Legitimate Baby Names

Salim

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic سليم
Meaning: “safe.”

The name is derived from the Arabic word, salima (to be safe). Its Turkish form of Selîm was a very popular choice among the Ottomanian Sultans, being borne by at least three.

The name also seems to have been occasionally used in 18th and 19th-century Britain and America. It was borne by Selim E. Woodworth (1815-1871) a commander of the United States Navy, and British born American pioneer Selim Franklin (1814-1884). It was also borne by Finnish composer Selim Gustav Adolf Palmgren (1878-1951) and one of the most famous Kurdish poets, known simply as Salîm (1800-1866).

Currently, Selîm is the 373rd most popular male name in Germany, (2011) while Salim stands as the 495th most popular male name in France, (2010).

Other forms of the name include:

Selim (Egyptian/Sudanese/Tunisian)
Saleem (Indian/Urdu/Pakistani)
Salîm (Kurdish)
Selîm (Turkish)

Feminine forms include Salima, Salma and Selima.

Gianluca

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:43 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Italian
(jahn-LOO-kah)

The name is a compound of the Italian male names, Gianni and Luca.

It is currently the 391st most popular male name in Germany, (2011). The name became common in Germany after the second half of the 20th-century. The German, albeit rare, equivalent is Janlukas.

Miran

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:42 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Slovene
Meaning: “peace.”
(MEE-rahn)

The name is derived from the Slavic element, mir (peace) or (world).

It is currently the 385th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Hussein

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:24 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic حسين
(hoos-SANE)

The name was initially a diminutive form of Hasan حسن, which is derived from the Arabic, hasuna حسن (beautiful; good). The name has been used as an independent given name for centuries, usually used in honour of Hussein ibn Ali (626-680 CE), the son of the caliph Ali and the grandson of the prophet Mohammed.

He is considered a martyr among Shi’ia Muslims.

In recent years the name was borne by the King of Jordan (1935-1999) and it is the middle name of current President of the United States, Barack Obama.

Its Turkish form of Hüseyin is currently the 400th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Other forms of the name include:

Huseyn (Azeri)
Husein (Bosnian)
Husain (Indonesian)
Hossain حسّین (Persian)
hysejin Һүсейiн (Kazakh)
Hüseyin (Turkish)
Usên (Zazaki)

Pius

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:16 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “pious; dutiful.”
Germ (PEE-oos)

The name is derived from the Late Latin, meaning “pious; dutiful.” It was borne by twelve popes, and the name has been especially common in Germany-speaking countries, particularly among Catholic families.

Currently, it the 386th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Other forms of the name include:

Pius (German/Latin/Polish/Romansch)
Pio (Italian/Portuguese)
Pijus (Lithuanian)
Pío (Spanish)

A feminine form is Pia

Sinan

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:16 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic سنان
Meaning: “spearhead.”
(see-NAHN)

The name comes from an early Arabic and Aramaic source meaning “spearhead.” Its earliest bearer may have been Sinan ibn Thabit, a famous Mandean physician who eventually converted to Islam.

The name’s usage has been more common in South Eastern Europe and Central Asia than it was in the Middle East.

It was also borne by Sinan Pasha (d.1553) an Ottoman admiral, Albanian Grand Vizier and Statesman, Sinan Pasha (1506-1596), Sinan Hasani (1922-2010) president of the former Yugoslavia, Sinan Antoon (b.1967) an Iraqi poet and novelist.

Currently, Sinan is the 393rd most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Lutz

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:15 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: German
Germ (LEWTS); Eng (LUTZ)

The name is a diminutive form of Ludwig or Lucius and is now used as an independent given name.

It is currently the 383rd most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Kalle

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:06 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Swedish
(KAHL-leh)

The name is a Swedish and Norwegian diminutive form of Karl, but has been used as an independent given name in Scandinavia and Germany.

In Swedish, Donald Duck is Kalle Anka.

Kalle Blomqvist is a fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren known in English as Bill Bergson.

Currently, Kalle is the 370th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Quirin

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:05 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin

Quirin is a German form of the Latin, Quirinus, which was borne by a Sabine god who was later absorbed into the general Roman pantheon. He was sometimes associated as the deified form of Romulus or as a counterpart of Mars. The Qurinal Hill in Rome was named in his honour.

Most agree that the name is derived from the Latin quirus (spear), others have suggested that it is from the name of a Sabine town, Cures, or that it is related to curia.

It was also borne by several early Christian saints. Most notably, St. Quirin of Neuss, a Roman martyr whose body was eventually interred in Neuss Germany.

Another notable bearer is Quirin Kuhlmann (1651-1689) a German poet and mystic.

Currently, Quirin is the 387th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).

Other forms of the name include:

Quirí (Catalan)
Kvirin (Croatian)
Corin (French)
Quirin (French/German)
Quirino (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
Kvirinas (Lithuanian)
Kwiryn (Polish)

Baran

Sebastiane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:01 +0000

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Kurdish
Meaning: “rain.”
(BAH-rahn)

The name comes directly from the Kurdish word for rain.

It is currently the 376th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).