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Auset f Egyptian Mythology
Auset is the original form of Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.

Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [more]

Auste m Norwegian
Diminutive of names containing the element aust (from Old Norse austr, "the east").

Austregilde f Frankish
Queen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [more]

Autochthon m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὐτόχθων (autochthon) meaning "sprung from the land itself; indigenous, native", composed of αὐτός (autos) "self" and χθών (chthon) "earth, soil"... [more]

Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]

Ava f Pakistani
In Urdu, this name means "the wind". Urdu is a language mostly used in Pakistan and India.

Avaneesh m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit अवनी (avani) meaning "earth" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Avâraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "little back of the head" in Greenlandic.

Avarka f Hungarian (Modern)
New coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian avar "fallen leaves on the ground".

Avataĸ m Greenlandic
Means "float made of sealskin (used in the kayak)" in Greenlandic.

Avatarssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "big float made of sealskin (used in the qajaq)", combined with Avataĸ and -rsuaq "big, great".

Avianca f Various
This name first occurred in the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset in 1990, when it was given to 18 girls born in the U.S., following the widespread media coverage of the Avianca Flight 203 bombing on November 27, 1989... [more]

Aviaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name meaning "family member, relative", derived from the stem avik "part (of the family)" which is itself composed of aak "blood" and the suffix vik "real".... [more]

Avigad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.

Aviguy m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my father is from the valley", either from Hebrew Avi means "my father" and Guy 2 means "valley".... [more]

Avior m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Avi and Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.

Avita f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Avitus, meaning "ancestral". This name was used for a character in Caroline Lawrence's book series "The Roman Mysteries", first released in 2001... [more]

Avye f Arabic
Meaning “Keeper of the gate”

Awaran m & f Ijaw
Means "a child born during the august break in the rainy season" in Ijaw.

Awino f Luo
Means "born with the cord around" in Luo.

Awolaye m & f Yoruba
Means "the oracle cannot explain this" or "the oracle cannot lie" in Yoruba, from ao "oracle, occult, Ifa", the negation prefix ò‎, and ní "to have" combined with either àyè "explanation, understanding" or ayè "lie, falsehood"

Awuor f Luo
Means "the greedy one" in Luo.... [more]

Axicyotl m & f Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl axicyo, "river where the water forms whirlpools".

Axylos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄξυλος (axylos) meaning "uncut wood" as well as "without wood", which consists of the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-) meaning "not, without, the opposite of" combined with the Greek noun ξύλον (xylon) meaning "cut wood, timber".

Ay m Yakut
Means "the inventor" in Yakut.

Ayaansh m Telugu
Means "The Ray of Sun," "Part of Parents," "God Gift".

Ayamba f & m Jagham, Kenyang
Means "he/she opened the way" in Ejagham, used for the first of twins.

Ayameko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower), sweet flag, calamus" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Ayantay m Yakut
Means "the further way", ultimately from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayaquixtla m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody" and ixtla "before, in the presence of, contemporary with".

Ayata m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 彪 (aya) meaning "spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger", 礼 (aya) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 拓 (ta) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big"... [more]

Ayben f Turkish
Turkish feminine name derived from ay "moon" and ben "I", usually translated as "I am like the moon".... [more]

Aybike f Turkish
One of medieval Turkic feminine names, Aybüge consists of Ay (the Moon) and Büge (lady, madam, gentlewoman). The name means "lady of the moon" Its form Aybüge is modernized as Aybike in modern Turkish.

Ayibatonbara f & m Ijaw
Means "the will of God" in Ijaw.

Aynikamol f Uzbek
From ayni meaning "exact, the same, real, true, genuine" and kamol meaning "fullness, completion, perfection".

Ayniya f Uzbek
From ayni meaning "exact, the same, real, true, genuine".

Ayoola m & f Yoruba
Means "the joy of success" in Yoruba.

Ayşen f Turkish
Means "you are like the moon" in Turkish.

Aysev f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taken from the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and sev, which could be taken from the words sevgi or sevmek meaning "love" and "to love" respectively... [more]

Aytəkin f Azerbaijani
Means "like the moon" in Azerbaijani, from ay meaning "moon, month" and təkin meaning "like".

Aythami m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Guanche name allegedly meaning "the most powerful man".... [more]

Ayu-ikalti f Hurrian Mythology
The Hurrian name for the Sumerian sun goddess Aya 3, who was incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon. This name likely derives from the phrase Aya kallatu, meaning "Aya, the bride".

Ayyappan m Hinduism, Malayalam, Tamil
Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന്‍ (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]

Azganush f Armenian (Eastern)
Means "delight of the people" in Armenian, ultimately from ազգ (azg) meaning "people, nation" and անոյշ (anoysh) meaning "sweet; pleasant, agreeable".

