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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is unisex; and the first letter is A.
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Aja m & f Indian
From Sanskrit अज (aja) or अजा (ajā), respectively the masculine and feminine word for "goat".
Ajaaja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ajâja.
Ajaero m & f Igbo
Taken 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".
Ajah m & f Bandial
Means "the clever one" in Bandial.
Ajahni m & f African American
Variant of Ajani.
Ajâja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic 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.
Ajalon f & m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aijalon occurring in some translations of the Old Testament.
Ajani m & f Jamaican Patois, Yoruba
Means "one (we) fought to have" in Yoruba.
Ajayu f & m Aymara
Means "spirit" in Aymara.
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 Yoruba
Means "riches have been bestowed on this house," from 'aje' meaning "wealth," 'wo' meaning "enter," and 'ile' meaning "house."
A-jin f & m Korean
Combination 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."
Ajnija f & m Bosnian
Variant of Ajna and Ajnela.
Âjo f & m Greenlandic
Older form of Aaju.
A-jun m & f Korean
Combination 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."
Aka f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ada 1 and Arthur.
'Aka'aka m & f Hawaiian
Means "laugh" or "to laugh" in Hawaiian.
Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)
Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.
Akai m & f Japanese
From 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".... [more]
Akaiti f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived either from causative prefix aka- and iti meaning "little, small" or from aka meaning "sin, fault" and iti meaning "little, small."
Akaneo m & f Japanese
From 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"... [more]
Akanimoh m & f Efik
Means "greater than wealth" in Efik.
Akashinga m & f Shona
Meaning “one who is resilient or brave”.
Akatendeka m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is faithful", deriving from the verb kutendeka.
Akatsuki m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
From 暁 (akatsuki) meaning "dawn, daybreak," shifted from earlier akatoki, made up of 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]
Akay f & m Turkish
From Turkish ak, meaning "white" and ay, meaning "moon".
Akça m & f Turkish
Means "pale" in Turkish.
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."... [more]
Akela f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adele or Asher.
Akela f & m Literature, Indian
Akela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895).
Akeno m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Akeredolu m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "one who becomes prominent at a young age" or "he who reduces (humbles) himself in order to become king" in Yoruba.
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.... [more]
Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.
Akhira m & f Thai
Means "Sun, sunlight" in Thai.... [more]
Akhlut m & f Inuit Mythology
In 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.
Akhtar m & f Urdu, Persian (Rare)
Means "star" in Persian.
Akhtar f & m Persian
Also is a name of a flower in Iran called گل اختر, which is Edible canna in English.
Akiji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal" and 慈 (ji) meaning "affection, charity". Other kanji can be used. It can be spelled as Myeong-eun in Korean.
Akima m & f Russian
Diminutive or feminine form of Akim.
Akimi m & f Japanese
Means "beautiful autumn" in Japanese.
Akimiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by the place under windows opposite the plank bed" in Greenlandic.
Akira m & f Thai
Variant transcription of Thai อาคิรา, อาคีรา or อาคีระ (see Akhira).
Akiran f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ran.
Akiren m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ren.
Akiru m & f Japanese
From 昭 (akiru) or 明 (akiru) meaning "bright", or 亮 (akiru) meaning "clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akiya f & m Japanese
Aki means multiple things with different kanji : ... [more]
Akkalenjayi f & m Bandial
Means "she torments her mother" or "he torments his mother" in Bandial.
Akke f & m Dutch
Aklaq m & f Inuit
Meaning, "black bear."
Akol m & f African
From Iteso in eastern uganda. Meaning nicelooking.
Akoma m & f Central African, African Mythology
Akoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.
Akomimm f & m Siksika
Means love in Sisiká (Blackfeet) language.
Akpo m & f Edo
Means "short person" in Edo.
Akpoebi f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "life is good" in Ijaw.
Akpomatunemibofa m & f Ijaw
Means "nobody has a knowledge of the world" in Ijaw.
Akpomofa f & m Ijaw
Means "the world is not as you think of it" in Ijaw.
Akshaya f & m Indian, Tamil, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya) meaning "eternal, imperishable" (literally "not decaying"). As a Tamil name, it is solely feminine, while it is masculine in Odia usage.
Ākuhata m & f Maori
Maori form of August, Augustus or Augusta.
