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Chawalit m Thai
Means "glorious, bright, shining" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit ज्वलितृ (jvalitṛ).

Cheirisophus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Χειρίσοφος (Cheirisophos) which possibly meant "cunning in his handicraft", derived from χείρ (cheir) meaning "hand" and σοφός (sophos) "skilled, clever"... [more]

Chenbing m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".

Chencong m Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

Chengbin m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 斌 (bīn) meaning "refined".

Chengbo m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 博 (bó) meaning "rich, win, gain; play games; wide, plentiful" or 波 (bō) meaning "waves".

Chengcai m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 才 (cái) meaning "ability, talent" or 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches".

Chengcong m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

Chengfu m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 富 (fù) meaning "abundant; rich, wealthy".

Chengguang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine".

Chenghao m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 皞 (hào) meaning "bright, brilliant", 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast, abundant", 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white", 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear", 灏 (hào) meaning "large, vast, grand, expansive" or 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous".

Chenghou m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 侯 (hóu) meaning "marquis, lord".

Chenghuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 寰 (huán) meaning "great domain, country, world".

Chenghui m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 晖 (huī) meaning "sunshine, light, bright, radiant" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance".

Chengjia m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, auspicious, excellent", 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful".

Chengjin m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".

Chengjiong m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 炯 (jiǒng) meaning "bright, brilliant, clear; hot".

Chengkang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".

Chenglang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 朗 (lǎng) meaning "clear, bright, distinct".

Chengle m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 乐 (lè) meaning "amused, glad, cheerful, happy; enjoy; music".

Chengliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, radiant, enlightened".

Chenglong m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon", 拢 (lǒng) meaning "approach; collect, bring together" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful".

Chengmin m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick; clever, smart" or 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven".

Chengming m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Chengqing m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 卿 (qīng) meaning "noble, high officer", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean; peaceful".

Chengrui f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright, splendour, brightness" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" or 锐 (ruì) meaning "acute, keen, sharp".

Chengshi m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 世 (shì) meaning "generation, world, era", 誓 (shì) meaning "pledge, oath" or 士 (shì) meaning "scholar, gentleman; soldier".

Chengwei m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 桅 (wéi) meaning "mast of ship".

Chengwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 承 (chéng) meaning "inherit" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Chengxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, brilliant, glorious", 喜 (xǐ) meaning "like, love, be fond of; happy event" or 熹 (xī) meaning "dawn, brightness; dim light, glimmer".

Chengxiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide, circle in the air".

Chengxue m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".

Chengxun m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".

Chengye m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving", 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid; firelight" or 野 (yě) meaning "wilderness".

Chengyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 义 (yì) meaning "right conduct, righteousness", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 宜 (yí) meaning "appropriate, suitable, right", 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that", 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy" or 奕 (yì) meaning "in sequence, orderly; abundant".

Chengying m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit" or 瀛 (yíng) meaning "sea, ocean".

Chengyu m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" and 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight; dazzling".

Chengzhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 彰 (zhāng) meaning "clear, manifest, obvious".

Chengzhe m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 哲 (zhé) meaning "wise, sage".

Chengzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished" or 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Chenlang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 朗 (lǎng) meaning "clear, bright, distinct".

Chenmin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 辰 (chén) or 晨 (chén), both meaning "morning" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Chenshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".

Chenzhao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" and 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate" or 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous".

Cheol m Korean
Possible meanings (from Sino-Korean):... [more]

Cheol-ho m Korean
From Korean Hanja 哲 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "philosophy, wise", 喆 (cheol/chŏl) meaning "bright" combined with 號 (ho) meaning "number", 湖 (ho) meaning "lake", 浩 (ho) meaning "grand", 晧 (ho) meaning "bright", 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous", 澔 (ho) meaning "grand", 昊 (ho) meaning "vast sky", 祜 (ho) meaning "celestial blessing", 豪 (ho) meaning "grand, heroic", 琥 (ho) meaning "amber", 瑚 (ho) meaning "coral", 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Cheolmin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鐵 "iron", 哲 "bright", "keen", 澈 "pure", 撤 "to harvest", "to achieve", 轍 "wheel track", 綴 "to weave", 凸 "convex", "to protrude", 輟 "to stop", 悊 "wise", or 瞮 "sharp eyesight" and From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky,".

