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Adalbod m GermanicOld High German name derived from the elements
adal "noble" and
boto "bid, offer".
Adalbrand m GermanicMeans "noble sword", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old Norse
brand "sword".
Adalburg f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German
adal "noble." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Adald m FrankishFrom Old Frankish
ad, perhaps a reduction of Old High German
adal "noble" and Old High German
walt "power, authority".
Adaldag m GermanicMeans "noble day", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with
daga "day."
Adalfrid m GermanicMeans "noble peace", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace".
Adalgar m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German
adal "noble". The second element is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
Adalgern m GermanicDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
gairns "eager, desiring."
Adalgild f GermanicMeans "noble sacrifice", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Adalgis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German
adal "noble." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Adalgisel m GermanicDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Adalgod m GermanicDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
guths "god" or Gothic
gôds "good."
Adalgrim m GermanicMeans "noble mask", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Adalhelm m GermanicMeans "noble protection", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
helm "helmet, protection".
Adalher m GermanicMeans "noble army", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
hari "army."
Adalhild f GermanicMeans "noble battle", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Adaliah f BiblicalIt is a biblical name that means "One that draws water, poverty, cloud, death.
Adalland m GermanicMeans "noble land", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with
land "land."
Adalman m GermanicMeans "noble man", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with
man "man."
Adalmar m GermanicMeans "noble and famous", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous." Also, see
Elmer.
Adalmiina f Finnish, LiteratureUsed by Zacharias Topelius, a Finnish fairy tale writer, in his story 'Adalmiinan helmi' ('Adalmiina's pearl' in English, 'Adalminas pärla' in Swedish), which was published during the late 1800s.... [
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Adalmund m GermanicMeans "noble protection", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Adalmut f GermanicMeans "noble mind", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
môds (
mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."
Adalrad m GermanicMeans "noble counsel", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Adalram m GermanicMeans "noble raven", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Adalric m GermanicMeans "noble power", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Adalrun f Old High GermanDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" and
runa "secret lore, rune". This was used for a character in a minor German opera,
De Kaisertochter (
The Emperor's Daughter; 1885) by Willem de Haan.
Adalsind f GermanicMeans "noble path", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and Gothic
sinths "way, path."
Adalswind f GermanicMeans "noble strength", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength."
Adaltrud f GermanicMeans "noble strength", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and
þruþ "strength."
Adalwald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Adalward m GermanicMeans "noble guard", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Adalwig m GermanicMeans "noble warrior", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Adalwulf m GermanicMeans "noble wolf", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf." See also
Adolf.
Adaman m Popular CultureDerived from the word adamant, an archaic term for diamond. This is the name of a character from the video game Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Adaman is the leader of the Diamond Clan.
Adamanteia f Greek Mythology (?)Apparently derived from Greek ἀδάμαντος
(adamantos) meaning "unbreakable, inflexible". The 1st-century BC Roman writer Hyginus called the nymph
Amaltheia by this name in his
Fabulae (139).
Adamantine f French, EnglishMeans "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin
adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek
adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -
ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'... [
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Adamantius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Adamantios. This was borne by the 3rd-century Christian theologian Origenes Adamantius, who acquired the nickname because of his "character of steel", evidenced by severe ascetic practices (allegedly including self-castration based on a literal reading of Matthew 19:12 - "There are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven").
Adamastor m Literature, Portuguese (Rare)Derived from Greek ἀδάμαστος
(adamastos) meaning "untamed" or "untameable" (also see
Adamastos). The giant Adamastor is a personification of the Cape of Good Hope in the 16th-century Portuguese poet Luís de Camões' epic work
Os Lusíadas (
The Lusiads)... [
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Adami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (
ada) meaning "flax" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Adamir m Bosnian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this name is the Bosnian politician Adamir Jerković (b. 1958).
Adamma f Hurrian Mythology, Semitic MythologyEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Eblaite element
ʾdm ("blood, red"). Name borne by a goddess of the Eblaite pantheon who was later incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon.
Adane m & f ArabicFrom Arabic
`adana meaning "to settle down (in a place or a country)".
Adanech f AmharicMeans "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.
Adanedhel m LiteratureMeans "elfman, half-elf" in Sindarin, from the elements
adan "man" and
edhel "elf".
Adaora f IgboMeans "the people's daughter" in Igbo.
Adar f & m HebrewVariant of
Adara ("noble, exalted, praised"). Adar features in the Jewish calendar as the name of the twelfth month of the biblical year and the sixth month of the civil year, when Purim is celebrated ('thus girls born during this period often bear the name
Adara').
Adartza f Basque (Rare)From the name of a mountain in the Basque region of France. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque
adar "branch; horn" and the quantifying suffix
-tza.
Adassa f BiblicalFrom Hebrew הֲדַס (hadas) meaning "myrtle tree".In the Old Testament this is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.
Adathan m Mandaean MythologyIn Mandaeism, Adathan is an uthra who stands with Yadathan at the Gate of Life in the World of Light, praising and worshipping Hayyi Rabbi.
Adauctus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
adauctus meaning "augmented, increased". This was the name of a Christian martyr and saint from the 4th century AD.
Aday m Spanish (Canarian)From
Charco Aday ("Aday Pond"), a place in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It may come from a Spanish surname or from a Guanche name. In any case, it was reclaimed as a Guanche name and has been used in modern times.
Adbeel m BiblicalMeans "servant of God" or "disciplined by God", though some scholars suggest it may also mean "miracle of God" or "sorrow of God". In the bible, this was the name of the third son of
Ishmael.
Adbugissa f GaulishDerived from Proto-Celtic
ad- "very" and Gaulish
*bugio- meaning "blue".