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Almaz m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Alme f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Alma 1.

Almeda f Spanish, English, Breton (Archaic)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Almeda.... [more]

Almedha f Medieval Welsh (Latinized)
Former Latinization of Welsh Eluned and Eiliwedd.

Almer m Medieval English, Old Swedish, Finnish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Almar.

Almeria f Theatre, Various
Variant of Almera and Elmira 1. This is the name of the main character in the 1697 theatre play 'The Mourning Bride', by William Congreve... [more]

Almerina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Almerino.

Almeta f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Almeda.

Almeyque m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Almerique.

Álmgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of ALM "elm" and GEIR "spear."

Almica f Slovene
Diminutive of Alma 1.

Almiel f Literature
Used in "The Lord of the Rings" by Tolkien. It means "blessed maiden".

Almighty m English (Rare)
From the English word almighty meaning "unlimited in might, all-powerful".

Almila f Turkish
Derived from Turkish al "red" and elma "apple".

Almin m Bosnian
Derived from Arabic الْأَمِين (al-ʾamīn) meaning "the trustworthy".

Almina f English
Possibly a diminutive form of Alma 1 or a variant form of Elmina. This name was borne by the English aristocrat Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (1876-1969) - she was the wife of George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), who was involved in the discovery and excavation of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Almina f Romansh (Rare)
Diminutive of Alma 1.

Alminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".

Alminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Alminas.

Almintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".

Almintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Almintas.

Almirah f Maranao, Maguindanao
Feminine form of Al-Amir.

Almiréna f Theatre, Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Almirena.

Almo m Italian
Italian form of Almos via its latinized form Almus.

Almod m Medieval English, Old Norse
Old Norse younger form of Almóðr.

Almodie f French (Rare)
Variant of Almodis.

Almoïse f Occitan (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Gallicized form of Almucs.

Almonda f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Medieval Jewish
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Alemande, a contraction of Alemandina and a derivation from Middle English almond, almaund and Old French almande "almond" (seeing as almonds were considered "things of value", naming a daughter after them would fit the naming conventions of the time)... [more]

Almóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Álfmóðr.

Almu f Spanish
Short form of Almudena.

Almund m Dutch, German
Short form of Adalmund.

Almus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἄλμος (Almos), which is possibly derived from Greek ἄλμα (alma) meaning "grove", which in turn is apparently related to Greek ἄλσος (alsos) meaning "sacred grove"... [more]

Almut f German
Younger form of Adalmut.

Almuth f German
Variant of Almut.

Almveig f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse álmr "elm tree" and veig "power, strength".

Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.

Alna f Lithuanian
Either derived from Lithuanian alnė or alnis, dialectal words for elnė "deer" and elnias "roebuck", or a direct adoption of the name of the river Alna (referred to by its Polish name Łyna in English), whose name is derived from Old Prussian... [more]

Alnis m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian alnis "elk, moose".

Alnora f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Elnora.

Alnoth m Medieval English
Variant of Aethelnoth.

Alnothus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ælfnoð.

Alnuar m Medieval English
Medieval name of uncertain origin.

Alo m Estonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Livonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of Aleksander and associated with Estonian alustus “beginning".

Alode f Basque
Basque name coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as an equivalent to Alodia.

Alodi f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Alode.

Alodie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Alodia.

Alodiusz m Polish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Alodia.

Aloeus m Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek ἀλοάω (aloaō), which can mean "to thresh, to tread" as well as "to crush, to smash". In Greek mythology, Aloeus was the son of Poseidon and Canace, and husband to Iphimedeia... [more]

Alof m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German variant of Adolf as well as the West Frisian form of the name. Also compare Aalf (its medieval form is Aelf) and Alef.... [more]

Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.

ʻAlohi f & m Hawaiian
Means "shine, shining" in Hawaiian.

ʻAlohilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.

Alòi m Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Éloi.

Aloia f Galician
Transferred use of the name of Monte Aloia, a summit in the mountains of Galicia, Spain.

Aloijsius m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloysius.

Aloïs m Dutch, French
French and Dutch form of Aloysius.

Aloisa f Italian (Archaic), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Aloisia.

Aloïse f French
Feminine form of Aloïs. Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) was a Swiss outsider artist.

Aloise f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Luisa and Aloisia (via Aloisa).

Aloise m French (Rare)
Variant of Aloyse.

Aloïsius m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloysius.

Aloisius m German (Bessarabian), Banat Swabian
Latinized form of Alois.

Aloiziy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aloysius.

Aloizs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Aloysius.

Alojs m Sorbian
Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian form of Aloysius.

