A mf (no meaning found) AALBJRG f Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements aal "noble" and bjrg "protection, help". AALI m Arabic Means "high, lofty, sublime" in Arabic. AALIYAH f Arabic Feminine form of AALI AALSTEINN m Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements aal "noble" and steinn "stone". AAMINA f Arabic Derived from Arabic amina meaning "safe". AAMU f Finnish Means "morning" in Finnish. AAPELI m Finnish Finnish form of ABEL AAPO m Finnish Finnish form of ABRAHAM AAREN mf English Variant or feminine form of AARON AARN m Spanish Spanish form of AARON AARNE m Finnish Finnish form of ARNOLD AARON m English, Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. AATAMI m Finnish Finnish form of ADAM AATOS m Finnish Means "thought" in Finnish. AATTO m Finnish Finnish form of ADOLF. AATU m Finnish Finnish form of ADOLF ABADDON m Biblical Means "ruin, destruction" in Hebrew. ABAGAIL mf (no meaning found) ABBEY f English Short form of ABIGAIL ABBI f English Short form of ABIGAIL ABBIE f English Short form of ABIGAIL ABBIGAIL mf (no meaning found) ABBN m Irish Means "little abbot", derived from Irish abb "abbot" combined with a diminutive suffix. ABBY f English Short form of ABIGAIL ABD-AL-AZIZ m Arabic Means "servant of the powerful" from Arabic ??? ?? ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ???? ('aziz) "powerful". ABD-AL-KADER m Arabic Variant transcription of ABD-AL-QADIR ABD-AL-KARIM m Arabic Means "servant of the generous" from Arabic ??? ?? ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ???? (karim) "generous". ABD-AL-LATIF m Arabic Means "servant of the gentle" from Arabic ??? ?? ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ???? (latif) "gentle". ABD-AL-MALIK m Arabic Means "servant of the king" from Arabic ??? ?? ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ??? (malik) "king". ABD-AL-QADIR m Arabic Means "servant of the capable, powerful" from Arabic ??? ?? ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ???? (qadir) "capable". ABD-AL-RAHMAN m Arabic Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic ??? ?? ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ???? (rahman) "merciful". ABD-ALLAH m Arabic Means "servant of God" from Arabic ??? ('abd) "servant of" combined with ???? (Allah) "God". ABDIEL mf (no meaning found) ABDUL m Arabic First part of compound Arabic beginning with ??? ?? ('Abd al) meaning "servant of the" (such as ??? ?????? ('Abd al-'Aziz) "servant of the powerful"). ABDUL-AZIZ m Arabic Variant transcription of ABD-AL-AZIZ ABDUL-RAHMAN m Arabic Variant transcription of ABD-AL-RAHMAN ABDULLAH m Arabic Variant transcription of ABD-ALLAH ABE m English, Jewish Short form of ABRAHAM ABEDNEGO m Biblical Means "servant of Nebo" in Babylonian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom. ABEGAIL f Spanish Spanish form of ABIGAIL ABEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical From the Hebrew name ????? (Hevel) or ????? (Havel) which meant "breath". ABELE m Italian Italian form of ABEL ABELONE f Danish Danish form of APOLLONIA ABENA f African Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan. ABENI f Yoruba Means "we asked for her, and behold, we got her" in Yoruba. ABHA f Indian Means "shine" in Sanskrit; f Irish Irish form of EVE ABHAY m Indian Means "fearless" in Sanskrit. ABHILASHA f Indian Means "desire" in Sanskrit. ABI f Scottish Short form of GAIL ABIAH mf Biblical Variant of ABIJAH ABIDAN m Biblical Means "my father is judge" in Hebrew. ABIDEMI m Yoruba Means "born during father's absence" in Yoruba. ABIEL m Biblical Means "God is my father" in Hebrew. ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????????? ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy". ABIGALE mf (no meaning found) ABIGAYLE f English (Modern) Variant of ABIGAIL ABIHU m Biblical Means "he is my father" in Hebrew. ABIJAH mf Biblical Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. ABILENE f Biblical From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament. ABIMAEL m Biblical Means "my father is God" in Hebrew. ABIMBOLA m Yoruba Means "born wealthy" in Yoruba. ABIMELECH m Biblical Means "my father is king" in Hebrew. ABIODUN mf Yoruba Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba. ABIOYE m Yoruba Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba. ABIRAM m Biblical Means "my father is exalted" in Hebrew. ABISAI m Biblical (Variant) Variant of ABISHAI ABISHAG f Biblical Means "my father strays" in Hebrew. ABISHAI m Biblical Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew. ABITAL f Biblical Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew. ABLIO m Portuguese Derived from Latin habilis meaning "expert, able". ABNER m English, Biblical Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew. ABRAHAM m English, Jewish, Biblical This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM and Hebrew ?????? (hamon) "many, multitude". ABRAM m Biblical Means "high father" in Hebrew. ABRIL mf (no meaning found) ABSALOM m Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????????? ('Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace". ABSOLON m French French form of ABSALOM ACACIA f English From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek (ake) "thorn, point". ACACIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of AKAKIOS ACANTHA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle". ACE m English From the vocabulary word meaning "highest rank". Originally a nickname. ACHAICUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called (Achaia), situated on the northern coast of the Peloponnesus. ACHAN m Biblical Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word ????? ('akar) meaning "trouble". ACHIENG f African Feminine form of OCHIENG ACHILLE m French, Italian French and Italian form of S ACHILLES m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Achilleus) which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek (achos) "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River. ACHIM m German German short form of JO; m Biblical Possibly means "he will establish" in Hebrew. ACKE m Swedish Swedish short form of AXEL ADA f English, Polish Short form of ADELAIDE. ADAD m Near Eastern Mythology Akkadian cognate of H ADAEZE f Igbo Means "king's daughter" in Igbo. ADAH f Biblical Means "adornment" in Hebrew. ADAIR m English From a Scottish surname which was derived from the first name EDGAR. ADALBERT m Ancient Germanic, German Old German form of ALBERT ADALBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Variant of ALBERTO ADALIA m Biblical Possibly means "YAHWEH is just" in Hebrew. ADALINE mf (no meaning found) ADAM m English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical This is the Hebrew word for "man". ADAMINA f English Feminine form of ADAM ADAMO m Italian Italian form of ADAM ADAN mf (no meaning found) ADANNA f Igbo Means "father's daughter" in Igbo. ADANNAYA f Igbo Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo. ADAOIN f Irish Modern form of TAN ADARA f Means "noble" in Hebrew. ADDIE f English Pet form of ADELAIDE ADDISON mf English From a surname which meant "son of ADAM". ADDY f English Pet form of ADELAIDE ADEBOWALE mf Yoruba Means "my crown has come " in Yoruba. ADEGOKE m Yoruba Means "the crown has been exalted" in Yoruba. ADEL m Arabic Variant transcription of ADIL ADELA f English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian Originally a short form of beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". ADELAIDA f Spanish Spanish form of ADELAIDE ADELAIDE f English From the Germanic name Adalheidis which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type". ADELAJDA f Polish Polish form of ADELAIDE ADELARD mf (no meaning found) ADELBERT mf (no meaning found) ADELE mf (no meaning found) ADELHEID f German, Dutch German and Dutch form of ADELAIDE ADELIA f English Variant of ADELA ADELINA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Latinate pet form of ADELA ADELINE f French, English Pet form of ADLE ADELL mf (no meaning found) ADELLA mf (no meaning found) ADELLE f English Variant of ADLE ADELMAR m Ancient Germanic Germanic cognate of elmr (see ELMER). ADEM m Turkish Turkish form of ADAM ADEN m Variant of AIDAN ADENA f Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of ADINA or a feminine form of ADEN. ADEODATUS m Ancient Roman Variant of DEODATUS. ADERYN f Welsh Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. ADETOKUNBO mf Yoruba Means "the crown came from over the sea" in Yoruba. ADHARA f Astronomy Derived from Arabic ????? ('adhara) meaning "maidens". ADHIAMBO f African Feminine form of ODHIAMBO ADI f Jewish Means "my jewel" or "my ornament" in Hebrew. ADIL m Arabic Means "justice" from Arabic adala "to act justly". ADINA mf Biblical, Jewish Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew. ADINO m Biblical Means "ornament" in Hebrew. ADISA m Yoruba Means "one who is clear" in Yoruba. ADITYA m Indian Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Surya. ADJOA f African Variant of ADWOA ADLA f Czech Czech form of ADELA ADLADE f French French form of ADELAIDE ADLAI m Biblical Contracted form of ADALIA. ADLE f French French form of ADELA ADN m Spanish Spanish form of ADAM ADO m Portuguese Portuguese form of ADAM ADOLF m German Modern form of the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and wulf. ADOLFO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of ADOLF ADOLPH m English Variant of ADOLF ADOLPHE m French French form of ADOLF ADOLPHUS m History Latinized form of ADOLF, borne by several kings of Sweden. ADONAI m Theology Means "my lord" in Hebrew. ADONIA f Feminine form of ADONIS ADONIJAH m Biblical Means "my lord is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. ADONIRAM m Biblical Means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew. ADONIS m Greek Mythology From the Semitic Adonai, which means "lord". ADORA f Spanish From the longer name Adoracion which means "adoration" in Spanish. ADORINDA f Esperanto Means "adorable" in Esperanto. ADORJN m Hungarian Hungarian form of ADRIAN ADRAIN mf (no meaning found) ADRASTEIA f Greek Mythology Feminine form of ADRASTOS. ADRASTOS m Greek Mythology Means "not inclined to run away" in Greek. ADRIA f English Feminine form of N ADRIAAN m Dutch Dutch form of ADRIAN ADRIAN m English, Romanian, Russian, Polish, German Form of Hadrianus (see H). ADRIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English Feminine form of ADRIAN ADRIANE mf (no meaning found) ADRIANNA f English, Polish Feminine form of ADRIAN ADRIANNE f English Feminine form of ADRIAN ADRIANO m Italian Italian form of ADRIAN ADRIANUS m Dutch Dutch form of ADRIAN ADRIEL mf (no meaning found) ADRIEN m French French form of ADRIAN ADRIENN f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of ADRIAN ADRIENNE f French French feminine form of ADRIAN ADRIJANA f Slovene, Serbian Slovene and Serbian feminine form of ADRIAN ADRIN m Spanish Spanish form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). ADVA f Jewish Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew. ADWOA f African Means "born on Monday" in Akan. AEGLE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Aigle) which meant "light, radiance, glory". AELLA f Greek Mythology Means "whirlwind" in Greek. AEMILIA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). AENEAS m Roman Mythology Latin form of the Greek name (Aineias), derived from Greek (aine) meaning "praise". AENGUS m Irish Variant of AONGHUS AEOLUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of AIOLOS AERON mf Welsh Either derived from Welsh aeron meaning "berry" or else from the name the river in Wales; mf Welsh Mythology Welsh form of AGRONA. AERONA f Welsh Variant of AERON AERONWEN f Welsh Combination of AERON and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". AERONWY f Welsh Combination of AERON and the suffix wy meaning "river". AESCHYLUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Aischylos), derived from (aischos) "shame". AESON m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Aison), which is of unknown meaning. AESOP m Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From the Greek (Aisopos), which is of unknown meaning. AFAF f Arabic Means "chastity" in Arabic. AFANASIY m Russian Russian form of ATHANASIUS AFANASY m Russian Variant transcription of AFANASIY AFANEN f Welsh Means "raspberry" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. AFIA f African Variant of AFUA AFIF m Arabic Means "chaste" in Arabic. AFOLABI m Yoruba Means "born into wealth" in Yoruba. AFON f & m Welsh Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin. AFONSO m Portuguese, Galician Portuguese and Galician form of ALFONSO AFRA f Late Roman Originally used by the Romans as a nickname for a woman from Africa; f Arabic Means "whitish red" in Arabic. AFRICA f English Simply means "Africa" from the name of the continent, of Latin origin. AFTON mf (no meaning found) AFUA f African Means "born on Friday" in Akan. AFZAL m Arabic Means "better, superior" in Arabic. AGAFYA f Russian Russian form of AGAPE AGAMEMNON m Greek Mythology Possibly meaning "very steadfast" in Greek. AGAPE f Greek, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (agape) meaning "love". AGAPIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Masculine form of AGAPE. AGAPITO m Spanish, Italian From the Late Latin name Agapitus or Agapetus which was derived from the Greek name (Agapetos) meaning "beloved". AGATA f Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian Cognate of AGATHA AGATHA f English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Agathe), derived from Greek (agathos) meaning "good". AGATHANGELOS f Ancient Greek Means "good angel", derived from Greek (agathos) "good" and (angelos) "angel, messenger". AGATHE f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek Cognate of AGATHA AGATHON m Ancient Greek Greek masculine form of AGATHA AGAUE f Greek Mythology Means "illustrious, noble" in Greek. AGDA f Swedish Swedish form of AGATHA AGGIE f English Pet form of AGNES or AGATHA AGHAVNI f Armenian Means "dove" in Armenian. AGIM m Albanian Means "dawn" in Albanian. AGLA f French French form of IA AGLAIA f Greek Mythology, Greek Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek. AGLAYA f Russian Russian form of AGLAIA AGLEA f Variant of AGLAIA AGN f Lithuanian Lithuanian form of ES AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian Latinized form of the Greek name (Hagne), derived from Greek (hagnos) meaning "chaste". AGNESE f Italian, Latvian Italian and Latvian form of AGNES AGNESSA f Russian Russian form of AGNES AGNETA f Swedish Swedish variant of AGNES AGNETE f Danish Danish variant of AGNES AGNETHA f Scandinavian Scandinavian variant of AGNES AGNETHE f Danish Danish variant of AGNES AGNIESZKA f Polish Polish form of AGNES AGNS f French French form of AGNES AGOSTINA f Italian Italian feminine form of AUGUSTINE AGOSTINHO m Portuguese Portuguese form of AUGUSTINE AGOSTINO m Italian Italian form of AUGUSTINE AGRAFENA f Russian Russian form of AGRIPPINA AGRIPPA m Ancient Roman, Biblical Roman family of unknown meaning, possibly of Etruscan origin but possibly from Latin agripeta "landgrabber". AGRIPPINA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of AGRIPPA. AGRONA f Celtic Mythology Derived from Old Celtic agro meaning "battle, slaughter". AGURNE f Basque Means "greeting, salutation" in Basque. AGUSTIN mf (no meaning found) AGUSTINA mf (no meaning found) AGUSTN m Spanish Spanish form of AUGUSTINE AH mf Chinese From a Chinese character which has no distinct meaning. AHAB m Biblical Means "uncle", from Hebrew ??? ('ach) "brother" and ??? ('av) "father". AHARON m Jewish Hebrew form of AARON AHAVA f Jewish Means "love" in Hebrew. AHMAD m Arabic Means "more commendable" in Arabic. AHMED m Arabic Variant transcription of AHMAD AHMET m Turkish Turkish form of AHMAD AHMOSE m Ancient Egyptian Means "son of Iah", composed of the name of the Egyptian god IAH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born". AHRIMAN m Near Eastern Mythology Modern Persian form of ANGRA MAINYU AHTAHKAKOOP m Native American Means "star blanket" in Cree. AHTI m Finnish, Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. AHURA MAZDA m Near Eastern Mythology Means "lord of wisdom" in Avestan. AHUVA f Jewish Means "beloved" in Hebrew. AI f Japanese Means "love" in Japanese; f Chinese Means "loving" in Chinese. AIAS m Greek Mythology Greek form of AJAX AIDA f Arabic, English Variant of AYDA. AIDAN m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of AODHN AIDEN m Variant of AIDAN AIGNIS f Irish Irish form of AGNES AIKATERINE f Greek Greek form of KATHERINE AIKO f Japanese Means "love child" in Japanese. AILBHE mf Irish Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white". AILEAS f Scottish Scottish form of ALICE AILEEN f Scottish, English Variant of EILEEN AILEN f Native American Variant of AYLEN AILILL m Irish, Irish Mythology Means "elf" in Irish Gaelic. AILN m Irish Irish cognate of ALAN AILPEIN m Scottish Scottish Gaelic form of ALPIN AILS f Irish Irish form of ALICE AILSA f Scottish From the name of an island off Scotland, which was originally spelled in Old Norse Alfsigesey, meaning "island of ALFSIGR". AIM m French French masculine form of AMY AIME f French French form of AMY AIMEE mf (no meaning found) AIMI f Japanese Means "love beauty" in Japanese. AIMO m Finnish Means "generous amount" in Finnish. AINA f Finnish, Scandinavian Variant of AINO; f Catalan Balearic form of ANNA AINDRAS m Irish Irish form of ANDREW AINDREA m Scottish Scottish form of ANDREW AINDRI m Irish Irish form of ANDREW AINGEAL f Irish Irish cognate of ANGELA AINGERU m Basque Basque form of Angelus (see ANGEL). AINHOA f Basque From the name of a town in southwest France where there is a famous image of the Virgin Mary. AINO f Finnish, Finnish Mythology Means "the only one" in Finnish. AINSLEY mf English, Scottish Variant of AINSLIE AINSLIE mf English, Scottish From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. AINTZA f Basque Means "glory" in Basque. AINTZANE f Basque Variant of AINTZA AIOLOS m Greek Mythology Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek. AISHA mf (no meaning found) AISHWARYA f Indian Means "wealth" in Sanskrit. AISLIN f Irish, English Variant of G AISLING f Irish Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish Gaelic. AISLINN f Irish Variant of AISLING AITHNE f Irish Variant of EITHNE AITOR m Basque Possibly means "good fathers" from Basque aita "father" and on "good". AIYANA mf (no meaning found) AJA mf (no meaning found) AJAX m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek name (Aias), perhaps deriving from Greek (aiastes) "mourner". AJEET m Indian Variant of AJIT AJIT m Indian Means "he who has not been conquered" or "invincible", from Sanskrit a "not" and jita "conquered". AJITH m Indian Variant of AJIT AKAKIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Means "innocent, not evil" from Greek , a negative prefix, combined with (kake) "evil". AKAMU m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of ADAM AKANE f Japanese Means "brilliant red" in Japanese. AKANKSHA f Indian Possibly means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit. AKEEM m Arabic Perhaps a variant of HAKIM AKEMI f Japanese Means "bright and beautiful" in Japanese. AKHENATEN m Ancient Egyptian Variant of AKHENATON AKHENATON m Ancient Egyptian Possibly means "spirit of ATON" in Egyptian. AKHIL m Indian Means "whole, complete" in Sanskrit. AKI m Finnish Short form of JOM; f & m Japanese Means either "autumn" or "bright" in Japanese. AKIKO f Japanese Means either "autumn child" or "bright child" in Japanese. AKILAH f Arabic Variant transcription of AQILA AKILINA f Russian Russian form of the Roman name Aquilina, a feminine form of AQUILA. AKIM m Russian Russian form of JOACHIM AKINYI f African Means "born in the morning" in Luo. AKIO m Japanese Means "bright boy" in Japanese. AKIRA mf Japanese Means "intelligence, brightness" in Japanese. AKIVA m Jewish Variant of YAKOV. AKONI m Hawaiian Short form of AN AKOSUA f African Means "born on Sunday" in Akan. AKSEL m Danish, Norwegian Variant of AXEL AKSELI m Finnish Finnish form of AXEL AKSINYA f Russian Variant of KSENIYA AKU m Finnish Short form of AUKUSTI AKUA f African Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan. AKULINA f Russian Variant of AKILINA AL m English Short form of BERT and other beginning with al. AL?B?TA f Czech Czech form of ELIZABETH AL?BETA f Slovak Slovak form of ELIZABETH ALA AL-DIN m Arabic Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic ???? ('ala) "excellence, elevation" combined with ??? (din) "religion, faith"; m Arabic Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic. ALABA f Yoruba Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba. ALADDIN m Literature Anglicized form of ALA AL-DIN. ALAIA f Basque Means "joyful, happy" in Basque. ALAIN m French French form of ALAN ALAINA f English Feminine form of ALAIN ALAN m English, Scottish, Breton The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. ALANA f English Feminine form of ALAN ALANIS f English Form of ALANA ALANNA f English Variant of ALANA ALANNAH f English, Irish Variant of ALANA. ALANNIS f English Form of ALANA ALAOIS m Irish Irish of ALOYSIUS ALARIC m History Means either "ruler of all" or "noble ruler" from the Germanic element ala "all" or adal "noble" combined with ric "ruler, power". ALASDAIR m Scottish Scottish form of ALEXANDER ALASTAIR m Scottish Anglicized form of ALASDAIR ALASTAR m Irish Irish form of ALEXANDER ALASTRONA f Irish Feminine form of ALASTAR ALAYNA f English Variant of ALAINA ALAZNE f Basque Means "miracle" in Basque. ALBA f Italian, Spanish Means "dawn" in Italian or Spanish. ALBAN m English, German From the Roman family name Albanus which meant "from Alba" in Latin. ALBENA f Bulgarian Created by Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov for the heroine in his drama 'Albena' (1930). ALBERIC m Germanic Mythology Variant of H ALBERICH m Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements alb "elf" and ric "power". ALBERT m English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian From the Germanic name Adalbrecht which meant "bright nobility", composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". ALBERTA f English, Italian, Polish Feminine form of ALBERT. ALBERTE m Galician Galician form of ALBERT; f Danish Danish feminine form of ALBERT ALBERTHA mf (no meaning found) ALBERTINA f Italian, German, Portuguese, English Feminine pet form of ALBERT ALBERTINE f French French feminine form of ALBERT ALBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALBERT ALBIN m Scandinavian, Polish From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright". ALBINA f Italian, Polish Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN). ALBORZ m Iranian From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran. ALBRECHT m German German cognate of ALBERT ALBY m Irish Anglicized masculine form of AILBHE ALCAEUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Alkaios), derived from (alke) "strength". ALCIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of ALICE ALCIPPE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Alkippe), which meant "mighty mare" from (alkaios) "mighty" and (hippos) "horse". ALCYONE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Alkyone), derived from the word (alkyon) or (halkyon) meaning "kingfisher". ALDA f Italian Feminine form of ALDO ALDEN m English From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Aldwyn meaning "old friend". ALDO m Italian Derived from Germanic adal meaning "noble". ALDOUS m English Possibly a short form of beginning with the Germanic element ald "old". ALDRICK m Possibly derived from the Germanic elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power". ALE m Finnish Finnish short form of KSANTERI or KSI ALE? m Czech, Slovene Pet form of ALEXEJ or ALEKSANDER ALEA f English (Modern) Variant of ALIYAH ALEAH mf (no meaning found) ALEASE f English Possibly a variant spelling of ELOISE or ALICIA ALEC m English Pet form of ALEXANDER ALECHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of ALEXANDER ALECIA mf (no meaning found) ALECTO f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Alekto) which was derived from (alektos) "unceasing". ALED m Welsh Means "offspring" in Welsh. ALEEN mf (no meaning found) ALEESHA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALEID f Dutch Dutch short form of ADELAIDE ALEIDA f Dutch Dutch short form of ADELAIDE ALEIT f German Low German short form of ADELAIDE ALEIXO m Galician Galician form of ALEXIUS ALEJANDRA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of ALEXANDER ALEJANDRIN mf (no meaning found) ALEJANDRO m Spanish Spanish form of ALEXANDER ALEJO m Spanish Spanish form of ALEXIUS ALEK mf (no meaning found) ALEKSANDAR m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian and Serbian form of ALEXANDER ALEKSANDER m Polish, Slovene, Albanian, Estonian Cognate of ALEXANDER ALEKSANDR m Russian Russian form of ALEXANDER. ALEKSANDRA f Russian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Estonian Feminine form of ALEXANDER ALEKSANDRINA f Russian, Bulgarian Pet form of ALEKSANDRA ALEKSANDRO m Esperanto Esperanto form of ALEXANDER ALEKSANTERI m Finnish Finnish form of ALEXANDER ALEKSEI m Russian Variant transcription of ALEKSEY ALEKSEY m Russian Russian form of ALEXIUS ALEKSI m Finnish Finnish form of ALEXIUS ALEKSY m Polish Polish form of ALEXIUS ALENA f German, Czech Short form of MAGD ALENE f English Variant of EILEEN ALENKA f Slovene Slovene pet form of HELEN ALESANDER m Basque Basque form of ALEXANDER ALESHA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALESIA mf (no meaning found) ALESSA f Italian Italian form of ALEXA ALESSANDRA f Italian Italian feminine form of ALEXANDER ALESSANDRO m Italian Italian form of ALEXANDER. ALESSIA f Italian Italian feminine form of ALEXIUS ALESSIO m Italian Italian form of ALEXIUS ALETA f English Form of ALETHEA ALETHA f English Variant of ALETHEA ALETHEA f English Derived from Greek (aletheia) meaning "truth". ALEX mf English Short form of ANDER, ANDRA and other beginning with alex. ALEXA f English Feminine form of ALEXIUS or a short form of NDRA ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovak From the Greek name (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek (alexo) "to defend, help" and (aner) "man" (genitive (andros)). ALEXANDR m Czech Czech form of ALEXANDER ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek Feminine form of ALEXANDER. ALEXANDRE m French, Portuguese, Galician French, Portuguese and Galician form of ALEXANDER. ALEXANDREA f English Feminine form of ALEXANDER ALEXANDRIA f English Feminine form of ALEXANDER. ALEXANDRIE f French French feminine form of ALEXANDER ALEXANDRINA f English Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA. ALEXANDRINE f French, German French elaborated form of ALEXANDRA. ALEXANDRO mf (no meaning found) ALEXANDROS m Greek, Ancient Greek Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER ALEXANDRU m Romanian Romanian form of ALEXANDER ALEXEI m Russian Variant transcription of ALEKSEY ALEXEJ m Czech Czech form of ALEXIUS ALEXEY m Russian Variant transcription of ALEKSEY ALEXIA f English, German Feminine form of ALEXIUS ALEXINA f English Feminine pet form of ALEXIUS ALEXIS m German, French, English, Ancient Greek Variant of ALEXIUS; f English Feminine form of ALEXIUS ALEXIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Alexios) which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek (alexo) "to defend, to help". ALEXUS f English Variant of ALEXIS ALEXYS mf (no meaning found) ALEXZANDER mf (no meaning found) ALF m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"; m English Short form of RED ALFEO m Italian Italian form of ALPHAEUS ALFHILD f Norwegian, Swedish From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle". ALFIE m English Pet form of ALFRED ALFONS m German, Dutch, Polish German, Dutch and Polish form of O ALFONSINA f Italian Italian feminine form of ALFONSO ALFONSO m Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of a Visigothic Germanic name, probably meaning "noble and ready", from the element adal "noble" combined with funs "ready". ALFONZ m Slovene Slovene form of ALFONSO ALFONZO mf (no meaning found) ALFORD mf (no meaning found) ALFRD m Hungarian Hungarian form of ALFRED ALFRED m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish Derived from the Old English element lf "elf" combined with rd "counsel". ALFREDA f English, Polish, German, Italian Feminine form of ALFRED ALFREDO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALFRED ALFSIGR f Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and sigr "victory". ALGAR m English Means "elf spear" from Old English lf "elf" and gar "spear". ALGER m English Variant of ALGAR ALGERNON m English Originally a Norman French nickname derived from aux gernons "having a moustache". ALI m Arabic Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic. ALIA f Arabic Variant of ALYA ALIAH f Variant of ALYA or ALIYAH ALICA f Slovak Slovak form of ALICE ALICE f English, French Short form of the Old French Adelais, itself a short form of Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE). ALICIA f Spanish, English Latinized form of ALICE ALICJA f Polish Polish form of ALICE ALIDA f Hungarian Hungarian form of ADELAIDE ALIISA f Finnish Finnish form of ALICE ALIM m Arabic Means "learned, expert, scholar" in Arabic. ALIN m Romanian Possibly a Romanian masculine form of A . ALINA f Arabic Means "noble" in Arabic; f German, Italian, Polish, Romanian Pet form of ADELINA and that end in alina. ALINE f French, English Pet form of ADELINE or a variant of EILEEN ALIS f Welsh Welsh form of ALICE ALISA f Russian Russian form of ALICE ALISE f Latvian Latvian form of ALICE; f English Variant of ALICE ALISHA f English Variant of ALICIA ALISHIA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALISIA f English Variant of ALICIA ALISON f & m English, French Medieval Norman form of ALICE. ALISSA f English Variant of ALYSSA ALISTAIR m Scottish Anglicized form of ALASDAIR ALISTER m Scottish Anglicized form of ALASDAIR ALISYA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALIVIA f English Variant of OLIVIA ALIX mf English Variant of ALEX ALIYA f Arabic Variant transcription of H; f Jewish Variant of H ALIYAH f Arabic Feminine form of ALI; f Jewish Means "to ascend" in Hebrew. ALIYYA f Arabic Variant transcription of ALIYAH ALIYYAH f Arabic Variant transcription of ALIYAH ALIZ f Hungarian Hungarian form of ALICE ALIZA f Jewish Means "joyful" in Hebrew. ALIZE mf (no meaning found) ALLA f Russian, Ukrainian Meaning unknown, possibly of German origin. ALLAH m Theology Derived from the Arabic ????? (al-ilah) meaning "the deity". ALLAN m English, Scottish Variant of ALAN. ALLANA f English Variant of ALANNAH ALLANNAH f English Variant of ALANNAH ALLEGRA f English, Italian Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. ALLEGRIA f English Elaborated form of ALLEGRA ALLEN m English, Scottish Variant of ALAN. ALLENE mf (no meaning found) ALLI f Finnish Finnish pet form of ADELHEID. ALLIE f English Pet form of ALISON ALLINE mf (no meaning found) ALLISON f English Variant of ALISON ALLISSA f English Variant of ALYSSA ALLON m Biblical Means "oak" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament. ALLY f English Pet form of ALISON ALLYCIA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALLYN m English Variant of ALAN ALLYSON f English Variant of ALISON ALLYSSA mf (no meaning found) ALMA f English Modern name meaning either "nourishing" from Latin or "the soul" from Spanish. ALMAS f Arabic Means "diamond" in Arabic. ALMEDA mf (no meaning found) ALMETA mf (no meaning found) ALMIRA f English Probably derived from Arabic amiri meaning "princess". ALMUDENA f Spanish Derived from Arabic al-madinat meaning "the city". ALODIA f Variant of ELODIA ALOIS m German, Czech German and Czech form of ALOYSIUS ALOISIA f German German feminine form of ALOYSIUS ALOISIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of ALOYSIUS ALOJZ m Slovene, Slovak Slovene and Slovak form of ALOYSIUS ALOJZIJ m Slovene Slovene form of ALOYSIUS ALOJZIJA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of ALOYSIUS ALOJZY m Polish Polish form of ALOYSIUS ALON m Jewish Means "oak tree" in Hebrew. ALONA f Jewish Feminine form of ALON ALONDRA f Spanish Short form of ALEJANDRA. ALONSO m Spanish Spanish variant of ALFONSO ALONZA mf (no meaning found) ALONZO m Italian Italian variant of ALFONSO ALOYSIUS m English, German, Dutch Latinized form of a Provenal form of LOUIS. ALP m Turkish Means "brave" in Turkish. ALPERTTI m Finnish Finnish form of ALBERT ALPHA m . ALPHAEUS m Biblical From (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing". ALPHONSE m French French form of ALFONSO ALPHONSINE f French French feminine pet form of ALFONSO ALPHONSO m Italian Variant of ALFONSO ALPHONSUS m Latinized form of ALFONSO ALPHONZO m English Variant of ALFONSO ALPIN m Scottish Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ailpein, possibly derived from a Pictish word meaning "white". ALTA f Means "high" in Spanish. ALTAGRACIA mf (no meaning found) ALTAIR m Astronomy Means "the flyer" in Arabic. ALTAN m Turkish Means "dawn" in Turkish. ALTE f Yiddish Feminine form of R ALTER m Yiddish Means either "old" in Yiddish or "the other" in Latin. ALTHA mf (no meaning found) ALTHEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek name (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek (althos) "healing". ALTON m English From an Old English surname which meant "river-source town". ALTTI m Finnish Finnish form of ALBERT ALUDRA f Astronomy Derived from Arabic ?????? (al-'adhra) meaning "the maiden". ALUN m Welsh Welsh form of ALAN. ALVA f Swedish, Norwegian Feminine form of ALF; m Variant of H. ALVAH m Biblical Means "his highness" in Hebrew. ALVAR m English From the Old English name lfhere meaning "elf army", formed of the elements lf "elf" and here "army". ALVARO mf (no meaning found) ALVENA f English Feminine form of ALVIN ALVERA mf (no meaning found) ALVERTA mf (no meaning found) ALVIE mf (no meaning found) ALVILDA f Danish Danish form of ALFHILD ALVIN m English Means "elf friend" from the Old English name lfwine, which was formed of the elements lf "elf" and wine "friend". ALVINA f English Feminine form of ALVIN ALVIS m Norse Mythology Means "all wise" in Old Norse. ALVISE m Italian Venetian form of LOUIS ALWILDA f English Anglicized form of ALFHILD ALWYN m English Form of ALVIN ALYA f Arabic Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic. ALYCE f English (Modern) Variant of ALICE ALYCIA f English Variant of ALICIA ALYONA f Russian Russian variant of YELENA ALYOSHA m Russian Pet form of ALEKSEY ALYS f English (Modern) Variant of ALICE ALYSA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALYSE f English (Modern) Variant of ALICE ALYSHA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALYSIA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALYSON f English (Modern) Variant of ALISON ALYSSA f English (Modern) Either a variant of ALICIA, or else derived from the name of the alyssum flower. ALYSSIA f English (Modern) Variant of ALICIA ALYX f English Feminine variant of ALEX AMA f African Means "born on Saturday" in Akan. AMABEL f English From an Old French name which was derived from Latin amabilis "lovable". AMABLE m French French masculine form of AMABEL AMADA f Spanish Feminine form of AMADO AMADEO m Italian Italian variant of AMADEUS. AMADEUS m Late Roman Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God". AMADI f Igbo Means "rejoicing" in Igbo; m Yoruba Means "seemed destined to die at birth" in Yoruba. AMADO m Spanish Spanish form of Amatus (see AMATO). AMADOR mf (no meaning found) AMAIA f Basque Means "the end" in Basque. AMAKA f Igbo Short form of CHI AMAL f & m Arabic Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic; m Biblical Means "work" in Hebrew. This is the name of an Asherite in the Old Testament. AMALA f Indian Derived from Sanskrit amal meaning "clean, pure". AMALIA f German, English, Finnish Derived from Germanic amal meaning "work". AMALIE f German Variant of AMALIA AMALIJA f Slovene Slovene form of AMALIA AMALRIC m Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic elements amal "work, labour" and ric "power". AMALTHEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Amaltheia), derived from (malthasso) meaning "to soften, to soothe". AMANCIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Amantius which meant "loving" in Latin. AMANDA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish Created in the 17th century by the playwright Colley Cibber, who based it on Latin amanda meaning "lovable". AMANDINE f French French pet form of AMANDA AMANDO m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of AMANDUS AMANDUS m Ancient Roman Roman name derived from Latin amanda meaning "lovable". AMANI f Arabic Means "wishes" in Arabic. AMAR m Indian Means "immortal" in Sanskrit. AMARA f Either a short form of NTA or else "bitter" from Latin amarus. AMARANTA f Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of AMARANTHA AMARANTE f French French form of AMARANTHA AMARANTHA f English From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek (amarantos) meaning "unfading". AMARDAD f Near Eastern Mythology Modern Persian form of AMERETAT AMARI mf (no meaning found) AMARIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has said" in Hebrew. AMARILIS f Spanish Spanish form of AMARYLLIS AMARILLA f English Latinate form of AMARYLLIS AMARYLLIS f English Derived from Greek (amarysso) "to sparkle". AMATERASU f Far Eastern Mythology Means "shining over heaven" in Japanese. AMATO m Italian From the Roman name Amatus which meant "beloved" in Latin. AMAURY m French French form of AMALRIC AMAYA f Basque, Spanish Variant of AMAIA AMBER f English Simply means "amber", from the English word that denotes either the fossilized tree resin or the orange-yellow colour. AMBRA f Italian Italian form of AMBER AMBRE f French French form of AMBER AMBROGINO m Italian Pet form of AMBROGIO AMBROGIO m Italian Italian form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE). AMBROISE m French French form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE). AMBROSE m English From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal". AMBROSIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of (Ambrosios) (see AMBROSE). AMBROSINE f English Feminine form of AMBROSE AMBROSIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE). AMBRUS m Hungarian Hungarian form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE). AMDE m French French form of AMADEUS AMEDEA f Italian Italian feminine form of AMADEUS AMEDEO m Italian Italian form of AMADEUS. AMEDEUS m English Variant of AMADEUS AMELIA f English, German Variant of AMALIA (or sometimes of EMILIA). AMELIE f German German variant of AMALIA AMEN m Egyptian Mythology Variant of AMON AMENEMHET m Ancient Egyptian Means "AMON is foremost" in Egyptian. AMENHOTEP m Ancient Egyptian Means "peace of Amon" from the name of the Egyptian god AMON combined with hotep "peace, satisfaction". AMERETAT f Near Eastern Mythology Means "immortality" in Avestan. AMERICA f English This name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO). AMERICO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of AMERIGO AMERIGO m Italian Early medieval Italian form of HENRY. AMETHYST f English Means simply "amethyst" from the name of the precious stone. AMETS m Basque Means "dream" in Basque. AMHLAIDH m Scottish Scottish form of OLAF AMHLAOIBH m Irish Irish form of OLAF AMI m Biblical Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Hebrew; f English (Modern) Variant of AMY; f Japanese Means "second beauty" or "Asian beauty" in Japanese. AMIAS m English Perhaps from a French surname which originally denoted a person who came from the city of Amiens. AMICE f English Derived from Latin amicitia meaning "friendship". AMIE f English Variant of AMY AMIKA f Esperanto Means "friendly" in Esperanto. AMILCAR m Portuguese, Spanish Portuguese and Spanish form of H AMILIA f English Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA AMIN m Arabic Derived from Arabic amin meaning "truthful". AMINA f Arabic Feminine form of AMIN AMINDA f Esperanto Means "lovable" in Esperanto. AMINTA f Variant of AMYNTA AMIR m Arabic Means "prince" or "commander" in Arabic; m Jewish Means "treetop" in Hebrew. AMIRA f Arabic Feminine form of AMIR; f Jewish Feminine form of AMIR AMIT m Indian Means "unmeasurable, infinite" in Sanskrit; m Jewish Means "friend" in Hebrew. AMITA f Indian Feminine form of AMIT AMITTAI m Biblical Means "my truth" in Hebrew. AMITY f English From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia. AMIYA mf (no meaning found) AMLIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of AMALIA; f Portuguese Portuguese form of AMELIA AMLIE f French French form of AMELIA AMMIEL m Biblical Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew. AMMON m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of AMON AMNA f Arabic Means "safety" in Arabic. AMON m Egyptian Mythology Possibly means "the hidden one" in Egyptian. AMONN m Irish Irish form of EDMUND AMOS m Biblical, English, Jewish Means "to carry" in Hebrew. AMPARO f Spanish Means "protection, shelter" in Spanish. AMPELIO m Italian Italian form of Ampelius, the Latin form of the Greek name (Ampelios), which was derived from (ampelos) meaning "vine". AMRAM m Biblical Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew. AMRIT mf Indian Means "immortal" from Sanskrit a "not" and mrta "dead". AMRITA f Indian Feminine form of AMRIT AMULIUS m Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. AMY f English Derived from Old French aime meaning "beloved". AMYA mf (no meaning found) AMYAS m English Possibly a variant of AMIAS. AMYNTA f Derived from Greek (amyntor) meaning "defender". AN mf Viete Means "peace" in Viete; m Near Eastern Mythology Means "heaven, sky" in Sumerian. An was the Sumerian god of the heavens. AN?ELA f Croatian Croatian form of ANGELA AN?ELKO m Croatian Croatian form of ANGEL ANA f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian Cognate of ANNA ANABEL mf (no meaning found) ANACLETO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ANACLETUS ANACLETUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Anakletos), derived from (anakletos) meaning "invoked". ANAH f & m Biblical Means "answer" in Hebrew. ANAHI mf (no meaning found) ANAHID f Armenian Armenian form of ANAHITA ANAHITA - ANTONIA; f Near Eastern Mythology Means "immaculate, undefiled" from Avestan a "not" and ahit "unclean". ANAIS mf (no meaning found) ANAITIS f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of ANAHITA ANAKIN m Popular Culture Meaning unknown. ANAKONI m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of ANTHONY ANAN mf African Means "fourth born child" in Akan; m Biblical Means "cloud" in Hebrew. ANAND m Indian Means "happiness" in Sanskrit. ANANDA f Indian Feminine form of ANAND ANANI m Biblical Means "my cloud" in Hebrew. ANANIAS m Biblical Greek form of HANANIAH. ANANTA m Indian Means "infinite, endless" in Sanskrit. ANANTH m Indian Variant of ANANTA ANANTHA m Indian Variant of ANANTA ANARGUL f Kazakh Means "blooming pomegranate tree" in Kazakh. ANARGYROS m Greek Means "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek , a negative prefix, combined with (argyros) "silver". ANARU m Maori Maori form of ANDREW ANAS f Provencal, Catalan, French Provenal and Catalan form of ANNA; m Arabic Means "friendliness" in Arabic. ANASS m Arabic Variant transcription of ANAS ANASTACIA f English Variant of ANASTASIA ANASTACIO mf (no meaning found) ANASTAS m Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian Spanish, Russian and Bulgarian form of IUS ANASTASIA f Greek, Ancient Greek Feminine form of ANASTASIUS. ANASTASIE f French French form of ANASTASIA ANASTASIO m Italian Italian form of ANASTASIUS ANASTASIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Original Greek form of ANASTASIUS ANASTASIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Anastasios) which meant "resurrection" from Greek (anastasis) (composed of the elements (ana) "up" and (stasis) "standing"). ANASTASIYA f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of ANASTASIA. ANASTAZJA f Polish Polish form of ANASTASIA ANASTAZY m Polish Polish form of ANASTASIUS ANASZTZ m Hungarian Hungarian form of ANASTASIUS ANASZTZIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of ANASTASIA ANAT f Near Eastern Mythology Possibly derived from a Semitic root meaning "water spring"; mf Jewish Variant of H ANATH mf Biblical, Jewish Means "answer" in Hebrew; f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) From (Anath), the Greek form of ANAT ANATOLE m French French form of ANATOLIUS ANATOLI m Russian Variant transcription of Y ANATOLIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek (Anatolios), derived from (anatole) meaning "sunrise". ANATOLIY m Russian Russian form of ANATOLIUS ANATOLY m Russian Variant transcription of ANATOLIY ANATU f Near Eastern Mythology Form of ANAT ANAXAGORAS m Ancient Greek Means "master of speech" from Greek (anax) "master, lord" and (agoreuo) "to orate". ANAYA mf (no meaning found) ANCA f Romanian Possibly a pet form of ANA ANCHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of ANTHONY AND?L m Czech Czech form of ANGEL AND?LA f Czech Czech form of ANGELA ANDER m Basque Basque form of ANDREW ANDERS m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of ANDREW. ANDERSON m English From a surname meaning "son of ANDREW". ANDJELA f Serbian Serbian form of ANGELA ANDON m Bulgarian Variant of ANTON ANDONI m Basque Basque form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANDOR m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Arnrr, derived from the element arn "eagle" combined with the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR); m Hungarian Variant of ANDRS ANDR m French, Portuguese French and Portuguese form of EW ANDRA f English Feminine form of ANDREW; f Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese feminine form of ANDREW ANDRA? m Slovene Slovene form of ANDREW ANDRAS m Welsh Welsh form of ANDREW ANDRASTE f Celtic Mythology Possibly means "invincible" in Celtic. ANDRE f French French feminine form of W ANDREA m Italian Italian form of ANDREW; f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian Feminine form of ANDREW ANDREAS m German, Greek, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW. ANDREEA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of ANDREW ANDREI m Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian Romanian form of ANDREW, and a variant Russian and Bulgarian transcription of ANDREY. ANDREINA f Italian Feminine form of ANDREA ANDREJ m Slovene, Czech, Croatian Slovene, Czech and Croatian form of ANDREW ANDREJA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of ANDREJ ANDREJS m Latvian Latvian form of ANDREW ANDRES m Estonian Estonian form of ANDREW ANDREU m Catalan Catalan form of ANDREW ANDREW m English, Biblical From the Greek name (Andreas), which derives from (aner) "man" (genitive (andros) "of a man"). ANDREY m Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of ANDREW ANDRIA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of ANDREW; m Corsican Corsican form of ANDREW ANDRIANA f English Elaborated form of ANDREA ANDRIES m Dutch Dutch form of ANDREW ANDRIJA m Croatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian form of ANDREW ANDRINA f English Elaborated form of ANDREA ANDRIS m Latvian, Hungarian Latvian form and Hungarian pet form of ANDREW ANDRIUS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of ANDREW ANDRIY m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of ANDREW ANDRO m Croatian Croatian form of ANDREW ANDROCLES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Androkles) which meant "glory of a man", derived from (andros) "of a man" and (kleos) "glory". ANDROMACHE f Greek Mythology Means "battle of a man" from the Greek elements (andros) "of a man" and (mache) "battle". ANDROMEDA f Greek Mythology Means "to think of a man" from the Greek element (andros) "of a man" combined with (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of". ANDRONIKOS m Ancient Greek Means "victory of a man" from Greek (andros) "of a man" and (nike) "victory". ANDRS m Hungarian Hungarian form of ANDREW; m Spanish Spanish form of ANDREW ANDRUS m Estonian Estonian form of ANDREW ANDRZEJ m Polish Polish form of ANDREW ANDY m English Pet form of ANDREW. ANE f Danish Danish pet form of ANNA ANEIRIN m Welsh Welsh name, originally spelled Neirin, which possibly means "noble". ANELIE f German Short form of ANNELIESE ANEMONE f English From the name of the anemone flower, which derives from Greek (anemos) "wind". ANETA f Czech Czech pet form of ANNA ANEURIN m Welsh Form of ANEIRIN ANFISA f Russian Russian form of the Greek name (Anthousa), which was derived from Greek (anthos) "flower". ANGEL m (angelos) meaning "messenger"). ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovene, Russian Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL). ANGELIA f English Elaborated form of ANGELA ANGELICA f English, Italian, Romanian Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek (angelos) "messenger". ANGELIEN f Dutch Dutch pet form of ANGELA ANGELIKA f German, Polish German and Polish form of ANGELICA ANGELINA f English, Italian, Russian, Polish Pet form of ANGELA ANGELINE f French French pet form of ANGELA ANGELIQUE f French French form of ANGELICA ANGELITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of ANGELA ANGELLE f English Feminine variant of ANGEL ANGELO m Italian Italian form of Angelus (see ANGEL). ANGELOS m Greek Greek form of Angelus (see ANGEL). ANGERONA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. ANGHARAD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "more love" in Welsh. ANGIE f English Pet form of ANGELA ANGLE f French French feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL). ANGLICA f Spanish Spanish form of ANGELICA ANGRA MAINYU m Near Eastern Mythology Means "evil spirit" in Avestan. ANGUS m Scottish, Irish, English Anglicized form of AONGHUS ANGYALKA f Hungarian Hungarian form of ANGELICA ANIA f Polish, Russian Polish pet form of ANNA, and a variant Russian transcription of ANYA. ANIBAL m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese of HANNIBAL ANICA f Slovene Slovene pet form of ANNA ANICETUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Aniketos), meaning "unconquerable". ANIELA f Polish Polish form of ANGELA ANIK f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of ANNA ANIKA f Variant of ANNIKA ANIKETOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Greek form of ANICETUS ANIL m Indian, Hindu Mythology Derived from Sanskrit anila "air, wind". ANILA f Indian Feminine form of ANIL ANIMA f Indian Means "minuteness" in Sanskrit; f English Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. ANINA f German Pet form of ANNA ANIRUDDHA m Indian Means "without obstacles" in Sanskrit. ANISA f Arabic Means "friendly" in Arabic. ANISE f English From the name of the herb, also called aniseed. ANISH m Indian Means "supreme" in Sanskrit. ANISIM m Russian Russian form of ONESIMUS ANISSA f English Combination of ANNA and the popular name suffix issa. ANITA f Spanish, Finnish Spanish and Finnish pet form of ANA ANITRA mf (no meaning found) ANIYA mf (no meaning found) ANIYAH mf (no meaning found) ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene pet form of ANNA ANJALI f Indian Means "offering" in Sanskrit. ANJANETTE mf (no meaning found) ANJELICA f English (Modern) Variant of ANGELICA ANKA f Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian Pet form of ANNA ANKE f German, Dutch Low German pet form of ANNE ANKITA f Indian Means "marked" in Sanskrit. ANKUR m Indian Means "sapling" in Sanskrit. ANN f English English form of E ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical Latinate form of HH; m Irish Possibly means "bird-like" in Irish. ANNA-LIISA f Finnish Combination of ANNA and LIISA ANNABEL f English Variant of AMABEL influenced by the name ANNA ANNABELL mf (no meaning found) ANNABELLA f English, Italian Latinate form of ANNABEL. ANNABELLE f English Variant of ANNABEL. ANNABETH f English Combination of ANNA and BETH ANNALEE f English Combination of ANNA and LEE ANNALISA f Italian, English Combination of ANNA and LISA ANNALISE mf (no meaning found) ANNAMAE mf (no meaning found) ANNAMARIE mf (no meaning found) ANNAS m Biblical Contracted form of ANANIAS. ANNBJRG f Norwegian Variant of ARNBJRG ANNE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque French form of HANNAH; m Frisian Short form of beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle". ANNEGRET f German Combination of ANNE and GRETE ANNEKA f English Variant of ANNIKA ANNEKE f Dutch Dutch pet form of ANNE ANNELI f Finnish Finnish pet form of ANNA ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian Short form of SE ANNELIEN f Dutch Combination of ANNE and lien (from such as CAROLIEN). ANNELIESE f German Combination of ANNE and LIESE ANNELISE f Danish Danish form of ANNELIESE ANNEMARIE f Dutch, German Combination of ANNE and MARIE ANNETTA f English, Italian Latinate pet form of ANNE ANNETTE f French French pet form of ANNE ANNI f Finnish Finnish pet form of ANNA ANNICE f English Variant of ANNIS ANNICK f Breton Breton pet form of ANNA ANNIE f English Pet form of ANNE ANNIINA f Finnish Finnish pet form of ANNA ANNIKA f Dutch, Swedish, Finnish Dutch, Swedish and Finnish pet form of ANNA ANNIKEN f Norwegian Norwegian pet form of ANNA ANNIKKI f Finnish Finnish pet form of ANNA ANNIS f English Medieval form of AGNES ANNMARIE f English Combination of ANN and MARIE ANNORA f English Variant of HONORA, influenced by the name ANNA. ANNUKKA f Finnish Finnish pet form of ANNA ANNUNCIATA f Italian Variant of ANNUNZIATA ANNUNZIATA f Italian Means "annunciation" in Italian, referring to the event in the New Testament in which the angel Gabriel told Mary of the imminent birth of Jesus. ANNUSHKA f Russian Russian pet form of ANNA ANNUSKA f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of ANNA ANONA f English Possibly an elaborated form of ANNA ANOUK f Dutch, French Dutch and French pet form of ANNA ANOUSH f Armenian Means "sweet" in Armenian. ANOUSHKA f Various Variant of ANNUSHKA ANOUSKA f Various Variant of ANNUSHKA ANRA m Irish Irish form of HENRY ANS f Dutch Dutch pet form of ANNA ANSA f Finnish Derived from Finnish ansio "virtue" or ansa "trap". ANSEL m Form of M ANSELM m English Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection". ANSELMA f German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish Feminine form of ANSELM ANSELME m French French form of ANSELM ANSELMI m Finnish Finnish form of ANSELM ANSELMO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ANSELM ANSGAR m German, Scandinavian Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear". ANSHEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of ASHER ANSLEY mf (no meaning found) ANSON m English From a surname meaning "son of AGNES". ANSSI m Finnish Finnish pet form of ANSELM ANTA f Galician Galician feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTAL m Hungarian Hungarian form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTANAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTE m Croatian Croatian form of ANTHONY ANTERO m Finnish Finnish form of ANDREW ANTHEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Antheia), derived from (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". ANTHONY m English From the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. ANTIGONE f Greek Mythology Means "against birth" from Greek (anti) "against" and (gone) "birth". ANTIGONUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek (Antigonos) which meant "against the ancestor", from (anti) "against" and (goneus) "ancestor". ANTIMAN m Native American Means "condor of the sun" in Mapuche. ANTINANCO m Native American Means "eagle of the sun" in Mapuche. ANTIONE mf (no meaning found) ANTIONETTE mf (no meaning found) ANTIOPE f Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek elements (antios) "set against" and (ops) "voice". ANTIPATER m Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From the Greek name (Antipatros), which meant "like the father" from Greek (anti) "like" and (pater) "father". ANTJE f German, Dutch Low German and Dutch form of ANNA ANTN m Galician Galician form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTNIA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTNIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTO m Croatian Croatian form of ANTHONY ANTOINE m French French form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTOINETTE f French Feminine pet form of ANTOINE. ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONE mf (no meaning found) ANTONELLA f Italian Feminine pet form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONELLO m Italian Pet form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONETTA mf (no meaning found) ANTONETTE f English Pet form of ANTONIA ANTONI m Polish, Catalan Polish and Catalan form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONIE f Czech Czech feminine form of ANTHONY ANTONIETTA f Spanish, Italian Pet form of ANTONIA ANTONIJA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of ANTONIA ANTONIJE m Serbian Serbian form of ANTHONY ANTONIN m French French form of Antoninus (see O). ANTONINA f Italian, Polish, Russian Feminine form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO). ANTONINO m Italian Italian form of the Roman name Antoninus, which was derived from Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONIO m Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTONIUS m Ancient Roman, Dutch Ancient Roman form of ANTHONY. ANTONN m Czech Czech form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO). ANTONO m Esperanto Esperanto form of ANTHONY ANTONY m English Variant of ANTHONY. ANTTI m Finnish Finnish form of ANDREW ANTTON m Basque Basque form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). ANTUN m Croatian Croatian form of ANTHONY ANTWAN m English (Modern) Variant of ANTOINE ANTWON mf (no meaning found) ANU f Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian pet form of ANNA; m Near Eastern Mythology Babylonian form of AN ANUBIS m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian Anpu which possibly means "royal child". ANUJ m Indian Means "born later, younger" in Sanskrit. ANUJA f Indian Feminine form of ANUJ ANUNCIACIN f Spanish Spanish cognate of ANNUNZIATA ANUPAM m Indian Means "incomparable" in Sanskrit. ANUSHKA f Russian Variant of ANNUSHKA ANWAR m Arabic Means "brighter" in Arabic. ANWEN f Welsh Means "very beautiful" in Welsh. ANWER m Arabic Variant transcription of ANWAR ANXO m Galician Galician form of Angelus (see ANGEL). ANYA f Russian Russian pet form of ANNA ANZHELA f Russian Russian variant of ANGELA ANZHELINA f Russian Russian variant of ANGELINA AODH m Irish, Scottish From the old Irish name ed, which meant "fire". AODHN m Irish, Scottish From the old Irish name edn, a pet form of ed (see AODH). AOI f Japanese Means either "blue" or "hollyhock" in Japanese. AOIBHE f Irish Derived from Gaelic aoibh "beauty". AOIBHEANN f Irish Means "beautiful sheen" in Irish Gaelic. AOIBHN f Irish Variant of AOIBHEANN AOIDE f Greek Mythology Means "to sing" in Greek. AOIFE f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "beauty" from the Gaelic word aoibh. AONGHAS m Scottish, Irish Variant of AONGHUS AONGHUS m Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology Possibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish en "one" and gus "force, strength, energy". APHRA f Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of AFRA , or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust". APHRODISIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of APHRODISIOS APHRODISIOS m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess APHRODITE. APHRODITE f Greek Mythology Perhaps meaning "risen from the foam" from Greek. APIKALIA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of ABIGAIL APOLINAR m Spanish Spanish form of APOLLINARIS APOLINARY m Polish Polish form of APOLLINARIS APOLLINAIRE m French French form of APOLLINARIS APOLLINARIS m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god APOLLO. APOLLINARIYA f Russian Russian feminine form of APOLLINARIS APOLLINE f French French form of APOLLONIA APOLLO m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to Indo-European *apelo "strength". APOLLODOROS m Ancient Greek Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god APOLLO combined with Greek (doron) "gift". APOLLON m Greek Mythology Original Greek form of APOLLO APOLLONIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of APOLLONIOS. APOLLONIOS m Ancient Greek From an ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek god APOLLO. APOLONIA f Polish Polish form of APOLLONIA APOLONIJA f Slovene Slovene form of APOLLONIA APOSTOL m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of OS APOSTOLIS m Greek Variant of APOSTOLOS APOSTOLOS m Greek Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek. APPHIA f Biblical Greek form of a Hebrew name which possibly meant "increasing". APPIUS m Ancient Roman This was a Roman praenomen, or given name, used only by the clan Claudia. APRIL f English Means simply "April" from the name of the month. APUTSIAQ m Native American Means "snowflake" in Greenlandic. AQIL m Arabic Means "intelligent, wise" in Arabic. AQILA f Arabic Feminine form of AQIL AQISSIAQ m Native American From the Greenlandic word for a type of bird. AQUILA m Biblical, Ancient Roman From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin. ARA mf (no meaning found) ARABELLA f English, Italian Perhaps derived from Latin orabilis meaning "yielding to pray". ARACELI f Spanish Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and celi "sky". ARACELIS f Spanish Variant of ARACELI ARACELY f Variant of ARACELI ARACHNE f Greek Mythology Means "spider" in Greek. ARAGORN m Literature Meaning unknown, though the first element is presumably Sindarin ara "noble, kingly". ARAM m Kurdish Means "calm" in Kurdish. ARAMINTA f Perhaps an elaboration of AMYNTA. ARAMIS m Literature The surname of one of the musketeers in 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas. ARAN f & m Irish From the name of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. ARANKA f Hungarian Hungarian form of AURELIA ARANRHOD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Older variant of ARIANRHOD ARANTXA f Basque Means "thornbush" in Basque. ARAS m Lithuanian Means "eagle" in Lithuanian. ARASH m Iranian, Mythology Possibly means either "truthfulness" or "bright" in Persian. ARASTOO m Iranian Persian form of ARISTOTLE ARATA m Japanese Means "freshness" in Japanese. ARAVINDA m Indian Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. ARCADIA f Late Roman Roman feminine form of ARKADIOS ARCADIO mf (no meaning found) ARCANGELO m Italian Means "archangel" in Italian. ARCELIA f Spanish Variant of ARACELI ARCH mf (no meaning found) ARCHANA f Indian Means "dedication" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu ritual. ARCHELAUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latinized form of the Greek name (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from (archos) "master" and (laos) "people". ARCHIBALD m Scottish, English Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold". ARCHIE m Scottish, English Pet form of ARCHIBALD ARCHIMEDES m Ancient Greek Means "master of thought" from the Greek element (archos) "master" combined with (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of". ARCHIPPOS m Ancient Greek Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements (archos) "master" and (hippos) "horse". ARDAL m Irish Anglicized form of ARDGHAL ARDASHIR m Iranian Modern form of Artakhshathra (see ARTAXERXES). ARDELL mf (no meaning found) ARDELLA mf (no meaning found) ARDEN mf English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "eagle valley" in Old English. ARDGHAL m Irish Means "high valour", derived from the Irish elements ard "high" and gal "valour". ARDIS mf (no meaning found) ARDITH mf (no meaning found) ARDUINO m Italian Italian form of HARTWIN ARELI m Biblical Means "lion of God" in Hebrew. ARELY mf (no meaning found) ARES m Greek Mythology Perhaps from either Greek (are) "bane, ruin" or (arsen) "male". ARETHA f English Derived from Greek (arete) meaning "virtue". ARETHUSA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Arethousa), which possibly meant "to become excellent". AREVIG f Armenian Means "like the sun" in Armenian. ARGI m Basque Means "light" in Basque. ARGIDER m Basque Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful". ARGIE f Basque Feminine form of ARGI ARGUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Argos), derived from (argos) meaning "glistening, shining". ARGYRIS m Greek Modern Greek form of ARGYROS ARGYROS m Ancient Greek Means "silver" in Greek. ARI m Jewish Means "lion" in Hebrew; m Ancient Scandinavian Means "eagle" in Old Norse; m Armenian Means "brave" in Armenian. ARIA f English Means "song" or "melody" in Italian. ARIADNA f Spanish, Polish Spanish and Polish form of ARIADNE ARIADNE f Greek Mythology, English Means "most holy", composed of the Cretan Greek elements (ari) "most" and (adnos) "holy". ARIANA f English Variant of ARIANE ARIANE f English, French, German Variant of ARIANNE. ARIANNA f Italian Italian form of ARIADNE ARIANNE f French French form of ARIADNE ARIANRHOD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Possibly means "silver wheel" or "round wheel" in Welsh. ARIC m English Variant of ERIC ARIDAI m Biblical Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin. ARIE m Dutch Pet form of ADRIAAN ARIEH m Biblical, Jewish Means "lion" in Hebrew. ARIEL mf Biblical, Jewish Means "lion of God" in Hebrew. ARIELLA f English Feminine form of ARIEL ARIELLE f English Feminine form of ARIEL ARIENNE f French French form of ARIADNE ARIES m Roman Mythology Means "ram" in Latin. ARIK m Either a variant of ERIC or a short form of ARIEL ARIN f English Variant of ERIN ARINA f Russian Russian variant of IRINA ARISHA f Russian Pet form of ARINA ARISTA f Astronomy Means "ear of corn" in Latin. ARISTAEUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Aristaios), derived from (aristeus) "the best". ARISTARCHUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek (Aristarchos), derived from (aristos) "best" and (arche) "origin, source". ARISTARKH m Russian Russian form of ARISTARCHUS ARISTIDE m French French form of S ARISTIDES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek (Aristeides) which meant "the best kind", derived from (aristos) "best" and (eidos) "kind, type". ARISTOCLES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Aristokles) which meant "the best glory", derived from (aristos) "best" and (kleos) "glory". ARISTODEMOS m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek elements (aristos) "best" and (demos) "the people". ARISTOMACHE f Ancient Greek Derived from the Greek elements (aristos) "best" and (mache) "battle". ARISTON m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (aristos) meaning "the best". ARISTOPHANES m Ancient Greek Derived from the Greek elements (aristos) "best" and (phanes) "appearing". ARISTOTLE m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Aristoteles) which meant "the best purpose", derived from (aristos) "best" and (telos) "purpose, aim". ARISU f Japanese Japanese form of ALICE ARISZTID m Hungarian Hungarian form of ARISTIDES ARJAN m Dutch Dutch form of ADRIAN ARJUN m Indian Variant of A ARJUNA m Indian Means "white" in Sanskrit. ARKADI m Russian Variant transcription of Y ARKADIOS m Ancient Greek From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia". ARKADIUSZ m Polish Polish form of ARKADIOS ARKADIY m Russian Russian form of ARKADIOS ARKADY m Russian Variant transcription of ARKADIY. ARKELL m English From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnkell which meant "eagle helmet". ARKHIP m Russian Russian form of ARCHIPPOS ARLAN mf (no meaning found) ARLEEN f English Variant of ARLINE ARLEN m Possibly means "pledge" in Gaelic. ARLENE f English Variant of ARLINE ARLETTE f French, English Norman pet form of beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle". ARLEY mf (no meaning found) ARLIE f & m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English. ARLIN mf (no meaning found) ARLINE f English Possibly a pet form of ending in arline or arlene, such as CHARLENE. ARLIS mf (no meaning found) ARLO mf (no meaning found) ARMAN m Kazakh Means "dream" in Kazakh. ARMAND m French French form of HERMAN ARMANDO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of HERMAN ARMANI mf (no meaning found) ARMAS m Finnish Means "beloved" in Finnish. ARMEL m French From Arthmael, which was possibly composed of the Celtic elements art "stone" and mael "prince". ARMELLE f French Feminine form of ARMEL ARMEN m Armenian Derived from the name of the country Armenia. ARMIDA mf (no meaning found) ARMIN m German Modern form of Arminius, which was possibly an old Latinized form of HERMAN. ARMO m Finnish Means "grace, mercy" in Finnish. ARMOND mf (no meaning found) ARN m English Short form of OLD ARNALDO m Italian Italian form of ARNOLD ARNAU m Catalan Catalan form of ARNOLD ARNAUD m French French form of ARNOLD ARNAUDE f French French feminine form of ARNOLD ARNBJRG f Norwegian Norwegian form of ARNBORG ARNBORG f Swedish From the Old Norse name Arnbjrg, which was derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and bjrg meaning "protection, help". ARNDT m German German short form of ARNOLD ARNE m Scandinavian Originally an Old Norse short form of beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle"; m German Short form of ARNOLD ARNIE m English Pet form of ARNOLD ARNO mf (no meaning found) ARNOLD m English, German From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from arn "eagle" combined with wald "power". ARNOLDO mf (no meaning found) ARNULFO mf (no meaning found) AROHA f Maori Means "love" in Maori. AROLDO m Italian Italian form of HAROLD ARON m Polish, Scandinavian Polish and Scandinavian form of A ARRAN m Scottish From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde. ARRATS m Basque Means "afternoon, dusk" in Basque. ARRIE mf (no meaning found) ARRIGO m Italian Italian form of HENRY ARRON m English Variant of AARON ARSEN m Armenian Armenian form of IOS ARSENI m Russian Variant transcription of Y ARSENIO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of S ARSENIOS m Ancient Greek Means "virile" in Greek. ARSENIY m Russian Russian form of ARSENIOS ART m English Short form of HUR ARTAIR m Scottish Scottish form of ARTHUR ARTAXERXES m History, Biblical Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler". ARTEMIDOROS m Ancient Greek Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess ARTEMIS combined with Greek (doron) "gift". ARTEMIS f Greek Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek (artemes) "safe" or (artamos) "a butcher". ARTEMISIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of ARTEMISIOS. ARTEMISIOS m Ancient Greek From an ancient Greek name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS. ARTHER mf (no meaning found) ARTHUR m English, Welsh Mythology The meaning of this name is unknown. ARTIE mf (no meaning found) ARTIS mf (no meaning found) ARTO m Finnish Finnish short form of ARTHUR ARTR m Hungarian Hungarian form of ARTHUR ARTTU m Finnish Finnish short form of ARTHUR ARTTURI m Finnish Finnish form of ARTHUR ARTUR m German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish Cognate of ARTHUR ARTURAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of ARTHUR ARTURO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of ARTHUR ARTYOM m Russian Russian form of ARTEMISIOS ARUN m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit. ARUNDHATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology The name of a star (also called Alcor), possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit. ARVEL m Possibly of Welsh derivation, meaning "wept over". ARVID m Scandinavian Means "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree". ARVIL mf (no meaning found) ARVILLA mf (no meaning found) ARVIN mf (no meaning found) ARVO m Finnish Means "value, worth" in Finnish. ARWA f Arabic Means "mountain goats" in Arabic. ARWEL m Welsh Old Welsh name of unknown meaning. ARWEN f Literature Means "noble maiden" in Sindarin. ARYANA f Variant of ARIANA ARYANNA mf (no meaning found) ARYEH m Jewish Variant of ARIEH ARZU f Iranian, Turkish Means "desire" in Persian (and in Turkish, where it is derived from Persian). AS'AD m Arabic Means "luckier" in Arabic. ASA m Biblical, Jewish Means "doctor" in Hebrew. ASAD m Arabic Means "lion" in Arabic. ASAF m Biblical (Variant) Variant of ASAPH ASAPH m Biblical Means "collector" in Hebrew. ASBJRN m Norwegian, Danish Norwegian and Danish form of; m Swedish From the Old Norse name sbjrn, derived from the elements ss "god" and bjrn "bear". ASCENCIN f Spanish Means "ascension" in Spanish. ASDRUBAL m Spanish Spanish form of H ASEEM m Indian Means "boundless, limitless" in Sanskrit. ASEN m Bulgarian Meaning unknown, probably of Turkic origin. ASENATH f Biblical Means "she belongs to her father" in Egyptian. ASGEIR m Norwegian Norwegian form of ASGER ASGER m Danish From the Old Norse name sgeirr, derived from the elements ss meaning "god" and geirr meaning "spear". ASH mf English Either a short form of LEY or else from the English word denoting either the tree or the residue of fire. ASHA f Indian Derived from Sanskrit asa meaning "hope"; f African Means "life" in Swahili. ASHANTI f From the name of an African people who reside in southern Ghana. ASHELY mf (no meaning found) ASHER m Biblical, Jewish Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew. ASHERAH f Near Eastern Mythology Perhaps derived from Semitic roots meaning "she who walks in the sea". ASHLEA f English (Modern) Feminine variant of ASHLEY ASHLEE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of ASHLEY ASHLEIGH f English (Modern) Feminine variant of ASHLEY ASHLEY f & m English From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ash tree clearing" in Old English. ASHLI mf (no meaning found) ASHLIE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of ASHLEY ASHLING f Irish Anglicized form of AISLING ASHLY mf (no meaning found) ASHLYN f English Combination of ASHLEY and the popular name suffix lyn. ASHLYNN f English (Modern) Variant of ASHLYN ASHOK m Indian Variant of A ASHOKA m Indian Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit. ASHTAD m Means "justice" in Persian. ASHTON mf English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English. ASHTORETH f Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown. ASHTYN mf (no meaning found) ASIA f & m English (Modern) From the name of the continent, which is perhaps derived from Assyrian asu, meaning "east"; f Polish Polish pet form of JOANNA ASIF m Arabic Means "forgiveness" in Arabic. ASIL m Turkish Means "noble" in Turkish. ASIM m Arabic Means "protector" in Arabic. ASKLEPIADES m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek god ASKLEPIOS. ASKLEPIOS m Greek Mythology Possibly means "cut up" in Greek. ASLAUG f Norwegian, Danish Derived from the Old Norse elements ss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". ASLG f Danish Danish form of ASLAUG; f Swedish Swedish form of ASLAUG ASLI f Turkish Means "genuine, real" in Turkish. ASMA f Arabic Means "appellations" or "prestige" in Arabic. ASPASIA f Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (aspasios) meaning "welcome". ASPEN f English Simply means "aspen tree" from the English word, derived from Old English spe. ASSUMPCI f Catalan Catalan cognate of ASUNCIN ASSUMPTA f Irish Latin form of ASUNCIN ASSUNO f Portuguese Portuguese cognate of ASUNCIN ASSUNTA f Italian Italian cognate of ASUNCIN ASTA f Scandinavian Short form of STRR ASTAROTH f Near Eastern Mythology Variant of ASHTORETH ASTARTE f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of ASHTORETH ASTON mf English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "east town" in Old English. ASTOR m English From a surname derived from Provenal astur meaning "hawk". ASTRA f English Means "star", ultimately from Greek (aster). ASTRAEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Astraia), derived from Greek (aster) meaning "star". ASTRID f Scandinavian Modern form of STRR. ASTROPHEL m Literature Means "star lover" in Latin. ASUKA f Japanese Means "tomorrow fragrance" in Japanese. ASUNCIN f Spanish Means "assumption" in Spanish. ASYA f Russian Pet form of ANASTASIYA ATA m Turkish Means "ancestor" in Turkish; m Arabic Means "gift" in Arabic. ATALANTA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Atalante) meaning "equal in weight", derived from (atalantos), a word related to (talanton) meaning "a scale, a balance". ATALLAH m Arabic Variant transcription of ATAULLAH ATANAS m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of ATHANASIUS ATARA f Jewish Variant of H ATARAH f Biblical Means "crown" in Hebrew. ATAULLAH m Arabic Means "gift of God" from Arabic ???? ('ata) "gift" combined with ???? (Allah) "God". ATEFEH f Iranian Possibly means "affection" from Arabic. ATEN m Egyptian Mythology Variant of ATON ATHANAS m Ancient Greek Short form of (Athanasios) (see IUS). ATHANASIA f Greek, Ancient Greek Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS). ATHANASIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Original Greek form of ATHANASIUS ATHANASIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Athanasios), which meant "immortal" from Greek , a negative prefix, combined with (thanatos) "death". ATHELSTAN m Modern spelling of ELSTAN ATHENA f Greek Mythology Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek (ather) "sharp" and (aine) "praise". ATHENAIS f Ancient Greek Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ATHENA. ATHOL mf Scottish From the name of a district in Scotland which was derived from Gaelic ath Fodhla "new Ireland". ATIENO f African Feminine form of OTIENO ATILIO m Spanish Spanish form of Attilius (see ATTILIO). ATIYA f Arabic Means "gift" in Arabic. ATLAS m Greek Mythology Means "not enduring" from the Greek negative prefix combined with (tlao) "to endure". ATLIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Attilius (see ATTILIO). ATON m Egyptian Mythology Means "solar disk" in Egyptian. ATROPOS f Greek Mythology Means "inevitable, inflexible" in Greek. ATSUKO f Japanese Means "warm child" in Japanese. ATTICUS m Literature From a Roman name meaning "from Attica" in Latin. ATTILA m History, Hungarian Means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix. ATTILIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Atilius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. ATUF m Arabic Means "loving" in Arabic. AUBERON m English Norman French form of an unknown Germanic name. AUBERT m French French variant of ALBERT AUBREE f English Feminine variant of AUBREY AUBREY mf English Norman French form of the Germanic name ALBERICH. AUBRIE f & m English Variant of AUBREY AUCAMAN m Native American Means "wild condor" in Mapuche. AUDE f French French feminine form of ALDO AUDIE f English Pet form of AUDREY AUDLEY m English From a surname which was taken from a place name meaning "EALDGY's clearing" in Old English. AUDRA f Lithuanian Means "storm" in Lithuanian; f English Variant of AUDREY AUDREA f English Variant of AUDREY AUDREY f English Modern form of ELRY. AUDRY mf (no meaning found) AUGUST m German, Polish German and Polish form of US; m English Means simply "August" from the name of the month, which was originally named for the Roman emperor Augustus. AUGUSTA f English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish Feminine form of AUGUSTUS AUGUSTAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of AUGUSTUS AUGUSTE m French French form of AUGUSTUS AUGUSTIJN m Dutch Dutch form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). AUGUSTIN m French French form of Augustinus (see E). AUGUSTINA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). AUGUSTINAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). AUGUSTINE m English From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name AUGUSTUS. AUGUSTN m Slovak, Czech Slovak and Czech form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). AUGUSTO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of AUGUSTUS AUGUSTS m Latvian Latvian form of AUGUSTUS AUGUSTUS m Ancient Roman Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase". AUGUSTYN m Polish Polish form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). AUGUSTYNA f Polish Polish form of AUGUSTINA AUKUSTI m Finnish Finnish form of AUGUSTUS AULAY m Scottish Anglicized form of AMHLAIDH AULIS m Finnish Means "willing, helpful" in Finnish. AULUS m Ancient Roman Possibly from Latin aula "palace". AUNE f Finnish Finnish form of AGNES AURA f English Means simply "aura" from the English word (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination. AURANGZEB m Indian Means "honouring the throne" in Persian. AUREA mf (no meaning found) AUREL m German, Romanian German and Romanian form of IUS AURELIA f Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish Feminine form of AURELIUS AURELIANO m Spanish Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Aurelianus, which was itself originally derived from the name AURELIUS. AURELIEN m French French form of Aurelianus (see AURELIANO). AURELIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of AURELIUS AURELIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was derived from Latin aureus "golden, gilded". AURELIUSZ m Polish Polish form of AURELIUS AUREOLE f English From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden". AURLE m French French form of AURELIUS AURLIE f French French feminine form of AURELIUS AURORA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. AURORE f French French form of AURORA AUSRA f Lithuanian Means "dawn" in Lithuanian. AUSTEN m English Variant of AUSTIN AUSTIN m English From a surname which was derived from a contracted form of the given name AUGUSTINE. AUSTYN mf English (Modern) Masculine variant or feminine form of AUSTIN AUTUMN mf English Means simply "autumn" from the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus. AVA f English Variant of EVE; f Iranian Means either "sound" or "water" in Persian; f German Medieval short form of Germanic beginnng with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". AVALINE f English Variant of AVELINE AVALON f English From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. AVANI f Indian Means "earth" in Sanskrit. AVANTI f Indian Means "modest" in Sanskrit. AVDOTYA f Russian Russian form of EUDOCIA AVEDIS m Armenian Means "good news" in Armenian. AVELINA f English Latinate form of AVELINE AVELINE f English Old French pet form of Avila, itself a pet form of the Germanic name AVA . AVERILL mf English From a surname which was originally derived from the feminine given name EOFORHILD. AVERY mf English From a surname which was itself derived from a Norman French form of the given name ALFRED. AVGU?TIN m Slovene Slovene form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). AVGUST m Slovene Slovene form of AUGUSTUS AVGUSTA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of AUGUSTUS AVI m Jewish Pet form of AVRAHAM or RAM AVIA f Variant of ABIJAH AVICE f English Variant of AVIS AVIDAN m Jewish Hebrew form of ABIDAN AVIGAIL f Jewish Hebrew form of ABIGAIL AVILA f English Originally a pet form of AVA . AVIRAM m Jewish Hebrew form of ABIRAM AVIS f English Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". AVISHAG f Jewish Hebrew form of ABISHAG AVISHAI m Jewish Hebrew form of ABISHAI AVITAL f Biblical Hebrew form of ABITAL AVITUS m Ancient Roman From a Roman family name which meant "ancestral" in Latin. AVIV m Jewish Means "spring" in Hebrew. AVIVA f Jewish Feminine form of AVIV AVNER m Jewish Hebrew form of ABNER AVRA f Possibly a feminine form of ABRAHAM AVRAHAM m Jewish Hebrew form of ABRAHAM AVRAM m Jewish Hebrew form of ABRAHAM AVRIL f French, English Either a French form of APRIL or a form of EOFORHILD. AVRUM m Yiddish Yiddish form of ABRAHAM AWILDA mf (no meaning found) AWITI f African Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely. AWOTWI mf African Means "eighth born child" in Akan. AWSTIN m Welsh Welsh form of AUSTIN AXEL m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of ABSALOM AXELLE f French Feminine form of AXEL AY?E f Turkish Turkish form of 'AISHA AYA f Japanese Means "colourful" or "woven silk" in Japanese. AYAKA f Japanese Means either "colourful flower" or "colourful fragrant" or "colourful summer" in Japanese. AYAKO f Japanese Means "colourful child" in Japanese. AYALA f Jewish Means "gazelle, hind" in Hebrew. AYAME f Japanese Means "iris" in Japanese. AYANA mf (no meaning found) AYANNA mf (no meaning found) AYANO f Japanese Means either "of colour" or "of silk" in Japanese. AYDA f Arabic Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. AYDEN mf (no meaning found) AYDIN m Turkish Means "enlightened" in Turkish. AYELEN f Native American Variant of AYLEN AYELET f Jewish Means "gazelle, hind". AYESHA f Arabic Variant transcription of 'AISHA AYGL f Turkish Means "moon rose" in Turkish. AYISHAH f Arabic Variant transcription of 'AISHA AYLA f Jewish Variant transcription of ELAH; f Turkish Possibly means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish; f Literature Created for the novel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' by author Jean M. AYLEN f Native American Possibly means either "happiness" or "clear" in Mapuche. AYLIN f Turkish Possibly means "moon halo" in Turkish. AYLMER m Perhaps a variant of ELMER AYMAN m Arabic Means "right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic. AYN f Various This name was assumed by Ayn Rand, originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a 20th-century writer and philosopher. AYO f & m Yoruba Means "joy" in Yoruba. AYODELE mf Yoruba Means "joy has come " in Yoruba. AYOKUNLE m Yoruba Means "joy has filled the " in Yoruba. AYOMIDE f & m Yoruba Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba. AYOTUNDE mf Yoruba Means "joy has returned" in Yoruba. AYSEL f Turkish, Azerbaijani Means "like the moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani. AYSU f Turkish Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and su "water". AYSUN f Turkish Means "as beautiful as the moon" in Turkish. AZALEA f English From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Greek (azaleos) "dry". AZAR f Iranian Means "fire" in Persian. AZAREL m Biblical Means "God has helped" in Hebrew. AZARIA m Biblical (Variant) Variant of H AZARIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has helped" in Hebrew. AZARIAS m Greek form of AZARIAH AZAZEL m Biblical Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew. AZAZIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH is strong" in Hebrew. AZEL m Biblical Means "reserved" in Hebrew. AZENETH f Variant of ASENATH AZHAR m Arabic Means "shining, bright" in Arabic. AZRAEL m Judeo-Christian Legend Variant of AZRIEL. AZRIEL m Biblical Means "help of God", derived from Hebrew ????? ('azar) "help" and ??? ('el) "God". AZUBAH f Biblical Means "forsaken" in Hebrew. AZUBUIKE m Igbo Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo. AZUCENA f Spanish Means "madonna lily" in Spanish. AZUOLAS m Lithuanian Means "oak" in Lithuanian. AZURA f English Elaboration of AZURE AZURE f English From the English word that means "sky blue". AZZURRA f Italian Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian. B mf (no meaning found) B?A?EJ m Polish Polish form of BLAISE BA'AL m Near Eastern Mythology Derived from Semitic ba'al meaning "lord" or "possessor". BAAKO mf African Means "first born child" in Akan. BAAL m Near Eastern Mythology Variant spelling of BA'AL BABAJIDE m Yoruba Means "father has returned" in Yoruba. BABAK m Iranian Means "little father" in Persian. BABAR m Indian Variant of BABUR BABATUNDE m Yoruba Means "father has returned" in Yoruba. BABER m Indian Variant of BABUR BABETTE f English Pet form of BARBARA or ELIZABETH BABIRYE f African Means "first of twins" in Luganda. BABS f English Pet form of BARBARA BABUR m Indian Means "lion" in Turkish. BABY mf (no meaning found) BACCHUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Bakchos), derived from (iacho) meaning "to shout". BADR mf Arabic Means "full moon" in Arabic. BAHA m Arabic Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic. BAHADUR m Iranian, Arabic Means "bold, brave" in Persian. BAHAR f Iranian Means "spring" in Persian. BAHIGA f Arabic Variant transcription of BAHIJA BAHIJ m Arabic Masculine form of A BAHIJA f Arabic Means "happy" in Arabic. BAHIYYA f Arabic Means "beautiful" in Arabic. BAHMAN m Iranian Possibly means "good mind" in Persian. BAHRAM m Iranian Means "victory" in Persian. This is also the Persian name for the planet Mars. BAI m Chinese Means "white" in Chinese. BAILA f Yiddish Means "white" in Yiddish. BAILEE f English (Modern) Variant of BAILEY BAILEY mf English From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff. BAKAR m Basque Means "alone" in Basque. BAKARNE f Basque Feminine form of BAKAR BAKR m Arabic Means "young camel" in Arabic. BALA mf Indian Means "young" in Sanskrit. BALDASSARE m Italian Italian form of BALTAZAR BALDER m Norse Mythology Means "prince" from Old Norse. BALDEV m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "god of strength" from Sanskrit bala "strength" combined with deva "god". BALDO m Croatian Croatian form of BALTAZAR BALDOMERO m Spanish Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and meri "famous". BALDOVINO m Italian Italian form of BALDWIN BALDRIC m English Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and ric "power, rule". BALDUINO m Spanish Spanish form of BALDWIN BALDUNO m Portuguese Portuguese form of BALDWIN BALDUR m German, Icelandic German and Icelandic form of BALDER BALDWIN m English Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and wine "friend". BALENDIN m Basque Basque form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). BALFOUR m English From a surname meaning "village pasture" in Gaelic. BALTASAR m Spanish Spanish form of BALTAZAR BALTAZAR m Judeo-Christian Legend Means "BA'AL protect the king" in Phoenician. BALTHASAR m Judeo-Christian Legend Variant of BALTAZAR BALTHAZAR m Judeo-Christian Legend Variant of BALTAZAR BALZS m Hungarian Hungarian form of BLAISE BAMBI f English Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl". BAMIDELE m Yoruba Means "follow me " in Yoruba. BANDI m Hungarian Pet form of ANDRS BANU f Iranian, Turkish Means "lady" in Persian. BAO mf Chinese Means either "treasure" or "precious" or "respectable" in Chinese; m Viete Means "protection" in Viete. BAPTIST m German, English German and English form of E BAPTISTE m French Means "baptist" in French, originally deriving from Greek (bapto) "to dip". BAQIR m Arabic Means "to rip open" in Arabic. BARABAL f Scottish Scottish form of BARBARA BARAK m Biblical, Jewish Means "lightning" in Hebrew. BARAKAT m Arabic Means "blessings, gifts" in Arabic. BARAZ m Iranian Means "exalted" in Persian. BARB f English Short form of ARA BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene Derived from Greek (barbaros) meaning "foreign". BARBIE f English Pet form of BARBARA BARBORA f Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of BARBARA BARBRA f English (Modern) Variant of BARBARA BARBRO f Swedish Swedish form of BARBARA BARCLAY m Scottish, English, Irish From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old English. BARI? m Turkish Means "peace" in Turkish. BARLAAM m Judeo-Christian Legend Meaning unknown. BARNA m Hungarian Hungarian short form of BAS BARNAB m French French form of AS BARNABAS m English, German, Biblical Greek form of an Aramaic name which probably meant "son of the prophet" (though it is claimed in Acts 4:36 to mean "son of encouragement"). BARNABS m Hungarian Hungarian form of BARNABAS BARNABY m English Medieval English form of BARNABAS BARNEY m English Short form of BARNABAS, BERNARD or BARNABY BARON mf (no meaning found) BARRA m Irish Short form of FIONNBHARR BARRET m English From a surname meaning "dispute" in Middle English, originally given to a quarrelsome person. BARRETT m English Variant of BARRET BARRIE m Irish, English Variant of BARRY BARRON mf (no meaning found) BARRY m Irish, English Anglicized form of the Irish name Bairre, which is a pet form of FIONNBHARR. BART m English, Dutch Short form of HOLOMEW. BART?OMIEJ m Polish Polish form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTAL m Hungarian Hungarian form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTEL m Dutch Dutch form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTHLMY m French French form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTHOLOMAUS m German German form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTHOLOME mf (no meaning found) BARTHOLOMEUS m Dutch Dutch form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTHOLOMEW m English, Biblical From (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of ??????? (Talmay)". BARTOLOM m Spanish Spanish form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTOLOMEO m Italian Italian form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTOLOMEU m Portuguese, Galician Portuguese and Galician form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTOMEU m Catalan Catalan form of BARTHOLOMEW BARTON mf (no meaning found) BARTOSZ m Polish Polish form of BARTHOLOMEW BARUCH m Biblical, Jewish Means "blessed" in Hebrew. BAS m Dutch Short form of SETIAAN BASAJAUN m Basque Means "lord of the woods" from Basque baso "woods" and jaun "lord". BASAK f Turkish Means "wheat" in Turkish. BASANT m Indian Bengali form of VASANT BASEMATH f Biblical Means "fragrance" in Hebrew. BASHE f Jewish Pet form of BATYAH BASHEMATH f Biblical (Variant) Variant of BASEMATH BASHKIM m Albanian Means "unity" in Albanian. BASIA f Polish Polish pet form of BARBARA; f Jewish Pet form of BATYAH BASIL m English Derived from Greek (basileus) meaning "king"; m Arabic Means "brave, valiant" in Arabic. BASILE m French French form of BASIL BASILIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of BASIL BASIM m Arabic Means "smiling" in Arabic. BASIMA f Arabic Feminine form of BASIM BASIR m Arabic Means "wise" in Arabic. BASIRA f Arabic Feminine form of BASIR BASIT m Arabic Means "one who enlarges" in Arabic. BASMA f Arabic Means "smile" in Arabic. BASMATH f Biblical Variant of BASEMATH. BASSAM m Arabic Means "smiling" in Arabic. BASSEM m Arabic Variant transcription of BASSAM BAST f Egyptian Mythology Variant of ET BASTET f Egyptian Mythology Possibly means "fire, heat" in Egyptian. BASTIAAN m Dutch Short form of SE BASTIAN m German Short form of SE BASTIEN m French Short form of S BASU m Indian Bengali form of VASU BASYA f Jewish Pet form of BATYAH BATEL f Jewish Means "daughter of God" in Hebrew. BATHSHEBA f Biblical Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew. BATRICE f French French form of BEATRIX BATTISTA m Italian Italian form of BAPTISTE BATUL f Arabic Means "virgin" in Arabic. This is an Arabic epithet of the Virgin Mary. BATYA f Jewish Variant of BITHIAH BATYAH f Jewish Variant of BITHIAH BAUDELIO m Spanish From Baudelius, a Latinized form of a possibly Germanic name. BAUDOUIN m French French form of BALDWIN BAUTISTA m Spanish Spanish form of BAPTISTE BAXTER m English From an occupational surname which meant "(female) baker" in Old English. BAYARD m Literature Derived from Old French baiart meaning "bay coloured". BAYLEE f English (Modern) Variant of BAILEY BAZYLI m Polish Polish form of BASIL BBHINN f Irish Variant of BIBHINN BBHIONN f Irish Variant of BIBHINN BBINN f Irish Variant of BIBHINN BEA f English Short form of TRIX BEARACH m Irish Derived from Gaelic biorach meaning "sharp". BEAT m Basque Basque form of BERNARD BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". BEATE f German German form of BEATA BEATHAG f Scottish Feminine form of BEATHAN BEATHAN m Scottish Derived from Scottish Gaelic beatha meaning "life". BEATRICE f Italian, English Italian form of BEATRIX. BEATRISE f Latvian Latvian form of BEATRIX BEATRIU f Catalan Catalan form of BEATRIX BEATRIX f English, German From Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". BEATRIZ f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of BEATRIX BEATRYCZE f Polish Polish form of BEATRIX BEAU m English Means "beautiful" in French. BEAULAH mf (no meaning found) BEAUMONT m English From a French surname meaning "beautiful mountain". BEAUREGARD m English From a French surname meaning "beautiful outlook". BEAVIS m Variant of BEVIS BECCA f English Short form of RE BECCI f English (Modern) Pet form of REBECCA BECKA f English Short form of REBECCA BECKAH f English Short form of REBECCA BECKY f English Pet form of REBECCA BEDE m History Modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed "prayer". BEDELIA f Irish Irish variant of BRIDGET BEDIVERE m Welsh Mythology Anglicized form of the Welsh name Bedwyr, which is of unknown meaning. BEDRICH m Czech Czech form of FREDERICK BEDROS m Armenian Armenian form of PETER BEDWYR m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Welsh form of BEDIVERE BEE f English Short form of BEATRIX BEELZEBUB m Biblical From Hebrew ????? ?????? (Ba'al Zevuv) meaning "lord of flies", intended as a mocking alteration of ??? ??? (Ba'al Zevul) "Ba'al the exalted", one of the Canaanite for their god BA'AL. BEHNAM m Iranian Means "reputable" in Persian. BEHRAM m Iranian Variant of BAHRAM BEHRUZ m Iranian Means "fortunate" (literally "good day") in Persian. BEILEAG f Scottish Pet form of ISEABAIL BEITRIS f Scottish Scottish form of BEATRICE BEKKI f English (Modern) Pet form of REBECCA BEL m Hungarian Hungarian form of A BELEN mf (no meaning found) BELENUS m Celtic Mythology (Latinized) Elaborated form of Bel, the name of a Brythonic solar god, which probably meant "bright, brilliant". BELGIN f Turkish Means "clear" in Turkish. BELI m Welsh Mythology Welsh cognate of Bel (see BELENUS). BELINDA f English The meaning of this name is not known for certain. BELL mf (no meaning found) BELLA f English Means "beautiful" in Italian. BELLATRIX f Astronomy Means "female warrior" in Latin. BELLE f English Means "beautiful" in French. BELLONA f Roman Mythology Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". BELN f Spanish Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. BELPHOEBE f Literature Combination of belle "beautiful" and the name PHOEBE. BELVA mf (no meaning found) BEN m English This name can either be a short form of JAMIN or EDICT or else it can mean "son" in Hebrew. BENAIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has built" in Hebrew. BENCE m Hungarian Hungarian form of VINCENT. BENDIKS m Latvian Latvian form of BENEDICT BENDT m Danish Danish form of BENEDICT BENEDEK m Hungarian Hungarian form of BENEDICT BENEDETTA f Italian Italian feminine form of BENEDICT BENEDETTO m Italian Italian form of BENEDICT BENEDICT m English From the Late Latin name Benedictus which meant "blessed". BENEDICTA f Late Roman Feminine form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT). BENEDIKT m German, Russian German and Russian form of BENEDICT BENEDIKTA f German, Czech German and Czech feminine form of BENEDICT BENEDIKTE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT BENEDITA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of BENEDICT BENEDITO m Portuguese Portuguese form of BENEDICT BENEDYKT m Polish Polish form of BENEDICT BENEDYKTA f Polish Polish feminine form of BENEDICT BENESH m Yiddish Yiddish form of BENEDICT BENGT m Swedish Swedish form of BENEDICT BENGTA f Swedish Swedish feminine form of BENEDICT BENIAMIN m Romanian Romanian form of BENJAMIN BENIAMINO m Italian Italian form of BENJAMIN BENIGNA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Feminine form of BENIGNO BENIGNO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus which meant "kind, friendly" in Latin. BENITA f Spanish Feminine form of BENITO BENITO m Spanish, Italian Spanish form of BENEDICT. BENJ m English Short form of AMIN BENJAMIM m Portuguese Portuguese form of BENJAMIN BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". BENJAMINE f French French feminine form of BENJAMIN BENJAMN m Spanish Spanish form of BENJAMIN BENJI m English Pet form of BENJAMIN BENJMIN m Hungarian Hungarian form of BENJAMIN BENJY m English Pet form of BENJAMIN BENNETT m English Medieval form of BENEDICT BENNIE m English Pet form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT BENNO m German Short form of German containing the element bern "bear". BENNY m English Pet form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT BENOIT m French French form of BENEDICT BENOITE f French French feminine form of BENEDICT BENSON m English From a surname which originally meant "son of BENEDICT". BENT m Danish Danish form of BENEDICT BENTE f Danish Danish feminine form of BENEDICT BENTLEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "clearing covered with bent grass" in Old English. BENTO m Portuguese Portuguese short form of BENEDICT BENTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town near bent grass" in Old English. BENVENUTO m Italian Means "welcome" in Italian. BEOWULF m Anglo-Saxon Mythology Possibly means "bee wolf" (in effect equal to "bear") from Old English beo "bee" and wulf "wolf". BEPPE m Italian Pet form of GIUSEPPE BER m Yiddish Means "bear" in Yiddish. BERACH m Irish Variant of BEARACH BERENICE f English, Italian Macedonian form of the Greek name (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from (phero) "to bring" and (nike) "victory". BEREZI f Basque Means "special" in Basque. BERGLIOT f Norwegian Variant of BERGLJOT BERGLJOT f Norwegian From the Old Norse name Bergljt, which was composed of the elements berg "help, save" and ljtr "light". BERIT f Scandinavian Variant of BIRGIT BERJOUHI f Armenian Means "elegant lady" in Armenian. BERK m Turkish Means "solid, firm, strong" in Turkish. BERKANT m Turkish Means "solid oath" in Turkish. BERKER m Turkish Means "solid man" in Turkish. BERKO m African Means "first born" in Akan. BERLIN f From the name of the city in Germany. BERNA f Turkish Means "young" in Turkish. BERNADETT f Hungarian Hungarian form of E BERNADETTE f French French feminine form of BERNARD. BERNADINE f English Feminine form of BERNARD BERNARD m English, French, Polish Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". BERNARDETTA f Italian Italian feminine form of BERNARD BERNARDINE f English, French Feminine form of BERNARD BERNARDINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Pet form of BERNARDO BERNARDITA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of BERNARD BERNARDO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of BERNARD BERNAT m Catalan Catalan form of BERNARD BERND m German Short form of BERNHARD BERNEICE mf (no meaning found) BERNETTA f English Pet form of BERENICE BERNHARD m German German form of BERNARD BERNICE f English, Biblical Contracted form of BERENICE BERNIE m English Short form of BERNARD BERNIECE f English Contracted form of BERENICE BERNITA mf (no meaning found) BERNT m Hungarian Hungarian form of BERNARD; m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of BERNARD BERRY m English Variant of BARRY; f English Simply means "berry" from the English word referring to the small fruit. BERT m English, Dutch Short form of containing the element bert, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright". BERTA f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish Form of BERTHA BERTALAN m Hungarian Hungarian form of BARTHOLOMEW BERTHA f German, English Derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright, famous". BERTHE f French French form of BERTHA BERTHOLD m German Means "bright ruler" from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with wald "rule". BERTIE mf English Pet form of ending in bert. BERTINA f English Feminine form of BERT BERTK m Hungarian Hungarian form of BERTRAM BERTOLDO m Italian Italian form of BERTHOLD BERTON mf (no meaning found) BERTRAM m English Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven". BERTRAND m French, English Medieval form of BERTRAM BERTRANDO m Italian Italian form of BERTRAM BERWYN m Welsh Means "white head" from the Welsh elements barr "head" and wyn "white". BERYL f English From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit. BESNIK m Albanian Means "faithful" in Albanian. BESS f English Short form of ELIZABETH BESSIE f English Pet form of ELIZABETH BETA f Hungarian Hungarian form of BEATA BETELGEUSE m Astronomy The name of the star that marks the right shoulder of the constellation Orion. BETH f English Short form of ELIZA or ANY BETHAN f Welsh Welsh pet form of ELIZABETH BETHANIA f Spanish Spanish form of BETHANY BETHANIE f English Variant of BETHANY BETHANY f English, Biblical Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name. BETHEL f Biblical From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew. BETHNEY f English (Modern) Variant of BETHANY BETHUEL m Biblical Means "man of God" in Hebrew. BETONY f English From the name of the minty medicinal herb. BETRYS f Welsh Welsh form of BEATRICE BETSY f English Pet form of ELIZABETH BETTE f English Pet form of ELIZABETH BETTIE f English Pet form of ELIZABETH BETTINA f English, German Latinate form of BETTY; f Italian Pet form of BENEDETTA BETTINO m Italian Pet form of BENEDETTO BETTY f English Pet form of ELIZABETH BETTYE f English (Modern) Variant of BETTY BEULAH f Biblical, English Means "married" in Hebrew. BEVAN m Welsh From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Evan meaning "son of EVAN". BEVERLEE mf (no meaning found) BEVERLEY f English Variant of BEVERLY BEVERLY f English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English. BEVIN f Irish Anglicized form of BIBHINN BEVIS m English From an English surname which is possibly derived from the name of the French town Beauvais. BEYLKE f Yiddish Pet form of BAILA BHALTAIR m Scottish Scottish form of WALTER BHARAT m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit. BHASKAR m Indian Means "shining", derived from a combination of Sanskrit bhas "light" and kara "making". BHTAIR m Scottish Scottish form of WALTER BIAGGIO m Italian Variant of BIAGIO BIAGINO m Italian Pet form of BIAGIO BIAGIO m Italian Italian form of BLAISE BIANCA f Italian, Romanian Italian cognate of BLANCHE. BIANKA f Hungarian Hungarian form of BIANCA BIBHINN f Irish Means "fair lady" in Irish Gaelic. BIBIANA f Italian, Spanish Variant of VIVIANA BIBIGUL f Kazakh Means "nightingale" in Kazakh. BICE f Italian Short form of BEATRICE BICH f Viete Means "jade" in Viete. BIDANE f Basque Means "way" in Basque. BIDDY f Irish, English Pet form of BRIDGET BIDELIA f Irish, English Pet form of BRIDGET BIEITO m Galician Galician form of BENEDICT BIENVENIDA f Spanish Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome". BIENVENIDO mf (no meaning found) BIFF m English From a nickname which was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike". BIJAY m Indian Bengali form of VIJAY BIJOU f English Means "jewel" in French. BIJOY m Indian Bengali form of VIJAY BIKENDI m Basque Basque form of VINCENT BILAL m Arabic Means "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. BILBO m Literature This was the name of the hero of 'The Hobbit' by J. BILE m Irish Mythology Irish cognate of Bel (see BELENUS). BILGE f Turkish Means "wise" in Turkish. BILHAH f Biblical Means "bashful" in Hebrew. BILJANA f Serbian, Macedonian Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a south Slavic word meaning "herb". BILL m English Short form of WILLIAM, arising in the 19th century. BILLIE mf English Masculine or feminine pet form of WILLIAM BILLY m English Pet form of WILLIAM. BILLYE mf (no meaning found) BILYANA f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of BILJANA BINDY f English Pet form of BELINDA BINE f Danish Short form of JACO BINH mf Viete Means "peace" in Viete. BINYAMIN m Jewish Hebrew form of BENJAMIN BION m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek name derived from (bios) meaning "life". BIPIN m Indian Bengali form of VIPIN BIRBRE f Irish Irish form of BARBARA BIRDIE mf (no meaning found) BIRGER m Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect". BIRGIT f Scandinavian Scandinavian form of BRIDGET BIRGITTA f Scandinavian Scandinavian form of BRIDGET. BIRTHE f Danish Danish form of BERTHA BISERA f Bulgarian, Macedonian Derived from the south Slavic word ????? (biser) "pearl". BISHOP m English Either from the English occupational surname, or else directly from the English word. BITHIAH f Biblical Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. BITTOR m Basque Basque form of VICTOR BJARNE m Scandinavian Variant of BJRN BJARTE m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Bjartr, which meant "bright". BJOERN m Scandinavian Variant of BJRN or BJRN BJORNE m Swedish Variant of BJRN BJRG f Norwegian Derived from Old Norse bjrg meaning "protection, help". BJRK f Icelandic Means "birch tree" in Icelandic. BJRN m Norwegian, Danish Danish and Norwegian form of; m Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian From an Old Norse name meaning "bear". BLA m Hungarian The meaning of this name is not known for certain. BLA? m Slovene Slovene form of BLAISE BLA?EJ m Czech Czech form of BLAISE BLAANID f Manx Manx cognate of BLITHN. BLAINE m English From a surname meaning "servant of Blaan". Blaan was a Scottish saint. BLAIR mf Scottish From a Scottish surname meaning "a plain" in Gaelic. BLAISE m French From the Roman name Blasius which meant "lisping" from Latin blaesus. BLAKE m English From a surname which was derived from Old English blc "black" or bl?c "pale". BLANCA f Spanish Spanish cognate of BLANCHE BLANCH f English Variant of E BLANCHE f French, English Means "white, fair" in French. BLANDINE f French French form of the Roman name Blandina, which was the feminine form of Blandinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Blandus which meant "charming". BLANE mf (no meaning found) BLANID f Irish Anglicized form of BLTHNAT BLAS m Spanish Spanish form of BLAISE BLAZE m English Variant of BLAISE influenced by the English word blaze. BLEJAN f Cornish Means "flower" in Cornish. BLERTA f Albanian Derived from Albanian blert "green". BLINT m Hungarian Hungarian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). BLITHN f Irish Means "little flower", derived from the Irish word blath "flower" and a diminutive suffix. BLODEUWEDD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "face of flowers" in Welsh. BLODEUYN f Welsh Means "flower" in Welsh. BLODWEN f Welsh Means "white flowers" from Welsh blawd "flowers" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". BLONDIE f English From a nickname for a person with blonde hair. BLOSSOM f English Simply means "blossom, flower" from the English word, ultimately from Old English blstm. BLTHNAID f Irish Variant of BLTHNAT BLTHNAT f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix. BLUMA f Yiddish Means "flower" in Yiddish. BLYTHE m English From a surname which meant "cheerful" in Old English. BNDICTE f French French feminine form of BENEDICT BO m Swedish, Danish From a nickname derived from Old Norse bua "to live"; m Chinese Means "wave" in Chinese. BO?ENA f Czech Feminine pet form of BO?IDAR; f Polish Feminine pet form of BO?YDAR BO?IDAR m Czech Means "divine gift" from