Names That Mean Man

Loek

The most popular short form of Lucas in the Netherlands, the other being Loek.

Luuk

Forsyth

The Czech and Slovak version of Carolina.

Karolína

Form of Lucas found in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Lukáš

French version of the mythological name Cassandra.

Cassandre

Obscure Japanese pick, recognizable to fans of the 1989 Japanese science fiction horror film Tetsuo: The Iron Man.

Tetsuo

Upper-crusty nickname occasionally used in Britain, particularly in 1930s novels featuring significant garden party scenes, but eclipsed here by Carrie et al. 

Caro

Carolus

Nicandra is the name of a plant known as apple-of-peru and also shoo-fly plant. It's also the feminine form of Nicander, an ancient Greek poet, physician, and grammarian.

Nicandra is the name of the heroine of the novel Loving and Giving by the Anglo-Irish writer Molly Keane.

Nicandra

Cassander is the masculine form of Cassandra, and the name of an ancient king of Macedon from the 3rd century BC. It could make a nice alternative to Alexander or a refreshing way to honour a female relative named Cassie/Cassandra/Sandra.
 
Despite its familiar sounds and elegance, Cassander didn't appear in the US stats for boys until 2024, when the rise of Cassius, Caspian, Evander, and Leander has likely allowed parents to separate it from its feminine form and worry less about it only ever being heard as Cassandra. Six boys were given the name in 2024, though we could see that number rise in coming years.

Cassander

The name of Hercules' third wife in Greek mythology, who unwittingly killed her demigod husband by giving him a poisoned shirt. Hence the meaning. Dayanara -- as in "Orange is the New Black" character Diaz and Puerto Rican beauty Torres -- may be a distant relation.

Deianira

Names that mean man are plentiful in the modern Western lexicon, and not just for boys. Many of the most classic names for both genders include man in their meanings.

The top names meaning man in the US are Charlotte for girls and Lucas for boys.

 girl names meaning man in the US Top 1000

 include Caroline, Frances, Francesca, and Adriana.

boy names that mean man in the US Top 1000

 include Charles, Luke, Francis, and Declan.

 Charlie and Frankie both also have man in their meanings.

 that are trending today include the Japanese Tetsuo, the Greek Nicandra, and the Sanskrit Tarun.

A meaning of man usually includes other descriptors and qualifiers: strong man or free man or man of Adria.

The baby names meaning man here are organized by their popularity on Nameberry.

Names that mean man, including baby names for girls and for boys with the word man in the meaning, with origins and popularity (Page 15)