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Kuwako f Japanese (Rare)
From japanese kanji 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 呼 (ko) meaning "call, call out to, invite", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 小 (ko) meaning "small", 湖 (ko) meaning "lake", 狐 (ko) meaning "fox", 胡 (ko) meaning "outrageously, recklessly, wildly, foolishly", 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 光 (ko) meaning "light", 好 (ko) meaning "fondness, what one likes", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 木 (ko) meaning "tree, shrub" or 恋 (ko) meaning "love"... [more]

Kyouichi m Japanese
Different meanings depending on the kanji used:... [more]

Kyuuko f Japanese
From Japanese 球 (kyuu) meaning "baseball pitch" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Lahari m & f Dagbani
It means "Sunday Born"

Lakpa m Manipuri
Means "strong child" in Meitei.

Lamtanganba m Manipuri
Means "born in Lamta" in Meitei. Lamta is the last month of the Meithei lunar year, usually equivalent to February.

Lanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Lapsi m & f Finnish
Means "child" in Finnish.

Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".

Leialoha m & f Hawaiian
Means "beloved child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Leiko f Hawaiian
Combination of "lei" and the Japanese suffix -ko meaning "child". This name was possibly invented by Hawaiians of mixed Japanese-Hawaiian ancestry. It is not used as a given name in Japan.

Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of lei and la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".

Leilanny f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flower child, child of royalty".

Leināʻala f Hawaiian
Means "the fragrances are wafted", from lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form), nā which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".

Leinani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and nani "beauty". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Leonnatos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion". The second element is uncertain, but it might possibly have been derived from the Greek noun γνάθος (gnathos) meaning "jaw"... [more]

Lidzhi m Kalmyk
Means "born on Wednesday", from Kalmyk үлмҗ (ülmzh) "Wednesday".

Liliʻuokalani f Hawaiian
Means "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.

Lindamir m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian lind "to be born" and mirë "good".

Lisai m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "war,' traditionally given to male children born during a time of warfare.

Litogena f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish litu- "festival, celebration, feast" and the Proto-Celtic name element *genos "born; family".

Liyuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Lizi f Chinese
From Chinese 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 栗 (lì) meaning "chestnut", or 麗 (lì) meaning "pretty, beautiful, belle" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Lousadzin f Armenian
"born of light"

Maako f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Machiko f Japanese
From Japanese 町 (machi) "town" and 子 (ko) "child".

Madhil m Dinka
Means "born on the way" in Dinka. This name is given to a male that’s born on the way, for example while the mother is traveling and gives birth on the way to her destination.

Maeko f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "very many" or 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Magurix m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish magus "child, boy; servant" and rix "king".

Mahoko f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Maicín m Old Irish
A pet form of mac meaning "son, child, youth".

Maiko f Japanese
Most commonly written as 麻衣子, from Japanese 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child". Another popular combination was 舞子, from Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" and Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Makiko f Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "herd" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Mako f Japanese
From Japanese 真 or 眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Makomi f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 子 (ko) meaning "child" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Makotoko f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (makoto) meaning "true, reality" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Makoyepuk m Siksika
Means "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot mahkúyiwa "wolf" and poka "child".

Mama f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Mamako f Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (mama) meaning "cooked rice" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mameko f Japanese
From Japanese 豆 (mame) meaning "bean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" or 真, 眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mamisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am my father's child" in Georgian (literally: "I am of the father"), derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".

Manako f Japanese
If it comes from 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, love" combined with 子 (ko, shi) meaning "child, sign of the rat" then it can be read like Aiko instead... [more]

Mangako m & f Japanese
From Japanese 漫画(Manga) meaning "cartoon" and 子(ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Manko f Japanese
From Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Manug m Armenian
Means "little child" in Armenian.

Manuk m Armenian
Means "baby, infant, child" in Armenian.

Mari f & m Korean
Mari has its origins from the ancient Korean language. It's original meaning is "mountaintop" but it also means "good, the best, the first..."

Mariaurra f Basque
Basque combination of Maria and the word haur, haurra "child".... [more]

Marinako f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Marsela f Albanian, Croatian
Feminine form of Marsel. Albanian folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian mars "(the month of) March", popularly interpreted to mean "March child; born in March".

Maruko f Japanese
It means "Round child". Used in Chibi Maruko Chan, A very popular anime in Japan.