Ãkuluk f & m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Akuma f & m Popular Culture
Means "devil" or "demon" in Japanese This is the name of one of the antagonists in the fighting-game series 'Street Fighter'. In the original Japanese game his name is Gouki.
Akuru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 渥 (aku) meaning "kindness, moisten", 開 (aku) meaning "open, unfold, unseal", 空 (aku) meaning "sky", 曙 (akuru) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 蒼 (a) meaning "blue" or 明 (akuru, a) meaning "bright, light", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 来 (ru) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli"... [more]
Akuwueziuka f & m Igbo
Means "prosperity is a good talk" in Igbo.
Akyıldız f & m Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word ak meaning "white" and yıldız meaning "star".
Akzhan f & m Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Akzhurek m & f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жүрек (zhurek) meaning "heart".
Aladeinyefa f & m Ijaw
Means "nothing is superior to royalty" in Ijaw.
Alafia f & m Yoruba
Means "peace" in Yoruba.
Alai m & f Basque
Means "happy, joyful" in Basque.
Alaitz f & m Basque
From the name of a mountain range in Navarre, Spain.
al-Aleem m & f Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"The All-Knowing One", "The Knowledgable One"... [more]
Alan f & m Chinese
Combination of Ah and Lan 1.
Aland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Adelland. Also compare Eland.... [more]
Alangka f & m Burmese
Means "prosody" or "ornament" in Burmese.
Alasaya f & m Aymara
Means "north" in Aymara.
Alatari m & f Ijaw
Means "king's love" or "love of royalty" in Ijaw.
Alawo f & m Yoruba
Alawo means "white, green" in Yoruba.... [more]
Alaz m & f Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish
Alazimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into royalty" in Ijaw.
Albaldah m & f Astronomy
This is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة bálda "the town".
Albali m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".
Albi f & m Arabic
Means "my heart" in Arabic.
Alceste f & m French, Italian
French and Italian masculine and feminine form of Alcestis.
Alchemy f & m English
From the English word "alchemy" referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry".
Alchiba f & m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Corvi in the Corvus constellation. It bore the traditional names Al Chiba (Arabic ألخبا al-xibā meaning "tent") and Al Minliar, al Ghurab (Arabic منقار الغراب al-manxar al-ghurab) or Minkar al Ghurab.
Aldar m & f Mongolian
Means "glory, fame" in Mongolian.
Aldarbadrakh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and бадрах (badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".
Aldarnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, to increase; to enhance".
Aldart m & f Mongolian
Means "celebrated, glorious, famous" in Mongolian.
Aldarzhargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing"
Alde m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element adal meaning "noble". Also compare Aldo and Alda 1.
Alderamin m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".
Aldine f & m English
Either a short form of Geraldine or a variant of Alden
Aldir m & f Filipino
Meaning “smart but timid”
Ale m & f Hawaiian
Diminutive of Alepeleke, Alekona and names containing that sound.
Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian 'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Alef m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. ... [more]
Alejehen m & f Bandial
Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.
Alek m & f Serbian
Shortened form of the Serbian names Aleksandar (M) and Aleksandra (F) which derive the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός).
Aleĸatsiaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "beautiful, precious older sister of a boy" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aleĸa and the suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Alekona f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alison and Alton.
Alemşah f & m Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish alem meaning "world, universe" combined with şah meaning "shah, king".
Alera f & m Ogoni
Means "enough" or "it is enough" in Khana.
Alev f & m Turkish (Modern)
Means "flame" in Turkish.
Alewa f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alva 1 / Alva 2.
Alexiel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Alexis with El or Elle.
Alexiz m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Alexis.
Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.
Alexx f & m English
Variant of Alex.
Alexxis f & m English
Variant of Alexis. Alexxis was given to 14 girls in 2017 per the SSA.
Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.
Alexzade m & f Polynesian
Alexzade is an Polynesian unisex name used primarily in Fiji and Samoa. It has no specific meaning, but can be inferred as spiritual.
Algeneb m & f Astronomy
Variant of Algenib.
Algenib m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. The name Algenib comes from the Arabic al-janb, meaning “the side.”
Algieba m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al-Jabhah, meaning "the forehead". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Leonis in the constellation Leo.