Cheyeza m & f Tsonga
Means "bright" in Xitsonga.

Chhek m Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING : "clever", shrewd, domesticated, bee

Chheka f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Hindi
MEANING : "clever", shrewd, domesticated

Chiarissimo m Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Italian adjective chiarissimo meaning "very clear, very bright" as well as "illustrious".

Chidzuo m Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "intellect; knowledge; wisdom" or 千 (chi) meaning "1,000" combined with 津 (dzu), the joining form of 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor; port; haven, ferry; ford" or 鶴 (dzu), the joining form of 鶴 (tsu) meaning "gruidae" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "man, male, husband, large; powerful", 男 (o) meaning "man, male", or 生 (o), the root form of 生う (ou) meaning "to grow; to spring up".... [more]

Chiêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昭 (chiêu) meaning "bright, luminous".

Chiho f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 保 (ho) meaning "to defend, to guard, to protect", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 歩 (ho) meaning "advance, progress, walk, step"... [more]

Chikasaya f Japanese
Japanese feminine given name derived from 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 明 (saya) meaning "bright, light". This is the name of a geiko of Miyagawacho, Kyoto.

Chinami f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 千 (chi) meaning "a thousand" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" or 知 (chi) meaning "to know, wisdom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful"... [more]

Chinmay m Indian, Marathi
Means "pure intelligence" or "pure knowledge" in Sanskrit. Chinmay Ganadhish near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is the site of the tallest statue of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Chirika f Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", and 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chise f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 智 or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom; knowledge" combined with 世 (se) meaning "epoch; generation". It can also derive from 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 瀬 (se) meaning "current, rapids" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" with 星 (se) meaning "star"... [more]

Chiseko f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", 世 (se) meaning "generations", 勢 (se) meaning "forces, energy, military strength", 征 (se) meaning "to go on a long journey", 成 (se) meaning "to become", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 是 (se) meaning "justice, right" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Chitra f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Thai
Means "bright, clear" or "jewel, ornament, picture" in Sanskrit.

Chizuruko f Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, knowledge, wisdom", 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" or 奉 (zuru) meaning "to offer, to present" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Chlodobert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Chongxue m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".

Chonlawit m Thai
From Thai ชล (chonla) meaning "water" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

Chotiros f Thai
Means "bright flavor" in Thai.

Chouzaburou m Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (chou) meaning "clear, pure", 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" or 長 (chou) meaning "leader; master; chief; head", 三 (zabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Chuancong m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

Chuangeng m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 耿 (gěng) meaning "bright, shining".

Chuanhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear".

Chuanmin m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever, smart".

Chuanming m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Chunzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".

Chuwit m Thai
From Thai ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

Cibai f Chinese
From the Chinese 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression" and 白 (bái) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Cilmi m Somali
A name that derives from the word cilmi which means "knowledge" or "learning."

Clarembaut m Medieval French
Derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Old High German bald "bold".

Claremonde f French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun)
Old French form of Claremunda, which may have been derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Germanic mund "protector".

Clarentius m Late Roman, Ancient Roman
Cognomen derived from the name Clarus from Latin clarus, meaning "clear, bright, famous, illustrious". Original Latin form of Clarence.

Clarisol f Spanish
Combination of Clara and Sol 1, possibly intended to mean "bright sun".

Comaetho f Greek Mythology
Means "bright haired" in Greek.

Cong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 琮 (cóng) meaning "jade vessel" or 囱 (cōng) meaning "chimney, funnel", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Cong'er f Chinese
Derived from 聰 (cong) meaning "quick at hearing, intelligent, bright" and 兒 (er) meaning "child, son". Although this name includes the word for "son", it was given to women, perhaps because their parents desired a son.

