AnżelikafPolish (Rare) Polish transcription of Анжелика or Анжеліка (see Anzhelika. Rarely used as a Polish alternate form of Angelika, possibly influenced by the word "anżelika", which refers to candied Angelica, or to the plant Angelica in general.
AoureganfBreton Breton name, in which the first element is aour meaning "gold" (ultimately from Latin aurum). The second element may be Breton gen "cheek, face" or gwenn "shining, holy"... [more]
AphareusmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek The meaning of this name is uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek ἀφαρεί (apharei), which is an adverb of Greek ἄφαρ (aphar), which can mean "straightway, forthwith" as well as "suddenly, quickly"... [more]
ApheidasmGreek Mythology Means "unsparing, not miserly" in Greek, derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) combined with the Greek adjective φειδός (pheidos) meaning "sparing, thrifty".... [more]
Aphelelem & fXhosa, Zulu Means "complete, whole, all present" in Xhosa and Zulu. Often given to the last child to be born in a family.
AphichaimThai From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, higher, above" and ไชย or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
AphichatmThai From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, higher, above" and ชาติ (chat) meaning "life, birth, existence".
AprasionmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب (Afrasiyab) (see Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ (Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი (Aprasiobi).... [more]
ApreshumfArmenian From the Persian ابریشم (abrišam) meaning "silk".
ApricityfEnglish (Rare) A rare English name with Latin origins meaning “the warmth of the sun in winter”.
Aputsiaĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of Aput and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
AqchagulfUzbek Derived from aqcha meaning "money" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
AquinnahfWampanoag From Wampanoag Âhqunah meaning "the end of the island". This is also the name of a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. American actor Michael J. Fox gave this name to his daughter Aquinnah Kathleen born in 1995.
AramayismAncient Armenian, Armenian From Old Median *Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *rāma- "joy, peace" and *ais-/*is- "to strive".
Arandelam & fFilipino 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.
ArathornmLiterature Arathorn II is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the fifteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and the father of Aragorn II, one of the major characters in The Lord of the Rings.
ArbogastmGermanic Derived from Gothic arbi "inheritance" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger." Saint Arbogast was a 7th-century bishop of Strasbourg.
ArchenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
ArdagastmMedieval Slavic, History The meaning of the first element of this name is unknown to me, but the second element is probably derived from Slavic gost "guest". Also note the resemblance to the Germanic name Arbogast... [more]
ArdaleonmRussian (Rare) Extremely rare variant of Ardalion, which was probably influenced by the Greek word λέων (leon) meaning "lion" (see Leon).
ArdhendumIndian, Bengali Means "half moon" or "crescent moon" in Sanskrit. This is also the name of a constellation sometimes called अर्धचन्द्र (ardhacandra).
ArdoxshofNear 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.
ArduinnafCeltic 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.
ArendinafDutch 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]
ArendinefDutch (Rare) Variant form of Arendina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.
ArenellefLiterature The name of a fictional character in The Keepers book series by Jackie French Koller.
ArentijnfMedieval 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.
AretaeusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Aretaios. A known bearer of this name of Aretaeus of Cappadocia, a Greek physician who lived in the 1st century AD.
AretaiosmAncient Greek Derived from either Greek ἀρετάω (aretao) "to thrive, to prosper" or from Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".
ArgailasmLithuanian Means "(to be) strong as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
ArgaudasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
ArgintasmLithuanian Means "to defend as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
ArianellfWelsh Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and Middle Welsh gell "yellow" (which apparently also carried the connotations of "shining", ultimately going back to Proto-Celtic *gelwo- "yellow; white", compare Old Irish gel(o) white; fair; shining").... [more]
AriaspesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Of ancient Persian origin, but the meaning is unknown to me at this time. This was the name of one of the three legitimate sons of King Artexerxes II Mnemon, who lived in the 4th century BC.
AridelosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἀρίδηλος (aridelos) meaning "clear, distinct, far seen". It consists of the Greek strengthening prefix ἀρι (ari) meaning "most" combined with the Greek adjective δῆλος (delos) meaning "visible, conspicuous, manifest"... [more]
ArignotefAncient Greek Feminine form of Arignotos. This was the name of a female philosopher from Croton or Samos, active around the year 500 BC, who was a student of Pythagoras and Theano... [more]
ArinnitifAncient Near Eastern Hittite name meaning "lady of the forest", from Sanskrit aranya meaning "forest". This name was given to the Sun Goddess of Arinna. Also connected to the Vedic goddess Aranyani.
ArkadinafObscure Derived from a Russian surname, the feminine form of the surname Arkadin, which is probably derived from the given name Arkadiy... [more]
Arkansasm & fEnglish (Rare) A French pronunciation (Arcansas) of a Quapaw (a related Kaw tribe) word, akakaze, meaning "land of downriver people" or the Sioux word akakaze meaning "people of the south wind".
ArkantosmPopular Culture Name given to Atlantean general and protagonist of the game Age of Mythology.
ArkarianmLiterature The name of a character in the Guardians of Time book series by Marianne Curly.
ArmantasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
ArmartiemEnglish (African) A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.
ArmintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".
ArnaalukfInuit Mythology The spirit name of a group of Inuit from a particular region, meaning "a big woman", a spirit of the woman under the sea. Prominent in Inuit mythology.