the Slavic elements bozy "divine" and dar "gift". BO?TJAN m Slovene Short form of SEBASTJAN BO?YDAR m Polish Polish cognate of BO?IDAR BOADICEA f Ancient Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of BOUDICCA BOAZ m Biblical, Jewish Means "swiftness" in Hebrew. BOB m English, Dutch Short form of ROBERT. BOBBI f & m English Variant of BOBBY BOBBIE f & m English Variant of BOBBY BOBBY mf English Pet form of ROBERTA, ROBERT or BARBARA. BOBBYE mf (no meaning found) BODIL f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Bthildr, derived from bt "remedy" and hildr "battle". BOGDAN m Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "given". BOGDANA f Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian Feminine form of BOGDAN BOGHOS m Armenian Armenian form of PAUL BOGNA f Polish Polish feminine form of BOGDAN BOGOMIL m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of BOGUMI? BOGOMIR m Slovene Slovene form of BOHUMR BOGUMI? m Polish Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mil "favour". BOGUMI?A f Polish Feminine form of BOGUMI? BOGUS?AW m Polish Means "glory of God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and slav "glory". BOGUS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of BOGUS?AW BOHDAN m Czech, Ukrainian Czech and Ukrainian form of BOGDAN BOHUMIL m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of BOGUMI? BOHUMILA f Czech Czech feminine form of BOGUMI? BOHUMR m Czech, Slovak Means "God is peaceful" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mir "peace". BOHUSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian form of BOGUS?AW BOHUSLAVA f Czech, Ukrainian Feminine form of BOHUSLAV BOIPELO mf African Means "proud" in Tswana. BOITUMELO f & m African Means "joy" in Tswana. BOJAN m Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian Derived from Slavic boi meaning "battle". BOJANA f Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian Feminine form of BOJAN BOJIDAR m Bulgarian Variant transcription of BOZHIDAR BOLANLE f Yoruba Means "finds wealth at " in Yoruba. BOLDIZSR m Hungarian Hungarian form of BALTAZAR BOLEK m Polish Pet form of BOLES?AW BOLES?AW m Polish Means "great glory" from the Slavic elements bole "large" and slav "glory". BOLES?AWA f Polish Feminine form of BOLES?AW BOLESLAV m Russian Russian form of BOLES?AW BOLESLAVA f Russian Russian feminine form of BOLES?AW BOLIVAR m Spanish From a surname which was taken from the Basque place name Bolibar, which was derived from bolu "mill" and ibar "riverside". BONAVENTURA m Italian Means "good fortune" in Italian. BONAVENTURE m Variant of BONAVENTURA BONGANI m African Means "be grateful" in Zulu. BONIFACE m English, French From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate". BONIFACIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of BONIFACE BONIFACY m Polish Polish form of BONIFACE BONIFAZ m German German form of BONIFACE BONIFC m Czech Czech form of BONIFACE BONITA f English Means "pretty" in Spanish. BONNIE f English Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". BONNY mf (no meaning found) BOOKER m English From an occupational surname meaning "maker of books" in Old English. BOPHA f Khmer Means "flower" in Khmer. BORA m Turkish Means "hurricane" in Turkish; f Albanian Derived from Albanian bor "snow". BORBLA f Hungarian Hungarian variant of BARBARA BORGHILD f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle". BORIS m Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, German Although usually explained as a short form of LAV, it is most likely of Turkic origin, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf". BORISLAV m Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian Means "fame in battle" from the Slavic element bor "battle" combined with slav "glory". BORISLAVA f Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian Feminine form of BORISLAV BORUT m Slovene Possibly a form of BORIS BORYA m Russian Pet form of BORIS BORYS m Polish Polish form of BORIS BOSEDE m African Means "born on Sunday" in Tiv. BOSMAT f Jewish Hebrew form of BASEMATH BOSSE m Swedish Swedish pet form of BO BOTROS m Arabic Variant transcription of BUTRUS BOTUM f Khmer Means "princess" in Khmer. BOUDEWIJN m Dutch Dutch form of BALDWIN BOUDICCA f Ancient Celtic Derived from British boud meaning "victory". BOULOS m Arabic Variant transcription of BULUS BOUTROS m Arabic Variant transcription of BUTRUS BOYANA f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of BOJANA BOYCE m English From a surname which was derived from Old French bois "wood". BOYD m Scottish From a surname which was derived either from Gaelic buidhe "blond" or else from the name of the island of Bute. BOYKA f Bulgarian Feminine form of BOYKO BOYKO m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian boya se "to be afraid of" or boy "battle". BOZHIDAR m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of BO?IDAR BRA?KA f Slovak Slovak pet form of BRANISLAVA BRACK m English Short form of BRAXTON BRAD m English Short form of LEY, FORD and other beginning with brad. BRADEN m English, Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Bradin meaning "descendent of Bradan". BRADFORD m English From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad ford" in Old English. BRADLEY m English From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad clearing" in Old English. BRADLY mf (no meaning found) BRADY m Brdaigh meaning "descendent of Brdach". BRAEDEN m English, Irish Variant of BRADEN BRAEDON mf (no meaning found) BRAELYN f English (Modern) A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. BRAHMA m Hindu Mythology Means "prayer" in Sanskrit. BRAIDEN m English, Irish Variant of BRADEN BRAIDY mf English, Irish Variant of BRADY BRAIN mf (no meaning found) BRAIS m Galician Galician form of BLAISE BRAITH f & m Welsh Means "speckled" in Welsh. BRAM m English, Dutch Short form of ABRAHAM. BRAN m Irish, Irish Mythology Means "raven" in Irish; m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "raven" in Welsh. BRANCA f Portuguese, Galician Portuguese and Galician form of BLANCHE BRAND m English Derived from Old Norse brandr meaning "sword". BRANDA f English Feminine form of BRAND BRANDAN mf (no meaning found) BRANDE f English Variant of BRANDY BRANDEE mf (no meaning found) BRANDEN m English Variant of BRANDON BRANDI f English Variant of BRANDY BRANDIE f English Variant of BRANDY BRANDON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English. BRANDT m English Variant of BRAND BRANDY f English Simply means "brandy" from the English word for the alcoholic drink. BRANDYN mf (no meaning found) BRANIMIR m Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene Means "peaceful protection" from the Slavic element bron "protection" combined with mir "peace". BRANISLAV m Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene Serbian, Slovak, Czech and Slovene form of BRONIS?AW BRANISLAVA f Serbian, Slovak, Czech Serbian, Slovak and Czech feminine form of BRONIS?AW BRANKA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Feminine form of BRANKO BRANKO m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak Short form of BRANISLAV or BRANIMIR BRANNON m Either a form of BRANDON, or from the Irish surname Mac Branain, which means "descendent of BRAN ". BRANSON m English From an English surname which meant "son of Brando". BRANT m English Variant of BRAND BRANWEN f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed". BRAS m Portuguese Portuguese form of BLAISE BRATISLAV m Serbian Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and slav "glory". BRATUMI? m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and mil "favour". BRAVA f Esperanto Means "valiant, brave" in Esperanto. BRAXTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from an Old English place name meaning "Bracca's town". BRAYAN mf (no meaning found) BRAYDEN m English Variant of BRADEN BRAYDON mf (no meaning found) BRBARA f Portuguese Portuguese form of BARBARA BRD f Irish Contracted form of BRIGHID BREA mf (no meaning found) BREANA f English Feminine form of BRIAN BREANDN m Irish Irish Gaelic form of BRENDAN BREANN f English Feminine form of BRIAN BREANNA f English Feminine form of BRIAN BREANNE f English Feminine form of BRIAN BREDA f Irish Anglicized form of BRD BREE f Irish Anglicized form of BRGH BREESHEY f Manx Manx form of BRIDGET BREINDEL f Yiddish Means "brunette" in Yiddish. BREIXO m Galician Galician form of VERSSIMO BRENDA f English Derived from Old Norse brandr meaning "sword". BRENDAN m Irish, English From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Branainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince". BRENDEN m English Variant of BRENDAN BRENDON m English Variant of BRENDAN BRENNA f Either means "raven" in Welsh or possibly is a form of BRENDA. BRENNAN m Irish, English Either a form of BRENDAN, or else from an Irish surname derived from Braonin meaning "descendent of Braonn". BRENNEN mf (no meaning found) BRENNON mf (no meaning found) BRENNUS m Ancient Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven". BRENO m Portuguese Portuguese form of BRENNUS BRENT m English From a surname which was originally derived from an English place name which meant "hill" in Celtic. BRENTON m English From a surname which was derived from an English place name which meant "Bryni's town". BREONNA mf (no meaning found) BRET m English Variant of T BRETT mf English From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany. BRGH f Irish Derived from Irish brgh meaning "power, high". BRIA mf (no meaning found) BRIALLEN f Welsh Means "primrose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. BRIAN m Irish, English The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". BRIANA f English Feminine form of BRIAN BRIANNA f English, Irish Feminine form of BRIAN BRIANNE f English Feminine form of BRIAN BRIAR mf English From the English word for the thorny plant. BRICE m French, English From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Welsh name meaning "speckled". BRIDE f Irish Anglicized form of BRD BRIDGER m English From a surname which meant "one who builds bridges" in Old English. BRIDGET f Irish, Scottish, English, Irish Mythology Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one". BRIDGETT mf (no meaning found) BRIDGETTE f English Variant of BRIDGET BRIDIE f English Anglicized pet form of BRD BRIELLE f Short form of GA BRIEN mf (no meaning found) BRIGETTE mf (no meaning found) BRIGHAM m English From a surname which was originally derived from place meaning "bridge settlement" in Old English. BRIGHID f Irish, Irish Mythology Irish form of BRIDGET BRIGID f Irish, Irish Mythology Variant of BRIGHID BRIGIDA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of BRIDGET BRIGIT f Irish, Scottish, English Variant of BRIDGET BRIGITA f Slovene, Latvian Slovene and Latvian form of BRIDGET BRIGITTA f German, Hungarian German and Hungarian form of BRIDGET BRIGITTE f German, French German and French form of BRIDGET BRIJESH m Indian Means "ruler of Brij" in Sanskrit. BRIN m Variant of BRYN BRION m English Variant of BRIAN BRIONNA mf (no meaning found) BRIONY f English Variant of BRYONY BRISA mf (no meaning found) BRISCOE m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "birch wood" in Old Norse. BRISTOL m English From the name of the city in southwest England which means "the site of the bridge". BRITANNIA f English From the Latin name of the island of Britain. BRITANY mf (no meaning found) BRITNEY f English Variant of BRITTANY BRITNI mf (no meaning found) BRITT f Swedish Swedish short form of BIRGIT BRITTA f Swedish Swedish short form of BIRGITTA BRITTANI f English (Modern) Variant of BRITTANY BRITTANIA f English Variant of BRITTANY BRITTANIE mf (no meaning found) BRITTANY f English From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne. BRITTNEY f English Variant of BRITTANY BRITTNI mf (no meaning found) BRITTNY f English Variant of BRITTANY BRITTON m English Derived from a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton". BRJE m Swedish Variant of BIRGER BRNACH f Irish Derived from Irish Gaelic brn meaning "sorrow". BROCK m English Derived from Old English brocc meaning "badger". BRODERICK mf (no meaning found) BRODIE m Irish, English Variant of BRODY BRODY m Irish, English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ditch" in Gaelic. BROGAN m g "shoe" combined with a diminutive suffix. BRON f Short form of WEN BRONAGH f Irish Anglicized form of BRNACH BRONIS?AW m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements bron "protection" and slav "glory". BRONIS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of BRONIS?AW BRONISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian Czech, Slovak and Russian form of BRONIS?AW BRONISLAVA f Czech, Slovak, Russian Czech, Slovak and Russian feminine form of BRONIS?AW BRONISLOVAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of BRONIS?AW BRONIUS m Lithuanian Short form of BRONISLOVAS BRONSON mf (no meaning found) BRONTE m English Means either "thunder" in Greek or "bestower" in Gaelic. BRONWEN f Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements bron "breast" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". BRONWYN f Welsh Variant of BRONWEN BROOK mf English From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook. BROOKE f & m English Variant of BROOK BROOKLYN f English Combination of BROOK and the popular name suffix lyn. BROOKLYNN mf (no meaning found) BROOKS m English From a surname which meant "dweller near the brook" in Old English. BROWN mf (no meaning found) BRUCE m Scottish, English From a Norman surname meaning "of Brieuse" in French. BRUNA f Italian, Portuguese Feminine pet form of BRUNO BRUNELLA f Italian Feminine pet form of BRUNO BRUNETTE f Feminine pet form of BRUNO BRUNHILD f German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle". BRUNHILDE f German, Germanic Mythology Variant of BRUNHILD BRUNILDA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese of BRUNHILD BRUNO m German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French Means "brown" from Germanic. BRUTUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen meaning "heavy" in Latin. BRYAN m English Variant of BRIAN BRYANA f English Feminine form of BRIAN BRYANNA f English Feminine form of BRIAN BRYANNE f English (Modern) Feminine form of BRIAN BRYANT m English From a surname which was derived from the first name BRIAN. BRYCE m English Variant of BRICE BRYCEN mf (no meaning found) BRYGIDA f Polish Polish form of BRIDGET BRYN mf Welsh Means "hill, mound" in Welsh. BRYNHILDR f Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse cognate of BRUNHILD BRYNJA f Icelandic Means "armour" in Old Norse. BRYNMOR m Welsh From a Welsh place name meaning "great hill". BRYNN mf Welsh Means "hill, mound" in Welsh. BRYNNE f Feminine variant of BRYN BRYON m English Variant of BRIAN BRYONY f English From the name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine. BRYSON m Derived from Welsh brych meaning "speckled". BUCK m English Originally a nickname meaning "male deer" from Old English bucc. BUD m English From the English nickname that means "friend". BUDDIE mf (no meaning found) BUDDY m English Pet form of BUD BUDUR f Arabic Strictly feminine form of BADR BUENAVENTURA m Spanish Spanish form of BONAVENTURA. BUFFY f English Pet form of ELIZABETH BUFORD mf (no meaning found) BULAH mf (no meaning found) BULUS m Arabic Arabic form of PAUL BULUT m Turkish Means "cloud" in Turkish. BUNNY f English Pet form of BERENICE BURCU f Turkish Means "sweet smelling, fragrant" in Turkish. BURDETTE mf (no meaning found) BURGUNDY f English This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour (which derives from the name of the wine). BURKHARD m German Derived from the Germanic elements burg meaning "protection" and hard "brave, hardy". BURL mf (no meaning found) BURLEY mf (no meaning found) BURNELL mf (no meaning found) BURNICE mf (no meaning found) BURT m English Short form of ON BURTON m English From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "fortified town". BUSTER m English Originally a nickname denoting a person who broke things. BUTCH mf (no meaning found) BUTRUS m Arabic Arabic form of PETER BUZ m Biblical Means "contempt" in Hebrew. BYELOBOG m Slavic Mythology Means "the white god" from Slavic byelo "white" and bog "god". BYRNE m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Broin meaning "descendent of BRAN ". BYRON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "place of the cow sheds" in Old English. BYSSHE m English From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush. BZSI f Hungarian Pet form of ERZSBET C mf (no meaning found) C?T?LIN m Romanian Possibly a Romanian masculine form of KATHERINE. CADE m English From a surname which was originally derived from a nickname meaning "round" in Old English. CADELL m Welsh From Welsh cad "battle" and a diminutive suffix. CADEN m English Possibly from the Gaelic surname Mac Cadin, which means "son of Cadn". CADENCE f & m English From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow". CADEYRN m Ancient Celtic Means "battle king" from Welsh cad "battle" and teyrn "king, monarch". CADFAEL m Welsh Means "battle prince" from Welsh cad "battle" and mael "prince". CADFAN m Welsh Means "battle peak" from Welsh cad "battle" and ban "peak". CADI f Short form of CATRIN CADOC m Welsh Derived from Welsh cad "battle". CADOGAN m Welsh, Irish Anglicized form of CADWGAWN CADWALADER m Welsh Means "leader of the battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwaladr "leader". CADWGAWN m Welsh Means "glory in battle" from Welsh cad "battle" and gwogawn "glory, honour". CAECILIA f German German form of CECILIA CAEDMON m English Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to British caed meaning "battle". CAELAN mf English Anglicized form of CAOLAN or CAOILFHIONN CAELESTIS m Late Roman From a Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly". CAELIE f English Variant of KAYLEY CAERWYN m Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements caer "fortress" and gwyn "white, fair". CAESAR m Ancient Roman, English From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy" from Latin caesaries. CAETANO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Caietanus (see GAETANO). CAETLIN f English (Modern) Variant of CAITLIN CAHAL m Irish Anglicized form of CATHAL CAHIR m Irish Anglicized form of CATHAIR CAI m Scandinavian Variant of KAI CAIAPHAS m Biblical Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin. CAILEAN m Scottish Means "whelp" in Gaelic. CAILEIGH f English Variant of KAYLEY CAILN f Irish Means "girl" in Irish. CAILYN f English (Modern) Variant of CAILN CAIN m Biblical Means "acquired" in Hebrew. CAINAN m Biblical Variant of KENAN CAIRBRE m Irish, Scottish Means "charioteer" in Gaelic. CAIRISTONA f Scottish Scottish form of CHRISTINA CAIRO m English From the name of the city in Egypt, called Al Qahirah in Arabic, which was derived from al Qahir, the Arabic name of the planet Mars. CAITLIN f English Anglicized form of CAITLN CAITLN f Irish Irish form of Cateline, the Old French form of KATHERINE. CAITLYN f English Variant of CAITLIN CAITLYNN mf (no meaning found) CAITRIA f Irish Irish form of KATHERINE CAITRONA f Irish Irish form of KATHERINE; f Scottish Scottish form of KATHERINE CAIUS m Ancient Roman Roman variant of GAIUS CAJ m Scandinavian Variant of KAI CAJA f Danish Variant of KAJA CAJSA f Swedish Variant of KAJSA CAL m English Short form of VIN CALANTHE f English Means "beautiful flower", derived from Greek (kalos) "beautiful" and (anthos) "flower". CALANTHIA f English Elaborated form of CALANTHE CALBHACH m Irish Means "bald" in Irish Gaelic. CALE m English Short form of B CALEB m English, Biblical Means "dog" in Hebrew. CALEIGH f English Variant of KAYLEY CALFURAY f Native American Means "violet (flower)" in Mapuche. CALI mf (no meaning found) CALIGULA m History Means "little boot" in Latin. CALISTA f English, Portuguese, Spanish Variant of CALLISTA (English) or CALIXTA (Portuguese and Spanish) CALISTO m Portuguese, Spanish Variant of CALIXTO CALIX m Short form of CALLISTUS. CALIXTA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of CALLISTUS CALIXTO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of CALLISTUS CALLA f English From the name of a type of lily. CALLAHAN m English From a surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Ceallachain, which means "descendent of Ceallachan". CALLIAS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of KALLIAS CALLIE f English Short form of CALLISTA CALLIOPE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of KALLIOPE CALLISTA f English Feminine form of CALLISTUS or a form of KALLISTO CALLISTO m Italian Italian form of CALLISTUS; f Roman Mythology Roman form of KALLISTO. CALLISTUS m Late Roman Late Latin name which was derived from Greek (kallistos) "most beautiful". CALLUM m Scottish Variant of CALUM CALOGERA f Italian Feminine form of CALOGERO CALOGERO m Italian From the Late Latin name Calogerus which meant "beautiful elder" from Greek (kalos) "beautiful" and (geron) "old man, elder". CALUM m Scottish Scottish form of COLUMBA CALVAGH m Irish Anglicized form of CALBHACH CALVIN m English Derived from the French surname Chauvin, which was derived from chauve "bald". CALVINO m Italian Italian form of CALVIN CALYPSO f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Kalypso) which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from (kalypto) "to cover, to conceal". CAM f Viete Means "orange" in Viete; mf English Short form of ERON CAMBRIA f English Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people". CAMBYSES m History From (Kambyses), the Greek form of the Persian name Kambujiya, which is of unknown meaning. CAMDEN m English From a surname which was from a place name perhaps meaning "enclosed valley" in Old English. CAMELIA f Romanian Romanian form of CAMILLA CAMELLIA f English From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for the botanist and missionary Georg Josef Kamel. CAMERON m n "nose". CAMILA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLA CAMILLA f English, Italian, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology Feminine form of CAMILLUS. CAMILLE f & m French French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA CAMILLO m Italian Italian form of CAMILLUS CAMILLUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin but may actually be of unknown Etruscan origin. CAMILO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLUS CAMMIE f English Pet form of CAMILLA CAMPBELL m Scottish From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and bul "mouth". CAMREN mf (no meaning found) CAMRON m English Variant of CAMERON CAMRYN f English Feminine variant of CAMERON CAN m Turkish Means "soul" or "life" in Turkish. CANAN f Turkish Means "beloved" in Turkish. CANDACE f English, Biblical (Variant) From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. CANDE f Short form of LARIA CANDELA f Spanish Pet form of RIA CANDELARIA f Spanish Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". CANDELARIO m Spanish Masculine form of CANDELARIA CANDELAS f Spanish Pet form of CANDELARIA CANDI f English (Modern) Variant of CANDY CANDICE f English Variant of CANDACE CANDIDA f English Derived from Latin canditia meaning "white". CANDIDO mf (no meaning found) CANDIS f English Variant of CANDACE CANDY f English Either a short form of CANDACE or else from the English word candy. CANDYCE f English (Modern) Variant of CANDACE CANUTE m History Anglicized form of KNUT CAOILAINN f Irish Variant of CAOILFHIONN CAOILFHIONN f Irish Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair". CAOILINN f Irish Variant of CAOILFHIONN CAOIMHE f Irish, Scottish Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful". CAOIMHN m Irish Original Irish form of KEVIN CAOLAN m Irish From Gaelic caol "slender" combined with the diminutive suffix an. CAPRICE f Means "impulsive" in Italian. CAPRICIA f Elaborated form of CAPRICE CAPRINA f From the name of the Italian island of Capri. CARA f English This name can mean either "beloved" in Italian or "friend" in Irish. CARADOC m Welsh Variant of CARADOG CARADOG m Welsh Derived from Welsh cariadus "beloved". CARAMIA f From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved". CARATACUS m Ancient Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of CARADOG CARBREY m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of CAIRBRE CARBRY m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of CAIRBRE CARDEA f Roman Mythology Derived from Latin cardo meaning "hinge, axis". CAREEN f English Variant of CARREEN CAREN f English Variant of KAREN CAREY m Ciardha meaning "descendent of Ciardha". CARI f Pet form of CAROLINE or else "love" from Welsh caru. CARIDAD f Spanish Spanish form of CHARITY CARIE mf (no meaning found) CARIN f English Variant of KAREN CARINA f Scandinavian, German, English Pet form of CARA. CARINE f French, English Variant of CARINA CARIS f English Variant of CHARIS CARISA mf (no meaning found) CARISSA f English Variant of CHARISSA CARITA f English Pet form of CARA. CARL m German, Scandinavian, English German form of CHARLES. CARLA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL CARLEE mf (no meaning found) CARLEEN mf (no meaning found) CARLENE f English Feminine pet form of CARL CARLES m Catalan Catalan form of CHARLES CARLETON mf (no meaning found) CARLEY f English Feminine form of CARL CARLI mf (no meaning found) CARLIE f English Feminine form of CARL CARLISA f English (Modern) Combination of CARLA and LISA CARLISLE m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "city belonging to Lugovalos" in Welsh. CARLITO m Spanish, Portuguese Pet form of CARLOS CARLITOS m Spanish, Portuguese Pet form of CARLOS CARLO m Italian Italian form of CHARLES CARLOMAN m History From a Germanic name derived from Karl (see CHARLES) and mann "man". CARLOS m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of CHARLES CARLOTA f Spanish, Portuguese Pet form of CARLA CARLOTTA f Italian Pet form of CARLA CARLTON m English Variant of CHARLTON CARLY f English Feminine form of CARL CARLYLE m English Variant of CARLISLE CARLYN f English Contracted variant of CAROLINE CARMA mf (no meaning found) CARME f Galician, Catalan Galician and Catalan form of L CARMEL f English, Biblical From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel. CARMELA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of CARMEL CARMELITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of CARMEL CARMELLA f English Latinized form of CARMEL CARMELO m Spanish Spanish masculine form of CARMEL CARMEN f Spanish, English, Romanian Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". CARMI m Biblical Means "vine" in Hebrew. CARMINA f Italian Italian form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carminis "of song". CARMINE m Italian Italian masculine form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carminis "of song". CARMO f Portuguese Portuguese form of CARMEL CARNELL mf (no meaning found) CAROL f & m English Short form of INE; m Romanian Romanian form of US. CAROLA f English Feminine form of CAROLUS CAROLANN mf (no meaning found) CAROLE f French French feminine form of CAROLUS CAROLEE mf (no meaning found) CAROLIEN f Dutch Dutch feminine form of CAROLUS CAROLIN f German German feminine form of CAROLUS CAROLINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS. CAROLINE f French, English French feminine form of CAROLUS CAROLUS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latin form of CHARLES CAROLYN f English Variant of CAROLINE CAROLYNN mf (no meaning found) CARON f Welsh Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love". CARPUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latin form of the Greek name (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits". CARRAN m From a surname, a variant of the Irish surname Mac Ciarain, which means "son of CIARAN". CARREEN f English Combination of CAROLINE and IRENE. CARRI mf (no meaning found) CARRIE f English Pet form of CAROLINE CARROL m Irish Variant of L CARROLL m Irish Anglicized form of CEARBHALL. CARRY f English Short form of CAROLINE CARSON mf Scottish, Irish, English From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning. CARSTEN m German Variant of KARSTEN CARTER m English From a surname which meant "one who uses a cart" in Middle English. CARVER m English From a surname which was meant "wood carver" in Middle English. CARWYN m Welsh Means "blessed love" from Welsh caru "love" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed". CARY mf English Variant of CAREY CARYL f English Variant of CAROL CARYN f English Variant of KAREN CARYS f Welsh Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love". CASANDRA mf (no meaning found) CASEY m Cathasaigh meaning "descendent of Cathasaigh". CASH m English From an English occupational surname for a box maker, derived from Norman French casse meaning "case". CASIE mf (no meaning found) CASIMER mf (no meaning found) CASIMIR m English Means "to destroy peace", derived from the Slavic element kazic "to destroy" combined with mir "peace" (or possibly the older element mer "great"). CASIMIRO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of CASIMIR CASPAR m Dutch Dutch form of JASPER CASPER m Dutch Dutch form of JASPER. CASPIAN m Literature Used by author C. CASS f English Short form of ANDRA CASSANDRA f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from (kekasmai) "to shine" and (aner) "man" (genitive (andros)). CASSARAH f English Recently created name intended to mean "what will be, will be" from the French phrase que sera, sera. CASSIA f English, Ancient Roman Either means "cassia" from the name of the spice tree (see KEZIA), or else is a feminine form of CASSIUS. CASSIAN m English From the Roman family name Cassianus, which was derived from CASSIUS. CASSIDY f Caiside meaning "descendent of Caiside". CASSIE f English Pet form of CASSIA and other beginning with cass. CASSIOPEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Variant of CASSIOPEIA CASSIOPEIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Kassiopeia) or (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia juice". CASSIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin cassus "empty, vain". CASTOR m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Kastor), possibly related to (kekasmai) "to shine, to excel". CATAHECASSA m Native American Means "black hoof" in Shawnee. CATALINA f Spanish Spanish form of KATHERINE CATARINA f Italian, Portuguese, Galician Italian, Portuguese and Galician form of KATHERINE CATE f English Variant of KATE CATERINA f Italian, Catalan Italian and Catalan form of KATHERINE CATHAIR m Irish Means "battle man" from Gaelic cath "battle" and vir "man". CATHAL m Irish Derived from the Gaelic elements cath "battle" and val "rule". CATHAOIR m Irish Variant of CATHAIR CATHARINA f Dutch, Swedish Dutch and Swedish form of KATHARINE CATHARINE f English Variant of KATHARINE CATHERIN f English Variant of KATHERINE CATHERINA f Spanish Spanish form of KATHERINE CATHERINE f English, French English variant and French form of KATHERINE CATHEY mf (no meaning found) CATHI mf (no meaning found) CATHIE mf (no meaning found) CATHLEEN f Irish, English Variant of KATHLEEN CATHN m Irish Derived from Gaelic cath "battle" combined with a diminutive suffix. CATHRIN f German German short form of KATHARINA CATHRINE f Scandinavian Scandinavian form of KATHERINE CATHRYN f English Variant of KATHERINE CATHY f English Short form of CATHERINE CATINA f Contracted form of CATARINA CATO m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin; f Dutch Pet form of CATHARINA CATRIN f Welsh, German Welsh form of KATHERINE, as well as a German short form of KATHARINA. CATRINA f Irish, Scottish Variant of CATRIONA CATRINE f Swedish Swedish variant of KATRINE CATRIONA f Irish, Scottish Gaelic form of KATHERINE CAVAN m Irish Derived from the name of an Irish county, which is from Irish cabhn "hollow". CAYDEN mf (no meaning found) CAYETANO m Spanish Spanish form of Caietanus (see GAETANO). CAYLA mf (no meaning found) CAYLEY f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY CCHULAINN m Irish Mythology Means "hound of Culann" in Irish. CCILE f French French feminine form of Caecilius (see CECILIA). CCILIA f German German form of CECILIA CEALLACH m Irish Possibly derived either from Gaelic ceallach meaning "war, strife" or from a Gaelic word meaning "bright-headed". CEALLAGH m Irish Variant of CEALLACH CEARA f English Variant of CIARA CEARBHALL m Irish Probably from Gaelic cearbh "hacking with a weapon". CEARRA f English Variant of CIARA CEBRIN m Spanish Spanish form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN). CECELIA f English Variant of CECILIA CECIL m English From the Welsh name Seissylt, which was from the Roman name SEXTUS. CECILE mf (no meaning found) CECILIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind". CECILIE f Norwegian, Danish Norwegian and Danish feminine form of Caecilius (see CECILIA). CECILIJA f Slovene Slovene form of CECILIA CECILIO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Caecilius (see CECILIA). CECILY f English English feminine form of Caecilius (see CECILIA). CECLIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of CECILIA CECYLIA f Polish Polish form of CECILIA CEDAR f English Means simply "cedar" from the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek (kedros). CEDRIC m English Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'Ivanhoe'. CEDRICK mf (no meaning found) CEES m Dutch Variant of KEES CEFERINO m Spanish Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see ZEFERINO). CEFIN m Welsh Welsh form of KEVIN CEIL mf (no meaning found) CEINWEN f Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements cain "lovely" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". CEL m Irish Mythology From Gaelic caol "slender". CELANDINE f English From the name of the flower, which derives from Greek (chelidon) "a swallow". CELESTE f & m Italian, English Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS. CELESTINA f Spanish, Italian Feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE). CELESTINE m English From the Late Latin name Caelestinus, an elaborated form of CAELESTIS. CELESTINO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE). CELESTYN m Polish Polish form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE). CELESTYNA f Polish Polish feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE). CELIA f English, Spanish, Italian Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO). CELINA f Polish Short form of MAR CELINDA f English (Modern) Combination of the prefix Ce with the name LINDA. CELINE mf (no meaning found) CELINO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Caelinus, which was itself derived from the Roman family name Caelius (see CELIO). CELIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Caelius, which meant "heaven" from Latin caelum. CELSO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Celsus, which meant "tall" in Latin. CELYN m Welsh Means "holly" in Welsh. CENEK m Czech Pet form of VINCENC CEPHALUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Kephalos), which was derived from (kephale) meaning "head". CEPHAS m Biblical Means "rock" in Aramaic. CEPHEUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Kepheus), which is of unknown meaning. CERBERUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Kerberos), which possibly meant "demon of the pit". CEREN f Turkish Means "young gazelle" in Turkish. CERES f Roman Mythology Derived from the Indo-European root *ker meaning "to grow". CERI mf Welsh Possibly derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love". CERIDWEN f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "blessed poetry" from Welsh cerdd "poetry" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". CERISE f French Means "cherry" in French. CERNUNNOS m Celtic Mythology (Latinized) Means "horned" in Celtic. CERRIDWEN f Welsh Variant of CERIDWEN CERRIDWYN f Welsh Variant of CERIDWEN CERYS f Welsh Variant of CARYS CESAIRE m French French form of CAESAR CESAR mf (no meaning found) CESARE m Italian Italian form of CAESAR CESARINA f Italian Feminine pet form of CESARE CESARINO m Italian Pet form of CESARE CEZAR m Portuguese, Polish, Romanian Portuguese, Polish and Romanian form of CAESAR CHAD m English From the Old English name Ceadda which is of unknown meaning, possibly based on Welsh cad "battle". CHADD mf (no meaning found) CHADRICK mf (no meaning found) CHADWICK m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "dairy farm belonging to CHAD" in Old English. CHAIM m Jewish Variant of CHAYIM CHALCHIUHTICUE f New World Mythology Means "jade skirt" in Nahuatl. CHALICE f English Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix. CHANA mf (no meaning found) CHANAH f Jewish Variant of CHANNAH CHANCE f & m English Means simply "chance" from the English word. CHANDA f & m Indian Means either "bright" or "fierce" in Sanskrit. CHANDAN m Indian Derived from Sanskrit candana meaning "sandalwood". CHANDANA mf Indian Variant and feminine form of CHANDAN CHANDER m Indian Variant of CHANDRA CHANDLER m English From an occupational surname which meant "candle seller" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French. CHANDRA f & m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "moon" in Sanskrit. CHANDRAKANT m Indian Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit chandra "moon" and kanta "beloved". CHANDRAKANTA f Indian Feminine form of CHANDRAKANT CHANEL f English From a French surname which meant "pipe". CHANELLE f English (Modern) Variant of CHANEL CHANG m Chinese Means either "flourishing, prosperity" or "smooth" or "strength" in Chinese. CHANIA f Perhaps means "encampment" in Hebrew. CHANNAH f Jewish Hebrew form of HANNAH CHANNARY f Khmer Means "moon-faced girl" in Khmer. CHANNING m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "a canal" in French. CHANT f English Means "sung" in French. CHANTAL f French, English From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony place". CHANTEL f English Variant of CHANTAL CHANTELLE f English Variant of CHANTAL CHANTREA f Khmer Means "moonlight" in Khmer. CHAO m Chinese Means "surpassing" in Chinese. CHARA f Greek Means "happiness, joy" in Greek. CHARALAMPOS m Greek Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek (chara) "happiness" combined with (lampo) "to shine". CHARIS f Ancient Greek, English Derived from Greek (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". CHARISMA f English From the English word meaning "personal magnetism", ultimately derived from Greek (charis) "grace, kindness". CHARISSA f English Elaborated form of CHARIS CHARISSE mf (no meaning found) CHARITA f English Latinate form of CHARITY CHARITON m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". CHARITY f English In part this name means "charity" from the English word. CHARLA f English Feminine form of CHARLES CHARLEEN f English Variant of CHARLENE CHARLEMAGNE m History From Old French Charles le Magne meaning "CHARLES the Great". CHARLENE f English Feminine pet form of CHARLES CHARLES m English, French From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man". CHARLEY f & m English Pet form or feminine form of CHARLES CHARLIE mf English Pet form or feminine form of CHARLES. CHARLINE f French French feminine pet form of CHARLES CHARLOT m French French pet form of CHARLES CHARLOTTA f Swedish Swedish variant of CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian French feminine pet form of CHARLES. CHARLTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "settlement of free men" in Old English. CHARMAINE f English Meaning unknown. CHARMIAN f English Derived from Greek (charma) meaning "delight". CHARNA f Yiddish From a Slavic word meaning "dark". CHARNETTE f English (Modern) Possibly a pet form of CHARNA CHARO f Spanish Spanish pet form of ROSARIO CHAROLETTE mf (no meaning found) CHARON m Greek Mythology Possibly means "fierce brightness" in Greek. CHAS m English Pet form of CHARLES CHASE m English From a surname meaning "chase, hunt" in Old French, originally a nickname for a huntsman. CHASITY f English (Modern) Variant of CHASTITY CHASTITY f English Means simply "chastity" from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure". CHATZKEL m Yiddish Yiddish form of EZEKIEL CHAU f Viete Means "pearls" in Viete. CHAUNCEY m English From a Norman surname of unknown meaning. CHAVA f Jewish Hebrew form of EVE CHAVDAR m Bulgarian Derived from a Persian word meaning "leader, dignitary". CHAYA f Jewish Feminine form of CHAYIM CHAYIM m Jewish Derived from the Hebrew word ??????? (chayyim) meaning "life". CHAZ m English Pet form of CHARLES CHE m Spanish From an Argentinian expression meaning "hey!". CHELLE f English Pet form of MI CHELO f Spanish Pet form of CONSUELO CHELSEA f English From the name of a district in London meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone" in Old English. CHELSEY f English Variant of CHELSEA CHELSI mf (no meaning found) CHELSIE f English Variant of CHELSEA CHENANIAH m Biblical (Variant) Variant of KENANIAH CHENDA f Khmer Means "thought, intellect" in Khmer. CHENG m Chinese Means "accomplished" in Chinese. CHER f English Short form of IE or ILYN CHERETTE f English Pet form of CHERIE CHERI f English Variant of E CHERICE f English (Modern) Variant of CERISE CHERIE f English Derived from French chrie meaning "darling". CHERILYN f English Perhaps a combination of CHERIE and the popular name suffix lyn. CHERISE f English Variant of CERISE CHERISH f English From the English word meaning "to treasure". CHERNOBOG m Slavic Mythology Means "the black god" from Slavic cherno "black" and bog "god". CHEROKEE f & m English Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki meaning "people of a different speech". CHERRI mf (no meaning found) CHERRY f English Either a variant of CHERIE or a pet form of CHARITY. CHERYL f English Elaboration of CHERIE, perhaps influenced by BERYL. CHERYLE mf (no meaning found) CHESED f & m Jewish Means "mercy" in Hebrew. CHESLEY m English From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "camp meadow" in Old English. CHESTER m English From a surname that originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. CHET m English Short form of CHESTER CHETANA m Indian Means "alert, intelligent" in Sanskrit. CHEVONNE f Irish Anglicized form of SIOBHAN CHEYANNE f English (Modern) Variant of CHEYENNE CHEYENNE f & m English Derived from the Dakota word shahiyena meaning "unintelligible speakers". CHI f Viete Means "tree branch" in Viete. CHIAMAKA f Igbo Means "God is beautiful" in Igbo. CHIARA f Italian Italian form of CLARA CHIARINA f Italian Pet form of CHIARA CHIBUEZE mf Igbo Means "God is the king" in Igbo. CHIBUZO mf Igbo Means "God is the leader" in Igbo. CHICA f Portuguese Pet form of FRANCISCA CHICO m Portuguese Pet form of FRANCISCO CHIDI m Igbo Means "God exists" in Igbo. CHIDIEBERE mf Igbo Means "God is the merciful" in Igbo. CHIDIMMA f Igbo Means "God is wonderful" in Igbo. CHIDUBEM m Igbo Means "guided by God" in Igbo. CHIELA f Esperanto Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto. CHIEMEKA m Igbo Means "God has performed great deeds" in Igbo. CHIKA f Igbo Means "God is the greatest" in Igbo; f Japanese Means "wisdom" in Japanese. CHIKAKO f Japanese Means "child of wisdom" in Japanese. CHIKE m Igbo Means "the strength of God" or "God's creation" in Igbo. CHILE m English Variant of KYLE CHIMA m Igbo Means "God knows" in Igbo. CHIN mf Chinese Variant of JIN (using Wade-Giles transcription). CHINA f English (Modern) From the name of the Asian country, ultimately derived from Qin, the name of a dynasty that ruled there in the 3rd century BC. CHINATSU f Japanese Means "a thousand summers" in Japanese. CHINAZA f Igbo Means "God answers" in Igbo. CHINEDU mf Igbo Means "God leads" in Igbo. CHINWE mf Igbo Means "God owns" in Igbo. CHINWENDU mf Igbo Means "God owns life" in Igbo. CHIOMA f Igbo Means "God is good" in Igbo. CHIP m English Pet form of CHARLES or CHRISTOPHER. CHIPO f African Means "gift" in Shona. CHIQUITA mf (no meaning found) CHIRANJEEVI m Indian Means "long-lived, infinite" in Sanskrit. CHITA f Spanish Short form of CON CHIUMBO m African Means "small" in Mwera. CHIYO f Japanese Means "a thousand generations" in Japanese. CHIYOKO f Japanese Means "child of a thousand generations" in Japanese. CHIZOBA mf Igbo Means "God protect us" in Igbo. CHLO f French French form of E CHLOE f English, Biblical, Greek Mythology Means "green shoot" in Greek. CHLORIS f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (chloros) meaning "green". CHO f Japanese Means "butterfly" in Japanese. CHONSIE f English Feminine form of CHAUNCEY CHRIS mf English Short form of TOPHER, TIAN, TINE or other that begin with Chris. CHRISSIE f English Pet form of CHRISTINE CHRISSY f English Pet form of CHRISTINE CHRIST m Theology Modern English form of OS CHRISTA f German, Danish, English Short form of CHRISTINA CHRISTABEL f English Combination of CHRISTINE and the popular name suffix bel. CHRISTABELLA f English Latinate form of CHRISTABEL CHRISTABELLE f English Variant of CHRISTABEL CHRISTAL f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL CHRISTEEN mf (no meaning found) CHRISTEL f German German pet form of CHRISTINA CHRISTELLE f French French pet form of CHRISTINE influenced by the sound of the name CRYSTAL. CHRISTEN f Variant of CHRISTINE or KRISTEN CHRISTENE mf (no meaning found) CHRISTER m Swedish, Danish Swedish and Danish form of CHRISTIAN CHRISTI f English Pet form of NE CHRISTIAAN m Dutch Dutch form of CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN m English, French, German From a medieval Latin name that meant "Christian". CHRISTIANA f English Feminine form of CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANE f German, French German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANNE f English, French Feminine form of CHRISTIAN CHRISTIE f English Pet form of CHRISTINE; m Scottish, Irish Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German Variant of KRISTIN CHRISTINA f English, German Feminine form of CHRISTIAN. CHRISTINE f French, English, German French, English and German form of CHRISTINA CHRISTMAS m English From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival". CHRISTOBEL f English Variant of CHRISTABEL CHRISTOFFER m Scandinavian Scandinavian variant of CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOP mf (no meaning found) CHRISTOPER mf (no meaning found) CHRISTOPH m German German form of ER CHRISTOPHE m French French form of R CHRISTOPHER m English Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek (Christos) combined with (phero) "to bear, to carry". CHRISTOS m Theology Means "anointed", derived from Greek (chrio) "to anoint". CHRISTY f English Pet form of CHRISTINE; m Scottish, Irish Scottish and Irish pet form of CHRISTOPHER CHRYSANTA f English Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek. CHRYSANTHE f Greek, Ancient Greek Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS CHRYSANTHOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Means "golden flower" from Greek (chrysos) "golden" combined with (anthos) "flower". CHRYSEIS f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (chrysos) meaning "golden". CHRYSSA f English Short form of CHRYSANTA CHRYSTAL f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL CHUCHO m Spanish Spanish pet form of JESS CHUCK m English Pet form of CHARLES. CHUKWUEMEKA m Igbo Means "God has done something great" in Igbo. CHUN f & m Chinese Means "spring" in Chinese. CHUS m S or JESUSA CHUY m Spanish Spanish pet form of JESS CHYLAN m ? Elaborated form of KYLE CHYNA f English (Modern) Variant of CHINA CIAN m Irish, Irish Mythology Means "ancient" in Gaelic. CIANN m Irish Pet form of CIAN. CIANNAIT f Irish Feminine form of CIAN CIARA f Irish Feminine form of N. CIARAN m Irish Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black" combined with a diminutive suffix. CIBHFHIONN f Irish Mythology Means "fair locks" in Irish Gaelic. CIBOR m Polish Short form of CZ CIBRN m Galician Galician form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN). CICELY f English Variant of CECILY, or perhaps from the name of the herb. CICERO m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen which meant "chickpea" from Latin cicer. CIEL f English Means "sky" in French. CIELO mf (no meaning found) CIERA f Variant of SIERRA or CIARA CIERRA f Variant of SIERRA CILI f Hungarian Hungarian form of CEA CILKA f Slovene Slovene form of CECILIA CILLA f Swedish, Dutch Pet form of CECILIA CILLIAN m Irish Either from Gaelic ceallach meaning "war, strife" or else from Gaelic ceall "church" combined with a diminutive suffix. CILLN m Irish Variant of CILLIAN CINDA mf (no meaning found) CINDERELLA f Literature From the French name Cendrillon which means "little ashes". CINDI mf (no meaning found) CINDRA f English (Modern) Combination of CINDY and SANDRA CINDY f English Pet form of CYNTHIA CINED m Scottish Means "born of fire" in Gaelic. CINZIA f Italian Italian form of CYNTHIA CIONAODH m Irish Irish form of CINED CIPRIAN m Romanian Romanian form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN). CIPRIANO m Italian Italian form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN). CIRCE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Kirke), which possibly meant "bird". CIRIACO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of CYRIACUS CIRIL m Slovene Slovene form of CYRIL CIRILA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of CYRIL CIRILLO m Italian Italian form of CYRIL CIRINO m Italian, Spanish Pet form of CIRO CIRO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of CYRUS CISSY f Pet form of FRANCES CIT f Irish Short form of CAITRONA CITLALI f & m Native American Means "star" in Nahuatl. CITLALLI mf (no meaning found) CLAIR f & m English Variant or masculine form of E CLAIRE f French French form of CLARE CLANCY m Irish, English From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh which means "son of Flannchadh". CLARA f Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English Latinate form of CLARE CLARABELLE mf (no meaning found) CLARANCE mf (no meaning found) CLARE f English Medieval name derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous". CLARENCE m English From the Latin title Clarensis which belonged to members of the British royal family. CLARETTA f Italian Pet form of CLARA CLARETTE f English Pet form of CLARA CLARIBEL f English Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix bel. CLARICE f English, French From the Late Latin name Claritia, which was derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous". CLARINDA f English Combination of CLARA and the popular name suffix inda. CLARINE mf (no meaning found) CLARISA f Spanish Spanish form of CLARISSA CLARISSA f English, Italian, Portuguese Latinate form of CLARICE CLARISSE f French French form of CLARICE CLARITY f English Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear". CLARK m English From a surname meaning "cleric" or "scholar" in Old English. CLAUD m English Variant of E CLAUDE mf French, English French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS. CLAUDETTE f French French feminine form of CLAUDIUS CLAUDIA f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of CLAUDIUS CLAUDIE f French French feminine form of CLAUDIUS CLAUDINE f French Feminine form of CLAUDIUS CLAUDIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of CLAUDIUS CLAUDIU m Romanian Romanian form of S CLAUDIUS m Ancient Roman, English From a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". CLAUS m German, Danish German short form of NICHOLAS CLAY m English Either from a surname meaning "clay" in Old English or a short form of TON. CLAYTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "clay settlement" in Old English. CLEDWYN m Welsh Derived from the Welsh element caled "rough" combined with gwyn "white, fair, blessed". CLEENA f Irish Anglicized form of CLODHNA CLEISTHENES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Kleisthenes), derived from (kleos) "glory" and (sthenos) "strength". CLELIA f Italian Meaning unknown, from the Latin name Cloelia. CLEM m English Short form of ENT CLEMATIS f English From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek (klema) "twig, branch". CLEMENCY f English Means simply "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful". CLEMENS m German German form of CLEMENT CLEMENT m English From the Late Latin name Clemens which meant "merciful, gentle". CLEMENTE m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of CLEMENT CLEMENTINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Feminine form of CLEMENT CLEMENTINE f French French feminine form of CLEMENT CLEMMIE mf (no meaning found) CLEO f English Short form of PATRA CLEON m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Kleon), a Greek name derived from (kleos) "glory". CLEOPAS m Biblical Shortened form of the Greek name (Kleopatros) which was derived from (kleos) "glory" and (patros) "of the father". CLEOPATRA f Ancient Greek (Latinized), English From the Greek name (Kleopatra) which meant "glory of the father", derived from (kleos) "glory" combined with (patros) "of the father". CLEOPHAS m Biblical (Variant) Variant of CLOPAS CLEORA mf (no meaning found) CLESTE f French French feminine form of CAELESTIS CLESTIN m French French form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE). CLESTINE f French French feminine form of Caelestinus (see CELESTINE). CLETA mf (no meaning found) CLETES m Short form of ANACLETUS CLETIS m Variant of CLETUS CLETO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Short form of ANA CLETUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of KLEITOS CLEVE m English Short form of LAND CLEVELAND m English From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hilly land". CLIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of CELIA CLIFF m English Short form of ORD or CLIFTON CLIFFORD m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English. CLIFTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English. CLINE f French French feminine form of Caelinus (see CELINO). CLINT m English Short form of ON. CLINTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "settlement on the summit" in Old English. CLIO f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian Latinized form of KLEIO CLITUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English Latinized form of KLEITOS CLIVE m English From a surname meaning "cliff" in Old English, originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff. CLMACO m Spanish Spanish form of Climacus, derived from Greek (klimax) "ladder". CLMENCE f French French feminine form of Clemens (see CLEMENT). CLMENT m French French form of CLEMENT CLODAGH f Irish From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland. CLODHNA f Irish, Irish Mythology Possibly means "shapely" in Irish Gaelic. CLONA f Irish Contracted form of CLODHNA CLOPAS m Biblical Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin. CLOTHILDE f French French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hlud "famous" and hild "battle". CLOTHO f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of KLOTHO CLOTILDA f English English form of CLOTHILDE CLOTILDE mf (no meaning found) CLOVER f English Simply means "clover" from the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre. CLOVIA f Possibly a feminine form of CLOVIS CLOVIS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latinized form of Hludwig (see LUDWIG). CLOYD mf (no meaning found) CLYDE mf English From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, which is of unknown origin. CLYTEMNESTRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Klytaimnestra), from (klytos) "famous, noble" and (mnestria) "courter, wooer". CLYTIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of KLYTI CME m French French form of COSMO CNAEUS m Ancient Roman Roman variant of GNAEUS CNTIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of CYNTHIA CNUT m History Variant of KNUT COBUS m Dutch Pet form of JA COBY mf English, Dutch Masculine or feminine pet form of JACOB COCO f Various Pet form of beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa. CODEY mf (no meaning found) CODIE mf English Variant or feminine form of CODY CODY m English, Irish From the Gaelic surname Mac da, which means "son of OTTO". COEUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of KOIOS COILEAN m Irish Irish form of CAILEAN COINNEACH m Scottish Possibly means "handsome" from Gaelic. It is often Anglicized as Kenneth. COKKIE f Dutch Dutch pet form of CORNELIA COLBERT m English Germanic name composed of the elements col, possibly meaning "cool", and beraht, meaning "bright". COLBY m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "coal town" in Old English. COLE m English From a surname meaning "black" in Old English. COLEEN f English Variant of COLLEEN COLEMAN m English, Irish Variant of COLMN COLENE f English Variant of COLLEEN COLETTE f French Short form of NI. COLIN m Scottish Anglicized form of CAILEAN; m English Medieval pet form of NICHOLAS COLINE f English Variant of COLLEEN COLLEEN f English Anglicized form of CAILN COLLETTE mf (no meaning found) COLLIN m English Variant of COLIN COLLYN f English Variant of COLLEEN COLM m Irish Irish form of COLUMBA COLMN m Irish Irish form of the Late Latin name Columbanus, which was itself derived from COLUMBA. COLOMBAIN m French French form of Columbanus (see COLMN). COLOMBANO m Italian Italian form of Columbanus (see COLMN). COLOMBE f French French feminine form of COLUMBA COLOMBINA f Italian Italian feminine pet form of COLUMBA COLOMBO m Italian Italian form of COLUMBA COLT mf (no meaning found) COLTEN m English Variant of COLTON COLTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Cola's town". COLUM m Irish Irish form of BA COLUMBA m Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "dove". COLUMBAN m English English form of Columbanus (see COLMN). COLUMBINE f English Feminine pet form of COLUMBA. COLUMBUS mf (no meaning found) COLWYN m Welsh From the name of a river in northern Wales. COMFORT f English Simply means "comfort" from the English word, ultimately from Latin confortare "to stengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong". COMGAL m Irish Anglicized form of COMHGHALL COMGAN m Irish Anglicized form of COMHGHN COMHGHALL m Irish Means "joint pledge" from Irish comh "together" and gall "pledge". COMHGHN m Irish Means "born together" from Irish comh "together" and gan "born". CONALL m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology Means "strong wolf" in Gaelic. CONAN m Irish Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from Gaelic c "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. CONCEPCIN f Spanish Means "conception" in Spanish. CONCEPCION mf (no meaning found) CONCEPTA f Irish Latin form of CONCEPCIN CONCETTA f Italian Italian cognate of CONCEPCIN CONCETTINA f Italian Pet form of CONCETTA CONCETTO m Italian Masculine form of CONCETTA CONCHA f Spanish Pet form of CONCEPCIN. CONCHITA f Spanish Pet form of CONCHA CONCHOBHAR m Irish, Irish Mythology Original Irish form of CONNOR CONCORDIA f Roman Mythology Means "harmony" in Latin. CONDOLEEZZA f English (Modern) In the case of American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it is derived from the Italian musical term con dolcezza meaning "with sweetness". CONFUCIUS m History Anglicized form of the Chinese name Kong Fu Zi. CONLAOCH m Irish Mythology Possibly derived from Gaelic conn "chief" and flaith "lord". CONLETH m Irish Modern form of the old Irish name Conled, possibly meaning "chaste fire" from Gaelic connla "chaste" and aodh "fire". CONLEY m Irish Anglicized form of CONLETH CONN m Irish Means "chief" in Irish Gaelic. CONNELL m English English form of CONALL CONNER m Variant of CONNOR CONNIE f English Pet form of CONSTANCE CONNLA m Irish Mythology Variant of CONLAOCH CONNOR m Irish, English From the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover". CONOR m Irish, English Variant of CONNOR CONR m Irish Means "wolf king" in Irish Gaelic. CONRAD m English, German Derived from the Germanic elements kuon "bold" and rad "counsel". CONRADO m Spanish Spanish form of CONRAD CONSOLATA f Italian Means "consolation" in Italian. CONSTANA f Portuguese Portuguese form of CONSTANTIA CONSTANCE f English, French Medieval form of CONSTANTIA. CONSTANT m English, French From the Late Latin name Constans, which meant "constant, steadfast". CONSTANTA f Romanian Romanian form of CONSTANTIA CONSTANTIA f Late Roman Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from Constans (see CONSTANT). CONSTANTIJN m Dutch Dutch form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE). CONSTANTIN m French, Romanian French and Romanian form of Constantinus (see E). CONSTANTINA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE). CONSTANTINE m History From the Roman name Constantinus which was derived from the Latin word constans meaning "constant, steadfast". CONSTANZA f Spanish Spanish form of CONSTANTIA CONSTNCIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of CONSTANTIA CONSUELA f Spanish Variant of CONSUELO CONSUELO f Spanish Means "consolation" in Spanish. CONSUS m Roman Mythology Possibly derived from Latin conserere meaning "to sow, to plant". CONWAY m From a surname which was derived from the name of the River Conwy, which possibly means "holy water" in Welsh. COOPER m English From a surname meaning "barrel maker" in Middle English. COOS m Dutch Pet form of JACOB CORA f English Latinate form of KOR. CORAL f English Simply means "coral" from the English word for the underwater skeletal deposits which can form reefs. CORALIE f English Pet form of CORAL CORBIN m English Possibly from the Roman cognomen Corvinus, which was derived from Latin corvus "raven". CORDELIA f English Meaning unknown, perhaps from a Celtic name meaning "daughter of the sea". CORDELL m English From a surname meaning "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English. CORDIA mf (no meaning found) CORDIE mf (no meaning found) CORDULA f English, German Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor, cordis. COREEN f English Variant of CORINNE CORENE mf (no meaning found) CORENTIN m Breton, French Possibly means "hurricane" in Breton. CORETTA f English Pet form of CORA COREY m English From a surname which was possibly either derived from the Old Norse given name Kori (of unknown meaning), or else meant "ravine" in Gaelic. CORI f & m English Variant or feminine form of COREY CORIANDER f English From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin. CORIE m English Variant of COREY CORIN m French French form of QUIRINUS CORINA f English, German, Romanian Variant of CORINNA CORINE f English Variant of CORINNE CORINNA f English, German From the ancient Greek name (Korinna), which was derived from (kore) "maiden". CORINNE f French French form of CORINNA CORLISS mf (no meaning found) CORMAC m Irish Means "son of defilement" from Gaelic corb "defilement" and mac "son". CORMAG m Scottish Scottish form of CORMAC CORNEL m Romanian Romanian form of IUS CORNELIA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of CORNELIUS CORNELIO m Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of CORNELIUS CORNELIS m Dutch Dutch form of CORNELIUS CORNELIU m Romanian Romanian form of S CORNELIUS m Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn". CORNELL m English Medieval form of CORNELIUS CORNLIE f French French form of CORNELIA CORNLIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of CORNELIUS CORONA f Means "crown" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint and martyr. CORRADO m Italian Italian form of CONRAD. CORRIE f English Pet form of CORINNA or CORA CORRINA f English Variant of CORINNA CORRINE f English Variant of CORINNE CORT m Variant of KORT CORTEZ mf (no meaning found) CORTNEY f & m English Variant of COURTNEY CORWIN m English From an English surname, perhaps a derived from Old French cordoan "leather". CORY m English Variant of COREY CORYNN f English (Modern) Variant of CORINNE COSETTE f French Meaning unknown. COSIMA f Italian Italian feminine form of COSMO COSIMO m Italian Italian variant of COSMO. COSKUN m Turkish Means "enthusiastic" in Turkish. COSMA f Feminine form of COSMO COSME m French French form of COSMO COSMIN m Romanian Romanian form of COSMO COSMINA f Romanian Feminine form of COSMIN COSMO m Italian, German, English Italian form of the Greek name (Kosmos), which was derived from (kosmos) meaning "order, decency". COSTANTINO m Italian Italian form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE). COSTANZO m Italian Italian form of Constans (see CONSTANT). COSTEL m Romanian Romanian pet form of CONSTANTINE COSTICA m Romanian Romanian pet form of CONSTANTINE COSTIN m Romanian Romanian short form of CONSTANTIN COTY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "river bank" in Old French. COURTNEY f & m English From a surname which was derived either from a French place name meaning "domain of CURTIS" or else from a French nickname meaning "short nose". COWAL m Irish Anglicized form of COMHGHALL COWESSESS m Native American Means "little child" in Ojibwa. COY mf (no meaning found) CRAIG m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks". CRAWFORD m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "crow ford" in Old English. CREE m English From the name of the Native American tribe of central Canada. CREIGHTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rock town" from Welsh craig "rock" and Old English tun "town". CREOLA mf (no meaning found) CRESCENCIA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of CRESCENTIUS CRESCENTIA f German, Ancient Roman Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS CRESCENTIUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen which derives from Latin crescere "to grow". CRESCENZO m Italian Italian form of CRESCENTIUS CRESSIDA f English Derived from Greek (chrysos) meaning "gold". CRINA f Romanian Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily". CRIS mf (no meaning found) CRISPIAN m English Medieval form of CRISPIN CRISPIN m English From a Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman family name Crispus, which meant "curly-headed" in Latin. CRISSY mf (no meaning found) CRISTAL f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL CRISTBAL m Spanish Spanish form of CHRISTOPHER CRISTEN f Variant of KRISTIN CRISTI m Romanian Pet form of AN CRISTIAN m Romanian Romanian form of CHRISTIAN CRISTIANA f Italian Italian form of CHRISTINA CRISTIANO m Italian, Portuguese Italian and Portuguese form of CHRISTIAN CRISTIN m Spanish Spanish form of CHRISTIAN CRISTINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of CHRISTINA CRISTOBAL mf (no meaning found) CRISTOFORO m Italian Italian form of CHRISTOPHER CRISTOPHER mf (no meaning found) CRISTVO m Portuguese Portuguese form of CHRISTOPHER CRISTY mf (no meaning found) CRIUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of KREIOS CROCETTA f Italian Pet form of CROCIFISSA CROCIFISSA f Italian Means "crucifix" in Italian. CROFTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English. CRONUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Kronos), possibly derived from (korone) meaning "crow". CRUZ f Spanish Means "cross" in Spanish, referring to the cross of the crucifixion. CRUZITA f Spanish Pet form of CRUZ CRYSTAL f English Means simply "crystal" from the English word for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. CRYSTIN f Welsh Welsh form of CHRISTINE CSABA m Hungarian Possibly means either "shepherd" or "gift" in Hungarian. CSAR m French, Spanish, Portuguese French, Spanish and Portuguese form of CAESAR. CSENGE f Hungarian Possibly derived from Hungarian cseng meaning "to ring, to clang". CSILLA f Hungarian Derived from Hungarian csillag meaning "star". CTIBOR m Czech Czech form of CZCIBOR CUAUHTMOC m Native American Means "falling eagle" in Nahuatl. CUC f Viete Means "chrysanthemum" in Viete. CULHWCH m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh. CULLEN m English From a surname which was derived from an Old French form of Cologne, the name of a city in Germany. CUN m Irish Means "little wolf" or "little hound" from the Irish element c "wolf, hound" combined with a diminutive suffix. CUNGONDE f French French form of KUNIGUNDE. CUNOBELINUS m Ancient Celtic (Latinized) Possibly means "hound of Belenus" from Old Celtic koun "hound" combined with the name of the god BELENUS. CUPID m Roman Mythology Derived from Latin cupido meaning "desire". CURRO m Spanish Andalusian pet form of FRANCISCO CURT m English Either a variant of KURT or short form of IS CURTIS m English From a surname which originally meant "courteous" in French. CURTISS mf (no meaning found) CUSTODIA f Spanish Feminine form of CUSTODIO CUSTODIO m Spanish Means "guardian" in Spanish. CUTHBERT m English Derived from the Old English elements cu "famous" and beorht "bright". CVETKA f Slovene Feminine form of CVETKO CVETKO m Slovene Derived from south Slavic cvet "blossom". CY m English Short form of RUS CYAN f English From the English word meaning "greenish blue", ultimately derived from Greek (kyanos). CYBELE f Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown. CYBILL f English Variant of SIBYL CYDNEY mf (no meaning found) CYMBELINE m English Form of CUNOBELINUS used by Shakespeare in his play 'Cymbeline'. CYMONE f English Feminine form of SIMON CYNDI f English Short form of CYNTHIA CYNEBURGA f Anglo-Saxon Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress". CYNEFRI m Anglo-Saxon Means "royal peace" from Old English cyne "royal" and fri "peace". CYNTHIA f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Kynthia) which means "woman from Kynthos". CYPRIAN m From the Roman family name Cyprianus which meant "from Cypres" in Latin. CYRA f Feminine form of CYRUS CYRANO m Literature Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa. CYRIACA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of CYRIACUS CYRIACUS m Ancient Roman From the Roman cognomen Cyriacus, which was derived from the Greek name (Kyriakos), which meant "of the lord" (derived from Greek (kyrios) "lord"). CYRIL m English, Czech, Slovak From the Greek name (Kyrillos) which was derived from Greek (kyrios) "lord". CYRILLA f English Feminine form of CYRIL CYRILLE mf French French masculine and feminine form of CYRIL CYRUS m English, Biblical From (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Krush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun". CYRYL m Polish Polish form of CYRIL CYSTENIAN m Welsh Welsh form of CONSTANTINE CZCIBOR m Polish Means "battle of honour" from the Slavic elements chest "honour" and bor "battle". CZES?AW m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements chest "honour" and slav "glory". CZES?AWA f Polish Feminine form of CZES?AW D mf (no meaning found) D'ARTAGNAN m Literature Means "from Artagnan" in French, Artagnan being a town in southwestern France. DA m Chinese Means "attainment" in Chinese. DAAN m Dutch Short form of DANIL DACIANA f Romanian Derived from Dacia, the old Roman name for the region which is now Romania and Moldova. DACRE m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name in Cumbria meaning "trickling stream" in Old Celtic. DADA f Yoruba Means "curly hair" in Yoruba. DAEDALUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Daidalos) which meant "cunning" or "curiously wrought". DAFFODIL f English Means simply "daffodil" from the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel". DAFNE f Italian Italian form of DAPHNE DAFYDD m Welsh Welsh form of DAVID. DAG m Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day". DAGDA m Irish Mythology Means "good god" in Celtic. DAGFINN m Norwegian, Danish From the Old Norse name Dagfinnr, which was composed of the elements dagr "day" and Finnr "person from Finland". DAGMAR f Scandinavian, German From the Old Norse name Dagmr, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mr "maid". DAGNEY f Various Variant of DAGNY DAGNIJA f Latvian Latvian form of DAGNY DAGNY f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Dagn, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and n "new". DAGRUN f Norwegian From the Old Norse name Dagrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rn "secret lore". DAHLIA f English From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. DAI m Welsh Derived from Old Celtic dei meaning "to shine". DAICHI m Japanese Means either "great first son" or "great land" in Japanese. DAIJA mf (no meaning found) DAIKI m Japanese Means either "great tree" or "great shining" or "great valuable" in Japanese. DAINA f Lithuanian, Latvian Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian. DAISHA mf (no meaning found) DAISUKE m Japanese Means "great help" in Japanese. DAISY f English Simply means "daisy" from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dgeseage meaning "day eye". DAITH m Irish Possibly means "swift" in Irish Gaelic. DAIVIDH m Scottish Gaelic variant of DAVID DAKARAI m African Means "rejoice" in Shona. DAKOTA mf English Means "friend" in the Dakota language. DAKOTAH mf (no meaning found) DALAL f Arabic Means "coquettishness" in Arabic. DALE mf English From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who lived near a dale. DALEY m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Dlaigh meaning "descendent of Dlach". DALIA f English Variant of DAHLIA DALIBOR m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian Derived from Slavic elements dal meaning "far away" and borit meaning "to fight". DALLAS m English From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "resting place". DALLIN mf (no meaning found) DALTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. DALY m Irish, English Variant of DALEY DALYA f English Variant of DAHLIA DAMARIS f Biblical Means "calf" in Greek. DAMAYANTI f Indian Means "subduing" in Sanskrit. DAMEON mf (no meaning found) DAMHNAIT f Irish Means "little fawn" from Gaelic damh "fawn" combined with a diminutive suffix. DAMIAN m English, Polish From the Greek name (Damianos) which was derived from Greek (damao) "to tame". DAMIANA f Italian Italian feminine form of DAMIAN DAMIANO m Italian Italian form of DAMIAN DAMIEN m French French form of DAMIAN DAMIJAN m Slovene Slovene form of DAMIAN DAMIJANA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of DAMIAN DAMION m English Variant of DAMIAN DAMJAN m Slovene Slovene form of DAMIAN DAMOCLES m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Damokles), which was derived from (damos) "the people" (a Doric Greek variant of (demos)) and (kleos) "glory". DAMODAR m Indian Means "rope around the belly", derived from from Sanskrit dama "rope" and udara "belly". DAMON m Greek Mythology, English Derived from Greek (damao) meaning "to tame". DAMYAN m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of DAMIAN DAN m Biblical Means "he judged" in Hebrew; m English, Romanian Short form of IEL DANA f Polish, Czech, Romanian, German Feminine form of DAN or DANIEL; mf English From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was Danish; f Greek Mythology From (Danaoi), a word used by r to designate the Greeks. DANAIL m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of DANIEL DAND m Scottish Scottish pet form of ANDREW DANDRE mf (no meaning found) DANE m English From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was Danish. DANEL m Basque Basque form of DANIEL DANELLE mf (no meaning found) DANETTE f English Feminine pet form of DANIEL DANGELO mf (no meaning found) DANI f NIEL. DANIA f Feminine form of DANIEL DANIAL mf (no meaning found) DANICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak From a Slavic word meaning "morning star". DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". DANIELA f German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese Feminine form of DANIEL DANIELE m Italian Italian form of DANIEL DANIELLA f English Feminine form of DANIEL DANIELLE f French, English French feminine form of DANIEL DANIIL m Russian Russian form of DANIEL DANIJEL m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Cognate of DANIEL DANIJELA f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Feminine form of DANIEL DANIKA f Variant of DANICA DANIL m Dutch Dutch form of DANIEL DANILE f French French feminine form of DANIEL DANILO m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian Cognate of DANIEL DANITA f Feminine pet form of DANIEL DANNA mf (no meaning found) DANNI f & m English (Modern) Pet form of DANIELLE or DANIEL DANNIE m English Pet form of DANIEL DANNY m English Pet form of DANIEL DANTE m Italian Medieval short form of DURANTE. DANUT m Romanian Romanian pet form of DAN DANUTA f Polish Possibly a Polish pet form of DANA DANYA f Feminine form of DANIEL DANYELLE mf (no meaning found) DAPHN f French French form of E DAPHNE f Greek Mythology, English Means "laurel" in Greek. DAQUAN m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name elements Da and quan. DARA m Irish From the Irish Mac Dara which means Means "oak tree"; f Jewish Perhaps means "wisdom" or "compassion" in Hebrew; f & m Khmer Means "star" in Khmer; m Iranian Means "wealthy" in Persian. DARACH m Irish Variant of DARA or Anglicized form of DIRE DARAGH m Irish Variant of DARA or Anglicized form of DIRE DARBY mf English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "deer town" in Old Norse. DARCEY f English Feminine form of DARCY DARCI mf (no meaning found) DARCIE mf (no meaning found) DARCY mf English From a Norman surname meaning "from Arcy" from French D'Arcy, originally denoting one who came from Arcy in France. DARDEN m English From a surname meaning "from Ardennes" in French. DAREIA f Greek Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS). DARELL m English Variant of DARRYL DAREN m English Variant of DARREN DARIA f Italian, English, Polish, Romanian Feminine form of DARIUS. DARIAN mf English Perhaps an elaboration of DARIUS or DARIA DARIANA mf (no meaning found) DARIEA f ? Variant of DARIA DARIEN mf English Possibly a variant of DARREN or DARIAN, or maybe a combination of the two. DARIN m English Variant of DARREN DARINA f Irish Anglicized form of DIRNE DARINKA f Slovene Pet form of DARJA DARIO m Italian Italian form of DARIUS DARION mf (no meaning found) DARIUS m English, Lithuanian Roman form of (Dareios), which was the Greek form of the Persian name Drayavahush, which was composed of the elements draya "to possess" and vahu "good". DARIUSZ m Polish Polish form of DARIUS DARJA f Slovene Slovene form of DARIA DARKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Derived from Slavic dar meaning "gift". DARLA f English Short form of DARLENE DARLEEN f English Variant of DARLENE DARLENE f English From a combination of the English word darling and the popular name suffix lene. DARLINE mf (no meaning found) DARNELL m English From a surname. DAROLD mf (no meaning found) DARON mf (no meaning found) DARRAGH m Irish Variant of DARA or Anglicized form of DIRE DARREL m English Variant of DARRYL DARRELL m English Variant of DARRYL DARREN m English The meaning of this name is not known for certain. DARRIAN mf (no meaning found) DARRICK mf (no meaning found) DARRIEN mf (no meaning found) DARRIN m English Variant of DARREN DARRION mf (no meaning found) DARRIUS mf (no meaning found) DARRON mf (no meaning found) DARRYL m English Derived from French D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle". DARSHANA f Indian Means "seeing, vision, philosophy" in Sanskrit. DARWIN m English From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Deorwine which meant "dear friend". DARYA f Russian Russian form of DARIA; f Iranian Means "sea" in Iranian. DARYL m English Variant of DARRYL DARYLE mf (no meaning found) DARYNA f Ukrainian Ukrainian pet form of DARIA DASHAWN mf (no meaning found) DASHIELL m English In the case of American author Dashiell Hammett, it is an Anglicized form of his mother's surname De Chiel, which is of unknown meaning. DASIA mf (no meaning found) DASSAH f Jewish Short form of HA DATHAN m Biblical Possibly means "fountain" in Hebrew. DAUD m Indian, Arabic Variant transcription of DAWUD DAVE m English Short form of DAVID DAVENA f Feminine form of DAVID DAVETH m Cornish Cornish form of DAVID DAVEY m English Pet form of DAVID DAVI m Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of D DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Biblical Possibly derived from Hebrew ??? (dvd) meaning "beloved". DAVIDA f English Feminine form of DAVID DAVIDE m Italian Italian form of DAVID DAVIE m English Pet form of DAVID DAVIN m English Variant of DEVIN DAVINA f English Feminine form of DAVID DAVINIA f Feminine form of DAVID DAVION mf (no meaning found) DAVIS m English From a surname based on the name DAVID. DAVON mf (no meaning found) DAVONTE mf (no meaning found) DAVY m English Pet form of DAVID DAWID m Polish Polish form of DAVID DAWN f English Means simply "dawn" from the English word, derived from Old English dagung. DAWNA mf (no meaning found) DAWOOD m Arabic Variant transcription of DAWUD DAWSON m English From a surname meaning "son of DAVID". DAWUD m Arabic Arabic form of DAVID DAX m English From a surname which was derived either from the town of Dax in France or else from the Old English given name Dcca (of unknown meaning). DAYANA mf (no meaning found) DAYARAM m Indian Means "compassion of Rama" from Sanskrit daya "compassion" combined with the name of the god RAMA. DAYNA f English Feminine variant of DANA DAYNE mf (no meaning found) DAYO f Yoruba Means "joy arrives" in Yoruba. DAYTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name which possibly meant either "dairy town" or "ditch town" in Old English. DAZBOG m Slavic Mythology Variant of DAZHDBOG DAZHDBOG m Slavic Mythology Possibly means "the giving god" in Slavic. DBORA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of DEBORAH DE f Irish Possibly derived from Old Irish tu "thirst". DEACON m English From a surname which originally belonged to a deacon, a cleric in the Christian church (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten"). DEAN m English From a surname which means either "valley" from Old English denu or else "dean" from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten"). DEANA f English Variant of DIANA or a feminine form of DEAN DEANDRE m English Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANDR DEANE mf (no meaning found) DEANGELO m English Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANGELO DEANN mf (no meaning found) DEANNA f English Variant of DIANA or a feminine form of DEAN DEANNE f English Variant of DIANE or a feminine form of DEAN DEARBHIL f Irish Means "daughter of Fl", derived from Gaelic der "daughter" and Fl, a legendary name for Ireland. DEASIA mf (no meaning found) DEASN m Irish Irish form of DESMOND DEB f English Short form of ORAH DEBBI f English Pet form of DEBORAH DEBBIE f English Pet form of DEBORAH DEBBRA mf (no meaning found) DEBBY f English Pet form of DEBORAH DEBDAN m Indian Variant of DEVDAN DEBI mf (no meaning found) DEBORA f Italian Italian form of H DEBORAH f English, Jewish, Biblical Means "bee" in Hebrew. DEBRA f English Variant of DEBORAH DEBRAH mf (no meaning found) DECEBAL m Romanian Meaning unknown. DECIMA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of DECIMUS DECIMUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "tenth" in Latin. DECLAN m Irish Anglicized form of Irish Deagln, which is of unknown meaning. DEDRA mf (no meaning found) DEDRIC mf (no meaning found) DEDRICK m Form of THEODORIC DEE f & m English Short form of beginning with D, or else taken from the name of the Dee River in Scotland. DEEANN f English (Modern) Combination of DEE and ANN DEEDEE mf (no meaning found) DEEMER m English From a surname which means "judge" in Old English. DEENA f English Variant of DIANA or DINAH or a feminine form of DEAN DEEPAK m Indian Variant of DIPAK DEEPALI f Indian Variant of DIPALI DEEPTI f Indian Variant of DIPTI DEFOREST m English From a Norman French surname meaning "from the forest". DEFORREST m English Variant of DEFOREST DEIDRA f English Form of DEIRDRE DEIDRE f English Form of DEIRDRE DEIMOS m Greek Mythology Means "terror" in Greek. DEINIOL m Welsh Welsh form of DANIEL DEION mf (no meaning found) DEIRBHILE f Irish Means "daughter of a poet" from Gaelic der "daughter" and file "poet". DEIRDRE f English, Irish, Irish Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman". DEIRIDH f Scottish Means "pilgrim" in Scottish Gaelic. DEITRA f English Form of DEIRDRE DEJA f Means "already" apparently from the French phrase deja vu meaning "already seen". DEJAH mf (no meaning found) DEJAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Possibly derived from Slavic deja meaning "to do something, to act". DEJANA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Feminine form of DEJAN DEJUAN mf (no meaning found) DEKEL m Jewish Means "palm tree" in Hebrew. DEL mf (no meaning found) DELAIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has drawn" in Hebrew. DELANEY mf English From the Norman surname De l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove" in French. DELANO mf (no meaning found) DELBERT m English Meaning unknown. The second element is from Germanic beraht "bright". DELFINA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of DELPHINA DELIA f English, Italian, Spanish Means "of Delos" in Greek. DELICE f English Variant of DELICIA DELICIA f English Feminine form of the Late Latin name Delicius, which was derived from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure". DELIGHT f English Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word. DELILAH f Biblical, English Means "delicate" in Hebrew. DELISA mf (no meaning found) DELL m English From a surname which originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley. DELLA f English Short form of ADELA or a variant of DELIA DELMA f Irish, English Short form of FI DELMAR m English Derived from Spanish del mar meaning "of the sea". DELMAS mf (no meaning found) DELMER mf (no meaning found) DELOIS mf (no meaning found) DELORA f Altered form of DOLORES DELORES f English Variant of DOLORES DELORIS f English Variant of DOLORES DELPHA mf (no meaning found) DELPHIA f Short form of PHILA DELPHINA f Feminine form of the Roman name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi" in Latin. DELPHINE f French French form of DELPHINA DELPHINIA f Means "of Delphi". DELROY m English Perhaps an alteration of LEROY DELSHAD m Means "happy heart, cheerful" in Persian. DELTA f English From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, . DELTON mf (no meaning found) DELVIN mf (no meaning found) DELWYN mf Welsh Means "pretty and white" from the Welsh element del "pretty" combined with gwyn "fair, white, blessed". DELYTH f Welsh From an elaboration of the Welsh element del "pretty". DEMA f Arabic Variant transcription of DIMA DEMARCO mf (no meaning found) DEMARCUS mf (no meaning found) DEMARIO mf (no meaning found) DEMELZA f English From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf". DEMETER f Greek Mythology Means "earth mother", derived from Greek (de) "earth" and (meter) "mother"; m Hungarian Hungarian form of DEMETRIUS DEMETRIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of DEMETRIUS DEMETRIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of DEMETRIUS DEMETRIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Original Greek form of DEMETRIUS DEMETRIS mf (no meaning found) DEMETRIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess DEMETER . DEMI f Greek Short form of DEMETRIA DEMOCRITUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Demokritos), a Greek name meaning "judge of the people" from the elements (demou) "of the people" and (krites) "judge, critic". DEMON m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek name derived from (demos) "the people". DEMOND mf (no meaning found) DEMOSTHENES m Ancient Greek Means "vigour of the people" from Greek (demou) "of the people" and (sthenos) "vigour, strength". DEMOSTRATE f Ancient Greek Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements (demou) "of the people" and (stratos) "army". DEMPSEY mf (no meaning found) DEMYAN m Russian Russian form of DAMIAN DEN m English Short form of IS DENA f English Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ending with dena. DENE m English Variant of DEAN DENEB m Astronomy Derived from Arabic ??? (dhanab) meaning "tail". DENEEN mf (no meaning found) DENHOLM m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "valley island" in Old English. DENI f English Feminine pet form of S DENICE f English Variant of DENISE DENIECE f English (Modern) Variant of DENISE DENIEL m Breton Breton form of DANIEL DENIS m French, Russian, English, German Medieval form of DIONYSIUS. DENISA f Czech, Slovak, Romanian Feminine form of DENIS DENISE f French, English Feminine form of DENIS DENISSE mf (no meaning found) DENIZ f & m Turkish Means "sea" in Turkish. DENNIE mf (no meaning found) DENNIS m English, French, German Variant of DENIS DENNY m English Pet form of DENIS DENTON m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. DENVER m English From a surname meaning "valley ferry" in Old English. DENYS m English Variant of DENIS DENZEL m English From a surname which originally belonged to a person from Denzell in Cornwall. DENZIL m English Variant of DENZEL DEO m Indian Variant of DEV DEODAN m Indian Variant of DEVDAN DEODATUS m Ancient Roman Latin name (also spelled Adeodatus or Deusdedit) meaning "given to God". DEON m English Variant of DION DEONDRE mf (no meaning found) DEONNE m English Variant of DION DEONTAE mf (no meaning found) DEONTE m English (Modern) Blend of DEON and DANTE DEQUAN mf (no meaning found) DERBY m English Variant of DARBY DERECK mf (no meaning found) DEREK m English From a Low German form of THEODORIC DERIC mf (no meaning found) DERICK m English Variant of DEREK DERIK mf (no meaning found) DERMID m Scottish Anglicized form of DIARMAD DERMOT m Irish Anglicized form of DIARMAID DERON mf (no meaning found) DERRELL mf (no meaning found) DERREN m English Variant of DARREN DERRICK m English Variant of DEREK DERRY m Anglicized form of DIRE DERRYL m English Variant of DARRYL DERSA m Scottish Scottish form of GEORGE DERVAL f Irish Anglicized form of DEARBHIL or DEIRBHILE DERVILA f Irish Anglicized form of DEARBHIL or DEIRBHILE DERVLA f Irish Anglicized form of DEARBHIL or DEIRBHILE DERWIN mf (no meaning found) DERYA f & m Turkish Means "ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian. DERYCK m English (Modern) Variant of DEREK DERYN f Welsh Possibly from Welsh aderyn meaning "bird". DESDEMONA f English Derived from Greek (dysdaimon) meaning "ill-fated". DESHAUN m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAUN. DESHAWN m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAWN. DESI m Pet form of DESMOND DESIDERIA f Italian, Spanish Feminine form of DESIDERIO. DESIDERIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Desiderius, which was derived from Latin desiderium "longing, desire". DESIDRIA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of DESIDERIO DESIDRIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of DESIDERIO DESIRAE f English (Modern) Variant of DSIRE DESIREE mf (no meaning found) DESISLAV m Bulgarian Derived from the Slavic elements desi, possibly meaning "ten", and slav "glory". DESISLAVA f Bulgarian Feminine form of DESISLAV DESMOND m English, Irish From a surname which was derived from Gaelic Deas-Mhumhan meaning "from south Munster". DESPINA f Greek Modern transcription of DESPOINA DESPOINA f Greek Means "mistress, lady" in Greek. DESSIE mf (no meaning found) DESSISLAVA f Bulgarian Variant transcription of DESISLAVA DESTA f Short form of I DESTANY mf (no meaning found) DESTIN mf (no meaning found) DESTINEE f English (Modern) Variant of DESTINY DESTINEY mf (no meaning found) DESTINI mf (no meaning found) DESTINY f English Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand". DESYA m Russian Pet form of MODEST DETLEF m German Low German name meaning "people heritage", derived from the Germanic elements eud "people" and leib "heritage". DETTA m English Short form of that end in detta. DEV m Indian Derived from Sanskrit deva meaning "god". DEVADAS m Indian Variant of DEVDAS DEVAN mf Variant of DEVIN DEVANTE mf (no meaning found) DEVDAN m Indian Means "gift of god" from Sanskrit deva "god" and dana "gift". DEVDAS m Indian Means "servant of god" from Sanskrit deva "god" and dasa "servant". DEVEN mf English Variant of DEVIN DEVEREUX m English From a Norman French surname meaning "from Evreux". Evreux is a town in France. DEVI f Indian, Hindu Mythology Derived from Sanskrit devi meaning "goddess". DEVIKA f Indian Means "little goddess" from Sanskrit devi "goddess" and ka "little". DEVIN m Damhin (which means "descendent of Damhn") or Dubhin (which means "descendent of Dubhn"). DEVNET f Irish Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT DEVON mf English From the name of the county in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe. DEVONTA mf (no meaning found) DEVONTAE mf (no meaning found) DEVONTE mf (no meaning found) DEVORAH f Jewish Hebrew form of DEBORAH DEVRAJ m Indian Means "king of gods" from Sanskrit deva "god" and raja "king". DEVYN mf English (Modern) Variant of DEVIN DEWAYNE m English (Modern) Variant of DWAYNE DEWEY m Welsh Welsh form of DAVID DEWI m Welsh From Dewydd, an old Welsh form of DAVID. DEWITT mf (no meaning found) DEXTER m English From a surname meaning "one who dyes" in Old English. DEZI m Pet form of DESMOND DEZIREE f English (Modern) Variant of DSIRE DEZIRINDA f Esperanto Means "desirable" in Esperanto. DEZS m Hungarian Hungarian form of Desiderius (see DESIDERIO). DHAMH m Irish Irish form of ADAM DHANANJAY m Indian Means "winning wealth" in Sanskrit. DHAVAL m Indian Means "white, pure" in Sanskrit. DI m Hungarian Pet form of DN DIAMANDA f English Variant of DIAMOND DIAMANTINA f Portuguese Derived from the Portuguese word diamante meaning "diamond". DIAMOND f English Simply means "diamond" from the English word for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. DIAN mf (no meaning found) DIANA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS). DIANE f French, English French form of DIANA DIANN f English (Modern) Variant of DIANE DIANNA f English Variant of DIANA DIANNE f French, English Variant of DIANE DIANTHA f English (Modern) Elaboration of DIANA using the popular name suffix antha. DIARMAD m Scottish Scottish form of DIARMAID DIARMAID m Irish, Irish Mythology Perhaps means either "freeman" or "without envy" in Irish. DIARMUID m Irish Variant of DIARMAID DIBHIDH m Scottish Scottish form of DAVID DICK m English Medieval pet form of RICHARD; m Dutch Pet form of DIEDERIK DICKIE mf (no meaning found) DIDI m German Pet form of DIETER DIDIER m French French form of DESIDERIO DIDO f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly "virgin" in Phoenician. DIEDERICK m German Low German form of THEODORIC DIEDERIK m Dutch Dutch form of THEODORIC DIEGO m Spanish Possibly a short form of SANTIAGO, but it is more likely derived from the medieval name Didacus which meant "teaching" from Greek (didache). DIERK m German Variant of DIRK DIETER m German Means "warrior of the people", derived from the Germanic elements eud "people" and heri "army". DIETFRIED m German Means "peace of the people" from the Germanic elements eud "people" and frid "peace, protection". DIETHELM m German Derived from the Germanic elements eud "people" and helm "helmet, protection". DIETLINDE f German Derived from the Germanic elements eud "people" and linde "soft, tender". DIETMAR m German Means "famous people", derived from the Germanic elements eud "people" and meri "famous". DIETRICH m German German form of THEODORIC DIEUDONN m French Means "given by God" in French. DIEUDONNE f French Feminine form of DIEUDONN DIGBY m English From a surname which was derived from the name of an English town, itself derived from a combination of Old English dic "dyke, ditch" and Old Norse byr "farm, town". DIGGORY m English Possibly an Anglicized form of Degar which may mean "lost one" from French gar. DIJANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Southern Slavic form of DIANA DIKE f Greek Mythology Means "justice" in Greek. DIKELEDI f African Means "tears" in Tswana. DIKLA mf Jewish Variant of H DIKLAH mf Biblical, Jewish Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic. DILARA f Turkish Means "lover" in Turkish. DILBERT m Popular Culture Meaning unknown. DILEK f Turkish Means "wish, desire" in Turkish. DILIP m Indian Means "protector of Dehli" from Sanskrit Dili "Dehli" combined with pa "protecting". DILLAN mf (no meaning found) DILLARD mf (no meaning found) DILLION mf (no meaning found) DILLON m English Variant of DYLAN DILSHAD m Variant of DELSHAD DILWEN f Welsh Feminine form of DILWYN DILWYN m Welsh Means "genuine and white" from the Welsh element dilys "genuine" combined with gwyn "white, fair, blessed". DILYS f Welsh Means "genuine" in Welsh. DIMA f Arabic Means "downpour" in Arabic; m Russian Pet form of DIMITRI DIMAS m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of DISMAS DIMITAR m Bulgarian, Macedonian Bulgarian and Macedonian form of DEMETRIUS DIMITRI m Russian, French Variant of DMITRIY DIMITRIJ m Slovene Slovene form of DEMETRIUS DIMITRIJE m Serbian Serbian form of DEMETRIUS DIMITRIOS m Greek Modern transcription of DEMETRIOS DIMITRIS m Greek Modern Greek form of DEMETRIOS DIMOSTHENIS m Greek Modern Greek form of DEMOSTHENES DIMPLE mf (no meaning found) DINA f English Variant of H DINAH f Biblical, English Means "judged" in Hebrew. DINESH m Indian Means "day lord" from Sanskrit dina "day" and isa "lord". DINH m Viete Means "summit" in Viete. DINIS m Portuguese Portuguese form of DENIS DINO m Italian Short form of ending in dino. DIODORE m French French form of DIODORUS DIODORUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Diodoros) which meant "gift of Zeus", derived from the elements (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and (doron) meaning "gift". DIODOTUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Diodotos), a Greek name which meant "giver of Zeus" from (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and (dotes) meaning "giver". DIOGENES m Ancient Greek Means "born of Zeus" from Greek (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and (genes) meaning "born". DIOGO m Portuguese Portuguese form of DIEGO. DIOKLES m Ancient Greek Means "glory of Zeus" from Greek (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and (kleos) meaning "glory". DIOMEDES m Greek Mythology Means "thought of Zeus" from Greek (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and (medomai) meaning "to think". DION m French, English, Ancient Greek Short form of YSIOS and other Greek beginning with the Greek element (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS". DIONE f English Feminine form of DION DIONISIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of DIONYSIUS DIONNE f English Feminine form of DION DIONTE mf (no meaning found) DIONYSIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS. DIONYSIUS m Ancient Roman Latin form of DIONYSIOS. DIONYSODOROS m Ancient Greek Means "gift of Dionysos" from the name of the god DIONYSOS combined with Greek (doron) "gift". DIONYSOS m Greek Mythology From Greek (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" combined with (Nysa), the name of a legendary mountain. DIONYSUS m Roman Mythology Latin form of DIONYSOS DIPAK m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "little lamp" from Sanskrit dipa "lamp" and ka "little". DIPALI f Indian Means "row of lamps" in Sanskrit. DIPTI f Indian Means "brightness, light" in Sanskrit. DIRE m Irish, Irish Mythology Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish Gaelic. DIREN m Turkish Means "resistance" in Turkish. DIRK m Dutch, German, English Short form of DIEDERIK. DIRNE f Irish Derived from Irish Gaelic dire meaning "fruitful, fertile". DISGLEIRIO f & m Welsh Means "shine, glitter" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. DISMAS m Judeo-Christian Legend Derived from Greek (dysme) meaning "sunset". DITH f French French form of E DITTE f Danish Danish pet form of EDITH or DOROTHEA DIVINA f English Means "divine" from an elaboration of the English word. DIVYA f Indian Means "divine" in Sanskrit. DIXIE f English From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D. DIXON m English From an English surname meaning "DICK 's son". DIYA m Arabic Variant transcription of ZIA DJAMILA f Arabic Variant transcription of JAMILA DJORDJE m Serbian Serbian form of GEORGE DM m Hungarian Hungarian form of ADAM DMITAR m Croatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian form of DEMETRIUS DMITRI m Russian Variant transcription of Y DMITRII m Russian Variant transcription of DMITRIY DMITRIY m Russian Russian form of DEMETRIUS. DMITRY m Russian Variant transcription of DMITRIY DMTR m Hungarian Hungarian form of DEMETRIUS DMYTRO m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of DEMETRIUS DN m Hungarian Hungarian form of EDMUND DNES m Hungarian Hungarian form of DENIS DNIEL m Hungarian Hungarian form of DANIEL DOBROGOST m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "kind guest" from dobro "good, kind" and gost "guest". DOBROMI? m Polish Polish form of DOBROMIL DOBROMIL m Czech Means "kind grace" from the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and mil "grace". DOBROS?AW m Polish Means "kind glory" from the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and slav "glory". DOBROS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of DOBROS?AW DOCK mf (no meaning found) DODAT m French French form of DEODATUS DODIE f English Pet form of DOROTHY DOINA f Romanian Means "folk song" in Romanian. DOIREANN f Irish Possibly means either "sullen" or "daughter of FIONN" in Irish. DOLLIE f English Pet form of DOROTHY or DOLORES DOLLY f English Pet form of DOROTHY or DOLORES DOLORES f Spanish, English Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Mara de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows". DOLORIS mf (no meaning found) DOLPH m English Short form of A DOM m English Short form of INIC DOMEN m Slovene Slovene form of DOMINIC DOMENIC m English Variant of DOMINIC DOMENICA f Italian Italian feminine form of DOMINIC DOMENICK mf (no meaning found) DOMENICO m Italian Italian form of DOMINIC. DOMHNALL m Scottish, Irish Gaelic form of DONALD DOMINGA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of DOMINIC DOMINGO m Spanish Spanish form of DOMINIC DOMINGOS m Portuguese Portuguese form of DOMINIC DOMINIC m English From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". DOMINICA f English Feminine form of DOMINIC DOMINICK m English Variant of DOMINIC DOMINICUS m Dutch, Late Roman Original form of DOMINIC, as well as the modern Dutch form. DOMINIK m Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian Cognate of DOMINIC DOMINIKA f Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish Feminine form of DOMINIC DOMINIQUE f & m French French feminine and masculine form of DOMINIC DOMINQUE mf (no meaning found) DOMITIAN m History From the Roman cognomen Domitianus, derived from the family name Domitius, which was derived from Latin domitus meaning "having been tamed". DOMITILA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of DOMITILLA DOMITILLA f Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Domitius (see DOMITIAN). DOMONIQUE mf (no meaning found) DOMONKOS m Hungarian Hungarian form of DOMINIC DON m English Short form of DONALD DONA f English Variant of DONNA DONAGH m Irish Irish form of Donnchadh (see DUNCAN). DONAL m Irish Anglicized form of Domhnall (see D). DONALD m Scottish, English From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the Old Celtic elements dumno "world" and val "rule". DONALDA f Scottish, English Feminine form of DONALD DONALDINA f Scottish Feminine form of DONALD DONAR m Germanic Mythology Ancient German cognate of THOR DONAT m French, Provencal, Catalan, Polish French, Provenal, Catalan and Polish form of O DONATA f Italian Feminine form of DONATO DONATELLA f Italian Pet form of DONATA DONATELLO m Italian Pet form of DONATO. DONATIEN m French French form of DONATO DONATIENNE f French French feminine form of DONATO DONATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". DONAVAN mf (no meaning found) DONAVON mf (no meaning found) DONELL mf (no meaning found) DONELLA f Scottish, English Feminine form of DONALD DONELLE f Feminine form of DONALD DONG m Chinese Means "east" or "winter" in Chinese. DONITA mf (no meaning found) DONKA f Bulgarian Feminine pet form of ANDON DONN mf (no meaning found) DONNA f English Means "lady" in Italian. DONNACHAIDH m Scottish, Irish Variant of DONNCHADH DONNCHADH m Scottish, Irish Original form of DUNCAN DONNELL mf (no meaning found) DONNIE m English Pet form of DONALD DONNY m English Pet form of DONALD DONOVAN m Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Donnabhain meaning "descendent of Donndubhn". DONT m Hungarian Hungarian form of DONATO DONTA mf (no meaning found) DONTAE mf (no meaning found) DONTE mf (no meaning found) DOR mf Jewish Means "generation" in Hebrew. DORA f English Short form of DOROTHEA, ISI or THEO DORAN m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Deoradhin meaning "descendent of Deoradhn". DORATHY mf (no meaning found) DORCAS f Biblical, English Derived from Greek (dorkas) meaning "gazelle". DOREAN f Irish Anglicized form of DOIREANN DOREEN f English Combination of DORA and the name suffix een. DORENE mf (no meaning found) DORES f Portuguese, Galician Portuguese and Galician form of DOLORES DORETE f Danish Danish form of DOROTHEA DORETHA mf (no meaning found) DORETTA f English Pet form of DORA DORI mf (no meaning found) DORIAN m English The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. DORIANE f French French feminine form of DORIAN DORIANO m Italian Italian form of DORIAN DORIKA f Hungarian Pet form of DOROTTYA DORIN m Romanian Romanian form of DORIAN DORINA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of DORIAN DORINDA f English Combination of DORA and the name suffix inda. DORINE f English Variant of DOREEN DORIS f English, German Ancient Greek name which meant "Dorian woman". DORIT f Jewish Strictly feminine variant of DOR DORITA f Pet form of DORA DORMAN mf (no meaning found) DOROFEI m Russian Variant transcription of DOROFEY DOROFEY m Russian Russian form of Dorotheos (see DOROTHEA). DORON m Jewish Means "gift" in Greek. DOROTA f Polish, Czech Polish and Czech form of DOROTHEA DOROTEA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of DOROTHEA DOROTEJA f Slovene Slovene form of DOROTHEA DOROTHA mf (no meaning found) DOROTHE f French French form of A DOROTHEA f English, German, Dutch, Danish Feminine form of the Late Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek (doron) "gift" and (theos) "god". DOROTHEOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Original Greek masculine form of DOROTHEA DOROTHY f English English form of DOROTHEA. DOROTIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of DOROTHEA DOROTTYA f Hungarian Hungarian form of DOROTHEA DORRIS f English Variant of DORIS DORSEY mf (no meaning found) DORTHA f English Variant of DOROTHY DORTHE f Danish Danish form of DOROTHY DORTHY f English Variant of DOROTHY DORU m Romanian Derived from Romanian dor meaning "longing". DORY f Pet form of DORA DOSIA f Short form of THEO DOT f English Pet form of DOROTHY DOTTIE f English Pet form of DOROTHY DOTTY f English Pet form of DOROTHY DOUARD m French French form of EDWARD DOUG m English Short form of LAS DOUGAL m Scottish, Irish Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, which meant "dark stranger" from dubh "dark" and gall "stranger". DOUGLAS m Scottish, English Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghlas, which meant "dark river" or "blood river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river". DOUGLASS mf (no meaning found) DOV m Jewish Means "bear" in Hebrew. DOVID m Yiddish Yiddish form of DAVID DOVIE mf (no meaning found) DOYLE m Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Dubhghaill meaning "descendent of Dubhghall". DRA f Hungarian Short form of DOROTTYA DRA?AN m Croatian Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious". DRACO m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Drakon) which meant "dragon, serpent". DRAGA f Slovene Feminine form of DRAGO DRAGAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious". DRAGANA f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian Feminine form of DRAGAN DRAGICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious". DRAGO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious". DRAGO? m Romanian Short form of DRAGOMIR DRAGOMIR m Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian Means "precious and peaceful" from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious" combined with mir "peace". DRAGOS m Romanian Variant of DRAGO? DRAGOSLAV m Serbian Derived from the Slavic elements dorogo meaning "precious" and slav "glory". DRAGOSLAVA f Serbian Feminine form of DRAGOSLAV DRAHOMR m Czech Czech form of DRAGOMIR DRAHOMRA f Czech Czech feminine form of DRAGOMIR DRAHOSLAV m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of DRAGOSLAV DRAHOSLAVA f Czech Czech feminine form of DRAGOSLAV DRAKE m English From a surname derived from either Middle English drake "male duck" or else from the Old Norse personal name Draki or the Old English personal name Draca both meaning "dragon". DRAUPADI m Hindu Mythology Means "daughter of DRUPADA" in Sanskrit. DRAVEN m Popular Culture From a surname (of unknown meaning) which was used in the 1994 movie 'The Crow'. DRE m English Short form of ANDR DREA f English Short form of AN DREDA f English Short form of ETHEL or EL DREW m English Short form of AN DRIKA f Dutch Short form of HEN DRINA f Pet form of ADRIANA DRISCOLL m English, Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Eidirsceoil meaning "descendent of Eirdirsceol". DRISKOLL m English, Irish Variant of DRISCOLL DROGO m English Possibly either from Slavic dorogo "dear" or from Germanic drog "ghost". DRTHE f German Low German short form of DOROTHEA DRUCILLA mf (no meaning found) DRUMMOND m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "ridge" in Gaelic. DRUPADA m Hindu Mythology Possibly means "firm footed" in Sanskrit. DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Drusus. DRYSTAN m Welsh Welsh form of TRISTAN DSIR m French Masculine form of E DSIRE f French Means "desired, wished" in French. DU?AN m Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit". DU?ANA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak Feminine form of DU?AN DUA f Arabic Means "prayer" in Arabic. DUANA f English Feminine form of DWAYNE DUANE m English, Irish Variant of DWAYNE DUARTE m Portuguese Portuguese form of EDWARD DUBAKU mf African Means "eleventh born child" in Akan. DUBHGHALL m Irish, Scottish Original Gaelic form of DOUGAL DUBHGHLAS m Irish, Scottish Original Gaelic form of DOUGLAS DUBRAVKA f Croatian, Serbian Feminine form of DUBRAVKO DUBRAVKO m Croatian From the Serbo-Croatian dubrava meaning "oak grove". DUC m Viete Means "desire" in Viete. DUCI f Hungarian Pet form of MAGDOLNA DUDEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of DAVID DUDLEY m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. DUFF m Scottish Derived from Gaelic dubh meaning "dark". DUGALD m Scottish Scottish variant of DOUGAL DUHA f & m Arabic Means "morning" in Arabic. DUILIO m Italian From the Roman name Duilius, which is possibly derived from Latin duellum "war". DUKE m English Means simply "duke" from the noble title, which was originally derived from Latin dux "leader". DULCE f Spanish, Portuguese Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish. DULCIBELLA f English Elaborated form of DULCIE DULCIE f English From the Late Latin name Dulcia which means "sweet". DULEEP m Indian Variant of DILIP DUMITRU m Romanian Romanian form of DEMETRIUS DUNCAN m Scottish, English Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh which means "brown warrior", derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior". DUNG m Viete Means "brave, heroic" in Viete. DUNJA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Possibly a south Slavic form of DUNYA. DUNSTAN m English Means "dark stone" from Old English dun "dark" and stan "stone". DUNYA f Russian Pet form of AVDOTYA DUNYASHA f Russian Pet form of AVDOTYA DUONG m Viete Means "virility" in Viete. DURANTE m Italian Derived from Latin durans meaning "enduring". DURGA f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit. DURWARD m English From a surname which originally meant "door guard" in Old English. DURWOOD mf (no meaning found) DUSTIN m English From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name rsteinn (see TORSTEN). DUSTY mf English Either a pet form or a feminine form of DUSTIN DUWAYNE mf (no meaning found) DUYGU mf Turkish Means "emotion, sensation" in Turkish. DVID m Hungarian, Slovak Hungarian and Slovak form of DAVID DVORAH f Jewish Hebrew form of DEBORAH DWAIN m English Variant of DWAYNE DWAINE mf (no meaning found) DWANE mf (no meaning found) DWAYNE m English, Irish Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhan which means "little and dark", derived from dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. DWIGHT m English From a surname which was originally derived from DENIS or DION. DWYN m Celtic Mythology Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Celtic god of love. DYAN f English (Modern) Variant of DIANE DYAR f & m Kurdish Means "gift" in Kurdish. DYLAN m Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "sea". DYLIS f Welsh Variant of DILYS DYLON mf (no meaning found) DYMPHNA f Irish Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT. DYMPNA f Irish Variant of DYMPHNA DYSON m English From an English surname which meant "son of Dye" (Dye being a medieval pet form of DENIS). E mf (no meaning found) EACHANN m Scottish, Irish Means "brown horse" from Gaelic each "horse" and donn "brown". EADAN f Irish Modern form of TAN EADBHRD m Irish Irish form of EDWARD EADBURGA f Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and burg "fortress". EADWIG m Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and wig "war". EALASAID f Scottish Scottish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH EALDGY f Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements eald "old" and gy "battle". EALISAID f Manx Manx form of ELIZABETH EALLAIR m Scottish From the older Gaelic name Ceallair, which was derived from Latin cella meaning "cellar". EAMON m Irish Variant of AMONN. EAN m Manx Manx form of JOHN EANRAIG m Scottish Scottish Gaelic form of HENRY EARL m English From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl "nobleman, warrior". EARLE m English Variant of EARL EARLEEN f English Feminine form of EARL EARLENE f English Feminine form of EARL EARLIE mf (no meaning found) EARLINE f English Feminine form of EARL EARLY mf (no meaning found) EARNEST m English Variant of ERNEST influenced by the spelling of the English word. EARNESTINE f English Variant of ERNESTINE EARTHA f English Combination of the English word earth with the feminine name suffix a. EASTER mf English From the name of the Christian festival which ultimately got its name from the Germanic spring goddess Eostre. EASTON mf (no meaning found) EAVAN f Irish Anglicized form of AOIBHEANN EBBA f German Feminine form of EBBE; f English Contracted form of EADBURGA. EBBE m German, Scandinavian Short form of EBERHARD and other beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar". EBELE f Igbo Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo. EBEN m Short form of EZER EBENEZER m Biblical, English Means "stone of help" in Hebrew. EBER m Irish Variant of IBHEAR EBERARDO m Spanish Spanish form of EVERARD EBERHARD m German German form of EVERARD EBERT m Perhaps a form of EGBERT EBONI mf (no meaning found) EBONY f English Means simply "ebony" from the English word for the black wood which comes from the ebony tree. EBRAHIM m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of IBRAHIM EBRU f Turkish Means "paper marbling" in Turkish. ECATERINA f Romanian Romanian form of KATHERINE ECE f Turkish Means "queen" in Turkish. ECHO f Greek Mythology Means "echo" from the word for the repeating reflected sound, which derives from Greek (eche) "sound". ECKBERT m German German cognate of EGBERT ECKEHARD m German Variant of ECKHARD ECKHARD m German Derived from the Germanic elements eg "edge" and hard "brave, hardy". ED m Ancient Celtic Older form of AODH; m English Short form of WARD, MUND and other beginning with ed. EDA mf (no meaning found) EDAN m Irish, Scottish Variant of AIDAN EDANA f Feminine form of AIDAN EDD mf (no meaning found) EDDA f Italian Italian form of H EDDIE mf English Pet form of EDWARD, EDMUND and other beginning with ed. EDDY m English Pet form of EDWARD, EDMUND and other beginning with ed. EDELMIRA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of ADELMAR EDEN f Biblical, English Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew. EDER m Biblical Means "flock" in Hebrew; mf Basque Means "handsome, beautiful" in Basque. EDERNE f Basque Feminine variant of EDER EDGAR m English, French Derived from the Old English element ead "rich, blessed" combined with gar "spear". EDGARD m French French form of EDGAR EDGARDO m Spanish Spanish form of EDGAR EDH m Ancient Celtic Variant of ED EDI m Slovene Slovene pet form of EDVARD EDIE f English Pet form of EDITH EDINA f Hungarian Possibly a Hungarian form of EDWINA, or else directly derived from the Old English element ead meaning "rich, blessed". EDISON m English From a surname which meant "son of EDWARD". EDIT f Hungarian Hungarian form of H EDITA f Czech, Slovene, Lithuanian Czech, Slovene and Lithuanian form of EDITH EDITE f Portuguese Portuguese form of EDITH EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch Derived from the Old English element ead "rich, blessed" combined with gy "war". EDIZ m Turkish Means "high" in Turkish. EDM f Scottish Scottish feminine form of ESM EDMOND m French French form of EDMUND. EDMONDA f Feminine form of EDMUND EDMONDO m Italian Italian form of EDMUND EDMUND m English, German, Polish Means "rich protector" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and mund "protector". EDMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of EDMUND EDN m Ancient Celtic Older form of AODHN. EDNA f Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of EITHNE; f Biblical Means "pleasure" in Hebrew. EDOARDO m Italian Italian form of EDWARD EDOM m Biblical Means "red" in Hebrew. EDORTA m Basque Basque form of EDWARD EDRIC m English Means "rich ruler" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and ric "ruler". EDRIE mf (no meaning found) EDSEL m Variant of ETZEL EDUARD m German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Catalan Form of EDWARD EDUARDA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of EDWARD EDUARDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of EDWARD EDUARDS m Latvian Latvian form of EDWARD EDUR m Basque Means "snow" in Basque. EDURD m Hungarian Hungarian form of EDWARD EDURNE f Basque Feminine form of EDUR EDVARD m Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovene Scandinavian, Hungarian and Slovene form of EDWARD EDVIGE f Italian Italian form of HEDWIG EDVRD m Hungarian Hungarian form of EDWARD EDWARD m English, Polish Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and weard "guard". EDWARDO mf (no meaning found) EDWEENA f English Variant of EDWINA EDWENA f English Variant of EDWINA EDWIGE f French French form of HEDWIG EDWIN m English Means "rich friend" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" combined with wine "friend". EDWINA f English Feminine form of EDWIN EDWYN m English Variant of EDWIN EDWYNA f English Variant of EDWINA EDYTA f Polish Polish form of EDITH EDYTH mf (no meaning found) EDYTHA f English Elaborated form of EDITH EDYTHE f English Variant of EDITH EELIS m Finnish Finnish form of ELIJAH EEMELI m Finnish Finnish form of EMIL EEMIL m Finnish Finnish form of EMIL EERIKA f Finnish Finnish form of ERICA EERIKKI m Finnish Finnish form of ERIC EERO m Finnish Finnish form of ERIC. EETU m Finnish Finnish form of EDWARD EEVA f Finnish Finnish form of EVA EEVI f Finnish Finnish form of EVA EFA f Welsh Welsh form of EVA EFFIE f Scottish, English Either an Anglicized form of OIGHRIG or a pet form of EUPHEMIA EFIGNIA f Portuguese Portuguese variant of EUGENIA EFIMIA f Greek Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA EFISIO m Italian From the Latin name Ephesius, which originally belonged to a person who was from the city of Ephesus in Ionia. EFRAIM m Jewish, Biblical (Variant) Variant of EPHRAIM EFRAIN mf (no meaning found) EFRAN m Spanish Spanish form of EPHRAIM EFREN mf (no meaning found) EFROSYNI f Greek Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE EFSTATHIOS m Greek Modern Greek form of EUSTATHIOS EFTHALIA f Greek Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA EFUA f African Variant of AFUA EGBERT m English Means "bright edge" from the Old English elements ecg "edge of a sword" and beorht "bright". EGIDIO m Italian Italian form of GILES EGIL m Scandinavian Old Norse pet form of that began with the element eg, which means "edge of a sword". EGLANTINE f English From the English word for the flower which is also known as sweetbrier. EGLE f Lithuanian Means "fir tree" in Lithuanian. EGON m German Medieval German name derived from the Germanic element eg, which means "edge of a sword". EGUZKI m Basque Means "sun" in Basque. EGUZKIE f Basque Feminine form of EGUZKI EHUD m Biblical, Jewish Means "united" in Hebrew. EIBHLN f Irish Irish form of AVELINE EIDEARD m Scottish Scottish form of EDWARD EIDEL f Yiddish Means "delicate" in Yiddish. EILEEN f Irish, English Anglicized form of EIBHLN EILERT m Frisian, Scandinavian Frisian and Scandinavian form of ECKHARD EILIDH f Scottish Gaelic form of ELLIE, sometimes taken to be a Gaelic form of HELEN. EILISH f Irish Anglicized form of EILS EILS f Irish Irish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH EILUNED f Welsh Variant of ELUNED EILWEN f Welsh Perhaps means "white brow" from Welsh ael "brow" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". EIMEAR f Irish Irish form of EMER EIMHIR f Scottish Scottish form of EMER EINAR m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one" and arr "warrior". EINION m Welsh Means "anvil" in Welsh. EINO mf (no meaning found) EINR m Irish Irish form of HENRY EIR f Norse Mythology Means "mercy" in Old Norse. EIRA f Welsh Means "snow" in Welsh. EIRAN m Variant of ERAN EIREANN f English, Irish From Eirinn, the dative case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland". EIREEN f English, Irish Irish form of IRENE EIRENE f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Original Greek form of IRENE EIRIAN f Welsh Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh. EIRIK m Norwegian Norwegian form of Eirkr (see ERIC). EIRKR m Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse form of ERIC EIRKUR m Icelandic Icelandic form of Eirkr (see ERIC). EIRLYS f Welsh Means "snowdrop" in Welsh. EIRWEN f Welsh Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed". EITAN m Jewish Hebrew form of ETHAN EITHNE f Irish, Scottish Means "kernel" in Gaelic. EKAIN m Basque Means "June (the month)" in Basque. EKAITZ m Basque Means "storm" in Basque. EKATERINA f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian Bulgarian and Macedonian form of KATHERINE, and a variant Russian transcription of Y. EKENE mf Igbo Means "praise" in Igbo. EKENEDILICHUKWU mf Igbo Means "all praise to God" in Igbo. EKEWAKA m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of EDWARD EKIN f Turkish Means "harvest" in Turkish. EKKEHARDT m German German form of ECKHARD EKUA f African Variant of AKUA EKUNDAYO f & m Yoruba Means "sorrow becomes joy" in Yoruba. EKWUEME m Igbo Means "he says, he does" in Igbo. EL?BIETA f Polish Polish form of ELIZABETH ELADIO m Spanish Spanish form of HELLADIUS ELAH f Jewish Means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree" in Hebrew. ELAIN f Welsh Means "fawn" in Welsh. ELAINA mf (no meaning found) ELAINE f English Old French form of HELEN. ELAM m Biblical Possibly means "hidden" in Hebrew. ELANOR f Literature Means "star sun" in Sindarin. ELARIO m Variant of ILARIO ELAYNE mf (no meaning found) ELBA f From the name of the island off the west coast of Italy where Napoleon was exiled. ELBERT m Anglo-Saxon Old English cognate of Adalbrecht (see ALBERT); m Perhaps a form of ALBERT ELDA f Italian Perhaps an Italian form of HILDA ELDAD m Biblical Means "God has loved" in Hebrew. ELDEN mf (no meaning found) ELDER m Portuguese Variant of H ELDON m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "Ella's hill" in Old English. ELDORA mf (no meaning found) ELDRED m English Means "old counsel" from Old English eald "old" and rd "counsel". ELDREDA f English Feminine form of ELDRED ELDRIDGE mf (no meaning found) ELEA f English Short form of NOR. ELEANOR f English From the French form of the Provenal name Alienor. ELEANORA f English Latinate form of ELEANOR ELEANORE f English Variant of ELEANOR ELEASE mf (no meaning found) ELEAZAR m Biblical Means "my God has helped" in Hebrew. ELECTA mf (no meaning found) ELECTRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Elektra), derived from (elektron) meaning "amber". ELEFTHERIA f Greek Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS ELEFTHERIOS m Greek Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see ELEUTHERIUS). ELEK m Hungarian Hungarian form of ALEXIUS ELEN f Welsh Welsh form of H. ELENA f Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Russian, Lithuanian Cognate of HELEN, and a variant Russian transcription of Y. ELENE f Greek Modern Greek form of HELEN ELENI f Greek Variant transcription of ELENE ELENOR mf (no meaning found) ELENORA f English Form of ELEANOR ELEONOORA f Finnish Finnish form of ELEANOR ELEONOR f English Variant of ELEANOR ELEONORA f Italian, German, Polish Italian, German and Polish form of ELEANOR ELEONORE f German German form of ELEANOR ELERI f Welsh Meaning unknown. In Welsh legend she was the daughter of the chieftain Brychan. ELETTRA f Italian Italian form of ELECTRA ELEUTERIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of ELEUTHERIUS ELEUTHERIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Eleutherios) which meant "free". ELFA f Variant of ELVA ELFLD f Anglo-Saxon Old English form of ELFLEDA ELFLEDA f English From the Old English name elfld which means "noble beauty" from el "noble" combined with fld "beauty". ELFREDA f English Means "elf strength" from the Old English element lf combined with ry "strength". ELFRID m Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements el "noble" and frid "peace". ELFRIDA f English Variant of ELFREDA ELFRIEDA f English Variant of ELFREDA ELFRIEDE f German German form of ELFREDA ELGIN mf (no meaning found) ELI m Jewish, English, Biblical Means "ascension" in Hebrew; m Jewish Means "my God" in Hebrew. ELI?KA f Czech Czech pet form of ELIZABETH ELIA m Italian Italian form of ELIJAH ELIAKIM m Biblical Means "God rises" in Hebrew. ELIAN m Spanish Meaning unknown. ELIANA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of LIANE; f Jewish Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew. ELIAS m Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish Cognate of ELIJAH ELIASZ m Polish Polish form of ELIJAH ELICIA f English Variant of ALICIA ELIDA mf (no meaning found) ELIDI f Meaning unknown. ELIEZER m Biblical Means "help of my God" in Hebrew. ELIGIA f Polish Feminine form of Eligius (see ELIGIO). ELIGIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Eligius, which was derived from Latin eligere "to choose". ELIGIUSZ m Polish Polish form of Eligius (see ELIGIO). ELIHU m Biblical Means "my God is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. ELIINA f Finnish Finnish form of HELEN ELIISA f Finnish Finnish short form of ELISABET ELIISABET f Estonian Estonian form of ELIZABETH ELIJAH m English, Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????????? ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH". ELIKAPEKA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of ELIZABETH ELIN f Scandinavian Scandinavian form of HELEN ELINA f Finnish Finnish form of HELEN ELINOR f English Variant of ELEANOR ELINORE mf (no meaning found) ELIOR m Jewish Means "my God is my light" in Hebrew. ELIORA f Jewish Feminine form of ELIOR ELIOT m English Variant of ELLIOT. ELIOTT m English Variant of ELLIOT ELIPHALET m Biblical (Variant) Variant of ELIPHELET ELIPHELET m Biblical Means "God is release" in Hebrew. ELISA f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish Short form of BETH ELISABET f Scandinavian, Finnish Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH ELISABETA f Romanian Romanian form of ELIZABETH ELISABETE f Portuguese Portuguese form of ELIZABETH ELISABETH f English, German, French, Scandinavian, Biblical (Variant) Variant English form of ELIZABETH, as well as the German and French normal form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. ELISABETTA f Italian Italian form of ELIZABETH ELISAVET f Greek Greek form of ELIZABETH ELISAVETA f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of ELIZABETH ELISE f German, English Short form of ELIZABETH ELISEO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of ELISHA ELISHA m Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? ('Elisha'), a contracted form of ??????????? ('Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation". ELISHEBA f Biblical Original Hebrew form of ELIZABETH. ELISHEVA f Jewish Hebrew form of ELIZABETH ELISSA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown (possibly Phoenician in origin); f English Short form of ELIZABETH ELISUD m Welsh Derived from Welsh elus meaning "kind". ELITA f Possibly derived from French lite meaning "chosen". ELIUD m Biblical Greek form of a Hebrew name meaning "God is grandeur". ELIXABETE f Basque Basque form of ELIZABETH ELIYAHU m Jewish Hebrew form of ELIJAH ELIZA f English Short form of BETH ELIZABETA f Slovene Slovene form of ELIZABETH ELIZABETH f English, Biblical From (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ??????????? ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". ELIZAVETA f Russian Variant transcription of Y ELJAS m Finnish Finnish form of ELIJAH ELKAN m Yiddish Yiddish form of AH ELKANAH m Biblical Means "God has purchased" in Hebrew. ELKE f Dutch, Frisian Dutch pet form of ADELHEID; f Jewish Feminine form of ELKANAH ELLA f English Short form of Germanic containing the element ali meaning "other". ELLAMAE mf (no meaning found) ELLAR m Scottish Anglicized form of EALLAIR ELLE f English Short form of N. ELLEN f English, Dutch Medieval English form of HELEN. ELLERY mf English From a surname which was originally derived from the first name HILARY. ELLI f German German pet form of ELIZABETH; f Finnish Finnish pet form of ELEONOORA ELLIE f English Short form of ELEANOR and other beginning with el. ELLIL m Near Eastern Mythology Babylonian form of ENLIL ELLIOT m English From a medieval Norman surname that derived from the first name ELIAS. ELLIOTT m English Variant of ELLIOT ELLIS m English From a surname which was derived from the first name ELIJAH; m Welsh Anglicized form of ELISUD ELLSWORTH mf (no meaning found) ELLWOOD mf (no meaning found) ELLY f English Variant of ELLIE ELMA f Feminine form of ELMO or a short form of ending in elma. ELMAS f Turkish Means "diamond" in Turkish. ELMER m English From the Old English name elmr meaning "noble and famous", composed of the elements el "noble" and mr "famous". ELMIRA f English Variant of ALMIRA ELMO m Italian Means "helmet" or "protection" from Germanic. ELMORE mf (no meaning found) ELMR m Anglo-Saxon Old English form of ELMER ELNA mf (no meaning found) ELNATHAN m Biblical Means "God has given" in Hebrew. ELNORA f English Contracted form of ELEONORA ELODIA f Spanish Derived from the Gothic elements ali "other, foreign" and od "riches, wealth". ELOF m Swedish From the Old Norse name Eileifr, which was derived from the elements ei "ever" and leifr "heir". ELOI m French French form of Eligius (see ELIGIO). ELOIS mf (no meaning found) ELOISA f Italian, Spanish Latinate form of ELOISE ELOISE f English From the Old French Hlose, which is of unknown meaning. ELONORE f French French form of ELEANOR ELOUISE f English Variant of ELOISE ELOV m Swedish Variant of ELOF ELOY m Spanish Spanish form of Eligius (see ELIGIO). ELPIDA f Greek Feminine form of Elpidios (see ELPIDIUS). ELPIDIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ELPIDIUS ELPIDIUS m Late Roman Late Latin form of the Greek name (Elpidios), which was derived from (elpis) "hope". ELPIS f Ancient Greek Means "hope" in Greek. ELRED m Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements el "noble" and rd "counsel". ELRIC m English From either the Old English name lfric meaning "elf ruler" or the Old English name elric meaning "noble ruler". ELROND m Literature Means "star dome" in Sindarin. ELROY m English Altered form of LEROY ELRY f Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements el "noble" and ry "strength". ELSA f English, German, Swedish, Finnish Short form of ELISABETH ELSABETH f Form of ELIZABETH ELSDON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Elli's valley" in Old English. ELSE f Danish, Norwegian, German Pet form of ELISABETH ELSIE f English Pet form of ELIZABETH ELSPET f English, Scottish Short form of ELIZABETH ELSPETH f English, Scottish Short form of ELIZABETH ELSTAN m Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements el "noble" and stan "stone". ELTA mf (no meaning found) ELTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Ella's town" in Old English. ELUF m Danish Danish form of ELOF ELUNED f Welsh Derived from Welsh eilun "image, idol". ELVA f Either "elfin" (Germanic) or "ripples in a stream" (Icelandic) or meaning unknown (Irish). ELVERA mf (no meaning found) ELVIA mf (no meaning found) ELVIE mf (no meaning found) ELVIN m English Variant of ALVIN ELVINA f Feminine form of ALVIN ELVIRA f Spanish Possibly means "all true" from the Gothic element al "all" combined with wer "true". ELVIRE f French French form of ELVIRA ELVIS m English Meaning unknown. ELWIN m English From the Old English name lfwine (see ALVIN). ELWOOD m English From a surname which perhaps means "elf wood" in Old English. ELWYN m English Variant of ELWIN ELY m Variant of ELI ELYSE f Form of ELYSIA ELYSIA f From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful". ELYSSA mf (no meaning found) ELYZABETH f English (Modern) Variant of ELIZABETH ELZA mf (no meaning found) ELZIE mf (no meaning found) EM f English Short form of ILY EMA f Slovene Slovene form of EMMA EMALEE f English (Modern) Variant of EMILY EMANUEL m Scandinavian, German Scandinavian and German form of EMMANUEL EMANUELE m Italian Italian form of EMMANUEL EMEKA m Igbo Means "great deeds" in Igbo. EMEL f Turkish Means "desire" in Turkish. EMELIA f English Variant of AMELIA EMELIE f Swedish Swedish form of EMILY EMELINA f English, Spanish Feminine form of EMIL EMELINE f French Feminine form of EMIL EMELY f English Variant of EMILY EMER f Irish, Irish Mythology Possibly from Gaelic eimh "swift". EMERALD f English From the name of the green precious stone, which is the birthstone of May. EMERIC m Means "work rule" in Germanic. EMERSON m English From a surname meaning "son of EMERY". EMERY m English Either a pet form of EMERIC, or else "emery" from the English word for the hard black substance. EMESE f Hungarian Possibly derived from Finno-Ugric eme meaning "mother". EMI f Japanese Means "blessed with beauty" from Japanese e "blessed" or "rich" and mi "beauty". EMIDGIA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of Emygdius (see EMIDIO). EMIDGIO m Spanish Spanish form of Emygdius (see EMIDIO). EMIDIO m Italian From the Late Latin name Emygdius, which was possibly a Latinized form of a Gaulish name (of unknown meaning). EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival". EMILE mf (no meaning found) EMILEE f English (Modern) Variant of EMILY EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Polish Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMILIAN m Romanian Romanian form of Aemilianus (see O). EMILIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Feminine form of EMILIANO EMILIANO m Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of the Roman family name Aemilianus, which was itself derived from the family name Aemilius (see EMIL). EMILIE f German German form of EMILY EMILIJA f Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMILIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMILIYA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMILY f English Medieval feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMIN m Turkish Means either "trustworthy" or "confident" in Turkish. EMINE f Turkish Feminine form of EMIN EMLIA f Slovak Slovak feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMLYN m Welsh Meaning unknown, perhaps a Breton form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO). EMMA f English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch Derived from Germanic ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". EMMALEE mf (no meaning found) EMMALINE f English Variant of EMMELINE EMMANOUIL m Greek Greek form of EMMANUEL EMMANUEL m Biblical, French, English Means "God is with us" in Hebrew. EMMANUELLE f French French feminine form of EMMANUEL EMMELINE f English Medieval pet form of EMMA EMMERICH m German German form of EMERIC EMMERSON m English Variant of EMERSON EMMET m English From a surname that was derived from the feminine first name EMMA EMMETT m English Variant of EMMET EMMIE f English Pet form of EMMA or EMILY EMMIT mf (no meaning found) EMMITT mf (no meaning found) EMMY f English, Dutch Pet form of EMMA or EMILY EMNUEL m Hungarian Hungarian form of EMMANUEL EMOGENE mf (no meaning found) EMORY m English Variant of EMERY EMPERATRIZ f Spanish Means "empress" in Spanish. EMRYS m Welsh Welsh form of AMBROSE EMYR m Welsh Means "king" in Welsh. ENA f Irish Anglicized form of EITHNE ENAS m Portuguese Portuguese form of AENEAS ENCARNA f Spanish Short form of CIN ENCARNACIN f Spanish Means "incarnation" in Spanish, from the name of the Spanish festival which is celebrated on Christmas Day. ENCARNITA f Spanish Pet form of ENCARNACIN ENDA m Irish Anglicized form of ANNA ENDIKA m Basque Basque form of HENRY ENDRE m Hungarian Hungarian form of ANDREW ENEKO m Basque Possibly a Basque form of IGNATIUS or possibly derived from the old Basque name Ennecus (of unknown meaning). ENFYS mf Welsh Means "rainbow" in Welsh. ENGEL m German Means "angel" in German. ENGELBERT m German From a Germanic name composed of the elements Angil "Angle" (the name of Germanic tribe) and beraht "bright". ENGIN m Turkish Means "vast" in Turkish. ENGUS m Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology Variant of AONGHUS ENID f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul" or "life". ENIK f Hungarian Created by the Hungarian poet Mihly Vrsmarty in the 19th century. ENIOLA f & m Yoruba Means "person of wealth" in Yoruba. ENITAN m Yoruba Means "person of story" in Yoruba. ENKI m Near Eastern Mythology Derived from Sumerian en-ki "lord of the earth" (though maybe originally from en-kur "lord of the underworld"). ENLIL m Near Eastern Mythology Derived from Sumerian en-lil "lord of the wind". ENNIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Ennius which is of unknown meaning. ENNIS f & m Irish From the name of a town in Ireland. ENOCH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Chanok) which meant "dedicated". ENOK m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of ENOCH ENOLA f English Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the 20th century. ENOS m Biblical (Variant) Variant of H ENOSH m Biblical Means "human being" in Hebrew. ENRIC m Catalan Catalan form of HENRY ENRICA f Italian Italian feminine form of HENRY ENRICO m Italian Italian form of HENRY. ENRIQUE m Spanish Spanish form of HENRY ENRIQUETA mf (no meaning found) ENSIO m Finnish Derived from Finnish ensi "first". ENU mf African Means "fifth born child" in Akan. ENYA f Irish Anglicized form of EITHNE ENYINNAYA m Igbo Means "his father's friend" in Igbo. ENYO f Greek Mythology Meaning unknown. ENZO m Italian The meaning of this name is uncertain. EOFORHILD f Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle". EOGHAN m Irish, Scottish Possibly means "born from the yew tree" in Old Celtic. EOIN m Irish, Scottish Gaelic form of JOHN EOS f Greek Mythology Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn. EOWYN f Literature Means "horse lover" in Old English. EPAPHRAS m Biblical, Ancient Greek Possibly a contracted form of EPAPHRODITOS. EPAPHRODITOS m Ancient Greek Means "lovely, charming", derived from Greek (epi) "on" combined with the name of the Greek love goddess APHRODITE. EPHRAIM m Biblical, Jewish From the Hebrew name ????????? ('Efrayim) which meant "fruitful". EPIFANIO m Spanish From the Late Latin word epiphania which was derived from Greek (epiphaneia) meaning "appearance, manifestation". EPIKTETOS m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired". EPIMETHEUS m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (epimetheia) meaning "hindsight, hindthought". EPIPHANY f English From the name of the Christian festival (January 6) which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. EPONA f Celtic Mythology Derived from Gaulish epos meaning "horse". EPONINE f Literature Meaning unknown. EPPIE f English Pet form of EUPHEMIA ERA f Albanian Derived from Albanian er "wind". ERAN m Biblical Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew. ERASMO mf (no meaning found) ERASMUS m Derived from Greek (erasmios) meaning "beloved". ERASTUS m Biblical Derived from Greek (erastos) meaning "beloved". ERATO f Greek Mythology Means "lovely" in Greek. ERCILIA f Spanish Spanish form of HERSILIA ERCOLE m Italian Italian form of HERCULES ERCWLFF m Welsh Welsh form of HERCULES ERDEM m Turkish Means "virtue" in Turkish. ERDMANN m German Altered form of HARTMANN EREBUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Erebos) which means "nether darkness". EREN m Turkish Means "saint" in Turkish. ERESHKIGAL f Near Eastern Mythology Means "lady of the great earth" in Sumerian. EREZ m Jewish Means "cedar" in Hebrew. ERHARD m German Means "honour and bravery", derived from the Germanic elements era "honour, respect" and hard "brave, hardy". ERIC m English, French From the Old Norse name Eirkr, derived from ei "ever" and rkr "ruler". ERICA f English, Swedish Feminine form of ERIC. ERICH m German German form of ERIC. ERICK m English Variant of ERIC ERICKA f English Variant of ERICA ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German Cognate of ERIC. ERIKA f German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene Cognate of ERICA ERIN f English, Irish Anglicized form of EIREANN ERIS f Greek Mythology Means "strife" in Greek. ERKKI m Finnish Finnish form of ERIC ERLAND m Swedish, Danish Derived from Old Norse rlendr meaning "foreigner". ERLANTZ m Basque Basque form of FERDINAND ERLE m English Variant of EARL ERLEA f Basque Means "a bee" in Basque. ERLEND m Norwegian, Danish Variant of ERLAND ERLENE mf (no meaning found) ERLINDA mf (no meaning found) ERLING mf (no meaning found) ERMA f Variant of IRMA ERMANNO m Italian Italian form of HERMAN ERMELINDA f Italian Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and linde "soft, tender". ERMENEGILDE m French French form of HERMENEGILDO ERMENEGILDO m Italian Italian form of H ERMENTRAUD f German German form of ERMINTRUDE ERMENTRAUDE f German German form of ERMINTRUDE ERMETE f Italian Means "of Hermes", derived from Hermetis, the Latin genitive form of Hermes, the name of the Greek messenger god. ERMINIA f Italian Italian feminine form of HERMINIUS ERMINIO m Italian Italian form of HERMINIUS ERMINTRUDE f English Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and ru "strength". ERMOLAI m Russian Variant transcription of Y ERMTRAUD f German German contracted form of ERMINTRUDE ERN m English Short form of EST; m Hungarian Hungarian form of EST ERNA f German German feminine form of ERNEST ERNEST m English Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "seriousness". ERNESTA f Italian, Spanish, English Feminine form of ERNEST or ERNESTO ERNESTINA mf (no meaning found) ERNESTINE f English Feminine form of ERNEST ERNESTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ERNEST ERNIE m English Pet form of ERNEST ERNO m Finnish Finnish form of ERNEST ERNST m German, Dutch German and Dutch form of ERNEST EROL m Turkish Means "brave" in Turkish. EROS m Greek Mythology Means "love" in Greek. ERRAMUN m Basque Basque form of RAYMOND ERROL m English From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name. ERSILIA f Italian Italian form of H ERSKINE m Scottish, Irish, English From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "projecting height" in Gaelic. ERVIN m Hungarian Hungarian form of ERWIN ERVINS m Latvian Latvian form of ERWIN ERWAN m Breton Breton form of YVES ERWIN m German, Dutch Derived from the Germanic elements eber "wild boar" and win "friend". ERYKAH f English (Modern) Variant of ERICA ERYN f English Variant of ERIN ERZSBET f Hungarian Hungarian form of ELIZABETH ERZSI f Hungarian Pet form of ERZSBET ESA m Finnish Finnish form of ISAIAH ESAIAS m Biblical Greek form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible. ESAU m Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? ('Esav) which possibly meant "hairy". ESBEN m Danish, Norwegian Variant of ASBJRN ESDRAS m Biblical Greek form of EZRA ESELD f Cornish Cornish form of ISOLDE ESEN f Turkish Means "the wind" in Turkish. ESER f & m Turkish Means "product, achievement" in Turkish. ESFIR f Russian Variant transcription of Y ESHA f Indian Means "desire" in Sanskrit. ESHE f African Means "life" in Swahili. ESI f African Means "born on Sunday" in Akan. ESIN f Turkish Means "inspiration" in Turkish. ESKARNE f Basque Means "mercy" in Basque. ESM mf French Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French. ESMAIL m Indian Indian variant of ISMA'IL ESMARALDA f English Variant of ESMERALDA ESME f French Feminine form of ESM ESMERALDA f Spanish, English Means "emerald" in Spanish. ESMOND m English Derived from the Old English elements east "grace" and mund "protection". ESMUND m English Variant of ESMOND ESPEN m Norwegian, Danish Variant of ASBJRN ESPERANTA f Esperanto Means "hoping" in Esperanto. ESPERANZA f Spanish From the Late Latin name Sperantia which was derived from sperans "hope". ESPIRIDIN m Spanish Spanish form of SPYRIDON ESSA f Pet form of ESTHER ESSENCE f English From an English word meaning either "odour, scent" or else "fundamental quality". ESSIE f English Pet form of ESTELLE or ESTHER ESTA f English Pet form of ESTHER ESTACHIO m Italian Italian form of EUSTACE ESTAVAN m Spanish Spanish form of STEPHEN ESTBAN m Spanish Spanish form of STEPHEN ESTEBAN mf (no meaning found) ESTEBE m Basque Basque form of STEPHEN ESTEE f Short form of ESTELLE ESTEFANA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of STEPHEN ESTEFANIA mf (no meaning found) ESTEL mf (no meaning found) ESTELA f Portuguese, Spanish Portuguese and Spanish form of ESTELLE ESTELL mf (no meaning found) ESTELLA f English Latinate form of ESTELLE ESTELLE f English From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star". ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese Scandinavian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ESTHER ESTERI f Finnish Finnish form of ESTHER ESTEVAN mf (no meaning found) ESTEVE m Catalan Catalan form of STEPHEN ESTEVO m Galician Galician form of STEPHEN; m Portuguese Portuguese form of STEPHEN ESTHER f English, Jewish, French, Biblical Possibly means "star" in Persian. ESTI f Basque Means "sweet, honey" in Basque. ESTINE f Basque Variant of ESTI ESTRELLA f Spanish Spanish form of STELLA ESTVE m Provencal Provenal form of STEPHEN ESYLLT f Welsh Welsh form of ISOLDE ESZTER f Hungarian Hungarian form of ESTHER ESZTI f Hungarian Pet form of ESZTER ETEL f Hungarian Hungarian form of ETHEL ETELKA f Hungarian Pet form of ETEL ETELVINA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of the Old English name elwine, derived from the elements el "noble" and wine "friend". ETHA mf (no meaning found) ETHALYN f English Pet form of ETHEL ETHAN m Jewish, English, Biblical Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew. ETHEL f English Old short form of beginning with the Old English element el meaning "noble". ETHELBERT m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized) Latinized form of ELBERT ETHELDREDA f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized) Latinized form of ELRY ETHELENE mf (no meaning found) ETHELINDA f Anglo-Saxon Means "noble snake" from Old English el "noble" and lindi "snake". ETHELRED m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized) Latinized form of ELRED ETHELYN mf (no meaning found) ETHNA f Irish Anglicized form of EITHNE ETHNE f Irish Variant of EITHNE ETHYL mf (no meaning found) ETNA f Irish Anglicized form of EITHNE ETSUKO f Japanese Means "delightful child" in Japanese. ETTA f English Short form of that end with etta. ETTIE f English Pet form of ending with etta or ette. ETTORE m Italian Italian form of HECTOR ETZEL m German Medieval name derived from Germanic adal "noble". EUAN m Scottish Anglicized form of EOGHAN EUCLID m Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From the Greek name (Eukleides), derived from Greek "good" and (kleos) "glory". EUDES m French Old French form of ODO. EUDOCIA f Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Eudokia) meaning "to seem well" from "good, well" and (dokeo) "to seem". EUDORA f English Modern name meaning "good gift", constructed using the ancient Greek elements "good" and (doron) "gift". EUDOXIA f Ancient Greek Means "good fame" from Greek "good" and (doxa) "fame, glory". EUFEMIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Variant of EUPHEMIA EUGEN m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of E EUGENE m English From the Greek name (Eugenios) which was derived from the Greek word (eugenes) meaning "well born", composed of the elements "good, well" and (genes) "born". EUGENIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English From Greek (Eugeneia), feminine form of (Eugenios) (see EUGENE). EUGENIE mf (no meaning found) EUGENIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of Eugenios (see EUGENE). EUGENIUSZ m Polish Polish form of Eugenios (see EUGENE). EUGNE m French French form of EUGENE EUGNIA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of EUGENE EUGNIE f French French feminine form of EUGENE. EUGNIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Eugenios (see EUGENE). EUKENE f Basque Basque form of EUGENIA EULA f English Short form of LIA EULAH mf (no meaning found) EULALIA f English, Italian, Spanish From a Greek name meaning "to talk well" from "good" and (laleo) "to talk". EULALIE f French French form of EULALIA EULIA f Short form of EULALIA EULLIA f Catalan Catalan form of EULALIA; f Portuguese Portuguese form of EULALIA EUMELIA f Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (eumeleia) meaning "melody". EUNA mf (no meaning found) EUNICE f Biblical, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Eunike) which meant "good victory". EUNOMIA f Greek Mythology Means "good order" in Greek. EUPHEMIA f Ancient Greek, English Means "to speak well", derived from Greek "good" and (phemi) "to speak". EUPHRANOR m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (euphraino) meaning "to delight". EUPHROSYNE f Greek Mythology Means "mirth, merriment" in Greek. EURA mf (no meaning found) EURIA f Basque Means "rain" in Basque. EURIG m Welsh Derived from Welsh aur "gold". EURIPIDES m Ancient Greek Derived from the Greek elements "good" and (rhipe) "throw, swing". EURWEN f Welsh Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". EURYDICE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Eurydike) which meant "wide justice", derived from (eurys) "wide" and (dike) "justice". EUSEBIO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of EUSEBIUS EUSEBIOS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (eusebes) meaning "pious". EUSEBIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of EUSEBIOS. EUSTACE m English From the Greek name (Eustachys) meaning "fruitful". EUSTACHE m French French form of EUSTACE EUSTACHIO m Italian Italian form of EUSTACE EUSTACIA f Feminine form of EUSTACE EUSTAQUIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of EUSTACE EUSTATHIOS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (eustathes) meaning "well-built, stable". EUSTORGIO m Italian Derived from Greek (eustorgos) meaning "content". EUTERPE f Greek Mythology Means "delight" in Greek. EUTHALIA f Ancient Greek Means "flower, bloom" in Greek. EUTHYMIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Euthymios) which meant "in good spirits", derived from the word (euthymos), which was composed of the elements "good" and (thymos) "soul, spirit". EUTIMIO m Spanish Spanish form of EUTHYMIUS EUTROPIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of Eutropios (see EUTROPIUS). EUTROPIO m Spanish Spanish form of EUTROPIUS EUTROPIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Eutropios), which was derived from Greek (eutropos) "versatile". EUTYCHIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Eutychios), which was derived from Greek (eutyches) "fortunate". EUTYCHOS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (eutyches) meaning "fortunate". EV?EN m Czech Czech form of EUGENE EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of Y. EVADNE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Euadne), which is of unknown meaning, though the first element is derived from Greek "good". EVALINE f English Variant of EVELYN EVALYN f English Variant of EVELYN EVAN m Welsh, English Anglicized form of Iefan, a Welsh form of JOHN. EVANDER m Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Roman Mythology From the Greek (Euandros) which meant "good man", derived from Greek "good" and (aner) "man" (genitive (andros)); m Scottish, English Anglicized form of IOMHAR EVANGELINA f English, Spanish, Bulgarian Latinate form of EVANGELINE EVANGELINE f English Means "good news" from Greek "good" and (angelma) "news, message". EVANGELOS m Greek Means "good messenger", derived from Greek "good" and (angelos) "messenger". EVANS mf (no meaning found) EVARISTO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of EVARISTUS EVARISTUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From Greek (Euaristos) which means "well pleasing", derived from "good, well" and (arestos) "pleasing". EVDOKIA f Greek Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA EVDOKIYA f Bulgarian, Russian Bulgarian form of EUDOCIA, and a variant Russian transcription of Y. EVE f English, French, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Chavvah), which was derived from the Hebrew word ??? (chavah) "to breathe" or the related word ??? (chayah) "to live". EVELEEN f English Variant of EVELYN EVELIA f English, Spanish Elaborated form of EVE EVELIINA f Finnish Finnish form of EVELYN EVELINA f English, Italian Latinate form of EVELYN EVELINE f English Variant of EVELYN EVELYN f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from the name AVELINE. EVELYNE f English Variant of EVELYN EVERARD m English Means "brave boar", derived from the Germanic elements eber "wild boar" and hard "brave, hardy". EVERETT m English From a surname which was derived from the first name EVERARD. EVERETTE mf English Variant or feminine form of EVERETT EVERILD f Latinized form of EOFORHILD EVERITT m English Variant of EVERETT EVERT m German Low German form of EVERARD EVETTE f French, English Variant of YVETTE EVGENI m Russian Variant transcription of YY EVGENIA f Greek Modern Greek form of EUGENIA EVGENIY m Russian Variant transcription of Y EVGENIYA f Russian Variant transcription of Y EVGENY m Russian Variant transcription of YEVGENIY EVIE f English Pet form of EVE or EVELYN EVITA f Spanish Pet form of EVA EVON mf (no meaning found) EVONNE f Variant of YVONNE EVPRAKSIYA f Russian Variant transcription of Y EVRARD m French French form of EVERARD EVREN mf Turkish Means "cosmos, the universe" in Turkish. EVRON m Yiddish Yiddish form of EPHRAIM EVVIE f English Pet form of EVE or EVELYN EWA f Polish Polish form of EVE EWALD m German From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements eo "law, custom" and wald "rule". EWAN m Scottish Anglicized Scottish form of EOGHAN EWART m English From a surname which was either based on a Norman French form of EDWARD, or else derived from a place name of unknown meaning. EWELL mf (no meaning found) EWEN m Scottish Variant of EWAN EWOUD m Dutch Dutch form of EWALD EWOUT m Dutch Dutch form of EWALD EXIE mf (no meaning found) EYAL m Jewish Means "deer" or "ram" in Hebrew. EYDS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" and ds "goddess". EYSTEINN m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" and steinn "stone". EYVINDUR m Icelandic Icelandic form of Eyvindr (see YVIND). EZAR m Variant of EZRA EZEKIEL m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name ????????? (Yechezqel) meaning "God strengthens". EZELL mf (no meaning found) EZEQUIEL m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of EZEKIEL EZIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman cognomen Aetius, which was probably derived from Greek (aetos) "eagle". EZRA m Biblical, English, Jewish Means "help" in Hebrew. EZTEBE m Basque Basque form of STEPHEN F mf (no meaning found) FAAS m Dutch Dutch form of FASTRED FAB m Hungarian Pet form of FBIN FABIA f Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of FABIUS FABIAN m German, Dutch, Polish From the Roman family name Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS. FABIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN). FABIANO m Italian, Portuguese Italian and Portuguese form of Fabianus (see FABIAN). FABIEN m French French form of Fabianus (see FABIAN). FABIENNE f French French feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN). FABIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of FABIUS FABIOLA f Italian, French, German Elaborated form of FABIA. FABIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean". FABRICE m French French form of the Roman family name Fabricius, which was derived from Latin faber "craftsman". FABRICIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Fabricius (see FABRICE). FABRIZIA f Italian Italian feminine form of Fabricius (see FABRICE). FABRIZIO m Italian Italian form of Fabricius (see FABRICE). FACHTNA m Irish, Irish Mythology Perhaps means "hostile" in Irish Gaelic. FADDEI m Russian Variant transcription of FADDEY FADDEY m Russian Russian form of THADDEUS FADI m Arabic Means "saviour" in Arabic. This is an Arabic name of Jesus. FADIA f Arabic Feminine form of FADI FADIL m Arabic Means "virtuous, generous" in Arabic. FADILA f Arabic Feminine form of FADIL FADL m Arabic Means "grace, generosity" in Arabic. FAE f English Variant of FAY FAHD m Arabic Means "panther" in Arabic. FAHIM m Arabic Means "intelligent, scholar" in Arabic. FAHIMA f Arabic Feminine form of FAHIM FAHMIDA f Indian Urdu feminine form of FAHIM FAIGA f Yiddish Variant of FAIGEL FAIGEL f Yiddish Derived from Yiddish ?????? (feigel) meaning "bird". FAINA f Russian Meaning unknown, possibly from the mythological Greek name (Phaenna), which was derived from (phaeinos) "shining". FAIRUZ f Arabic Variant transcription of FAYRUZ FAIRUZA f Variant of FIRUZA FAIRY mf (no meaning found) FAITH f English Simply means "faith" from the English word, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust". FAITHE f English (Modern) Variant of FAITH FAIVISH m Yiddish Yiddish form of PHOEBUS FAIZ m Arabic Means "victorious" in Arabic. FAIZA f Arabic Feminine form of FAIZ FAIZEL m Arabic Variant transcription of FAYSAL FAJRA f Esperanto Means "fiery" in Esperanto. FAKHRI m Arabic Means "honourary" in Arabic. FAKHRIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of FAKHRI FALK m Yiddish Means "falcon" in Yiddish. FALLON m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Fallamhain meaning "descendent of Fallamhan". FANCY f English Perhaps a form of FANNY influenced by the English word fancy. FANE m Romanian Romanian pet form of STEFAN FANNI f Finnish, Hungarian Finnish pet form of FRANCES FANNIE f English Pet form of FRANCES FANNY f English Pet form of FRANCES FANTINE f Literature This name was used by Victor Hugo for the mother of Cosette in his novel 'Les Misrables'. FAOLN m Irish Means "little wolf", derived from Gaelic faol "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. FARAG m Arabic Variant transcription of FARAJ FARAH f Arabic Means "joy" in Arabic. FARAI mf African Means "rejoice" in Shona. FARAJ m Arabic Means "remedy" or "improvement" in Arabic. FARAJI m African Means "consolation" in Swahili. FARAMOND m History Derived from the Germanic elements fara "journey" and mund "protection". FAREED m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of FARID FARID m Arabic Means "unique, precious", derived from Arabic farada "to be unique". FARIDA f Arabic Feminine form of FARID FARIDOON m Iranian Means "thrice strong" in Persian. This is the name of a king in Persian legend. FARIHA f Arabic Means "happy" in Arabic. FARIS m Arabic Means "knight" in Arabic. FARLEY mf English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English. FARON m English Variant of FARRAN FAROOQ m Arabic Variant transcription of FARUQ FAROUK m Arabic Variant transcription of FARUQ FARQUHAR m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of FEARCHAR FARRAH f Arabic Variant transcription of FARAH FARRAN m English From a surname that was derived from the first name FERDINAND. FARRELL m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Fearghail meaning "descendent of FEARGHAL". FARUQ m Arabic Means "person who can tell right from wrong" in Arabic. FASTRED m Means "firm counsel" from the Germanic elements fast "firm" and rad "counsel". FATHI m Arabic Means "conqueror" in Arabic. FATHIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of FATHI FATIMA f Arabic, Portuguese Means "to abstain" in Arabic. FATIN f Arabic Means "charming, seductive, fascinating" in Arabic. FATMA f Arabic Contracted form of FATIMA FATMIR m Albanian Derived from Albanian fatmir "lucky". FATMIRE f Albanian Feminine form of FATMIR FAUNA f Roman Mythology Feminine form of FAUNUS. FAUNUS m Roman Mythology Possibly means "to befriend" from Latin. FAUSTA f Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of FAUSTUS FAUSTINA f Ancient Roman, Italian Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO). FAUSTINE f French French feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO). FAUSTINO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Faustinus, which was itself derived from the Roman name FAUSTUS. FAUSTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of FAUSTUS FAUSTUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin. FAWN f English Means simply "fawn" from the English word for a young deer. FAWZI m Arabic Means "triumph" in Arabic. FAWZIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of FAWZI FAY f English Derived from Middle English faie meaning "fairy". FAYE f English Variant of FAY FAYIZ m Arabic Means "victor" in Arabic. FAYRUZ f Arabic Means "turquoise (the gemstone)" in Arabic, ultimately of Persian origin. FAYSAL m Arabic Means "a judge" in Arabic. FAYVEL m Yiddish Pet form of FEIBUSH FAYZA f Arabic Variant transcription of FAIZA FBIN m Hungarian Hungarian form of Fabianus (see FABIAN). FEARCHAR m Irish, Scottish Means "dear man" from Gaelic fear "man" and char "dear". FEARDORCHA m Irish Means "dark man" from Gaelic fear "man" and dorcha "dark". FEARGHAL m Irish Means "man of valour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gal "valour". FEARGHAS m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology Means "man of vigour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gus "vigour". FECHN m Irish Means "little raven" from Irish fiach "raven" combined with a diminutive suffix. FEDDE m Frisian Short form of Frisian beginning with the Germanic element frid "peace". FEDELE m Italian Italian form of FIDEL FEDELMA f Irish Variant of FIDELMA FEDERICA f Italian Italian feminine form of FREDERICK FEDERICO m Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of FREDERICK. FEDERIGO m Italian Archaic Italian form of FREDERICK FEDIR m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of THEODORE FEDOR m Russian Variant of FYODOR FEDORA f Russian Russian form of THEODORA FEDOT m Russian Russian form of THEODOTUS FEDYA m Russian Pet form of FYODOR FEIBUSH m Yiddish Yiddish form of PHOEBUS FEICHN m Irish Variant of FECHN FEIDHELM f Irish Feminine form of FEIDHLIM. FEIDHLIM m Irish Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic. FEIDHLIMIDH m Irish Variant of FEIDHLIM FEIGE f Yiddish Variant of FAIGEL FEIVEL m Yiddish Pet form of FAIVISH FELCIA f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of FELIX FELCITA f Italian Italian form of FELICITAS . FELECIA mf (no meaning found) FELICE m Italian Italian form of FELIX FELICIA f Ancient Roman, English, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian Feminine form of FELIX FELICIANA f Spanish, Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO). FELICIANO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Felicianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name FELIX. FELICIDAD f Spanish Spanish form of FELICITAS . FELICIDADE f Portuguese Portuguese form of FELICITAS . FELICIE f German German feminine form of FELIX FELICIEN m French French form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO). FELICIENNE f French French feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO). FELICITA mf (no meaning found) FELICITAS f German, Late Roman Late Latin name which meant "good luck, fortune"; f Roman Mythology Means "good luck, fortune" in Latin. FELICITS f Hungarian Hungarian form of FELICITAS FELICITY f English From the English word that means "happiness", which ultimately derives from Latin felicitas "good luck". FELICJA f Polish Polish feminine form of FELIX FELICJAN m Polish Polish form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO). FELICYTA f Polish Polish form of FELICITAS FELIKS m Russian, Slovene, Polish Russian, Slovene and Polish form of FELIX FELIM m Irish Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM FELINA f Derived from Latin felinus meaning "cat-like". FELIPA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of PHILIP FELIPE m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish form of PHILIP FELISHA mf (no meaning found) FELIU m Catalan Catalan form of FELIX FELIX m English, German, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. FELN m Irish Variant of FAOLN FELTON mf (no meaning found) FEMI m Yoruba Short form of OLU FEMIE f English Pet form of EUPHEMIA FEMKE f Dutch, Frisian Pet form of Germanic beginning with the element frid "peace". FENELLA f Scottish Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA FENTON m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "marsh town" in Old English. FEODOR m Russian Variant of FYODOR FEODORA f Russian Russian form of THEODORA FEODOSIY m Russian Russian form of THEODOSIUS FEOFAN m Russian Russian form of THEOPHANES FEOFIL m Russian Russian form of THEOPHILUS FEOFILAKT m Russian Russian form of THEOPHYLAKTOS FERAPONT m Russian Russian form of THERAPON FERDIE m English Pet form of FERDINAND FERDINAND m German, French, Czech, English Possibly means "ready to journey" from Gothic fardi "journey" and nand "ready". FERDINANDA f Italian, German Feminine form of FERDINAND FERDINANDO m Italian Italian form of FERDINAND FERDY m English Pet form of FERDINAND FERDYNAND m Polish Polish form of FERDINAND FERENC m Hungarian Hungarian form of FRANCIS FERGAL m Irish Anglicized form of FEARGHAL FERGIE mf Scottish Pet form and feminine form of FERGUS FERGUS m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology Anglicized form of FEARGHAS FERI m Hungarian Pet form of FERENC FERK m Hungarian Pet form of FERENC FERMIN m Spanish Spanish form of FIRMIN FERN f English Short form of ANDA. FERNAND m French French form of FERDINAND FERNANDA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of FERDINAND FERNANDE f French French feminine form of FERDINAND FERNANDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of FERDINAND FERNE f English (Modern) Variant of FERN FERNO m Portuguese Portuguese form of FERDINAND FEROZE m Iranian Variant of FIRUZ FERRAN m Catalan Catalan form of FERDINAND FERRER m From a surname which meant "blacksmith" in Catalan. FERRUCCIO m Italian Pet form of Ferro, a medieval nickname meaning "iron" in Italian. FESTER m German Low German short form of SILVESTER FESTUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Roman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin. FFION f Welsh Welsh form of FIONA FFRAID f Welsh Welsh form of BRIDGET FIACHNA m Irish Derived from Gaelic fiach meaning "raven". FIACHRA m Irish, Irish Mythology Derived from Gaelic fiach meaning "raven". FIACRE m French French form of FIACHRA FIAMMETTA f Italian Derived from Italian fiamma "fire" combined with a diminutive suffix. FIDAN f Turkish Means "sapling" in Turkish. FIDDA f Arabic Means "silver" in Arabic. FIDEL m Spanish From the Late Latin name Fidelis which meant "faithful". FIDELIA f Feminine form of FIDEL FIDELIS m Ancient Roman Original form of FIDEL FIDELMA f Irish Anglicized form of FEIDHELM. FIDO m English Means "I am faithful" in Latin. This name is commonly given to dogs. FIERA f Esperanto Means "proud" in Esperanto. FIFE m Scottish From a Scottish place name which was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland. FIFI f French Pet form of JOSPHINE FIHR m Arabic Means "stone pestle" in Arabic. FIKRI m Arabic Means "intellectual" in Arabic. FIKRIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of FIKRI FILANDER m Variant of PHILANDER FILAT m Russian Short form of FEOFILAKT FILBERT m Variant of FILIBERT FILIB m Scottish Scottish form of PHILIP FILIBERT m Means "much brightness" from Germanic fila "much" and beraht "bright". FILIBERTO m Italian Italian form of FILIBERT FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian Cognate of PHILIP FILIPA f Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish, Czech Feminine form of PHILIP FILIPE m Portuguese Portuguese form of PHILIP FILIPINA f Polish Polish feminine form of FILIP FILIPP m Russian Russian form of PHILIP FILIPPA f Russian, Swedish Russian and Swedish feminine form of PHILIP FILIPPO m Italian Italian form of PHILIP FILIPPUS m Dutch Dutch form of PHILIP FILIPS m Latvian Latvian form of PHILIP FILLIN m Irish Anglicized form of FAOLN FILOMENA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of PHILOMENA FINA f English Short form of SERAPHINA FINBAR m Irish Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR FINBARR m Irish Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR FINDLAY m Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH FINELLA f Scottish Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA FINGAL m Scottish Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionnghall, which meant "white stranger" from fionn "white, fair" and gall "stranger". FINGALL m Scottish Variant of FINGAL FINIS mf (no meaning found) FINLAY m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH FINLEY m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH FINN m Irish Anglicized form of FIONN; m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Finnr which meant "person from Finland". FINNBAR m Irish Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR FINNEGAN m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Fionnagin meaning "descendent of Fionnagn". FINNGUALA f Irish, Irish Mythology Variant of FIONNGHUALA FINNIAN m Irish Derived from Old Irish finn "white" combined with a diminutive suffix. FINNN m Irish Variant of FINNIAN FINOLA f Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA FINTAN m Irish Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionntn, which possibly means either "white fire" or "white bull" in Gaelic. FION m Irish Variant of N FIONA f Scottish Feminine form of FIONN. FIONN m Irish, Irish Mythology Means "fair" or "white" in Gaelic. FIONNBARRA m Irish Variant of FIONNBHARR FIONNBHARR m Irish Means "fair hair", derived from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and barr "head". FIONNGHALL m Scottish Original form of FINGAL FIONNGHUALA f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "white shoulder" from Irish fionn "white, fair" and guala "shoulder". FIONNLAGH m Irish, Scottish Means "white warrior" from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and laogh "warrior". FIONNTN m Irish, Scottish Original form of FINTAN FIONNUALA f Irish Modern Irish form of FIONNGHUALA FIONOLA f Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA FIORALBA f Italian Combination of Italian fiore "flower" and alba "dawn". FIORELLA f Italian From Italian fiore "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix. FIORENZA f Italian Italian feminine form of Florentius (see FLORENCE). FIORENZO m Italian Italian form of Florentius (see FLORENCE). FIRDAUS m Arabic, Iranian Derived from the Arabic word firdaws meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Persian pardis, pairidaeza meaning "garden, enclosure". FIRDOS m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of FIRDAUS FIRENZE f Various From the name of an Italian city, commonly called Florence in English. FIRMIN m French From the Late Latin name Firminus which meant "firm". FIRMINO m Italian Italian form of FIRMIN FIROZ m Iranian Variant of FIRUZ FIRUZ m Iranian, Arabic Means "successful" in Persian. FIRUZA f Iranian Means "turquoise (the gemstone)" in Persian. FISHEL m Yiddish Means "little fish" in Yiddish. FISHKE m Yiddish Variant of FISHEL FITZ m English Short form of ROY FITZROY m English From a surname meaning "son of the king" in Old French, originally given to illegitimate sons of monarchs. FIZZA f Arabic Variant transcription of FIDDA FLAITHR m Irish Means "king of princes" from Gaelic flaith "prince" and r "king". FLAMUR m Albanian Means "flag" in Albanian. FLANN mf Irish Means "red" in Irish Gaelic. FLANNAN mf Irish Pet form of FLANN FLANNERY m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Flannghaile meaning "descendent of Flannghal". FLAVIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of FLAVIUS FLAVIAN m From the Roman family name Flavianus, which was derived from FLAVIUS. FLAVIE f French French feminine form of FLAVIUS FLAVIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of FLAVIUS FLAVIU m Romanian Romanian form of S FLAVIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden". FLEMMING m Danish From a medieval Danish nickname meaning "from Flanders". FLETA mf (no meaning found) FLETCHER m English From a surname meaning "maker of arrows" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French. FLEUR f English Means "flower" in French. FLEURETTA f English Pet form of FLEUR FLICIE f French French feminine form of FELIX FLICK f English Pet form of FELICITY FLIP m Dutch Pet form of FILIPPUS FLIX m French French form of FELIX FLO f English Short form of RENCE or RA FLOELLA f English (Modern) Elaborated form of FLO FLORA f English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower". FLORENCE f & m English, French From the masculine Roman name Florentius which was derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing". FLORENCIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Florentius (see FLORENCE). FLORENE mf (no meaning found) FLORENTIN m French French form of Florentinus (see A). FLORENTINA f Italian, English, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman family name Florentinus, itself derived from the Roman name Florentius (see FLORENCE). FLORENTINO mf (no meaning found) FLORETTA f Latinate pet form of FLORA FLORETTE f French French pet form of FLORA FLORIAN m German, Polish, French From the Roman name Florianus, derived from Latin flos "flower". FLORIANA f Italian Italian feminine form of FLORIAN FLORIANNE f French French feminine form of FLORIAN FLORIANO m Italian Italian form of FLORIAN FLORIDA mf (no meaning found) FLORIN m Romanian Romanian form of FLORIAN FLORINDA f English Combination of FLORA and the popular name suffix inda. FLORINE f Pet form of FLORA FLORIS m Dutch Dutch form of Florentius (see FLORENCE). FLORRIE f English Pet form of FLORENCE or FLORA FLORRY m Irish Anglicized form of FLAITHR FLOSSIE f English Pet form of FLORENCE FLOWER f English Means simply "flower" from the English word for the blossoming plant. FLOY mf (no meaning found) FLOYD m English Variant of LLOYD FLP m Hungarian Hungarian form of PHILIP FLURRY m Irish Anglicized form of FLAITHR FLUTURA f Albanian Means "butterfly" in Albanian. FLVIA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of FLAVIUS FLVIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of FLAVIUS FLYNN m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Floinn meaning "descendent of FLANN". FOKA m Russian Russian form of PHOCAS FOLAMI m Yoruba Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba. FOLANT m Welsh Welsh form of VALENTINE FOLKE m Scandinavian Short form of various Old Norse that contain the element folk meaning "people". FOMA m Russian Russian form of THOMAS FONA f Irish Derived from Irish fion meaning "vine". FONDA mf (no meaning found) FONS m Dutch Short form of AL FONSIE m Pet form of ALFONSO FORBES m Scottish From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "field" in Gaelic. FORD m English From a surname meaning "ford" in Old English. FOREST m English Variant of FORREST FORREST m English From a surname meaning "forest" in Old French, originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest. FORTUNATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman Feminine form of FORTUNATO FORTUNATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Fortunatus meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy". FORTUNE f English Simply means "fortune" from the English word, ultimately from Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors "luck". FOSTER m English From a surname which has several different origins: "foster-child" or "foster-parent" (Old English); "shearer" (Old French); "forester" (Old French); "saddle-tree maker" (Old French). FOTIOS m Greek Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS FOTIS m Greek Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS FOUAD m Arabic Variant transcription of FUAD FOX m English Simply means "fox" from the English word. FOY mf (no meaning found) FRA f Icelandic Derived from Old Norse frr "beautiful, fair". FRAN f English Short form of CES FRAN?I?KA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANC m Slovene Slovene form of IS FRANCA f Italian Contracted form of FRANCESCA FRANCE m English Short form of FRANCIS. FRANCENE f English English variant of FRANCINE FRANCES f English Feminine form of FRANCIS. FRANCESCA f Italian Italian feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCESCO m Italian Italian form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCETTE f French Feminine pet form of FRANOIS FRANCHESCA mf (no meaning found) FRANCHESKA mf (no meaning found) FRANCI f Hungarian Pet form of SKA FRANCINE f French, English Feminine pet form of FRANOIS FRANCIS mf English From the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman". FRANCISCA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCISCO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCISCUS m Late Roman Original form of FRANCIS FRANCISKA f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCISZEK m Polish Polish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCISZKA f Polish Polish feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANCK m French French form of FRANK FRANCKA f Slovene Short form of FRANCISKA FRANCO m Italian Contracted form of FRANCESCO. FRANG m Scottish Scottish form of FRANCIS FRANGAG f Scottish Scottish feminine form of FRANCIS FRANJO m Croatian Croatian form of FRANCIS FRANK m English, German, Dutch From a Germanic name which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks; m English Short form of FRANCIS FRANKIE mf English Pet form of FRANK or FRANCES FRANKLIN m English From a surname which was derived from Middle English frankeleyn "freeman". FRANKLYN m English Variant of FRANKLIN FRANNIE f English Pet form of FRANCES FRANOIS m French French form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANOISE f French Feminine form of FRANOIS FRANS m Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANSEZA f Breton Breton feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANTI?EK m Czech Czech form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANTI?KA f Czech Feminine form of FRANTI?EK FRANTZISKA f Basque Basque feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANTZISKO m Basque Basque form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANZ m German German form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRANZI f German Short form of SKA FRANZISKA f German German feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). FRASER m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which possibly means either "a Frisian" or else "strawberry" in Norman French. FRAUKE f German Means "little lady", derived from German frau combined with a diminutive suffix. FRAVARDIN m Means "guardian spirit" in Persian. FRAZIER m Scottish, English Variant of FRASER FRDRIC m French French form of FREDERICK FRDRIQUE f French French form of FREDERICA FREA f Variant of FREYA FRED m English Short form of ERICK. FREDA f English Short form of ending in freda, such as EL. FREDDIE mf English Pet form of FREDERICK or FREDERICA FREDDY m English Pet form of FREDERICK FREDERIC mf (no meaning found) FREDERICA f English, Portuguese Feminine form of FREDERICK FREDERICK m English From a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power". FREDERICO m Portuguese Portuguese form of FREDERICK FREDERIK m Danish, Dutch Danish and Dutch form of FREDERICK. FREDERIKKE f Danish Danish feminine form of FREDERICK FREDIANO m Italian Italian form of the Roman name Frigidian, which was derived from Latin frigidus "cold". FREDO m Pet form of FEDERICO or AL FREDRIC mf (no meaning found) FREDRICK m English Variant of FREDERICK FREDRIK m Swedish, Finnish Swedish form of FREDERICK. FREDRIKA f Swedish Swedish feminine form of FREDERICK FREDY mf (no meaning found) FREEDA mf (no meaning found) FREEK m Dutch Dutch short form of FREDERICK FREEMAN m English From a surname meaning "free man" in Old English. FREIDA mf (no meaning found) FREJ m Scandinavian, German Scandinavian and German form of FREYR FREJA f Scandinavian, German Scandinavian and German form of FREYA FREY m Norse Mythology Variant of R FREYA f Norse Mythology From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady". FREYDE f Yiddish Means "joy" in Yiddish. FREYJA f Norse Mythology Older form of FREYA FREYR m Norse Mythology Means "lord" in Old Norse. FRICIS m Latvian Latvian form of FREDERICK FRIDA f Swedish, Hungarian Swedish and Hungarian form of FRIEDE. FRIDERIK m Slovene Slovene form of FREDERICK FRIDESWIDE f Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements fri "peace" and swie "strong". FRIDTJOF m Scandinavian Variant of FRITJOF FRIEDA f English, German Variant of FRIEDE FRIEDE f German Short form of feminine containing the Germanic element frid or fried meaning "peace". FRIEDEMANN m German Means "man of peace" from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and man "man". FRIEDERIKE f German German feminine form of FREDERICK FRIEDHELM m German Derived from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and helm "helmet, protection". FRIEDHOLD m German Means "peaceful ruler", derived from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and wald "rule". FRIEDRICH m German German form of FREDERICK. FRIGG f Norse Mythology Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love". FRIGYES m Hungarian Hungarian form of FREDERICK FRIRIK m Icelandic Icelandic form of FREDERICK FRIRIKA f Icelandic Icelandic form of FREDERICA FRISO m Frisian Refers to a member of the ethnic group, the Frisians, a Germanic tribe of northwest Europe. FRITJOF m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name frijfr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements frir "peace" and jfr "thief". FRITS m Dutch Dutch pet form of FREDERIK FRITZ m German German pet form of FRIEDRICH FRITZI f German German pet form of FRIEDERIKE FRODE m Danish, Norwegian Derived from Old Norse frr meaning "learned, wise". FRODO m Literature Derived from the Germanic element frod "wise". FRONA f English Short form of SOPHRONIA FRUMA f Yiddish Means "pious" in Yiddish. FRUZSINA f Hungarian Pet form of Eufrozina, the Hungarian form of EUPHROSYNE. FRYDERYK m Polish Polish form of FREDERICK FRYDERYKA f Polish Polish feminine form of FREDERICK FU m Chinese Means "wealthy" in Chinese. FUAD m Arabic Derived from Arabic fu'ad meaning "heart". FULBERT m Perhaps a variant of FILIBERT FULGENCIO m Spanish Spanish form of the Late Latin name Fulgentius, which meant "shining" from Latin fulgens. FULGENZIO m Italian Italian form of Fulgentius (see FULGENCIO). FULK m English English form of FOLKE FULKE m English English form of FOLKE FULTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "filthy place" in Old English. FULVIA f Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO). FULVIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Fulvius, which was derived from Latin fulvus "yellow, tawny". FUMNANYA f Igbo Means "love me" in Igbo. FUNANYA f Igbo Means "love" in Igbo. FUNGAI m African Means "think" in Shona. FURAHA f African Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili. FURMAN mf (no meaning found) FYFE m Scottish Variant of FIFE FYODOR m Russian Russian form of THEODORE. G mf (no meaning found) GA?PER m Slovene Slovene form of JASPER GABBY mf English Pet form of GABRIEL or GABRIELLE GABE m English Short form of GABRIEL GABI m Hungarian, Romanian, German Hungarian, Romanian and German pet form of GABRIEL GABIJA f Lithuanian, Mythology Meaning unknown. GABINO m Spanish Spanish form of Gabinus (see GAVINO). GABIR m Arabic Variant transcription of JABIR GABR m Arabic Variant transcription of JABR GABRIEL m English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Gavri'el) which meant "strong man of God". GABRIELA f Portuguese, Polish, Romanian Portuguese, Polish and Romanian feminine form of GABRIEL GABRIELE m Italian Italian form of GABRIEL; f German German feminine form of GABRIEL GABRIELLA f Italian, Hungarian Italian and Hungarian feminine form of GABRIEL GABRIELLE f French, English French feminine form of GABRIEL. GABRIELS m Latvian Latvian form of GABRIEL GAD m Biblical Means "fortune" in Hebrew. GADAR f Armenian Means "summit" in Armenian. GAE f English Variant of GAY GAEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of GAIA GAENOR f English Variant of GAYNOR GAETANA f Italian Feminine form of GAETANO GAETANE f French French feminine form of Caietanus (see GAETANO). GAETANO m Italian Italian form of the Roman name Caietanus, which meant "from Caieta". GAFAR m Arabic Variant transcription of JAFAR GAGE m English From a Middle English surname meaning "measure", denoting one who was an assayer. GAIA f Greek Mythology Means "earth" in Greek. GAIANA f Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Gaiane), a derivative of GAIA. GAIGE mf (no meaning found) GAIL f & m English Short form of ABI or else a variant of GALE GAILA f English Elaborated form of GAIL GAIUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown. GAIZKA m Basque Means "saviour" in Basque. GAJA f Esperanto Means "glad" in Esperanto. GAL f & m Jewish Means "wave" in Hebrew; m French, Breton Possibly a variant of GWENAL GALA f Russian Short form of GALINA GALADRIEL f Literature Means "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" in Sindarin. GALAHAD m Welsh Mythology Meaning unknown. GALAL m Arabic Variant transcription of JALAL GALE mf English Means simply "gale, storm" from the English word, which is of uncertain origin. GALEN m English From the Roman cognomen Galenus, which meant "calm" from Greek (galene). GALIA f Jewish Variant of GAL GALILA f Arabic Variant transcription of JALILA GALINA f Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN). GALIT f Jewish Variant of GAL GALL m English English form of US GALLAGHER m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Gallchobhair meaning "descendent of Gallchobhar". GALLE f French, Breton Possibly a variant of GWENALLE GALLUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which meant "rooster" in Latin. GALYA f Russian Pet form of GALINA GAMAL mf Arabic Variant transcription of JAMAL GAMALIEL m Biblical Means "benefit of God" in Hebrew. GAMIL m Arabic Variant transcription of JAMIL GAMILA f Arabic Variant transcription of JAMILA GANDALF m Norse Mythology, Literature Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, cane" and lfr "elf". GANESH m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "lord of hordes" from Sanskrit gana "horde" and isa "lord". GANESHA m Indian Variant of GANESH GANIX m Basque Basque form of JOHN GARAILE m Basque Means "victor" in Basque. GARBHN m Irish Means "little rough one" from Irish garbh "rough" combined with a diminutive suffix. GARBI f Basque Means "clean, pure" in Basque. GARBIE f Basque Variant of GARBI GARDEN f Basque Means "transparent, clear" in Basque. GARDENIA f English From the name of the tropical flower. GARDNER mf (no meaning found) GARETH m Welsh, English Meaning unknown, probably of Welsh origin. GARETT mf (no meaning found) GAREY m English Variant of GARY GARFIELD m English From a surname meaning "triangle field" in Old English. GARLAND m English From a surname meaning "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. GARNET mf English From a surname meaning "hinge" in Old English, originally denoting a person who sold hinges. GARNETT mf (no meaning found) GARNETTE f English Feminine form of GARNET GAROLD mf (no meaning found) GARRET m English Variant of T GARRETT m English From a surname derived from the name GERALD or GERARD. GARRICK m English From a surname which was originally derived from a first name meaning "spear power" from Germanic ger "spear" and ric "power". GARRISON mf (no meaning found) GARRY m English, Scottish Either a variant of GARY or from the name of a Scottish river. GARTH m English From a surname meaning "garden" in Old Norse, originally denoting one who lived near or worked in a garden. GARVAN m Irish Anglicized form of GARBHN GARY m English Either a pet form of GARETH or else from a surname which was derived from various first beginning with the Germanic element ger, gar meaning "spear". GASPAR m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of JASPER GASPARD m French French form of JASPER GASPARE m Italian Italian form of JASPER GASPARO m Italian Italian form of JASPER GASTON m French Possibly means either "stranger" from Germanic or "of Gascony" from French. GATAN m French French form of Caietanus (see GAETANO). GATHBIYYA f Arabic Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA GAUHAR f Arabic Variant transcription of JAWAHIR GAURI f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "white" in Sanskrit. GAUTAM m Indian Variant of A GAUTAMA m Indian From an Indian patronymic which was derived from GOTAM. GAUTIER m French French form of WALTER GAVEN mf (no meaning found) GAVIN m English, Scottish, Welsh Late medieval form of GAWAIN GAVINO m Italian From the Late Latin name Gabinus which meant "of Gabium". GAVRAIL m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of GABRIEL GAVREL m Yiddish Yiddish form of GABRIEL GAVRIEL m Jewish Hebrew form of GABRIEL GAVRIIL m Russian Russian form of GABRIEL GAVRIILA f Russian Feminine form of GAVRIIL GAVRIL m Bulgarian, Romanian Bulgarian and Romanian form of GABRIEL GAWAHIR f Arabic Variant transcription of JAWAHIR GAWAIN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology, English Possibly from the Welsh name Gwalchgwyn which meant "white hawk". GAWDAT m Arabic Variant transcription of JAWDAT GAWE? m Polish Polish form of GALLUS GAY f English Means "gay, happy" from the English word. GAYE f English Variant of GAY GAYELORD m English Variant of GAYLORD GAYLA f English Elaborated form of GAIL GAYLE f & m English (Modern) Variant of GAIL or GALE GAYLON mf (no meaning found) GAYLORD m English From a surname which was derived from Old French gaillard "high-spirited". GAYNELL mf (no meaning found) GAYNOR f English Medieval form of GUINEVERE GAZBIYYA f Arabic Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA GAZSI m Hungarian Hungarian pet form of JASPER GBEMISOLA f Yoruba Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba. GBOR m Hungarian Hungarian form of GABRIEL GBRIEL m Hungarian Hungarian form of GABRIEL GE m Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of KE GEARALT m Irish Irish form of GERALD GEARID m Irish Irish form of GERARD or GERALD GEARLD mf (no meaning found) GEARLDINE mf (no meaning found) GEARY mf (no meaning found) GEBBERT m German Low German form of GEBHARD GEBHARD m German Derived from the Germanic element geb "gift" combined with hard "brave, hardy". GEDALIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH is great" in Hebrew. GEENA f English Variant of GINA GEERT m German, Dutch Low German and Dutch form of GERHARD GEERTJE f Dutch Pet form of GEERTRUIDA GEERTRUIDA f Dutch Dutch form of GERTRUDE GEFFREY m English (Modern) Variant of GEOFFREY GELLRT m Hungarian Hungarian form of GERARD. GELTRUDE f Italian Italian form of GERTRUDE GEMARIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has accomplished" in Hebrew. GEMINI m Roman Mythology Means "twins" in Latin. GEMMA f Italian, English Means "precious stone" in Italian. GENA f English Short form of EUGENIA GENARO mf (no meaning found) GENE m English Short form of EU GENERAL mf (no meaning found) GENESIS f English Means "birth" in Greek. GENETTE f English (Modern) Either an elaborated feminine form of GENE, or else a variant of JEANETTE. GENEVA f English Possibly a shortened form of GENEVIVE or possibly from the name of the city in Switzerland. GENEVIEVE mf (no meaning found) GENEVIVE f French The meaning of this name is uncertain, though it possibly means "tribe woman" in Gaulish. GENEVRA f Variant of GINEVRA GENGHIS m History Genghis (or Chingis) Khan, meaning "universal lord", was the title adopted by the Mongolian leader Temujin in the late 12th century. GENIE f English Pet form of EUGENIA GENISTA f English From the Latin name of the broom plant. GENNADI m Russian Variant transcription of Y GENNADIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Gennadios), which was possibly derived from Greek (gennadas) "noble, generous". GENNADIY m Russian Russian form of GENNADIUS GENNADY m Russian Variant transcription of GENNADIY GENNARO m Italian Italian form of the Roman cognomen Januarius which meant "January" in Latin. GENOVEFFA f Italian Italian form of GENEVIVE GENOVEVA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of GENEVIVE GENOWEFA f Polish Polish form of GENEVIVE GENYA m Russian Pet form of GENNADIUS or YEVGENIY GEO mf (no meaning found) GEOFF m English Short form of REY GEOFFREY m English From an Old French form of a Germanic name. GEOFFROI m French French form of GEOFFREY GEORDIE m English Pet form of GEORGE GEORG m German, Scandinavian, Estonian German form of E. GEORGE m English, Romanian From the Greek name (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements (ge) "earth" and (ergon) "work". GEORGEANNA f English Elaborated form of GEORGINA GEORGENE f English Variant of GEORGINE GEORGES m French French form of GEORGE GEORGETA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of GEORGE GEORGETTE f French French feminine form of GEORGE GEORGI m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of GEORGE GEORGIA f English, Greek Latinate feminine form of GEORGE. GEORGIANA f English Elaborated form of GEORGINA GEORGIANNA mf (no meaning found) GEORGIE mf English Pet form of GEORGE or GEORGINA GEORGINA f English, Dutch, German Latinate feminine form of GEORGE GEORGINE f French French feminine form of GEORGE GEORGIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Greek form of GEORGE GEORGIY m Russian Russian form of GEORGE GEORGO m Esperanto Esperanto form of GEORGE GEORGS m Latvian Latvian form of GEORGE GEORGY m Russian Variant transcription of GEORGIY GERA m Biblical Possibly means "a grain" in Hebrew. GERAINT m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly a Welsh form of GERONTIUS. GERALD m English From a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear", from the element ger "spear" combined with wald "rule". GERALDINE f English Feminine form of GERALD GERALDO m Spanish Spanish form of GERALD GERALLT m Welsh Welsh form of GERALD GERALYN mf (no meaning found) GERARD m English, Dutch Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". GERARDO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of GERARD GERASIM m Russian Russian form of OS GERASIMOS m Greek Derived from Greek (geras) meaning either "old" or "honour". GERBEN m Dutch Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and bern "bear". GERD m German, Dutch Short form of GERHARD; f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse garr meaning "enclosure". GERDA f German, Dutch Feminine form of GERD; f Scandinavian Latinized form of GERD GEREON m German Derived from Greek (geron) meaning "old man". GERFRIED m German Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and frid "peace". GERG m Hungarian Pet form of ELY GERGANA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of GEORGE GERGELY m Hungarian Hungarian form of GREGORY GERHARD m German, Dutch, Swedish German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD GERHARDT m German German form of GERARD GERHOLD m German German form of GERALD GERI mf (no meaning found) GERLACH m Dutch Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with laic "play". GERLINDE f German Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with linde "soft, tender". GERMAIN m French French form of Germanus (see GERMAN). GERMAINE f French French feminine form of Germanus (see GERMAN). GERMAN m Russian Russian form of the Roman cognomen Germanus which meant "brother" in Latin. GERMANO m Italian Italian form of Germanus (see GERMAN). GERMN m Spanish Spanish form of Germanus (see GERMAN). GERMOGEN m Russian Russian form of HERMOGENES GERNOT m German Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hnod "crush". GEROLAMO m Italian Italian form of JEROME GEROLD mf (no meaning found) GEROLT m Dutch Dutch form of GERALD GERONIMO m Italian Rare Italian form of JEROME. GERONTIUS m Late Roman From a Late Latin name perhaps deriving from Greek (geron) "old man". GERRARD m English Variant of GERARD GERRI mf (no meaning found) GERRIT m Dutch, Frisian Dutch and Frisian of GERARD GERRY mf English Pet form of GERALD or GERALDINE GERSHOM m Biblical Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from ??? ???? (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there". GERSHON m Biblical Variant of GERSHOM. GERT m German, Dutch German and Dutch short form of GERHARD GERTIE f English Pet form of GERTRUDE GERTRAUD f German German form of GERTRUDE GERTRD f Hungarian Hungarian form of GERTRUDE GERTRUD f German German form of E GERTRUDA f Polish Polish form of GERTRUDE GERTRUDE f English, German, Dutch Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and ru "strength". GERTRUDES f Portuguese Portuguese form of GERTRUDE GERTRUDIS f Spanish Spanish form of GERTRUDE GERTRUIDA f Dutch Dutch form of GERTRUDE GERVAIS m French French form of GERVASIUS GERVAISE m English English form of GERVASIUS; f French French feminine form of GERVASIUS GERVAS m German German form of IUS GERVASE m English English form of GERVASIUS GERVASIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GERVASIUS GERVASIUS m Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear". GERWAZY m Polish Polish form of GERVASIUS GERWULF m Derived from Germanic ger "spear" and wulf "wolf". GETHIN m Welsh Means "dark-skinned, swarthy" in Welsh. GETHSEMANE f Biblical From (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil vat". GHADA f Arabic Means "graceful woman" in Arabic. GHADIR f Arabic Means "stream" in Arabic. GHALIB m Arabic Means "conqueror" in Arabic. GHALIYA f Arabic Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic. GHASSAN m Arabic Means "youth" in Arabic. GHAYTH m Arabic Means "rain" in Arabic. GHENADIE m Romanian Romanian form of GENNADIUS GHEORGHE m Romanian Romanian form of GEORGE GHISLAIN m French Derived from the Germanic element gisel meaning "hostage" or "pledge". GHISLAINE f French Feminine form of GHISLAIN GHJUVAN m Corsican Corsican form of JOHN GHONCHEH f Iranian Means "flower bud" in Persian. GHUFRAN f & m Arabic Means "forgiveness" in Arabic. GI f Hungarian Pet form of GOTA or GNES GIA f English Perhaps a variant of GAIA GIACHETTA f Italian Feminine pet form of GIACOMO GIACINTA f Italian Italian feminine form of HYACINTH GIACINTO m Italian Italian masculine form of HYACINTH GIACOBBE m Italian Italian form of JACOB GIACOMO m Italian Italian form of JAMES GIADA f Italian Italian form of JADE GIAMBATTISTA m Italian Combination of GIANNI and BATTISTA, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist. GIAMPAOLO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and PAOLO GIAMPIERO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and PIERO GIANCARLO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and CARLO GIANFRANCO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and FRANCO GIANLUCA m Italian Combination of GIANNI and LUCA GIANLUIGI m Italian Combination of GIANNI and LUIGI GIANMARCO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and MARCO GIANMARIA m Italian Combination of GIANNI and MARIA GIANNA f Italian Short form of GIOVANNA GIANNI m Italian Short form of GIOVANNI GIANNINO m Italian Pet form of GIOVANNI GIANPAOLO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and PAOLO GIANPIERO m Italian Combination of GIANNI and PIERO GIB m English Medieval short form of GILBERT GIDEON m Biblical, English, Jewish Means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew. GIEDRE f Lithuanian Feminine form of GIEDRIUS GIEDRIUS m Lithuanian Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "serene, clear". GIFFARD m English From a surname which was derived from a Germanic first name meaning "brave gift". GIGI f French French pet form of GEORGINE or VIRGINIA GIJS m Dutch Short form of BERT GIJSBERT m Dutch Dutch variant of GILBERT GIL m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of ES; m English Short form of BERT and other beginning with gil; m Jewish Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew. GILAD m Jewish Hebrew form of GILEAD GILAH f Jewish Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew. GILBERT m English, French, Dutch Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisel "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". GILBERTA f English, Dutch Feminine form of GILBERT GILBERTE f French French feminine form of GILBERT GILBERTINE f Feminine form of GILBERT GILBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GILBERT GILCHRIST m Scottish Derived from the Gaelic phrase giolla Chrost meaning "servant of Christ". GILDA f Italian Derived from Germanic gild meaning "sacrifice". GILEAD m Biblical From an Old Testament place name meaning "monument of testimony" in Hebrew. GILES m English From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which meant "young goat" from Greek (aigidion). GILGAMESH m Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown. GILL m Derived from Irish Gaelic giolla meaning "servant". GILLES m French French form of GILES GILLESPIE m Scottish Anglicized form of Scottish Gille Easbaig or Irish Giolla Easpuig both meaning "servant of the bishop". GILLIAN f English English feminine form of JULIAN GILLIS m Dutch Dutch form of GILES GILROY m Irish, Scottish From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla R, which means "son of the king's servant". GINA f Italian, English Short form of GEOR, LUI or other ending in gina; f Japanese Means "silver" in Japanese. GINETTE f English Pet form of GINA GINEVRA f Italian Italian form of GUINEVERE. GINGER f English Either a pet form of VIRGINIA, or else "ginger" from the English word for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. GINNIE f English Pet form of VIRGINIA GINNY f English Pet form of VIRGINIA GINO m Italian Italian pet form of ending in gino. GINTARAS m Lithuanian Means "amber" in Lithuanian. GINTARE f Lithuanian Feminine form of GINTARAS GIOACCHINO m Italian Italian form of JOACHIM GIOACHINO m Italian Italian form of JOACHIM GIOCONDA f Italian From the Late Latin name Jucunda which meant "happy". GIOIA f Italian Means "joy" in Italian. GIORDANO m Italian Italian form of JORDAN GIORGIA f Italian Italian feminine form of GEORGE GIORGINA f Italian Pet form of GIORGIA GIORGINO m Italian Pet form of GIORGIO GIORGIO m Italian Italian form of GEORGE GIOSETTA f Italian Perhaps an Italian form of JOSETTE GIOSU m Italian Italian form of JOSHUA GIOTTO m Italian Short form of Ambrogiotto, a pet form of AMBROGIO. GIOVANNA f Italian Feminine form of GIOVANNI GIOVANNETTA f Italian Pet form of GIOVANNA GIOVANNI m Italian Italian form of Johannes (see JOHN). GIOVANNY mf (no meaning found) GIRALDO m Italian Italian form of GERALD GIRISH m Indian Means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit. GIROLAMO m Italian Italian form of JEROME GISA f German German short form of GISELLE GISBERT m German German variant of GILBERT GISELA f German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of GISELLE GISELLA f Italian Italian form of GISELLE GISELLE f French, English Derived from the Germanic element gisel meaning "hostage" or "pledge". GISLE f French French form of GISELLE GISSELLE f French, English Variant of GISELLE GITA f Indian Means "song" in Sanskrit. GITHA f English Variant of GYTHA GITTA f German German short form of BRIGITTE GITTAN f Swedish Swedish pet form of BIRGITTA GITTEL f Yiddish Means "good" in Yiddish. GIUDITTA f Italian Italian form of JUDITH GIULIA f Italian Italian feminine form of JULIUS GIULIANA f Italian Feminine form of GIULIANO GIULIANO m Italian Italian form of Julianus (see JULIAN). GIULIETTA f Italian Pet form of GIULIA GIULIO m Italian Italian form of JULIUS GIUSEPPA f Italian Feminine form of GIUSEPPE GIUSEPPE m Italian Italian form of JOSEPH. GIUSEPPINA f Italian Feminine form of GIUSEPPE GIUSTINA f Italian Italian feminine form of JUSTIN GIUSTINO m Italian Italian form of JUSTIN GIZELLA f Hungarian Hungarian form of GISELLE GIZEM f Turkish Means "mystery" in Turkish. GIZI f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of GISELLE GJERGJ m Albanian Albanian form of GEORGE GJON m Albanian Albanian form of JOHN GJORD m Swedish Contracted form of Gufrir, the Old Norse cognate of GODFRIED. GJORGJI m Macedonian Macedonian form of GEORGE GJURD m Norwegian Norwegian cognate of GJORD GKER m Turkish Means "man of the sky" in Turkish. GL f Turkish Turkish form of GUL GLADWIN m English Variant of GLADWYN GLADWYN m English Means "bright friend" from the Old English elements glaed "bright" and wine "friend". GLADYCE mf (no meaning found) GLADYS f Welsh, English From the Welsh name Gwladus, derived from gwlad "country". GLANVILLE m English From a surname which was taken from a place name which possibly meant "domain of (a person named) Gland" in Old French. GLAUCIA f Portuguese Feminine form of GLAUCIO GLAUCIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Glaucia, which was derived from Latin glaucus "bluish grey". GLAW mf Welsh Means "rain" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. GLBAHAR f Turkish Turkish form of GULBAHAR GLEB m Russian Russian form of the Old Norse name Guleifr, which meant "god of life" from Old Norse gu "god" and leifr "heir". GLEN m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which meant "valley" in Gaelic. GLENDA f Welsh Recently created, meaning "pure and good" from Welsh glan "pure, clean" and da "good". GLENDON mf (no meaning found) GLENDOWER m Welsh Anglicized form of GLYNDWR GLENICE f Variant of GLENYS GLENN m Scottish, English Variant of GLEN GLENNA f Scottish, English Feminine form of GLEN GLENNIE mf (no meaning found) GLENYS f Welsh Elaboration of the Welsh word glan meaning "pure" or "holy". GLINDA mf (no meaning found) GLISTAN f Turkish Turkish form of GULISTAN GLORIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Means "glory" in Latin. GLORIANA f English Elaborated form of GLORIA GLORINDA f Esperanto Means "worthy of glory" in Esperanto. GLORY f English Simply means "glory" from the English word, ultimately from Latin gloria. GLUKE f Yiddish Means "good luck" in Yiddish. GLUKEL f Yiddish Pet form of GLUKE GLYKERIA f Greek Derived from Greek (glykys) meaning "sweet". GLYN m Welsh Means "valley" in Welsh. GLYNDA mf (no meaning found) GLYNDWR m Welsh From a Welsh surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley water". GLYNIS f Welsh Either a variant of GLENYS or an elaboration of the Welsh word glyn meaning "valley". GLYNN m Welsh Variant of GLYN GNAEUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning. GNES f Hungarian Hungarian form of A GNTER m German Variant of GNTHER GNTHER m German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements gund "war" and heri "army, warrior". GOBIND m Indian Variant of GOVIND GOBINET f Irish Variant of GOBNAIT GOBN m Irish Either means "little smith" from Irish gobha "smith" combined with a diminutive suffix, or else is derived from the name of the Irish god GOIBNIU (which is also a derivative of gobha). GOBNAIT f Irish Feminine form of GOBN. GOBNATA f Latinate form of GOBNAIT GOBNET f Irish Anglicized form of GOBNAIT GODDARD m English From the Old English name Godehard which meant "brave god" from god combined with heard "hardy, brave". GODELIEVE f French, Dutch French form of a Germanic name meaning "god's love" from god "god" and liob "love". GODFREY m English From the Germanic name Godafrid, which meant "peace of god" from Germanic god "god" and frid "peace". GODFRIED m Dutch Dutch cognate of GODFREY GODIVA f English Means "gift of god" from Old English god combined with gyfu "gift". GODOFREDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of GEOFFREY GODRIC m English Means "power of god", derived from Old English god combined with ric "power, rule". GODWIN m English Means "friend of god", derived from Old English god combined with wine "friend". GOFFREDO m Italian Italian form of GEOFFREY GOFRAIDH m Irish Irish form of GODFREY GOIBNIU m Irish Mythology Derived from Irish gobha meaning "smith". GOIZANE f Basque Derived from Basque goiz "morning". GOIZARGI f Basque Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and argi "light". GOIZEDER f Basque Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful". GOLDA f Yiddish Means "gold" in Yiddish. GOLDEN mf (no meaning found) GOLDIA mf (no meaning found) GOLDIE f Jewish, English Either a variant of GOLDA or else simply derived from the English word gold. GOLIATH m Biblical Possibly means "uncovered" in Hebrew. GOMER mf Biblical Means "complete" in Hebrew. GONA f Kurdish Means "cheek" in Kurdish. GONALO m Portuguese Portuguese form of GONZALO GONCA f Turkish Turkish form of GHONCHEH GONZALO m Spanish From the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name composed of the elements gund "war" and salv which is of unknown meaning. GOODWIN m English From a surname which was derived from the first name GODWIN. GOPAL m Indian Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit go "cow" and pala "protector". GOPINATH f Indian Means "leader of the gopis" in Sanskrit. GORAIDH m Scottish Scottish form of GODFREY GORAN m Croatian, Serbian Means "mountain man", derived from Serbian and Croatian gora "mountain". GORD m English Short form of ON GORDANA f Serbian, Croatian Derived from Gordiana, feminine form of Gordianus (see GORDIAN). GORDEN m English Variant of GORDON GORDIAN m History From the Roman cognomen Gordianus which meant "from Gordium", Gordium being the capital of Phrygia in Asia Minor. GORDON m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "great hill". GORE m English From a surname meaning "triangular" (from Old English gara), originally referring to someone who lived on a triangular piece of land. GORETTI f From the surname of Maria Goretti, a 20th-century Italian saint who forgave her murderer on her deathbed. GORGI m Macedonian Variant transcription of GJORGJI GORKA m Basque Basque form of GEORGE GORMLAITH f Irish, Scottish Means "illustrious princess" from Irish gorm "illustrious" and flaith "princess, lady". GORO m Japanese Means "fifth son" in Japanese. GORONWY m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Meaning unknown. GOSSE m English From a surname which was originally derived from the first name Josse (see JOYCE). GOSTON m Hungarian Hungarian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE). GOT f Norwegian Norwegian form of AGATHA GOTA f Hungarian Hungarian form of AGATHA GOTAM m Indian Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit go "ox, cow" and tama "best". GOTTFRID m Swedish Swedish form of GODFREY GOTTFRIED m German German form of GODFREY. GOTTHARD m German German form of GODDARD GOTTHILF m German Derived from German Gott "God" and hilf "help". GOTTHOLD m German Derived from German Gott "God" and hold "lovely". GOTTLIEB m German Derived from German Gott "God" and lieb "love". GOTTLOB m German Derived from German Gott "God" and lob "praise". GOTTSCHALK m German Derived from the Germanic elements god "god" and scalc "servant". GOTZON m Basque Means "angel" in Basque. GOTZONE f Basque Feminine form of GOTZON GOVAD m ? Means "wind" in Persian. GOVANNON m Welsh Mythology Welsh cognate of GOIBNIU GOVIND m Indian Means "cow finder", derived from Sanskrit go "cow" combined with vind "finding". GOWRI f Indian Variant of GAURI GOYATHLAY m Native American Means "one who yawns" in Apache. GRA?YNA f Polish Means "beautiful" in Lithuanian. GRAA f Portuguese Means "graceful" in Portuguese. GRACE f English Means "grace" from the English word, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia. GRACIA f Spanish Means "grace" in Spanish. GRACIANA f Spanish, Portuguese Feminine form of GRACIANO GRACIANO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN). GRACIE f English Pet form of GRACE GRACIELA f Spanish Pet form of GRACIA GRACILIA f Feminine form of the Roman family name Gracilis, which meant "slender, slight" in Latin. GRACJA f Polish Polish form of GRACIA GRADY m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Grdaigh meaning "descendent of Grdaigh". GRAEME m Scottish, English Variant of GRAHAM GRAGIR m Irish Irish form of GREGORY GRAHAM m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which originally derived from an English place name which meant either "gravelly stead" or "grey " in Old English. GRAHAME m Scottish, English Variant of GRAHAM GRALD m French French form of GERALD GRAN m Swedish Swedish form of GEORGE GRANIA f Irish Latinized form of GRINNE GRANT m English, Scottish From a Scottish surname which was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". GRANVILLE m English From a surname which was derived from a Norman place name meaning "large town" in Old French. GRANYA f Irish Variant of GRANIA GRARD m French French form of GERARD GRATIA f German Means "grace" in Latin. GRATIAN m History From the Roman name Gratianus, which meant "grace" from Latin gratus. GRATIEN m French French form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN). GRAUD m French French form of GERALD GRAY m English From an English surname meaning "gray", originally given to a person who had gray hair or clothing. GRAYCE mf (no meaning found) GRAYSON m English From a surname meaning "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward". GRAZIA f Italian Means "grace" in Italian. GRAZIANA f Italian Italian feminine form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN). GRAZIANO m Italian Italian form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN). GRAZIELLA f Italian Pet form of GRAZIA GREEN mf (no meaning found) GREER f & m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was derived from the first name GREGOR. GREET f Dutch Dutch short form of MARGARET GREETJE f Dutch Dutch pet form of MARGARET GREG m English Short form of ORY GREGER m Swedish Swedish form of GREGORY GREGERS m Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of GREGORY GREGG m English Short form of GREGORY GREGGORY mf (no meaning found) GREGOR m German, Scottish, Slovene German, Scottish and Slovene form of Y. GREGORIA mf (no meaning found) GREGORIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of GREGORY GREGORIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Greek form of GREGORY GREGORY m English From the Latin Gregorius, which was from the late Greek name (Gregorios), which was derived from (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert". GREIG m English Short form of GREGORY GRENVILLE m English Variant of GRANVILLE GRESHAM m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "grazing stead" in Old English. GRETA f Swedish, German, English Short form of MARGARET. GRETCHEN f German, English German pet form of MARGARET GRETE f German, Danish German and Danish short form of MARGARET GRETEL f German Pet form of GRETE. GRETHE f Danish, Norwegian Short form of MAR GRETTA f English Variant of GRETA GREY m English Variant of GRAY GREYSON m English Variant of GRAYSON GRGOIRE m French French form of GREGORY GRGUR m Croatian Croatian form of GREGORY GRID f Norse Mythology Means "peace" in Old Norse. GRIER m English From a surname that was derived from the first name GREGORY. GRIET f Dutch Short form of MAR GRIFFIN m English Either a Latinized form of GRUFFYDD, or else "griffin" from the English word for the creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. GRIFFITH m Welsh Anglicized form of GRUFFYDD GRIGOR m Welsh, Bulgarian Welsh and Bulgarian form of GREGORY GRIGORE m Romanian Romanian form of GREGORY GRIGORI m Russian Variant transcription of Y GRIGORIY m Russian Russian form of GREGORY GRIGORY m Russian Variant transcription of GRIGORIY GRINNE f Irish, Irish Mythology Possibly derived from Gaelic grn meaning "grain". GRIOGAIR m Scottish Scottish form of GREGORY GRISELDA f English Derived from the Germanic elements gris "grey" and hild "battle". GRISHA m Russian Pet form of GRIGORIY GRIZEL f Scottish Scottish form of GRISELDA GRO f Norwegian Possibly from Old Norse gra "to grow". GRONW m Welsh Variant of GORONWY GROSVENOR m English From a surname which meant "great hunter" in Norman French. GROVER m English From a surname meaning "grove of trees" from Old English graf. GROZDA f Bulgarian Feminine form of N GROZDAN m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ?????? (grozde) "grapes". GROZDANA f Bulgarian Feminine form of GROZDAN GRUFFUD m Welsh Variant of GRUFFYDD GRUFFUDD m Welsh Variant of GRUFFYDD GRUFFYDD m Welsh From Old Welsh Grippiud. GRUSHA f Russian Pet form of AGRAFENA GRWN m Welsh Means "ridge" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin. GRY f Norwegian, Danish Means "dawn" in Old Norse. GRZEGORZ m Polish Polish form of GREGORY GSPR m Hungarian Hungarian form of JASPER GSTA m Swedish Swedish pet form of GUSTAV GUADALUPE f ora de Guadalupe, meaning "Our Lady of Guadalupe". GUALTER m Portuguese Portuguese form of WALTER GUALTIERO m Italian Italian form of WALTER GUDA m Arabic Variant transcription of JUDA GUDBRAND m Norwegian, Danish From the Old Norse name Gubrandr meaning "god's sword", derived from the elements gu "god" and brandr "sword". GUDRUN f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, German From the Old Norse name Gurn meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements gu "god" and rn "secret lore". GUEDA f Spanish Spanish form of AGATHA GUENDOLEN f Variant of GWENDOLEN GUENEVERE f Variant of GUINEVERE GUERINO m Italian Italian form of the Germanic name Warin, which was derived from the element war meaning "guard". GUGLIELMO m Italian Italian form of WILLIAM GUIDO m Italian Italian form of GUY. GUIFR m Catalan Catalan form of WILFRED. GUILHERME m Portuguese Portuguese form of WILLIAM GUILLAUME m French French form of WILLIAM GUILLEM m Catalan Catalan form of WILLIAM GUILLERMIN mf (no meaning found) GUILLERMO m Spanish Spanish form of WILLIAM GUINEVERE f English, Welsh Mythology Old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and hwyfar meaning "smooth". GUIOMAR mf Spanish, Portuguese Possibly derived from a Germanic name meaning "famous in battle". GUISCARD m English From a surname which was derived from a Norman French place name. GUISEPPE mf (no meaning found) GUL f Iranian Means "flower, rose" in Persian. GULAUG f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements gu meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". GULBAHAR f Iranian Means "spring rose" in Persian. GULBRAND m Norwegian, Danish From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Gubrandr (see GUDBRAND). GULISTAN f Iranian Means "rose garden" in Persian. GULL f Scandinavian Short form of various Scandinavian beginning with the Old Norse element gu meaning "god". GULZAR mf Iranian, Arabic Means "rose garden" in Persian. GUNDA f German, Scandinavian Short form of containing the Germanic element gund which means "war". GUNDULA f German Elaborated form of GUNDA GUNHILD f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle". GUNHILDA f Scandinavian Variant of GUNHILD GUNILLA f Swedish Swedish variant of GUNHILD GUNNAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior". GUNNE m Scandinavian Short form of GUNNAR GUNNER mf (no meaning found) GUNNHILD f Norwegian Variant of GUNHILD GUNNVOR f Norwegian Variant of GUNVOR GUNTER m German Variant of GNTHER GUNTHER m German Variant of GNTHER GUNTRAM m German Means "war raven" from the Germanic elements gund "war" and hramn "raven". GUNVOR f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Gunnvor meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious". GURN f Icelandic Icelandic form of GUDRUN GURUTZ m Basque Means "cross" in Basque. GURUTZE f Basque Feminine form of GURUTZ GUS m English, Scottish Short form of AUTUS, AN or TAV; m Greek Pet form of CONSTANTINE, used primarily by Greek expatriates. GUSSIE f English Pet form of AUGUSTA GUST mf (no meaning found) GUSTA f Short form of AU GUSTAF m Swedish, German Swedish form and German variant of GUSTAV GUSTAV m Scandinavian, German Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff". GUSTAVE m French French form of GUSTAV. GUSTAVO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GUSTAV GUSTAW m Polish Polish form of GUSTAV GUSZTV m Hungarian Hungarian form of GUSTAV GUTO m Welsh Pet form of GRUFFUDD GUTXI m Basque Possibly means "little" in Basque. GUY m English, French Norman French short form of Germanic beginning