Elements

a 2 安 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of ān.

a 3 愛 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of ài.

a 4 亜, 亞 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of yà.

a 5 अ Sanskrit
Sanskrit negative prefix.

a 8 雅, 아 Korean
Korean reading of yǎ.

a 9 娥, 아 Korean
Korean reading of é.

ā 阿 Chinese
Chinese character that has no distinct meaning. It can be prefixed to a given name to make it a diminutive.

adal Old High German
Old High German word meaning "noble".

ælf Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "elf".

ængle Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of the Germanic tribe the Angles.

æðele Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "noble".

agaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fear".

aggju Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "edge, blade".

agi Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "awe, fear".

agil Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element, probably a lengthened form of *agjō meaning "edge, blade".

agin Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element, probably a lengthened form of *agjō meaning "edge, blade".

agjō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "edge, blade".

ài 1 爱, 愛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "love, affection".

ài 2 艾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sagebrush, wormwood".

ǎi 蔼, 藹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friendly, lush".

āi 哀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grief, sorrow".

ai 1 愛 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of ài.

ai 2 藍 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lán.

ai 4 相 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiāng.

ai 5 哀 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of āi.

ailidaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fire".

ainaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "one".

airmans 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "whole, great, immense".

airþa 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "earth, soil".

aiw Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "law, custom".

aiwaz 1 Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "eternity, age".

aiwaz 2 Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "law".

aiws 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "eternity, age".

aizō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "honour, respect".

aka 1 明 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of míng.

aka 2 朱 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhū.

aka 3 赤 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of chì.

akane 茜 Japanese
Means "rubia plant, dye from the rubia plant, deep red", from a Japanese kun reading of qiān.

ake 明 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of míng.

aki 1 秋 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qiū.

aki 2 明 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of míng.

aki 3 昭 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhāo.

aki 4 晶 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jīng.

aki 5 章 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhāng.

akira 1 昭 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhāo.

akira 2 明 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of míng.

akira 3 亮 Japanese
Means "clear", from a Japanese nanori reading of liàng.

akira 4 晶 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jīng.

alb Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "elf".

albaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "elf".

ald Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "old".

aldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "old".

alfr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "elf".

alh Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "temple, shelter".

aljaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "zeal".

aljaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "other, else".

aljis 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "other".

all Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "all".

allaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "all".

alles Old High German
Old High German word meaning "other, else".

alljas Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "other, else".

allr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "all".

alls 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "all".

alt Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "old".

ama 天 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of tiān.

amal Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element, possibly referring to the Gothic dynasty of the Amali, possibly meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave".

amals 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic element, possibly referring to the royal dynasty of the Amali, possibly meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave".

àn 岸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beach, shore, bank".

ān 安 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peace, quiet".

an 1 安 Vietnamese
Means "safe, secure", derived from ān.

anado Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "zeal".

anadô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "breath, spirit".

áng 昂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "raise, lift".

angil 1 Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word referring to the Germanic tribe the Angles (see Angel).

angil 2 Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "angel" (of Greek origin).

anh 英 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yīng.

anô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ancestor".

ansi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "god".

anstiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "grace, love".

ansu Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "god".

ansuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "god".

anto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "zeal".

anu 1 Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse word meaning "ancestor".

ào 奥, 奧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "difficult to understand".

ao 1 碧 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bì.

ao 2 青 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qīng.

aoi 葵 Japanese
Means "hollyhock, althea", from a Japanese kun reading of kuí.

aqua Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "water".

aquila Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "eagle".

arashi 嵐 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "storm", a kun reading of lán.

arata 新 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xīn.

ardiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "crop, produce".

ari 1 Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "eagle".

ari 4 有 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.

arn Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "eagle".

arno Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "eagle".

arô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "eagle" (genitive *arniz).

asa 1 麻 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of má.

asa 2 浅, 淺 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qiǎn.

asahi 1 旭 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xù.

asahi 2 朝日 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "morning sun".

asc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "ash tree".

askaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ash tree".

