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Amha m Amharic

Amia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinization of Amy via the variant Amya.

Amiana f Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Ammiana. Also compare the masculine counterpart Amiano.

Amika f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amile m Zulu
something keeping a structural holding making sure things are balanced in life.

Amina f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of Ami 3 and Na.

Amiot m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Ami 4.

Ämir m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Amir 1.

Əmir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Amir 1.

Amirmachmud m Indonesian
Combination of Amir 1 and Machmud.

Amirta f Assyrian
Means "princess" in Assyrian.

Amithya f Sanskrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Gujarati, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Hindi
MEANING - not-falsely, truthfully. Here अ means not + मिथ्या means false, lie

Amitie f Popular Culture
Derived from French amitié, meaning "friendship". The most famous barer of this name is Puyo Puyo character Amitie.

Aml f Arabic
Variant of Amal 1.

Amman m Arabic
Amman means peace... [more]

Ammavaru f Indian, Hinduism
An ancient goddess of India who existed before the beginning of time. She laid an egg that hatched into the divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Ammay m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada
Hindi, Sanskrit script : अम्मय... [more]

Ammayi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Hindi
Hindi, Sanskrit script : अम्मयी... [more]

Ammi m Jewish, Biblical, Jewish Legend, Hebrew
Means "my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of a character in the Old Testament, Hosea's second son, who was originally named Lo-Ammi meaning "not my people" but was renamed Ammi "my people"... [more]

Ammonaria f History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the name of the Egyptian god Ammon combined with the suffix -αρία (-aria). Alternatively it may be a Latinized form of Ammonarion... [more]

Amnuai m & f Thai
Means "give, support" in Thai.

Amoe f Hawaiian, Chinese (Cantonese)
Hawaiian form of the Cantonese Amoy (Ah Mooi), meaning "younger sister".

Amokrane m Berber, Northern African
Variant of Ameqran.

Amol m Indian, Marathi
Means "hope".

Amon m Japanese
This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, flatter, nook" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Amon m & f Thai
Means "immortal, eternal" in Thai.

Amon m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical English, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
From the Hebrew name אָמוֹן, which derived from the root אמן meaning "solid, stable, constant, faithful". In the Old Testament this ist the name of a king of Judah.

Amonrat f & m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Amoor m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati
"Astute"; "not-ignorant " ; "sharp-sighted "

Amorae f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amore, or an elaboration of Latin amor "love" using the phonetic element ray.

Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.

Ampawn f & m Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Amphorn.

Ampflise f Arthurian Romance
Form of Amphelise used by the 13th-century poet Wolfram von Eschenbach for two characters in his Middle High German romance Parzival, one of whom was the queen of France during the time of Uther.

Amphon f & m Thai
Means "sky" (a poetic word) in Thai.

Amphon m Thai
From Thai อำ (am) meaning "to hide, to conceal" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Amr m Arabic
Means "(long) life" from Arabic عمر ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive".

Amra f Abkhaz
Means "sun" in Abkhaz.

Amrei f Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Luxembourgish
Upper German and Luxembourgish contracted form of Annemarie.

Amri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Swahili
Means "my command" from Arabic أمر ('amr) meaning "order, command, decree".

Amro m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Amr.

Amrullah m Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian
Means "command of Allah" from Arabic أمر ('amr) meaning "order, command" combined with الله (Allah).

Amruta f Kannada, Marathi
Another form of the name

Amthelo f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of the mother of Abraham according to the Book of Jasher.

Amu m Yi
Means "first brother" in Yi.

Amubi f Manipuri
Means "black" in Meitei.

Amumacha m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei amu meaning "black, dark" and macha meaning "small, young".

Amunime m Ovambo
Means "big lion" in Ovambo.

Amutenya m Ovambo
Means "midday" in Ovambo. This name is traditionally given to children born during the afternoon.

Amycus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
This was the name of the first king of the Bebryces tribe in eastern Bithynia (northwestern Anatolia) in Greek legend, the son of Poseidon and the nymph Melia... [more]

Amyr m & f Altai
Means "peace" in Altai.

Amyra f Muslim, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Arabic Amira 1.

