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Keiri f Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (kei) meaning "favour, benefit", 慶 (kei) meaning "celebrate", 慧 (kei) meaning "bright, intelligent", 桂 (kei) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, creek" or 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum"... [more]

Keishou m Japanese
From Japanese 敬 (kei) meaning "respect, honor, reverence" or 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 尚 (shou) meaning "still, as always" or 霄 (shou) meaning "sky, clouds, mist"... [more]

Keiten m Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (kei) meaning "blessing, favor, wise, kind, fortunate" or 敬 (kei) meaning "to respect; to honor" combined with 天 (ten) meaning "heavens; sky" or 典 (ten) meaning "ceremony, rule", or from 啓典 (Keiten) meaning "the Islamic Holy Books (namely the Qur'an, Tawrat, Zabur, and 'Injil)".

Keito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (kei) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 花 (ke) or 華 (ke) both meaning "flower", 馨 (kei) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 京 (kei) meaning "capital", 啓 (kei) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (kei) meaning "square jewel, corner, angle, edge", 恵 (kei, ke) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慶 (kei) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 慧 (kei) meaning "wise", 敬 (kei) meaning "awe, respect, honor, revere", 景 (kei) meaning "scenery, view", 桂 (kei) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree", 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, valley", 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly", 計 (kei) meaning "plot, plan, scheme, measure" or 奎 (kei) meaning "star, god of literature", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 伊 (i) meaning "Italy, that one" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 兎 (ito) meaning "rabbit, hare", 灯 (to) meaning "lamp, a light, light", 愛 (to) meaning "love, affection", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 綸 (to) meaning "thread, silk cloth", 人 (to) meaning "person", 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 絲 (to) meaning "thread", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 友 (to) meaning "friend", 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer" or 朋 (to) meaning "companion, friend"... [more]

Kelani f Hawaiian
Means “Heaven” in Hawaiian.

Kembo m Kongo
Means "heaven" in Kongo.

Kenrou m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kereva f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "heaven" or "elevated".

Khaba m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ḫꜥj-bꜣ, possibly meaning "one whose active power appears in glory", from Egyptian ḫꜥj “rising, shining forth, appearing in glory” combined with bꜣ “active or efficacious power”... [more]

Khakholk m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi (Modern)
MEANING " sky meteor " , Sun. Here ख means sky + खोल्क means meteor... [more]

Khakkhanang f Thai
means "sky"

Khamsavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Khandmaa f Mongolian
Means "ordained woman" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Tibetan མཁའ་འགྲོ་མ། (mkha'-'gro-ma) literally meaning "sky-going mother", a kind of female divinity (also called dakini) in Hinduism and Buddhism that are variously portrayed as goddesses, demons, embodiments of enlightened energy, or spiritually developed human women.... [more]

Khandro f Tibetan
Means "celestial dancer" in Tibetan.

Khatilak m Hinduism
MEANING : "sky-ornament ", Sun. Here ख means sky + तिलक means ornament of head... [more]

Khurts m & f Mongolian
Means "sharp, keen, acute", "good eyesight", or "bright, glowing, glaring, garish" in Mongolian.

Khurtsbaatar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Khurtsbold m Mongolian
From Mongolian хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".

Khurtsgerel m & f Mongolian
Means "bright light, flare, dazzling" in Mongolian, from хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Khurtssükh m Mongolian
Means "sharp axe" in Mongolian, from хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Khvicha m Mingrelian, Georgian, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from a Mingrelian word that means "bright, brilliant, glittering, sparkling".... [more]

Khwezi m & f Zulu
Means "bright morning star" in Zulu.

Kiaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "clear, bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kian m & f Various (Modern)
Modern name inspired by Sumerian Mythology and comes from a combination of Ki ("earth") and An 2 ("sky, heaven")

Kilia f Hawaiian
Means “heaven” in Hawaiian.

Kimiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 王 (kimi) meaning "king, rule, magnate", 君 (kimi) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 公 (kimi) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental" or 仁 (kimi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 淳 (aki) meaning "pure", 彰 (aki) meaning "patent, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining, bright", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, composition, poem, design", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 璋 (aki) meaning "ceremonial jeweled implement", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, existing", 照 (aki) meaning "illuminate, shine, compare, bashful", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Kinsaburou m Japanese
From Japanese 均 (kin) meaning "gentle", 三 (sabu) meaning "three" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "clear; bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kintana f Malagasy
Means "star" in Malagasy.

Kio m Astronomy
The ancient Chinese name for Spica, the common name for Alpha Virginis, a blue giant binary star and the brightest in the constellation Virgo. From the Chinese for "horn, spike", as it is seen as "the horn of Jupiter"... [more]

Kirameki f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (kirameki) meaning "star" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Kirara f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.... [more]

Kirari f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the onomatopoeic adverb きらり (kirari), which describes a momentary flash of light, cognate with Kirara.... [more]

Kirke f Estonian
Allegedly derived from Estonian kirka, the genitive singular case of kirgas “bright”. This is also the Estonian form of Circe.

Kisikawasan m Cree
Means "flash in the sky" in Cree.

Kisora f Japanese
From 希 (ki) meaning "beg, request, rare, hope" and 空 or 昊 (sora) meaning "sky, heaven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kiyoteru m Japanese
From 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable", 咏 (yo) meaning "recitation, poem, composing, song", and 昭 (teru) meaning "bright, enlightened, glorious", 晶 (teru) meaning "crystal, diamond, clear" or 明 (teru) meaning "bright, enlighten, clarifying, understanding"... [more]

Kizil m Turkish
Means "bright red" in Turkish.

Kızılay f & m Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish kızıl meaning "bright red, scarlet" and ay meaning "moon".

Kochab f Astronomy
Possibly from Arabic الكوكب (al-kawkab) or Hebrew כוכב (kokhav) meaning "star". This is the name of the second brightest star (after Polaris) in the constellation Ursa Minor.

Kochav f & m Hebrew
Means "Venus" or "Star" in Hebrew. This is the name of wedding dress designer Pnina Tornai's sister, and has a strictly feminine variant, Kochava.

Kögala f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar кёк (kök) meaning "blue, sky" and ала (ala) meaning "I; them", "mottled, speckled" or "light".

Kōichi m Japanese
From Japanese 晃 (kō) meaning "clear, bright", 幸 (kō) meaning "happiness, blessing, fortune", 光 (kō) meaning "light", 孝 (kō) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 弘 (kō) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 浩 (kō) meaning "prosperous", 宏 (kō) meaning "wide, large", or 耕 (kō) meaning "till, plow, cultivate" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one"... [more]

Kokabiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "star of God", derived from Hebrew כּוֹכַב (kokhab) "star" and אֵל ('el) "God". The Book of Enoch names him as one of the fallen angels. He is also mentioned in the Kabbalistic text 'Sefer Raziel HaMalakh' ("The Book of the Archangel Raziel").

Kokebe m Amharic
Means "my star" in Amharic.

Kokebi f Amharic
Means "star" in Amharic.

Korakuten m Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 天 (ten) meaning "heavens, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Koren m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "shining, bright" in Hebrew. It is also used as a surname Koren.

Kosora f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (ko) meaning "lake" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 空 (sora) meaning "sky". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kotose f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 星 (se) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Koukab f Persian
Means "star" or "dahlia" in Persian.

