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Abd al-Jalil m ArabicMeans "servant of the exalted one" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" and جليل
(jalīl) meaning "exalted, impprtant, honourable".
Abdes m Ancient Aramaic (Latinized)The name is formed with the word
Abd "servant (of)" and
Es which is less clear. It may refer to
Yah, the Judeo-Christian God, making the name a variant of
Abdias, or to the Egyptian goddess
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Abir m HebrewMeans "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare
Adir), derived from the root of אבר
(ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf... [
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Acel f FilipinoThe name of the Philippine singer Acel Bisa-Van Ommen. It was probably created from her full given name Maria Cecilia.
Achillea f ItalianFeminine form of
Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).
Ada f FilipinoFrom the Tagalog word
ada "fairy", borrowed from Spanish
hada with the same meaning.
Adagio m English (Modern, Rare)From the Italian
adagio meaning "slowly, at ease", a word to indicate a musical composition should be played slowly.
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').
Adietumarus m GaulishGaulish name, composed of Proto-Celtic
ad- "to" and
yantu "zeal, jealousy" with
māros "great".
Adjutor m Medieval FrenchMeans "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.
Agnodice f Ancient GreekA dithematic name composed of ‘αγνος (hagnos)‘αγνος (hagnos) "chaste" and δικη (dike) "justice". ... [
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Ago m German (Rare, Archaic)In the case of the most famous bearer of the name, the German diplomat Ago von Maltzan, it is a nickname based on the initials of his three given names
Adolf Georg Otto.
Akeno m & f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 明
(ake) meaning "bright" and 乃
(no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Alafare f English (Rare), RomaniOf extremely uncertain origin and meaning. In the US, this name was first found in 1768; in the UK, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well). While the background of the American bearers of this name is unknown, almost all British bearers were born to traveling Romani families.... [
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Alagast m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic
gasts (
gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."... [
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Al-'ala' m ArabicMeans "the exalted". Laqab of
Ala 1. This was the personal name of Abu Sa'd al-'Ala' ibn Sahl (c. 940–1000), a Muslim mathematician, physicist and optics engineer... [
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Aleferna f Low German (Archaic)Aleferna was Prioress of the Hohenholte monastery in Northern Germany (attested 1237–1240). The name is only partially explained ALA means "all", but the FERNA part is obscure. ... [
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Alfarata f Popular CultureThe name of a fictive native American girl in the song 'The Blue Juniata' by Marion Dix Sullivan (1844).
Al-husayn m ArabicMeans "the beautiful".
Laqab of
Husayn. This was the personal name of Avicenna, a famous physician in the medieval Islamic world.
Alioth m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
alyat, meaing "fat tail of a sheep". This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Alkaid m & f Filipino, AstronomyMeans "the leader", derived from Arabic قائد بنات نعش
qā'id bināt naʿsh, meaning "leader of the daughters of the bier". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Aloe f English (Modern, Rare)Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is
Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.
Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from
Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [
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Alpharita f CaribbeanThis name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-Jamaican singer Rita Marley (b. 1946), who was born as Alpharita Constantia Anderson. She is the widow of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981)... [
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Amad m & f ArabicMeans "period (of time)" in Arabic.
Amarië f LiteratureUsed by J.R.R. Tolkien this is a
Quenya name of unknown meaning. It possibly comes from
mára meaning "good" or
mar meaning "home".
Amarok m Inuit MythologyAmarok is the name of a giant wolf in Inuit mythology. It will hunt down and devour anyone foolish enough to hunt alone at night. It is sometimes considered equivalent to the waheela of cryptozoology.
Amat al-Aleem f ArabicMeans "maidservant of the omniscient" from Arabic أمة ال
(amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with عليم
(alim) meaning "omniscient".
Amat al-Razzak f ArabicMeans "maidservant of the all-provider" from Arabic أمة ال
(amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" and رزاق
(razzāq) "provider, sustainer".
Amaterrahmane f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)Means "maidservant of the merciful" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
Ameliora f EnglishFrom the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."
Anacharsis m Obscure, Ancient GreekMeaning uncertain. The first element of this name may possibly have been derived from Greek ανα
(ana) "up", but I haven't been able to find any possibilities for the second element. This was the name of an ancient Greek philosopher from the 6th century BC.... [
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Ancalimë f LiteratureMeans "most bright" in Quenya. This was the name of the first Ruling Queen of Númenor in Tolkien's works. She was the daughter of
Erendis and Tar-Aldarion.
Anchor m EnglishThe name is either a masculine form of
Anchoretta (finally going back to the Welsh name
Angharad) or used with the literal meaning "anchor".
Anki f Swedish, FinnishSwedish diminutive of Ann-Kristin, Ann-Katrin, Anna-Karin and other similar hyphenated names.
Annona f Roman MythologyIn Roman Mythology, Annona is the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome. The name itself is derived from Latin
annona "yearly produce; corn, grain".
Anoud f ArabicMeans "brave, strong-willed, courageous".
Aprilia f Italian (Modern, Rare)It comes from the Italian name of the month
aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [
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Aquarius m & f AstronomyMeans "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier" in Latin. This is a constellation in the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces.
Arbor m & f EnglishMiddle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French
erbier, from
erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin
herba. The phonetic change to
ar- (common in words having
er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin
arbor ‘tree’.
Ardian m Albanian, Serbian (Modern, Rare), BosnianArdian is a personal name deriving from the name of an Illyrian tribe of Ardiaei, whose original homeland was the valley of the Neretva river, in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the name is mainly present among modern Albanians, as they consider themselves to be the direct descendants of ancient Illyrians... [
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Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word
regina "queen".
Arnulfr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
ulfr "wolf".
Arson m American (Modern, Rare)Probably a spelling variant of
Arsen. It coincides with the English word
arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".
Artula f Old CelticArtula is a diminutive from the Gaulish word
artos "bear". It is probably the source of the Latin name
Ursula---in an inscription from Trier a woman called Artula with her daughter Ursula is recorded.
Asisat f NigerianThe name of the professional woman football player Asisat Oshoala, playing for FC Barcelona.
Aşkin f & m TurkishMeans "controlling, prevailing" or "dominant" in Turkish.
Asriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, LiteratureVariant of
Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [
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Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element
*AST "branch (of a tree)" and
*WOLF "wolf".
Astolfo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, LiteratureItalian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Germanic name
Aistulf. In medieval legend Astolfo was one of Charlemagne's paladins, who appears as a magical character in the 'Orlando' poems (1495 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto.... [
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Asylmurat m KazakhDerived from Arabic أَصِيل
(ʾaṣīl) meaning "original, authentic" combined with
Murat.
Atréju m LiteratureCreated by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.
Atreyu m Literature (Anglicized)Anglicized variant of
Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story')... [
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Attala m GermanicDerived from an Ancient Germanic word meaning "fatherly, paternal".