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A m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 阿 (ā, à) referred to a prefix used in front of the last character of someone’s given name to express familiarity or friendliness (traditionally used in rural or southern Chinese dialects)... [more]

Aabid m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu عابد (see Abid).

Aabidah f Arabic
Feminine form of Aabid.

Aaden m Somali
Somali form of Adam.

Aadina f Arabic

Aadiv m Hindi (Rare)
Means "delicate" in Hindi.

Aadrian m American (Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aaila f Arabic
Derived from the Arabic word عَائِلَة (ʿāʾila) meaning "family".

Aaka m Old Swedish, Greenlandic
Variant of Aakä.

Aakattak m Greenlandic
Possibly a dialect form of Âkasik.

Aake m & f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of many names with the ak sound, both masculine and feminine ones.

Aakkulu f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Variant of Aakulu.

Aakkuluk f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãkuluk.

Aalaiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayah.

Aalaya f Odia
Means "home and refuge" in Odia.

Aalf m Old Swedish
Variant of Alf 1.

Aali m Greenlandic
Younger spelling of Âle.

Aalia f Swedish, Finnish, Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alija.

Aalik m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name of uncertain meaning, perhaps partly derived from the Greenlandic suffix -lik meaning "equipped with" (which indicates that the first element is amuletic or a form of helper spirit).

Aalua f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alua.

Aamodini f Odia
Means "fragrant" in Odia.

Aanakwadikwe f Ojibwe
Derived from the Ojibwe word aanakwad meaning "cloud" and ikwe meaning "woman".

Aanakwadinini m Ojibwe
Derived from the Ojibwe word aanakwad meaning "cloud" and inini meaning "man".

Aanakwadmeskwa m & f Ojibwe
Derived from the Ojibwe word aanakwad meaning "cloud" and meskwa meaning "red".

Aanarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ânarse.

Aaneeraq f Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Ânêraĸ.

Aare m Yoruba
Means "commander" in Yoruba. Aàrẹ is a title, usually in the military of the Yoruba warriors company. The leader of the company from a clan takes the title when they join up with a coalition.

Aarohi f Hindi, Sanskrit
Means "rising" in Sanskrit.

Aaryamani f Odia
Means "belonging to the Sun" in Odia.

Aata m & f Tahitian
Means "happy moonchild" in Tahitian.

Aayra f Arabic, Hinduism, Hindi
Means "intelligence; happiness" in Hindi and Arabic.

Aba f Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Abaco m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

Abacucco m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Abacuc.

Abadir m Near Eastern Mythology, Coptic (Bohairic), Coptic (Sahidic), Arabic (Archaic), Ethiopian, Somali (Archaic)
Means "mighty father". This was a Phoenician name for the highest deity. It was borne by a legendary Coptic saint who was martyred with his sister Irais (or Iraja, Herais, Rhais).

Abaka f Akan
Means "first born" in Akan.

Abakhay f Khakas
Means "lady" in Khakas.

Abasiama m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.

Abassia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Abayomi m & f Yoruba
Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".

Abbondanza f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Abundantia.

Abbondanzia f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbondanza.

Abbondanzina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Abbondanza.

Abbundanzio m Italian
Masculine form of Abbundanzia.

Abcide f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abcde.

Abdakey f Khakas
Khakas form of Eudocia.

Abdelaal m Arabic (Egyptian)

Abdelillah m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الإله (see Abd al-Ilah) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdelkarim m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الكريم (see Abd al-Karim) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdelnaby m Arabic (Egyptian)

Abdel Rahman m Arabic
Alternate transcription of عبد الرحمٰن (see Abd ar-Rahman)

Abdelrahman m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Abd al-Rahman.

Abderrazak m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq) chiefly used in North Africa.

Abdıra m Khakas
Means "box" in Khakas.

Abdul-ahad m Arabic
Means "servant of the one" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with احد (ʾaḥad) meaning "one, unqiue".

Abdulrahman m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman).

Abdul Razzaq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq).

Abdyl m Albanian
Albanian form of Abdullah.

Abedabun f Ojibwe
Possibly means "she/he sees in the distance" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe waabi "she/he has vision, sees" and debaabam "see at a distance". It also means "seen at dawn; dawn" in Chippewa.

Abegunde m & f Yoruba
Means "The one who came with the masquerade" in Yoruba.

Abeiku m Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Abeima f Manipuri
Means "little girl" in Meitei.

Abelarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Provençal, Niçard
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Abelardo and Niçard feminine form of Abelart.

Abella f Greenlandic
Variant of Abelina.

