Male Names

abd al: servant of

abelard: nobly resolute

acar (uh-KUHR): bright. Turkish.

adair: one from the oak-tree ford

adri (AH-dree): rock. Hindu minor god who resued the sun from evil spirits.

adrian: dark one

aidan: fire

akamu: son of the red earth

al din: of the faith

alaric: noble ruler

alastair: one who avenged

alexander: helper of mankind

ali: the highest

alfred: elf council

alrik: ruler of all

altair: flying eagle

*ammar: the builder

ananias: grace of the lord

anastasius: one who shall rise again

*ardolph: the home-loving wolf. the roamer who longs only for home.

arel: lion of god

aren: eagle

*aricin: the eternal king's son

arion: melodious

aristeides: son of the best

*arkin: the eternal king's son

arnljot: he who frightens the eagle

*arundel: dweller with eagles

asher: blessed

athanasios: immortality

*aurick: protesting ruler

bainbridge: bridge over rapids

baird: ballad singer

balduin: bold friend

baldwin: bold friend

balin: mighty soldier

baram: son of a nation

benedikte: blessed

*bertok: bright raven

bertram: glorious raven

beval: like the wind

bjorn

blaine: lean

blake: fair

bran: raven. the spirit of eternal youth.

brand: firebrand

*brandeis: dweller on a burned clearing

brendan: raven

burke: from the fortress

caddock: keeness in battle

cadfan: battle peak

cadmus: man from the east

caldwell: dweller by the cold spring

caradoc: love

carrick: the rocky cape

*casimir: the proclaimer of peace

cedric: the chieftain

cliff

*clydai: fame

*colton: from the dark town

connor: wise aid

conrad: honest counselor

conway: hound of the plain

cyrus: sun

dag: day or brightness

dagan: the earth

daven: form of david

delwyn: bright friend from the valley

demosthene: strength of the people

devlin: brave; one of fierce valor

diomede: divine ruler

dirk

dmitri

donat: world ruler

donovan: dark warrior

*dorjan: dark man, black man

duncan

dyami: eagle

dynawd: given

edric: fortunate ruler

edouard: wealthy protector

eleath: intelligent

eric: all powerful ruler. kingly.

erik: ever powerful

eryk: ever powerful

faolan: wolf

finn: one who finds

foster: keeper of the woods

gabriel: hero of god

galen: little bright one

galvin: sparrow

garek: spear king

gareth: gentle, benign

garrick: spear king

*garridan: you hid

gavin: white hawk

gawain: white falcon

gideon: hewer; destroyer of trees

glyndwr

gonzalo: wolf

graydon

griffith: fierce cheif

haadon: noble kin

hadden: child of the heather-filled valley

*hadrian: dark one

haidar: lion

hedeon: destroyer

hollis: of the great hall

husam al din: sword of the faith

*idris: fiery lord

ignatius: unknown; fiery, ardent

innis: from the island

iorwyn: fair lord

isaiah: god is my helper; salvation of god

ivar: archer

jason: the healer

jasper

jeremaih

jeremias: god will uplift

*jolan: valley of the dead oaks

jordan: the descending river

justin: the just one

kabil: possessed

kadin: friend

kalil: good friend

kangee: raven

khamsin: wind out of the desert that scours flesh from bone

kiril: lordly one

kivi: supplant, protected

kiyoshi: quiet

kleng: he with the claw

kostas: firm and constant

leander: the lion man

leif: the beloved one

leith: broad, wide river

liwanu: bear growling

locke: from the forest

logan: from the hollow

lucas: bringer of light

lucien: light

lukas: bringer of light

luthais: famous battle warrior

*lycidas: wolf son

macarius: blessed

madoc: beneficient

maelgwyn: metal chief

makarios: happy, blessed

malachi: my messenger, angel

malcolm

maxmilian

medwin: strong and powerful friend

meilyr: man of iron

melchior: king of light

meletios: unknown meaning

merlyn

mestipen: fortune

micah: who is like the lord?

mingan: gray wolf

misha: who is like the lord?

mordecai: belonging to marduk

morgan: from the edge of the sea

*moris: son of the black one

*muireadhach [MUR-e-thekh]: sea lord

namid: star dancer

namir: leopard

natesa: dance lord

nathan: gift

nestor: ancient wisdom

nicanor: victorious army

nicholas

nicodemus: victory of the people

nimir: wisdom god

nodin: the wind

numair: panther

orestes: mountain man

orion: son of fire

osred: divine counsellor

patrick: nobleman

percival

peregrine

pharamond: journey protection

phelan: brave as the wolf

philip: fond of horses

quinlin: strong one

radolf: wolf counsellor

rafe: house wolf

raiden: weather god

raimund: mighty protector

rainart: wtrong judgement

randal: shield wolf

ranon: to sing; to be joyous

ransford: from the raven's ford

ransom: son of the shield

ransley: from the raven's meadow

raphael: god has healed

rawlins: son of the wolf counsellor

renshaw: from the forest of the ravens

rhydwyn: dweller by the white ford

rhys: hero or stream

riocard: powerful ruler

riordan: royal poet, bard

rolf: counsel wolf, swift wolf

saladin: goodness of the faith

salmalin: taloned

*siegfried: conquering peace

sigwald: victorious ruler

siwili: long tail of the fox

slevin: the mountain climber

stephen

strahan: the poet

tadi: wind

tahir: pure

talib: seeker

tanek: immortal

thaine: warrior attendant

thorne: from the thorn tree

torin: chief

tristan

tristram: the sorrowful one

ulf: wolf

urias: the lord is my light, the lord's light.

veniamin: son of the right hand

*watende: there shall be no revenge

*weylin: son of the wolf

wolfgang: wolf's progress

wyndham

zachariah: god has remembered

zared: ambush

zarek: may god protect the king

zelimir: he wishes peace