with the element widu "wood" or wid "wide". GWALLTER m Welsh Welsh form of WALTER GWANDOYA m African Means "met with misery" in Luganda. GWAWR f Welsh Means "dawn" in Welsh. GWEN f Welsh, English From Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed". GWENAL m French, Breton Means "blessed and generous" from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and hael "generous". GWENALLE f French, Breton Feminine form of GWENAL GWENDA f Welsh, English Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and da "good". GWENDOLEN f Welsh, English Means "white ring", derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and dolen "ring". GWENDOLINE f Welsh, English Elaborated form of GWENDOLEN GWENDOLYN f Welsh, English Variant of GWENDOLEN GWENETH f Variant of GWYNETH GWENEVERE f English Variant of GUINEVERE GWENFREWI f Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and frewi "reconciliation, peace". GWENITH f Welsh Derived from Welsh gwenith meaning "wheat". GWENLLIAN f Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and llian "flaxen". GWENNEG m Breton Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" combined with a diminutive suffix. GWENNETH f Variant of GWYNETH GWENYTH f Welsh, English Variant of GWYNETH or GWENITH GWIL m Welsh Welsh short form of WILLIAM GWILHERM m Breton Breton form of WILLIAM GWILIM m Welsh Welsh form of WILLIAM GWILLYM m Welsh Welsh form of WILLIAM GWILYM m Welsh Welsh form of WILLIAM GWLADUS f Welsh Original Welsh form of GLADYS GWRTHEYRN m Ancient Celtic Means "supreme king" from Welsh gor "over" and teyrn "king, monarch". GWYN m Welsh Means "white, fair, blessed" in Welsh. GWYNEDD f & m Welsh From the name of a region in Wales, which probably derives from Welsh gwyn "white, fair, blessed". GWYNEIRA f Welsh Means "white snow" from the Welsh element gwyn "white, fair, blessed" combined with eira "snow". GWYNETH f Welsh Either a feminine variant of GWYNEDD or else possibly derived from Welsh gwynaeth "happiness". GWYNFOR m Welsh Derived from the Welsh element gwyn "white, fair, blessed" combined with mawr "great, large". GWYNN m Welsh Variant of GWYN GWYTHYR m Welsh Welsh form of VICTOR GYLES m English Variant of GILES GYNETH f Perhaps a variant of GWYNETH. GYNGYI f Hungarian Means "pearl" in Hungarian. GYPSY f English Means simply "Gypsy" from the English word for the nomadic people who originated in northern India. GYRGY m Hungarian Hungarian form of GEORGE GYRGYI f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of GEORGE GYRGYIKE f Hungarian Pet form of GYRGYI GYTHA f English Derived from the Old English element gy meaning "strife, war". GYULA m Hungarian Hungarian form of JULIUS GYURI m Hungarian Pet form of GYRGY GYZ m Hungarian Means "victor" in Hungarian. GZA m Hungarian Meaning unknown, perhaps from a Turkish title. GZDE f Turkish Means "favourite" in Turkish. H mf (no meaning found) HAAKON m Norwegian Variant of HKON HABACUC m Biblical (Variant) Variant of HABAKKUK HABAKKUK m Biblical Means "embrace" in Hebrew. HABIB m Arabic Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic. HABIBA f Arabic Feminine form of HABIB HACHIRO m Japanese Means "eighth son" in Japanese. HADAD m Near Eastern Mythology Possibly derived from a Semitic root meaning "thunder". HADAR f & m Jewish Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew. HADAS mf Jewish Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew. HADASSAH f Biblical, Jewish Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew. HADES m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Haides), derived from (aides) meaning "unseen". HADEWYCH f Dutch Dutch cognate of HEDWIG HADI m Arabic Means "religious guide" in Arabic. HADIA f Arabic Feminine form of HADI HADIL f Arabic Means "cooing (of a pigeon)" in Arabic. HADIYA f Arabic Feminine form of HADI HADIYYA f Arabic Means "gift" in Arabic. HADJARA f Arabic Variant transcription of HAJAR HADLEY f & m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "heather field" in Old English. HADRIAN m History From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which meant "from Hadria" in Latin. HADRIANUS m Ancient Roman Original Roman form of HADRIAN HADYA f Arabic Variant transcription of HADIYA HADYN m Perhaps a variant of HAYDN HAF f Welsh Means "summer" in Welsh. HAFEEZ m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of HAFIZ HAFIZ m Arabic Means "custodian, guardian" in Arabic. HAFSA f Arabic Means "gathering" in Arabic. HAFSAH f Arabic Variant transcription of HAFSA HAFZA f Arabic Variant transcription of HAFSA HAGAN m German German form of HKON HAGAR f Biblical Possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin. HAGEN m Danish Danish form of HKON HAGGAI m Biblical Means "festive" in Hebrew. HAGIR f Arabic Variant transcription of HAJAR HAGOP m Armenian Armenian form of JACOB HAI m Chinese Means "sea" in Chinese. HAIDAR m Arabic Means "lion" in Arabic. HAIDEE f English Perhaps intended to derive from Greek (aidoios) "modest, reverent". HAIDER m Arabic Variant transcription of HAIDAR HAIFA f Arabic Variant of HAYFA HAIG m Armenian Meaning unknown. HAIK m Armenian Variant of HAIG HAILEE f English (Modern) Variant of HAYLEY HAILEY f English Variant of HAYLEY HAILIE mf (no meaning found) HAIZEA f Basque Means "wind" in Basque. HAJAR f Arabic Arabic form of HAGAR HAJNA f Hungarian Hungarian form of HANNAH HAJNAL f Hungarian Means "dawn" in Hungarian. HAJNALKA f Hungarian Pet form of HAJNAL HAKAN m Turkish Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish. HAKEEM m Arabic Variant transcription of HAKIM HAKIM m Arabic Means "wise" in Arabic. HAL m English Medieval pet form of HARRY HALA f Arabic Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. HALCYON f Variant of ALCYONE HALCYONE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Halkyone), a variant of (Alkyone) (see ALCYONE). HALDOR m Danish, Norwegian From the Old Norse name Hallrr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR). HALE m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" in Old English. HALEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of HAYLEY HALEY f English Variant of HAYLEY HALI mf (no meaning found) HALIE mf (no meaning found) HALINA f Polish Polish form of GALINA HALL m English From a surname which was derived from Old English heall "manor, hall", originally belonging to a person who lived or worked in a manor. HALLAM m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English. HALLBJRN m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and bjrn "bear". HALLDOR m Danish, Norwegian Variant of HALDOR HALLDR m Icelandic Icelandic form of HALDOR HALLDRA f Icelandic Icelandic feminine form of HALDOR HALLE m Scandinavian Short form of beginning with the Old Norse element hallr meaning "rock"; f English Variant of HALLIE HALLIE f English Pet form of HARRIET HALLVARD m Norwegian Variant of HALVARD HALSTEIN m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone". HALSTEN m Swedish Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see HALSTEIN). HALVAR m Swedish Swedish form of D HALVARD m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Hallvarr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with varr "guardian, defender". HALVDAN m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Hlfdan, composed of the elements hlfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish. HALVOR m Norwegian, Danish Variant of HALVARD HALYNA f Ukrainian Ukrainian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN). HAM m Biblical Means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. HAMEED m Arabic Variant transcription of HAMID HAMID m Arabic Means "thankful, praising" in Arabic. HAMILCAR m History Means "friend of Melqart" from Phoenician hi "friend" combined with Melqart, the name of a Phoenician god. HAMILTON m English From a surname (meaning "falt hill" in Old English) which was originally taken from the name of a town in England (which no longer exists). HAMISH m Scottish Anglicized spelling of Sheumais, vocative case of SEUMAS. HAMLET m Literature Anglicized form of the Danish name Amleth. HAMMOND m English From a surname which was derived from either the Germanic first name Haimund which meant "protection" or else from the Old Norse first name Hamund which meant "high protection". HAMNET m Variant of HAMLET HAMO m Norman form of the Germanic name Heimo, which was a short form of beginning with the Germanic element heim meaning "". HAMON m Variant of HAMO HAMPUS m Swedish Swedish pet form of HANS HAMZA m Arabic Possibly derived from Arabic hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast". HANA f Arabic Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic; f Czech Short form of JO; f Japanese Means "favourite" or "flower" in Japanese. HANAA f Arabic Variant transcription of HANA HANAKO f Japanese Means "flower child" in Japanese. HANAN m Biblical Means "gracious" in Hebrew; f Arabic Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic. HANANIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH is gracious" in Hebrew. HANDE f Turkish Means "to smile" in Turkish. HANEUL mf Korean Means "heaven, sky" in Korean. HANI m Arabic Means "happy" in Arabic. HANIA f Polish Polish pet form of HANNA HANIF m Arabic Means "true, upright" in Arabic. HANIFA f Arabic Feminine form of HANIF HANIYYA f Arabic Means "pleasant" in Arabic. HANK m English Short form of Hankin which was a medieval pet form of JOHN. HANKE m German Low German pet form of JOHAN HANNA f Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Scandinavian, Icelandic Cognate of H HANNAH f English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace". HANNE f German Short form of JOHANNA HANNELE f Finnish Finnish pet form of JOHANNA or HANNAH HANNELORE f German Combination of HANNE and ELEONORE HANNES m Dutch, German, Finnish Short form of JO HANNIBAL m History Means "grace of Ba'al" from Phoenician hann "grace" combined with the name of the god BA'AL. HANNIE f Dutch Pet form of JOHANNA HANNU m Finnish Finnish form of JOHANNES HANS m German, Dutch, Scandinavian German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES. HANSEL mf (no meaning found) HAPPY mf English From a modern English nickname meaning "happy". HARALAMB m Romanian Romanian form of CHARALAMPOS HARALD m Scandinavian, German Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD. HARALDUR m Icelandic Icelandic cognate of HAROLD HARDING m English From a surname which was derived from the first name Heard, which was itself a short form of various Old English containing the element heard meaning "brave, hardy". HARDY m English From a Norman surname which meant "brave, hardy" in Germanic. HARI m Indian Means either "brown, green" or "lion" or "monkey" in Sanskrit. HARINDER m Indian (Sikh) From Sanskrit Hari, another name of the god Hindu Vishnu, combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. HARISH m Indian Means "lord of monkeys" from Sanskrit hari "monkey" and isa "lord". HARITH m Arabic Means "good provider" in Arabic. HARKAITZ m Basque Means "rock" in Basque. HARLAN m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "hare land" in Old English. HARLAND m English Variant of HARLAN HARLEN mf (no meaning found) HARLENE mf (no meaning found) HARLEY mf English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "hare clearing" from Old English hara "hare" and leah "clearing". HARM m Dutch Dutch short form of HERMAN HARMON m English From a surname which was derived from the first name HERMAN. HARMONIA f Greek Mythology Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek. HARMONIE f English (Modern) Variant of HARMONY HARMONY f English Means simply "harmony, concord" from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek (harmonia). HAROLD m English Means "leader of the army", derived from Old English here "army" and weald "leader, ruler". HAROUN m Arabic Variant transcription of HARUN HARPER mf English From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps. HARRI m Finnish, Welsh Finnish and Welsh form of HARRY HARRIET f English Feminine form of HARRY. HARRIETT f English Feminine form of HARRY HARRIETTA f English Feminine form of HARRY HARRIETTE f English Feminine form of HARRY HARRIS m English From a surname which was derived from the first name HARRY. HARRISON m English From a surname which meant "son of HARRY". HARRY m English Medieval English form of HENRY HARSHA f Indian Means "happiness" in Sanskrit. HARSHAD m Indian Means "delighted" in Sanskrit. HARSHAL m Indian Means "happy" in Sanskrit. HARTLEY mf English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hart clearing" in Old English. HARTMANN m German Means "brave man", derived from the Germanic element hard "brave, hardy" combined with man. HARTMUT m German Means "brave mind", derived from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and muot "mind, spirit". HARTWIG m German Derived from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and wig "battle". HARTWIN m German Means "brave friend" from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and win "friend". HARUKA f Japanese Means "far off" in Japanese. HARUKO f Japanese Means "spring child" or "sunny child" in Japanese. HARUN m Arabic Arabic form of AARON. HARVE m English Short form of Y HARVEY m English From a surname which was derived from the Breton first name Haerviu, which meant "battle worthy" from Breton haer "battle" and viu "worthy". HARVIE m English Variant of HARVEY HASAN m Arabic Means "beautiful", derived from Arabic hasuna "to be good". HASDRUBAL m History Means "Ba'al helps" from Phoenician azru "help" combined with the name of the god BA'AL. HASHIM m Arabic Means "crusher, breaker" in Arabic. HASIB m Arabic Means "noble, respected" in Arabic. HASIM m Arabic Means "decisive" in Arabic. HASKEL m Yiddish Yiddish form of EZEKIEL HASKELL mf (no meaning found) HASSAN m Arabic Means "beautifier" in Arabic. This was the name of two kings of Morocco. HASSE m Swedish Swedish pet form of HANS HASSIE mf (no meaning found) HATHOR f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian Het-Heru which means "the house of Horus", derived from Egyptian hwt "house" combined with Hr the god Horus. HATIM m Arabic Means "determined, decisive" in Arabic. HATSHEPSUT f Ancient Egyptian Means "foremost of noble women" in Egyptian. HATTIE f English Pet form of HARRIET HATTY f English Pet form of HARRIET HAUKEA f Hawaiian Means "white snow" from Hawaiian hau "snow" and kea "white". HAUL m Welsh Means "sun" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. HAURVATAT f Near Eastern Mythology Means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan. HAVA f Jewish Modern Hebrew form of EVE HAVEL m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of GALLUS HAVEN f fen. HAVILAH f & m Biblical Means "stretch of sand" in Hebrew. HAVVA f Turkish Turkish form of EVE HAYDEE f English (Modern) Variant of HAIDEE HAYDEN mf English From a surname meaning "hay valley", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley". HAYDER m Arabic Variant transcription of HAIDAR HAYDN m From a German surname meaning "heathen". HAYFA f Arabic Means "slender" in Arabic. HAYLEE f English (Modern) Variant of HAYLEY HAYLEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of HAYLEY HAYLEY f English From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a town in England (meaning "hay clearing" from Old English heg "hay" and leah "clearing"). HAYLIE f English Variant of HAYLEY HAYTHAM m Arabic Means "lion" in Arabic. HAYWARD mf (no meaning found) HAYWOOD m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "fenced wood" in Old English. HAZAEL m Biblical Means "God sees" in Hebrew. The name of a king of Aram in the Old Testament. HAZAN f Turkish Means "autumn" in Turkish. HAZE f English Short form of L HAZEL f English Means simply "hazel" from the English word for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hsel. HAZLE mf (no meaning found) HCTOR m Catalan Catalan form of HECTOR; m Spanish Spanish form of HECTOR HEADLEY m English Variant of HEDLEY HEATH m English From an English surname which denoted one who lived on a heath. HEATHER f English Means simply "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. HEAVEN f English From the vocabulary word meaning "paradise". HEBE f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (hebe) meaning "youth". HEBEL m Jewish Hebrew form of ABEL HEBER m Irish Anglicized form of IBHEAR; m Biblical Means "enclave" in Hebrew. HECATE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Hekate), possibly derived from (hekas) meaning "far off". HECK m Scottish Scottish short form of HECTOR HECKIE m Scottish Scottish pet form of HECTOR HECTOR m English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Hektor), which was derived from (hektor) "holding fast", ultimately from (echo) meaning "to hold, to possess". HED mf Jewish Means "echo" in Hebrew. HEDDA f Norwegian, Swedish Pet form of HEDVIG. HEDDWYN m Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements hedd "peace" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed". HEDLEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "leather clearing" in Old English. HEDVIG f Scandinavian Scandinavian cognate of HEDWIG HEDVIKA f Czech, Slovene Czech and Slovene of HEDWIG HEDWIG f German Derived from the Germanic elements hadu "contention" and wig "war". HEDY f German, Dutch Pet form of HEDWIG HEFIN m Welsh Means "summer" in Welsh. HEFINA f Welsh Feminine form of HEFIN HEGE f Norwegian, Danish Pet form of HELGA HEIDA f Variant of HEIDI HEIDI f German, English, Finnish Swiss pet form of ADELHEID. HEIDRUN f Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse heir meaning "heath". HEIKE f & m German, Frisian, Dutch Frisian pet form of HEINRIKE or HEINRICH HEIKKI m Finnish Finnish form of HENRY HEIKO m German, Frisian, Dutch Frisian pet form of HENRIK HEILWIG f German Derived from the Germanic elements heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and wig "war". HEILYN m Welsh Means "winebearer" in Welsh. HEIN m Dutch Pet form of HENDRIK HEINER m German Short form of HEINRICH HEINO m German, Finnish, Estonian German form of Heimo (see HAMO). HEINRICH m German German form of HENRY. HEINRIKE f German Feminine form of HEINRICH HEINTJE f Dutch Feminine pet form of HENDRIK HEINZ m German Pet form of HEINRICH HEITOR m Portuguese Portuguese form of HECTOR HELAH f Biblical Means "rust" in Hebrew. HELDER m Portuguese From the name of the Dutch town of Den Helder (meaning "clear" in Dutch). HELEDD f Welsh Meaning unknown. HELEEN f Dutch Dutch variant of HELEN HELEENTJE f Dutch Dutch pet form of HELEN HELEN f English Possibly from either Greek (helene) "torch" or "corposant", or Greek (selene) "moon". HELENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English Latinate form of HELEN HELENE f German, Scandinavian German form of HELEN HELFRIED m German Variant of HELMFRIED HELGA f Scandinavian, German Feminine form of HELGE HELGE m Scandinavian, German Derived from Old Norse heilagr meaning "holy, blessed". HELI m Biblical Greek form of ELI . HELIODORO m Spanish, Portuguese From the Greek name (Heliodoros) which meant "gift of the sun". HELIOS m Greek Mythology Means "sun" in Greek. HELKA f Finnish Finnish form of HELGA HELL f Finnish Means "gentle, tender" in Finnish. HELLA f Scandinavian, German Variant of HELGA HELLADIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Late Greek name (Helladios), which was derived from (Hellados) meaning "of Greece". HELLE f Danish Danish variant of HELGA; f Greek Mythology Meaning unknown. HELLEN f English Variant of HELEN HELMA f German Short form of WILHELMINA HELMER mf (no meaning found) HELMFRID m German Variant of HELMFRIED HELMFRIED m German Derived from the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and frid "peace". HELMI f Finnish Means "pearl" in Finnish. HELMINE f German Short form of WILHELMINA HELMUT m German Derived from the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and muot "spirit, mind". HELMUTH m German Variant of HELMUT HEMI m Maori Maori form of JAMES HEMMING m Scandinavian Perhaps derived from Old Norse hamr "shape", originally a nickname for a person believed to be a shape changer. HENA f Yiddish Yiddish form of HANNAH HENDA f Yiddish Yiddish form of HANNAH HENDEL f Yiddish Yiddish pet form of HANNAH HENDERSON m English From a Scottish surname meaning "son of HENRY". HENDRIK m Dutch, German, Estonian Dutch and German cognate of HENRY HENDRIKA f Dutch Feminine form of HENDRIK HENDRIKJE f Dutch Feminine form of HENDRIK HENE f Yiddish Yiddish form of HANNAH HENG m Chinese Means "eternal" in Chinese. HENGIST m Ancient Germanic Means "stallion" in Germanic. HENK m Dutch Dutch short form of HENDRIK HENNA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of HENRY HENNIE f English Pet form of HENRIETTA; mf Dutch Dutch pet form and feminine form of HENDRIK HENNING m German, Danish, Norwegian Pet form of HENRIK HENNY mf Dutch Dutch pet form and feminine form of HENDRIK HENRI m French, Finnish French and Finnish form of HENRY HENRIETTA f English Feminine pet form of HENRY HENRIETTE f French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian French feminine pet form of HENRY HENRIIKKA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of HENRY HENRIK m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene Scandinavian, Low German, Hungarian and Slovene form of HENRY HENRIKAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of HENRY HENRIKE f German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian feminine form of HENRY HENRIKKI m Finnish Finnish form of HENRY HENRIQUE m Portuguese Portuguese form of HENRY HENRY m English From the Germanic name Heimerich which meant "ruler", composed of the elements heim "" and ric "power, ruler". HENRYK m Polish Polish form of HENRY HENRYKA f Polish Polish feminine form of HENRY HENYE f Yiddish Yiddish form of HANNAH HEPHAESTUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Hephaistos), meaning unknown. HEPHZIBAH f Biblical Means "my delight is in her" in Hebrew. HEPSIE f English Pet form of HEPHZIBAH HEPZIBAH f Biblical (Variant) Variant of HEPHZIBAH HERA f Greek Mythology Uncertain meaning, possibly from either Greek (heros) "hero, warrior"; (hora) "period of time"; or (haireo) "to be chosen". HERACLEITUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Herakleitos) which meant "glory of Hera", derived from the name of the goddess HERA combined with (kleitos) "glory". HERAKLEIDES m Ancient Greek Perhaps means "key of Hera" from the name of the goddess HERA combined with Greek (kleis) "key" or (kleidion) "little key". HERAKLES m Greek Mythology Means "glory of Hera" from the name of the goddess HERA combined with Greek (kleos) "glory". HERB m English Short form of ERT HERBERT m English, German, French, Slovene, Polish Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and beraht "bright". HERBERTO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of HERBERT HERBIE m English Pet form of HERBERT HERCULE m French French form of S HERCULES m Roman Mythology Latin form of HERAKLES HEREWARD m Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and weard "guard". HERIBERT m German German form of HERBERT HERIBERTO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of HERBERT HERK m Short form of HERCULES HERKUS m Lithuanian Short form of HENRIKAS HERLEIF m Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "descendent". HERMAN m English, Dutch, Slovene Means "army man", derived from the Germanic element heri "army" combined with man "man". HERMANN m German German form of HERMAN HERMANNI m Finnish Finnish form of HERMAN HERMANUS m Dutch Latinized form of HERMAN HERMENEGILDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of a Gothic name which meant "complete sacrifice" from Germanic ermen "whole, entire" and gild "sacrifice". HERMES m Greek Mythology Possibly meaning "cairn, pile of stones" in Greek. HERMIA f German Feminine form of HERMES. HERMINA mf (no meaning found) HERMINE f German, French German and French feminine form of HERMAN, or perhaps HERMINIUS. HERMINIA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of HERMINIUS HERMINIO m Spanish Spanish form of HERMINIUS HERMINIUS m Ancient Roman Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god HERMES. HERMIONE f Greek Mythology Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god HERMES. HERMNIA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of HERMINIUS HERMNIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of HERMINIUS HERMOGENES m Ancient Greek Means "born of Hermes" from the name the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek (genes) "born". HERMOKRATES m Ancient Greek Means "power of Hermes" from the name the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek (kratos) "power". HERMOLAOS m Ancient Greek Means "the people of Hermes" from the name the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek (laos) "people". HERMON mf (no meaning found) HERNAN mf (no meaning found) HERNANDO m Spanish Medieval Spanish form of FERDINAND. HERNN m Spanish Short form of HERNANDO HERO f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (heros) meaning "hero"; m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Heron (see N). HEROD m Biblical From the Greek name (Herodes), which probably means "song of the hero" from (heros) "hero, warrior" combined with (oides) "song, ode". HERODION m Biblical Pet form of the Greek name (Herodes) (see HEROD). HERODOTUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Herodotos), meaning "given to the hero", derived from (heros) "hero, warrior" and (dotos) "given to, granted". HERON m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (heros) meaning "hero". HERSCHEL m Yiddish Pet form of HIRSH HERSH m Yiddish Variant of HIRSH HERSHEL m Yiddish Pet form of HIRSH HERSILIA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. HERTA f German Variant of HERTHA HERTHA f German Form of NERTHUS. HERUT f Jewish Means "freedom" in Hebrew. HERV m French French form of HARVEY HERVEY m English Variant of HARVEY HESEKIEL m Finnish Finnish form of EZEKIEL HESHAM m Arabic Variant transcription of HISHAM HESHEL m Yiddish Variant of HERSHEL HESIOD m Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From the Greek name (Hesiodos), which probably means "to throw song" from (hesi) "to throw" and (oides) "song, ode". HESTER f English Medieval form of ESTHER HESTIA f Greek Mythology Means "hearth, fireside" in Greek. HETTIE f English Pet form of HENRIETTA or HESTER HEULOG f & m Welsh Means "sunny" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin. HEULWEN f Welsh Means "sunshine" in Welsh. HEVEL m Jewish Hebrew form of ABEL HEWIE m English Variant of HUGHIE HEYDAR m Iranian Iranian form of HAIDAR HEZEKIAH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????????? (Chizqiyahu), which means "YAHWEH strengthens". HIAWATHA m History, Native American From the Iroquoian name Haio-hwa'tha meaning "he makes rivers". HIBA f Arabic Means "gift" in Arabic. HIDEAKI m Japanese Means "excellent and bright" in Japanese. HIDEKI m Japanese Means "honour and pleasure" in Japanese. HIDEYOSHI m Japanese Means "good sun" in Japanese. HIERONYMUS m German Latin form of JEROME used in Germany and Holland. HIGINI m Catalan Catalan form of HYGINUS HIKARI f Japanese Means "light" or "shining" in Japanese. HIKARU mf Japanese Means "light" or "shining" in Japanese. HIKMAT mf Arabic Derived from Arabic hikma meaning "wisdom". HILAIRE m French French form of HILARIUS HILARGI f Basque Means "moon" in Basque. HILARIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish Feminine form of HILARIUS HILARIO mf (no meaning found) HILARION m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (hilaros) meaning "cheerful". HILARIUS m Ancient Roman Roman name which was derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful". HILARY f & m English Medieval form of HILARIUS or HILARIA HILBERT m German Variant of HILDEBERT HILDA f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian Originally a short form of containing the Germanic element hild "battle". HILDE f German, Dutch German and Dutch variant of HILDA HILDEBERT m German Means "bright battle" from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and beraht "bright". HILDEBRAND m German Means "battle sword", derived from the Germanic element hild "battle" combined with brand "sword". HILDEGARD f German, Scandinavian Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure". HILDEGARDE f German, Scandinavian Variant of HILDEGARD HILDRED f English Derived from the Old English elements hild "battle" and rd "counsel". HILDUR f Icelandic Derived from Old Norse hildr meaning "battle". HILJA f Finnish Derived from Finnish hiljaisuus meaning "silence". HILLAR m Estonian Estonian form of HILARIUS HILLARD mf (no meaning found) HILLARY f & m English Variant of HILARY. HILLEL m Biblical, Jewish Derived from Hebrew ??? (halal) meaning "praise". HILLEVI f Swedish, Finnish Swedish and Finnish form of HEILWIG HILLIARD mf (no meaning found) HILMA mf (no meaning found) HILTON mf (no meaning found) HILTRAUD f German Means "strength in battle", derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and ru "strength". HILTRUD f German Variant of HILTRAUD HILTRUDE f German Variant of HILTRAUD HIND f Arabic Possibly means "group of camels" in Arabic. HINE f Maori Means "daughter" in Maori. HINRICH m German Low German form of HEINRICH HINRIK m Icelandic Icelandic form of HENRY HIPOLIT m Polish Polish form of HIPPOLYTOS HIPOLITO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of HIPPOLYTOS HIPPOCRATES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Hippokrates) which meant "horse power", derived from the elements (hippos) "horse" and (kratos) "power". HIPPOLYTA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of HIPPOLYTE . HIPPOLYTE f Greek Mythology Feminine form of HIPPOLYTOS; m French French form of HIPPOLYTOS HIPPOLYTOS m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "freer of horses" from Greek (hippos) "horse" and (lyo) "to loosen". HIRAH m Biblical Means "splendour" in Hebrew. HIRAKU mf Japanese Means "to open, to begin, to expand" in Japanese. HIRAM m Biblical, English Probably of unknown Phoenician origin, but it possibly means "exalted brother" in Hebrew. HIROKO f Japanese Means "generous child" in Japanese. HIROSHI m Japanese Means "generous" in Japanese. HIRSH m Yiddish Means "deer" in Yiddish. HIRSHEL m Yiddish Pet form of HIRSH HISEIN m Arabic Variant transcription of HUSAYN HISHAM m Arabic Means "generous" in Arabic, ultimately from hashama "to crush". HITOMI f Japanese Means either "doubly beautiful" or "eye" in Japanese. HIZKIAH m Jewish, Biblical Alternate form of the Hebrew name Chizqiyahu (see HEZEKIAH). HJALMAR m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Hjlmarr meaning "helmeted warrior" from the element hjalmr "helmet" combined with arr "warrior". HJRDIS f Danish, Norwegian Modern form of HJRDS HJRDS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Means "sword goddess", derived from Old Norse hjrr "sword" and ds "goddess". HJRTUR m Icelandic Means "deer" in Icelandic. HKAN m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Old Norse form of HKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form; m Swedish Swedish form of HKON HKON m Norwegian Modern Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Hkon, which meant "high son" from h "high" and konr "son". HLNE f French French form of HELEN HLOSE f French French form of ELOISE HNG f Viete Means "rose" in Viete; m Viete Means "brave, heroic" in Viete. HOA f Viete Means "flower" in Viete. HOBART mf (no meaning found) HOBERT mf (no meaning found) HODE f Yiddish Yiddish form of HADASSAH HODEI m Basque Means "cloud" in Basque. HODEL f Yiddish Pet form of HODE HOHEPA m Maori Maori form of JOSEPH HOKOLESQUA m Native American Means "cornstalk" in Shawnee. HOLDEN m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "deep valley" in Old English. HOLGER m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Hlmgeirr, derived from the elements hlmr "island" and geirr "spear". HOLLI mf (no meaning found) HOLLIE f English Variant of HOLLY HOLLIS mf English From a surname which was derived from a place name, which was itself derived from Old English holen "holly". HOLLY f English Means simply "holly" from the name of the tree, derived from Old English holen. HOMER mf (no meaning found) HONEY f English Means simply "honey" from the English word, from Old English hunig. HONG f Viete Means "rose" or "pink" in Viete; m Chinese Means "great" in Chinese. HONOR f English, Irish Variant of HONOUR, using the American spelling; m French French form of ATUS HONORA f Irish Either a variant of HONORIA or an elaborated form of HONOUR. HONORATA f Polish Polish feminine form of HONORATUS HONORATUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen which meant "esteemed, distinguished" in Latin. HONORIA f Late Roman Feminine form of HONORIUS HONORINE f French French feminine form of HONORIUS HONORIUS m Late Roman Late Latin name which meant "honour". HONOUR f English Means simply "honour" from the English word, ultimately from Latin. HONZA m Czech Czech pet form of JAN HOODA f Arabic Variant transcription of HUDA HOPCYN m Welsh Welsh form of HOPKIN HOPE f English Means simply "hope" from the English word, from Old English hopian. HOPKIN m English From a surname meaning "son of Hob", Hob being a medieval pet form of ROBERT. HORACE m English, French English and French form of HORATIUS HORACIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of HORATIUS HORATIA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of HORATIUS HORATIO m English English variant of HORATIUS. HORATIU m Romanian Romanian form of S HORATIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin hora "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Etruscan origin. HOREA m Romanian Meaning unknown, possibly from Romanian hora, a type of circle dance. HORIA m Romanian Variant of HOREA HORMAZD m Near Eastern Mythology Modern Persian form of AHURA MAZDA HORSA m Ancient Germanic Means "horse" in Germanic. HORST m German Means "wood, thicket" in German. HORTENCIA mf (no meaning found) HORTENSE f French French feminine form of Hortensius (see HORTENSIA). HORTENSIA f Ancient Roman, English, Spanish Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden". HORUS m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian Heru which is of unknown meaning. HOSANNA f & m From a religious expression meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew. HOSANNAH f & m Variant of HOSANNA HOSEA m Biblical From the Hebrew name ???????? (Hoshe'a) which meant "salvation". HOSHI f Japanese Means "star" in Japanese. HOSHIKO f Japanese Means "star child" in Japanese. HOSNI m Arabic Variant transcription of HUSNI HOTAKA m Japanese From the name of a mountain in Japan. HOTARU f Japanese Means "firefly" in Japanese. HOUDA f Arabic Variant transcription of HUDA HOURIG f Armenian Means "small fire" in Armenian. HOUSSAM m Arabic Variant transcription of HUSAM HOUSTON mf (no meaning found) HOVHANNES m Armenian Armenian form of Johannes (see JOHN). HOVSEP m Armenian Armenian form of JOSEPH HOWARD m English From an Old English surname which can derive from various occupational sources ("high warden" or "ewe herder" or "hog warden"), though another theory states that the surname derives from a Germanic first name composed of the elements hug "heart, mind" and hard "brave, hardy". HOWELL m Welsh Anglicized form of HYWEL HOWIE m English Pet form of HOWARD HOYT m Perhaps derived from a Germanic name meaning "shining mind". HRAFN m Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian Means "raven" in Old Norse. HRISTINA f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of C HRISTO m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of CPHER HRODOHAIDIS f From Germanic hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type". HROTHGAR m Anglo-Saxon From Hrogar, the Old English cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER). HRYHORIY m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of GREGORY HUAN f & m Chinese Means "happiness" in Chinese. HUANG m Chinese Means "bright" in Chinese. HUBERT m English, German, Dutch, French, Polish Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright". HUBRECHT m Dutch Dutch form of HUBERT HUDA f Arabic Means "right guidance" in Arabic. HUDES f Yiddish Yiddish form of JUDITH HUDSON m English From a surname which meant "son of Hudd", Hudd being a medieval pet form of HUGH or RICHARD. HUE f Viete Means either "lily" or "intelligence" in Viete. HUEY m English Variant of HUGHIE HUFFIE m English Pet form of HUMPHREY HUGH m English From Germanic hug, meaning "heart, mind, or spirit". HUGHIE m English Pet form of HUGH HUGO m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, German Latinized form of HUGH. HUGUES m French French form of HUGH HUHANA f Maori Maori form of SUSAN HUI m Chinese Means "intelligent" in Chinese. HULDA f Scandinavian, German Derived from archaic Swedish huld meaning "sweet, lovable"; f Biblical (Variant) Variant of H HULDAH f Biblical Means "weasel, mole" in Hebrew. HUMBERT m English, German, French Means "famous warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior" and beraht "famous". HUMBERTO mf (no meaning found) HUMPHREY m English Means "peaceful warrior" from the Germanic elements hun "warrior" and frid "peace". HUMPHRY m English Variant of HUMPHREY HUNTER mf English From an occupational surname meaning "hunter" in Old English. HUO mf Chinese Means "fire" in Chinese. HUPPERT m German German form of HUBERT HUPPRECHT m German German form of HUBERT HURLEY mf (no meaning found) HUSAIN m Arabic Variant transcription of HUSAYN HUSAM m Arabic Means "sword" in Arabic. HUSAYN m Arabic Pet form of HASAN. HUSNI m Arabic Derived from Arabic husn meaning "beauty, excellence". HUSSAIN m Arabic Variant transcription of HUSAYN HUSSEIN m Arabic Variant transcription of HUSAYN HUSTON mf (no meaning found) HUW m Welsh Welsh form of HUGH HVARD m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Hvarr, which meant "high guardian" from h "high" and varr "guardian, defender". HYACINTH m (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the Hyacinth flower. HYACINTHA f English Feminine variant of HYACINTH HYACINTHE f French French feminine form of HYACINTH HYAM m Jewish Variant of CHAYIM HYDER m Arabic Variant transcription of HAIDAR HYGINUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Hyginos), a Greek name derived from (hygieinos) meaning "healthy". HYLDA f English Variant of HILDA HYLEDD f Welsh Variant of HELEDD HYMAN m Yiddish Alteration of HYAM influenced by Yiddish man "man". HYMIE m Yiddish Pet form of HYMAN HYPATIA f Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". HYPERION m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (hyper) "over". HYRAM m English Variant of HIRAM HYUN mf Korean Means "wise" in Korean. HYWEL m Welsh Means "eminent" in Welsh. This was the name of a 10th-century king of Wales. I mf (no meaning found) I'TIDAL f Arabic Means "temperance, moderation" in Arabic. I'TIMAD f & m Arabic Means "reliance" in Arabic. IACCHUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Iakchos), derived from (iacho) meaning "to shout". IAGAN m Scottish Modern form of the Scottish name Aodhagn, a pet form of AODH. IAGO m Welsh, Galician Welsh and Galician form of JACOB. IAH m Egyptian Mythology Means "moon" in Egyptian. IAIN m Scottish Scottish form of JOHN IAKI m Basque Basque form of IGNATIUS IAKOPA m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of JACOB IAN m Scottish, English Modern Scottish form of JOHN IANCU m Romanian Romanian pet form of JOHN IANTHA f English Variant of IANTHE IANTHE f Greek Mythology Means "violet flower", derived from Greek (ion) "violet" and (anthos) "flower". IANTHINA f Elaborated form of IANTHE IANTO m Welsh Pet form of IFAN IAPETOS m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (iapto) "to wound, to pierce". IARFHLAITH m Irish Composed of the Irish elements ior, of unknown meaning, and flaith "lord". IARLAITH m Irish Variant of IARFHLAITH IASON m Greek Mythology, Greek Ancient Greek form of JASON IB m Danish Danish pet form of JACOB IBBIE f English Pet form of ISABEL IBHEAR m Irish Meaning unknown. IBHIR m Irish Variant of IBHEAR IBOLYA f Hungarian Means "violet" in Hungarian. IBRAHEEM m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of IBRAHIM IBRAHIM m Arabic, Turkish Arabic and Turkish form of ABRAHAM IBTIHAJ f Arabic Means "joy" in Arabic. IBTISAM f Arabic Means "smile" in Arabic. ICARUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Ikaros), perhaps meaning "follower". ICHABOD m Biblical Means "no glory" in Hebrew. ICHIRO m Japanese Means "first son" in Japanese. ICIE mf (no meaning found) IDA f English, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene Derived from the Germanic element id meaning "work, labour". IDAN m Jewish Means "era" in Hebrew. IDELL mf (no meaning found) IDELLA mf (no meaning found) IDELLE f English Elaboration of IDA IDESTA f The first element is probably from Germanic id "work". IDETTA f Elaboration of IDA IDONEA f English Latinized form of IDONY IDONY f English English form of the Old Norse name Iunnr, which was probably derived from Old Norse i "again" and unna "to love". IDOWU mf Yoruba Means "born after twins" in Yoruba. IDOYA f Spanish From the Spanish place name Idoia, possibly meaning "pond" in Basque, an important place of worship of the Virgin Mary. IDRIL f Literature Means "sparkle brilliance" in Sindarin. IDRIS m Welsh Means "ardent lord" from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with ris "ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive". IDUNN f Germanic Mythology Germanic form of Iunnr (see IDONY). IDWAL m Welsh Means "lord of the wall", derived from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with gwal "wall, rampart". IEFAN m Welsh Welsh form of JOHN IEKIKA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of JESSICA IESHA f English Variant of 'AISHA IESTYN m Welsh Welsh form of JUSTIN IEUAN m Welsh Old Welsh form of JOHN IFAN m Welsh Welsh form of JOHN IFE f Yoruba Means "love" in Yoruba. IGE f Yoruba Means "born feet first" in Yoruba. IGNAAS m Dutch Dutch form of IGNATIUS IGNAC m Slovene Slovene form of IGNATIUS IGNACE m French French form of IGNATIUS IGNACIJ m Slovene Slovene form of IGNATIUS IGNACIO m Spanish Spanish form of IGNATIUS IGNACY m Polish Polish form of IGNATIUS IGNASI m Catalan Catalan form of IGNATIUS IGNATIUS m From the Roman family name Egnatius, which was possibly derived from Latin ignis "fire". IGNATZ m German German form of IGNATIUS IGNAZIO m Italian Italian form of IGNATIUS IGNC m Hungarian, Czech Hungarian and Czech form of IGNATIUS IGON m Basque Means "ascension" in Basque. IGONE f Basque Feminine form of IGON IGOR m Russian, Polish Russian form of IVOR. IGRAINE f Welsh Mythology Meaning unknown, from the Welsh Eigyr. IHAB mf Arabic Means "gift" in Arabic. IHINTZA f Basque Means "dew" in Basque. IHSAN mf Arabic Means "charity" in Arabic. IIDA f Finnish Finnish form of IDA IIGO m Spanish Medieval Spanish form of IGNATIUS IIKKA m Finnish Finnish form of ISAAC IILE f Irish Irish form of JULIA IINES f Finnish Finnish form of AGNES IIRO m Finnish Finnish pet form of ISAAC IISAKKI m Finnish Finnish form of ISAAC IKAIA m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of ISAIAH IKAIKA m Hawaiian Means "strong" in Hawaiian. IKE m English Pet form of ISAAC IKER m Basque Means "visitation" in Basque. IKRAAM f & m Arabic Variant transcription of IKRAM IKRAM f & m Arabic Means "honour" in Arabic. ILA f Indian Means "earth" in Sanskrit. ILAN m Jewish Means "tree" in Hebrew. ILANA f Jewish Feminine form of ILAN ILANIT f Jewish Feminine form of ILAN ILAR m Welsh Welsh form of HIUS ILARI m Russian, Finnish Russian and Finnish form of HUS ILARIA f Italian Italian feminine form of HILARIUS ILARIO m Italian Italian form of HILARIUS ILBERT m Form of H ILD f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of IK ILDEFONSO m Spanish Spanish form of the Visigothic Germanic name Hildefons, which meant "battle ready", derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and funs "ready". ILDI f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of K ILDIK f Hungarian Hungarian form of HILDA ILEAN f English Variant of EILEEN ILEANA f Romanian Traditional Romanian form of HELEN ILEEN f English Variant of E ILENE f English Variant of EILEEN ILHAMI m Turkish Means "inspiration" in Turkish. ILI f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of HELEN ILIA m Russian, Bulgarian Variant transcription of ILYA or ILIYA ILIANA mf (no meaning found) ILIE m Romanian Romanian form of ELIAS ILIJA m Macedonian, Serbian, Bulgarian Macedonian and Serbian form of ELIJAH, and a Bulgarian variant transcription of ILIYA. ILINCA f Romanian Feminine form of ILIE ILITHYIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Eileithyia), which was derived from (eilelythyia) "the readycomer". ILIYA m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of ELIJAH ILKA f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of HELEN ILKAY f & m Turkish Means "new moon" in Turkish, derived from ilk "first" and ay "moon". ILKER m Turkish Means "first man" in Turkish. ILKIN m Turkish, Azerbaijani Means "first" in Turkish and Azerbaijani. ILLARION m Russian Russian form of HILARION ILLIAM m Manx Manx form of W ILLS m Hungarian Hungarian form of ELIJAH ILLTYD m Welsh Means "multitude of land" from Welsh il "multitude" and tud "land, people". ILMA f Pet form of WILHELMINA ILMARI m Finnish Short form of NEN ILMARINEN m Finnish Mythology Derived from Finnish ilma "air". ILMATAR f Finnish Mythology Derived from Finnish ilma "air". ILONA f Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian Hungarian, Finnish and Latvian form of HELEN ILONKA f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of HELEN ILSA f Variant of ILSE ILSE f German German short form of ELIZABETH ILTA f Finnish Means "night" in Finnish. ILYA m Russian Russian form of ELIJAH ILYAS m Arabic Arabic form of ELIJAH IMA f Variant of IMMA IMACULADA f Portuguese Portuguese cognate of INMACULADA IMAD m Arabic Means "support" or "pillar" in Arabic. IMAM m Arabic Means "leader" in Arabic. IMAMU m African Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic ???? (Imam). IMAN mf Arabic Means "faith", derived from Arabic amana "to believe". IMANI f African Means "faith" in Swahili. IMANOL m Basque Basque form of EMMANUEL IMELDA f Italian, Spanish Derived from the Germanic elements irmen "entire" and hild "battle". IMEN m Arabic Variant transcription of IMAN IMHN m Irish Possibly means "swift, prompt" in Irish Gaelic. IMHOTEP m Ancient Egyptian Means "he comes in peace" in Egyptian. IMKE f German Pet form of IMMA IMMA f German Low German form of IRMA IMMACOLATA f Italian Italian cognate of INMACULADA IMMACULATA f Irish Latin form of INMACULADA IMMANUEL m German, Jewish, Biblical Form of EMMANUEL used in some translations of the Old Testament. IMOGEN f English The name of a princess in the play 'Cymbeline' by Shakespeare. IMOGENE f English Variant of IMOGEN IMPI f Finnish Means "virgin" in Finnish. IMRAN m Arabic Arabic form of AMRAM IMRE m Hungarian Hungarian form of EMERIC. IMRUS m Hungarian Pet form of IMRE IMTIYAZ m Arabic Means "distinction" in Arabic. IN'AM f Arabic Means "giving, bestowal" in Arabic. INA f English Short form of ending with ina. INANNA f Near Eastern Mythology Possibly derived from Sumerian (n)in-an-na "lady of the sky". INAS f Arabic Means "friendliness" in Arabic. INBAL f Jewish Means "tongue of a bell" in Hebrew. INCIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of IGNATIUS INDERJIT mf Indian (Sikh) Variant of INDRAJIT INDERPAL m Indian (Sikh) Means "protector of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit pala "protector". INDIA f English From the name of the country, which itself derives from the name of the Indus River. INDIANA f & m English From the name of the American state, which means "land of the Indians". INDIGO mf English Means simply "indigo" from the English word for the purplish-blue dye or the colour. INDIRA f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. INDRA m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit indu "a drop" and ra "possessing". INDRAJIT mf Indian Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit jit "conquering". INDRANI f Indian Ancient feminine form of INDRA INDU f Indian Means "bright drop" in Sanskrit. This is a name for the moon. INDY f & m English Pet form of INDIANA INE f Irish Means "radiance" in Gaelic. INES f Italian Italian form of INS INEZ f Spanish Spanish form of AGNES INFANT mf (no meaning found) ING m Germanic Mythology, Norse Mythology From old Germanic Ingwaz, which possibly means "he who is foremost". INGA f Scandinavian, German, Russian Strictly feminine form of INGE INGE mf Scandinavian, German, Dutch Short form of Scandinavian and German beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Norse god ING. INGEBJRG f Norwegian, Danish Norwegian and Danish variant of INGEBORG INGEBORG f Scandinavian, German From the Old Norse name Ingibjrg, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with bjrg meaning "protection, help". INGEGERD f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Ingigerr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with garr meaning "enclosure". INGEGRD f Swedish Swedish form of INGEGERD INGEMAR m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Ingimrr, derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with mrr "famous". INGER f Swedish Variant of INGRID or INGEGERD INGLEBERT m Variant of ENGELBERT INGMAR m Scandinavian Short form of INGEMAR. INGO m German German masculine form of INGE INGOLF m Scandinavian, German From the Old Norse name Inglfr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with lfr meaning "wolf". INGRAM m English From a surname which was derived from the Germanic name Engelram. INGRID f Scandinavian, German From the Old Norse name Ingrr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with frr "beautiful". INGVAR m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with arr meaning "warrior". INGVARR m Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse form of INGVAR INGVILD f Norwegian From the Old Norse name Ingvildr, derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with vald "might, power". INIGO m English English form of IIGO. INKA f Frisian, Finnish Frisian and Finnish feminine form of INGE INKERI f Finnish Finnish form of INGRID INMACULADA f Spanish Means "immaculate" in Spanish. INNA f Russian Meaning unknown. INNES mf Scottish Anglicized form of AONGHUS, also used as a feminine name. INNOCENT m English From the Late Latin name Innocentius which was derived from innocens "innocent". INNOCENZO m Italian Italian form of Innocentius (see INNOCENT). INNOKENTI m Russian Variant transcription of Y INNOKENTIY m Russian Russian form of Innocentius (see INNOCENT). INOCENCIO m Spanish Spanish form of Innocentius (see INNOCENT). INS f French French form of; f Portuguese Portuguese form of AGNES; f Spanish Spanish form of AGNES INTO m Finnish Means "enthusiasm" in Finnish. IO f Greek Mythology Meaning unknown. IOAN m Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian Romanian and Welsh form of JOHN. IOANA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of JOHN. IOANN m Russian Older Russian form of JOHN IOANNA f Greek Greek feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN). IOANNES m Greek Greek form of JOHN IOANNIS m Greek Greek form of JOHN IOKUA m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of JOSHUA IOLA f Variant of IOLE IOLANA f Hawaiian Means "to soar" in Hawaiian. IOLANTHE f English Means "violet flower", derived from Greek (iole) "violet" combined with (anthos) "flower". IOLE f Greek Mythology Means "violet" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a woman beloved by Herakles. IOLO m Welsh Pet form of IORWERTH IOLYN m Welsh Pet form of IORWERTH IOMHAR m Scottish Scottish form of IVOR ION m Basque, Romanian Basque and Romanian form of JOHN IONA f English, Scottish From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. IONATN m Irish Irish form of JONATHAN IONE f English Perhaps from the Greek place name Ionia. IONEL m Romanian Romanian pet form of JOHN IONELA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of JOHN IONUT m Romanian Romanian pet form of JOHN IORDAN m Bulgarian Variant transcription of YORDAN IORWERTH m Welsh Means "handsome lord" from Welsh ior "lord" and berth "handsome". IOSIF m Russian, Romanian Russian and Romanian form of JOSEPH IPATI m Russian Russian form of the Greek name (Hypatios), which was the masculine form of HYPATIA. IPHIGENIA f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (iphios) "strong, stout" and (genes) "born". IPPOLIT m Russian Russian form of HIPPOLYTOS IPPOLITO m Italian Italian form of HIPPOLYTOS IQBAL m Arabic Means "fortunate" in Arabic. IRA m Biblical, English, Jewish Means "watchful" in Hebrew. IRELAND f English From the name of the European island country. IRENA f Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian Latinate form of IRENE IRENE f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Eirene) which meant "peace". IRENEUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Eirenaios) which meant "peaceful". IRENEUSZ m Polish Polish form of IRENEUS IRENKA f Polish, Czech Polish and Czech pet form of IRENA IRFAN m Arabic Means "knowledge, learning" in Arabic. IRINA f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish Cognate of IRENE IRINEI m Russian Variant transcription of IRINEY IRINEY m Russian Russian form of IRENEUS IRINUSHKA f Russian Russian pet form of IRINA IRIS f Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch Means "rainbow" in Greek. IRIT f Jewish Means "asphodel" in Hebrew. The asphodel is a type of flower. IRJA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of GEORGE IRMA f German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, English Short form of beginning with the Germanic element irmen, which means "whole, universal". IRMAK f Turkish Means "river" in Turkish. IRMGARD f German Derived from the Germanic elements irmen meaning "whole, universal" and gard meaning "enclosure". IRMHILD f German Derived from thva Germanic elements irmen "whole, universal" and hild "battle". IRMTRAUD f German Variant of ERMTRAUD IRMTRUD f German Variant of ERMTRAUD IRMUSKA f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of IRMA IRN f Hungarian Hungarian form of IRENE; m French French form of IRENEUS IRNE f French French feminine form of IRENEUS; f French French form of IRENE IRUNE f Basque Means "trinity" in Basque. IRVIN m English, Scottish Either a form of G or IRWIN IRVINE m English, Scottish Variant of IRVING IRVING m English, Scottish From a Scottish surname which was in turn derived from a Scottish place name. IRWIN m Variant of ERWIN ISA m Arabic Arabic form of JESUS; f & m English Short form of BEL or IAH ISAAC m English, Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? (Yitzchaq) which meant "he laughs". ISAAK m Russian, German Russian and German form of ISAAC ISABEL f Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, German Most likely a medieval Spanish form of ELIZABETH, although some theories state that Isabel actually derives from an old Semitic name meaning "daughter of BA'AL". ISABELA f Spanish Latinate form of ISABEL ISABELL f German, English Variant of ISABEL ISABELLA f English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch Latinate form of ISABEL ISABELLE f English, French, German Variant of ISABEL ISADOR m English Variant of ISIDORE ISADORA f English, Portuguese Variant of ISIDORA ISADORE m English Variant of ISIDORE ISAI mf (no meaning found) ISAIA m Italian Italian form of H ISAIAH m English, Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ???????????? (Yesha'yahu) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". ISAIAS m Biblical Late Latin form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible. ISAK m Swedish Swedish form of ISAAC ISAMAR mf (no meaning found) ISAMU m Japanese Means "bravery" in Japanese. ISANDRO m Spanish Spanish form of LYSANDER ISAURA f Portuguese, Spanish Late Latin name which meant "from Isauria". ISAY m Russian Russian form of ISAIAH ISBEL f English Variant of ISABEL ISDEAN m Scottish Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse name EYSTEINN. ISEABAIL f Scottish Scottish form of ISABEL ISEBELLA f Variant of ISABELLA ISER m Yiddish Yiddish form of ISRAEL ISEUL f & m Korean Means "dew" in Korean. ISEULT f Celtic Mythology Variant of ISOLDE ISHA mf Indian Means "protector" in Sanskrit. ISHBEL f Scottish Anglicized form of ISEABAIL ISHMAEL m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name ??????????? (Yishma'el) meaning "God will hear". ISHMERAI m Biblical Means "YAHWEH guards" in Hebrew. ISHTAR f Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown. ISI mf Native American Means "deer" in Choctaw. ISIAH m English Variant of ISAIAH ISIBAL f Irish Irish form of ISABEL ISIDOR m German, Russian German and Russian form of E ISIDORA f English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Serbian Feminine form of ISIDORE ISIDORE m English, French From the Greek name (Isidoros) which meant "gift of Isis", from the name of the Egyptian goddess ISIS combined with Greek (doron) "gift". ISIDORO m Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian form of ISIDORE ISIDRO mf (no meaning found) ISINGOMA m African Means "first of twins" in Luganda. ISIS f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian Aset, which possibly means "the throne". ISKENDER m Turkish Turkish form of ALEXANDER ISKRA f Bulgarian, Macedonian From a south Slavic word meaning "spark". ISLA f Scottish Feminine form of Y ISLAY m Scottish From the name of the island Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland. ISLEEN f Variant of AISLING ISLWYN m Welsh From the name of a mountain in Wales which means "below the grove" from Welsh is "below" and llwyn "grove". ISMA'IL m Arabic Arabic form of ISHMAEL ISMAEL m Spanish Spanish form of ISHMAEL ISMENE f Greek Mythology Posibly from Greek (isme) "knowledge". ISMO m Finnish Finnish form of ISHMAEL ISOBEL f Scottish Scottish form of ISABEL ISOCRATES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Isokrates) which meant "equal power", derived from (isos) "equal" and (kratos) "power". ISOLDA f English Latinate form of ISOLDE ISOLDE f English, German, Celtic Mythology Possibly derived from a Welsh root meaning "beautiful". ISRA f Arabic Means "nocturnal journey", derived from Arabic ??? (sara) "to travel at night". ISRAEL m Biblical, Jewish From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended". ISSA m Arabic Variant transcription of ISA ISSAC m English (Modern) Variant of ISAAC ISSACHAR m Biblical, Jewish Means "hireling" in Hebrew. ISSUR m Yiddish Yiddish form of ISRAEL ISSY m English Pet form of ISIDORE and other beginning with Is. ISTVN m Hungarian Hungarian form of STEPHEN. ITA f Irish Anglicized form of DE ITALA f Italian Italian feminine form of ITALUS ITALIA f Italian From the Italian name of the country of Italy, Italia (see ITALUS). ITALO m Italian Italian form of ITALUS ITALUS m Roman Mythology Means "of Italy" in Latin. ITAMAR m Jewish Variant of ITHAMAR ITHAI m Biblical Possibly means "with me" in Hebrew. ITHAMAR m Biblical, Jewish Means "palm island" in Hebrew. ITHEL m Welsh Means "generous lord" from the Welsh elements iud "lord, prince" and hael "generous". ITHIEL m Biblical Means "God is with me" in Hebrew. ITSASO f Basque Means "ocean" in Basque. ITUMELENG mf African Means "joy" in Tswana. ITXARO f Basque Means "hope" in Basque. ITZAL m Basque Means "shadow" in Basque. ITZEL f Native American Possibly a variant of IXCHEL ITZHAK m Jewish Variant of Y ITZIAR f Basque, Spanish From the name of a Basque village, which contains an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "old stone". IULIA f Romanian Romanian form of JULIA IULIAN m Romanian Romanian form of Julianus (see JULIAN). IULIANA f Romanian Romanian form of JULIANA IULIU m Romanian Romanian form of JULIUS IVA f Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian Short form of NA IVAH f Biblical From the name of a district of Babylon, mentioned in the Old Testament. IVAILO m Bulgarian Variant transcription of IVAYLO IVAN m Russian, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Ukrainian Russian, Czech, Croatian, Slovene and Bulgarian form of JOHN. IVANA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian Feminine form of IVAN IVANKA f Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian Pet form of IVANA IVANNA f Russian Russian feminine form of IVAN IVAR m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of IVOR IVAYLO m Bulgarian Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf". IVELISSE mf (no meaning found) IVES m Variant of YVES IVET f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of YVETTE IVETTE f Spanish Spanish form of YVETTE IVEY mf (no meaning found) IVO m German, Dutch German form of YVES or YVON IVONETTE f Pet form of YVONNE IVONNE f German German form of YVONNE IVOR m English Derived from the Old Norse elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior". IVORY f English From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance which makes up the tusks of elephants. IVY f English Means simply "ivy" from the name of the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. IWAN m Welsh, Polish Welsh form of JOHN and a Polish form of IVAN IWO m Polish Polish form of YVES IWONA f Polish Polish feminine form of YVON IXCHEL f New World Mythology Means "rainbow lady" in Mayan. IYOV m Jewish Hebrew form of JOB IZAAK m Polish Polish form of ISAAC IZABELA f Polish, Czech Polish and Czech form of ISABELLA IZABELLA f Hungarian, Polish Hungarian and Polish form of ISABELLA IZABELLE f English Variant of ISABEL IZAIAH mf (no meaning found) IZANAGI m Far Eastern Mythology Means "male who invites" in Japanese. IZANAMI f Far Eastern Mythology Means "female who invites" in Japanese. IZAR f Basque Means "star" in Basque. IZDIHAR f Arabic Means "blossoming" in Arabic. IZETTA mf (no meaning found) IZIDOR m Slovene Slovene form of ISIDORE IZOLDA f Polish Polish form of ISOLDE IZORA mf (no meaning found) IZOTZ m Basque Means "ice" in Basque. IZSK m Hungarian Hungarian form of ISAAC IZUMI f Japanese Means "fountain, spring" in Japanese. IZYDOR m Polish Polish form of ISIDORE IZZ-AL-DIN m Arabic Means "glory of religion", derived from Arabic ??? ('izz) "glory, power" and ??? (din) "religion". IZZ-UD-DIN m Arabic Variant transcription of IZZ-AL-DIN IZZY mf English Short form of ISIDORE, ISABEL and other beginning with Is. J mf (no meaning found) J?DRZEJ m Polish An old Polish form of ANDREW JAAGUP m Estonian Estonian form of JACOB JAAK m Estonian Estonian form of JACOB JAAKKIMA m Finnish Finnish form of JOACHIM JAAKKO m Finnish Finnish form of JACOB JAALA m Biblical Means "wild goat" in Hebrew. JAAN m Estonian Estonian form of JOHN JAANA f Finnish Short form of MAR and other ending in jaana. JAAP m Dutch Pet form of JACOB JAASAU m Biblical Means "they will do" in Hebrew. JABARI mf (no meaning found) JABBAR m Arabic Means "powerful" in Arabic. JABEZ m Biblical Means "sorrow" in Hebrew. JABIN m Biblical Means "perceptive" in Hebrew. JABIR m Arabic Means "comforter" in Arabic. JABR m Arabic Means "consolation, assistance" in Arabic. JABRIL m Arabic Arabic form of GABRIEL JACALINE f English (Modern) Variant of JACQUELINE JACALYN mf (no meaning found) JACE mf (no meaning found) JACEK m Polish Modern form of JACENTY JACENTY m Polish Polish form of HYACINTH. JACEY mf (no meaning found) JACHIN m Biblical Means "he establishes" in Hebrew. JACI f Native American Means "moon" in Tupi. JACINDA f English Variant of JACINTA JACINTA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of HYACINTH JACINTH f English Either a variant of E or else derived from the English word for the orange precious stone. JACINTHA f Dutch Latinate form of JACINTHE JACINTHE f French French feminine form of HYACINTH JACINTO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of HYACINTH JACK m English Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval pet form of JOHN. JACKALYN f English (Modern) Variant of JACQUELINE JACKELINE mf (no meaning found) JACKI f English Pet form of JACQUELINE JACKIE mf English Pet form of either JACK or JACQUELINE JACKLYN f English (Modern) Variant of JACQUELINE JACKSON m English From a surname which means "son of JACK". JACKY mf (no meaning found) JACLYN f English (Modern) Contracted variant of JACQUELINE JACOB m English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical From the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name ??????? (Ya'aqov). JACOBA f Dutch Feminine form of JACOB JACOBINA f Feminine form of JACOB JACOBINE f Norwegian, Danish, Dutch Norwegian, Danish and Dutch feminine form of JACOB JACOBO m Spanish Spanish form of JACOB JACOBUS m Dutch Latin form of JACOB, still used by the Dutch. JACOBY mf (no meaning found) JACOPO m Italian Italian form of JACOB JACQUE mf (no meaning found) JACQUELIN mf (no meaning found) JACQUELINE f French, English Feminine form of JACQUES, commonly used in the English-speaking world. JACQUELYN f English Variant of JACQUELINE JACQUES m French French form of JACOB and JAMES JACQUETTA f English Latinate form of JACQUETTE JACQUETTE f English Feminine pet form of JACQUES JACQUI f English Short form of JACQUELINE JACQULINE mf (no meaning found) JADA f English Elaborated form of JADE; m Biblical Means "he knows" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Jada was a son of Onam. JADE f English Simply means "jade" from the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. JADEN mf English (Modern) A recent coinage, possibly a form of JADON or an elaboration of JADE. JADON m Biblical Means "thankful" in Hebrew. JADRANKA f Croatian Croatian feminine form of ADRIAN JADRANKO m Croatian Croatian form of ADRIAN JADVYGA f Lithuanian Lithuanian form of HEDWIG JADWIGA f Polish Polish form of HEDWIG. JADYN mf English (Modern) Variant of JADEN JADZIA f Polish Pet form of JADWIGA JAE mf English Variant of JAY JAEDEN mf (no meaning found) JAEL f Biblical, Jewish From the Hebrew name ????? (Ya'el) meaning "mountain goat". JAELYN mf (no meaning found) JAFAR m Arabic Means "stream" in Arabic. JAFET m Form of JAPHETH JAFFAR m Arabic Variant of JAFAR JAFFE mf Jewish Variant transcription of YAFE JAFFER m Arabic, Indian Variant of JAFAR JAGANNATH m Indian Means "lord of the world" from Sanskrit jagat "world" and natha "lord". JAGDISH m Indian Means "ruler of the world" from Sanskrit jagat "world" and isa "ruler". JAGIENKA f Polish Pet form of AGNIESZKA JAGJIT m Indian Derived from Sanskrit jagajjit meaning "conqueror of the world", composed of the elements jagat "world" and jit "conquering". JAGNA f Polish Pet form of AGNIESZKA JAGO m Cornish Cornish form of JACOB JAGODA f Croatian, Serbian, Polish Means "strawberry" in Croatian and Serbian, and "berry" in Polish. JAGUSIA f Polish Pet form of AGNIESZKA JAHAN m Iranian Means "world" in Persian. JAHANGIR m Iranian Means "world conqueror" in Persian. JAHEL f Biblical (Variant) Variant of JAEL JAHLEEL m Biblical Means "God waits" in Hebrew. JAHZEEL m Biblical Means "God apportions" in Hebrew. JAI m Indian Variant of JAY JAIDA f English Elaborated form of JADE JAIDEN mf English (Modern) Variant of JADEN JAIDEV m Indian Means "victory of god" from Sanskrit jaya "victory" and deva "a god". JAILYN mf (no meaning found) JAIME m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of JAMES; f English Variant of JAMIE . JAIMIE f English Variant of JAMIE JAIR m Biblical Means "he shines" in Hebrew. JAIRO mf (no meaning found) JAIRUS m Biblical From (Iairos), the Greek form of JAIR. JAKA m Slovene Slovene form of JACOB and JAMES JAKAB m Hungarian Hungarian form of JACOB JAKAYLA mf (no meaning found) JAKE m English Medieval variant of JACK JAKES m Basque Basque form of JACOB JAKI f English (Modern) Pet form of JACQUELINE JAKKI f English (Modern) Pet form of JACQUELINE JAKOB m German, Scandinavian, Slovene German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB JAKOV m Croatian Croatian form of JACOB JAKUB m Polish, Czech Polish and Czech form of JACOB JALAL m Arabic Means "greatness" in Arabic. JALEEL mf (no meaning found) JALEH f Iranian Means "dew" in Persian. JALEN m English (Modern) Meaning unknown. JALILA f Arabic Means "important, exalted" in Arabic. JALISA mf (no meaning found) JALMARI m Finnish Finnish form of HJALMAR JALO m Finnish Means "noble, gracious" in Finnish. JALON mf (no meaning found) JALYN mf (no meaning found) JAMAAL m Arabic Variant transcription of JAMAL JAMAAR m English (Modern) Possibly a form of JAMAL JAMAL mf Arabic Means "beauty" in Arabic. JAMAR m English Possibly a form of JAMAL JAMARCUS mf (no meaning found) JAMARI mf (no meaning found) JAME mf (no meaning found) JAMEEL m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of JAMIL JAMEELA f Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of JAMILA JAMEL mf (no meaning found) JAMES m English, Biblical English form of the Late Latin Jacomus which was derived from (Iakobos), the New Testament Greek form of ??????? (Ya'aqov) (see JACOB). JAMESINA f Scottish Feminine form of JAMES JAMESON mf (no meaning found) JAMEY m English Pet form of JAMES JAMI f English Feminine form of JAMES JAMIE m Scottish, English Scottish pet form of JAMES; f English Feminine form of JAMES JAMIL m Arabic Means "beautiful" in Arabic. JAMILA f Arabic Feminine form of JAMIL JAMILLAH f Arabic Feminine form of JAMIL JAMIN m Biblical Means "right hand" in Hebrew. JAMIR mf (no meaning found) JAMISON m English From a surname meaning "son of JAMES". JAMMIE mf (no meaning found) JAMSHAD m Iranian Variant of JAMSHED JAMSHED m Iranian Possibly means "shining river" from Persian. JAMSHEED m Iranian Variant of JAMSHED JAN m Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German Form of JOHANNES; f English Short form of ET, ICE or other beginning with Jan; m Medieval English Medieval English form of JOHN, derived from the Old French form Jehan. JANA f Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene Feminine form of JAN JANAE f English Elaborated form of JANE JANAN f Arabic Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic. JANAY mf (no meaning found) JANCIS f English Combination of JAN and FRANCIS JANCSI m Hungarian Pet form of JNOS JANE f English English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN). JANEEN mf (no meaning found) JANEK m Polish Polish pet form of JAN JANEKA f English Pet form of JANE JANEL f English Pet form of JANE JANELE f English Pet form of JANE JANELL mf (no meaning found) JANELLA f English Pet form of JANE JANELLE f English Pet form of JANE JANENE f English Variant of JANINE JANESSA f English Elaborated form of JANE JANET f English Pet form of JANE JANETTA f English Pet form of JANE JANETTE f English Pet form of JANE JANEY f English Pet form of JANE JANEZ m Slovene Slovene form of JOHN JANI m Finnish, Hungarian Finnish form and Hungarian pet form of JOHN JANICE f English Elaborated form of JANE JANIE f English Pet form of JANE JANIKA m Hungarian Pet form of JNOS JANINA f Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, English Latinate form of JEANNINE JANINE f English English form of JEANNINE JANIS m Latvian Latvian form of JOHN; f English Elaborated form of JANE JANIYA mf (no meaning found) JANKO m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Pet form of JANEZ JANN mf (no meaning found) JANNA f Dutch, Swedish, English Feminine form of JAN JANNAH f English Elaborated form of JAN , perhaps blended with HANNAH. JANNE m Swedish, Finnish Swedish pet form of JAN and Finnish form of JOHN; f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian pet form of JOHANNA JANNEKE f Dutch Dutch feminine form of JAN JANNETTE f English Pet form of JANE JANNICK m Danish Danish pet form of JAN JANNICKE f Scandinavian Scandinavian feminine pet form of JAN JANNIE mf (no meaning found) JANNIK m Danish Danish pet form of JAN JANNIKE f Scandinavian Scandinavian feminine pet form of JAN JANNINE f English Variant of JANINE JANTINE f Dutch Dutch feminine form of JAN JANUS m Roman Mythology Means "archway" in Latin. JANUSZ m Polish Polish form of JOHN JAPETH m Variant of JAPHETH JAPHETH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ????? (Yefet) meaning "enlarged". JAQUAN m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name elements Ja and quan. JAQUELIN mf (no meaning found) JAQUELINE f English Variant of JACQUELINE JAQUELYN f English Variant of JACQUELINE JARED m English, Biblical From the Hebrew name ????? (Yared) or ????? (Yered) which meant "descent". JAREK m Polish, Czech Pet form of Slavic beginning with jaro "spring". JAREN mf (no meaning found) JARETH m English (Modern) Blend of JARED and GARETH JARI m Finnish Short form of JALMARI JARKA f Czech Feminine form of JAREK JARL m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology Means "nobleman, earl" in Old Norse. JARLATH m Irish Anglicized form of IARFHLAITH JARMIL m Czech Variant of JAROMIL JARMILA f Czech Feminine form of JAROMIL JAROD m English Variant of JARED JAROGNIEW m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and gniew "anger". JAROMIL m Czech Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mil "favour". JAROMIR m Polish Polish form of JAROMR JAROMR m Czech Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mir "peace". JARON mf English Variant of YARON JAROPE?K m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and pelk "people". JAROS?AW m Polish Means "glory of spring", derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and slawa "glory". JAROS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of JAROS?AW JAROSLAV m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of JAROS?AW JAROSLAVA f Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak feminine form of JAROS?AW JARRED m English Variant of JARED JARRELL mf (no meaning found) JARRET mf (no meaning found) JARRETT m English Variant of GARRETT JARROD m English Variant of JARED JARVIS m English From a surname which was derived from the first name GERVAISE . JASEN mf (no meaning found) JASKA m Finnish Pet form of JAAKKO JASLYN f English (Modern) Modern name, a combination of the popular name elements Jas and lyn. JASMIN f German, English (Modern) German form and English variant of E; m French French masculine form of E JASMINE f English From Persian Yasmin, the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes. JASMYN f English (Modern) Variant of JASMINE JASNA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Derived from south Slavic jasno meaning "clear, sharp". JASON m English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical From the Greek name (Iason), which was derived from Greek (iasthai) "to heal". JASPER m English Means "treasurer" in Persian. JASWINDER f Indian (Sikh) Means "Indra of the thunderbolt" from the name of the Hindu god INDRA prefixed with Sanskrit jasu, the name of his thunderbolt. JATHBIYYA f Arabic Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA JATHIBIYYA f Arabic Means "charm, attractiveness" in Arabic. JAUME m Catalan Catalan form of JAMES JAUMET m Catalan Pet form of JAUME JAUNITA mf (no meaning found) JAVAID m Iranian Variant of JAVED JAVAN m Biblical Means "Greece" in Hebrew. JAVED m Iranian, Arabic Derived from Persian jawid meaning "eternal". JAVIER m Spanish Spanish form of XAVIER JAVION mf (no meaning found) JAVON mf (no meaning found) JAVONTE mf (no meaning found) JAVOR m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Means "maple tree" in south Slavic. JAWAHIR f Arabic Means "jewels" in Arabic. JAWDAT mf Arabic Derived from Arabic jawda meaning "goodness, excellence". JAXON m English (Modern) Variant of JACKSON JAXSON mf (no meaning found) JAY m English Short form of beginning with J; m Indian Derived from Sanskrit jaya meaning "victory". JAYA f Indian Feminine form of JAY . JAYANT m Indian Derived from Sanskrit jayanta meaning "victorious". JAYANTI f Indian Feminine form of JAYANT. JAYCE mf (no meaning found) JAYCEE mf (no meaning found) JAYCOB m English (Modern) Variant of JACOB JAYDA f English Elaborated form of JADE JAYDE f English (Modern) Variant of JADE JAYDEN mf English (Modern) Variant of JADEN JAYDON m English (Modern) Variant of JADON JAYE mf English Variant of JAY JAYEL f Variant of JAEL JAYENDRA m Indian Derived from Sanskrit jaya meaning "victory" combined with the name of the god INDRA. JAYLA f English (Modern) Combination of JAY and the popular name suffix la. JAYLAN mf (no meaning found) JAYLEE f English (Modern) Combination of JAY and LEE. JAYLEN m English (Modern) Variant of JALEN JAYLIN m English (Modern) Variant of JALEN JAYLON m English (Modern) Variant of JALEN JAYLYN mf English (Modern) Variant of JALEN JAYMA f Variant of JAMIE JAYME f English Variant of JAMIE JAYMES m English Variant of JAMES JAYNA f English (Modern) Variant of JANE JAYNE f English (Modern) Variant of JANE JAYNIE f English Pet form of JANE JAYSON m English (Modern) Variant of JASON JAYWANT m Indian Derived from Sanskrit jayavant meaning "possessing victory". JAZEPS m Latvian Latvian form of JOSEPH JAZLYN mf (no meaning found) JAZMIN f English Variant of JASMINE JAZMINE f English Variant of JASMINE JAZMYN mf (no meaning found) JAZMYNE mf (no meaning found) JEAN m French French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Johannes (see JOHN); f English Medieval variant of JANE JEAN-BAPTISTE m French Combination of JEAN and BAPTISTE, referring to Saint John the Baptist. JEAN-MARIE m French Combination of JEAN and MARIE JEANA f English Elaborated form of JEAN JEANE f English Variant of JEAN JEANETTE f English Pet form of JEANNE JEANIE f English Pet form of JEAN JEANINE f French, English Variant of JEANNINE JEANNA f English Elaborated form of JEAN JEANNE f French Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN). JEANNETTE f French Pet form of JEANNE JEANNIE f English Pet form of JEANNE JEANNINE f French, English Pet form of JEANNE JEANNOT m French Pet form of JEAN JEB m English Possibly a pet form of JACOB. JED m English Short form of IDIAH JEDEDIAH mf (no meaning found) JEDIDAH f Biblical Means "beloved" in Hebrew. JEDIDIAH m Biblical Means "beloved of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. JEETENDRA m Indian Variant of JITENDRA JEF m Dutch Dutch short form of JOZEF JEFF m English Short form of REY JEFFEREY mf (no meaning found) JEFFERSON m English From a surname meaning "son of JEFFREY". JEFFERY m English Variant of JEFFREY JEFFREY m English Medieval variant of GEOFFREY JEFFRY m English Variant of JEFFREY JEHIEL m Biblical Means "God lives" in Hebrew. JEHOASH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Yeho'ash), an extended form of ??????? (Yo'ash) (see JOASH). JEHOIACHIN m Biblical Means "established by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. JEHOIAKIM m Biblical Means "raised by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. JEHONA f Albanian Derived from Albanian jehon "echo". JEHORAM m Biblical From the Hebrew name ???????? (Yehoram) which meant "exalted by YAHWEH". JEHOSHAPHAT m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has judged" in Hebrew. JEHOVAH m Theology Form of YAHWEH used in older translations of the Bible, produced by blending the letters of the tetragrammaton with the vowels from ADONAI. JEHU m Biblical Means "YAHWEH is he" in Hebrew. JEHUDI m Biblical Means "Jew" in Hebrew. JEKATERINA f Russian Variant transcription of YEKATERINA JELANI m African Means "mighty" in Swahili. JELENA f Latvian, Croatian, Serbian Latvian, Croatian and Serbian form of HELEN JELKA f Slovene, Croatian Slovene and Croatian pet form of HELEN. JELLE m Frisian, Dutch Pet form of Germanic beginning with the element geld "value, payment". JELTJE f Frisian, Dutch Feminine form of JELLE JELTSJE f Frisian, Dutch Feminine form of JELLE JEM m English Medieval form of JAMES JEMIMA f Biblical, English Means "dove" in Hebrew. JEMMA f English Variant of GEMMA JEMMY m English Medieval pet form of JAMES JEN f English Short form of NIFER, often used as an independent given name; m Hungarian Hungarian form of EUGENE JENA f English (Modern) Short form of JENNIFER JENAE f English (Modern) Short form of JENNIFER JENARO m Spanish Spanish form of Januarius (see GENNARO). JENCI m Hungarian Pet form of JEN JENELLE f English Pet form of JENNIFER or JEANNE JENESSA f English Combination of JEN and the popular name suffix essa. JENGO m African Means "building" in Swahili. JENI f English Short form of JENNIFER JENIFER f English Variant of JENNIFER JENN f English Short form of IFER JENNA f English Latinate form of JENNY JENNI f Finnish Finnish pet form of JOHANNA; f English Variant of JENNY JENNICA f English Combination of JENNIFER and JESSICA JENNIE f English Variant of JENNY JENNIFER f English From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see GUINEVERE). JENNINGS mf (no meaning found) JENNY f English Formerly a pet form of JANE, but now used as a short form of JENNIFER JENS m Scandinavian Danish form of JOHN JENSEN mf (no meaning found) JEP m English Medieval pet form of GEOFFREY JEPHTHA m Biblical (Variant) Variant of H JEPHTHAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH sets free" in Hebrew. JEPPE m Danish Pet form of JACOB JEPSON m English From a surname which meant "son of JEP". JEPTHA m Variant of JEPHTHAH JERA f English Means "year" in Old English. JERAD mf (no meaning found) JERALD m English Variant of GERALD JERALDINE mf (no meaning found) JERAMIE mf (no meaning found) JERAMY mf (no meaning found) JERE m English Short form of MIAH JERED mf (no meaning found) JEREL mf (no meaning found) JEREMEY mf (no meaning found) JEREMIAH m Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????????? (Yirmiyahu) which meant "YAHWEH has uplifted". JEREMIAS m German German form of JEREMIAH JEREMIE mf (no meaning found) JEREMIEL m Biblical Means "God uplifts" in Hebrew. JEREMY m English, Biblical (Variant) English form of JEREMIAH, and the form used in some versions of the New Testament. JERI f English Variant of JERRY JERIAH m Biblical Means "taught by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. JERICHO m Biblical, English From the name of a town in Israel which is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. JERILYN mf (no meaning found) JERK m Swedish Old Swedish variant of ERIK JERKER m Swedish Old Swedish variant of ERIK JERLINE mf (no meaning found) JERMAIN mf (no meaning found) JERMAINE m English Variant of GERMAIN JERMEY mf (no meaning found) JERNEJ m Slovene Slovene form of BARTHOLOMEW JERNIMO m Spanish Spanish form of JEROME JEROD mf (no meaning found) JEROEN m Dutch Dutch form of JEROME JEROLD m English Variant of GERALD JEROME m English From the Greek name (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name". JEROMY mf (no meaning found) JERRARD m English Variant of GERARD JERRED m English Variant of JARED JERRELL mf (no meaning found) JERRI f English Variant of JERRY JERRICA mf (no meaning found) JERRIE f English Variant of JERRY JERRIK m Danish Danish variant of ERIK JERROD m English Variant of JARED JERROLD m English Variant of GERALD JERRY mf English Pet form of JEREMY, GERALD or GERALDINE. JERUSHA f Biblical Means "possession" in Hebrew. JERVIS m English Variant of JARVIS JERZY m Polish Polish form of GEORGE JESICA mf (no meaning found) JESPER m Danish Danish form of JASPER JESS m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of JESUS, used as a personal name; mf English Short form of E or ICA JESSA f English Short form of JESSICA JESSALYN f English (Modern) Combination of JESSIE and the popular name suffix lyn. JESSAMINE f English From a variant spelling of the English word jasmine (see JASMINE). JESSAMYN f English Variant of JESSAMINE JESSE m English, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Yishay) which possibly meant "gift". JESSENIA f Meaning unknown. JESSI f English Variant of E JESSICA f English This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice', where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. JESSIE f Scottish Scottish pet form of JEAN; f & m English Pet form of JESSICA or JESSE JESSIKA f German, English (Modern) German form and English variant of JESSICA JESSY mf (no meaning found) JESSYE f English (Modern) Variant of JESSIE JESUS m Theology, Biblical English form of (Iesous), which was the Greek form of the Aramaic name ??????? (Yeshu'a). JESUSA f Spanish, Portuguese Feminine form of JESS. JETHRO m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name ??????? (Yitro), which was derived from the Hebrew word ????? (yeter) meaning "abundance". JETT m English From the English word jet, which denotes either a black coal-like mineral or an intense black colour, derived ultimately from the name of the Greek city of Gagas in Asia Minor. JETTA f English Feminine form of JETT JETTIE mf (no meaning found) JEUNESSE f Various Means "youth" in French. JEVON mf (no meaning found) JEWEL f English Means simply "jewel" from the English word for a precious stone, derived from Old French jouel, which was possibly related to jeu "game". JEWELL f English (Modern) Variant of JEWEL JEZEBEL f Biblical From the Hebrew ???????? ('Izevel) which meant "not exalted". JHANN m Icelandic Icelandic form of JOHN JHANNA f Icelandic Icelandic feminine form of JOHN JHANNES m Icelandic Icelandic form of JOHN JI? m Czech Czech form of GEORGE JI?INA f Czech Feminine form of JI? JIA f Chinese Means "beautiful" in Chinese. JIANG mf Chinese Means "river" in Chinese. JIBRIL m Arabic Variant transcription of JABRIL JILL f English Short form of GILLIAN JILLIAN f English Variant of GILLIAN JILLIE f English Pet form of JILL JILLY f English Pet form of JILL JIM m English Medieval pet form of JAMES JIMENA f Spanish Variant of XIMENA JIMI m English Pet form of JIM. JIMMIE mf English Pet form or feminine form of JIM JIMMU m Far Eastern Mythology Means "divine might" in Japanese. JIMMY m English Pet form of JIM JIN mf Chinese Means either "gold, metal, money" or "elegant" or "ferry" in Chinese. JIN-HO m Korean Means "jewel lake" in Korean. JINAN mf Arabic Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic. JIND?ICH m Czech Czech form of HENRY JING mf Chinese Means either "essense" or "capital" or "pure" in Chinese. JINNY f English Pet form of VIRGINIA JIRAIR m Armenian Means "strong, active" in Armenian. JIRO m Japanese Means "second son" in Japanese. JITENDER m Indian Variant of JITENDRA JITENDRA m Indian Means "conqueror of Indra" from Sanskrit jita "conquered" combined with the name of the god INDRA. JITINDER m Indian (Sikh) Variant of JITENDRA JITKA f Czech Pet form of JUDITA JKOB m Hungarian Hungarian form of JACOB JLIA f Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak Portuguese, Hungarian and Slovak form of JULIA JLIUS m Slovak Slovak form of JULIUS JN m Icelandic Icelandic form of JOHN; m Slovak Slovak form of JOHANNES JNA f Icelandic Icelandic feminine form of JOHN JNAS m Icelandic Icelandic form of JONAH JNATAN m Icelandic Icelandic form of JONATHAN JNOS m Hungarian Hungarian form of JOHN JO mf English Short form of SEPH, LENE and other that begin with Jo. JO?E m Slovene Slovene pet form of JOSEPH JO?EF m Slovene Slovene form of JOSEPH JO?EFA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of JOSEPH JOAB m Biblical Means "YAHWEH is the father" in Hebrew. JOACHIM m French, German, Polish Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM. JOAKIM m Scandinavian, Finnish Scandinavian form of JOACHIM JOAN f English English form of Johanne, an Old French feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN); m Catalan Catalan form of JOHN JOANA f Portuguese, Catalan Portuguese and Catalan feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN). JOANDRA f English (Modern) Combination of JOANNE and ANDREA JOANIE mf (no meaning found) JOANN f English Variant of JOAN JOANNA f English, Polish, Biblical Latinized form of (Ioanna), feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN). JOANNE f English Variant of JOAN JOANNES m Latin variant of JOHANNES JOAQUIM m Portuguese, Catalan Portuguese and Catalan form of JOACHIM JOAQUIMA f Catalan Catalan feminine form of JOACHIM JOAQUIN m Spanish Spanish form of JOACHIM JOASH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? (Yo'ash) which possibly meant either "fire of YAHWEH" or "YAHWEH has given". JOASIA f Polish Polish pet form of JOANNA JOB m Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? ('Iyyov) which means "persecuted, hated". JOBETH f English Combination of JO and BETH JOBY m English Pet form of JOB JOCASTA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Iokaste), which is of unknown meaning. JOCELIN f English Variant of JOCELYN JOCELINE f French French form of Joscelin (see JOCELYN). JOCELYN f & m English From a surname which was originally taken from the Norman French given name Joscelin, itself derived from the Germanic name Gautelen, which was derived from the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts. JOCHEBED f Biblical From the Hebrew name ???????? (Yokeved) which meant "YAHWEH is glory". JOCHEM m German, Dutch German and Dutch form of JOACHIM JOCHEN m German German form of JOACHIM JOCHIM m German German form of JOACHIM JOCHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of JOHN or JOSEPH JOCK m Scottish Scottish form of JACK JOCKIE m Scottish Scottish pet form of JACK JOCKY m Scottish Scottish pet form of JACK JOCOSA f English Medieval form of JOYCE, influenced by the Latin word jocosus "playful". JODENE f English Feminine elaboration of JODY JODI f English Feminine variant of JODY JODIE f English Feminine variant of JODY JODY f & m English Pet form of JUDITH or JUDE JOE m English Short form of JOSEPH. JOEL m English, Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Yo'el) meaning "YAHWEH is God". JOELLA f English Feminine form of JOEL JOELLE f French French feminine form of JOEL JOELLEN mf (no meaning found) JOEP m Dutch Dutch pet form of JOZEF JOERI m Dutch Dutch form of YURI JOESPH mf (no meaning found) JOETTA f English Pet form of JO JOEY m English Pet form of JOSEPH JOHAN m Scandinavian, German, Czech Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Johannes (see JOHN). JOHANA f Czech Czech feminine form of JOHAN JOHANN m German German form of Johannes (see JOHN). JOHANNA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian Latinate feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN). JOHANNE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian feminine variant of Johannes (see JOHN). JOHANNEKE f Dutch Dutch pet form of JOHANNA JOHANNES m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman Ancient Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN). JOHANO m Esperanto Esperanto form of JOHN JOHAR m Indian Possibly means "salute" in Sanskrit. JOHATHAN mf (no meaning found) JOHN m English, Biblical English form of Iohannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name ???????? (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". JOHNA f English Feminine form of JOHN JOHNATHAN m English Variant of JONATHAN JOHNATHON m English Variant of JONATHAN JOHNIE m English Pet form of JOHN JOHNNA f English Feminine form of JOHN JOHNNIE mf English Pet form or feminine form of JOHN JOHNNY m English Pet form of JOHN JOHNPAUL mf (no meaning found) JOHNSON mf (no meaning found) JOI f English Variant of JOY JOISSE f Variant of JOYCE JOJO mf English Pet form of JOSEPH, JOLENE and other that begin with Jo. JOKIN m Basque Basque form of JOACHIM JOKTAN m Biblical Means "small" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Eber in the Old Testament. JOKUM m Danish Danish form of JOACHIM JOL m French French form of JOEL JOLA f Hungarian Pet form of JOLN JOLANA f Czech, Slovene Czech and Slovene form of YOLANDA JOLANDA f Italian Italian form of YOLANDA JOLANTA f Polish Polish form of YOLANDA JOLEEN f English Variant of JOLENE JOLENE f English A modern creation, formed from the elements jo and lene. JOLIE f English Means "pretty" in French. JOLN f Hungarian Hungarian form of YOLANDA JOLNKA f Hungarian Pet form of JOLN JOLYON m English Medieval form of JULIAN JOMAR mf (no meaning found) JON m Scandinavian, Basque Scandinavian and Basque form of JOHN; m English Short form of ATHAN JONAH m English, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Yonah) meaning "dove". JONAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of JOHN; m Biblical (Variant), Scandinavian, German Greek form of JONAH JONATAN m Scandinavian, German Scandinavian and German variant of JONATHAN JONATHAN m English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Yehonatan) (contracted to ???????? (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given". JONATHON m English Variant of JONATHAN JONE f Basque Basque feminine form of JON JONELLE f English Feminine form of JOHN JONETTE f Norwegian, English Feminine pet form of JOHN JONI f English Pet form of JOAN; m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JONIE f English Feminine form of JOHN or JONAH JONNA f Danish, Swedish, Finnish Short form of JOHANNA JONNIE mf (no meaning found) JONNY m English (Modern) Variant of JOHNNY JONQUIL f English From the English word for the type of flower, derived ultimately from Latin juncus "reed". JONTY m English Pet form of JONATHAN JOO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Johannes (see JOHN). JOOLS mf English Variant of JULES or JULES JOONA m Finnish Finnish form of JONAH JOONAS m Finnish Finnish form of JONAS JOOP m Dutch Dutch pet form of JOHANNES or JOZEF JOORD m Dutch Dutch pet form of JORDAN JOOS m Dutch Dutch pet form of JUSTUS or JOZEF JOOSEPPI m Finnish Finnish form of JOSEPH JOOST m Dutch Dutch pet form of JUSTUS or Jodocus (see JOYCE). JORAM m Biblical Contracted form of ???????? (Yehoram) (see JEHORAM). JORCK m Danish Danish form of GEORGE JORDAAN m Dutch Dutch form of JORDAN JORDAN mf English, Biblical From the name of a river flowing between the countries of Jordan and Israel. JORDANA f English Feminine variant of JORDAN JORDEN mf (no meaning found) JORDI m Catalan Catalan form of GEORGE JORDON m English Variant of JORDAN JORDY mf (no meaning found) JORDYN f English (Modern) Feminine variant of JORDAN JORETTA mf (no meaning found) JORGE m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of GEORGE JORIE f English Short form of MAR or a variant of the French word jolie "pretty". JORIS m Dutch, Frisian Dutch and Frisian form of GEORGE JORJA f English (Modern) Variant of GEORGIA JORMA m Finnish Finnish form of JEREMIAH JORUN f Norwegian Variant of N JORUNN f Norwegian From the Old Norse name Jrunnr, derived from the elements jr "stallion" and unna "to love". JORY m Cornish Cornish form of GEORGE JOS m Dutch Dutch pet form of JOZEF; m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of EPH JOSCELIN f English Variant of JOCELYN JOSCELINE f English Variant of JOCELYN JOSE f French French feminine form of PH JOSEBA m Basque Basque form of JOSEPH JOSEF m German, Scandinavian, Czech German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH JOSEFA f Spanish, Portuguese, Czech Spanish, Portuguese and Czech feminine form of JOSEPH JOSEFIINA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of JOSEPH JOSEFINA f Spanish, Swedish Spanish and Swedish feminine form of JOSEPH JOSEFINE f German German form of JOSPHINE JOSELYN f English Variant of JOCELYN JOSEP m Catalan Catalan form of H JOSEPE m Basque Basque form of JOSEPH JOSEPH m English, French, German, Biblical From the Latin Iosephus, which was from the Greek (Iosephos), which was from the Hebrew name ?????? (Yosef) meaning "he will add". JOSEPHA f English, German Feminine form of JOSEPH JOSEPHINA f English Latinate variant of JOSPHINE JOSEPHINE f English, German English and German form of JOSPHINE JOSES m Biblical Greek form of JOSEPH, used in the New Testament to distinguish Joseph the brother of James from the many other characters of that name. JOSETTE f French Pet form of JOSPHINE JOSH m English Short form of UA JOSHAWA m English (Modern) Variant of JOSHUA JOSHUA m English, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Yehoshu'a) which meant "YAHWEH is salvation". JOSHUAH mf (no meaning found) JOSIAH m Biblical, English Means "YAHWEH supports" in Hebrew. JOSIANE f French Pet form of JOSPHINE JOSIAS m Biblical (Variant) Greek form of JOSIAH JOSIE f English Short form of JOSEPHINE JOSIF m Serbian Serbian form of JOSEPH JOSIP m Croatian, Slovene Croatian and Slovene form of JOSEPH JOSPHE f French French feminine form of JOSEPH JOSPHINE f French French feminine form of JOSEPH. JOSS f & m English Short form of JOCELYN JOSSLYN f English Variant of JOCELYN JOSU m Basque Basque form of JESUS; m Portuguese Portuguese form of JOSHUA JOSUE m Spanish, French Spanish and French form of JOSHUA JOTHAM m Biblical Means "YAHWEH is upright" in Hebrew. JOUKAHAINEN m Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. JOUKO m Finnish Short form of JOUKAHAINEN JOUNI m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JOURDAIN m French French form of JORDAN JOVAN m Serbian, Macedonian Serbian and Macedonian form of JOHN JOVANA f Serbian Serbian feminine form of JOHN JOVANI mf (no meaning found) JOVANKA f Serbian Pet form of JOVANA JOVANNY mf (no meaning found) JOVANY mf (no meaning found) JOVE m Roman Mythology Derived from the stem of Iupiter (see JUPITER). JOVITA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of the Roman name Jovita (masculine), which was derived from the name of the god JOVE. JOWAN m Cornish Cornish form of JOHN JOWITA f Polish Polish form of JOVITA JOY f English Simply means "joy" from the English word, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudia. JOYCE f & m English From the (masculine) medieval name Josse, which was derived from the earlier Joceus or Jodocus, Latinized forms of the Breton name Jodoc meaning "lord". JOYCELYN mf (no meaning found) JOYE f English Variant of JOY JOZAFAT m Polish Polish form of Josaphat, a contracted form of JEHOSHAPHAT. JOZEF m Slovak, Dutch Slovak and Dutch form of JOSEPH JOZEFA f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of JOSEPH JOZEFO m Esperanto Esperanto form of JOSEPH JOZO m Croatian Croatian pet form of JOSEPH JOZUA m Dutch Dutch form of JOSHUA JRAN m Swedish Variant of GRAN JRG m German German short form of GEORGE JRGEN m Danish, Norwegian Danish form of GEORGE; m German Low German form of GEORGE; m Swedish Swedish form of GEORGE JRME m French French form of JEROME JRMIE m French French form of JEREMIAH JRN m Danish Short form of JRGEN JSKA m Hungarian Pet form of JZSEF JU f Chinese Means "chrysanthemum" in Chinese. JUAN m Spanish Spanish form of Johannes (see JOHN). JUANA f Spanish Feminine form of JUAN. JUANITA f Spanish Feminine pet form of JUAN JUANITO m Spanish Pet form of JUAN JUBAL m Biblical Means "small stream" in Hebrew. JUDA m Arabic Derived from Arabic jawda meaning "goodness, excellence". JUDAH m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name ???????? (Yehudah) which meant "praised". JUDAS m Biblical Greek form of JUDAH. JUDD m English From a surname which was derived from the first name JORDAN. JUDE m English, Biblical Variant of JUDAS. JUDGE mf (no meaning found) JUDI f English Short form of TH JUDIE f English Short form of JUDITH JUDIT f Hungarian, Spanish Hungarian and Spanish form of H JUDITA f Czech Czech form of JUDITH JUDITE f Portuguese Portuguese form of JUDITH JUDITH f English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Yehudit) which meant "woman from Judea". JUDSON mf (no meaning found) JUDY f English Short form of JUDITH. JUDYTA f Polish Polish form of JUDITH JUHA m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JUHAN m Estonian Estonian form of JOHN JUHANA m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JUHANI m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JUHO m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JUKKA m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JULEK m Polish Pet form of JULIUSZ JULEN m Basque Basque form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULES m French French form of JULIUS; f English Pet form of JULIA JULI f Hungarian Hungarian short form of A JULIA f English, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latinate feminine form of JULIUS. JULIAN m English, Polish, German From the Roman name Julianus, which was derived from JULIUS. JULIANA f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULIANE f French, German French and German feminine form of JULIAN JULIANN mf (no meaning found) JULIANNA f English, Hungarian, Polish Feminine form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULIANNE f English Feminine form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULIE f French, English French form of JULIA JULIEN m French French form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULIENNE f French French feminine form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULIET f English Pet form of JULIE. JULIETTE f French French pet form of JULIE JULIJ m Slovene Slovene form of JULIUS JULIJA f Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian Slovene, Croatian and Lithuanian form of JULIA JULIJANA f Slovene Slovene form of JULIANA JULIN m Spanish Spanish form of Julianus (see JULIAN). JULIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of JULIUS JULISKA f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of JULIA JULISSA mf (no meaning found) JULITA f Polish Polish pet form of JULIA JULITTA f Pet form of JULIA JULIUS m Ancient Roman, English, German From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek (ioulos) "downy-bearded". JULIUSZ m Polish Polish form of JULIUS JULY f English From the name of the month, which was originally named for Julius Caesar. JULYAN m English Variant of JULIAN JUMAANE m African Means "born on Tuesday" in Swahili. JUMANA f Arabic Means "pearl" in Arabic. JUMANAH f Arabic Variant transcription of JUMANA JUNAID m Arabic Variant transcription of JUNAYD JUNAYD m Arabic Means "small army" or "small caravan", derived from Arabic jund "army, soldiers, caravan". JUNE f English Means simply "June" from the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO. JUNG mf Korean Means "affection" in Korean. JUNIA f Biblical, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman name Junius, which was possibly derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO. JUNIOR m English From a nickname which was originally used for a boy who had the same name as his father. JUNIOUS mf (no meaning found) JUNIPER f English Means simply "juniper" from the English word for the type of tree, derived ultimately from Latin juniperus. JUNIUS mf (no meaning found) JUNKO f Japanese Means "pure child" in Japanese. JUNO f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. JUNPERO m This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel Jos Serra, a missionary to California. JUOZAPAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of JOSEPH JUOZAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian short form of JOSEPH JUPITER m Roman Mythology From Latin Iupiter, which was from dyeu-pater, composed of the elements dyeus (see ZEUS) and pater "father". JURAJ m Croatian, Slovak Croatian and Slovak form of GEORGE JURE m Slovene, Croatian Slovene and Croatian form of GEORGE JUREK m Polish Pet form of JERZY JURGEN m Dutch Dutch form of GEORGE JURGIS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of GEORGE JURIJ m Slovene Slovene form of GEORGE JURIS m Latvian Latvian form of GEORGE JURO m Japanese Means "tenth son" in Japanese. JURRIAAN m Dutch Dutch form of GEORGE JUSSI m Finnish Finnish form of JOHN JUSTE m French French form of JUSTUS JUSTEN mf (no meaning found) JUSTICE mf English From an occupational surname which meant "judge, officer of justice" in Old French. JUSTIN m English, French, Slovene From the Roman name Justinus, which was derived from JUSTUS. JUSTINA f English, Slovene, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN). JUSTINAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of JUSTIN JUSTINE f French, English French feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN). JUSTO mf (no meaning found) JUSTON mf (no meaning found) JUSTUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which meant "just" in Latin. JUSTY mf English Pet form of JUSTIN or JUSTINE JUSTYN m Polish Polish form of Justinus (see JUSTIN). JUSTYNA f Polish Polish feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN). JUTTA f German German form of JUDITH. JUTTE f German Variant of JUTTA JUTURNA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. Juturna was the Roman goddess of fountains and springs. JUUSO m Finnish Finnish short form of JOSEPH JUVELA f Esperanto Means "jewel-like" in Esperanto. JUVENAL m History From the Roman cognomen Juvenalis which meant "youthful" in Latin. JUVENTAS f Roman Mythology Means "youth" in Latin. JUWAN mf (no meaning found) JYOTI f Indian Derived from Sanskrit jyotis meaning "light". JYOTSANA f Indian Variant of JYOTSNA JYOTSNA f Indian Means "moonlight" in Sanskrit. JYRI m Finnish Finnish form of GEORGE JYRKI m Finnish Finnish form of GEORGE JYTTE f Danish Danish form of JUDITH JZEF m Polish Polish form of JOSEPH JZEFA f Polish Polish feminine form of JOSEPH JZSEF m Hungarian Hungarian form of JOSEPH JZSI m Hungarian Pet form of JZSEF JZSUA m Hungarian Hungarian form of JOSHUA K mf (no meaning found) KAAPO m Finnish Finnish form of GABRIEL KAAPRO m Finnish Finnish form of GABRIEL KAARINA f Finnish Finnish form of KATHERINE KAARLE m Finnish Finnish form of CHARLES KAARLO m Finnish Finnish form of CHARLES KACEY f English (Modern) Variant of CASEY KACI mf (no meaning found) KACIE f English (Modern) Variant of CASEY KACPER m Polish Polish form of JASPER KACY mf (no meaning found) KADE m English Variant of CADE KADEEM mf (no meaning found) KADEN m English Variant of CADEN KADER m Arabic Variant transcription of QADIR KADIN mf (no meaning found) KADRI f Estonian Estonian form of KATHERINE KAE f English Variant of KAY KAEDE f Japanese Means "maple" in Japanese. KAELA mf (no meaning found) KAELEA f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KAELEE f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KAELYN mf (no meaning found) KAETY f English Pet form of KATE KAGISO f African Means "peace" in Tswana. KAI m Scandinavian, Finnish, Frisian, Dutch, German Possibly a pet form of either GAIUS or GERHARD; f Swedish Variant of KAJA; mf Hawaiian Means "sea" in Hawaiian. KAIA f Norwegian Variant of KAJA KAIDEN mf (no meaning found) KAIJA f Finnish Pet form of KATARIINA KAILA f Alteration of KAYLEY KAILASH mf Indian From the name of a mountain in the Himalayas which is believed to be the paradise of the Hindu god Shiva. KAILEE f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KAILEY f English Variant of KAYLEY KAILYN f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLYN KAIMANA mf Hawaiian Means "power of the ocean" in Hawaiian. KAISA f Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian pet form of KATHERINE KAISER m German form of CAESAR KAITLIN f English Variant of CAITLIN KAITLYN f English Variant of CAITLIN KAITLYNN f English Variant of CAITLIN KAJ m Scandinavian Variant of KAI; f Swedish Variant of A KAJA f Scandinavian Scandinavian pet form of KATHERINE; f Polish Polish pet form of KAROLINA; f Estonian Means "echo" in Estonian. KAJETAN m Polish Polish form of Caietanus (see GAETANO). KAJSA f Swedish Swedish pet form of KATHERINE KAKALINA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of KATHERINE KALA f Indian Means "art" in Sanskrit; f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of SARAH KALANI mf Hawaiian Means "the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky". KALE m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of CHARLES KALEA f Hawaiian Means "bright" in Hawaiian. KALEB m English Variant of CALEB KALEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KALEN mf (no meaning found) KALENA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of KAREN KALEO m Hawaiian Means "sound, voice" from Hawaiian ka "the" and leo "sound, voice". KALEV m Estonian, Mythology Estonian form of Kaleva (see I). KALEVI m Finnish Derived from Kaleva, the name of the mythological ancestor of the Finns, which is of unknown meaning. KALEY f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KALI f Hindu Mythology Means "the black one" in Sanskrit. KALIDAS m Indian Means "servant of Kali" from the name of the Hindu goddess KALI combined with Sanskrit dasa "servant". KALIE f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KALINA f Bulgarian Means "rowan tree" in Bulgarian. KALISHA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix Ka and LISHA. KALJU m Estonian Means "rock, boulder" in Estonian. KALLA f English Variant of CALLA KALLE m Swedish, Finnish Swedish and Finnish pet form of KARL KALLIAS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (kallos) meaning "beauty". KALLIE mf (no meaning found) KALLIKRATES m Ancient Greek Means "beautiful power", derived from the Greek elements (kallos) "beauty" and (kratos) "power". KALLIOPE f Greek Mythology Means "beautiful voice" from Greek (kallos) "beauty" and (ops) "voice". KALLISTO f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful". KALLISTRATE f Ancient Greek Means "beautiful army" from the Greek elements (kallos) "beauty" and (stratos) "army". KALOYAN m Bulgarian From Greek (kalos Ioannes) meaning "handsome JOHN", the nickname of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. KALPANA f Indian Means "imagining, fantasy" in Sanskrit. KALVIN mf (no meaning found) KALYAN m Indian Means "beautiful, lovely, auspicious" in Sanskrit. KALYANI f Indian Feminine form of KALYAN. KALYN f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLYN KALYNA f Ukrainian From the Ukrainian word for a type of shrub, also called the guelder rose. KALYPSO f Greek Mythology Variant of CALYPSO KALYSTA f English (Modern) Variant of CALLISTA KAM m English Short form of CAMERON KAMA m Hindu Mythology Means "love, desire" in Sanskrit. KAMAL m Arabic Means "perfection" in Arabic; m Indian Means "red" in Sanskrit. KAMALA f Indian Feminine form of KAMAL KAMARIA f African Means "like the moon" in Swahili. KAMEN m Bulgarian Means "stone" in Bulgarian. KAMERON m English (Modern) Variant of CAMERON KAMI mf (no meaning found) KAMIL m Arabic Means "perfect" in Arabic; m Czech, Slovak, Polish Czech, Slovak and Polish form of CAMILLUS KAMILA f Czech, Slovak, Polish Czech, Slovak and Polish form of CAMILLA KAMILLA f Hungarian Hungarian form of CAMILLA KAMREN mf (no meaning found) KAMRON mf (no meaning found) KAMRYN f English Feminine variant of CAMERON KANDACE f English (Modern) Variant of CANDACE KANDAJHA f Esperanto Means "made of candy" in Esperanto. KANDI f English (Modern) Variant of CANDY KANDICE mf (no meaning found) KANDY mf (no meaning found) KANE m Irish Anglicized form of CATHN KANEONUSKATEW m Native American Means "one that walks on four claws" in Cree. KANTA f Indian Means "desired, beautiful" in Sanskrit. KANTI f Indian Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. KANYA f Thai Means "girl" in Thai. KAOLIN m Variant of CAOLAN. KAORI f Japanese Means "fragrance" in Japanese. KAORU f & m Japanese Means "fragrance" in Japanese. KAPEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of JACOB KAPENA m Hawaiian Means "captain" in Hawaiian. KAPIL m Indian Variant of A KAPILA m Indian Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit. KARA f English Either a pet form of KATHERINE or a variant of CARA KARAM mf Arabic Means "generosity" in Arabic. KARAN m Indian, Hindu Mythology Variant of KARNA KARAUGH f English (Modern) Variant of KARA KARCSI m Hungarian Pet form of KROLY KAREEM m Arabic Variant transcription of KARIM. KAREL m Dutch, Czech, Slovene Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of