Maruko f & m Japanese, Pet
From 丸子 (maruko) the Japanese word for round goldfish from comes from combining 丸 (maru) meaning "round" with 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Masanori m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)" combined with 則 (nori) meaning "law". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Masataka m Japanese
From Japanese 昌 (masa) meaning "good, prosper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant", 正 (masa) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)", 政 (masa) meaning "rule; government; politics" or 真 (masa) meaning "true, reality" combined with 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety"... [more]

Masika f Western African
Means "(born during) the rainy season" in Swahili.

Masuko f Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 素 (su) meaning "white silk" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mataʻiapo m & f Cook Islands Maori
Means "first-born." It is also used as a hereditary title, specifically for the head of a sub-tribe.

Matoko f Japanese
From Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "a target, a mark, a bullseye" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Matsuriko f Japanese (Rare)
This extremely rare name combines 祭 (sai, matsu.ru, matsu(.)ri) meaning "festival" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, ne) meaning "child."

Mayako f Japanese
From Maya combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Mayuko f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 悠 (yu) meaning "leisurely" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mayuuko f Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mbomela m & f Lingala, Luba
Means "sixth born child" in Lingala and Luba.

Mckinzy f Scottish Gaelic
Means "Son of wise one." and "Born of fire.". First found in Ross-shire, scottland, the name traveled to ireland before making it to the US in the 18th and 19th century. in the surname, the motto is "Luceo non uro" meaning "I shine not burn".... [more]

Medeni f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh Medi "September" (originally "to reap, mow, crop") and geni "to be born".

Megumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Megumi combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Megumuko f Japanese (Rare)
From 恵 (megumu) meaning "blessing, favor" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Meiko f Japanese
From 芽 (me) "bud," 衣 (i) "clothes," and 子 (ko) "child."... [more]

Meiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Memeko f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" duplicated and combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Mengfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Mengfu m Chinese
From Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" combined with 頫 (fǔ) meaning "bow, look down, stoop", 復 (fù) meaning "return, repeat", 斧 (fǔ) meaning "axe, hatchet", or 复 (fù) meaning "complex, repeat, go back"... [more]

Mengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Mengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Mengshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Mengzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Mêraĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "child" in Greenlandic.

Mesen-ka m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his Ka is born" in Egyptian.

Metagenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]

Miako f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". The kanji used for both genders is from Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 飴 (ako) meaning "candy"... [more]

Miaoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Midoriko f Japanese
This is, essentially, a combination of Midori and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child." For the first element, it can alternatively be written as 翠, which has the same meaning as 緑, or phonetically as みどり/ミドリ.... [more]

Miharuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mihoko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 保 (ho) meaning "to protect, to safeguard, to defend" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Miiko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 位 (i) "seat, position, rank, grade" and 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mijao m Manipuri
Means "big child" in Meitei.

Miko f & m Japanese
Japanese for "beautiful child" derived from ü (mi) "beautiful" and Žq (ko)"child". It can also mean "shrine maiden", or "annoying".

Mikuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, nut", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mikuruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, not yet", 来 (kuru) meaning "to come", and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Mimihimereiko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 麗 (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Mimihimeyouko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Mimihimeyuuko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Mimiko f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Min-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 慜 (min) meaning "quick, agile, smart, clever" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 兒 (a) meaning "child", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "pretty, lovely, good, beautiful"... [more]

Minamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Minatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "assemble" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mineko f Japanese
From Mine combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Minmose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnw-ms meaning "born of Min", derived from the name of the fertility god Min and msj "to be born".

Minoriko f Japanese
From Japanese 穣 (minori) meaning "grain" or 豊 (minori) meaning "abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mioko f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 織 (o) "ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Miraiko f Japanese
the word Mirai means "future" in the Japanese language, while ko means "child". Together it means "Future Child".

Mireko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miriko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mirlind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mirë "good, well" and lind "to be born; begin life; to give birth".

Misakiko f Japanese
From Japanese 岬 (misaki) meaning "peninsula; promontory; cape; spit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Misako f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Misaoko f Japanese
From Japanese 操 (misao) meaning "chastity, honour" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.

