Mongolian names
53 names from the Mongolian naming tradition, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and how it is seen around the world.
- Altan (Mongolian)UnisexIn Mongolian: "golden".
- AltangerelUnisexJoins Mongolian алтан (altan), "golden", with гэрэл (gerel), "light", so together it reads as "golden light".
- AltansarnaiGirlPairs Mongolian алтан (altan), "golden", with сарнай (sarnai), "rose", giving "golden rose".
- AltantsetsegGirlCombines Mongolian алтан (altan), "golden", and цэцэг (tsetseg), "flower", into "golden flower".
- AnkhbayarUnisexBuilt from Mongolian анх (ankh), "first", and баяр (bayar), "joy, celebration", so it reads roughly as "first joy".
- BaatarBoyThe Mongolian word баатар (baatar), "hero".
- Bat-ErdeneBoyJoins Mongolian бат (bat), "firm, strong", with эрдэнэ (erdene), "jewel, treasure", giving "strong treasure".
- BatbayarBoyCombines Mongolian бат (bat), "firm, strong", with баяр (bayar), "joy, celebration", so it reads as "strong joy".
- BattsetsegGirlJoins Mongolian бат (bat), "firm, strong", with цэцэг (tsetseg), "flower", giving "strong flower".
- BatuBoyFrom the Mongolian word бат, "firm" or "solid".
- BilgüünBoyFrom Mongolian билиг, "wisdom" or "learned insight".
- BolormaaGirlFrom Mongolian болор, "crystal", joined to -маа, a common ending on girls' names.
- BolortsetsegGirlFrom Mongolian болор, "crystal", and цэцэг, "flower".
- BolortuyaaGirlFrom Mongolian болор, "crystal", and туяа, "a ray of light".
- ChingisBoyThe name of the 13th-century founder of the Mongol Empire; its original meaning is disputed, with theories ranging from…
- DavaaUnisexMeans "Monday" in Mongolian, from the Tibetan-derived weekday system; often linked as well to the native word for a…
- DölgöönUnisexFrom Mongolian дөлгөөн, "calm" or "gentle".
- EnkhUnisexFrom Mongolian энх (enkh), "peace, calm".
- EnkhjargalGirlFrom Mongolian энх (enkh), "peace", and жаргал (jargal), "happiness": read together as a wish for a peaceful, happy…
- EnkhtuyaGirlFrom Mongolian энх (enkh), "peace", and туяа (tuyaa), "ray of light": together, a beam of light standing for peace.
- ErdeneUnisexFrom Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene), "jewel, treasure".
- ErdenechimegGirlFrom Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene), "jewel", and чимэг (chimeg), "ornament": a jewel used to describe a decorated, adorned…
- GanbaatarBoyFrom Mongolian ган (gan), "steel", and баатар (baatar), "hero": a hero as hard as steel.
- GanboldBoyFrom Mongolian ган (gan) and болд (bold), two separate words that both mean "steel".
- GantulgaBoyFrom Mongolian ган (gan), "steel", and тулга (tulga), the three-legged stand set over a hearth fire: a steel…
- GanzorigBoyCombines the Mongolian words for "steel" and "courage", picturing a will that will not bend.
- GerelGirlThe ordinary Mongolian word for light.
- GereltUnisex"Full of light" or "radiant", formed by adding a possessive ending to gerel, "light".
- JargalUnisexThe everyday Mongolian word for happiness.
- KhulanGirlMongolian for the onager, a wild ass native to the steppe.
- MaralGirlMongolian for the maral, a large subspecies of red deer found across Central Asia and the Caucasus.
- MönkhtsetsegGirlBuilt from two Mongolian elements: an adjective for lasting forever and the everyday word for a flower.
- MönkhtuyaaGirlCombines an adjective for lasting forever with the Mongolian word for a ray of light.
- MönkhzayaaGirlA Mongolian compound of мөнх (mönkh), "eternal", and заяа (zayaa), "fate" or "fortune".
- NaranbaatarBoyNaranbaatar pairs наран (naran), "sun", with баатар (baatar), "hero", giving a name usually understood as "sun hero".
- NarangerelGirlNarangerel joins наран (naran), "sun", to гэрэл (gerel), "light", so the whole name reads as "sunlight".
- NarantsetsegGirlNarantsetseg combines наран (naran), "sun", with цэцэг (tsetseg), "flower", rather than naming the sunflower plant…
- NergüiUnisexNergüi is built from нэр (ner), "name", and the negative suffix -гүй (-güi), "without", so it literally means…
- OdonchimegGirlOdonchimeg unites одон (odon), a poetic word for "star", with чимэг (chimeg), "ornament", giving a sense close to "star…
- OdtsetsegGirlOdtsetseg pairs од (od), "star", with цэцэг (tsetseg), "flower", so the name reads as "star flower".
- OtgonbayarUnisexOtgonbayar joins отгон (otgon), "youngest child", with баяр (bayar), "joy" or "celebration".
- OyuunGirlFrom the Mongolian word oyuun, "wisdom, intellect".
- OyuunchimegGirlFrom oyuun, "wisdom, intellect", and chimeg, "ornament, decoration": an adornment of wisdom.
- SarangerelGirlFrom saran, "moon", and gerel, "light": moonlight.
- SarantuyaaGirlFrom saran, "moon", and tuyaa, "ray, beam": a beam of moonlight.
- SarnaiGirlFrom sarnai, the Mongolian word for "rose".
- SolongoGirlFrom solongo, the Mongolian word for "rainbow".
- TemüülenUnisexFrom temüülekh, "to strive, to aspire": one who strives or reaches toward something.
- TögöldörBoyFrom tögöldör, "complete, perfect".
- TömörbaatarBoyFrom Mongolian төмөр "iron" and баатар "hero, warrior": together they read as an iron hero.
- TsetsegGirlThe everyday Mongolian word for a flower, цэцэг, used on its own as a girl's name.
- UyangaGirlFrom Mongolian уянга, "melody" or the lyrical quality of a song.
- ZayaGirlFrom Mongolian заяа, "fate" or "destiny", given directly as a name.