MarmoriemCarolingian Cycle, Pet Means "dappled" or "marbled", from Latin marmor "marble". This is the name of the warhorse of Grandoyne, one of the Saracens in the Old French epic The Song of Roland.
MetrodorosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek μητρος (metros), which is the genitive of Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother". The second element is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."
MiraphorafGreek (Rare) Possibly a variant of Myrophora. It is borne by graphic designer Miraphora Mina, who worked on all of the 'Harry Potter' films.
MirliflormFolklore Derived from French mirliflore meaning "dandy". This is the name of a prince in the fairy tale 'Rosanella'. He is known for his inconstancy.
Mirokumarum & fJapanese Means "Matreiya Cycle" in Japanese. It was used in Bleach, Memories of Nobody as the name of Senna's zanpakuto.
MorvorenfCornish (Modern, Rare) Derived from Cornish morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish mor "sea" and moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [more]
MyrophorafLate Greek, Greek Derived from Greek Μυροφόροι (Myrophóroi) meaning "Myrrhbearers", which in Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a term that refers to the women with myrrh who came to the tomb of Christ early in the morning, only to find it empty... [more]
NarongritmThai From Thai ณรงค์ (narong) meaning "fight, campaign" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "(divine) power".
NoriyorimJapanese From 範 (nori) meaning "an example" combined with 頼 (yori) meaning "to rely, depend on".
NorðbjørtfFaroese Faroese combination of norðr "north" and bjartr "bright".
NurbahorfUzbek Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bahor meaning "spring".
Nyi Roro KidulfIndonesian Mythology From the feminine honorific nyai combined with Javanese rara meaning "girl, maiden" and kidul meaning "south". This is the name of the goddess of the sea in Javanese and Sundanese mythology, more specifically the guardian of the Indian Ocean... [more]
OrchaldormLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Orchaldor was a noble, son of Hatholdir a descendant of the House of Hador and a close personal friend of Tar-Meneldur. He married Ailinel the elder daughter of Tar-Meneldur and sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]
OrdbeorhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and beorht "bright".
OrgetorixmOld Celtic, History Derived from Celtic orgeto "killer" (which comes from orge "to kill") combined with Celtic rix "king." This name was borne by a leader of the Helvetii (a Celtic tribe), who lived in the 1st century BC.
OrochimarumJapanese The name Orochimaru is the name of the enemy of Jiraiya in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語) or The tale of the gallant Jiraiya. He was once a follower of Jiraiya's and was named Yashagorou (夜叉五郎) ,but was taken over by snake magic and changing his name to Orochimaru and having the ability to turn into a snake... [more]
OrodrethmLiterature Means "mountaineer" in Sindarin. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Orodreth is an Elf, the father of Finduilas and in some versions the father of Gilgalad.
OrofrisafSpanish (European, Rare), Literature Possibly elaboration of Orosia. The famous bearer of this name was Doña Orofrisa (Orofrisia) de Mendoza y Castilla, married to Don Francisco de Cepeda y Guzmán, who was a nephew of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)... [more]
OrophermLiterature Means "tall beech-tree", from Sindarin oro ("high") and fêr ("beech"). In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of an Elf, the father of Thranduil and grandfather of Legolas.
OrophernesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of Old Persian *Varufarnāh, from the Old Persian elements *varuš meaning "wide" and *farnāh meaning "glory, splendour, fortune". This was the name of a king of Cappadocia, who lived in the 2nd century BC.
OrorafJapanese From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
OrorofPopular Culture Ororo Munroe is one of the main protagonists in Marvel's X-Men line of comics, where she is better known by her 'mutant' name Storm. As a mutant she has the ability to control the weather... [more]
O'rozberdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and berdi meaning "gave".
O'rozmurodmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
O'roznazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
O'roztemirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and temir meaning "iron".
OrthagorasmAncient Greek There are three possible meanings for this name: "to speak loudly at the assembly", "righteous speaker" and "righteous assembly".... [more]
OstromirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic ostrъ "sharp" (compare Polish ostro "sharply" and Polish ostry "sharp"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
OyruxsorfUzbek Derived from oy meaning "moon" and ruxsor meaning "face".
ParoyrmAncient Armenian Means "spiral" in Ancient Armenian. This is the name of a king in the Ancient Armenian history of Movses Khorenatsi. The king is the son of Skayordi. According to Khorenatsi, He was descended from Hayk, the founder of Armenia.
ParsaoranmBatak Means "gathering, mixing, blending" in Toba Batak.
PeramonkorofAinu Meaning "child playing with a spatula". The name of Peramonkoro Sunazawa, Ainu activist and one of the most respected Japanese textile artists of the twentieth century.
PetrichorfObscure From the English word petrichor that denotes the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil, which was coined by Australian mineralogist and biochemist Richard Grenfell Thomas in 1964 from Greek πέτρα (petra) meaning "rock" or πέτρος (petros) "stone" and ἰχώρ (ichor) "the juice, not blood, that flows in the veins of gods in Greek mythology".... [more]
PetromirmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
Phra Mae ThoranifFar Eastern Mythology Thai chthonic earth goddess. Her name is derived from พระ (phra), an honorific title, แม่ (mae) meaning "mother" and the Pali word dhāraṇī meaning "ground, earth".
PrawdomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawda "truth, verity", which is derived from Old Church Slavonic pravida "truth" (which in turn is probably derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right")... [more]
PrawomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian prav and Czech pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [more]
PraxagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise". The second element is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [more]
PriormDanish (Rare) Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".
