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Explore 59 first names starting with U, with short explanations and links to their stories on our blog.
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(Igbo): This name is widely translated as "will" or "thought." This is an interpretation, as Uche is usually a short form of longer names such as Uchechukwu ("will of God"), and the meaning depends on the original full name.
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Udo is based on the Old High German element "uodal", which demonstrably means "inheritance" or "homeland". It belongs to the same name family as Otto or Odo and is easy to spell and pronounce in the German-speaking area.
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The Italian form of Hugo. The name originates from Old High German, where the word “hugu” stands for “mind” or “intellect”.
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Documented as the Swahili word for "freedom."
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In Finnish mythology, Ukko is the god of the sky and thunder. The Finnish word itself simply means "old man".
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The name is a short form that can be linked to various longer names such as Ursula or Ulrike. A single sweeping meaning would be too imprecise here.
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This name originates from Hawaiian; the base word means "the cheerful one" or "the joyful one".
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A Scandinavian name tracing back to the Old Norse word “ulfr”, which documented means “wolf”.
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Traces back to the Old High German word for "wolf" and is documented as a feminine form of Ulf.
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An independent short form of Ulrich. As with the original name, the meaning derives from the Old High German words for “heritage” and “powerful”.
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This is a Slavic and Italian form of the name Juliana, which traces back to the Roman family of the Julii.
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The name is widely translated as "the wise" or "the learned"; its origin from the Arabic-speaking world is considered established, though the exact root may vary.
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The Russian and Ukrainian variant of Juliana, documented as a derivation of the Roman name Julius.
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(also Ullr): This name goes back to the Old Norse word ullr; the documented meaning is "glory" or "splendor." In mythology, Ull is considered an outstanding archer and skier.
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Documented as a short form of Ursula or Ulrike and is primarily used in the Scandinavian and German-speaking regions.
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A Scandinavian double name combining the short form Ulla with Britt (derived from Birgitta, "the exalted one").
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The Latin, Swedish, or Italian spelling of the name Ulrike.
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Composed of the Old High German words for “heritage” (“uodal”) and “powerful” or “ruler” (“rihhi”).
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Composed of the Old High German words for "heritage" or "possession" and "powerful".
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The French form of the Latin name Ulixes, which traces back to the Greek Odysseus.
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The Latin form of the Greek name Odysseus. The older word meaning of this family of names has not been definitively clarified.
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Uma comes from Sanskrit and is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati. The name is widely interpreted as "tranquility" or "splendor," though Hebrew roots ("nation") are also possible.
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An Arabic name tracing back to the term “umr”; the root word means “life” or “long life”.
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Originates from Turkic mythology, in which Umay is considered a goddess of fertility.
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An Arabic name whose root word translates to "little mother".
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The Italian variant of Humbert. The second part of the name reliably traces back to the Old High German “beraht” (bright, shining). The first part is widely translated as “Hun” or “young bear”; these are interpretations, and the exact root is unclear.
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A Japanese name; the kanji characters used generally mean "plum" and "child".
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Likewise Japanese; here the root words usually signify "sea" and "child".
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A Turkish first name. The documented meaning is “hope”.
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A Turkish compound name. It is composed of “Umut” (hope) and “can” (soul, life).
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Una can be a form of the Irish Úna. Here, a connection to the word for “lamb” is suspected. Alongside this, there is a Nordic name history and the literary connection with the Latin una, “one”. These origins are not to be equated.
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Traces back to the Latin word "unda" for "wave" and refers to a water nymph in mythology.
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An English vocabulary name that directly adopts the word for "unity".
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The older word meaning of this name family has not been definitively clarified. It may be a variant of Una or carry a geographic reference.
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A Scandinavian name tracing back to the Latin “unus” (one) or to Old Norse roots.
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Originates from Greek ("ouranos" for "heaven" or "sky") and is the muse of astronomy in mythology.
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Originates from Greek mythology. The older word meaning of this family of names has not been definitively clarified; often only a connection to the Greek word for “sky” or “heaven” is drawn.
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Traces back to the Latin term “urbanus”, which means “city dweller” or, figuratively, “educated” or “urbane”.
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The feminine form of Urban; the Latin root word means "urban" or "refined".
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A Hebrew name; the root word means “my light”.
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The exact derivation is unclear; it is presumably an elaboration of Uria or a variant of Urania.
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The Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Uria. The documented meaning is “Yahweh is my light”.
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Likewise of Hebrew origin. The name is composed of the words for “light” and “God” and means “God is my light”.
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The Hebrew root word means "God is my light"; it is the feminine form of Uriel.
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A name common primarily in Serbian. It is often interpreted as “lord”, derived from the Hungarian word “úr”, combined with a Slavic diminutive suffix. This is a common interpretation and is not completely verified.
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A name with Latin roots. The underlying word “ursus” means “bear”.
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A variant of Ursula widespread particularly in Switzerland, based on the Latin word for "bear".
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Traces back to Latin "ursa"; the diminutive form translates to "little bear".
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