Submitted Names with "fear" in Meaning

Aberuagba m & f Yoruba
Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".

Afrasiab m Persian Mythology, Persian, Urdu
Modern form of Middle Persian Frāsiyāb, itself derived from Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥 (fraŋrasiian) meaning "fearsome, one who instills fear". In Persian mythology this is the name of a legendary king of Turan... [more]

Áfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element Á- is possibly from either Old Norse áss "god", or *az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from *anu "ancestor". The second element is fríðr "beautiful, beloved"... [more]

Agmund m Germanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]

Agni m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Possibly a diminutive of Old Norse names beginning with the element agi "awe, fear" or egg "edge of a sword" (such as Agnarr or Agmundr)... [more]

Agwin m Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is win meaning "friend". The first element, ag, is of uncertain origin, though the accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo "sharp, pointed"... [more]

Aistis m Lithuanian
Derived from Aisčiai, which is the Lithuanian name for the Aesti, a Baltic tribe (or people) that was first described by the Roman historian Tacitus (born c. 56 AD, died c. 120 AD) in his treatise Germania... [more]

Ariitaia m Tahitian
Means "respected king" in Tahitian; a combination of ari'i meaning "king" and taia meaning "respect, fear".

Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

Chongwei m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear; respect, awe, reverence".

Cyhyraeth f Welsh Mythology
Unclear etymology, thought to mean "death; wraith". The first element could be from the noun cyhyr "muscle, tendon; flesh", or from cyoer, from oer "cold", with the last element being the noun aeth meaning "pain", "woe", "grief", "fear." It could also simply be the suffix -aeth (roughly equivalent to English -ness or -ity).... [more]

Dawei m Chinese
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 为 (wéi) meaning "act, make, become", 卫 or 衛 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province, 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear, dread, respect", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", or 位 (wèi) meaning "place, position, location"... [more]

Deiphobos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira), and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".

Deisenor m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun δεισήνωρ (deisenor) meaning "fearing man", which consists of the Greek verb δείδω (deido) meaning "to fear, to dread" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Eghard m Germanic, Afrikaans
The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which several etymologies have been proposed. The most widely accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo meaning "sharp, pointed"... [more]

Enno m East Frisian, Frisian, Low German
Enno is a Frisian name and was carried by many Frisian tribal chiefs.... [more]

Eschive f Medieval French
Derived from Old French eschiver "to evade; to avoid", ultimately from Frankish *skiuhjan "to fear".

Fear-not m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Isaiah 41:10, "Fear not for I am with you."

Feya f English (Rare)
Variant of the Scottish name Fia.... [more]

Fürchtegott m German (Archaic)
A pietistic name with the literal meaning "fear God!".

Gunifort m History (Ecclesiastical)
The earliest known bearer of this name is saint Gunifort of Pavia (northern Italy), who is said to have lived in the early 4th century, during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian... [more]

Heth m Biblical
Means "trembling, fear" in Hebrew, ultimately derived from חתת (hatat) meaning "to deplete of courage".... [more]

Irijah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh sees me" or "my fear is of God" in Hebrew.

Iyu f Japanese
From Japanese 惟 (i) meaning "consider, reflect, think", 唯 (i) meaning "solely, only, merely, simply", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 夷 (i) meaning "barbarian, savage, Ainu", 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection", 畏 (i) meaning "fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive", 維 (i) meaning "fiber, tie, rope", 色 (i) meaning "colour" or 苺 (i) meaning "strawberry" combined with 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 遊 (yu) meaning "play", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 侑 (yu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness", 唯 (yu) meaning "solely, only, merely, simply", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten", 憂 (yu) meaning "melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy" or 柚 (yu) meaning "citron"... [more]

Kebe m Mabaan, Nigerian
Meaning, "Strong man with no fear."

Kudighe m & f Ibibio
Means "fear not" in Ibibio.

Łękosław m Polish
Derived from Polish lęk "fear" combined with Slavic slav "glory". This name thus means something along the lines of "fear of glory".

Maoziyah m Hebrew
Means "God is my stronghold, whom I shall fear." This is similar to a verse from Psalm 27:1 "The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?"

Mauhcanemitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mauhcanemi "fearful, to live in fear" or "to walk with fear, to be on the run", ultimately from mauhca "fearfully; in fear, with respect" and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".

Neboje m Serbian
From Serbian не (ne) meaning "not" and бој (boj), from бојати се (bojati se), meaning "to fear". Therefore the name means "fearless".

Ocnus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "hesitation, shrinking; alarm, fear" in Greek. This was the name of a son of Tiberinus and Manto, and the reputed founder of the town of Mantua... [more]

Ohthere m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English oht "fear, terror" (compare Old Norse ótti) and here "army"... [more]

Ons f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly means "gladness, removal of fear" or from Arabic أَنْسَ (ʾansa) meaning "to forget". A known bearer is Ons Jabeur (1994–), a Tunisian tennis player.

Otta f Scandinavian
Feminine form of Otto, or a short form of Ottilia (perhaps modeled on the earlier Lotta)... [more]

Otte m Greenlandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Otto. It can also function as a short form of names containing the name element ott, itself derived from Old Norse ótti or ōtti, meaning "terror, fear, dread"... [more]

Phobetor m Greek Mythology
From the Greek name Φοβητωρ (Phobētōr) meaning "frightening"; ultimately from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) "fear, terror, fright". In Greek mythology, Phobetor (or Ikelos) was the god of and personification nightmares and a son of Nyx.

Reverius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin revereor "to respect, to honour, to fear".

Senedj m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snd meaning "fear". This was the throne name of an early Egyptian pharaoh of the 2nd dynasty who was possibly the same person as Seth-Peribsen.

Strachomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]

Strachosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]

Strahinja m Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
From the noun strah meaning "fear, dread". Borne by Strahinja Banović, a legendary Serbian nobleman and folk hero.

Taianui m Tahitian
Means "great respect", a combination of Tahitian taia "to respect, to fear" and nui "great, immense".

Theophobos m Ancient Greek
Means "pious, god-fearing" in Greek, ultimately derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god, deity; divine" and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, terror; awe, reverence".

Theosebia f Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from the Greek noun θεοσέβεια (theosebeia) meaning "service" as well as "fear of God", which consists of Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with Greek σέβας (sebas) meaning "respect, reverential awe"... [more]

Tuka f Berber, Arabic
Means "Fear of God" in Berber.

Uggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse uggr meaning "fear, apprehension".

Úy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 尉 (úy) meaning "officer" or 畏 (úy) meaning "to fear, to respect".