Mishiko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 司 (shi) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 孜 (shi) meaning "industriousness", 枝 (shi) meaning "branch" or 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Mitexi f Indigenous American
Means "born under the sacred moon"

Mitsune f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 貢 (mitsu) meaning "tribute, support, finance", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 真 (mi) meaning "real, genuine", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 躬 (mi) meaning "body, self" or 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 恒 (tsune) meaning "constancy, always" or 子 (ne) meaning "child"... [more]

Mitsuruko f Japanese
From 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full, satisfy", 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge, raise" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Miuko f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 有 (u) meaning "exist" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miyatanzipa f Hittite Mythology
Means "growth genius", deriving from the Hittite element mai or miya ("to grow, to be born, to thrive"). Name borne by a minor Hittite goddess of vegetation.

Miyuko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" and 子 "child"

Mizuko f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瑞 (mizu) meaning "congratulations" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". The name is not generally written with the kanji 水子 (mizuko), meaning "water child", due to the combination also meaning a stillborn baby.... [more]

Mobolaji f & m Yoruba
Means "born of wealth" in Yoruba.

Mochiko f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (mochi) meaning "hope" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moeko f Japanese
From Japanese 炎 (moe) meaning "flame" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mokako f Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (mo) meaning "peach", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Monubai f & m Ijaw
Means "born on Monday" in Ijaw.

Mosela f Sotho
Means "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".

Motsi m & f Shona
Means "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.

Mouloud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) "born, newborn", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (chiefly Algerian).

Mousogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun Μοῦσα (Mousa) meaning "Muse" as well as "music, song" combined with the Greek suffix -γενής (-genes) meaning "born".

Moyako f Japanese
From Japanese 靄 (moya) meaning "mist,haze,fog" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"

Moyuko f Japanese
From Japanese 茂(mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mugiko f Japanese
From 麦 (mugi) meaning "wheat" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat the first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Muneko f Japanese
From Japanese 旨 (mune) meaning "delicious" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mutsuko f Japanese
From Japanese 睦 (mutsu) meaning "order" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Myūji m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
First given to and made known by musician Myuji (美勇士), born Myūji Kuwana (桑名 美勇士) (1981-).... [more]

Naarai m Biblical
This name comes from the root נער (na'ar), which has three meanings. The meaning that is most likely is "youth" or "child", but it can also mean "to growl" and "to shake loose". The second part of the name, י (yod), is also of uncertain meaning... [more]

Nadeko f Japanese
From japanese 撫 (nade) meaning "stroke" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Nadeshiko f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From 撫子 (nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で (nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ (nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix shi and 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Naeko f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nagako f Japanese
From Japanese 良 (naga) meaning "good" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations. This name was borne by Japanese empress Nagako, the wife of Emperor Hirohito.

Nagiko f Japanese
From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nagisako f Japanese
From Japanese 渚 (nagisa) meaning "beach, shore" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nahualquizqui f & m Nahuatl
Probably means "to emerge from trickery" or "to be born from magic", derived from Nahuatl nahual "to transform, trick, disguise, conceal; to do magic" combined with quizqui "to divide, separate from, take out of".

Nakako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 心 (naka) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Nakiko f Japanese
From Japanese 那 (na) meaning "what", 木 (ki) meaning "tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) or 児 (ko) both meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nalado m Hausa
Means "born on a Sunday" in Hausa.

Nam-seon m & f Korean
variation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.

Nani f Georgian
Meaning uncertain. The earliest known attestation of this name occurs in a Svan source from the 13th century AD, so it might possibly be of Svan origin. Also compare the Georgian noun ნანა (nana) meaning "mother" as well as "darling child".... [more]

Nannan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter, child", 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar, Chinese giant redwood" or 南 (nán) meaning "south" combined with themselves... [more]

Nanoko f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Narai f Hausa
Means "born on a Wednesday" in Sokoto Hausa.

Naruko f Japanese
From 鳴 (naru) "ringing" and 子 (ko) "child."

Naserian f Eastern African
Means “one born during peaceful times” in Maasai.

Nathrad m Urdu, Afghan
Means "born" in Urdu.

Natsuha f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 花 (ha) meaning "flower", 初 (ha) meaning "beginning, start, first", 巴 (ha) meaning "comma design", 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Natsumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 採 (tsumi) meaning "to gather, to collect, to take" or 摘 (tsumi) meaning "to pluck; to pick" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nausigenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ναῦς (naus) meaning "ship" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]

Nayako f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 悦 (ya) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nayoko f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 余 (yo) meaning "over, more than" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nayriri m & f Aymara
Means "first" in Aymara.

Nayuko f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (na) meaning "seven", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ndubisi m & f African
Ndubisi is an Igbo name derived from Ndu(Life) Bu isi(The first or of priority).This then means "Life is first or of Priority.

