secret/mystery names

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UNISEX:

DARNELL: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements derne "hidden, secret" and halh "nook," hence "hidden/secret nook."

ICHTACA: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "secret."

RAZ (רָז): Aramaic unisex name, meaning "secret."

MALE:

AMMON (Ἄμμων): Greek form of Egyptian Yamanu, meaning "the hidden one." In mythology, Yamanu is the name of a god of wind and air. Compare with another form of Ammon.

AMOUN: Variant spelling of Greek Ammon, a form of Egyptian Yamanu, the myth name of a god of wind and air, meaning "the hidden one."

AMUN: Variant spelling of Greek Ammon, a form of Egyptian Yamanu, the myth name of a god of wind and air, meaning "the hidden one."

CASHILE: African Zulu name meaning "hidden; child of a concealed birth."

CHISISI: Egyptian name meaning "secret."

DOVEV (דּוֹבֵב): Hebrew name meaning "whisper."

GACHERU: African Kikuyu name meaning "spy."

HADES: Latin form of Greek Hadēs, meaning "unseen." In mythology, this is the name of the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone. In the New Testament bible, Hades is associated with Orcus, the realm of the dead, the infernal regions where disembodied spirits live, a dark and dismal place in the depths of the earth. Only later was Hades described as the grave, death, and hell. HADĒS (ᾍιδης): Variant spelling of Greek Haides, meaning "unseen." HAIDES (ᾍιδης): Greek name derived from the word aides, meaning "unseen." In mythology, this is the name of the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone. In the Greek bible, Haides is associated with Orcus, the realm of the dead, the infernal regions where disembodied spirits live, a dark and dismal place in the depths of the earth. Only later was Haides described as the grave, death, and hell. Also spelled Hadēs.

HALL: Middle English name meaning "to cover, conceal." Compare with another form of Hall.

HOWAHKAN: Native American Sioux name meaning "of the mysterious voice."

IMENAND: Rare form of Egyptian Yamanu, meaning "the hidden one."

ISOBA: African Soga name meaning "walks slowly, stealthily."

ISOOBA: Variant spelling of African Soga Isoba, meaning "walks slowly, stealthily."

KEME: Native American Algonquin name meaning "secret."

LOCHESH (לוֹחֵשׁ): Hebrew name meaning "whisper." In the bible, this is the name of a Babylonian exile returnee.

LOT (Λώτ): Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, meaning "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.

LOWT (לוֹט): Hebrew name meaning "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.

NICOMEDES: Latin form of Greek Nikomedes, meaning "victory-scheme."NICOMEDO: Italian form of Latin Nicomedes, meaning "victory-scheme."NIKOMEDES (Νικομήδης): Greek name composed of the elements nike "conquest, victory" and medesthai "to ponder, to scheme," hence "victory-scheme."

OEDIPUS: Latin form of Greek Oidipous, probably meaning "he who knew the Sphinx's riddle of the feet." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother after solving the riddle of the Sphinx.

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