AnankefGreek Mythology Meaning "force, constraint, necessity." Ananke was the personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle. She marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos.
AnantacaritramBuddhism From Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta) meaning "infinite, endless" and चारित्र (caritra) meaning "conduct, behaviour". This is the name of a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
AnantachaimThai From Thai อนันต (ananta) meaning "boundless, infinite, endless" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
AnantawikramottunggadewamHistory Derived from Sanskrit अनन्तविक्रमतुङ्गदेव (anantavikramatungadeva) meaning "infinite valor of the high god". This is part of Airlangga's regnal name, as well as that of his uncle, Dharmawangsa.
Ananyaf & mIndian, Bengali, Odia, Hindi, Thai Means "matchless, unique, without equal" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the the feminine form अनन्या and the masculine form अनन्य. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in India (particularly in Bengali-speaking regions) while it is solely feminine in Thailand.
AnapelfSiberian Mythology Known as "Little Grandmother," this goddess of the Koryak people of Siberia is Matron of Reincarnation. She was worshipped at ceremonies following the birth of a new child.
AnapsychiafLate Roman Derived from the Greek verb ἀναψύχω (anapsycho) meaning "to cool (off), to revive by fresh air, to refresh; to recover oneself". This was the name of a late Roman woman letter writer who corresponded with Saint Jerome of Striden.
Anārf & mHindi, Indian From Hindi अनार (anār) meaning "pomegranate".
AnarfArabic Means "radiant, glowing", from the أَنَارَ (ʔanāra) meaning "light, illuminate".
AnarawdmMedieval Welsh Derived from Welsh an, itself an intensifying prefix, and arawd "speech; praise".
AnarbekmKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz анар (anar) meaning "pomegranate" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AnarchafAfro-American (Slavery-era) Perhaps based on the English word anarchy meaning "absence of government". A known bearer of this name was Anarcha Westcott, an Alabama slave woman who, in the latter 1840s, was subjected to years of surgical experimentation at the hands of gynecologist J. Marion Sims.
AnárionmLiterature Means "son of the sun" in Quenya. This was the name of the younger son of Elendil in Tolkien's works. He was a king of Gondor and slain in combat with Sauron.
AnassafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady". In other words, one could say that this name is the feminine form of Anax.
AnastagiafHaitian Creole, Italian (Archaic) Italian variant and Haitian Creole form of Anastasia. A famous bearer of this name is Anastagia Pierre (1988-) who is a Bahamian-Haitian-American beauty queen, model, spokesperson, and television host, elected as Miss Bahamas Universe 2011.
AnastasakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Anastasios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
AnasuyafHinduism, Indian, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada Means "without envy" or "without spite", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and असूया (asūyā) "envy, jealousy". In Hindu mythology, Anasuya is the pious wife of the ancient rishi (sage) Atri.
AñatervemGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Possibly means "fast" or "swarthy" in Guanche. It was borne by an acting mencey (leader) of Tenerife at the time of the conquest of the Canary Islands by the Crown of Castille.
AnathemafLiterature Name of the fictional character Ananthema Device from the show Good Omens inspired by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman's book. The name is derived from the word meaning "someone who is disliked" or "a curse by a pope or minister of the church", which makes sense as the character is an occultist.
AnathothmBiblical, Hebrew Apparently means "answer to prayers" in Hebrew, with the first element derived from Hebrew anáh "to answer". In the bible, Anathoth was one of the sons of Becher, who in turn was the son of Benjamin.
AnathusafAmerican (Archaic) Perhaps an 18th- and 19th-century American alteration of Arethusa, possibly arising from a typographical error.
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]
AnaxandrafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology, French (Quebec, Rare) Feminine form of Anaxandros. In Greek legend this name was borne by the wife of King Procles of Sparta. It was also the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek painter, who is mentioned in Clement of Alexandria's essay 'Women as Well as Men Capable of Perfection'.
AnaxandrosmAncient Greek Means "master of a man", derived from Greek αναξ (anax) "master, lord, chief" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man". The latter element is the genitive of Greek ανηρ (aner) "man".
AnaxanimfAzerbaijani From 'ana' meaning "mother" and 'xanım' meaning "wife."
AnaxanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
AnaxarchosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αναξ (anax) "master, lord, chief". The second element is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source".
AnaxaretefGreek Mythology Means "master of virtue" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to a Cypriot maiden whose rejection of Iphis incurred the wrath of Aphrodite... [more]
AnaxenormAncient Greek Variant of Anaxanor. This name was borne by a Greek citharode from Magnesia on the Maeander, who was a favourite of the Roman politician Mark Antony (1st century BC).
AnaxidamosmAncient Greek Doric Greek form of Anaxidemos, because it contains δᾶμος (damos), which is the Doric Greek form of δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".... [more]
AnaxidemosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief" combined with the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".
AnaxikratesmAncient Greek Means "powerful master", derived from Greek αναξ (anax) "master, lord, chief" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) "power."
AnaxilaosmAncient Greek Means "master of the people", derived from the Greek elements αναξ (anax) "master, lord, chief" and λαος (laos) "the people."
AnaximandrosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αναξ (anax) "master, lord, chief". The second element is derived from either Greek μάνδρα (mandra) "an enclosed space" or Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]
AnaximenesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements αναξ (anax) "master, lord, chief" and μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit." Anaximenes was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 6th century BC.
AnaxipposmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
AnayansifLiterature, Spanish (Latin American) Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [more]
AncalimëfLiterature Means "most bright" in Quenya. This was the name of the first Ruling Queen of Númenor in Tolkien's works. She was the daughter of Erendis and Tar-Aldarion.
AncamnafCeltic Mythology (Latinized) A water goddess from Continental Celtic mythology known from inscriptions in the area of modern-day France and Germany.... [more]
AnchialefGreek Mythology The name of the Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, the sister of Prometheus and mother of the metal-working Daktyloi. Her name may be derived from ank-, a prefix meaning "to reveal or uncover" and further elements meaning "heat"... [more]
AnchormEnglish The name is either a masculine form of Anchoretta (finally going back to the Welsh name Angharad) or used with the literal meaning "anchor".
AndalucíafSpanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare) From the name of an autonomous community in Spain, Andalusia, which is derived from the Arabic term 'al-andalus' meaning "land of the vandals". The spelling is likely influenced by Lucia.
AndarbekmChechen Derived from Arabic أَنْدَر (ʾandar) meaning "rarer, rarest, noble" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AndartafCeltic Mythology Andarta was a goddess worshiped in southern Gaul (in present-day southern France and in Bern, Switzerland). Her name has traditionally been translated as "Great Bear" (from Gaulish artos "bear"), more recent analyses of the name, however, offer the translation "Well-fixed, Staying firm".