Neko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 寧子, 根子, 音子, 子子 or 眠子 with 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)."... [more]

Neneko f Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ne) meaning "child", 子 (ne) meaning "child" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nenoichi m Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ne) meaning "child", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nenosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 根 (ne) meaning "root", 子 (ne) meaning "child", 禰 (ne) meaning "one's deceased father", 祢 (ne) meaning "You; Thou", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather" or 眠 (ne) meaning "sleep, hibernate", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish"... [more]

Neoko f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ne) meaning "hope, rare", 生 (o) meaning "raw" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nepomuk m Czech, Dutch (Rare), German
When this given name first came into use, it was usually given in honour of the medieval saint John of Nepomuk (c. 1345-1393). He was born and raised in the town of Pomuk, which is what Nepomuk refers to... [more]

Neskur f Basque (Rare)
Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque neska "young woman" and haur "child".

Neyume f Japanese
From Japanese 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)" and 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusion, vision"

Nezahualpilli m Nahuatl, Aztec
Derived from Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a collar made out of bands of paper twisted together that was worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and pilli "person of noble lineage; child"... [more]

Ngor m Dinka
Means "male child in a pair of twins" in Dinka.

Nhất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 一 (nhất) meaning "one, first".

Nhi f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兒 (nhi) meaning "child".

Nigesa f Swahili
Means "born during the harvest season" in Swahili.

Niiko f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nijiko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can combine 虹 (kou, niji) meaning "rainbow" or the phonetic characters representing Niji and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Niko f Japanese
This name can be used as 仁子, 仁湖, 仁胡, 二子, 二胡, 日子 or 日湖 with 仁 (jin, ni, non) meaning "benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue", 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -hi, ni) meaning "day, Japan, sun", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 湖 (ko, mizuumi) meaning "lake" and 胡 (u, ko, go, nanzo, ebisu, kuru) meaning "barbarian, foreign."

Nikogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek nike (nike) meaning "victory" and γενής (genes) meaning "born; of a kind".

Niño m Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Little Boy" or "Christ Child" in Spanish.

Nishiko f Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nkrumah m Akan
Means “ninth born” in Akan.

Nma f Kurdish
Nma means “slow rain, first rain, small raindrops” in Kurdish.

Noako f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (no) meaning "hope", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nomoko f Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 茂 (mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush" or 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Norita f English (American)
In the year 1935, a contest for naming an orphaned baby girl was held in the radio show 'Betty and Bob' with a price money of $10,000.... [more]

Nozoko f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (nozo) meaning "hope" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nozomiko f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (nozo) meaning "hope", 望 (mi) meaning "to hope" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nsimba m & f Congolese, Kongo, Ngombe, Mboma
Means "first-born twin" in Kongo and other Congolese languages. It is referred to the first-born child in a set of twins.

Nsuka f Kongo
Means "last born; youngest child" in Kongo.

Nsṍwaa f Akan
Means "seventh born" in Akan.

Numako f Japanese
Numako is a a Japanese name coming from 沼, Numa, "swamp" or "stagnant water" and 子, ko, a suffix, meaning "child".... [more]

Nuphet m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".

Nuthong m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Nwaaku f Igbo
Means "child of wealth" in Igbo.

Nwaamaka f Igbo (Rare)
Allegedly means "child is good".

Nwabueze m Igbo
Means "child is king" in Igbo.

Nwabugo f Igbo
Means "child is glory" in Igbo.

Nwachukwu m Igbo
Means "child of God" in Igbo.

Nwakaego f Igbo
Means "child surpasses money" in Igbo.

Nwakanma f Igbo
This feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.

Nwakauba m & f Igbo
Means "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.

Nwankasiobi m & f Igbo
Means "child of consolation" in Igbo.

Nwankwo m Igbo
Means "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.

Nwoye m African
Very uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"

Nyanko f Popular Culture
Name of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".

Nzuzi m & f Kongo
Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.

Oasetso m Sotho
Means "child of tradition".

Obianuju f Igbo
Means "born at the time of plenty" in Igbo.

Oburu m Luo
"born during a funeral"

Ochako f Popular Culture
In the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her name is made up of お茶 (ocha), the honorific form of 茶 (cha) meaning "tea," and 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Odongo m Luo
"second born of twins"

Oduor m Luo
Means "born in the middle of the night" in Luo.

