This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is archaic.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Anodos m Greek (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)"Ascent" or "Upward Progress" from the Greek
οδος with the prefix
αν. Used by Plato to refer to enlightenment. Anodos is the central character in the George Macdonald novel "Phantastes"... [
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Anšlavs m Latvian (Archaic)This was the name of Latvian writer, journalist and painter Anšlavs Eglītis who became a war refugee in 1944. He had prolific career as a novelist, and his later work often examined aspects of exile life.
Apareka m Georgian (Archaic), Popular CultureDerived from Georgian აპარეკა
(Apareka), which is the name of a famous folk song from Khevsureti, the mountain region of Georgia. In the song itself, Apareka is the name of a young man.
Apridon m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Afrīdōn (also found spelled as
Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name
Fereydūn (see
Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is
Frēdōn.
Ardúlín f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)Recorded in Iceland in 1910 (according to Guðrún Kvaran (1943-), professor of lexicography at the University of Iceland). It has been suggested that it was an Icelandic form of Welsh
Aurddolen.
Árlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)Icelandic name with the combination of
ár "year", "plenty", "abundance", "fruitfulnes" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman" or an Icelandic variant of
Arnlaug.
Artemas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Polish (Archaic)Presumably a contracted form of
Artemidoros. This name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament, in Saint Paul's letter to Titus. According to George Rippey Stewart in American Given Names (1979): 'It is chiefly remembered from General Artemas Ward, of the Revolution (born 1727)... [
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Asefi f Haitian Creole (Archaic)Derived from Haitian Creole
ase "enough" and
fi "daughter; girl" and therefore meaning "enough girls". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many daughters, in hopes that the next child would be a boy.
Aselom m Haitian Creole (Archaic)Derived from Haitian Creole
ase "enough" and
lòm "man" and therefore meaning "enough men". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many sons, in hopes that the next child would be a girl.
Ashot m Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)Meaning uncertain. According to one Armenian scholar, the name comes from the ancient Urartian name
Asud, which he states has the meaning of "quiet, peaceful". Others theorize that the name is possibly derived from the Armenian noun աշխարհ
(ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" as well as "land, country"... [
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Aslamaz m Georgian (Archaic)Meaning uncertain. It is probably of Persian or Turkic origin, but it is also possible that it is of Kartvelian origin, in which case it is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი
(lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".... [
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Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element
*AST "branch (of a tree)" and
*WOLF "wolf".
Ate m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, peacefulness" combined with 殿 (te) meaning "heaven, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ateist m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)Derived from the Russian noun атеист
(ateist) meaning "atheist". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Avangard m Soviet, 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.