Abenámar m Literature
Abenámar is the main character of El romance de Abenámar anonimously written and set in 1431. Abenámar is either King Yusuf IV (Abenalmao) himself or one of his courtiers. The poem is a dialogue between Abenámar and King John II of Castille, who wishes for complete possession of Granada (that occurs only in 1492).

Abequa f Ojibwe
Variant of Abeque.

Abercije m Croatian
Croatian form of Abercius.

Aberuagba m & f Yoruba
Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".

Abesh m Indian, Bengali (Hindu)
Means "one who has complete possession or control" in Bengali.

Abibo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Abibus.

Abigaela f Esperanto, Romanian (Rare)
Esperanto and Romanian form of Abigail.

Abigaili f Biblical, Swahili
Swahili form of Abigail.

Abigaille f Italian (Rare), Theatre
Italian form of Abigail, used for a character in Verdi's opera 'Nabucco' (1842).

Abigay f Medieval French, Medieval Walloon
Medieval French and Medieval Walloon form of Abigail.

Abile m Italian (Rare)
Means "abile; skilled" in Italian.

Abiy f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly a diminutive of Abida.

Aboyo f Luo
Means "one who saunters" in Luo.

Abraar f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of أبرار (see Abrar).

Abrama f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Variant or feminine form of Abram 1 and Abramo.

Abramina f Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Dutch variant of Abrahamina as well as an Italian diminutive of Abrama, since the name contains the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina.

Ábrán m Hungarian
Old Hungarian variant of Ábrahám and Abrám.

Abrança m Khakas
Khakas form of Avram.

Abshir m Somali
Means "congratulation" in Somali.

Abuk f African Mythology, Dinka
In Dinka mythology (south Sudan), the first woman. She is the patron goddess of women and gardens. Her emblem is a little snake. She is the mother of Deng (Danka).

Abukcheech m Algonquin
Means "mouse" in Algonquin.

Abulfaz m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Əbülfəz.

Abungu f Luo
Means "of the forest" in Luo.

Abuto f Luo
Means "I have hidden" in Luo.

Acaic m Catalan
Catalan form of Achaikos (via Achaicus).

Acaico m Italian
Italian form of Achaikos.

Acario m Italian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical, Italianized), Theatre, Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Acharius. The 7th-century Frankish saint Acharius, bishop of Noyon-Tournai, is known as Acario in Italian and Spanish. This was used by Gigio Artemio Giancarli for a character in his play La Zingana (1545)... [more]

Acco m Medieval German
Diminutive of names containing Proto-Germanic *agio "blade".

Accursio m Sicilian (Rare)
Italian name derived from Accorso and short form of Bonaccurso.

Achan f Dinka
Means "female child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Achanba m & f Manipuri
Means "faithful" in Meitei.

Achasanam f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek word acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".

Achillea f Italian
Feminine form of Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).

Achina f Chuukese
Means "good" in Chuukese.

Achiq f Quechua
Means "light, bright" in Quechua.

Achiropita f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.

Achiyaku f Quechua
Means "clear water, luminous water", from Quechua yaku meaning "water".

Achouba m Manipuri
Means "big, large, first" in Meitei.

Achraf m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أشرف (see Ashraf) chiefly used in North Africa.

Aci m Turkish
Variant of Hacı.

Acilio m Italian (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian and Portuguese form of Acilius.

Acilius m Ancient Roman
Means "wit, sharp" in Ancient Latin from the word aciēs itself derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀκή (ake) with the same meaning.

Aclehar m Medieval French (Rare)
Derived from Proto-Germanic *agio "blade" and Old High German heri "host, army".

Aclehard m Medieval French
Variant of Agilhard. Also see Egilhard and Achard.

Aclehilde f Frankish, Medieval French
Derived from Old French agil, a lengthened form of Proto-Germanic *agjō meaning "blade", and Old High German hilt meaning "battle".

Acleman m Medieval French
Derived from Proto-Germanic *agio "blade" and Old High German man "man".

Aclemund m Medieval French
Variant of Agilmund.

Acletrude f Medieval French, Frankish
Derived from Old French agil, a lengthened form of Proto-Germanic *agjō meaning "blade", combined with Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz "strength" or Proto-Germanic *trut "maiden".

Ada f Albanian

Adalboldus m Germanic (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Adalbold.

Adalgisa f Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Feminine form of Adalgiso. Adalgisa is a character in Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma (1831).

Adalin f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn and Adeline.

Adalisa f English (Rare, Archaic), Puerto Rican (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Adeliza.

Adalita f English (Australian), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Caribbean)

Adalolt m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Adalald.

Adalsindis f Frankish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Adalsinda. This was the name of two saints.

Adamarie f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
Variant of Adamaris, or a combination of Ada 1 and Marie.

