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15,656Qasım is an Azerbaijani masculine given name, derived from the Qasim form of the Arabic name Qāsim (قَاسِم). The name carries the meaning “one who divides goods among people,” rooted in the Arabic element qasama meaning...
Qayin is the Hebrew form of Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. The name derives from the Hebrew root קָנָה (qana) meaning "to acquire, to purchase." According to Genesis 4:1, Eve proclai...
Qays (also romanized as Kais or Kaïs) is an Arabic masculine name meaning "measurement" in Arabic. The name is famously associated with Qays ibn al-Mulawwah, known as Majnun ("the mad one"), the legendary poet who loved...
Etymology and OriginsQemal is the Albanian form of the Arabic name Kamal, which derives from the Arabic root ك-م-ل (k-m-l) conveying the meaning of completeness, perfection, and excellence. The name carries significant s...
Qemu'el is the Hebrew form of the name Kemuel, found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). The name is derived from Hebrew roots: qum meaning "to raise" and ʾel meaning "God," thus signifying "raised by God." This etymolo...
Qenan is a Hebrew name found in the genealogies of the Old Testament. It is a form of Kenan 1 and Cainan. The name appears in the Septuagint as Καϊνάν (Kainan) and in the Vulgate as Cainan. According to the Book of Genes...
Qiang is a Chinese given name and surname, typically transcribed from characters such as qiáng (强) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic". As a given name, it appears across Chinese-speaking communities, often combining...
Qillaq is a Greenlandic masculine given name meaning "seal hide". The name reflects the central role of seals in traditional Inuit culture, where seal skins were used for clothing, kayaks, and shelter. The Greenlandic la...
Qinglong is a Chinese masculine given name that primarily refers to the Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols (Four Guardians) in Chinese constellations. The name is composed of the characters qīng（青） meaning "blue" o...
Qismat (قسمت) is an Arabic masculine name that directly translates to "fate" or "destiny." It derives from the Arabic root qasama (qasama), which carries the core meaning "to divide" or "to distribute," reflecting the co...
Qodir is a Tajik and Uzbek masculine given name, derived from the Arabic root qadara (قدر) meaning "to have power, to be able." It is a variant of Qadir, which in Arabic encompasses two distinct names: Qādir (قادر) and Q...
Quân is a Vietnamese male given name of Sino-Vietnamese origin. It derives from the Chinese character 軍 (simplified: 军), which means "army" or "military." This character is transliterated as quân in Vietnamese, retaini...
Quanah is a masculine given name of Comanche origin, derived from the Comanche word kwana meaning "fragrant, smelly." The name is historically most notable for Quanah Parker (1845–1911), a prominent 19th-century chief of...
Quang is a Vietnamese given name and surname of Sino-Vietnamese origin. It derives from the Chinese character 光 (pinyin: guāng) meaning "bright, clear", via the Sino-Vietnamese reading quang. As a name, it embodies qual...
Quanyş is a masculine Kazakh given name meaning "joy".The name reflects a common onomastic tradition in Turkic languages, where names are derived from positive concepts and emotions to express good wishes for the child....
IntroductionQuaoar is a masculine given name rooted in the mythology of the Mission Indians of southern California, a Takic-speaking group. Anglicized from the original Takic names Kwawar or Kwauwar, its exact meaning is...
Quasimodo is the name of the fictional protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The name derives from the liturgical Sunday known as Quasimodo Sunday, which is the first Sunday after Easter. T...
Quentin is a French masculine given name, derived from the Roman name Quintinus. Quintinus itself was a Latin diminutive of Quintus, meaning "the fifth". The name was historically given to the fifth-born child in a famil...
Quetzalcoatl is a central deity in Aztec mythology and among other Mesoamerican cultures, whose name means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl, from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cōātl "snake". This name refle...
Quidel is a masculine Mapuche name, possibly derived from the Mapuche word küde, meaning "burning torch". The name reflects the Mapuche people's connection to fire as a symbol of guidance, warmth, and resistance.Etymolog...
