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Abd al-HafizmArabic Means "servant of the preserver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and حفيظ (hafiz) meaning "custodian, guardian".
AtienafSwahili Means "guardian of the night" in Swahili.
Atkam & fInuit Means "guardian spirit" in Inuktitut
CeolweardmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ceol "ship, keel" and weard "guard, guardian" meaning "ship guard, keel guard, guard of a ship"
ChalcomedusafGreek Mythology Mother of Laertes. Her name, chalcos ("copper") and medousa ("guardian" or "protectress"), identifies her as the protector of Bronze Age metal-working technology.
CynemundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" (related to cynn "rank, family, kin") and mund "protector, guardian", making it a cognate of Cunimund.
DagvardmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements dagr "day" and varðr "guardian".
EphorusmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek word "ἐφόρος" (ephoros), meaning "overseer" or "guardian". Ephorus was a notable name in ancient Greece, associated with a famous Greek historian, Ephorus of Cyme, who lived in the 4th century BCE.
ErimBiblical The male name Eri comes from the Hebrew meaning "my guardian" or "my awake one". ... [more]
FravartišmOld Persian Means "protective spirit, guardian angel" in Old Persian, possibly derived from fravarti meaning "chosen", or from Avestan frauuar meaning "to protect".
FujinosukemJapanese Fuji, meaning "Wisteria" and Nosuke, meaning "Assistant", or "Guardian".
Gombom & fMongolian From Tibetan མགོན་པོ (mgon po) meaning "protector, guardian, benefactor". See Gonpo.
GonpomTibetan Means "protector, guardian, benefactor" in Tibetan.
GuthmundmOld Danish, Anglo-Saxon Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
Hafiz al-DinmArabic Means "guardian of the faith", from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ) meaning "preserver, guardian, keeper" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
HafizulmBengali, Malay First part of compound Arabic names beginning with حفيظ ال (Hafiz al) meaning "guardian of the".
HafizullahmPashto From Arabic حفيظ الله (hafiz ul-lāh) "guardian of god".
HafzullahmTurkish From Arabic حفيظ الله (hafiz ul-lāh) "guardian of god".
HamengkubuwonomJavanese, Indonesian Means "guardian of the world" in Javanese. It comes from the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia
Hanaiakamalamaf & mHawaiian A compound name in Hawaiian meaning "work of the moon" or "guardian of the moon," derived from:... [more]
IngvardmNorwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare) Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.
LefwardmMedieval English From the Old English name Leofweard, derived from the elements leof "dear, loved" and weard "guardian, ward".
MontfordmAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Montford meaning either "from a communal ford or water crossing" or "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund... [more]
OsweardmAnglo-Saxon Means "guarded by god, god's guard", derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weard "guard, guardian"... [more]
OueršenoufimCoptic Older form of Barsanouphios from Egyptian wršy-nfr meaning "good guardian", derived from wršy "watchman" combined with nfr "beautiful, good, perfect".
PaninemCoptic Possibly derived from the possessive masculine prefix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) and genetive marker ⲛ (n) combined with either ⲉⲓⲛⲉ (eine) "chain, fetter" or ⲉⲓⲛⲉ "thumb", the former giving the meaning "he of the chain; guardian", the latter "he of the thumbs", referring to the story of the Coptic saint Symphronios, who was called Panine after his broken thumbs were miraculously healed.
PhanouriosmLate Greek This name is best known for being the name of saint Phanourios (also known as Phanurius), a pre-congegration saint who is primarily venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church... [more]
PileriomItalian Possibly from Calabrian pilíeri, meaning "pillar", referring to Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the titles given to Mary, or from Ancient Greek πυλωρός ("gatekeeper, guardian").
QuacalefNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cuaitl "head; top, summit, peak" and cale "homeowner, guardian of the household".
TeguisefGuanche Meaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Berber t-eguize-t, meaning "careful female guardian"; from the ancient place name Thiges, in Tunisia, allegedly meaning "terrain elevation"; or from Tuareg tégezé, meaning "feminine lineage"... [more]
UalikhanmKazakh From Arabic ولِي (wali) meaning "guardian, friend" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".