Kourou m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) meaning "light", 宏 (kou) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 康 (kou) meaning "peaceful", 弘 (kou) meaning "spread, enlarge, expand", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous" or 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Kousei m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness" or 光 (kou) meaning "light" combined with 世 (sei) meaning "world" or 星 (sei) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Koushi m Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (kou) meaning "yellow", 興 (kou) meaning "entertain", 光 (kou) meaning "light", 公 (kou) meaning "official, governmental", 功 (kou) meaning "a success, a great achievement", 厚 (kou) meaning "kind, thick, heavy", 好 (kou) meaning "fondness; what one likes", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 工 (kou) meaning "workman, artisan", 巧 (kou) meaning "clever, skillful", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 康 (kou) meaning "peace", 弘 (kou) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand", 恒 (kou) meaning "always; constant", 晃 (kou) meaning "clear", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous", 港 (kou) meaning "port", 紅 (kou) meaning "crimson", 紘 (kou) meaning "vast, expansive", 耕 (kou) meaning "plow, cultivate", 考 (kou) meaning "thought", 行 (kou) meaning "a line of text", 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance", 高 (kou) meaning "tall", 剛 (kou) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 嵩 (kou) meaning "high, lofty", 虹 (kou) meaning "rainbow", 亘 (kou) meaning "request", 晧 (kou) meaning "daybreak", 洸 (kou) meaning "sparkle, glitter", 煌 (kou) meaning "brilliant", 皓 (kou) meaning "bright, luminous" or 耿 (kou) meaning "bright, shining" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 司 (shi) meaning "officer; official", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 師 (shi) meaning "teacher, master, one's mentor", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 之 (shi) meaning, a possessive marker, 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" or 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital"... [more]

Koyiro m & f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ko) meaning "yellow", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" or 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 二 (yi,ji) meaning "two" and 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene."

Kumika f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 見 (mi) meaning "to see" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Kündül m Yakut
Means "bright, light" in Yakut.

Kuniaki m Japanese
From Japanese 國 (kuni) meaning "land, country" or 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land, region" combined with 昭 (aki) meaning "shining" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuon m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 玖 (ku) meaning "black jewel", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson" combined with 遠 (on) meaning "far, distant", 恩 (on) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity", 穏 (on) meaning "calm; gentle; quiet", 音 (on) meaning "sound" or 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden"... [more]

Kurōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]

Kusami f Japanese
From Japanese ku (空) meaning "sky", ku (九) meaning "nine", ku (宮) meaning "palace", sa (小), meaning "small", sa (早) meaning "fast", sa (沙) meaning "sand", mi (明) meaning "light", mi (美) meaning "beautiful", and mi (妃) meaning "queen"... [more]

Kusi-quyllur f Quechua, Theatre
Means "joyful star" in Quechua, from Quechua kusi "joyful, happy" and quyllur "star". Kusi Quyllur is the name of the princess in the Quechua-language play 'Ollantay' (the oldest known manuscript of which dates to the 18th century).

Kuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu, ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (kuu, ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 黒 (ku) meaning "black", 咋 (kuu) meaning "shout, chew, eat" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 蒼 (u) meaning "blue"... [more]

Kuuga m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "empty, sky" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuuhaku m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "the sky, empty air" combined with 白 (haku) meaning "white". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuujiki m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "sky" combined with 色 (jiki) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuukuu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "sky" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuuto m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "sky" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuuya m Japanese
"Expanding sky"

Kuwala m & f Chewa
Means "shining light" in Chewa.

Kuyuko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kyal f & m Burmese
Means "star" in Burmese.

Kyeongbin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright", 慶 "congratulate, celebrate", or 敬 "respect, honor" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

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".

Kyi f & m Burmese
Means "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.

Kyōtarō m Japanese
This name combines 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital", 恭 (kyou, uyauya.shii) meaning "respect, reverent", 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate", 杏 (an, kyou, kou, anzu) meaning "apricot" or 喬 (kyou, taka.i) meaning "high, boasting" with 太郎 (tarou) meaning "eldest son" (from 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son") or 太 and 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene."

Kyousei m Japanese
From Japanese 叫 (kyou) meaning "to shout, to scream" combined with 星 (sei) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kyran m Sanskrit
Means "shining beam of light" derived from the Sanskrit name Kiran.