Quido is the Czech masculine given name, a form of Wido. It is derived from an Old Frankish or Old Saxon element meaning "wood", and has been historically confused with the Latin name Vitus. The name is relatively rare i...
Quim is a masculine given name widely used as a short form of Joaquim in Catalan and Portuguese. The name Joaquim derives from Joachim, ultimately rooted in Hebrew origins linked to the biblical names Jehoiachin and Jeho...
Quinctilianus is the original Latin form of the Roman name Quintilian. The name originates as a Roman cognomen, derived from the family name Quinctilius, which itself was based on the old spelling of the praenomen Quinct...
EtymologyQuinctilius is a Roman patronymic family name derived from the Quintus (originally spelled Quinctus), a Roman praenomen meaning “fifth.” The suffix -īlius indicates “belonging to the family of,” so Quinctilius o...
Quinctius is a Roman family name, which originated as a masculine given name but is primarily known as a nomen (gentile name) of the ancient Roman gens Quinctia. The name is derived from the praenomen Quintus, which orig...
Quinctus is a Roman praenomen, or given name, and represents the earlier spelling of the better-known name Quintus. In the early Roman Republic, the name was consistently written with the "Quinc-" prefix before the spell...
Quinten is a variant and Dutch form of Quentin, ultimately derived from the Roman name Quintinus, which itself is a diminutive of Quintus (meaning 'fifth' in Latin). The name's roots can be traced to the tradition of nam...
Quintilian is the English form of the Latin cognomen Quintilianus (also spelled Quinctilianus), which derives from the Roman family name Quinctilius. This name ultimately goes back to the Latin praenomen Quintus (origina...
Quintilianus is a Latin cognomen, derived from the family name Quinctilius. It is a variant of Quinctilianus, which itself derives from Quinctilius, ultimately tracing back to the Roman praenomen Quintus (originally Quin...
Quintilius is a variant spelling of the Latin family name Quinctilius, which belonged to the ancient Roman patrician gens Quinctilia (also written Quintilia). The nomen is a patronymic surname derived from the common pra...
Quintillus is a Roman cognomen derived from the given name Quintus, which means "fifth" in Latin. The name Quintillus, as a diminutive or form meaning "little fifth," followed the common Latin practice of forming family...
Quintín is the Spanish form of the Roman name Quintinus, ultimately derived from Quentin. The name traces back to the Latin quīntus, meaning “fifth,” a traditional praenomen given to a fifth-born child in Roman families....
Quintin is a variant of Quentin, a name of French origin introduced to England by the Normans. Quentin itself is a French form of the Roman name Quintinus, a derivative of the Latin quintus meaning "fifth." The name Quin...
Quintino is a male given name used in Italian and Portuguese, originating as a form of the Latin name Quintinus, which is a diminutive of Quintus, meaning "the fifth". Ultimately, it is related to the modern French name...
EtymologyQuintinus is a Roman cognomen originating as a diminutive form of the Latin praenomen Quintus, meaning “fifth.” Derived from the Latin adjective quintus (“fifth”), itself from quinque (“five”), the name Quintus...
Quintius is a variant of the Roman family name Quinctius. This name ultimately derives from the Latin praenomen Quintus, meaning "fifth." Originally spelled Quinctus, the name was traditionally given to the fifth child o...
Quinto is an Italian masculine given name, derived directly from the Latin Quintus.EtymologyThe root name Quinto comes from the Roman praenomen Quintus, meaning "fifth" in Latin. In early Republican Rome, it was original...
Quinton is an English masculine given name and surname with a dual etymology. As a given name, it is primarily a variant of Quentin, which itself derives from the Roman name Quintinus, a diminutive of Latin Quintus meani...
EtymologyQuintus is a Roman praenomen, or given name, derived from the Latin word meaning "fifth". Originally spelled Quinctus during the early Roman Republic, it was traditionally given to the fifth child or possibly a...
Quique is a Spanish diminutive of Enrique, the Spanish form of Heinrich, which ultimately derives from the Germanic root Henry. The name Henry comes from the Old High German elements heim (home) and rih (ruler), thus mea...
