AdzumifJapanese From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 月 (dzu) meaning "moon" combined with 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AeacesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Aiakes. This name was borne by two rulers of the Greek island of Samos, the earliest of which lived in the 6th century BC.
AeëtesmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αἰήτης (Aiêtês), possibly derived from Greek αἴητος (aiêtos) "terrible, mighty". In Greek mythology Aeëtes was a king of Colchis in Asia Minor (modern Georgia) and the father of Medea... [more]
AeginafGreek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek Αιγινη (Aigine), which is of unknown meaning, perhaps an alternative name for the plant known as Etruscan honeysuckle in English. In Greek mythology she was a naiad loved by Zeus, who abducted her in the form of an eagle, carrying her off to the island of Attica... [more]
AelevafMedieval English Younger form of Old English Ælfgifu created with the Germanic elements ael meaning "hall, temple" and ewa meaning "ever." Compare Aelfeva.
AelianmEnglish, History English form of Aelianus. A bearer of this name was Claudius Aelianus - often called Aelian in English - a Roman author and philosopher from the 3rd century AD.
AellicmMedieval English Combination of Anglo-Saxon elements ael meaning "hall, temple" and lic with the contested meaning of "like" or "body."
AemondmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television series "House of the Dragon". Prince Aemond is a member of House Targaryen. He is the second son of King Viserys I Targaryen by his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower, and the younger brother of King Aegon II Targaryen.
AenetefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latin form of the Greek Αἰνήτη (Ainete), derived from Greek αἰνητός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy, deserving praise", from αἰνέω (aineo) "to praise". In Greek mythology Aenete was the wife of Aeneas, the legendary founder of the ancient Thracian city of Aenus.
Aeng-hafKorean From Sino-Korean 櫻 (aeng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Aeng-jafKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 櫻 (aeng) combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be spelled as Cheriko in Japanese and Ying-zi in Chinese.
AeoliafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αἰολία (Aiolia), itself derived from αἰόλος (aiolos) meaning "moving, swift".
AerfenfWelsh Mythology Welsh form of Aerten, the name of a Brythonic goddess of fate. Aerten is derived from Proto-Celtic *agro- "carnage, slaughter" (cf. Agrona) and *tan-nu "to broaden, to spread" or *ten-n-d-o- "to break, to cut"... [more]
AergiafGreek Mythology Means "idleness" in Greek, derived from the negative prefix α (a) and ἔργον (ergon) "work". This was the name of the Greek personification of sloth and idleness.
Aerialf & mEnglish (American, Modern) Variant of Ariel. The spelling is apparently influenced by the English adjective aerial meaning "pertaining to the air; ethereal" (ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air").
AeropefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Greek Ἀέροπος (Aeropos) (see Aeropus). In Greek myth Aerope was a daughter of King Catreus of Crete, granddaughter of Minos and wife of Atreus (to whom she was married after the death of his son and her first husband Pleisthenes)... [more]
AertenfCeltic Derived from agro-, "carnage", and tan-nu, "to broaden" or "to spread", or ten-n-do-, "to break" or "to cut".
AerunafGreenlandic Combination of Aeru and the suffix -na, indicating a personal name.
AesarafAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek Aisara. Aesara of Lucania was a Pythagorean philosopher who wrote a work called On Human Nature, of which scholars today only have a one-page fragment.
Ae-shimfKorean From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" and 沈 (sim) meaning "sink, submerge, addicted to". Other hanja combinations are possible.
AesookfKorean From Sino-Korean 愛 "love" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".
AethrafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αιθρη (Aithre) meaning "bright, purer air; the sky" in Greek (from aithein "to burn, shine"). This was the name of several characters in Greek myth including the mother of Theseus, a captive of Troy, at the service of Helen until the city was besieged.
AfferyfLiterature, Medieval English Meaning uncertain, possibly of Old English origin. It may be related to Avery or Aphra. Affery Flintwinch is a character in Charles Dickens' novel 'Little Dorrit' (1855-7).
AffouéfBaoulé Derived from Baoulé fue "Saturday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Saturday".
AfshinmPersian Modern form of Pišīn through Avestan Pisinah. It was also used as a princely title for rulers of Ošrūsana, a former Iranian region in Transoxiana.
AgabusmBiblical Agabus was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in Luke 10:1–24.
AgenetmMedieval English Possibly a medieval diminutive of names beginning with the Old French element agin, a lengthened form of Proto-Germanic *agjō "blade" (e.g. Agenulf; see Aginulf).
AgernefBasque (Modern, Rare) Derived from Basque agertu "to reveal; to appear", this name is a fairly recent coinage (most likely by Sabino Arana) intended as a variant of Agerkunde.
AghvanmArmenian Means "Caucasian Albanian" in Armenian. Caucasian Albania was an ancient country in the Caucasus, not connected to the modern state in the Balkans.
AglaosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright". Also compare the related name Aglaia.
AgmundmGermanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare) Form of Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
ÁguilafSpanish Means "eagle" in Spanish (see Aquila), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Águila and Nuestra Señora del Águila, meaning "The Virgin of the Eagle" and "Our Lady of the Eagle" respectively.... [more]
AhalyafHinduism From Sanskrit अहल (ahala) meaning "unploughed, unfurrowed". In Hindu mythology Ahalya was a woman created by the god Brahma. She was married to the sage Gautama Maharishi but was seduced by Indra, causing her husband to punish her for her infidelity by turning her into stone... [more]
AhalyafTamil From Tamil அகல் விளக்கு (ahal vilakku) meaning "lamp, diya".
AhaniafLiterature Ahania is the Emanation, or female counterpart, of Urizen, Zoas of reason, in William Blake's mythology. She is the representation of pleasure and the desire for intelligence.
AhantafMarathi (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit अहन्ता (ahanta) meaning "self-consciousness".
AhikammBiblical, Biblical Hebrew Derived from 'ach "brother" and qum "to raise" meaning "my brother has risen, raised brother". This is the of a consult in the Bible.
AhrorafUzbek From the Uzbek word ahror meaning "one able to free oneself from worldly desires".
AhsokafPopular Culture Created from an anagram of Ashoka, pitched by George Lucas after Ashoka the Great, the Indian Emperor of the Maurya Empire... [more]