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This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keywords precious or stone.
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Jong-ok m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" or 鍾 "cup, glass, goblet" (jong), and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (ok).
Jónsteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Old Norse steinn meaning "stone".
Ju-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" or 周 "circumference" (ju), and 愛 (ae) "love, be fond of, like", among other Hanja combinations.... [more]
Ju-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" and 銀 "silver; cash, money, wealth".
Ju-hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" (ju) and 賢 "virtuous" or 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon).
Ju-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" and 美 "beautiful".
Juniata f American
From the name of a river in the American state of Pennsylvania, which may be a corruption of Iroquoian Onayutta meaning "standing stone". The name was known from its use in a popular song of the 19th century, 'The Blue Juniata' (1841).
Junqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Ju-ri f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" and 利 "gains, advantage, profit, merit".
Ju-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl" or 周 "circumference" (ju) and 姸 "beautiful" or 娟 "beautiful, graceful" (yeon).
Kabwe m & f Southern African
"A small rock or stone." Opposite name: Chibwe
Kaeru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蛙 (kaeru) meaning "frog" or from Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 荏 (e) meaning "herb" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kakeru m Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 翔 (shou, kake.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar" or it can be combined with 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone," 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 流 (ryuu, ru, naga.re) meaning "a sink, current, flow, forfeit."... [more]
Kallfükura m Mapuche
Combination of Mapudungun Kallfü and kura meaning "stone."
Kallis m Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Estonian term of endearment kallis "darling; beloved; dear; precious".
Kameaʻiʻomakamae m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the truly precious thing".
Kamenko m Serbian (Rare)
Nature name derived from the word kamen, meaning "stone" or "rock", therefore denoting a baby whose parents wished for him to be as strong and tough as a stone.The name is nowadays mostly associated with Kamenko Katić, a famous Serbian journalist and TV personality.
Kʼan m Classic Mayan
Means "yellow, precious, jewel" in Classic Mayan. It could also mean "to want" in Tzotzil. This was the name of two Mayan kings of Caracol in Belize.
Kangmin m Korean
From 강 meaning river and 民 "people, subjects, citizens", 旻 "heaven" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min).
Karuko f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"
Karuma f Japanese
From Japanese 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "to rub; to scour; to grind". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karweñe m & f Tocharian
Means "stone" in Tocharian.
Keiru f Japanese
From Japanese 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kenki m Japanese
From Japanese 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence", 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, firm, tough, strict" or 顕 (ken) meaning "manifest, display, evident, clear" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious"... [more]
Keomony f Khmer
Means "precious stone" in Khmer.
Kepha m Ancient Aramaic
From the Aramaic word כיפא kepha meaning "rock, stone" (see Cephas).
Kerra f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish kerra "dearer" (the comparative form of ker "dear, precious"). This is a modern Cornish name.
Keve m Hungarian
Derived from Old Hungarian kev- or köv- ( in Hungarian) "stone; rock".
Kevganya f Mordvin
Means "like a stone, solid" in Erzyan.
Kevir m Kurdish
Means "stone" in Kurdish.
Khabane m Sotho
Means "precious" in Sesotho.
Khammany f & m Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".
Khas-erdene m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jade, jasper" or "swastika (religious symbol)" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Khôi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 魁 (khôi) meaning "first, chief, leader" or 瑰 (khôi) meaning "precious stone, extraordinary".
Kimie f Japanese
From Japanese 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch". Other kanji combinations are possible, particularly those using 貴 (ki) "precious" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
Kioto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a ki kanji, like 樹 meaning "tree," 輝 meaning "brightness, brilliance," 季 meaning "season," 喜 meaning "delight, pleasure" or 貴 meaning "precious, valuable," and 音 (oto) meaning "sound" or an o kanji, like 生 meaning "grow" or 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)," and a to kanji, like 人 meaning "person."... [more]
Kirua f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 阿 (a) meaning "big mound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kisoo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."
Kivi m Finnish (Archaic)
Ancient Finnish name that means "stone" or "rock". Now used extremely rarely. As a surname Kivi is more common, Finland's national author Aleksis Kivi (born Alexis Stenvall) being the most famous bearer.
Kiwoong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade", 基 "foundation, base" or 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".
Kristhallr m Icelandic (Archaic)
Combination of Kristus "Christ" and Old Norse hallr "stone, rock" used around year 1500.
