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Aja m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*axxa, meaning "enormous animal".
Ajabnaz f AzerbaijaniMeans "wonderful coquetry", from Arabic
عَجَب "wonder, amazement" and Persian ناز
naz "coquetry, affection".
Ajaero m & f IgboTaken from the Igbo phrase
ana aja gi n’ihu ana ero gi n’azu, meaning "they praise you to your face and mock you behind your back".
Ajâja f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic pet form of
Aja, from a combination of
Aja and the diminutive suffix
-aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of
Ajajak.
Ajajak f GreenlandicMeans "the one chanting 'ajaaja'" in Greenlandic. Ajaaja is an onomatopoeia.
Ajar m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Ajatar f Finnish MythologyPossibly from Finnish
ajaa, menaing "to pursue", and the ending
-tar, translates to "female pursuer". She is an evil, female spirit in Finnish Mythology. She lives in the woods on the Pohjola Mountains.
Ajbit m Mayan MythologyOne of the thirteen Mayan gods who created human beings. Ajbit assisted in the actual construction work.
Ajda f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Ajee f & m African American (Rare)From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
Ajewole m & f YorubaMeans "riches have been bestowed on this house," from 'aje' meaning "wealth," 'wo' meaning "enter," and 'ile' meaning "house."
Ajhr m KalmykFrom the Kalmyk
ажрЬ (ajr) meaning "stallion".
Aji m IndonesianMeans "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि
(aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".
A-jin f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a
jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."
Ajisai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紫陽花 (ajisai) meaning "hydrangea" which comes from combining 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple, violet", 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male", and 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Ajmal m Arabic, UrduMeans "more beautiful, prettier" in Arabic, the elative form of جميل
(jamil).
Ajna f Indian, Sanskrit, HindiSanskrit- means wisdom. It is the third-eye chakra is the sixth primary chakra according to Hindu tradition.
Ajok m African MythologyThe god of the Lotuko, a Sudanese people. It was believed that he was benevolent, but only if men chose to keep him so. Family strife was seen to be the cue for death to enter the family, and indeed a story is told of a Lotuko mother who implored Ajok to restore her dead child to life... [
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A-jun m & f KoreanCombination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a
jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."
Ajuna f Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyVariant of
Ajut using -
na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name. In Greenlandic mythology, Ajuna is a woman who escapes from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajuricaba m Brazilian, HistoryAjuricaba (died c. 1728) was a leader of the Manaos indigenous nation in the early 18th century. He rebelled against the colonizers, refusing to serve as a slave where he became a symbol of resistance and freedom.
Ajut f Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyDerived from Canadian Arctic
ajujuq meaning "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajwad m ArabicMeans "horses", the plural form of Arabic جَوَاد
(jawād) "steed, horse".
Ajysyt f Siberian MythologyMeans "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.
Aka f JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 赤 (
aka) meaning "red". Red is the color of youth and celebration in Japan. This name was popular in the Edo Era, nowadays it's more popular as a name element as, for example, in
Akari.
Akaash m HindiThe meaning of the name Akaash is "sky" or "space"
Akaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 華 (
ka) meaning "flower" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.
Akai m & f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (
kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (
i) meaning "clothing".... [
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Akaitcho m YellowknifeDirect translation is "big foot" or "big feet" referencing a less literal translation of "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow."
Akaiti f & m Cook Islands MaoriDerived either from causative prefix
aka- and
iti meaning "little, small" or from
aka meaning "sin, fault" and
iti meaning "little, small."
Akaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson, red" combined with 希 (
ki) meaning "Greece". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Akako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 "red" (
aka) and 子 (
ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akam m TamilMeans "inner life" or "love" in Tamil. It refers to a genre of classical Tamil poetry.
Akamas m Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekPossibly from Greek ἀκάμας
(akamas) meaning "untiring, unwearying", a word derived from ἀ
(a), a negative prefix, and κάμνω
(kamno) "to grow weary, to be in distress"... [
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Akami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 奏 (
ka) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 心 (
mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akammboñaa f JolaMeans "she tries it for nothing" or "she does it there for nothing" in Jola-Fonyi. This is applied to a woman in reference to her repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term, implying the bearer gets pregnant in vain.
Akana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜 (
aka) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 紅 (
aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (
aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree"... [
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Akaneo m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜 (
akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [
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Akani m TsongaMeans "build, build together" in Xitsonga.