Alhamdulillah m & f Indonesian, Pashto, Kazakh, Malay, Urdu
Comes from Arabic اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ‎ (al-ḥamdu li-llāhi) meaning “praise be to Allah”
Alheri f & m Dagbani
Means "gift" or "kindness" in Dagbani.
Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.
Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]
Ali'i f & m Hawaiian
Means "chief, royal" in Hawaiian.
Aliña f & m Aymara
Means "grow" in Aymara.
Alioth m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic alyat, meaing "fat tail of a sheep". This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Alirio m & f Spanish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, though it could be derived from the Roman name Hilarius or the Greek Hilarion, as suggested by Hanks and Hodges in 'A Dictionary of First Names' (they also go on to note a possible connection with Allyre, the name of a Gallo-Roman saint)... [more]
Alitash f & m Ethiopian
Means "may I not lose you"
Aliwen m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun aliwen meaning "tree."
Alizarin f & m Literature
From alizarin crimson, the English name of a shade of red. The color is named after a red dye originally obtained from the root of the madder plant, ultimately from Arabic al-usara meaning "the juice"... [more]
Alkaid m & f Filipino, Astronomy
Means "the leader", derived from Arabic قائد بنات نعش qā'id bināt naʿsh, meaning "leader of the daughters of the bier". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Alkalurops m & f Astronomy
This is the name of Mu Boötis. The system's traditional name Alkalurops is from the Greek καλαύροψ kalaurops "a herdsman's crook or staff", with the Arabic prefix -al attached.
Alkes m & f Astronomy
This is the name of a star Alpha Crateris in the constellation Crater. It bore the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس alkās or الكأس alka's meaning "the cup".
All m & f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Allan, Allison and names that begin with All-.
Allahbergen m & f Kazakh
Kazakh word for "God-given" or "brought by God". Combination of the Kazakh word Allah, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Arabic Allah, meaning "God" as well).
Allerheiligen m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
The German word for All Saints' Day given to a child who was born or baptized on this day.
Allex m & f English (American)
Variant of Alex.
Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.
Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.
Alluitz m & f Basque
Derived from Basque atx "rock" and luze "long". This is the name of a mountain in Biscay.
Almaz m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.
Almi m & f German
Diminutive of names with Alm- such as Alma 1 or Almar.
Alnilam m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic an-niżām, meaning "string of pearls". This is a star in the constellation Orion.
Alnitak m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic an-niṭāq, meaning "the girdle". This is the name of a star in Orion.
Alniyat m & f Astronomy
Sigma Scorpii and Tau Scorpii together bore the traditional name Al Niyat (or Alniyat) derived from the Arabic النياط al-niyāţ "the arteries" and referring to their position flanking the star Antares, the scorpion's heart, with Sigma Scorpii just to the north.
Áloe f & m Spanish (Chilean, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Specially Chilean and Philippine Spanish version of Aloe.
Aloé m & f French (Rare)
French version of Aloe, his name is originally masculine but began to become feminine, influenced by the English name
Alofa f & m Samoan
Means "love" in Samoan.
Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.
ʻAlohi f & m Hawaiian
Means "shine, shining" in Hawaiian.
Alongi m & f Lingala
Means "victorious" in Lingala.
Alornerk m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Means "under-feet" in Inuktitut and Greenlandic.
Alrai m & f Astronomy
Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Alrich m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ahlrich or Alarich recorded from the 15th to 20th centuries for men and in the 17th century for women in East Frisia.
Alsciaukat m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star 31 Lyncis. It bore the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic الشوكة (aš-šawkat) meaning "the thorn" and Mabsuthat.
Altabás f & m Aragonese
Taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Altabás meaning "Our Lady of Altabás". Altabás is the Spanish form of Adelbald and is used as a surname as well.
Altaf m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "kinder, nicer, lovelier" in Arabic. It is used as a feminine name in Arabic-speaking countries while it is primarily masculine in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Altaír f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Altair.
Altanbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Altanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Altandukh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden forehead" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дух (dukh) meaning "forehead, brow".
Altanduulga m & f Mongolian
Means "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга (duulga) meaning "helmet".
Altangerel m & f Mongolian
Means "golden light" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Altankhishig m & f Mongolian
Means "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Altankhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "golden son, golden boy" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Altannamar m & f Mongolian
Means "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".
