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Names that mean uncertain

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word Uncertain in their meaning.

Boy names that mean Uncertain

AbayomiAfrican — "Of uncertain African origin. Means 'born to bring me joy.'"AndalIndian — "Of uncertain meaning borne by the Vaish- navite sage and poet of the 8th or 9th century"AtreoSpanish — "the Greek Atreus, a name of uncertain derivation The name is borne in Greek mythology by a son of Pelops and Ilippodamia. Atreus was a king of Argos and Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. The tragic fate of the family was the basis for many classical tragedies"AvanEnglish — "Modern coinage of uncertain origin and mean-ing"BeckonAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"BoyeScandinavian — "Dutch name of uncertain and disputed origin Some believe it to be a cognate of the English boy lad, youth, from the Middle English boie boy, knave, servant. Cognate: Boje Frisian"BrizioItalian — "Italian cognate of the French Brice, a name derived from the Latin Britius, which is of uncertain etymology Alternatively, Brizio is used as a short form of Fabrizio craftsman. See FABRIZIO"DaiquanAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"DariuszPolish — "Polish form of Darius, an old Latin name de-rived from the Greek Dareios, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. It is thought to ultimately be derived from Darayavahush, the name of an ancient Persian king"DontavisEnglish — "Modern coinage of uncertain origin and meaning"IgnatiRussian — "the Greek Ignatios, a cognate of the Latin Ignatius, which is from Egnatius, an old Roman family name of uncertain etymology Some believe it to be of Etruscan origin. Others derive it from the Latin ignis fire. Short: Ignat. Pet: Ignasha"IgnatiosGreek — "From the Latin Ignatius, which is derived from Egnatius, an old Roman family name of uncertain etymology Some believe it to be of Etruscan origin. Others derive it from the Latin ignis fire"JaimanAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"JarnailAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"JerranAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"KassianRussian — "From the Latin Cassianus, a name derived from Cassius, an old Roman family name of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Latin cassus hollow, empty"KerillIrish — "Anglicized form of Coireall, an ancient name of uncertain etymology See COIREALL"MarceliPolish — "From the Latin Marcelllnus, a diminutive variant of Marcus, which is of uncertain derivation. Most believe it has its root in Mars, the name of the Roman mythological god of war. Others, however, think it is from mas manly or from the Greek malakoz soft, tender"MecislavCzech / Slovak — "Compound name, the first element of which is of uncertain derivation: from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. Pet: Mecek, Mecfk, Mecislavek"MleczyslawPolish — "Compound name, the first element of which is of uncertain derivation. Some believe it to be from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear. The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. The name was borne by two early kings of Poland"NizarMuslim — "Popular name of uncertain derivation"OdurScandinavian — "the Old Norse 05r, which is of uncertain meaning According to Norse mythology, Odur, the first husband of Freya, was accustomed to going away for long periods of time, leaving Freya to weep for his return"OsbaldoEnglish — "Uncertain"PardeeAmerican — "Of uncertain derivation, Pardee might be a variant of the surname Pardey, which is derived from the French par Dieu by God"SerjiuszPolish — "From the Latin Sergius, an old Roman family name of uncertain etymology"TadeuPortuguese — "Portuguese cognate of Thaddeus, an Ecclesiastic Late Latin name derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Thaddaios, which is of uncertain derivation Some believe it to be a variant of Theodoros God's gift. Others feel it is from an Aramaic word meaning praised"TadeuszPolish — "the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Thaddeus, which is from the Greek Thaddaios, a name of uncertain derivation Some believe it a variant of Theodoras God's gift. Others feel it is from an Aramaic word meaning praised. The name is borne by the Polish prime minister, Tadeusz Mazowiecki b. 1927"TaeAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"TegerAmerican — "Modern name of uncertain derivation"ThaddaiosGreek — "Ecclesiastic Greek name of uncertain derivation Some believe it to be a variant of Theodoros God's gift. Others feel it is from an Aramaic word meaning praised"ThaddejRussian — "the Greek Thaddaios, a name of uncertain derivation Some believe it to be a variant of Theodoros God's gift. Others feel it is from an Aramaic word meaning praised. The name is found in the Bible as a name of one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ"UawanAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"VldarScandinavian — "the Old Norse Vi5arr, an ancient name of uncertain meaning According to Norse mythology, Vidar was the son of Odin and the giantess Grid. He was the silent god, known for his great strength. At Ragnarok, he avenged Odin's death by killing the Fenris Wolf"VlrgilEnglish — "From the Latin Vergilius, an old Roman family name of uncertain derivation. Some believe it to be from ver spring and give it the meaning youthful, flourishing"WeskenAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation, possibly influenced by Weston from Weston"XerxesPersian — "Meaning uncertain. This name is originally Persian, where it takes the form Khshayarsha. The Hebrew form is Ahasuerus. "