Kyu-ho m Korean
From Korean 福 (Kyu) meaning “fortune, health, spirituality” combined with 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". Other Hanja are possible.

Kyung-wan m & f Korean
From the Sino-Korean elements 炅 gyeong ("brilliance, shining") and 玩 wan ("to play with, joke, enjoy"). Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Kyungwon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining", or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 原 (won) meaning "source, origin, beginning"... [more]

Lagi f Samoan
Means "heaven" in Samoan.

Lalehan f & m Tetum
Means "sky" in Tetum.

Lambrini f Greek
Feminine form of Lambros, meaning "bright, shining, brilliant". It is also related to the Greek word Λαμπρή (Lambri), meaning "Easter".

Lambros m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]

Lamnganba m Manipuri
Means "bright" in Meitei.

Lamprini f Greek
Feminine form of the name Lambros. Derived from the Greek word λάμπρος which means "bright", "brilliant", "shining", "radiant" or "illuminating" in Greek... [more]

Lamprokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, brilliant" (compare lampo) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Lamprus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "shining, munificent".

Lamtiur f Batak
From Toba Batak lam meaning "more" and tiur meaning "bright, clear".

Landbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Cognate to Lambert, derived from the Old English elements land "land" and beorht "bright".

Landbert m Germanic
Means "bright land", derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Langalibalele m Zulu
Means "shining sun" in Zulu.

Laniakea f & m Hawaiian, Astronomy
The name Laniakea means "immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian, from "lani" for 'heaven' and "akea" for 'spacious' or 'immeasurable'. Laniakea is the galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way, the Solar System and Earth... [more]

Lanimele f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian lani "heaven, sky" and mele "song".

Lanitra f Malagasy
Means "sky, heaven" in Malagasy.

Lanshuang f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" combined with 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing". Other character combinations are possible.

Lanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Laqampu m Aymara
Means "sky" in Aymara.

Latorunwa f Yoruba
Means "one who has descended from heaven" in Yoruba.

Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)
From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

Leijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".

Leixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".

Leiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".

Leshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, happy, glad" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Leuca f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish leucos meaning "bright; clear; brilliant".

Leuconoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λευκονόη (Leukonoe), derived from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, shining, white" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind"... [more]

Leucophrye f Greek Mythology
Likely derived from λευκός (leukos) meaning "white, bright" and an unknown second element.

Leucosia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Λευκωσια (Leukosia), possibly derived from λευκος (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" and οὐσία (ousia) "being" or "substance, essence". According to some writers, there were three Sirens: Leucosia, Parthenope and Ligeia.

Leucothea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθέα (Leukothea) meaning "white goddess", derived from λευκός (leukos) "bright, clear, white" and θεός (theos) "god"... [more]

Leucothoë f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθόη (Leukothoê), derived from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" and θοός (thoos) "swift, nimble". In Greek mythology, Leucothoe was the beloved of Helios and sister of Clytia.

Leucus m Gaulish (Latinized)
Derived from Gaulish leucos "bright; clear; brilliant".

Leukadios m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. There are currently two possibilities available for the meaning of this given name.... [more]

Leukios m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη (luke) or (lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".

Leukon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη (luke) or (lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [more]

Leukos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη (luke) or (lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [more]

Lewapi m Tswana
Means "sky" in Setswana.

Liangai f Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".

Liangchun f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple".

Liangji m & f Chinese
From Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" combined with 吉 (jí) meaning "lucky, good", 基 (jī) meaning "base, foundation, basis" or 骥 (jì) meaning "good horse"... [more]

Liangliang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Liangling f & m Chinese
This name is a compound of the names 梁 (Liang) meaning "Elevation, Bridge, Beam, Mast", 亮 (Liang) meaning "Radiant, Bright, Brilliant, Light", 凉 (Liang) meaning "Refreshing, Cool", or 良 (Liang) meaning "Virtuous, Auspicious, Beautiful, Respectable, Good", and 灵 (Ling) meaning "Spirit, Soul", 铃 (Ling) meaning "Bell, Chime", 鈴 (Ling) meaning "Boll, Small Bell, Bud", or 綾 (Ling) meaning "Damask, Thin Silk".

Liangmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Liangqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese guitar".

Liangtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".

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".

Lianxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Lightning f & m Popular Culture
From lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English lihting, from leht.

Lihao f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent" or 昊 (hào) meaning "summertime, sky, heaven".

Lihui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Liming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Lin m & f Burmese
Means "bright, clear" in Burmese.

Lingshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 绫 (líng) meaning "thin silk", 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Lingye f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Linhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Linxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 林 (lín) meaning "forest" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".

Linying f Chinese
From the Chinese 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Lipoxšaya m Scythian, Mythology, Scythian Mythology
Possibly means "the king of heaven". This name is borne by one of the sons of Targitaos and the Snake-Legged Goddess in one of Herodotus' recordings of the Scythian genealogical myth.

Liubbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liub (also found written as leub, see Goteleib) meaning "dear, beloved" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".

Liutbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Liuye f & m Chinese
From Chinese 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow" or 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]

Lixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".

Lliphipiq f Quechua
Means "bright" in Quechua.

Lodebert m German
Combination of hlud "famous" and berht "bright".

Lofnheiðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of lof ("permission; praise") and heiðr ("bright, clear; honour"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, the daughter of Hreiðmarr and the sister of Reginn, Fáfnir, Otr and Lyngheiðr.

Logaratchagi f Nepali
Meaning "She with Bright Eyes".

Lokelani f Hawaiian
From Hawaiian loke "rose" (which derives from English rose) and lani "heaven, sky". It was popular in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century.

Lola m & f Lingala
Means "heaven" in Lingala.

Lolia f Ijaw
Means "star" in Ijaw.

Lóni m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the shining one" or "the lazy one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Loni f American (Rare)
Derived from the second element of the Hawaiian name Leilani, lani, "heaven, sky, royal, majesty". The American actress Loni Kaye Anderson (1946-) was given this name as a shortened form of Leiloni, a variant spelling of Leilani.

Luanhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Luanxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".

Luanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Lucebert m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Lucebert, the pseudonym of the Dutch poet and painter Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk (1924-1994).... [more]

Lucentius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin lucens meaning "shining", which makes this name etymologically related to Lucius.... [more]

Lucidus m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin adjective lucidus meaning "clear, bright, shining". This name was borne by the 10th-century saint Lucidus of Aquara.

Luciella f Italian (Rare)
Variant form of both Lucella and Lucilla, which might possibly have been inspired by the Italian word cielo meaning "sky, heaven".

Lucielle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant form of both Lucelle and Lucille, which was probably inspired by either traditional feminine names that end in -ielle (such as Danielle and Gabrielle) or by the French word ciel meaning "sky, heaven".

Luminosa f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the Latin adjective luminosus meaning "full of light, luminous". This was the name of a 5th-century saint from Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. This was also borne by a 6th-century Byzantine woman, the wife of the tribune Zemarchus... [more]

Lunéciel f French (Modern, Rare)
Means “moon and sky” in French (lune et ciel).

Lượng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 亮 (lượng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant".

Lusaber f Armenian
Means "morning star, Venus" in Armenian.

Lushuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Luxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琭 (lù) meaning "jade-like stone" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Maasbert m Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Maas with a name that contains the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright", such as Gerbert.... [more]

Madalbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Mae f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 慧 (e) meaning "bright; intelligent", 恵 (e) meaning "favour", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 永 (e) meaning "eternity" combined with 依 (e) meaning "rely on"... [more]

Maehkiwkasic m Menominee
Means "red sky" in Menominee.

