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AQIL   m   Arabic
Means "intelligent, wise" in Arabic.

AQILA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of AQIL

AQISSIAQ   m   Native American
From the Greenlandic word for a type of bird.

AQUILA   m   Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin... [more]

ARA   m   Armenian, Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Sumerian origin... [more]

ARABELLA   f   English
Elaborated form of Arabel, a medieval Scottish variant of ANNABEL, perhaps altered by association with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable".

ARACELI   f   Spanish
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and celi "sky".

ARACELIS   f   Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

ARACELY   f   Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

ARACHNE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "spider" in Greek... [more]

ARAGORN   m   Literature
Meaning unknown, though the first element is presumably Sindarin ara "noble, kingly"... [more]

ARAM (1)   m   Kurdish
Means "calm" in Kurdish.

ARAM (2)   m   Armenian
Means "excellence" in Armenian.

ARAMINTA   f   Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of AMINTA... [more]

ARAMIS   m   Literature
The surname of one of the musketeers in 'The Three Musketeers' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas... [more]

ARAN   f & m   Irish
From the name of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

ARANKA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of AURELIA

ARANRHOD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Older variant of ARIANRHOD

ARANTXA   f   Basque
Diminutive of ARANTZAZU

ARANTZAZU   f   Basque
From the name of a place near the Spanish town of Oñati where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary... [more]

ARARAT   m   Armenian, Biblical
From the name of a mountain in eastern Turkey (formerly part of Armenia), the place where Noah's Ark came to rest according to the Old Testament.

ARAS   m   Lithuanian
Means "eagle" in Lithuanian.

ARASH   m   Iranian, Mythology
Possibly means either "truthfulness" or "bright" in Persian... [more]

ARASTOO   m   Iranian
Persian form of ARISTOTLE

ARATA   m   Japanese
Means "fresh, new" in Japanese.

ARAVIND   m   Indian
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.

ARAVINDA   m   Indian
Variant transcription of ARAVIND

ARAWN   m   Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

ARAX   f   Armenian
From the name of a river (also called the Aras) which flows through Armenia.

ARCADIA   f   Late Roman
Roman feminine form of ARKADIOS

ARCANGELO   m   Italian
Means "archangel" in Italian.

ARCELIA   f   Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

ARCHANA   f   Indian
Means "honouring, praising" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu ritual.

ARCHELAUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Αρχελαος (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from αρχος (archos) "master" and λαος (laos) "people"... [more]

ARCHIBALD   m   Scottish, English
Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold"... [more]

ARCHIE   m   Scottish, English
Diminutive of ARCHIBALD... [more]

ARCHIMEDES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "master of thought" from the Greek element αρχος (archos) "master" combined with μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of"... [more]

ARCHIPPOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements αρχος (archos) "master" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".

ARDAL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of ARDGHAL

ARDASHIR   m   Iranian
Modern form of Artakhshathra (see ARTAXERXES).

ARDEN   m & f   English
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

ARDGHAL   m   Irish
Means "high valour", derived from the Irish elements ard "high" and gal "valour".

ARDUINO   m   Italian
Italian form of HARTWIN

ARELI   m   Biblical
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ARES   m   Greek Mythology
Perhaps from either Greek αρη (are) "bane, ruin" or αρσην (arsen) "male"... [more]

ARETAS   m   Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name, of unknown meaning... [more]

ARETHA   f   English
Possibly derived from Greek αρετη (arete) meaning "virtue"... [more]

ARETHUSA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αρεθουσα (Arethousa), which possibly meant "to become excellent"... [more]

AREVIG   f   Armenian
Means "like the sun" in Armenian.

ARGI   m   Basque
Means "light" in Basque.

ARGIDER   m   Basque
Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful".

ARGIÑE   f   Basque
Feminine form of ARGI

ARGUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αργος (Argos), derived from αργος (argos) meaning "glistening, shining"... [more]

ARGYRIS   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of ARGYROS

ARGYROS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

ARI (1)   m   Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew.

