AlagernmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic gairns "eager, desiring."
AlahtinfNew World Mythology The name of the Chumash goddess of the moon who also governs over purification, health and menstruation.
Alam al-DinmArabic Means "mark of the religion" from Arabic علم ('alam) meaning "sign, mark, flag, banner" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
AlamanmGermanic, Gascon (Archaic) The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from man "man."
AlamonmTagalog, Cebuano, Filipino From the Tagalog word alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".
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".
ÄläwetdinmTatar Derived from the Arabic ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn, meaning ”servant of Allah, nobility of faith, nobility of religion, nobility of the faith”. It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-Din.
AlawinmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wini "friend."
AlawnmWelsh Derived from Welsh alaw meaning "melody, harmony" (see Alaw). This was the name of an early bard, said to be one of the three founders of druidism.
AlbijnmDutch Generally the Dutch form of Albinus, but in some instances it can be derived from Albuin as well. A bearer of this name was the Flemish painter Albijn Van den Abeele (1835-1918).
AlbionmEnglish From the ancient name of Great Britain, which is said to have been inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover. The word is ultimately of Celtic origin (of which the meaning is not entirely certain), but it is etymologically related to Latin albus "white".
AlbonmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by ThomasAlvaEdison (1847 -1931).
AlbrunfGermanic Combination of Old High German alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albh- "to shine; gleam") and run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").
AlbulaanmAstronomy This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".
AlbwinmPolish (Rare) Derived from Old High German alb (which comes from Old Norse âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German wini "friend".
AldebaranmAstronomy, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Derived from Arabic الدبران (al-Dabarān) meaning "follower" (from دبر (dábar) "to turn one's back"). This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, presumably so named because it appears to follow the Pleiades rightward across the night sky... [more]
Alderaminm & fAstronomy This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".
AldmanmGermanic Means "old man", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with man "man." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalman.
AlectryonmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek The Ancient Greek word for "rooster". In Greek mythology, Alectryon was a youth, charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite.
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]
AlfarinnmNorse Mythology Has several possible etymologies. Maybe derived from Old Norse alfr ("elf, supernatural being") and ǫrn ("eagle"); alf and arinn ("fire, immolation place"), a word meaning "far, long" and far ("to travel"), or ala ("entire, all") and a word meaning "deserted".... [more]
AlfbjǫrnmOld Norse Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and bjǫrn "bear".
AlfianmIndonesian Possibly a form of the name Alvin or perhaps derived from Arabic ألف (alf) meaning "thousand".
AliminmIndonesian Derived from Arabic عالمين ('alimin) meaning "knowers", the plural of عالم ('alim) meaning "scholar, knowledgable person".
ÄlimjanmKazakh, Persian, Uyghur Combination of the Islamic name Alim, meaning "scholar", and the Kazakh and Persian word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear".
AlimkhanmKazakh, Chechen, Dagestani From Arabic عليم meaning "learned, expert, scholar" and the tital khan meaning "king, ruler"
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.
Aliwenm & fMapuche From Mapudungun aliwen meaning "tree."
ƏlixanmAzerbaijani Combination of Əli and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Alizarinf & mLiterature From alizarin crimson, the English name of a shade of red. The color is named after a red dye originally obtained from the root of the madder plant, ultimately from Arabic al-usara meaning "the juice"... [more]
AlkiphronmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun αλκη (alke) meaning "strength". The second element is derived from either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
Allahbergenm & fKazakh Kazakh word for "God-given" or "brought by God". Combination of the Kazakh word Allah, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Arabic Allah, meaning "God" as well).
AllahverənmAzerbaijani Means "given by God", from Arabic الله (Allah) and Azerbaijani verən "giver", the participle of vermək "to give".
AlusianmBulgarian Tsar of Bulgaria for short time in 1041. One night, during dinner, Alusian took advantage of Peter II's inebriation, and cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife in 1041... [more]
AlvanmBiblical Hebrew In Genesis 36:23, Alvan is the eldest son of Shobal and a descendant of Seir the Horite. In 1 Chronicles 1:40 he is called Alian.
AlwenfWelsh Adoption of the name of a Welsh river in Clwyd. The origin and meaning of this river's name are uncertain; current theories, however, include a derivation from Proto-Celtic *al(aun)o- "nourishing".
AmaethonmWelsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle Derived from the Brittonic name *Ambaχtonos meaning "divine ploughman" or "ploughman-god". This was the name of the Welsh god of agriculture. In the late 11th-century legend of Culhwch and Olwen, Amathaon appeared as an Arthurian warrior; as one of his tasks, Culhwch had to convince Amathaon to plow the lands of the giant Ysbaddaden.
AmalwinmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
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.
Amanzhanm & fKazakh From Kazakh аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Amarbayanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amarbayasgalanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Amarbuyanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
AmargeinmIrish (Archaic) Meaning "born of poetry" relating to the modern Irish word amhrán meaning song. Was the name of ancient poet, Amargein Glúingel, who wrote the Song of Amargein and the foster of father of the hero Cú Chulainn, Amargein mac Eccit.
Amarinm & fThai From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal" and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra.
Amarsaikhanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
AmartaivanmMongolian Means "peace, quiet; safety" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peace, tranquility".
Amartüvshinm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "peace, ease, rest" and түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level".
AmazonmEnglish (Rare) After the Amazon River and/or Rainforest, which is known as the "Rio Amazonas" in Spanish and Portuguese. "Amazonas" is derived from an ancient Greek myth about a tribe of mighty female warriors.
Amenm & fEnglish (Rare) From the English word amen, uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning "so be it".
Amenaghawonf & mWestern African, Edo Literally translated to "the water you shall drink" in Edo, from the proverb Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.
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."
Amin al-DinmArabic Means "trustee of the faith" from Arabic أمين (amin) meaning "true, trustworthy" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
AmirjanmKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word amir meaning "commander, prince" (borrowed from Arabic) and the Kazakh word jan meaning "soul" (borrowed from Persian).
AmironmHebrew Means "my nation is a song" or "my people sings" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew עַם (am) "nation, people" combined with Hebrew רֹן (ron) "singing, song" as well as "joyful sounds, shout of joy".
AmitonfNahuatl Possibly a diminutive form of Ami "hunt" using the -ton suffix.
AmlanfBaoulé Derived from Baoulé mlan "Wednesday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Wednesday".
AmmanmAncient Hebrew The given name of the second son of Lot, (The Veil), by his younger daughter meaning "Son of my Race" or "Son of my People. The father of the Ammanites, (AKA Ammonites). ... [more]
AmmonmMormon In the Book of Mormon, the character of Ammon is one of the four sons of King Mosiah, who initially opposes the Church, but is converted alongside his brothers and Alma the Younger after an experience with an angel, and becomes a missionary to the Lamanites... [more]
AmmoronmMormon Nephite traitor, brother of Amalickiah, king of Lamanites after Amalickiah's death - killed by Teancum (c. 66-61 BC).
AmoinfBaoulé Derived from Baoulé mɔnnɛn "Sunday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Sunday".
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]