Congmin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 聪 (cōng) meaning "clever, intelligent" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever".

Congxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 聪 (cōng) meaning "clever, intelligent, bright" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Cuiliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".

Cuiming f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Cuiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 璀 (cuǐ) meaning "lustre of gems, glitter, shine" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".

Cynebeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and beorht "bright".

Dacong m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever".

Dægberht m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Dagobert, derived from the elements dæg "day" and beorht "bright".

Dae-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."

Dagbjört f Icelandic
Means "bright day", derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and bjǫrt "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Dageng m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 耿 (gěng) meaning "bright, shining".

Dagheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements dagr "day" and heiðr meaning "bright, clear", or possibly "heath" or "honor".

Dahao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear".

Da-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Dáidu m Sami
Means "skill, knowledge" in Sami. Its Finnish cognate is Taito.

Daitarou m Japanese
From Japanese 代 (dai) meaning "era, age, decade" or 大 (dai) meaning "big, great", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Dajiong m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 炯 (jiǒng) meaning "bright, brilliant, clear; hot".

Dalang m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 朗 (lǎng) meaning "clear, bright, distinct".

Dalbaldus m Germanic
Latinized form of the Germanic given name Talaberht or Dalabert, probably derived from bald "bold, brave" combined with either tal "valley, dale" or dal "bright, proud"... [more]

Damrongwit m Thai
From Thai ดำรง (damrong) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

Danshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Daxa f Nepali
Meaning "Clever One".

Daxue m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".

Dazhao m Chinese
From the Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous, illustrious".

Debing m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".

Degeng m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 耿 (gěng) meaning "bright, shining".

Deliang m Chinese
From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "ethics, mortality, virtue" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]

Deming m Chinese
From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "virtue, morality, ethics" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Denebeorht m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English Dene "Dane" and beorht "bright". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Worcester.

Deqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful, ingenious".

Deying f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Diexi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Dimuthu m & f Sinhalese
Means "shining, bright" in Sinhala.

Dĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 穎 (dĩnh) meaning "clever, skillful".

Dishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 迪 (dí) meaning "enlighten, progress" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, happy, cheerful, refreshing".

Dituri f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dituri "knowledge, wisdom".

Dodbert m Medieval French
The first element of of this name is uncertain origin. It may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement" together with Old High German beraht and Old Saxon berht from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz meaning "bright".... [more]

Do-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Dombeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English dom "judgement, law" and beorht "bright".

Dombert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic dôms (which is cognate with Old High German tuom) meaning "judgement" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".

Dong-hui m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious".

Dong-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 奕 "in sequence, orderly; abundant" or 赫 (hyeok) "bright, radiant, glowing".

Dongming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Dorsaf f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearl" combined with صاف (ṣāfin) meaning "pure, clear, bright".

Dronacharya m Hinduism
(drona) means "vessel" or "bucket" or "quiver". (acharya) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. Dronacharya means “A teacher who is filled with full of knowledge or whatever a good stuff.” he is a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata

Dructbert m Old Saxon, Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old Saxon*druht, Old High German truht "troop, multitude, retinue" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.

Dumlesi f & m Ogoni
Khana for "life/ prosperity is ahead" or "bright future"... [more]

Duoyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".

Dursaboh f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel" and saboh meaning "dawn, early morning" and figuratively "hope, bright spot".

Dutberta f Frankish (Latinized)
The first element of this name is uncertain; it may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". The second element is Old Frankish or Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]

Ea f & m Japanese
From Japanese 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 咲 (e) meaning "blossom", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 栄 (e) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 歩 (e) meaning "walk", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 空 (e) meaning "sky", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 英 (e) meaning "hero, outstanding", 衣 (e) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 詠 (e) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing" or 風 (e) meaning "wind, air, style, manner" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 逢 (a) meaning "meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 気 (a) meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood", 雨 (a) meaning "rain", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 歩 (a) meaning "walk" or 彩 (a) meaning "colour"... [more]

Eanberht m Anglo-Saxon
The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Old English eane meaning "lamb" or the Old English verb eanian meaning "to give birth" (usually of animals), which is etymologically related to the modern English verb to yean... [more]

Eberbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Echiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Ednalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The origin of Ednalva is uncertain, but it is believed that it comes from a union of two other names; Edna, from Hebrew and meaning “pleasure” and Dalva, a variation of Alba 2, feminine of Albus, which comes from Latin meaning “bright, white”.