ARI (2)   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Means "eagle" in Old Norse.

ARI (3)   m   Armenian
Means "brave" in Armenian.

ARIA   f   English
Means "song" or "melody" in Italian... [more]

ARIADNA   f   Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of ARIADNE

ARIADNE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "most holy", composed of the Cretan Greek elements αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"... [more]

ARIANA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANNA

ARIANE   f   French, German
French form of ARIADNE

ARIANNA   f   Italian
Italian form of ARIADNE

ARIANNE   f   French
Variant of ARIANE

ARIANRHOD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means "silver wheel" or "round wheel" in Welsh... [more]

ARIC   m   English
Variant of ERIC

ARIDAI   m   Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin... [more]

ARIE   m   Dutch
Diminutive of ADRIAAN

ARIEH   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIEL   m & f   Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIELLA   f   English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of ARIEL

ARIELLE   f   French
French feminine form of ARIEL

ARIENNE   f   French
French form of ARIADNE

ARIES   m   Roman Mythology
Means "ram" in Latin... [more]

ARIJ   f   Arabic
Means "fragrance" in Arabic.

ARIK   m   Jewish
Diminutive of ARIEL

ARIN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ERIN

ARINA   f   Russian
Russian variant of IRINA

ARISHA   f   Russian
Diminutive of ARINA

ARISTA   f   Astronomy
Means "ear of corn" in Latin... [more]

ARISTAEUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αρισταιος (Aristaios), derived from αριστευς (aristeus) "the best"... [more]

ARISTARCHUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Αρισταρχος (Aristarchos), derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and αρχη (arche) "origin, source"... [more]

ARISTARKH   m   Russian
Russian form of ARISTARCHUS

ARISTIDE   m   French
French form of ARISTIDES

ARISTIDES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Αριστειδης (Aristeides) which meant "the best kind", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and ειδος (eidos) "kind, type"... [more]

ARISTOCLES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αριστοκλης (Aristokles) which meant "the best glory", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

ARISTODEMOS   m   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and δημος (demos) "the people"... [more]

ARISTOMACHE   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and μαχη (mache) "battle".

ARISTON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".

ARISTOPHANES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

ARISTOTLE   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αριστοτελης (Aristoteles) which meant "the best purpose", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and τελος (telos) "purpose, aim"... [more]

ARISZTID   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of ARISTIDES

ARJAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ADRIAN

ARJUN   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ARJUNA

ARJUNA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit... [more]

ARKADI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of ARKADIY

ARKADIOS   m   Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia"... [more]

ARKADIUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of ARKADIOS

ARKADIY   m   Russian
Russian form of ARKADIOS

ARKADY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of ARKADIY... [more]

ARKAITZ   m   Basque
Means "rock" in Basque.

ARKHIP   m   Russian
Russian form of ARCHIPPOS

ARLEEN   f   English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLEN   m   English
Meaning unknown, possibly from a surname.

ARLENE   f   English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLETTE   f   French
Norman diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle"... [more]

ARLIE   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English... [more]

ARLINE   f   English
Meaning unknown, probably invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843).

ARMAN   m   Kazakh
Means "dream" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.

ARMAND   m   French
French form of HERMAN

ARMANDO   m   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of HERMAN

ARMAS   m   Finnish
Means "beloved" in Finnish.

ARMEL   m   French
From Arthmael, which was possibly composed of the Celtic elements art "stone" and mael "prince"... [more]

ARMELLE   f   French
Feminine form of ARMEL

ARMEN   m   Armenian
Derived from the name of the country Armenia.

ARMIDA   f   Italian, Spanish
Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580)... [more]

ARMIDE   f   Literature
French form of ARMIDA... [more]

ARMIN   m   German
Modern form of Arminius, which was possibly an old Latinized form of HERMAN.

