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The Name Begins With The Letter O:
OANA  f  Romanian
Romanian short form of IOANA

OANEZ  f  Breton
Breton pet form of AGNES

OBADIAH  m  Biblical
Means "servant of YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

OBDULIA  f  Spanish
Meaning unknown...

OBED  m  Biblical
Means "servant, worshipper" in Hebrew...

OBERON  m  English
Variant of AUBERON...

OBI  m  Igbo
Means "heart" in Igbo.

OBRAD  m  Serbian
Possibly derived from Serbian obradovati "to make happy".

OCEAN  m & f  English
Means simply "ocean" from the English word for a large body of water...

OCÉANE  f  French
Derived from French océan meaning "ocean".

OCEANUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of OKEANOS

OCHIENG  m  African
Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".

OCTAVIA  f  English
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS... []

OCTAVIAN  m  History, Romanian
From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS...

OCTAVIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of OCTAVIUS

OCTAVIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus...

ODA  f  German
Feminine form of ODO

ODALIS  f & m  Spanish
Spanish elaborated form of ODILIA

ODALYS  f  Spanish
Spanish elaborated form of ODILIA

ODD  m  Norwegian
Possibly derived from Old Norse oddr meaning "point of a sword".

ODDMUND  m  Norwegian
Possibly derived from the Old Norse elements oddr "point of a sword" and mundr "protection".

ODED  m  Biblical
Means "to restore" in Hebrew...

ODELIA  f  English
Variant of ODILIA

ODELL  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English...

ODEN  m  Norse Mythology
Swedish form of ODIN

ODESSA  f  Various
From the name of a Ukrainian city which sits on the north coast of the Black Sea...

ODETTA  f  English
Latinate form of ODETTE

ODETTE  f  French
French feminine pet form of ODO

ODHARNAIT  f  Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix.

ODHIAMBO  m  African
Means "born in the evening" in Luo.

ODHRÁN  m  Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix...

ÖDI  m  Hungarian
Pet form of ÖDÖN

ODILA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of ODILIA

ODILE  f  French
French form of ODILIA

ODILIA  f  German, Italian
Feminine form of ODO...

ODILIE  f  German
Variant of ODILIA

ODILON  m  French, Portuguese
French pet form of ODO

ODIN  m  Norse Mythology
Anglicized form of Old Norse Óđinn which was derived from óđr "inspiration, rage, frenzy"...

ODO  m  German
Originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element od meaning "wealth, fortune".

ODOACER  m  History
Contracted form of ODOVACAR

ÖDÖN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of EDMUND

ODOVACAR  m  Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Audawakrs meaning "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth" and wacar "vigilant"...

ODRAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of ODHRÁN

ODYSSEUS  m  Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from Greek οδυσσομαι (odyssomai) "to hate"...

OEDIPUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Οιδιπους (Oidipous), meaning "swollen foot" from οιδεω (oideo) "to swell" and πους (pous) "foot"...

ÓENGUS  m  Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of AONGHUS

OENONE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Οινωνε (Oinone), derived from οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"...

OFÉLIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of OPHELIA

OFELIA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of OPHELIA

OFER  m  Jewish
Masculine variant of OPHRAH

OFRA  f & m  Jewish
Variant transcription of OPHRAH

OFYDD  m  Welsh
Welsh form of OVID

OGDEN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English...

OGECHI  f  Igbo
Short form of OGECHUKWUKAMA

OGECHUKWUKAMA  f  Igbo
Means "God's time is the best" in Igbo.

OGNIAN  m  Bulgarian
Variant transcription of OGNYAN

OGNJAN  m  Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of OGNYAN

OGNYAN  m  Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian огнен (ognen) "fiery".

OHAD  m  Biblical
Means "united" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he was the third son of Simeon.

OIGHRIG  f  Scottish
Means "new speckled one" in Scottish Gaelic.

OIHANA  f  Basque
Means "forest" in Basque.

OILI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of OLGA

OISÍN  m  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix...

OIVA  m  Finnish
Means "splendid" in Finnish.

OKEANOS  m  Greek Mythology
From the name of the river or body of water thought by the ancient Greeks to surround the Earth... 

OKSANA  f  Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian form of XENIA

OLA (1)  m  Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish variant of OLAF

OLA (2)  f  Polish
Polish short form of ALEKSANDRA

OLABODE  m  Yoruba
Means "wealth returns" in Yoruba.

OLAF  m  Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent"...

ÓLAFUR  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of OLAF

OLALLA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of EULALIA...

OLAMIDE  f  Yoruba
Means "wealth has arrived" in Yoruba.

OLAMILEKAN  m  Yoruba
Means "my wealth is increased" in Yoruba.

OLANREWAJU  m  Yoruba
Means "my wealth is the future" in Yoruba.

OLAV  m  Norwegian, Danish
Variant of OLAF

OLAVI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of OLAF

OLAVO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLAF

OLAYINKA  f  Yoruba
Means "wealth surrounds me" in Yoruba.

