Asetf & mChechen, Kazakh Derived from Arabic أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see Asad). In Kazakh it is solely masculine while in Chechen it is feminine and masculine.
AsfandmPersian Contracted form of Middle Persian اسفندارمذ (spandarmad) meaning “holy thought” that was originally the name of the fourth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism. Esfand is the twelfth month of the solar Persian calendar as well as a name for the wild rue, used in fumigation against evil eye.
ÁsfastrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and fastr "firmly, fast".
AsgoremPopular Culture The name of a character from the RPG game ''Undertale''. In the game Asgore is the powerful king of the monsters, who plans to use seven human souls in order to destroy the barrier that imprisons all monsters underground.
AshbelmBiblical Possibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל (shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ ('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל (ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [more]
AsheronmPopular Culture Possibly an altered form of Acheron, the name of a god of an underworld river in Greek mythology. This was used for Asheron Realaidain, the titular character in the fantasy online role-playing game Asheron's Call.
AshesmEnglish (Puritan) Simply from the English word, given in reference to the biblical story of Job (see Job-rakt-out-of-the-ashes) and/or the phrase ashes to ashes, dust to dust, also considered a vernacular form of Hebrew Aphrah (a place name taken from Micah 1:10).... [more]
AshfordmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]
Ashiram & fShona Meaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is Gashira.
AshitamJapanese (Rare) From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]
AshitakamPopular Culture Used for the main protagonist (アシタカ) in the anime film, Princess Mononoke.
AshkanmPersian Means "like Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.
AshkenazmBiblical Ashkenaz is the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations.
AshotmArmenian, Georgian (Archaic) Meaning uncertain. According to one Armenian scholar, the name comes from the ancient Urartian name Asud, which he states has the meaning of "quiet, peaceful". Others theorize that the name is possibly derived from the Armenian noun աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" as well as "land, country"... [more]
AshotanmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be derived from Ashot or is otherwise etymologically related to it. Also compare Shota.... [more]
AshqarmArabic Muslim name from the Arabic word for "blond".
Ashrafm & fArabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto Means "nobler, more honorable" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition, this term is used to refer to descendants of Muhammad through his daughter, Fatimah... [more]
Ashrafm & fArabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali Means "more noble, more honourable" in Arabic, the comparative form of شريف (sharif) meaning "noble, excellent".
Ashum & fKenyang, Jagham From Kenyang sǒ meaning "wash, clean, clear." Alternatively it could stem from the verb sǔ in Ejagham which has the same meaning.
AshwatthamamSanskrit This name means "Fiery tempered" or "the sacred voice which relates to that of a horse". This name is mentioned in the Mahabharata. As the son of the warrior Dronacharya
AsimakismGreek Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a variant of Gerasimakis, or a combination of the Greek noun ασήμι (asimi) meaning "silver" with the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis).... [more]
AsiongmFilipino Diminutive of Nicasio, Protasio, and other names ending in -asio. A bearer of this name is Asiong Salonga, an infamous Filipino gangster.
AsiusmGreek Mythology In the Iliad, Asius is a Trojan hero from Arisbe, the son of Hyrtacus. He was killed in battle after foolishly not heeding the advice of Polydamas.
AskarmArabic Derived from Arabic عسكر (askar) meaning "army, soldiers". In some cases (possibly in non-Arabophone countries), this name may also be a variant of Asghar.
AskarbekmKazakh, Kyrgyz Combination of the given name Askar and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AškašepamHittite Mythology Means "genius of the gate/door", deriving from the Hittite element aška ("door"). Aškašepa is thought to have been a deified mountain, worshipped in Kanesh and Hattusa. He was a major member of the Hittite pantheon.
AskoldmOld High German, History Variant of Ascolt. Askold and Dir (died in 882) were princes of Kiev and founders of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper... [more]
AslammArabic, Urdu, Bengali Means "safer, healthier" in Arabic, the elative form of سالم (salim) meaning "safe".
AslamazmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning uncertain. It is probably of Persian or Turkic origin, but it is also possible that it is of Kartvelian origin, in which case it is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი (lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".... [more]
AslambekmChechen The first element is derived from Arabic áslama "to submit, to surrender" (and is thus etymologically related to the word islam and the name Eslam)... [more]
AslanjeriymCircassian, Adyghe Name of one of the princes of the Hatuqway tribe of Circassians. His reign marked the greatest extent of the Hatuqway. The name is derived from Turkic Aslan + Giray
AslhenbiymCircassian (Rare) Variant transcription of Aslanbiy or Aslanbi. A known bearer was Oleg Aslhenbiy Af’ewine (1957-1993), who fought in the Abkhaz-Georgian War of 1992-1993.
AsmusmDanish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic) Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
AsnagemHaitian Creole A famous bearer of this name is Asnage Castelly (1978-) a Haitian-American wrestler who competed for Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
AsparuhmBulgarian, Bulgar, History Variant of Asparukh. Asparuh was а ruler of the Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681.
AspermAncient Roman From the latin word 'asper', meaning 'rough'. Usually used as last name in Ancient Rome.... [more]
AspetmArmenian Means "knight" in Armenian. Used in the 12th–14th centuries.
AsphalionmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀσφαλής (asphales) meaning "safe, secure" as well as "steadfast, reliable, trustworthy". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀσφαλίζω (asphalizo) meaning "to fortify, to make secure, to make safe"... [more]
AsqarmKazakh Derived from the Kazakh noun қар (qar) meaning "snow", in reference to the snowy peaks of the mountains in southern Kazakhstan. Because of this reference, the name is sometimes also said to mean "the highest" or "summit".... [more]
AsqarmUzbek Uzbek form of the Arabic name Askar. This name is not to be confused with the Kazakh name Asqar, which is ultimately of Turkic origin.... [more]
Asralm & fMongolian Means "mercy, compassion" in Mongolian.
Asraltm & fMongolian Means "merciful, compassionate" in Mongolian.
Asrarm & fArabic, Urdu Derived from أسرار (asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر (sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [more]
Asrim & fIndonesian, Malay Means "my age, my time" from Arabic عصر ('asr) meaning "time, age, era". This also coincides with the Indonesian word asri meaning "beautiful, fair". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is only masculine in Malaysia.
AsrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Literature Variant of Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [more]
AsrielmPopular Culture This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]
AssirmBiblical Hebrew Assir was a son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah.
AssivusmMedieval Occitan (Latinized) Possibly derived from Latin asservo "watch over, observe". This name was recorded in Gascony, between 1283 and 1286.
AssomEstonian, Livonian, Curonian Livonian, Curonian and Estonian form of Azzo. In modern times, this name is considered a variant of Asko in Estonia.
AssueermDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Ahasuerus. One bearer was Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1834-1889), a Dutch baron and politician who was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 to his death.
Ássumam & fBandial Means "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
AssurancemEnglish (Puritan) From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.