ARMO   m   Finnish
Means "grace, mercy" in Finnish.

ARN   m   English
Short form of ARNOLD

ARNALDO   m   Italian
Italian form of ARNOLD

ARNAU   m   Catalan
Catalan form of ARNOLD

ARNAUD   m   French
French form of ARNOLD

ARNAUDE   f   French
French feminine form of ARNOLD

ARNBJØRG   f   Norwegian
Norwegian form of ARNBORG

ARNBORG   f   Swedish
From the Old Norse name Arnbjörg, which was derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".

ARNDT   m   German
German short form of ARNOLD

ARNE (1)   m   Scandinavian
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".

ARNE (2)   m   German
Short form of ARNOLD

ARNIE   m   English
Diminutive of ARNOLD

ARNOLD   m   English, German
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and wald "power"... [more]

ARNOUD   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ARNOLD

AROHA   f   Maori
Means "love" in Maori.

AROLDO   m   Italian
Italian form of HAROLD

ÁRON   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of AARON

ARON   m   Polish, Scandinavian
Polish and Scandinavian form of AARON

ÁRPÁD   m   Hungarian
Means "seed" in Hungarian... [more]

ARRAN   m   Scottish
From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.

ARRATS   m   Basque
Means "afternoon, dusk" in Basque.

ARRIGO   m   Italian
Italian form of HENRY

ARRON   m   English
Variant of AARON

ARSEN   m   Armenian
Armenian form of ARSENIOS

ARSENI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of ARSENIY

ARSENIO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of ARSENIOS

ARSENIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "virile" in Greek... [more]

ARSENIY   m   Russian
Russian form of ARSENIOS

ART   m   English
Short form of ARTHUR

ARTAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ARTHUR

ARTAXERXES   m   History, Biblical
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler"... [more]

ARTEMIDOROS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess ARTEMIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

ARTEMIS   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek αρτεμης (artemes) "safe" or αρταμος (artamos) "a butcher"... [more]

ARTEMISIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ARTEMISIOS... [more]

ARTEMISIOS   m   Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS.

ARTHUR   m   English, French, German, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]

ARTO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of ARTHUR

ARTTU   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of ARTHUR

ARTTURI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ARTHUR

ARTÚR   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of ARTHUR

ARTUR   m   German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR

ARTŪRAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of ARTHUR

ARTURO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of ARTHUR

ARTYOM   m   Russian
Russian form of ARTEMISIOS

ARUN   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ARUNA

ARUNA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit... [more]

ARUNDHATI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit... [more]

ARVEL   m   English
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of ARWEL.

ARVID   m   Scandinavian
Means "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree".

ARVO   m   Finnish
Means "value, worth" in Finnish.

ARWA   f   Arabic
Means "mountain goats" in Arabic.

ARWEL   m   Welsh
Old Welsh name of unknown meaning.

ARWEN   f   Literature
Means "noble maiden" in Sindarin... [more]

ARYA   m & f   Indian
Means "honourable, noble" in Sanskrit... [more]

ARYANA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANA

ARYEH   m   Jewish
Variant transcription of ARIEH

ARZU   f   Iranian, Turkish
Means "desire" in Persian (and in Turkish, where it is derived from Persian).

ÅSA   f   Swedish
Short form of Old Norse feminine names beginning with the element áss "god".

ASA   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "doctor" in Hebrew... [more]

AS'AD   m   Arabic
Means "luckier" in Arabic.

ASAD   m   Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

ASAF   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ASAPH

ASAPH   m   Biblical
Means "collector" in Hebrew... [more]

ASBJÖRN   m   Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ásbjörn, derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear"... [more]

ASBJØRN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of ASBJÖRN

ASCENSIÓN   f   Spanish
Means "ascension" in Spanish... [more]

ÁSDÍS   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dís "goddess".