Girl names that mean Uncertain

AeolaGreek — "Feminine form of Aeolus, a name of uncertain derivation, which was borne by the Greek mythological god of the winds"AfdaSpanish — "Of uncertain derivation popularized after Verdi used it for the name of the central character in his opera Aida 1871"AgrafenaRussian — "Russian form of the Latin Agrippina, a name of uncertain etymology borne by Agrippina the Younger A.D. 15 ?—59, the mother of Nero. Some believe it to mean born feet-first"AhawhypersieNorth American Indian — "Crow name of uncertain meaning"AlapelaHawaiian — "Hawaiian form of Arabella, an old Scottish name of uncertain etymology. Some believe it to have originally been a Norman name derived from the ele-ment am eagle or arin a hearth. Others think it a variant of Anabel, another name of uncertain origin and meaning. See ANNABEL Scottish Names"AlcindaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation It is perhaps based on the name Lucinda light"AldeenIrish — "Anglicized form of Etain, an old Gaelic name of uncertain meaning See ETAIN"AllbheIrish — "A common name of uncertain derivation, some believe it to be derived from the Latin albus white. Ailbhe has been Anglicized as Alvy, Elva, and Olive"AmkimaNorth American Indian — "Kiowa name of uncertain meaning"AntuanetaPolish — "Polish form of the French Antoinette, a feminine diminutive form of Antoine, which is a cognate of Anthony The name is derived from the old Roman family name Antonius, which is of uncertain origin and meaning"AriesaAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"BreqlynnAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"BrylievaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"CaidynAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"ClfodhnaIrish — "Gaelic name of uncertain meaning"CypriaGreek — "Based on the name of the Mediterranean is-land of Cyprus. It is of uncertain etymology"DanaciaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation It possibly originated as a blending of the names of the parents or relatives of a child"DarendaAmerican — "Modern name of uncertain derivation. It might have been coined from name elements of parents or relatives of the child, or modeled after the name Brenda"DariyaRussian — "Feminine form of Darius, a cognate of the Greek Dareios, which is an ancient name of uncertain origin. It is thought to ultimately be derived from Darayavahush, the name of an ancient Persian king. Dariya is one of the most popular names in Russia today, and Dasha is the favored pet form"DarreneEnglish — "Feminine form of Darren, which is of uncertain origin and meaning See DARREN Male Names"EinmyriaScandinavian — "Of uncertain meaning borne in Norse mythology by one of the two daughters of Loki, the trickster god Little is known of her other than her name and that of her sister, Eisa"FerdinandaGerman — "Feminine form of Ferdinand, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. See FERDINAND French Male Names"GordonaScottish — "Feminine form of Gordon, which is of uncertain etymology. See GORDON Male Names"HlfnScandinavian — "Ancient name of uncertain meaning borne in Norse mythology by one of Frigg's attendants, the goddess of consolation who relieved grief and heard the prayers of mortals"JandellynAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"JatanaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"JavonnaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"JoreenAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"JulitteFrench — "the Latin Julitta, a name of uncertain origin Some believe it to be a Late Latin form of Judith he will be praised; others think it is a variant of Julia. The name was borne by a 4th-century woman martyred in Tarsus with her infant son, Quiricus"KaemoxmithNorth American Indian — "Yakima name of uncertain meaning"KaiaHawaiian — "The sea, as a short form of some long name. The meaning of this name is uncertain. In old documents it might stand for Ka-i'a the fish."KlerceAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"LahondaAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"LazetteAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"MarcenyaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"MecislavaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Mecislav, a compound name, the first element of which is uncertain Some believe it to be from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear. The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. Pet: Mecina, Mecka"NlkeeshaAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"OrianeFrench — "Of uncertain derivation and meaning, Oriane seems to have first been used as the name of a character in the medieval French romance Amadis de Gaul Some believe Oriane to have been derived from the Latin oriri to rise or from the Old French or gold"SabrineekaAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"ScenankiNorth American Indian — "Creek name of uncertain meaning borne by the wife of Tomochichi She sailed to England in 1734 with her husband and several other Creeks with James Oglethorpe, a move that led to commercial trade between the Creek Nation and white traders"ShalanaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"ShaleenAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"SllpeNorth American Indian — "Flathead name of uncertain meaning"TaisiyaRussian — "Believed to be a Russian form of the Greek Thais, which is of uncertain derivation Bond is a popular folk definition. The name was borne by a 4th-cen- tury B.C. courtesan who accompanied Alexander the Great on his Asiatic campaign. Pet: Tasya, Taya"TanadiaAmerican — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"TarjaAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"TashaneeAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"TatanaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of the Latin Tatianus, a de-rivative of the old Roman family name Tatius, which is of uncertain origin Short: Tana. Pet: Tanicka"TerezSlavic — "Variant of Theresa which is a popular saint's name of uncertain meaning."TresaEnglish — "Variant of Theresa which is a popular saint's name of uncertain meaning."VlannaAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"ZarionAfrican-American — "Modern coinage of uncertain derivation"ZaylieEnglish — "Of uncertain etymology, some believe it to be a variant of Zelie, which itself is a variant of Celia heaven See CELIA"