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French
"May or strength"
This name of a 10th-century abbot which ranks among the Top 500 in France is of debated origin. It may derive from the Latin name for the month of May, or else from a Germanic root meaning "strength".
Japanese
"carefree"
Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
"rememberance, recollection"
Succinct and spiky, Zikri comes from the Arabic dhikr meaning "remembrance". The Biblical Zichri also shares a similar meaning.
English diminutive of Adam, Hebrew
"son of the red earth"
Atkin is a short form of Adam that originated in Medieval England. It's now obsolete, but traces remain in surnames such as Atkins and Atkinson. Medieval nicknames that followed a similar formula…
Arabic
"conqueror, victor"
An Arabic name that made Turkey's Top 10 for the entirety of the 1980s.
Scottish Gaelic
"little spear"
Corran is an anglicization of Corraidhín, meaning "little spear", or its patronymic Ó Corraidhín. It feels familiar, thanks to the popularity of similar names like Callum, Callan and Corey, but is…
Icelandic variation of Magnus, Latin
"greatest"
The Icelandic form of the internationally popular Magnus, currently ranked in the Top 50 over there.
Slovene, meaning unknown
Aljaž was originally derived from a Slovene surname, of which the meaning is uncertain. A notable bearer is Aljaž Bedene, a Slovenian professional tennis player.
Kurdish
"snow"
Diminutive of Janez, Slovene
"God is gracious"
Anže was originally a nickname for Janez, a Slovene form of Johannes, but now ranks in the Slovene Top 20 as an independent name.
Medox is an extremely rare masculine name with uncertain origins, possibly representing a modern invented name or a very uncommon variant of names like Maddox. It has a contemporary, distinctive…
American variation of Kojo, Ghanaian, Akan
"born on Monday"
A common name among enslaved men and boys who were born on a Monday, named in the West African tradition based on birthday. Joe was a common nickname. The female equivalent is Juba.
Old Norse
"snow wolf"
Hungarian variation of Donato, Latin
"given by God"
Norse
"spring, well"
Cool-sounding name which may derive from Norse kildr "a spring".
Dakota
"sleepy ones"
American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word ayúxba "sleepy ones". It does have a cool sound, reminiscent of Ira or Owain, but has only ever made the US charts for girls,…
Finnish diminutive of Isak
"laughter"
A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.
Scottish
"son of Arthur"
The Mc and Mac surnames are asserting themselves as first names and this is one of the most popular. Though outside the U.S. Top 1000, it's among the fastest rising names for boys . And why not?…
Luís is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Louis, a masculine name ultimately derived from the Germanic name Chlodovech, composed of elements meaning 'famous' and 'warrior.' The name gained…
