AlanmOssetian From Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from Aryan (see Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".
AlarmBreton (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Breton form of Alaric and a Breton form of Éloi.
AldafBasque From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.
AldafAlanic, History, Georgian (Rare) This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Alda of Alania (11th century), who was the second wife of king Giorgi I of Georgia.... [more]
Aldem & fDutch (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.
Alekm & fSerbian 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).
AlénmGalician, Spanish (Rare) Of toponymic origin, it gives its name to various places in Ourense and Pontevedra. It comes from the adverb beyond "on the other side of", "from the part beyond", "beyond"; it is also a noun, with the meaning "the beyond"... [more]
AlifmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Azerbaijani Means "friend, companion, intimate, tame" in Arabic. This can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əlif.
A-linfChinese Nickname for 黄丽玪 (huáng lì lín), 黄 meaning yellow, 丽 meaning beauty and 玪 meaning tinkling, A-Lin is also a stage name of a talented Chinese songstress.
AlkefLow German Diminutive of names that contained the name element adal, most notably Adelheid.
AlkifGreek Diminutive of Angeliki. This name was borne by Angeliki „Alki“ Zei (December 15, 1925 – February 27, 2020), a Greek novelist and children's writer.
AlkumFinnish (Rare) Means "start, beginning, inception, incipience" in Finnish. The name may also be a variant form of Algot.
AlnafLithuanian Either derived from Lithuanian alnė or alnis, dialectal words for elnė "deer" and elnias "roebuck", or a direct adoption of the name of the river Alna (referred to by its Polish name Łyna in English), whose name is derived from Old Prussian... [more]
AloefEnglish (Modern, Rare) Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.
Aloém & fFrench (Rare) French version of Aloe, his name is originally masculine but began to become feminine, influenced by the English name
AltnfKalmyk Means "gold" in Kalmyk, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *altun.
AltomSpanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]
AlwimIndonesian, Malay From Arabic علوي ('alawiyy) meaning "of Ali 1", used to refer to descendants or followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib (called Alawites).
Amadm & fArabic Means "period (of time)" in Arabic.
Ama-efSumerian Possibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element ama ("mother"). Name borne by a Sumerian businesswoman who lived during the reign of Sargon of Akkad.
AmaifJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 舞 (mai) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amanm & fIndian, Punjabi, Hindi Means "peace, tranquility" in Hindi and Punjabi, ultimately from Arabic أَمْن (ʾamn).
AmanfArabic It's an Arabic name which means "The feeling of safety and peace". Although the word is used constantly in everyday speech, using it as a name is not that common.
AmiafEnglish (Rare) Perhaps a variant of Amaya, a diminutive of any name beginning with Am-, or derived from the Latin amor meaning "love" or a feminine form of Amias.
AmicmGascon, Lengadocian Gascon and Languedocian form of Amicus as well as a direct adoption of Gascon amic "friend".
AmilmArabic, Azerbaijani, Filipino, Tausug Means "labour, work, deed, action" in Arabic, from the root عمل ('amila) meaning "to work, to perform, to do".
Amilf & mGalician 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.
A-minf & mKorean 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."
AmmamAfrican Mythology The god of fertility and of rain among the Dogon of Mali and Sudan.
AmmafNorse Mythology, Old Swedish, Greenlandic Has several possible meanings. May be a short form of names beginning with Arn- or Am-, derived from Old Swedish amma ("wet nurse"), Old Norse amma ("grandmother") or Old Norse ama ("dark one").... [more]
AmmimJewish, Biblical, Jewish Legend, Hebrew Means "my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of a character in the Old Testament, Hosea's second son, who was originally named Lo-Ammi meaning "not my people" but was renamed Ammi "my people"... [more]
AmmymIndian In the case of Punjabi singer and film actor Ammy Virk it is a short form of Amninderpal.
AmonmJapanese This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, flatter, nook" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
AmzimBiblical Probably Hebrew, and may mean "my strength". 'In the Bible it occurs only once, in a genealogy... It appears regularly at Princeton in the period 1810-60, but not at Harvard. Apparently Amzi represents a development in the Middle Colonies, one which did not reach New England... [more]
Anārf & mHindi, Indian From Hindi अनार (anār) meaning "pomegranate".
AnarfArabic Means "radiant, glowing", from the أَنَارَ (ʔanāra) meaning "light, illuminate".
AnaxmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief". In ancient Greece, it was a title denoting a tribal king or military leader.... [more]
Andim & fBuginese From an 18th-century hereditary title that was coined by Dutch colonists to refer to Buginese aristocrats and academics. It is not generally used as a name itself.