Azha m & f Astronomy
Means "the breeding place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Eta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Azizul m Bengali, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عزيز ال (ʿAzīz al) meaning "dear of the, beloved of the" or "excellence of the, power of the" (such as Azizullah).

Azkadellia f Popular Culture
Possibly derived from the Greek name Delia 1 which means "from Delos, the island of which Artemis and Apollo, the twins gods, were born." ... [more]

Azshara f Popular Culture (Archaic)
Believed to be inspired by the name Asherah, Azshara is the name given to one of World of Warcraft's most notable characters - Queen Azshara. ... [more]

Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]

Azuka m Igbo
Means "the past is greater" or "my back is greater" in Igbo.

Azzur m Biblical
Meaning "One Offering Help".... [more]

Ba'alah f Near Eastern Mythology
Deriving from the feminine form of the Phoenician bʿl ("Lord, master, owner"). This title was used for several goddesses of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons.

Baal-berith m Biblical
Means "lord of the covenant", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and ברית (berit) meaning "covenant". He is a deity that is mentioned in Judges 8:33 and Judges 9:4.

Baal-hanan m Biblical
Means "lord of grace", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and חנן (hanan) meaning "to be gracious". The name was featured by two men in the Bible (Genesis 36:38 and 1 Chronicles 27:28).

Baal-peor m Biblical
Means "lord of the wide opening", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and פער (pa'ar) meaning "open wide". In the Bible, he was a deity that is mentioned in Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28, and Hosea 9:10.

Baburam m Nepali
Meaning "Leader of the Rebellion". Referring to Lord Ram.

Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)
From the ancient place name, from the Greek form of Akkadian Bab-ilani meaning "the gate of the gods" from bab "gate" and ilani, plural of ilu "god".

Bacchante m Arthurian Cycle
Bacchante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Bachtiaruddin m Indonesian
Combination of Bachtiar and الدين (al-dīn) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.

Bachué f New World Mythology
Means "one with the naked breast" in Chibcha. This is the name of a goddess who in the Muisca religion is the mother of humanity.

Badi al-Zaman m Arabic
Means "marvel of the age" from Arabic بديع (badi') meaning "marvelous, wonderful" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era".

Badigwala m & f Kassena
Means "they have defeated the slave raider" in Kasem.

Badr al-Zaman m Arabic
Means "full moon of the era" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with زمان (zamān) meaning "time, age, era".

Badrul m Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with بدر ال (Badr al) meaning "full moon of the" (such as Badr al-Din).

Baha al-Din m Arabic
Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahr al-Din m Arabic
Means "sea of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "sea" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahru m Amharic
Means "the sea" in Amharic.

Baitshephi m & f Tswana
Means "the just" or "the saints" in Setswana.

Bakaffa m Eastern African
Bakaffa (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge'ez መሲህ ሰገድ, "to whom the anointed bows") was nəgusä nägäst (May 18, 1721 – September 19, 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty... [more]

Bakare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian "bꜣ-kꜣ-rꜥ", meaning "glorious is the soul of Ra" or "the ba of the ka of Ra", from Egyptian bꜣ "working power; soul, personality" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the Egyptian god Ra... [more]

Bakhva m Mingrelian, Georgian, Ossetian, Literature
Georgian sources state that this name is of Mingrelian origin and means "well-set, stocky".... [more]

Balagangadharanatha m Obscure, Indian (Rare, ?)
Means "finding refuge in the might of the Ganges-supporter (i.e. Shiva)" in Sanskrit, from a combination of Sanskrit बल (bala) "might, strength" with Gangadhara, a name of the god Shiva meaning "Ganga-supporter, Ganges-receiver, the ocean", and नाथ (nātha) "patron, protector, lord" or "refuge"... [more]

Balamuralikrishna m Indian, Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit बालमुरलीकृष् (Balamuralikrishna) meaning “young Krishna holding the flute”.

Balin m Hinduism
Balin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".

Balsamia f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?)
From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]

Bamewawagezhikaquay f Ojibwe
Meaning, "woman of the sound (the stars make) rushing through the sky" in Ojibwe.

Banafsheh f Persian
Means "violet (the flower)" in Persian.

Barabbas m Ancient Aramaic (Hellenized), Biblical
Hellenized form of bar-Abbâ, which means "son of Abba" in Aramaic, derived from Aramaic bar meaning "son" combined with the Aramaic given name Abba... [more]

Barahir m Literature
Means "fiery lord" in Sindarin. In Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', this was the name of the father of Beren. It was also mentioned in 'The Lord of the Rings' as the name of both a Steward of Gondor and the grandson of Eowyn and Faramir.

Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."

