Behind the Name: Names Beginning With A

ALEXIS m & f German, French, English, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]

ALEXIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξιος (Alexios), a derivative of Alexis (see ALEXIS)... [more]

ALEXUS f English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXIS

ALF (1) m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"... [more]

ALF (2) m English
Short form of ALFRED

ALFEO m Italian
Italian form of ALPHAEUS

ALFHILD f Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle"... [more]

ALFIE m English
Diminutive of ALFRED

ALFONS m German, Dutch, Polish
German, Dutch and Polish form of ALFONSO

ALFONSINA f Italian
Italian feminine form of ALFONSO

ALFONSO m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of a Visigothic Germanic name, probably meaning "noble and ready", from the element adal "noble" combined with funs "ready"... [more]

ALFONZ m Slovene
Slovene form of ALFONSO

ALFRÉD m Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALFRED

ALFRED m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]

ALFREDA f Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of ALFRED

ALFREDO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALFRED

ALFSIGR f Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and sigr "victory".

ALGAR m English (Rare)
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear"... [more]

ALGER m English
From a surname which was derived from the given name ALGAR.

ALGERNON m English
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from aux gernons "having a moustache", which was applied to William de Percy, a companion of William the Conqueror... [more]

ALI m Arabic
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic... [more]

ALIA f Arabic
Variant of ALYA

ALIAH f English (Rare)
Variant of ALIYAH (1)

ALICA f Slovak
Slovak form of ALICE

ALICE f English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Alis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more]

ALÍCIA f Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan form of ALICE, as well as a Portuguese variant.

ALICIA f Spanish, English
Latinized form of ALICE

ALICJA f Polish
Polish form of ALICE

ALIDA f Dutch, German, Hungarian
Diminutive of ADELAIDE

ALIISA f Finnish
Finnish form of ALICE

ALIM m Arabic
Means "learned, expert, scholar" in Arabic.

ALIN m Romanian
Possibly a Romanian masculine form of ALINA (2)... [more]

ALINA (1) f Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.

ALINA (2) f German, Italian, Polish, Romanian
Diminutive of ADELINA and names that end in alina.

ALINE f French, English
Medieval short form of ADELINE... [more]

ALIS f Welsh
Welsh form of ALICE

ALISA f Russian
Russian form of ALICE

ALISE (1) f Latvian
Latvian form of ALICE

ALISE (2) f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICE

ALISHA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALISHIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISON f English, French
Norman French diminutive of Alis (see ALICE)... [more]

ALISSA f English
Variant of ALYSSA

ALISTAIR m Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALISTER m Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALISYA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALITA f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of ADELITA

ALIVIA f English (Modern)
Variant of OLIVIA

ALIX f French
Medieval French variant of ALICE

ALIYA (1) f Arabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (1)

ALIYA (2) f Jewish
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (2)

ALIYAH (1) f Arabic
Feminine form of ALI

ALIYAH (2) f Jewish
Means "to ascend" in Hebrew... [more]

ALIYYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (1)

ALIYYAH f Arabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (1)

ALIZ f Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALICE

ALIZA f Jewish
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

ALLA f Russian, Ukrainian
Meaning unknown, possibly of German origin.

ALLAH m Theology
Derived from the Arabic الإله (al-ilah) meaning "the deity"... [more]

ALLAN m English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN... [more]

ALLANA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALANA

ALLANNAH f English (Rare)
Variant of ALANNAH

ALLEGRA f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian... [more]

ALLEGRIA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALLEGRA

ALLEN m English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN... [more]

ALLI f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of ADELHEID... [more]

ALLIE f English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLISON f English
Variant of ALISON

ALLISSA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALYSSA

ALLOCHKA f Russian
Russian diminutive of ALLA

ALLON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

ALLY f English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLYCIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALLYN m English
Variant of ALAN

ALLYSON f English
Variant of ALISON

ALMA f English, Spanish
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France... [more]

ALMAS f Arabic
Means "diamond" in Arabic.

