This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword follower.
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Abumuslim m ChechenDerived from Arabic أَبُو
(ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with مُسْلِم
(muslim) meaning "Muslim, follower of Islam".
Aldebaran m Astronomy, Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDerived from Arabic الدبران
(al-Dabarān) meaning "follower" (from دبر
(dábar) "to turn one's back"). This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, presumably so named because it appears to follow the Pleiades rightward across the night sky... [
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Catualda m GermanicCatualda (flourished in the 1st century AD) was a Marcomannic exile who deposed the Marcomannic king Maroboduus in 18 AD. Catualda is mentioned in The Annals of the Roman historian Tacitus. Following the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, while Germanicus was avenging Rome beyond the Rhine, Drusus attempted to divide and conquer the tribes within the vast realm of the Marcomannic ruler Maroboduus... [
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Changyin m ChineseFrom Chinese 长
(cháng) meaning "long" or 昌
(chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" combined with 银
(yín) meaning "silver, money", 印
(yìn) meaning "stamp, seal, India", or 胤
(yìn) meaning "heir, successor, descendant, offspring"... [
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Dimbisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
dimby meaning "successor" and
soa meaning "good".
Epicure m TheatreForm of
Epicurus used by Ben Jonson for a character in his play 'The Alchemist' (first performed 1610), perhaps taken directly from the English word
epicure meaning "one who gives himself up to sensual pleasure" (literally "follower of Epicurus").
Gilleain m Scottish GaelicDerived from Scottish Gaelic
gille "servant, follower; boy, lad" and the given name
Iain with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
John" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Khalaf m ArabicMeans "successor, caliph" in Arabic. The title caliph was given to the successors of the Prophet Muhammad, originally elected by the Islamic populace. This was the personal name of Abulcasis, a famous medieval Islamic surgeon.
Makhluf m ArabicMeans "successor" in Arabic, derived from the word خَلَفَ
(khalafa) meaning "to succeed, to follow".
Nkongho m & f Jagham, KenyangMeans "follower, pursuant" from the Kenyang and Jagham root
koŋó meaning "to follow".
Sawika f ThaiMeans "(female) disciple, follower, listener" in Thai.
Tabiah f ArabicMeans "follower, subject, servant" in Arabic.
Tz'akbu f Classic MayanEtymology uncertain. A possible meaning is "the successor, the counted one", deriving from the Classic Maya element
tz’akbuj (counted, successor). Name borne by Lady Tz'akbu Ajaw, who was the mother of
K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II of Palenque.
Zelotes m English (Puritan, ?), English (Rare)From Greek ζηλωτής
(zelotes) meaning "zealot, zealous follower". This was a descriptive byname of one of Jesus' twelve apostles, Saint Simon Zelotes, given to distinguish him from the apostle Simon Peter... [
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