CHARLES KAREN f Danish, Norwegian, German, English Danish form of KATHERINE; m Armenian Short form of Karekin, an Armenian name of unknown meaning. KARENA f Elaboration of KAREN or a variant of CARINA KARENZA f English Variant of KERENSA KARESINDA f Esperanto Means "worthy of a caress" in Esperanto. KARI f Norwegian Norwegian form of KATHERINE; m Finnish Finnish form of Makarios (see MACARIO). KARIE mf (no meaning found) KARIM m Arabic Means "noble, generous" in Arabic. KARIMA f Arabic Feminine form of KARIM KARIN f Swedish, German, Dutch, Finnish Swedish form of KATHERINE KARINA f Polish, German Polish form of KARIN KARISHMA f Indian Means "miracle" in Sanskrit. KARISSA f English Variant of CHARISSA KARITA f Norwegian Norwegian form of CHARITY KARL m German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES. KARLA f German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian feminine form of CHARLES KARLEE f English (Modern) Variant of CARLY KARLENE f English Feminine form of CHARLES KARLEY mf (no meaning found) KARLI mf (no meaning found) KARLIE mf (no meaning found) KARLMANN m German German form of CARLOMAN KARLY f English (Modern) Variant of CARLY KARNA m Indian, Hindu Mythology Derived from Sanskrit karna meaning "ear". KAROL m Polish, Slovak Polish and Slovak form of KARL KAROLA f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of KARL KAROLIINA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of CAROLUS KAROLINA f Polish, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovene, German Feminine form of CAROLUS KAROLINE f German, Danish, Norwegian Feminine form of CAROLUS KAROLIS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of CAROLUS KAROLNA f Czech Czech feminine form of CAROLUS KAROLYN f English Variant of CAROLINE KARON mf (no meaning found) KARP m Russian Russian form of Karpos (see CARPUS). KARREN mf (no meaning found) KARRI mf (no meaning found) KARRIE f English Variant of CARRIE KARSON mf (no meaning found) KARSTEN m German Low German form of CHRISTIAN KARYN f English Variant of KAREN KARYNA f Elaboration of KAREN or a variant of CARINA KASANDRA f English Variant of CASSANDRA KASEY mf English Variant of CASEY KASI m Indian Means "shining" in Sanskrit. KASIA f Polish Pet form of KATARZYNA KASIMIR m Variant of CASIMIR KASIMIRA f Feminine form of CASIMIR KASPAR m German German cognate of JASPER KASPER m Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian Polish, Dutch and Scandinavian cognate of JASPER KASSANDRA f English, Greek Mythology Ancient Greek form of CASSANDRA KASSIA f English Variant of CASSIA KASSIDY f & m English Variant of CASSIDY KASSIE mf (no meaning found) KASSY f English Pet form of CASSIA or KASSANDRA KASUMI f Japanese Means "mist" in Japanese. KAT f English Pet form of HERINE; f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of ALIN KATA f Hungarian, Finnish Hungarian short form of LIN and Finnish short form of RIINA KATALIN f Hungarian, Basque Hungarian and Basque form of KATHERINE KATARIINA f Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian form of KATHERINE KATARIN f Breton Breton form of KATHERINE KATARINA f German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Lithuanian Cognate of KATHERINE KATARINE f German German form of KATHERINE KATARNA f Slovak Slovak form of KATHERINE KATARZYNA f Polish Polish form of KATHERINE KATASHI m Japanese Means "firmness" in Japanese. KATE f English Short form of KATHERINE. KATE?INA f Czech Czech form of KATHERINE KATEE f English Pet form of KATE KATELIJN f Dutch Dutch form of KATHERINE, used especially in Flanders. KATELIJNE f Dutch Dutch form of KATHERINE, used especially in Flanders. KATELIN f English Variant of CAITLIN KATELL f Breton Breton form of KATHERINE KATELYN f English Variant of CAITLIN KATELYNN f English (Modern) Variant of CAITLIN KATENKA f Russian Pet form of YEKATERINA KATERI f History From the Mohawk pronunciation of KATHERINE. KATERINA f Macedonian, Russian, Greek Macedonian form of KATHERINE, a Russian short form of YE and a Greek variant of AIKATERINE. KATERYNA f Ukrainian Ukrainian form of KATHERINE KATEY f English Pet form of KATE KATHALEEN mf (no meaning found) KATHARINA f German German form of KATHERINE KATHARINE f German, English German and English variant of KATHERINE KATHARYN f English Variant of KATHERINE KATHERINA f English Latinate form of KATHERINE. KATHERINE f English From the Greek name (Aikaterine). KATHERYN f English Variant of KATHERINE KATHERYNE f English Variant of KATHERINE KATHI f English Short form of KATHERINE KATHIE f English Short form of KATHERINE KATHLEEN f Irish, English Anglicized form of CAITLN KATHLYN f English Anglicized form of CAITLN KATHRIN f German German short form of KATHARINA KATHRINE mf (no meaning found) KATHRYN f English Contracted form of KATHERINE KATHRYNE mf (no meaning found) KATHY f English Short form of KATHERINE KATI f Finnish, Hungarian Finnish pet form of KATARIINA and Hungarian pet form of KATALIN KATIA f Russian Variant transcription of KATYA KATICA f Slovene Slovene pet form of KATHERINE KATIDA f Esperanto Means "kittenish" in Esperanto. KATIE f English Pet form of KATE KATINA f Contracted form of KATARINA KATINKA f German German form of KATENKA KATJA f German, Slovene German and Slovene pet form of KATHERINE KATLEGO mf African Means "success" in Tswana. KATLIN mf (no meaning found) KATLYN f English Variant of CAITLIN KATLYNN mf (no meaning found) KATO m African Means "second of twins" in Luganda. KATRI f Finnish Short form of KATARIINA KATRIEN f Dutch Dutch form of KATHERINE KATRIINA f Finnish Short form of KATARIINA KATRIJN f Dutch Dutch form of KATHERINE KATRIN f German, Swedish German and Swedish short form of KATHERINE KATRINA f English, German, Swedish, Dutch Variant of CATRIONA. KATRINE f Scandinavian, Dutch Scandinavian and Dutch contracted form of KATHERINE KATRIONA f English Variant of CATRIONA KATSU m Japanese Means "victory" in Japanese. KATSUO m Japanese Means "victorious child" in Japanese. KATSURO m Japanese Means "victorious son" in Japanese. KATTIE mf (no meaning found) KATY f English Pet form of KATE KATYA f Russian Pet form of YEKATERINA KAUKO m Finnish Means "far away" in Finnish. KAUR f Indian (Sikh) Means "princess" in Punjabi. KAUSALYA f Indian Means "of the Kosala people" in Sanskrit. KAVERI f Indian From the name of the Kaveri River in southern India. KAVON mf (no meaning found) KAWACATOOSE m Native American Means "poor man" or "lean man" in Cree. KAY f English Short form of KATHERINE and other beginning with K; m Welsh Mythology Possibly a Welsh form of GAIUS. KAYA mf (no meaning found) KAYCEE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of CASEY KAYDEN mf (no meaning found) KAYE f English Variant of KAY KAYETAN m German German form of Caietanus (see GAETANO). KAYLA f English Alteration of KAYLEY KAYLAH mf (no meaning found) KAYLAN mf (no meaning found) KAYLEAH f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KAYLEE f English Variant of KAYLEY KAYLEEN f English Either a variant of CAILN or a combination of KAYLEY and the popular name suffix leen. KAYLEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY. KAYLEY f English, Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Caolaidhe meaning "descendent of Caoladhe". KAYLI mf (no meaning found) KAYLIE f English Variant of KAYLEY KAYLIN f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLYN KAYLY f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KAYLYN f English (Modern) Either a variant of KEELIN or CAILN, or a combination of KAYLEY and the popular name suffix lyn. KAYLYNN f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLYN KAYODE m Yoruba Means "he brought joy" in Yoruba. KAZIA f Polish Short form of KAZIMIERA KAZIMERAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of CASIMIR KAZIMIERA f Polish Feminine form of KAZIMIERZ KAZIMIERZ m Polish Polish form of CASIMIR KAZIMIR m Russian Russian form of CASIMIR KAZUKI m Japanese Means either "pleasant peace" or "first of a new generation" or "shining one" in Japanese. KAZUKO f Japanese Means "pleasant child" in Japanese. KAZUO m Japanese Means "pleasant son" in Japanese. KE m Swedish Possibly from the medieval Germanic name Anicho which was derived from ano "ancestor". KEAGAN mf (no meaning found) KEAN m Irish Anglicized form of CIAN KEANE m Irish Variant of KEAN KEANNA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and ANNA. KEANU m Hawaiian Possibly means "cool breeze" in Hawaiian. KEARA f Variant of CIARA KEATON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "shed town" in Old English. KEAVY f Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of CAOIMHE KECIA mf (no meaning found) KEEFE m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Caoimh meaning "descendent of Caomh". KEEGAN m English, Irish From the Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagin, which means "descendent of Aodhagn". KEELAN f & m Irish Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name. KEELEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KEELEY f English From an Irish surname which was derived from Caolaidhe (see KAYLEY). KEELIN f Irish Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN KEELY f English Variant of KEELEY KEENAN m Irish Anglicized form of CIANN KEES m Dutch Dutch pet form of CORNELIUS. KEESHA mf (no meaning found) KEEVA f Irish Anglicized form of CAOIMHE KEFILWE mf African Means "I was given" in Tswana. KEGAN m English, Irish Variant of KEEGAN KEIGHLEY f English (Modern) Variant of KAYLEY KEIKO f Japanese Means "respectful child" or "celebration child" in Japanese. KEILA f English Possibly an alteration of KAYLEY KEIR m Scottish, English From a surname, a variant of KERR. KEIRA f English Variant of KIERA KEIRAN m English Variant of KIERAN KEISHA f English Recent coinage, possibly invented, possibly based on KEZIAH. KEISHLA mf (no meaning found) KEITH m English, Scottish From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name possibly meaning "wood" in British. KEITHA f English, Scottish Feminine form of KEITH KEITHIA f Feminine form of KEITH KEKEPANIA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of STEPHANIE KEKOA m Hawaiian Means "the brave one" in Hawaiian. KELAN m Anglicized form of CAOLAN KELBY mf (no meaning found) KELCEY mf English (Modern) Variant of KELSEY KELCIE mf (no meaning found) KELD m Danish Danish form of KETTIL KELDA f Derived from Old Norse kildr meaning "a spring". KELEBEK f Turkish Means "butterfly" in Turkish. KELEMEN m Hungarian Hungarian form of CLEMENT KELIA f Feminine variant of KELLY KELLEIGH f English Variant of KELLY KELLEN mf (no meaning found) KELLEY f English Variant of KELLY KELLI f English Variant of KELLY KELLIE f English Variant of KELLY KELLY m Ceallaigh. KELSEA mf (no meaning found) KELSEY mf English From an English surname which is of disputed meaning. KELSI f English (Modern) Variant of KELSEY KELSIE f English Variant of KELSEY KELTON mf (no meaning found) KELVIN m English From a surname which was derived from the name of a Scottish river (perhaps meaning "narrow water"). KEMEN m Basque Means "courage, vigour" in Basque. KEMP m English From a surname which meant "warrior, champion, athlete" in Old English. KEN m English Short form of NETH; m Japanese Means "strong, healthy" in Japanese. KEN'ICHI m Japanese Means "strong first son" in Japanese. KENAN m Biblical Possibly means "possession" in Hebrew. KENANIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH establishes" in Hebrew. KENDAL m English, Welsh Variant of L KENDALL mf English, Welsh From a surname which comes from the name of a city in northwest England meaning "valley of the River Kent". KENDRA f English Feminine form of KENDRICK KENDRICK m English The meaning of this name is not known for certain but there are several possibilities: "royal power" from the Old English name Cyneric, "bold power" from Old English Ceneric, "high hill" from Welsh Cynwrig, or "son of HENRY" from the Gaelic surname Mac Eanraig. KENELM m English From the Old English name Cenhelm, which was composed of the elements cene "bold, keen" and helm "helmet". KENIA mf (no meaning found) KENINA f Scottish Feminine form of KENNETH KENITH m English Variant of KENNETH KENJI m Japanese Means "strong second son" in Japanese. KENNA f Scottish Feminine form of KENNETH KENNARD m English From the Old English name Cyneweard which meant "royal guard", composed of the elements cyne "royal" and weard "guard". KENNEDI mf (no meaning found) KENNEDY f idigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head". KENNET m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of H KENNETH m Scottish, English Anglicized form of both COINNEACH and CINED. KENNEY mf (no meaning found) KENNITH m English Variant of KENNETH KENNTH mf (no meaning found) KENNY m Scottish, English Pet form of KENNETH KENRICK m English Variant of KENDRICK KENSHIN m Japanese Means "modest truth" in Japanese. KENT m English From a surname which was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England. KENTA m Japanese Possibly means "healthy and stout" in Japanese. KENTIGERN m Scottish Possibly means "chief lord" in Gaelic. KENTON m English From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning either "town on the River Kenn" or "royal manor" in Old English. KENYA m Russian Pet form of INNOKENTIY; f English (Modern) From the name of the African country. KENYATTA mf (no meaning found) KENYON m English From a surname which was derived from an English place name. KENZIE mf English Short form of MAC KEON mf (no meaning found) KEONI m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of JOHN KEPA m Basque Basque form of CEPHAS KEREN f English Short form of -HAPPUCH KEREN-HAPPUCH f Biblical Means "horn of eyeshadow" in Hebrew. KERENA f English Variant of KEREN KERENSA f English Means "love" in Cornish. KERENZA f English Variant of KERENSA KERI f English Variant of KERRY KERMAN m Basque Basque form of Germanus (see GERMAN). KERMIT m English From the Irish surname Mac Dhiarmaid, which means "son of DIARMAID". KERNEELS m Dutch Dutch (South African) variant of CORNELIUS KERR m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rough wet ground" in Old Norse. KERRI f English Feminine variant of KERRY KERRIE f & m English Variant of KERRY KERRY mf English From the name of the Irish county, which means "Ciar's people" in Gaelic. KERSTIN f German, Swedish Low German and Swedish form of CHRISTINA KERTTU f Finnish Finnish form of GERTRUDE KERWIN mf (no meaning found) KESHA mf (no meaning found) KESHAUN m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and SHAUN. KESHAWN m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and SHAWN. KESHET mf Jewish Means "rainbow" in Hebrew. KESHIA f English Variant of KEISHA KESTER m Scottish Scottish form of CHRISTOPHER KESTREL f English From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry. KETTIL m Swedish Derived from Old Norse ketill meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet"). KETURAH f Biblical, English Means "incense" in Hebrew. KEVAN m Irish Anglicized form of Caoimhen, a variant of Caoimhin (see KEVIN) with a different diminutive suffix. KEVEN mf (no meaning found) KEVIN m English, Irish Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhn, derived from the older Irish Coemgen, composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". KEVON mf (no meaning found) KEVORK m Armenian Armenian form of GEORGE KEVYN mf English (Modern) Variant or feminine form of KEVIN KEYON mf (no meaning found) KEYSHA f English (Modern) Variant of KEISHA KEYSHAWN mf (no meaning found) KEZIA f English Variant of H KEZIAH f Biblical, English Means "cassia" in Hebrew, from the name of the spice tree. KGOSI m African Means "king, chief" in Tswana. KHADIGA f Arabic Variant transcription of KHADIJA KHADIJA f Arabic Means "premature child" in Arabic. KHADIJAH mf (no meaning found) KHAJAG m Armenian Means "blue-eyed" in Armenian. KHALED m Arabic Variant transcription of KHALID KHALEEL m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of KHALIL KHALID m Arabic Means "eternal", derived from Arabic khalada "to last forever". KHALIDA f Arabic Feminine form of KHALID KHALIFA m Arabic Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic. KHALIL m Arabic Means "friend" in Arabic. KHALILAH f Arabic Feminine form of KHALIL KHALIQ m Arabic Means "creator" in Arabic. KHAMISI m African Means "born on Thursday" in Swahili. KHARA f Pet form of KATHERINE KHARITON m Russian Russian form of CHARITON KHATIJAH f Arabic Variant transcription of KHADIJA KHAYRAT mf Arabic Derived from Arabic khayra meaning "good deed". KHAYRI m Arabic Means "charitable" in Arabic. KHAYRIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of KHAYRI KHAYYAM m Arabic Means "tent maker" in Arabic. KHLOE f English Variant of CHLOE KHODADAD m Iranian Means "God given" from Persian khoda "god, lord" and dad "given". KHORDAD f Near Eastern Mythology Modern Persian form of HAURVATAT KHORSHED mf Iranian Variant of KHURSHID KHURSHID mf Iranian, Arabic Means "sun" in Persian. KHWAJA m Iranian, Indian Means "master, owner" in Persian. KIA f Swedish Pet form of KRISTINA KIAN m English, Irish Variant of CIAN KIANA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of DIANA KIANNA mf (no meaning found) KIANOUSH m Iranian Derived from Persian kian "royal". KIARA f English Variant of CIARA KIARAN m English Anglicized form of CIARAN KIARRA f English (Modern) Variant of CIARA KIBWE m African Means "blessed" in Swahili. KICHIRO m Japanese Means "lucky son" in Japanese. KIEFER m English From a surname meaning "barrel maker" in German. KIEL mf (no meaning found) KIELO f Finnish Means "lily of the valley" in Finnish. KIERA f Irish Anglicized form of CIARA KIERAN m Irish Anglicized form of CIARAN KIERON m Anglicized form of CIARAN KIERRA f Anglicized form of CIARA KIERSTEN f Danish, English Variant of KIRSTEN KIKI f English (Modern) Pet form of beginning with K. KIKU f Japanese Means "chrysanthemum" in Japanese. KILEY f English Variant of KYLIE KILIAN m Irish, German Irish variant and German form of CILLIAN KILIE f English Variant of KYLIE KILIKINA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of CHRISTINA KILLIAN m Irish Variant of CILLIAN KIM f English Short form of BERLY; m Scandinavian Scandinavian short form of JOACHIM; f Viete Means "golden" in Viete. KIMBALL m English From a surname which was derived from the Welsh first name Cynbel meaning "chief war" or the Old English first name Cynebald meaning "royal boldness". KIMBERLEE f English (Modern) Variant of KIMBERLY KIMBERLEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of KIMBERLY KIMBERLEY f & m English Variant of KIMBERLY KIMBERLI mf (no meaning found) KIMBERLY f English From the name of a city in South Africa which was originally named for Lord Kimberley, whose surname means "land belonging to CYNEBURGA" in Old English. KIMBERLYN f English (Modern) Combination of KIMBERLY and LYNN KIMBRA f English Pet form of KIMBERLY KIMIKO f Japanese Means "noble child" or "truth child" in Japanese. KIMMY f English Pet form of KIMBERLY KIMO m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of JAMES KIN f Japanese Means "golden" in Japanese. KINBOROUGH f Medieval English Medieval form of CYNEBURGA KING m English From a nickname which derives from the English word, ultimately from Old English cyning. KINGA f Polish, Hungarian Polish and Hungarian form of KUNIGUNDE KINGE f German Pet form of KUNIGUNDE KINGSLEY mf English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English. KINSEY mf (no meaning found) KIP m English Pet form of LING or CHRISTOPHER KIPLING m English Means "one who cures salmon or herring", derived from Middle English kypre "salmon". KIRA f Russian Russian form of KYRA KIRABO mf African Means "gift" in Luganda. KIRAN m Indian Means either "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam" in Sanskrit. KIRBY m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "church settlement" in Old Norse. KIRI f Indian Means "amaranth flower" in Sanskrit. KIRIL m Bulgarian, Macedonian Bulgarian and Macedonian form of CYRIL KIRILL m Russian Russian form of CYRIL KIRK m English From a surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja. KIRSA f Means "cherry" in Germanic. KIRSI f Finnish Finnish form of CHRISTINA KIRSTEEN f Scottish Variant of KIRSTIN KIRSTEN f Scandinavian Scandinavian form of CHRISTINA KIRSTI f Finnish Finnish form of CHRISTINA KIRSTIE f Scottish Pet form of KIRSTIN KIRSTIN f Scottish Scottish form of CHRISTINA KIRSTY f Scottish Pet form of KIRSTIN KIRT mf (no meaning found) KISECAWCHUCK m Native American Means "daystar" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief. KISHA f English Variant of KEISHA KISHAN m Indian Modern form of KRISHNA KISHEN m Indian Modern form of KRISHNA KISHORE m Indian Derived from Sanskrit kisora meaning "colt". KISHORI f Indian Feminine form of KISHORE KISTIE f Basque Basque form of CHRISTINA KISTNA m Indian Variant of KRISHNA KIT mf English Short form of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE. KITTI f Hungarian Pet form of KATALIN KITTIE mf (no meaning found) KITTY f English Pet form of KATHERINE KIYOKO f Japanese Means "clean child" in Japanese. KIYOSHI m Japanese Means "purity" in Japanese. KIZZIE f English Pet form of KEZIAH KIZZY f English Pet form of KEZIAH KJA f Czech Pet form of KAROLNA KJELD m Danish Danish form of KETTIL KJELL m Swedish, Norwegian Contracted form of KETTIL KJELLFRID f Norwegian From the Old Norse name Ketilrir, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and frr meaning "beautiful". KJERSTI f Norwegian Norwegian form of CHRISTINA KJERSTIN f Swedish, Norwegian Swedish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA KJETIL m Norwegian Norwegian form of KETTIL KLAAS m German, Dutch Low German and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS KLAES m Frisian Frisian form of NICHOLAS KLAHAN m Thai Means "brave" in Thai. KLARA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Latvian Cognate of CLARA KLASINA f Dutch Feminine pet form of NIKOLAAS KLAUDIA f Polish, Slovak Polish and Slovak feminine form of CLAUDIUS KLAUDIUSZ m Polish Polish form of CLAUDIUS KLAUS m German, Danish German short form of NICHOLAS KLAVA f Russian Pet form of KLAVDIYA KLAVDIJA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of CLAUDIUS KLAVDIYA f Russian Russian feminine form of CLAUDIUS KLAZINA f Dutch Feminine pet form of NIKOLAAS KLEIO f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (kleos) meaning "glory". KLEITOS m Ancient Greek Means "splendid, famous" in Greek. KLEMEN m Slovene Slovene form of CLEMENT KLEMENS m German, Danish, Swedish, Polish German, Danish, Swedish and Polish form of CLEMENT. KLEMENTYNA f Polish Polish feminine form of CLEMENT KLIMENT m Russian, Bulgarian, Czech Russian, Bulgarian and Czech form of CLEMENT KLMN m Hungarian Hungarian form of Columbanus (see COLMN). KLOTHO f Greek Mythology Means "spinner" in Greek. KLOTILD f Hungarian Hungarian form of CLOTHILDE KLRA f Hungarian Hungarian form of CLARA KLYTI f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (klytos) meaning "famous, noble". KNOX m English From a Scottish surname which was derived from Old English cnocc "round hill". KNUD m Danish Danish form of KNUT KNUT m Scandinavian, German Derived from Old Norse kntr meaning "knot". KNUTE m Norwegian Norwegian form of KNUT KOBE m African Either "tortoise" (Swahili) or else derived from the name of an African tribe. KOBINA m African Variant of KWABENA KOBUS m Dutch Pet form of JACOBUS KOBY mf (no meaning found) KODEY m English Variant of CODY KODY m English Variant of CODY KOEN m Dutch Short form of RAAD KOENRAAD m Dutch Dutch form of CONRAD KOERT m Dutch Short form of KOENRAAD KOFI m African Means "born on Friday" in Akan. KOHAKU f & m Japanese Means "amber" in Japanese. KOHAR f Armenian Means "jewel" in Armenian. KOHINOOR f Means "mountain of light" in Persian. KOIOS m Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (koios), also spelled (poios), a questioning word meaning approximately "of what kind?". KOIT m Estonian Means "dawn" in Estonian. KOJO m African Variant of KWADWO KOLAB f Khmer Means "rose" in Khmer. KOLBY m English Variant of COLBY KOLDO m Basque Short form of BIKA KOLDOBIKA m Basque Basque form of LOUIS KOLE m English Variant of COLE KOLLEEN f English (Modern) Variant of COLLEEN KOLMAN m German Variant of KOLOMAN KOLOMAN m German, Czech, Slovak German, Czech and Slovak form of Columbanus (see COLMN). KOLOUR f English (Modern) Means simply "colour" from a variant spelling of the English word (ultimately from Latin color). KOLTON mf (no meaning found) KOLYA m Russian Pet form of NIKOLAI KONANI mf Hawaiian Means "bright" in Hawaiian. KONDRAT m Polish Archaic Polish form of CONRAD KONNOR m English Variant of CONNOR KONRAD m German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD KONRD m Hungarian Hungarian form of CONRAD KONSTANCJA f Polish Polish form of CONSTANTIA KONSTANTIN m German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian Cognate of CONSTANTINE KONSTANTINOS m Greek Greek form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE). KONSTANTY m Polish Polish form of Constans (see CONSTANT). KONSTANTYN m Polish Polish form of CONSTANTINE KOOS m Dutch Pet form of JACOB KOPPEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of JACOB KOR f Greek Mythology Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone. KORA f English, German English and German form of KOR KORALO m Esperanto Means "coral" in Esperanto. KORAY m Turkish Means "ember moon" in Turkish. KORBIN m English Variant of CORBIN KORBINIAN m German Derived from Latin corvus meaning "raven". KOREY m English Variant of COREY KORI mf English Variant or feminine form of COREY KORINA f English Variant of CORINNA KORINNA f English, German Variant of CORINNA KORNEL m Polish, Czech, Slovak Polish, Czech and Slovak form of CORNELIUS KORNELIA f Polish Polish form of CORNELIA KORNL m Hungarian Hungarian form of CORNELIUS KORNLIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of CORNELIA KORRINE f English Variant of CORINNE KORT m Dutch Dutch contracted form of CONRAD KORTNEY f & m English (Modern) Variant of COURTNEY KORY m English Variant of COREY KOS m Hungarian Possibly of Turkish origin meaning "white falcon". KOSTA m Bulgarian Bulgarian pet form of KONSTANTIN KOSTADIN m Bulgarian Bulgarian variant of CONSTANTINE KOSTANDIN m Albanian Albanian form of CONSTANTINE KOSTYA m Russian Russian pet form of KONSTANTIN KOSTYANTYN m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of CONSTANTINE KOTONE f Japanese Means "harp sound" in Japanese. KOTRYNA f Lithuanian Lithuanian form of KATHERINE KOURTNEY f & m English Variant of COURTNEY KRAIG mf (no meaning found) KRASIMIR m Bulgarian Means "beautiful peace" from the Slavic elements kras "beauty" and mir "peace". KRASIMIRA f Bulgarian Feminine form of KRASIMIR KRASTIO m Bulgarian Variant transcription of KRASTYO KRASTYO m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ????? (krast) meaning "cross". KRASTYU m Bulgarian Variant of KRASTYO KRBL m German Pet form of KORBINIAN KREINDEL f Yiddish Pet form of KREINE KREINE f Yiddish Means "crown" in Yiddish. KREIOS m Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (kreion) "lord, master". KRESIMIR m Croatian Meaning unknown, though the second element is from Slavic mir "peace". KRESIMIRA f Croatian Feminine form of KRESIMIR KRESO m Croatian Pet form of KRESIMIR KRESTEN m Danish Danish variant of CHRISTIAN KRESZENTIA f German German feminine form of CRESCENTIUS KRESZENZ f German German feminine form of CRESCENTIUS KRI?TOF m Slovene, Slovak Slovene and Slovak form of CHRISTOPHER KRIEMHILD f German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements grim "mask" and hild "battle". KRIEMHILDE f German Variant of KRIEMHILD KRIKOR m Armenian Armenian form of GREGORY KRIMHILDE f German Variant of KRIEMHILD KRIS f & m Short form of TA, TIAN, TINA or TOFFER KRISHNA m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit. KRISTA f German, English Short form of KRISTINA KRISTAL f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL KRISTAN mf (no meaning found) KRISTAPS m Latvian Latvian form of CHRISTOPHER KRISTEEN f English Variant of CHRISTINE KRISTEL f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL KRISTEN m Danish Danish form of CHRISTIAN; f English Variant of KRISTIN KRISTER m Swedish Swedish pet form of KRISTOFFER KRISTF m Hungarian Hungarian form of CHRISTOPHER KRISTI f English Variant of KRISTY KRISTIA f English Short form of CHRISTINA KRISTIAN mf Scandinavian, Finnish Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN KRISTIANE f German German feminine form of CHRISTIAN KRISTIE f English Variant of KRISTY KRISTIINA f Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian form of CHRISTINA KRISTIJAN m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN KRISTIN f Scandinavian, German Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA KRISTINA f Swedish, Czech, Russian, German, Slovene, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian Cognate of CHRISTINA KRISTINE f Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian Cognate of CHRISTINE KRISTJAN m Estonian, Slovene Estonian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN KRISTJANA f Icelandic Icelandic form of CHRISTINA KRISTJN m Icelandic Icelandic form of CHRISTIAN KRISTNA f Czech Czech variant of KRISTINA KRISTOFER mf (no meaning found) KRISTOFFER m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of CHRISTOPHER KRISTOPHER m English Variant of CHRISTOPHER KRISTY f English Short form of CHRISTINA KRISTYN mf (no meaning found) KRISZTIN m Hungarian Hungarian form of CHRISTIAN KRISZTINA f Hungarian Hungarian form of CHRISTINA KROLY m Hungarian Hungarian form of KARL KRONOS m Greek Mythology Greek form of CRONUS KRY?TOF m Czech Czech form of CHRISTOPHER KRYSIA f Polish Short form of KRYSTYNA KRYSTA mf (no meaning found) KRYSTAL f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL KRYSTELLE f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL KRYSTEN f English Variant of KRISTIN KRYSTIAN m Polish Polish form of CHRISTIAN KRYSTIANA f Polish Polish form of CHRISTINA KRYSTINA f English (Modern) Variant of CHRISTINA KRYSTINE f English (Modern) Variant of CHRISTINE KRYSTLE f English (Modern) Variant of CRYSTAL KRYSTYN m Polish Polish form of CHRISTIAN KRYSTYNA f Polish Polish form of CHRISTINA KRZY? m Polish Pet form of KRZYSZTOF KRZYSZTOF m Polish Polish form of CHRISTOPHER KSAWERY m Polish Polish form of XAVIER KSENIA f Polish Polish form of XENIA KSENIJA f Slovene Slovene form of XENIA KSENIYA f Russian Russian form of XENIA KSHITIJ f Indian Means "horizon" in Sanskrit. KTHE f German German pet form of KATHERINE KUBA m Polish Polish pet form of JACOB KUDRET m Turkish Means "power, might" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian. KUKKA f Finnish Means "flower" in Finnish. KULAP f Thai Means "rose" in Thai. KUMAR m Indian Derived from Sanskrit kumara meaning "boy, son". KUMARI f Indian Feminine form of KUMAR. KUMIKO f Japanese Means "eternal beautiful child" in Japanese. KUN m Chinese Means either "universe" or "mountain range" in Chinese. KUNAL m Indian Perhaps means "lotus" in Sanskrit. KUNEGUNDA f Polish Polish form of KUNIGUNDE. KUNIBERT m German Means "brave and bright" from the Germanic elements kuoni "brave" and beraht "bright". KUNIGONDE f Dutch Dutch form of KUNIGUNDE KUNIGUNDE f German Derived from the Germanic element kuoni "brave" combined with gund "war". KUNO m German Derived from Germanic kuoni meaning "brave". KUNTHEA f Khmer Means "sweet-smelling" in Khmer. KUNTO f African Means "third child" in Akan. KURO m Japanese Means "ninth son" in Japanese. KURT m German German contracted form of CONRAD KURTIS m English Variant of CURTIS KUSTAA m Finnish Finnish form of GUSTAV KUSTI m Finnish Finnish pet form of KUSTAA or AU KUZMA m Russian Russian of Kosmos (see COSMO). KVETA f Czech Derived from Czech kvet meaning "flower, blossom". KWABENA m African Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan. KWADWO m African Means "born on Monday" in Akan. KWAKU m African Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan. KWAME m African Means "born on Saturday" in Akan. KWASI m African Means "born on Sunday" in Akan. KWEKU m African Variant of KWAKU KWESI m African Variant of KWASI KYLA f English Feminine form of KYLE KYLE m English From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait". KYLEE f English Variant of KYLIE KYLEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of KYLIE KYLER mf English Possibly from a Dutch surname meaning "archer". KYLIE f English Means "boomerang" in an Australian Aboriginal language, but it could also be a variant of KELLY or KYLE. KYLLI f Finnish Short form of KKI KYLLIKKI f Finnish, Finnish Mythology Possibly derived from an old Finnish word meaning "woman". KYM f English Variant of KIM KYNASTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "CYNEFRI's town" in Old English. KYO m Japanese Means "large" or "approval" or "ginger" in Japanese. KYRA f English Feminine form of CYRUS KYRAN m Irish, English Variant of KIERAN KYRIAKE f Greek Variant transcription of KYRIAKI KYRIAKI f Greek Feminine form of KYRIAKOS KYRIAKOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Greek form of CYRIACUS KYROS m Ancient Greek Greek form of CYRUS KYRSTEN f English (Modern) Variant of KIRSTEN KYRYLO m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of CYRIL KYSTI m Finnish Finnish form of GUSTAV KYUNG-SOON f Korean From the Korean elements kyung "honoured" and soon "mild" or "gentle". KZMR m Hungarian Hungarian form of CASIMIR L mf (no meaning found) LA f French French form of LEAH; f Galician Galician form of LEAH LABAN m Biblical Derived from Hebrew ????? (lavan) meaning "white". LABHRAINN m Scottish Scottish form of LAURENCE LABHRS m Irish Irish form of LAURENCE LACEY f & m English From a surname which was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy. LACHESIS f Greek Mythology Means "apportioner" in Greek. LACHIE m Scottish Pet form of LACHLAN LACHINA f Scottish Feminine form of LACHLAN LACHLAN m Scottish This was originally a Scottish nickname for a person who was from Norway. LACHTNA m Irish Means "milk-coloured" in Irish Gaelic. LACI m Hungarian Pet form of LSZL LACIE mf (no meaning found) LACY f & m English Variant of LACEY LADAN f Irish Means "grey lady" in Irish Gaelic. LADARIUS mf (no meaning found) LADDIE mf (no meaning found) LADIN f Irish Variant of LADAN LADISLAO m Italian Italian form of VLADISLAV LADISLAS m History Latinate form of VLADISLAV LADISLAUS m History Latinate form of VLADISLAV LADISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Slovene Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of V LADISLAVA f Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak feminine form of VLADISLAV LADONNA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name DONNA. LAEL m Biblical Means "of God" in Hebrew. This was the name of Eliasaph in the Old Testament. LAELIA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning. LAETITIA f Late Roman, English Variant of LETITIA LAFAYETTE mf (no meaning found) LAFUR m Icelandic Icelandic form of OLAF LAGINA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name GINA . LAHJA f Finnish Means "gift" in Finnish. LAIA f Catalan Catalan pet form of EULALIA LAILA f Arabic, English Variant of LAYLA LAIMA f Lithuanian, Latvian, Mythology Means "luck" in Latvian and Lithuanian. LAINE f Estonian Means "wave" in Estonian. LAINEY f English Pet form of ELAINE LAIRD m Means "landowner" in Scottish. LAISHA mf (no meaning found) LAJOS m Hungarian Hungarian form of LOUIS LAKE m English Simply means "lake" from the English word for the inland body of water. LAKEISHA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KEISHA. LAKESHA mf (no meaning found) LAKESHIA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KESHIA. LAKISHA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KISHA. LAKSHMAN m Indian Means "having lucky marks" in Sanskrit. LAKSHMI f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit. LAL m Indian Means "to play, to caress" in Sanskrit. LALA f Bulgarian From a south Slavic word meaning "tulip". LALAGE f English Derived from Greek (lalageo) meaning "to babble, to prattle". LALAWETHIKA m Native American Means "he makes noise" in Shawnee. LALEH f Iranian Means "tulip" in Persian. LALIA f English Short form of EU LALIT f Indian Variant of A LALITA f Indian Means "playful, charming" in Sanskrit. LALLA f English Pet form of LALAGE LALLIE f English Pet form of LALAGE LALLY f English Pet form of LALAGE LALO m Spanish Pet form of EDUARDO LAMAR mf (no meaning found) LAMBERT m English, French, German, Dutch Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright". LAMECH m Biblical Possibly means "to make low" in Hebrew. LAMIS f Arabic Means "soft" in Arabic. LAMMERT m Dutch, German Dutch and Low German form of LAMBERT LAMONT m From a Scottish surname meaning "lawgiver" in Old Norse. LAMPRECHT m German German form of LAMBERT LAMYA f Arabic Means "having beautiful dark lips" in Arabic. LAN f Chinese Means "orchid" in Chinese; f Irish Irish form of HELEN LANA f English, Russian Short form of A or SVET LANCE m English From the Germanic name Lanzo, a short form of that began with the element land meaning "land". LANCELOT m English, Welsh Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly an Old French pet form of Lanzo (see LANCE). LANDEN mf (no meaning found) LANDON m English From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "long hill" (that is, "ridge"). LANDRE m French French form of LEANDER LANE mf English From a surname which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane. LANETTE mf (no meaning found) LANEY f English Variant of LAINEY LANFORD m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "long ford" in Old English. LANGDON m English From a surname which was a variant of LANDON. LANI f Hawaiian Means "sky, heaven" in Hawaiian. LANNIE mf (no meaning found) LANNY m English Pet form of LANDON, LANFORD and other beginning with lan. LANTY m Pet form of LEACHLAINN LANZO m German German form of LANCE LAOISE f Irish Possibly from the name Luigsech which means "radiant girl" in Irish. LAQUITA mf (no meaning found) LARA f Russian, English Short form of LARISA; f English, German Variant of LAURA LARAINE f English Variant of LORRAINE LAREYNA f English Either means "the queen" in Spanish or else is a variant of LORRAINE. LARI f Pet form of LAURA LARISA f Russian, English Russian name of unknown meaning, possibly derived from the name of the ancient city of Larisa in Thessaly. LARISSA f English Variant of LARISA LARK f English From the English word for the type of songbird. LARKIN m English From a surname which was itself originally derived from the given name LAURENCE . LARON mf (no meaning found) LARRIE m English Short form of LAURENCE LARRY m English Short form of LAURENCE LARS m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of LAURENCE LARUE mf (no meaning found) LARYN f English (Modern) Variant of LAUREN LASHANDA mf (no meaning found) LASHAWN f & m English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHAWN. LASHAY m English (Modern) Combination of the popular name prefix La and SHAY . LASHONDA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHONDA. LASSE m Finnish Finnish form of LAURENCE LASSI m Finnish Finnish form of LAURENCE LATA f Indian Means "a creeping plant" in Sanskrit. LATANYA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TANYA. LATASHA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TASHA. LATEEFAH f Arabic Variant transcription of LATIFA LATIF m Arabic Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic. LATIFA f Arabic Feminine form of LATIF LATIFAH f Arabic Feminine form of LATIF LATISHA f English Variant of LETITIA LATONIA mf (no meaning found) LATONYA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TONYA. LATOSHA mf (no meaning found) LATOYA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TOYA. LATRELL mf (no meaning found) LATRICE mf (no meaning found) LATRICIA mf (no meaning found) LAUCHLAN m Scottish Variant of LACHLAN LAUNCE m English Variant of LANCE LAUNO m Finnish Finnish short form of NICHOLAS LAURA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Scandinavian, German Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". LAURAINE f English Variant of LORRAINE influenced by the spelling of LAURA. LAURE f French French form of LAURA LAUREEN f English Pet form of LAURA LAUREL f English It can either mean simply "laurel" from the name of the tree (ultimately from Latin laurus), or it can be a pet form of LAURA. LAURELLE f English Variant of LAUREL LAUREN f English Feminine form of CE . LAURENA f English Variant of LORENA LAURENCE m English From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "of Laurentum"; f French French feminine form of Laurentius (see ). LAURENCIA f English Feminine form of LAURENCE LAURENE f English Pet form of LAURA LAURENS m Dutch Dutch form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURENT m French French form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURENTIA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURENTIN m French From the Roman cognomen Laurentinus, itself a derivative of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURENTINE f French Feminine form of LAURENTIN LAURENTIU m Romanian Romanian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURENTIUS m Ancient Roman Ancient Roman form of LAURENCE LAURESSA f English Pet form of LAURA LAURETTA f Italian Italian pet form of LAURA LAURETTE f French French pet form of LAURA LAURI m Finnish Finnish form of LAURENCE LAURIE f & m English Pet form of LAURA or LAURENCE LAURINDA f English Pet form of LAURA LAURINE f English Pet form of LAURA LAURISSA f English Pet form of LAURA LAURITA f English Pet form of LAURA LAURITS m Danish Danish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURITZ m Danish Danish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAURO m Italian Italian form of Laurus (see LAURA). LAURYN f English Variant of LAUREN LAVADA mf (no meaning found) LAVANYA f Indian Means "beauty, grace" in Sanskrit. LAVENA f English Variant of LAVINIA LAVENDER f English From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour. LAVERA mf (no meaning found) LAVERN f & m English Variant of E LAVERNA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery. LAVERNE f & m English Modern name, either a variant of LAVERNA or a combination of the popular prefix La with Latin vernus "of spring". LAVI m Jewish Means "lion" in Hebrew. LAVINA f English Variant of LAVINIA LAVINIA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. LAVON mf (no meaning found) LAVONE f English (Modern) Variant of LAVONNE LAVONNE f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name YVONNE. LAVRA f Slovene Slovene form of LAURA LAVRENTI m Russian Variant transcription of Y LAVRENTIOS m Greek Greek form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAVRENTIY m Russian Russian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LAVRENTY m Russian Variant transcription of LAVRENTIY LAWAHIZ f Arabic Means "glances" in Arabic. LAWAN f Thai Means "beautiful" in Thai. LAWANDA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular prefix La with the name WANDA. LAWERENCE mf (no meaning found) LAWRENCE m English Variant of LAURENCE . LAWRIE m English Pet form of LAWRENCE LAWSON m English From a surname which means "son of LAURENCE ". LAXMAN m Indian Variant of LAKSHMAN LAXMI f Indian Variant of LAKSHMI LAYLA f Arabic Means "night" in Arabic. LAYNE m English Variant of LANE LAYTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "leek garden" in Old English. LAZ m English Pet form of LARRY LAZAR m Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian form of US LAZARE m French French form of LAZARUS LAZARO mf (no meaning found) LAZARUS m Biblical Latin form of ELEAZAR found in the New Testament. LAZER m Yiddish Yiddish form of ELIEZER LAZZARO m Italian Italian form of LAZARUS LCIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of LUCIA LCIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of LUCIUS LCS m Irish Irish form of LUCAS LDA f Czech Czech pet form of LUDMILA LDIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of LYDIA LDIE f Czech Czech form of LYDIA LEA f German German form of H LEACHLAINN m Irish Short form of MAE LEAH f English, Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ????? (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word ????? (le'ah) meaning "weary". LEAMON mf (no meaning found) LEANDER m Greek Mythology (Anglicized) From the Greek (Leandros) which means "lion of a man" from Greek (leon) "lion" and (andros) "of a man". LEANDRA f Feminine form of LEANDER LEANDRO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of LEANDER LEANN f English (Modern) Variant of LIANE or a combination of LEE and ANN LEANNA f English Variant of LIANA or a combination of LEE and ANNA LEANNE f English Variant of LIANE or a combination of LEE and ANNE LEANORA f English Variant of LEONORA LEATHA mf (no meaning found) LEATRICE f English (Modern) Combination of LEAH and BEATRICE LEBERECHT m German Means "live rightly" from German lebe "live" and recht "right". LECH m Polish Meaning unknown. LECHOS?AW m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements Lech "Pole" and slav "glory". LECHOS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of LECHOS?AW LECIA f Short form of LETITIA LEDA f Greek Mythology Possibly means "woman" from Greek. LEE mf English From a surname derived from Old English leah "meadow". LEEANN f English Combination of LEE and ANN LEEBA f Yiddish Means "beloved" in Yiddish. LEELA f Indian Means "play" in Sanskrit. LEENA f Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian short form of HELENA or MAT LEEROY mf (no meaning found) LEESA f English (Modern) Variant of LISA LEEVI m Finnish Finnish form of LEVI LEFTERIS m Greek Short form of ELEFTHERIOS LEGOLAS m Literature Means "green leaves" in Sindarin, from laeg "green" combined with go-lass "collection of leaves". LEHI m Biblical, Mormon From an Old Testament place name meaning "jawbone" in Hebrew. LEIA f English Variant of LEAH LEIF m Scandinavian Short form of containing the Old Norse element leifr meaning "descendent, heir". LEIGH f & m English From a surname derived from Old English leah or Middle English legh, which mean "meadow". LEIGHTON mf English Variant of LAYTON LEILA f Arabic, English Variant of LAYLA. LEILAH f Arabic, English Variant of LEILA LEILANI f Hawaiian Means "heavenly flowers" in Hawaiian. LEISA mf (no meaning found) LEITH m From the name of a Scottish town, which derives from Gaelic leathann "broad". LEKAN m Yoruba Short form of OLAMI LELA f Arabic, English Variant of LEILA LELAH mf (no meaning found) LELAND m English From a surname meaning "fallow land" in Old English. LELIA f Italian Variant of LAELIA LEMMINKINEN m Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly related to Finnish lempi "love". LEMMY m Pet form of LEMUEL LEMOINE m English From a surname meaning "the monk" in French. LEMPI f Finnish Means "love" in Finnish. LEMUEL m Biblical Means "belonging to God" in Hebrew. LEN m English Short form of LEONARD LENA f Scandinavian, German, Russian Scandinavian and German short form of HE or MAGDA, and a Russian short form of YE. LENARD m English Variant of LEONARD LENE f German, Danish, Norwegian German, Danish and Norwegian short form of HE or MAGDA LENI f German German pet form of HELENE LENKA f Czech Short form of MAD LENNA mf (no meaning found) LENNARD m English Variant of LEONARD LENNART m Scandinavian, German Scandinavian form of LEONARD LENNIE m English Pet form of LEONARD LENNON m English Anglicized form of the Irish surname Leannin, which means "descendent of Leannn". LENNOX m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was derived from the name of a district in Scotland, the Levenach. LENNY m English Pet form of LEONARD LENORA f English Short form of ELEONORA LENORE f English Short form of ELEANOR. LENOX m Scottish, English Variant of LENNOX LENUTA f Romanian Romanian pet form of ELENA LENZ m German Short form of LORENZ LEO m English, German, Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "lion", ultimately from Greek (leon). LEOCADIA f Spanish Derived from Greek (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white". LEOCADIO m Spanish Masculine form of LEOCADIA LEOCDIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of LEOCADIA LEOFRIC m Anglo-Saxon Means "dear power", derived from the Old English element leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" combined with ric "power". LEOFWINE m Anglo-Saxon Means "dear friend", derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and wine "friend". LEOKADIA f Polish Polish form of LEOCADIA LEOLA f English Feminine form of LEO LEOLIN m Variant of LLYWELYN influenced by Latin leo "lion". LEON m English, German, Polish English, German and Polish form of LEO. LEONA f English, German Feminine form of LEON LEONARD m English, Polish Means "brave lion", derived from the Germanic element leon "lion" combined with hard "brave, hardy". LEONARDO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of LEONARD. LEONAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of LEON LEONCIO m Spanish Spanish form of LEONTIUS LEONE m Italian Italian form of LEON; f English Variant of LEONA LEONEL mf (no meaning found) LEONHARD m German German form of LEONARD. LEONID m Russian Russian form of AS LEONIDAS m Greek, Ancient Greek From Greek (leon) "lion". LEONIE f German German feminine form of LEONIUS LEONIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was derived from Latin leo "lion". LEONOR f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of ELEANOR LEONORA f Italian Italian short form of ELEANOR LEONORE f German German short form of ELEANOR LEONTI m Russian Russian form of US LEONTINA f Italian, Late Roman Feminine form of Leontinus, which was itself derived from LEONTIUS. LEONTIUS m Late Roman Late Latin name which was derived from LEO. LEONTY m Russian Variant transcription of LEONTI LEONTYNE f English Variant of LEONTINA LEONZIO m Italian Italian form of LEONTIUS LEOPOLD m English, Slovene, Polish Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and bald "bold". LEOPOLDO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of LEOPOLD LEORA mf (no meaning found) LEOS m Czech Czech form of LEO LEOTA mf (no meaning found) LERA mf (no meaning found) LERATO f African Means "love" in Sesotho. LEROI m English Variant of LEROY LEROY m English From the French nickname le roi meaning "the king". LES m English Short form of LIE or TER LES?AW m Polish Short form of LECHOS?AW LES?AWA f Polish Short feminine form of LECHOS?AW LESA mf (no meaning found) LESEDI f African Means "light" in Tswana. LESIA f Pet form of ALESSIA LESLEIGH f English (Modern) Variant of LESLIE LESLEY f & m English Variant of LESLIE LESLI mf (no meaning found) LESLIE mf English From a surname which was derived from a Scottish place name meaning either "garden of hollies" or "garden by the pool" in Gaelic. LESLY f & m English Variant of LESLIE LESSIE f English Pet form of LESLIE LESTAT m Literature Name used by author Anne Rice for a character in her 'Vampire Chronicles' novels, where it belongs to the French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt. LESTER m English From a surname which was derived from the name of the city of Leicester, originally denoting a person who was from that place. LESZEK m Polish Pet form of LECH LETA f English Either derived from Latin laetus meaning "glad" or else a short form of ending in leta. LETHA f English Short form of A LETICIA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of LETITIA LETITIA f English From the Late Latin name Laetitia which meant "joy, happiness". LETIZIA f Italian Italian form of LETITIA LETO f Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (letho) "hidden, forgotten". LETTICE f English Medieval form of LETITIA LETTIE f English Pet form of LETTICE LETTY f English Pet form of LETTICE LEV m Russian Means "lion" in Russian; m Jewish Means "heart" in Hebrew. LEVAR mf (no meaning found) LEVENT m Turkish Possibly means "handsome" in Turkish. LEVI m Biblical, Jewish, English Means "attached" in Hebrew. LEVON m Armenian Armenian form of LEON LEW m Polish Polish cognate of LEV LEWELLA f English Variant of LOUELLA LEWIN m English From a surname which was derived from the first name LEOFWINE LEWIS m English English form of LOUIS. LEX m English Short form of AANDER LEXA f English Short form of ANDRA or A LEXI f English Pet form of ALEXANDRA LEXIA f English Short form of A LEXIE f English Pet form of ALEXANDRA LEXINE f English Pet form of ALEXANDRA LEXUS f English Short form of A. LEXY f English Pet form of ALEXANDRA LEYLA f Arabic, English Variant of LEILA LEYTON m English Variant of LAYTON LFGIFU f Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements lf "elf" and giefu "gift". LFWINE m Anglo-Saxon Old English form of ALVIN. LGIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of LIGEIA LI mf Chinese Means either "strength" or "plum" or "black" or "sharp" in Chinese. LIA f Italian Italian form of LEAH LIAM m Irish Irish short form of WIL LIANA f Italian, Portuguese, English Short form of E or JU. LIANE f French From the Roman family name Aelianus, which was derived from the Greek word (helios) meaning "sun"; f French, English Short form of or JU LIANNE f English Variant of LIANE LIAT f Jewish Means "you are mine" in Hebrew. LIBBIE mf (no meaning found) LIBBY f English Pet form of ELIZABETH LIBENA f Czech Derived from the Czech element lib meaning "love". LIBER m Roman Mythology Derived from Latin liber meaning "free". LIBERATORE m Italian Means "liberator" in Italian. LIBERIUS m Ancient Roman Roman name which was derived from Latin liber "free". LIBERTY f English Means simply "liberty, freedom" from the English word, derived from Latin libertas, a derivative of liber "free". LIBITINA f Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death. LIBOR m Czech Czech form of LIBERIUS LIBORIA f Italian Italian feminine form of LIBERIUS LIBORIO m Italian Italian form of LIBERIUS LIBU?E f Czech Pet form of LIBENA LIDA mf (no meaning found) LIDDY f Pet form of LYDIA LIDIA f Polish, Italian, Spanish Polish, Italian and Spanish form of LYDIA LIDIYA f Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of LYDIA LIE m French French form of ELIJAH LIEBER m Yiddish Means "beloved" in Yiddish. LIEN f Dutch Short form of ending in lina; f Viete Means "lotus" in Viete. LIES f German German pet form of ELIZABETH LIESA f German German pet form of ELIZABETH LIESBETH f Dutch Dutch form of ELIZABETH LIESE f German German pet form of ELIZABETH LIESEL f German German short form of ELIZABETH LIESELOTTE f German Variant of LISELOTTE LIESJE f Dutch Dutch pet form of ELIZABETH LIESL f German German short form of ELIZABETH LIEVE f Dutch Short form of GODE LIEVEN m Dutch Dutch form of LEOFWINE LIEVIN m Dutch From the Germanic name Liafwin, a cognate of LEOFWINE. LIGEIA f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling". LIINA f Finnish Short form of KARO LIISA f Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian short form of ELISABET or EBET LIISI f Finnish Finnish short form of ELISABET LIISU f Estonian Estonian short form of ELIISABET LIJSBETH f Dutch Dutch form of ELIZABETH LILA f Indian Variant of LEELA LILAC f English From the name of the shrub with purple or white flowers. LILAVATI f Indian Means "free will of god" in Sanskrit. LILEAS f Scottish Scottish form of LILIANA LILI f German German pet form of ELIZABETH LILIA f English Elaborated form of LILY LILIAN f English Variant of A LILIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish Derived from Latin lilium meaning "lily". LILIANE f French French form of LILIANA LILIANNE f English Variant of LILIANA LILIAS f Scottish Scottish form of LILIANA LILIBETH f English Pet form of ELIZABETH LILIJANA f Slovene Slovene form of LILIANA LILITH f English, Near Eastern Mythology Derived from Assyrian lilitu meaning "of the night". LILJA f Icelandic Icelandic cognate of LILY LILJANA f Macedonian Macedonian form of LILIANA LILLA mf (no meaning found) LILLIA f English Elaborated form of LILY LILLIAM mf (no meaning found) LILLIAN f English Variant of LILIAN LILLIANA mf (no meaning found) LILLIAS f Scottish Scottish form of LILIANA LILLIE f English Variant of LILY LILLY f English Variant of LILY LILO f German Short form of LISELOTTE LILY f English Simply means "lily" from the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. LILYAN mf (no meaning found) LILYANA f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of LILIANA LIM mf Chinese Hokkien Chinese form of LIN LIN mf Chinese Means either "forest" or "fine jade" in Chinese. LINA f Arabic Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic; f English, Italian Short form of ending in lina. LINAS m Lithuanian Means "flax" in Lithuanian. LINCOLN m English From the name of the city in England, meaning "lake colony" from Welsh lynn "lake" or "pool" and Latin colonia "colony". LINDA f English This name could be derived from several sources. LINDEN f English Either from Old English linde "lime tree" or else an elaboration of LINDA LINDITA f Albanian Means "the day is born" in Albanian. LINDIWE f African Means "have waited" in Zulu. LINDON m English Variant of LYNDON LINDSAY f & m English, Scottish From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Lincoln's wetland" in Old English. LINDSEY f & m English, Scottish Variant of LINDSAY LINDSIE f & m English, Scottish Variant of LINDSAY LINDY f English Pet form of LINDA LINETTE f English Variant of LYNETTE LINFORD m English From a surname which was originally taken from place meaning either "flax ford" or "lime tree ford" in Old English. LING f Chinese Means "bell, chime, tinkling" in Chinese. LINH f Viete Means "spring" in Viete. LINN f Swedish Short form of A LINNA f Swedish From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. LINNAEA f English Variant of LINNA LINNEA mf (no meaning found) LINNET f English Either a variant of LYNETTE or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch. LINNETTE f English Variant of LYNETTE LINNIE f English Pet form of LINDA and other beginning with lin. LINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of LINUS LINOS m Greek Mythology Greek form of LINUS LINSAY f & m English Variant of LINDSAY LINSEY f & m English, Scottish Variant of LINDSAY LINTON m English From a surname which was originally from place meaning either "flax town" or "lime tree town" in Old English. LINUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), German From the Greek name (Linos) meaning "flax". LINWOOD m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "stream forest" in Old English. LINZI f English Feminine variant of LINDSAY LIONEL m French Pet form of LON LIOR mf Jewish Means "my light" in Hebrew. LIORA f Jewish Strictly feminine form of LIOR LIORIT f Jewish Strictly feminine form of LIOR LIOUBA f Variant of LYUBA LIR m Irish Mythology Irish cognate of LLYR. LIRON mf Jewish Means "my song" or "my joy" in Hebrew. LIS f Scandinavian, English Short form of ELIZABETH; m Hungarian Hungarian form of ELIJAH LISA f English, German, Swedish Short form of ELIZABETH or ELISABETH. LISAIDH f Scottish Scottish form of LUCIA LISANNE f English, Dutch Combination of LISA and ANNE LISBET f Scandinavian Scandinavian short form of ELIZABETH LISBETH f German German short form of ELIZABETH LISE f English, Danish, Norwegian Short form of ELIZABETH or ELISABETH; f French French short form of ELISABETH LISELOT f Dutch Dutch form of TE LISELOTTE f German, Danish Contraction of LIESE and CHARLOTTE LISETTE f French French pet form of ELIZABETH LISHA f English (Modern) Short form of ALICIA or FELICIA or other ending with the same sound. LISSA f English Short form of ME LISSETTE mf (no meaning found) LITA f English Short form of ending in lita. LITZY mf (no meaning found) LIUDVIKA f Lithuanian Lithuanian feminine form of LUDWIG LIUDVIKAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of LUDWIG LIV f Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection". LIVIA f Italian, Portuguese, English, Ancient Roman Feminine form of LIVIUS; f English Short form of O LIVIANA f Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS. LIVIO m Italian Italian form of LIVIUS LIVIU m Romanian Romanian form of S LIVIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious". LIVNA f Jewish Means "white" in Hebrew. LIVNAT f Jewish Variant of LIVNA LIVVY f English Pet form of OLIVIA LIVY m History English form of LIVIUS LIZ f English Short form of EABETH LIZA f English, Russian Short form of EBETH or YEVETA LIZABETH mf (no meaning found) LIZAVETA f Russian Short form of YE LIZBETH f English Short form of ELIZABETH LIZETH mf (no meaning found) LIZETTE f English Variant of LISETTE LIZOLET f ? Variant of LISELOTTE LIZZIE f English Pet form of ELIZABETH LIZZY f English Pet form of ELIZABETH LJUBICA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Means "violet" in Serbo-Croatian. LJUBOMIR m Croatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian form of LUBOMIR LJUDMILA f Slovene Slovene form of LUDMILA LLE f Irish Irish form of LILY LLEU m Welsh Mythology Welsh cognate of LUGH. LLEUCU f Welsh Welsh form of LUCIA LLEW m Welsh Means "lion" in Welsh. LLEWELLA f Welsh Feminine form of LLYWELYN LLEWELLYN m Welsh Variant of LLEWELYN LLEWELYN m Welsh Variant of LLYWELYN influenced by the Welsh word llew "lion". LLIAN f Portuguese Portuguese variant of LILIANA LLINOS f Welsh Means "greenfinch" in Welsh. The greenfinch is a small, green, European bird. LLORA f Catalan Catalan form of LAURA LLOREN m Catalan Catalan form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LLOYD m English From a surname derived from Welsh llwyd meaning "grey". LLUC m Catalan Catalan form of LUKE LLUIS m Catalan Catalan form of LOUIS LLYR m Welsh Mythology Means "the sea" in Welsh. This was the name of the Welsh god of the sea. LLYWELLYN m Welsh Variant of LLYWELYN LLYWELYN m Welsh Welsh form of the Old Celtic name Lugubelenus, a combination of the of the gods Lug (see LUGH) and BELENUS. LMOS m Hungarian Means "sleepy, dreamy" in Hungarian. LNH m Viete Means "peaceful" in Viete. LOC m French, Breton Breton form of LOUIS LOCHAN m Indian Means "the eye" in Sanskrit. LOCHLAINN m Irish Irish form of LACHLAN LOCHLANN m Irish Irish form of LACHLAN LOCKIE m English Pet form of LACHLAN LODA f Spanish Spanish form of LOIS LODEWIJK m Dutch Dutch form of LUDWIG LODIE f French French form of ELODIA LODOVICO m Italian Italian form of LUDWIG LOES f Dutch Dutch form of LOUISE LOGAN mf Scottish, English From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic. LOIS f English, Biblical Possibly derived from Greek (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better"; m Galician Galician form of LOUIS LOISE f French French form of E LOJZE m Slovene Short form of ALOJZ LOKI m Norse Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Indo-European root *leug meaning "to break". LOLA f Spanish, English Pet form of DOLORES LOLICIA f English Elaborated form of LOLA LOLITA f Spanish Pet form of LOLA LOMA mf (no meaning found) LOMMN m Irish Means "little bare one", derived from Irish Gaelic lomm "bare" combined with a diminutive suffix. LOMN m Irish Variant of LOMMN LON m English Short form of ASO; m French French form of LEO LONA mf (no meaning found) LONARD m French French form of LEONARD LONCE m French French form of LEONTIUS LONDON mf English From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom. LONE f Danish Short form of ABE or MAGDA LONGIN m Polish Polish form of US LONGINA f Polish Polish feminine form of LONGINUS LONGINUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen derived from Latin longus "long". LONIDE m French French form of LEONIDAS LONIE f French French feminine form of LEONIUS LONN m Irish Means "little blackbird", derived from Irish Gaelic lon "blackbird" combined with a diminutive suffix. LONNA mf (no meaning found) LONNE f French Feminine form of LON LONNIE m English Short form of ALONSO LONNY m English Short form of ALONSO LONTINE f French French form of LEONTINA LONZO mf (no meaning found) LOPE m Spanish Spanish form of Lupus (see LOUP). LOPOLD m French French form of LEOPOLD LORA f English Variant of LAURA LORAINE f English Variant of LORRAINE LORAINNE f English Variant of LORRAINE LORAN mf (no meaning found) LORAYNE f English Variant of LORRAINE LORCCN m Irish Means "little fierce one", derived from Irish Gaelic lorcc "fierce" combined with a diminutive suffix. LORCN m Irish Variant of LORCCN LORE f German German pet form of ELEONORE; f Basque Means "flower" in Basque. LOREA f Basque Variant of LORE LOREDANA f Italian, Romanian Invented by the Italian novelist Luciano Zuccoli for his novel 'L'amore de Loredana'. LOREEN f English Elaboration of LORA LORELEI f Germanic Mythology From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock". LORELLE f English Variant of LAUREL LOREN f & m English Either a variant of LAUREN (feminine) or a shortened form of LAURENCE (masculine). LORENA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Latinized form of LAUREN LORENCIO m Spanish Spanish variant of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LORENE f English Elaboration of LORA LORENS m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of LAURENCE LORENZ m German German form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LORENZA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LORENZO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LORETO f English From the name of a town in Italy. LORETTA f English, Italian Variant of LAURETTA LORETTE f Variant of LAURETTE LORI f English Pet form of LAURA or LORRAINE LORIANN mf (no meaning found) LORIE f English Pet form of LORA LORIN m English Variant of LOREN LORINDA f English Variant of LAURINDA LORINE mf (no meaning found) LORIS f Possibly a pet form of LORA or a short form of DOLORES. LORITA f English Variant of LAURITA LORN m English Variant of E LORNA f English, Scottish Created by the novelist R. LORND m Hungarian Hungarian form of ROLAND LORNE m English Derived from the title 'Marquis of Lorne', which was based on the Scottish place name Lorne, of unknown meaning. LORRAINE f English From the name of a region in France which means "kingdom of Lothair". LORRI f English Variant of LORI LORRIE f English Variant of LORI LORRIN m English Variant of LOREN LOTHAIR m History English form of LOTHAR LOTHAIRE m French French form of LOTHAR LOTHAR m German Means "famous army" from the Germanic elements hlud "fame" and heri "army". LOTHARIO m Italian Italian form of LOTHAR LOTTA f Swedish, Finnish Short form of CHAR LOTTE f German, Danish Short form of LISE or CHAR LOTTIE f English Pet form of CHARLOTTE LOTUS f English From the name of the lotus flower or the fruit which comes from the lotus tree. LOU f & m English Short form of ISE or IS LOUANN mf (no meaning found) LOUELLA f English Combination of LOU and the popular name suffix ella. LOUHI f Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. LOUIE m English Pet form of LOUIS LOUIS m French, English, Dutch French form of LUDWIG. LOUISA f English Latinate feminine form of LOUIS LOUISE f French, English, Dutch French feminine form of LOUIS LOUIZA f English (Modern) Variant of LOUISA LOUP m French French form of the Late Latin name Lupus which meant "wolf". LOURDES f Spanish, English From the name of a French town. LOURENO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LOURENS m Frisian, Dutch Frisian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LOUVENIA mf (no meaning found) LOVE m Swedish Swedish form of LOUIS; f English Simply means "love" from the English word, derived from Old English lufu. LOVEL m English Variant of L LOVELL m English Variant of LOWELL LOVIE mf (no meaning found) LOVIISA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of LOUIS LOVIISE f Estonian Estonian feminine form of LOUIS LOVISA f Swedish Swedish feminine form of LOUIS LOVISE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian feminine form of LOUIS LOVRENC m Slovene Slovene form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LOVRO m Slovene Short form of LOVRENC LOWELL m English From a surname meaning "wolf cub" in Norman French. LOWIE m Dutch Pet form of LODEWIJK LOWRI f Welsh Welsh form of LAURA LOY mf (no meaning found) LOYAL mf (no meaning found) LOYCE mf (no meaning found) LOYD m English Variant of L LRA f Icelandic Icelandic form of LAURA LRED m Anglo-Saxon Contracted form of E. LRINC m Hungarian Hungarian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). LRKE f Danish Means "lark" in Danish. LRNT m Hungarian Hungarian form of ROLAND LRUS m Icelandic Icelandic form of LAURENCE LSZL m Hungarian Hungarian form of VLADISLAV. LU mf (no meaning found) LUANA f English An invented name, formed from a combination of LOU and ANA. LUANN f English Combination of LOU and ANN LUANNA f English Combination of LOU and ANNA LUANNE f English Combination of LOU and ANNE LUBA f Russian, Ukrainian Variant transcription of LYUBA LUBBERT m Frisian Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and beraht "bright". LUBEN m Bulgarian Variant transcription of LYUBEN LUBNA f Arabic Means "storax tree" in Arabic. LUBO? m Czech, Slovak Short form of LUBOMR and other beginning with the Slavic element lub meaning "love". LUBOMIERZ m Polish Polish form of LUBOMR LUBOMIR m Polish Polish form of LUBOMR LUBOMR m Czech, Slovak Means "love and peace" from the Slavic elements lub "love" and mir "peace". LUC m French French form of LUKE LUCA m Italian Italian form of LUKE; f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of LUCIUS; f Spanish Spanish form of LUCIA LUCAS m English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish Latin form of Loukas (see LUKE). LUCASTA f English Feminine form of LUCAS. LUCE f French French feminine form of LUKE LUCERO mf (no meaning found) LUCETTA f English Pet form of LUCY LUCETTE f French Pet form of LUCIE LUCHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of LUDWIG LUCIA f Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of LUCIUS. LUCIAN m English, Romanian From the Roman family name Lucianus, which was derived from the Roman name LUCIUS. LUCIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman Feminine form of LUCIAN LUCIANO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN). LUCIE f French, Czech French and Czech form of LUCIA LUCIEN m French French form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN). LUCIENNE f French Feminine form of LUCIEN LUCIFER m Theology Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring". LUCIJA f Slovene, Croatian Slovene and Croatian form of LUCIA LUCILA mf (no meaning found) LUCILE f French, English Variant of LUCILLE LUCILLA f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman Latin pet form of LUCIA. LUCILLE f French French pet form of LUCIA LUCINA f Roman Mythology Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light". LUCINDA f English, Portuguese An elaboration of LUCIA created by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605). LUCINDE f French French form of LUCINDA LUCINE f Armenian Means "moon" in Armenian. LUCIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of LUCIUS LUCIOUS mf (no meaning found) LUCIUS m Ancient Roman, English Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". LUCJA f Polish Polish feminine form of LUCIUS LUCJAN m Polish Polish form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN). LUCJUSZ m Polish Polish form of LUCIUS LUCKY m English Either from a nickname given to a lucky person or else a pet form of LUKE. LUCRECE f French French form of LUCRETIA LUCRETIA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, which is of unknown meaning. LUCREZIA f Italian Italian form of LUCRETIA LUCY f English English feminine form of LUCIUS LUCYNA f Polish Polish feminine form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN). LUDDE m Swedish Swedish pet form of LUDVIG LUDGER m German, Dutch Low German and Dutch form of LUITGER. LUDIE mf (no meaning found) LUDIS m Latvian Latvian form of LUDWIG LUDIVINE f French French feminine form of LUDWIG LUDMI?A f Polish Polish form of LUDMILA LUDMILA f Czech Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements lud "people" and mil "favour, grace". LUDMILLA f English English form of LUDMILA LUDO m English Short form of VIC LUDOVIC m English Medieval Latinized form of LUDWIG LUDOVICA f Italian Latinized feminine form of LUDWIG LUDOVICO m Italian Latinized form of LUDWIG LUDOVIKO m Esperanto Esperanto form of LUDWIG. LUDVIG m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of LUDWIG LUDVIGS m Latvian Latvian form of LUDWIG LUDVIK m Czech, Slovene Czech and Slovene form of LUDWIG LUDWIG m German From the Germanic name Hludwig which meant "famous warrior", composed of the elements hlud "fame" and wig "warrior". LUDWIK m Polish Polish form of LUDWIG LUDWIKA f Polish Polish feminine form of LUDWIG LUE mf (no meaning found) LUELLA f English Variant of LOUELLA LUETTA mf (no meaning found) LUGH m Irish Mythology Irish form of Lug, the name of a Celtic god of the sun and craftsmanship, meaning "shining one" in Old Irish (ultimately from the Indo-European root *leuk "light, brightness"). LUGHAIDH m Irish, Irish Mythology Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH. LUGUS m Celtic Mythology Gaulish cognate of LUGH LUIGI m Italian Italian form of LOUIS LUIGIA f Italian Italian feminine form of LOUIS LUIGINA f Italian Pet form of LUIGIA LUIGINO m Italian Pet form of LUIGI LUIS m Spanish Spanish form of LOUIS LUISA f Spanish, Italian Feminine form of LUIS LUISE f German German form of LOUISE LUISELLA f Italian Pet form of LUISA LUISINA f Spanish Pet form of LUISA LUITGARD f German Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and gard "enclosure". LUITGER m German Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and ger "spear". LUITPOLD m German German form of LEOPOLD LUIZ m Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of LOUIS LUIZA f Polish, Portuguese Polish and Portuguese feminine form of LOUIS LUJAYN f Arabic Means "silver" in Arabic. LUJZA f Hungarian Hungarian form of LOUISA LUK? m Czech Czech form of LUKE LUKA m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of LUKE LUKAS m German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian form of LUKE LUKCS m Hungarian Hungarian form of LUKE LUKE m English, Biblical From the Greek name (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania". LUKEN m Basque Basque form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN). LUKSA f Esperanto Means "luxurious" in Esperanto. LULA f English Either a pet form of that begin with Lu or a short form of TALULLA. LULE f Albanian Means "flower" in Albanian. LULJETA f Albanian Means "flower of life" in Albanian. LULU f German Pet form of that begin with Lu, especially LUISE; f Arabic Means "pearl" in Arabic. LUMINITA f Romanian Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix. LUMUSI f African Means "born face down" in Ewe. LUNA f Roman Mythology Means "the moon" in Latin. LUNED f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Variant of E. LUNETE f French French form of LUNED LUNGILE f African Means "the good one" in Zulu. LUNINGNING f Filipino Means "brilliance" in Tagalog. LUPE f Spanish Short form of GUADA LUPITA f Spanish Pet form of GUADALUPE LURA mf (no meaning found) LURDES f Portuguese, Spanish Portuguese and Spanish form of LOURDES LURE f Short form of LORELEI LURLINE mf (no meaning found) LUS m Portuguese Portuguese form of LOUIS LUSA f Portuguese Feminine form of LUS LUSEACH f Irish Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH. LUTFI m Arabic Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic. LUTGARD f German Variant of LUITGARD LUTGARDIS f Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD. LUTHER m English Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and heri "army". LUTZ m German German pet form of LUDWIG LUUK m Dutch Dutch form of LUKE LUUKAS m Finnish Finnish form of LUKE LUVENIA f English Possibly a form of LAVINIA LUVINIA f English Possibly a form of LAVINIA LUX f & m English Modern name derived from Latin lux "light". LUZ f Spanish Means "light" in Spanish. LUZIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of LUCIA LVARO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish form of the Gothic name Alewar, which meant "guard of all" from al "all" and war "guard". LVK m Icelandic Icelandic form of LUDWIG LYALL m lfr "wolf"). LYCURGUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Lykourgos), a Greek name which meant "deed of a wolf" from (lykou) "of a wolf" and (ergon) "deed, work". LYDA f Variant of LYDIA LYDIA f English, German, Biblical Means "of Lydia" in Greek. LYDIE f French French form of LYDIA LYGIA f Portuguese Variant of LGIA LYKKE f Danish Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish. LYLA mf (no meaning found) LYLE m English From a surname meaning "from the island" from French de l'isle. LYMAN mf (no meaning found) LYN f English Variant of N LYNDA f English (Modern) Variant of LINDA LYNDI f English Pet form of LINDA LYNDON m English From a surname which meant "lime tree hill" in Old English. LYNDSAY f & m English Variant of LINDSAY LYNDSEA f English (Modern) Variant of LINDSAY LYNDSEY f & m English Variant of LINDSAY LYNETTE f English Pet form of LYNN. LYNN f & m English From an English surname which derives from Welsh llyn "lake". LYNNA f English Elaborated form of LYNN LYNNE f & m English Variant of LYNN LYNNETTE f English Variant of LYNETTE LYNSAY f English Feminine variant of LINDSAY LYNSEY f English Feminine variant of LINDSAY LYNTON m English Variant of LINTON LYNWOOD m English Variant of LINWOOD LYOV m Russian Variant of LEV LYRA f Astronomy The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. LYRIC f English Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek (lyrikos). LYS f German German pet form of ELIZABETH LYSANDER m Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From the Greek name (Lysandros) which meant "a release of a man" from Greek (lysis) "a release" and (andros) "of a man". LYSANDRA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of (Lysandros) (see LYSANDER). LYSANNE f German Combination of LYS and ANNE LYSETTE f English Variant of LISETTE LYSIMACHUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Lysimachos) which meant "a loosening of battle", derived from (lysis) "a release, loosening" and (mache) "battle". LYSISTRATA f Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Lysistrate) which meant "loosening the army", derived from (lysis) "a release, loosening" and (stratos) "army". LYSSA f English Short form of A LYUBA f Russian, Ukrainian Pet form of LYUBOV LYUBEN m Bulgarian Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love". LYUBOMIR m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of LUBOMIR LYUBOV f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love". LYUDMIL m Bulgarian Bulgarian masculine form of LUDMILA LYUDMILA f Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of LUDMILA. LYUDMYLA f Ukrainian Ukrainian form of LUDMILA LYYDIA f Finnish Finnish form of LYDIA LYYTI f Finnish Finnish form of LYDIA LZR m Hungarian Hungarian form of LAZARUS M mf (no meaning found) M?CIS?AW m Polish Polish form of MSTISLAV MA?GORZATA f Polish Polish form of MARGARET MAAIKE f Dutch Dutch pet form of MARIA MAARIA f Finnish Finnish form of MARIA MAARIKA f Finnish, Estonian Pet form of MAARIA (Finnish) or MAARJA (Estonian). MAARIT f Finnish Finnish form of MARGARET MAARJA f Estonian Estonian form of MARIA MAARTEN m Dutch Dutch form of MARTIN MAARTJE f Dutch Dutch feminine form of MARTIN MAAS m Dutch Dutch short form of THOMAS MAATA f Maori Maori form of MARTHA MABEL f English Medieval short form of A MABELLA f English Elaborated form of MABEL MABELLE f English Variant of MABEL influenced by the French phrase ma belle meaning "my beautiful". MABH f Irish, Irish Mythology Original Irish form of MAEVE MABLE f English Variant of MABEL MABON m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Derived from Welsh mab meaning "son". MAC mf (no meaning found) MACARENA f Spanish From the name of a barrio (district) in Seville, which got it's name from a temple which may have been named for a person Macarius (see MACARIO). MACARIA f Spanish Feminine form of MACARIO MACARIO m Spanish Spanish form of the Roman name Macarius, derived from the Greek name (Makarios), which was in turn derived from Greek (makar) meaning "blessed, happy". MACEY f & m English Variant of MACY MACHELLE mf (no meaning found) MACHTELD f Dutch Dutch form of MATILDA MACI mf (no meaning found) MACIE f & m English Variant of MACY MACIEJ m Polish Polish form of MATTHIAS MACK m English Means "son" in Gaelic. MACKENZIE mf English From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of Coinneach". MACSEN m Welsh Welsh form of MAXIM MACY f & m English Possibly means "weapon" in Old French. MADAI m Biblical Means "Medes" in Hebrew. MADAILIN f Irish Irish form of MAGDALENE MADALENA f Portuguese Portuguese variant of MAGDALENA MADALINA f Romanian Romanian form of MAGDALENE MADALINE mf (no meaning found) MADALYN f English Variant of MADELINE MADARA f Latvian From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English. MADDALENA f Italian Italian form of MAGDALENE MADDIE f English Short form of MADELEINE MADDISON f English Variant of MADISON MADDOX m English From a Welsh surname meaning "son of MADOC". MADELAINE f English Variant of MADELEINE MADELEINE f French, English French form of MAGDALENE, commonly used in the English-speaking world. MADELINA f English Latinate form of MADELINE MADELINE f French French form of MAGDALENE MADELYN f English Variant of MADELINE MADELYNN mf (no meaning found) MADGE f English Pet form of MARGARET MADHAV m Indian Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit. MADHAVI f Indian Feminine form of MADHAV MADHU f Indian From the name of the first month of the Hindu year, which ultimately derives from Sanskrit madhu "sweet, honey". MADHUKAR m Indian Means "bee" in Sanskrit. MADHUR f Indian Means "sweet" in Sanskrit. MADIE mf (no meaning found) MADILYN mf (no meaning found) MADISEN mf (no meaning found) MADISON f & m English From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD". MADISYN f English (Modern) Variant of MADISON MADLENKA f Czech Czech pet form of MAGDALENA MADLYN f English Variant of MADELINE MADOC m Welsh Possibly means "fortunate" in Welsh. MADOG m Welsh Variant of MADOC MADOLINE f English Variant of MADELINE MADONNA f English From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian. MADS m Danish Danish form of MATTHEW MADYSON f English (Modern) Variant of MADISON MAE f English Either a variant of MAY, a short form of MABEL or MAVIS, or a feminine form of MATTHEW MAEGAN f English Variant of MEGAN MAEGHAN f English Variant of MEGAN MAEJA f Variant of MAIA MAELEACHLAINN m Irish Means "devotee of Saint Seachnall", derived from Irish mael "devotee" combined with Seachlainn, a variant of Seachnall the Irish form of SECUNDINUS. MAEVA f Variant of MAEVE MAEVE f Irish, Irish Mythology From the Gaelic name Mabh meaning "intoxicating". MAFALDA f Italian, Portuguese Italian and Portuguese form of MATILDA MAGALI f French Possibly a Provenal form of MARGARET MAGDA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese Short form of LENA MAGDALEN f English Variant of E MAGDALENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian Latinate form of MAGDALENE MAGDALENE f German, English, Biblical From a title which meant "of Magdala". MAGDALNA f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of MAGDALENE MAGDALONE f Danish Danish form of MAGDALENE MAGDOLNA f Hungarian Hungarian form of MAGDALENE MAGGIE f English Short form of MARGARET MAGNHILD f Norwegian Derived from Old Norse magn "mighty, strong" and hildr "battle". MAGNOLIA f English Means simply "magnolia" from the English word for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol. MAGNUS m Scandinavian, English Roman cognomen meaning "great" in Latin. MAHA f Arabic Means "wild cow" in Arabic. The wild cow represents beauty. MAHALA f Variant of MAHLAH MAHALAH m Biblical (Variant) Variant of MAHLAH MAHALATH f Biblical Means "lyre" in Hebrew. MAHALI m Biblical (Variant) Variant of MAHLI MAHALIA f Possibly either means "marrow" in Aramaic or else is a variant of MAHALA. MAHATMA m History From a title meaning "great soul" from Sanskrit maha "great" and atma "soul, spirit, life". MAHAUT f French Medieval French form of MATHILDE MAHAVIR m Indian Means "great hero" from Sanskrit maha "great" and vira "hero". MAHENDRA m Indian Means "great Indra" from Sanskrit maha "great" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. MAHFUZ m Arabic Means "safeguarded" in Arabic. MAHIN f Iranian Means "related to the moon" in Persian. MAHINDER m Indian (Sikh) Variant of MAHENDRA MAHINE f Iranian Variant of MAHIN MAHIR m Arabic Means "skilled" in Arabic. MAHLAH f & m Biblical Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew. MAHLI m Biblical Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew. MAHLON mf (no meaning found) MAHMOOD m Arabic Variant transcription of MAHMUD MAHMOUD m Arabic Variant transcription of MAHMUD MAHMUD m Arabic Ancient form of MUHAMMAD. MAHON m Irish Anglicized form of MATHIN MAHTAB f Iranian Means "moonlight" in Persian. MAHVASH f Iranian Possibly means "moon-like" in Persian. MAI f Viete Means "apricot blossom" in Viete; f Japanese Means "dance" in Japanese. MAIA f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology Meaning unknown; f Roman Mythology Means "great" in Latin. MAIARA f Native American Means "wise" in Tupi. MAIDA mf (no meaning found) MAIGHREAD f Scottish Scottish form of MARGARET MAIJA f Finnish Finnish form of MARY MAIKE f Frisian, German Frisian pet form of MARIA MAILE f Hawaiian From the name of a type of vine that grows in Hawaii and is used in making leis. MAINCHN m Irish Means "little monk", derived from Irish manach "monk" combined with a diminutive suffix. MAINIO m Finnish Means "excellent" in Finnish. MAIR f Welsh Welsh form of MARY MAIRA mf (no meaning found) MAIRAD f Irish Irish form of MARGARET MAIREAD f Scottish Scottish form of MARGARET MAIRENN f Irish Variant of MIRN MAIRTN m Irish Irish form of MARTIN MAIRWEN f Welsh Combination of MAIR and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". MAISIE f Scottish Pet form of MAIREAD MAITE f Spanish Contraction of MARA and TERESA; f Basque Means "lovable" in Basque. MAITI m Irish Irish form of MATTHEW MAITLAND m English From a surname which was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable" in Old French. MAIYA mf (no meaning found) MAJA f German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Cognate of MAIA; f German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Pet form of MARIA MAJOR m English From a surname which was originally derived from the first name Mauger, an Old French form of the Germanic name Malger meaning "council spear". MAKAIO m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of MATTHEW MAKAR m Russian Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO). MAKARI m Russian Variant transcription of Y MAKARIY m Russian Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO). MAKAYLA f English (Modern) Variant of MICHAELA MAKEDA f History Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic. MAKENA f & m African Means "happy one" in Kikuyu. MAKENNA f English Variant of MCKENNA MAKENZIE f English Variant of MACKENZIE MAKHESH m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "lord of sacrifice" in Sanskrit. MAKOTO mf Japanese Means "sincerity" in Japanese. MAKRAM m Arabic Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic. MAKSIM m Russian Russian form of MAXIMUS MAKSIMILIAN m Russian Russian form of MAXIMILIAN MAKSYM m Polish Polish form of MAXIMUS MAKSYMILIAN m Polish Polish form of MAXIMILIAN MAL m French, Breton Means "chief" or "prince" in Celtic. MALA f Indian Means "necklace" in Sanskrit. MALACHI m Biblical, Jewish Means "my messenger" or "my angel" in Hebrew. MALACHY m Irish Anglicized form of MAELEACHLAINN influenced by the spelling of MALACHI. MALAIKA f Arabic Means "angels" from Arabic malak. MALAK f & m Arabic Means "angel" in Arabic. MALAKAI m Variant of MALACHI MALAMIS m Possibly derived from a Greek word meaning "golden". MALANDRA f English (Modern) Combination of MELANIE and ALEXANDRA MALATI f Indian Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit. MALCOLM m Scottish, English From Scottish Mael Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA". MALCOM m English (Modern) Variant of MALCOLM MALDWYN m Welsh Welsh form of BALDWIN MALEAH f English (Modern) Variant of MALIA MALEKO m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of MARK MALENE f Danish Danish short form of MAGDALENE MALIA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of MARY MALIE f Hawaiian Means "calm" in Hawaiian. MALIK m Arabic Means "king" in Arabic. MALIKA f Arabic Means "queen" in Arabic. MALIN f Swedish Swedish short form of MAGDALENE MALINA f Scottish, English Feminine form of MALCOLM; f Polish Means "raspberry" in Polish. MALINDA f English Variant of MELINDA MALISSA mf (no meaning found) MALKA f Jewish Means "queen" in Hebrew. MALLAIDH f Irish Irish form of MOLLY MALLE f French, Breton Feminine form of MAL MALLIE mf (no meaning found) MALLORY mf English From a surname meaning "unfortunate" in French. MALLT f Welsh Welsh form of MAUD MALONE m From the Irish Maoil Eoin meaning "disciple of Saint JOHN". MALTE m Danish, Swedish, German Short form of the Germanic name Helmold, which was derived from the elements helm "helmet" and wald "rule". MALTHE m Danish, German Variant of MALTE MALVINA f Scottish, English This name was created by the poet James McPherson in the 18th century. MALVOLIO m Literature Means "ill will" in Italian. MALWINA f Polish Polish form of MALVINA MALYS f French, Breton Feminine form of MAL MAMI f Japanese Means "true beauty" in Japanese. MAMIE f English Pet form of MARY or MARGARET MAMMIE mf (no meaning found) MANAMI f Japanese Means "love beauty" in Japanese. MANASSEH m Biblical Means "causing to forget" in Hebrew. MANASSES m Biblical (Variant) Greek form of MANASSEH MANDEEP m Indian (Sikh) Means "lamp of the mind" in Sanskrit. MANDI f English Short form of AMANDA MANDY f English Short form of AMANDA MANEL m Catalan Catalan form of MANUEL MANFRED m German, Dutch, Polish Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and frid "peace". MANFREDO m Italian Italian form of MANFRED MANFRIED m German German form of MANFRED MANI m Indian Means "jewel" in Sanskrit. In Hindu myth this is the name of serpent. MANINDER m Indian (Sikh) Derived from Sanskrit man "mind" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. MANISH m Indian Means "lord of the mind" in Sanskrit. MANISHA f Indian Means "thought, wisdom" in Sanskrit. MANJU f Indian Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit. MANJULA f Indian Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit. MANJUSHA f Indian Means "a box of jewels", derived from Sanskrit mani "jewel". MANLEY m English From a surname which means either "manly" in Middle English or else "common clearing" from an Old English place name. MANLIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Manlius, which was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning". MANNES m Dutch Dutch pet form of HERMAN MANNIX m Irish Anglicized form of MAINCHN MANNY m English Short form of EMMANUEL MANOEL m Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of EMMANUEL. MANOELA f Portuguese (Brazilian) Feminine form of MANOEL MANOLA f Spanish Spanish feminine pet form of MANUEL MANOLO m Spanish Spanish pet form of MANUEL MANON f French French pet form of MARIE MANSEL m English From a surname meaning either "from Le Mans" or "from Maine" in Old French. MANSOOR m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of MANSUR MANSUR m Arabic Means "victorious" in Arabic. MANU m Indian Means "man" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu. MANUEL m German, Spanish, Portuguese Short German form of E, as well as the Spanish and Portuguese normal form. MANUELA f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German Feminine form of MANUEL MANUELITA f Spanish Pet form of MANUELA MANUS m Irish Irish form of MAGNUS MANYA f Russian Russian pet form of MARIA MANYARA f African Means "you have been humbled" in Shona. MAOILIOS m Scottish Means "servant of Jesus" in Scottish Gaelic. MAOR m Jewish Means "light" in Hebrew. MAQUINNA m Native American Meaning unknown, of Nuu-chah-nulth (also known as Nootka) origin. MARA f Biblical Means "bitter" in Hebrew; f Hungarian Hungarian variant of MARY; f Spanish, Galician Spanish and Galician form of MARIA MARAJHA f Esperanto Means "made of the sea" in Esperanto. MARAL f Armenian Means "deer" in Armenian. MARALYN f English (Modern) Variant of MARILYN MARAM f & m Arabic Means "wish, desire" in Arabic. MARAMA f Pacific/Polynesian Mythology Means "moon" in Maori. MARANDA mf (no meaning found) MARC m French French form of MARK MARCAS m Irish, Scottish Irish and Scottish form of MARK MARCEL m French, Romanian, Polish French, Romanian and Polish form of LUS MARCELA f Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech Feminine form of MARCELLUS MARCELI m Polish Polish form of MARCELLUS MARCELINA f Polish Polish feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN). MARCELINE f French French feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN). MARCELINHO m Portuguese Pet form of MARCELO MARCELINO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN). MARCELL m Hungarian Hungarian form of US MARCELLA f Italian Italian feminine form of MARCELLUS MARCELLE f French French feminine form of MARCELLUS MARCELLETTE f French French feminine pet form of MARCELLUS MARCELLIN m French From the Roman family name Marcellinus, which was derived from MARCELLUS. MARCELLINE f French French feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN). MARCELLINO m Italian Italian form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN). MARCELLO m Italian Italian form of MARCELLUS MARCELLUS m Ancient Roman, German From the Roman family name Marcellus which was originally a pet form of MARCUS. MARCELO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of MARCELLUS MARCELYN f English (Modern) Variant of MARCELINE MARCI f English Pet form of A MARCIA f English, Spanish Feminine form of the Roman name Marcius, which was derived from MARCUS. MARCIAL m Spanish Spanish form of Martialis (see MARTIAL). MARCIE f English Pet form of MARCIA MARCIN m Polish Polish form of MARTIN MARCIO m Spanish Spanish form of Marcius (see MARCIA). MARCO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK. MARCOS m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK MARCUS m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical (Variant) Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS. MARCY f English Pet form of MARCIA MARDUK m Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown. MARE f Croatian Pet form of MARIJA MARED f Welsh Welsh form of MARGARET MAREDUDD m Welsh Welsh form of MEREDITH MAREE f English (Modern) Variant of MARIE. MAREIKE f Frisian, German Frisian and German pet form of MARIA MAREK m Polish, Czech Polish and Czech form of MARK MAREN f Danish Danish form of MARINA MARESOL f Variant of MARISOL MARET f Estonian Estonian form of MARGARET MARFA f Russian Russian form of MARTHA MARGAID f Manx Manx form of MARGARET MARGALIT f Jewish Hebrew form of MARGARET MARGALITA f Jewish Hebrew form of MARGARET MARGANITA f Jewish Hebrew form of MARGARET MARGARET f English Derived from Greek (margarites) meaning "pearl". MARGARETA f German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch Cognate of MARGARET MARGARETE f German German form of MARGARET MARGARETHA f Dutch, German Dutch and German form of MARGARET MARGARETHE f German, Danish German and Danish form of MARGARET MARGARETT mf (no meaning found) MARGARETTA f English Variant of MARGARETA MARGARETTE mf (no meaning found) MARGARID f Armenian Armenian form of MARGARET MARGARIDA f Portuguese, Galician Portuguese and Galician form of MARGARET. MARGARITA f Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian Cognate of MARGARET. MARGARITO mf (no meaning found) MARGARTA f Hungarian Hungarian form of MARGARET MARGAUX f Various Variant of MARGOT. MARGE f English Short form of MARGARET MARGED f Welsh Welsh form of MARGARET MARGERY f English Medieval form of MARGARET MARGH m Cornish Cornish form of MARK MARGHERITA f Italian Italian form of MARGARET. MARGIE f English Pet form of MARGARET MARGIT f Hungarian, Scandinavian Hungarian and Scandinavian form of MARGARET MARGO f English Variant of T MARGOT f French French short form of MARGARET MARGRET mf (no meaning found) MARGRETHE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of MARGARET MARGRIET f Dutch Dutch form of MARGARET MARGRT f Icelandic Icelandic form of MARGARET MARGUERITE f French French form of MARGARET MARGY mf (no meaning found) MARI f Welsh, Finnish, Breton, Hungarian Welsh, Finnish and Breton form of MARY, as well as a Hungarian pet form of MARY MARIA f Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican Latinate form of MARY. MARIABELLA f English Combination of MARIA and BELLA MARIAH f English Variant of MARIA. MARIAM f Arabic Variant transcription of MARYAM MARIAMNE f History From (Mariame), the form of MARY used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod. MARIAN f English Variant of MARION , sometimes considered a combination of MARY and ANN; m Polish, Romanian Polish and Romanian form of US; m Masculine form of MARY MARIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of MARIANUS MARIANELA f Spanish Contraction of MARA and ESTELA MARIANGELA f Italian Combination of MARIA and ANGELA MARIANN mf (no meaning found) MARIANNA f English, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Polish Latinate form of MARIAMNE MARIANNE f French French form of MARIAMNE; f English Variant of MARIAN MARIANO m Italian Italian form of MARIANUS MARIANUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS. MARIBEL f Spanish Contraction of MARA and ISABEL MARIBETH mf (no meaning found) MARICA f Hungarian, Croatian Pet form of MRIA (Hungarian) or MARIJA (Croatian). MARICELA f Spanish Contraction of MARA and CELIA MARICRUZ f Spanish Contraction of MARA and CRUZ MARIE f French, Czech, German French, Czech and German form of Maria (see MARY). MARIEKE f Dutch Dutch pet form of MARIA MARIEL f English Either a pet form of MARY or a variant of MURIEL. MARIELA mf (no meaning found) MARIELE f German German pet form of MARIA MARIELLA f Italian Italian pet form of MARIA MARIELLE f French French pet form of MARIE MARIETTA f Italian Italian pet form of MARIA MARIETTE f French French pet form of MARIA MARIGOLD f English From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of MARY and the English word gold. MARIJA f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian Cognate of MARY MARIJAN m Croatian, Slovene Croatian and Slovene form of MARIANUS MARIJANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of MARIANA MARIJKE f Dutch Dutch pet form of MARY MARIJN mf Dutch Dutch masculine and feminine form of MARINUS MARIJONA f Lithuanian Lithuanian feminine form of MARIANUS MARIJSE f Dutch Dutch form of MARISE MARIJUS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of MARIUS MARIKA f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Czech, Slovak and Hungarian pet form of MARY MARIKO f Japanese Means "true reason child" in Japanese. MARILEE mf (no meaning found) MARILENA f English Combination of MARY and the popular name suffix lena. MARILENE f English Combination of MARY and the popular name suffix lene. MARILOU f English Combination of MARY and LOU MARILYN f English Combination of MARY and lyn. MARILYNN f English (Modern) Variant of MARILYN MARIN m French, Romanian French, Romanian and Croatian form of US MARINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of MARINUS MARINDA f English Either a pet form of MARY or a variant of MIRANDA MARINE f French French feminine form of MARINUS MARINELLA f Italian Pet form of MARINA MARINO m Italian Italian form of MARINUS MARINUS m Ancient Roman, Dutch From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea". MARIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of MARIUS MARION f English Medieval French pet form of MARY; m English Variant of MARIAN MARIS f English Means "of the sea", taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary stella maris, meaning "star of the sea". MARISA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English Elaborated form of MARIA MARISE f French French pet form of MARIE MARISELA f Spanish Elaborated form of MARISA MARISKA f Hungarian Pet form of MRIA MARISOL f Spanish Combination of MARIA and SOL MARISSA f English Variant of MARISA MARIT f Norwegian, Swedish Norwegian and Swedish form of MARGARET MARITA f German, Spanish, Dutch Pet form of MARIA; f Finnish Finnish form of MARGARET MARITTA f Finnish Finnish form of MARGARET MARITZA f Spanish Spanish pet form of MARIA MARIUS m Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, English, Romanian Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male". MARIUSZ m Polish Polish form of MARIUS MARIYA f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of MARIA MARJA f Dutch, Finnish Dutch and Finnish form of MARIA. MARJAANA f Finnish Finnish form of MIRIAM MARJAN f Dutch Dutch form of MARIANNA; m Slovene Slovene form of MARIANUS MARJANA f Slovene Slovene form of MARIANA MARJANI f African Means "coral" in Swahili. MARJATTA f Finnish Pet form of MARJA MARJE f English Short form of MARGERY MARJETA f Slovene Slovene form of MARGARET MARJO f Finnish Finnish form of MARIA MARJOLAINE f French Means "marjoram" in French. Marjoram is a minty herb. MARJOLEIN f Dutch Dutch form of MARJOLAINE MARJOLIJN f Dutch Dutch form of MARJOLAINE MARJORIE f English Variant of MARGERY influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. MARJORY f English Variant of MARJORIE MARJUKKA f Finnish Pet form of MARJA MARJUT f Finnish Pet form of MARJA MARK m English, Russian, Biblical Familiar form of MARCUS. MARKEL m Basque Basque form of Martialis (see MARTIAL). MARKETTA f Finnish Finnish form of MARGARET MARKKU m Finnish Finnish form of MARK MARKO m Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque Cognate of MARK MARKTA f Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of MARGARET MARKUS m German, Finnish German and Finnish form of MARK MARLA f English Shortened variant of MARLENE MARLEE f English (Modern) Variant of MARLEY MARLEN m Russian Blend of Marx and Lenin. MARLENA f English, Polish Latinate form of MARLENE MARLENE f German, English Blend of MARIA and MAGDALENE. MARLEY mf English From a surname which was taken from a place name meaning "pleasant wood" in Old English. MARLIN m English Variant of MARLON MARLIS f German Combination of MARIA and LIESE MARLO mf (no meaning found) MARLOES f Dutch Combination of MARIA and LOES MARLON m English Possibly a pet form of MARC. MARLOWE m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "drained lake" in Old English. MARLY m English Variant of MARLEY. MARLYN f English Variant of MARLENE influenced by MARILYN MARLYS mf (no meaning found) MARMADUKE m English Derived from the Old Irish name Mael Maedoc meaning "disciple of Saint Maedoc". MARNA f Swedish Swedish form of MARINA MARNI f Jewish Means "rejoice" in Hebrew. MARNIE f English Variant of MARNA; f Jewish Variant of MARNI MARQUES mf (no meaning found) MARQUEZ mf (no meaning found) MARQUIS m English From a title which was derived from the Old French word marchis, which referred to someone who ruled on the borderlands of a realm. MARQUISE m English Variant of MARQUIS MARQUITA f Feminine variant of MARQUIS MARS m Roman Mythology Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris). MARSAILI f Scottish Scottish form of both MARJORIE and MARCELLA MARSHA f English Variant of MARCIA MARSHAL m English Variant of L MARSHALL m English From a surname which originally denoted a person who was a marshall. MARSHAN f English (Modern) Blend of MARSHA and ANNE MARTA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian Cognate of MARTHA MARTEN m Dutch Dutch form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTHA f English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical Means "mistress of the house" or "lady" in Aramaic. MARTHE f French, German French and German form of MARTHA MARTIAL m History From the Roman cognomen Martialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god MARS. MARTIE m English Pet form of MARTIN MARTIJN m Dutch Dutch form of MARTIN MARTIN m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS. MARTINA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTINE f French French feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTINHO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTINO m Italian Italian form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTIRIO f Spanish Means "martyrdom" in Spanish. MARTITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of MARTA MARTN m Spanish Spanish form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTTA f Finnish Finnish form of MARTHA MARTTI m Finnish Finnish form of MARTIN MARTY m English Pet form of MARTIN MARTYN m Welsh, Ukrainian Welsh and Ukrainian form of MARTIN MARTYNA f Polish Polish feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MARTZEL m Basque Basque form of MARCELLUS MARVA f English Feminine form of MARVIN MARVEL mf (no meaning found) MARVIN m English Either a variant of MERVYN or else possibly means "famous friend" in Old English. MARVYN m English Variant of MARVIN MARWA f Arabic From the Arabic name of a fragrant plant. MARWIN m German German form of MARVIN MARY f English, Biblical Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek (Mariam) or (Maria) (the spellings are interchangeable), which were from the Hebrew name ??????? (Miryam). MARYA f Russian Russian form of MARY MARYAM f Arabic Arabic form of MARY MARYANA f Russian Russian form of MARIAMNE MARYANN f English Combination of MARY and ANNE MARYANNE f English Combination of MARY and ANNE MARYBELLE mf (no meaning found) MARYBETH f English Combination of MARY and BETH MARYELLEN mf (no meaning found) MARYJANE mf (no meaning found) MARYJO mf (no meaning found) MARYLA f Polish Polish pet form of MARIA MARYLIN mf (no meaning found) MARYLOU f English Combination of MARY and LOU MARYLU f English Combination of MARY and LOU MARYLYN f English Variant of MARILYN MARYVONNE f English Combination MARY and YVONNE MARZELL m German German form of MARCELLUS MARZENA f Polish Polish pet form of MARIA MARZIA f Italian Italian form of MARCIA MARZIO m Italian Italian form of Marcius (see MARCIA). MAS'UD m Arabic Means "lucky" in Arabic. MASAMBA m African Means "leaves" in Yao. MASAMI f & m Japanese Means "grace and beauty" in Japanese. MASARU m Japanese Means "victory" in Japanese. MASEGO f African Means "blessings" in Tswana. MASHA f Russian Russian pet form of MARY MASON m English From a surname meaning "stoneworker" in Old French, ultimately derived from Germanic and akin to Old English macian "to make". MASOOD m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of MAS'UD MASOZI mf African Means "tears" in Tumbuka. MASSIMILIANO m Italian Italian form of MAXIMILIAN MASSIMO m Italian Italian form of MAXIMUS MASSOUD m Indian Iranian form of MAS'UD MASTERMAN m English From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was a servant. MASUYO m Japanese Means "to increase the world" in Japanese. MAT m Arabic Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD; m English Short form of THEW MAT? m Slovak Slovak form of MATTHEW used in the New Testament. MAT?J m Czech Czech form of MATTHEW MATAN m Jewish Variant of MATTAN MATEJ m Slovak, Slovene Slovak and Slovene form of MATTHEW MATEJA f Slovene Feminine form of MATEJ; m Serbian Serbian variant of MATIJA MATEO m Spanish Spanish form of MATTHEW MATEUS m Portuguese Portuguese form of MATTHEW MATEUSZ m Polish Polish form of MATTHEW MATEV? m Slovene Slovene form of MATTHEW MATHEUS m Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese variant form of MATTHEW MATHEW m English Variant of MATTHEW MATHIAS m German, Scandinavian Variant of MATTHIAS MATHIEU m French French form of MATTHEW MATHILDA f English Variant of MATILDA MATHILDE f French French form of MATILDA MATHIN m Irish Shortened form of Mathghamhain, which means "bear" in Irish Gaelic. MATHIS m German, French German and French form of MATTHIAS MATIA m Basque Basque form of MATTHEW MATIAS m Finnish Finnish form of MATTHEW MATIJA m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of MATTHEW MATILD f Hungarian Hungarian form of A MATILDA f English Means "strength in battle" from Germanic maht "might, strength" and hild "battle". MATILDE f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of MATILDA MATJA? m Slovene Slovene form of MATTHEW MATLEENA f Finnish Finnish form of MAGDALENE MATOU? m Czech Czech form of MATTHEW used in the New Testament. MATRONA f Russian Means "lady" in Late Latin. This was the name of three early saints. MATRYONA f Russian Variant of MATRONA MATS m Swedish, Norwegian Swedish and Norwegian form of MATTHEW MATT m English Short form of HEW or HIAS MATTAN m Biblical Means "gift" in Hebrew. MATTANIAH m Biblical Means "gift of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. MATTEO m Italian Italian form of MATTHEW MATTHAN m Biblical Variant of MATTAN. MATTHEW m English, Biblical English form of (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name ???????????? (Mattityahu) which meant "gift of YAHWEH". MATTHIAS m Greek, English, German, Biblical Variant of (Matthaios) (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot. MATTHIEU m French Variant of MATHIEU MATTHIJS m Dutch Dutch form of MATTHEW MATTI m Finnish Finnish form of MATTHEW MATTIA m Italian Italian form of MATTHEW MATTIAS m German Variant of MATTHEW MATTIE f & m English Pet form of MATILDA or MATTHEW MATTIN m Basque Basque form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MATTITHYAHU m Jewish, Biblical (Original) Original Hebrew form of MATTHEW MATTY m English Pet form of MATTHEW MATVEI m Russian Variant transcription of MATVEY MATVEY m Russian Russian form of MATTHEW MATXIN m Basque Basque form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MATYLDA f Czech, Polish Czech and Polish form of MATILDA MAUD f English Low German short form of MATILDA MAUDE f English Variant of MAUD MAUDIE f English Pet form of MAUD MAUNO m Finnish Finnish form of MAGNUS MAUNU m Finnish Finnish form of MAGNUS MAURA f Italian, Spanish Feminine form of MAURUS; f Scottish, Irish, English Possibly from Gaelic mr meaning "great". MAUREEN f Irish, English Anglicized form of MIRN MAURENE f Irish, English Variant of MAUREEN MAURI m Finnish Finnish form of CE MAURICE m English, French From the Roman name Mauricius, which derives from MAURUS. MAURICIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Mauricius (see MAURICE). MAURINE f English, Irish Variant of MAUREEN MAURITS m Dutch Dutch form of MAURICE MAURIZIO m Italian Italian form of MAURICE MAURO m Italian Italian form of MAURUS MAURUS m Ancient Roman Roman name which meant "dark skinned" in Latin. MAURY mf (no meaning found) MAURYCY m Polish Polish form of MAURICE MAVE f Irish Variant of MAEVE MAVERICK m English Derived from the English word meaning "independent". MAVIS f English From the name of the type of bird, also called the song thrush, ultimately derived from Old French. MAVOURNEEN f Irish Derived from the Irish phrase mo mirnn meaning "my darling". MAVREENA f Form of MAUREEN MAX m English, German Short form of IMILIAN or WELL MAXEN m Welsh Welsh form of MAXIM MAXENCE m French French form of the Roman name Maxentius, a derivative