Names starting with U
227 Names found
Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". The word undine was created by the 16th-century Swiss author Paracelsus, who used it for female water spirits.
Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with nýr "new" [1].
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly from the Old Norse name Uni. It could also come from Latin unus "one".
Meaning uncertain, perhaps of Germanic origin. This is the name of a character in the Finnish epic the Kalevala.
Derived from a surname that originates from a place name signifying "upper town" in Old English. A notable bearer of this name was the American...
From the name of the Ural Mountains, of uncertain meaning, possibly from Turkic aral meaning "island, boundary". This is the name of the title...
From Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranos), the name of the husband of Gaia and the father of the Titans in Greek mythology. His name is derived from οὐρανός (ouran...
Derived from the Latin name Urbanus signifying "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was...
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Urbanus (see Urban).
Latin form of Urban. This is the form found in most English translations of the New Testament.
The Lithuanian form of Urbanus (see Urban).
From Old Norse Urðr meaning "fate". In Norse mythology Urd was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny. She was responsible for the past.
Biblical Hebrew form of Uri.
Means "my light" in Hebrew, a possessive form of אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light". This is the name of the father of Bezalel in the Old Testament.
From the Hebrew name אוּרִיָה (ʾUriya) meaning "Yahweh is my light", from the roots אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the...
Latin form of Uriah. This form is also used in some English translations of the New Testament (such as the King James Version).
Biblical Hebrew form of Uriel.
From the Hebrew name אוּרִיאֵל (ʾUriʾel) meaning "God is my light", from אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Uriel is an...
From the Old Welsh name Urbgen, possibly from the Celtic root *orbo- "heir" and the suffix gen "born of". This was the name of a 6th-century king of...
Form of Uriah used in some English versions of the Old Testament (for a character in the Book of Jeremiah).
Biblical Hebrew form of Uriah.
From the name of a mountain between Gipuzkoa and Biscay in Spain. It is probably derived from urki meaning "birch".
Modern Persian form of Ahura Mazda.
Derived from Sanskrit ऊर्मि (ūrmi) meaning "wave, billow". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana she is the wife of Lakshmana and the younger sister of Sita.
Serbian form of an old Hungarian name, possibly from úr meaning "man, lord" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of five Serbian...
Finnish form of Urbanus (see Urban). This is now a Finnish slang word meaning "fool, dolt".
German form of the Latin name Ursus, which meant "bear". Saint Ursus was a 3rd-century soldier in the Theban Legion who was martyred with Saint...
Feminine form of Ursus. This is the name of two constellations in the northern sky: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
German diminutive of Ursula.
Latin name that was a derivative of Ursus (see Urs).
Slovene diminutive of Ursula.
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ursula.