Names That Mean Lord

Resembling Orion, a current favorite, Kirion is a Russian name ready for import.

Ysai is a less-known variation of the popular Isaiah.

A French name that's lost its chic.

Modern respelling of Zaccheus inspired by social media sensation Zakius Boquet, aka @zakiusthegreat.

An old Irish surname cousin of Tierney that makes an unusual and appealing Irish gender switch.

Uroš was derived from the Hungarian root úr, meaning "lord." It is primarily used in Serbia, but ranks in the Slovenian Top 100 as well.

Archaic Welsh name, scarcely heard today. Often referred to as the Welsh variation of Edward, although the two names are not related.

Blink and you’ll miss that the first I in Jedidiah was swapped for an E.

Kitsa could be used as a cute elaboration of Kit or a nickname for Katherine, although the names are unrelated. It's traditionally a nickname for the rare Greek name Kyriaki.

The Finnish equivalent to Zachary.

Jianna was one of the fastest-rising names of 2020 after the deaths of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. It continued to rise in 2021.

Greek form of Cyrus

This name, rich with meaning, is one of the more widely-used names in the Nigerian diaspora.

Eliot is the sleekest spelling of the original, very occasionally used for girls, perhaps to honor novelist George Eliot.

Diminutive of Welsh Maredudd, the original (masculine) form of Meredith.

Most commonly used in Russia, this Slavic name is also spelled Wsewolod.

Another name for the Hindu god Vishnu or Krishna, pronounced with a soft "sh" sound in the middle. It is also a fairly common surname in India, also spelled Keshavan.

The name of an Old Testament king, and yet another 'Z' choice from the Bible that still retains some zip, especially with the appealing nickname Zed. Zedekiah was the name of the last king of Judea before the city was destroyed by Babylon.