Names That Mean Ruler

Vladjimir

A legitimate Estonian name, but virtually unusable in the English-speaking world.

Tiit

Vladimire

One of three double-barreled Muhammed combinations in the Turkish Top 100 — along with Muhammed Ali and Muhammed Emin.

Muhammed emir

Everyone has heard of Genghis Khan, 12th century warrior and founder of the Mongol empire. The name was brought into the modern world by soccer star Hope Solo and football player Jerramy Stevens, who chose it as the middle name for their son Vittorio, whose twin sister is named Lozen after a female Apache warrior.

Genghis

Vlady

Vladimar

Fiete is an extremely popular <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/805/german-names-for-boys">German name for boys</a> that has not migrated to the English-speaking world. But it ranks among Germany's Top 100 boy names.

Fiete

Ọbà is a river goddess worshipped in Nigeria. Nigerian kings also use Ọbà as a pre-nominal honorific meaning "ruler".

Ọbà

Vladimír

Vladamir

Vladimeer

Vladimer

Priit originated as a nickname for Priidik, the Estonian form of Frederick. These days it's more popular on its own than the original Priidik.

Priit

A form of Heinrich or Henrike (Henry in English), as well as of their feminine counterparts. Now most commonly feminine, but certainly an attractive choice for either sex.

Heike

With its dramatic nature meaning (<i>blaidd</i> "wolf" + <i>rhi</i> "ruler"), Bledri looks and sounds pretty distinctive. It's rare even in Wales. But the WYSIWYG spelling makes it perfectly viable.