Eflamm m Breton
Probably derived from Breton flamm meaning "bright, brilliant, agleam, splendid". This was the name of a Breton saint who, through spiritual means, drove a dragon out of Brittany after King Arthur failed to do so through military means... [more]

Ehaan m Arabic
Means "full moon" or "full bright moon". According to the SSA, Ehaan was given to 8 boys in 2018.

Ehrenbert m German
Derived from Old High German êra "honour, respect" combined with Old High German beraht "bright". A known bearer of this name was Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli (1673-1743), an Austrian Jesuit missionary and cartographer.

Ehui f Chinese
From the Chinese 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Eichi m Japanese
Means "stars" or "bright stars" in Japanese.

Eirianwen f Welsh
From Welsh eirian "shining, bright" and gwen "holy, white, pure".

Eisei m Japanese (Rare)
From 衛 (e, ei, mamo.ru, mamoru) meaning “defense, protection” or 叡⁠ (ei, kashiko.i, sato.i, aki.raka) meaning “emperor's, imperial, smart, clever, intelligent, farsighted”　combined with 靖⁠ (jo, yasushi, yasumi, yasu, seiji, sei, shizuka, shizumu) meaning “peaceful, easygoing, calm” or 貰⁠ (se, ja, sei, sha, mora.u, ka.riru, yuru.su, okino.ru) meaning “get, have, receive, take, accept, obtain”... [more]

Ekkawit m Thai
From Thai เอก (ek) meaning "primary, main, first, one" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

Ekkawut m Thai
From Thai เอก (ekka) meaning "one, sole, primary, first" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "knowledge, wisdom".

Elffin m Welsh
"Bright rock" or "bright cliff"... [more]

Elgan m Welsh
From the Welsh intensifying prefix el- combined with Welsh can "bright".

Elínbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Elín and the suffix björt meaning "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Elínheiður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Elín and the Old Norse name element heiðr "bright; clear; cloudless; honor".

Emiri f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 英 (e) meaning "flower, petal, leaf, fine, bright" or 絵 (e) meaning "sketch, paint, draw" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty", and 里 (ri) meaning "village"... [more]

Engelbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements enġel "angel" (formerly angil "Angle") and beorht "bright"... [more]

Enjing f Chinese
From the Chinese From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Enkhsaruul f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and саруул (saruul) meaning "bright, clear" or "robust, healthy".

Enqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful".

Enying f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Episteme f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη "knowledge, understanding; skill". Saint Episteme was a 3rd-century Syrian Christian martyred under the reign of Decius.

Epistemon m Literature
Derived from the Ancient Greek word ἐπιστήμη (episteme) meaning "knowledge".... [more]

Ercanbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Erdi m Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë “wind; scent; fragrance; smell” and di “know”... [more]

Ere f Estonian (Rare)
Directly taken from Estonian ere "bright".

Ermanberht m Old High German
Derived from Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin "whole, great, strong" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" (from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]

Erminbert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Eubert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German êwa "time, age, law" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Euhemeros m Ancient Greek
Greek name meaning "bright, happy", literally "of a fine day" or "of a prosperous day", derived from εὖ (eu) "well" and ἡμέρα (hemera) "day"... [more]

Eun-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 "silver", 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 殷 "many, great; abundant, flourishing" (eun), and 姬 "beauty", 熹 "dim light, glimmer; warm, bright" or 僖 "joy, gladness, delight" (hui).

Eybjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr).

Fangbai f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 白 (bái) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Fangqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful".

Fangxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 昉 (fǎng) meaning "bright dawn, daybreak" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Fangye f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, firelight, flame".

Fangyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling", 薏 (yì) meaning "lotus seed", or 怡 (yí) meaning "harmony, joy".

