluayfAzerbaijani Possibly from the Ottoman Turkish قوتلو (kutlu, qutlu) meaning "fortunate, lucky" and ay meaning "moon".
Qutluğm & fMedieval Turkic Derived from the Old Turkic adjective qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".
QutlughfMedieval Mongolian Etymology uncertain. This was the Mongol personal name of Princess Supreme Jeguk, who was the wife of Chungnyeol of Goryeo.
QutluqmUyghur Means "happy, joyous, lucky" in Uyghur.
QuvenzhanéfAfrican American (Modern, Rare) This name was first borne by American actress Quvenzhané Wallis (2003-). It is derived from the initial syllables of her parents' names, Qulyndreia and Venjie, combined with zhané, an altered form of the Swahili word jini meaning "fairy".
QuyoshoyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek quyosh meaning "sun, sunlight" and oy meaning "moon".
QvarqvaremGeorgian (Archaic), Literature The general consensus is that this name is ultimately derived from the Georgian verb უყვარს (uqvars) meaning "to love", which basically gives the name the meaning of "beloved". Also compare Saqvarela.... [more]
QweenfEnglish (American, Rare) Variant of Queen. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
QyburnmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Qyburn is a former maester who was expelled from the Citadel for unethical experiments and necromancy.
RaamamJapanese From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 天 (ama) meaning "heavens, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RaamahmBiblical Means "exalted" or "thunder". In the Bible, this is a son of Cush.
RaamiahmBiblical Means "thunder of Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a minor character in the Bible, a prince who returns from exile in the book of Nehemiah.
RaamlafAfrican American In the case of American television writer Raamla Mohamed she was named after a little girl who had the same name her mom later added an extra a so her name could be pronounced correctly
Raanum & fIndian Raanu was the Agori leader of the Fire Tribe.
RabadanmDargin Dargin form of Ramadan. Another source suggests that it is derived from Arabic رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord, king" and Persian دانا (dana) meaning "wise, learned".
RabadashmLiterature The ambitious crown prince of Calormen in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
RabahmArabic (Maghrebi) Means "profitable, gainful, winner" in Arabic, from the root ربح (rabiha) meaning "to gain, to win, to profit".
RabastanmLiterature Invented variant of Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
Rabgaym & fTibetan From Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས (rab-rgyas) meaning "very broad, very wide", derived from རབ (rab) meaning "very, extremely" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
RabicanomCarolingian Cycle, Literature Means "white tail", derived from Spanish rabo "tail" and Spanish cano "white". The original word described a horse with white hairs in its tail, though nowadays rabicano refers to a certain coat color for horses, specifically in roans... [more]
RabumifJapanese (rabu) means love and (mi) means beauty or beautiful
RabunofJapanese From Japanese 愛 (rabu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RacermEnglish (Rare) Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]
RadagaisusmGothic Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]
RadagastmLiterature One of the wizards in the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. His name may mean "tender of beasts" in Adûnaic.
RadamelmSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).
RadamesmTheatre Radamès is a character, the captain of the guard, in the opera 'Aida' (1871). The setting of the opera is ancient Egypt, and the creators of the play likely invented the name to sound vaguely Egyptian by integrating Ra into the name.
RadbrandmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RadburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
RaddaimBiblical, Hebrew Possibly 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).
Raddixm & fEnglish (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern) Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]