Amzi m Biblical
Probably Hebrew, and may mean "my strength". 'In the Bible it occurs only once, in a genealogy... It appears regularly at Princeton in the period 1810-60, but not at Harvard. Apparently Amzi represents a development in the Middle Colonies, one which did not reach New England... [more]

An m & f Japanese
From Japanese あん (an) meaning "bean paste" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. For females, the usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Ann or Anne 1.

Ana f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anaël m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized, Modern)
Coined in the 1960s as a Breton masculine form of Anne 1.

Anael m & f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Biblical, Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew name of uncertain meaning, possibly "God answers" (making it an equivalent of Anaiah, using el "God" as the second element as opposed to yah "Yahweh"); alternatively the first element may be related to chanah "favour, grace" (making it a relative of Hananiah and perhaps a form of Hanniel or Channiel)... [more]

Anagha f Indian (Rare)
The following name means sinless, one who is pure in nature.

Anaid f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Anaïde f Armenian (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of the Armenian given name Anaida.

Anaideia f Greek Mythology
From Greek ἀναίδεια (anaideia) meaning "shamelessness", derived from ἀν- (an-) "without" (alternative form of the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) used before a vowel) combined with αἰδώς (aidos) "shame, decency, regard for others, respect, reverence"... [more]

Anais f Galician, Spanish (Latin American), Occitan, Catalan
Catalan and Galician form and Occitan variant of Anaïs.

Anaishe f & m Shona
Derived from Shona anashe, meaning "who is with God".

Anaiyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Inaya.

Anakalia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Andrea 2.

Anala m Hinduism
Meaning "fire." A Hindu attendant god. He is one of the eight vasu deities who serve the god Indra.

Analyss f English (American)
Variant of Annalise.

Anam f Arabic, Indian
urdu name from pakistan... [more]

Anamitra m & f Hinduism
Means "Lord Surya (Sun)."

Anamrin m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
MEANING : having no enemy that can injure... [more]

Anan m Thai
Means "infinite, endless" in Thai.

Ananse m Akan
Variant of Anansi.

Anansia f African
Feminine form of Anansi.

Anastasja f Russian
Variant transcription of Anastasia.

Anastazya f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Anastazja.

Anatoliu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Anatolius.

Anaurra f Basque
Combination of Ane 3 and the word haur, haurra "child".... [more]

Anchinoë f Greek Mythology
Variant of Achiroë.

Anchirrhoë f Ancient Greek
Variant of Achiroë.

Ancia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Antanina, Antonija, Hanna 1 and Žana.

Anciulina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Ànciula.

Anciulu m Sicilian
Variant of Angiulu.

Anck-su-namun f Popular Culture
Variant of Ankhesenamun used in 'The Mummy' film series.

Anda f Polish, Romanian, Hungarian
Polish short form of Andrzeja and Romanian contraction of Andra 2.

Anda f Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Da.

Andalei f & m Chinese
Combination of An 1 , Da and Lei 2 .

Andani m Dagbani
Family name of one of the royal gates of Dagbong. Inherited traditional name".

Anđelija f Serbian, Croatian, Slavic Mythology
Serbian and Croatian form of Angelia. Ćorava Anđelija ("One-eyed Anđelija") is a storm demon in Balkan mythology.

Andereya m & f Nyoro, Ganda, Kiga, Tooro
Nyoro, Ganda, Tooro and Kiga variant of Andrew and Andrea 2.

Andi m & f Buginese
From an 18th-century hereditary title that was coined by Dutch colonists to refer to Buginese aristocrats and academics. It is not generally used as a name itself.

Andino m & f Efik, Ibibio
Means "God the giver" in Ibibio and Efik.

Ändle f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Andrea 2.

Andleeb f Persian
Means "nightingale" in Persian.

Andong m Chinese
Combination of the names An 1 and Dong, and the Chinese form of Anton.

Andra m Scots
Lowland Scots form of Andrew.

Andraia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Andrea 2.

Andraut m Occitan
Possibly derived from the Germanic name elements and "wrath" and ot "wealth" or walt "power, leader."

Andreah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Andrea 2.

Andreana f Greek (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a form of Andrea 2.

Andrejaš m Vlach
Vlach form of Andrej.

Andret m Arthurian Romance
The name of a character in the Tristan and Isolde legends, a nephew of King Mark of Cornwall and cousin to Tristan. Andret, also spelled Andred, is a villainous character in later versions.