ASDRUBAL   m   Spanish
Spanish form of HASDRUBAL

ÅSE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅSA

ASEEM   m   Indian
Variant transcription of ASIM (2)

ASEN   m   Bulgarian
Meaning unknown, probably of Turkic origin... [more]

ASENATH   f   Biblical
Means "she belongs to her father" in Egyptian... [more]

ASGEIR   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of ASGER

ASGER   m   Danish
From the Old Norse name Ásgeirr, derived from the elements áss meaning "god" and geirr meaning "spear".

ASH   m & f   English
Short form of ASHLEY... [more]

ASHA (1)   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit आशा (asha) meaning "wish, desire, hope".

ASHA (2)   f   Eastern African
Means "life" in Swahili, likely related to 'AISHA.

ASHANTI   f   Various
From the name of an African people who reside in southern Ghana.

ASHER   m   Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]

ASHERAH   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Perhaps derived from Semitic roots meaning "she who walks in the sea"... [more]

ASHLEA   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEY   f & m   English
From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ash tree clearing" in Old English... [more]

ASHLIE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLING   f   Irish
Anglicized form of AISLING

ASHLYN   f   English (Modern)
Combination of ASHLEY and the popular name suffix lyn.

ASHLYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ASHLYN

ASHOK   m   Indian
Modern transcription of ASHOKA

ASHOKA   m   Indian
Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit... [more]

ASHTAD   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "justice" in Persian... [more]

ASHTON   m & f   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English.

ASHTORETH   f   Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

ASIA (1)   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the continent, which is perhaps derived from Assyrian asu, meaning "east".

ASIA (2)   f   Polish
Polish diminutive of JOANNA

ASIF   m   Arabic
Means "forgiveness" in Arabic.

ASİL   m   Turkish
Means "noble" in Turkish.

ASIM (1)   m   Arabic
Means "protector" in Arabic.

ASIM (2)   m   Indian
Means "boundless, limitless" in Sanskrit.

ASKLEPIADES   m   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek god ASKLEPIOS... [more]

ASKLEPIOS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly means "cut up" in Greek... [more]

ASLAN   m   Turkish
Means "lion" in Turkish... [more]

ASLAUG   f   Norwegian, Danish
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

ASLI   f   Turkish
Means "genuine, real" in Turkish.

ASLÖG   f   Swedish
Swedish form of ASLAUG

ASLØG   f   Danish
Danish form of ASLAUG

ASMA   f   Arabic
Means "supreme" in Arabic.

ASMAA   f   Arabic
Means "appellations" or "prestige" in Arabic... [more]

ÅSMUND   m   Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Ásmundr, cognate of OSMOND.

ASPASIA   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ασπασιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome"... [more]

ASPEN   f   English (Modern)
From the English word for the tree, derived from Old English æspe... [more]

ASSUMPCIÓ   f   Catalan
Catalan cognate of ASUNCIÓN

ASSUMPTA   f   Irish
Latin form of ASUNCIÓN

ASSUNÇÃO   f   Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of ASUNCIÓN

ASSUNTA   f   Italian
Italian cognate of ASUNCIÓN

ASTA   f   Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR

ASTAROTH   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of ASHTORETH

ASTARTE   f   Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of ASHTORETH

ASTON   m & f   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "east town" in Old English.

ASTOR   m   English (Rare)
From a surname derived from Provençal astur meaning "hawk".

ASTRA   f   English (Rare)
Means "star", ultimately from Greek αστηρ (aster)... [more]

ASTRAEA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Αστραια (Astraia), derived from Greek αστηρ (aster) meaning "star"... [more]

ASTRID   f   Scandinavian, German
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]

ÁSTRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful".

ASTROPHEL   m   Literature
Means "star lover" in Latin... [more]

ASUKA   f   Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) "tomorrow" and 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".

ASUN   f   Spanish
Diminutive of ASUNCIÓN

ASUNCIÓN   f   Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish... [more]

ASYA   f   Russian
Diminutive of ANASTASIYA

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