áss Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "god", referring to one of the Æsir.

asu 1 飛 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of fēi.

asu 2 明日 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "tomorrow".

aðal Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "nobility".

aþal Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "nobility".

aþalaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "noble".

aþals 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "nobility".

aþn 𐌰𐌸𐌽 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "year".

aþnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "year".

atsu 1 温, 溫 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of wēn.

atsu 2 篤 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dǔ.

atsu 3 敦 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "kindness, honesty", a kun reading of dūn.

atsushi 1 淳 Japanese
Means "pure", a Japanese nanori reading of chún.

atsushi 2 敦 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "kindness, honesty", a nanori reading of dūn.

atta 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "father".

atto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "father".

attô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "father".

aud Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "wealth, fortune".

audaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wealth, fortune".

auds 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "wealth, fortune".

aują Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wellness".

aujō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "island, wetland".

auðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wealth, fortune".

awi Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element of unknown meaning.

aya 1 彩 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cǎi.

aya 2 綾 Japanese
Means "design", a Japanese kun reading of líng.

aya 3 絢 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xuàn.

ayame 菖蒲 Japanese
Means "iris (flower)" in Japanese.

ayu 歩, 步 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bù.

ayumi 歩, 步 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bù.

ayumu 歩, 步 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bù.

bā 八 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "eight".

badu Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Frankish word meaning "battle".

badwō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "battle".

bái 白 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "white, pure".

bǎi 1 百 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one hundred, many".

bǎi 2 柏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cypress tree, cedar".

bairgo 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍉 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "help, protection".

bak 樸, 朴, 박 Korean
Korean reading of pǔ.

bald Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bold, brave".

balþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bold, brave".

bàn 半 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "half".

bǎn 阪, 坂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "slope".

bāng 滨, 濱 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beach, seashore".

bǎo 1 宝, 寶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare".

bǎo 2 保 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "protect, maintain".

bāo 1 褒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "praise, honour".

bāo 2 苞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud".

bảo 寶 Vietnamese
Means "treasure, jewel", derived from bǎo.

batu 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "battle".

baugaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ring, bracelet, armlet, something bent".

be 1 辺, 邊 Japanese
Means "area, place, vicinity", a Japanese kun reading of biān.

be 2 倍 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of bèi.

be 3 部 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bù.

be 4 בְּ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew prefix meaning "in, with".

beadu Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "battle".

beald Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bold, brave".

bèi 倍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "multiple times".

běi 北 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "north".

běn 本 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "root, origin, source".

beorg Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "mountain, hill".

beorht Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bright".

beorn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "warrior, man", probably originally meaning "bear".

beraht Old High German
Old High German word meaning "bright".

bergō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "help, salvation".

berht Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "bright".

berhtaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bright".

bern Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bear (animal)".

bernuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bear (animal)".

bero Old High German
Old High German word meaning "bear (animal)".

berô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bear (animal)".

bì 碧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, green, blue, cyan".

biān 边, 邊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "edge, side".

bích 碧 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of bì.

bīn 斌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "refined".

bin 斌, 빈 Korean
Korean reading of bīn.

bǐng 炳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".

bình 平 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of píng.

bĭrati бьрати Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to take, to gather, to reap".

bjǫrg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "help, salvation".

bjǫrn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "bear (animal)".

blanc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "white".

blank Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "white".

blankaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "white, blank".

bó 1 博 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wide, extensive, gamble".

bō 波 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wave".

bod Old Frisian, Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Frisian, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "command, order".

bogŭ богъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "god".

bojĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "battle".

boľe болѥ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "more, better".

bolgŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "good, pleasant".

borg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

borna Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "defence, protection".

borti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to fight".

bót Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "remedy, improvement".

bot 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "command, order".

bot 2 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "remedy, help".

bǫð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "battle".

bōtō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "improvement".

