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Yoruba
"ruler"
Ọbà is a river goddess worshipped in Nigeria. Nigerian kings also use Ọbà as a pre-nominal honorific meaning "ruler".
Czech and Slovak variation of Vladimir, Slavic
"great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world"
Variation of Vladimir, Slavic
Georgian variation of Vladimir, Slavic
Diminutive of Priidik, Estonian
"peaceful ruler"
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.
German, Frisian and Dutch
"home ruler"
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.
Welsh
With its dramatic nature meaning ( blaidd "wolf" + rhi "ruler"), Bledri looks and sounds pretty distinctive. It's rare even in Wales. But the WYSIWYG spelling makes it perfectly viable.
German
Variant of Heinrich
Hungarian variation of Richard, German
"dominant ruler"
Estonian variation of Theodoric, German
"people's ruler"
An old Estonian cognate of Theodoric. The common nickname is TIit, so probably best avoided in the US.
Finnish variation of Eirik, Old Norse
"eternal ruler"
Eiro is to Eirik as Eero is to Eric.
Diminutive of Vladimir, Slavic
Turkish
"princely ruler"
Properly written with a Turkish dotted I, this handsome Turkish name derives from two elements both with regal meanings.
English, diminutive of Harriet
"estate ruler"
Hatty is an old school nickname for Harriet, itself an old-fashioned choice. The more usual spelling historically is Hattie, with was given to more than 750 baby girls last year in the US, three…
Diminutive of Harriet, English
Rarely given as a full name for baby girls, but occasionally used as a nickname for names such as Harriet and Henrietta.
Diminutive of Henrietta, English
It may take another generation or so, but this category of Hettie-Lettie-Lottie names could make a comeback.