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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.

Tavian Tavian is a name that is short and simple to...
Origin:Romanian form of Octavian
3261
Origin:English word name
3653
Knut

Meaning: knot

Origin:Old Norse
3673
Kensa

Meaning: first

Origin:Cornish
4248
Mosi

Meaning: first born child

Origin:Swahili
4632
Juro

Meaning: earth worker; tenth son

Origin:Croatian, Japanese
5300
Coda The name Coda finds its roots in Italy. The ...
Origin:Italian
5506
Hachiro

Meaning: eighth son

Origin:Japanese
5660
Shiro

Meaning: fourth son

Origin:Japanese
6253
Terza

Meaning: third

Origin:Italian
8252
Ultima

Meaning: last

Origin:Latin, Italian
9262
Rokuro

Meaning: sixth son

Origin:Japanese
9418
Ilkin

Meaning: first

Origin:Turkish and Azerbaijani
9673
Hirune

Meaning: trinity

Origin:Basque
11103
Nanaka

Meaning: seven summers

Origin:Japanese
11717
Otto

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:German
15