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Irish
"raven"
A name from Irish history and legend, deriving from the Gaelic word for the raven. Uncommon in contemporary Ireland, although the related name Fiachra is a Top 250 choice there.
Latin
"to fly"
Soaring, speedy choice.
Sanskrit
"reddish brown"
An important name in Hinduism, in which Kapila was a sage and creator of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
Italian from Greek
"honor"
Timeo is a Top 100 name in France but is virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. Appearing briefly in the New Testament and related to Timon, a Shakespearean name, Timeo is a valid…
Hawaiian
"the seeker"
A possible long form to get to the hip nickname Kai.
Italian variation of Samson
"sun"
Strong and rhythmic Italian form of Samson
Hungarian variation of Samuel, Hebrew
"told by God"
Latin variation of the Greek Odysseus
"wrathful"
Like Ulysses, Ulixes is a Latin variation of Odysseus. This spelling has never appeared on the US popularity charts, perhaps in part due to Ulysses's presidential ties.
Jarvius is a modern masculine name that appears to be a creative variation of names like Jarvis or Jervis. The original Jarvis derives from the Germanic elements 'gar' meaning 'spear' and 'vis'…
Old Norse
"Finn's spear"
Russian
"from Laurentium"
The Russian form of Laurence, Lavrentiy may also be transliterated as Lavrenti or Lavrenty. Lavrentiy Beria was a significant Soviet politician during the Stalin era.
Obéron is a masculine name derived from Auberon, the French form of Alberich, a Germanic name meaning 'elf ruler' or 'king of the elves.' Most famously, Oberon appears in medieval and Renaissance…
Azerbaijani form of Cavidan
"eternal"
Deriving from the Persian name Jevad , Cavi̇dan is used nearly exclusively for boys in Azerbaijan, while the Turkish Cavidan is used mostly on girls.
French
"lion"
French form of Leonidas
Avestan
Zoroastrian diety said to bring rainfall and fertility.
Heinecke is a Germanic surname that has occasionally been used as a given name. It originated as a diminutive form of Heinrich (Henry), meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household.' The suffix…
Hebrew
"milky"
One of the few biblical names ending in the upbeat o.