Kubaba f Hurrian Mythology
Of unknown etymology. Kubaba (kug-ba-u) was the name of minor Hurro-Hittite goddess. A Sumerian queen that ruled in the Early Dynastic III (ca. 2500–2330 BC) period of Sumer, also went by this name... [more]
Ku’umomimakamae f Hawaiian
Means "my precious pearl" in Hawaiian.
Kyeongmin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 meaning "capital city", 景 meaning "scenery; view" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" and 民 "people, subjects, citizens", 旻 "heaven" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min).
Kyeong-ok f Korean
Popular korean feminine name in 50s. From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright", and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem".
Kymbat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "expensive, precious, dear" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.
Kyómuhéndo f Kiga
Means "something precious" in Rukiga.
Laatsiaq f Greenlandic
A Greenlandic form of Rahab, formed using the Greenlandic suffix -tsiaq meaning "beautiful, precious, fair-sized".
Lanqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Lanyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Lapreciosisima f Obscure (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish la preciosísima meaning "the most precious".
Leeloo f Popular Culture
Short form of Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [more]
Leeloominaï f Popular Culture
Main character in "The Fifth Element" (1997). The name is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the characters fictional language, the Divine Language. She goes by Leeloo... [more]
Leksten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of leikr "play, game" and steinn "stone".
Leodstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leod "people" (from leudīz) and stan 1 "stone".
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Lethaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology (?)
Latinized form of Greek Ληθαία (Lethaia), the etymology of which is uncertain, perhaps from the same root as Lethe. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, this was the name of a woman who was changed with her husband Olenus into a stone (Greek λίθος (lithos) meant "stone") because she claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess.
Leukadios m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. There are currently two possibilities available for the meaning of this given name.... [more]
Lianbao f Chinese
From the Chinese 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Liangyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light", 梁 (liáng) meaning "mast, bridge, elevation, beam", or 良 (liáng) meaning "auspicious, good, beautiful" combined with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful", 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant, opulent, rich", or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]
Liangzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Liangzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Lingzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Linzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious gem".
Liuna f Chinese
From the Chinese 琉 (liú) meaning "sparkling stone" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".
Lizhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness and blessings" or 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Ljubdrag m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements lyuby "love" and dragu meaning "precious".
Longyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Luanyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Luelli f French
meanings included "Warrior devoted to God", "precious light of God" and "God's noble fighter" similar to Luella Louella or Luelle with German, French, Latin, and Greek origins.
Luxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琭 (lù) meaning "jade-like stone" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
Luyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹿 (lù) meaning "deer" or 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Luzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Mabille m & f French (Rare)
derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”
Macuex m Nahuatl
Means "bracelet (of precious stones)" in Nahuatl.
Maipaksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei maipak meaning "successful" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Mairu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Maka f Sioux, New World Mythology
Means "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
Makamae f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "precious, highly prized, darling."
Makan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "stone" in Shipibo.
Malachite m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [more]
Maloos f Persian
Persian "Precious"
Manirat f Thai
From Thai มณี (mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Maniwan f Thai
From Thai มณี (mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Many m & f Khmer
Means "precious stone, gem" in Khmer.
Masautsiaκ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Masáuna and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Matadi m & f Kongo
Means "stone" in Kikongo.
May f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [more]
Meguru m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection", 運 (meguru) meaning "carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance", 円 (meguru) meaning "circle, yen, round", 廻 (meguru) meaning "round, game, revolve, go around, circumference", 還 (meguru) meaning "send back, return", 恵 (meguru) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 月 (meguru) meaning "moon", 周 (meguru, megu) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 巡 (meguru) meaning "patrol, go around, circumference", 舞 (meguru) meaning "dance" or 流 (meguru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit" combined with 来 (ru) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli"... [more]
Meiyu f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 玉 () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem"... [more]
Menaali f Muslim
This name is derived from the Arabic name Manal, which means “achievement” or “attainment”. It is also related to the name Minal, which means “precious stone” or “gift”... [more]
Mengbao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Mi-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 珠 (ju) "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl"... [more]
Milodarka f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
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]
Min-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 "people, subjects, citizens" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min) and 基 "foundation" (gi).
