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Number Names

Number names have been used since ancient times — think Roman names like Quintus and Octavia — and are still being re-invented in modern times. Number names can show a child's birth order, or a meaningful number for the family. Read on for names with a numerical meaning (including "last"), and a few false friends that sound like they *should* be number names, like Quinn and Sixten.

Kuro

Meaning: ninth son; black

Origin:Japanese
2890
Troian

Meaning: trinity

Origin:Surname
2037
Jiro

Meaning: second son

Origin:Japanese
1927
Knute

Meaning: knot

Origin:Norse
4184
Decimus

Meaning: tenth

Origin:Latin
1123
Ichiro

Meaning: firstborn son

Origin:Japanese
1622
Origin:Diminutive of Tracy
2226
Trey

Meaning: three

Origin:English
678
Ensio

Meaning: first

Origin:Finnish
7155
Octavian

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Latin
1724
Twain

Meaning: divided in two

Origin:English
5017
Goro

Meaning: fifth son

Origin:Japanese; variation of Gorou
3659
Nanako

Meaning: rainbow

Origin:Japanese
8000
Septima

Meaning: seventh

Origin:Latin
5732
Nine

Meaning: number nine

Origin:English word name
0
Rabia

Meaning: spring

Origin:Arabic
3738
Ashura

Meaning: ten; tenth

Origin:Arabic, Aramaic
0
Amillion

Meaning: a million

Origin:Invented name
6112
Parvan

Meaning: first

Origin:Bulgarian and Romanian
16483
October

Meaning: month name

Origin:English
5324