of Latin maximus "greatest". MAXENE f English Variant of MAXINE MAXIE mf (no meaning found) MAXIM m Russian Variant transcription of MAKSIM MAXIME m French French form of MAXIMUS MAXIMIANO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Maximian, which was derived from MAXIMUS. MAXIMILIAN m German, English From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from MAXIMUS. MAXIMILIANO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN). MAXIMILIEN m French French form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN). MAXIMILIENNE f French French feminine form of MAXIMILIAN MAXIMILLIA mf (no meaning found) MAXIMILLIAN m English Variant of MAXIMILIAN MAXIMINO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Maximinus, which was itself a derivative of MAXIMUS. MAXIMUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". MAXINE f English Feminine form of MAX MAXWELL m English Originally a surname meaning "stream of Maccus" from the Old English name Maccus combined with wella "stream". MAY f English Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess. MAYA f Indian Means "illusion" in Sanskrit; f English Variant of MAIA ; f Jewish Derived from Hebrew ????? (mayim) "water". MAYBELL mf (no meaning found) MAYBELLE f English Variant of MABEL MAYBELLINE f English Pet form of MABEL MAYE mf (no meaning found) MAYIM f Means "water" in Hebrew. MAYME f English Perhaps a form of MAMIE MAYMIE mf (no meaning found) MAYNARD m English Means "brave strength" from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and hard "brave, hardy". MAYNERD m English Variant of MAYNARD MAYRA f English Variant of MYRA MAYSON m English (Modern) Variant of MASON MAYTAL f Jewish Variant of MEITAL MAYTE f Spanish Variant of MAITE MAYU f Japanese Means "true reason" in Japanese. MAZIE mf (no meaning found) MAZIN m Arabic Means "rain clouds" in Arabic. MCARTHUR mf (no meaning found) MCHEAL m Scottish Scottish form of MICHAEL MCHEL m Irish Irish form of MICHAEL MCHUMBA f African Means "sweetheart" in Swahili. MCKAYLA f English (Modern) Variant of MICHAELA MCKENNA f English From the Gaelic surname Mac Cionnaith, which means "son of CIONAODH". MCKENZIE mf English Variant of MACKENZIE MCKINLEY mf (no meaning found) MDCHEN f Various Means "girl" in German. It is not used as a name in Germany itself. MEADE m from Old English meodu). MEADHBH f Irish, Irish Mythology Variant of MABH MEADOW f English Simply means "meadow" from the English word. MEAGAN f English Variant of MEGAN MEAGHAN f English Variant of MEGAN MEALLN m Irish Possibly means "lightning" in Irish Gaelic. MEARL mf (no meaning found) MEAVE f Irish Variant of MAEVE MEAVEEN f Pet form of MAEVE MECHELLE mf (no meaning found) MECHTELD f Dutch Dutch form of MATILDA MECHTILDE f German German form of MATILDA MEDA mf (no meaning found) MEDAD m Biblical Means "love" in Hebrew. MEDB f Irish, Irish Mythology Variant of MABH MEDEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Medeia), possibly meaning either "to ponder" or "cunning". MEDIA f Various Modern variant of MEDEA MEDUSA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Medousa), which was derived from (medomai) meaning "to plan, to contrive". MEENA f Indian Means "fish" in Sanskrit. MEERA f Indian Variant of MIRA MEFODIY m Russian Russian form of METHODIUS MEG f English Short form of MARGARET MEGAERA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Megaira) which was derived from (megairo) "to grudge". MEGAN f Welsh, English Welsh pet form of MARGARET MEGHAN f English Variant of MEGAN MEGHANN mf (no meaning found) MEGUMI f Japanese Means "blessing" in Japanese. MEHALIA f Variant of MAHALIA MEHETABEL f Biblical Means "God makes happy" in Hebrew. MEHITABEL f Biblical (Variant) Variant of MEHETABEL MEHMED m Turkish Turkish form of MAHMUD. MEHMET m Turkish Variant of MEHMED MEHMOOD m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of MAHMUD MEHMUD m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of MAHMUD MEHRDAD m Iranian Means "gift of the sun" in Persian. MEI f Chinese Means "plum" or "beautiful" in Chinese. MEICAL m Welsh Welsh form of MICHAEL MEIKE f German German pet form of MARIA MEINARD m German German form of MAYNARD MEINDERT m Dutch Dutch form of MAYNARD MEINE m Dutch, German Short form of German and Dutch beginning with Mein, which is derived from the Germanic element magin "strength". MEINHARD m German German form of MAYNARD MEINIR f Welsh Means "slender and tall" from Welsh main "slender" and hir "tall, long". MEINO m German, Dutch Pet form of MEINE MEINRAD m German Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength, might" and rad "counsel". MEINT m Dutch Variant of MEINE MEINTJE f Dutch Feminine form of MEINE MEINWEN f Welsh Means "slender and white" from Welsh main "slender" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". MEIR m Jewish Means "giving light" in Hebrew. MEIRA f Jewish Feminine form of MEIR MEIRION m Welsh Welsh form of MARIANUS MEIRIONA f Welsh Feminine form of MEIRION MEIRIT f Jewish Feminine form of MEIR MEITAL f Jewish Means "dew drop" in Hebrew. MEKHI mf (no meaning found) MEL mf English Short form of VIN, ANIE, or ISSA MELAINA f Ancient Greek Original Greek form of MELANIE MELANIA f Italian, Spanish, Polish Italian, Spanish an Polish form of MELANIE MELANIE f English, German, Dutch Derived from Greek (melaina) meaning "black, dark". MELANTHA f English Possibly a combination of Mel (from such as MELANIE and MELISSA) with the popular name suffix antha. MELANTHIOS m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (melas) "black" and (anthos) "flower". MELANY f English Variant of MELANIE MELBA f English From the surname of singer Nellie Melba. MELCHIOR m Judeo-Christian Legend Derived from Semitic roots meaning "king city". MELCHIORRE m Italian Italian form of MELCHIOR MELCHOR m Spanish Spanish form of MELCHIOR MELE f Hawaiian Means "song" in Hawaiian. MELECH m Biblical, Jewish Means "king" in Hebrew. MELEK m Jewish Variant of MELECH; f Turkish Means "angel" in Turkish (ultimately of Arabic origin). MELESINA f Perhaps a form of MILLICENT MELETE f Greek Mythology Means "practice, exercise" in Greek. MELIA f English Short form of A; f Greek Mythology Means "ash tree" in Greek. MELICENT f English Variant of MILLICENT MELIKA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of MELISSA MELINA f Derived from Greek (meli) meaning "honey". MELINDA f English Modern name, a combination of Mel (from such as MELANIE and MELISSA) with the popular name suffix inda. MELIORA f Derived from Latin melior meaning "better". MELISA f English Variant of MELISSA MELISANDE f French French form of MILLICENT MELISIZWE m African Means "leader of the nation" in Xhosa. MELISSA f English, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "bee" in Greek. MELITA f English Variant of MELITTA MELITTA f Ancient Greek, English Ancient Attic Greek form of MELISSA MELLAN m Irish Anglicized form of MEALLN MELLE f Breton form of MARY MELLIE mf (no meaning found) MELLISA mf (no meaning found) MELLISSA mf (no meaning found) MELLONY f English (Modern) Variant of MELANIE MELODIE mf (no meaning found) MELODY f English Means simply "melody" from the English word, which derives (via Old French and Late Latin) from Greek (melos) "song" combined with (aeido) "to sing". MELONIE mf (no meaning found) MELOR m Russian Acronym of Marx Engels Lenin October Revolution. MELPOMENE f Greek Mythology Means "choir" in Greek. MELTON mf (no meaning found) MELUSINE f Mythology Meaning unknown. MELVA f English Perhaps a feminine form of MELVIN MELVILLE m English From a surname that was originally from a French place name meaning "bad settlement". MELVIN m English Possibly from the Old English name Maethelwine which meant "counsel friend". MELVINA mf (no meaning found) MELVYN m English Variant of MELVIN MELYSSA f English (Modern) Variant of MELISSA MENACHEM m Jewish Variant of MENAHEM MENAHEM m Biblical, Jewish Means "comforter" in Hebrew. MENASHE m Jewish Hebrew form of MANASSEH MENDEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of MENAHEM MENELAUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Menelaos) which meant "withstanding the people", derived from (meno) "to last, to withstand" and (laos) "the people". MENES m Ancient Egyptian Meaning unknown. MENNO m Dutch, German Pet form of MEINE MENTOR m Greek Mythology Possibly related to Greek (menos) "spirit". MENUHA f Jewish Means "tranquility" in Hebrew. MER m Turkish Turkish form of OMAR MERAB f Biblical Means "abundant" in Hebrew. MERANDA mf (no meaning found) MERARI m Biblical Means "bitter" in Hebrew. MERAUD f Meaning unknown, perhaps based on Cornish mor "sea". MERAV f Jewish Hebrew form of MERAB MERC f Catalan Catalan form of EDES MERCEDES f Spanish Means "mercy" in Spanish. MERCIA f English Latinate form of MERCY. MERCURY m Roman Mythology From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". MERCY f English Simply means "mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin merces "wages, reward", a derivative of merx "goods, wares". MERE f Maori Maori form of MARY MEREDITH mf English, Welsh From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, possibly meaning "great lord" or "sea lord". MEREDYDD m Welsh Welsh form of MEREDITH MERERID f Welsh Welsh form of MARGARET MERETE f Danish Danish form of MARGARET MERFYN m Welsh Older Welsh form of MERVYN MERI f Finnish Means "the sea" in Finnish. MERIDETH f English Variant of MEREDITH MERIDITH f English Variant of MEREDITH MERIEL f English Variant of MURIEL MERILYN f English Variant of MARILYN MERIT mf English Variant of MERRITT; f Swedish Variant of MARIT MERITA f Esperanto Means "meritorious" in Esperanto. MERITXELL f Catalan From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. MERIWETHER mf English From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. MERL mf (no meaning found) MERLA f English Feminine form of MERLE MERLE f & m English Variant of MERRILL or MURIEL. MERLENE mf (no meaning found) MERLETTA f English Pet form of MERLE MERLIN m Welsh Mythology, English Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales. MERLYN mf English Variant of MERLIN, sometimes used as a feminine form. MERRICK m English From a surname which was originally derived from the first name MAURICE. MERRILL mf English From a surname which was derived from the first name MURIEL. MERRILYN f English Variant of MARILYN MERRION m Welsh Variant of MEIRION MERRITT mf English From a surname meaning "boundary gate" in Old English. MERRY f English Pet form of MERCY; m Literature The name of a hobbit in J. MERRYN f Cornish Meaning unknown. This was the name of an early Cornish (male) saint. MERTEN m German Low German form of MARTIN MERTIE mf (no meaning found) MERTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English. MERV m English Short form of YN MERVIN m Welsh Variant of MERVYN MERVYN m Welsh From the Welsh name Merfyn, which possibly meant "marrow famous". MERYEM f Turkish Turkish form of Miriam (see MARY). MERYL f English Variant of MURIEL MESHACH m Biblical Possibly means "who is what Aku is?" in Babylonian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. MESHULAM m Jewish Variant of MESHULLAM MESHULLAM m Biblical, Jewish Means either "paid for" or "friend" in Hebrew. META f German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian short form of MARGARET METHOATASKE f Native American Means "turtle laying its eggs" in Shawnee. METHODIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Methodios), derived from Greek (methodos) meaning "pursuit" or "method", ultimately from (meta) "with" and (hodos) "road". METHUSELAH m Biblical Means "man of the dart" in Hebrew. METIN m Turkish Means "strong" in Turkish. METOD m Slovene Slovene form of METHODIUS METODY m Polish Polish form of METHODIUS METROPHANES m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (meter) "mother" (genitive (metros)) and (phanes) "appearing". METTE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian pet form of MARGARET MEURIC m Welsh Welsh form of MAURICE MEURIG m Welsh Welsh form of MAURICE MEYER m Yiddish Yiddish form of MEIR. MGE f Turkish Means "lily" in Turkish. MHAIRI f Scottish Vocative form of MIRI MI?OGOST m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "grace guest", from mil "grace" and gost "guest". MI?OS?AW m Polish Polish cognate of MILOSLAV MI?OSZ m Polish Polish cognate of MILO? MIA f Danish, Swedish Danish and Swedish pet form of MARIA MICA f Short form of ELA MICAELA f Italian, Portuguese Italian and Portuguese feminine form of MICHAEL MICAH m Biblical, English Contracted form of MICAIAH. MICAIAH mf Biblical Means "who is like YAHWEH?" in Hebrew. MICAJAH m Biblical (Variant) Variant of MICAIAH MICHA? m Polish Polish form of MICHAEL MICHAEL m English, German, Czech, Biblical From the Hebrew name ???????? (Mika'el) which meant "who is like God?". MICHAELA f English, German, Czech, Slovak Feminine form of MICHAEL MICHAL m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of MICHAEL; f Biblical, Jewish Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew; m Dutch Dutch form of MICHAEL MICHALE mf (no meaning found) MICHALINA f Polish Polish feminine form of MICHAEL MICHAYLA f English (Modern) Variant of MICHAELA MICHEAL m English Variant of MICHAEL MICHEIL m Scottish Scottish Gaelic form of MICHAEL MICHEL m French, German French form and German pet form of MICHAEL. MICHELA f Italian Feminine form of MICHAEL MICHELANGELA f Italian Feminine form of MICHELANGELO MICHELANGELO m Italian From Italian, meaning "MICHAEL angel". MICHELE m Italian Italian form of MICHAEL MICHELINA f Italian Italian feminine pet form of MICHAEL MICHELINE f French French feminine pet form of MICHAEL MICHELL mf (no meaning found) MICHELLE f French, English French feminine form of MICHAEL MICHELYNE f English (Modern) Pet form of MICHELLE MICHI f Japanese Means "pathway" in Japanese. MICHIEL m Dutch Dutch form of MICHAEL MICHIKO f Japanese Means "beautiful wise child" in Japanese. MICHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of MICHAEL MICHLE f French French feminine form of MICHAEL MICK m English Short form of MICHAEL MICKEY mf English Pet form of MICK or MICHAELA. MICKIE mf (no meaning found) MICKY m English Pet form of MICK MICTLANTECUHTLI m New World Mythology Means "lord of Mictlan" in Nahuatl. MIDAS m Greek Mythology Meaning unknown. MIDGE f English Variant of MADGE MIDHA f Arabic Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic. MIDHAT m Arabic Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic. MIDORI f Japanese Means "green" in Japanese. MIECZYS?AW m Polish Means either "man glory" or "sword glory" from the Slavic element miecz "man" or "sword" combined with slav "glory". MIECZYS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of MIECZYS?AW MIEKE f Dutch Dutch pet form of MARIA MIELA f Esperanto Means "honey-sweet" in Esperanto. MIELIKKI f Finnish Mythology Derived from Finnish mieli "mind, mood". MIEP f Dutch Dutch pet form of MARIA MIES f & m Dutch Dutch pet form of MARIA or BARTHOLOMEUS MIESZKO m Polish Short form of MIECZYS?AW. MIGDALIA mf (no meaning found) MIGNON f Literature Means "cute, darling" in French. MIGUEL m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of MICHAEL. MIGUELA f Spanish, Portuguese Feminine form of MIGUEL MIHA m Slovene Short form of EL MIHAEL m Slovene Slovene form of MICHAEL MIHAELA f Romanian, Slovene Romanian and Slovene feminine form of MICHAEL MIHAI m Romanian Romanian form of MICHAEL. MIHAIL m Romanian, Bulgarian Romanian and Bulgarian form of MICHAEL MIHAILO m Serbian Serbian form of MICHAEL MIHAILS m Latvian Latvian form of MICHAEL MIHAITA m Romanian Romanian pet form of MICHAEL MIHAJLO m Serbian Serbian form of MICHAEL MIHAMMAD m Arabic Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD MIHANGEL m Welsh Contraction of MICHAEL and "archangel", representative of the archangel Michael. MIHHAELO m Esperanto Original Esperanto form of MICHAEL MIHKEL m Estonian Estonian form of MICHAEL MIHLY m Hungarian Hungarian form of MICHAEL MIHO m Croatian Short form of VIL MIHOVIL m Croatian Croatian form of MICHAEL MIIA f Finnish Finnish form of MIA MIINA f Finnish Short form of VILHEL MIKA m Finnish Finnish short form of EL MIKAEL m Scandinavian, Finnish Scandinavian and Finnish form of MICHAEL MIKAELA f Scandinavian Feminine form of MICHAEL MIKAERE m Maori Maori form of MICHAEL MIKALA m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of MICHAEL MIKAYLA f English (Modern) Feminine form of MICHAEL MIKE m English Short form of MICHAEL MIKEL m Basque Basque form of MICHAEL MIKELIS m Latvian Latvian form of MICHAEL MIKELO m Esperanto Modern Esperanto form of MICHAEL MIKHAIL m Russian, Bulgarian Russian form of MICHAEL, and a variant Bulgarian transcription of MIHAIL. MIKHAILA f Feminine form of MIKHAIL MIKHAILO m Ukrainian Variant transcription of MYKHAILO MIKI f Japanese Means "beauty generation" or "beauty tree" in Japanese. MIKKEL m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of MICHAEL. MIKKI f English Pet form of MICHAELA MIKKO m Finnish Finnish form of MICHAEL MIKLAV? m Slovene Slovene form of NICHOLAS MIKLS m Hungarian Hungarian form of NICHOLAS MIKO?AJ m Polish Polish form of NICHOLAS MIKOL? m Czech Czech form of NICHOLAS MIKSA m Hungarian Hungarian form of MAXIMUS MIKUL? m Slovak, Czech Slovak and Czech form of NICHOLAS MIKULA m Czech Czech form of NICHOLAS MILA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian Short form of MILOSLAVA, LUD or EMILIA. MILADA f Czech Pet form of Slavic beginning with the element mil meaning "gracious". MILAGROS f Spanish Means "miracles" in Spanish. MILAN m Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian Short form of Slavic beginning with the element mil meaning "gracious". MILANA f Czech Feminine form of MILAN MILBURGA f Derived from the Old English elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress". MILBURN m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "mill stream" in Old English. MILDA f Lithuanian, Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Lithuanian goddess of love. MILDRED f English Means "gentle strength" from the Old English elements milde "gentle" and ry "strength". MILE m French French form of Aemilius (see EMIL). MILEN m Bulgarian Variant of MILAN MILENA f Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Italian Feminine form of MILAN MILES m English The meaning of this name is not known for certain. MILFORD m English From a surname which was originally derived from various place all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English. MILIE f French French form of EMILY MILIEN m French French form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO). MILLA f English, Finnish Short form of CA and other that end in milla. MILLARD m English From a surname which meant "guardian of the mill" in Old English. MILLER mf (no meaning found) MILLICENT f English From the Norman French name Melisende, which was itself derived from the Germanic name Amalaswinth, composed of the Germanic elements amal "work, labour" and swinth "strength". MILLIE f English Pet form of MILLICENT or CAMILLA MILO m English Latinized form of MILES MILO? m Czech, Slovak, Serbian Pet form of MILOSLAV and other beginning with the Slavic element mil "favour". MILOSLAV m Russian, Czech Derived from the Slavic elements mil "favour" and slav "glory". MILOSLAVA f Russian, Czech Feminine form of MILOSLAV MILTIADES m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (miltos) meaning "red earth". MILTON m English From a surname which was from an English place name meaning "mill town" in Old English. MIMI f Italian Italian pet form of MARIA MIMMI f Finnish Pet form of VILHELMIINA MINA f English, Italian Short form of ending in mina. MINAKO f Japanese Means "beautiful child" in Japanese. MINALI f Indian Means "fish catcher" in Sanskrit. MINDI mf (no meaning found) MINDY f English Short form of MELINDA MINERVA f Roman Mythology Perhaps derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect". MING mf Chinese Means "shining, bright, clear" in Chinese. MINH m Viete Means "bright, intelligent" in Viete. MINNA f German Short form of WILHELMINA MINNIE f English Pet form of WILHELMINA MINOO f Iranian Variant of MINU MINORU m Japanese Means "seed" in Japanese. MINTA f Short form of AMYNTA MINTTU f Finnish Means "mint" in Finnish. MINTY f Pet form of AMYNTA MINU f Iranian Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian. MIQUEL m Catalan Catalan form of MICHAEL MIRA f Indian Means "prosperous" in Sanskrit; f Bulgarian, Macedonian Short form of beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace". MIRABELLA f Italian Latinate form of MIRABELLE MIRABELLE f French, English A recently coined name meaning "wonderful" from Latin mirabilis. MIRACLE f English Means simply "miracle" from the English word for an extraordinary event, ultimately deriving from Latin miraculum "wonder, marvel". MIRAJ m Arabic Means "place of ascent" in Arabic. MIRANDA f English Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". MIRCEA m Romanian Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace". MIRE f Irish Irish form of MARY MIREIA f Catalan, Spanish Catalan form of Mireio (see MIREILLE). MIREILLE f French From the Provenal name Mireio, which was first used by the poet Frederic Mistral. MIREIO f Provencal Original Provenal form of MIREILLE MIREK m Czech, Polish Short form of MIROSLAV and other beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace". MIRELA f Romanian Romanian form of MIREILLE MIRELE f Yiddish Yiddish form of MIRIAM MIRELLA f Italian Italian form of MIREILLE MIREMBE f African Means "peace" in Luganda. MIREN f Basque Basque form of MARY MIREYA mf (no meaning found) MIRI f Scottish Scottish form of MARY MIRIAM f Jewish, English, German, Biblical Original Hebrew form of MARY. MIRINDA f Esperanto Means "wonderful" in Esperanto. MIRJA f Finnish Finnish form of MIRIAM MIRJAM f Dutch, German Dutch and German form of MIRIAM MIRJAMI f Finnish Finnish form of MIRIAM MIRJANA f Croatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian form of MIRIAM MIRKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Pet form of MIROSLAV MIRN f Irish Irish pet form of MARY MIRNA f Croatian, Serbian Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace". MIRO m Slovene Short form of SLAV MIRON m Russian, Polish Russian and Polish form of MYRON MIROS?AW m Polish Polish form of MIROSLAV MIROS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of MIROS?AW MIROSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian Means "peace and glory" from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory". MIROSLAVA f Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Feminine form of MIROSLAV MIRTA mf (no meaning found) MIRTHE f Dutch Variant of MYRTHE MIRUNA f Romanian Possibly derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace". MIRZA m Iranian, Arabic Means "prince" in Persian. MIS'ID m Arabic Variant of MUS'AD MISAEL mf (no meaning found) MISAKI f Japanese Means "beautiful blossom" in Japanese. MISHA m Russian Russian pet form of MIKHAIL MISI m Hungarian Pet form of MIHLY MISKA m Hungarian Pet form of MIHLY MISSIE f English Pet form of MELISSA MISSOURI mf (no meaning found) MISSY f English Pet form of MELISSA MISTI f English (Modern) Variant of MISTY MISTY f English Simply means "misty" from the English word (derived from Old English). MITCH m English Short form of ELL MITCHEL mf (no meaning found) MITCHELL m English From a surname, which itself derives from the name MICHAEL. MITHRA m Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend". MITHRAS m Mythology Greek form of MITHRA MITICA m Romanian Pet form of DUMITRU MITJA m Slovene Slovene form of MITYA MITROFAN m Russian Russian form of METROPHANES MITSUKO f Japanese Means "child of light" in Japanese. MITTIE mf (no meaning found) MITXEL m Basque Basque form of MICHAEL MITYA m Russian Pet form of DMITRIY or MITROFAN MITZI f German German pet form of MARIA MIU f Japanese Means "beautiful feather" in Japanese. MIYAKO f Japanese Means "beautiful March child" in Japanese. MIZUKI f Japanese Means "beautiful moon" in Japanese. MLADEN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young". MLANIE f French French form of MELANIE MLISSA f French French form of MELISSA MNASON m Biblical, Ancient Greek Possibly means "reminding" in Greek. MNEME f Greek Mythology Means "memory" in Greek. MNEMOSYNE f Greek Mythology Means "remembrance" in Greek. MNICA f Portuguese Portuguese form of MONICA; f Spanish Spanish form of MONICA MNIKA f Hungarian Hungarian form of MONICA MO f & m English Short form of MAUREEN, MAURICE or SES. MOA f Swedish Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother". MOAB m Biblical Means "of his father" in Hebrew. MOANA f & m Maori Means "wide expanse of water" or "sea" in Maori. MODEST m Russian Russian form of US MODESTA f Spanish, Late Roman Feminine form of MODESTUS MODESTE m French French form of MODESTUS MODESTINE m French French pet form of MODESTUS MODESTO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of MODESTUS MODESTUS m Late Roman Means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin. This was the name of several saints. MODESTY f English Means simply "modesty" from the English word, ultimately from Latin modestus "moderate", a derivative of modus "measure". MODYA m Russian Pet form of MODEST MOE m English Short form of MAURICE; f Japanese Means "bud" in Japanese. MOEMA f Native American Means "sweet" in Tupi. MOGENS m Danish Danish form of MAGNUS MOHAMED m Arabic Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD MOHAMMAD m Arabic Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD MOHAMMED m Arabic Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD MOHAN m Indian Means "bewitching" in Sanskrit. MOHANA f Indian Feminine form of MOHAN MOHANDAS m Indian Means "servant of MOHAN" in Sanskrit. MOHINDER m Indian (Sikh) Variant of MAHENDRA MOHINI f Indian Means "to bewitch" in Sanskrit. MOIRA f Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of MIRE MOIRREY f Manx Manx form of MARY MOISES mf (no meaning found) MOISHE m Yiddish Yiddish form of MOSES MOISS m Spanish Spanish form of MOSES MOJCA f Slovene, Croatian Slovene and Croatian pet form of MARIJA MOJGAN f Iranian Means "eyelashes" in Persian. MOJISOLA f Yoruba Means "wake up to wealth" in Yoruba. MOKOSH f Slavic Mythology Derived from Slavic mok meaning "wet, moist". MOLLIE f English Pet form of MARY MOLLY f English Pet form of MARY MOMCHIL m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ????? (momche) "boy". MOMOKO f Japanese Means "peach child" in Japanese. MONA f Irish, English Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT; f Scandinavian Scandinavian short form of MONIKA; f Arabic Variant transcription of MUNA MONAT f Irish Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT MONDAY f English From the English word for the first day of the week, which derives from Old English mona "moon" and dg "day". MONET f & m From a French surname which was derived from either HAMON or EDMOND. MONGKUT m Thai Means "crown" in Thai. MONICA f English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian Possibly means "advisor" from Latin moneo, but it is most likely of unknown North African or Phoenician origin. MONIFA f Yoruba Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba. MONIKA f German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian Cognate of MONICA MONIQUE f French French form of MONICA MONNA f English Variant of MONA MONROE m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname meaning "the mouth of the Roe" in Gaelic. MONSERRAT f Catalan Variant of MONTSERRAT MONSERRATE mf (no meaning found) MONTA f Feminine form of MONTY MONTAGUE m English From a surname meaning "pointed mountain" in French. MONTANA f English From the name of the American state which means "mountainous" in Latin. MONTE m English Variant of MONTY MONTGOMERY m English From a surname meaning "Gomeric's mountain" in French, Gomeric being a Germanic personal name meaning "man power". MONTSE f Catalan Short form of RRAT MONTSERRAT f Catalan From the name of a mountain near Barcelona, the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century. MONTY m English Pet form of MONTAGUE or MONTGOMERY MORA f English Either an elaboration of MR or a variant of MAURA . MORAG f Scottish Pet form of MR MORANA f Slavic Mythology Means "death" in Slavic. MORAY m Scottish Scottish form of MURRAY MORCANT m Welsh Welsh form of MORGAN MORDECAI m Biblical, Jewish, English Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian. MORDECHAI m Jewish Variant of MORDECAI MORDIKAI m English Variant of MORDECAI MOREEN f Irish, English Pet form of MR sometimes used as a variant of MAUREEN. MORGAINE f French French feminine form of MORGAN MORGAN mf Welsh, English From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". MORGANA f English Feminine form of MORGAN MORGANE f French French feminine form of MORGAN MORGEN f & m English Variant of MORGAN MORIAH f Biblical, English Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. MORIKO f Japanese Means "forest child" in Japanese. MORITZ m German German form of MAURICE MORLEY m English From a surname which was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing". MORNA f Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of MUIRNE MORPHEUS m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams. MORRIGAN f Irish Mythology Derived from Irish Mhr Rioghain meaning "great queen". MORRIS m English Medieval form of MAURICE MORT m English Short form of ON or IMER MORTA f Lithuanian Lithuanian form of MARTHA MORTEN m Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of MARTIN MORTIMER m English From an Old French surname that meant "still water". MORTON m English From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English. MORTY m English Pet form of MORTON or MORTIMER MORVARID f Iranian Means "pearl" in Persian. MORVEN f Scottish From a Scottish place name meaning "big gap". MORWEN f Welsh Variant of NA MORWENNA f Welsh Means "maiden" in Cornish (related to the Welsh word morwyn). MOSE m Short form of S MOSES m English, Biblical From the Hebrew name ?????? (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew. MOSHE m Jewish Hebrew form of MOSES MOSI m African Means "first born child" in Swahili. MOSS m English, Jewish Medieval form of MOSES MOSSIE mf (no meaning found) MOSTAFA m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of MUSTAFA MOSTYN m Welsh From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English. MOTEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of MORDECAI MOTKE m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of MORDECAI MOTYA mf Russian Pet form of MATVEY or MATRONA MOUNA f Arabic Variant transcription of MUNA MOYNA f Irish, Scottish Variant of MONA MOYRA f Irish, Scottish Variant of MOIRA MOZELL mf (no meaning found) MOZELLA mf (no meaning found) MOZELLE mf (no meaning found) MOZES m Dutch Dutch form of MOSES MR f Scottish, Irish Means "great" in Gaelic. MRCIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of MARCIA MRCIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Marcius (see MARCIA). MRIA f Hungarian, Slovak Hungarian and Slovak form of MARIA MRIC m Hungarian Hungarian form of MAURICE MRIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of MARIUS MRK m Hungarian Hungarian form of MARK MRRGHAN f Irish Mythology Variant of MORRIGAN MRTA f Danish Danish form of MARGARET; f Hungarian Hungarian form of MARTHA MRTEN m Swedish Swedish form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MRTON m Hungarian Hungarian form of Martinus (see MARTIN). MRTUSKA f Hungarian Pet form of MRTA MSTISLAV m Czech, Russian Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mshcha "vengeance" and slav "glory". MT m Hungarian Hungarian short form of MATTHEW MTYS m Hungarian Hungarian form of MATTHEW MU mf Chinese Means "wood" in Chinese. MU'TAMID m Arabic Means "relying on, leaning on" in Arabic. MU'TASIM m Arabic Means "faithful to God" in Arabic. MUADHNAIT f Irish Means "little noble one", derived from Irish muadh "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix. MUBIN m Arabic Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic. MUBINA f Arabic Feminine form of MUBIN MUDIWA f & m African Means "beloved" in Shona. MUFADDAL m Arabic Means "prefered" in Arabic. MUHAMMAD m Arabic Means "praiseworthy", derived from Arabic ??? (hamid) "to praise". MUHAMMED m Arabic Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD MUHSIN m Arabic Means "beneficent" in Arabic. MUHSINA f Arabic Feminine form of MUHSIN MUIR m Scottish From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "moor, fen". MUIREADHACH m Irish, Scottish Possibly means "mariner" or "lord" in Gaelic. MUIREALL f Scottish Scottish form of MUIRGHEAL MUIREANN f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "fair sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white". MUIRENN f Irish Variant of MUIRGEN MUIRGEN f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "born of the sea" in Irish Gaelic. MUIRGHEAL f Irish Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright". MUIRIS m Irish Irish form of MAURICE MUIRN f Irish Variant of MUIRGEN MUIRNE f Irish Means "beloved" in Irish Gaelic. MUKESH m Indian Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit. MUKHTAR m Arabic Means "chosen" in Arabic. MUKTA f Indian Means "liberated" in Sanskrit. MUKUL m Indian Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit. MUNA f Arabic Means "wish" or "desire", derived from Arabic maniya "to desire". MUNASHE mf African Means "with God" in Shona. MUNGO m Scottish Possibly derived from Welsh mwyn "gentle, kind". MUNIR m Arabic Means "bright, shining" in Arabic. MUNIRA f Arabic Feminine form of MUNIR MUNRO m Scottish, English Variant of MONROE MUNROE m Scottish, English Variant of MONROE MURALI m Indian Means "flute" in Sanskrit. MURAT m Turkish Means "wish, desire" in Turkish. MURCHADH m Scottish, Irish Means "sea warrior" in Gaelic. MURDAG f Scottish Feminine form of MURDO MURDO m Scottish Anglicized form of MURCHADH MURDOCH m Scottish Anglicized form of MURCHADH MURIEL f English, French, Irish Anglicized form of MUIRGHEAL MURL mf (no meaning found) MURPHY m Murchadha meaning "descendent of MURCHADH". MURRAY m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname that derives from the region in Scotland called Moray. MURRON f Scottish Scottish form of MUIREANN MURROUGH m Irish Anglicized form of MURCHADH MURRY mf (no meaning found) MURTADA m Arabic Means "chosen" in Arabic. MURTAGH m Irish Irish form of Muireadhach (see MURCHADH). MURTAZA m Arabic Variant transcription of MURTADA MUS'AD m Arabic Means "lucky" in Arabic. MUSA m Arabic, Turkish Arabic and Turkish form of MOSES MUSCOWEQUAN m Native American Means "hard quill" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief. MUSTAFA m Arabic Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad. MUSTAPHA m Arabic Variant transcription of MUSTAFA MWANAJUMA f African Means "born on Friday" in Swahili. MWENYE m African Means "owner, lord" in Swahili. MXIMO m Spanish Spanish form of MAXIMUS MY f Swedish Swedish pet form of MARIA MYA f English Variant of MAIA MYAH mf (no meaning found) MYF f Welsh Short form of ANWY MYFANWY f Welsh Means "my woman" from the Welsh prefix my "my" combined with banw "woman". MYGHAL m Cornish Cornish form of MICHAEL MYKHAILA f Ukrainian Ukrainian feminine form of MICHAEL MYKHAILO m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of MICHAEL MYKHAYLO m Ukrainian Variant transcription of MYKHAILO MYKOLA m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of NICHOLAS MYKOLAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of MICHAEL MYKYTA m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of the Greek name Aniketos (see ANICETUS). MYLES m English Variant of MILES MYRA f English Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. MYRANDA f English (Modern) Variant of MIRANDA MYRDDIN m Welsh Mythology Original Welsh form of MERLIN MYRIAM f French, English Variant of MIRIAM MYRL mf (no meaning found) MYRLE mf (no meaning found) MYRNA f Irish Anglicized form of MUIRNE MYRON m English, Ancient Greek Means "myrrh" in Greek. MYRRINE f Derived from the Greek word (myron) meaning "myrrh". MYRTHE f Dutch Means "myrtle" in Dutch. MYRTICE mf (no meaning found) MYRTIE f English Pet form of MYRTLE MYRTIS mf (no meaning found) MYRTLE f English Simply means "myrtle" from the English word for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek (myrtos). MYSIE f Variant of MAISIE MZES m Hungarian Hungarian form of MOSES N mf (no meaning found) NA f Irish Possibly derived from Irish uan meaning "lamb"; f Scottish Scottish form of NA'IM m Arabic Means "tranquil, at ease" in Arabic. NA'IMA f Arabic Feminine form of NA'IM NA?A f Czech Pet form of NAD??DA NAAMAH f Biblical, Jewish Means "pleasant" in Hebrew. NABIL m Arabic Means "noble" in Arabic. NACHO m Spanish Pet form of IGNACIO NACIO m Spanish Short form of IG NAD??DA f Czech Czech form of NADEZHDA NADA f Arabic Means either "generosity" or "dew" in Arabic. NADAB m Biblical Means "generous" in Hebrew. NADAV m Jewish Hebrew form of NADAB NADEJDA f Russian, Bulgarian Variant transcription of NADEZHDA NADER m Arabic Variant transcription of NADIR NADEZHDA f Russian, Bulgarian, Slovak Means "hope" in Russian. NADIA f French, English French and English form of NADYA; f Arabic Variant transcription of NADIYYA NADIM m Arabic Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic nadama "to drink". NADINE f French French elaborated form of NADYA NADIR m Arabic Means "rare" in Arabic. NADIRA f Arabic Feminine form of NADIR NADIYYA f Arabic Means "moist, tender, delicate" in Arabic. NADJA f German, Slovene German and Slovene form of NADYA NADRA f Arabic Means "radiance" in Arabic. NADYA f Russian Pet form of NADEZHDA; f Arabic Variant transcription of NADIYYA NADZIEJA f Polish Polish form of NADEZHDA NAGENDRA m Indian Means "snake of Indra" or "elephant of Indra" from Sanskrit naga "snake" or "elephant" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. NAGI m Arabic Variant transcription of NAJI NAGIB m Arabic Variant transcription of NAJIB NAHAL f Jewish Means "river" in Hebrew. NAHEED f Iranian Means "immaculate" in Persian. NAHIA f Basque Means "desire" in Basque. NAHOR m Biblical Means "snorting" in Hebrew. NAHUEL m Native American Means "jaguar" in Mapuche. NAHUM m Biblical, Jewish Means "comforter" in Hebrew. NAIARA f Basque From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Njera, which is Arabic in origin. NAIDA f English Possibly derived from the word naiad "water nymph" (ultimately of Greek origin). NAIL m Arabic Means "attainer" in Arabic. NAILA f Arabic Feminine form of NAIL. NAINS f Irish Irish form of NANCY NAIRA f Native American Means "big eyes" in Quechua and Aymara. NAITIK m Indian Means "moral" in Sanskrit. NAJEE mf (no meaning found) NAJI m Arabic Means "safe" in Arabic. NAJIB m Arabic Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic. NAJWA f Arabic Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic. NAKATO f African Means "second of twins" in Luganda. NAKIA mf (no meaning found) NALANI f Hawaiian Means "the heavens" in Hawaiian. NALDO m Italian Short form of ending in naldo. NAN f English Pet form of ANN and a short form of CY or AEA. NANA f Greek Pet form of IOANNA; f Japanese Means "apple" in Japanese. NANAEA f Near Eastern Mythology Meaning unknown, but possibly means "undefiled" in Babylonian. NANAIA f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of NANAEA NANAMI f Japanese Means "seven seas" in Japanese. NANCI mf (no meaning found) NANCIE mf (no meaning found) NANCY f English Pet form of ANN. NANDA m Indian Means "joy" in Sanskrit. NANDAG f Scottish Scottish pet form of NAN NANDY m English Pet form of FERDINAND NANETTE f English Pet form of ANNE NANNA f Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse nenna meaning "brave". NANNETTE mf (no meaning found) NANNIE f English Pet form of ANN NANNY f English Pet form of ANN NANOOK m Derived from Inuit nanuq meaning "polar bear". NANUK m Variant of NANOOK NAOISE m Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin. NAOKI m Japanese Means "honest tree" in Japanese. NAOKO f Japanese Means "obedient child" in Japanese. NAOMA mf (no meaning found) NAOMH f Irish Means "holy" in Irish Gaelic. NAOMHN m Irish Means "little holy one", derived from Irish naomh "holy" combined with a diminutive suffix. NAOMI f English, Jewish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? (Na'omiy) which meant "pleasantness"; f Japanese Means "above all, beauty" in Japanese. NAPHTALI m Biblical Means "wrestling" in Hebrew. NAPIER m English From a surname which meant "linen keeper" in Old French. NAPOLEON m History This was an old Italian name, used most notably by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. NARAYAN m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "son of man" in Sanskrit. NARCA f Perhaps a short form of NARCISSA NARCISA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of NARCISSUS NARCISO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NARCISSUS NARCISSA f English Feminine form of NARCISSUS NARCISSE m French French form of NARCISSUS NARCISSUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek (Narkissos), derived from (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". NARCYZ m Polish Polish form of NARCISSUS NARELLE f English (Modern) Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. NARENDRA m Indian Means "man of Indra" from Sanskrit nara "man" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. NARINDER m Indian (Sikh) Variant of NARENDRA NASEER m Arabic Variant transcription of NASIR NASH m English From a surname which was derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree". NASHWA f Arabic Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic. NASIB m Arabic Means "noble" in Arabic. NASIM f Arabic Means "breeze" in Arabic. NASIR m Arabic Means "helper" in Arabic. NASIRA f Arabic Feminine form of NASIR NASRIN f Iranian Means "wild rose" in Persian. NASSER m Arabic Variant transcription of NASIR NASTASIA f Russian Variant transcription of NASTASYA NASTASYA f Russian Short form of ANASTASIYA NASTYA f Russian Pet form of ANASTASIYA NAT m English Short form of HAN or HANAEL NATA f Russian Pet form of LYA NATA?A f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of NATASHA NATALE f Italian Italian form of NATALIE NATALEE f English Variant of NATALIE NATALIA f Polish, Italian, Spanish Polish, Italian and Spanish form of NATALIE NATALIE f French, English, German From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. NATALIJA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Latvian Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of NATALIE NATALIO m Spanish Masculine form of NATALIA NATALIYA f Russian, Ukrainian Russian and Ukrainian form of NATALIE NATALKA f Ukrainian Ukrainian pet form of NATALIE NATALY mf (no meaning found) NATALYA f Russian Russian form of NATALIE NATAN m Jewish Hebrew form of NATHAN NATANAEL m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of NATHANAEL NATANAELE m Italian Italian form of NATHANAEL NATASA f Greek Greek pet form of ANASTASIA NATASHA f Russian, English Russian pet form of NATALYA. NATASZA f Polish Polish form of NATASHA NATE m English Short form of NATHAN or NATHANAEL NATHALIE f French, German French and German variant of NATALIE NATHAN m English, Biblical Means "giver" in Hebrew. NATHANAEL m Biblical, English, Scandinavian From the Hebrew name ????????? (Netan'el) which meant "God has given". NATHANIAL mf (no meaning found) NATHANIEL m English, Biblical (Variant) Form of NATHANAEL used in the some versions of the New Testament. NATHEN mf (no meaning found) NATHLIA f Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of NATALIE NATILLE f English Variant of NATALIE NATISHA f English (Modern) Variant of NATASHA NATIVIDAD mf (no meaning found) NATLIA f Hungarian, Portuguese Hungarian and Portuguese form of NATALIE NATOSHA mf (no meaning found) NATSUKI f Japanese Means "summer hope" in Japanese. NATSUKO f Japanese Means "summer child" in Japanese. NATSUMI f Japanese Means "beautiful summer" in Japanese. NAUM m Russian Russian form of NAHUM NAVA f Jewish Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. NAVEED m Iranian, Arabic Means "good news" in Persian. NAVEEN m Indian Means "new" in Sanskrit. NAVID m Iranian, Arabic Variant of NAVEED NAWAL f Arabic Means "gift" in Arabic. NAWRA f Arabic Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic. NAYARA f Basque Variant of NAIARA NAYELI f Native American Means "I love you" in the Zapotec language. NAZAIRE m French French form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO). NAZAR m Russian, Ukrainian Russian and Ukrainian form of Nazarius (see IO). NAZARIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Nazarius, which meant "from Nazareth". NAZARIY m Russian Russian form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO). NAZIH m Arabic Means "honest, virtuous" in Arabic. NAZLI f Arabic Means "delicate, beautiful" in Arabic. NAZZARENO m Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Nazarenus, which meant "from Nazareth". NDIDI mf Igbo Means "patience" in Igbo. NE?A f Slovene Slovene form of AGNES NEA f Swedish Short form of LINNA NEACEL m Scottish Scottish form of NICHOLAS NEAL m English Variant of NEIL NEASA f Irish, Irish Mythology Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin. NEASSA f Irish Variant of NEASA NEBOJSA m Serbian Means "fearless" in Serbian. NECULAI m Romanian Romanian variant form of NICHOLAS NED m English Short form of EDWARD or EDMUND NEDRA mf (no meaning found) NEELA f Indian Means "blue" in Sanskrit. NEELAM mf Indian Means "sapphire" in Sanskrit. NEELY m English Pet form of NEIL NEFERTARI f Ancient Egyptian Means "the most beautiful" in Egyptian. NEFERTITI f Ancient Egyptian Means "the beautiful one has come" in Egyptian. NEFTALI mf (no meaning found) NEHA f Indian Possibly means "love" in Sanskrit. NEHEMIAH m Biblical Means "comforted by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. NEIFION m Welsh Welsh form of NEPTUNE NEIL m Irish, Scottish, English From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud". NEILINA f Scottish Feminine form of NEIL NEIRIN m Welsh Older form of A NEJC m Slovene Pet form of JERNEJ NEKANE f Basque Means "sorrows" in Basque. NEKODA m Biblical Means "marked" in Hebrew. NELDA f English Either a short form of ending in nelda or a combination of NELL and the popular name suffix da. NELE f German Pet form of CORNELIA NELIDA mf (no meaning found) NELL f English Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN NELLA f English Short form of ending in nella. NELLE f English Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN NELLIE f English Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN NELLY f English Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN NELS m Swedish Variant of NILS NELSON m English From a surname meaning "son of NEIL". NELU m Romanian Romanian pet form of ION NEMANJA m Serbian Possibly means "without possessions", derived from Serbo-Croatian nemati "have not". NEMESIS f Greek Mythology Means "retribution, righteous anger" in Greek. NEMO m Literature Means "nobody" in Latin. NENA f English Variant of NINA NENAD m Serbian, Croatian Means "unexpected" in Serbian and Croatian. NEO f & m African Means "gift" in Tswana; m English (Modern) From the prefix meaning "new", ultimately derived from Greek (neos). NEOMA mf (no meaning found) NEOPTOLEMUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Neoptolemos) which meant "new war", derived from (neos) "new" and (polemos) "war". NEPHELE f Greek Mythology Means "cloudy" in Greek. NEPHTHYS f Egyptian Mythology Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het meaning "lady of the house", derived from Egyptian nbt "lady" and hwt "house". NEPTUNE m Roman Mythology From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning. NERE f Basque Means "mine" in Basque. NEREA f Basque Variant of NERE NEREIDA f Spanish Derived from Greek (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god NEREUS, who supposedly fathered them. NEREUS m Greek Mythology, Biblical Derived from Greek (neros) meaning "water". NEREZA f Perhaps a form of NERISSA NERGIS f Turkish Means "daffodil" in Turkish. NERIAH m Biblical Means "lamp of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. NERIDA f This name is either a variant of NEREIDA or else means "blossom" in an Australian Aboriginal language. NERINA f Italian Feminine form of NERIO NERIO m Italian Italian form of NEREUS NERISSA f English Derived from Greek (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god NEREUS, who supposedly fathered them. NERO m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen, which is of unknown meaning, which was borne most infamously by a deranged Roman emperor of the 1st century; m Italian Short form of RANIERO NERTHUS f Germanic Mythology Latinized form of Neruz, the Germanic (feminine) equivalent of Njrr (see NJORD). NERVA m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength". NERYS f Welsh Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady". NESRIN f Turkish Turkish form of NASRIN NESSA f English Short form of VA and other ending in nessa; f Jewish Means "miracle" in Hebrew; f Irish Variant of NEASA NESTA f Welsh Welsh pet form of AGNES NESTOR m Greek Mythology, Russian Means "coming" in Greek. NESTORE m Italian Italian form of NESTOR NETA f Jewish Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew. NETHANIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has given" in Hebrew. NETTA f English Short form of ending in netta. NETTIE f English Pet form of ending in nette. NETUNO m Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of NEPTUNE NEUS f Catalan Means "snow" in Catalan. NEVA f Perhaps related to Italian neve "snow". NEVADA f & m English From the name of the American state, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish. NEVAEH f English (Modern) The word heaven spelled backwards, a recently created name. NEVAN m Irish Anglicized form of NAOMHN NEVE f Irish Anglicized form of NIAMH NEVENA f Bulgarian, Macedonian Derived from Bulgarian and Macedonian ????? (neven) meaning "marigold". NEVES f Portuguese Portuguese form of NIEVES NEVIL m English Variant of LE NEVILLE m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Norman French. NEVIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Naevius, which was derived from Latin naevus "mole (on the body)". NEWELL mf (no meaning found) NEWMAN mf (no meaning found) NEWT m English Short form of ON NEWTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Old English. NGA f Kurdish Means "sight" in Kurdish. NGAI m Viete Means "herb" in Viete. NGAIO f Maori Maori name, which is either derived from the name of a tree or else means "clever". NGAIRE f Maori Possibly means "flaxen" in Maori. NGELA f Portuguese Portuguese feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL); f Spanish Spanish feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL). NGOC f Viete Means "precious stone" or "jade" in Viete. NGOZI mf Igbo Means "blessing" in Igbo. NGUYEN m Viete Means "origin" in Viete. NGUYET f Viete Means "moon" in Viete. NHUNG f & m Viete Means "velvet" in Viete. NIA f Welsh Welsh form of MH; f African Means "purpose" in Swahili. NIALL m Irish, Scottish Original Gaelic spelling of NEIL NIAMH f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "bright" in Irish. NIC m English Short form of HOLAS or DOMI NICCOL m Italian Italian form of NICHOLAS. NICHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of NICHOLAS NICHOL m Scottish Variant of NICOL NICHOLA f English Feminine form of S NICHOLAS m English, French From the Greek name (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek (nike) "victory" and (laos) "people". NICHOLAUS mf (no meaning found) NICHOLE f English Variant of NICOLE NICK m English Short form of NICHOLAS NICKI mf (no meaning found) NICKLAUS mf (no meaning found) NICKOLAS m English Variant of NICHOLAS NICKOLAUS m German Variant of NIKOLAUS NICKY mf English Pet form of NICHOLAS or VERONICA NICO m Italian, Dutch Italian and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS or DEMUS NICODEMO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NICODEMUS NICODEMUS m Biblical, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Nikodemos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek (nike) "victory" and (demos) "the people". NICODME m French French form of NICODEMUS NICOL m Italian Italian form of NICHOLAS; m Scottish Scottish form of NICHOLAS. NICOLA m Italian Italian form of NICHOLAS; f English Latinate feminine form of NICHOLAS NICOLAAS m Dutch Dutch form of NICHOLAS NICOLAE m Romanian Romanian form of NICHOLAS NICOLAO m Spanish Spanish form of NICHOLAS NICOLAOS m Greek Variant transcription of NIKOLAOS NICOLAS m French French form of NICHOLAS NICOLASA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of NICHOLAS NICOLAU m Portuguese, Galician Portuguese and Galician form of NICHOLAS NICOLAUS m German German form of NICHOLAS NICOLE f French, English, Dutch French feminine form of NICHOLAS, commonly used in the English-speaking world. NICOLET f Dutch Dutch feminine form of NICHOLAS NICOLETA f Romanian Romanian feminine form of NICHOLAS NICOLETTA f Italian Feminine pet form of NICOLA NICOLETTE f French French feminine pet form of NICHOLAS NICOLINA f Italian Feminine pet form of NICOLA NICOLLE mf (no meaning found) NICOLS m Spanish Spanish form of NICHOLAS NICOMEDO m Italian Italian form of NIKOMEDES NICOSTRATO m Italian Italian form of NIKOSTRATOS NICU m Romanian Pet form of NICOLAE NICUSOR m Romanian Pet form of NICOLAE NIDIA f English Variant of NYDIA NIEK m Dutch Pet form of NICOLAAS NIELS m Danish Danish form of NICHOLAS; m Dutch Dutch short form of CORNELIUS NIEVE f Spanish Variant of S NIEVES f Spanish Means "snows" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Seora de las Nieves meaning "Our Lady of the Snows". NIGEL m English From Nigellus, a Latinized form of NEIL. NIGELIA f English Feminine form of NIGEL NIGELLA f English Feminine form of NIGEL NIGUL m Estonian Estonian form of NICHOLAS NIILO m Finnish Finnish form of NICHOLAS NIINA f Finnish Short form of AN NIKA f & m Russian Short form of VERO and other ending in nika. NIKANDROS m Ancient Greek Means "victory of a man" from the Greek elements (nike) "victory" and (andros) "of a man". NIKE f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory. NIKEISHA f English (Modern) Combination of the name prefix Ni and the name KEISHA. NIKEPHOROS m (nike) "victory" and (phoreo) "to carry, to bear". NIKHIL m Indian Means "whole, entire" in Sanskrit. NIKHILA f Indian Feminine form of NIKHIL NIKI mf (no meaning found) NIKIAS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (nike) meaning "victory". NIKIFOR m Russian, Bulgarian, Polish Russian, Bulgarian and Polish form of NIKEPHOROS NIKITA m Russian Russian form of the Greek name Aniketos (see ANICETUS). NIKKI f English Pet form of NICOLE or NICOLA NIKKOLE f English (Modern) Variant of NICOLE NIKLAS m Swedish Swedish form of NICHOLAS NIKLAUS m German Swiss German form of NICHOLAS NIKO m Finnish, Croatian Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian short form of LA NIKODEM m Polish Polish form of NICODEMUS NIKODEMOS m Ancient Greek, Greek Original Greek form of NICODEMUS NIKODIM m Russian Russian form of NICODEMUS NIKOLA m Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Basque Cognate of NICHOLAS; f German Feminine form of US NIKOLAAS m Dutch Dutch form of NICHOLAS NIKOLAI m Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of NICHOLAS. NIKOLAJ m Danish, Slovene Danish and Slovene form of NICHOLAS NIKOLAJS m Latvian Latvian form of NICHOLAS NIKOLAO m Esperanto Esperanto form of NICHOLAS NIKOLAOS m Ancient Greek, Greek Original Greek form of NICHOLAS NIKOLAS m English, Greek Variant of NICHOLAS NIKOLAUS m German German form of NICHOLAS NIKOLE f English Variant of NICOLE NIKOLETA f Greek Greek feminine form of NICHOLAS NIKOLETT f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of NICHOLAS NIKOLINA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of NICHOLAS NIKOMACHOS m Ancient Greek Means "battle of victory" from Greek (nike) "victory" and (mache) "battle". NIKOMEDES m Ancient Greek Means "to think of victory", derived from Greek (nike) "victory" and (medomai) "to think". NIKON m Ancient Greek, Russian Derived from Greek (nike) meaning "victory". NIKOSTRATOS m Ancient Greek Means "army of victory" from Greek (nike) "victory" and (stratos) "army". NILA f Indian Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit. NILDA f Spanish, Portuguese Short form of BRU NILES m English Form of NEIL NILFER f Turkish Turkish form of NILOFER NILOFER f Iranian Means "water-lily" in Persian. NILOOFAR f Iranian Variant of NILOFER NILOUFAR f Iranian Variant of NILOFER NILS m Swedish, Norwegian Swedish and Norwegian form of NICHOLAS NILSA mf (no meaning found) NIMA m Arabic Means "blessing" in Arabic. NIMBUS m English (Modern) Recently coined name meaning "rain cloud" or "halo" in Latin. NIMROD m Biblical Meaning unknown, possibly of Babylonian origin or possibly meaning "rebel" in Hebrew. NIMUE f Welsh Mythology Meaning unknown. NINA f Russian, English, German, French, Polish Short form of that end in nina; f Near Eastern Mythology Means "enclosure of fish" in Babylonian; f Native American Means "fire" in Quechua. NINEL f Russian Reversal of the name Lenin. NINETTE f French Pet form of NINA NING f & m Chinese Means "peace, rest, tranquility" in Chinese. NINIAN m Scottish, Irish Meaning unknown, perhaps a Latinized form of the Welsh name Nynnyaw. NINO m Italian Short form of GIAN and other ending in nino. NINON f French French pet form of ANNE NIOCLS m Irish Irish form of NICHOLAS NIR m Jewish Means "plowed field" in Hebrew. NIRAV m Indian Means "quiet, calm" in Sanskrit. NIRN f Irish Irish pet form of NORA NIRVANA f English Modern name coined from the Sanskrit word for the final state of bliss. NISHA f Indian Means "night" in Sanskrit. NISHANT m Indian Means "night's end, dawn" in Sanskrit. NISSA f Jewish Means "sign" in Hebrew. NITA f English Short form of ending in nita; f Native American Means "bear" in Choctaw. NITHYA f Indian Variant of NITYA NITIN m Indian Possibly means "ethical" or "right path" in Sanskrit. NITYA f Indian Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit. NITZA f Jewish Means "flower bud" in Hebrew. NIU f Chinese Means "girl" in Chinese. NIVEK m English (Modern) The name KEVIN spelled backwards. NIVEN m Scottish Anglicized form of NAOMHN NIVIARSIAQ f Native American Means "young woman" in Greenlandic. NIZAR m Arabic Perhaps from Arabic nazir "to be little". NIZHONI f Native American Means "beautiful" in Navajo. NJL m Norwegian Norwegian form of Niall (see NEIL). NJORD m Norse Mythology, Scandinavian From the Old Norse Njrr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous". NKECHI f Igbo Means "God gave me a blessing" in Igbo. NKEMDILIM mf Igbo Means "forever mine" in Igbo. NKIRU f Igbo Short form of KA NKIRUKA f Igbo Means "the best is still to come" in Igbo. NKOSANA m African Means "prince" in Xhosa. NKOSAZANA f African Means "princess" in Xhosa. NKRUMA mf African Means "ninth born child" in Akan. NNA m Irish Variant of A NNAMDI m Igbo Means "my father is alive" in Igbo. NNDOR m Hungarian Hungarian short form of FERDINAND NO m French French form of AH NOA f Jewish, Biblical (Variant) Hebrew form of H NOACH m Jewish Hebrew form of NOAH NOAH m English, Biblical Derived from the Hebrew name ????? (Noach) meaning "rest, comfort"; f Biblical Derived from the Hebrew name ?????? (No'ah) meaning "motion". NOAK m Swedish Swedish form of NOAH NOAM mf Jewish Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew. NOBLE m English From a surname meaning "noble, notable" in Old French. NOBU m Japanese Means either "expansion" or "truth" in Japanese. NOBURU m Japanese Means "to climb, to ascend" in Japanese. NOBUYUKI m Japanese Means "truthful happiness" in Japanese. NOE mf (no meaning found) NOEL m French Means "Christmas" in French. NOELA f Galician Galician feminine form of NOEL NOELANI f Hawaiian Means "heavenly mist" from Hawaiian noe "mist" and lani "sky, heaven". NOELE f Feminine form of NOEL NOELENE f English Feminine pet form of NOEL NOELIA f Spanish, Italian Spanish and Italian feminine form of NOEL NOELLA f French Feminine form of NOEL NOELLE f French, English Feminine form of NOEL NOEMI f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of NAOMI NOGA f & m Jewish Variant of H NOGAH mf Biblical, Jewish Means "brightness" in Hebrew. NOHEMI f Spanish Spanish form of NAOMI NOLA f Irish, English Pet form of FI or a feminine form of N. NOLAN m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Nuallain meaning "descendent of Nuallan". NOLENE f English Feminine form of NOLAN NOLL m English Medieval pet form of OLIVER NOLWENN f Breton From the Breton phrase Noyal Gwenn meaning "holy one from Noyal". NOMIE f French French form of NAOMI NOMIKI m Greek Derived from Greek (nomikos) "relating to the law". NOMUSA f African Means "merciful" in Ndebele. NON f Welsh Possibly derived from Latin nonna meaning "nun". NONA f English Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth". NONIE f English Pet form of IONE NONNA f Russian Russian form of NONA NONTLE f African Means "mother of beauty" in Xhosa. NOOA m Finnish Finnish form of NOAH NOOR f & m Arabic Variant transcription of NUR NOORA f Finnish Finnish form of NORA NORA f Irish, English, Scandinavian, German Pet form of HO or ELEANOR NORAH f Irish, English Variant of NORA NORBERT m German, English, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright". NORBERTO mf (no meaning found) NOREEN f Irish, English Pet form of NORA NORENE f Irish, English Pet form of NORA NORI m Japanese Means "rule, law" in Japanese. NORIKO f Japanese Means "law child" in Japanese. NORINA f Italian Italian pet form of NORA NORINE mf (no meaning found) NORM m English Short form of AN NORMA f English, Italian Invented by Felice Romani for the opera 'Norma'. NORMAN m English From an old Germanic nickname meaning "northman", referring to a Viking. NORMAND m English Variant of NORMAN NORMINA f English Feminine form of NORMAN NORRIS m English From a surname which meant "northerner" in Old French. NORTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "north town" in Old English. NORVAL mf (no meaning found) NORWOOD m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English. NOSIZWE f African Means "mother of the nation" in Xhosa. NOUSHA f Iranian Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian. NOVA f English Recently coined name from Latin novus "new". NOVELLA mf (no meaning found) NOVIA f Means "girlfriend" in Spanish. NOVIO m Means "boyfriend" in Spanish. NOWELL m English (Modern) Variant of NOEL NRIA f Catalan, Portuguese From a Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Nria, meaning "Our Lady of Nuria". NSIA mf African Means "sixth born child" in Akan. NSONOWA mf African Means "seventh born child" in Akan. NTHANDA mf African Means "star" in Tumbuka. NTOMBI f African Means "lady" in Zulu. NUADA m Irish Mythology Possibly means "protector" in Celtic. NUADHA m Variant of NUADA NUALA f Irish Short form of FION NUBIA f English, Spanish From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt. NUDD m Welsh Mythology Welsh cognate of NUADA NUHA f Arabic Means "mind, wisdom" in Arabic. NUKA mf Native American Means "younger sibling" in Greenlandic. NUMITOR m Roman Mythology Meaning unknown. NUNO m Portuguese Possibly from the Latin nonus meaning "ninth". NUNZIA f Italian Either a short form of ANTA or else a feminine form of NUNZIO NUNZIATINA f Italian Pet form of NUNZIA NUNZIO m Italian Means "messenger" in Italian. NUO f Chinese Means "graceful" in Chinese. NUR f & m Arabic Means "light", derived from Arabic nawara "to illuminate". NURA f Arabic Strictly feminine form of NUR NURAY f Turkish Means "bright moon" in Turkish. NURIA f Spanish Spanish form of NRIA NURIT f Jewish Means "buttercup (the flower)" in Hebrew. NURZHAN m Kazakh Means "light soul" in Kazakh. NYA mf (no meaning found) NYAH f African Variant of NIA NYALA f From the name of a type of African antelope, ultimately derived from the Bantu word nyl. NYARAI f African Means "be humble" in Shona. NYASIA mf (no meaning found) NYDIA f English Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his 1834 novel 'The Last Days of Pompeii'. NYE m Welsh Pet form of ANEIRIN NYREE f English Anglicized form of NGAIRE NYSSA f Means "goal" in Greek. NYX f Greek Mythology Means "night" in Greek. NYYRIKKI m Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. O mf (no meaning found) OAKLEY mf (no meaning found) OANA f Romanian Romanian short form of I OANEZ f Breton Breton pet form of AGNES OBADIAH m Biblical Means "servant of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. OBDULIA f Spanish Meaning unknown. OBED m Biblical Means "servant, worshipper" in Hebrew. OBERON m English Variant of AUBERON. OBI m Igbo Means "heart" in Igbo. OBIE mf (no meaning found) OBRAD m Serbian Possibly means "farmer" in Serbian. OCANE f French Derived from French ocan meaning "ocean". OCEAN mf English Means simply "ocean" from the English word for a large body of water. OCEANUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of OKEANOS OCHIENG m African Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun". OCIE mf (no meaning found) OCTAVIA f English Feminine form of OCTAVIUS. OCTAVIAN m History, Romanian From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS. OCTAVIO m Spanish Spanish form of OCTAVIUS OCTAVIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus. ODA mf (no meaning found) ODALIS f & m Spanish Spanish elaborated form of ODILIA ODALYS f Spanish Spanish elaborated form of ODILIA ODD m Norwegian Possibly derived from Old Norse oddr meaning "point of a sword". ODDMUND m Norwegian Possibly derived from the Old Norse elements oddr "point of a sword" and mundr "protection". ODED m Biblical Means "to restore" in Hebrew. ODELIA f English Variant of ODILIA ODELL m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English. ODEN m Norse Mythology Swedish form of ODIN ODESSA f From the name of a Ukrainian city which sits on the north coast of the Black Sea. ODETTA f English Latinate form of ODETTE ODETTE f French French feminine pet form of ODO ODHARNAIT f Irish Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix. ODHIAMBO m African Means "born in the evening" in Luo. ODHRN m Irish Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix. ODIE mf (no meaning found) ODILA f Variant of ODILIA ODILE f French French form of ODILIA ODILIA f German Feminine form of ODO. ODILON m Portuguese, French Masculine form of ODILIA ODIN m Norse Mythology Anglicized form of Old Norse inn which was derived from r "inspiration, rage, frenzy". ODIS mf (no meaning found) ODO m German Originally a short form of various beginning with the Germanic element od meaning "wealth, fortune". ODOACER m History Contracted form of ODOVACAR ODOVACAR m Ancient Germanic Means "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth" and wacar "vigilant". ODRAN m Irish Anglicized form of ODHRN ODYSSEUS m Greek Mythology Perhaps derived from Greek (odyssomai) "to hate". OEDIPUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Oidipous), meaning "swollen foot" from (oideo) "to swell" and (pous) "foot". OENONE f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Oinone), derived from (oinos) meaning "wine". OFELIA f Spanish Spanish form of OPHELIA OFER m Jewish Masculine variant of OPHRAH OFLIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of OPHELIA OFRA f & m Jewish Variant of OPHRAH OFYDD m Welsh Welsh form of OVID OGDEN m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English. OGECHI f Igbo Short form of OGECHUKWUKAMA OGECHUKWUKAMA f Igbo Means "God's time is the best" in Igbo. OGNIAN m Bulgarian Variant transcription of OGNYAN OGNJAN m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of OGNYAN OGNYAN m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ????? (ognen) "fiery". OHAD m Biblical Means "united" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he was the third son of Simeon. OIGHRIG f Scottish Means "new speckled one" in Scottish Gaelic. OIHANA f Basque Means "forest" in Basque. OILI f Finnish Finnish form of OLGA OISN m Irish, Irish Mythology Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. OIVA m Finnish Means "splendid" in Finnish. OKEANOS m Greek Mythology From the name of the river or body of water thought by the ancient Greeks to surround the Earth. OKEY mf (no meaning found) OKSANA f Ukrainian, Russian Ukrainian form of XENIA OLA m Norwegian, Swedish Norwegian and Swedish variant of F; f Polish Polish short form of ALEKSANDRA OLABODE m Yoruba Means "wealth returns" in Yoruba. OLAF m Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch From the Old Norse name leifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent". OLALLA f Spanish Spanish form of EULALIA. OLAMIDE f Yoruba Means "wealth has arrived" in Yoruba. OLAMILEKAN m Yoruba Means "my wealth is increased" in Yoruba. OLAN mf (no meaning found) OLANREWAJU m Yoruba Means "my wealth is the future" in Yoruba. OLAV m Norwegian, Danish Variant of OLAF OLAVI m Finnish Finnish form of OLAF OLAVO m Portuguese Portuguese form of OLAF OLAYINKA f Yoruba Means "wealth surrounds me" in Yoruba. OLD?ICH m Czech Czech form of ULRICH OLE m Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of OLAF OLEG m Russian Russian form of HELGE. OLEGARIO m Spanish Spanish form of a Germanic name, possibly Heilgar, derived from the elements heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and gar "spear". OLEGRIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of OLEGARIO OLEK m Polish Polish short form of ALEXANDER OLEKSANDER m Ukrainian Variant transcription of OLEKSANDR OLEKSANDR m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of ALEXANDER OLEKSIY m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of ALEXIUS OLEN mf (no meaning found) OLENA f Ukrainian Ukrainian form of HELEN OLENE mf (no meaning found) OLETA mf (no meaning found) OLEV m Estonian Estonian form of OLAF OLGA f Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese Russian form of HELGA. OLI m English Short form of VER OLIMPIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish Italian, Spanish, Romanian and Polish form of OLYMPIA OLIN mf (no meaning found) OLIVE f English From the English word for the type of tree, ultimately derived from Latin oliva. OLIVER m English, German Norman French form of a Germanic name, possibly the name Alfihar meaning "elf army". OLIVETTE f English Pet form of OLIVE OLIVIA f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish Created by Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night'. OLIVIE f French French form of OLIVIA OLIVIER m French, Dutch French and Dutch form of OLIVER OLIWIA f Polish Polish form of OLIVIA OLLE m Swedish Swedish variant of OLAF OLLI m Finnish Finnish short form of OLAF OLLIE mf English Short form of OLIVER or OLIVIA OLOF m Swedish Swedish form of OLAF OLOV m Swedish Swedish form of OLAF OLUBUNMI f Yoruba Means "gift of God" in Yoruba. OLUCHI mf Igbo Means "God's work" in Yoruba. OLUF m Swedish Danish variant of OLAF OLUFEMI m Yoruba Means "God loves me" in Yoruba. OLUFUNKE mf Yoruba Means "God has cared for" in Yoruba. OLUFUNMILAYO f & m Yoruba Means "God gave me joy" in Yoruba. OLUFUNMILOLA f & m Yoruba Means "God gives me wealth" in Yoruba. OLUJIMI m Yoruba Means "given by God" in Yoruba. OLUKAYODE m Yoruba Means "God brings happiness" in Yoruba. OLUMIDE m Yoruba Means "God arrives" in Yoruba. OLUWAFUNMILAYO f & m Yoruba Variant of OLUFUNMILAYO OLUWASEGUN mf Yoruba Means "God has been victorious" in Yoruba. OLUWASEUN mf Yoruba Means "we thank God" in Yoruba. OLUWASEYI f & m Yoruba Means "God made this" in Yoruba. OLUWATOYIN mf Yoruba Means "God is worthy to be praised" in Yoruba. OLUWAYEMISI f & m Yoruba Means "God honours me" in Yoruba. OLVIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of OLIVIA OLWEN f Welsh Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". OLWIN f Welsh Variant of OLWEN OLWYN f Welsh Variant of OLWEN OLYA f Russian Pet form of OLGA OLYMPE f French French form of OLYMPIA OLYMPIA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of OLYMPOS OLYMPIAS f Ancient Greek Feminine form of OLYMPOS. OLYMPIODOROS m Ancient Greek From (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain of the Greek gods, combined with Greek (doron) "gift". OLYMPOS m Ancient Greek From a Greek personal name which was derived from the place name (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain of the Greek gods. OLYVIA f English Variant of OLIVIA OM m Indian From the Sanskrit om, considered to be a sacred syllable because it represents the range of sounds that can be made by the human voice. OMA mf (no meaning found) OMAR m Arabic Variant transcription of UMAR; m Biblical Means "speaker" in Hebrew. OMARI mf (no meaning found) OMAYRA mf (no meaning found) OMEGA m . OMER m Jewish Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew. OMHAR m Irish Irish form of IVOR OMID mf Iranian Means "hope" in Persian. OMOBOLANLE f & m Yoruba Means "a child who met wealth at " in Yoruba. OMOLARA f Yoruba Means "a child is family" in Yoruba. OMRI m Biblical, Jewish Means "my sheaf" in Hebrew. ONA f Lithuanian Lithuanian form of ANNA OND?EJ m Czech Czech form of ANDREW ONDREJ m Slovak Slovak form of ANDREW ONEAL mf (no meaning found) ONEIDA f English From the name of a Native American tribe, perhaps meaning "standing rock". ONESIME m French French form of ONESIMUS ONESIMUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Onesimos), which meant "beneficial, profitable". ONESIPHORUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Onesiphoros), which meant "bringing advantage, beneficial". ONI f Yoruba Possibly means "born in sacred abode" in Yoruba. ONIE mf (no meaning found) ONISIM m Russian Russian form of ONESIMUS ONNI m Finnish Means "happiness, luck" in Finnish. ONORA f Irish Irish form of H ONUR m Turkish Means "honour" in Turkish. ONYEKA f Igbo Short form of CHUKWU ONYEKACHUKWU f & m Igbo Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo. OONA f Irish Variant of NA OONAGH f Irish Variant of NA OPAL f English Means simply "opal" from the English word for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. OPALINE f English Elaborated form of OPAL OPEYEMI m Yoruba Means "I should give praise" in Yoruba. OPHELIA f English Derived from Greek (ophelos) meaning "help". OPHIR m Biblical Meaning unknown. This is the name of a son of Joktan in the Old Testament. OPHIUCHUS m Astronomy Means "serpent bearer" in Greek. OPHRAH mf Biblical, Jewish Means "fawn" in Hebrew. OPRAH f English Variant of OPHRAH. ORA f & m English Modern name based on Latin oro "to pray". ORABELA f Esperanto Means "golden-beautiful" in Esperanto. ORAH f Jewish Means "light" in Hebrew. ORAL m Swiss form of AURELIUS ORALEE f English Possibly a variant of AURLIE ORALIA mf (no meaning found) ORALIE f English Possibly a variant of AURLIE ORAN m Irish Anglicized form of ODHRN ORAZIO m Italian Italian form of HORATIUS ORBN m Hungarian Hungarian form of URBAN OREL m German Swiss form of AURELIUS OREN m Jewish Means "pine tree" in Hebrew. ORESTES m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (orestias) meaning "of the mountains". ORFEO m Italian Italian form of ORPHEUS ORI m Jewish Means "my light" in Hebrew. ORIA f Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Aurea which was derived from Latin aureus "golden". ORIANA f Italian Possibly derived from Spanish oro "gold". ORIANE f French French form of ORIANA ORIANNE f French French form of ORIANA ORIE mf (no meaning found) ORIGEN m History From the Greek name (Origenes), which was derived from an unknown Greek element combined with the element (genes) "born". ORIN mf (no meaning found) ORINDA f Short form of ending in orinda. ORINTHIA f Literature Possibly related to Greek (orino) meaning "to excite, to agitate". ORION m Greek Mythology Meaning unknown, but possibly related to Greek (horion) "boundary, limit" or (ouron) "urine". ORIT f Jewish Means "light" in Hebrew. ORLA f Irish Anglicized form of RFHLAITH ORLAGH f Irish Anglicized form of RFHLAITH ORLAND mf (no meaning found) ORLANDA f Italian Feminine form of ORLANDO ORLANDO m Italian Italian form of ROLAND. ORLI f Jewish Means "light is mine" in Hebrew. ORLY f Jewish Variant of ORLI ORMAZD m Near Eastern Mythology Modern Persian form of AHURA MAZDA ORMEROD m English From a surname which meant "clearing of (a person named) Orm" in Old English. ORMOND m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ruaidh meaning "descendent of Ruadh". ORMONDA f Feminine form of ORMOND ORMONDE m Variant of ORMOND ORNA f Irish Anglicized form of ODHARNAIT; f Jewish Feminine form of OREN ORNAT f Irish Anglicized form of ODHARNAIT ORNELLA f Italian Created by the Italian author Gabriele d'Annunzio for his novel 'La Figlia di Jorio'. OROITZ m Basque Means "memory" in Basque. ORPA f Variant of H ORPAH f Biblical Means "back of the neck" in Hebrew. ORPHA f Variant of ORPAH ORPHEUS m Greek Mythology Perhaps related to Greek (orphne) meaning "the darkness of night". ORRELL m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "ore hill" in Old English. ORRIN m Irish Anglicized form of ODHRN ORSINA f Italian Feminine form of ORSINO ORSINO m Italian Italian form of the Roman name Ursinus, itself derived from Ursus (see URS). ORSO m Italian Italian form of Ursus (see URS). ORSOLA f Italian Italian form of URSULA ORSOLYA f Hungarian Hungarian form of URSULA ORSON m English From a surname meaning "bear" from Norman French ors, ultimately from Latin ursus. ORTRUN f German Derived from the Germanic elements ort "point" and rn "secret". ORTWIN m German Derived from the Germanic elements ort "point" and win "friend". ORTZI m Basque Means "sky" in Basque. ORVAL m English Variant of ORVILLE ORVAR m Swedish Means "arrow" in Old Norse. ORVIL mf (no meaning found) ORVILLE m English This name was invented by the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, who perhaps intended it to mean "golden city" in French. ORVOKKI f Finnish Means "pansy flower" in Finnish. OSAMA m Arabic Variant transcription of USAMA OSAMU m Japanese Means "law abiding" in Japanese. OSANE f Basque Means "cure, remedy" in Basque. OSANNE f & m French French form of HOSANNA OSBERT m English Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". OSBORN m English Derived from the Old English element os "god" combined with beorn "bear". OSBORNE m English Variant of OSBORN OSBOURNE m English Variant of OSBORN OSCAR m English, Irish Means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" combined cara "lover". OSHEEN m Irish Anglicized form of OISN OSHER m Jewish Means "happiness" in Hebrew. OSIP m Russian Russian form of JOSEPH OSIRIS m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of the Egyptian Asar which is of unknown meaning. OSKAR m Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene Scandinavian, German, Polish and Slovene form of OSCAR OSKARI m Finnish Finnish form of OSCAR OSKARS m Latvian Latvian form of OSCAR OSKU m Finnish Short form of OSKARI OSMAN m Turkish Turkish form of UTHMAN. OSMOND m English Means "god protector" from Old English os "god" and mund "protector". OSMUND m English Variant of OSMOND OSSIA f Feminine form of N OSSIAN m Irish Variant of OISN used by James Macpherson in his epic poems, which he claimed to have based on early Irish legends. OSSIE mf (no meaning found) OSVALDO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of OSWALD OSWALD m English Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "rule". OSWIN m English Means "friend of god" from the Old English elements os "god" and wine "friend". OSZKR m Hungarian Hungarian form of OSCAR OTAKAR m Czech Czech form of ODOVACAR OTHA mf (no meaning found) OTHELLO m Literature Perhaps an Italian pet form of OTTO. OTHNIEL m Biblical Means "lion of God" in Hebrew. OTHO m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen of unknown meaning. OTIENO m African Means "born at night" in Luo. OTILIA mf (no meaning found) OTIS m English From a surname which was derived from the first name OTTO. OTOKAR m Czech Czech form of ODOVACAR OTONASHI f & m Japanese Means "no sound" in Japanese. OTSO m Finnish Means "bear" in Finnish. OTT m Hungarian Hungarian form of O OTTAVIA f Italian Italian form of OCTAVIA OTTAVIANO m Italian Italian form of Octavianus (see OCTAVIAN). OTTAVIO m Italian Italian form of OCTAVIUS OTTHILD f Derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth, fortune" and hild "battle". OTTIE mf (no meaning found) OTTILA f Variant of ODILIA OTTILIE f German Variant of ODILIA OTTIS mf (no meaning found) OTTO m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish Later German form of ODO. OTTOKAR m German German form of ODOVACAR OTTOLINE f English Pet form of OTTILIE OTVIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of OCTAVIUS OUIDA f French French pet form of LOUISE OURANIA f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". OURANOS m Greek Mythology Original Greek form of URANUS OVA mf (no meaning found) OVADIA m Jewish Hebrew form of OBADIAH OVDIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of Ovidius (see OVID). OVE m Scandinavian Short form of that contain the Old Norse element ag "blade". OVED m Jewish Hebrew form of OBED OVID m History From the Roman family name Ovidius, which was possibly derived from Latin ovis "a sheep". OVIDIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of Ovidius (see OVID). OVIDIU m Romanian Romanian form of Ovidius (see OVID). OWAIN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology There are several theories on the origins of this name: it could be a Welsh form of EUGENE; it could be derived from either of the Welsh elements oen "lamb" or eoghunn "youth"; or it could be related to Esos, the name of a Celtic god. OWEN m Welsh Modern form of OWAIN; m Irish Anglicized form of EOGHAN OWENA f Welsh Feminine form of OWEN OXANA f Ukrainian, Russian Variant transcription of OKSANA OZ m English Short form of OSCAR, OSWALD and other beginning with os; m Jewish Means "strength" in Hebrew. OZAN m Turkish Means "bard" in Turkish. OZANNE f & m French French form of HOSANNA OZELLA mf (no meaning found) OZZIE m English Variant of OZZY OZZY m English Pet form of OSCAR, OSWALD and other beginning with os. P mf (no meaning found) PA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of PIUS PAAIE f Manx Manx form of PEGGY PAAVALI m Finnish Finnish form of PAUL used in the Bible. PAAVO m Finnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian form of PAUL PABLO m Spanish Spanish form of Paulus (see PAUL). PACA f Spanish Pet form of FRANCISCA PACE m English From a surname which was derived either from the first name PASCAL or the Middle English word pace meaning "peace". PACEY m English From an English surname which was derived from the French place name Pacy, itself derived from Gaulish first name of unknown meaning. PACHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of PAUL. PACIFICA f Spanish Either derived from the name of the Pacific ocean or else a feminine form of the Late Latin name Pacificus meaning "peacemaker". PACO m Spanish Pet form of FRANCISCO PADDY m Irish Irish pet form of PATRICK PADEN m English Either a pet form of PATRICK or else from a surname meaning "path hill" in Old English. PADERAU f & m Welsh Means "beads" or "rosary" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. PADMA mf Indian Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. PADMAVATI f Indian Means "like a lotus", derived from the Sanskrit word padma "lotus" combined with vati "resembling". PADMINI f Indian Means "full of lotuses" from the Sanskrit word padma "lotus" combined with ini "having". PADRIG m Welsh, Breton Welsh and Breton form of PATRICK PAGE f English From an Old French surname which originally denoted a person who was a page to a lord. PAGET f English From a surname which meant "little page" (see PAGE). PAIGE f English Variant of PAGE PAISE m English Variant of PACE PAISLEY f & m English From a Scottish surname which may be ultimately derived from Latin basilica "church". PAKI m African Means "witness" in Xhosa. PAKPAO f Thai Means "kite" in Thai. PALLAB m Indian Variant of PALLAV PALLAS f & m Greek Mythology Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden". PALLAV m Indian Means "budding leaf" in Sanskrit. PALLU m Biblical Means "distinguished" in Hebrew. PALMA mf (no meaning found) PALMER m English From a surname which meant "pilgrim" in Old French. PALMIRA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Feminine form of PALMIRO PALMIRO m Italian Means "pilgrim" in Italian. PALOMA f Spanish Means "dove, pigeon" in Spanish. PAM f English Short form of ELA PAMALA mf (no meaning found) PAMELA f English The name was invented in the 16th century by the poet Sir Philip Sidney for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. PAMELIA f English Elaborated form of PAMELA PAMELLA f English Variant of PAMELA PAMILA f English Variant of PAMELA PAMPHILOS m Ancient Greek Means "friend of all" from Greek (pan) "all" and (philos) "friend". PANAGIOTA f Greek Feminine form of PANAGIOTIS PANAGIOTAKIS m Greek Pet form of PANAGIOTIS PANAGIOTIS m Greek Means "all holy", derived from Greek (pan) "all" combined with (hagios) "holy". PANAYIOTIS m Greek Variant transcription of PANAGIOTIS PANCHO m Spanish Spanish pet form of FRANCISCO. PANCRAS m English Medieval English form of PANKRATIOS PANCRAZIO m Italian Italian form of PANKRATIOS PANDA f English From the name of the bamboo-eating mammal that lives in China. PANDORA f Greek Mythology Means "all gifts", derived from a combination of Greek (pan) "all" and (doron) "gift". PANFILO m Italian Italian form of PAMPHILOS. PANKRATI m Russian Russian form of OS PANKRATIOS m Ancient Greek Means "all power" from Greek (pan) "all" and (kratos) "power". PANKRAZ m German German form of PANKRATIOS PANNI f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of ANNA PANOS m Greek Pet form of PANAGIOTIS PANSY f English From the English word for a type of flower, ultimately deriving from Old French pensee "thought". PANTALEON m Ancient Greek Derived from the Greek elements (pantes) "all" and (leon) "lion". PANTALEONE m Italian Italian form of PANTALEON PANTHER m Ancient Greek Means "panther" in Greek. PANTHERAS m Ancient Greek, Greek Derived from Greek (panther) meaning "panther" (which is ultimately derived from the elements (pan) "all" and (therao) "to hunt"). PAOL m Breton Breton form of PAUL PAOLA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish feminine form of PAUL PAOLINA f Italian Italian feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PAOLINO m Italian Italian form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PAOLO m Italian Italian form of Paulus (see PAUL). PAORA m Maori Maori form of PAUL PAPA f Pacific/Polynesian Mythology Means "earth" in Maori. PAPAK m Iranian Variant of BABAK PAPILLION m French Derived from French papillon meaning "butterfly". PAQUITA f Spanish Pet form of FRANCISCA PAQUITO m Spanish Pet form of FRANCISCO PARAMONOS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (paramone) meaning "endurance, constancy". PARASKEVAS m Greek Means "preparation" in Greek. PARASKEVE f Greek Feminine form of PARASKEVAS PARASTOO f Iranian Means "swallow (the bird)" in Persian. PARASTU f Iranian Variant of PARASTOO PARI f Iranian Means "fairy" in Persian. PARIDE m Italian Italian form of PARIS PARIS m Greek Mythology Meaning unknown; f Various From the name of the capital city of France, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii. PARISA f Iranian Means "like a fairy" in Persian. PARKER mf English From a surname which meant "keeper of the park" in Old French. PARNEL f Contracted form of PETRONEL PARRIS f & m English (Modern) Variant of PARIS or PARIS PARRISH mf (no meaning found) PARRY m Welsh From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of HARRY". PARSIFAL m German German form of PERCIVAL PARTH m Perhaps a short form of ALAN PARTHALAN m Irish Mythology Meaning unknown. PARTHENIA f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin". PARTHENOPE f Greek Mythology Means "maiden's voice", derived from Greek (parthenos) "maiden" and (ops) "voice". PARVAIZ m Iranian Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian. PARVANA f Iranian Means "butterfly" in Persian. PARVATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit. PARVEEN f Iranian Variant of PARVIN PARVIN f Iranian Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. PARWIZ m Iranian Variant of PARVAIZ PASCAL m French, German From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew ????? (pesach) "Passover". PASCALE f French Feminine form of PASCAL PASCALINE f French Feminine form of PASCAL PASCHAL m French Variant of PASCAL PASCO m Cornish Cornish form of PASCAL PASCUAL m Spanish Spanish form of PASCAL PASCUALA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of PASCAL PASHA m Russian Pet form of PAVEL PASI m Finnish Finnish form of BASIL PASQUALE m Italian Italian form of PASCAL PASQUALINA f Italian Italian feminine form of PASCAL PASQUALINO m Italian Pet form of PASQUALE PASTOR m Spanish, Late Roman From a Late Latin name meaning "shepherd". PASTORA f Spanish Feminine form of PASTOR PAT mf English Short form of RICK or RICIA. PATARIKI m Maori Maori form of PATRICK PATIENCE f English Simply means "patience" from the English word, ultimately from Latin patientia, a derivative of pati "to suffer". PATRICA mf (no meaning found) PATRICE m French French form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATRICIA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATRICIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATRICK m Irish, English, French, German From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin. PATRIK m Czech, Hungarian, Swedish Czech, Hungarian and Swedish form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATRIZIA f Italian Italian feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATRIZIO m Italian Italian form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATROCLUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek (Patroklos) which meant "glory of the father", derived from (patros) "of the father" and (kleos) "glory". PATRYCJA f Polish Polish feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATRYK m Polish Polish form of Patricius (see PATRICK). PATSY f & m Irish, English Pet form of PATRICIA or PATRICK PATTI f English Pet form of PATRICIA PATTIE f English Pet form of PATRICIA PATTON m English Either a pet form of PATRICK or else from a surname which meant "bald" in Middle English. PATTY f English Pet form of PATRICIA PATXI m Basque Basque form of FRANCIS PATYA m Russian Pet form of IPATI PAU m Catalan Catalan form of L. PAUL m English, French, German, Romanian, Biblical From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. PAULA f English, German, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL). PAULE f French French feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL). PAULEEN f English Variant of PAULINE PAULENE f English Variant of PAULINE PAULETTA f English Latinate feminine pet form of PAUL PAULETTE f French French feminine pet form of PAUL PAULI m Finnish Finnish form of PAUL PAULIE m English Pet form of PAUL PAULIEN f Dutch Dutch feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PAULIINA f Finnish Finnish form of PAULINA PAULINA f English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PAULINE f French, English, German French feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PAULINO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from Paulus (see PAUL). PAULIUS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of PAUL PAULO m Portuguese, Galician, Esperanto Portuguese, Galician and Esperanto form of Paulus (see PAUL). PAULU m Corsican Corsican form of Paulus (see PAUL). PAUWEL m Dutch Dutch form of PAUL, used especially in Flanders. PAVAO m Croatian Croatian form of PAUL PAVEL m Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene Russian, Czech, Bulgarian and Slovene form of PAUL PAVILS m Latvian Latvian form of PAUL PAVLA f Czech, Slovene Czech and Slovene feminine form of PAUL PAVLE m Serbian Serbian form of PAUL PAVLINA f Czech Pet form of PAVLA PAVLO m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of PAUL PAVLOS m Greek Greek form of PAUL PAVOL m Slovak Slovak form of PAUL PAWE? m Polish Polish form of PAUL PAX f Roman Mythology Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology she was the goddess of peace. PAXTON m English From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning "Pcc's town". PAYAM m Iranian Means "message" in Persian. PAYTON m ga's town". PDRAIC m Irish Irish form of PATRICK PDRAIG m Irish Irish form of PATRICK; m Scottish Scottish form of PATRICK PDRAIGN f Irish Irish form of PATRICIA PEACE f English Means simply "peace" from the English word, ultimately derived from Latin pax. PEADAR m Irish, Scottish Irish and Scottish form of PETER PEARCE m English Variant of PIERS PEARL f English Means simply "pearl" from the English word for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks. PEARLE f English (Modern) Variant of PEARL PEARLIE f English Pet form of PEARL PEARLINE mf (no meaning found) PEDER m Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of PETER PEDR m Welsh Welsh form of PETER PEDRO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of PETER. PEERS m English Variant of PIERS PEETER m Estonian Estonian form of PETER PEG f English Short form of GY PEGASUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Pegasos), possibly either from (pegos) "strong" or (pegaios) "from a water spring". PEGGIE f English Variant of PEGGY PEGGY f English Pet form of MEG PEHR m Swedish Swedish pet form of PETER PEIGI f Scottish Scottish pet form of MARGARET PEIO m Basque Basque form of PETER PEKKA m Finnish Finnish form of PETER PEKKO m Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Finnish god of fields and crops. PELAGEYA f Russian Russian form of PELAGIA PELAGIA f Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish Feminine form of PELAGIUS. PELAGIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Pelagios), which was derived from (pelagos) "the sea". PELE f Pacific/Polynesian Mythology Meaning unknown. PELLE m Swedish Swedish pet form of PER PELLEGRINO m Italian Italian form of Peregrinus (see PEREGRINE). PEMBE f Turkish Means "pink" in Turkish. PEN f English Short form of ELOPE PENE f English Short form of LOPE PENELOPE f Greek Mythology, English From Greek (penelops), a type of duck. PENI m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of BEN PENINNAH f Biblical Means "precious stone" in Hebrew. PENKA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine pet form of PETAR PENKO m Bulgarian Bulgarian pet form of PETAR PENNI mf (no meaning found) PENNIE mf (no meaning found) PENNY f English Pet form of PENELOPE PENTTI m Finnish Finnish form of BENEDICT PEONY f English From the English word for the type of flower. PEPCA f Slovene Slovene pet form of JOSEPHINE PEPE m Spanish Spanish pet form of JOSEPH PEPIJN m Dutch Dutch form of PPIN PEPITA f Spanish Spanish feminine pet form of JOSEPH PEPITO m Spanish Spanish pet form of JOSEPH PEPPI f English Pet form of PERPETUA PER m Scandinavian, Breton Scandinavian and Breton form of PETER PERCE m English Short form of PERCIVAL PERCEVAL m French French form of PERCIVAL PERCIVAL m English, Welsh Mythology Old French form of Peredur, a Welsh name of unknown meaning. PERCY m English This name can either be a short form of PERCIVAL or else it can derive from a surname which was itself derived from a Norman place name. PERDITA f English Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost". PERE m Catalan Catalan form of PETER PEREDUR m Welsh Mythology Welsh form of PERCIVAL PEREGRINE m English From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller". PERELE f Variant of PEARL PERICLES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Perikles), which was derived from the Greek elements (peri) "around, in excess" and (kleos) "glory". PERLA f Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish cognate of PEARL PERLE f Yiddish Means "pearl" in Yiddish, also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of MARGARET. PERLIE f English Pet form of PEARL PERLITA f Italian, Spanish Pet form of PERLA PERMELIA f English Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated form of PAMELA. PERNEL f Contracted form of PETRONEL PERNELL mf (no meaning found) PERNILLA f Swedish Swedish form of Petronilla (see PETRONEL). PERNILLE f Danish Danish form of Petronilla (see PETRONEL). PERO m Serbian, Croatian Pet form of PETAR PERONEL f English Medieval short form of PETRONEL PERONELLE f Variant of PETRONEL PERPARIM m Albanian Derived from Albanian prparim "progress". PERPETUA f Spanish Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous". PERRINE f French French feminine form of Perrin, a pet form of PIERRE. PERRY m English Either a pet form of PEREGRINE, or else from a surname derived from Old English pyrige "pear tree". PERSEPHONE f Greek Mythology, English Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Greek (pertho) "to destroy" and (phone) "murder". PERSEUS m Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (pertho) meaning "to destroy". PERSHING mf (no meaning found) PERSIS f Biblical Greek name meaning "Persian woman". PERTTI m Finnish Short form of ROO or AL PERTTU m Finnish Finnish form of BARTHOLOMEW PERU m Basque Basque form of PETER PERUN m Slavic Mythology Means "thunder" in Slavic. PETA f English Feminine form of PETER PETAR m Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of PETER PETE m English Short form of R PETER m English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical Derived from the Greek (Petros) meaning "stone". PETERA m Maori Maori form of PETER PETERKIN m Pet form of PETER PETI m Hungarian Hungarian pet form of PETER PETIA mf Russian, Bulgarian Variant transcription of PETYA PETR m Czech Czech form of PETER PETRA f Greek, Finnish, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian Feminine form of PETER. PETRANELLA f Latinate variant of PETRONEL PETRAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of PETER PETRE m Romanian Romanian form of PETER PETRI m Finnish Finnish form of PETER PETRICA m Romanian Romanian pet form of PETER PETRINA f English Pet form of PETRA PETRO m Ukrainian, Esperanto Ukrainian and Esperanto form of PETER PETRONA f Spanish From the Roman family name Petronius, which possibly derives from Latin petro, petronis "yokel". PETRONEL f English From the Roman name Petronilla, a feminine pet form of Petronius (see PETRONA). PETRONELLA f Dutch, English Latinate form of PETRONEL PETROS m Greek Greek form of PETER PETRU m Romanian, Corsican Romanian and Corsican form of PETER PETRUS m Dutch Dutch form of PETER PETTER m Swedish, Norwegian Swedish and Norwegian form of PETER PETTERI m Finnish Finnish form of PETER PETULA f English A recent coinage, perhaps derived from Late Latin petulare "to ask". PETUNIA f English From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word. PETYA mf Russian, Bulgarian Russian masculine pet form of PETR or Bulgarian feminine pet form of PETAR. PEYTON mf English Variant of PAYTON PHAEDRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Phaidra), derived from (phaidros) meaning "bright". PHAEDRUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Phaidros), which meant "bright". PHARAMOND m Literature Variant of FARAMOND used by Shakespeare in 'Henry V'. PHEBE f English Variant of PHOEBE PHELAN m Irish Anglicized form of FAOLN PHELIM m Irish Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM PHEMIE f English Pet form of EUPHEMIA PHEOBE f English (Modern) Variant of PHOEBE PHERICK m Manx Manx form of PATRICK PHIL m English Short form of various beginning with phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved". PHILADELPHIA f Biblical From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. PHILANDER m Means "friend of man" from Greek (philos) "friend" and (andros) "of a man". PHILBERT m English, French Variant of PHILIBERT PHILE f Ancient Greek Feminine form of (Philon) (see PHILO). PHILEMON m Biblical Means "affectionate" in Greek. PHILETUS m Biblical Means "beloved" in Greek. PHILIBERT m French Early variant of FILIBERT altered by association with Greek (philos) "dear, beloved". PHILIP m English, Dutch, Biblical From the Greek name (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements (philos) "friend" and (hippos) "horse". PHILIPA f English Feminine form of PHILIP PHILIPP m German German form of PHILIP PHILIPPA f English, German, Greek Feminine form of PHILIP PHILIPPE m French French form of PHILIP PHILIPPINA f English, German Elaborated form of PHILIPPA PHILIPPINE f French Elaborated feminine form of PHILIPPE PHILIS f English Variant of PHYLLIS PHILLIDA f English Variant of PHYLLIDA PHILLIP m English, German Variant of PHILIP PHILLIPA f English, German Feminine form of PHILIP PHILLIS f English Variant of PHYLLIS PHILO m English, German From the Greek name (Philon), which was derived from (phileo) "to love". PHILOKRATES m Ancient Greek Means "friend of power" from Greek (philos) "friend" and (kratos) "power". PHILOMEL f Literature From an English word meaning "nightingale". PHILOMELA f Greek Mythology From Greek (Philomela) which meant "friend of song" from (philos) "friend" and (melos) "song". PHILOMENA f English, German Means "friend of strength" from Greek (philos) "friend" and (menos) "strength". PHILON m Ancient Greek Ancient Greek form of PHILO PHILOTHEOS m Ancient Greek Means "friend of god" from Greek (philos) "friend" and (theos) "god". PHINEAS m Biblical (Variant), English Variant of PHINEHAS used in some versions of the Bible. PHINEHAS m Biblical, English Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew. PHIRUN m Khmer Means "rain" in Khmer. PHOBOS m Greek Mythology Means "fear" in Greek. PHOCAS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Phokas), which meant "a seal" from Greek (phoke). PHOEBE f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical Latinized form of the Greek name (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek (phoibos). PHOEBUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". PHOENIX f (phoinix) meaning "dark red". PHOIBE f Greek Mythology Greek form of PHOEBE PHOTINE f Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (phos) meaning "light". PHOTIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (phos) meaning "light". PHRIXUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Phrixos) which meant "thrilling, causing shivers", derived from (phrix) "ripple, shiver". PHUONG f Viete Means either "phoenix" or "direction" in Viete. PHYLIS mf (no meaning found) PHYLISS f English (Modern) Variant of PHYLLIS PHYLLIDA f English From (Phyllidos), the genitive form of PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS f Greek Mythology, English, German Means "foliage" in Greek. PIA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Late Roman Feminine form of PIUS PIARAS m Irish Irish form of PIERS PICH f & m Khmer Means "diamond" in Khmer. PIEDAD f Spanish Means "mercy" in Spanish. PIER m Dutch Dutch form of PETER, used especially in Flanders. PIERA f Italian Italian feminine form of PETER PIERCE m English Variant of PIERS PIERINA f Italian Feminine pet form of PIETRO PIERO m Italian Italian form of PETER. PIERRE m French French form of PETER. PIERRETTE f French Feminine pet form of PIERRE PIERRICK m Breton, French Breton pet form of PIERRE PIERS m English Middle English form of PETER PIET m Dutch Dutch form of PETER PIETARI m Finnish Finnish form of PETER used in the Bible. PIETER m Dutch Dutch form of PETER PIETRINA f Italian Feminine pet form of PIETRO PIETRO m Italian Italian form of PETER. PIETRONELLA f Dutch Variant of PETRONELLA PIETY f English Means "piety, devoutness" from the English word. PIIA f Finnish Finnish form of PIA PIKA m Hawaiian Hawaiian form of PETER PILAR f Spanish Means "pillar" in Spanish. PILI f Spanish Pet form of PILAR PILIB m Irish Irish form of PHILIP PILOQUTINNGUAQ f Native American Means "little leaf" in Greenlandic. PILVI f Finnish Means "a cloud" in Finnish. PIM m Dutch Pet form of WILLEM PINA f Italian Short form of ending in pina. PINAR f Turkish Means "spring" in Turkish. PINCHAS m Jewish Hebrew form of PHINEHAS PING mf Chinese Means "peaceful" in Chinese. PINJA f Estonian, Finnish Derived from Estonian piinia meaning "pine tree". PINK mf (no meaning found) PINKIE mf (no meaning found) PINO m Italian Short form of ending in pino. PIO m Italian, Portuguese Italian and Portuguese form of PIUS PIOTR m Polish Polish form of PETER PIP m English Pet form of PHILIP. PIPALUK f Native American Means "nurse" in Greenlandic. PIPER mf English From a surname which was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute). PIPPA f English Pet form of PHILIPPA PIPPIN m History Variant of PPIN; m Literature The name of a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' by J. PIPRA f Esperanto Means "peppery" in Esperanto. PIRAN m Cornish Possibly derived from CIARAN. PIRI f Hungarian Pet form of PIROSKA PIRIPI m Maori Maori form of PHILIP PIRITTA f Finnish Finnish form of BRIDGET PIRJO f Finnish Finnish form of BRIDGET PIRKKO f Finnish Finnish form of BRIDGET PIROSKA f Hungarian Hungarian form of PRISCA PISTA m Hungarian Pet form of ISTVN PISTI m Hungarian Pet form of ISTVN PITAMBAR m Indian Means "yellow garments", derived from Sanskrit pita "yellow" and ambara "garment". PIUS m Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "pious, dutiful". This was the name of 12 popes. PIV f Finnish Means "day" in Finnish. PIVI f Finnish Derived from Finnish piv "day". PL m Hungarian Hungarian form of PAUL; m Irish Irish form of PAUL; m Scottish Scottish form of PAUL; m Scottish Scottish form of PAUL; m Swedish Swedish form of PAUL PLA f Icelandic Icelandic feminine form of PAUL PLACID m English English form of Placidus (see O). PLACIDA f Late Roman, Italian Feminine form of Placidus (see PLACIDO). PLACIDE f French French feminine form of Placidus (see PLACIDO). PLACIDO m Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Placidus which meant "quiet, calm". PLAMEN m Bulgarian Derived from Slavic plam meaning "flame, fire". PLATO m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Platon) which was derived from Greek (platys) meaning "broad-shouldered". PLATON m Ancient Greek, Russian Ancient Greek form of PLATO PLCIDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of Placidus (see PLACIDO). PLEASANCE f English From the medieval name Plaisance which meant "pleasant" in Old French. PLINIO m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Plinius (see PLINY). PLINY m History From the Roman family name Plinius, which is of unknown meaning. PLL m Icelandic Icelandic form of PAUL PLLUMB m Albanian Means "dove" in Albanian. PLUTARCH m History From the Greek name (Ploutarchos), which was derived from (ploutos) "riches, wealth" and (arche) "origin, source". PLUTO m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology Latinized form of Greek (Plouton), derived from (ploutos) meaning "wealth". PNLOPE f French French form of PENELOPE PO m Spanish Spanish form of PIUS POCAHONTAS f History, Native American Means "she is playful" in Algonquin. POLDI m German German pet form of LEOPOLD POLDIE m English Pet form of LEOPOLD POLINA f Russian Short form of APOLLINARIYA POLLIE f English Pet form of MOLLY POLLUX m Roman Mythology Roman form of Greek (Polydeukes), which means "very sweet" from Greek (polys) "much" and (deukes) "sweet". POLLY f English Pet form of MOLLY POLLYANNA f English Combination of POLLY and ANNA. POLONA f Slovene Short form of APOLONIJA POLYCARP m Ancient Greek (Anglicized) From the Greek name (Polykarpos), which meant "rich in fruit" from Greek (polys) "much" and (karpos) "fruit". POLYDEUKES m Greek Mythology Greek form of POLLUX POLYHYMNIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of POLYMNIA POLYMNIA f Greek Mythology Means "much song" from Greek (polys) "much" and (hymnos) "song, hymn". POLYXENA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Polyxene) which meant "many foreigners", derived from (polloi) "many" and (xenoi) "foreigners, strangers". POMONA f Roman Mythology From Latin pomus "fruit tree". POMPEO m Italian Italian form of Pompeius (see POMPEY). POMPEY m History Modern spelling of the Roman family name Pompeius, which was probably derived from a Sabellic word meaning "five". POMPILIU m Romanian Romanian form of the Roman name Pompilius, which is of unknown meaning. PONCIO m Spanish Spanish form of PONTIUS PONS m French French form of PONTIUS PONTIUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Roman family name possibly derived from the name of the ancient province of Pontus in Asia Minor, itself probably derived from Greek (pontos) "sea". PONTUS m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of PONTIUS PONZIO m Italian Italian form of PONTIUS POORNIMA f Indian Means "full moon" in Sanskrit. POPPY f English Simply means "poppy" from the name of the red flower, derived from Old English popg. PORFIRIO m Italian, Spanish Derived from the Greek name (Porphyrios), which was derived from the word (porphyra) meaning "purple dye". PORSCHE f English Variant of PORTIA PORTER m English From an occupational surname meaning "doorkeeper" in Old French. PORTIA f English From the Roman family name Porcius, which means "pig". POSEIDON m Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (posis) "husband, lord" and (de) "earth". POSIE f English Pet form of JOSEPHINE POSY f English Pet form of JOSEPHINE POUL m Danish Danish form of PAUL PPIN m History Old French name of unknown meaning. PRABHAKAR m Indian Means "light maker", derived from Sanskrit prabha "light" and kara "maker". PRABHAT m Indian Means "morning" in Sanskrit. PRABHU m Indian Means "creator, powerful" in Sanskrit. PRABODH m Indian Means "awakening" in Sanskrit. PRADEEP m Indian Derived from Sanskrit pradipa meaning "light, lantern". PRAISE f English Simply means "praise" from the English word. PRAKASH m Indian Derived from Sanskrit prakasa meaning "light". PRAMOD m Indian Means "joy" in Sanskrit. PRAN m Indian Means "breath" in Sanskrit. PRANAV m Indian Means "primordial" in Sanskrit and refers to om or aum, the Hindu sacred syllable. PRANAY m Indian Means "love" in Sanskrit. PRANCI?KUS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of FRANCIS PRANVERA f Albanian Derived from Albanian pranver "spring". PRASAD m Indian Means "brightness" in Sanskrit. PRASANNA m Indian Means "cheerful" in Sanskrit. PRASKOVIYA f Russian Russian form of PARASKEVE PRATAP m Indian Means either "heat" or "glory" in Sanskrit. PRATIBHA f Indian Means either "light" or "intelligence, wit" in Sanskrit. PRATIMA f Indian Means "image, icon" in Sanskrit. PRAVIN m Indian Means "skilled" in Sanskrit. PRAXIS m Means "action, exercise" in Greek. PRAXITELES m Ancient Greek Means "action towards an aim", derived from Greek (praxis) "action, exercise" combined with (telos) "aim, goal". PREBEN m Danish Modern Danish form of the name Pridbjrn, which was a medieval Scandinavian form of the Slavic name Pritbor, which was derived from Slavic prid "first" and bor "battle". PRECIOUS f English Means simply "precious, valuable" from a nickname taken from the English word, ultimately derived from Latin pretiosus, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth". PREDRAG m Serbian Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious" combined with a superlative suffix. PREETI f Indian Means "love" in Sanskrit. PREM m Indian Means "love" in