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Elevenf & mPopular Culture, English (Modern, Rare) From the name of the number 11, from Old English endleofon, itself from Proto-Germanic *ainalif meaning "one left (from ten)".
ElischkafPopular Culture German spelling of Eliška, used in the 1994 fairy tale film Die Mühlenprinzessin (Princezna ze mlejna in Czech).
EndeavourmPopular Culture English word meaning, "to try (to do something," or, "an effort to do or attain something." The name of an inspector featured in a series of detective novels by Colin Dexter as well as two British television shows, Inspector Morse and Endeavour.
EndorafPopular Culture, Various Based on the biblical place name Endor, which is of uncertain meaning (see Endor). It was used for a character in the American television series 'Bewitched' (1964-1972), in which case it was presumably an allusion to the biblical Witch of Endor whom Saul consulted, according to the first Book of Samuel in the Old Testament... [more]
EomermAnglo-Saxon, Popular Culture From Old English eoh "horse, steed" and mære "famous, illustrious, known". Eomer was, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the great-great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia, the first King of Mercia... [more]
ErumLiterature, Popular Culture Means "the one" or "he that is alone" in Quenya. Eru Ilúvatar is the supreme being, God, and creator of all in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium... [more]
EsmeraudefPopular Culture Derived from French word for emerald, émeraude, possibly influenced by Esmeralda (which also means "emerald"). This is the name of a member of the Black Moon Clan from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'.
EspellafPopular Culture Variant of Estella with the added element "spell" used for a main character in the game "Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney." The name reflects the theme of the game's plot focusing on witches and witchcraft, this character exclusively accused of being a witch several times throughout the story.
EvinrudemPopular Culture This name was used for the dragonfly in Disney's The Rescuers. It was chosen in reference to Evinrude motors.
EvoletfPopular Culture, English It has been suggested that the name was created from an elaboration of love as a palindrome, or from the backwards spelling of t(h)e love with the h omitted for the sake of aesthetics, or from evolve as an incomplete anagram... [more]
Evraf & mTurkish, Literature, Popular Culture In Irish author Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak series, Evra Von is a member of the sideshow where he is displayed as a 'snake boy'.
EvvamenefTheatre, Popular Culture From the phrase "ever mean". This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in the Broadway musical 'The Wiz'.
EzranmPopular Culture Ezran is a main character in the Netflix original show 'The Dragon Prince' (2018-). Ezran is the 10-year-old crown prince of Katolis and Callum's younger half-brother who has the ability to speak with animals... [more]
EzrifPopular Culture Meaning unknown. Ezri Dax is a character on the television series Deep Space Nine.
FandralmPopular Culture Fandral the Dashing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers.
FantomahfPopular Culture Fantomah is the name of the first female character to appear in print as a superhero, the "Mystery Woman of the Jungle", created by Barclay Flagg (a pseudonym of Fletcher Hanks, USA) for Jungle Comics #2, published by Fiction House (USA) in February 1940.
FarorefPopular Culture This is the name of a goddess in The Legend of Zelda series of video games. The goddess of courage, earth and life, her name supposedly means "life" or "courage" in the ancient Hylian language.
FeloniusmPopular Culture This was the first name of Gru from the Despicable Me movies. He is often referred to by his surname Gru. His name was possibly taken from the word felonious which means "of, relating to, or involved in crime".
FendermDutch (Rare), Popular Culture First seen in the Dutch naming statistics in 1993 (when 16 baby boys were given this name), the name Fender has since enjoyed a stable presence in the naming statistics (with 16 births each year) until a sudden increase in popularity in 2008 (20 births), which it has maintained so far... [more]
FerbmPopular Culture Ferb Fletcher is one of the two main protagonists in Disney's animated TV series 'Phineas and Ferb' (2007-2015). According to the series showrunner, Ferb is short for "Ferbs". It may have been originally coined in resemblance of names like Ferd and Herb.
FerbsmPopular Culture Supposedly a diminutive of Frank. In the Disney show 'Phineas and Ferb' (2008-2015), this is Ferb's given name, though this was only confirmed by show creator Dan Povenmire after the show's run had concluded.
FetchfPopular Culture From the English word fetch. This name is used for a fictional character in the video game Infamous Second Son (2014).
