Names Starting with aa - Behind the Name

Aabraham m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Abraham.

Aadan m Somali
Possibly a Somali form of Adam.

Aadolf m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Adolf.

Aafje f Dutch
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element alb "elf".

Aage m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Áki.

Aali m Arabic
Means "high, lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high".

Aalis f Medieval French
Old French form of Alice.

Aaliyah f Arabic, English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Aali. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah. This name received a boost in popularity after she released her debut album in 1994, and also in 2001 after her untimely death in an airplane crash.

Aamaal f Arabic
Means "hopes, aspirations" in Arabic (a plural form of Amal 1).

Aamadu m Fula
Fula form of Ahmad.

Aamina f Arabic, Somali
Alternate transcription of Arabic آمنة (see Amina 1), as well as the Somali form.

Aaminah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آمنة (see Amina 1).

Aaminata f Fula
Fula form of Amina 1.

'Aamir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عامر (see Aamir 1).

Aamir 1 m Arabic, Urdu
Means "prosperous, substantial, populated" in Arabic, related to the root عمر (ʿamara) meaning "to live long, to thrive".

Aamir 2 m Arabic
Variant of Amir 1.

Aamu f Finnish
Means "morning" in Finnish.

Aanakwad m & f Ojibwe
Means "cloud" in Ojibwe.

Aang m Popular Culture
The hero of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008). When his name is shown in written form, it is composed of the Chinese characters 安 (ān) meaning "peace, quiet" and 昂 (áng) meaning "raise, lift".

Aapeli m Finnish
Finnish form of Abel.

Aapo m Finnish
Finnish form of Abraham.

Aaralyn f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Aaron using the popular name suffix lyn.

Aaren m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Aaron.

Aarne m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Arne 1.

Aarni m Finnish
Finnish form of Arne 1, also associated with the archaic word aarni meaning "treasure".

Aaro m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Aaron.

Aäron m Dutch
Dutch form of Aaron.

Aarón m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Aaron.

Aaron m English, French, German, Finnish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן (ʾAharon), which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name is borne by the older brother of Moses. He acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Aaron's rod produced miracles and plagues to intimidate the pharaoh. After the departure from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, God installed Aaron as the first high priest of the Israelites and promised that his descendants would become the priesthood.... [more]

Aarre m Finnish
Means "treasure" in Finnish. It may also be used as a variant of the uncommon older name Aaretti, itself from a Low German form of Arnold.

Aart m Dutch
Dutch short form of Arnold.

Aarthi f Tamil
Tamil form of Aarti.

Aarti f Hindi, Marathi
From the name of a Hindu ritual in which offerings of lamps or candles are made to various gods, derived from Sanskrit आरात्रिक (ārātrika).

Aase f Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Åsa, as well as a Norwegian variant of Åse.

Aatami m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Adam.

Aatos m Finnish
Means "thought" in Finnish.

Aatto m Finnish
Finnish form of Adolf. It also means "eve, evening before" in Finnish, as the day before an important holiday.

Aatu m Finnish
Finnish form of Adolf.

Aava f Finnish
Means "wide, open" in Finnish.

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