Min-gyeom m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 旻 meaning "sky" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a gyeom hanja, e.g. 謙 meaning "humble, modest."
Min-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 (min) "streaks in jade; gem", 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" or 珉 (min) "stone resembling jade", and 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining".
Min-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 旼 (min) "gentle and affable" or 珉 (min) "stone resembling jade" , and 奎 (gyu) "stride of man".
Min-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min), and 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 鎬 "stove; bright" (ho).
Min-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 旼 "gentle and affable" (min), and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" (hyeok).
Min-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest".
Min-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 "streaks in jade; gem", 旼 "gentle and affable", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min) and 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 整 "orderly, neat, tidy; whole" (jeong).
Min-seob m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Min-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" and 錫 "bestow, confer".
Min-seop m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Min-seung m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 民 meaning "people," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a seung hanja, e.g. 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."
Min-yeong f & m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 or 慜, both meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever," 玟 meaning "precious stone," 旻 meaning "sky," 珉 meaning "gem," 敃 meaning "tough, strong" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," and a yeong hanja, such as 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 寧 meaning "comfortable, peaceful," 暎 meaning "shine, reflection" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory."
Mi-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem". This name was popular when Korea was under Japanese rule in the 1940s, due to its similarity to Miyako.
Miruku f Japanese
From Japanese 観 (miru, mi) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 乳 (miruku) or みるく (miruku) both meaning "milk", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm, bewitch" or 實 (mi) meaning "truth, reality", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 月 (ru) meaning "moon" or 龍 (ru) meaning "dragon" combined with 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 禄 (ruku) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ruku, ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku"... [more]
Mizeru f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "charm", 是 (ze) meaning "justice, right" combined with 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mony m & f Khmer
From the Khmer មណី meaning "precious stone" (unisex) or មុនី meaning "scholar" (largely masculine).
Moradeke f Yoruba
Means "I have gotten something precious to pamper" in Yoruba.
Motomu m Japanese
From Japanese 干 (motomu) meaning "dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede", 基 (moto) meaning "fundamentals", 希 (moto) meaning "hope, beg, request", 祈 (motomu) meaning "pray, wish", 貴 (motomu) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 求 (motomu, moto) meaning "request, want, wish for, require, demand", 欣 (motomu) meaning "take pleasure in, rejoice", 元 (moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 需 (motomu) meaning "demand, request, need", 須 (motomu) meaning "ought, by all means, necessarily", 素 (moto) meaning "elementary, principle, naked, uncovered", 創 (motomu) meaning "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate", 探 (motomu) meaning "grope, search, look for", 要 (motomu) meaning "need, main point, essence, pivot, key to", 亘 (motomu) meaning "span, range, extend over" or 覓 (motomu) meaning "seek" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 求 (mu) meaning "request, want, wish for, require, demand" or 武 (mu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms"... [more]
Mukaghali m Kazakh
From мүқаддас (muqaddas) meaning "sacred, holy" and Arabic غالي (ghali) meaning "expensive, precious, valuable"
Muktasana m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei mukta meaning "pearl" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Mustika f Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect".
Mustikawati f Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Musuksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei musuk meaning "very dark, very black" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Myung-suk m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 錫 (seok) meaning "tin" or 石 (seok) meaning "stone", as well as other hanja characters with the same pronunciation.
Nadide f Turkish
Means "rare, precious" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نا دیده (nā-dida) meaning "unseen".
Nafis m Arabic (Rare), Bengali, Tatar
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.
Nageenah f Urdu, Pakistani
Means "precious stone".
Naimanzuunnadintsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from найм (naim) meaning "eight", зуун (zuun) meaning "hundred", нандин (nandin) meaning "precious, sacred" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower(s)".
Naimanzuunnandintsetseg f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "eight hundred precious flowers" in Mongolian, from найм (naim) meaning "eight", зуун (zuun) meaning "hundred", нандин (nandin) meaning "precious, rare, sacred" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Nam-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 "south" and 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl".
Nandin f & m Mongolian
Means "precious, rare, sacred" in Mongolian.
Naruki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (naru) meaning "love, affection", 成 (naru) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 稔 (naru) meaning "harvest, ripen" or 鳴 (naru) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk" combined with 己 (ki) meaning "self", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamentals", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request, pray", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, history, annals", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
Ndulu m Igbo
Means “life is precious, life is valuable” in Igbo.