Akano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緋 (
aka) meaning "scarlet, red" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akariko f JapaneseAkari can mean "red" and ko means "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Akaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (
a) meaning "peace", 加 (
ka) meaning "add, addition, increase" combined with 流 (
ru) meaning "to flow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akasha f Literature, IndianMeans "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine
Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.
Akashagarbha m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit आकाश
(akasha) meaning "open space, sky" and गर्भ
(garbha) meaning "inside, interior". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with the element of space.
Akashi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朱 (
akashi) meaning "vermilion, crimson". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Akatamachetos m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἀκαταμάχητος
(akatamachetos) meaning "unconquerable", which consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ
(a) and the Greek verb καταμάχομαι
(katamachomai) meaning "to conquer, to subdue by fighting".... [
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Akatendeka m & f ShonaMeaning "one who is faithful", deriving from the verb
kutendeka.
Akatosh m Popular CultureIn the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls', Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the pantheon of gods in the game). He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged... [
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Ákãtsiaĸ m GreenlandicMeans "beautiful, precious uncle (father's brother)" from Greenlandic
Áka and
-tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Akau m TonganMeans "tree, plant, timber" in Tongan.
Akay f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
ak, meaning "white" and
ay, meaning "moon".
Akayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緋 (
aka) meaning "red, scarlet" combined with 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akbota f KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and бота
(bota) meaning "camel calf, colt".
Akdöl m TurkishFrom Turkish
ak meaning "white" combined with
döl meaning "progeny".
Ake f JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Akebono m & f Japanese (Rare)From 曙
(akebono) meaning "dawn, daybreak," derived from a combination of 明け
(ake) meaning "daybreak" and 仄
(hono) meaning "faint."... [
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Akehisa m JapaneseAke means "bright" and hisa means "longevity, long time (ago)".
Äkejan m KazakhCombination of the Kazakh word
äke, meaning "father", and the Kazakh word
jan, meaning "dear" or "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Used in the same context as the Urdu word
Abujan, which means "dear father".
Akeko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 晏 (
a) meaning "late in the day", 気 (
ke) meaning "spirit; mood" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akela f & m Literature, IndianAkela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories,
The Jungle Book (1894) and
The Second Jungle Book (1895).
Aken m Egyptian MythologyThe custodian of the ferryboat who ferries the souls of the deceased to the Egyptian underworld of Duat, and he was also said to rule Duat in general on behalf of
Osiris... [
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Akeno m & f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 明
(ake) meaning "bright" and 乃
(no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Akepsimas m History (Ecclesiastical)The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; it is a hellenized form of some name, which was perhaps of Middle Persian origin. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr, a bishop of Hnaita in western Persia who was tortured to death in 376.
Akerbeltz m Basque MythologyLiterally meaning “Black goat” in Basque, this name belongs to a spirit/deity in Basque mythology. Usually depicted as a billy goat, the spirit was earlier seen as pagan deity of the protection of animals and houses... [
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Akeredolu m & f Western African, YorubaMeans "one who becomes prominent at a young age" or "he who reduces (humbles) himself in order to become king" in Yoruba.
Akerke f KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and ерке
(erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling".
Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)From verbs 明ける
(akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける
(akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける
(akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from
ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from
Akatsuki.... [
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Akesandros m Ancient GreekMeans "healing of a man", derived from Greek ἄκεσις
(akesis) "healing, curing" combined with Greek ανδρος
(andros) "of a man".
Aketch f LuoMeans "born during a famine" in Luo.
Akgul f KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and гүл
(gul) meaning "flower".
Akgyz f TurkmenMeans "white coloured girl" in Turkmen, from the name elements
ak meaning "white" and
kyz meaing "girl".
Akhilesh m IndianMeans "indestructible; immortal, lord of all; lord of the universe", from Sanskrit अखिल (
akhila) meaning "whole; complete" and ईश (
īśá) meaning "lord; master; ruler".
Akhlut m & f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Akhlut is a spirit that takes the form of both a wolf and an orca. It is a vicious, dangerous beast. Its tracks can be recognized because they are wolf tracks that lead to and from the ocean.
Akhmetzhan m KazakhFrom the given name
Akhmet combined with Kazakh жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Akhom m ThaiMeans "magic, spell, charm" in Thai.