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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

ALBÍNA   f   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of ALBINA

ALBINA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of ALBINUS... [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, Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of ALDO

ALDREDA   f   Medieval English
Variant of ETHELDRED

ALEA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AALIYAH

ALEASE   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA

ALECIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA

ALECTO   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αληκτω (Alekto) which was derived from αληκτος (alektos) "unceasing"... [more]

ALEESHA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALEID   f   Dutch
Dutch short form of ADELAIDE

ALEIDA   f   Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of ADELAIDE

ALEIT   f   German
Low German short form of ADELAIDE

ALEJANDRA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of ALEXANDRA

ALEKSANDRA   f   Russian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Estonian
Form of ALEXANDRA

ALEKSANDRINA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of ALEKSANDRA

ALENA   f   German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Short form of MAGDALENA or HELENA

ALENE   f   English
Variant of ALINE

ALENKA   f   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of ALENA

ALESHA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALESIA   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA, or maybe from the ancient Gaulish city of Alesia.

ALESSA   f   Italian
Short form of ALEXA

ALESSANDRA   f   Italian
Italian form of ALEXANDRA

ALESSIA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of ALEXIS

ALETA   f   English
Possibly a variant of ALETHEA

ALETHA   f   English
Variant of ALETHEA

ALETHEA   f   English
Derived from Greek αληθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth"... [more]

ALEX   m & f   English, Dutch
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXA   f   English
Short form of ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDRA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDREA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA   f   English
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDRIE   f   French (Rare)
French variant of ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDRINA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]

ALEXANDRINE   f   French, German
French and German elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]

ALEXIA   f   English (Modern), German
Feminine form of ALEXIS

ALEXINA   f   English
Diminutive of ALEXIS

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

ALEXUS   f   English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXIS

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

ALFHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ALFHILD

ALFONSINA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of ALFONSO

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

ALIA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of ALYA

ALIAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AALIYAH

ALICA   f   Slovak
Slovak form of ALICE

ALICE   f   English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Aalis, 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

ALIÉNOR   f   Provençal
Original Provençal form of ELEANOR

ALIISA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of ALICE

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

ALINA (2)   f   German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Finnish
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 Aalis (see ALICE)... [more]

ALISSA   f   English
Variant of ALYSSA

ALISYA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALITA   f   Spanish (Latin American)
Short form 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   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (2)

ALIYAH (1)   f   Arabic
Feminine form of ALI

ALIYAH (2)   f   Hebrew
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   Hebrew
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

ALKYONE   f   Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of ALCYONE

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

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

ALLI   f   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Al... [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

ALLOVERA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form (possibly) of ELVIRA

ALLY   f   English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLYCIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

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]

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

ALODIA   f   History
Possibly from a Visigothic name derived from the Germanic elements ala "other, foreign" and od "riches, wealth"... [more]

ALOISIA   f   German
German feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIA   f   Slovak
Slovak feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIJA   f   Slovene
Slovene feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALONA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ALON

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

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

ALPHONSINE   f   French
French feminine diminutive of ALFONSO

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

ALTE   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of ALTER

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

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

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

ALVENA   f   English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVILDA   f   Danish
Danish form of ALFHILD

ALVINA   f   English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALWILDA   f   History
Latinized form of ALFHILD... [more]

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

ALYCE   f   English
Variant of ALICE

ALYCIA   f   English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYONA   f   Russian
Probably a Russian variant of YELENA.

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

AMA   f   Western African
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

AMABEL   f   English (Rare)
Medieval feminine form of AMABILIS

AMABILIA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of AMABILIS

AMADA   f   Spanish
Feminine form of AMADO

AMAIA   f   Basque
Means "the end" in Basque... [more]

AMAKA   f   Igbo
Short form of CHIAMAKA

AMAL (1)   f & m   Arabic
Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic.

AMALA   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit अमल (amala) meaning "clean, pure".

AMALASUINTHA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of MILLICENT

AMÁLIA   f   Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Hungarian, Portuguese and Slovak form of AMALIA

AMALIA   f   Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

AMÁLIE   f   Czech
Czech form of AMALIA

AMALIE   f   German
German variant of AMALIA

AMALIJA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of AMALIA

AMALTHEA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αμαλθεια (Amaltheia), derived from μαλθασσω (malthasso) meaning "to soften, to soothe"... [more]

AMANDA   f   English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more]

AMANDINE   f   French
French diminutive of AMANDA

AMANI   f   Arabic
Means "wishes" in Arabic.

AMARA   f   Igbo
Means "grace" in Igbo.

AMARACHI   f   Igbo
Means "God's grace" in Igbo.

AMARANTA   f   Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of AMARANTHA

AMARANTE   f   French (Rare)
French form of AMARANTHA

AMARANTHA   f   Various
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading"... [more]

AMARILIS   f   Spanish
Spanish form of AMARYLLIS

AMARYLLIS   f   Literature
Derived from Greek αμαρυσσω (amarysso) "to sparkle"... [more]

AMATA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of AMATUS

AMATERASU   f   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) "shine"... [more]

AMAYA   f   Basque, Spanish
Variant of AMAIA

AMBER   f   English, Dutch
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour... [more]

AMBRA   f   Italian
Italian cognate of AMBER

AMBRE   f   French
French cognate of AMBER

AMBROSIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ambrosios (see AMBROSE).

AMBROSINE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of AMBROSE

AMEDEA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of AMADEUS

AMÉE   f   Medieval French
Old French form of AIMÉE

AMÉLIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of AMELIA

AMELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... [more]

AMÉLIE   f   French
French form of AMELIA

AMELIE   f   German
German variant of AMELIA

AMELINA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of EMMELINE

AMERETAT   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "immortality" in Avestan... [more]

AMÉRICA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of AMERIGO

AMERICA   f   English
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO)... [more]

AMETHYST   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the precious stone, which is Greek in origin and means "not drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness.

AMETS   m & f   Basque
Means "dream" in Basque.

AMI (2)   f   English
Variant of AMY

AMI (3)   f   Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) "second, Asia" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AMICE   f   Medieval English
Medieval name derived from Latin amicus meaning "friend"... [more]

AMIE   f   English
Variant of AMY

AMIKA   f   Esperanto
Means "friendly" in Esperanto.

AMILIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA

AMINA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of AMIN

AMINAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of AMINA

AMINDA   f   Esperanto
Means "lovable" in Esperanto.

AMIRA (1)   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of AMIRAH

AMIRA (2)   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of AMIR (2)

AMIRAH   f   Arabic
Feminine form of AMIR (1)

AMITA   f   Indian
Feminine form of AMIT (1)

AMITY   f   English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

AMNA   f   Arabic
Means "safety" in Arabic.

AMORDAD   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of AMERETAT

AMPARO   f   Spanish
Means "protection, shelter" in Spanish.

AMRITA   f   Indian
Feminine form of AMRIT

AMURDAD   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Middle Persian form of AMERETAT

AMY   f   English
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more]

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