Adan m Somali (Expatriate)
Variant of Aadan.

Adanedhel m Literature
Means "elfman, half-elf" in Sindarin, from the elements adan "man" and edhel "elf".

Adda f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Ada 1.

Addi m Northern African, Berber (Expatriate, ?)

Ade m Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Hades.

Adede f Luo
Means "grasshopper" in Luo.

Adelanie f Obscure

Adelberte f German
German feminine form of Adelbert.

Adelchi m Italian (Rare), Lombardic (Italianized), Theatre
Italian form of Adelgis. Adelchi was an associate king of the Lombards from August 759, reigning with his father, Desiderius, until their deposition in June 774... [more]

Adeltú m Charrúa
The name belonged to Vicente Adeltú, a charruan tribe leader who lived in Buenos Aires. He was used by the Viceroy Avilés to convince other tribe leaders to be reduced and christianized.

Aden m Somali (Expatriate)
Variant of Aadan.

Adenora f Breton
Breton form of Éléonore.

Adeon m Welsh
Variant of Aidan.

Adeoti m Yoruba
Means "royalty does not fade" in Yoruba, derived from adé meaning "crown, royalty", (k)ò meaning "does not" and tí meaning "fade, be blemished".

Aderfi m Berber (Rare)
Means "freed" in Berber.

Adésio m Brazilian, Spanish (Latin American)

Adesua f Edo
Variant of Adesuwa.... [more]

Adesuwa f Edo
Means "in the midst of prosperity" in Edo.

Adhavan m Tamil
Means "sun" in Tamil.

Adhir m Indian, Gujarati, Bengali (Hindu)
Means "restless; impatient" in Sanskrit.

Adia f Igede, Swahili
Means "queen" in Igede and "(valuable) gift" in Swahili, from Hausa adia "gift".

Adia f Swedish, Greenlandic
Variant of Adea.

Adiaba f Efik
Means "first daughter" in Efik.

Adige m & f Italian (Archaic)
Name of an Italian river that runs through the regions of Trentino-Alto-Adige-Südtirol and Veneto.

Adina f Indigenous Australian
Means "good, pleasant" in Boonwurrung, spoken in Victoria State, near Melbourne, Australia.

Adırin m Khakas
Khakas form of Andrei.

Adisa f Bosnian, Albanian
Feminine form of Adis.

Adit m Khmer
Possibly from the Khmer word meaning "former, past, ancient", or a Khmer transciption of Adit.

Adiuto m Italian (Rare)
From the Latin adiutus meaning "help", in this case referring to divine assistance in a Christian context. ... [more]

Adjuna m Indonesian

Admirim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian admirim "admiration".

Adnana f Romanian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Adnan.

Adohi m & f Cherokee
Means "woods, timber" in Cherokee.

Adon m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Ado 3, which was originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning "noble"... [more]

Adonay m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Manuel.

Adonella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Adone.

Adonello m Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Adone.

Adongo m & f Luo
Means "second of the twins" in Luo.

Adou m Western African

Adria f Italian
Possibly a Latinized form of Audrey.

Adriane f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Adrian.

Adriele m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Adriel.

Adryen m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adrien.

Adso m Literature
Form of Azzo. Adso da Melk is a fictional Medieval character in Umberto Eco masterpiece 'Il nome della rosa' (1980). That character is loosely based on a real person: the monk Adso de Montier-en-Der (910/915 – 992)... [more]

Adua f Tigrinya (Italianized, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Italian form of ዓድዋ also spelled Adwa or Aduwa. This is an Ethiopian town whose name means "village of Awa (people)" in Tigrinya.... [more]

Adunni f Yoruba
Means "sweet to have" in Yoruba, from dùn "sweet, pleasant" and ní "obtain, have, possess".... [more]

Aduor f Eastern African, Luo
Means "born at dawn" in Luo.

Adut f Eastern African
This name is borne by Adut Akech Bior ( born 25 December 1999), a South Sudanese-Australian model.

Advait m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
Means "not dual" in Sanskrit. One of its forms advaita is a branch of Hinduism called advaita vedanta.

Adyuba f Ndyuka, English Creole
Ndyuka form of Adwoa.

Aek m & f Khmer
Means "one, single" or "unique, exceptional" in Khmer.

Aelan m Arabic, Muslim
Possibly a transcription of عِلان meaning "announcement, proclamation" in Arabic.

Aelani f Hawaiian
Means "delicate" in Hawaiian, from ae "soft", and lani "heaven".

Aénohe m Cheyenne
Means "hawk, winter hawk" in Cheyenne.

