Names starting with U
41 names starting with U, from 13 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- UbertoBoyThe Italian form of Hubert, a Germanic name meaning "bright heart" from hugi (mind, spirit) and beraht (bright).
- UbirajaraBoyA Tupi compound of ybyrá, "wood, spear", and îara, "lord, master", together read as "lord of the spear".
- UbiratanBoyA Tupi compound of ybyrá, "wood, spear", and atã, "strong, hard", together read as "strong spear".
- UbonGirlFrom Sanskrit उत्पल (utpala), "lotus".
- UcheUnisexThe Igbo word for thought, sense, wisdom or personal opinion, used directly as a name.
- UchennaUnisexFrom Igbo uche, "thought or wisdom," and nna, "father": the wisdom of one's father.
- UdomBoyFrom Thai อุดม (udom), "plentiful, abundant", tracing back to Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama), "utmost, best".
- UduakUnisexIbibio for "will" or "desire", from the everyday Ibibio word for a personal wish.
- UduakobongUnisexIbibio for "God's will", combining uduak, "will/desire", with Obong, "God".
- UeliBoyFrom Old High German: "homeland" and "power".
- UfuomaUnisexUrhobo for calm or inner peace, given as a wish for a peaceful life.
- Ugo (Latin & Italian)BoyThe Italian form of Hugh, a Germanic name derived from hugi, meaning "mind" or "spirit".
- Ugo (Igbo)UnisexAn Igbo word meaning "eagle", used as a given name and as a short form or element in longer names like Ugochukwu.
- UgochiGirlFrom Igbo ugo, "eagle," and chi, a person's guiding spirit: often rendered in English as "eagle of God."
- UgochukwuBoyFrom Igbo ugo, "eagle," and Chukwu, the supreme God: "eagle of the Supreme God."
- UʻilaniUnisexCombines uʻi, evoking youthful attractiveness, with lani, referring to the heavens and royalty; thus means "heavenly…
- UjarakUnisexThe Kalaallisut word for "stone" or "rock", used as a personal name.
- UjaraqBoyInuktitut for "stone" or "rock".
- UjuGirlThe Igbo word for fullness, abundance or plenty, used as a girl's name.
- UkaleqGirlThe Kalaallisut word for "hare", given as a girl's name.
- UldericoBoyThe Italian form of Odalric and Ulrich, Germanic names meaning "wealthy ruler" or "property ruler" from odal (property…
- UlisseBoyThe Italian form of Ulysses, the Latinised version of the Greek hero Odysseus from Homer's epic works.
- UlloriaqUnisexThe Kalaallisut word for "star", given as a personal name.
- UlricBoyWolf ruler, from Old English elements meaning wolf and power.
- UlyssaGirlThe feminine form of Ulysses, the legendary Greek hero.
- UmaGirlEither from Sanskrit उमा, "flax", or, by a traditional story, from the exclamation "oh, do not!"; it is best known…
- UmbertoBoyFrom Germanic Humbert: "bright intellect" or "famous brightness".
- UmukoroBoyUrhobo for a young man, marking a boy's youth or the age-set he belongs to.
- UnaGirlProbably from an Old Irish word for "lamb", though in English it has also been linked to the Latin word for "one".
- UnathiUnisexFrom Xhosa u-, "he, she", and nathi, "with us": "he or she is with us".
- UniqueGirlDistinctive and unlike anything else, derived from the Latin word unicus.
- UnityGirlThe state of being united as one, derived from the Latin word unitas.
- UptonBoyAn English surname with topographic origins, combining elements meaning "upper" and "settlement".
- UrbanoBoyFrom Latin Urbanus: "of the city" or "urban".
- UrbgenBoyFrom Brittonic elements usually read as "inheritance" and "-born": broadly, "born to privilege" or "well-born".
- UrpiGirlQuechua for "dove" or "pigeon", also used as a term of endearment.
- UrsBoyFrom Latin Ursus: "bear".
- UsainBoyLikely a variant or form of Husayn, the Arabic name meaning "handsome" or "good".
- UyangaGirlFrom Mongolian уянга, "melody" or the lyrical quality of a song.
- UzochiUnisexFrom Igbo uzo, "road or way," and chi, a person's guiding spirit: the way of one's chi.
- UzomaUnisexFrom Igbo uzo, "road or way," and oma, "good": good road, or good way.