FievelmPopular Culture Variant spelling of Feivel, as seen in the animated film "An American Tail." It doesn't seem to be an existing spelling (as in, seen on human beings), so it is likely that Fievel is actually a more phonetical spelling of Feivel: the creators of the film must have thought that Fievel would be easier to pronounce for American audiences than Feivel.
FjormPopular Culture From the Old Norse element fjǫr meaning "life; spirit; energy". Fjor Jutul (played by Herman Tømmeraas) is the main character in the Norwegian-Danish TV series 'Ragnarok' (2020-).
FlambergefPopular Culture Flamberge (named Flam Rouge in Japan) is a boss who made her debut in Kirby Star Allies. She is described as the Blazing General of the Three Mage-Sisters (the other two being Francisca and Zan Partizanne), and serves Hyness, the main antagonist of the game.
FlarefPopular Culture In the Konami RPG "Suikoden IV," Flare En Kuldes is the princess of the Kingdom of Obel. Princess Flare also appears in "Suikoden Tactics" ("Rhapsodia" in Japan).
FlashmPopular Culture, American (Modern, Rare) From the English word flash. from Middle English flasshen “to sprinkle, splash,” earlier flask(i)en; probably phonesthemic in origin; compare similar expressive words with fl- and -sh.... [more]
FlemethfPopular Culture Flemeth is the mysterious "Witch of the Wilds" from the Dragon Age series, making an appearance in every game.
FlickafEnglish, Popular Culture Diminutive of Felicity. This name was notably borne by the titular character (a horse) in the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara.
FlonnefPopular Culture Flonne is the name of a main character of Disgaea, a series of tactical RPG games developed by Nippon Ichi.
FloweymPopular Culture Variant of Flower. In the RPG Undertale, Flowey is a sentient golden flower, the soulless reincarnation of Asriel, who tricks the player by calling his attacks "friendliness pellets".
FonziemItalian (Modern), Popular Culture Short form of Alfonso this was the name of Henry Winkler's character on "Happy Days" (1974-1984) whose real name was Arthur Fonzarelli aka "The Fonz"
FoxxyfPopular Culture Variant of Foxy. A notable fictional bearer is Foxxy Love from the animated series 'Drawn Together'.
FozziemPopular Culture Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character. Fozzie is an orange-brown, fozzie bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a red-and-white polka-dot necktie.
FrankincensemPopular Culture (Modern, Rare) Derived from Old French franc encens meaning "high quality incense"; the word is primarily used to refer to an aromatic resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, and is mentioned in the Christian Bible as one of the three gifts given to the baby Jesus by the wise men.... [more]
FrasiermPopular Culture Variant of Fraser. Notable fictional bearer is Frasier Crane from the shows 'Cheers' and 'Frasier', portrayed by Kelsey Grammer.
FriezamPopular Culture Frieza is one of the main villains in the Dragon Ball manga series. His name comes from freezer, due to this cold-bloodedness. It also matches the trend of some of the characters having food-related names.
FuzzymPopular Culture A name for someone with a lot of hair. A notable fictional bearer was Fuzzy Lumpkins, a villian from The Powerpuff Girls.
GaaramPopular Culture Gaara is a main character in the famous manga and anime 'Naruto'. His name derives from kanji 我 (ga) meaning "I, me, oneself", 愛 (a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" and 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk; gauze"... [more]
GaeboramPopular Culture Kaepora Gaebora is a character in 'The Legend of Zelda' series of video games.
GalafItalian, Popular Culture Diminutive of Galatea. The name was popularized in Italy by Gala (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova; 1894–1982), the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí.
GalactusmPopular Culture Galactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four #48, published in March 1966.
GalvatronmPopular Culture Galvatron is a name adopted by several fictional characters in the Transformers franchise.
GambitmPopular Culture Gambit is the 'mutant' name of the comic book character Remy LeBeau, a member of Marvel's X-Men and King of the Thieve's Guild. He is frequently called both Remy and Gambit, with Gambit being more commonly used by those who don't know him as well, and by teammates while on a mission... [more]
GamorafPopular Culture Gamora is a fictional character that appeared in comic books by Marvel and in the 2014 movie "Guardians of the Galaxy".
GanonmPopular Culture Ganon is a fictional character and a commonly reoccurring antagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series.
GarrusmPopular Culture Garrus Vakarian is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in each of the three games in the original trilogy.