Nin-kalla f Sumerian
Means "precious sister", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("sister") and níĝ-kal-la ("precious"). Name borne by many prominent high-status women during the Neo-Sumerian Empire.
Ninsuhzagina f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of the diadem of lapis lazuli", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress"), aga ("diadem, circlet, crown"), and naza-gìn ("lapis lazuli, precious stone")... [more]
Nirani f Indian
The name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".
Niubao f Chinese
From the Chinese 妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare".
Niuzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Niviatsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "graceful, beautiful girl" with the combination of Niviaĸ and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Nobutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretching", 修 (nobu) meaning "discipline, study", 宣 (nobu) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 暢 (nobu) meaning "stretch", 伸 (nobu) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 昶 (nobu) meaning "long day, clear", 順 (nobu) meaning "order, turn, obedient, docile, submissive, meek", 所 (nobu) meaning "place", 常 (nobu) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 喬 (taka) meaning "high, boasting", 教 (taka) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 尭 (taka) meaning "high, far", 敬 (taka) meaning "respect", 賢 (taka) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 公 (taka) meaning "public, open, formal, official, governmental", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety", 考 (taka) meaning "consider, think over", 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high", 尚 (taka) meaning "furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further", 尊 (taka) meaning "precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred", 登 (taka) meaning "ascend, climb up", 宝 (taka) meaning "treasure", 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous", 鷹 (taka) meaning "hawk", 卓 (taka) meaning "table, desk, high", 崇 (taka) meaning "adore, respect, revere, worship", 宇 (taka) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven", 能 (taka) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 固 (taka) meaning "harden, set, clot, curdle" or 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled"... [more]
Nodirabibi f Uzbek
Derived from nodir meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nodirbonu f Uzbek
Derived from nodir meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Nodirgul f Uzbek
Derived from nodir meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nodirtoj f Uzbek
Derived from nodir meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and toj meaning "crown".
Noeru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 音 (no) meaning "sound", 瑛 (e) meaning "crystal" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Nomagugu f Zulu
Means "the precious one" in Zulu.
Norstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and steinn "stone".
Nubao f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Nurtas m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас (tas) meaning "stone".
Obarra f Aragonese
Taken from the name of a monastery ubicated in Huesca, Aragon. It is composed of Basque obis "well, fountain" and arri "rock, stone".
Oddsteinn m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and steinn "stone".
Okja f Korean
From 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 子 "child"
Olaedo f & m Igbo
Interpretation: "Ola edo" means a yellowish precious metal, a jewel; it is Igbo for "gold." Hence a child so name is adjudged "precious" and "golden."
Olimtilla f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek olim meaning "scholar" and tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious".
Ölziichuluun f Mongolian
From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Orezi m & f Nigerian
A unisex name from a Nigerian origin meaning "Precious, your heart desire".
O'roltosh m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek o'rol meaning "opening remark" and tosh meaning "stone, rock".
Osukaru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 御 (o) meaning "imperial", 巣 (su) meaning "nest, hive", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Oyuu-erdene f Mongolian
Means "turquoise jewel" in Mongolian, from оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Oyuun-erdene f Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Panzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Paras m & f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Pakistani, Urdu
In Hindi and Urdu, this name means "touchstone" or "philosopher's stone."... [more]
Peiyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Permata f Indonesian
Means "gem, jewel, precious stone" in Indonesian.
Petratishkovna f Popular Culture
Full name of the character Tish from the early 2000s show The Weekenders. It was said to mean "girl with one nose", but the elements of the name could come from other names such as Petra (meaning of "stone") or Tish (from Letitia, meaning of "joy, happiness")... [more]
Petrichor f Obscure
From the English word petrichor that denotes the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil, which was coined by Australian mineralogist and biochemist Richard Grenfell Thomas in 1964 from Greek πέτρα (petra) meaning "rock" or πέτρος (petros) "stone" and ἰχώρ (ichor) "the juice, not blood, that flows in the veins of gods in Greek mythology".... [more]
Phonepaseuth m & f Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ປະເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, precious, superb".
Piedraescrita f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "written stone" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Piedraescrita meaning "Our Lady of the Written Stone". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Campanario, located in the Spanish province of Badajoz.... [more]
Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)
A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".
Pingqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Ploychompoo f Thai
From Thai พลอย (phloi) meaning "gem; precious stone" and ชมพู (chomphu) meaning "rose apple".
Po m Popular Culture
From Cantonese Chinese 寶 (bóu) meaning "treasure" or "precious". This is the name of the protagonist of the film franchise Kung Fu Panda. He is an anthropomorphic giant panda who is unlikely chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior in the first film.
Pobzeb m Hmong
Means "stone" in Hmong Daw.
Precieuse f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French precieuse, the feminine form of the adjective precieux "precious (of great value)" (via Old French precius, ultimately from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium "worth; value").
Précieux m French (Rare)
Means "precious," from Latin pretiōsus.
Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".
Preciosísima f Obscure
From Spanish preciosísima meaning "most precious".
Preciosisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish preciosísima meaning "most precious".
Pürevchuluun m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Qiai f Chinese
From the Chinese 琦 (qí) meaning "gem, precious stone" and 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade".
Qianyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Qianzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder" or "reeds" or 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Qimmatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qimmat meaning "dear, precious, priceless" and oy meaning "moon".
Qingzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Qinzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Qionglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".
Qionglong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".
Qionglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 璐 (lù), a variety of jade.
Qiongming f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 茗 (míng) meaning "tea".
Qiongqin f Chinese
From the 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive".
Qiongrong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour".
Qiongshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Qiongsheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing".
Qiongxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
Qiongyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Qiongyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Qiongzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".
Qixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琦 (qí) meaning "gem, precious stone, jade" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Queanh f Vietnamese
"royalty", "one and only", "rare", "precious"
Quetzal m & f Nahuatl, American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
From Nahuatl quetzalli, meaning "plumage of the quetzal bird, beautiful feather", figuratively meaning "something precious, something beautiful". Can also be a short form of Quetzalcoatl.
Quetzalcuauh m Nahuatl
Means "eagle plume" or "precious eagle" in Nahuatl, from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cuauhtli "eagle".
Quetzalhua m Nahuatl
Means "owner of feathers", derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Quetzalmitl m Nahuatl
Means "quetzal feather arrow", from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and mitl "arrow, dart".
Quetzalxiuh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
Quetzalxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "feather flower" or "precious flower", from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xochitl "flower".
Radna m & f Buryat
Means "precious, valuable" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).
Ranstein m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of rann "house" and steinn "stone".
Rathanak m Khmer
Means "precious stones, jewels" in Khmer.
Rattana f & m Khmer, Thai
Means "precious gem, precious stone, jewel" in Khmer and Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).
Reki m Japanese (Rare)
From 暦 (reki) meaning "history, chronicle, record, calendar, clearly, pass time, cross over, sequentially" or 礫 (reki) meaning "stepping stone, pebble".
Renyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Riki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 理希, 里希, 利希, 莉樹, 里生 or 莉希 with 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, beseech, few, Greece, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood" and 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, u.mare, o.u, ki) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]
Rikito m Japanese
From 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong", 吏 (ri) meaning "an official, officer", 基 (ki, moto, motoi) meaning "foundation, fundamentals", and 貴 (ki, tatto.i, touto.i) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value," combined with 斗 (to) meaning "Big Dipper" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]
Rïnjin f Western Yugur
Means "precious, jewel" in Western Yugur.
Rothanak m Khmer
Means "precious stone" in Khmer.
Rotstein m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German stain "stone."
Rui m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 類, 流生, 流衣, 琉以, 琉依, 琉唯, 琉生, 琉衣, 瑠伊 or 瑠依 with 類 (rui, tagu.i) meaning "class, genus, kind, sort, variety", 流 (ryuu, ru, naga.re) meaning "a sink, current, flow, forfeit", 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life", 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone", 以 (i, mo'.te) meaning "because, by means of, compared with, in view of", 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "consequently, depend on, due to, reliant, therefore", 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely", 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" and 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one."... [more]
Ruizhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Rukana f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "to play (music)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ruki f & m Japanese
From 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis, lazuli", combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 姫 (ki, hime) meaning "princess", or 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, light"... [more]
Ruko f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ruma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 牧 (ma) meaning "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 萌 (ma) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]
Rumie f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rumika f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Run f Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (run) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Rungrat f Thai
From Thai รุ่ง (rûng) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and รัตน์ (rát) meaning "jewel, gem, precious stone".
