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Ara f English
Diminutive of Arabella.

Ara f Korean
From Korean 알아 "to know". Using hanja it can mean "be beautiful; good" from Sino-Korean 娥 (a) or "elegant, graceful, refined" (雅, a) and "net for catching birds" (羅, ra)... [more]

Ara f Pashto
Means "original" or "unique" in Pashto.

Ara f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ara f Russian
Diminutive of Avrora. See also, Aurora.

Araba f African
Girl born on a Tuesday, in Akan. (Same as Abena)

Arabang f Sotho
Means "reply" in Sotho.

Arabel f Literature, Medieval English, English (British), Scottish
Variant of Arabella.... [more]

Arabela f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino, Romanian, Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), German (Bessarabian)
Spanish and Romanian form and Polish variant of Arabella.

Arabell f American (Rare)
Variant of Arabelle.

Arabel·la f Catalan
Catalan form of Arabella.

Arabellah f Obscure
Variant of Arabella.

Arabelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Arabella.

Arabeth f English (Rare)

Arabi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a), a phonetic character, combined with 羅 (ra), a phonetic character, combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful".

Arabia f History
Arabia (fl. 565) was the only recorded daughter of Byzantine Emperor Justin II (r. 565–578) and Empress Sophia. While mentioned in several primary sources, her name is only recorded in the Patria of Constantinople... [more]

Arabiana f Filipino (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Aracelia f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Araceli.

Aracelie f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Araceli.

Aracelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Araceli.

Aracelys f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aracelis in which by it: a variant of Araceli.

Arachie m & f Igbo
Possibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.

Araci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from either Tupi arasy "mother of day", itself derived from ara "day" and sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning"... [more]

Aracy f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Araci. A known bearer of this name was Aracy de Almeida (1914-1988), a Brazilian singer.

Aracynthias f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αρακυνθιας (Arakynthias), an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite meaning "of Arakynthos", Arakynthos or Aracynthus being a mountain upon which there was a temple dedicated to her... [more]

Aradella f English (Rare)

Aradhna f Mauritian Creole (Rare)

Aradhya f Indian (Modern)
Diminutive of Aradhana.

Aradia f Folklore (Italianized, ?)
Allegedly a Tuscan dialectical form of Erodiade. According to 'Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches' (1899), a book composed by American folklorist Charles Leland, she was a goddess in regional Italian folklore, who gave the knowledge of witchcraft to women.

Aradine f Romani (Archaic)

Aradith f American (Rare, Archaic)

Arafat m & f Arabic, Bengali
From the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.

Araga f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi
MEANING - impassioned, calm, a name of goddess Durga

Araga f Khakas
Possibly means "arrack" in Khakas.

Aragonesa f Medieval Catalan

Aragsan f Somali
Means "see" in Somali.

Aragund f Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]

Arah f Biblical Hebrew
Means "guest" in Hebrew.

Arahia f Maori
Pathfinder, feminine word for chief, leader, one who leads the way

Arai f & m Basque, Medieval Basque
Name originally found on a Roman tombstone in Araba, Basque Country. Although the original namebearer was male, the name was revived as a unisex name at the end of the 20th century.

Araidis f Spanish (Rare, ?)

Arailym f Kazakh
Means "my dawn, my sunrise" from Kazakh aрай (aray) meaning "twilight, dawn" or "calm, tranquility".

Araina f English
Variant of Reina 1 or Irena

Arais f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Araitz f & m Basque (Modern)
From the name of the valley of Araitz, located in Navarre.

Araiz f Basque
Possibly a variant of Araitz.

Arakhna f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Arachne.

Arãkitdle f Greenlandic
Variant of Râgîtdle.

Araksi f Armenian (Rare)

Aralea f English (Rare)

Aralee f English (American)
Aralee means thanks, and is a pretty light sounding name.

Aralet f English, History
Variant of Arlette.

Araleya f sri lanka

Aralha f Gascon
Gascon form of Eulalia.

Aralí f Spanish (Mexican)

Aralia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arelia.

Aralie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Aralia (compare Oralie).

Aralie f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Aralí.

Aralina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Araline.

Araline f English
Variant of Arline.

Aralola f Yoruba
Means "family is wealth" in Yoruba.

Araluen f English (Australian, Rare)
From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" in a local Aboriginal language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).

Aralyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn, or else a combination of the initial sound found in names such as Arabella, Ariel and Ariadne with the popular name suffix lyn (perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names Carolyn, Marilyn and Cherilyn).

Aralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aralyn.

Aramantha f English, Literature
Variant of Araminta.

Aramaya f Spanish

Aramesa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Aramesh f Persian
Means "calmness, tranquility" in Persian.

Arami f Guarani
Diminutive of Guarani word ára meaning "sky, heavens".

Aramina f Literature, American (Archaic)

Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.

Aramuhi f Armenian
Means "excellent lady" in Armenian.

A-ran f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a ran hanja, e.g. 蘭 meaning "orchid."

Arán m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish form of Catalan name Aran, after Val d'Aran region. The name originally comes from Basque haran, meaning "valley".

Aran f Kurdish
Means "desert, wilderness" in Kurdish.

Aran f Japanese
From Japanese 亜, 亞 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "big mound, mountain", 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 和 (a) meaning "peace, harmony" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid", 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo", 桜 (ran) meaning "cherry blossom" or 卵 (ran) meaning "egg, ovum"... [more]

Aran m & f Basque
Derived from Basque haran "valley" (ultimately from Proto-Basque *(h)aran). The name coincides with Basque aran "plum (fruit)".

Aran m & f Catalan, Occitan
From Val d'Aran, a mountainous region in the north of Catalonia where the Occitan language is spoken. The name Aran originally comes from Basque haran, meaning "valley". It is given to both men and women.

Arana f Basque (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Aran.

Arana f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Arana f Tagalog
Means "fresh, new, summer, vegetables, greens, moon" in Tagalog. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Alana and Alanna.

Arənauuāčī f Persian Mythology, Avestan
Avestan name that probably meant "she who speaks the injustice (to denounce it)", from arəna- "injustice" and ouuāč-ī "she who speaks". In Persian mythology this name belonged to a sister or daughter of King Jamshid... [more]

Arancha f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantxa.

Aranchi f Tigrinya
Means "orange (fruit)" in Tigrinya.

Arancia f Italian
Arancia is the Italian word for orange (the fruit, not the color)

Arandela m & f Filipino
Spanish origin meaning a flat discus or a washer. In Serbian origin, Arandel meaning chief angel or archangel so adding the A in Arandel to form Arandela gives it a feminine characteristic meaning Female Archangel.

Arane f Basque
Means "plum" in Basque.

Aranea f Dutch (Rare)

Aranel f Literature
Means "princess" in Sindarin.

Arani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Marathi
Means "sun, mother, wood used for kindling fire by attrition, pain, being fitted or turning round".

Arania f Persian
Means "spider" in Persian.

Arantza f Basque
Derived from Basque arantza "hawthorn; thorn".

Aranxa f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Arantxa.

Aranxia f English (Rare)

Arany f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian arany "gold; golden".

Aranya f & m Thai, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit अरण्य (aranya) meaning "forest". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is masculine in India and Bangladesh.

Aranyka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Arany, now used as a given name in its own right.

Aranyos f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian aranyos "sweet, lovable, cute" as well as a diminutive of Arany now used as a given name in its own right.

Aranza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Basque Arantza.

Arara f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 玲 (ra) meaning "sound of jewels"... [more]

Arasha f Various
Feminine form of Arash?

Arasi f Tamil
Feminine form of Arasan.

Arasia f Obscure

Arəstə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Arasta.

Arasta f Persian
It means “decorated” or “adorned” in Persian/Farsi. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Afghanistan), whereas this would be pronounced as Arasteh in the Tehrani form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Iran).

Arasteh f Persian, Kurdish

Arastella f American

Arathi f Hindi
Means "prayer" in Hindi.

Aratzuri f Medieval Basque
Derived from aratz, meaning "pure", and zuri, meaning "white".... [more]

Araunya f Romani
Derived from Romani aranya "lady".

Arava f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew name meaning both "willow tree" and "desert" or "savanna, prairie". Traditionally the ערבה (aravah), a leafy willow branch, is used in a waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot... [more]

Arava f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Marathi
Meaning = "Noiseless ", "calm", "silent "... [more]

Aravah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transliteration of עֲרָבָה (see Arava).

Aravela f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Aravella.

Aravella f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Arabella.

Aravis f English (Rare), Literature
Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [more]

Araw m & f Tagalog
Means "sun" in Tagalog.

