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Javed is a Persian masculine given name meaning "eternal." It is common in Persian, Urdu, and other South Asian languages. The name derives from Classical Persian jāwēd (جاوید), with variants such as Javaid in Urdu and C...

Jenaro is the Spanish form of Januarius, which itself derives from the Latin cognomen meaning "January." The name of the month comes from the Roman god Janus, the deity of gateways, beginnings, and transitions, often dep...

Joon-ho is a Korean male given name, an alternate transcription of the Hangul 준호 (see Jun-ho). The name is composed of two Sino-Korean syllables, typically jun meaning "talented, handsome" and ho meaning "stove, bright...

July is an English feminine given name derived directly from the name of the seventh month of the year. The month July was originally named Quintilis (Latin for “fifth month”) in the Roman calendar, which began with Marc...

Juma is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning "Friday" or "week" in Arabic. In Islamic culture, Friday (Yawm al-Jumu‘ah) is the holiest day of the week, a day of congregational prayer and co...

Jumanne is a masculine Swahili given name meaning “Tuesday.” The name derives from a compound of juma (“week”) and nne (“four”), reflecting the Swahili tradition of naming children after the day of the week on which they...

June is a feminine given name in English, directly taken from the name of the sixth month of the year. The month name itself ultimately derives from the Roman goddess Juno, the queen of the gods, protector of women and m...

Jun-ho (also spelled Joon-ho) is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning derives from the Sino-Korean characters used to write it. The most common forms combine 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" with either 鎬 (ho...

Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in Vaishnava cosmology. According to Hindu tradition, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga,...

Kayoko is a feminine Japanese given name composed of distinct kanji characters that together create a range of beautiful meanings. The name typically combines three elements: 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" or 佳 (ka) me...

Khaled is an alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu خالد, more commonly known as Khalid, and is also a Bengali variant. The root name Khalid means "eternal" in Arabic, derived from the root خلد (khalada) meaning "to last...

Khalid (also spelled Khaled; Arabic: خالد) is a common Arabic masculine given name meaning "eternal" or "immortal" in Arabic. The name is derived from the Arabic root khalada, meaning "to last forever" or "to be immortal...

EtymologyKhalida is the feminine form of Khalid, an Arabic name meaning "eternal" or "immortal", derived from the Arabic root khalada (خلد) meaning "to last forever". The name thus carries a connotation of lastingness, p...

Khamis is a masculine Arabic given name that directly means "Thursday". The name reflects the practice in many Arabic-speaking cultures of naming children after days of the week, likely influenced by Islamic tradition wh...

Khordad is the Modern Persian form of the Zoroastrian deity Haurvatat, whose name means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan. In Zoroastrianism, Haurvatat is one of the six Amesha Spentas (Bountiful Immortals), rep...

Kisecawchuck is the Anglicized form of the Cree name ᑮᓯᑳᐊᐧᒑᕁ (Kîsikâawcâhk), meaning "day star" or "star of the day." It derives from the Cree elements kîsikâw "day" and atâhk "star". This name was borne by a prominent 1...

Kofi is an Akan masculine given name used among the Akan people of Ghana, including the Bono, Akyem, Akwamu, Ashanti, and Fante subgroups. It means "born on Friday," reflecting the Akan day-naming tradition where a child...

Koit is an Estonian masculine given name. It derives directly from the Estonian noun koit, meaning "dawn". As a personification of the morning light, the name evokes new beginnings and the start of day—themes common in F...

Etymology and MeaningKokou is a masculine given name used primarily in Ewe-speaking communities of West Africa, particularly in Togo and Ghana. It is the Ewe form of Kwaku, a name originating from the Akan language. Both...

Kwadwo (also written Kwadjo) is an Akan masculine given name originating from Ghana, directly translating to "born on Monday" in the Akan language. In Akan tradition, day names assign specific personality traits to indiv...

Kwaku (also spelled Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, or Kouakou) is an Akan given name for male children born on Wednesday, used among the Akan and Ewe ethnic groups of Ghana and Ivory Coast. The name derives from the Akan day...

Kwame is an Akan masculine given name primarily used by the Akan people of Ghana, including subgroups such as the Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Bono, and Fante. The name means "born on Saturday", reflecting the Akan tradition...

EtymologyKweku is a variant of the Akan name Kwaku, which directly translates to "born on Wednesday" in the Akan language of Ghana. This reflects the Akan tradition of naming children based on the day of the week they we...

Laila is a variant of Layla, a name of Arabic origin meaning "night". The name is deeply rooted in the classic Arabic love story of Layla and Majnun, in which the poet Qays (later known as Majnun) pines for his beloved L...

Laïla is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Layla (ليلى) using French orthography. It is found primarily in French-speaking regions and contexts, where the diacritic on the 'i' indicates a long vowel sound, re...

EtymologyLangelihle is a Zulu masculine name derived from the phrase ilanga elihle, literally meaning "a beautiful day." The element lang (commonly spelled ilanga) refers to the sun or day, while ehle (from -hle) means "...

Layla is a feminine name of Arabic origin, meaning "night". It is famously associated with the tragic love story of Layla and Majnun, an old Arab tale that has been retold across centuries and cultures. The name gained w...

Etymology and MeaningLeila is a variant of Layla, the usual Persian transcription of a name that means "night" (from Arabic layl). In Arabic and Persian cultures, it is often given to girls born during the night, symboli...

Leili is a Persian variant of Leila, which itself is a transcription of the Arabic name Layla, meaning "night". The name is deeply tied to the famous classical love story Layla and Majnun, originally an Arab tale that wa...

Lejla is a feminine given name used predominantly in Bosnia and other parts of the Balkans. It is a culturally adapted form of the Arabic name Layla, which derives from the Arabic word laylah, meaning "night". The name w...