GazellefPopular Culture, Persian (Germanized, Modern) From the name of the animal gazelle which is from Arabic غزال (ghazāl). Two characters that bear this name are Gazelle, an assassin from the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and Gazelle, an animal popstar from Disney's "Zootopia" (2016).
GendrymLiterature, Popular Culture Gendry is the name of a character, an unacknowledged royal bastard, from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
GenestafLiterature, Popular Culture Possibly derived from Genista, the Latin name of the broom plant. This is the name of the good fairy in the French fairy tale "Heart of Ice". Genesta is a fairy who brings up the protagonist, Mannikin, and assists him on his journey... [more]
GiornomPopular Culture This name is used in the anime 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' by protagonist Giorno Giovanna. It means "day" in Italian.
GlaciusmPopular Culture (Modern, Rare) From "glacial" or "glacier". A popular bearer was the ice character in the Killer Instinct video game series.
GladionmPopular Culture Derived from the name of the flower gladiolus. This name is borne by a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon.
GladosfPopular Culture The name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.
GlannimPopular Culture Glanni Glæpur is the Icelandic name for Robbie Rotten, a character from the TV-series 'LazyTown'. Glanni Glæpur literally means "reckless crime" in Icelandic, but neither names are used in Iceland outside of this show.
GlissfPopular Culture The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
GohanmPopular Culture Means "cooked rice". From the Japanese gohan (ご飯) meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal of any sort'.... [more]
GomezmMedieval Spanish, Popular Culture Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.
GoofymPopular Culture Goofy is a funny-animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions.
GosalynfPopular Culture In the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".
Grellm & fPopular Culture Meaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'. The name was also used in the 'Dungeons & Dragons' fantasy role-playing game, where it belong to a race of tentacled creatures.
GrimhildefPopular Culture Variant of Grimhilt. This is the name often ascribed to the Queen in Disney's 'Snow White', although she is not actually named in the movie.
GrimlockmPopular Culture Grimlock is the name of several fictional robot characters in the Transformers franchise.
GumballmPopular Culture From the kind of spherical candy. Also, from a fictional cartoon character, Gumball Watterson.
GunlokmPopular Culture Far future apocalyptic science fiction derivative of Italian Gianluca, French Jean-Luc, From the computer game of the same name.
GuybrushmPopular Culture The given name of the main character in Lucasart's Monkey Island. (Mighty Pirate)
GuzmamPopular Culture From the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [more]
GwynplainemPopular Culture (Rare) The main character in Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs and inspiration for The Joker in Batman.
HägarmPopular Culture The name of the main character in comic strip 'Hägar the Horrible".
HakodamPopular Culture A character from the American show Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Hakum & fJapanese, Popular Culture From the Japanese kanji 白 (haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (haku) meaning "soul".... [more]
HalinorfPopular Culture Possibly an elaborated form of Elinor. Created for the comic book series 'W.I.T.C.H.'. In the story, Halinor was the original Guardian of Fire.
HaltmPopular Culture A name created by John Flanagan for his series 'Ranger's Apprentice' in which Halt is an old Ranger who takes on an apprentice.
HanmPopular Culture Variant of John. A bearer of this name is Han Solo a hero from the 'Star Wars' movies.
HarambemPopular Culture, Pet The name of a western lowland gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016. He was named for Rita Marley's song "Harambe" (1988), which was taken from Swahili harambee meaning "communal labour" or "pull together".
HarleenfPopular Culture, English (Rare) A fictional name created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for the popular cartoon series Batman: The Animated Series. The name was given to a new character, Dr. Harleen Quinzel "Harley Quinn" (first appearing in 1992), as a play on the word harlequin, referring to her manner of dress, that of a traditional harlequin jester, a theme meant to reference that of her partner-in-crime, Batman's arch-nemesis Joker... [more]
Haruhif & mJapanese, Popular Culture This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]
HatorimPopular Culture Technically, this name doesn't mean anything since it is written in kana.... [more]
HatsumomofLiterature, Popular Culture From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, new" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach," as borne by the fictional character Hatsumomo in the 1997 book 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden and its 2005 movie adaptation.
Hawkeyem & fEnglish, Popular Culture From the English words "Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [more]
HecatiafPopular Culture Variant of Hecate. A notable user of this name is Hecatia Lapislazuli from the Touhou Project.
HeihachimJapanese, Popular Culture This name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [more]
HelafPopular Culture An alternate form of Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.
HibiyamJapanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture This name is used as 響也 with 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate" and 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (classical form)."... [more]
HiccupmPopular Culture The name of the protagonist of the "How to train your dragon" franchise.
Hiiragif & mJapanese (Modern), Popular Culture From 柊 (hiiragi), referring to the flowering plant known variously as 'holly osmanthus', 'holly olive', or 'false holly', derived from a combination of stem hiira, something that is throbbing or aching (in reference to its thorny and prickly leaves), and 木 (ki) meaning "tree."... [more]
HinagikufJapanese, Popular Culture This is the name of a main character in the Wedding Peach manga and TV series, one of the most popular animes released in the mid-90s. In her case it is spelled 珠野, which combines 珠 meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" with 野 meaning "plains, field, life"... [more]
HinaichigofPopular Culture Combination of 雛 (hina) meaning "doll; chick, young bird" and 苺 (ichigo) meaning "strawberry," used on a character in the manga and anime television series 'Rozen Maiden'.... [more]
HinokafPopular Culture Derived from the name of the Hinoki cypress, a species of tree which is considered sacred in various parts of Japan. This name is borne by a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Fates.
HircinemPopular Culture Meaning "goat", from the Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircinus, from hircus, goat.... [more]
HodormPopular Culture Hodor is a fictional character in the TV series Game of Thrones (2011-2017).
HogunmPopular Culture Hogun the Grim is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers and supporting cast of Thor in the Marvel Universe.
HunithfPopular Culture Anglicized form of Hunydd used in the BBC television series 'Merlin' (2008-2012), where it belongs to Merlin's mother.
HyliafPopular Culture, Obscure Name of a goddess in the video game saga The Legend of Zelda. This name has been given to at least 45 women in the United States since 2017, when the game 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was released.
HynessmPopular Culture Hyness is the principal villain in Kirby Star Allies, serving as the penultimate boss in Story Mode.
IbfPopular Culture (Americanized, Rare) This is the name of the protagonist to the game of the same name, Ib. Her name is a unique and uncommon spelling and pronunciation of Eve where instead of using the established katakana ブ which makes the B-OO sound, they use the rare ヴ which makes the V-OO sound... [more]
Icef & mPopular Culture, African American (Modern, Rare) From the English word that denotes water frozen to a solid state. In the case of American rapper Ice Spice (2000-) it is a short form of Isis, her real name. A fictional bearer is Ice, a DC comic book superheroine... [more]
Ichigom & fJapanese (Modern), Popular Culture As a masculine name, this name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" with 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own," 悟 (go, sato.ru) meaning "perceive, realise, understand," 護 (go, mamo.ru) meaning "safeguard, protect," 期 (ki, go) meaning "date, period, term, time" or 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five."... [more]
IcomPopular Culture Ico is the name of the protagonist in the Japanese action-adventure game 'Ico', developed by Team Ico (named after the game) and Sony Computer Entertainment. Ico is a young boy who was born with horns, which his village considers a bad omen... [more]
IlyasvielfPopular Culture This is the name of a character from the 'Fate/stay night' Japanese visual novel; Ilyasviel 'Ilya' von Einzbern is a German aristocrat.
InazumafPopular Culture Notably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲 (ina), the ancient bound form of ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫 (tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [more]
IndridmPopular Culture, Folklore Indrid Cold is the name of a being originating in North American folklore, whose appearance usually coincides with sightings of UFOs or other cryptids.
IntegramPopular Culture Notably used for Sir Integra Hellsing in the Hellsing manga by Kouta Hirano.
InuyashamJapanese, Popular Culture "Inu" meaning dog and "yasha" meaning a friendly spirit. This name is used in the manga and anime series, InuYasha... [more]
InzafPopular Culture The name of a DC Comics' character. She is the wife of Kent Nelson, who is also Doctor Fate.
IracebethfPopular Culture This was the Red Queen's real name in Tim Burton's film "Alice in Wonderland". Her name was a play on the English word irascible meaning "easily angered", with Beth added to it in order to make it look more like a real feminine name.
IridessafPopular Culture This was the name of a character in the Disney Tinker Bell film series. Perhaps based on the English word iridescent, which is derived from the Latin elements iris meaning "rainbow" (see Iris) and the suffix -escent "resembling".