Aerenia f Malaysian (Rare)

Aerianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna influenced by the Greek aer meaning "air"

Aerynn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Aaron.

Afef f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Afaf (chiefly Tunisian).

Afërditë f Kosovar (Rare)
Variant of Afërdita.

Affiong f Efik
Variant of Effiong.

Afiah m Efik
Means "fourth son" in Efik.

Afiba f Ndyuka, English Creole
Ndyuka form of Afia.

Afina f Romanian
Derived from Romanian afin meaning "bilberry".

Afinahor m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Athenagoras.

Afogori m & f Bandial
Means "she/he gets buried around" in Bandial. This is considered a death prevention name.

Afrime f Albanian
Feminine form of Afrim.

Afrizal m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic أفضل ('afdhal) meaning "best, highest, most outstanding".

Afrodisio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aphrodisius (see Aphrodisios).

Afroviti f Albanian
Albanian form of Aphrodite (via Greek Afroditi).

A-fu f Chinese
Variant transcription of 阿福 (see Afu).... [more]

Afu m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters 阿 (see A) and 福 (see Fu) perhalps an honorific name referred to the deity who gives prosperity and blessings.... [more]

Afwerki m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "mouth of gold" in Tigrinya.

Ágada f Asturian
Asturian form of Agatha.

Agapeta f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Agapetus.

Agapeto m History (Ecclesiastical), Basque
Basque form of Agapetos.

Agbor m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "he/she has fallen" in Jagham and Kenyang, spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. It derives from the Jagham root gbɔ̌ meaning "to fall" maybe referred to God's blessings falling from above.

Agë m Albanian

Agellus m Ancient Roman
Derived from the Latin agellus meaning "little farm; little field".

Agénor m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Agenor.

Agerico m Italian
"sword"

Agesandro m Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Agesander.

Ageze m Central African

Aghilas m Kabyle
Means "leopard; panther; lion" in Kabyle.

Agio m Italian (Archaic)
Means "ease" in Italian.... [more]

Agostinha f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Augustina.

Agpa f & m Greenlandic
Means "thick-billed Murre", which is a type of bird.

Agricola m & f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Means "farmer; grower" in Latin from ager; agri meaning "field, land" combined with the verb colere meaning "to cultivate; to grow".... [more]

Agrîn m Kurdish
Means "fiery" in Kurdish.

Agssile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Aksel.

Aguinaldo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Archaic)
Possibly a form of Aginald. It coincides with a Spanish vocabulary word which refers to the thirteenth salary or end-of-year bonus in Latin America, as well as a folk genre of Christmas carols (also called villancicos); the earlier form was aguilando, allegedly from the Latin phrase hoc in anno meaning "during this year"... [more]

Agwang f Luo
Means "wolf" in Luo.

Agwé m Afro-American Mythology
Haitian name meaning "spirit of the sea". In Vodou, and especially in Haiti, Agwé (also spelt Goue, Agoueh, or Agive), is a loa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors.

Ahdiya f Uzbek
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Uzbek word ahd meaning "oath, pact".

Ahiga m Navajo
From Navajo ahigą́ "they fight or combat each other; they kill each other" or ahígą́ "you fight or combat each other; you kill each other".

Ahja f Obscure

Ahmar m Arabic
Means "red" in Arabic from the root ح-م-ر (ḥ-m-r) related with this colour.

Ahouba m Manipuri
Means "the beginning" in Meitei.

Ahoubi f Manipuri
Means "beginner" in Meitei.

Ahouloibi f Manipuri
Means "she who is the beginning and end" in Meitei.

Ahrora f Uzbek
From the Uzbek word ahror meaning "one able to free oneself from worldly desires".

Ahsanat f Uzbek
Etymology uncertain, perhaps an Uzbek femnine form of Ahsan.

Aiace m Italian
Italian form of Ajax.

Aibing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 兵 (bīng) meaning "weapon, army" or 冰 (bīng) "ice, iced", along with other character combinations that can form this name.

Aida f Chinese
Combination of Ai 2 and Da.

Aidota f Khakas
Khakas form of Avdotya.

Aigssiarssuk f Greenlandic
Means "little Ptarmigan chick" in Greenlandic.

Aiiana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aiyana.

Aika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ida, Aida and Aisha.

Aikeline f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aisling.

Aikeni m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aidan.

Aila f Kazakh, Kyrgyz

Ailén m Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Ailen.

Ailika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Iris.

Ailina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aileen, Eileen, Irene and Ainsley.

Ailred m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Ælred.

Aima f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Irma.

Aima f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aimar and Aimo and a Danish variant of Aimée.

Aimir m Albanian (Rare)

Aimone m Italian
Italian form of Haimo. This name has been often used by members of the House Savoy.

