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Ary f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Norwegian-Trinidadian electronic singer Ary, it is short form of Ariadne.
Arya m & f Hebrew (Rare)
means "the lion of god" in Hebrew (ari-lion, ya-god).
Aryella f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Ariella... [more]
Aryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron (See also Aaryn and Arin).
Arystyda f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Arystydes.
Arzhela f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Arzhel.
Arzhula f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Arzhul.
Arzhura f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Arzhur.
Arzylan m Tuvan (Rare)
Means "lion" in Tuvan.
Asagao f English (American, Japanized, Rare)
Asagao, first introduced in the Heian period in Japan, blooms in summer. As its name suggests, this flower blooms only in the morning and on cold days. Asagao comes in a variety of colors, but an intense yellow... [more]
Asahina f Japanese (Rare)
Combination of asa which by itself means "morning", and Hina, a popular name meaning "sunlight". Most commonly used as a surname, like in the case of popular character Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, manga, and anime... [more]
Asail m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Biblical Russian form of Asahel.
Asan m Kazakh, Crimean Tatar, Georgian (Rare), Bulgarian
Kazakh, Crimean Tatar and Georgian form of Hasan. A known Georgian bearer was prince Asan-Mirza of Kakheti (died in 1750), the third son of king Davit II of Kakheti.... [more]
Asaniko m Bulgarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Asan.
Asarja m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Azariah.
Asavari f Marathi (Anglicized, Rare)
Name Asavari generally means Name of a raga or melody, is of Indian origin, Name Asavari is a Feminine (or Girl) name. Person with name Asavari are mainly Hindu by religion. Name Asavari belongs to rashi Mesh (Aries) and Nakshatra (stars) Krithika.
Asbury m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Asbury.
Ascan m German (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
German and Danish form of Ascanius. It can also be a younger form of an ancient Germanic name that consists of the elements asc meaning "ash tree" and wini meaning "friend".... [more]
Asdghig f Armenian Mythology, Armenian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Astghik
Asela f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Asella. A notable bearer of this name is the Cuban chess player Asela de Armas Pérez (b. 1954), who won the title of Woman International Master in 1978.
Asella f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin noun asella meaning "little she-ass". It is the feminine version of asellus, which is a diminutive of Latin asinus meaning "ass, donkey".... [more]
Aselle f French (Rare)
French form of Asella. This name is not to be confused with Axelle.
Asemina f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Ασημίνα (see Asimina), as well as an Albanian form.
Asenata f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Asenath.
Asenefa f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Asenath.
Ašera f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Asherah.
Ásgerð f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese modern form of Ásgærðr.
Asgrim m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Ásgrímr.
Ashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix A- and the given name Shawn.
Ashawnte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashante, or a combination of the phonetic element a with the name Shantae (or with the name Shawn and the phonetic element tay).
Ashayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix a and Shayla.
Ashbelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Ash and Belle
Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]
Ashita m Japanese (Rare)
From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]
Ashkharuhi f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).... [more]
Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.
Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).
Ashryn f Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Main character in The Ashryn Barker Trilogy by Laura Greenwood and a character in World of Warcraft.
Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Asianique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Asia 1 and the suffix -nique (from Dominique, Monique or Unique)... [more]
Asif f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "collecting" or "harvest" in Hebrew.
Asifa f Arabic (Rare), Pakistani
Feminine form of Asif.
Asimo f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Asimina.
Asine f Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Most likely a feminine form of Husayn.
Aska f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage which is considered both a feminine form of Aske and Ask as well as a direct adoption of the noun aska "ash; cinder".
Askale f Amharic (Rare)
Probably based on "Askal of Mary" (A type of flower).
Askalon m Late Greek, Georgian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄσκαλος (askalos) meaning "unhoed, uncultivated" and therefore "rough" in a figurative sense.... [more]
Așkay f & m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish așk meaning "love" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".
Asker m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Newer form of Ask or Ásgeirr.
Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Áslákur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Áslákr.
Aslhenbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aslanbiy or Aslanbi. A known bearer was Oleg Aslhenbiy Af’ewine (1957-1993), who fought in the Abkhaz-Georgian War of 1992-1993.
Aslonbek m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Aslanbek.
Asmahan f Persian (Modern), Arabic (Rare)
Means "seeker of excellence" in Persian, possibly as an elaboration of Asma. It is the stage name of Amal Atrash, an Iranian singer.
Ásmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásmarr.
Asnetha f Literature (Rare)
Presumably a form of Asenath. Miss Asnetha Sleep is a character in The Tilted Cross (1961) by Australian author Hal Porter.
Åsny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásný.
Asny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Åsny (see Ásný).
Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.
Aspazija f Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Aspasia. Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), one of the most important Latvian poets and playwrights.
Aspazy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aspasius.
Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"
Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".
Assele m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Axel.
Asseri m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Øssur.
Assomption f French (Rare)
Derived from French assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare Asunción).
Assueer m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ahasuerus. One bearer was Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1834-1889), a Dutch baron and politician who was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 to his death.
Assutzena f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Azucena.
Ást f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ásta, although folk etymology likes to connect this name to Icelandic ást "love".
Astafi m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Astafiy, which is a Russian form of Eustathius (compare Yevstafiy)... [more]
Astap m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Ostap.
Astarti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Astarte.
Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Øystein or a combination of the element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" with steinn "stone".
Astelle f English (Rare)
English variant form or spelling of Estelle.
Astere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Asteria.
Asterija f Lithuanian, Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Asterios.
Ástgeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgeir.
Ástgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgerður.
Ástheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ást "love" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath", perhaps inspired by the Old Norse name Ásheiðr.
Asthild f Swedish (Rare)
Newly created name inspired by Astrid.
Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element *AST "branch (of a tree)" and *WOLF "wolf".
Astore m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Italian noun astore meaning "goshawk", which effectively makes this name an Italian cognate of Astor.... [more]
Astorre m Italian (Rare)
Variant form of Astore. Known Italian bearers of this name include the former soccer player Astorre Cattabrini (b. 1922) and the military leaders Astorre II Baglioni (1526-1571) and Astorre I Manfredi (c... [more]
Astralabius m Medieval French (Rare)
A latinised greek word, meaning "One who reaches the stars", resembling the word astrolabe (an astronomical instrument).... [more]
Astrée f & m French (Rare)
French form of Astraea and Astraeus.
Ástrida f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Astrid.
Ástride f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Astrid.
Astrinos m Greek (Rare)
Contracted form of Asterinos.
Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).
Ástvar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ásvarður.
Asunta f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician cognate of Assunta.
Asvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Åsvard (see Ásvarðr).
Åsveig f Norwegian (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse áss "god" combined with Old Norse veig "strength".
Åsvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Ásví, which was derived from áss "god" combined with an unknown second element, possibly "devoted, dedicated" (from vīgja or vígja "to consecrate (in heathen sense)"; compare Véfreyja).
Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.
Aszpázia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aspasia.
Asztéria f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Asteria.
Atae m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 与え/與え (atae) meaning "gift, godsend."... [more]
Atalanti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Atalante.
Ataman m Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Used as a title in both Cossacks and Turks."Ataman" derives from Gothic "father of men-warriors", or Turkic Ata-man, "father of horsemen". Cossacks kept in their speech the original meaning of the word, sometimes saying "father-ataman" ("bat'ka-ataman")... [more]
Atanarik m Croatian (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athanaric.
Atanase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Atanasia and Athanasie.
Atanasi m Catalan (Rare), Provençal
Catalan and Provençal form of Athanasius.
Atanasius m Dutch (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch, Finnish and German variant of Athanasius.
Atanáz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Athanasius.
Atanazja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Atanazy.
Atasha f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Tasha.
Atasi f Indian (Rare)
Bengali and Sanskrit name for "flax; flaxseed".
Atau m Japanese (Rare)
From archaic verb 与う/與う (atau), modern 与える/與える (ataeru) meaning "to give, bestow, grant, award; to provide, supply" or verb 能う (atau) meaning "to be able (to do)."... [more]
Ataúlfo m Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Athaulf.