Arawa f English (New Zealand)

Arawan m & f Thai
Meaning: “sun”

Arawelo f Somali, Folklore

Arawi f Aymara
Means "song" in Aymara.

Arawiq f Quechua
Means "poetess" in Quechua.

Araxia f Armenian
Variant of Arax.

Araxie f Armenian
Variant of Araksi.

Aray f Kazakh
Means "twilight" or "morning star" in Kazakh.

Araya f Thai
From Thai อารย (araya) meaning "good, noble, righteous", ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य (arya).

Arayah f English (Modern)
An invented name influenced by Aria 1.

Arayo f Japanese
From Japanese 粗 (ara) meaning "defect,flaw,roughness,coarsely" combined with and 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, generation, period, replace, substitute" or 世 (se, sei, sou, sanjuu, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world"... [more]

Arazbija f Medieval Baltic, Medieval Turkic, Tatar (Archaic), Lithuanian (Archaic)
Recorded in Lithuania on a Muslim Tatar female in the 16th-century.

Arazeli f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Basque form of Araceli.

Arba f Sicilian
Variant of Alba 1.

Arba f Albanian

Arbel m & f Hebrew
Mount Arbel is a mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel. From the lookout atop the mountain, one can see almost all of the Galilee into the Golan Heights including Safed, Tiberias and most of the Sea of Galilee.

Arbela f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name linked to Mariarbel.... [more]

Arbelle f Hebrew (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Arbel.

Arbena f Albanian
Feminine form of Arben.

Arbenita f Albanian (Rare)

Arbënore f Albanian
Gheg Albanian feminine form of Arbën by way of adding the adjectival suffix -ore.

Arbëresha f Albanian (Rare)

Arbërie f Albanian
Feminine form of Arbër.

Arbërore f Albanian, Kosovar
Tosk Albanian feminine form of Arbër by way of adding the adjectival suffix -ore.

Arberta f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Alberta.

Arbiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Arbian.

Arbina f Sicilian
Variant of Albina.

Arbiola f Albanian (Rare)

Arbjola f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Arbiola.

Árbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Árbjartur.

Arbnora f Albanian
Feminine form of Arbnor.

Arbor m & f English
Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.

Arbora f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arbor.

Arbresha f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arbresh.

Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]

Arcadie f French (Archaic)
French form of Arcadia. It was borne by Arcadie Claret (1826-1897), a mistress of King Leopold I of Belgium.

Arcana f English, Sanskrit
Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]

Arcángela f Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Arcángel.

Arcangela f Italian
Feminine form of Arcangelo.

Arcanja f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Arcanjo.

Arcanzola f Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Venetian form of Arcangela.

Arce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arke 1.

Arcee f & m Popular Culture (Modern)
A notable bearer was the female Autobot warrior from the TV series "Transformers Prime".

Arceli f Spanish (Philippines)
Truncated form of Araceli.

Arcelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orcelia.

Arcelie f Filipino
Variant of Araceli.

Arcellia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Arcelia.

Arcely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Araceli with the spelling more or less phonetical in English nature.

Arcenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Arsenia.

Archangela f Medieval Italian
Latinate form of Arcangela. A known bearer was 15th-century Italian nun Archangela Girlani, whom the Catholic church has beatified.

Arc'hantael f Breton
Variant of Argantael.

Arche f Greek Mythology

Archedice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archedike. This was borne by a celebrated woman of 5th-century BC Greece, the daughter of Hippias the Peisistratid.

Archedike f Ancient Greek
ἄρχω "rule, command" + δικη "justice"

Archelaya f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic)
Ukrainian feminine form of Archelaus.

Archena f Indian (Rare)

Archerina f Popular Culture (Rare)
Feminine form of Archer. A popular bearer was the character in the television series Power Rangers Zeo.

Archestrate f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Archestratos.

Archia f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname... [more]

Archibaldina f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Archibald.

Archiina f Yakut

Archina f English
Feminization of Archibald.

Archisa f Indian (Modern, Rare), Hindi (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit archis (अर्चिस्) "ray of light" or "luster".

Archisha f Hindi (Rare)
Means "ray of light" in Hindi.

Archita f Indian

Archontia f Greek
Feminine form of Archontion.

Archontissa f Judeo-Greek, Greek

Arcília f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Cognate of Arcilia.

