This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Xanthene f American (Rare)Modern elaborated form of
Xanthe. It coincides with the name of a yellow organic heterocyclic compound; xanthene dyes tend to be fluorescent and brilliant, yellow to pink to bluish-red.
Xaviel m Spanish (Rare)This name is possibly a combination of
Xavier with a Hebrew name ending in
-iel, such as
Gabriel. However, given the fact that this name has been around in the Spanish-speaking world since at least the 18th century, it could also be an independent name of its own (in which case its etymology is unknown), as combining names in that manner generally seems to be a fairly modern phenomenon in the Spanish-speaking world.... [
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Xende m Galician (Modern, Rare)Name of various villages in Galicia, like the parish of Xende (Lama, Pontevedra). The toponyms are hypotesized to ultimately come from some Germanic forename.
Xhanfise f Albanian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. Name borne by Xhanfise Keko, one of the seven founders of the "New Albania" Film Studio.
Xiangchun f Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 香椿 (xiāngchūn) the Chinese word for the Chinese mahogany, Toona sinensis, which comes from combining 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" with 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany, camellia, tree of heaven"... [
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Xiaomao f Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 小猫, 小貓 (xiǎomāo) meaning "kitten", which contains 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 猫, 貓 (māo) meaning "cat"; 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 猫, 貓 (māo) meaning "cat" or 毛 (máo) meaning "hair, wool, feather"... [
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Xiaotu f & m Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 兔 (tù) meaning "rabbit". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Xinyantiantian f Chinese (Rare)Meaning depends on signs used. - Well-known bearer of this name is Wong XinYanTianTian (王欣颜甜甜) from chinese girlgroup SNH48 team HII
Xocoyotzin m Aztec, Mexican (Rare)Means "honored young one" from Classical Nahuatl
xocoyotl "youngest child" and the honorific suffix -
tzin. The Nahuatl name of Montezuma II was Motecuhzuma Xocoyotzin meaning "Motecuhzuma the Younger".
Xosha f African American (Rare)Variant of the word
Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.
Xunqueira f Galician (Rare)Means "reed bed" in Galician, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nosa Señora da Xunqueira meaning "Our Lady of the Reed Bed". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Cee in Galicia, Spain... [
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Xupiao f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese
絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" and
飘 (piāo) meaning "whirlwind, floating".
Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of
Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος
(xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον
(xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [
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Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον
(xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.
Yachiho f Japanese (Rare)Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (
ya) meaning "eight", 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand", combined with 帆 (
ho) meaning "sail" or 穂 (
ho) meaning "ear of grain, crest of a wave"... [
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Yamabuki f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is used as 山吹, referring to the plant known as Kerria japonica (or just Kerria since it is the sole species in the genus Kerria), which belongs to the rose family. It combines 山 (san, sen,
yama) meaning "mountain" and 吹 (sui, fu.ku,
fuki) meaning "blow, puff, emit."... [
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