Fani f Greek
Derived from the Ancient Greek word φανή (phane), both a noun meaning "torch" and an adjective meaning "bright, shining" (the feminine form of φανός (phanos)). In some cases it can be a short form of Stefania or Theofania.

Fanjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Fanmin f Chinese
From the Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever".

Fannur m Bashkir, Tatar
The first element of this name is derived from either the Arabic noun فن (fann) meaning "art, skill" (compare Irfan) or the Persian noun فن (fann) meaning "science, knowledge, learning"... [more]

Farabert m Germanic, History
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright." Farabert was King of the Franks in the 2nd century AD.

Farbert m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German fara meaning "a going, journey, trip" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Farhang m Persian
Means "culture, knowledge" in Persian.

Farheng m Old Persian, Mazanderani
Means "knowledge, education" in Mazanderani.

Farjad m Persian
This name is derived from Farhad, meaning "gained, earned" in Old Persian. Others sources claim it means "wise" or "endowed with knowledge".

Faruzan f Old Persian
It means "bright" in Persian.

Fearfeasa m Irish (Archaic)
Means "man of knowledge", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and fios "knowledge" (genitive feasa).

Feargna f & m Old Irish
Possibly means "man of knowledge", "man of renown", or "quality man", from Old Irish fer "man" combined with either gnè "kind, sort; disposition, quality" or gnin "to know, to recognise".

Fengshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, air, manners" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Fionnabhair f Irish Mythology
From the Old Irish finn "bright, fair" and siabhre "phantom, fairy", making it a cognate of Guinevere. Alternatively, it could derive from find "white, fair" and abair "brow; eyelash".... [more]

Fitibaldo m Germanic
The name is composed from the two Germanic name elements FIT and BALD. The element BALD means "bold" but the stem FIT is less clear, Förstemann relates it to the obscure Middle High German word fiesz with the approximate meaning "sly, cunning, crafty; wise clever, ingenious" and asks whether it could be related to the english verb "to fit".

Fjǫlsviðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from fjǫl ("much, manifold") and svinnr ("fast, clever"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, a by-name for Odin, and the giant who guarded Menglǫð.

Flammenn f Breton
Derived from Breton flamm meaning "bright, brilliant, agleam, splendid" (compare Eflamm).

Floribert m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Forouzan f Persian
Means "bright, luminous, shining, radiant" in Persian.

Frambert m Germanic
Derived from Old Norse framr "forwards" or frami "fame" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Frankbert m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements: *frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.

Freoðubeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English friþ "peace" and beorht "bright". Cognate to Germanic Fridebert and German Friedbert.

Fridebert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Friedbert m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements fridu "peace" and beraht "bright".

Friðubeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Cognate to Germanic Fridebert, using the Old English elements friþ "peace" and beorht "bright"... [more]

Frotbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German frôd "prudent, cautious" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Fróðný f Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic fróðr "clever, wise" and ný "new moon, waxing moon".

Fujio m Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria", 二 (fu) meaning "two", 不 (fu) meaning "negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy", 富 (fu) meaning "wealth, enrich, abundant", 普 (fu) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 芙 (fu) meaning "lotus, Mt Fuji", 武 (fu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms", 文 (fu) meaning "sentence", 甫 (fu) meaning "for the first time, not until" or 孚 (fu) meaning "sincere, nourish, encase", 士 (ji) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence", 志 (ji) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 二 (ji) meaning "two", 治 (ji) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 仁 (ji) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 蒔 (ji) meaning "sow (seeds)" or 滋 (ji) meaning "nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live", 男 (o) meaning "male", 暢 (o) meaning "stretch", 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Fumeko f Japanese
From Japanese 粲 (fume) meaning "beautiful, bright, radiant" combined with 子 (ko) meanng "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Fuming f Chinese
From the Chinese 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Funkuro m Ijaw
Means "knowledge is power" in Ijaw.

Furui f Chinese
From the Chinese 馥 (fù) meaning "fragrance, aroma" or 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".