Arcilia f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.

Arçın f Khakas
Means "juniper" in Khakas.

Arda f Sicilian
Variant of Alda 1.

Arda f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of given names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle", such as Arnolda and Arenda... [more]

Ardaq f Kazakh
Means "honour, esteem" in Kazakh.

Ardelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Artelia.

Ardell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ardell, from an unexplained first element and the common suffix of surnames, -ell (from Latin -elius)... [more]

Ardella f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardelle f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardemis f Armenian
Armenian variant form of Artemis.

Ardena f English (American)

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardeth m & f Popular Culture, American (Rare)
Variant of Ardath. Ardeth Bey is the name of one of the main characters in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001).

Ardiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ardian.

Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.

Ardice f English (Rare)
Variant of Ardith.

Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.

Ardijana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ardijan.

Ardina f Dutch
This name can be a contracted form of Arendina and Arnoldina as well as be a more elaborate form of Arda... [more]

Ardine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ardina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names. However, there are also (rare) cases where it is a Dutch short form of actual French given names, such as Bernardine and Gérardine.

Ardiñipén f Romani (Caló)
Means "nativity, birth" in Caló. This name is used as a Caló form of Natividad (see Molchibé).

Árdís f Icelandic
Variant of Arndís.

Ardis f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arndis.

Ardisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.

Ardita f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Ardito.

Ardoth f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Ardous f Obscure (Archaic)

Ardoxsho f Near Eastern Mythology
Kushan goddess of wealth primarily worshipped in the early first milennium CE. She is known in the Avesta as Ashi, and parallels have also been drawn with the Greek goddess Tyche, the Persian goddess Anahita, and the Buddhist deity Hariti.

Ardra f Hinduism, Astronomy
The name of the star the star Betelgeuse (α Ori) in Hinduism, meaning "green" or "the moist one". It is associated with Rudra, the god of wind, storms, the hunt, destruction and terror.

Arduína f Galician
Galician form of Arduinna.

Arduina f Celtic Mythology
Variant of Arduinna.

Arduinna f Celtic Mythology
From the Gaulish arduo- meaning "height". Arduinna was a Celtic goddess of the Ardennes Forest and region, represented as a huntress riding a boar. The name Arduenna silva for "wooded heights" was applied to several forested mountains, not just the modern Ardennes.

Ardúlín f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Recorded in Iceland in 1910 (according to Guðrún Kvaran (1943-), professor of lexicography at the University of Iceland). It has been suggested that it was an Icelandic form of Welsh Aurddolen.

Arduzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Arda.

Ardwen f Popular Culture, English
The name of a priestess in the computer game The Elder Scrolls.

Ardy m & f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ard (for males) and Arda (for females).

Ardyce f English (American)
Variant of Ardice or Ardis. A notable bearer is Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician

Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.

Ardyth f English (American, Rare)
A spelling variation of Ardath, Ardeth, or Ardith.

Ardzvig f Armenian
Means "young eagle" in Armenian.

Area f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand," from Old Portuguese arẽa, derived from Latin (h)arēna (making it a cognate of Arena), from an earlier version *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.

Arealia f African American (Rare)

Areana f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areanna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areatha f Etruscan Mythology
Areatha is the Etruscan name for Ariadne, a character from Ancient Greek religion.

Aredhel f Literature
Means "noble elf" in Sindarin. This was the name of an Elf in Tolkien's book 'The Silmarillion'.

Aree f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ari.

Areeanna f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Ariana.

Areeba f Urdu, Arabic
Variant transcription of Ariba.

Areebah f Arabic (Rare)
Means "wise, intelligent" in Arabic.

Areej f Arabic (Mashriqi), Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic أريج (see Arij) as well as the Urdu form.

Areen f Arabic (Rare)

Areerat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Arirat.

Areeshah f Pakistani
the name areeshah is a pakistan name areeshah was the first name of the baby in pakistan

Areet f Indian (Sikh)
it originates from the sanskrit word reet meaning rituals. areet means a person who is not bound by any rituals.

Arèga f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Greca.

Aregoma f Guanche
From Guanche *arəgum, meaning "pronounces sentences".

Arégonde f Medieval French, History
French form of Aregund.

Aregund f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Aragund. Aregund was the name of the wife of Chlothar I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of the Franks.