IrohmPopular Culture A major chararctor in the AmericanAnime show Avatar:The Last Airbender
ItachimPopular Culture Itachi is a name that derives from the manga Naruto; the name is given to the older brother of Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha.... [more]
Izanam & fJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture From the stem of verb 誘う (izanau) meaning "to invite, ask (someone to do), call (for); to tempt, lure, entice."... [more]
JabbamPopular Culture Jabba Desilijic Tiure or Jabba the Hutt is a character appearing in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. He is depicted as a large, slug-like alien.
JacenmEnglish (American, Modern), Popular Culture Variant of Jason. This is the name of Han Solo and Princess Leia's oldest son in the Star Wars Legends books, Jacen Solo. Since Jacen Solo's first appearance in the books in 1993, the name has risen in popularity in the United States.
JarellafPopular Culture Name of a character who appeared in classic issues of the Incredible Hulk from 1971 to 1976.
Jar JarmPopular Culture (Modern) Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character in the Star Wars movie saga, created by George Lucas, who first appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a comic relief character, banished from his people for his clumsiness, who goes on to unite the Gungan and Naboo people and become Junior Representative, representing his people in the Senate.
JemfPopular Culture, English (Rare) Variant of Gem and a short form of Jemima or possibly Jerrica. This name was used for the name of the title character in the 80s American animated TV series: JEM.... [more]
JeodmPopular Culture Meaning unknown; invented by American author Christopher Paolini. Jeod Longshanks is a character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle novels, a friend to Brom and Eragon.
JeormLiterature, Popular Culture Jeor Mormont is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
JeronicusmPopular Culture Likely a variant spelling of Hieronicus, which is the latinized form of Hieronikos. Otherwise, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with Jer(o)- (such as Jeroboam and Jerome) with a name that ends in -(o)nicus, such as Andronicus and Dominicus.... [more]
JiminymPopular Culture Jiminy Cricket is the Walt Disney version of The Talking Cricket, a fictional character created by Carlo Collodi for his children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio, which Disney adapted into the animated film Pinocchio in 1940... [more]
JindrichmPopular Culture German adaption of Jindřich, used in the 1994 fairy tale film Die Mühlenprinzessin (Princezna ze mlejna in Czech).
JintyfScots, Popular Culture Caithness Scots diminutive of Janet. A famous namesake is British historian Dame Janet "Jinty" Nelson. "Jinty" was also a girls' comic published in Britain in the 1970s and early 1980s.
JinxfGreek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture Variant of Jynx, or else directly from the American English word meaning "a charm, a spell", which is ultimately derived from the same source (Greek iynx "wryneck", a bird used in witchcraft and divination)... [more]
Jiraiyam & fJapanese Mythology, Popular Culture, English (Modern) First used in the 1806 yomi-hon Jiraiya Monogatari (自来也説話) and then subsequently in the folklore Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑譚), published as a series from 1839 to 1868, belonging to the main character who uses shape-shifting magic to morph into a gigantic toad... [more]
JjacksmPopular Culture Character in Feeling Minnesota, played by Keanu Reeves. The name was originally a typo.
JonbenétfObscure, Popular Culture The name of the famous child beauty queen and murder victim JonBenét Ramsey (1990-1996). Her name came from her father's first and middle names, JohnBennett.... [more]
JoshameemPopular Culture It is the first name of the character of Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Made up by the creators of those films, his name is probably a play on the phrase "You're joshing me!".
Jovief & mAmerican (Modern), Popular Culture Inspired by the English word jovial meaning "merry; cheerful and good-humored", which is itself derived from the name of the god Jove. Zooey Deschanel played a character by this name in the popular 2003 Christmas movie Elf.... [more]
JuandissimomPopular Culture From a character from the TV series The Fairly OddParents, Juandissimo Magnifico.
JubileefEnglish (Modern), Popular Culture From the English word jubilee meaning "season of rejoicing", which is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yovel) "ram, ram's horn; a jubilee year: a year of rest, prescribed by the Jewish Bible to occur each fiftieth year, after seven cycles of seven years; a period of celebration or rejoicing" (via Late Latin iubilaeus and Greek ἰώβηλος (iobelos))... [more]
JudalonfPopular Culture, English (Rare) Meaning unknown. The name was probably invented, as it was first the name of a character in the 1952 film "The Iron Mistress". The film was successful at the box office, and so the resulting exposure of the name made it possible for prospective parents to take a liking to the name and bestow it upon their daughters.... [more]
Ju-minm & fKorean, Popular Culture From Sino-Korean 柱 (ju) meaning "pillar, column; branch" or 周 (ju) meaning "circumference" and 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," among other hanja combinations.... [more]
JynfPopular Culture Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones in the 2016 film Rogue One.