Ataveon m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Octavian.
Atavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Octavia, using the popular phonetic prefix a.
Atdhe m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian atdhe "fatherland, homeland".
Ate m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, peacefulness" combined with 殿 (te) meaning "heaven, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atenaide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Athenais.
Aténé f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian from of Athena.
Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]
Aðalbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal meaning "noble" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
Aðaldís f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and dís "goddess".
Aðalfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and fríðr "beautiful".
Aðalráður m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".
Aðalrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse element aðal meaning "noble" and Rós.
Aðalsteina f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Aðalsteinn.
Aðalsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble", steinn "stone" and unnr "wave"... [more]
Athelaston m African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Athel and Aston or a variant of Athelston.... [more]
Athelinda f English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Ethelinda. Lady Athelinda Playford is a character in Agatha Christie's novel Closed Casket.
Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]
Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.
Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.
Athibodi m Thai (Rare)
Means "overlord, superior, chief official" in Thai.
Athinais f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Athenais.
Atiana f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Short form of Tatiana or a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Tiana. This is borne by Atiana De La Hoya (1999-), daughter of American boxer Oscar De La Hoya and beauty pageant winner Shanna Moakler... [more]
Ático m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Atticus.
Átide f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Atthis.
Átila m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Attila.
Atinagora m Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Macedonian and Serbian form of Athenagoras.
Atiyya f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Atiya.
Atla f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Atli. In Norse mythology, Atla is one of the nine mothers of Heimdallr.
Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of Atlas).... [more]
Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”
Atley m English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atley.
Atli f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the word at ("you" in a Hebrew female pronoun) and the name Li 2. Making it relative to Liat.
Ato m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Avto, which is a short form of Avtandil.
Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.
Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]
Atori f Japanese (Rare)
From 花鶏 (atori), referring to the brambling bird.... [more]
Atreas m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Atreus.
Atri m & f Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish short form of Adrian.
Atsege f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri as a Basque equivalent of Angustias, who based the name on the Basque word atsekabe "sorrow, anguish, suffering". Later, however, it was used as an equivalent of Consuelo.
Atsumiko f Japanese (Rare)
Atsu means "warm", mi means "beauty", and ko means "child, sign of the rat: first sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Atsuto m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 敦 (ton, tai, dai, chou, atsu.i) meaning "industry, kindliness", 厚 (kou, atsu.i, aka) meaning "thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless" or 篤 (toku, atsu.i) meaning "fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 翔 (shou, kage.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar."... [more]
Atsyrukhs f Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian (Rare)
From Ossetian ацы (atsy) meaning "present, real, true" and рухс (rukhs) meaning "light". This is the name of a character in the Nart sagas, the daughter of the god Khur.
Attallah m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Variant of Atallah, a masculine Arabic name, which is borne by Attallah Shabazz (1958-), the eldest daughter of American activist Malcolm X.
Attalos m Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek ἀταλός (atalos) meaning "delicate, tender" or the related ἀτάλλω (atallo) meaning "to bring up a child, to foster", "to grow" or "to skip, gambol, frolic".
Atteneri f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Guanche name meaning "here is the beautiful young woman", derived from the Guanche demonstrative *hata and *teneriht "gazelle", used here to mean "beautiful girl". This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495... [more]
Atti f Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Astrid as well as a Swedish and Finnish variant of Atta.
Attide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Atthis.
Attilie f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Attilia or a phonetic American English rendering of the German given name Ottilie.
Attwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Attwell.
Atuka m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Avtuka, which is a diminutive of Avtandil.
Atvars m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian atvars "whirlpool, maelstrom".
Atwater m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atwater.
Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.
Atzany f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Ahtziri and Itzayana.
Atzi f Nahuatl (?), Mexican (Rare)
Allegedly derived from a Nahuatl word meaning "rain". This name was used for a character in the 2010 Mexican animated film Guardians of the Lost Code (Spanish: Brijes 3D).