Sanskrit. PREMA f Indian Feminine form of PREM PRESLEY m English From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "priest clearing" (Old English preost and leah). PRESTON m English From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "priest town" (Old English preost and tun). PRIAM m Greek Mythology (Anglicized) From the Greek (Priamos), possibly meaning "redeemed". PRICE m Welsh From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Rhys meaning "son of RHYS". PRIMITIVA f Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman name Primitivus, which meant "first formed" in Latin. PRIMITIVO mf (no meaning found) PRIMO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Primus, which meant "first". PRIMO? m Slovene Slovene form of Primus (see PRIMO). PRIMROSE f English From the English word for the flower, ultimately deriving from Latin prima rosa "first rose". PRIMULA f English From the English word for the flower, another name for the primrose, which is derived from the Latin word primulus meaning "very first". PRINCE m English From a nickname which was derived from the royal title, which comes ultimately from Latin princeps. PRINCESS f English Feminine equivalent of PRINCE PRIS f English Short form of CILLA PRISCA f Biblical, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin. PRISCILA f Portuguese, Spanish Portuguese and Spanish form of PRISCILLA PRISCILLA f English, Ancient Roman, Biblical Pet form of PRISCA. PRISSY f English Pet form of PRISCILLA PRIYA f Indian Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. PROCHORUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Prochoros) which meant "leader of the dance". PROINSIAS m Irish Irish form of FRANCIS PROKHOR m Russian Russian form of PROCHORUS PROKOPIOS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (prokope) "progress, advance". PROKOPY m Russian Russian form of PROKOPIOS PROMETHEUS m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (prometheia) meaning "foresight, forethought". PROSERPINA f Roman Mythology Means "to emerge" in Latin. PROSERPINE f Roman Mythology Variant of PROSERPINA PROSPER m French, English From the Roman name Prosperus, which meant "fortunate, successful" in Latin. PROSPERO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of PROSPER. PROTEUS m Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (protos) meaning "first". PROVIDENCI mf (no meaning found) PRU f English Short form of DENCE or NELLA PRUDENCE f English Medieval form of Prudentia, a feminine form of PRUDENTIUS. PRUDENCIA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of PRUDENTIUS PRUDENCIO m Spanish Spanish form of PRUDENTIUS PRUDENTIUS m Late Roman Late Latin name derived from prudens "prudence, good judgement". PRUDENZIO m Italian Italian form of PRUDENTIUS PRUE f English Short form of PRUDENCE or PRUNELLA PRUNELLA f English Modern name derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word pruna "plum". PRYCE m Welsh Variant of PRICE PRYDERI m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "care" in Welsh. PRZEMEK m Polish Pet form of PRZEMYS?AW PRZEMKO m Polish Pet form of PRZEMYS?AW PRZEMO m Polish Pet form of PRZEMYS?AW PRZEMYS? m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "trick, stratagem". PRZEMYS?AW m Polish From a Slavic name meaning "thought and glory". PSYCHE f Greek Mythology Means "the soul", derived from Greek (psycho) "to breathe". PTAH m Egyptian Mythology Possibly means "opener" in Egyptian. PTER m Hungarian Hungarian form of PETER PTOLEMA f Feminine form of PTOLEMY PTOLEMY m History From the Greek name (Ptolemaios), derived from Greek (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike". PTUR m Icelandic Icelandic form of PETER PUBLIUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "public" in Latin. PURA mf (no meaning found) PURDIE f Pet form of PERDITA PURUSHOTTAM m Indian Means "the best man" from Sanskrit purusa "man" and uttama "highest". PUSHPA f Indian Means "flower" in Sanskrit. PYLYP m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of PHILIP PYOTR m Russian Russian form of PETER PYRRHUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Pyrros) which meant "flame-coloured, red", related to (pyr) "fire". PYRY m Finnish Means "snowstorm, blizzard" in Finnish. PYTHAGORAS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (Pythios), a name of Apollo, and (agora) "market". QADIR m Arabic Means "capable, powerful" in Arabic. QASIM m Arabic Means "one who divides goods among his people", derived from Arabic qasama "to share" or "to divide". QIANA f English (Modern) A name taken from the word for the silk-like material, introduced by DuPont in 1968. QILLAQ m Native American Means "seal hide" in Greenlandic. QING f Chinese Means "greenish blue" in Chinese. QISMAT m Arabic Means "fate" in Arabic. QIU mf Chinese Means "autumn" in Chinese. QUAN m Viete Means "soldier" in Viete. QUANAH m English, Native American Means "fragrant" in the Comanche language. QUANG m Viete Means "clear" in Viete. QUANNA f English Feminine form of QUANAH QUEEN f English From an old nickname which was derived from the Old English word cwen meaning "woman, wife". QUEENIE f English Pet form of QUEEN QUENTIN m English, French Variant of QUINTIN QUETZALCOATL m New World Mythology Means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl. QUIANA f English (Modern) Variant of KIANA QUIANNA f English (Modern) Variant of KIANA QUIDEL m Native American Means "burning torch" in Mapuche. QUIM m Portuguese, Catalan Short form of JOA QUIN m English Short form of TIN QUINCEY m English Variant of QUINCY QUINCY m English From a surname which was derived from the first name QUINTUS. QUINLAN m From an Irish surname which was derived from Caoinlean meaning "descendent of Caoinlean". QUINN m Cuinn meaning "descendent of Cuinn". QUINTELLA f Feminine pet form of QUINTUS QUINTEN mf (no meaning found) QUINTIN m English From the Roman family name Quintinus, which was originally derived from QUINTUS. QUINTINA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Quintinus (see QUINTIN). QUINTON m English Variant of QUINTIN QUINTUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "fifth" in Latin. QUIQUE m Spanish Pet form of ENRIQUE QUIRINA f English Feminine form of QUIRINUS QUIRINO m Italian Italian form of QUIRINUS QUIRINUS m Roman Mythology Possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear". QUSAY m Arabic Derived from Arabic qasiy meaning "distant". QUY f & m Viete Means "precious" in Viete. QUYEN f Viete Means "bird" in Viete. R m English Derived from Greek (ros) meaning "hostage, pledge"; m Icelandic Short form of Old Norse beginning with the element r (which refers to the god THO). R??ENA f Czech Means "rose" in Czech. R?A f Polish Means "rose" in Polish. RA m Egyptian Mythology Possibly means "sun" in Egyptian. RA'D m Arabic Means "thunder" in Arabic. RAAKEL f Finnish Finnish form of RACHEL RAANAN m Jewish Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew. RAB m Scottish Scottish short form of ROBERT RABAB f Arabic From the Arabic word rababah, a musical instrument. RABAN m Derived from Germanic hraban meaning "raven". RABBIE m Scottish Scottish pet form of ROBERT RABI m Arabic Means "springtime" in Arabic. RABI'A f Arabic Feminine form of RABI RABINDRA m Indian Bengali form of RAVINDRA RAC?AW m Polish Short form of RADOS?AW RACHAEL f English Variant of RACHEL RACHANA f Indian Variant of RACHNA RACHEAL f English Variant of RACHEL RACHEL f English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical Means "ewe" in Hebrew. RACHELE f Italian Italian form of RACHEL RACHELLE f English Variant of RACHEL RACHNA f Indian Means "creation" in Sanskrit. RACHYL f English (Modern) Variant of RACHEL RACQUEL f English Variant of RAQUEL RADA f Russian, Bulgarian Short form of Slavic beginning with the element rad "happy". RADAMES mf (no meaning found) RADBOUD m Dutch Derived from the Germanic elements rad "counsel" and bald "bold". RADCLIFF m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English. RADCLYFFE mf English Variant or feminine form of RADCLIFF RADEK m Czech Pet form of Slavic beginning with rad "happy". RADHA f Indian Means "success" in Sanskrit. RADIM m Czech Short form of RADOMIR RADIMIR m Russian Russian variant of RADZIMIERZ RADKA f Czech, Bulgarian Feminine form of RADKO RADKO m Czech, Bulgarian Pet form of Slavic beginning with rad "happy". RADMILA f Serbian, Czech Serbian and Czech feminine form of RADOMIL RADMILO m Serbian Serbian form of RADOMIL RADO? m Czech Short form of RADOSLAV, RADOMIR, and other beginning with the Slavic element rad meaning "happy". RADOMI? m Polish Polish form of RADOMIL RADOMI?A f Polish Polish feminine form of RADOMIL RADOMIL m Czech Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and mil "favour". RADOMILA f Czech Feminine form of RADOMIL RADOMIR m Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian Cognate of RADZIMIERZ RADOMIRA f Czech, Serbian Feminine form of RADOMIR RADOS?AW m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and slav "glory". RADOS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of RADOS?AW RADOSLAV m Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian Cognate of RADOS?AW RADOSLAVA f Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian Feminine form of RADOSLAV RADOVAN m Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with another element of unknown meaning. RADU m Romanian Romanian pet form of Slavic beginning with the element rad "happy". RADULF m German Derived from the Germanic elements rad meaning "counsel" and wulf meaning "wolf". RADZIMIERZ m Polish Means "happiness and peace" from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with mir "peace". RAE f & m English Short form of RACHEL. RAEBURN m English From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "stream where does drink" in Middle English. RAEGAN mf (no meaning found) RAEKWON mf (no meaning found) RAELENE f English Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lene. RAELYN f English Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lyn. RAF m Dutch Short form of AL RAFA m Spanish Spanish short form of EL RAFA? m Polish Polish form of RAPHAEL RAFAEL m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL RAFAELA f Spanish, Portuguese, German Spanish, Portuguese and German feminine form of RAPHAEL RAFAL m Dutch Dutch form of RAPHAEL RAFE m English Variant of RALPH RAFFAELA f German German feminine form of RAPHAEL RAFFAELE m Italian Italian form of RAPHAEL RAFFAELLA f Italian Italian feminine form of RAPHAEL RAFFAELLO m Italian Italian form of RAPHAEL RAFIQ m Arabic Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic. RAFIQA f Arabic Feminine form of RAFIQ RAGHNAID f Scottish Scottish form of RAGNHILD RAGHNAILT f Irish Irish form of RAGNHILD RAGHNALL m Irish, Scottish Gaelic form of RAGNVALD RAGHU m Indian Means "swift" in Sanskrit. RAGNA f Scandinavian Short form of Old Norse beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel". RAGNAR m Scandinavian Scandinavian cognate of RAYNER RAGNBJRG f Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and bjrg "protection, help". RAGNFRR f Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse name which meant "beautiful advice" from regin "advice, counsel" and frr "beautiful". RAGNHEIUR f Icelandic From the Old Norse name Ragnheir, which meant "bright advice" from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heir "brightness". RAGNHILD f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle". RAGNHILDUR f Icelandic Icelandic form of RAGNHILD RAGNVALD m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, a cognate of Reginold (see REYNOLD). RAGUEL m Judeo-Christian Legend Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. RAHAB f Biblical Means "spacious" in Hebrew. RAHAT mf Arabic Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic. RAHEEM m Arabic Variant transcription of RAHIM RAHELA f Romanian Romanian form of RACHEL RAHIM m Arabic Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic. RAHSAAN mf (no meaning found) RAHUL m Indian Means "able, efficient" in Sanskrit. This was a name of a son of Buddha. RAIBEART m Scottish Scottish form of ROBERT RAIDEN m Far Eastern Mythology Means "thunder and lightening" in Japanese. RAIMO m Finnish Finnish form of RAYMOND RAIMONDA f Italian Italian feminine form of RAYMOND RAIMONDAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of RAYMOND RAIMONDO m Italian Italian form of RAYMOND RAIMONDS m Latvian Latvian form of RAYMOND RAIMUND m German German form of RAYMOND RAIMUNDE f German German feminine form of RAYMOND RAIMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND RAIN f & m English Means simply "rain" from the English word, derived from Old English regn. RAINA f Bulgarian Variant transcription of RAYNA RAINARD m English Variant of REYNARD RAINBOW f English Means simply "rainbow" from the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky. RAINE f English Variant of REINE RAINER m German German form of RAYNER RAINERIO m Spanish Spanish form of RAYNER RAINIER m French French form of RAYNER RAIS m Arabic Means "leader, chief" in Arabic. RAISA f Russian Possibly from Greek (rhaion) meaning "more relaxed"; f Yiddish Means "rose" in Yiddish; f Arabic Feminine form of RAIS RAISEL f Yiddish Pet form of RAISA RAJ m Indian Means "king" or "prince" in Sanskrit. RAJA f Arabic Means "hope" in Arabic. RAJANI f Indian Means "night" in Sanskrit. This was another name of the Hindu goddess Kali. RAJENDER m Indian Variant of RAJENDRA RAJENDRA m Indian Means "Indra is the king", derived from Sanskrit raj "king" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. RAJESH m Indian Means "the king is the lord" from Sanskrit raj "king" and isa "lord, ruler". RAJINDER m Indian (Sikh) Variant of RAJENDRA RAJIV m Indian Means "striped" in Sanskrit. RAJIYA f Arabic Means "hopeful" in Arabic. RAJKUMARI f Indian Means "princess" in Sanskrit. RAJMUND m Polish, Slovene Polish and Slovene form of RAYMOND RAJNEESH m Indian Variant of RAJNISH RAJNI f Indian Means "queen" in Sanskrit. RAJNISH m Indian Means "lord of the night" from Sanskrit rajani "night" and isa "lord, ruler". RAJYA f Arabic Variant transcription of RAJIYA RAKEL f Scandinavian Scandinavian form of RACHEL RAKESH m Indian Means "lord of the full-moon day" from Sanskrit raka "full-moon day" and isa "lord, ruler". RALEIGH m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English. RALF m German, Scandinavian, English Variant of RALPH RALPH m English, Scandinavian, German Contracted form of RADULF. RALPHIE m English Pet form of RALPH RALPHINA f English Feminine form of RALPH RALUCA f Romanian Meaning unknown. RAM m Biblical Means "exalted" in Hebrew. This is a son of Hezron in the Old Testament; m Indian Variant of A RAMA m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit. RAMACHANDER m Indian Variant of RAMACHANDRA RAMACHANDRA m Indian Means "Rama moon", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit candra meaning "moon". RAMAKRISHNA m Indian Combination of the of the Hindu gods RAMA and KRISHNA. RAMANN m Irish Irish form of RAYMOND RAMESES m Ancient Egyptian Means "son of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme Egyptian god RA combined with the Egyptian root mes "son" or mesu "be born". RAMESH m Indian Means "ruler of Rama", derived from Sanskrit Rama, a name of Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), combined with isa "ruler". RAMESHWAR m Indian Means "lord Rama", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit isvara meaning "lord". RAMIRO m Spanish Spanish form of Ramirus, a Latinized form of a Gothic name meaning "famous advice" from ragin "advice" and mari "famous". RAMLA f African Means "prophetess" in Swahili. RAMN m Spanish Spanish form of RAYMOND RAMON m Catalan Catalan form of RAYMOND RAMONA f Spanish Feminine form of RAMN RAMONITA mf (no meaning found) RAMSAY m Scottish Scottish form of RAMSEY RAMSES m Ancient Egyptian Variant of RAMESES RAMSEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "wild-garlic island" in Old English. RAMUNAS m Lithuanian Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm". RAN f Japanese Means "orchid" in Japanese. RANA f Arabic Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic rana "to look at". RANALD m Scottish Scottish form of REYNOLD RAND mf (no meaning found) RANDA f English Short form of MI RANDAL m English Variant of L RANDALL m English Medieval form of RANDOLF RANDEL mf (no meaning found) RANDELL m English Variant of RANDALL RANDI f English Feminine variant of RANDY RANDLE mf (no meaning found) RANDOLF m English From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf". RANDOLPH m English Variant of RANDOLF RANDY mf English Short form of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA RANGI m Pacific/Polynesian Mythology Means "sky" in Maori. RANI f Indian Means "queen" in Sanskrit. RANIERO m Italian Italian form of RAYNER RANIYA f Arabic Means "looking at", derived from Arabic rana "to gaze". RANJ m Indian Short form of IT RANJEET m Indian Variant of RANJIT RANJIT m Indian Means either "coloured" or "charmed, delighted" in Sanskrit. RANSOM mf (no meaning found) RANSU m Finnish Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). RANULF m Scottish Scottish form of the Old Norse name Randulfr, a Scandinavian cognate of RANDOLF. RANULPH m Scottish, English Variant of RANULF RANYA f Arabic Variant transcription of RANIYA RAOUL m French French form of RALPH RAPHAEL m English, German, French, Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? (Refa'el) which meant "God has healed". RAPHAELA f English, German Feminine form of RAPHAEL RAPHAL m French French form of RAPHAEL RAQUEL f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of RACHEL RASA f Lithuanian Means "dew" in Lithuanian. RASCHELLE f English Variant of RACHEL RASHA f Arabic Means "young gazelle" in Arabic. RASHAD m Arabic Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic. RASHAUN m English (Modern) Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAUN. RASHAWN m English (Modern) Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAWN. RASHEED m Arabic Variant transcription of RASHID RASHID m Arabic Means "rightly guided" in Arabic. RASHIDA f Arabic Feminine form of RASHID RASHMI f Indian Means "ray of sunlight" in Sanskrit. RASHNE m Iranian Means "judge" in Persian. RASIM m Arabic Means "planner, architect" in Arabic. RASIMA f Arabic Feminine form of RASIM RASMUS m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of E RASTUS m English Short form of E RASUL m Arabic Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic. RATAN m Indian Derived from Sanskrit ratna meaning "jewel". RATHNAIT f Irish Means "little graceful one", derived from Irish rath "grace" combined with a diminutive suffix. RATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit. RATNA f Indian Feminine form of RATAN RATNAM m Indian Southern Indian form of RATAN RAUHA f Finnish Means "peace" in Finnish. RAUL m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of RADULF RAVA f Esperanto Means "ravishing" in Esperanto. RAVEN f fn. RAVENNA f English Either an elaboration of RAVEN, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy. RAVI m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is the Hindu god of the sun. RAVID m Jewish Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew. RAVINDRA m Indian Means "Indra is the sun" from Sanskrit ravi "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. RAWIYA f Arabic Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic rawa "to relate". RAWYA f Arabic Variant of RAWIYA RAY m English Short form of MOND or NER. RAYA f Bulgarian Pet form of RAYNA RAYBURN mf (no meaning found) RAYEN f Native American, Spanish Means "flower" in Mapuche. RAYFORD mf (no meaning found) RAYKO m Bulgarian Bulgarian variant of RADKO RAYLENE f English Combination of RAY and the popular name suffix lene. RAYMON mf (no meaning found) RAYMOND m English, French From the Germanic name Reginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector". RAYMONDE f French French feminine form of RAYMOND RAYMUND m English Variant of RAYMOND RAYMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian) Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND RAYNA f Bulgarian Either a Bulgarian form of REGINA or a feminine form of RAYNO; f Yiddish Variant of REINA RAYNARD m English Variant of REYNARD RAYNER m English From the Germanic name Reginar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and heri "army". RAYNO m Bulgarian Bulgarian variant of RADKO RAYSHAWN mf (no meaning found) RAZA m Arabic Variant transcription of RIDA RAZVAN m Romanian Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name RADOVAN. RBECCA f French French form of REBECCA RBERT m Hungarian Hungarian form of ROBERT RBJRN m Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse form of TO RDIGER m German German form of ROGER RDS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse ds "goddess". RE m Egyptian Mythology Variant spelling of RA READ m English, Scottish Variant of REED REAGAN m Ragin meaning "descendent of Riagn". REAH f Variant of RHEA REANNA f English Variant of RHIANNA REANNON f English Variant of RHIANNON REARDEN m Irish Anglicized form of RRDN REBA f English Short form of REBECCA REBECA f Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of REBECCA REBECCA f English, Italian, Biblical From the Hebrew name ??????? (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name. REBECCAH f English (Modern) Variant of REBECCA REBECCANNE f English (Modern) Combination of REBECCA and ANNE REBECKA f Swedish Swedish form of REBECCA REBECKAH f English (Modern) Variant of REBECCA REBEKA f Hungarian Hungarian form of REBECCA REBEKAH f Biblical (Variant), English Form of REBECCA used in some versions of the Bible. REBEKKA f German, Danish, Norwegian German, Danish and Norwegian form of REBECCA RED m English Simply means "red" from the English word, derived from Old English read. REDD m English Variant of RED REDMOND m Irish Anglicized form of RAMANN REDMUND m Irish Anglicized form of RAMANN REECE m Welsh Anglicized form of RHYS REED m English, Scottish From a Scottish surname meaning "ruddy" in Old English. REENA f English Variant of RENE REENE f English Variant of RENE REENIE f English Either a variant of RENE or a pet form of ending in reen. REES m Welsh Anglicized form of RHYS REESE m Welsh Anglicized form of RHYS REETA f Finnish Finnish short form of MARGARET REETTA f Finnish Finnish short form of MARGARET REFILWE mf African Means "we were given" in Tswana. REFUGIO mf (no meaning found) REG m English Short form of INALD REGAN f English Celtic name of unknown meaning. REGANA f English (Modern) Elaboration of REGAN influenced by REGINA. REGENA f English Variant of REGINA REGGIE m English Pet form of REGINALD REGINA f English, Italian, Polish, German, Late Roman From a Late Latin name meaning "queen". A city in Canada bears this name. REGINAL mf (no meaning found) REGINALD m English From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of REYNOLD REGINE f German German form of REGINA REGIS mf (no meaning found) REGULA f German Feminine form of Regulus (see RGULO). REHOBOAM m Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people". REI f Japanese Means either "thanks" or "grace" or "worship" in Japanese. REID m English, Scottish Variant of REED REIJO m Finnish Finnish form of GREGORY REILLY mf (no meaning found) REIMA m Finnish Finnish form of RAYMOND REIMUND m German German form of RAYMOND REIN m German Short form of German beginning with rein, which is usually from the Germanic element ragin "advice, counsel". REINA f Spanish Means "queen" in Spanish; f Yiddish Derived from Yiddish ???? (rein) meaning "clean, pure". REINALDO m Portuguese, Spanish Portuguese and Spanish form of REYNOLD REINE f French Means "queen" in French. REINER m German German form of RAYNER REINHARD m German German cognate of REYNARD REINHILD f German Variant of E REINHILDE f German From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and hild "battle". REINHOLD m German German cognate of REYNOLD REINIER m Dutch Dutch form of RAYNER REINO m Finnish Finnish form of REYNOLD REKO m Finnish Finnish form of GREGORY REMBRANDT m Dutch From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and brand "sword". REMEDIOS f Spanish Means "remedies" in Spanish. REMEI f Catalan Means "remedy" in Catalan. REMIEL m Judeo-Christian Legend Means "mercy of God" in Hebrew. REMIGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Remigius (see RMY). REMINGTON mf (no meaning found) REMO m Italian Italian form of REMUS REMUS m Roman Mythology, Romanian Meaning unknown. REN f Japanese Means "water lily" in Japanese; m French French form of ATUS. RENA f English Latinate feminine form of REN RENAE f English Variant of RENA RENARD m French, Polish French and Polish form of REYNARD RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman Feminine form of RENATUS RENATE f German, Dutch German and Dutch feminine form of RENATUS RENATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RENATUS RENATUS m Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "born again". RENAUD m French French form of REYNOLD. RENE f French Feminine form of REN RENEA mf (no meaning found) RENEE mf (no meaning found) RENIE f English Variant of RENE or a pet form of IRENE RENITA f English Either a feminine form of RENATUS or else a modern coinage based on Latin renitor "to struggle". RENO mf (no meaning found) RENTA f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of RENATUS RENZO m Italian Short form of LO RESHMI f Indian Means "silk" in Sanskrit. RESSIE mf (no meaning found) RETA mf (no meaning found) RETHA f Short form of A RETO m German Means "of Rhaetia". RETTA mf (no meaning found) REUBEN m Biblical, Jewish, English Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. REUEL m Biblical Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. REUT f Jewish Means "friend" in Hebrew. REUVEN m Jewish Hebrew form of REUBEN REVA f Form of RIVKA REX m English A 19th-century name based on Latin rex "king". REXANA f English Variant of REXANNE REXANNE f English Feminine form of REX influenced by the spelling of ROXANE REY mf (no meaning found) REYES f & m Spanish Means "kings" in Spanish. REYNA f Spanish Variant of REINA REYNALDO m Spanish Spanish form of REYNOLD REYNARD m English From the Germanic name Reginhard, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hard "brave, hardy". REYNAUD m French French form of REYNOLD REYNOLD m English From the Germanic name Reginold, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule". RFHLAITH f Irish Means "golden princess" from Irish r "gold" combined with flaith "princess". RFRR f Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements rr (see THOR) and frr "beautiful". RGHNACH f Variant of ROGHNACH RGINE f French French form of REGINA RGIS m French From a surname meaning "ruler" in Provenal. RGULO m Spanish Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Regulus, which meant "rule" in Latin. RHAMANTUS f Welsh Means "romantic" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. RHEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology Latinized form of Greek (Rheia), meaning unknown, perhaps related to (rheo) "to flow" or (rheos) "stream". RHEANNA f English Variant of RHIANNA RHEINALLT m Welsh Welsh form of REYNOLD RHEL f Hungarian Hungarian form of RACHEL RHETA mf (no meaning found) RHETT m English From a surname, an Anglicized form of the Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel". RHETTA f English Feminine form of RHETT RHIAN f Welsh Derived from Welsh rhiain meaning "maiden". RHIANNA f English Modern name, probably a short form of RHIANNON or an elaboration of RHIAN. RHIANNON f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Derived from Old Celtic Rigantona meaning "great queen". RHIANON f Welsh Variant of RHIANNON RHIANU f Welsh Variant of RHIAN RHISIART m Welsh Welsh form of RICHARD RHODA f Biblical, English Derived from Greek (rhodon) meaning "rose". RHODRI m Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king". RHONA f Scottish Possibly derived from the name of the Hebridean island Rona, which means "rough island" in Gaelic. RHONDA f English A recently created name, probably intended to mean "good spear" from Welsh rhon "spear" and da "good", but possibly influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, which means "noisy". RHONWEN f Welsh Means either "fair spear" or "fair hair" in Welsh. RHOSYN f Welsh Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. RHYDDERCH m Welsh Means "reddish brown" in Welsh. RHYS m Welsh Means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. Several Welsh rulers have borne this name. RIA f German, English Short form of MA or VICTO . RIAD m Arabic Derived from Arabic riyad meaning "meadows, gardens". RIAN m English Variant of RYAN RIANNON f Welsh Variant of RHIANNON RIAZ m Arabic Variant transcription of RIAD RICA f English, German Short form of FREDE and other ending in rica. RICARDA f Spanish, German Spanish and German feminine form of RICHARD RICARDO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of RICHARD RICCARDA f Italian Italian feminine form of RICHARD RICCARDO m Italian Italian form of RICHARD RICH m English Short form of ARD RICHAL f Irish Irish form of RACHEL RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy". RICHARDINE f English Feminine form of RICHARD RICHELLE f Feminine form of RICHARD RICHENDRA f English Elaborate feminine form of RICHARD RICHIE m English Pet form of RICHARD RICHMAL f English Apparently a feminine combination of RICHARD and MICHAEL RICHMOND mf (no meaning found) RICHRD m Hungarian Hungarian form of RICHARD RICK m English Short form of RICHARD or ending in rick. RICKENA f English Meaning unknown. Possibly an Anglicized form of a Czech name. RICKEY m English Pet form of RICHARD RICKI mf English Masculine and feminine pet form of RICHARD RICKIE mf English Masculine and feminine pet form of RICHARD RICKY m English Pet form of RICHARD RICO m Portuguese Portuguese form of ERIC; m Spanish, Italian Both a Spanish short form of RICARDO and an Italian short form of EN RIDA m Arabic Derived from Arabic rida meaning "contentment". RIDGE mf (no meaning found) RIDLEY m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "reed clearing" or "cleared wood" in Old English. RIDWAN m Arabic Means "satisfaction" in Arabic. RIDWANA f Arabic Feminine form of RIZWAN RIEN m Dutch Dutch cognate of REIN or a pet form of MARINUS RIGBY m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ridge farm" in Old Norse. RIGEL m Astronomy Derived from Arabic ????? (al-Rijl) meaning "foot". RIGOBERTO mf (no meaning found) RIHARD m Slovene Slovene form of RICHARD RIHARDS m Latvian Latvian form of RICHARD RIIKA f Finnish Finnish short form of FREDERICA RIIKKA f Finnish Finnish short form of FREDERICA RIINA f Finnish, Estonian Short form of KATA RIITTA f Finnish Finnish short form of BRIDGET RIK m English Short form of RICHARD RIKA f Short form of E and other ending in rika. RIKARD m Scandinavian, Finnish Scandinavian and Finnish form of RICHARD RIKE f German German short form of FRIEDE and other ending in rike. RIKHARD m Finnish Finnish form of RICHARD RIKKE f Danish Danish pet form of FREDE RIKKI f English Feminine form of RICKY RIKO f Japanese Means "jasmine child" in Japanese. RIKRD m Hungarian Hungarian form of RICHARD RIKU m Finnish Finnish short form of RICHARD RILEY mf English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English. RILLA f English Short form of AMA RIM f Arabic Means "white antelope" in Arabic. RIN f Japanese Means "cold" in Japanese. RINA f English, Italian Short form of ending in rina; f Jewish Means "joy" in Hebrew; f Indian Means "melted" in Sanskrit. RINALDO m Italian Italian form of REYNOLD RINO m Italian Short form of ending in rino. RIO m Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese. RIORDAN m Irish Anglicized form of RRDN RIPLEY mf English From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "strip clearing" in Old English. RIR m Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse verr "warrior, man". RIS f Irish Irish cognate of ROSE; f Portuguese Portuguese form of I RISHI m Indian Means "sage" in Sanskrit, perhaps ultimately deriving from a root meaning "to see". RISN f Irish Pet form of RIS RISTERD m Irish Irish form of RICHARD RISTO m Finnish Finnish form of CHPHER RITA f English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Short form of MARGA and other ending in rita. RITCHIE m English Variant of RICHIE RITIKA f Indian Possibly means either "movement" or "flowing stream" in Sanskrit. RITVA f Finnish Means "birch branch" in Finnish. RIVER mf English Means simply "river" from the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. RIVKA f Jewish Hebrew form of REBECCA RIYA f Indian Means "singer" in Sanskrit. RIZWAN m Arabic Variant transcription of RIDWAN RIZWANA f Arabic Variant transcription of RIDWANA RJAN m Swedish Swedish form of GEORGE RLAITH f Irish Variant of RFHLAITH RMI m French Variant of RMY RMY m French French form of the Roman cognomen Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman". RNN m Irish Means "little seal", derived from Irish rn "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix. ROALD m Norwegian Means "famous ruler" from Germanic hrod "fame" and wald "rule". ROAR m Norwegian Scandinavian form of ROGER ROB m English Short form of ERT ROBB mf (no meaning found) ROBBIE mf English Pet form of ROBERT or ROBERTA ROBBIN mf (no meaning found) ROBBY mf English Pet form of ROBERT or ROBERTA ROBENA f Feminine variant of ROBIN ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". ROBERTA f English, Italian, Spanish Feminine form of ROBERT ROBERTINA f English, Italian, Spanish Feminine pet form of ROBERT ROBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ROBERT. ROBERTS m Latvian Latvian form of ROBERT ROBI m Hungarian Pet form of RBERT ROBIN mf English Pet form of ROBERT. ROBINA f English Feminine variant of ROBIN ROBYN f English Feminine variant of ROBIN ROBYNNE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of ROBIN ROC m Catalan Catalan form of CO ROCCO m Italian Italian name derived from the Germanic element hrok meaning "rest". ROCH m French, Polish French and Polish form of ROCCO ROCHELLE f French French feminine form of ROCCO. ROCIO mf (no meaning found) ROCK mf (no meaning found) ROCKY m English Pet form of ROCCO. ROCO f Spanish Means "dew" in Spanish. ROD m English Short form of ERICK or NEY RODDY m English Pet form of RODERICK or RODNEY RODERIC m English Variant of K RODERICK m English Means "famous power" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ric "power". RODGE m English Short form of R RODGER m English Variant of ROGER RODICA f Romanian Derived from the Slavic element rod meaning "fertile". RODINA f Scottish Scottish feminine form of RODERICK RODION m Russian Russian form of HE RODNEY m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Hroda's island" in Old English. RODOLF m German, Dutch German form of RUDOLF RODOLFO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RUDOLF RODOLPH m English, French Variant of RUDOLF RODOLPHE m French French form of RUDOLF RODRICK mf (no meaning found) RODRIGO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK. RODRIGUE m French French form of RODERICK RODYA m Russian Pet form of RODION ROEL m Dutch Short form of AND ROELAND m Dutch Dutch form of ROLAND ROFFE m Swedish Swedish pet form of ROLF ROGELIO m Spanish Spanish form of the Late Latin name Rogelius, which was possibly derived the name Rogatus, which was itself derived from Latin rogatus "request". ROGER m English, French Means "famous spear" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ger "spear". ROGERIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of ROGER ROGERS mf (no meaning found) ROGHNACH f Irish Mythology Derived from Irish roghan meaning "queen". ROGHNN m Irish From Irish r "king" combined with a diminutive suffix. ROGIER m Dutch Dutch form of ROGER ROHAN m Indian Derived from Sanskrit rohana meaning "ascending"; f Literature From the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' by J. ROHESIA f Latinized form of a short form of various beginning with the Germanic elements hrod "fame" or hros "horse". ROI m Galician Galician short form of RODRIGO; m Jewish Means "my shepherd" in Hebrew. ROIBEARD m Irish Irish form of ROBERT ROIMATA f Maori Means "tear drop" in Maori. ROK m Slovene Slovene form of ROCCO ROKSANA f Russian, Polish Russian and Polish form of ROXANA ROKURO m Japanese Means "sixth son" in Japanese. ROLAN m Russian Russian form of D ROLAND m English, French, Polish Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land. ROLANDA mf (no meaning found) ROLANDE f French French feminine form of ROLAND ROLANDO m Spanish Spanish form of ROLAND ROLDN m Spanish Spanish form of ROLAND ROLF m German, Scandinavian From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrlfr), a contracted form of Hrodwulf (see RUDOLF). ROLLA mf (no meaning found) ROLLAND m English Variant of ROLAND ROLLIE mf (no meaning found) ROLLIN mf (no meaning found) ROLLO m English Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of ROLF. ROLO m English Variant of ROLLO ROLPH m English Variant of ROLF ROLY m English Pet form of ROLAND ROMA f From the name of the Italian city, commonly called Rome in English. ROMAIN m French French form of Romanus (see ROMAN). ROMAINE f French French feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN). ROMAN m Russian, Polish, Czech, Ukrainian From the Roman cognomen Romanus which meant "Roman" in Latin. ROMANA f Italian Italian feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN). ROMANE f Variant of ROMAINE ROMANO m Italian Italian form of Romanus (see ROMAN). ROMAYNE f English (Modern) Variant of ROMAINE ROMEO m Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Romaeus meaning "a pilgrim to Rome". ROMEY f English Pet form of ROSEMARY ROMILDA f Italian Means "famous battle" from the Germanic elements hrom "fame" and hild "battle". ROMINA f Spanish Possibly a Spanish form of ROMANA ROMOLA f Italian Italian feminine form of ROMULUS ROMOLO m Italian Italian form of ROMULUS ROMONA mf (no meaning found) ROMULUS m Roman Mythology Means "of Rome" in Latin. ROMY f German, English Pet form of ROSEMARY RON mf English Short form of ALD or VEICA; mf Jewish Means "song, joy" in Hebrew; m Hungarian Hungarian form of AA RONA f English Variant of RHONA; f Irish Either a variant of ROGHNACH or a short form of CATRIONA. RONACH f Irish Variant of ROGHNACH RONALD m Scottish, English Scottish form of RAGNVALD, a name introduced to Scotland by Scandinavian settlers and invaders. RONALDA f Scottish, English Feminine form of RONALD RONALDO m Portuguese Portuguese form of RONALD RONDA f English Variant of RHONDA RONEN m Jewish Derived from Hebrew ???? (ron) meaning "song, joy". RONG mf Chinese Means "martial" in Chinese. RONI f Jewish Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew; f English Short form of VECA RONIT f Irish Anglicized form of RATHNAIT; f Jewish Means "joy" or "song" in Hebrew. RONJA f Swedish Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden. RONNA mf (no meaning found) RONNETTE f English Feminine form of RONALD RONNIE mf English Pet form of RONALD or VERONICA RONNY m English Pet form of RONALD ROOPE m Finnish Finnish form of ROBERT ROOPERTTI m Finnish Finnish form of ROBERT ROOS f Dutch Means "rose" in Dutch. ROOSEVELT m English From a Dutch surname meaning "rose field". ROOSJE f Dutch Pet form of ROSA ROPARZH m Breton Breton form of ROBERT ROQUE m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of ROCCO RORIE m Irish, Scottish Variant of RORY RORY m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of RUAIDHR ROS f English Short form of ALIND or AMUND ROSA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Dutch, English Medieval name meaning "rose" in Latin; f Bulgarian Means "dew" in Bulgarian. ROSABEL f Variant of LA ROSABELLA f Italian Means "beautiful rose" from Italian rosa "rose" and bella "beautiful". ROSAIRE m French Means "rosary" French. ROSALBA f Italian Recently created name meaning "white rose" from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". ROSALEE mf (no meaning found) ROSALEEN f English Variant of ROSALYN. ROSALIA f Italian Late Latin name derived from rosa "rose". ROSALIE f French French form of ROSALIA ROSALIN f English Variant of ROSALYN ROSALINA f Portuguese, Spanish Latinate form of ROSALYN ROSALIND f English Means "soft horse", derived from the Germanic elements hros "horse" and linde "soft, tender". ROSALINDA f Latinized form of ROSALIND ROSALINE f English Variant of ROSALYN. ROSALVA f Variant of ROSALBA ROSALYN f English Medieval form of ROSALIND ROSALYNNE f English Variant of ROSALYN ROSAMOND f English Variant of ROSAMUND ROSAMUND f English Means "horse protection" from Germanic hros "horse" and mund "protection". ROSANGELA f Italian Combination of ROSA and ANGELA ROSANN mf (no meaning found) ROSANNA f English, Italian Combination of ROSE or ROSA and ANNA ROSANNAH f English Variant of ROSANNA ROSANNE f English Combination of ROSE and ANNE influenced by the name ROXANNE. ROSARIA f Italian Italian feminine form of ROSARIO ROSARIO f ora del Rosario meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary". ROSAURA mf (no meaning found) ROSCOE m English From an English surname meaning "doe wood" in Old Norse. ROSE f English, French In part it means simply "rose" from the word for the fragrant flower (derived from Latin rosa). ROSEANN f English Variant of ROSANNE ROSEANNA mf (no meaning found) ROSEANNE f English Variant of ROSANNE ROSELLA f Italian Italian pet form of ROSA ROSELLE f French French pet form of ROSA ROSELYN f English Variant of ROSALYN ROSEMARIE f German, Scandinavian Combination of ROSE and MARIE ROSEMARY f English Combination of ROSE and MARY. ROSEMONDE f French French form of ROSAMUND ROSENDO mf (no meaning found) ROSETTA f Italian Italian pet form of ROSA ROSETTE f French French pet form of ROSA ROSEVELT mf (no meaning found) ROSHAN mf Iranian, Indian Means "light, bright" in Persian. ROSHANAK f Iranian Original Persian form of ROXANA ROSHANARA f Iranian, Indian Means "light of the assembly" in Persian. ROSHEEN f Irish Anglicized form of RISN ROSHNI f Iranian, Indian Means "brilliance, lustre" in Persian. ROSIA mf (no meaning found) ROSIE f English Pet form of ROSE ROSINA f Italian Italian pet form of ROSA . ROSINE f French French pet form of ROSA ROSITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of ROSA ROSITSA f Bulgarian Pet form of ROSA ROSLYN f English Variant of ROSALYN ROSS m Scottish, English From a surname which meant "promontory" in Gaelic, originally belonging to someone who lived on a headland. ROSSANA f Italian Italian form of ROXANA ROSSELLA f Italian Variant of ROSELLA ROSSIE mf (no meaning found) ROSTISLAV m Russian, Czech Means "to usurp glory" from the Slavic elements rosts "usurp" and slav "glory". ROSWELL m English From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring". ROSWITHA f German Means "famous strength" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and swin "strength". ROSY f English Pet form of ROSE ROTEM mf Jewish From the name of a desert plant, possibly derived from Hebrew ????? (retom) meaning "to bind". ROWAN mf English Means "little red one", derived from Gaelic ruadh "red" combined with a diminutive suffix. ROWANNE f English Feminine variant of ROWAN ROWENA f English Latinized form of a Germanic name which possibly meant "fame and joy" from hrod "fame" and wynn "joy". ROWINA f English Variant of ROWENA ROWLAND m English Variant of ROLAND ROWLEY m English Variant of ROLY ROXANA f English, Spanish, Romanian Latin form of the Persian or Bactrian name Roshanak which possibly meant "bright" or "star". ROXANE f French, English French and English form of ROXANA. ROXANN mf (no meaning found) ROXANNA f English Variant of ROXANA ROXANNE f English, French Variant of ROXANE ROXELANA f History From a Turkish nickname meaning "Russian". ROXIE f English Pet form of ROXANA ROXY f English Pet form of ROXANA ROY m Scottish, English Derived from Gaelic ruadh meaning "red". ROYAL m English Means simply "royal" from the English word, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". ROYALE m English Variant of ROYAL ROYCE m English From a surname which was originally derived from the Germanic first name Rohesia, which meant "fame kind". ROYDON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill". ROYLE m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill". ROYSTON m English From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "town of ROYCE". ROZ f English Short form of ROSALIND or ROSAMUND ROZA f Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian Means "rose" in the Slavic languages. ROZABELA f Esperanto Means "rosy-beautiful" in Esperanto. ROZALIJA f Lithuanian, Slovene Lithuanian and Slovene form of ROSALIA ROZANNE f English Variant of ROSANNE ROZE f Lithuanian Means "rose" in Lithuanian. ROZELLA mf (no meaning found) ROZENN f Breton Means "rose" in Breton. ROZLIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of ROSALIA RPD m Hungarian Means "seed" in Hungarian. RR m Norse Mythology Original form of THOR RRDN m Irish From the older Irish name Roghbhardn, which meant "little poet king" from Irish Gaelic rogh "king" combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix. RSTEINN m Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse form of TORSTEN RSULA f Portuguese Portuguese form of U RU m Chinese Means "scholar" in Chinese. RUADHN m Irish Original Irish form of ROWAN RUAIDHR m Irish Means "red king" from Irish ruadh "red" combined with r "king". RUAIDR m Irish Variant of RUAIDHR RUAIR m Irish Variant of RUAIDHR RUAIRI m Scottish Scottish cognate of RUAIDHR RUAIRIDH m Scottish Scottish cognate of RUAIDHR RUARAIDH m Scottish Scottish cognate of RUAIDHR RUARC m Irish Possibly means "squall, rainstorm" in Irish. RUARIDH m Scottish Scottish cognate of RUAIDHR RUBA f Arabic Means "hill" in Arabic. RUBE m English Short form of REUBEN RUBEN m Scandinavian, Dutch Scandinavian and Dutch form of REUBEN RUBENA f Esperanto Means "like a ruby" in Esperanto. RUBIE mf (no meaning found) RUBIN mf (no meaning found) RUBINA f Elaborated form of RUBY RUBN m Spanish Spanish form of REUBEN RUBY f & m English Simply means "ruby" from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the birthstone of July. RUBYE f English Variant of RUBY RUCHEL f Yiddish Yiddish form of RACHEL RUDI m German, Hungarian Short form of RUDOLF RUDO mf African Means "love" in Shona. RUDOLF m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene From the Germanic name Hrodwulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf". RUDOLPH m English Variant of RUDOLF RUDY m English Short form of RUDOLF RUDYARD m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "red yard" in Old English. RUE f English From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek (rhyte). RUEBEN mf (no meaning found) RUFARO f African Means "happiness" in Shona. RUFINA f Russian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Rufinus (see RUFINO). RUFINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Rufinus, which was itself derived from the cognomen RUFUS. RUFUS m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical Roman cognomen which meant "red-haired" in Latin. RUGGERO m Italian Italian form of ROGER RUGGIERO m Italian Italian form of ROGER RUI m Portuguese Old Portuguese short form of RODRIGO RUKMINI f Indian Means "adorned with gold" in Sanskrit. RUMBIDZAI f African Means "praise" in Shona. RUNA f Scandinavian Feminine form of RUNE RUNE m Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse rn meaning "secret lore". RUPERT m German, Dutch, English, Polish Low German form of ROBERT. RUPERTA f Spanish Feminine form of RUPERT RUPINDER f Indian (Sikh) Means "Indra is beauty" from Sanskrit rupa "beauty" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. RUQAYYA f Arabic Derived either from Arabic ruqiy meaning "ascent" or from ruqyah meaning "incantation". RURIK m Russian Russian form of RODERICK RUSLAN m Russian Meaning unknown. RUSS m English Short form of ELL RUSSEL m English Variant of L RUSSELL m English From a surname which meant "little red one" in French. RUSTAM m Iranian Meaning unknown. Rustam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. RUSTY m English From a nickname which was originally given to someone with rusty, or reddish-brown, coloured hair. RUSUL m Arabic Means "prophets, messengers" in Arabic. RUT f Swedish, German, Italian, Spanish Cognate of H RUTA f Lithuanian, Polish Lithuanian and Polish form of RUTH; f Lithuanian Means "rue" in Lithuanian. The rue plant is a bitter medicinal herb. RUTE f Portuguese Portuguese form of RUTH RUTENDO f & m African Means "faith" in Shona. RUTGER m Dutch Dutch form of ROGER RUTH f English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word ?????? (re'ut) meaning "friend". RUTHANN mf (no meaning found) RUTHE mf (no meaning found) RUTHIE f English Pet form of RUTH RUUBEN m Finnish Finnish form of REUBEN RUUD m Dutch Dutch short form of RUDOLF RUWA f Arabic Means "beauty" in Arabic. RUXANDRA f Romanian Romanian form of ROXANA RUY m Spanish Spanish short form of RODRIGO RUYA f Arabic Means "vision, sight" in Arabic. RYAN m Riain meaning "descendent of Rian". RYANA f English Feminine variant of RYAN RYANN mf (no meaning found) RYANNE f English Feminine variant of RYAN RYDER m English From an English occupational surname derived from Old English ridere meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger". RYLAN m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye land" in Old English. RYLEE f English Feminine variant of RILEY RYLEIGH mf (no meaning found) RYLEY m English Variant of RILEY RYLIE mf (no meaning found) RYNE mf (no meaning found) RYO m Japanese Means "excellent" in Japanese. RYOICHI m Japanese Means "excellent one" in Japanese. RYOTA m Japanese Means "splendidly stout" in Japanese. RYOUTA m Japanese Means "well built" in Japanese. RYSZARD m Polish Polish form of RICHARD RYUU m Japanese Means "dragon" in Japanese. RZA f Hungarian Variant of RZSA RZSA f Hungarian Means "rose" in Hungarian. RZSI f Hungarian Pet form of RZSA S m Irish Variant of AGHDHA S?AWOMIR m Polish Means "glory and peace" from the Slavic elements slav "glory" and mir "peace". S?AWOMIRA f Polish Polish feminine form of S?AWOMIR SA f Swedish Short form of Old Norse feminine beginning with the element ss "god". SA'D m Arabic Means "fortune, good luck" in Arabic. SA'DI m Arabic Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic. SA'DIA f Arabic Feminine form of SA'DI SA'ID m Arabic Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic. SA'IDA f Arabic Feminine form of SA'ID SA?A f Slovene Slovene pet form of ALEKSANDRA SA?O m Slovene Slovene pet form of ALEKSANDER SAARA f Finnish Finnish form of SARAH SABAH f Arabic Means "morning" in Arabic. SABAS m Spanish From a Greek name which was derived from Hebrew ????? (sava') meaning "old man". SABASTIAN mf (no meaning found) SABEEN f Arabic Means "follower of another religion" in Arabic. SABELA f Galician Galician form of ISABEL SABELLA f English Short form of I SABIA f Irish Latinized form of SADHBH SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine woman" in Latin. SABINE f French, German French and German form of SABINA SABINO m Italian Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA). SABLE f English From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin. SABRI m Arabic Means "patient" in Arabic. SABRINA f English, Italian, German From the name of the Severn, a river in Wales, which was originally named Habren. SABRIYYA m Arabic Means "patient" in Arabic. SABRYNA f English (Modern) Variant of SABRINA SABURO m Japanese Means "third son" in Japanese. SACHA mf French French form of SASHA SACHAIRI m Scottish Scottish form of ZECHARIAH SACHEVERELL m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "roebuck's leap" in Old French. SACHIE m English Pet form of SACHEVERELL SACHIKO f Japanese Means "child of bliss" in Japanese. SACHIN m Indian Possibly means "pure" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Indra. SACNITE f Native American Means "white flower" in Mayan. SADAF f Arabic Means "seashell" in Arabic. SADB f Irish Variant of SADHBH SADDAM m Arabic Means "one who confronts" in Arabic. SADE mf (no meaning found) SADHBH f Irish Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic. SADIE f English Pet form of SARAH SADYE mf (no meaning found) SAFFIE f English Pet form of SAFFRON SAFFRON f English From the English word which refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice. SAFI m Arabic Means "pure" in Arabic. SAFIRA f Esperanto Means "like a sapphire" in Esperanto. SAFIYA f Arabic Variant transcription of SAFIYYAH SAFIYYAH f Arabic Feminine form of SAFI. SAFRA m Irish Irish form of GEOFFREY SAGA f Norse Mythology Possibly means "seeing one" in Old Norse. SAGE f & m English From the English word, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person. SAGHDHA m Irish Possibly means "admirable" or "hawk-like" in Gaelic. SAGI m Jewish Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew. SAHAK m Armenian Armenian form of ISAAC SAHAR f Arabic Means "dawn" in Arabic. SAIBH f Irish Variant of SADHBH SAIF m Arabic Means "sword" in Arabic. SAIF-AL-DIN m Arabic Means "sword of the faith" from Arabic ??? (sayf) "sword" and ??? (din) "religion, faith". SAIFUL m Arabic First part of compound Arabic beginning with ??? ?? (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as ??? ????? (Sayf al-Din) "sword of the faith"). SAIFULLAH m Arabic Means "sword of God" from Arabic ??? (sayf) "sword" combined with ???? (Allah) "God". SAIGE mf (no meaning found) SAIRA f Arabic Possibly means "traveller" in Arabic. SAJJAD m Arabic Means "kneeling in prayer, prostration" in Arabic. SAKARI m Finnish Finnish form of ZECHARIAH SAKHR m Arabic Means "solid rock" in Arabic. SAKI f Japanese Means "cape, headland" in Japanese. SAKINA f Arabic Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic. SAKKE m Finnish Pet form of SAKARI SAKU m Finnish Finnish form of ZECHARIAH SAKURA f Japanese Means "cherry blossom" in Japanese. SAL f & m English Short form of LY or VADOR SALACIA f Roman Mythology Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt". SALADIN m History Anglicized form of SALAH-AL-DIN SALAH m Arabic Means "righteousness" in Arabic. SALAH-AL-DIN m Arabic Means "righteousness of religion" from Arabic ???? (salah) "righteousness" combined with ??? (din) "religion, faith". SALAL f & m English Means "salal" from the name of the plant. SALAMON m Hungarian Hungarian form of SOLOMON SALATHIEL m Biblical (Variant) Form of SHEALTIEL used in some versions of the Bible. SALEEM m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of SALIM SALEH m Arabic Variant transcription of SALAH SALENA f Variant of SELINA SALHA f Arabic Feminine form of SALIH SALIH m Arabic Means "virtuous" in Arabic. SALIHA f Arabic Feminine form of SALIH SALIL m Arabic Means "sword" or "son" in Arabic. SALIM m Arabic Means "safe", derived from Arabic salima "to be safe". SALIMA f Arabic Feminine form of SALIM SALINA f Variant of SELINA SALLI f Finnish Finnish form of SALLY SALLIE f English Pet form of SARAH SALLY f English Pet form of SARAH SALMA f Arabic Means "safe", derived from Arabic salima "to be safe". SALMAN m Arabic Means "safe", derived from Arabic salima "to be safe". SALOM f French, Portuguese French and Portuguese form of E SALOME f English, German, Biblical From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word ??????? (shalom) meaning "peace". SALOMEA f Polish Polish form of SALOME SALOMN m Spanish Spanish form of SOLOMON SALOMO m Portuguese Portuguese form of SOLOMON SALOMON m French, Swedish, Finnish French, Swedish and Finnish form of SOLOMON SALUD f Spanish Spanish cognate of SALUT SALUT f Catalan Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan. SALVADOR m Spanish From the Late Latin name Salvator, which meant "saviour". SALVALUS m Perhaps derived from Latin salvus "safe". SALVATORE m Italian Italian cognate of SALVADOR SALVATRICE f Italian From Salvatrix, the feminine form of Salvator (see SALVADOR). SAM mf English Short form of SON, UEL, or ANTHA; m Literature The name of a hobbit in J. SAMAD m Arabic Means "eternal" in Arabic. SAMANTA f Italian Italian form of SAMANTHA SAMANTHA f English Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the popular name suffix antha. SAMAR f Arabic Means "evening conversation" in Arabic. SAMARA f English Possibly derived from the biblical place name Samaria, which means "watch mountain" in Hebrew. SAMAS m Irish Irish form of JAMES SAMEER m Arabic Variant transcription of SAMIR SAMEERA f Arabic Variant transcription of SAMIRA SAMI m Hungarian, Finnish Hungarian and Finnish pet form of SAMUEL; m Arabic Means "elevated, sublime, supreme" in Arabic. SAMIA f Arabic Variant transcription of SAMIYA SAMINA f Arabic Variant transcription of THAMINA SAMIR m Arabic Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic. SAMIRA f Arabic Feminine form of SAMIR SAMIYA f Arabic Feminine form of SAMI SAMMI f English (Modern) Pet form of SAMANTHA SAMMIE mf English Pet form of SAM SAMMY mf English Pet form of SAM or SAMANTHA SAMNANG mf Khmer Means "lucky" in Khmer. SAMPO m Finnish, Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. SAMPPA m Finnish Finnish form of SAMSON SAMPSON m English From a surname which was itself derived from the first name SAMSON. SAMSON m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Shimshon) which probably meant "sun". SAMU m Hungarian, Finnish Hungarian and Finnish pet form of EL SAMUEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". SAMUELA f Italian Feminine form of SAMUEL SAMUELE m Italian Italian form of SAMUEL SAMUIL m Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of SAMUEL SAMULI m Finnish Finnish form of SAMUEL SAMUS m Irish Irish form of JAMES SAN mf Chinese Means "three" in Chinese. This name is sometimes given to the third child. SANA f Arabic Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic. SANAZ f Iranian Possibly means "full of grace" in Persian. SANCHA f Spanish Feminine form of SANCHO SANCHIA f Spanish Feminine form of SANCHO SANCHO m Spanish Spanish form of Sanctius (see SANTO). SANDA f Romanian Romanian short form of ALEXANDRA SANDALIO m Spanish Spanish form of Sandalius, a Latinized form of the Gothic name Sandulf which meant "true wolf" from sand "true" and ulf "wolf". SANDEEP m Indian Perhaps means "a lighted lamp" in Sanskrit. SANDER m Dutch Dutch short form of ALEXANDER SANDFORD m English Variant of SANFORD SANDHYA f Indian Means "twilight" in Sanskrit. SANDI mf (no meaning found) SANDIE f English Variant of SANDY SANDRA f Italian, English, German, Dutch Short form of ALES or ALEXANDRA. SANDRINE f French Elaborated form of SANDRA SANDRO m Italian Short form of ALES. SANDU m Romanian Short form of ALEXANDRU SANDY f & m English Pet form of ALEXANDRA, SANDRA, or ALEXANDER. SANFORD m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "sand ford" in Old English. SANGO f Popular Culture Means "coral" in Japanese. SANI m Arabic Means "brilliant, splendid" in Arabic. SANIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of SANI SANJANA f Indian Means "creator" in Sanskrit. SANJAY m Indian Means "completely victorious, triumphant" in Sanskrit. SANJEET m Indian Variant of SANJIT SANJEEV m Indian Variant of SANJIV SANJIT m Indian Means "complete victory, invincible" in Sanskrit. SANJIV m Indian Derived from Sanskrit samjiva meaning "reviving". SANKAR m Indian Variant of SHANKARA SANNA f Scandinavian Scandinavian short form of SU. SANNE f Dutch Dutch short form of SU SANS m Old variant of SANCHO SANSONE m Italian Italian form of SAMSON SANTA f Italian Feminine form of SANTO SANTANA mf (no meaning found) SANTERI m Finnish Finnish short form of ALEXANDER SANTIAGO m Spanish Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Iago, an old Spanish form of JAMES, the patron saint of Spain. SANTINA mf (no meaning found) SANTINO m Italian Pet form of SANTO SANTO m Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy". SANTOS m Spanish Means "saints" in Spanish. SANTTU m Finnish Finnish pet form of ALEXANDER SANTUZZA f Italian Pet form of SANTA SANYA f Arabic Variant transcription of SANIYYA SANYI m Hungarian Pet form of SNDOR SAOIRSE f Irish Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. SAPPHIRA f Biblical, English From the Greek name (Sappheire), which was from Greek (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word ??????? (sappir)). SAPPHIRE f English Variant of SAPPHIRA. SAPPHO f Ancient Greek Possibly from Greek (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". SAQUI f Native American Means "favourite" in Mapuche. SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, Arabic Cognate of H SARAH f English, French, German, Jewish, Biblical Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew. SARAHJEANNE f English (Modern) Combination of SARAH and JEANNE. SARAI f Biblical Possibly means "contentious" in Hebrew. SARAID f Irish Means "excellent" in Irish Gaelic. SARAL m Indian Means "straight" in Sanskrit. SARALA f Indian Feminine form of SARAL SARANNA f English Combination of SARAH and ANNA SARASWATI f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "owning water" from Sanskrit saras "fluid, water, lake" and vati "owning". SARAVA m From a phrase used by members of the Candombl religion (an African religion which was taken to Brazil by African slaves) which means "good luck". SARGON m History From the Akkadian name Sharru-kinu meaning "true king". SARI f Finnish Finnish form of SARAH SARIAH f English Variant of SARAH SARIKA f Indian Means "parrot" in Sanskrit. SARINA f English Pet form of SARAH SARIT f Jewish Hebrew pet form of SARAH SARITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of SARAH SARLAIT f Irish Irish form of CHARLOTTE SARLAS m Irish Irish form of CHARLES SAROSH m Means "prayer" in Persian. SARPEDON m Greek Mythology Meaning unknown. SARRA f English Variant of SARAH SASCHA mf German German form of SASHA SASHA mf Russian Russian pet form of ALEKSANDR or ALEKSANDRA SASHI m Indian Variant of SHASHI SASKIA f Dutch, German Possibly from the Germanic element sachs "Saxon". SASSA f Swedish Swedish pet form of ASTRID or SARAH SATAN m Theology, Biblical Derived from Hebrew ?????? (satan) meaning "adversary". SATCHEL mf English From a surname derived from Old English sacc meaning "sack, bag", referring to a person who was a bag maker. SATISH m Indian Means "lord of Sati" from Sanskrit Sati, a name of the Hindu goddess Durga the wife of Shiva, and isa "ruler". SATOMI f Japanese Means "three tens" in Japanese. SATU f Finnish Means "fairy tale, fable" in Finnish. SATURN m Roman Mythology From the Latin Saturnus, which is of unknown meaning. SATURNINA f Ancient Roman, Spanish Feminine form of SATURNINUS SATURNINO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SATURNINUS SATURNINUS m Ancient Roman Derived from the name of the Roman god Saturnus (see SATURN). SAUDA f African Means "dark complexion" in Swahili. SAUL m Biblical, Jewish From the Hebrew name ??????? (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for". SAUL? f Lithuanian, Mythology Means "sun" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess. SAULE f Latvian, Mythology Latvian form of SAUL? SAULI m Finnish Finnish form of SAUL SAUNDRA f Scottish Scottish form of SANDRA SAVA m Serbian, Bulgarian Serbian and Bulgarian form of SABAS SAVALUS m Possibly a form of SALVALUS SAVANA mf (no meaning found) SAVANAH mf (no meaning found) SAVANNA f English Variant of H SAVANNAH f English Means simply "savannah" from the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana. SAVAS m Turkish Means "war" in Turkish. SAVELI m Russian Variant transcription of Y SAVELIY m Russian Russian form of the Roman cognomen Sabellius meaning "a Sabine" in Latin. SAVELY m Russian Variant transcription of SAVELIY SAVERIA f Italian Italian feminine form of XAVIER SAVERIO m Italian Italian form of XAVIER SAVINA f Italian Italian variant of SABINA SAVINO m Italian Italian form of Sabinus (see SABINA). SAVIO m Italian Means "clever, bright" in Italian. SAVION mf (no meaning found) SAVITRI f Indian Means "relating to Savitr" in Sanskrit. SAVVA m Russian Russian form of SABAS SAWNEY m Scottish Scottish form of SANDY SAWYER m English From a surname meaning "sawer of wood" in Old English. SAWYL m Welsh Welsh form of SAMUEL SAXON m English From a surname which was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, ultimately deriving from the Germanic word sahs meaning "knife". SAYEN f Native American Means "sweet, lovely" in Mapuche. SAYURI f Japanese Means "small lily" in Japanese. SAYYID m Arabic Means "lord, master" in Arabic. SAYYIDA f Arabic Means "lady, mistress" in Arabic. SBASTIEN m French French form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SBASTIENNE f French French feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SC m Anglo-Saxon Means "ash tree" in Old English. SCAR m Catalan Catalan form of O; m Spanish Spanish form of O SCARLET f English Variant of T or else simply "scarlet" from the English word for the colour. SCARLETT f English From a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth). SCEVOLA m Italian Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, which was derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed". SCHEHERAZADE f Literature Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD SCHOLASTICA f Late Roman From a Late Latin name which was derived from scholasticus meaning "rhetorician, orator". SCHUYLER mf (no meaning found) SCHWANHILD f Variant of SWANHILDA SCILLA f Short form of PRI SCOT m English, Scottish Variant form of T SCOTT m English, Scottish From a surname which meant "Scotsman" in Old English. SCOTTIE m English, Scottish Pet form of SCOTT SCOTTY m English, Scottish Pet form of SCOTT SCOUT f English Means simply "scout" in English. SDE f Finnish Means "ray of light" in Finnish. SDS f Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements ss "god" and ds "goddess". SE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of SA SEACHNALL m Irish Irish form of SECUNDINUS SEAGHDH m Scottish Scottish form of SAGHDHA SEAMOUR m English Variant of SEYMOUR SEAMUS mf (no meaning found) SEAN m Irish, English Anglicized form of SEN SEANN m Irish Means "little wise person", derived from Irish sean "wise, old" combined with a diminutive suffix. SEANNA f English (Modern) Feminine form of SEN SEBASTIAAN m Dutch Dutch form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SEBASTIAN m English, German, Polish, Finnish, Romanian From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin. SEBASTIANA f Italian Italian feminine form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SEBASTIANO m Italian Italian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SEBASTIJAN m Slovene Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SEBASTIN m Spanish Spanish form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SEBASTJAN m Slovene Slovene form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SEBESTYN m Hungarian Hungarian form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN). SECHNALL m Irish Irish form of SECUNDINUS SECUNDINUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name derived from the praenomen SECUNDUS. SECUNDUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin. SEDRICK mf (no meaning found) SEEMA f Indian Variant of SIMA SEETA f Indian Variant of SITA SEETHA f Indian Variant of SITA SEFTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town in the rushes" in Old English. SEFU m African Means "sword" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic ??? (sayf). SEIJA f Finnish Derived from Finnish seijas meaning "tranquil, serene". SEKAI f African Means "be humourous" in Shona. SEKAR m Indian Means "crest, peak" in Sanskrit. SEKEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of ISAAC SELA f Biblical Means "rock" in Hebrew. SELAH f Biblical From a Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms. SELBY mf English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old English. SELENA f Spanish, Russian, Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of SELENE. SELENE f Greek Mythology, Greek, English Means "moon" in Greek. SELEUCUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Seleukos), of unknown meaning. SELIG m Yiddish Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish. SELIM m Turkish Turkish form of SALIM. SELIMA f English Possibly a feminine form of SELIM. SELINA f English Possibly a variant of SELENE or CLINE SELMA f English Short form of AN SELMER mf (no meaning found) SELVAGGIA f Italian Means "wild" in Italian. SELWYN m English Means "friend of the manor" from Old English sele "manor" and wine "friend". SEM m Dutch Dutch form of SHEM SEMELE f Greek Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly of Phrygian origin. SEMYON m Russian Russian form of SIMON SEN m Irish Irish form of JOHN SENAID f Scottish Scottish pet form of JOAN SENAN m Irish Anglicized form of SEANN SENCE f Old variant of SANCHIA SENDER m Yiddish Yiddish form of ALEXANDER SENDOA m Basque Means "strong" in Basque. SENECA m Ancient Roman From a Roman cognomen which meant "old" from Latin senectus. SENGA f Scottish Sometimes explained as an anagram of AGNES, but more likely derived from Gaelic seang "slender". SENJA f Finnish Finnish form of KSENIYA SENKA f Serbian Means "shadow" in Serbian. SENS f Old variant of SANCHIA SENTA f German Pet form of KRESZENTIA SEOC m Scottish Scottish Gaelic form of JACK SEOIRSE m Irish Irish form of GEORGE SEONA f Scottish Anglicized form of G or SENAID SEONAG f Scottish Scottish form of JOAN SEOSAMH m Irish Irish form of JOSEPH SEPI m Finnish Finnish pet form of SEBASTIAN SEPP m German German form of JOSEPH SEPPEL m German German pet form of JOSEPH SEPPO m Finnish, Finnish Mythology Derived from Finnish sepp "smith"; m Finnish Finnish pet form of SEBASTIAN SEPTEMBER f & m English Means "seventh month" in Latin. SEPTIMA f Ancient Roman, Spanish Feminine form of SEPTIMUS SEPTIMUS m Ancient Roman From a Roman name which meant "seventh" in Latin. SEQUOIA f English From the name of huge trees that grow in California. SERA f English Variant of SARAH or a short form of PHINA SERAFEIM m Greek Greek form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA). SERAFIM m Russian, Romanian Russian and Romanian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA). SERAFIMA f Russian Russian form of SERAPHINA SERAFIN m Polish Polish form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA). SERAFINA f Italian, Polish Italian and Polish form of SERAPHINA SERAFINO m Italian Italian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA). SERAPHINA f English, German Feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim which was Hebrew in origin and meant "fiery ones". SERAPHINE f French French form of SERAPHINA SERAS m Scottish Scottish form of GEORGE SEREN f Welsh Means "star" in Welsh. SERENA f English, Italian From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". SERENITY f English Means "serenity, calm" from the English word. SERGE m French French form of SERGIUS SERGEI m Russian, Bulgarian Variant transcription of SERGEY SERGEJ m Russian, Bulgarian Variant transcription of SERGEY SERGEY m Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of SERGIUS SERGHEI m Romanian Romanian (Moldovan) form of SERGEY SERGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of SERGIUS SERGIU m Romanian Romanian form of S SERGIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name, which possibly meant "servant" in Latin but is most likely of unknown Etruscan origin. SERGIUSZ m Polish Polish form of SERGIUS SERHAN m Turkish Derived from Turkish ser "head, top" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader". SERHAT m Turkish Means "frontier" in Turkish. SERHIY m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of SERGIUS SERIK m Kazakh Means "support" in Kazakh. SERINA f English Variant of SERENA SERKAN m Turkish Possibly means "blood head" in Turkish. SERRENA f English Variant of SERENA SERVIUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "to preserve" from Latin servo. SESAIDH m Scottish Scottish form of JOSEPH SESTO m Italian Italian form of SEXTUS SET m Egyptian Mythology Variant of H SETH m Biblical, English Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew; m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) From (Sethos), the Greek form of Egyptian Sutekh or Set, which possibly meant "pillar" or "dazzle". SETHUNYA f African Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana. SETI m Ancient Egyptian Means "of SETH " in Egyptian. SETSUKO f Japanese Means "festival child" in Japanese. SETTIMIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Septimius, which was derived from SEPTIMUS. SEUMAS m Scottish Scottish form of JAMES SEVAN f & m Armenian From the name of an Armenian lake, which is of unknown meaning. SEVASTIAN m Russian Russian form of SEBASTIAN SEVASTYAN m Russian Variant transcription of SEVASTIAN SEVDA f Turkish, Azerbaijani Means "love" in Turkish. SEVE m Spanish Spanish pet form of RIANO or RINO SEVERI m Finnish Finnish form of Severus (see SEVERO). SEVERIANO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO). SEVERIN m German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian form of Severinus (see O). SEVERINA f Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO). SEVERINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Severinus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO). SEVERO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Severus which meant "stern" in Latin. SEVERUS m Ancient Roman Original form of SEVERO SEWARD m English From a surname which was itself derived from an Old English personal name meaning "victory guard" from sige "victory" and weard "guard". SEWERYN m Polish Polish form of Severinus (see SEVERINO). SEWERYNA f Polish Polish form of SEVERINA SEXTUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "sixth" in Latin. SEYMOUR m English From a Norman surname which originally belonged to a person coming from the French town of Saint Maur (which means "Saint MAURUS"). SHABNAM f Iranian Means "dew" in Persian. SHACHAR f & m Jewish Means "dawn" in Hebrew. SHAD m Short form of RACH SHADI m Arabic Means "singer" in Arabic; f Iranian Means "happiness" in Persian. SHADIYA f Arabic Feminine form of SHADI SHADRACH m Biblical Means "command of Aku" in Babylonian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. SHADYA f Arabic Variant transcription of SHADIYA SHAE mf English Variant of SHAY , sometimes used as a feminine name. SHAELYN f English (Modern) Combination of SHAE and LYNN SHAFAQAT mf Arabic Means "compassion, pity" in Arabic. SHAFIQ m Arabic Means "compassionate" in Arabic. SHAFIQA f Arabic Feminine form of SHAFIQ SHAHAR f & m Jewish Variant of SHACHAR SHAHEEN m Iranian Means "peregrine falcon" in Persian. SHAHIN m Iranian Variant of SHAHEEN SHAHIRA f Arabic Means "renowned" in Arabic. SHAHJAHAN m Iranian Means "king of the world" from the Persian elements shah "king" and jahan "world". SHAHNAZ f Iranian, Arabic Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements shah "king" and naz "pride". SHAHPUR m Iranian Means "son of the king" in Persian. SHAHRAZAD f Iranian, Arabic Means "person of the city" from the Persian elements shahr "city" and zad "person". SHAHRIAR m Iranian Means "lord" in Persian. SHAHRIVAR m Iranian Means "desirable power" in Persian. SHAHRIZAD f Iranian, Arabic Variant of SHAHRAZAD SHAHROKH m Iranian Means "royal face" in Persian. SHAHRZAD f Iranian, Arabic Variant of SHAHRAZAD SHAHZAD m Iranian, Arabic Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian. SHAI m Jewish Means "gift" in Hebrew. SHAILAJA f Indian Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit. SHAINA f Yiddish Variant of SHAYNA SHAINDEL f Yiddish Pet form of SHAYNA SHAKEEL m Arabic Variant transcription of SHAKIL SHAKIL m Arabic Means "handsome" in Arabic. SHAKILA f Arabic Feminine form of SHAKIL SHAKIR m Arabic Means "thankful" in Arabic. SHAKIRA f Arabic Feminine form of SHAKIR SHAKTI f Indian Means "power" in Sanskrit. SHAKUNTALA f Indian Derived from Sanskrit sakunta meaning "bird". SHALOM m Jewish Means "peace" in Hebrew. SHALONDA mf (no meaning found) SHAM'A f Arabic Means "lamp" or "candle" in Arabic. SHAMAR mf (no meaning found) SHAMEKA mf (no meaning found) SHAMGAR m Biblical Possibly means "sword" in Hebrew. Shamgar was one of the Old Testament judges. SHAMIKA mf (no meaning found) SHAMIRA f Jewish Means "guardian, protector" in Hebrew. SHAMUS m Irish Anglicized form of SAMUS SHAN f English Anglicized form of SIAN SHANA f English Anglicized form of SIANI SHANDA mf (no meaning found) SHANDAR m Indian Means "proud" in Sanskrit. SHANE m Irish, English Anglicized form of SEN SHANELLE f English (Modern) Possibly an invented name, maybe a variant of CHANEL. SHANENE f English (Modern) Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ene. SHANI f & m Jewish Means "red" in Hebrew. SHANIA f English (Modern) Either a variant of SHAYNA or an elaborated form of SHAN. SHANICE f English (Modern) Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ice. SHANIKA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ka. SHANIQUA f English (Modern) Combination of the popular name elements Shan and qua. SHANITA mf (no meaning found) SHANIYA mf (no meaning found) SHANKAR m Indian Variant of A SHANKARA m Indian Derived from the Sanskrit elements sam "auspicious, lucky" and kara "making". SHANNA f English Short form of SHOH. SHANNAH f English Short form of SHO. SHANNAN mf (no meaning found) SHANNEN f & m English Variant of SHANNON SHANNON f & m English From the name of the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland. SHANON mf (no meaning found) SHANTA f Indian Means "pacified, calm" in Sanskrit. SHANTAE f English Pet form of CHANTAL SHANTANU m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "wholesome, calm" in Sanskrit. SHANTE mf (no meaning found) SHANTEL f English Variant of CHANTEL SHANTELL mf (no meaning found) SHANTELLE f English Variant of CHANTEL SHANTI f Indian Means "quiet, peace, tranquility" in Sanskrit. SHAQUILA f English Variant of SHAKILA SHAQUILLE m English Variant of SHAKIL SHARA mf (no meaning found) SHARALYN f English (Modern) Variant of CHERILYN SHARAR m Biblical Means "enemy" in Hebrew. SHAREEF m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of SHARIF SHAREN mf (no meaning found) SHARI f English Pet form of SHARON SHARIAH m Arabic Means "divine law, noble law" in Arabic. SHARIF m Arabic Means "eminent, virtuous" in Arabic. SHARIFA f Arabic Feminine form of SHARIF SHARISE f English (Modern) Variant of CERISE SHARLA f English Variant of CHARLA SHARLEEN f English Variant of CHARLENE SHARLENE f English Variant of CHARLENE SHARMA m Indian Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit. SHARMAINE f English Variant of CHARMAINE SHARMILA f Indian Means "protection, comfort, joy" in Sanskrit. SHARON f & m English, Biblical From an Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel. SHARONA f English Elaborated form of SHARON SHARONDA mf (no meaning found) SHARRON f English Variant of SHARON SHARYL f English (Modern) Variant of CHERYL SHARYN f English (Modern) Variant of SHARON SHASHI m Indian Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. SHASTA mf (no meaning found) SHAUN m English Anglicized form of SEN SHAUNA f English Feminine form of SHAUN SHAVONNE f Irish, English Anglicized form of SIOBHAN SHAW m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "forest, copse" in Old English; m Scottish Anglicized form of SEAGHDH SHAWANDA mf (no meaning found) SHAWN m English Anglicized form of SEN SHAWNA f English Feminine form of SHAWN SHAWNDA f English Perhaps an elaborated feminine form of SHAWN SHAWNEE f English Means "southern people" in the Algonquin language. SHAY m Irish Anglicized form of SAGHDHA; mf Jewish Variant of SHAI SHAYE mf English Variant of SHAI or SHEA SHAYLA f English (Modern) Variant of SHEILA SHAYLEE mf (no meaning found) SHAYLYN f English (Modern) Combination of SHAE and LYNN SHAYNA f Yiddish Means "beautiful" in Yiddish. SHAYNAH f Yiddish Variant of SHAYNA SHAYNE mf English Masculine variant or feminine form of SHANE SHAZI f Arabic Means "fragrant" in Arabic. SHEA m AGHDHA, sometimes used as a feminine name. SHEALTIEL m Biblical Means "I have asked of God" in Hebrew. SHEAMUS m Irish Anglicized form of SAMUS SHEARD m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "gap between hills" in Old English. SHEBA m Biblical Means "oath" in Hebrew. SHEELA f Indian Derived from Sanskrit sila meaning "character, conduct". SHEELAGH f English (Modern) Variant of SHEILA SHEENA f Scottish, English Anglicized form of SNE SHEENAGH f English (Modern) Variant of SHEENA SHEHERAZADE f Literature Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD SHEILA f Irish, English Anglicized form of SLE SHEINE f Yiddish Variant of SHAYNA SHEKHAR m Indian Variant of SEKAR SHEKINAH f Various From the Hebrew word ??????? (shekinah) which means "God's manifested glory" or "God's presence". SHELAGH f English Variant of SHEILA SHELBA mf (no meaning found) SHELBI mf (no meaning found) SHELBIE mf (no meaning found) SHELBY mf English Variant of SELBY SHELDON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley with steep sides" in Old English. SHELENA f Variant of SELENA SHELIA f Variant of SHEILA SHELL f & m English Short form of MICHELLE. SHELLEY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "clearing on a bank" in Old English. SHELLI mf (no meaning found) SHELLIE mf (no meaning found) SHELLY f & m English Variant of SHELLEY SHELTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English. SHELVA mf (no meaning found) SHEM m Biblical Means "name" in Hebrew. SHEMAR mf (no meaning found) SHEMER m Biblical Possibly means "preserved" in Hebrew. SHENA f Variant of SHEENA SHEONA f Perhaps an Anglicized form of SEONAG or SENAID. SHER m Iranian Means "lion" in Persian. SHERAGA m Jewish Means "light, candle" in Aramaic. SHERAH f Biblical Means "kinswoman" in Hebrew. SHEREE f English Variant of CHERIE SHEREEN f Iranian Variant of SHIRIN SHERI f English Variant of CHERIE SHERIDAN m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Siridein meaning "descendent of Siriden". SHERIE f English Variant of CHERIE SHERILL f English Variant of CHERYL SHERILYN f English Variant of CHERILYN SHERISSE f English Variant of CERISE SHERITA mf (no meaning found) SHERLEY f English Variant of SHIRLEY SHERLOCK m English Possibly derived from a Middle English nickname meaning "shear lock", referring to people with closely cut hair. SHERMAN m English From a surname meaning "shear man" in Old English, originally denoting a person who cut cloth. SHERON mf (no meaning found) SHERRI f English Variant of CHERIE SHERRIE f English Variant of CHERIE SHERRILL mf (no meaning found) SHERRON mf (no meaning found) SHERRY f English Variant of CHERIE influenced by the word sherry, a type of fortified wine. SHERRYL mf (no meaning found) SHERWIN mf (no meaning found) SHERWOOD m English From an English place name (or from a surname which was derived from it) meaning "bright forest". SHERYL f English Variant of CHERYL SHERYLL f English (Modern) Variant of CHERYL SHEVAUN f Irish, English Anglicized form of SIOBHAN SHEVON f Irish, English Anglicized form of SIOBHAN SHICHIRO m Japanese Means "seventh son" in Japanese. SHIDEH f Iranian Means "bright" in Persian. SHIELA mf (no meaning found) SHIFRA f Jewish Variant of SHIPHRAH SHIHAB m Arabic Means "shooting star, meteor" in Arabic. SHIKOBA mf Native American Means "feather" in Choctaw. SHILOH m English Means "he who is to be sent" in Hebrew. SHIMMEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of SIMON SHIMON m Jewish Hebrew form of SIMON SHIMSHON m Jewish Hebrew form of SAMSON SHIN m Korean Means "faith" or "trust" in Korean; m Japanese Means "true" in Japanese. SHINJU f Japanese Means "pearl" in Japanese. SHINOBU f Japanese Means "to endure" in Japanese. SHIORI f Japanese Means "woven violet item" or "woven poem"in Japanese. SHIPHRAH f Biblical, Jewish Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. SHIR f & m Jewish Means "song" in Hebrew. SHIRA f Jewish Means "poetry" or "singing" in Hebrew. SHIREEN f Iranian Variant of SHIRIN SHIRI f Jewish Means "my song" in Hebrew. SHIRIN f Iranian Means "sweet" in Persian. SHIRLEE f English Variant of SHIRLEY SHIRLENE mf (no meaning found) SHIRLEY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. SHIRO m Japanese Means "fourth son" in Japanese. SHIRRAL f ? Meaning unknown. SHIVA m Indian, Hindu Mythology Derived from Sanskrit siva meaning "benign". SHIVALI f Indian Means "beloved of SHIVA" in Sanskrit. SHIZUKA f Japanese Means "quiet" in Japanese. SHLOMO m Jewish Hebrew form of SOLOMON SHMUEL m Jewish Original Hebrew form of SAMUEL SHO m Japanese Means either "thriving" or "brilliant" in Japanese. SHOBHA f Indian Derived from Sanskrit sobha meaning "brilliance". SHOHREH f Iranian Means "famous" in Persian. SHOKUFEH f Iranian Means "blossom" in Persian. SHOLTO m Scottish Anglicized form of SOLTACH SHON mf (no meaning found) SHONA f Scottish Anglicized form of SEONAG or SENAID. SHONDA f English (Modern) Variant of SHAWNDA SHONNA mf (no meaning found) SHOSHANA f Jewish Variant of SHOSHANNAH SHOSHANNAH f Jewish Hebrew form of SUSANNA SHPRINTZA f Yiddish Yiddish form of ESPERANZA SHPRINTZE f Yiddish Yiddish form of ESPERANZA SHPRINTZEL f Yiddish Yiddish pet form of ESPERANZA SHQIPE f Albanian Means "eagle" in Albanian. SHRAGA m Jewish Variant of SHERAGA SHRESTH m Indian Means "most suitable" in Sanskrit. SHREYA f Indian Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. SHRIPATI m Indian Means "husband of Sri" from the name of the Hindu goddess SRI combined with Sanskrit pati "husband, lord". SHUG m Scottish Scottish pet form of HUGH SHUI mf Chinese Means "water" in Chinese. SHUKRI m Arabic Means "thanking" in Arabic. SHUKRIYA f Arabic Feminine form of SHUKRI SHULA f Arabic Means "flame" in Arabic. SHULAMIT f Jewish Variant of SHULAMMITE SHULAMITH f Jewish Variant of SHULAMMITE SHULAMMITE f Jewish, Biblical Derived from Hebrew ??????? (shalom) "peace". SHUN f Chinese Means "smooth" in Chinese. SHURA f & m Russian Russian pet form of ALEKSANDRA or ALEKSANDR SHYAM m Indian, Hindu Mythology Derived from Sanskrit syama meaning "dark, black, blue". SHYAMA f Indian, Hindu Mythology Feminine form of SHYAM. SHYAMAL m Indian, Hindu Mythology Variant of SHYAM SHYAMALA f Indian, Hindu Mythology Variant of SHYAMA SHYANN mf (no meaning found) SHYANNE mf (no meaning found) SHYLA f English (Modern) Variant of SHEILA SIAN f Welsh Welsh form of JEANNE SIANA f Welsh Pet form of SIAN SIANI f Welsh Pet form of SIAN SIARL m Welsh Welsh form of CHARLES SIAVUSH m Iranian Means "possessing black stallions" in Persian. SIB m Indian Northern Indian form of SHIVA SIBAL f Irish Irish form of ISABEL SIBILLA f English Variant of SIBYLLA SIBONAKALISO f African Means "sign" in Zulu. SIBYL f English From Greek (Sibylla), meaning "prophetess, sibyl". SIBYLLA f Greek, German, Swedish Greek and Latinate form of SIBYL SIBYLLE f German, French German and French form of SIBYL SID m English Short form of NEY SIDDHARTA m Indian Variant of SIDDHARTHA SIDDHARTHA m Indian Means "accomplished goal", derived from Sanskrit siddha "accomplished" and artha "goal". SIDNEY mf English Either from a French place name which was a contraction of "Saint DENIS", or from an Old English surname which meant "wide island". SIDONIE f French French feminine form of SIDONIUS SIDONIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which meant "of Sidon" in Latin. SIDONY f English Feminine form of SIDONIUS SIEFFRE m Welsh Welsh form of GEOFFREY SIEGBERT m German Derived from the Germanic elements sige "victory" and beraht "bright". SIEGFRIED m German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements sige "victory" and frid "peace". SIEGHARD m German Derived from the Germanic elements sige "victory" and hard "brave, hardy". SIEGHILD f Derived from the Germanic elements sige "victory" and hild "battle". SIEGLINDE f German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements sige "victory" and linde "gentle, soft". SIEGMUND m German German variant of SIGMUND SIEMEN m Dutch, Frisian Dutch and Frisian form of SIMON SIENA f From the name of the city in Italy. SIENNA f Variant of SIENA SIERRA f English Means "mountain range" in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks. SIEUWERD m Dutch Dutch form of SIGURD SIF f Norse Mythology Variant of SIV SIGAL f Jewish Means "violet" or "treasure" in Hebrew. SIGEBERHT m Anglo-Saxon Means "bright victory", derived from Old English sige "victory" and beorht "bright". SIGFRID m Swedish Swedish form of SIEGFRIED SIGI mf German Pet form of SIEGFRIED, SIEGLINDE and other Germanic beginning with the element sige which means "victory". SIGISMUND m German Extended form of SIGMUND. SIGISWALD m German Derived from an extended form of the Germanic element sige "victory" combined with wald "rule". SIGMUND m German, Scandinavian, English Derived from the Germanic elements sige "victory" and mund "protector" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and mundr "protector"). SIGNE f Scandinavian Variant of SIGNY SIGNY f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology From the Old Norse name Sign, which was derived from the element sigr "victory" combined with n "new". SIGRID f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name Sigrr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and frr "beautiful, fair". SIGRN f Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rn "secret". SIGRUN f Scandinavian Modern form of SIGRN SIGURD m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology From the Old Norse name Sigurr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and vrr "guardian". SIGVARD m Swedish Swedish form of SIGURD SIIRI f Finnish Finnish short form of SIGRID SIKKE m Frisian Frisian pet form of Germanic beginning with the element sige which means "victory". SILAS m English, Greek, Biblical Short form of SILVANUS. SILJA f Finnish Finnish form of CECILIA SILJE f Norwegian, Danish Norwegian and Danish form of SILJA SILKE f German German pet form of CELIA SILVA f Bulgarian Short form of SILVIYA SILVANA f Italian Italian feminine form of SILVANUS SILVANO m Italian Italian form of SILVANUS SILVANUS m Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". SILVER mf English Means simply "silver" from the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor. SILVESTER m English, German, Slovene From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest". SILVESTRA f English, Italian Feminine form of SILVESTER SILVESTRE m Spanish Spanish form of SILVESTER SILVESTRO m Italian Italian form of SILVESTER SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO). SILVIJA f Croatian Croatian form of SILVIA SILVIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Silvius which was derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". SILVIU m Romanian Romanian form of Silvius (see SILVIO). SILVIYA f Bulgarian Bulgarian form of SILVIA SIM mf (no meaning found) SIMA f Indian Means "boundary, limit" in Sanskrit. SIMBA m African Means "lion" in Swahili. SIMCHA f & m Jewish Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew. SIMEN m Norwegian Norwegian variant of SIMON SIMEON m Biblical, Bulgarian From the Hebrew name ????????? (Shim'on) (see SIMON). SIMGE f Turkish Means "symbol" in Turkish. SIMIN f Iranian Means "silvery" in Persian. SIMISOLA f Yoruba Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba. SIMO m Finnish Finnish form of N; m Portuguese Portuguese form of N SIMON m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Biblical From the Greek form of the Hebrew name ????????? (Shim'on) which meant "hearkening" or "listening". SIMONA f Italian, Czech, Romanian, Slovene Feminine form of SIMON SIMONE f French French feminine form of SIMON; m Italian Italian form of SIMON SIMONETTA f Italian Pet form of SIMONA SIMONETTE f English Pet form of SIMONE SIMONIDES m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (simos) "flat-nosed" and (eidos) "kind, type". SIN m Welsh Welsh form of JOHN, via Old French Jean. SINAD f Irish Irish form of JEANNETTE SINCERE mf (no meaning found) SINCLAIR m English From a surname which was derived from a Norman French place name meaning "saint CLAIRE". SINDRE m Norwegian Norwegian form of SINDRI SINDRI m Norse Mythology, Icelandic Possibly means either "small, trivial" or else "sparkling" in Old Norse. SINDY f English (Modern) Variant of CINDY SINGH m Indian (Sikh) Means "lion" in Punjabi. SINI f Finnish Means "blue" in Finnish. SINIKKA f Finnish Elaborated form of SINI SINJIN m English Variant of the name St. SIOBHAN f Irish Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of JEANNE. SIOFRA f Irish Perhaps means "elf" in Irish Gaelic. SIONED f Welsh Welsh form of JANET SIORS m Welsh Welsh form of GEORGE SIORUS m Welsh Welsh form of GEORGE SIOTHRN m Irish Irish form of GEOFFREY SIPHO m African Means "gift" in Xhosa. SIR m Welsh Welsh form of GEORGE SIRAN f Armenian Means "lovely" in Armenian. SIRI f Scandinavian Short form of SIGRID SIRIUS m Astronomy The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek (seirios) "burning". SIRPA f Finnish Derived from Finnish sirpale "small piece, fragment". SIRVART f Armenian Means "love rose" in Armenian. SISEL f Yiddish Means "sweet" in Yiddish. SISKO f Finnish Means "sister" in Finnish. SISSIE f English Pet form of CECILIA SISSINNGUAQ f Native American Means "squirrel" in Greenlandic. SISSY f English Pet form of CECILIA SISTER mf (no meaning found) SISU mf Finnish Means "willpower, determination, strength" in Finnish. SITA f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "furrow" in Sanskrit. SITARA f Indian Means "star" in Sanskrit. SITHEMBILE f & m African Means "we trust" in Zulu. SIV f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology Means "bride" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology Siv was the wife of Thor. SIVE f Irish Anglicized form of SADHBH SIWAN f Welsh Welsh form of JOAN SIXTO mf (no meaning found) SIZWE m African Means "nation" in Xhosa. SJAAK m Dutch Pet form of JACOB SJEF m Dutch Dutch pet form of JOZEF SJOERD m Frisian, Dutch Frisian form of SIGURD SJORS m Dutch Dutch pet form of GEORGE SJURD m Norwegian Norwegian form of SIGURD SKAI f Norse Mythology Possibly means "damage" in Old Norse. SKAR m Icelandic Icelandic form of OSCAR SKULD f Norse Mythology Means "future" in Old Norse. SKY f & m English Simply means "sky" from the English word, which was derived from Old Norse sky "cloud". SKYE f & m English Variant of SKY or from the name of the island off the west coast of Scotland. SKYLA mf (no meaning found) SKYLAR mf English From the Dutch surname Schuyler which means "scholar". SKYLER mf English Variant of SKYLAR SLADE m English From a surname which meant "valley" in Old English. SLAVA mf Russian, Slovene Short form of Slavic beginning with the element slav "glory". SLAVICA f Serbian Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory". SLAVKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Derived from Slavic slav meaning "glory". SLAVOMR m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of S?AWOMIR SLE f Irish Irish form of CECILIA SLEAS f Scottish Scottish form of CECILIA SLEIMAN m Turkish Variant of SLEYMAN SLEYMAN m Turkish Turkish form of SOLOMON. SLINE f Irish Means "health" in Irish Gaelic; f Scottish Scottish form of SLOAN f & m English Variant of E SLOANE f n, composed of Irish sluaghadh "raid" combined with a diminutive suffix. SLOBODAN m Serbian, Macedonian From a south Slavic word meaning "freedom". SLY m English Short form of SILVESTER. SMADAR f Jewish Means "blossom" in Hebrew. SMITH m English From a common surname meaning "blacksmith", derived from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit". SMUEL m Hungarian Hungarian form of SAMUEL SMUND m Norwegian, Danish From the Old Norse name smundr, cognate of O. SNDOR m Hungarian Hungarian form of ALEXANDER SNE f Irish Irish form of JEANNE; f Scottish Scottish form of JEANNE SNE?ANA f Serbian Serbian cognate of SNJEZANA SNEAG f Scottish Scottish form of JEANNETTE SNEZHANA f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian cognate of SNJEZANA SNJEZANA f Croatian Derived from Croatian snjeg "snow" and zena "woman". SNORRE m Norwegian Norwegian form of SNORRI SNORRI m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught". SOBIES?AW m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "usurp glory". SOBIES?AWA f Polish Polish feminine form of SOBIES?AW SOCORRO f Spanish Means "succour, help, relief" in Spanish. SOCRATES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Sokrates), which was derived from (sos) "whole, unwounded, safe" and (kratos) "power". SOFA f Spanish Spanish form of SOPHIA SOFIA f Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Finnish Variant of SOPHIA SOFIE f German, Danish, Dutch Variant of SOPHIE SOFIJA f Serbian, Croatian Serbian and Croatian form of SOPHIA SOFIYA f Russian, Ukrainian Russian and Ukrainian form of SOPHIA SOFRONIO m Spanish Spanish form of SOPHRONIUS SOFYA f Russian Russian form of SOPHIA SOHAIL m Indian Urdu form of SUHAIL SOHRAB m Iranian Means "illustrious, shining" in Persian. SOHVI f Finnish Finnish form of SOPHIA SOINI m Finnish Finnish form of SVEN SOL f Spanish, Portuguese Means "the sun" in Spanish or Portuguese; m Jewish Short form of OMON SOLANGE f French French form of the Late Latin name Sollemnia, which was derived from Latin sollemnis "religious". SOLEDAD f Spanish Means "solitude" in Spanish. SOLEIL f English Means "sun" in French. SOLLY m Jewish Pet form of SOLOMON SOLNE f French Variant of SOLANGE SOLOMON m Biblical, English From the Hebrew name ???????? (Shelomoh) which was derived from Hebrew ??????? (shalom) "peace". SOLON m Ancient Greek Means "wisdom" in Greek. SOLTACH m Scottish Means "sower" in Scottish Gaelic. SOLVEIG f Norwegian Derived from the Old Norse elements salr "house" and veig "strength". SOLVEJ f Danish Danish form of SOLVEIG SOLVIG f Swedish Swedish form of SOLVEIG SOMERLED m Scottish Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Somarlir meaning "summer traveller". SOMHA f Irish Variant of STHMAITH SOMHAIRLE m Scottish, Irish Gaelic form of Somarlir (see SOMERLED). SOMMER f English (Modern) Variant of SUMMER, coinciding with the German word for summer. SONAL f Indian Means "golden" in Sanskrit. SONDRA f English (Modern) Variant of SANDRA SONER m Turkish Means "last man" in Turkish. SONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian Variant of SONYA SONJA f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene form of SONYA SONJE f German German variant of SONJA SONNIE mf English Variant of SONNY SONNY mf English From the nickname which is commonly used to denote a young person. SONYA f Russian, English Russian pet form of SOPHIA SOPHEAP f & m Khmer Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer. SOPHIA f English, Greek, German, Italian, Ancient Greek Means "wisdom" in Greek. SOPHIE f French, English, German French form of SOPHIA SOPHOCLES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek (sophos) "skilled, clever" and (kleos) "glory". SOPHRONIA f English, Ancient Greek Feminine form of SOPHRONIUS SOPHRONIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Sophronios), which was derived from Greek (sophron) "self-controlled, sensible". SOPHUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Sophos) which meant "skilled, clever". SOPHY f English Either a variant of SOPHIE or a short form of SOPHRONIA. SORA f Japanese Means "sky" in Japanese. SORAYA f Arabic Variant transcription of THURAYYA SORCHA f Irish, Scottish Means "radiant" in Gaelic. SORIN m Romanian Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning "sun". SORINA f Romanian Feminine form of SORIN SORLEY m Scottish, Irish Anglicized form of SOMHAIRLE SORNE f Basque Means "conception" in Basque. SORREL f English From the name of the sour tasting plant, which may ultimately derive from Germanic sur "sour". SOSIGENES m Ancient Greek Means "born safely" from Greek (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" and (genes) "born". SOSIMO m Spanish Spanish form of ZOSIMUS SOSTRATE f Ancient Greek Means "safe army" from Greek (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" and (stratos) "army". SOTIRIA f Greek Feminine form of SOTIRIS SOTIRIOS m Greek Variant of SOTIRIS SOTIRIS m Greek Derived from Greek (soteria) meaning "salvation". SPARROW mf English Means simply "sparrow" from the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa. SPARTACUS m History Means "from the city of Sparta" in Latin. SPAS m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ?????? (spasen) meaning "saved". SPENCER m English From a surname which meant "dispenser of provisions" in Old French. SPENSER mf (no meaning found) SPIKE m English From a nickname which may have originally been given to a person with spikey hair. SPIRIDON m Greek, Russian Variant transcription of SPYRIDON SPIRIT f English Means simply "spirit" from the English word, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath", a derivative of spirare "to blow". SPIRO m Greek Variant of SPYRO SPIROS m Greek Variant of SPYROS SPRING f English Means simply "spring" from the name of the season, ultimately from Old English springan "to leap, to burst forth". SPRITA f Esperanto Means "witty" in Esperanto. SPURIUS m Ancient Roman An old Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "of illegitimate birth" in Latin. SPYRIDON m Greek, Russian Greek name deriving from Latin spiritus "spirit". SPYRIDOULA f Greek Feminine form of SPYRIDON SPYRO m Greek Short form of SPYRIDON SPYROS m Greek Short form of SPYRIDON SRA f Hungarian Hungarian form of SARAH SRAPHIN m French French form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA). SRE?KO m Slovene Derived from Slovene sre?a meaning "luck". SRECKO m Croatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian cognate of SRE?KO SREN m Danish, Norwegian Danish form of SEVERINO; m Swedish, German Swedish and German form of SRI f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of SARAH; f Indian Means "light, beauty" in Sanskrit. SRIKA f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of SARAH SROEL m Yiddish Yiddish form of ISRAEL SSANYU f African Means "joy" in Luganda. STAAS m Dutch Dutch pet form of ANASTASIUS STACEE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of STACEY STACEY f & m English Short form of ANASTASIA or EUSTACE STACI f English (Modern) Feminine variant of STACEY STACIA f English Short form of ANASTASIA or EU STACIE f English Feminine variant of STACEY STACY f & m English Variant of STACEY STAFFAN m Swedish Swedish form of STEPHEN STAFFORD m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "landing-place ford" in Old English. STAMATIA f Greek Feminine form of STAMATIOS STAMATIOS m Greek Derived from medieval Greek (stamato) meaning "stop". STAMATIS m Greek Variant of STAMATIOS STAN m English Short form of LEY STANFORD m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stone ford" in Old English. STANIMIR m Russian, Bulgarian Means "peaceful government" from the Slavic elements stan "governement" and mir "peace". STANIS?AW m Polish Polish form of STANISLAV. STANIS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of STANIS?AW STANISLAS m History Latinized form of STANISLAV STANISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian Means "camp glory" or "government glory" from the Slavic elements stan meaning "government" or "camp" combined with slav "glory". STANISLAVA f Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian Feminine form of STANISLAV STANKA f Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian Feminine pet form of STANISLAV STANKO m Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian Pet form of STANISLAV STANLEY m English From a surname meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. STANTON mf (no meaning found) STAR f English Means simply "star" from the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra. STARLA f English Elaborated form of STAR STAS m Russian Russian pet form of STANISLAV or ANA STASIA mf (no meaning found) STASYA f Russian Pet form of ANASTASIYA STATHIS m Greek Short form of EUSTATHIOS STAVROS m Greek Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion. STE m English Short form of PHEN STEAFAN m Scottish Scottish form of STEPHEN STEAPHAN m Scottish Scottish form of STEPHEN STEEN m Danish Danish cognate of STEN STEENIE m Scottish Scottish pet form of STEPHEN STEF f & m English Short form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE STEFAN m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ?TEFAN STEFANA f Dutch Dutch feminine form of STEPHEN STEFANI mf (no meaning found) STEFANIA f Italian, Polish, Romanian Italian, Polish and Romanian feminine form of STEPHEN STEFANIE f German, Dutch, English Variant of STEPHANIE STEFANO m Italian Italian form of STEPHEN STEFANOS m Greek Greek form of STEPHEN STEFANS m Latvian Latvian form of STEPHEN STEFANUS m Dutch Dutch form of STEPHEN STEFCIA f Polish Pet form of STEFANIA STEFFAN m Welsh Welsh form of STEPHEN STEFFEN m German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch Low German form of STEPHEN STEFFIE f Pet form of STEPHANIE STEIN m Norwegian Norwegian cognate of STEN STELA f Romanian Derived from Latin stella meaning "star". STELARA f Esperanto Means "like a constellation" in Esperanto. STELIAN m Romanian Romanian form of STYLIANOS STELIOS m Greek Variant of STYLIANOS STELLA f English Medieval name meaning "star", derived from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary stella maris, meaning "star of the sea". STELLAN m Swedish Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling "calm". STEN m Swedish Derived from Old Norse steinn meaning "stone". STEPAN m Russian Russian form of STEPHEN STEPH f & m English Short form of EN or ANIE STEPHAN m German German form of STEPHEN STEPHANI f English (Modern) Feminine form of STEPHEN STEPHANIA f English Feminine form of STEPHEN STEPHANIE f English, German Feminine form of STEPHEN STEPHANOS m Ancient Greek, Greek Ancient and modern Greek form of STEPHEN STEPHANY f English Feminine form of STEPHEN STEPHEN m English, Biblical From the Greek name (Stephanos) meaning "crown". STEPHENIE mf (no meaning found) STEPHON mf (no meaning found) STEPONAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of STEPHEN STEREN f Cornish Means "star" in Cornish. STERLING m English Means "little star" in Middle English, taken from the name of the emblem that some Norman coins bore. STERRE f Dutch Derived from Dutch ster meaning "star". STETSON mf (no meaning found) STEVAN m Serbian Serbian form of STEPHEN STEVE m English Short form of N STEVEN m English Usual English form of STEPHEN. STEVIE f & m English Pet form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE STEW m English Short form of ART STEWART m English From an occupational surname originally belong to a person who was a steward. STGANDR m Ancient Scandinavian Means "wanderer" in Old Norse. STHMAITH f Irish Means "good peace" from Irish sth "peace" and maith "good". STIAN m Scandinavian Modern form of STGANDR STIG m Scandinavian From Stgr, a short form of STGANDR STIINA f Finnish Finnish short form of CHRISTINA STIJN m Dutch Short form of CONSTANTIJN or AUGU STINA f Scandinavian Scandinavian short form of CHRI STIOFN m Irish Irish form of STEPHEN STIRLING m English Variant of STERLING STJEPAN m Croatian Croatian form of STEPHEN STOJAN m Macedonian Macedonian form of STOYAN STONE mf (no meaning found) STONEY mf (no meaning found) STORM mf English Means simply "storm" from the English word (ultimately from Old English). STORMY mf (no meaning found) STOYAN m Bulgarian Dervied from Bulgarian ???? (stoya) "to stand, to stay". STOYANKA f Bulgarian Feminine form of STOYAN STPHANE m French French form of STEPHEN STPHANIE f French French feminine form of STEPHEN STRATON m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (stratos) meaning "army". STRIBOG m Slavic Mythology Possibly means "flowing god" in Slavic. STRR f Ancient Scandinavian Derived from the Old Norse elements ss "god" and frr "beautiful". STU m English Short form of ART STUART m English, Scottish From a surname which was a variant of STEWART. STURE m Swedish Derived from Old Norse stura "to be contrary". STYLIANOS m Greek Derived from Greek (stylos) meaning "pillar". SU f Turkish Means "water" in Turkish; f English Short form of SANNA SUBHASH m Indian Means "eloquent", derived from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with bhasa "speech". SUBIRA f African Means "patience" in Swahili. SUDARSHANA m Indian Means "beautiful" in Sanskrit. SUDHIR m Indian Derived from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with dhira "wise". SUDIE mf (no meaning found) SUE f English Short form of SUSANNA SUELLEN f English Contraction of SUSAN and ELINOR. SUHA f Arabic Means "forgotten, overlooked" in Arabic. SUHAIL m Arabic Variant transcription of SUHAYL SUHAYL m Arabic From the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the western world as Canopus. SUIBHNE m Irish, Scottish Means "well-going" in Gaelic. SUIBNE m Irish Variant of SUIBHNE SUKHON f Thai Means "pleasant smell" in Thai. SUKIE f English Pet form of SUSANNA SULABHA f Indian Means "easy, simple, natural" in Sanskrit. SULAIMAN m Arabic, Indian Variant transcription of SULAYMAN SULAYMAN m Arabic Arabic cognate of SLEYMAN SULIS?AW m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "better fame". SULLIVAN m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Sileabhin meaning "descendent of Sileabhn". SULO m Finnish Means "charm, grace" in Finnish. SULTAN m Arabic Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. SULTANA f Arabic Feminine form of SULTAN SUMAN m Indian Means "well-disposed, good mind", derived from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" and manas "mind". SUMANTRA m Indian Means "good advice" from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with mantra "advice". SUMATI f & m Indian Means "wise", derived from Sanskrit su "good" and mati "advice". SUMAYYA f Arabic Means "high above" in Arabic. This was the name of the first martyr for Islam. SUMIKO f Japanese Means "permanent child" in Japanese. SUMMANUS m Roman Mythology Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning". SUMMER f English Simply means "summer" from the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. SUMNER mf (no meaning found) SUNAN m Thai Means "good word" in Thai. SUNDAR m Indian Variant of SUNDER SUNDARA m Indian Variant of SUNDER SUNDAY f English From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dg "day". SUNDER m Indian Derived from Sanskrit sundara meaning "beautiful". SUNIL m Indian Means "very blue" from Sanskrit su "very" combined with nila "dark blue". SUNITA f Indian Means "well conducted", derived from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with nita "conducted". SUNITHA f Indian Variant of SUNITA SUNITI f Indian Means "good conduct" from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with niti "conduct". SUNNIVA f Norwegian Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". SUNNY mf English Means "sunny, cheerful" from the English word. SUNSHINE f English Means simply "sunshine" from the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine". SUOMA f Finnish Derived from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland". SURAJ m Indian Means "the sun" in Sanskrit. SURAYA f Arabic Variant transcription of THURAYYA SURAYYA f Arabic Variant transcription of THURAYYA SURENDRA m Indian Means "Indra is god" from Sanskrit sura "god" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA. SURESH m Indian Means "ruler of the gods" from Sanskrit sura "god" and isa "ruler". SURINDER m Indian (Sikh) Variant of SURENDRA SURYA m Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "sun" in Sanskrit. SUSAN f English Short form of NA. SUSANA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SUSANNA SUSANITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of SUSANNA SUSANN f German, Swedish German and Swedish variant of A SUSANNA f English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, Biblical From (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ??????????? (Shoshannah). SUSANNAH f English, Biblical (Variant) Form of SUSANNA found in some versions of the Old Testament. SUSANNE f German, Scandinavian German form of SUSANNA SUSE f German German short form of SUSANNA SUSHEELA f Indian Feminine form of SUSHIL SUSHIL m Indian Means "good conduct", derived from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with sila "conduct". SUSHILA f Indian Feminine form of SUSHIL. SUSIE f English Pet form of SUSANNA SUSUMU m Japanese Means "advancement" in Japanese. SUVI f Finnish Means "summer" in Finnish. SUZAN f English Variant of SUSAN SUZANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Portuguese (Brazilian) Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Portuguese form of SUSAN SUZANN mf (no meaning found) SUZANNA f English Variant of SUSANNA SUZANNE f French French form of SUSANNA SUZETTE f French French pet form of SUSANNA SUZIE f English Pet form of SUSANNA SUZU f Japanese Means "bell" in Japanese. SUZUME f Japanese Means "sparrow" in Japanese. SUZY f English Pet form of SUSANNA SV?TLANA f Czech Czech form of SVETLANA SVAJONE f Lithuanian Means "dream" in Lithuanian. SVANA f Icelandic Short form of SVANHILDUR SVANHILD f Norwegian Scandinavian cognate of SWANHILDA. SVANHILDUR f Icelandic Icelandic cognate of SWANHILDA SVAROG m Slavic Mythology Derived from Slavic svar "bright, clear". SVEA f Swedish Means "Sweden" in Swedish. SVEIN m Norwegian Norwegian variant of SVEN SVEN m Swedish, German From the Old Norse name Sveinn which meant "boy". SVEND m Danish Danish variant of SVEN SVENJA f German German feminine form of SVEN. SVERIN m French French form of Severinus (see SEVERINO). SVERRE m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Sverrir which meant "wild, swinging, spinning". SVETA f Russian Short form of SVETLANA SVETLANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian Derived from Slavic svet meaning "light". SVJETLANA f Croatian Croatian form of SVETLANA SVRE m French French form of Severus (see SEVERO). SVRINE f French French feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO). SVYATOPOLK m Russian Means "blessed people" from the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and polk "people". SVYATOSLAV m Russian Derived from the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and slav "glory". SWANHILD f German Variant of A SWANHILDA f German Derived from the Germanic elements swan and hild "battle". SWANHILDE f German Variant of SWANHILDA SWAPAN m Indian Derived from Sanskrit svapna "dream, sleep". SWAPNIL m Indian Means "dreamlike" in Sanskrit. SWARAN m Indian Means "good colour" or "golden" from the Sanskrit prefix su "good" combined with varna "colour". SWARNA f Indian Feminine form of SWARAN SWEENEY m Irish, Scottish Anglicized form of SUIBHNE SWITHIN m Derived from Old English swith meaning "strong". SWITHUN m Variant of SWITHIN SYBELLA f English Variant of SIBYLLA SYBIL f English Early variant of SIBYL SYBILLA f English, German Latinate form of SIBYL SYBILLE f German, French German and French form of SIBYL SYBLE mf (no meaning found) SYD m English Short form of SIDNEY SYDNE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of SIDNEY SYDNEE mf (no meaning found) SYDNEY f & m English Variant of SIDNEY. SYDNI mf (no meaning found) SYDNIE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of SIDNEY SYED mf (no meaning found) SYLVAIN m French French form of SILVANUS SYLVAINE f French French feminine form of SILVANUS SYLVAN mf (no meaning found) SYLVANA f English Variant of SILVANA SYLVESTER m English Variant of SILVESTER. SYLVESTRE m French French form of SILVESTER SYLVI f Finnish Finnish form of SILVIA SYLVIA f English, Scandinavian, German Variant of SILVIA SYLVIANE f French Variant of SYLVAINE SYLVIANNE f French Variant of SYLVAINE SYLVIE f French French form of SILVIA SYLWESTER m Polish Polish form of SILVESTER SYLWIA f Polish Polish form of SILVIA SYMON m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of SIMON SYMPHONY f English Simply means "symphony" from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek (symphonos) "concordant in sound". SYNNVE f Norwegian Variant of SUNNIVA SYNTYCHE f Biblical, Ancient Greek Ancient Greek name meaning "common fate". SYUZANNA f Russian Russian variant of SUSANNA SZABOLCS m Hungarian Meaning unknown. This is the name of a region in Hungary. SZCZ?SNY m Polish Means "lucky, successful, happy" in Polish, a vernacular form of FELIX. SZCZEPAN m Polish Polish form of STEPHEN SZILRD m Hungarian Means "solid, firm" in Hungarian, also used as a Hungarian vernacular form of CONSTANTINE. SZILVESZTER m Hungarian Hungarian form of SILVESTER SZILVIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of SILVIA SZYMON m Polish Polish form of SIMON T mf (no meaning found) TA?NA f Czech Czech form of TATIANA TAAVETTI m Finnish Finnish form of DAVID TAAVI m Finnish Finnish form of DAVID TABASSUM mf Arabic Means "smiling" in Arabic. TABATHA f English Variant of TABITHA TABBY f English Pet form of TABITHA TABEA f German German short form of TABITHA TABITHA f English, Biblical Means "gazelle" in Aramaic. TACEY f English Derived from Latin tace meaning "be silent". TACITA f Ancient Roman, English Feminine form of TACITUS TACITO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TACITUS TACITUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen which meant "silent, mute" in Latin. TAD m English Short form of THADDEUS TADDEO m Italian Italian form of THADDEUS TADEJ m Slovene Slovene form of THADDEUS TADEO m Spanish Spanish form of THADDEUS TADEU m Portuguese Portuguese form of THADDEUS TADEUSZ m Polish Polish form of THADDEUS TADG m Irish, Scottish Variant of TADHG TADHG m Irish, Scottish Means "poet" in Irish. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht. TAEGAN mf Perhaps either a variant of TEAGAN (masculine) or a form of TEGWEN (feminine). TAFADZWA mf African Means "we are pleased" in Shona. TAFARI m African Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic. TAFFY m Welsh Pet form of DAFYDD TAHIR m Arabic Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic. TAHIRA f Arabic Feminine form of TAHIR TAHLIA f Jewish Variant of TALIA TAHMID m Arabic Means "praising" in Arabic. TAHNEE f English (Modern) Variant of TAWNY TAHVO m Finnish Finnish form of STEPHEN TAI mf Chinese Means "very big" in Chinese. TAIKA f Finnish Means "magic, spell" in Finnish. TAIKI m Japanese Means "large radiance" in Japanese. TAIMI f Finnish Means "sapling, young tree" in Finnish. TAINA f Finnish Finnish short form of TATIANA TAISTO m Finnish Means "battle" in Finnish. TAJUANA f English (Modern) Combination of the prefix Ta with the name JUANA. TAKAHIRO m Japanese Means "valuable and great" in Japanese. TAKAKO f Japanese Means "lofty child" in Japanese. TAKARA f Japanese Means "treasure" in Japanese. TAKASHI m Japanese Means "eminence" in Japanese. TAKEHIKO m Japanese Means either "bamboo prince" or "soldier prince" in Japanese. TAKESHI m Japanese Means either "bamboo tree" or "brave" in Japanese. TAKIS m Greek Short form of PANAGIO TAKOUHI f Armenian Means "queen" in Armenian. TAKUMI m Japanese Means "artisan" in Japanese. TAL mf Jewish Derived from Hebrew ??? (tal) meaning "dew". TALBOT m English From a surname which was perhaps derived from a Germanic first name meaning "valley offer". TALETTA f Variant of TALITHA TALFRYN m Welsh From a Welsh place name meaning "high hill", derived from Welsh tal "high" and bryn "hill". TALIA f Jewish Variant transcription of TALYA TALIBA f Arabic Means "seeker of knowledge" in Arabic. TALIESIN m Welsh Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining". TALINE f Armenian Meaning unknown. This was the name of an old Armenian monastery. TALISHA f English (Modern) A recently created name, perhaps based on TALITHA. TALITHA f Biblical Means "little girl" in Aramaic. TALLAK m Norwegian Variant of TOLLAK TALLULAH f English Means "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language. TALMADGE mf (no meaning found) TALON mf (no meaning found) TALULLA f Irish From the Gaelic name Tuilelaith, which was derived from Irish tuile "abundance" and flaith "princess". TALYA f Jewish Means "dew from God" in Hebrew. TAM m Scottish Scottish short form of THOMAS TAMA m Maori Means "son, boy" in Maori. TAMALA mf (no meaning found) TAMAR f Jewish, Biblical Means "palm tree" in Hebrew. TAMARA f Russian, English Russian form of TAMAR. TAMATHA mf (no meaning found) TAMATI m Maori Maori form of THOMAS TAMAYA f Native American Means "in the center" in Quechua. TAMEKA f English Variant of TAMIKA TAMELA f English (Modern) Perhaps a combination of TAMARA and PAMELA TAMERA f English Variant of TAMARA TAMERLANE m History Westernized form of Timur i Leng (see TIMUR). TAMI f English Variant of TAMMY TAMIA f Pet form of TAMARA TAMID m Arabic Short form of MU' TAMIE mf (no meaning found) TAMIKA f English A recently coined name, perhaps based on Swahili tamu meaning "sweet". TAMIKO f Japanese Means "abundance child" in Japanese. TAMIR m Jewish Means "palm tree" in Hebrew. TAMMARA f English Variant of TAMARA TAMMARO m Italian Italian form of a Germanic name composed of the elements thank "thought" and mer "fame". TAMMI f English Variant of TAMMY TAMMIE f English Variant of TAMMY TAMMY f English Short form of TAMSIN, TAMARA or TAMIKA TAMRA f English Contracted form of TAMARA TAMS m Hungarian Hungarian form of THOMAS TAMSEN f English Variant of TAMSIN TAMSIN f English Contracted form of THOMASINA TAMSON f Variant of TAMSIN TAMSYN f English Variant of TAMSIN TAMZEN f English Variant of TAMSIN TAN f Irish Mythology Possibly derived from Old Irish t "jealousy". TANA mf (no meaning found) TANCRED m Ancient Germanic Means "thought and counsel", derived from the Germanic elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel". TANCREDO m Italian Italian form of TANCRED TANE m Maori, Pacific/Polynesian Mythology Means "man" in Maori. TANEKA f English (Modern) Variant of TANIKA TANELI m Finnish Finnish form of DANIEL TANESHA f English (Modern) Variant of TANISHA TANGAROA m Pacific/Polynesian Mythology Meaning unknown. TANGELA mf (no meaning found) TANIA f English Short form of TATIANA TANIEL m Armenian Armenian form of DANIEL TANIKA f English (Modern) Modern name, perhaps an elaboration of TANIA TANIQUA f English (Modern) Modern name, perhaps an elaboration of TANIA TANIS f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of TANITH TANISHA f English (Modern) Modern name, perhaps an elaboration of TANIA TANIT f Near Eastern Mythology Variant of H TANITH f Near Eastern Mythology Derived from Semitic roots meaning "serpent lady". TANJA f German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene Short form of TATIANA TANNER mf English From a surname meaning "one who tans hides" in Old English. TANSY f English From the name of the flower, which got its name from a shortening of ATHANASIA. TANYA f Russian, English Russian pet form of TATIANA TANZI f English (Modern) Variant of TANSY TAONGA f & m African Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka. TAPANI m Finnish Finnish form of STEPHEN TAPIO m Finnish, Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. Tapio was the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting. TAPIWA f African Means "given" in Shona. TARA f English Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic; f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "star" in Sanskrit. TARAH f English Variant of TARA; f Biblical A place name used in some versions of the Old Testament. TARANIS m Celtic Mythology Derived from Celtic taran meaning "thunder". TARAS m Ukrainian, Russian Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name (Tarasios), which possibly means "of Tarentum". TARBEN m Danish Danish form of TORBJRN TAREK m Arabic Anglicized form of TARIQ TARINA f English Elaborated form of TARA TARIQ m Arabic Means "he who pounds at the door" in Arabic. TARIRO f African Means "hope" in Shona. TARJA f Finnish Finnish form of DARIA TARMO m Finnish Means "energy" in Finnish. TARO m Japanese Means "first born son" in Japanese. TARQUIN m English From the Roman name Tarquinius which is of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin. TARSHA mf (no meaning found) TARU f Finnish Means "legend, myth" in Finnish. TARYN f English Modern elaboration of the name TARA TASGALL m Scottish Scottish form of the Old Norse name sketill, meaning "cauldron of the gods" from Old Norse ss "god" and ketill "cauldron". TASHA f Russian, English Short form of NA TASIA f Greek Short form of ANAS TASKILL m Scottish Anglicized form of TASGALL TASNIM f Arabic Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic. TASOULA f Greek Greek pet form of ANASTASIA TATE mf English From an English surname meaning "cheerful" in Old Norse. TATENDA mf African Means "thank you" in Shona. TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, which was from the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning. TATIANNA f English Variant of TATIANA TATIENNE f French French form of TATIANA TATJANA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, German Cognate of TATIANA TATTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tate's town" in Old English. TATU m Finnish Pet form of TANELI TATUM f English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tate's stead" in Old English. TATYANA f Russian Variant transcription of TATIANA TATYANNA f English Variant of TATIANA TAU m African Means "lion" in Tswana and Sesotho. TAUNO m Finnish Means "peaceful, modest" in Karelian Finnish. TAUREAN mf (no meaning found) TAVARES mf (no meaning found) TAVISH m Scottish Anglicized spelling of Thmhais, vocative case of TMHAS. TAVON mf (no meaning found) TAWANA mf (no meaning found) TAWANDA mf (no meaning found) TAWANNA mf (no meaning found) TAWFIQ m Arabic Means "good fortune", derived from Arabic wafiqa "to be successful". TAWNEE f English Variant of TAWNY TAWNIE f English Variant of TAWNY TAWNY f English From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tan, which means "light brown". TAWNYA mf (no meaning found) TAYA mf (no meaning found) TAYLA f English (Modern) Perhaps a feminine form of TAYLOR influenced by similar-sounding such as KAYLA. TAYLER mf English Variant of TAYLOR TAYLOR mf English Derived from Middle English taillour meaning "cutter of cloth". TDOR m Hungarian Hungarian form of THEODORE TEA f German, Scandinavian, Finnish Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA TEAGAN mf Irish Means "little poet", derived from Gaelic tadhg "poet" and a diminutive suffix. TEAGUE m Irish Anglicized form of TADHG TEAL f English From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour. TEALE f English Variant of TEAL TEARACH m Perhaps a shortened form of TERLACH TEASAG f Scottish Scottish pet form of JEAN TECA f Hungarian Pet form of TERZIA TECLA f Variant of THEKLA TECUMSEH m Native American Means "panther passing across" in Shawnee. TED m English Short form of EDWARD or THEODORE TEDDY m English Pet form of EDWARD or THEODORE TEDULO m Spanish Spanish form of THEODULUS TEEMU m Finnish Finnish form of NICODEMUS TEENA mf (no meaning found) TEFILA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of THEOPHILUS TEFILO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of THEOPHILUS TEGAN f Welsh Derived from Welsh teg "fair". TEGWEN f Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements teg "fair" and gwen "blessed". TEHILA f Jewish Means "praise" in Hebrew. TEIGE m Irish Anglicized form of TADHG TEIGUE m Irish Anglicized form of TADHG TEIJA f Finnish Finnish form of DOROTHEA TEIVEL m Yiddish Means "devil" in Yiddish. TEKLA f Scandinavian, Russian, Polish Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA TEL m English Short form of TERENCE or TERRY TELESPHORE m French French form of the Greek name (Telesphoros) which means "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit". TELLERVO f Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. TELLY mf (no meaning found) TELMA f Portuguese Portuguese form of THELMA TEMAN m Biblical Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew. TEMANI m Biblical (Variant) In the Old Testament this refers to a person from the land of TEMAN. TEMEL m Turkish Means "fundamental, basic" in Turkish. TEMITOPE f Yoruba Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba. TEMPERANCE f English From the English word meaning "moderation" or "restraint". TEMPEST f English From the English word that means "storm". TEMPLE mf English From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order. TEMUJIN m History Means "of iron" in Mongolian. TENA mf (no meaning found) TENDAI f African Means "be thankful" in Shona. TENDAJI m African Means "makes things happen" in Swahili. TENISHA mf (no meaning found) TENNIE mf (no meaning found) TENNILLE mf (no meaning found) TENNYSON m English From an English surname which meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of DENIS. TENSKWATAWA m Native American Means "open door" in Shawnee. TEOBALDO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD TEODOR m Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian Cognate of THEODORE TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE). TEODORO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see THEODORE). TEODORS m Latvian Latvian form of Theodoros (see THEODORE). TEODOSIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of THEODOSIUS TEODOZJA f Polish Polish form of THEODOSIA TEODRA f Hungarian Hungarian feminine form of THEODORE TEODSIO m Portuguese Portuguese form of THEODOSIUS TEOFIL m Polish Polish form of THEOPHILUS TEOFILA f Italian, Polish Italian and Polish feminine form of THEOPHILUS TEOFILO m Italian Italian form of THEOPHILUS TEPPO m Finnish Finnish short form of STEPHEN TERA f English Variant of TERRA or TARA TERACH m Biblical (Variant) Variant of TERAH TERAH m Biblical Possibly means "wild goat" or "station" in Hebrew. TERANCE m English Variant of TERENCE TERCERO m Spanish Means "third" in Spanish. Traditionally given to the third child born. TERE f Spanish Spanish short form of THERESA TERENCE m English From the Roman family name Terentius which is of unknown meaning. TERENTI m Russian Russian form of Terentius (see TERENCE). TERENZIO m Italian Italian form of Terentius (see TERENCE). TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian Cognate of THERESA. TERESE f Basque Basque form of TERESA TERESIA f Swedish Swedish variant of THERESA TERESINHA f Portuguese Portuguese pet form of THERESA TERESITA mf (no meaning found) TERESSA mf (no meaning found) TEREZA f Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian) Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA TEREZIJA f Slovene Slovene form of THERESA TEREZINHA f Portuguese Portuguese pet form of TERESA TERHI f Finnish Short form of Terhenetr, of unknown meaning, possibly related to Finnish terho "acorn". TERHO m Finnish Means "acorn" in Finnish. TERI f English Strictly feminine variant of TERRY TERIS m Short form of ELEFTHERIOS TERLACH m Scottish Scottish form of TOIRDHEALBHACH. TERLAG f Scottish Feminine form of TERLACH TERMINUS m Roman Mythology Means "limit, boundary, end" in Latin. TERO m Finnish Short form of AN TERPSICHORE f Greek Mythology Means "enjoying the dance" from Greek (terpsis) "delight" and (choros) "dance". TERRA f English Recently created name meaning "land, earth" in Latin. TERRANCE m English Variant of TERENCE TERRELL m English Variant of TYRRELL TERRENCE m English Variant of TERENCE TERRI f English Pet form of THERESA TERRIE f English Pet form of THERESA TERRILL mf (no meaning found) TERRY mf English English form of Thierri, the Norman French form of THEODORIC. TERTIUS m Ancient Roman This was both a Roman praenomen and a cognomen which meant "third" in Latin. TERZ f Hungarian Hungarian short form of THERESA TERZIA f Hungarian, Slovak Hungarian and Slovak form of THERESA TERZO m Italian Italian form of TERTIUS TESS f English Short form of THERESA. TESSA f English Short form of THERESA TESSIE f English Pet form of TESS TETHYS f Greek Mythology Derived from Greek (tethe) meaning "grandmother". TETTY f English Pet form of ELIZABETH TEUN m Dutch Dutch pet form of ANTONIUS TEUNIS m Dutch Dutch pet form of ANTONIUS TEUTA f Albanian Possibly derived from Illyrian word or title meaning "queen". TEUVO m Finnish Finnish short form of THEODORE TEVIN mf (no meaning found) TEVYE m Yiddish Yiddish form of TOBIAH TEX m English Originally a nickname denoting a person who came from the state of Texas. THABO m African Means "joy" in Tswana. THAD m English Short form of DEUS THADDEUS m English, Biblical Possibly means "heart" in Aramaic. THAIS f Ancient Greek Possibly meaning "bandage" in Greek. THALES m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (thallo) meaning "to blossom". THALIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek (Thaleia), derived from (thallo) meaning "to blossom". THAMINA f Arabic Means "healthy" in Arabic. THAN m Apparently a short form of ATOS THANA f Arabic Means "praise" in Arabic. THANASIS m Greek Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS THANATOS m Greek Mythology Means "death" in Greek. THANDIWE f African Means "loving one" in Xhosa. THANE m English From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn. THANH mf Viete Means "bright, clear, elegant, blue" in Viete. THANKFUL f English Simply means "thankful" from the English word. THANOS m Greek Pet form of ATHANASIOS THEA f German, Scandinavian, English Short form of THEODORA or DORO THEADORE mf (no meaning found) THECLA f Variant of THEKLA THEDA f German Short form of THEODORA THEIA f Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (thea) meaning "goddess". THEIRN m French Possibly a Cajun French form of THEODORE THEKLA f Greek From the ancient Greek name (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements (theos) meaning "god" and (kleos) meaning "glory". THELMA f English This name was invented by Marie Corelli for the Norwegian heroine of her 1887 novel 'Thelma'. THELONIUS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latinized form of TILLO THEMA f African Means "queen" in Akan. THEMBA mf African Means "trust" in Zulu. THEMIS f Greek Mythology Means "law of nature, divine law" in Greek. THEMISTOCLES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Themistokles), which meant "glory of the law" from (themistos) "of the law, of customs" and (kleos) "glory". THEO m English, Dutch Short form of BALD, DORE and other that begin with Theo. THEOBALD m English Derived from the Germanic elements eud "people" and bald "bold". THEOCRITUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Theokritos), a Greek name which meant "judge of god" from (theos) "god" and (krites) "judge, critic". THEODOOR m Dutch Dutch form of THEODORE THEODOR m German German form of E THEODORA f English, Greek, Ancient Greek Feminine form of THEODORE. THEODORE m English From the Greek name (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek (theos) "god" and (doron) "gift". THEODORIC m Ancient Germanic Means "ruler of the people" from the Germanic elements eud "people" and ric "power". THEODOROS m Greek, Ancient Greek Original Greek form of THEODORE THEODORUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch Latinized form of the Greek name (Theodoros) (see THEODORE). THEODOSIA f Ancient Greek, Greek Feminine form of THEODOSIUS THEODOSIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Theodosios) which meant "giving to god", derived from (theos) "god" and (dosis) "giving". THEODOTUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Theodotos) which meant "given to god" from (theos) "god" and (dotos) "given". THEODULUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Theodoulos) which meant "slave of god", derived from (theos) "god" and (doulos) "slave". THEOFILUS m Dutch Dutch form of THEOPHILUS THEOLA mf (no meaning found) THEOPHANES m Ancient Greek Means "manifestation of God" from Greek (theos) "god" and (phanes) "appearing". THEOPHANIA f Greek, Ancient Greek Feminine form of THEOPHANES THEOPHILA f Ancient Greek Feminine form of THEOPHILUS THEOPHILUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Theophilos) which meant "friend of god", derived from (theos) "god" and (philos) "friend". THEOPHYLAKTOS m Greek, Ancient Greek Means "guarded by god" from Greek (theos) "god" and (phylasso) "to guard". THERA f English Possibly a short form of THERESA THERAPON m Ancient Greek Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek. THERESA f English, German, Scandinavian From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa. THERESE f German German variant of THERESA THERESIA f German, Dutch German and Dutch form of THERESA THERON m Ancient Greek Means "hunter" in Greek. THESEUS m Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek (tithemi) meaning "to set". THEUNIS m Dutch Dutch pet form of ANTONIUS THI f Viete Means "poem" in Viete. This is a very common middle name for girls. THIAGO m Portuguese (Brazilian) Variant of TIAGO THIBAULT m French French form of THEOBALD THIERRY m French French form of THEODORIC THIJS m Dutch Short form of MAT THIRIH f Iranian Variant of TAHIRA. THIRZA f Variant of TIRZAH THO m French Short form of DORE THODORE m French French form of THEODORE THOM m English Short form of AS THOMAS m English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin". THOMASINA f English Feminine form of THOMAS THOPHILE m French French form of THEOPHILUS THOR m Norse Mythology From the Old Norse rr meaning "thunder". THORA f Scandinavian, German Feminine form of rr (see THOR). THORBEN m German Variant of TORBEN THORBJRN m Norwegian, Danish Variant of TORBJRN; m Swedish Variant of TORBJRN THORBORG f Danish Danish variant of TORBORG THORBURN m English From a surname which was derived from the first name TORBJRN. THORLEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English. THORNTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English. THORSTEIN m Norwegian Norwegian form of TORSTEN THORSTEN m Swedish, Danish, German Variant of TORSTEN THORVALD m Scandinavian Variant of TORVALD THOTH m Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian Tehuti, perhaps meaning "he who balances". THRACIUS m Ancient Roman From a Roman name which meant "of Thracia". THRSE f French French form of THERESA THTI f Finnish Means "star" in Finnish. THU f Viete Means "autumn" in Viete. THUCYDIDES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Thoukydides), derived from (theou) "of god" and (kydos) "glory". THUN m Viete Means "tamed" in Viete. THUNOR m Anglo-Saxon Mythology Anglo-Saxon cognate of THOR THURAYYA f Arabic Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. THURMAN mf (no meaning found) THURSTAN m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "THOR stone" in Old Norse. THURSTON mf (no meaning found) THUTMOSE m Egyptian Mythology Means "son of Thoth", composed of the name of the Egyptian god THOTH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born". THUY f Viete Means "friendly, loyal" in Viete. THYRA f Scandinavian Variant of TYRA THYRZA f Variant of TIRZAH TIA f English Short form of ending with tia. TIAGO m Portuguese Portuguese form of SAN TIAMAT f Near Eastern Mythology Means "sea" in Akkadian. TIANA f English Short form of CHRIS TIANNA f English Variant of TIANA TIARA f English From the English word for a semicircle crown. TIARNACH m Irish Anglicized form of TIGHEARNACH TIARNAN m Irish Anglicized form of TIGHEARNN TIBBY mf English Pet form of THEOBALD or TABITHA TIBERIU m Romanian Romanian form of S TIBERIUS m Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "of the Tiber" in Latin. TIBOR m Hungarian Hungarian form of TIBERIUS TIBORC m Hungarian Hungarian form of TIBERIUS TIBURCIO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Tiburtius which meant "of Tibur". TICHAONA m African Means "we will see" in Shona. TIEDE m Frisian, Dutch Pet form of DIEDERIK TIEN f Viete Means "fairy, spirit" in Viete. TIENNE m French French form of STEPHEN TIERA mf (no meaning found) TIERNAN m Irish Anglicized form of TIGHEARNN TIERNEY m Irish Anglicized form of TIGHEARNACH TIERRA f Means "earth" in Spanish. TIFFANI f English (Modern) Variant of TIFFANY TIFFANIE mf (no meaning found) TIFFANY f English Medieval form of THEOPHANIA. TIFFINY f English Variant of TIFFANY TIGER m English Means simply "tiger" from the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. TIGERNACH m Irish Variant of TIGHEARNACH TIGERNN m Irish Variant of TIGHEARNN TIGHEARNACH m Irish Derived from Irish Gaelic tigern meaning "lord". TIGHEARNN m Irish Means "little lord" from Irish Gaelic tigern "lord" combined with a diminutive suffix. TIHANA f Croatian Derived from Croatian tih meaning "quiet". TIIA f Finnish Short form of DOROTHEA TIINA f Finnish Short form of KRIS TIKHON m Russian Russian form of Tychon (see TYCHO). TIKVA f Jewish Means "hope" in Hebrew. TILDA f English, Swedish, Finnish Short form of MA TILL m German Medieval Low German pet form of that began with Diet (for example DIETRICH). TILLIE f English Short form of MATILDA TILLMAN mf (no meaning found) TILLO m German Low German pet form of that began with Diet (for example DIETRICH). TILLY f English Short form of MATILDA TIM m English, German Short form of OTHY or ON TIMAEUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Timaios) which meant "honour". TIMEUS m Variant of TIMAEUS TIMMIE mf (no meaning found) TIMMOTHY mf (no meaning found) TIMMY m English Pet form of TIMOTHY TIMO m Finnish Finnish form of THY or N; f Ancient Greek Feminine form of N TIMOFEI m Russian Variant transcription of TIMOFEY TIMOFEY m Russian Russian form of TIMOTHY TIMON m Ancient Greek, Biblical Derived from Greek (time) meaning "honour, esteem". TIMOTEI m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of TIMOTHY TIMOTEJ m Slovene Slovene form of TIMOTHY TIMOTEO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TIMOTHY TIMOTEUS m Latin form of TIMOTHY TIMOTHA f English (Modern) Feminine form of TIMOTHY TIMOTHE m French French form of TIMOTHY TIMOTHEA f Ancient Greek, Greek Feminine form of TIMOTHY TIMOTHEUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), German Latinized form of (Timotheos) (see TIMOTHY). TIMOTHY m English, Biblical From the Greek name (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", derived from (timao) "to honour" and (theos) "god". TIMOTI m Maori Maori form of TIMOTHY TIMOUR m Variant of TIMUR TIMUR m History, Russian Derived from a Turkish word meaning "iron". TINA f English, Italian Short form of CHRIS, KA and other ending in tina. TINASHE mf African Means "God is with us" in Shona. TINE f Norwegian, Danish Short form of KRIS TINEK m Slovene Slovene pet form of MARTIN TINO m Italian Short form of VALEN, MAR and other ending in tino. TINUVIEL f Literature Means "nightingale" in Sindarin. TIPENE m Maori Maori form of STEPHEN TIPHANIE f English (Modern) Variant of TIFFANY TIRAS m Biblical Possibly means "desire" in Hebrew. TIRZAH f Biblical Means "favourable" in Hebrew. TISHA f English Short form of LA TISIPHONE f Greek Mythology Means "avenging murder" in Greek, derived from (tisis) "vengeance" and (phone) "murder". TIT m Russian Russian form of US TITANIA f English Perhaps based on Latin Titanius meaning "of the Titans". TITILAYO f Yoruba Means "eternal happiness" in Yoruba. TITO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of TITUS TITTY f English Pet form of LETITIA TITUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical, English Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". TIVADAR m Hungarian Hungarian form of THEODORE TIVOLI mf From the name of a picturesque Italian town, used as a summer resort by the ancient Romans. TIW m Anglo-Saxon Mythology Anglo-Saxon form of Tiwaz (see TYR). TIWLIP f Welsh Means "tulip" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. TIZIANA f Italian Feminine form of TIZIANO TIZIANO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Titianus, which was derived from the Roman praenomen Titus. TLALOC m New World Mythology Means "of the earth" in Nahuatl. TLAY f Turkish Means "tulle moon" in Turkish. TMAS m Scottish Scottish form of THOMAS TMEA f Hungarian Possibly a Hungarian feminine form of TIMAEUS. TMHAS m Scottish Scottish form of THOMAS TNDE f Hungarian Derived from Hungarian tndr meaning "fairy". TNDR f Hungarian Means "fairy" in Hungarian. TNI m Hungarian Hungarian pet form of ANTHONY TNIS m Estonian Estonian form of ANTHONY TOAL m Irish Anglicized form of TUATHAL TOBIAH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Toviyyah) which meant "YAHWEH is good". TOBIAS m Biblical, German, Scandinavian Greek form of TOBIAH. TOBIASZ m Polish Polish form of TOBIAS TOBIN m English From a surname which was itself derived from the first name TOBIAS. TOBY m English Short form of TOBIAS TOD m English Variant of D TODD m English From a surname meaning "fox", derived from Middle English todde. TODOR m Bulgarian, Serbian Bulgarian and Serbian form of THEODORE TODORKA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of THEODORE TOIBA f Yiddish Means "dove" in Yiddish. TOINETTE f French Short form of AN TOINI f Finnish Finnish form of ANTONIA TOIRASA f Irish Irish form of THERESA TOIRDHEALBHACH m Irish Means "instigator", derived from Gaelic toirdhealbh "prompting". TOIVO m Finnish Means "hope" in Finnish. TOLA f Khmer Means "October" in Khmer. TOLGA m Turkish Means "helmet" in Turkish. TOLLAK m Norwegian From the Old Norse name rleikr, which meant "Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with leikr "play, game (involving weapons)". TOLLY m English Pet form of BARTHOLOMEW TOM m English Short form of THOMAS. TOM? m Czech Czech form of THOMAS TOMA f Russian Pet form of TAMARA; m Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Romanian form of THOMAS TOMA? m Slovene Slovene form of THOMAS TOMAS m Swedish, Norwegian, Lithuanian Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of THOMAS TOMASA f Spanish Spanish feminine form of THOMAS TOMASZ m Polish Polish form of THOMAS TOMEK m Polish Pet form of TOMASZ TOMEKA mf (no meaning found) TOMER m Jewish Means "palm tree" in Hebrew. TOMI m Finnish, Hungarian Finnish and Hungarian pet form of THOMAS TOMIKA mf (no meaning found) TOMIKO f Japanese Means "child of wealth" in Japanese. TOMISLAV m Croatian, Serbian Possibly derived from the name THOMAS combined with the Slavic element slav meaning "glory". TOMISLAVA f Croatian, Serbian Feminine form of TOMISLAV TOMMASO m Italian Italian form of THOMAS TOMMI m Finnish Finnish pet form of THOMAS TOMMIE mf English Pet form of THOMAS or THOMASINA TOMMY m English Pet form of THOMAS TOMOKO f Japanese Means "wisdom child" in Japanese. TOMOMI f Japanese Means "beautiful friend" in Japanese. TOMOS m Welsh Welsh form of THOMAS TOMS m Latvian Latvian form of THOMAS; m Spanish, Portuguese, Irish Spanish, Portuguese and Irish form of THOMAS TONDRA f Esperanto Means "like thunder" in Esperanto. TONE m Slovene Short form of ANTON; f Norwegian Possibly a feminine pet form of ANTON TONEY mf (no meaning found) TONI f English Short form of ANA TONIA f English Short form of AN TONIO m Italian Short form of AN TONJA mf (no meaning found) TONKA f Slovene Slovene pet form of ANTONIA TONY m English Short form of ANTHONY TONYA f English Short form of ANTONIA TOOMAS m Estonian Estonian form of THOMAS TOPAZ f English Means simply "topaz" from the English word for the yellow precious stone, the birthstone of November, ultimately derived from Greek (topazos). TOPHER m English Short form of CHRIS TOPI m Finnish Finnish short form of TOBIAS TOPIAS m Finnish Finnish form of TOBIAS TOPSY f English From a nickname which is of unknown meaning, perhaps deriving from the English word top. TOR m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of rr (see THOR). TORA f Scandinavian Feminine form of TORE TORBEN m Danish, German Danish form of TORBJRN TORBJRG f Norwegian Norwegian variant of TORBORG TORBJRN m Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of; m Swedish From the Old Norse name rbjrn, which meant "Thor's bear" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with bjrn "bear". TORBORG f Scandinavian From the Old Norse name rbjrg, which meant "Thor's protection" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with bjrg "protection, help". TORCUIL m Scottish Scottish form of rketill (see TORKEL). TORDIS f Norwegian, Danish Modern form of RDS TORE m Scandinavian Old Norse short form of beginning with the element rr (see THOR); m Italian Short form of SALVA TOREY mf (no meaning found) TORGEIR m Norwegian, Danish From the Old Norse name rgeirr, which meant "Thor's spear" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with geirr "spear". TORGER m Norwegian, Danish Variant of TORGEIR TORGILS m Norwegian From the Old Norse name rgsl (see TROELS). TORGNY m Swedish From the Old Norse name rgnr meaning "Thor's noise" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with gnr "noise, grumble, murmur". TORHILD f Norwegian From the Old Norse name rhildr, which meant "Thor's battle" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with hildr "battle". TORI f English Short form of VICA TORIA f English Short form of VIC TORIBIO m Spanish Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Turibius, of unknown meaning. TORIL m Indian Means "temper" in Sanskrit. TORIN m Irish Means "chief" in Irish Gaelic. TORKEL m Swedish From the Old Norse name rketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with ketill "cauldron". TORMOD m Norwegian From the Old Norse name rmr, which meant "Thor's mind" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with mr "mind, mood". TORQUIL m Scottish Anglicized form of TORCUIL TORRANCE mf (no meaning found) TORREY mf (no meaning found) TORSTEIN m Norwegian Norwegian form of TORSTEN TORSTEN m Swedish, Danish, German From the Old Norse name rsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone". TORSTI m Finnish Finnish form of TORSTEN TORVALD m Scandinavian From the Old Norse name rvaldr, which meant "Thor's ruler" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with valdr "ruler". TORY mf (no meaning found) TOSHA mf (no meaning found) TOTTY f English Pet form of CHARLOTTE TOUSSAINT m French Means "all saints" in French. TOVA f Jewish Means "good" in Hebrew; f Swedish Swedish variant of TOVE TOVAH f Jewish Variant of TOVA TOVE f Scandinavian Modern form of the Old Norse name Tfa, a short form of RFRR. TOVIA f Feminine form of TOBIAH TOY mf (no meaning found) TOYA f English (Modern) Possibly a pet form of VICTORIA or CUSTODIA used among Hispanic Americans. TRACE mf English Short form of TRACY TRACEE f English (Modern) Feminine variant of TRACY TRACEY f & m English Variant of TRACY TRACI f English (Modern) Feminine variant of TRACY TRACIE f English Feminine variant of TRACY TRACY f & m English From a surname which was taken from a Norman French place name meaning "domain belonging to THRACIUS". TRAE mf (no meaning found) TRAFFORD mf English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "fishtrap ford" in Old English. TRAHAEARN m Welsh Means "very much like iron", derived from Welsh tra "very, over" and haearn "iron". TRAHERNE m Welsh Anglicized form of TRAHAEARN TRAI m Viete Means "oyster" in Viete. TRAIAN m Romanian Romanian form of Trajanus (see TRAJAN). TRAJAN m History From the Roman cognomen Trajanus, which is of unknown meaning. TRANTER m English From a surname meaning "wagoner" in Old English. TRAUGOTT m German Derived from German trau "trust" and Gott "God". TRAVERS m English Variant of TRAVIS TRAVIS m English Derived from Old French traverse meaning "to cross". TRAVON mf (no meaning found) TRC mf Viete Means "bamboo" in Viete. TRE mf (no meaning found) TREASA f Irish Possibly means "strength" in Irish Gaelic. TREASURE f English From the English word, ultimately from Greek (thesauros) "treasure, collection". TRECIA f English Variant of TRICIA TREES f Dutch Dutch pet form of THERESIA TREFOR m Welsh Original Welsh form of TREVOR TREMAINE mf (no meaning found) TREMAYNE mf (no meaning found) TRENA mf (no meaning found) TRENT m English From a surname which originally denoted someone who lived by the Trent River in England. TRENTON m English Means "TRENT's town", from the name of a New Jersey city established in the 17th century by William Trent. TRESA mf (no meaning found) TRESHA f English Variant of TRICIA TRESNJA f Croatian Means "cherry" in Croatian. TRESSA mf (no meaning found) TRESSIE mf (no meaning found) TREV m Welsh, English Short form of OR TREVA mf (no meaning found) TREVELYAN m English From a surname which was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "village of (a person named) Elian". TREVER mf (no meaning found) TREVION mf (no meaning found) TREVON mf (no meaning found) TREVOR m Welsh, English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large". TREY m English From an English word meaning "three". TRIA f Short form of DEME TRICIA f English Short form of PA TRIINU f Estonian Pet form of KATARIINA TRIJNTJE f Dutch Dutch pet form of KATRIJN TRINA f English Short form of CA TRINE f Danish Danish short form of KA TRINI f Spanish Short form of DAD TRINIDAD f & m Spanish Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity. TRINITY f English From the English word Trinity, given in honour of the Christian belief that God has three states of being: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. TRISH f English Short form of A TRISHA f English Short form of PATRICIA TRISHNA f Indian Means "thirst, desire" in Sanskrit. TRISTA f English Feminine form of N TRISTAN m Welsh, English, French, Celtic Mythology From the Celtic name Drystan, which was probably derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult". TRISTAND m English Variant of TRISTAN TRISTEN m English Variant of TRISTAN TRISTIAN mf (no meaning found) TRISTIN m English Variant of TRISTAN TRISTN m Spanish Spanish form of TRISTAN TRISTO m Portuguese Portuguese form of TRISTAN TRISTON m English Variant of TRISTAN TRISTRAM m English Form of TRISTAN TRIX f English Short form of BEA TRIXIE f English Pet form of BEATRIX TROELS m Danish Danish form of the Old Norse name rgsl meaning "Thor's shaft" from the name of the Norse god rr (see THOR) combined with gsl "shaft, arrow". TROY m English From a surname that originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. TRUDI f German, English Pet form of GERTRUDE TRUDIE f English, Dutch Pet form of GERTRUDE TRUDY f English, Dutch Pet form of GERTRUDE TRUEMAN m English Variant of TRUMAN TRULS m Norwegian, Swedish Norwegian and Swedish form of rgsl (see TROELS). TRUMAN m English From a surname which meant "trusty man" in Old English. TRUUS f Dutch Pet of GEERTRUIDA TRYGGVE m Swedish Variant of TRYGVE TRYGGVI m Icelandic Icelandic form of TRYGVE TRYGVE m Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "trustworthy". TRYPHENA f Biblical From the Greek name (Tryphaina), derived from Greek (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". TRYPHON m Greek, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". TRYPHOSA f Biblical, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". TRYSTAN m Welsh Variant of TRISTAN TSHOLOFELO f African Means "hope" in Tswana. TSUBAKI f Japanese Means "camellia flower" in Japanese. TSUBAME f Japanese Means "swallow (the bird)" in Japanese. TSUBASA m Japanese Means "wing" in Japanese. TSUKIKO f Japanese Means "moon child" in Japanese. TSVETA f Bulgarian Feminine form of N TSVETAN m Bulgarian Means "colour" or "flower" in Bulgarian. TSVETANKA f Bulgarian Feminine pet form of TSVETAN TU mf Chinese Means "earth, soil" in Chinese; mf Viete Means "star" in Viete. TUAN m Viete Means "bright, intelligent" in Viete. TUATHAL m Irish Means "ruler of the people" in Irish Gaelic. TUCKER m English From a surname derived from Old English tucian meaning "one who fulls cloth". TUDOR m Welsh Welsh form of the Old Celtic name Teutorigos, meaning "ruler of the people" (cognate with THEODORIC); m Romanian Variant of TEODOR TUDUR m Welsh Variant of TUDOR TUE m Danish Danish variant of THOR TUFAYL m Arabic Means "small child" in Arabic. TUIJA f Finnish Means "cedar" in Finnish. TULLIA f Italian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Tullius (see TULLIO). TULLIO m Italian Italian form of the Roman family name Tullius, which is of unknown meaning. TULLY m Possibly a form of TULLIO TUMELO mf African Means "faith" in Sesotho and Tswana. TUN m Turkish Means "bronze" in Turkish. TUOMAS m Finnish Finnish form of THOMAS TUOMO m Finnish Finnish form of THOMAS TUOR m Literature Means "strength vigour" in Sindarin. TUPAARNAQ f Native American Means "wild thyme" in Greenlandic. TURAL m Azerbaijani Means "to be alive" in Azerbaijani. TURE m Scandinavian Variant of TORE TURGAY m Turkish Means "lark (bird)" in Turkish. TURID f Scandinavian Modern form of RFRR TURIN m Literature Means "victory mood" in Sindarin. TURLOUGH m Irish Anglicized form of TOIRDHEALBHACH TURNER mf (no meaning found) TUTANKHAMON m Ancient Egyptian Means "image of the life of Amon", derived from Egyptian tut "image" combined with ankh "life" combined with the name of the god Amon. TUTKU f & m Turkish Means "passion" in Turkish. TUULA f Finnish Variant of TUULI TUULE f Estonian Estonian form of TUULI TUULI f Finnish Means "wind" in Finnish. TUULIKKI f Finnish, Finnish Mythology Means "little wind" in Finnish, derived from tuuli "wind". TUVYA m Jewish Hebrew form of TOBIAH TUYET f Viete Means "snow white" in Viete. TUYN f Viete Means "line, ray" in Viete. TVRTKO m Croatian Derived from Croatian tvrd meaning "hard". TWILA f English Variant of TWYLA TWYLA f English Meaning unknown. TXOMIN m Basque Basque form of DOMINIC TY m English Short form of beginning with Ty. TYBALT m English Medieval form of THEOBALD. TYCHO m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Tychon) meaning "hitting the mark". TYE m English From a surname meaning "pasture" in Middle English. TYESHA mf (no meaning found) TYGE m Danish Danish form of TYCHO TYKO m Swedish Swedish form of TYCHO TYLAR m English Variant of TYLER TYLER mf English From an occupational surname meaning "tiler of roofs" in Old English. TYLOR m English Variant of TYLER TYMON m Polish Polish form of TIMON TYMOTEUSZ m Polish Polish form of TIMOTHY TYQUAN mf (no meaning found) TYR m Norse Mythology Old Norse form of the name of the Germanic god Tiwaz, related to Indo-European dyeus (see ZEUS). TYRA f Scandinavian Feminine form of TYR TYREE mf (no meaning found) TYREEK m English (Modern) Variant of TYRIQ TYREK mf (no meaning found) TYREL mf (no meaning found) TYRELL m English Variant of TYRRELL TYRESE m English An invented name, probably made from combining TY with rese. TYRIK m English (Modern) Variant of TYRIQ TYRIQ m English (Modern) Perhaps a variant of TARIQ. TYRIQUE mf (no meaning found) TYRON m English Variant of E TYRONE m English From the name of a county in Northern Ireland which derives from Irish Gaelic Tir Eoghain meaning "land of OWEN ". TYRRELL m English From a surname meaning "to pull" in Old French, possibly referring to a stubborn person. TYSHAWN mf (no meaning found) TYSON m English From a surname which is either a variant of DYSON or else is derived from Old French tison meaning "firebrand". TYTUS m Polish Polish form of TITUS TYYNE f Finnish Derived from Finnish tyyni "calm, serene". TZAFRIR m Jewish Hebrew form of ZEPHYR TZEITEL f Yiddish Yiddish pet form of SARAH TZIPORAH f Jewish Hebrew form of ZIPPORAH TZIVYA f Jewish Feminine form of TZVI TZOFIYA f Yiddish Yiddish form of SOPHIA TZUFIT f Jewish Means "hummingbird" in Hebrew. TZVI m Jewish Means "deer" in Hebrew. UAITHNE m Irish Means "green" in Irish Gaelic. UALAN m Scottish Scottish form of VALENTINE UBERTO m Italian Italian form of HUBERT UDI m Jewish Pet form of EHUD UDO m German Variant of ODO; f & m Igbo Means "peace" in Igbo. UELI m German Swiss short form of ULRICH UFUK m Turkish Means "horizon" in Turkish. UGO m Italian Italian form of HUGH UILLEAG m Irish Either an Irish form of the Old Norse name Hugleikr, which means "playful heart" from hugr "heart, mind, spirit" and leikr "play", or else a pet form of UILLIAM. UILLEAM m Scottish Scottish form of WILLIAM UILLIAM m Irish Irish form of WILLIAM UINSEANN m Irish Irish form of VINCENT UKALEQ f Native American Means "hare" in Greenlandic. UKKO m Finnish, Finnish Mythology Means "old man" in Finnish. ULAND m English Perhaps from a surname which meant "noble country" in Germanic. ULBRECHT m Means "bright wolf" from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and beraht "bright". ULDERICO m Italian Italian form of the Germanic name Hulderich which is composed of the elements hultha "merciful, graceful" and ric "power, rule". ULF m Danish, Swedish Derived from Old Norse lfr meaning "wolf". ULIANA f Russian Russian form of J ULICK m Irish Anglicized form of UILLEAG ULISES m Spanish Spanish form of ULYSSES ULISSE m Italian Italian form of ULYSSES ULISSES m Portuguese Portuguese form of ULYSSES ULLA f Scandinavian, Finnish Pet form of ULRIKA ULLORIAQ f Native American Means "star" in Greenlandic. ULRIC m English Either a medieval form of the Old English name Wulfric meaning "wolf power", or else a variant of H. ULRICA f Swedish Feminine form of ULRIC ULRICH m German, French Means "prosperity and power" from Germanic uodal "prosperity" combined with ric "power". ULRIK m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of ULRICH ULRIKA f German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian feminine form of ULRICH. ULRIKE f German, Danish German and Danish feminine form of ULRICH ULTAN m Irish Means "of Ulster" in Gaelic. Ulster is a region in the north of Ireland. ULYSSA f English Feminine form of ULYSSES ULYSSES m Roman Mythology, English Latin form of ODYSSEUS. UMA f Indian, Hindu Mythology Means "flax" in Sanskrit. UMAR m Arabic Means "populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic ??? ('umr) "life". UMBERTO m Italian Italian form of HUMBERT UME f Japanese Means "plum blossom" in Japanese. In Japan the plum blossom symbolizes devotion. UMEKO f Japanese Means "plum blossom child" in Japanese. UMUT mf Turkish Means "hope" in Turkish. UNA mf (no meaning found) UNAI m Basque Means "shepherd" in Basque. UNATHI mf African Means "God is with us" in Xhosa. UNDINE f Literature Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". UNICE f English (Modern) Variant of E UNIQUE f English Means simply "unique" from the English word, ultimately derived from Latin unicus. UNITY f English Means simply "unity" from the English word, which is ultimately derived from Latin unitas. UNKNOWN mf (no meaning found) UNNUR f Icelandic Means "wave" in Icelandic. UOLEVI m Finnish Finnish form of OLAF UPTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "upper town" in Old English. UR?KA f Slovene Slovene pet form of URSULA UR?ULA f Slovene Slovene form of URSULA URANIA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of O URANUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek (Ouranos), the name of the husband of Gaia and the father of the Titans in Greek mythology. URBAIN m French French form of Urbanus (see URBAN). URBAN m Danish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene From the Roman name Urbanus which meant "city dweller" in Latin. URBANA f Ancient Roman, Italian Feminine form of URBAN URBANO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of Urbanus (see URBAN). URD f Norse Mythology From the Old Norse Urr meaning "fate". URHO m Finnish Means "brave" in Finnish. URI m Biblical, Jewish Means "my light" in Hebrew. URIAH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ???????? ('Uriyah) which meant "YAHWEH is my light". URIAS m Greek form of URIAH URIEL m Biblical, Jewish From the Hebrew name ????????? ('Uri'el) which meant "God is my light". URIEN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "privileged birth" from Celtic orbo "privileged" and gen "birth". URJASZ m Polish Polish form of URIAH URS m German German form of the Roman name Ursus, which meant "bear" in Latin. URSEL f German German pet form of URSULA URSELLA f English Variant of URSULA URSULA f English, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Finnish Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear". URSZULA f Polish Polish form of URSULA URVAKHSHA m Means "joyful, cheerful" in Persian. USAGI f Popular Culture Means "rabbit" in Japanese. USAMA m Arabic Means "lion" in Arabic. USCHI f German Pet form of URSULA USHA f Indian Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. USKO m Finnish Means "faith" in Finnish. USMAN m Arabic Variant transcription of UTHMAN USOA f Basque Means "dove" in Basque. USTINYA f Russian Russian form of JUSTINA UTE f German Feminine form of UDO UTHMAN m Arabic Means "baby bustard" in Arabic. UTZ m German Pet form of ULRICH UWE m German German form of OVE UXA f Galician Galician form of EUGENIA UXO m Galician Galician form of EUGENE UZI m Jewish Variant of UZZI UZMA f Arabic Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic. UZOCHI m Igbo Means "God's way" in Igbo. UZOMA mf Igbo Means "follow the right road" in Igbo. UZZI m Biblical, Jewish Means "power" in Hebrew. UZZIAH m Biblical Means "my power is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. UZZIEL m Biblical, Jewish Means "my power is God" in Hebrew. V mf (no meaning found) V?N m Viete Means "knowledge, literature" in Viete. V?NCESLAV m Czech Czech form of WENCESLAS V?RA f Czech Czech form of VERA VA f Hungarian Hungarian form of EVE VADA mf (no meaning found) VADIM m Russian Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Slavic element volod "rule", or possibly derived from an Old Norse source. VAHAN m Armenian Means "shield" in Armenian. VAL mf English Short form of ENTINE or ERIE VALARIE f English Variant of VALERIE VALARY f English Variant of VALERIE VALDA f English Derived from Germanic wald meaning "power, rule". VALDEMAR m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of WALDEMAR. VALDS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse valr "the dead" and ds "goddess". VALENCIA f Spanish From a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power". VALENTIJN m Dutch Dutch form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). VALENTIN m Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian Cognate of Valentinus (see E ). VALENTINA f Italian, Russian, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). VALENTINE m English From the Roman family name Valentinus which was from Latin valens "strong, vigourous, healthy"; f French French feminine form of Valentinus (see ). VALENTINO m Italian Italian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). VALENTN m Spanish Spanish form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). VALERI m Russian Variant transcription of Y VALERIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of VALERIUS. VALERIAN m History From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name VALERIUS. VALERIANA f Ancient Roman Feminine form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN). VALERIE f English Feminine form of VALERIUS VALERIJA f Serbian, Croatian Serbian and Croatian feminine form of VALERIUS VALERIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of VALERIUS VALERIU m Romanian Romanian form of S VALERIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". VALERIY m Russian Russian form of VALERIUS VALERIYA f Russian Russian feminine form of VALERIUS VALERY m Russian Variant transcription of VALERIY VALESKA f Pet form of VALERIA VALI m Romanian Romanian pet form of VALERIU or VALENTIN VALKO m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ???? (valk) "wolf". VALKYRIE f Norse Mythology Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser". VALLI f Hindu Mythology Means "creeping plant" in Dravidian. VALLIE mf (no meaning found) VALORA f Esperanto Means "valuable" in Esperanto. VALORIE f English Variant of VALERIE VALRE m French French form of VALERIUS VALRIA f Hungarian, Portuguese Hungarian and Portuguese feminine form of VALERIUS VALRIE f French French feminine form of VALERIUS VALRY m French Derived from the Germanic elements wahl "foreign" and ric "power". VALTER m Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER VALTO m Finnish Finnish form of WALDEMAR VALTTERI m Finnish Finnish form of WALTER VAN m English Short form of I or CE VANADA m Indian Means "bestowing, rain-giving" in Sanskrit. VANAMO f Finnish Means "twinflower" in Finnish. VANCE m English From a surname meaning "dweller in a fen" in Old English. VANDA f Italian Form of WANDA VANESA mf (no meaning found) VANESSA f English Invented by author Jonathan Swift. VANGELIS m Greek Variant of EVANGELOS VANJA f Scandinavian Scandinavian feminine form of VANYA VANNA f Italian Short form of GIO; f & m Khmer Means "golden" in Khmer. VANNI m Italian Short form of GIO. VANYA m Russian Pet form of IVAN VAPPU f Finnish Finnish form of WALBURGA VARDA f Jewish Pet form of VERED VARDAH f Jewish Variant of VARDA VARFOLOMEI m Russian Variant transcription of VARFOLOMEY VARFOLOMEY m Russian Russian form of BARTHOLOMEW VARG m Norwegian Means "wolf" in Old Norse. VARINIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish Feminine form of VARINIUS VARINIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name possibly derived from VARIUS. VARISTE m French French form of EVARISTUS VARIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which meant "versatile" in Latin. VARLAAM m Russian Russian form of BARLAAM VARLAM m Russian Variant of VARLAAM VARNAVA m Russian Russian form of BARNABAS VARPU f Finnish From the Finnish name for a type of berry bush. VARTAN m Armenian Derived from Armenian vart "rose". VARTOUHI f Armenian Means "rose lady" in Armenian. VARVARA f Russian, Greek, Bulgarian Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA VARYA f Russian Pet form of VARVARA VASANT m Indian Means "spring" in Sanskrit. Vasant is the god of spring in Hindu mythology. VASANTA f Indian Feminine form of VASANT VASCO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which came from the Spanish surname Velzquez, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque. VASHTI f Biblical Possibly means "thread" in Hebrew, but it is most likely of Persian origin. VASIL m Bulgarian, Macedonian Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BASIL VASILE m Romanian Romanian form of BASIL VASILI m Russian Variant transcription of Y VASILICA m Romanian Pet form of VASILE VASILIJE m Serbian Serbian form of BASIL VASILIKI f Greek Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL VASILIOS m Greek Modern Greek form of BASIL VASILIS m Greek Modern Greek form of BASIL VASILISA f Russian Russian feminine form of BASIL VASILIY m Russian Russian form of BASIL VASILKA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine pet form of BASIL VASILY m Russian Variant transcription of VASILIY VASSILY m Russian Variant transcription of VASILIY VASU m Indian Means "bright, excellent" in Sanskrit. VASYA m Russian Pet form of VASILIY VASYL m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of BASIL VASYLYNA f Ukrainian Ukrainian feminine form of BASIL VAUGHAN m English, Welsh From a Welsh surname meaning "little". VAUGHN m English, Welsh Variant of VAUGHAN VAVRINEC m Czech Czech form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). VCLAV m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of WENCESLAS VCLAVA f Czech Czech feminine form of WENCESLAS VCTOR m Spanish Spanish form of VICTOR VEASNA m Khmer Means "opportunity, good furtune" in Khmer. VECA f Serbian Pet form of VESNA VEDA mf (no meaning found) VEDRANA f Croatian, Serbian Means "jovial" in Croatian and Serbian. VEERA f Finnish Finnish form of VERA VEGA f Astronomy The name of a star in the constellation Lyra. VEIKKO m Finnish Pet form of VELI VELDA f Perhaps a variant of VALDA VELI m Finnish Means "brother" in Finnish. VELIA f Italian From the Roman family name Velius which possibly means "concealed" in Latin. VELIMIR m Croatian, Serbian Derived from the Slavic elements vele "great" and mir "peace". VELLA mf (no meaning found) VELLAMO f Finnish Mythology Meaning unknown. VELMA f English (Modern) Possibly a form of WILMA VELVA mf (no meaning found) VELVEL m Yiddish Means "wolf" in Yiddish. VELVELA f Yiddish Feminine form of VELVEL VENA f Short form of AL VENCEL m Hungarian Hungarian form of WENCESLAS VENCESLAO m Italian Italian form of WENCESLAS VENCESLS m Spanish Spanish form of WENCESLAS VENESSA mf (no meaning found) VENETIA f From the name of the city in Italy, called Venice in English. VENIAMIN m Russian Russian form of BENJAMIN VENITA mf (no meaning found) VENKA f Esperanto Means "victorious" in Esperanto. VENKAT m Indian From the name of a sacred hill in southern India. VENLA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of WENDEL VENUS f Roman Mythology Means "love" in Latin. VENYAMIN m Russian Variant transcription of VENIAMIN VERA f Russian, English, German Means "faith" in Russian, also influenced by the Latin word verus "true"; f Albanian Derived from Albanian ver "summer". VERCINGETORIX m Ancient Celtic Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish ver "on, over" combined with cingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king". VERDA mf (no meaning found) VERDANDI f Norse Mythology From the Old Norse Verandi meaning "necessity". VERDIE mf (no meaning found) VERE m English From a Norman surname which was from a French place name meaning "alder" in Gaulish. VERED f Jewish Means "rose" in Hebrew. VERENA f German Possibly related to Latin verus "true". VERGIE mf (no meaning found) VERGIL m English Variant of VIRGIL VERITY f English Means "verity, truth" from the English word. VERL mf (no meaning found) VERLA mf (no meaning found) VERLIE mf (no meaning found) VERLIN mf (no meaning found) VERN m Short form of ON or ER, or a form of WARREN VERNA f English Either a variant of VERENA or a feminine form of VERNON. VERNE mf (no meaning found) VERNELL mf (no meaning found) VERNER m Scandinavian Scandinavian form of WERNER VERNICA f Portuguese Portuguese form of VERONICA; f Spanish Spanish form of VERONICA VERNICE mf (no meaning found) VERNIE mf (no meaning found) VERNON m English From a surname meaning "alder tree" in French. VERONA f From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning. VERONICA f English, Italian, Romanian Latin form of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image". VERONIKA f Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian Cognate of VERONICA VERSIE mf (no meaning found) VERSSIMO m Portuguese From the Roman name Verissimus which means "very true" in Latin. VESA m Finnish Means "sprout, young tree" in Finnish. VESNA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Means "messenger" in Slavic. This was the name of a Slavic goddess of spring. VESPASIAN m History From the Roman cognomen Vespasianus, derived either from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening" or vespa meaning "wasp". VESPASIANO m Italian Italian form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN). VESPASIANUS m Ancient Roman Ancient Roman form of VESPASIAN VESPASIEN m French French form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN). VESPERA f Esperanto Means "of the evening" in Esperanto. VESTA f Roman Mythology Latin form of HESTIA. VESTER m German Short form of SIL VEVA f Pet form of GENEVIVE VI f English Short form of OLET VIANNE f English Short form of VI VIBEKE f Danish, Norwegian Danish and Norwegian form of WIBEKE VIBOL m Khmer Means "abundant" in Khmer. VIC mf English Short form of TOR or TORIA VICENTA mf (no meaning found) VICENTE m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of VINCENT VICKEY mf (no meaning found) VICKI f English Pet form of VICTORIA VICKIE f English Pet form of VICTORIA VICKY f English Pet form of VICTORIA VICO m Italian Italian short form of VICTOR VICTOIRE f French French form of VICTORIA VICTOR m English, French, Portuguese, Romanian Roman name meaning "victor" in Latin. VICTORIA f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of VICTORIUS; f Roman Mythology Means "victory" in Latin. Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory. VICTORINE f French French feminine form of Victorinus (see VICTORINO). VICTORINO m Spanish, Portuguese Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Victorinus, itself derived from VICTORIUS. VICTORIUS m Ancient Roman From the Roman family name Victorius, which was derived from the name VICTOR. VID m Slovene, Hungarian Slovene and Hungarian form of VITUS VIDA m Hungarian Hungarian form of VITUS; f Slovene Slovene feminine form of VITUS VIDAL m Spanish Spanish form of Vitalis (see VITALE). VIDAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology From the Old Norse Varr, which is possibly derived from vr "forest" and arr "warrior". VIDYA f Indian Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit. VIEN m Viete Means "completion" in Viete. VIENNE f French From the French name of the capital city of Austria, known in English as Vienna. VIENO f & m Finnish Means "gentle" in Finnish. VIGDS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements vig "war" and ds "goddess". VIGGO m Scandinavian Short form of containing the Scandinavian element vig "war". VIIVI f Finnish Finnish form of VIVIAN VIJAY m Indian Means "victory" in Sanskrit. VIJAYA f Indian Feminine form of VIJAY. VIKE f Hungarian Hungarian pet form of EVE VIKENTI m Russian Russian form of VINCENT VIKKI f English Pet form of VICTORIA VIKRAM m Indian Means "stride, pace" in Sanskrit. VIKTOR m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Cognate of VICTOR VIKTORAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of VICTOR VIKTORIA f German, Scandinavian German and Scandinavian form of VICTORIA VIKTORIYA f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of VICTORIA VIKTRIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of VICTORIA VILCHJO m Esperanto Esperanto pet form of WILLIAM VILEM m Czech Czech form of WILLIAM VILEN m Russian Abbreviation of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state. VILFRED m Danish Danish form of WILFRED VILHELM m Scandinavian, Hungarian Scandinavian and Hungarian form of WILLIAM VILHELMAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of WILLIAM VILHELMI m Finnish Finnish form of WILLIAM VILHELMIINA f Finnish Finnish feminine form of WILLIAM VILHELMO m Esperanto Esperanto form of WILLIAM VILHELMS m Latvian Latvian form of WILLIAM VILHJLMUR m Icelandic Icelandic form of WILLIAM VILHO m Finnish Finnish short form of WILLIAM VILI m Hungarian, Slovene Hungarian and Slovene pet form of WILLIAM VILIAM m Slovak Slovak form of WILLIAM VILIS m Latvian Latvian form of WILLIAM VILJAMI m Finnish Finnish form of WILLIAM VILJEM m Slovene Slovene form of WILLIAM VILJO m Finnish Finnish short form of WILLIAM VILKO m Slovene Pet form of VILJEM VILLE m Finnish Finnish short form of WILLIAM VILMA f Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish Cognate of WILMA VILMAR m Form of WILMER VILMOS m Hungarian Hungarian form of WILLIAM VILPPU m Finnish Finnish form of PHILIP VIMAL m Indian Means "clean, pure" in Sanskrit. VIMALA f Indian Feminine form of VIMAL VIN m English Short form of CENT; m Finnish Short form of MINEN VINA f Short form of DA VINAL m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "vine hall" in Middle English. VINAY m Indian Means "leading asunder" in Sanskrit. VINCE m English, Hungarian English short form and Hungarian normal form of NT VINCENC m Czech Czech form of VINCENT VINCENT m English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer". VINCENTAS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of VINCENT VINCENTE m Italian Italian form of VINCENT VINCENZA f Italian Italian feminine form of VINCENT VINCENZO m Italian Italian form of VINCENT VINCIUS m Portuguese Portuguese form of Vinicius (see VINICIO). VINH m Viete Means "bay, gulf" in Viete. VINICIO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of the Roman name Vinicius, which was possibly derived from Latin vinum "wine". VINKO m Croatian Croatian form of VINCENT VINMINEN m Finnish Mythology Derived from Finnish vin "wide and slow-flowing river". VINNIE m English Pet form of VINCENT VINSON mf (no meaning found) VINZENT m German German form of VINCENT VINZENZ m German German form of VINCENT VIOLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian Means "violet" in Latin. Viola was the heroine in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'. VIOLET f English Means simply "violet" from the English word for the purple flower. VIOLETA f Romanian, Bulgarian Romanian and Bulgarian form of VIOLET VIOLETTA f Italian Italian form of VIOLET VIOLETTE f French French form of VIOLET VIONA f Dutch Dutch form of FIONA VIOREL m Romanian Derived from Romanian viorea meaning "bluebell". VIORICA f Romanian Derived from Romanian viorea meaning "bluebell". VIPIN m Indian Means "the forest" in Sanskrit. VIPUL m Indian Possibly means "plenty" from Sanskrit. VIRA f Ukrainian Ukrainian form of VERA VIRG f Hungarian Means "flower" in Hungarian. VIRGEE f English Pet form of VIRGINIA VIRGIE f English Pet form of VIRGINIA VIRGIL m English, Romanian From the Roman family name Vergilius which is of unknown meaning. VIRGILIJUS m Lithuanian Lithuanian form of VIRGIL VIRGILIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of VIRGIL VIRGILIU m Romanian Romanian variant of VIRGIL VIRGINIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman family name Virginius which was possibly derived from Latin virgo "maid, virgin". VIRGINIE f French French form of VIRGINIA VIRIATO m Portuguese From the Latin name Viriathus or Viriatus, which was derived from viriae "bracelets" (of Celtic origin). VIRVA f & m Finnish Possibly derived from Finnish virvatuli meaning "will o' the wisp". VISHAL m Indian Means "large, broad" in Sanskrit. VISHNU m Hindu Mythology Possibly means "all-pervasive" in Sanskrit. VISITACIN f Spanish Means "visitation" in Spanish. VISNJA f Croatian Means "sour cherry" in Croatian. VITA f English, Danish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of VITUS VITALE m Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Vitalis, which was derived from Latin vitalis "of life, vital". VITALI m Russian Variant transcription of Y VITALIA f Italian Feminine form of Vitalis (see VITALE). VITALIJA f Lithuanian Lithuanian form of VITALIA VITALIY m Russian Russian form of Vitalis (see VITALE). VITALY m Russian Variant transcription of VITALIY VITO m Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of VITUS VITOR m Portuguese, Galician Portuguese variant and Galician form of VICTOR VITRIA f Portuguese Portuguese form of VICTORIA VITTORE m Italian Italian form of VICTOR VITTORIA f Italian Italian form of VICTORIA VITTORINO m Italian Italian cognate of VICTORINO VITTORIO m Italian Italian form of VICTORIUS VITUS m Ancient Roman Roman name which was derived from Latin vita "life". VITYA m Russian Pet form of VITALIY or VIKTOR VIVA mf (no meaning found) VIVEK m Indian Means "wisdom, knowledge" in Sanskrit. VIVEKA f Swedish Swedish form of WIBEKE VIVIAN mf English From the Roman name Vivianus which was derived from Latin vivus "alive". VIVIANA f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN). VIVIANNE f English Feminine variant of VIVIAN VIVIEN f & m French French form of VIVIAN. VIVIENNE f French Feminine variant of VIVIEN VIVIETTE f English (Modern) Pet form of VIVIEN VIVYAN f English Variant of VIVIAN VJEKO m Croatian Short form of SLAV VJEKOSLAV m Croatian Means "age and glory" from the Slavic elements vek "age" and slav "glory". VJEKOSLAVA f Croatian Feminine form of VJEKOSLAV VLAD m Russian, Romanian Old short form of Slavic beginning with the element volod meaning "rule". VLADILEN m Russian Contraction of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state. VLADIMIR m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian Means "to rule with greatness" or "to rule with peace", derived from the Slavic element volod "rule" combined with mer "great, famous" or mir "peace". VLADIMIRA f Russian, Slovene Feminine form of VLADIMIR VLADIMR m Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of VLADIMIR VLADIMRA f Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of VLADIMIRA VLADISLAV m Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian Means "to rule with glory", derived from the Slavic elements volod "rule" and slav "glory". VLADISLAVA f Russian, Czech Feminine form of VLADISLAV VLADLEN m Russian Contraction of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state. VLAHO m Croatian Croatian form of Blasius (see BLAISE). VLASI m Russian Russian form of BLAISE VLASIS m Greek Greek form of BLAISE VLASSIS m Greek Greek form of BLAISE VLASTA f Czech Short form of beginning with the Slavic element vlast "power". VLASTIMIL m Czech Derived from the Slavic elements vlast "power" and mil "favour". VLASTISLAV m Czech Derived from the Slavic elements vlast "power" and slav "glory". VLATKO m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian Pet form of VLADIMIR VLUND m Norse Mythology Old Norse form of WIELAND VN f & m Viete Means "cloud" in Viete. VOIRREY f Manx Vocative form of MOIRREY VOITTO m Finnish Means "victory" in Finnish. VOJT?CH m Czech Czech form of WOJCIECH VOLKAN m Turkish Means "volcano" in Turkish. VOLKER m German Derived from the Germanic element folk "people" combined with heri "army". VOLODYA m Russian Pet form of VLADIMIR VOLODYMYR m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of VLADIMIR VOLOS m Slavic Mythology Derived from Slavic volu meaning "ox". VOLYA m Russian Pet form of VLADIMIR. VON mf (no meaning found) VONDA f English Variant of WANDA VONNIE mf (no meaning found) VORTIGERN m History English form of GWRTHEYRN VOSGI f Armenian Means "gold" in Armenian. VOVA m Russian Pet form of VLADIMIR VRENI f German Pet form of VERENA VRNE f French French form of VERENA VRONIQUE f French French form of VERONICA VSEVOLOD m Russian Means "to rule all" from the Slavic elements vse "all" and volod "rule". VT m Czech Czech form of VITUS VUK m Serbian Means "wolf" in Serbian. VUKASIN m Serbian Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf". VULCAN m Roman Mythology Possibly related to Latin fulgere "to flash". VUOKKO f Finnish Means "anemone flower" in Finnish. VYACHESLAV m Russian Russian form of WENCESLAS VYTAUTAS m Lithuanian Means "chasing the people" or "driving the people" in Lithuanian. W mf (no meaning found) W?ADYS?AW m Polish Polish cognate of VLADISLAV. W?ADYS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of W?ADYS?AW W?ODEK m Polish Pet form of W?ODZIMIERZ and other Polish beginning with wlod "rule". W?ODZIMIERZ m Polish Polish cognate of VLADIMIR W?ODZIS?AW m Polish Polish cognate of VLADISLAV WAC?AW m Polish Polish form of WENCESLAS WAC?AWA f Polish Feminine form of WAC?AW WADE m English From a surname which was derived either from Old English wade "a ford" or wadan "to go". WAFAI m Arabic Means "loyalty" in Arabic. WAFI m Arabic Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Arabic. WAFIYA f Arabic Feminine form of WAFI WAHEED m Arabic Variant transcription of WAHID WAHEEDA f Arabic Variant transcription of WAHIDA WAHID m Arabic Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. WAHIDA f Arabic Feminine form of WAHID WAINO mf (no meaning found) WALBURGA f German Means "rule of the fortress" from the Germanic elements wald "rule" and burg "fortress". WALDEK m Polish Polish pet form of WALDEMAR WALDEMAR m German, Scandinavian, Polish Germanic cognate of the Slavic name VLADIMIR, composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous". WALDO m English, German Short form of Germanic containing the element wald which means "rule". WALDU? m Polish Polish pet form of WALDEMAR WALENTY m Polish Polish form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE ). WALENTYNA f Polish Polish form of VALENTINA WALERIA f Polish Polish form of VALERIA WALERIAN m Polish Polish form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN). WALERY m Polish Polish form of VALERIUS WALESKA mf (no meaning found) WALID m Arabic Means "newborn", derived from Arabic walada "to give birth". WALKER m English From an occupational surname which meant "a fuller of cloth" in Old English. WALLACE m English, Scottish From a surname which originally meant "Welsh" or "foreigner" in Old French. WALLIS mf English Variant of WALLACE. WALLY mf English Short form of WALTER or WALLACE (masculine), or VALESKA (feminine). WALT m English Short form of ER WALTER m English, German, Scandinavian, Polish From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and heri "army". WALTHER m German German form of WALTER. WALTON m English From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "stream town". WALTRAUD f German Means either "strong rule" or "strong foreigner" from the Germanic element wald "rule" or walh "foreigner" combined with thrud "strength". WANDA f English, Polish Possibly means "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany. WANETA mf (no meaning found) WANITA mf (no meaning found) WAPASHA m Native American Means "red leaf" in the Dakota language. WAQAR m Arabic Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic. WARD m English From a surname meaning "guard" in Old English. WARDELL m English From a surname meaning "watch hill" in Old English. WARNER m English From a surname which was derived from the first name WERNER. WARREN m English From a surname which meant either "enclosure" from Germanic or "from La Varenne" from French. WARWICK m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "dam farm" (from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "dairy farm"). WASHINGTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a town in England (which meant "town belonging to Wassa's people"). WASI m Arabic Means "broad-minded, liberal, learned" in Arabic. WASIM m Arabic Means "handsome" in Arabic. WASSIM m Arabic Variant of WASIM WASSWA m African Means "first of twins" in Luganda. WASYL m Ukrainian Variant transcription of VASYL WASYLYNA f Ukrainian Variant transcription of VASYLYNA WAT m English Medieval short form of WALTER WATSON mf (no meaning found) WAVA mf (no meaning found) WAWRZYNIEC m Polish Polish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE ). WAYLAND m English Old English form of WIELAND WAYLON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "road land" in Old English. WAYMON mf (no meaning found) WAYNA f Native American Means "young" in Quechua. WAYNE m English From an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker", derived from Old English wgn "wagon". WAYRA m Native American Means "wind" in Quechua. WEBSTER m English From a surname meaning "weaver" in Old English. WEI m Chinese Means "great" or "strength" in Chinese. WEKESA m African Means "born during harvest" in African. WELDON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill near a spring" in Old English. WELLINGTON mf (no meaning found) WELTON mf (no meaning found) WEN f & m Chinese Means "culture, literacy" in Chinese. WENCESLAS m History Means "more glory" from the Slavic elements ventie "more" and slav "glory". WENDA f English Variant of WANDA WENDEL m German From a Germanic name meaning "a Wend". WENDELL m English From a surname that was derived from the first name WENDEL. WENDI f English (Modern) Variant of WENDY WENDY f English Probably first used in J. WENONA f English Variant of WINONA WENONAH f English (Modern) Variant of WINONA WENZEL m German Medieval German form of WENCESLAS WENZESLAUS m German German form of WENCESLAS WERA f Polish Polish form of VERA or a short form of WERONIKA WERNER m German, Dutch, Scandinavian From a Germanic name derived from war "guard" combined with heri "army". WERONIKA f Polish Polish form of VERONICA WERTHER m German Derived from the Germanic elements wert "worthy" and heri "army". WES mf (no meaning found) WESLEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west meadow" in Old English. WESTLEY m English From a surname which was a variant of the surname WESLEY WESTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west town" in Old English. WHEELER mf (no meaning found) WHETU f Maori Means "star" in Maori. WHITAKER m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "white field" in Old English. WHITLEY mf (no meaning found) WHITNEY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. WIBEKE f German Feminine form of WIEBE WIBO m Dutch, Frisian Pet form of WIEBE WICKANINNISH m Native American Possibly means "having no one in front of him in the canoe" in the Nuu-chah-nulth (or Nootka) language. WIDAD f Arabic Means "love" in Arabic. WIEBE m Dutch, Frisian, German Medieval short form of Germanic containing the element wig meaning "war". WIEBKE f German German feminine form of WIEBE WIELAND m German Derived from Germanic wela "battle" and nand "brave". WIELIS?AW m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "great glory". WIES?AW m Polish Short form of WIELIS?AW WIES?AWA f Polish Feminine form of WIELIS?AW WIGBURG f Derived from the Germanic elements wig "war" and burg "fortress". WIKOLIA f Hawaiian Hawaiian form of VICTORIA WIKTOR m Polish Polish form of VICTOR WIKTORIA f Polish Polish form of VICTORIA WIL m English Short form of beginning with wil. WILBER mf (no meaning found) WILBERT m Means "bright will", derived from the Germanic elements wil "will, desire" and beraht "bright". WILBUR m English Derived from the Old English elements wil "will, desire" and burh "fortress". WILBURN m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stream from a spring" in Old English. WILDA f Possibly a Germanic name meaning "willow tree". WILEY m English From a surname which was derived either from a place name meaning "temple clearing" in Old English or from a nickname meaning "wily, tricky" in Middle English. WILF m English Short form of RED WILFORD m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "willow ford" in Old English. WILFRED m English Means "desiring peace" from Old English wil "will, desire" and fred "peace". WILFREDA f English Feminine form of WILFRED WILFREDO m Spanish Spanish form of WILFRED WILFRID m English Variant of WILFRED WILFRIED m German German cognate of WILFRED WILHELM m German, Polish German cognate of WILLIAM. WILHELMINA f German German feminine form of WILLIAM WILHELMINE mf (no meaning found) WILKIE m English From a surname which was derived from a pet form of the first name WILLIAM. WILL m English Short form of IAM WILLA f English Feminine form of WILLIAM WILLARD m English From a surname which was derived from the Germanic personal name Wilhard, composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and hard "brave, hardy". WILLEM m Dutch Dutch form of WILLIAM WILLEMINA f Dutch Dutch feminine form of WILLIAM WILLENE mf (no meaning found) WILLI m German Pet form of WILHELM WILLIA mf (no meaning found) WILLIAM m English From the Germanic name Wilhelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". WILLIAMS mf (no meaning found) WILLIAN mf (no meaning found) WILLIE mf English Masculine or feminine pet form of WILLIAM WILLIS m English From a surname related to the name WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "willow town" in Old English. WILLOW f English Means simply "willow" from the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig. WILLY m English Pet form of WILLIAM WILMA f German, English Short form of WILHELMINA WILMER m English Possibly derived from the Germanic elements wil "will, desire" and meri "famous". WILMOT m English From a surname that derives from a pet form of the name WILLIAM. WILSON m English From a surname meaning "son of WILLIAM". WILTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town on the River Wylye" in Old English. WIM m Dutch, German Dutch and German short form of WILHELM WINCENTY m Polish Polish form of VINCENT WINDELL mf (no meaning found) WINDSOR m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English. WINDY mf (no meaning found) WINE m Anglo-Saxon Derived from Old English wine "friend". WINFIELD mf (no meaning found) WINFORD mf (no meaning found) WINFRED m English Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and fri "peace". WINFRIED m German German form of WINFRED WINIFRED f Welsh, English Anglicized form of GWENFREWI WINNIE f English Pet form of WINIFRED. WINNIFRED f Welsh, English Variant of WINIFRED WINOC m Breton, French Variant of GWENNEG WINONA f English, Native American Means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language. WINSLOW m English From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hill belonging to WINE". WINSTON m English From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan meaning "joy stone". WINTER f & m English Means simply "winter" from the English word for the season, derived from Old English winter. WINTHROP m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "WINE's village" in Old English. WINTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "enclosure belonging to WINE" in Old English. WIOLA f Polish Polish form of VIOLA WIOLETTA f Polish Polish form of VIOLET WIREMU m Maori Maori form of WILLIAM WIS?AW m Polish Short form of WIELIS?AW WIS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of WIELIS?AW WISDOM f & m English Means simply "wisdom, learning" from the English word, a derivative of Old English wis "wise". WIT m Polish Polish form of VITUS WITO?D m Polish Polish form of VYTAUTAS WITOLD m German From a Germanic name meaning either "wide ruler" or "wood ruler". WM mf (no meaning found) WOB m Dutch, Frisian Pet form of Germanic beginning with the element wald meaning "rule". WODEN m Anglo-Saxon Mythology Anglo-Saxon cognate of ODIN WOJCIECH m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and tech "consolation". WOJCIECHA f Polish Feminine form of WOJCIECH WOJTEK m Polish Pet form of WOJCIECH WOLF m German, English, Jewish Means simply "wolf" from the English word. WOLFE m English Variant of WOLF WOLFGANG m German Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path". WOLFRAM m German Derived from the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf" combined with hramn "raven". WOLODYMYR m Ukrainian Variant transcription of VOLODYMYR WOODROW m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English. WOODY m English Pet form of WOODROW. WORKNESH f African Possibly means "you are like gold" in Amharic. WORTH mf (no meaning found) WOTAN m Germanic Mythology Ancient German cognate of ODIN WOUTER m Dutch Dutch form of WALTER WREN f English (Modern) Simply means "wren" from the English word for the small songbird. WRIGHT m English From a surname meaning "carpenter" in Old English. WU m Chinese Means either "army squad" or "crow" or "sorcerer" in Chinese. WUBBE m Dutch, Frisian Variant of WOB WYATT m English Means "brave in war", derived from Old English wig "war" and heard "brave, hardy". WYBERT m Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements wig "battle" and beorht "bright". WYLIE mf (no meaning found) WYMAN mf (no meaning found) WYMOND m English Derived from the Old English elements wig "battle" and mund "protector". WYN m Welsh Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "blessed, white, fair". WYNFOR m Welsh Variant of G WYNN m Welsh Variant of WYN WYNNE mf Welsh Variant of WYN, sometimes used as a feminine form; m English From a surname which was derived from the given name WINE. WYNONA mf (no meaning found) WYNONNA f English Variant of WINONA WYNTER f English (Modern) Variant of WINTER WYSTAN m English Means "battle stone" from Old English wig "battle" and stan "stone". XABIER m Basque, Galician Basque and Galician form of XAVIER XANDER m Dutch Short form of ALE XANDRA f Dutch Short form of ALE XANTHE f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair". XANTHIA f Elaborated form of XANTHE XANTHIPPE f Ancient Greek Feminine form of the Greek name (Xanthippos), which meant "yellow horse" from (xanthos) "yellow" and (hippos) "horse". XANTI m Basque Basque form of SANTIAGO XARA f Variant of ZARA XAVER m German German form of XAVIER XAVIA f Feminine form of XAVIER XAVIAR m English Variant of XAVIER XAVIER m English, French, Portuguese, Catalan Derived from the Basque place name Etxabier meaning "the new house". XAVIERA f English Feminine form of XAVIER XAVIOR m English Variant of XAVIER XENA f English Variant of XENIA XENE f Greek Feminine form of XENON XENIA f Greek, English Means "hospitality" in Greek. XENOCRATES m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Xenokrates) which meant "foreign power", derived from (xenos) "foreign, strange" and (kratos) "power". XENON m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek (xenos) meaning "stranger, foreigner". XENOPHON m Ancient Greek Means "foreign voice", derived from Greek (xenos) "foreign, strange" and (phone) "voice". XERXES m English Greek form of the Persian name Khshayarsha which meant "ruler over heroes". XESS m Galician Galician form of JESUS, used as a personal name. XIANG mf Chinese Means either "to soar" or "auspicious" or "fragrant" in Chinese. XIMENA f Spanish Possibly a Spanish or Basque feminine form of SIMON. XIMUN m Basque Basque form of SIMON XIOMARA f Spanish Possibly a Spanish form of GUIOMAR XOANA f Galician Galician feminine form of JOHN XOCHILT f Spanish Variant of XOCHITL XOCHIPILLI m New World Mythology Means "flower prince" in Nahuatl. XOCHIQUETZAL f New World Mythology Means "flower feather" in Nahuatl. XOCHITL f Native American, Spanish Means "flower" in Nahuatl. XON m Galician Galician form of JOHN XOS m Galician Galician form of JOSEPH XUAN mf Viete Means "spring" in Viete. XUE f & m Chinese Means "snow" or "studious" in Chinese. XUN m Chinese Means "fast" in Chinese. XURXO m Galician Galician form of GEORGE XYLEENA f ? Elaborated form of XYLIA XYLIA f English (Modern) Derived from Greek (xylon) meaning "of the forest". XYLINA f Elaborated form of XYLIA XZAVIER m English (Modern) Variant of XAVIER YA f Chinese Means "elegant" in Chinese. YA?MUR f Turkish Means "rain" in Turkish. YAA f African Means "born on Thursday" in Akan. YAAKOV m Jewish Hebrew form of JACOB YACHIN m Jewish Hebrew form of JACHIN YACHNA f Jewish Perhaps a feminine form of YACHIN YADIRA f Meaning unknown, possibly means "friend" in Hebrew. YAEL f Jewish Hebrew form of JAEL YAFA f Jewish Variant transcription of YAFFA YAFE mf Jewish Variant and masculine form of YAFFA YAFFA f Jewish Derived from Hebrew ????? (yafeh) meaning "beautiful". YAFFE mf Jewish Variant transcription of YAFE YAHAIRA mf (no meaning found) YAHVEH m Theology Variant of YAHWEH YAHWEH m Theology A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") ???? (Yod Heh Waw Heh), transliterated into Roman script Y H W H. YAHYA m Arabic Arabic form of Yochanan (see JOHN). YAIR m Jewish Hebrew form of JAIR YAJAIRA mf (no meaning found) YAKIM m Russian Russian form of JOACHIM YAKIV m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of JACOB YAKOV m Jewish, Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB, and a Hebrew variant of YAAKOV. YALE m Welsh From a Welsh surname which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial). YAMILET mf (no meaning found) YAN m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of Ioannes (see JOHN). YANA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN). YANCY m English Meaning unknown, possibly related to YANN or JAN . YANICK mf Breton, French Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN YANIRA mf (no meaning found) YANIV m Jewish Means "he will prosper" in Hebrew. YANKEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of JACOB YANKO m Bulgarian Pet form of YAN YANN m Breton, French Breton form of JOHN YANNI m Greek Variant transcription of YIANNI YANNIC mf Breton, French Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN YANNICK mf Breton, French Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN YANNIS m Greek Variant transcription of YIANNIS YARDEN mf Jewish Hebrew form of JORDAN YARDENA f Jewish Hebrew feminine form of JORDAN YARITZA mf (no meaning found) YAROMIR m Russian Russian form of JAROMR YARON mf Jewish, English Means "to sing" or "to shout" in Hebrew. YAROPOLK m Russian Russian form of JAROPE?K YAROSLAV m Russian Russian form of JAROS?AW YAROSLAVA f Russian Russian feminine form of JAROS?AW YASAMIN f Iranian Persian form of JASMINE YASEN m Bulgarian Means "ash tree" in Bulgarian. YASH m Indian Derived from Sanskrit yasas meaning "glory, fame". YASHA m Russian Russian pet form of YAKOV YASHMINE f English Variant of YASMINE YASIR m Arabic Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic yasira "to make easy". YASMEEN mf (no meaning found) YASMIN f Iranian, English Persian form of JASMINE YASMINA f English Variant of JASMINE YASMINE f English Variant of JASMINE YASSER m Arabic Variant transcription of YASIR YASU f Japanese Means "calm" in Japanese. YAVOR m Bulgarian Means "sycamore tree" in Bulgarian. YAVUZ m Turkish Means "stern, grim" in Turkish. YAW m African Means "born on Thursday" in Akan. YAZMIN f English (Modern) Variant of JASMINE YECHEZKEL m Jewish Hebrew form of EZEKIEL YEFIM m Russian Russian form of the Greek name (Euphemios), the masculine form of EUPHEMIA. YEFREM m Russian Russian form of EPHRAIM. YEGOR m Russian Russian form of GEORGE YEHIEL m Jewish Hebrew form of JEHIEL YEHOWAH m Theology Variant spelling of YAHWEH YEHUDAH m Jewish Hebrew form of JUDAH YEHUDI m Jewish Hebrew form of JEHUDI YEHUDIT f Jewish Hebrew form of JUDITH YEJIDE f Yoruba Means "image of the mother" in Yoruba. YEKATERINA f Russian Russian form of KATHERINE YELENA f Russian Russian form of HELEN YELIZAVETA f Russian Russian form of ELIZABETH YEMELYAN m Russian Russian form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO). YEMIMA f Jewish Hebrew form of JEMIMA YEN f Viete Means "peace" in Viete. YENTE f Yiddish Possibly a variant of YENTL. YENTL f Yiddish Yiddish form of the French nickname Gentille, meaning "noble, aristocratic". YERED m Jewish Hebrew form of JARED YERMOLAI m Russian Russian form of HERMOLAOS YESENIA f Spanish Possibly a Spanish form of JESSENIA YESFIR f Russian Russian form of ESTHER YESSENIA f Spanish Possibly a Spanish form of JESSENIA YETER f Turkish Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish. YETTA mf (no meaning found) YEVA f Russian, Armenian Russian and Armenian form of EVE YEVDOKIYA f Russian Russian form of EUDOCIA YEVGENI m Russian Variant transcription of Y YEVGENIY m Russian Russian form of EUGENE YEVGENIYA f Russian Russian form of EUGENIA YEVGENY m Russian Variant transcription of YEVGENIY YEVHENIY m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of EUGENE YEVPRAKSIYA f Russian Russian form of the Greek name (Eupraxia), which was derived from Greek "good" and (praxis) "action, exercise". YEWANDE f Yoruba Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba. YI f Chinese Means "happy, cheerful" in Chinese. YIANNI m Greek Greek form of JOHN YIANNIS m Greek Greek form of JOHN YIDEL f Yiddish Yiddish pet form of JUDITH YILDIZ f Turkish Means "star" in Turkish. YIN f Chinese Means either "silver" or "polite" or "sound" or "shade" in Chinese. YIORGOS m Greek Modern Greek form of GEORGE YITZHAK m Jewish Hebrew form of ISAAC. YLLI m Albanian Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star". YLLKA f Albanian Feminine form of YLLI YLVA f Scandinavian Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse lfr "wolf". YNGVAR m Danish, Norwegian Variant of INGVAR YNGVE m Scandinavian Derived from the name of the Norse god ING. YOAN m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of JOHN YOANA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of JOHN YOAV m Jewish Hebrew form of JOAB YOCHANAN m Jewish, Biblical (Original) Hebrew form of JOHN. YOCHEVED f Jewish Hebrew form of JOCHEBED YOEL m Jewish Hebrew form of JOEL YOKO f Japanese Means either "sun child" or "chrysanthemum child" or "ocean child" in Japanese. YOLANDA f English, Spanish The meaning of this name is not known for certain, but it is possibly connected to the French name Violante which means "violet". YOLANDE f French French form of YOLANDA YOLONDA f English Variant of YOLANDA YONAH m Jewish Hebrew form of JONAH YONATAN m Jewish Hebrew form of JONATHAN YONCA f Turkish Means "clover" in Turkish. YONG mf Korean Means "bravery, courage" in Korean. YONI m Jewish Pet form of YONATAN YONIT f Jewish Means "dove" in Hebrew. YORAM m Jewish Hebrew form of JORAM YORATH m Welsh Anglicized form of IORWERTH YORDAN m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of JORDAN YORDANKA f Bulgarian Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN YORGOS m Greek Variant transcription of YIORGOS YORI m Japanese Means "dependence" in Japanese. YORICK m English Altered form of JORCK. YORK m English From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. YOSEF m Jewish Hebrew form of JOSEPH YOSHI mf Japanese Means either "goodness, luck" or "free" in Japanese. YOSHIKO f Japanese Means either "good child" or "free child" in Japanese. YOSHIRO m Japanese Means either "good son" or "free son" in Japanese. YOSIF m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of JOSEPH YOSYP m Ukrainian Ukrainian form of JOSEPH YOUNG mf Korean Means either "forever" or "prosperity" in Korean. YOUSEF m Arabic Variant transcription of YUSUF YOUSSEF m Arabic Variant transcription of YUSUF YRJ m Finnish Finnish form of GEORGE YRJN m Finnish Finnish form of GEORGE YSABEL f English (Modern) Variant of ISABEL YSEULT f French French form of ISOLDE YSTEIN m Norwegian Norwegian form of EN YU f & m Chinese Means either "jade" or "honour" or "happy" or "rain" in Chinese. YUDEL m Yiddish Yiddish form of JUDAH YUKI mf Japanese Means "snow" or "luck" in Japanese. YUKIKO f Japanese Means "snow child" in Japanese. YUKO f Japanese Means "gracious child" in Japanese. YULI m Russian Variant transcription of Y YULIA f Russian Variant transcription of YULIYA YULIAN m Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIAN YULIANA f Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIANA YULIY m Russian Russian form of JULIUS YULIYA f Russian, Bulgarian Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIA YUMI f Japanese Composed of the Japanese elements yu "reason" or "bow" and mi "beautiful". YUMIKO f Japanese Composed of the Japanese elements yu "reason", mi "beautiful" and ko "child". YUN f Chinese Means "clouds" in Chinese. YUNUS m Arabic Arabic form of JONAH YURI m Russian, Ukrainian Variant transcription of Y; f Japanese Means "lily" in Japanese. YURIY m Russian, Ukrainian Russian and Ukrainian form of GEORGE. YUSEF m Arabic Variant transcription of YUSUF YUSHUA m Arabic Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA). YUSRA f Arabic Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic. YUSSEL m Yiddish Yiddish pet form of JOSEPH YUSTINA f Russian Russian form of JUSTINA YUSUF m Arabic, Turkish Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH). YUTKE f Yiddish Yiddish pet form of JUDITH YUU mf Japanese Means "superior" or "gentle" in Japanese. YUUDAI m Japanese Means "great hero" in Japanese. YUUKA f Japanese Means "excellent aroma" in Japanese. YUUKI f & m Japanese Means "helpful pleasure" in Japanese. YUVAL m Jewish Hebrew form of JUBAL YVAIN m Welsh Mythology Old variant of OWAIN YVES m French Derived from Germanic iv meaning "yew". YVETTE f French French feminine form of YVES YVIND m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Eyvindr, which was derived from ey meaning "island" and vindr possibly meaning "victory" or "wind". YVO m German German form of YVES or N YVON m Derived from Germanic iv meaning "yew". YVONNE f French Feminine form of YVON Z m Portuguese Portuguese pet form of JOS ZABEL f Armenian Armenian form of ISABEL. ZACARAS m Spanish Spanish form of ZECHARIAH ZACCHAEUS m Biblical From the Greek form of the Hebrew name ?????? (Zakkay) which meant "pure". ZACH m English Short form of ARIAS ZACHARIAH m English Variant of ZECHARIAH ZACHARIAS m Biblical Greek form of ZECHARIAH. ZACHARIASZ m Polish Polish form of ZECHARIAH ZACHARIE m French French form of ZECHARIAH ZACHARY m English Usual English form of ZECHARIAH ZACHERY m English Variant of ZACHARY ZACK m English Short form of ZACHARY or ISAAC ZACKARY m English Variant of ZACHARY ZACKERY m English Variant of ZACHARY ZADOK m Biblical Means "righteous" in Hebrew. ZAHARI m Bulgarian Bulgarian form of ZECHARIAH ZAHI m Arabic Means "beautiful, brilliant" in Arabic. ZAHIA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAHI ZAHID m Arabic Means "pious, devout" in Arabic. ZAHIDA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAHID ZAHIR m Arabic Derived from Arabic zahir meaning "shining, radiant, blossoming". ZAHIRA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAHIR ZAHRA f Arabic Means "brilliant, bright" in Arabic. ZAHRAH f Arabic Derived from Arabic zahra meaning "blooming flower". ZAID m Arabic Variant of ZAYD ZAIDA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAYD ZAIN m Arabic Variant of ZAYN ZAINA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAYN ZAINAB f Arabic Variant of ZAYNAB ZAIRA f Arabic Possibly a variant of ZAHRAH ZAIRE mf (no meaning found) ZAK m English Short form of ZACHARY or ISAAC ZAKARY mf (no meaning found) ZAKHAR m Russian Russian form of ZECHARIAH ZAKI m Arabic Means "pure" in Arabic. ZAKIAH f Jewish Means "pure" in Hebrew. ZAKIYYA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAKI ZALA f Slovene Means "beautiful" in Slovene. ZALMAN m Yiddish Yiddish form of SOLOMON ZALMON m Biblical Means "shady" in Hebrew. ZAMAN m Arabic Means "time, age, era" in Arabic. ZAN f Chinese Means "praise, support" in Chinese. ZANDER m English Short form of ALEXANDER ZANDRA f English Short form of ALEXANDRA ZANE m English Meaning unknown, from a surname. ZARA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Variant of ZAHRAH ZARAMAMA f New World Mythology Means "grain mother" in Quechua. This was the name of the Inca goddess of grain. ZARATHUSTRA m History Possibly means either "golden camel" or "golden star" in Persian, derived from zara meaning "golden" and ushtra meaning "camel" or possibly "star". ZARAY f Arabic Possibly a variant of ZAHRAH ZAREEN f Iranian Means "golden" in Persian. ZARIA f Arabic Possibly a variant of ZAHRAH ZARITA f Spanish Spanish pet form of SARAH ZAVANNA f English Variant of SAVANNAH ZAVIA f English Feminine form of XAVIER ZAVIER m English Variant of XAVIER ZAYD m Arabic Means "growth", derived from Arabic ziyada "to increase". ZAYN m Arabic Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic. ZAYNA f Arabic Feminine form of ZAYN ZAYNAB f Arabic From the Arabic name of a fragrant flowering plant. ZBIGNIEW m Polish Means "to dispel anger" from the Slavic elements zbit "to dispel" and gniew "anger". ZDE?KA f Czech Czech feminine form of SIDONIUS ZDEN?K m Czech Czech form of SIDONIUS ZDENKA f Slovene Slovene feminine form of SIDONIUS ZDENKO m Slovene Slovene form of SIDONIUS ZDISLAV m Czech Czech form of ZDZIS?AW ZDRAVKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Derived from Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy". ZDZIS?AW m Polish Derived from the Slavic elements zde "here" and slav "glory". ZDZIS?AWA f Polish Feminine form of ZDZIS?AW ZEBADIAH m Biblical Means "YAHWEH has bestowed" in Hebrew. ZEBEDEE m Biblical Greek form of ZEBADIAH used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John. ZEBULON m Biblical (Variant) Variant of ZEBULUN ZEBULUN m Biblical Means "exaltation" in Hebrew. ZECHARIAH m Biblical From the Hebrew name ????????? (Zekaryah) which meant "YAHWEH remembers". ZED m English Short form of EKIAH ZEDEKIAH m Biblical Means "justice of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. ZEEV m Jewish Means "wolf" in Hebrew. ZEF m Dutch Dutch short form of JO ZEFERINO m Portuguese From the Roman name Zephyrinus, which was derived from the Greek Zephyros (see ZEPHYR). ZEKE m English Short form of EZEKIEL ZEKI m Turkish Means "intelligent" in Turkish (ultimately of Arabic origin). ZELDA f Yiddish, English Either means "luck" in Yiddish or else is a short form of GRISELDA. ZELDE f Yiddish Variant of ZELDA ZELIG m Yiddish Variant of SELIG ZELLA f German German pet form of MARCELLA ZELMA f English Variant of SELMA ZELPAH f Variant of ZILPAH ZELPHA f Variant of ZILPAH ZENA f English Variant of XENIA or short form of ROSINA or ZENOBIA ZENAIDA f Spanish Spanish form of Zenais (see ZINAIDA). ZENIA f Variant of XENIA ZENO m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name (Zenon), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS. ZENOBIA f Ancient Greek Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek (Zeno), a prefix form of the name of ZEUS, combined with (bios) "life". ZENON m Ancient Greek, Polish Older form of ZENO, as well as the modern Polish form. ZENOVIA f Greek Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA ZENZI f German Pet form of KRESZENZ ZEPH m English Short form of ANIAH ZEPHANIA m Variant of H ZEPHANIAH m Biblical Derived from the Hebrew name ????????? (Tzefanyah) meaning "YAHWEH has hidden". ZEPHYR m Greek Mythology (Anglicized) From the Greek (Zephyros) meaning "the west wind". ZEPHYRA f Feminine form of ZEPHYR ZERACHIEL m Judeo-Christian Legend Possibly means "command of God" in Hebrew. ZERU m Basque Means "sky" in Basque. ZETA f Variant of ZITA ZETTA mf (no meaning found) ZEUS m Greek Mythology The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". ZEV m Jewish Variant of ZEEV ZGE f Turkish Means "other, different" in Turkish. ZGR mf Turkish Means "free" in Turkish. ZHANNA f Russian Russian form of JEANNE ZHELYAZKO m Bulgarian Derived from Bulgarian ?????? (zhelyazo) "iron". ZHEN f Chinese Means "precious" or "chaste, virtuous" in Chinese. ZHENYA f & m Russian Pet form of YEVGENIYA or YEVGENIY ZHI f & m Chinese Means either "aspiration, ambition" or "wisdom" in Chinese. ZHIVKA f Bulgarian, Macedonian Feminine form of ZHIVKO ZHIVKO m Bulgarian, Macedonian Derived from the Slavic element ??? (zhiv) "living". ZHOU m Chinese Means "help, assist" in Chinese. ZHUBIN m Iranian Means "spear" in Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit. ZIA m Arabic Variant transcription of ZIYA ZIAD m Arabic Variant transcription of ZIYAD ZIBA f Iranian Means "beautiful" in Persian. ZIBIAH f Biblical Means "roe, deer" in Hebrew. ZIEMOWIT m Polish From an old Slavic name which meant "lord of the family". ZIGMUND mf (no meaning found) ZIGOR m Basque Means "punishment" in Basque. ZILLA f English Variant of H ZILLAH f Biblical, English Means "shade" in Hebrew. ZILPAH f Biblical Means "frailty" in Hebrew. ZIMRI m Biblical Means either "my praise" or "my music" in Hebrew. ZINA f Russian Short form of IDA ZINAIDA f Russian Russian form of the Greek name (Zenais), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS. ZINNIA f English From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn. ZINOVIA f Greek Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA ZINOVIY m Russian Russian form of the Greek name (Zenobios), the masculine form of ZENOBIA. ZINOVIYA f Russian Russian form of ZENOBIA ZION m Jewish, Biblical From the name of a citadel which was in the center of Jerusalem. ZIPPORAH f Biblical, Jewish From the Hebrew name ????????? (Tzipporah) which meant "bird". ZISEL f Jewish Variant of SISEL ZITA f Italian Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian; f Hungarian Pet form of FELICITS ZIV mf Jewish Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew. ZIVA f Jewish Feminine form of ZIV ZIVIT f Jewish Feminine form of ZIV ZIYA m Arabic Derived from Arabic diya meaning "splendour, light, glow". ZIYAD m Arabic Means "growth" in Arabic. ZLATA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Feminine form of N ZLATAN m Croatian, Serbian Derived from south Slavic zlato meaning "gold". ZLATKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Pet form of ZLATAN ZLEM f Turkish Means "yearning" in Turkish. ZLOTA f Yiddish Means "golden" in Yiddish. ZO f English Variant of E; f French French form of E ZOE f English, Greek, Ancient Greek Means "life" in Greek. ZOEY f English (Modern) Variant of ZOE ZOFIA f Polish Polish form of SOPHIA ZOHAR mf Jewish Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew. ZOIE f English (Modern) Variant of ZOE ZOILA mf (no meaning found) ZOJA f Czech, Polish Czech and Polish form of ZOE ZOLA f English Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from a surname; f African Means "quiet, tranquil" in Zulu. ZOLTN m Hungarian Possibly related to the Turkish title sultan meaning "king, sultan". ZONA f Means "girdle, belt" in Greek. ZOPYROS m Ancient Greek Means "glowing" in Greek. ZORA f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian Means "dawn" in south Slavic. ZORAIDA f Spanish Perhaps means "enchanting woman" in Arabic, but possibly a name invented by Cervantes for a character in his novel 'Don Quixote', in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer. ZORAN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian Masculine form of ZORA ZORION mf Basque Means "happiness" in Basque. ZORIONE f Basque Feminine form of ZORION ZOROASTER m History Greek form of ZARATHUSTRA ZOSIA f Polish Pet form of ZOFIA ZOSIME f Ancient Greek Feminine form of (Zosimos) (see ZOSIMUS). ZOSIMOS m Ancient Greek Original Greek form of ZOSIMUS ZOSIMUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive". ZOTICUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name (Zotikos), derived from (zotikos) meaning "full of life". ZOWIE f English (Modern) Variant of ZOE ZOYA f Russian Russian form of ZOE ZPHYRINE f French French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see ZEFERINO). ZSANETT f Hungarian Hungarian form of JEANNETTE ZSAZSA f Hungarian Pet form of ZSUZSANNA ZSFIA f Hungarian Hungarian form of SOPHIA ZSFIKA f Hungarian Pet form of ZSFIA ZSIGA m Hungarian Pet form of ZSIGMOND ZSIGMOND m Hungarian Hungarian form of SIGMUND ZSKA f Hungarian Pet form of ERZSBET ZSOLT m Hungarian Old variant of ZOLTN ZSUZSA f Hungarian Pet form of NNA ZSUZSANNA f Hungarian Hungarian form of SUSANNA ZSUZSI f Hungarian Pet form of ZSUZSANNA ZUBAIDA f Arabic Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic. ZUBERI m African Means "strong" in Swahili. ZUBIN m Iranian Variant of ZHUBIN ZULA f English From the name of the African tribe that lives largely in South Africa, the Zulus. ZULAYKHA f Arabic Arabic form of ZULEIKA ZULEIKA f Literature Possibly means "brilliant beauty" in Persian. ZULEKHA f Arabic Variant transcription of ZULAYKHA ZULFAQAR m Arabic Variant of ZULFIQAR ZULFIKAR m Arabic Variant transcription of ZULFIQAR ZULFIQAR m Arabic From Arabic ?? ?????? (Dhu al-Fiqar) meaning "clever of the spine". ZULMA mf (no meaning found) ZURI f African Means "beautiful" in Swahili. ZURIE f Basque Derived from Basque zuri "white". ZUSA f Yiddish Means "sweet" in Yiddish. ZUSMAN m Yiddish Means "sweet man" in Yiddish. ZUZANA f Czech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of SUSANNA ZUZANNA f Polish, Latvian Polish and Latvian form of SUSANNA ZUZEN m Basque Means "just, fair" in Basque. ZVI m Jewish Variant of T ZVONIMIR m Croatian Derived from the Slavic elements zvon "sound, chime" and mir "peace". ZVONIMIRA f Croatian Feminine form of ZVONIMIR ZVONKO m Croatian Pet form of ZVONIMIR ZYANYA f Native American Means "forever, always" in Nahuatl. ZYGFRYD m Polish Polish form of SIEGFRIED ZYGMUNT m Polish Polish form of SIGMUND ZYTA f Polish Possibly a Polish form of ZITA, or possibly a short form of FELICYTA.