Updated November 2023
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African
"my heart is content"
It's hard to find a name meaning much sweeter than Obiajulu's.
Yoruba
"my wealth has increased"
Variation of Olamilekan
Dutch, Danish, German from Hebrew
"god is my salvation"
Form of Elisha or Eliseus, a prophet in Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Russian, Romanian
Energetic Russian and Romanian form of Elisha.
Hebrew
"my father is great"
The name of a High Priest in the Hebrew Bible.
Yiddish diminutive of Yehoshua, Hebrew
"the Lord is my salvation"
Not to be confused as a variation of Hershel, Heshel is a Yiddish diminutive of Yehoshua, itself a Hebrew form of Joshua.
Ojibwe, Native American
"my grandmother"
Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho's grandmother in the Ojibwe Native American traditional stories, and is used as a given name for girls. It is also the name of a coastal town in Florida.
"my people have arrived"
Aramide is a rare name in the US but better-known in Nigeria, where it's a choice from the Yoruba language.
German
"grace + god is my light"
Variant of Hannelore
Hebrew, Babylonian
"Nabu protect my eldest son"
The name of an ancient Babylonian king who captured Jerusalem, and ultimately destroyed the city's temple and deported many of its citizens, as told in the Old Testament. Nebuchadnezzar is certainly…
Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian feminine variation of Daniel, Hebrew
"God is my judge"
Yoruba, Nigerian
"crown covered my nakedness"
Strong West African name with the common element ade , meaning "crown".
"my good"
A rare alternative to Tobias, with a lesser-known Biblical story. The Book of Tobit is a part of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian canon. It tells the story of the blind Tobit and his son Tobias,…
Hungarian variation of Daniel, Hebrew
"my father lives"
Slovene and Croatian variation of Gabriel, Hebrew
"God is my strength"
Nickname form Gaber is currently the more fashionable variation in Slovenia.
Diminutive of Gabrijel or Slovene tree name
"God is my strength; hornbeam"
In Slovenia, Gaber is used as both a nickname of Gabrijel and a nature name. Gaber is the Slovene word for the hornbeam tree.
Hungarian
"god is my strength"
Probably most familiar to English-speakers as Zsa Zsa Gabor's last name, the rise of other Eastern European boys' names like Casimir, Milo and Laszlo make Gabor an increasingly wearable option.
Finnish variation of Gabriel, Hebrew
As a masculine name, Gauri is Finnish in origin and derives from Gabriel.