Andreth f Literature
Means "patience" in Sindarin. Andreth was a wise-woman of the House of Bëor in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Andreuccio m Medieval Italian, Literature
Medieval Italian diminutive of Andrea 1, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Andria f English
Variant of Andrea 2.

Andrianampoinimerina m Malagasy (Rare, Archaic), History
Andrianampoinimerina (1745–1810) ruled the Kingdom of Imerina from 1787 onwards, initiating the unification of Madagascar after more than seven decades of civil war. Therefore he is regarded as a cultural hero and holds near mythic status among the Merina people, being considered one of the greatest military and political leaders in the history of Madagascar.

Andricia f Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Andriesia.

Androcydes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Androkydes. Bearers of this name include a painter and a Pythagorean philosopher.

Androgeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀνδρόγεως (Androgeos), which is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man" combined with Greek γεως or γεος (geos), the genitive of Greek γῆ (gē) meaning "earth, land"... [more]

Androkydes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man" combined with the Greek noun κῦδος (kydos) meaning "glory, renown" (see Thucydides).

Andromedes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In ancient Greek, there are two possible ways to write this name, and with each way the meaning is different.... [more]

Andruša f Czech (Rare)
Czech diminutive of Andrea 2. Also compare Andruška.

Andruška f Czech
Czech diminutive of Andrea 2. Also compare Andruša.

Andruta f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Polish

Andryusha m Russian
Diminutive of Andrey.

Andrzeja f Polish
Feminine form of Andrzej.

Andulile m Nyakyusa
Means "He helped me" in Nyakyusa.

Âne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ane 1.

Anea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Anya.

Anedie f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of the English name Andy. A known bearer is Anedie Azael (1988-), a Haitian beauty pageant contestant.

Aneecha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Bengali, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Hinduism
DEVANAGARI SCRIPT : अनीचा... [more]

Aneira f Welsh
Feminine form of Aneirin, also considered a combination of Welsh an, an intensifying prefix, and eira "snow" (see Eira 1), with the intended meaning of "much snow" or "very snowy"... [more]

Aneissa f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Anissa.

Anekwe m Igbo
Means "let the gods not agree to bad things" in Igbo.

Anele m & f Zulu
Means "be enough; be sufficient; be adequate" in Zulu.

Anesidora f Greek Mythology
Means "giver of gifts" (or "she who sends forth gifts", "sender-up of gifts") or "spender of gifts" in Greek. This was an epithet (and epiklesis) of the Greek goddesses Demeter, who had a temple under this name at Phlius in Attica, and Gaia; it was also applied to Pandora.

Anessa f English (Modern), Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Form of Agnessa.

Anfortas m Arthurian Romance, Literature
Probably derived from Old French enfertez or enfermetez meaning "infirmity". This was Wolfram's name for the wounded Fisher King in his epic 'Parzifal'.

Angaan m Manipuri
Means "bright" in Meitei.

Angabiirwe m & f Kiga
Means "he/she was given to me" in Rukiga.

Angad m Indian (Sikh), Hinduism, Indian
a part of , normally pertains to a parent addressing the child as a part of themselves... [more]

Angèla f Occitan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Angela.

Ángel Gabriel m Spanish
Combination of Ángel and Gabriel.

Angelie f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Angela.

Angelko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant form of Angel, predominately found in southwestern Bulgaria.

Angell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Angel.

Angeyja f Norse Mythology
The etymology of this name is uncertain. It could be derived from Old Norse angi "sweet odour" and ey, a name element which might mean "island" (compare Eyja)... [more]

Angilberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Angilbert.

Angkasa m Indonesian
Means "sky" or "space" in Indonesian, from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa), meaning “sky, space”.

Angula m Ovambo
Means "morning" in Ovambo. This name is traditionally given to children born in the morning.

Angússuánguaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ani m Greenlandic
Variant of Ane.

Ania m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with -a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.

Anibesa m Amharic (Modern)
Variant of Anbesa.

Anich m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Malayalam, Gujarati
DEVANAGARI SCRIPT : अनीच... [more]

Aniefiok m & f Nigerian, Ibibio
Means "who knows tomorrow?" in Ibibio.

Aniello m Italian
Variant of Agnello.

Aniet f Dutch
Dutch form of Anita 1.

Aniita f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.

Aniitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.

Anijha f African American (Modern), American

Aníka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anika 1.

Anika f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Anillia f Medieval French, Medieval German
Recorded in Switzerland in the 15th century.

Animus m English (Rare)
From the Latin animus meaning "the mind; the rational soul in man, intellect, will, courage, spirit, feeling, passion, pride, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul". In Jungian psychology the animus is the masculine component of a feminine personality (see: Anima).

Anínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Ane and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Anio m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Anyo.

Anisah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Maranao, Thai (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Anisa as well as the Indonesian, Malay, Maranao and Thai form.

Anísia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Anisia.

Aníta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anita 1.

Anitka f Polish
Diminutive of Anita 1.

Anitta f Finnish
Variant of Anita 1.

Anivél m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Anibal.

Anizija f Vlach
Vlach variant of Anisija.

Anjarra f Solomon Islands (Modern)

Anje f Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Diminutive of An.

Anji f & m Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 紫 (ji) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anji f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Nepali, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada
MEANING - blessing, brilliancy, oointment, commander, sender, unctuous

Anju f Indian

Anjuli f Indian, English (Modern)
Variant of Anjali. Anjuli Shukla is an Indian cinematographer.

Anka f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Anke m West Frisian
Variant of Ane 2, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Ankhbaatar m Mongolian
Means "first hero" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Ankhinoe f Greek Mythology
Variant transcription of Ἀγχινόη (see Anchinoë).

Anko m West Frisian
Diminutive of Ane 2.

Ankoma m Western African, Akan
Means "last born of parents" in Akan.

Ankos m Armenian
Armenian form of Ancus.

Ankotarinja m Indigenous Australian Mythology
Among the Aranda people, the first man. He is the Dreaming hero who first emerged from the ground to create the world.

Ankou m Celtic Mythology, Breton Legend
This is the name of a legendary skeleton-ghost in parts of France, namely Brittany and Normandy as well as Cornwall. He travels by night, riding a creaking cart (or small coach) drawn by four black horses in which he comes to collect the souls of the recently departed... [more]

Ankush m Hindi
Means "control, device used to guide elephants" in Hindi.

Anming f Chinese
Compound Chinese female name from An 1 and Ming, with the meaning "peaceful clarity".

Anna f Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Na.

Anna f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Annagail f English (Rare)
Blend of Anna and Abigail.

Annagale f English
Combination of Anna and Gale, possibly inspired by Abigail.

Annakay f English
Combination of Anna and Kay 1.

Annali f German (Swiss), Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Anna.

Annamari f Hungarian, Finnish
Finnish combination of Anna and Mari 1 and Hungarian short form of Annamária.

Annamomoka f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Annapurna f Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Hindi
Means "filled with food" from Sanskrit अन्न (anna) meaning "food, grains" and पूर्ण (purna) meaning "filled, full, complete, whole". This is the name of the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment.

Annar m Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Modern form of Ánarr, although it may also be used as a masculine form of Anna. In Norse Mythology, Annar is the partner of Nótt and the father of Jǫrð (Mother Earth)... [more]

Annavera f Hungarian
Combination of Anna and Vera 1.

Ännchen f German (Modern, Rare)
Ännchen is a German diminutive of Anne 1 or Anna. It is rarely used as an official name in Germany.... [more]

Ánne f Sami
Sami variant of Anne 1.

Annea f Celtic Mythology
Annea was a goddess worshipped in the province of Cuneo in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, it has, however, been suggested that it might be related to Celtic ann- "mother" (compare the name of the Irish goddess Anu).

Annebet f Dutch
Combination of Anne 1 and Bet.

Annebritt f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annbritt. It is also a combination of Anne 1 and Britt.

Annefien f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 with a given name ending in -fien, such as Josefien (also found spelled as Jozefien), Adolfien and Rudolfien... [more]

Annei m Japanese
From Japanese kanji combination 安寧 (annei) meaning "peacefullness; tranquillity".... [more]

Anneken f Low German, Danish, Flemish, Old Swedish
Low German diminutive of Anne 1.

Annele f Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of Anne 1. In Finland, it may also be derived of (or inspired by) Hannele.

Änneli f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Anne 1.

Annelina f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Lina 2.

