Names Categorized "hair"

Henna is a Finnish feminine given name derived as a form of Heinrich (see Henry). The name Henry ultimately originates from the Germanic name Heimirich, composed of the elements heim 'home' and rih 'ruler', giving the me...

Hiawatha (HY-ə-WOTH-ə, also US: -WAW-thə; Onondaga: Haiëñ'wa'tha [hajẽʔwaʔtha]), also known as Ayenwatha or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and cofounder of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy....

Hina is a feminine name of Polynesian origin, derived from a word meaning "grey, white, silver". In Polynesian mythology, Hina is a prominent goddess often associated with the moon, although her roles vary across differe...

Indigo is a female given name derived from the English word for the purplish-blue dye or color. The word ultimately comes from Greek Ἰνδικόν (Indikon), meaning "Indic, from India," via Latin indicum. The dye was historic...

Etymology and Origins Ivy is an English feminine given name derived directly from the common name of the climbing evergreen plant Hedera helix. The plant name itself comes from Old English ifig, of uncertain ultimate ori...

Jett is a modern English masculine given name and also a surname. The name is derived from the English word jet, which has two distinct meanings: a black, lignite coal (the gemstone) and a jet aircraft. Interestingly, th...

Julius is a masculine given name derived from the Roman family name Julius, a prominent patrician gens of ancient Rome. The name's etymology is uncertain, with two main theories: it may come from Greek ἴουλος (ioulos) me...

Jupiter is the Latin name derived from Iuppiter, ultimately from the vocative form of Indo-European *Dyēws-pətēr, meaning “sky father” (elements: Dyēws, see Zeus, and pətēr “father”). In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the...

Kåre is a Scandinavian masculine given name used primarily in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It originates from the Old Norse name Kári, which is derived from a word meaning "curly, curved"—likely in reference to hair o...

Kelly is a unisex given name of English and Irish origin, developed as an Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh which means "descendant of Ceallach". The meaning of the persona...

Kolbrún is an Old Norse byname that evolved into a distinct Icelandic feminine given name. Meaning "black brow", it is composed of the elements kol ("coal") and brún ("eyebrow"). The name likely originated as a descripti...

Kryspin is the Polish form of Crispin, ultimately derived from the Roman cognomen Crispinus, itself a derivative of Crispus meaning "curly-haired."EtymologyThe name traces back to the Latin Crispinus, a cognomen borne by...

Liberty is a female given name derived directly from the English word liberty, which itself comes from Latin libertas, a derivative of liber meaning "free". As a virtue name, it belongs to the category of abstract-concep...

Marcel is a masculine given name used in Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak. It is a form of Marcellus, a Roman family name that originated as a diminutive of Marcus. The root name Marcus...

Medusa is a feminine name of Greek origin, derived from the Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Medousa), which comes from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect" or "to rule over." Despite its peaceful etymology, the name is inextricably l...

Mojgan is a Persian feminine given name, transcribed as مژگان in the Persian alphabet. It is an alternate transcription of Mozhgan, which directly means "eyelashes" in Persian. The name carries poetic and aesthetic conno...

Moreno is an Italian and Spanish given name derived from the Italian word moro or Spanish moreno, meaning "dark-skinned". It originated as a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion, and later evolved into a giv...

Mozhgan (also spelled Mojgan or Mezhgan) is a Persian given name for girls. It is the plural form of mozhe (Persian: مژه), meaning "eyelash," so Mozhgan translates literally to "eyelashes." The name is pronounced [mɔʒˈɡɒ...

Müjgan is a Turkish female given name, deriving from the Persian name Mozhgan. The name is built from the Persian word mozhgān (مژگان), meaning "eyelashes". In Persian, mozhgan is the plural form of mozh, referring to ey...

Nat is a unisex given name, primarily used as a short form of names such as Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie, and other names beginning with Nat. Though commonly considered a diminutive, Nat has also been used as an independen...

Page is a unisex given name of English origin. It originates as a surname that developed from Paige, an occupational surname for a servant or page—a young attendant to a knight or noble. Margaret Court, the "Pidget" nick...

Samson is a masculine given name with origins in the Hebrew Bible. It derives from the Hebrew name Shimshon, which comes from shemesh meaning "sun". In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Samson was a Nazirite hero granted...

Etymology and OriginSheard is a first name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a place name. The place name is composed of Old English elements meaning "gap between hills," referring to a geograph...

Silver is a modern English name inspired by the precious metal or its characteristic color. The word 'silver' derives from Old English seolfor, which is related to similar terms in Germanic languages. Silver has been pri...

Vidal is a given name and surname of Spanish and Catalan origin, derived from the Late Latin name Vitalis, meaning "of life, vital." It is the Spanish and Catalan form of Vitale, an Italian variant of Vitalis. The name t...

Wolf is a male given name used in English, German, Yiddish, and other Germanic contexts. Primarily, it originates as a short form of compound names such as Wolfgang and Wolfram, which contain the Old German element wolf...