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AFAF   f   Arabic
Means "chastity" in Arabic.

AFANASIY   m   Russian
Russian form of ATHANASIUS

AFANASY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of AFANASIY

AFANEN   f   Welsh
Means "raspberry" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

AFËRDITA   f   Albanian
Either from Albanian afër dita meaning "near to the day", or else an Albanian form of APHRODITE.

AFIA   f   Western African
Variant of AFUA

AFIF   m   Arabic
Means "chaste" in Arabic.

AFOLABI   m   Yoruba
Means "born into wealth" in Yoruba.

AFON   f & m   Welsh
Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

AFONSO   m   Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of ALFONSO

AFRA (1)   f   Late Roman
Originally used by the Romans as a nickname for a woman from Africa... [more]

AFRA (2)   f   Arabic
Means "whitish red" in Arabic.

AFRICA (1)   f   English (African American, Rare)
From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa... [more]

AFRICA (2)   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of AIFRIC

AFRIM   m   Albanian
Means "approach" in Albanian.

AFUA   f   Western African
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.

AFZAL   m   Arabic
Means "better, superior" in Arabic.

AGAFYA   f   Russian
Russian form of AGAPE

AGAMEMNON   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly meaning "very steadfast" in Greek... [more]

AGAPE   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αγαπη (agape) meaning "love"... [more]

AGAPIOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of AGAPE... [more]

AGAPITO   m   Spanish, Italian
From the Late Latin name Agapitus or Agapetus which was derived from the Greek name Αγαπητος (Agapetos) meaning "beloved"... [more]

AGATA   f   Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Cognate of AGATHA

AGATHA   f   English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... [more]

AGATHANGELOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "good angel", derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) "good" and αγγελος (angelos) "angel, messenger".

AGATHE   f   French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA

AGATHON   m   Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of AGATHA

AGAUE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "illustrious, noble" in Greek... [more]

AGDA   f   Swedish
Swedish form of AGATHA

ÅGE   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅKE

AGGIE   f   English
Diminutive of AGNES or AGATHA

AGHAVNI   f   Armenian
Means "dove" in Armenian.

ÁGI   f   Hungarian
Diminutive of ÁGOTA or ÁGNES

AGIM   m   Albanian
Means "dawn" in Albanian.

AGLAÉ   f   French
French form of AGLAIA

AGLAEA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of AGLAIA

AGLAIA   f   Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek... [more]

AGLAYA   f   Russian
Russian form of AGLAIA

AGNÉ   f   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of AGNES

ÁGNES   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of AGNES

AGNÈS   f   French, Catalan
French and Catalan form of AGNES

AGNES   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]

AGNESE   f   Italian, Latvian
Italian and Latvian form of AGNES

AGNESSA   f   Russian
Russian form of AGNES

AGNETA   f   Swedish
Swedish variant of AGNES

AGNETE   f   Danish
Danish variant of AGNES

AGNETHA   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of AGNES

AGNETHE   f   Danish
Danish variant of AGNES

AGNI   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "fire" in Sanskrit... [more]

AGNIESZKA   f   Polish
Polish form of AGNES

AGOSTINA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AGOSTINHO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AGOSTINO   m   Italian
Italian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

ÁGOSTON   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

ÅGOT   f   Norwegian
Norwegian form of AGATHA

ÁGOTA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of AGATHA

AGRAFENA   f   Russian
Russian form of AGRIPPINA

AGRIPPA   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning, possibly from Greek αγριος (agrios) "wild" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" or possibly of Etruscan origin... [more]

AGRIPPINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AGRIPPA... [more]

AGRONA   f   Celtic Mythology
Derived from the old Celtic element agro meaning "battle, slaughter"... [more]

ÁGUEDA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of AGATHA

AGURNE   f   Basque
From Basque agur meaning "greeting, salutation".

AGURTZANE   f   Basque
From Basque agurtza meaning "greeting, salutation".

AGUSTÍ   m   Catalan
Catalan form of AUGUSTUS

AGUSTÍN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AH   m & f   Chinese
From the Chinese character which has no distinct meaning... [more]

AHAB   m   Biblical
Means "uncle", from Hebrew אָח ('ach) "brother" and אֲב ('av) "father"... [more]

AHARON   m   Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of AARON

AHAVA   f   Jewish
Means "love" in Hebrew.

AHMAD   m   Arabic
Means "more commendable" in Arabic.

