ARABELLA   f   English
Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of ANNABEL... [more]

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]

ARAMINTA   f   English (Rare)
Meaning unknown... [more]

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

ARANKA   f   Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian arany meaning "gold"... [more]

ARANRHOD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
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]

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

ARCADIA   f   Various
Feminine form of ARCADIUS

ARCELIA   f   Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

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

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

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.

ARGIÑE   f   Basque
Feminine form of ARGI

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]

ARIEL   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew, English, French, Biblical Greek
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 (Rare)
French form of ARIADNE

ARIJ   f   Arabic
Means "fragrance" in Arabic.

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]

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

ARLEEN   f   English
Variant of ARLINE

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).

ARMELLE   f   French
Feminine form of ARMEL

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]

ARNAUDE   f   French
French feminine form of ARNOLD

ARNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".

ARNBJØRG   f   Norwegian
Norwegian form of ARNBJÖRG

ARNBORG   f   Swedish
Swedish form of ARNBJÖRG

AROHA   f   Maori
Means "love" in Maori.

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]

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]

ARWA   f   Arabic
Means "mountain goats" in Arabic.

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

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

ÁSA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ÅSA

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

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

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

ÅSE   f   Scandinavian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅSA, as well as a Swedish variant.

'ASENAT   f   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ASENATH

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

ASENETH   f   Biblical Latin
Form of ASENATH used in the Latin Bible.

ASENNETH   f   Biblical Greek
Form of ASENATH used in the Greek Old Testament.

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, related to 'AISHA.

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

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

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.

'ASHTORET   f   Biblical Hebrew, Near Eastern Mythology
Hebrew form of ASHTORETH

ASHTORETH   f   Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
From עַשְׁתֹרֶת ('Ashtoret), the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war and fertility... [more]

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

ASIA (2)   f   Polish
Polish diminutive of JOANNA

ÁSLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ASLAUG

ASLAUG   f   Norwegian
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]

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
Latinate form of ASUNCIÓN, used especailly in Ireland.

ASSUNÇÃO   f   Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of ASUNCIÓN

ASSUNTA   f   Italian
Italian cognate of ASUNCIÓN

ÁSTA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR

ASTA   f   Scandinavian
Short form of ASTRID

ASTARTE   f   Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
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.

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".

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

ASUN   f   Spanish
Short form of ASUNCIÓN

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

ASYA   f   Russian
Diminutive of ANASTASIYA

ATAAHUA   f   Maori
Means "beautiful" in Maori.

ATALANTA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αταλαντη (Atalante) meaning "equal in weight", derived from αταλαντος (atalantos), a word related to ταλαντον (talanton) meaning "a scale, a balance"... [more]

ATARA   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ATARAH

ATARAH   f   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "crown" in Hebrew... [more]

ATEFEH   f   Iranian
Possibly means "affection" from Arabic.

AÐALBJÖRG   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björg "protection, help".

ATHANASIA   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).

ATHENA   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek αθηρ (ather) "sharp" and αινη (aine) "praise"... [more]

ATHENAIS   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ATHENA.

ATHENE   f   Greek Mythology
Variant of ATHENA

ATHOL   m & f   Scottish
From the name of a district in Scotland which was derived from Gaelic ath Fodhla "new Ireland".

ATIENO   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of OTIENO

ATIYA   f   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

ATROPOS   f   Greek Mythology
Means "inevitable, inflexible" in Greek... [more]

ATSUKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) "warm" or 篤 (atsu) "kind, cordial" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AUBREE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of AUBREY

AUBREY   m & f   English
Norman French form of the Germanic name ALBERICH... [more]

AUBRIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of AUBREY

AUDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of AUDO

AUDE   f   French
French feminine form of ALDO

AUDHILD   f   Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr "battle".

AUDIE   f   English
Diminutive of AUDREY

AUDRA (1)   f   Lithuanian
Means "storm" in Lithuanian.

AUDRA (2)   f   English
Variant of AUDREY, used since the 19th century.