Oein m Irish
In terms of etymology it is though to be derived from the Shelta words for “Seer”, as a phonetical interpretation of the Gaelic/ Irish word Ogham.... [more]

Ogbotubo f & m Ijaw
Means "child of the soil" in Ijaw.

Ogezimo m & f Ijaw
Means "born during a festival" in Ijaw.

Oilonye m & f Agatu
Means "a child is sweet" in Agatu.

Oiwehi m & f Agatu
Means "A child is a gift" in Agatu.

Oiwodu m & f Agatu
Means "a child is wealth" in Agatu.

Ojifyoi m & f Agatu
Means "What is more than a child?" in Agatu.

Oka m & f Balinese
Means "child" in Balinese.

Oke m & f Yoruba
Means "child born inside an unbroken membrane."

Okello m Luo
"born after twins or third born of triplets"

Okiko f Japanese
From Japanese 興 (oki) meaning "entertain" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Okja f Korean
From 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 子 "child"

Okon m Efik
Means "born at night" in Efik.

Okoth m Luo
Means "born during the rainy sea" in Luo.

Omodunni f & m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "having a child is joyful" in Yoruba.

Omolayo f Yoruba
Means "the child is joy" in Yoruba.

Omolola m & f Yoruba
Means "the child is wealthy" in Yoruba.

Omonefue f Western African, Edo
Means "the child is more than weight" in Edo language.

Omonigho m & f Urhobo
Omonigho is a name of Edoid (Benin, Isoko, Urhobo) origin and it means "A Child is greater than money."

Omoruyi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "son of glory" or "child is one's glory" in Edo language.

Omosefe f Nigerian
Meaning “child is greater than wealth” in the Isan language of Nigeria.

Omotanwa f Yoruba
Means "the child we searched for" in Yoruba.

Omotola f & m Yoruba
Means "child is as worthy as wealth" in Yoruba.... [more]

Omotunde m Yoruba
Means "the child has returned" in Yoruba, typically given to an Abiku child. Abiku are spirits that are believed to enter a pregnant woman and move in a constant cycle of birth, death, and rebirth... [more]

Onyango m Luo
"born in the morning before noon"

Oo m & f Burmese
Means "first, eldest, head" in Burmese.

Orientius m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin noun oriēns "daybreak, dawn, sunrise" or, by extension, "east" (as the dawn broke from the east in Rome). In its participle usage, the word also meant "rising" (also "appearing" or "originating")... [more]

Osakabenomiko f Japanese
From Japanese 忍 (osa) meaning "patience, endurance, stamina", 壁 (kabe) meaning "wall; barrier", 皇 (nomi) meaning "emperor" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Osako f Japanese
From Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Otoko f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 音 (oto) or 響 (oto) meaning "sound, echo" or 乙 (oto) meaning "second" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". ... [more]

Ouko f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ovlur m Chechen (Rare)
Vainakh name meaning "lamb born in the winter" or "first born lamb".

Owiti m Luo
"born after a misfortune like a difficult birthing process"

Owuor m Luo
"born at mid-morning"

Oxomoco f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
An Aztec deity, goddess of night, astrology, and the calendar. She and her husband, Cipactonal, were known as the first human couple. Possibly of Huastec origin, from uxum "woman" and ocox "first".

Oyto'l f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and to'l meaning "born late".

Padmajai f Hindi
Meaning "One Who Was Born from Lotus".

Padmalaya f Hindi
Meaning "One Who Was Born in a Lotus House".

Padmasambhava m Buddhism
Means "lotus-born" from Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" and सम्भव (sambhava) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [more]

Palavand m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]

Parizad f Persian
Means "child of a fairy", from Persian پری (pari) meaning "sprite, fairy" combined with زاد (zâd) meaning "child of".

Parthenopaios m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, girl, virgin". The second element is probably derived from Greek παῖς (pais) "child", which would give the name as a whole the meaning of "child of a virgin"... [more]

Pasherenptah m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-šr-n-ptḥ meaning "son of Ptah", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with šr "boy, child, young man; son" and the name of the god Ptah... [more]

Pasigenes m Ancient Greek
Means "born for all", derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born".

Pathom m Thai
Means "first, primary" in Thai.

Pathomchai m Thai
From Thai ปฐม (pathom) meaning "first, primary" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Pëllumbesha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian pëllumbeshë "dove, pigeon; (endearing) child, daughter".