AHMED   m   Arabic, Turkish
Variant transcription and Turkish form of AHMAD... [more]

AHMET   m   Turkish
Turkish form of AHMAD

AHMOSE   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Iah", composed of the name of the Egyptian god IAH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]

AHRIMAN   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of ANGRA MAINYU

AHTAHKAKOOP   m   Native American
Means "star blanket" in Cree... [more]

AHTI   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

AHURA MAZDA   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lord of wisdom" in Avestan... [more]

AHUVA   f   Jewish
Means "beloved" in Hebrew.

AI (1)   f   Japanese
From Japanese "love, affection" or "indigo".

AI (2)   f   Chinese
From Chinese "love, affection" or "friendly".

AIAS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of AJAX

AIDA   f   Arabic, Literature
Variant of AYDA... [more]

AIDAN   m   Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Anglicized form of AODHÁN

AIDAY   f   Kazakh
Means "moon child" in Kazakh.

AIDEEN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ÉTAÍN

AIDEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

AIFRIC   f   Irish
Possibly means "pleasant" in Irish.

AIGNÉIS   f   Irish
Irish form of AGNES

AIKATERINE   f   Greek
Greek form of KATHERINE

AIKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child".

AILBHE   m & f   Irish
Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white"... [more]

AILEAS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of ALICE

AILEEN   f   Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AILEN   f   Native American
Variant of AYLEN

AILILL   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "elf" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

AILÍN   m   Irish
Irish cognate of ALAN

AILÍS   f   Irish
Irish form of ALICE

AILPEIN   m   Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of ALPIN

AILSA   f   Scottish
From the name of an island off Scotland, which was originally spelled in Old Norse Alfsigesey, meaning "island of ALFSIGR".

AIMAN   f   Kazakh
Means "beauty of the moon" in Kazakh.

AIMÉ   m   French
From Old French Amé, the masculine form of Amée (see AMY).

AIMÉE   f   French
French form of AMY

AIMI   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AIMO   m   Finnish
Means "generous amount" in Finnish.

AINA (1)   f   Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO... [more]

AINA (2)   f   Catalan
Balearic form of ANNA

AINA (3)   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

AINDREA   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ANDREW

AINDRÉAS   m   Irish
Irish form of ANDREW

AINDRIÚ   m   Irish
Irish form of ANDREW

ÁINE   f   Irish
Means "radiance" in Gaelic... [more]

AINGEAL   f   Irish
Irish cognate of ANGELA

AINGERU   m   Basque
Basque form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

AINHOA   f   Basque
From the name of a town in southwest France where there is a famous image of the Virgin Mary.

AINO   f   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "the only one" in Finnish... [more]

AINSLEE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY

AINSLEY   f & m   Scottish, English (Modern)
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire... [more]

AINSLIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY

AINTZA   f   Basque
Means "glory" in Basque.

AINTZANE   f   Basque
Variant of AINTZA

AIOLOS   m   Greek Mythology
Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek... [more]

AIRI   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" combined with 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear".

'AISHA   f   Arabic
Means "alive" in Arabic... [more]

AISHWARYA   f   Indian
Means "power, wealth" in Sanskrit.

AISLIN   f   Irish
Variant of AISLING

AISLING   f   Irish
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

AISLINN   f   Irish
Variant of AISLING

AITHNE   f   Irish
Variant of EITHNE

AITOR   m   Basque
Possibly means "good fathers" from Basque aita "father" and on "good"... [more]

AJAX   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αιας (Aias), perhaps deriving from Greek αιαστης (aiastes) "mourner"... [more]

AJEET   m   Indian
Variant transcription of AJIT

AJIT   m   Indian
Means "he who has not been conquered" or "invincible", from Sanskrit (a) "not" and जित (jita) "conquered"... [more]

AJITH   m   Indian
Variant transcription of AJIT

AKACHI   m & f   Igbo
Means "the hand of God" in Igbo.

AKAKIOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "innocent, not evil" from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with κακη (kake) "evil"... [more]

AKAMU   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of ADAM

AKANE   f   Japanese
Means "deep red" in Japanese.

AKANKSHA   f   Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

AKASH   m   Indian
Means "open space, sky" in Sanskrit.

ÅKE   m   Swedish
Possibly from the medieval Germanic name Anicho which was derived from ano "ancestor".

AKEEM   m   Arabic
Perhaps a variant of HAKIM

AKEMI   f   Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) "bright" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AKHENATEN   m   Ancient Egyptian
Variant of AKHENATON

AKHENATON   m   Ancient Egyptian
Possibly means "spirit of ATON" in Egyptian... [more]

AKHIL   m   Indian
Means "whole, complete" in Sanskrit.