Barayu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"

Bardaisan m Assyrian, Gnosticism
From Syrian ܕܝܨܢ (bar Daiṣān) "son of the Dayṣān", referring to the Daysan River. This is the name of an Assyrian teacher and founder of the Bardaisanites.

Bardia m Persian, Old Persian
Derived from Proto-Iranian *bardz- "be high", interpreted as meaning "high in status, magnificent". Bardia or Bardiya was the younger son of Cyrus II "the Great".

Barkatullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic Barakat "blessings" and Allah "the deity".

Barsheba f American, Biblical
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.

Barsimaeus m History (Ecclesiastical)
From Syriac ܒܪܣܡܝܐ (Barsamya), possibly meaning "son of the blind man" or "son of the divine standard". This is the name of a Christian saint and bishop of Edessa (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey).... [more]

Barzai m Literature
Barzai the Wise is a character in the short story "The Other Gods" by H.P. Lovecraft.

Basciante m Arthurian Cycle
Basciante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1. of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Basilokles m Ancient Greek, Literature
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king" (see Basil 1), though technically both βασίλεια (basileia) meaning "queen, princess" and βασίλειος (basileios) meaning "royal, kingly" are also possible.... [more]

Basumitra m Bhojpuri
Meaning "Friend of the World".

Batamoyo m Shona
It means to “hold or touch the heart”.

Bati m Turkish
Means "the west" in Turkish.

Batikan m Turkish
Means "khan of the west" in Turkish.

Bawon m & f Javanese
Means "share of a rice harvest received for one's services during the harvesting" in Javanese.

Baybars m Medieval Turkic, History
Means "lord panther" in Turkish, derived from Turkish bay "rich person, noble" and pars "leopard, panther". This was the name of the fourth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria.

Bealiah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God is Lord."

Beburos m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Beburos is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world."

Bec f Irish Mythology (?)
Allegedly an older form of Irish beag "small".... [more]

Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

Bega m Georgian (Rare), Ossetian
Georgian variant of Begi. In Ossetian, most likely the name is also derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".

Begli m Turkmen
Means "of the beg", from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Begtabeg m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish gubernatorial title بكلربكی‎ (beglerbegi) meaning "bey of the beys" or "head of the beys". In turn, it is derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Behta f Persian
Means "the best one" in Persian.

Beid m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Beiti m Old Norse
From Old Norse beita meaning "to pasture cattle", "to use a weapon", "to harness to a vehicle", "to steer or sail near the wind, to cruise".

Belayneh m Eastern African, Amharic
It is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ (belay) meaning "above" and ነህ (Neh) means "you".... [more]

Belet-ekallim f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Means "Mistress of the Palace", from Akkadian element belet ("mistress or lady"). This was the Akkadian name for the Sumerian goddess Ninegal.

Belet-ili f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of the gods" or "mother of the gods" in Akkadian, deriving from the elements beltu ("lady, mistress") and ilu ("god, deity"). It is another name for the mother goddess Ninhursag.

Belet-seri f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "mistress of the steppe". The name borne by an underworld goddess in the court of Ereshkigal who was tasked with recording information about the dead entering the afterlife... [more]

Belet-uruk-atkal f Babylonian
Means "I trusted in the Lady of Uruk", deriving from the Akkadian element belet ("mistress, lady").

Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]

Bellamour m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Bellamour is the lord of a castle and Pastorella's true father. He appears in Book 6, Canto 12. of "The Faerie Queene".

Beloc m Greek (Cypriot, Archaic)
Beloc is a classical rendering of the Semitic words bēlu and ba'al, which both mean "lord". It can be used as a theonym, personal name, or royal title. Beloc has multiple meanings, including: ... [more]

Belphegor m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.

Bēl-ṣarbi m Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Means "lord of the poplar", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlu ("boss, chief, master, lord") and ṣarbat (deriving from a place name, that presumably later became associated with groves of trees... [more]

Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".

Bencomo m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche benčom meaning "ambitious" or benchomo meaning "the greatest". It belonged to the penultimate mencey (leader) (1423-1495) of Taoro, Tenerife.

Beneatha f Theatre
Meaning unknown, possibly invnted from the English word "beneath" and the feminine suffix "a". Beneatha Younger is character in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.

Beneharo m Spanish (Canarian)
The name of a late 15th-century Guanche king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) according to the epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604) by Antonio de Viana... [more]

Benipe m Coptic
Means "iron", derived from Egyptian bjꜣ n pt meaning "meteoric iron", literally "metal of the sky".

Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).

Benrimon m Guanche
Means "son of the lame, son of the crippled" in Guanche.

Bentaguaire m Guanche
Means "from the land of the noble" in Guanche.