Gachiro m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雅 (ga) meaning "elegance" 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear". Other Kanji can be used.

Gadhi m Indian
Perhaps from Hindi meaning "thick" and Indian meaning "one who seeks knowledge".

Gaichang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day; bright, clear".

Gaidebert m Germanic
Derived from Langobardic gaida "sharp point (of a spear)" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Gaiming m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, improve" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Gaku m Japanese
From Japanese 岳 (gaku, ga) meaning "point, peak, mountain", 学 (gaku, ga) meaning "study, learning, science", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 楽 (ga, gaku) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 鶴 (gaku) meaning "crane, stork", 學 (gaku, ga) meaning "learning, knowledge, school" or 樂 (ga) meaning "music, comfort" combined with 春 (ku) meaning "spring", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku" or 治 (ku) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve"... [more]

Gangbert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gang "path" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Garibert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ger meaning "spear" or garo meaning "ready, prepared" (compare garawen) combined with beraht meaning "bright".

Gealbhán m Old Irish
Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.

Gegeen f & m Mongolian
Means "saintly, holy, enlightened, bright" in Mongolian. This was the regnal name of the ninth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Gegeensuvd f Mongolian
From Mongolian гэгээн (gegeen) meaning "saintly, holy, bright" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Gegeentavilan f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian гэгээн (gegeen) meaning "saintly, holy, bright" and тавилан (tavilan) meaning "fate, destiny".

Geilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Gelgéis f Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Means "bright swan" in Old Irish, from geal "bright" and geiss "swan".

Geşa f Kurdish
From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, brilliant, shining".

Geşê f Kurdish
From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, shining".

Gestheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gestr meaning "guest" and heiðr meaning "honour" or "bright, clear".

Getsumei m Japanese
From Japanese 月明 (getsumei) meaning "moonlight", combined with 月 (getsu) meaning "moon" and 明 (mei) meaning "bright, clear, tomorrow". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Geumhee f Korean
From 금 and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Ginchiyo f Japanese (Rare)
Gin means "Silver", Chi means "One Thousand", "Pond",and if used in modern times it would be "Knowledge, Wisdom" from Chie.

Gisilberht m Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gísil "shaft (of an arrow)" and beraht "light, bright, shining".

Gislbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Gilbert, derived from the elements gisl "hostage" and beorht "bright"... [more]

Glauke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).

Glaukippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus)... [more]

Glaukon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).

Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Glut f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Glöð meaning "glowing, bright, sparkling". In Norse myth she was a fire giantess, the wife of Logi.

Gnosiphilos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun γνῶσις (gnosis) meaning "seeking to know, inquiry, knowledge" (see Gnosis) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Gnosis m Ancient Greek
Means "knowledge" in Greek. The inscription Gnosis epoesen "Gnosis created" appears on the Stag Hunt mosaic (c. 300 BCE; found in a wealthy home in ancient Macedonia), which may indicate that the author was named Gnosis or possibly refers to an abstract pronoun, since gnosis is also the Greek word for knowledge (one scholar, for example, thinks it should be read as "Apelles' Knowledge Made It")... [more]

Godebert m Germanic, Dutch
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.

Goneri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective გონიერი (gonieri) meaning "prudent" as well as "rational, clever, intelligent".

Gorōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five" or 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]

Grimbert m Germanic
Means "bright mask", derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Grímheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gríma "mask" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".

Guanglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, bright" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Guangming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" or 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Guangying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Guanming f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Gudrīte f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian gudrs "smart, clever; wise".

Guiqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever".

Gulravshan f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and ravshan meaning "bright, sharp, keen, clear".

Gulsaboh f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and saboh meaning "dawn", and figuratively "hope, bright spot".

Gumbert m Germanic, Medieval German, Medieval French, Medieval Italian
Derived from Old High German gund meaning "war, battle" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.... [more]

Gumbrecht m German (Rare, Archaic), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements gunda "war" and beraht "bright".... [more]

Gundbert m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements gunda "war" and beraht "bright".