boug Old High German
Old High German word meaning "ring, bracelet".

božĭjĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "divine".

brand Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

brandaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

brandr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

brant Old High German
Old High German word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

bratŭ братъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "brother".

brun Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "brown".

brūnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "brown".

brunjo 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "breastplate".

brunjǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "breastplate".

brunna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "armour".

brunnja Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "armour".

brynja Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "armour".

bù 1 部 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "part, section".

bù 2 步 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "walk, step".

budą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "offer".

bùi 裴 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of péi.

burg Old High German, Old Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon, Old English, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

burgus Late Roman
Latin word meaning "village", of Frankish origin.

burgz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

byeong 炳, 병 Korean
Korean reading of bǐng.

cái 1 才 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talent, ability".

cái 2 财, 財 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wealth, riches".

cài 1 菜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "vegetables, greens".

cài 2 蔡 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Cai, which was located in what is now Henan province.

cǎi 1 采 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "collect, gather, pluck".

cǎi 2 彩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "colour".

cam 柑 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of gān.

cáng 藏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to hide".

cāng 仓, 倉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "granary, storehouse".

cáo 曹 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

cǎo 草 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grass, herbs".

cāo 操 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "conduct, behaviour".

čędo чѧдо Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "child".

cene Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bold, keen".

ceol Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "keel (of a ship)".

chae 1 采, 채 Korean
Korean reading of cǎi.

chae 2 彩, 채 Korean
Korean reading of cǎi.

chái 柴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firewood".

cháng 1 常 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, frequent, regular".

cháng 2 长, 長 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long".

cháng 3 嫦 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the goddess Chang'e.

chàng 畅, 暢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained".

chāng 昌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".

cháo 1 潮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tide, flow, damp".

cháo 2 朝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning".

chāo 超 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surpass, leap over".

châu 珠 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhū.

chè 徹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pierce, penetrate".

chén 1 晨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, daybreak".

chén 2 辰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches.

chén 3 陈, 陳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient". It also refers to the ancient state of Chen, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.

chén 4 宸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mansion, palace".

chéng 1 成 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "completed, finished, succeeded".

chéng 2 诚, 誠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sincere, honest, true".

chéng 3 承 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inherit".

chéng 4 城 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "castle, city".

chéng 5 澄 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure".

chéng 6 程 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, order, regulations".

cheol 哲, 철 Korean
Korean reading of zhé.

chi 1 千 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qiān.

chi 2 智 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of zhì.

chi 3 散 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of sàn.

chi 4 地 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of dì.

chi 5 枝 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhī.

chí 1 池 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pool, pond".

chí 2 志 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhì.

chì 赤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red".

chikara 力 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lì.

chō 1 蝶 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of dié.

chō 2 朝 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of cháo.

choe 崔, 최 Korean
Korean reading of cuī.

chóng 1 崇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "esteem, honour, venerate".

chóng 2 重 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "repeat, duplicate".

chū 1 初 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, original, beginning".

chū 2 中 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of zhōng.

chuān 川 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, stream".

chuí 垂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "let down, suspend, hang".

chún 1 纯, 純 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pure, clean, simple".

chún 2 淳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "honest, simple".

chūn 1 春 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spring (season)".

chūn 2 椿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camellia (flower)".

cì 次 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "order, sequence, next".

cild Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "baby, child".

čĭrtŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "demon, devil, hell".

čĭstĭ чьсть Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "honour, respect".

công 公 Vietnamese
Vietnamese word meaning "fair, equitable, public", from gōng.

cōng 聡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

cúc 菊 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of jú.

cuī 崔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, lofty, towering".

cūn 村 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "town, village".

cuþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "known, familiar".

cyne Anglo-Saxon
Old English element meaning "kingly, royal".

dá 达, 達 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".

dà 大 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "big, great, vast, high".

dae 大, 대 Korean
Korean reading of dà.

dæg Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "day".