Anneline f Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean), French (Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Annelien as well as a Danish and Norwegian combination of Anne 1 and Line (and thus a cognate of Annelien) as well as a Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne 1 found up to the 1700s in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Annella f Scots, Scottish
Elaboration of Anne 1.

Anneloes f Dutch
Combination of the names Anne 1 and Loes. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the former field hockey player Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (b... [more]

Annelot f Dutch
Combination of Anne 1 and lot (compare Liselot).

Annemargaret f English
Combination of Anne 1 and Margaret

Annemette f Danish
Combination of Anne 1 and Mette.

Annemijn f Dutch
This name is a combination of Anne 1 with a name ending in -mijn, such as Jasmijn and Willemijn (which is a variant form of Wilhelmina).... [more]

Annemone f German (Rare)
Double form of Anne 1 and Mone designed to sound like Anemone.

Annemor f Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and the name element mor "mother".

Annene f Dutch
Derivative from Anne 1

Annephine f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 with a given name ending in -phine, such as Josephine. Also compare Annefien, which is a different spelling of this name but the more prevalent of the two (even though they are both rare in the Netherlands).

Anneroos f Dutch
Combination of Anne 1 and Roos.

Annes f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Welsh
Variant of Agnes (compare Annis).

Annesa f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Agnesa.

Annese f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Annesa.

Annet m Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Masculine diminutive of Anne 1.

Annetraude f German (Rare)
A modern combination of the given name Anne 1 with the Germanic name element drud "strength".

Annevi f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element vī "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element vé "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").

Anniagruk f Inuit

Annit f Near Eastern Mythology
Annit was a northern Babylonian moon goddess who was later replaced by Ishtar.

Annita f Greek (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Anna or a Greek form of Anita 1.

Annitta f Danish, Dutch, English
A variant of Anita 1 or Annetta.

Annkatrin f Swedish (Rare), German
Swedish and German combination of Anne 1 and Katrin.

Annoethai-yazzeh m Yellowknife
Means "white capot".

Annop m Thai
Means "sea, ocean" in Thai.

Annu f Finnish
Diminutive of Anna and other names beginning an.

Annunziari m Sicilian

Annwenn f Breton
Breton cognate of Anwen. It is also regarded as a combination of Anne 1 and Gwenn.

Anori f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anousheh f & m Persian
Means "immortal" in Persian.

Anri f & m Japanese (Modern)
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 杏里, 杏理, 安吏, 安莉 with 杏 (an, kyou, kou, anzu) meaning "apricot," 安 (an, yasu, yasu.i, yasu.maru, yasu.raka) meaning "cheap, low, peaceful, rested," 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 吏 (ri) meaning "an official, officer" and 莉 (rai, ri, rei), part of 茉莉 (matsuri) meaning "jasmine."... [more]

Anriko f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anriya f Chinese
"王" means king. "安" means peace. 睿 means astute. 雅 means lovely. 王 is the last name, because in Chinese they put the last name first. So, according it English tradition, it should be 安睿雅王.

Ansa m Hinduism
In Hindu myth, one of the Adityas, the guardian deities of the months. A minor sun god.

Ansa f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ansh m Hindi
"Excerpt", or "Part"

Ansoberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Ansbert.

Anta f Greek
Greek form of Ada 1, as well as a short form of Antonia, Antigoni, Adamantia, Triantafyllia and other Greek names containing the same sound.

Antanasia f English (American, Rare)

Antao m Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Tao.

Antar m Arabic
Means "brave, bold, champion" in Arabic.... [more]

Antaram m Armenian
From the Armenian word անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of Amaranth.

Anthippe f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Anthippos. In Greek mythology, Anthippe is one of the fifty daughters of king Thespius. She had a son named Hippodromus with Heracles.

Anthrakia f Greek Mythology
Means "embers, burning charcoal" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to one of the nurses of the infant Zeus.

Antianeira f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀντιάνειρα (antianeira) meaning "a match for men", itself from ἀντί (anti) "against, compared to, like" and ἀνήρ (aner) "man"... [more]

Antinéa f Literature, French
Created by Pierre Benoit in his novel L'Atlantide (1919) for Queen Antinéa. The name is inspired by Tinhinan, a 4th-century Tuareg queen with a legendary story... [more]

Antiokos m Armenian
Armenian form of Antiochus.