Mae-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for"... [more]

Maganbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Magnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn "power, strength" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.

Mahinarangi f Maori
Means "Moon in the Sky" in Maori

Mairangi f Maori
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".

Maïssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Maïssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Maka'ala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, composed by "maka", meaning "eye" and "ala", meaning "perfume" or "beauty". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "beautiful eyes" or "bright eyes".

Mamiratra m & f Malagasy
Means "shining, luminous" in Malagasy.

Man-hui m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 萬 "ten thousand; innumerable" or 蔓 "creeping plants, tendrils, vines" (man), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).

Maningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "brilliant, bright, sparkling" in Tagalog.

Manu f & m Old Persian
Ancient Persian name that means “heaven”, can also mean “heart desiring”. It is a beautiful name that is also famous in the Latin as well as in the French. There is also a history of a God named Manu in the Sanskrit who is known to be the first man... [more]

Marama m Tahitian
Means "bright, clear" in Tahitian.

Mardǫll f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from marr ("sea, ocean") and dallr ("luminous, shining"). In Norse mythology this is a name for Freyja.

Mareva f Tahitian
Literally means "the one that passes quickly without turning", metaphorically meaning "shooting star".

Marevaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "mareva" and "ura", the meaning is "bright ocean breeze", or "dancing ocean breeze".

Marheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse marr "sea" or marr "horse" combined with heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Alternatively the first element could be derived from other names that begin with Mar- (such as Margrét and María).

Marin f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined 麟 (rin) meaning "bright, Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, shining". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mariqueen f Filipino, English (American)
Possibly a combination of the name Mary and queen, most likely a reference to the Virgin Mary, who in Roman Catholicism is given the title "Mary, Queen of Heaven" for being the 'Queen Mother' of Jesus.... [more]

Marom f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sky" or "height" in Hebrew.

Masaaki m Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" combined with 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun", 右 (aki) meaning "right", 映 (aki) meaning "a reflection; to reflect", 且 (aki) meaning "almost; nearly", 暁 (aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 紹 (aki) meaning "introduce", 督 (aki) meaning "command, lead", 明 (aki) meaning "clear, bright", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Masateru m Japanese
From 將 (masa) meaning "commander, leader, general" and 明 (teru) meaning "bright, clarifying, enlighten". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masaya m Japanese
From Japanese 允 (masa) meaning "license, sincerity, permit", 栄 (masa) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 雅 (masa) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 宜 (masa) meaning "best regards, good", 匡 (masa) meaning "correct, save, assist", 公 (masa) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 順 (masa) meaning "obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion", 将 (masa) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 真 (masa, ma) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (masa) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 征 (masa) meaning "subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes", 政 (masa) meaning "politics, government", 正 (masa) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 聖 (masa) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 壮 (masa) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 大 (masa) meaning "big, great", 方 (masa) meaning "direction, person, alternative", 麿 (ma) meaning "I, you", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 理 (masa) meaning "reason, logic", 諒 (masa) meaning "fact, reality, understand, appreciate" or 和 (masa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" or 三 (sa) meaning "three" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 寧 (ya) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 允 (ya) meaning "license, sincerity, permit" or 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase"... [more]

Massiel f Spanish
Popularized by the Spanish singer María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa "Massiel", who was given her stage name after the words mar ("sea") and cielo ("sky").

Mate f Japanese (Archaic)
"Satisfy heaven".

Matzayani f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "for the sky to open up, for a wall to split" in Nahuatl.

Maubert m Medieval, Medieval French, Old High German
Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" or Proto-Germanic amal "vigor, bravery" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.

Mayantigo m Guanche
Means "piece of heaven" in Guanche. Mayantigo was the name of a Guanche leader from the island of La Palma at the time of the European conquest, at the end of the 15th century. He was later known as Aganeye.

Mayga f Indian, Hinduism
Variant of Indian Hindu name Megha. Means "cloud," "rain cloud," "rain," or "star" in Sanskrit.