PrioremMedieval Italian From priore 'prior', a nickname or occupational name, which probably most often originated as an occupational name for a servant of a prior or some important lay dignitary.
ProcrisfGreek Mythology Latinized form of the Greek name Πρόκρις (Prokris), which is possibly derived from Ancient Greek προκρίνω (prokrino) meaning "to choose before others, prefer, select". Procris was a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, and wife of prince Cephalus, who accidently killed her during the hunt.
ProdromakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Prodromos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
ProdromosmGreek Means "precursor, forerunner" in Greek, literally "running before, going in advance" from πρό (pro) "before, in front of" and δρόμος (dromos) "a course, running". It is taken from the title of Saint John the Baptist, Ιωάννης ο Πρόδρομος (Ioannis o Prodromos); in Eastern Christianity, John is commonly referred to as the forerunner of Jesus, since John announces Jesus' coming.
PropertiusmAncient Roman Roman family name which was probably derived from Latin propero "to make haste, to be quick". Sextus Aurelius Propertius, better known as Propertius, was a 1st-century BC Roman poet. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Ovid.
ProperziafItalian Italian feminine form of Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.
ProrsafRoman Mythology Contracted form of Proversa, which means "forwards looking, turned toward the front" from Latin pro- "forward direction" and the verb vertere "to turn". Postverta and Prorsa were surnames of Carmenta, a Roman goddess of prophecy and childbirth... [more]
ProsimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish prosić "to ask (for/somebody), to request, to beg". Also compare Croatian prositi "to beg" and Czech prosit "to ask for, to beg"... [more]
ProtagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek πρωτος (protos) meaning "first" (also see Proteus). The second element is either derived from Greek αγορευω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek αγορα (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market".... [more]
ProthoenormGreek Mythology The first element of this name is not quite certain. Through a variant spelling, it might be derived from of one of the following two Greek adjectives: πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first, earliest" and πρωτός (protos) meaning "destined"... [more]
PrzedbormPolish The first element of this name is derived from the Polish adjective przed "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
PürevdorjmMongolian From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
QarabörümAzerbaijani From the Azerbaijani qara meaning "black" and Turkish börü meaning "wolf".
QurbonshakarfUzbek Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweets".
RagnormNorwegian (Rare, Archaic) Possibly a combination of the Old Norse name elements regin "advice, counsel" and norðr "north", though it could also be a variant of Ragnar.
RasoherinafHistory Rasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.
RatatoskrmNorse Mythology Likely means "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth" from Rati, the name of a legendary drill or auger, and Old Norse -toskr meaning "tusk, tooth". In Norse mythology Ratatoskr is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagle perched atop the tree, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who lives beneath the roots of the tree.
RáðormrmOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ormr "worm, snake".
RatibormPolish Derived from Slavic rat "war, battle" combined with bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
ReservoirfRomani (Rare, Archaic) From the English word. In the case of Reservoir Smith, a gypsy girl, daughter of Shadrack Smith, she had reputedly received her name from the site, close to a reservoir, where she was born.
Restorem & fEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position." Referring to a restoration of faith.
RevomirmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир (revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [more]
RhetoriosmLate Greek Derived from Greek ῥήτωρ (rhetor) meaning "orator, public speaker".
RhetoriusmLate Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Rhetorios. A bearer of this name was the classical astrologer Rhetorius of Egypt, who lived in the 6th and early 7th century AD.
RhexenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ῥηξήνωρ (rhexenor) meaning "bursting through ranks of armed men (of the enemy)", which consists of the Greek noun ῥῆξις (rhexis) meaning "breaking, bursting, breaking forth" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
RhoderickmEnglish (Rare) Variant spelling of Roderick. A known bearer of this name was Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1893-1959), a senior officer of the British Royal Navy.
RiborgfNorwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare) Variant of Rigborg. The first element is either from Old Norse ríki "empire, kingdom" or ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich, mighty". The second element is from either Old Norse bjarga "to help, save", or bjǫrg "help", or from borg "castle, fortification"... [more]
RicbeorhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ric "ruler, king" and beorht "bright". This name is related to the Germanic Ricbert, and was borne by a brief King of East Anglia.
RicordanomMedieval Italian Derived from the Italian word ricordano, which comes from the Italian verb ricordare meaning "to remember" as well as "to commemorate".
RignomermGermanic, History Variant of either Ragnomar or Ricomer (see Ricmar). Rignomer of Le Mans was a brother of Ragnachar, a 5th-century king of Cambrai (France).
RigobertmGermanic, History (Ecclesiastical) Form of Ricbert. Saint Rigobert (died 743) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot at Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698.
Ringborgf & mSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".
RingvorfSwedish (Rare) Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).
RinormAlbanian Derived from Albanian rinor "youthful".
Roamerm & fEnglish (American, Archaic) From the Middle English word roam(er), to refer to someone who likes to move around and travel, especially without a clear idea of what they want to do or go.
RoarkemIrish It derives from the surname Ó Ruairc in Irish. Other variants of the surname include Rourke and O'Rourke, both common in Ireland. Possibly an Irish translation of the Germanic name Roderick
RobertinmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Robert. This given name is no longer in use in France (apart from the handful of bearers that were born in the 1960s), but it still survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there nowadays).
RobespierremFrench (Rare, Archaic) Transferred use of the surname Robespierre as a given name, used in reference to Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), who was one of the best-known leaders of the French Revolution.