UmayrmArabic Means "populous, prosperous, flourishing" in Arabic, from the word عَمَرَ ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
UmbarramIndigenous Australian Umbarra, or King Merriman (died 1904) was an Aboriginal elder of the Djirringanj/Yuin people of the Bermagui area on the South Coast of New South Wales.
UmbrafItalian Feminine form of Umbro. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Ombra.
UmbrielmLiterature Probably derived from Latin umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
UmehafJapanese Japanese feminine name derived from 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".
UmehanaefJapanese From Japanese Ume 梅 (plum) + Hana 花 (flower) + E 江 (river)
UmehikomJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
UmehisafJapanese Japanese feminine name derived from 梅 (ume) meaning "plum", 比 (hi) meaning "compare" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". This was the name of a geiko of Kamishichiken.
UmehitomJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UmejimJapanese Combination of Japanese 梅, meaning plum, and じ, meaning character. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
UmekafJapanese (Rare) From 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 霧 (ka) meaning "mist". Other kanji combinations can be used.
UmemifJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
UmenofJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Umeom & fJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "end of thread" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are also possible.
UmetamJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UmetaromJapanese Ume means "Plum" and Taro means "Big Son". Notable bearers are Umetaro Nozaki, a fictional character from "Weekly Girl's Nozaki-kun",a shoujo anime. Umetaro Azechi is an artist and mountaineer who lived up until his 90's and has his publications all over the world... [more]
UmidjanmTurkmen From Persian امید (omīd) meaning "hope" and جان (jān) meaning "soul, life".
UmidjonmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek umid meaning "hope" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
UmihanafBosnian Bosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name Umm Hani or Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [more]
UminafJapanese From Japanese 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara(?)" or 那 (na), meaning "what" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house; heaven" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 菜 (na), meaning "vegetable, greens; side dish" . Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
UmitfKazakh Means "hope" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian امید (omid).
Umitom & fJapanese From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umm HabibafMuslim (?) Means "mother of Habiba" in Arabic. Notable bearer of the name is Umm Ḥabība Ramla bint Abī Sufyān, one of the wives of Muhammad.
ÜmmüselemefTurkish Turkish form of Arabic name (kunya) Umm Salama, meaning "mother of Salama". Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya was one of Muhammad's wives. Ümmüseleme Sultan was a daughter of Ahmed III (1673 - 1736).
UmojafSwahili Swahili feminine name meaning "unity, harmony".
UmonmJapanese This name combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
UmrgulsunfUzbek Derived from umr meaning "life" and gulsun, a kind of jewellery with a hammered design.
UmrifUzbek Potentially derived from umri bilan bergan bo'lsin, a phrase said at the birth of Uzbek children which translates to "May he/she live long".
UnafGerman, History (Ecclesiastical) Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
UnafCroatian Either inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.
UnâkasikmGreenlandic Means "poor harpoon" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Unâĸ and -kasik "poor".
Unakom & fXhosa Means "ability" or "you can" in Xhosa.
UnalaqmPopular Culture Name of Korra's uncle and main antagonist of Book 2 of Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.
UnammKorean From Sino-Korean 牛 (u) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 男 (nam) meaning "male". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
UnasmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian wnjs, possibly meaning "who exists indeed", derived from wnn "to exist" and js, an intensifying particle. This was the throne name of the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Unashem & fShona Means "God is with you" in Shona.
UnatomJapanese From Japanese 海 (una) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UnatsiaĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "beautiful, precious harpoon". Combination of Unâĸ and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
UncasmAlgonquian, Literature, Popular Culture Derived from the Mohegan word wonkus meaning "fox". This was a character in 'The Last of the Mohicans' book and film.
UncelenmGermanic Uncelen was the Duke of Alemmania from 587 to 607.
UnchifJapanese From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UndinėfLithuanian This name can be the Lithuanian form of the latinate name Undine as well as be an independent, authentic Lithuanian name. In the case of the latter, the name is derived from the Lithuanian noun undinė meaning "mermaid", which in turn is derived from undeniu, a dialectal form of the Lithuanian noun vanduo meaning "water"... [more]
UndómielfLiterature Undómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.
UndynefPopular Culture This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"
Üneterdenef & mMongolian Means "precious jewel" in Mongolian, from үнэт (ünet) meaning "precious, valuable" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
UnfeignedmEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "genuine; sincere." Referring to being unfeignedly thankful for the blessings of God.
UnferðmEnglish Unferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as un + frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [more]
UngnyeofKorean Mythology The name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja 熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and 女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".
UngoliantfLiterature Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.
UnhcegilafSioux From Lakota mythology; a serpentine creature responsible for several unexplained disappearances and deaths. The female equivalent of Unktehi.
Unhuanm & fLao Etymology uncertain, perhaps from ອຸ່ນ (un) meaning "warm, tranquil" and ເຮືອນ (hɨ́aːn) meaning "home, abode".
UnifEtruscan Mythology Uni is the ancient goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women in Etruscan religion and myth, and the patron goddess of Perugia. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, it may, however, be related to an Indo-European root iuni "young", connecting to her association with fertility, love, and marriage.
UnicafPopular Culture This was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [more]
UniedrogmPolish Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish drogi "precious, dear" (which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear").
UniegostmPolish Means "better guest", from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic gost "guest".
UniemirmPolish Means "better peace", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
UniemysłmPolish Means "better thought(s)", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
UniesławmPolish Means "better glory", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
UniesławafPolish Derived from unie meaning "united, combined" and sława meaning "fame, glory".
UniewitmPolish Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
ÜnigefHungarian Coined by Sándor Makkai, a Reformed bishop from Transylvania, for a character in his novel 'Sárga vihar' (1934) and subsequently used among the Hungarians of Transylvania and the Unitarian Church... [more]
Un-Jaef & mKorean Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은재 (see Eun-Jae).
Unkaim & fJapanese From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.
UnkulunkulumZulu, African Mythology Means "the old, old one" or "ancestor" in Zulu. This was the name of a mythic first ancestor in early Zulu mythology, who appeared, or was created from, breaking reeds. It may have also been used to denote any significant ancestor... [more]
UnnbjörnmIcelandic Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".
UnndísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
UnnikrishnanmIndian, Malayalam Means "young Krishna" or "infant Krishna", derived from Malayalam ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant, young boy" combined with the name Krishna... [more]
UnrueanfThai From Thai อุ่น (un) meaning "warm" and เรือน (ruean) meaning "house".
UnruochmMedieval German A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements UN related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and hrok "rest"... [more]
ÜnsalfTurkish Etymology uncertain, it may be from the Turkish ün meaning "reputation, fame" and salmak meaning "set free, release, dispatch, send".
UntamomFinnish, Finnish Mythology Old Finnish name with unclear origin: possibly derived either from old Germanic name Undo or Finnish word uni, meaning "dream". Untamo was a character in Finnish epic Kalevala.
UnuelmEsperanto From the Esperanto phrase Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
UnulfmGermanic Either derived from Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield" and combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf", or variant of Hunulf.
Ünverm & fTurkish Derived from ün meaning "reputation, fame" and ver meaning "truth".
UnwanmMedieval German A dithematic name created from a name element un related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and wini "friend".... [more]