Antistenes m Armenian
Armenian form of Antisthenes.

Anto m Estonian
Variant of Ando.

Antonellu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Antoni.

Antòni m Occitan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Emilian-Romagnol
Occitan and Emilian-Romagnol form of Anthony.

Antonicella f Sicilian
Diminutive of Antonia.

Antonicellu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Antoni.

Antoninos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Antoninus.

Antoniuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Antonia.

Antoniuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Antoni.

Antonuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Antonia.

Antra f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Andra 1 and a contracted form of Anitra.

Antreas m Armenian, Greek
Variant of Andreas.

Antu f Near Eastern Mythology
She evolved from the Sumerian goddess Ki. ... [more]

Antú m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Antü.

Antü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun antü (also antv and anty) meaning "sun, day."

Antuneddu m Corsican, Sicilian
Sicilian diminutive of Antuni and Corsican diminutive of Antonu.

Antuunitta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãntûníta.

Antuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãntût.

Antwaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoiniece.

Anu f Celtic Mythology
Proto-Celtic theonym *Φanon- "mother", Anu is an Irish goddess with uncertain functions and often conflated with other figures of Irish mythology and folklore, like Danu... [more]

Anuar m Malay, Indonesian, Kazakh, Bashkir, Spanish
Form of Anwar used in various languages.

Anuarite f Central African (Rare)
Of uncertain origin, allegedly meaning "one who laughs at war". This is best known as the name of the Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (1939-1964), a Congolese nun who was killed at the age of 24 during the Congo Crisis; she was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1985.

Anudeya f & m Sanskrit, Indian
Anudeya is a sanskrit name, means - a gift.

Ānuenue f & m Hawaiian
Means "rainbow" in Hawaiian.

Anuhea f Hawaiian
Means "cool, soft fragrance," from anu meaning "cool(ness)" and hea meaning "mist".

Anuliina f Finnish
Elaboration of Anu 1.

Anuradh m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi
MEANING - accomplished, worship, happiness, born under the asterism 'Anuradha', Seventeenth of twenty -eight lunar mansions... [more]

Anurak m Thai
Means "conserve, preserve, protect" in Thai.

Anurata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Honorata.

Anushtha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Hinduism, Buddhism
Means "to stand near or by, follow out, to govern, to superintend, attend to, do".

Anvindh m Indian (Rare)

Anwaar f & m Arabic, Urdu
Means "lights" in Arabic, the plural of نُور (nūr) meaning "light". It is used as a masculine name in Pakistan while it is typically feminine in Arabic-speaking countries.

Anwylyd f Welsh (Archaic)
Directly taken from Welsh anwylyd "beloved; dear".

Anxela f Galician
Variant of Ánxela.

Anya f Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Ya.

Anyala f American (Hispanic)

Anyangya m Kibembe
its a name that is given to the step herbs.

Anyse f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anise.

Anyu f Yi
Means "fifth sister" in Yi.

Anza f Japanese
Meaning: ?

Anzan f & m Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Zan.

Anze f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anzel m American
Variant of Ansel.

Anzesa f Sardinian
Variant of Agnesa.

Anzu f Japanese
From 杏 or 杏子 (anzu), referring to a type of apricot known as Prunus armeniaca (also called the ansu, Siberian or Tibetan apricot).... [more]

Anzuko f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (anzu) meaning "apricot" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" or from Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aoba m & f Japanese (Modern)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 青葉 (aoba) referred to "fresh, green/blue leaves". For a long time, the distinction between "blue" and "green" in Japanese was not made. This name can be also written 蒼 / 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue" as well or 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock, mallow" combined with 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf, blade, needle" or 波 (ba) meaning "wave, billow, ripple" or 羽 (ba) meaning "feather, wing"... [more]

Aobako f Japanese
From Japanese 翠 (ao) meaning "green", 巴 (ba) meaning "tomoe" combined with 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aodhnait f Irish (Archaic), Medieval Irish
Feminine diminuitive of Aodh. This was 'the name of an Irish saint whose feast was kept on 9 November'.

Aoe f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue", 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green" or 碧 (ao) meaning "jade" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" or 枝 (e) meaning "branch"... [more]

Aogi m Japanese (Rare)
From 仰ぎ (aogi) meaning "respect, reverance" (compare Aogu).... [more]