Naila

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Arabic نائلة
Meaning: “attainer.”

The name is derived from the Arabic male name, Nail, which comes directly from the Arabic word for “attainer.”

The name was borne by the wife of Caliph Uthman I, an Iraqi Christian convert, who tried to defend her husband while a mob was killing him and in the process, ended up getting her fingers cut off.

It is also the name of a town in Bavaria.

As of 2010, its Bosnian form of Najla was the 70th most popular female name in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Another Bosnian form is Naijla.

A Bosnian diminutive form is Naja (NYE-yah)

Louis, Lewis

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Germanic
Meaning: “famous warrior.”
Eng (LOO-ee; LOO-is); Fre (LOU-ee)

The name is a franconized form of the German name, Ludwig, which is composed of the ancient Germanic elements, hlud (fame) and wig (warrior). The name is a cognate of the Frankish male name Chlodovech or Clovis.

It was a very popular name among the French monarchs, being borne by 18 kings of France, one of whom was canonized as a saint.

The name was introduced into England after the Norman Conquest and was usually rendered as Lewis. The name fell out of usage after the Protestant Reformation and was revived in 19th-century America, the more popular form being its French counterpart of Louis.

In France, the name fell out of usage after the French Revolution but immediately gained popularity by the 19th-century remaining a French classic.

As of 2009, Louis was the 4th most popular male name in France and the 5th most popular in Belgium. His rankings in other countries are as follows:

# 2 (Lewis, Scotland, 2010)
# 27 (Lewis, England/Wales, 2010)
# 30 (Lewis, Northern Ireland, 2010)
# 51 (Luis, Spain, 2010)
# 55 (Luis, Austria, 2010)
# 69 (England/Wales, 2010)
# 78 (Luis, United States, 2010)
# 91 (Luis, Catalonia, 2010)
# 334 (Luis, France, 2009)
# 343 (United States, 2010)
# 434 (Netherlands, 2010)
# 717 (Lewis, United States, 2010)

Other forms of the name include:

Ludovik (Albanian)
Luigj (Albanian)
Hloþwig (Anglo-Saxon)
Lluís (Asturian/Catalan)
Aloxi (Basque)
Koldo (Basque)
Koldobika (Basque)
Luki (Basque)
Loeiz (Breton)
Alojzije (Croatian)
Ljudevit (Croatian/Slovene)
Ludovik (Croatian)
Luj Луј (Croatian/Serbian/Slovene)
Ludvík (Czech)
Lodewijk (Dutch)
Lode (Dutch)
Lowie (Dutch)
Aloysius (English/Latin)
Louis (English/French)
Lewis (English)
Ludovic (English)
Lois (Galician)
Luís (Galician/Portuguese/Spanish)
Khlodvigi ხლოდვიგი (Georgian)
Alois (German)
Ludwig (German)
Luis (German/Romansch)
Loudovikos Λουδοβίκος (Greek)
Lui (Hawaiian)
Lajos (Hungarian)
Loðvík (Icelandic)
Alaois (Irish)
Alabhaois (Irish)
Lughaidh (Irish)
Luigi (Italian)
Lodovico/Ludovico (Italian)
Lujs (Latvian)
Liudvikas (Lithuanian)
Loís (Occitanian)
Ludwik (Polish)
Aloísio (Portuguese)
Aluísio (Portuguese)
Liset (Poitvin)
Ludovico (Portuguese)
Luiz (Portuguese: archaic)
Aloys (Provençal)
Ludovic (Romanian)
Duitg (Romansch)
Ludivic (Romansch)
Lyudovik Людовик (Russian)
Ludvig (Scandinavian)
Ľudovít (Slovak)
Alojz (Slovene)
Lojze (Slovene)
Love (Swedish)
Lüìs (Tuscan)

Diminutive forms include:

Luděk (Czech)
Lou (English)
Ludek (Polish)
Lucho (Spanish)
Luisito (Spanish)
Wicho (Spanish)

Feminine forms include:

Loeiza (Breton)
Lluïsa (Catalan)
Luisa (German/Portuguese/Spanish)
Louise (English/French/Scandinavian)
Louisette (French)
Louison (French)
Ludovica (Italian/Portuguese/Romanian)
Luigia (Italian)
Lise (Poitvin)
Lisète (Poitvin)
Ludwika (Polish)
Luiza (Polish)
Ludivica (Romansch)
Luisia (Romansch)
Lovisa/Lovise (Scandinavian)
Lova (Swedish)

(For a moral thorough list of its feminine forms and trends please go to Louise).