Gundeloh m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from Germanic gunda "fight, battle" and a second element loh that is less clear. It can be related to Celtic leuco-, louco- (Irish luach) "bright, white", or it can be a form of the element leih "play".... [more]

Guðbjartur m Icelandic, Faroese
From the Old Norse elements guð "god" and bjartr "bright, shining".

Gwang-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Gwang-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."

Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]

Gwion m Welsh Mythology, Welsh
Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.

Gwyddno m Welsh Mythology
Possibly from Welsh gwydd "face, appearance; presence" and -no "knowing, knowledge".... [more]

Gyan m Indian
"knowledge"

Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Gyeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".

Gyu-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Hachirōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]

Hadebert m Germanic, Dutch
Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German beraht "bright".

Hafljótr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements haf "sea", "ocean" and ljótr "shining", "bright".

Hagabert m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from hag, but we don't know where hag itself comes from... [more]

Haijing f Chinese
From the Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Haimbert m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German heim, Old Frankish *haim meaning "home" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Haiming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Hakurou m Japanese
From Japanese 白 (haku) meaning "white" or 珀 (haku) meaning "amber" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hak-yeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 學 "learning, knowledge; school" and 沇 "flowing and engulfing; brimming".

Hansbert m German (Rare, Archaic), Dutch
A coinage from the given name Hans and the name element bert from Germanic beraht "bright". It may be influenced by Ansbert.

Hanshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus bud", 寒 (hán) meaning "wintry", or 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Haoai f Chinese
From the Chinese 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear" or 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Haolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, hoary" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Haoming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 灏 or 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Haoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Haoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white, hoary" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Haoyue f Chinese
From Chinese 皓 (hào) "bright" and 月 (yuè) "moon". This is a Chinese word as well as a feminine name.

Hardbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Harou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wave" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 浪 (rou) meaning "wave". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruaki m Japanese
From 敏 (haru) meaning "quick" or 治 (haru) meaning "govern, rule" combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other combinations can be used.

Haruichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Harumu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 墾 (haru) meaning "ground-breaking, open up farmland", 覇 (haru) meaning "hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion", 明 (haru) meaning "bright, light", 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" or 波 (ha) meaning "waves, billows", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 向 (mu) meaning "yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach", 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 務 (mu) meaning "task, duties", 武 (mu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms" or 睦 (mu) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious"... [more]

Harune f & m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 明 (haru) meaning "bright", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 暖 (haru) meaning "warmth", 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 美 (haru) meaning "beautiful", 花 (haru) meaning "flower", 遥, 遙 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 遼 (haru) meaning "distant", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 啓 (haru) meaning "disclose, open, say", 桜 (haru) meaning "cherry blossom", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 東 (haru) meaning "east", 晏 (haru) meaning "late, quiet", 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 夢 (ne) meaning "dream", 根 (ne) meaning "root", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", 子 (ne) meaning "child" or 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare, few, phenomenal"... [more]

Harurou m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" or 東 (haru) meaning "east" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Harutomo m Japanese
From 開 (haru) meaning "open", 墾 (haru) meaning "till, plough, reclaim wasteland, open, cultivate", or 明 (haru) meaning "bright, enlighten, clarifying" combined with 同 (tomo) meaning "same", 具 (tomo) meaning "tools, means", 共 (tomo) meaning "all, both, together, with", 伴 (tomo) meaning "consort, companion", or 燈 (tomo) meaning "lamp, light"... [more]

Hayatarou m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Haziq m Arabic, Malay
Means "skillful, capable, clever" in Arabic.

Heahbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and beorht "bright".

Heardbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English heard "brave, hardy" and beorht "bright". Cognate to Germanic Hardbert.

Heebeom m Korean
From 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation,".

Heiana f Tahitian
From the Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is anaana meaning "bright, shining".

Heilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German beraht "bright."

Heimbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Heiða f Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]

Heiðar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and herr meaning ''army''.

Heiðbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour, dignity" combined with bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Heiðbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and bjǫrk "birch tree".

Heiðbrá f Icelandic
From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".