Altannar f & m Mongolian
Means "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".
Altanpürev m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
Altansoyombo m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо (soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.
Altantogos f & m Mongolian
Means "golden peacock, golden peafowl" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and тогос (togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl"
Altantsog m & f Mongolian
Means "golden splendour" or "golden embers" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цог (tsog) meaning "embers, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory".
Altantülkhüür m & f Mongolian
Means "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр (tülkhüür) meaning "key".
Altanzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Altanzul f & m Mongolian
Means "tulip" in Mongolian, ultimately from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp, torch".
Aluhé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Derived from Mapudungun alwe (also used as am), referring to (the spirit/soul of) a dead person.
Aluwani m & f Venda
Means "be prosperous" or "grow up" in Tshivenda.
Alvi f & m Estonian (Rare)
Feminine variant of Alve and masculine form of Alf 1.
Alwyne m & f English
Variant of Alwyn.
Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.
Alyn f & m English
Variant of Allyn.
Alysson f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alyssa. It caught on as a masculine name in Brazil.
Alyssum f & m English (Rare)
From the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. The name alyssum actually comes from the Greek word 'lyssa', meaning “rage” or “madness” and the 'a', meaning “against” giving it its meaning today, “without madness”, since it was believed to cure madness.
Ama f & m Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Amaartivat f & m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name related to the word amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".
Amabile m & f Italian (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Amabilis and also rare French form of Amabilis. The name is unisex in Italy and strictly feminine in the francophone world... [more]
Amabilis m & f Ancient Roman
Cognomen meaning "lovable" in latin, found to be used by both men and women
Amad m & f Arabic
Means "period (of time)" in Arabic.
Amahoro m & f Rundi
From Amohoro meaning “Peace” in Rundi.
Amaiur f & m Basque (Modern)
From the town of Amaiur in Spain. The fortress of Amaiur was one of the last fortresses in Navarre to make a stand against the Castilian invasion of 1512. In the 20th century it was reclaimed by Basque nationalists as a symbol of resistance of the Basque, thus its usage as a name for people.
Amakai f & m Western African
Meaning unknown.
Amaku m & f Efik
Of Eniong Origin
Amalfi f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the place name Amalfi. It is mainly used in Colombia.
Aman m & f Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "peace, tranquility" in Hindi and Punjabi, ultimately from Arabic أَمْن‎ (ʾamn).
Amanat m & f Persian
Means "trustworthiness" in Persian.
Amance f & m French (Rare)
French feminine and masculine form of Amantius.
Amandla f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "power, strength" in Xhosa and Zulu.... [more]
Amane m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a, ama) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a, ama) meaning "love, affection", 雨 (ama) meaning "rain", 海 (amane, ama) meaning "sea, ocean", 吾 (a) meaning "I, my, our, one's own", 周 (amane, ama) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 星 (ama) meaning "star", 天 (amane, ama) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 普 (amane) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 遍 (amane) meaning "everywhere, times, widely, generally", 弥 (amane) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 和 (amane) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, numb", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 峰 (ne) meaning "summit, peak", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", 韻 (ne) meaning "rhyme, elegance, tone", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 使 (ne) meaning "use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause" or 望 (ne) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect"... [more]
Amanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Variant transcription of Amanprit.
Amans m & f Ancient Roman
Latin cognomen meaning "loving" from latin amans
Amanyire f & m Eastern African, Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, Kiga
Means "God knows" in Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, and Kiga.
Amanzhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Amarbayan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amarbayasgalan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Amarbileg m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Amarbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Amarin m & f Thai
From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal" and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra.
Amarjagal f & m Mongolian
Variant transliteration of Amarjargal.
Amarjargal f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace, comfort" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Amarjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Amarjeet.
Amarkhüü m & f Mongolian
Derived from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy".
Amarmend m & f Mongolian
Means "calm and peaceful" or "greetings" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.
Amarmönkh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "forever, eternal".
Amarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Amarsanaa m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace" or "simple, easy" combined with санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought".
Amârtivat f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Amartüvshin m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "peace, ease, rest" and түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level".