Benthesicyme f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Βενθεσικύμη (Benthesikyme), derived from βένθος (benthos) meaning "depth (of the sea)" and κῦμα (kyma) "wave, swell". According to the mythographer Apollodorus, she was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus.

Benzaiten f Japanese Mythology
The name of a Japanese goddess, often considered to be the Japanese form of Saraswati. Her name is derived from 弁 (ben) meaning "dialect, discrimination, petal", 才 (zai) meaning "ability, talent" or 財 (zai) meaning "property, riches, wealth" and 天 (ten) meaning "the sky, heavens".

Beocca m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Possibly derived from Old English beo "bee" and a diminutive suffix, therefore meaning "little bee." It may also be related to the Old English masculine name Becca, from which Beckham is derived... [more]

Bereketab m Ge'ez
Means "blessing of the Father" in Ge'ez.

Bethabara f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]

Betheil m & f Assyrian
An Assyrian given name meaning “beta d alaha’ or “house of God” in English, it is an Aramaic form of the name Bethel.

Betsalel m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "in the shadow" in Hebrew. In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

Bevel m Literature
A word meaning “a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge,” coming from the French for “to gape.” Flannery O'Connor used it for two characters in her 1955 short story "The River."

Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."

Beytullah m Turkish (?)
Turkish. The name Beytullah is of Arabic origin and means "House of the God, Home of Allah, Qaba".

Bezaleel m Hebrew (Anglicized), English (Puritan)
Anglicized form of Hebrew Betsalel, meaning "in the shadow." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

Bezmiâlem f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "feast of the World" in Ottoman Turkish (bezm - "feast" and âlem - "the World", taken from Persian language). ... [more]

Bezmiara f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who adorns the feast", from Ottoman Turkish بزم (bezm) meaning "feast, assembly" (of Persian origin) and Persian آرا (ara), the present stem of آراستن⁩ (arastan) meaning "to decorate, adorn".

Bhanumati f Indian
Means "luminous" or "shining like the sun", from Sanskrit भानु (bhanu) "ray of light, splendour, brightness; the sun; beautiful woman" and -मत् (-mat) "as, like, having the qualities of".

Bheki m Zulu
"The person that's broadminded, able to think further about future needs and wants".

Bhekizifundiswa m Zulu
Means "watch the educated ones" in Zulu.

Bhekizizwe m Zulu
Means "look after the nations" in Zulu.

Bhekumbuso m Zulu (Rare)
Means "look after the kingdom", from Zulu bheka "look after" and umbuso "kingdom, dominion".

Bhumibol m Thai (Rare)
Means "strength of the land" from Thai ภูมิ (phumi) meaning "land, earth" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power". Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016) was the king of Thailand from 1946 until his death.

Bian f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 弥 (bi) meaning "universally" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 案 (an) meaning "plan", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet, clear, late in the day"... [more]

Bibijahon f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and jahon meaning "the world".

Bifurr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from German biber or bever both meaning "beaver", or an Old Norse name meaning "the quaking one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Biidaaban f Ojibwe
Loosely translated from Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe language) it is a name meaning "daybreak," "the approach of dawn," "dawn is coming." ... [more]

Bijar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish bijare meaning "elite, the best".

Bilfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements bil "sword" and friþ "peace". A notable bearer of this name was an obscure Northumbrian saint dubbed "St Billfrith the Anchorite".

Bindi f Indigenous Australian, Nyungar
Means "butterfly" from the word bindi-bindi in Nyungar, spoken in Western Australian near Perth.... [more]

Binea m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical boy's name meaning "Son of the Lord"

Binsar m Batak
Means "rising (of the sun)" in Toba Batak.

Biricik f Turkish
Means "the one and only, unique, dear" in Turkish.

Birru m Amharic
Means "the silver" in Amharic.

Bismillah m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه‏ (bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم (ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه (allāh) "Allah".

Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjarklind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".

Blaesilla f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine diminutive of Blaesus. Blaesilla (364–384) was a Roman widow and disciple of Jerome. Most of the knowledge about Blaesilla's life comes from the writings of Jerome, in which he described her piety and virtue... [more]

Blandamour m Arthurian Cycle
Blandamour, whose name indicates bland, or boring, love, is a knight in Book 4 of "The Faerie Queene". He and Paridell have a superficial friendship.

Bleiddudd m Medieval Welsh
Welsh form of the Brythonic name *Bledjojüd- meaning "wolf lord", from Proto-Brythonic *blėð meaning "wolf" (Welsh blaidd) and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Welsh udd).

Bleoberis m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A Knight of the Round Table from Gannes, first mentioned by Chrétien de Troyes. His name may derive from a twelfth-century storyteller named Bleheris mentioned in several texts.... [more]

Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.