KaamPopular Culture, Literature Kaa is a fictional character from the Mowgli stories written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling describes him as an exceptionally long, yellowish Indian rock python.
KadajmPopular Culture Kadaj is derived from the Persian word khadaj, which means "Incomplete".... [more]
Kagerōm & fJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture This name can be used as 景郎, 陽炎 or 蜉蝣 with 景 (kei, kage) meaning "scenery, view," 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle," 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame, inflammation," 蜉 (fu), an outdated kanji meaning "kind of ant, may fly" and 蝣 (yuu), another outdated kanji meaning "may fly."... [more]
Kagomef & mJapanese, Popular Culture From Japanese kanji 籠目 (kagome) that indicates the shape of the holes in a traditional basket (hexagon), the woven material and the basket itself which was often used as a birdcage. Kagome can derive also from 香籠 (kagome) an obsolete combination meaning "fragrance; incense".... [more]
Kahilif & mHawaiian, Popular Culture From the name of Hawaiian feathered regalia used to symbolize the ali'i (nobility). It also coincides with the Hawaiian name of several plants, such as the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), the kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerarium), and the red silky oak (Grevillea banksii)... [more]
KakashimPopular Culture The name is derived from two parts, KAKA being 'Scare,' and SHI being 'Crow.' Thus, the name in general means 'SCARECROW.' It is the name of a protagonist in the Japanese anime 'Naruto' as the teacher of the main protagonist... [more]
KalasmPopular Culture From the Japanese word カラス (karasu) meaning "crow, raven". Used in the role-playing game Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003).
KaltagmPopular Culture From the Koyukon Kaltaga. Bestowed upon an Alaskan town by Russians, in honor of a Koyukon man. Appears as a character's name in the 1995 animated film, Balto.
KanayafPopular Culture Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.
KanedamPopular Culture Commonly used in Japan as a family name. Name with wich is known the main character in the 1988 manga film Akira, adaptation of a comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo.... [more]
KanomPopular Culture Kano is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise.
Karaif & mPopular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare) Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い (karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [more]
KatanafEnglish (Rare), Popular Culture Commonly associated with the Japanese word (刀) referring to a single-edged sword, derived from a combination of 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided" and 刃 (na) meaning "edge." The name is borne by a fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe... [more]
KatarafPopular Culture The name of a character in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Her name was apparently taken from the Arabic word قطرة (qatra) meaning "raindrop, droplet".
KatarnmPopular Culture The name was used in the PC game Return of The Jedei and he was one of the Jedei's. The ful name was Kyle Katarn, from there my sones name Katarn
KatsuhiramJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture (Rare) Katsu means "Victory" and Hira means "Peace". Katsuhira Agata is a fictional character from the Kiznaiver series. Katsuhira Tokushi, was a historical artist born in Akita Prefecture.
KatsumotomJapanese, Popular Culture From Japanese kanji 且 (katsu) meaning "moreover; furthermore" combined with 元 (moto) meaning "cause; origin; foundation".... [more]
KaywinnetfPopular Culture Kaywinnet Lee "Kaylee" Frye is a character on the 2002 tv show Firefly.
KenpachimPopular Culture Kenpachi Zaraki is a fictional character and an antihero in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo.
KerchakmLiterature, Popular Culture Kerchak is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes, and in the Walt Disney-produced animated movie Tarzan based on it.
KesfPopular Culture The name of a character in Star Trek, as well as the name of Billy's kestrel in the play Kes.
KeysermPopular Culture Invented name based on Kaiser. Keyser Söze is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 film 'The Usual Suspects'.
KikkifPopular Culture, English (Rare) Variant of Kiki. Famous bearer is a fictional character in Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power, Kikki Benjamin (Bu-Ling Huang/Fon Purin in the original Japanese anime).
KildaremPopular Culture It derives from Irish Cill Dara, meaning "church of the oak". It's the name of a city in Ireland, also used as a given name. A notable bearer is the Disney Comics character Kildare Coot, name chosen to translate the originary Italian Sgrizzo Papero, a crazy cousin of Donald Duck created by Romano Scarpa in 1964.