Imad

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic عماد
Meaning: “pillar; support.”
(EE-MAHD)

The name is from the Arabic meaning, “pillar; support.”

As of 2010, Imad was the 95th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, while in France, he was the 470th most popular male name, (2009).

A variant transliteration is Emad.

Ismar

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

The name could be of a few different etymologies. It could a German name, composed of the Old Germanic elements, is (ice) or isan (iron) and mari (famous).

Another possibility is that it is from Ismarus, a name of Thracian origins, but of uncertain meaning. It appears in Greek mythology several times as the name of a few Thracian characters. It is also the name of an ancient Thracian city and of a mountain

As of 2010, Ismar was the 91st most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Can

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “soul; life.”
(JAHN)

The name comes from the Turkish word for soul or life. The name appears in various forms across the former Soviet Union. It is most often found as an element in Central European male and female names.

As of 2010, its Bosnian form of Džan was 100th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

There is also a feminine form, Džana, which is currently the 49th most popular female name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

A Kazakh form is Zhan Жан.

Mak

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Bosnian
Meaning: “poppy”
(MAHK)

The name comes directly from the Bosnian word poppy and was popularized by Bosnian poet, Mak Dizdar (1917-1971). Mak was his pen-name, his real name being, Mehmedalija.

It can also be a short form of Makbula or Maksud.

As of 2010, Mak was the 79th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Samad

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic صمد
Meaning: “eternal.”

The name is derived from the Arabic Aṣ-Ṣamad (the eternal), one of the names of God.

Its Bosnian form of Samed is the 93rd most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

The name was borne by Azeri-Russian General, Samad bey Mehmandarov (1855-1931) and Azeri poet, Samad Vurgun (1906-1956)

Other forms of the name include:

Samed (Albanian/Bosnian)
Səməd (Azeri)
Semed (Kurdish/Turkish)

Samad is used throughout the Islamic world.

Azur

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Bosnian
Meaning: “blue.”
(AH-zoor)

The name comes directly from the Bosnian word, azur, meaning, “blue.” It shares the same etymology with azure.

As of 2010, Azur was the 86th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

The national colours of Bosnia are blue (more azure), white and yellow, this fact may have inspired the name to become popular, perhaps representing patriotism.

The feminine form is Azura.

Amil

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: “worker.”
(AH-MEEL)

The name is derived from the Arabic اّجير (al’emal) meaning, “worker.” The name shares the same etymology with the Biblical Hebrew male name, Amal.

As of 2010, Amil was the 98th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Feminine form is Amila, which is the 12th most popular female name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

Hasan

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic حسن
Meaning: “the handsome; the good.”

The name is derived from the Arabic noun plus definite article الحسن (al-Ḥasan) literally meaning, “the good, the handsome, the beautiful.”

The name was borne by one of the beloved grandsons of the Prophet Mohammed and the son of Ali.

According to Shia and Sunni sources the Archangel Gabriel commanded the Propheth Mohammed to name his grandson, Hasan, a pre-Islamic name. Hasan eventually went on to succeed his father as the Caliph and eventually retired to Madinah where he was poisoned by one of his wives, (the identity of whom is somewhat debated). He is considered a martyr by both Sunni and Shi’a Muslims.

It was the 24th most popular male name in Turkey, (2010) and the 94th most popular in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

The name is sometimes transliterated as Hassan, especially in the former French colonies, however, this transliteration is actually incorrect as when an extra S is added, the meaning of the name changes, being from the Arabic حسّان Hassan meaning, “doer of good.”

Other forms of the name include:

Hasan Хасан (Albanian/Arabic/Baskkir/Bosnian/Chechen/Dagestani/Kazakh/Kyrgyz/Ossetian/Persian/Tajik/Tatar/Turkmen/Turkish/Ughur/Urdu/Uzbek)
Hassan حسن مجتبی (Algerian/Javanese/Malaysian/Moroccan/Persian/Tunisian)
Həsən (Azeri)
Gasan (Dagastani)
Hesan (Kurdish)
Alassane (Sub-Saharan African)
Lassana (Sub-Saharan African)
Hesen (Zazaki)

Legitimate Baby Names

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Category Archives: Male Names

Naila

Louis, Lewis

Imad

Ismar

Can

Mak

Samad

Azur

Amil

Hasan