Maygha f Indian, Hinduism
Variant of Indian Hindu name Megha. Means "cloud," "rain cloud," "rain," or "star" in Sanskrit.

Mazel f Yiddish
In Hebrew, the word is generally transliterated as mazal, and literally refers to a "star" or "planet in the night sky" or "zodiac constellation." It came to mean "lucky" in medieval times due to the widespread belief in astrology and that the planets and constellations can influence one's fate.

Mbyja f Guarani
Means "star" in Guarani.

Meguro f Japanese
From Japanese 名 (me) meaning "name", 周 (megu) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 女 (me) meaning "woman, female", 巡 (megu) meaning "patrol, go around, circumference", 恵 (megu, me) meaning "favour, benefit", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (me) meaning "bright, light", 梅 (me) meaning "plum", 米 (me) meaning "rice, USA, metre", 綿 (me) meaning "cotton", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 萠 (me) meaning "sprout, bud", 九 (gu) meaning "nine", 君 (gu) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 来 (gu) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (gu) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 紅 (gu) meaning "crimson, deep red", 勲 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merit", 薰 (gu) meaning "a medicinal herb, to cauterize", 邦 (gu) meaning "home country, country, Japan", 勳 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merits, rank", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 國 (gu) meaning "country", 訓 (gu) meaning "instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read" or 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture" combined with 浪 (ro) meaning "wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained", 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 論 (ro) meaning "argument, discourse", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 滝 (ro) or 瀧 (ro) both meaning "waterfall, rapids, cascade", 楼 (ro) meaning "watchtower, lookout, high building", 龍 (ro) meaning "dragon" or 郎 (ro) meaning "son"... [more]

Meihui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 荟 (huì) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant, abundant"... [more]

Meinbert m Medieval, Old High German, Medieval German
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.

Meirō m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 明朗 with 明 (myou, min, mei, a.kasu, aka.ramu, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.ku, a.kuru, -a.ke, a.keru) meaning "bright, light" and 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene."... [more]

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Meissa f Western African, Astronomy
Variant of Maïssa; from Arabic maḥīṣ meaning "shining, glittering". This is also the traditional name of Lambda Orionis, a star in the Orion constellation.

Meitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Meixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Meizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".

Mek f & m Khmer
From the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha) meaning "sky, cloud".

Melelani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian mele "song" and lani "heaven, sky".

Menaka f Indian, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil
Means "celestial damsel" in Hindi.

Menawra f Bashkir (Rare)
From Arabic مُنَوَّرَة ‎(munawwara) meaning "illuminated, luminous".

Meneldil m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "lover of the Heavens" in the fictional Quenya language, from menel meaning "the heavens" and -ndil, a suffix meaning "lover, friend".

Menghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Mengxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Mengye f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Merberta f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German māri "famous" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz) and Old High German beraht "bright" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz).

Meremere m & f Maori
This name means "Venus as an evening star" and "star". This was the name of the Ngati Tama Chief of Kaingaroa, Meremere (d. 1860) who protected Moriori under him from other Maori chiefs during the Moriori genocide... [more]

Miaka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 明 (aka) meaning "bright" or 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red".

Miaojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Miaoliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".

Miaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Michiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", or it can come from a combination of 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope"... [more]

Michid f & m Mongolian
Means "evening star" in Mongolian.

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Mihiro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 位 (mi) meaning "rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 充 (mi) meaning "allot, fill", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (mi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 瑞 (mi) meaning "congratulations", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (mi) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess" or 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean, sea", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 尋 (hiro) meaning "inquire, fathom, look for", 拓 (hiro) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 博 (hiro) meaning "Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 浩 (hiro) meaning "wide expanse, abundance, vigorous", 四 (hiro) meaning "four", 大 (hiro) meaning "large, big", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 宥 (hiro) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 皓 (hiro) meaning "white, clear", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 丈 (hiro) meaning "length" or 優 (hiro) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness"... [more]

Miká’e f Omaha-Ponca
Means “star” in Omaha-Ponca.