KilluamPopular Culture The name of a character (a 12-year-old boy from a family of assassins) in the Japanese manga series Hunter × Hunter (1998-) and its anime television adaptations.
Kiraraf & mJapanese (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]
KirikafPopular Culture Japanese feminine given name comprised of the Kanji 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "incense, smell, fragrance" or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer"... [more]
KirumifPopular Culture Borne by character Kirumi Tojo (東条 斬美) in the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony', made up of the verb 斬る (kiru) meaning "to kill, cut/slice (off)" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty."... [more]
KisarafJapanese, Popular Culture This name is usually spelled with katakana, but it can also be spelled with 綺 (ki) meaning "thin silk", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", and 良 (ra) meaning "good". There are other possible kanji combinations.... [more]
KitanafPopular Culture Name of a character in the 'Mortal Kombat' series of video games, based on the Japanese words kitsune (see Kitsune) and katana (see Katana).
KnucklesmPopular Culture From the English word knuckles. He is the red echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He wears gloves with spikes on the knuckles.
KodianfPopular Culture Kodian is the name of a female character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
KonohamarumPopular Culture From Konoha combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]
KopakamHawaiian, Popular Culture Kopaka was the Toa Mata of Ice on the island of Mata Nui, and deputy commander of the Toa Mata. Later, he became the Toa Nuva of ice. ( From the series BIONICLE by Greg Farshtey )... [more]
KorrafPopular Culture The name of the main protagonist of the animated television series The Legend of Korra. Her name is apparently a respelling of the name Cora.
KorrinafPopular Culture Variant of Corinna. This name is borne by the Fighting-type Gym Leader in the video games Pokemon X and Y.
KotonohafPopular Culture From Japanese 言葉 (kotonoha) meaning "language". This is the name of a heroine from the visual novel and adapted anime 'School Days'.
KreiafPopular Culture Kreia is a fictional character in the RPG 'Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords' (2004). She's a Force sensitive elderly woman with mysterious motives, and a member of the main player's party... [more]
KrillinmPopular Culture Krillin is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama.
KronkmPopular Culture Kronk Pepikrankenitz is the muscle-bound henchman of Yzma, the royal adviser to Emperor Kuzco from The Emperor's New Groove. He also starred as main protagonist in his own film, Kronk's New Groove, and is a recurring character in the TV series, The Emperor's New School.
KrustaciafPopular Culture The name of Spencer's former Uzbek girlfriend from the TV show iCarly.
KubomPopular Culture, Japanese From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental" combined with 方 (bo) meaning "direction, person, alternative" or 保 (bo) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support"... [more]
KujamPopular Culture (?) Kuja is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy IX. A gunrunner obsessed with power and its application.... [more]
KujakufPopular Culture The name 孔雀 (kujaku) meaning "peacock" comes from 孔 (ku, ko, ana, hanaha.da) meaning "cavity" and 雀 (jaku, shaku, saku, jan, suzume) meaning "sparrow".
KumaglakmInuit, Popular Culture The name of the tribal chief in the 2001 Canadian film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner', the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition.
KungmChinese, Popular Culture Means 'teach' in Chinese language. Kung Lao, a video game character in the mortal kombat series bears this name.
KurapikamPopular Culture Kurapika (クラピカ) is a main character in the 'HunterXHunter' manga series.
KuvirafPopular Culture, Hindi (Rare) Apparently meant to be derived from the Sanskrit word वीर (vīrá) meaning "hero, heroic, powerful". This is the name of an antagonist from the animated series 'The Legend of Korra'.
KuzcomPopular Culture, Quechua Emperor Kuzco is the main protagonist of the Disney animated film and television series "The Emperor's New Groove". His name was inspired by the ancient Incan city of Cuzco in modern Peru. The name of the city is derived from the Quechua name for it, Qusqu, with its origin in the Aymara language... [more]
KynarethfPopular Culture This is the name of a goddess of nature, rain, air and the heavens in the 'Elder Scrolls' game series. She is a variant of another in-game goddess, Kyne... [more]
KynefPopular Culture A diminutive of Kynareth, or the name of a similar Divine (god), in the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls'. ... [more]
LabolinafSwedish (Modern), Popular Culture Probably as a feminine form of Laban. 'Lilla spöket Laban' (known in English as 'The Little Ghost Godfrey') is a Swedish children's book character. Labolina is the name Laban's little sister.