Submitted Names with "descendant" in Meaning

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Ainė f Lithuanian
Either a Lithuanian borrowing of Latvian Aina 4 or derived from Lithuanian ainis "descendant, offspring".

Aiy Siene m Yakut (Rare)
Means "descendant of Aiyy", referring to the Aiyy deities in Yakut mythology.

Akurgal m Sumerian
Means "descendant of the great mountain", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒀀 a ("offspring, father"), 𒆳 kur ("mountain, highland"), and 𒃲 gal ("large, mighty, great")... [more]

Bure m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Old Norse Buri meaning "son, descendant". Its modern usage is perhaps influenced by the Old Swedish noble family with the same name (see Bure).

Buðlungr m Old Norse
Combination of Buðli and the suffix -ungr ("son of; descendant of").

Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]

Changyin m Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" combined with 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal, India", or 胤 (yìn) meaning "heir, successor, descendant, offspring"... [more]

Fioravante m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Literature, Carolingian Cycle
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Floriven, the Old Occitan form of Floovant. This was the name of the eldest son of the king of France in I Reali di Francia by Andrea da Barberino (c... [more]

Friðlæifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse friðr "beautiful, beloved" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Gunnlæifr m Old Norse
From Old Norse elements gunnr meaning "war" and leifr meaning "descendant, heir"..

Hróðlæifr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hróðr "fame" and leifr "heir, descendant"

Ísleifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Jarleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and leifr "descendant, heir".

Jóð m Norse Mythology
From Old Norse jóð meaning "(newborn) child, descendant". In the Rígsþula Jóð was one of the sons of Jarl and Erna.

Jóðgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "child", "descendant" and geirr "spear".

Jóðhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "(new born) child, descendant" and hildr "battle, fight".

Karleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Karl and leifr "heir", "descendant".

Khalaf m Arabic
Means "successor, descendant" in Arabic, from the root خلف (khalafa) meaning "to succeed, to follow". This is an honorific title given to generations of Muslims after the third.

Klœingr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse kló "claw" and -ingr, a name suffix meaning either "descendant of", "belonging to", or "coming from".

Mahzad f Iranian
Means “child of the moon” in Old Persian from mah meaning moon and zad meaning “child” or “descendant”.

Manton m English, Irish
Manton is derived from various place names throughout England. In Ireland Manton is the anglicized form of the Gaelic "Ó Manntáin", or "descendant of Manntán", a personal name derived from a diminutive of "manntach" ("toothless").

Marleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Created in the 20th century by combining the name element mar from names like Martin and Marcus (or from Old Norse marr "sea, ocean") with leifr "descendant, heir".

Nepotianus m Late Roman, History
This Roman cognomen is derived from the Roman nomen gentile Nepotius, which itself was derived from the Latin word nepos meaning "grandson, nephew, descendant". A bearer of this name was the 4th-century Roman usurper Nepotianus, a nephew of Constantine the Great (via Nepotianus' mother, Eutropia).

Neslişah f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "descendant of royalty", ultimately from Arabic نسل (nasl) meaning "progeny, offspring" and Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Norleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements norðr "north" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Nottung m Old Norwegian
Possibly means "descendant of Nótt" (a combination of the given name Nótt and Old Norse ungr "young" (compare Sveinung))... [more]

Oddleifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and leifr "descendant".

Øylæifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ey "island" and leifr "descendant".

Raghav m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu
From Sanskrit राघव (raghava) meaning "descendant of Raghu".

Robustian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
From the patronymic of the Roman cognomen Rōbustus, meaning “oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robust, a descendant of Robust.” St. Robustian was an early martyr who was put to death probably in Milan... [more]

Robustianus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
derive from the patronymic of the Roman cognomen robustus meaning "oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robustus, a descendant of Robustus".

Rothláin m Medieval Irish
A pre-anglicised Irish version of Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of Roland".

Sigleifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and leifr "descendant, heir".

Sǽlafr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and leifr "heir", "descendant".

Solofo m Malagasy
Means "descendant" in Malagasy.

Sun m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Sunren m Chinese
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandchild, descendant" combined with 仁 (rén) meaning "compassionate", 人 (rén) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" or 任 (rèn) meaning "burden, responsibility, duty"... [more]

Sveinung m Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Svein".

Sveinungr m Old Norse
Meaning "descendant of Sveinn" or a pet form of Sveinn.

Svenning m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Sven".

Tsuguhide m Japanese
From Japanese 次 (tsugu) meaning "next, order, sequence, below", 亜 (tsugu) meaning “second, Asia, sub-”, or 嗣 (tsugu) meaning "descendant, heir," combined with 成 (hide) meaning "to become"... [more]

Tsuguru m Japanese
From Japanese 継 (tsuguru) meaning "follow in someone's position or footsteps, acquire by birthright", or 告 (tsuguru) meaning "revelation, tell, inform", 嗣 (tsuguru) meaning "to inherent, descendant, heir"... [more]

Yun-jun m Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, e.g. 胤 meaning "descendant," and a jun hanja, like 浚 meaning "deep, bottomless" or 準 meaning "apply, conform; emulate."

Yun-seok m Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 允 meaning "faith, belief," 胤 meaning "descendant," 潤 meaning "soft, sleek" or 倫 "ethics, morals," and a seok hanja, such as 錫/锡 meaning "tin; copper," 碩 meaning "big, large, great" or 石 meaning "stone, pebble, rock."

Yun-su m & f Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 潤 meaning "soft, sleek," 允 meaning "faith, belief," 胤 meaning "descendant" or 侖 meaning "idea, thought, recollection," and a su hanja, such as 洙 meaning "riverside," 壽 meaning "life(span); longevity," 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule" or 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional."

Yun-u m & f Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 潤 meaning "soft, sleek" or 胤 meaning "descendant," and an u hanja, such as 雨 meaning "rain" or 祐 meaning "help, aid; luck, good fortune."

Yun-yeong f & m Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 允 meaning "faith, belief," 侖 meaning "idea, thought, recollection" or 胤 meaning "descendant," and a yeong hanja, such as 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory," 瑛 meaning "crystal," 泳 meaning "swim," 映 meaning "shine, reflection," 永 meaning "long, lengthy" or 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding."

Zinan m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男 (nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.

Zyx m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the surname Zick, meaning "descendant of Sigo", or a diminutive of Isaac. It may also simply from the last three letters of the English alphabet (compare Abcde).

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