Leofdæg is an Old English masculine given name formed from the elements leof "dear, beloved" and dæg "day", thus meaning "beloved day". As a typical compound name of Anglo-Saxon England, it follows the common onomastic p...

Lestari is a name of Indonesian origin, primarily used as a feminine given name, though it also appears as a surname. The name directly derives from the Indonesian word lestari, meaning "eternal" or "abiding." In the Ind...

Leyla is a feminine given name, a variant of Leila, and the usual Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Kurdish form. It is ultimately derived from the Arabic root layl, meaning “night.” The name is popular across the Middl...

Leyli is a feminine given name used in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Persian, and Turkmen, functioning as a variant of Leyla, which in turn derives from Leila and ultimately from the Arabic root Layla, meaning "night." The name...

Li 1 is a Chinese feminine name (though some characters can be used for males) composed of a single syllable with rich semantic possibilities. The most common character rendered as “Li” is 理 (lǐ), meaning “reason” or “l...

Liepa is a Lithuanian feminine given name that literally means "linden tree" in both Lithuanian and Latvian. In Lithuanian, it also denotes the month of July, aligning with the tree's blooming period. As a given name, Li...

Līga is a Latvian feminine given name. It derives from Līgo, the Latvian name for the summer solstice festival, which is celebrated with songs, wreaths, and bonfires on the night of June 23. By association, Līgo is also...

Lilita is a Latvian feminine given name, representing the Latvian form of Lilith. The name Lilith itself is derived from the Akkadian word lilitu, meaning "of the night." In ancient Assyrian myths, lilitu referred to a t...

Etymology and Origins Lilith is a name of ancient Mesopotamian origin, derived from the Akkadian word lilitu, meaning "of the night". This root connects Lilith to a class of female demons known as lilitu in Assyrian and...

Lindita is an Albanian female given name, which means "the day is born" in Albanian. The name is formed from the elements lind ("to give birth") and ditë ("day"), hence its poetic interpretation as "the day is born" or "...

Liwen is a Mapuche given name meaning "morning." The Mapuche language, known as Mapudungun, is spoken by the Mapuche people, an indigenous group primarily from southern Chile and Argentina. In Mapuche culture, nature-ins...

Mahina is a feminine name with roots in both Hawaiian and Māori cultures. It means "moon" or "month" in the Hawaiian language, where it derives from the word mahinameaning both "moon" and "moonlight" as well as "a farm"...

Mai is a feminine given name used in several European languages, primarily as a diminutive of Maria. It is particularly common in Breton, Danish, Estonian, and Norwegian contexts. Additionally, in Estonian and Norwegian,...

Mainza is a first name of Tonga origin, used primarily in Southern Africa. The name means "rain" or "rainy season" in the Tonga language, spoken by the Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Rain and the rainy season hold...

Majlinda is a feminine given name of Albanian origin. It is a compound name derived from the Albanian words maj meaning "May" and lind meaning "to give birth," thus signifying a birth in the month of May or one born of M...

Majvor is a Swedish female given name that originated in the early 20th century, combining elements that evoke the month of May and the season of spring or the Old Norse concept of vigilance. The first part of the name,...

Makara is a unisex name used in Cambodia, where it means "January" in the Khmer language. The name derives ultimately from Sanskrit मकर (makara), which refers to the constellation Capricornus in Hindu astrology. Accordin...

Manlio is an Italian given name, representing the Italian form of the ancient Roman family name Manlius. The Latin name Manlius itself is believed to derive from the word mane, meaning "morning". In Roman history, the mo...

Manlius is a Roman family name (nomen), possibly derived from the Latin mane meaning "morning." The name is central to the ancient patrician Manlia gens, one of the oldest and noblest houses in Rome, whose members held t...

May is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the month of Maia, the name of a Roman goddess of fertility. The month itself is named after Maia, and the name May has been used as a given name since the 19t...

Mayu is a Japanese feminine given name composed of elements that convey positive attributes or natural imagery. The name is typically written with one of the ma + yu or yu combinations. Common interpretations include 真...

Mehr is a modern Persian name and unisex given name, derived from the Avestan name Mithra. In Persian, the vocabulary word mehr means "friendship," "love," or "kindness," and it also designates the seventh month of the P...

Meona'hane is a masculine Cheyenne name composed of the elements méo-, meaning 'morning', and -na'hané, meaning 'kill' or 'coup' — thus translating roughly to 'morning killer' or 'dawn striker'. The name reflects practic...

Meýlis is a Turkmen masculine given name. It means "feast, gathering" in the Turkmen language, deriving from the root word meýlis which denotes a social or celebratory assembly. The name reflects cultural traditions comm...

Miharu is a feminine Japanese given name. It is typically formed from the mi element meaning "beautiful" and haru meaning "spring", though various kanji combinations such as 三晴, 美春, 美晴, 海青, or 未遥 are used. The...

Minenhle is a feminine given name of Zulu origin. The name is derived from the Zulu words imini meaning "day" and hle meaning "beautiful", making its combined meaning "beautiful day".In Zulu culture, names are often chos...

EtymologyMiray is a Turkish feminine name of uncertain origin. It is likely a compound of two elements: the Arabic word أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" or "prince", and the Turkish word ay meaning "moon" or "month". The...

Etymology and Cultural Context Miyako is a feminine Japanese given name with multiple possible kanji combinations. One common derivation is from the elements 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", and 子 (...

Miyu is a Japanese given name that can be used for any gender, though it is most commonly given to girls. The name is written with various combinations of kanji characters, each imparting a different nuance. Common eleme...

Mochán is an Irish masculine given name derived from moch, meaning "early", combined with a diminutive suffix. The name thus carries the sense of "little early one" or "early-born". It originates from the Old Irish word...