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AALIYAH   f   Arabic, English (Modern)
Feminine form of AALI... [more]

AAMINA   f   Arabic
Derived from Arabic أمن (amina) meaning "feel safe"... [more]

AAMU   f   Finnish
Means "morning" in Finnish.

AAREN   m & f   English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of AARON

ABBEY   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABBI   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABBIE   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABBY   f   English
Diminutive of ABIGAIL

ABEGAIL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ABIGAIL

ABELONE   f   Danish
Danish form of APOLLONIA

ABENA   f   Western African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.

ABENE   f   Basque
Derived from Basque abe meaning "pillar"... [more]

ABENI   f   Yoruba
Means "we asked for her, and behold, we got her" in Yoruba.

ABERASH   f   Eastern African
Possibly means "giving off light" in Amharic.

ABHA   f   Indian
Means "splendour, light" in Sanskrit.

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

ABI   f   Scottish
Short form of ABIGAIL

ABIAH   m & f   Biblical
Variant of ABIJAH

ABIGAÍL   f   Spanish
Spanish form of ABIGAIL

ABIGAIL   f   English, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]

ABIGAYLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ABIGAIL

ABIJAH   m & f   Biblical
Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

ABILENE   f   Biblical
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament... [more]

ABIMBOLA   m & f   Yoruba
Means "born wealthy" in Yoruba.

ABIODUN   m & f   Yoruba
Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba.

ABISHAG   f   Biblical
Means "my father strays" in Hebrew... [more]

ABITAL   f   Biblical
Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew... [more]

'ABLA   f   Arabic
Means "full-figured" in Arabic... [more]

ACACIA   f   English (Rare)
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point".

ACANTHA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ακανθα (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle"... [more]

ACHIENG   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of OCHIENG

ADA   f   English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
Short form of ADELAIDE... [more]

ADAEZE   f   Igbo
Means "king's daughter" in Igbo.

ADAH   f   Biblical
Means "adornment" in Hebrew... [more]

ADAMINA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of ADAM

ADANNA   f   Igbo
Means "father's daughter" in Igbo.

ADANNAYA   f   Igbo
Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo.

ADARA   f   Jewish
Means "noble" in Hebrew.

ADDIE   f   English
Diminutive of ADELAIDE

ADDISON   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "son of ADAM".

ADDY   f   English
Diminutive of ADELAIDE

ADEBOWALE   m & f   Yoruba
Means "my crown has come home" in Yoruba.

ADÉLA   f   Czech
Czech form of ADELA

ADELA   f   English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more]

ADELAIDA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of ADELAIDE

ADÉLAÏDE   f   French
French form of ADELAIDE

ADELAIDE   f   English
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more]

ADELAJDA   f   Polish
Polish form of ADELAIDE

ADÈLE   f   French
French form of ADELA

ADELE   f   German, English, Italian
German, English and Italian form of ADÈLE

ADELHEID   f   German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ADELAIDE

ADELIA   f   English, Spanish
Elaborated form of ADELA

ADELINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate diminutive of ADELA

ADELINE   f   French
Diminutive of ADÈLE

ADELITA   f   Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of ADELA... [more]

ADELLE   f   English
Variant of ADELE

ADENA   f   Jewish
Possibly a variant of ADINA

ADERYN   f   Welsh
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

ADETOKUNBO   m & f   Yoruba
Means "the crown came from over the sea" in Yoruba.

ADHARA   f   Astronomy
Derived from Arabic عذارى ('adhara) meaning "maidens"... [more]

ADHIAMBO   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of ODHIAMBO

ADI   f & m   Jewish
Means "jewel" or "ornament" in Hebrew.

ADILET   m & f   Kyrgyz
Means "justice" in Kyrgyz.

ADINA   m & f   Biblical, Jewish
Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew... [more]

ADITI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "boundless, entire" or "freedom, security" in Sanskrit... [more]

ADJOA   f   Western African
Variant of ADWOA

ADONIA   f   ?
Feminine form of ADONIS

ADORA   f   Spanish
From the longer name Adoracion which means "adoration" in Spanish.

ADORINDA   f   Esperanto
Means "adorable" in Esperanto.

ADRASTEIA   f   Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ADRASTOS... [more]

ADRIA   f   English
Short form of ADRIANA

ADRIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNA   f   English, Polish
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNE   f   English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIENN   f   Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIENNE   f   French
French feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIJANA   f   Slovene, Serbian
Slovene and Serbian feminine form of ADRIAN

ADVA   f   Jewish
Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.

ADWOA   f   Western African
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

AEGLE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Αιγλη (Aigle) which meant "light, radiance, glory"... [more]

ÆLFGIFU   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and giefu "gift"... [more]

AELLA   f   Greek Mythology
Means "whirlwind" in Greek... [more]

AEMILIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

AERON (1)   m & f   Welsh
Either derived from Welsh aeron meaning "berry" or else from the name the river in Wales.

AERON (2)   f & m   Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of AGRONA... [more]

AERONA   f   Welsh
Variant of AERON (1)

AERONWEN   f   Welsh
Combination of AERON (1) and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

AERONWY   f   Welsh
Combination of AERON (1) and the suffix wy meaning "river".

ÆÐELFLÆD   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ELFLEDA

ÆÐELÞRYÐ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength".

AFAF   f   Arabic
Means "chastity" in Arabic.

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

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

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

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

AGAFYA   f   Russian
Russian form of AGAPE

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

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

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

AGDA   f   Swedish
Swedish form of AGATHA

AGGIE   f   English
Diminutive of AGNES or AGATHA

AGHAVNI   f   Armenian
Means "dove" in Armenian.

ÁGI   f   Hungarian
Diminutive of ÁGOTA or ÁGNES

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

AGNIESZKA   f   Polish
Polish form of AGNES

AGOSTINA   f   Italian
Italian feminine 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

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".

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

AHAVA   f   Jewish
Means "love" in Hebrew.

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".

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

AIDAY   f   Kazakh
Means "moon child" in Kazakh.

AIDEEN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of ÉTAÍN

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

AILÍS   f   Irish
Irish form of ALICE

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.

AIMÉE   f   French
French form of AMY

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

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".

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

AINGEAL   f   Irish
Irish cognate of ANGELA

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

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

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

AKANE   f   Japanese
Means "deep red" in Japanese.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

AKSINYA   f   Russian
Variant of KSENIYA

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

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