Ainett f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Annette or Inette.

Aira f Turkish

Airant m Romani (Archaic)

Airàud m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Arialdo.

Airielle f English
Variant of Arielle influenced by the English word air.

Aishils m Latvian
Latvian form of Aeschylus.

Aisza f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish form of Aisha.

Aitulagi f Samoan
Means "spirit of heaven" in Samoan.

Aiza f Chechen
Variant transcription of Ayza.

Ajan m Albanian
Albanian form of Turkish Ayan 2.

Ajča f Czech
Diminutive form of Andrea 2.

Ajete f Albanian
Albanian form of Ayat.

Ajoyib f Uzbek
Means "amazing" in Uzbek.

Ajshë f Albanian
Albanian form of Aisha.

Ajuna f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Variant of Ajut using -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name. In Greenlandic mythology, Ajuna is a woman who escapes from her pursuer and becomes the sun.

Aka m Georgian
Short form of Akaki.

Akai m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing".... [more]

Akam m Kurdish
Means "striking power" in Kurdish.

Akanimoh m & f Efik
Means "greater than wealth" in Efik.

Akatauira m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to observe and mark". This is the name of a star important for its use in navigation.

Akbermet f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz ак (ak) meaning "white" and бермет (bermet) meaning "pearl".

Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.

Akiki m Eastern African, Nkore
Means "friend" in Nkore, spoken in Uganda.

Akimiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by the place under windows opposite the plank bed" in Greenlandic.

Akinari m Japanese
From the Japanese Kanji 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" or 旺 (aki) meaning "prosperous; energic" combined with 成 (nari) meaning "to become". ... [more]

Akis m Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Acis as well as diminutive of many Greek names also very different from each other such as Theodoros, Andreas, Athanasios and Georgios.

Akitakhon f Uzbek

Akiyoshi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 昭 (aki) meaning "shining" or 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 良 (yoshi) meaning "good". It can also derive from 明 (aki) meaning "clear; bright; tomorrow" and 義 (yoshi) meaning "justice" or 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness; what one likes"... [more]

Akiyuki m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 昭 (aki) meaning "bright" or 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" or 晃 (aki) meaning "clear" combined with 如 (yuki) meaning "likeness; such as; to seem" or 之 (yuki) meaning "of; this" or 志 (yuki) meaning "purpose; will; ambition".... [more]

Akkalenjayi f & m Bandial
Means "she torments her mother" or "he torments his mother" in Bandial.

Aklilu m Tigrinya
Means "laurel wreath" in Tigrinya.

Akllasisa f Quechua
Means "chosen flower" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sisa, "flower".

Akllasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful chosen one" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sumaq, "beautiful".

Akon m African American, Western African
One of the given names of the musician known as Akon.

Akpadiaha m Ibibio
Means "first son of first daughter" in Ibibio.

Akpoebi f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "life is good" in Ijaw.

Akpomatunemibofa m & f Ijaw
Means "nobody has a knowledge of the world" in Ijaw.

Akrun m Khmer
Means "dawn, morning sun" in Khmer.

Akshiti f Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Hinduism, Hindi
Means "imperishableness; imperishable" in Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi.

Akustiina f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Augustina.

Akwaowo m Ibibio
Means "great man" in Ibibio.

Akyıldız f & m Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word ak meaning "white" and yıldız meaning "star".

Akylbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz акыл (akyl) or Kazakh ақыл (aqyl) meaning "mind, intellect, reason" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Ala f Kurdish
Means "flag" in Kurdish.

Alaappaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alãpât.

Alabi m & f Yoruba
Means "born of the white cloth, born of purity" in Yoruba, from ala "white cloth, purity" and bí "to give birth, be born".

Alafia f & m Yoruba
Means "peace" in Yoruba.

Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.

Alagsantere m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alexander.

Alaiysha f African American (Americanized, Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Alisha.

Alakina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Presumably a variant of the Scottish name Alickina, a feminine form of Alick or Alec (which possibly developed from Ailigean, a diminutive of Ailig, itself a Gaelic rendering of English Alick).

Al-Amin m Arabic, Bengali
Means "the truthful", derived from Arabic أمين (amin).

Alamon m Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
From the Tagalog word alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم‎ ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".

Alanso m Chuukese
Chuukese form of Alfonso.

Alaqua f Indigenous American
Means "rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)".

Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.

Alarico m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Alaric.

Albachiara f Italian
Combination of Alba 1 and Chiara. Use of this name is most likely influenced by the song 'Albachiara' by Vasco Rossi.

Alberthine f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Albertine.

Alcesti f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Alcestis.