AUDREA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AUDREY

AUDREY   f   English
Medieval diminutive of ÆÐELÞRYÐ... [more]

AUGUSTA   f   German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS... [more]

AUGUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTINE (2)   f   French, German
French feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTYNA   f   Polish
Polish form of AUGUSTINA

AUNE   f   Finnish
Finnish form of AGNES

AURA   f   English
From the English word aura (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

AURÉLIA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of AURELIUS

AURELIA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Feminine form of AURELIUS

AURÉLIE   f   French
French feminine form of AURELIUS

AUREOLE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".

AURORA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin... [more]

AURORE   f   French
French form of AURORA

AUŠRA   f   Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.

AUTUMN   f   English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus... [more]

AVA (1)   f   English
Variant of EVE... [more]

AVA (2)   f   Iranian
Means "voice, sound" in Persian.

AVA (3)   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVALINE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AVELINE

AVALON   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death... [more]

AVANI   f   Indian
Means "earth" in Sanskrit.

AVANTI   f   Indian
From the name of an ancient kingdom of central India which had its capital at Ujjain.

AVDOTYA   f   Russian
Russian form of EUDOCIA

AVELINA   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Diminutive of AVILA

AVELINE   f   English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of AVILA... [more]

AVERILL   m & f   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from the feminine given name EOFORHILD.

AVERY   m & f   English
From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED.

AVEZA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of AVIS

AVGUSTA   f   Slovene
Slovene feminine form of AUGUSTUS

AVIA   f   Hebrew
Variant of AVIYA

AVICE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AVIS

AVIGAIL   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIGAIL

'AVIGAYIL   f   Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of ABIGAIL

AVILA   f   English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVIS   f   English
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVISHAG   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABISHAG

AVITAL   f   Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABITAL

AVIVA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of AVIV

AVIYA   m & f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIJAH

'AVIYAH   m & f   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIJAH

AVRA   f   ?
Possibly a feminine form of ABRAHAM

AVRIL   f   French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of APRIL

AWITI   f   Eastern African
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.

AWOTWI   m & f   Western African
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.

AXELLE   f   French
Feminine form of AXEL

AYA   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 "colour" or 綾 "design".

AYAKA   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 華 (ka) "petal".

AYAKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AYALA   f   Hebrew
Means "gazelle, hind" in Hebrew.

AYAME   f   Japanese
Means "iris" in Japanese.

AYANE   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) "sound".

AYANO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" or 綾 (aya) "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle.

AYDA   f   Arabic
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic.

AYELEN   f   Native American
Variant of AYLEN

AYELET   f   Hebrew
Means "gazelle, hind"... [more]

AYESHA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of 'AISHA

AYGÜL   f   Turkish
Means "moon rose" in Turkish.

AYISHAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of 'AISHA

AYLA (1)   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ELAH

AYLA (2)   f   Turkish
Possibly means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.

AYLA (3)   f   Literature
Created for the novel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' (1980) by author Jean M... [more]

AYLEN   f   Native American
Possibly means either "happiness" or "clear" in Mapuche.

AYLİN   f   Turkish
Possibly means "moon halo" in Turkish.

AYN   f   Various
This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher... [more]

AYO   f & m   Yoruba
Means "joy" in Yoruba.

AYODELE   m & f   Yoruba
Means "joy has come home" in Yoruba.

AYOMIDE   f & m   Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.

AYOTUNDE   m & f   Yoruba
Means "joy has returned" in Yoruba.

AYŞE   f   Turkish
Turkish form of 'AISHA

AYSEL   f   Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon stream" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

AYSU   f   Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and su "water".

AYSUN   f   Turkish
Means "as beautiful as the moon" in Turkish.

AZALEA   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Greek αζαλεος (azaleos) "dry".

AZAR   f   Iranian
Means "fire" in Persian.

AZENETH   f   Spanish
Spanish form of ASENATH

AZUBAH   f   Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew... [more]

AZUCENA   f   Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.

AZURA   f   English (Rare)
Elaboration of AZURE

AZURE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue"... [more]

AZZURRA   f   Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.