Peramonkoro f Ainu
Meaning "child playing with a spatula". The name of Peramonkoro Sunazawa, Ainu activist and one of the most respected Japanese textile artists of the twentieth century.

Perdana m Indonesian
Means "first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhana).

Perezimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into wealth" in Ijaw.

Peridot f & m English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman pedoretés, ultimately from Greek paiderôs (via Latin paederos): pais "child" and erôs "love".... [more]

Philogenes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek φιλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born".

Piama f Coptic, Late Greek
Piama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [more]

Piltzintecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "young prince" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl piltzintli, a diminutive form of pilli "child, youth" and teuctli "lord". In Aztec mythology, Piltzintecuhtli was a god of the rising sun, healing, and visions, associated with Tonatiuh.

Pituaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "only child" in Greenlandic.

Piyabut m & f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and บุตร (but) meaning "child, offspring".

Pocoyo m Popular Culture
Derived from Spanish poco "little" and yo "I (nominative form of the first person singular pronoun)". Pocoyo, a 4-year-old boy, is the title character of a computer animated children's television show that debuted in 2005.

Poko f Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (po) meaning "walk" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Poppet f & m English
From the Middle English popet, meaning "a small child or doll." Used in specifically British and formerly British controlled countries.

Porphyrogenita f Late Greek
Means "born in purple" in Greek.

Poukon m & f Ijaw
Means "born on the riverside" in Ijaw.

Pouria m Old Persian, Persian
A name with Avestic root Pouruyô, meaning "first; foremost; most ancient." The name Pouria is commonly associated with 13-14th century CE Iranian philosopher and pahlevan martial artist Pouria-ye-Vali.

Pratama m Indonesian
Derived from Javanese pratama meaning "first, best", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama).

Prezi m Ijaw
Means "born to affluence" in Ijaw.

Primigenia f Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin prīmigenia, the feminine form of the adjective prīmigenius "original, primitive; firstborn", ultimately derived from primus "first" and genus "birth, origin", this was an epithet of the Goddess Fortuna... [more]

Prímusz m Hungarian
Cognate of Primus, meaning "first".

Prior m Danish (Rare)
Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".

Prodikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πρόδικος (prodikos) meaning "judged first", which consists of Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" and the Greek noun δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".

Protagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πρωτος (protos) meaning "first" (also see Proteus). The second element is either derived from Greek αγορευω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek αγορα (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market".... [more]

Protas m Ancient Greek, Russian
Short form of Greek compound names that contain the Greek element πρωτος (protos) meaning "first", such as Protagoras and Protogenes... [more]

Protesilaus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Πρωτεσίλαος (Protesilaos), derived from πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first", ἕσις (hesis) meaning "sending forth; strive, desire" (itself from hiemi),‎ and λαός (laos) meaning "people, folk".

Prothade m Medieval French, French (Archaic)
This given name is best known for being the name of a 7th-century saint, who was bishop of the city of Besançon in eastern France and died in 624 AD. The meaning of the saint's name, which was often latinized to Prothadius in writing, is uncertain... [more]

Prothoenor m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is not quite certain. Through a variant spelling, it might be derived from of one of the following two Greek adjectives: πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first, earliest" and πρωτός (protos) meaning "destined"... [more]

Protogenes m Ancient Greek
Basically means "first-born", as it is derived from Greek πρωτος (protos) meaning "first" (see Proteus) combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born" (see Sosigenes)... [more]

Prvana f Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.

Prvoljub m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic elements prvi or prvo, meaning "first, firstly" and ljub, meaning "loved, beloved".

Prvosin m Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first" and син (sin) meaning "son". The name is clearly given to first born sons.

Prvul m Vlach
Means "first-born son" in Vlach.

Ptahmose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ptḥ-ms meaning "born of Ptah" or "Ptah is born", derived from the name of the god Ptah combined with msj "to be born".

Pualei f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "lei of flower" or "child of blossom," from pua meaning "flower, blossom" and lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath, (figuratively) beloved child."

Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".

Qandische f Circassian
Circassian feminine name meaning "golden foster-child".

Qan'ef' f Circassian
Circassian feminine name meaning "sweet foster-child".

Qiaoxian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 先 (xiān) meaning "first".

Quratulain f Arabic, 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]

Raikiko f Japanese
From Japanese 蕾 (rai) meaning "buds, unopened flowers", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.