AustrahildfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle."
AustraliafEnglish (Rare) The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.
AustregildfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice."
AustregildefFrankish Queen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [more]
AustregiselmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
AustrimNorse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare) From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]
AustrobertmGermanic Means "bright east", derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."
AuszrinefBaltic Mythology Either an older or a Polonized form of Aušrinė (or possibly both seeing as many of the early documents on Baltic deities were composed by Polish authors).... [more]
AutherinefAfrican American Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
AuðfríðrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
AuðgæirrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and geirr "spear".
AuðgærðrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".
AuðgrímrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.
AuðguðrfOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and gunnr "battle, fight".
AuðhelgafOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and heill "lucky".
AuðhildrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and hildr "battle".
AuðhumlafNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, riches" and *humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed Buri, the first god, from ice.
AuðimOld Norse Means "happiness, luck, prosperity, destiny" in Old Norse, used as a short form of names starting with this element.
AuðinmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".
AuðlínfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
AuðrúnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
AutochthonmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek αὐτόχθων (autochthon) meaning "sprung from the land itself; indigenous, native", composed of αὐτός (autos) "self" and χθών (chthon) "earth, soil"... [more]
AutodicefAncient Greek (Latinized) Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". Compare the Greek adjective αὐτόδικος (autodikos) meaning "with independent jurisdiction, with one's own law-courts".
AutoklesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".
AutokratesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power." Also compare the English word autocrat.
AutolykosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]
AutomnefFrench (Modern, Rare) Derived from French automne "autumn, fall", this name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of Autumn.
AutonoëfGreek Mythology Feminine equivalent of Autonoos (see Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.
AutonousmGreek Mythology Possibly means "he is perceptive, or thoughtful, or has heart or soul". From the Ancient Greek autos (αὐτός) 'he, she, it, they; himself, herself, itself, themselves; same' and nous, or noos (νόος) 'the mind, as in perception, sense, the heart and soul; an act of mind, such as thought, purpose, design'.... [more]
AutosthenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]
AuwalmWestern African, Hausa Derived from Arabic أول ('awwal) meaning "first". This name is commonly given to the first of multiple children with the same name.
AuxesiafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek αὔξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase". This was the name of the goddess of spring growth, one of the Horai. The name also functioned as a title of the goddess Persephone, whose ascent from the underworld marked the transition from winter into spring.
AuxiliadorafSpanish, Portuguese Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]
AuxiliatrixfDutch (Rare) Derived from Latin auxiliatrix, which refers to a helper, aide or assistant of the female sex (the masculine equivalent is auxiliator). The word is ultimately derived from the Latin noun auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance"... [more]
AuxiliusmLate Roman From the Roman cognomen Auxilius, which was derived from the Latin noun auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance". The noun itself is ultimately derived from the Latin verb auxilior meaning "to give help, to aid, to assist"... [more]
AuxitychefAncient Greek Probably derived from Greek αυξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase" combined with τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
AuxtinmBasque Basque form of Augustin. This name is borne by Basque writer Auxtin Zamora (*1943).
AvafSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon aval "strength, power", a Latinization of Awe, a feminine form of Ave and a short form of names ending in -ava, such as Gustava.
AvalokiteshvaramSanskrit Means "lord of perception" in Sanskrit, derived from अवलोकन (avalokana) meaning "sight, observation, perception" and ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord, god"... [more]
AvangardmSoviet, Crimean Tatar (Archaic), Russian (Rare) Derived from Crimean Tatar avangard, which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.
Avantm & fFrench Avant- is a prefix meaning “before” or “forward.” It is very occasionally used in some technical terms. Avant- comes from French avant, meaning “before.” Avant, in turn, derives from Latin ante, “before,” which is the source of the English combining form ante-.... [more]
AvayahfEnglish (Modern) Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.
AvemDutch, West Frisian The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]
AveleyfEnglish Transferred use of the surname Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means "Ælfgyth’s meadow"... [more]
AvellanafEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.
Avel·límCatalan Transferred use of the surname Avel-lí, Catalan form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.
AvenelmMedieval English Originally derived from the same, highly uncertain, source as Avo and Ava 3, Avenel was first in use as a given name in the Middle Ages, and later went on to become a surname (which, in turn, was occasionally re-used as a given name from the 1500s onwards).
AventinusmRoman Mythology This name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [more]
Aventurinef & mEnglish From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]
AvenuemEnglish Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.