Blóðughadda f Norse Mythology
Means "the one with the bloody hair". The bloody hair is supposedly referring to red sea foam. In Norse mythology, Blóðughadda was the daughter of Ægir and Rán.

Blotstulka f Medieval Scandinavian
The name of a purported medieval Swedish queen consort, meaning "the female sacrificer" or "the maiden sacrificer".

Bobbejaan m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
One might think that this name is a blend of the name Bob with Jaan, but that is not the case. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the use of this rare first name originated with the Flemish singer and musician Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010)... [more]

Bodhidharma m Buddhism, History, Sanskrit
Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]

Bodisere f Ijaw
Means "she likes to come to the world" in Ijaw.

Boiamund m Germanic
derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]

Bolin m Popular Culture
An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.

Boljahon f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and jahon meaning "the world".

Bolouikie m & f Ijaw
Means "think of the future" in Ijaw.

Boluwaji m & f Yoruba
Means "wakes up with the lord" in Yoruba.

Boluwatife f Yoruba
Means "as god wishes, one who follows the will of god" in Yoruba.

Bombardine f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the German word Bombarde "bombard (the weapon)".... [more]

Bombur m Literature, Germanic Mythology
A Dwarf in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." A relative of Bifur and Bofur, and the fattest of the Dwarves in Thorin's company.... [more]

Bongsu m & f Malay
Means "the youngest" in Malay, used for the last born child.

Bonsenyor m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Means "good lord". In modern times, more common as a surname.

Bootur m Yakut
Means "protector", "to protect the people and the homeland".

Bóra f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian bóra "bora (northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic Sea)".

Boramey f Khmer
Means "day of the full moon" in Khmer.

Borbeth f Germanic Mythology
"Sister goddess" of Embeth and Wilbeth and one of "The Three Bethen" or "Three Virgins", a group of allegedly pre-Christian goddesses who later became "unofficial" saints.... [more]

Boremund m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television series "House of the Dragon". In the series, Boremund Baratheon is the Lord of Storm's End and the head of House Baratheon early in the reign of King Viserys Targaryen during the middle years of the Targaryen dynasty in Westeros.

Borzygniew m Polish
Composed of members of borzy ("to fight") and gniew ("anger"). It could mean "the one who fights in anger."

Boso m Frankish
Germanic given name of uncertain meaning. Some sources state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element boto meaning "bid, offer" (such as Bodegisel - also compare Bode), whilst others state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element burg meaning "protection", such as Burghard (see Burchard)... [more]

Boye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
There are many etymologies possible for this Frisian name. One is that it is a pet form of Germanic given names that contained the element bodo meaning "lord, ruler" or baug meaning "bow"... [more]

Bożebor m Medieval Polish
composed of the elements of Boże ("God", but originally "fate, valley, happiness") and bor ("fight", "fight, struggle"). Perhaps it meant "one who fights under the protection of fate".

Bracidas m Arthurian Cycle
Bracidas disputes with his brother, Amidas, over treasure they find in Book 5, Canto 4 of "The Faerie Queene". Artegall determines him to be the rightful owner.

Bradney m Old Norman
Bradney is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Bradney family lived in the town and parish of Bradney in county Somerset. The name was originally derived from the Old English word "bradeney," which means "the dweller at the broad island."

Braison m English (American)
Borne by Braison Cyrus, the son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as a portmanteau of B. Ray's Son with B for Billy, rai for Ray, and -son to indicate "son of" to mean, "The son of Billy Ray."

Brancaleone m Medieval Italian
The meaning of this medieval Italian given name is either "a lion's paw" or "he who captures the lion". In the case of the former meaning, the name is derived from Italian branca meaning "paw, claw" combined with Italian leone meaning "lion"... [more]

Brandaen m Medieval Dutch, Literature
Medieval Dutch form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brandanus. The use of this name started in honor of the Irish monastic saint Brendan the Navigator (died circa 577 AD), who was quite popular in the Low Countries throughout the Middle Ages.... [more]

Brandis f American (Modern)
Apparently a modern invented name, blending Brandy with Candice (or Beatrice), though it coincides with a surname which was taken from a place name (either "from from a former Brandis castle in Emmental near Bern, Switzerland, or from any of the places so named in Saxony, Germany", or from the Czech town of Brandýs, on the Labe (Elbe) river (German Brandeis)).

Brandoch m Literature
Brandoch Daha is a lord in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Branislaŭ m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Branislau. Branislaŭ Taraškievič is considered to be one of the “fathers of the Belarusian nation”.

Breaca f Medieval Cornish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Breage, from Cornish bregh "brave". The 5th-century Cornish saint Breage is also known as Breaca or Bray. Breage is also probably the source of the medieval Cornish name Braya.... [more]

Brezo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "heather" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Brezo meaning "Our Lady of the Heather". She is venerated in the Spanish province of Palencia.... [more]

Brihaspati m & f Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday". This is the name of a Hindu deity of piety and religious devotion who is often identified with the planet Jupiter.