Ruru f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 涙 (ru) meaning "tears, sympathy", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 羅 (ru) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 羽 (ru) meaning "feathers", 蕗 (ru) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 陽 (ru) meaning "light, sun, male" or 麗 (ru) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 夢 (ru) meaning "dream", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 陽 (ru) meaning "light, sun, male", 優 (ru) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 月 (ru) meaning "moon", 空 (ru) meaning "sky", 羽 (ru) meaning "feathers", 雨 (ru) meaning "rain", 彩 (ru) meaning "colour", 輝 (ru) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 愛 (ru) meaning "love, affection" or 要 (ru) meaning "need, main point, essence, pivot, key to"... [more]
Ruruto f Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound"... [more]
Rushie f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 依 (e) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ruuku m Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (ru) meaning "waterfall, rapids, cascade", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" or 瑠 (ruu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 侑 (u) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven", 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" or 空 (ku) meaning "sky"... [more]
Ryūsei m Japanese
This name combines 流 (ryuu, ru, naga.su, -naga.su, naga.re, naga.reru) meaning "a sink, current, flow, forfeit", 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone", 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 隆 (ryuu) meaning "high, hump, noble, prosperity" with 星 (shou, sei, hoshi, -boshi) meaning "dot, mark, spot, star", 成 (jou, sei, na.su, -na.su, na.ru) meaning "become, elapse, get, grow, reach, turn into", 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, u.mare, o.u, ki) meaning "birth, genuine, life" or 聖 (shou, sei, hijiri) meaning "holy, master, priest, sage, saint."... [more]
Safwan m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "stone, rock" in Arabic, though it may also be derived from صفا (safa) meaning "pure, clean". This was the name of two companions of Muhammad.
Saidaziz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and aziz meaning "dear, beloved, precious" or "holy, sacred".
Saidtilla m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious".
Saikhanchuluun m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Sanathoi m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei sana meaning "gold, precious" and thoi meaning "winning".
Sangali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sang meaning "stone" and the given name Ali 1.
Sangzor m Uzbek
Means "stone field" in Uzbek.
Saniata f Ilocano
Means "jewel, precious stone, gem" in Ilocano.
Sarobidy f Malagasy
Means "precious" in Malagasy.
Saruul-erdene f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Sassafras f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Named for the tree, which is native to North America and Asia. The name comes from French, derived from the Latin saxifraga or saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking".
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Seok-gyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 碩 (seok) meaning "large, big, great", 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", or 石 (seok) meaning "stone, rock" and 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining".
Seokjoon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 碩 (seok) meaning "large, big, great", 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", or 石 (seok) meaning "stone, rock" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".
Seowoo f Korean
From 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious" and 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem"
Shangqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赏 (shǎng) meaning "reward, grant" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Shangzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shaozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shengyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Shengzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Shieru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (shieru, shi) meaning "sky", 幸 (shi) meaning "happiness", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 思 (shi) meaning "think", 支 (shi) meaning "branch, support, sustain", 枝 (shi) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple, violet", 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry", 偲 (shi) meaning "recollect, remember", 伸 (shi) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 信 (shi) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 青 (shi) meaning "blue, green", 知 (shi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 天 (shi) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 英 (e) meaning "hero, outstanding", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 昴 (e) meaning "the Pleiades (star cluster)" or 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit" combined with 映 (eru) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 璃 (ru) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 累 (ru) meaning "accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually" or 空 (eru) meaning "sky"... [more]
Shili m & f Chinese
From Chinese 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest", 时 (shí) meaning "time, era, season", 史 (shǐ) meaning "history" or 石 (shí) meaning "stone" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "inside, village", 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [more]
Shiliu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", 世 (shì) meaning "world, generation, era", 视 (shì) meaning "watch, look at, observe" or 仕 (shì) meaning "official, scholar" combined with 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [more]
Shiming m Chinese
From Chinese 市 (shì) meaning "city, town, market", 世 (shì) meaning "world, generation, era", or 石 (shí) meaning "stone" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
Shixian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 适 (shì) meaning "to fit, to suit", 世 (shì) meaning "generation, era", or 石 (shí) meaning "stone, rock" combined with 娴 (xián) "elegant, refined", 贤 (xián) "virtuous, good", or 仙 (xiān) "fairy, celestial being", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Shiying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 时, 時 (shí) meaning "time", 石 (shí) meaning "stone", 世 (shì) meaning "world, generation, era", 视 (shì) meaning "watch, look at, observe", or 仕 (shì) meaning "official, scholar" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]
Shizuru f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "calm, quiet, silent" combined with 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Shoji m Japanese
初 means "first" in Japanese, and could possibly mean "precious" when used in conjunction with 児 "child"... [more]
Shuiqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Shuoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues", 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone".
Shuqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Shuzhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 抒 (shū) meaning "to relieve, to ease" or "to express" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true"... [more]
Siboney f Spanish (Caribbean), Arawak
Means "people of the precious stone" or "cave dweller" in Arawak, spoken in Cuba. ... [more]
Sigestan m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name composed of the elements sige "victory" and stan 1 "stone" (making it a cognate of Sigsteinn).
Sila m & f Thai
Means "rock, stone" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit शिला (shila).
Silawan f Thai
From Thai ศิลา (sila) meaning "stone, rock" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Siliu f Chinese
From the Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and 琉 (liú) meaning "sparkling stone".
Songqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Songzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Soyol-erdene f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian соёл (soyol) meaning "culture, the arts" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Stæinborg f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of stein "stone" and bjǫrg 'help, save, rescue'.
Stæinfríðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of steinn "stone" and fríðr "beautiful, good, alive, peaceful, safe".
Stæinhildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements steinn "stone" and hildr "battle, fight".
Stæinkætill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse steinn "stone" and ketill "cauldron hat", "helmet".
Stæinlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of steinn "stone" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Stamford m English
Stamford means "stone ford" and comes from Old English.
Stanburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English element stan 1 meaning "stone" and burg meaning "fortress"... [more]
Stanflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English stan 1 "stone, rock, gem" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
Stanilde f Medieval English, Central African (Rare), English (Rare)
Means "Stone battle". It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon elements stan 1 meaning "Stone", and hild meaning "Battle".
Stanwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements stan 1 "stone" and wulf "wolf". Cognate to Germanic Steinulf and Old Norse Steinólfr.
Steina f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element steinn "stone", and thus a feminine equivalent of Steinn.
Steinbjarta f Faroese
Faroese combination of steinn "stone" and bjartr "light, shining".
Steindís f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name derived from the Old Norse elements steinn meaning "stone" and dís meaning "goddess".
Steiney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".
Steinhard m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German stain "stone" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Steinmar m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German stain "stone" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
Steinólfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse steinn "stone" and ulfr "wolf".
Steinþórr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse steinn "stone" and þórr "thunder".
Steinulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German stain "stone" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Steinvǫr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements steinn "stone" and vár "woman".
Stenkil m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Combination of Old Norse steinn "stone" and ketill "kettle, helmet".
Stolas m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Demon from the Ars Goetia, part of The Lesser Key of Solomon book series, those were anonymously written demonology books from the mid-17th century.... [more]
Sudaĝ f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
A Sumerian name for the Akkadian dawn goddess Aya 3, meaning "To be shining" or "precious metal".
Suhee f Korean
The meaning of the name Suhee depends on each character in the Hangul alphabet. In Korean, "su" means "elegant" and "hee" means "joy". The overall meaning is "precious" or "treasure"
Suíkaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "compact, solid" or "healthy" or "stone" in Greenlandic.
Sung-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (ok).
Suqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
Šuqurtum f Ancient Near Eastern, Akkadian
Of uncertain etymology, however the name is possibly of Akkadian origin, as it ends in the Akkadian feminine suffix tum. One possible name element is the Akkadian šūquru ("very precious, valuable")... [more]
Suvd-erdene f Mongolian
Means "pearl" in Mongolian, from сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
Suying f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy", 璎 (yīng) meaning "precious stone necklace" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous, bright".
Suzhen f Chinese
From Chinese 素 () meaning "plain, simple" combined with 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true", 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 嫃 (zhēn), a meaningless character used in feminine names, or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"... [more]
Swetcote f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English swete "sweet; pleasant, likeable; loved, dear, precious" combined with a diminutive suffix.