AKI (1)   m   Finnish
Short form of JOAKIM

AKI (2)   f   Japanese
From Japanese "sparkle", "bright" or "autumn"... [more]

AKIKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) "sparkle", 明 (aki) "bright" or 秋 (aki) "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AKILAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of AQILA

AKILINA   f   Russian
Russian form of the Roman name Aquilina, a feminine form of AQUILA.

AKIM   m   Russian
Russian form of JOACHIM

AKINYI   f   Eastern African
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.

AKIO   m   Japanese
From Japanese 昭 (aki) "bright" combined with 夫 (o) "husband, man", 男 (o) "male" or 雄 (o) "hero, manly".

AKIRA   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese "bright", "bright" or "clear".

AKIVA   m   Jewish
Variant of YAKOV... [more]

AKONI   m   Hawaiian
Short form of ANAKONI

ÁKOS   m   Hungarian
Possibly of Turkish origin meaning "white falcon".

AKOSUA   f   Western African
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

AKSEL   m   Danish, Norwegian
Variant of AXEL

AKSELI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of AXEL

AKSINYA   f   Russian
Variant of KSENIYA

AKU   m   Finnish
Short form of AUKUSTI

AKUA   f   Western African
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.

AKUCHI   m & f   Igbo
Means "wealth from God" in Igbo.

AKULINA   f   Russian
Variant of AKILINA

AL   m   English
Short form of ALBERT and other names beginning with Al.

ALA   m   Arabic
Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.

ALA AL-DIN   m   Arabic
Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء ('ala) "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith"... [more]

ALABA   f   Yoruba
Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.

ALADDIN   m   Literature
Anglicized form of ALA AL-DIN... [more]

ALAIA   f   Basque
Means "joyful, happy" in Basque.

ALAIN   m   French
French form of ALAN

ALAINA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of of ALANA, probably influenced by ELAINE.

ALAN   m   English, Scottish, Breton
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton... [more]

ALANA   f   English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANIS   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of ALAN... [more]

ALANNA   f   English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANNAH   f   English (Modern), Irish
Variant of ALANA... [more]

ALANNIS   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALANIS

ALAOIS   m   Irish
Irish form of ALOYSIUS

ALARIC   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant either "ruler of all" or "noble ruler", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" or adal "noble" combined with ric "ruler, power"... [more]

ALASDAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ALEXANDER

ALASTAIR   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALASTAR   m   Irish
Irish form of ALEXANDER

ALASTRÍONA   f   Irish
Feminine form of ALASTAR

ALAYNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALAINA

ALAZNE   f   Basque
Means "miracle" in Basque... [more]

ALBA   f   Italian, Spanish
Means "dawn" in Italian or Spanish.

ALBAN   m   German, French, English (Rare)
From the Latin name Albanus which meant "from Alba"... [more]

ALBENA   f   Bulgarian
Created by Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov for the heroine in his drama 'Albena' (1930)... [more]

ALBERIC   m   Germanic Mythology
Variant of ALBERICH

ALBERICH   m   Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements alb "elf" and ric "power"... [more]

ALBERT   m   English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ALBERTA   f   English, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of ALBERT... [more]

ALBERTE (1)   m   Galician
Galician form of ALBERT

ALBERTE (2)   f   Danish
Danish feminine form of ALBERT

ALBERTINA   f   Italian, German, Portuguese
Feminine diminutive of ALBERT

ALBERTINE   f   French
French feminine form of ALBERT

ALBERTO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALBERT

ALBIN   m   Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"... [more]

ALBÍNA   f   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of ALBINA

ALBINA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN)... [more]

ALBORZ   m   Iranian
From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.

ALBRECHT   m   German
German cognate of ALBERT

ALBY   m   Irish
Anglicized masculine form of AILBHE

ALCAEUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλκαιος (Alkaios), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength"... [more]

ALCIPPE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αλκιππη (Alkippe), which meant "mighty mare" from αλκαιος (alkaios) "mighty" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

ALCYONE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αλκυονη (Alkyone), derived from the word αλκυων (alkyon) or ‘αλκυων (halkyon) meaning "kingfisher"... [more]

ALDA   f   Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of ALDO

ALDEN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine meaning "old friend".

ALDÉRIC   m   French
Variant of ALDRIC

ALDO   m   Italian, Portuguese
Originally an Italian short form of Germanic names beginning with the elements ald "old" or adal "noble".

ALDOUS   m   English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ald "old"... [more]

ALDRIC   m   French
From a Germanic name, derived from the elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power"... [more]

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