OLDŘICH  m  Czech
Czech form of ULRICH

OLE  m  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of OLAF

OLEG  m  Russian
Russian form of HELGE...

OLEGÁRIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLEGARIO

OLEGARIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of a Germanic name, possibly Heilgar, derived from the elements heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and gar "spear"...

OLEK  m  Polish
Polish short form of ALEXANDER

OLEKSANDER  m  Ukrainian
Variant transcription of OLEKSANDR

OLEKSANDR  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of ALEXANDER

OLEKSIY  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of ALEXIUS

OLENA  f  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of HELEN

OLEV  m  Estonian
Estonian form of OLAF

OLGA  f  Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA...

OLI  m  English
Short form of OLIVER

OLIMPIA  f  Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish
Italian, Spanish, Romanian and Polish form of OLYMPIA

OLIVE  f  English
From the English word for the type of tree, ultimately derived from Latin oliva.

OLIVER  m  English, German
Norman French form of a Germanic name, possibly the name Alfihar meaning "elf army"...

OLIVETTE  f  English
Pet form of OLIVE

OLÍVIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLIVIA

OLIVIA  f  English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night'...

OLIVIE  f  French
French form of OLIVIA

OLIVIER  m  French, Dutch
French and Dutch form of OLIVER

OLIWIA  f  Polish
Polish form of OLIVIA

OLLE  m  Swedish
Swedish variant of OLAF

OLLI  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of OLAF

OLLIE  m & f  English
Short form of OLIVER or OLIVIA

OLOF  m  Swedish
Swedish form of OLAF

OLOV  m  Swedish
Swedish form of OLAF

OLUBUNMI  f  Yoruba
Means "gift of God" in Yoruba.

OLUCHI  m & f  Igbo
Means "God's work" in Yoruba.

OLUF  m  Swedish
Danish variant of OLAF

OLUFEMI  m  Yoruba
Means "God loves me" in Yoruba.

OLUFUNKE  m & f  Yoruba
Means "God has cared for" in Yoruba.

OLUFUNMILAYO  f & m  Yoruba
Means "God gave me joy" in Yoruba.

OLUFUNMILOLA  f & m  Yoruba
Means "God gives me wealth" in Yoruba.

OLUJIMI  m  Yoruba
Means "given by God" in Yoruba.

OLUKAYODE  m  Yoruba
Means "God brings happiness" in Yoruba.

OLUMIDE  m  Yoruba
Means "God has come" in Yoruba.

OLUWAFUNMILAYO  f & m  Yoruba
Variant of OLUFUNMILAYO

OLUWASEGUN  m & f  Yoruba
Means "God has been victorious" in Yoruba.

OLUWASEUN  m & f  Yoruba
Means "we thank God" in Yoruba.

OLUWASEYI  f & m  Yoruba
Means "God made this" in Yoruba.

OLUWATOYIN  m & f  Yoruba
Means "God is worthy to be praised" in Yoruba.

OLUWAYEMISI  f & m  Yoruba
Means "God honours me" in Yoruba.

OLWEN  f  Welsh
Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"...

OLWIN  f  Welsh
Variant of OLWEN

OLWYN  f  Welsh
Variant of OLWEN

OLYA  f  Russian
Pet form of OLGA

OLYMPE  f  French
French form of OLYMPIA

OLYMPIA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of OLYMPOS

OLYMPIAS  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of OLYMPOS...

OLYMPIODOROS  m  Ancient Greek
From Ολυμπος (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods, combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".

OLYMPOS  m  Ancient Greek
From a Greek personal name which was derived from the place name Ολυμπος (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods.

OLYVIA  f  English
Variant of OLIVIA

OM  m  Indian
From the Sanskrit ओम (om), considered to be a sacred syllable because it represents the range of sounds that can be made by the human voice.

OMAR (1)  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of UMAR

OMAR (2)  m  Biblical
Means "speaker" in Hebrew...

OMEGA  m & f  English
This is the name of the last letter in the Greek alphabet, Ω...

ÖMER  m  Turkish
Turkish form of OMAR

OMER  m  Jewish
Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew.

OMID  m & f  Iranian
Means "hope" in Persian.

OMOBOLANLE  f & m  Yoruba
Means "a child who met wealth at home" in Yoruba.

OMOLARA  f  Yoruba
Means "a child is family" in Yoruba.

OMRI  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "my sheaf" in Hebrew...

ONA  f  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of ANNA

ONDŘEJ  m  Czech
Czech form of ANDREW

ONDREJ  m  Slovak
Slovak form of ANDREW

ONEIDA  f  English
From the name of a Native American tribe, perhaps meaning "standing rock".

ONESIME  m  French
French form of ONESIMUS

ONESIMUS  m  Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιμος (Onesimos), which meant "beneficial, profitable"...

ONESIPHORUS  m  Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιφορος (Onesiphoros), which meant "bringing advantage, beneficial"...

ONI  f  Yoruba
Possibly means "born in sacred abode" in Yoruba.

ONISIM  m  Russian
Russian form of ONESIMUS

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