ArnemetiafCeltic Mythology Arnemetia's name contains Celtic elements are, meaning "against, beside," and nemeton, meaning "sacred grove." Her name is thus interpreted as "she who dwells in the sacred grove," suggesting Arnemetia may be a divine epithet rather than a name in its own right.
ArnesmBosnian Used in Bosnia, borrowed from either German Arnold as a shoter nickname, or Norwegian Arne 1.
ArnfridfNorwegian, Swedish Modern Norwegian form of Arnfríðr, an Old Norse name derived from the elements arn "eagle" and fríðr "peace, love" or "beloved" (later "beautiful, fair"; compare Fríða, an Old Norse short form of Arnfríðr and other feminine names containing the element).
ArngrimmMedieval English, Norse Mythology Anglo-Scandinavian variant of Arngrímr. This was the name of a berserker in Norse mythology; he figures in Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, Lay of Hyndla, a number of Faroese ballads, and Örvar-Odds saga.
ArngrímrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" and grímr "person wearing a face mask".
ArnicafDutch (Rare), English (Rare) Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]
ArnidafFaroese Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Armida and a combination of the Old Norse name elements ǫrn "eagle" and ið "industrious; work; activity".
ArnimmGerman German name that first surfaced in the late 1800s. It was originally taken from the name of the town of Arnim near Berlin, later inspired by the surname of poet Bettina von Arnim and finally (mis)understood as a variant of Armin.
ArnlínfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" 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.
ArnonmHebrew From the name of a river mentioned in the Bible that most likely corresponds to the Wadi Mujib canyon stream in present-day Jordan. The name itself was possibly derived from a word meaning "noisy".
AroafJapanese From Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 歩 (a) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AroariimTahitian Means "face king"; a combination of aro "face, forehead, sight" and ari'i "king".
ArohafJapanese From Japanese 有 (aro) meaning "exist" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ĀrohirohifPolynesian Mythology The name of the goddess of mirages and shimmering heat. Her name may be related to the word ārohi meaning "to scout, reconnoitre".
AroiafBasque Regional variant of Basque aukera "opportunity, occasion; choice".
ÅroliljafLiterature, Norwegian (Rare) Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.
Aromf & mThai Means "emotion, feeling, mood" in Thai.
ArpadmTurkish Probably comes from arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name Árpád via barley.
ArpârtemGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "messenger". From Greenlandic arpappoq meaning "runs" (arpaartoq meaning "runs from house to house to give a message").
ArrenefBasque Derived from Basque arren "request; please". Due to its meaning, it is understood as an equivalent to both Oración and Rosario.
ArrhabaeusmAncient Greek (Latinized), History Latinized form of the ancient Greek given name Ἀρραβαῖος (Arrhabaios), which is also found spelled as Arrhibaios. The meaning of the name is uncertain. The first element of the name may possibly consist of the Greek prefix ar meaning "not, without" (similar to the word arrhythmia), whereas the second element might possibly be related to the Greek verb ῥαβάσσω (rhabasso) "to make a noise"... [more]
ArrhidaeusmAncient Greek (Latinized), History Latinized form of the ancient Greek given name Ἀρριδαῖoς (Arrhidaios), which might possibly be a variant form of the Greek given name Ἀρραβαῖος (Arrhabaios) (see Arrhabaeus)... [more]
ArriefEnglish Used in the United States around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Similar to other popular names of the time ending in -ie Addie, Annie, Allie, and Abbie. Possibly influenced by Ari 1 and variants.
Arringtonm & fObscure Transferred use of the surname Arrington. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 17 boys and 15 girls with the name Arringtion in 2001.
ArritokietafBasque Derived from an old Basque name meaning "the place of the protruding stones". It has been used as a nom de plume by the Basque writer Julene Azpeitia (1888-1980).
ArriusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile, which is ultimately derived from the Etruscan personal male name Arntni, of which the meaning is unknown. Also compare Arruns... [more]
ArrosafBasque (Rare) Derived from Basque arrosa "rose", this name is considered the Basque equivalent of Rosa 1 and Rose.
ArrosalifBasque Of debated origin and meaning. While the most widespread theory thinks of this name as a Basque form of Rosalie, other scholars link it to the Germanic name Rosalind.
ArruntiusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile, which is derived from the personal male name Arruns. This name was borne by several ancient Romans, such as the admiral and consul Lucius Arruntius the Elder and his son Lucius Arruntius the Younger, a senator.
ArrútaĸmGreenlandic From Greenlandic arrusaq meaning "small pelagic marine gastropod" (Latin name: "clione limicina") which is gelatinous and transparent, and shaped like little angels, having flapping "wings", hence their name in English: "sea angels".... [more]