Brijendra m Indian
Means "ruler of Brij" from the place name ब्रज (Braj), also known as Brij or Brijbhumi, which is a region in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered to be the land of the Hindu god Krishna, combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".

Brinda f Indian
Means "the basil plant" in Sanskrit.

Brotanax m Ancient Greek
Means "mortal lord" or "lord of the mortals", derived from either the Greek adjective βρότειος (broteios) meaning "mortal, human" or the Greek noun βροτός (brotos) meaning "mortal man" combined with ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".

Brun m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French brun "brown (the color)" (ultimately from Old French brun “polished, shiny, brown”), and denoting a man with brown hair.

Brunetta f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French brune, the feminine form of the adjective brun, "brown (the color)" (ultimately from Old French brun “polished, shiny, brown”), and denoting a woman with brown hair.

Bruynsten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Brunstein. This is not to be confused with the medieval Dutch word bruynsten (which is bruinsten in modern Dutch) meaning "(the) brownest".

Bryaxis m Ancient Greek
Given that this masculine name is sometimes also found spelled as Βρύασσις (Brúassis) or (Bryassis), it is probably derived from - or otherwise, related to - Greek βρυασμός (bruasmos) or (bryasmos), which can mean "delight, lust" as well as "voluptuousness"... [more]

Buddhish m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali
"lord of wisdom " ; "lord of intelligence ". Here बुद्धि means wisdom + ईश means lord

Budo m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "warrior" or "martial" and 道 (do) meaning "way" or "path". Together, 武道 (Budo) refers to "martial arts" or "the way of martial arts," emphasizing both physical technique and spiritual development.

Budoc m History (Ecclesiastical), Breton Legend
Derived from Old Celtic boudi "victory". However, folk etymology likes to associate this name with beuziñ meaning "drown", with the intended meaning of "saved from the waters". In Breton legend this is the name of a 6th century saint, son of Azenor.

Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Bulan m Jewish, Turkish
Bulan was a Khazar king who led the conversion of the Khazars to Judaism. His name means "elk" in Old Turkic. In modern Turkish, it means "The one who finds" (Bul + an).

Bulissa f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
From the Hebrew baalat bayit ("mistress of the house"), which became baalas bayis / balabuste in Yiddish, and then was transformed into a Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek name.

Bunko f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 文子 with 文 (bun, mon, aya, fumi) meaning "art, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Bunroeun m Khmer
Means "the country" in Khmer.

Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]

Burebista m Dacian
The following are interpretations of the name Burebista : a."the brilliant one", b."the noble one", c."the strong one", achieving comparative linguistics studies, also using Sanskrit, where there is the word bhuri-h = abundand, strong, much and bho-s-k which meant brilliant, noble, well known... [more]

Burgundofara f Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the place name Burgundy and Old German fara meaning "journey"... [more]

Buwozi m & f Ijaw
Means "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.

Bylasan f Arabic
"It means Elderberry, from which incense and perfumes are extracted, and some treatments that benefit the scalp are also extracted.

Cà m & f Vietnamese
Means "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.

Caçapava f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ka'a asapaba meaning "stroll through the forest".

Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.

Cadiga f Arabic (Latinized), Literature
Archaic transcription of Khadija. This form is mostly used in older English translations of the Koran, as well as early translations of the Arabian Nights. A notable bearer of this name is the titular character's wife from the Arabian Nights-inspired novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan.

Caelifer m Roman Mythology
From a poetic Latin epithet of the Greek god Atlas which meant "supporting the heavens", from caelum "heaven" and ferre "to bear, to carry, to bring"... [more]

Caelus m Roman Mythology
Means "sky" or "the heavens" in Latin (related to the word caelum). Caelus is the Roman god of the sky, the equivalent of the Greek god Uranus.

Cagney m & f English
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]

Caian m Quechua
Means "Down", "Son of the Sun". It can also have a meaning of "the tomorrow that will always come" - for the ancient Quechua had a circular-time notion.

Calli m & f Nahuatl
Means "house, structure, room; second day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.

Callidia f Theatre, Literature
Probably derived from the Latin adjective calidus, which may be translated as "warm, hot, fiery," or "passionate". Callidia is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [more]

Callyvorry f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and the given name Moirrey with the intended meaning of "servant of the Virgin Mary" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).

Caloub m Literature
Used by André Gide in his novel "The Counterfeiters" for a minor character.

Calyhony f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and Manx doonagh "church" with the intended meaning of "servant of the Church" or "servant of the Lord".

