Submitted Names with "position" in Meaning

Ćejvan m Bosnian (Rare)
Possibly means "the one who guards a high/elevated position".

Chii f Japanese
Means "status" or "Position (social)". The name of the main character on the anime Chobits.

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]

Gulkalaski m Cherokee
Means "one who falls from the leaning position" in Cherokee.

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

Lieutenant m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word lieutenant.... [more]

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Masanari m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 也 (nari) meaning "to be", 成 (nari) meaning "become", 就 (nari) meaning "concerning, settle, take position" or 誠 (nari) meaning "sincere, honest, true"... [more]

Nabiya f Urdu
Meaning uncertain. Possibly means “high position”

Nikostasis m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and στάσις (stasis) meaning "standing, posture, position".

Ntlakuso f Tsonga
Means "elevation, high position" in Xitsonga.

Orynbasar m Kazakh
Means "deputy, assistant" or "replacement" from Kazakh орын (oryn) meaning "place, position" and басар (basar) meaning "holder".

Qëndrim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian qëndrim "stance, position; attitude; resistance".

Reiji m Japanese
From Japanese 零 (rei) meaning "zero" or 黎 (rei) meaning "gloomy, dusky, black, bluish black," combined with 仁 (ji) meaning "benevolence", 時 (ji) meaning "time" or 嗣 (ji) meaning "take over position, secede, inherit"... [more]

Restore m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position." Referring to a restoration of faith.

Sasono m Indonesian
From Javanese sasana meaning "place, position, seat".

Seita m Japanese
From Japanese 歳 (sei) meaning "year", 済 (sei) meaning "help, aid, relieve", 省 (sei) meaning "to examine; to inspect", 世 (sei) meaning "world", 制 (sei) meaning "system", 勢 (sei) meaning "forces", 征 (sei) meaning "to go on a long journey", 成 (sei) meaning "to become", 政 (sei) meaning "rule; government; politics", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up", 正 (sei) meaning "straight; upright; central; in proper position", 清 (sei) meaning "clear; limpid", 生 (sei) meaning "raw, live", 精 (sei) meaning "essence", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, sacred", 誠 (se) meaning "sincerity", 誓 (sei) meaning "swear, pledge", 静 (sei) meaning "calm, quiet, silent" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 大 (ta) meaning "big, great" or 多 (ta) meaning "many, much"... [more]

Songkran m & f Thai
From the name of a festival celebrated in April that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. The name itself ultimately comes from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (sankranti) meaning "the passage of a planet from one position to another".

Stasinikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek στάσις (stasis) meaning "standing, posture, position" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Stede m English (Archaic, ?)
Possibly from an English surname that was derived from Old English stēda meaning "stallion; stud-horse" or Old English stede "place; position". This was most notably borne by Stede Bonnet (1688-1718), known as the 'Gentleman Pirate' because he was born into a wealthy English family on the island of Barbados.

Suna f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (suna) or 砂 (suna) meaning "sand", 吹 (su) meaning "blow, breathe, puff, emit", 壽 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations", 好 (su) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 子 (su) meaning "child", 守 (su) meaning "guard, protect, defend, obey", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life", 崇 (su) meaning "adore, respect, revere, worship", 州 (su) meaning "state, province", 摩 (su) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape", 数 (su) meaning "number, strength, fate, law, figures", 水 (su) meaning "water", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country", 清 (su) meaning "pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise", 澄 (su) meaning "lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave", 瑞 (su) meaning "congratulations", 翠 (su) meaning "green", 磨 (su) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 穂 (su) meaning "ear of grain" or 総 (su) meaning "general, whole, all, full, total" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 成 (na) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 梛 (na), type of tall evergreen tree, 為 (na) meaning "do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of", 鳴 (na) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 名 (na) meaning "name", 波 (na) meaning "waves, billows", 納 (na) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store", 莫 (na) meaning "must not, do not, be not", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 那 (na) meaning "what", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 楠 (na) meaning "camphor tree", 汀 (na) meaning "water's edge, shore, bank", 也 (na) meaning "also", 尚 (na) meaning "esteem, furthermore, still, yet", 水 (na) meaning "water", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 就 (na) meaning "concerning, settle, take position, depart, study", 懷 (na) meaning "pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom", 直 (na) meaning "straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair", 稔 (na) meaning "harvest, ripen" or 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Supangkat m Javanese
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese pangkat meaning "rank, position, status".

Zenith f & m English (Rare)
From Middle English senith, from cinit, from Old French cenit and/or Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سمت (samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سمت الرأس (samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [more]