Amaru f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens; sky" combined with 琉 (ru), 瑠 (ru), both meaning "precious stone; gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "flow", or 留 (ru) meaning "to detain; to fasten; to stop"... [more]
Amasja m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Amaziah. This name has always been extremely rare in the Netherlands and was also an exclusively masculine name until around the '60s of the 20th century... [more]
Amataga m & f Samoan
Means "beginning, start" in Samoan.
Amato f & m Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amaurie f & m American
Variant of Amaury.
Amazie f & m Zulu
Happy and beloved
Amazie f & m African (Modern)
Gifted with purpose
Amazing f & m English (Rare)
From the English word amazing, which is derived from Old English āmasian meaning "to confound". This name is chiefly used in countries that has English as their secondary language, such as African countries or the Philippines.
Ambar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Hebrew עַם ('am) meaning "people, nation" with the name Bar.
Ambar m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment, sky."
Ambar f & m Indonesian
Means "amber" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic عنبر ('anbar).
Ambelu m & f Amharic
Possibly means "commander" in Amharic.
Ambo m & f Efik
Amboara m & f Malagasy
Means "sheaf of grain" or "bouquet of flowers" in Malagasy.
Ame f & m Japanese
From Japanese 雨 "rain" or 飴 "candy".
Amel f & m Albanian
Originates from the albanian word, e embel, which means sweet.
Amen m & f English (Rare)
From the English word amen, uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning "so be it".
Amenaghawon f & m Western African, Edo
Literally translated to "the water you shall drink" in Edo, from the proverb Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.
Ameni m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Wish" in Maghrebi Arabic. This name is more commonly used in Tunisia
Ames m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ames.
Amfrid f & m Norwegian (Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Arnfrid (f) and Arnfred (m).
Amgalan m & f Mongolian, Buryat
Means "peaceful, calm" in Mongolian and Buryat.
Amgalanbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "peaceful celebration, peaceful joy" in Mongolian, from амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".
Amigaat m & f Bandial
Means "He/she has a skinny leg" in Bandial.
Amil f & m Galician
From the town of Amil in Galicia, originated as a possesive form of the Germanic name Alamirus, from the elements alls "all" and mers "famous". Nowadays it is a devotional title for the virgin Mary, Nosa Señora dos Milagres de Amil.
Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.
Amillion m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English phrase "a million".
A-min f & m Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a min hanja, such as 珉 meaning "gem," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," 旻 meaning "sky" or 民 meaning "people."
Amina f & m Aymara
Means "fable, story" in Aymara.
Amior m & f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Means "my nation is a light, my nation is a beacon" in Hebrew.
Amisadai m & f Biblical (All), American (Hispanic)
Meaning "the Almighty is my relative" or "people of the Almighty" in Hebrew. His son Ahiezer was chief of the Tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12; 2:25).
Amiti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my friend" or "my colleague" in Hebrew, usually used as a diminutive of Amit 2.
Amiya m & f Indian, Bengali
Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word अमाय (amaya) meaning "free from deceit, guileless". A noted (male) bearer was Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901-1986), an Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet.
Ammarin m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amarin.
Amnuai m & f Thai
Means "give, support" in Thai.
Amnuay m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amnuai.
Amoke f & m Yoruba
Means "loving stroke" in Yoruba.
Amomimich m & f Nahuatl
Means "not a fish" in Nahuatl.
Amon m & f Thai
Means "immortal, eternal" in Thai.
Amonrat f & m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the Latin word amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Amorn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amon.
Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.
Ampai f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อำไพ (see Amphai).
Ampawn f & m Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Amphorn.
Ampelos m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos) meaning "vine, grapevine". In Greek mythology it belonged to a satyr who was transformed into the first grapevine, loved by the god Dionysos, as well as to one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos, associated with vines such as wild grapes and bryony.
Amphai m & f Thai
Means "bright, brilliant" or "beautiful, pretty" in Thai.
Amphawan f & m Thai
Means "mango orchard, mango grove" in Thai.
Amphon f & m Thai
Means "sky" (a poetic word) in Thai.
Ampon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amphon or Amporn.
Amrinder m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) "undying, immortal, imperishable" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Indra.
Amsal m & f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Psalm.
Amukelani m & f African, Tsonga
Means "acceptance" in Tsonga.
Amukelo m & f Tsonga
Means "acceptance" in Xitsonga.
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