Mikuka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikuno f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mililani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly caress", from Hawaiian mili "caress" and lani "heaven, sky".

Mimbi f Guarani
Means "bright" in Guarani.

Min f Japanese
From Japanese 敏 (min) meaning "agile, quick, alert; sensitivity", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light", or 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Minar f Batak
Means "bright, clear, shining" in Batak.

Minbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 碧 (bì) meaning "green, blue".

Mingbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear, brilliant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Mingcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Mingdan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".

Minghao m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, brilliant" combined with 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 浩 (hào) meaning "grand, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Minghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Minghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Minghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]

Mingjian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mingjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call, to make a sound, to voice" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 介 (jiè) meaning "help, assist"... [more]

Mingjin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]

Mingjuan f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Mingli f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village; neighbor", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present"... [more]

Mingliang m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]

Minglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".

Mingluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Mingmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Mingqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "thin silk, elegant, graceful".

Mingshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Mingwu m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 悟 (wù) meaning "enlightenment, awakening" or 伍 (wǔ) meaning "troop of five soldiers"... [more]

Mingxia f Chinese
Chinese name meaning "Bright Halo" from the characters 明 (ming2) meaning "bright, clear, shinging" and 霞 (hsia2) meaning "halo". A famous bearer was Fu Mingxia, a female multiple-gold medal and Olympic diver.

Mingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Mingxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Mingxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]

Mingxing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet" or 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper"... [more]

Mingxiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 绣 (xiù) meaning "embroider, embroidery".

Mingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, adorned, brilliant".

Mingyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" and combined with Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks".

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".

Mingyi f Chinese
From the Chinese character 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "sound, cry", or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", or 依 (yī) meaning "according to, in light of"... [more]

Mingyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".

Min-Gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride" or 圭 (gyu) meaning "sharpened jade"... [more]

Mingyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call, to make a sound, to voice" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious"... [more]

Mingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 媛 (yuàn)# meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Mingyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap"... [more]

Minhee f Korean
From 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 民 "people, subjects, citizens" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious"

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).

Minhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 瑚 (hú) meaning "coral; person of virtue".

Min-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", or 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger" or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China"... [more]

Min-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 煥 (hwan) "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Min-Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade" or 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 赫/爀 (hyeok) meaning "bright"... [more]

Min-Jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 旻 (min) meaning "heaven" combined with 哉 (jae) used as an exclamation particle, 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule", 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 載 (jae) meaning "carry, transport"... [more]

Minjun f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".

Minlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Minmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Minnesota f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America, which came from the name of the river "Minnesota River". Thus, the river got its name from the Sioux Indian word "Minisota." That word comes from the words minni, meaning "water", and sotah meaning "sky-tinted" or "cloudy." Therefore, Minnesota means "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water".

Min-sang m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 旻 meaning "sky," and a sang hanja, e.g. 相 meaning "mutual; foundation, basis; help, aid."

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-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]

Minsha f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霎 (shà) meaning "light rain".

Minshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Minshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Minshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".

Minsi f Korean
旻示 — min (旻) meaning “heaven”, and si (示) meaning “wings”. So “heaven’s wings; heavenly wings”.

Minsu m Korean
From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," and 秀(su) meaning "flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful". Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Mintian f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful".

Minting f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Minto f & m Japanese
From Japanese ミント (minto) meaning "mint", 海 (min) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (min) meaning "fragrance", 壮 (minto) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 美 (min) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (min) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light" or 弥 (min) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 草 (to) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 葉 (to) meaning "leaf", 戸 (to) meaning "door", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 扉 (to) meaning "front door, title page, front page" or 歩 (to) meaning "walk"... [more]

Minxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Minxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".