Cambina f Arthurian Cycle
Cambina is Triamond's sister and Cambell's wife in Book 4, Cantos 2–3 of "The Faerie Queene". She is well-versed in magic and able to soothe conflict.

Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]

Camí f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Camino, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Camí, meaning "Mother of God of the Way."... [more]

Camino f & m Spanish
Means "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.

Campanella m Literature
From Latin campanella (a smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters), itself deriving from campana, meaning "bell". It appears in "Night on the Galactic Railroad", a classic Japanese fantasy novel by Kenji Miyazawa.

Canethus m Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, but it may be linked to κανθός (kanthos) meaning "eyelid, corner of the eye".

Cangqiong f Chinese
Cāng (苍) means "blue" or "green" while qióng (穹) means "arch", "dome", or "elevated". Together, it means "heavens", "sky", or "the blue dome of heaven". Cangqiong is the mascot for a voicebank of the same name for the Synthesizer V software.

Cangrande m Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian noun can meaning "khan" as well as "dog" combined with the Italian adjective grande meaning "big, great".... [more]

Cannelle f French (Modern)
Derived from French cannelle "cinnamon (the spice)".

Canowicakte m Sioux
Means "good hunter of the forest", from Lakota čhúŋwaŋča "forest", waókA "good hunter", and kté "to kill".

Canthus m Greek Mythology
Derived from κανθός (kanthos) meaning "eyelid, corner of the eye".

Canto f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "edge" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Canto, meaning "Our Lady of the Edge". She is the patron saint of the town of Toro, located in the Spanish province of Zamora.

Caomeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, herbs" and 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon".

Capilla f Spanish (European)
Means "chapel" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Santísima Virgen de la Capilla and Nuestra Señora de la Capilla, meaning "The Most Holy Virgin of the Chapel" and "Our Lady of the Chapel" respectively... [more]

Cardinia f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare)
A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.

Carenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".

Carrasca f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "holm oak" in Spanish (species Quercus ilex). It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Carrasca meaning "Our Lady of the Holm Oak". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Villahermosa, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain.... [more]

Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Cassis m Greek (?)
Probably means "spice of the wine."

Cassivellaunus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Means "The Passionate Leader".

Castañar f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "chestnut grove" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Castañar meaning "Our Lady of the Chestnut Grove". She is the patron saint of the town of Béjar, in the province of Salamanca, Spain.

Castillo f Spanish (European)
Means "castle" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Castillo meaning "Our Lady of the Castle".

Castrensis m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin adjective castrensis meaning "of the camp, in the camp", which is ultimately derived from the Latin noun castra meaning "(military) camp, encampment".... [more]

Catualda m Germanic
Catualda (flourished in the 1st century AD) was a Marcomannic exile who deposed the Marcomannic king Maroboduus in 18 AD. Catualda is mentioned in The Annals of the Roman historian Tacitus. Following the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, while Germanicus was avenging Rome beyond the Rhine, Drusus attempted to divide and conquer the tribes within the vast realm of the Marcomannic ruler Maroboduus... [more]

Catuvellaunus m Brythonic
"The One Who mnos Leads welnā in Battle katu".

Catya f English (Modern)
This name is gained popular in early 200’s! And popular well-known “The Elite Player” Catya Washington former Bad Girl! Catya Washington was in the show Bad Girls club (2006-2017) and Baddies West.

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

Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).

Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.

Célimène f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
This name was invented by Molière for his play "The Misanthrope" (17th century). Given that many characters in his play bear names that are obviously of Greek origin (or inspired by the Greek language), the name Célimène must then at least be partly Greek as well... [more]

Celtia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the Galician word celta ("Celt"), thus meaning "land of the Celts". This is the name that Galician writer Eduardo Pondal gives to Galicia, reclaiming it as the quintessential land of the Celts.

Centehua f Nahuatl
Possibly means "the only one, unique", derived from Nahuatl centetl "one, a single one".

Centeotl f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl centli "dried ears of corn, dried maize on the cob" and teotl "deity, god; divine force". This was the name of an Aztec maize deity, depicted as both male and female; they may have been an aspect of Chicomecōātl.

Cerceis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "of the weaving shuttle", derived from Greek κερκίς (kerkis) meaning "weaving shuttle, taper rod". This was the name of one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology, described as being lovely of form.

Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."

Ceti f Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)
Feminine equivalent of Cid, a byname derived from the Old Castilian loan word Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word sīdī (سيدي ) "my lord; my master", ultimately from Arabic as-sayyid (السيّد ) "the lord; the master".

Ceto f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Κητώ (Kētō), which meant "sea-monster" (supposedly the source of the word κῆτος (kētos) "any sea-monster or huge fish; sometimes the whale, but often the tunny-fish")... [more]

Chairedemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χαίρω (chairo) meaning "to be glad, to rejoice" combined with Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people".