ALMIRA f English
Variant of ELMIRA... [more]

ÁLMOS m Hungarian
Means "sleepy, dreamy" in Hungarian... [more]

ALMUDENA f Spanish
Derived from Arabic المدينة (al-madinah) meaning "the city"... [more]

ALODIA f History
Derived from the Gothic elements ali "other, foreign" and od "riches, wealth"... [more]

ALOIS m German, Czech
German and Czech form of ALOYSIUS

ALOISIA f German
German feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOISIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZ m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIJ m Slovene
Slovene form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIJA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZY m Polish
Polish form of ALOYSIUS

ALON m Jewish
Means "oak tree" in Hebrew.

ALONA f Jewish
Feminine form of ALON

ALONDRA f Spanish
Short form of ALEJANDRA... [more]

ALONSO m Spanish
Spanish variant of ALFONSO

ALONZO m Italian
Italian variant of ALFONSO

ALOYSIUS m English, German, Dutch
Latinized form of Aloys, a Provençal form of LOUIS... [more]

ALP m Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.

ALPERTTI m Finnish
Finnish form of ALBERT

ALPHA f & m English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.

ALPHAEUS m Biblical
From Αλφαιος (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing"... [more]

ALPHEGE m History
Medieval form of ÆLFHEAH

ALPHONSE m French
French form of ALFONSO

ALPHONSINE f French
French feminine diminutive of ALFONSO

ALPHONSO m Italian
Variant of ALFONSO

ALPHONSUS m History
Latinized form of ALFONSO... [more]

ALPHONZO m English (Rare)
Uncommon variant of ALFONSO

ALPIN m Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ailpein, possibly derived from a Pictish word meaning "white"... [more]

ALTA f Various
Possibly from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto meaning "high".

ALTAIR m Astronomy
Means "the flyer" in Arabic... [more]

ALTAN m Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.

ALTE f Yiddish
Feminine form of ALTER

ALTER m Yiddish
Means either "old" in Yiddish or "the other" in Latin... [more]

ALTHEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αλθαια (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek αλθος (althos) "healing"... [more]

ALTON m English
From an Old English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river".

ALTTI m Finnish
Finnish form of ALBERT

ALUDRA f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic العذرا (al-'adhra) meaning "the maiden"... [more]

ALUN m Welsh
Welsh form of ALAN... [more]

ALVA (1) f Swedish, Norwegian
Feminine form of ALF (1)

ALVA (2) m English
Variant of ALVAH... [more]

ALVAH m Biblical
Means "his highness" in Hebrew... [more]

ALVAR m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfarr meaning "elf army", formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".

ÁLVARO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of the Visigothic Germanic name Alewar, which meant "guard of all" from al "all" and war "guard"... [more]

ALVENA f English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVILDA f Danish
Danish form of ALFHILD

ALVIN m English
From a medieval form of both the Old English names ÆLFWINE and ÆÐELWINE... [more]

ALVINA f English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVIS m Norse Mythology
Means "all wise" in Old Norse... [more]

ALVISE m Italian
Venetian form of LOUIS

ALWILDA f English
Anglicized form of ALFHILD

ALWIN m German, Dutch
From either of the two Germanic names Albwin (a cognate of ÆLFWINE) or Adelwin (composed of the elements adal "noble" and win "friend").

ALWYN m Welsh
From the name of the River Alwen in Wales.

ALYA f Arabic
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.

ALYCE f English
Variant of ALICE

ALYCIA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYONA f Russian
Russian variant of YELENA

ALYOSHA m Russian
Diminutive of ALEKSEY

ALYS f English
Variant of ALICE

ALYSA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSE f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICE

ALYSHA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSIA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSON f English
Variant of ALISON

ALYSSA f English
Variant of ALICIA... [more]

ALYSSIA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYX f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ALEX

ALŽBĚTA f Czech
Czech form of ELIZABETH

ALŽBETA f Slovak
Slovak form of ELIZABETH

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