Quirijn is a Dutch masculine given name, ultimately a form of the ancient Roman name Quirinus. The name entered the Low Countries through the veneration of Saint Quirinus of Neuss, a Roman martyr whose cult spread across...
Quirin is the German form of Quirinus, a name rooted in ancient Sabine and Roman mythology. The original Quirinus is possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning 'spear'. In Roman tradition, Quirinus was a god as...
Quirino is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Quirinus. This ancient Roman name, which likely derives from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear," connects to one of Rome's oldest deities. Quirinus was original...
Etymology and OriginQuirinus is a name of likely Sabine origin, possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear" — suggesting the sense of a "wielder of the spear." This etymological connection aligns Quirinu...
Quixote is a surname created by the Spanish author Quixote for the hero of his landmark novel Don Quixote (1605). Although the name is renowned globally as a given name, its origin lies in literature as the alter ego of...
Qulu is an Azerbaijani masculine given name that directly means "servant" in the Azerbaijani language. It is rooted in the same Persian-derived word for servant or slave that appears in many compound names across the Tur...
EtymologyQ'uq'umatz is a K'iche' Maya name meaning "feathered serpent," derived from q'uq' "quetzal, quetzal feather" and kumatz "serpent, snake." It is the K'iche' counterpart of the Yucatec Maya god K'uk'ulkan, though...
Qurban is a masculine name of Arabic origin, derived directly from the word qurbān (Arabic: قربان), meaning "sacrifice" or "sacrificial animal." The name holds profound religious significance in Islam, closely tied to th...
Qurbon is the Uzbek and Tajik form of Qurban, derived from the Arabic qurbān meaning "sacrifice" or "sacrificial animal." The name is deeply tied to the Islamic tradition of Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, which...
Qusay (also transliterated as Qusai, Arabic: قصي) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. It is possibly derived from Arabic qaṣī meaning "distant". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad who was in...
Quyền is a Vietnamese masculine given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese element quyền (權), meaning "power, right, authority." This name reflects the Confucian and legal traditions that permeate Vietnamese culture, w...
Ra (also Re) is the ancient Egyptian sun god, one of the most prominent deities in the Egyptian pantheon. The name derives from the Egyptian word rꜥ, meaning "sun" or "day." Ra was originally worshipped in Heliopolis (Lo...
Raad is a masculine Arabic name meaning "thunder", used both as a given name and a surname. It is an alternate transcription of Arabic رعد (see Ra'd), which comes directly from the word for thunder. The name carries reli...
Raanan (also romanized as Ra'anan) is a Hebrew given name and surname meaning "fresh" or "invigorating". Derived from the Semitic root ר-ע-נ-ן (resh-ayin-nun-nun), the name conveys vitality and renewal. In modern Hebrew,...
Rab is a Scottish short form of Robert, traditionally used as a masculine given name. While Robert has deep Germanic roots—deriving from Hrodebert meaning "bright fame"—Rab emerged as a colloquial, affectionate diminutiv...
Rabah is an Arabic masculine name primarily used in North Africa. It is an alternate transcription of Arabic رابح (see Rabih 1), which means "winner, gainer" in Arabic, from the root ربح (rabiḥa) meaning "to win, to prof...
Raban is a masculine given name of Hraban, which itself derives from an Old German byname meaning "raven". The name is historically associated with the Germanic tradition, where animal-derived names were common, often sy...
Rabbie is a Scots diminutive of Robert, derived from the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame". The name is famously associated with the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796), who is often affectionately referre...
Rabi 1 is an Arabic masculine given name that means "springtime." It is directly derived from the Arabic noun rabīʿ (رَبِيع), which denotes the spring season, symbolizing renewal, growth, and natural beauty. The name is...
Rabi 2 is a Bengali and Nepali variant form of the name Ravi, ultimately derived from Sanskrit. Ravi means "sun" and refers to the Hindu solar deity, sometimes equated with Surya. The variant Rabi shows a common phonetic...