Chakotay m Popular Culture
Means "man who walks the Earth but who only sees the sky" in the language of the fictional Anurabi tribe. Chakotay was the name of the first officer in 'Star Trek: Voyager'.

Chalchiuhtepehua m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he throws jade down" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone" and tepehua "to scatter or throw something onto the ground"... [more]

Chaltu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "being the best of the best" in Oromo.

Chamaileon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun χαμαιλέων (chamaileon) meaning "chameleon", which consists of Greek χαμαί (chamai) meaning "on the ground" combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".

Chamendra m Sinhalese (Modern, Rare)
Means "the king of the moon".

Chamolmani m Nahuatl
Means "to be like a red parrot" or "in the manner of red parrot feathers", from Nahuatl chamolli "red parrot feather" and -mani "for things to be a certain way".

Chamyne f Greek Mythology
An epithet of Demeter 1, derived from Greek χαμαι (chamai) meaning "on the ground; to the earth".

Chan m Dinka
Means "male child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Changshuo m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of lunar month; the north".

Chantico f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl chantli "home" and the suffix -co, meaning "in the home" or "she makes the home". This was the name of an Aztec fire deity. While usually interpreted as female, several historical writings use ambiguous pronouns.

Cha-o-ha m Sioux
Means "in the wilderness" or "among the trees" in the Lakota language, referring to someone at one with nature.... [more]

Chaolung m & f Shan
Means “Emperor” and more literally “Great Lord”. It is very typically an honorific title for Shan Emperors, not a name.

Chapanjira f Chewa
Means "of the road, of the journey" in Chewa.

Charidemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek χαρα (chara) "happiness" or from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people"

Charm f English (Modern)
From the English word charm meaning "the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration". This name was used by Australian Olympic swimmer and YouTuber Justin Norris for his daughter born 2019.

Charvangi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
Means "beautiful-bodied" in Sanskrit (from चारु (cāru) "beautiful, lovely" and अङ्ग (aṅga) "a limb of the body; the body"), a word used in the Shiva Purana to describe the goddess Kali (called 'Kālī of exquisite body (i.e., cārvaṅgī) and comely appearance').

Chathuranga m Sinhalese
Means "chess (the game)" in Sinhala, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga) literally meaning "(an army) consisting of four parts".

Chauhyohuan m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. May derive from Nahuatl chahuatl "concubine" or chahuati "to be envious, jealous, suspicious", combined with yohua "to become night, to grow dark", or -yoh "made of, full of, with the quality of" and -huan "with, together with".

Chaxiraxi f Spanish (Canarian), Guanche Mythology
Derived from Guanche *ta-ahghər-ahəgh(i), meaning "she who sustains the firmament". This is the name of the mother goddess in Guanche mythology. After the conquest of the Canary Islands and their subsequent Christianization, Chaxiraxi became identified with the Virgin of Candelaria, an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife.

Chelidonios m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective χελιδόνιος (chelidonios) meaning "of the swallow", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow" (see Chelidon).

Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.

Chenfeng m Chinese
This name comes from the song “The Chenfeng Bird” (晨风) featured in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), a collection of poetic folk songs and hymns from the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 - 256 BCE). The song is a melancholy piece describing the feelings of a spurned lover... [more]

Chenghou m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 侯 (hóu) meaning "marquis, lord".

Chengxiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide, circle in the air".

Chenibot m Khmer
Means "son of the victorious" in Khmer, ultimately refering to a Buddhist monk or "son" or disciple of Buddha.

Cheonsa f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 천사 (Cheon-Sa), which comes from Sino-Korean 天使. The character 天 (Cheon (천)) primarily means "Heaven" and by extension, "Sky," and the character 使 (Sa (사)) means "Messenger." The name means "Angel" or "God's Messenger," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Heavenly Messenger" or "Messenger of the Sky." There also is the alternate meaning, coming from Sino-Korean 天師, which means "Celestial Master (Leader of Zhengyi Dao)" in Taoism... [more]

Cheru m Amharic
Means "the benign one, the charitable one" in Amharic.

Chestnut m English (American)
From the English word "chestnut" referring to "a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea; the nut or wood of said tree; and a dark, reddish-brown color". From the Middle English chasteine, from the Old French chastaigne, from the Latin castanea, from the Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia) 'chestnut'.

Chetanna m & f Igbo
Means "remember the father" in Igbo.

Cheviot m English
Derived from the Cheviot Hills, on the border between England and Scotland; the meaning of their name is unknown, but is presumed to be Celtic. They were the site of the famous Battle of Otterburn in the 14th century, immortalised in "The Ballad of Chevy Chase", a popular favourite in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Chevy m & f English
A literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.... [more]