Aregunda f Frankish (Latinized), History
Latinate form of Aregund.

Areia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀρεία (areia) meaning "warlike, martial", literally "of Ares, devoted to Ares", the feminine form of ἄρειος (areios) (see Areios)... [more]

Areida f English
This name was used for a character in Gail Carson Levine's 1997 book "Ella Enchanted". The book won a Newbery Medal and a movie adaptation was released in 2004 starring Anne Hathaway.

Areknaz f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Armenian Արեգ (arek) meaning "sun" and the Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy" or Armenian նազանք (nazank') meaning "affection, coquetry".

Areknazan f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Armenian Արեգ (arek) meaning "sun" and the Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy" or Armenian նազանք (nazank') meaning "affection, coquetry".

Arela f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אראלה (see Erela).

Arelai f Obscure (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Arelda f Albanian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Arilda.

Areli f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely.

Árelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Aurelia.

Arelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aurelia.

Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.

Arella f English, Hebrew (Rare)

Arella f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אראלה (see Erela).

Arellie f Obscure
Variant of Arely.

Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]

Arelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Arelis.

Aren m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "mountain", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 安 (a) meaning "calm, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 空 (a) meaning "sky" or 吾 (a) meaning "I, me" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 廉 (ren) meaning "grounds, suspicion", 恋 (ren) meaning "to love", 練 (ren) meaning "practice; practicing", 聯 (ren) meaning "to connect; to join", 連 (ren) meaning "to link; to join; to connect" or 怜 (ren) meaning "pity, sympathize"... [more]

Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand" in Spanish and Catalan. The word is derived from Latin arēna, harēna, from the earlier form *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.

Arena f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Helen.

Arenaya f Sotho
Means “He (God) gave us” in Sesotho.

Arenda f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Arend. Also compare Arendje, which is another feminine form of the same name, but is much more common in the Netherlands.... [more]

Arendina f Dutch
This given name is a more elaborate form of Arenda, which is the feminine form of Arend. Also compare the late medieval given name Arentijn.... [more]

Arendine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Arendina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.

Arendje m & f Dutch
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Arend) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]

Arene f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Ariadna and Ariane.

Arene f Greek Mythology

Areneha f Sotho (Rare)
Means "he gave us".

Areneha f Sotho (Modern)
He gave us, God being the ‘He’

Arenelle f Literature
The name of a fictional character in The Keepers book series by Jackie French Koller.

Arenita f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Spanish arena meaning “sand” (see Arena). This is the name of Sandy Cheeks in the Spanish dub of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-).

Arenta f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Old Hungarian name of unknown origin and meaning.

Arentijn f Medieval Dutch
Late medieval form of Arendina (and perhaps even a corruption or variant of Arentjen in some cases), which appears to have been rather uncommon even in that era.

Arentjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Arent.

Ares f Catalan
Derived from Catalan Mare de Déu de les Ares ("Mother of God of the Ares"), which is the name of a sanctuary located on Coll d'Ares, a Catalan mountain pass in the Pyrenees. It is the site of a Marian devotion, which is why Catalan parents bestow this name upon their daughters.

Areskousa f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Areskon.

Aret f Efik
Means "born on a market day" in Efik.

Areta f Romanian, Moldovan, Croatian, Polish, Czech (Rare), Albanian
Cognate of Aretha and variant of Arete.

Arété f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Arete.

Aréthuse f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Arethusa.

Aretousa f Greek
Aretousa is one of the main characters in the story of Erotokritos written by Vitsentzos Kornaros.

Aretta f English (Rare), Finnish (Rare)

Aretusa f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Arethusa.

Aretuza f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Aretusa.

Aretxa f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque aretx "oak".

Areum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapda) meaning "beautiful."... [more]

Areum-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Byeol.

Areumdaum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapta) meaning "beautiful" (compare Areumdaun and the shorter, more common Areum).

Areumdaun f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapta) meaning "beautiful" (compare Areumdaum and the shorter, more common Areum).

Areum-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Areum combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Areumi f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Areum-i.

Areum-saem f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Saem.

Areum-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Sol.

Areúsa f Theatre, Literature
Perhaps a feminine form of Areus. This is the name of one of the characters in the play 'La Celestina' (1499) by Mariano de Rojas.

Arev f Armenian (Rare)
Directly taken from Armenian արեւ (arev) "sun".

Areva f English
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