Alojza f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene (Archaic)
Polish and Kashubian feminine form of Alojzy as well as a Kashubian and Slovene feminine form of Alojz.

Alok m Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Punjabi, Assamese
From Sanskrit आलोक (āloka) meaning "light, lustre, splendour, illumination".

Alolita f Indic, American (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Alom m Mayan Mythology
A Mayan god of the sky, and one of the seven gods who created the world and the humans.

Alóma f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aloma 1.

Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular Culture
A pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [more]

Alomgir m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali আলমগীর (see Alamgir).

Aļona f Latvian
Latvian form of Alyona.

Alondria f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Alondra.

Alongkod m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อลงกต (see Alongkot).

Alongkon m Thai
Means "ornament, decoration" in Thai.

Alongkorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อลงกรณ์ (see Alongkon).

Alongkot m Thai
Means "to decorate, to adorn, to embellish" in Thai.

Alonsico m Medieval Spanish
Diminutive of Alonso.

Alontsa f Medieval Basque
Basque feminine form of Alfontso recorded between the 15th and 16th centuries.

Alope f Apache
Borne by the first wife of the Apache chief Geronimo (1829-1909), daughter of Noposo, from the Nedni-Chiricahua band of Apache. She and her three children with Geronimo were killed by Mexican raiders.

Alor m History (Ecclesiastical)
Alor of Quimper was a Breton saint in the 5th century AD and bishop of Quimper in Brittany, France. He is the patron saint of aleviners, foals and horses, and was also invoked to attract rain.

Alosha m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Alyosha, most common in Poland.

Alosia f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Alozia.

Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]

Alouìs m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Aloysius.

Alouis m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloïs.

Alouisius m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloïsius.

Alousia f English (American, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Corruption of Aloysia.

Ålov f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Álǫf.

Aloyse f German (Silesian)
Silesian German feminine form of Aloys and Alois (compare Aloysia).

Aloyse m French, Luxembourgish
French form of Aloysius.

Aloyzas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aloysius.

Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.

Alpan f Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan goddess of love and the underworld. She belongs to the Lasas and is usually portrayed naked.

Alpana f Bengali
From the name of a Bengali folk art form consisting of coloured motifs painted on floors and walls using rice flour paint. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit आलिम्पन (alimpana) meaning "whitening, painting".

Alper m Turkish
It is composed of the two words alp ''brave'' or ''hero'' and er ''soldier'' or ''male''. See Alp.

Alpert m Germanic, Medieval German
Variant of Albert.

Alpertus m Germanic (Latinized), Medieval German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alpert.

Alpez m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Alphaeus.

Alphard m English, German
Variant of Alfard.

Alphardus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alphard.

Alpharita f Caribbean
This 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)... [more]

Alphart m German
German variant of Alphard.

Alphée m Biblical French
French form of Alphaeus.

Alphège m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Alphege.

Alpheiaia f Greek Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis which was derived from the name of the river god Alpheios, who loved her. Artemis Alpheiaia was worshipped at Letrini in Elis and on the island of Ortygia near Syracuse; she also shared an altar with Alpheios at Olympia... [more]

Alpheios m Greek Mythology
Derived either from Greek ἀλφή (alphê) meaning "produce, gain, profit" or from Greek ἀλφός (alphos) which meant "whiteness" as well as "white leprosy", a cognate of Albus... [more]

Alphenor m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is not entirely certain, as there are two possible etymologies for it. The first is that it is derived from the Greek noun ἀλφή (alphe) meaning "produce, gain, profit", which is etymologically related to the Greek verb ἀλφάνω (alphano) meaning "to bring in, to yield, to fetch (a price)".... [more]

Alphesiboea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλφεσίβοια (Alphesiboia) meaning "much-courted" (literally "earning cattle, bringing in oxen", from ἀλφάνω (alphano) meaning "to bring in, yield, earn" and βοῦς (bous) meaning "bullock, bull, ox")... [more]

Alpheus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical (Latinized), English
Variant of Alphaeus and Latinized form of Alpheios.

Alphie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Alphard and Alphonso. In some cases, it is also a variant of Alfie.

Alphons m Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans, German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Variant of Alfons.

Alphonsina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphonsus.

Alpine m English
Late Middle English from Latin Alpinus, from Alpes ‘Alps.’

Alpo m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin, Albert or Albanus.

Alpona f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali আলপনা (see Alpana).

Alraune f Literature, German (Rare)
Variant of Alruna, also coinciding with the German word for "mandrake". This is the name of the title character in the novel 'Alraune' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers.

Alric m Medieval English
Combination of elements al meaning "noble" and ric "power, ruler."

Alrigo m Italian
Italian variant of Henry.

Alrik m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Old Norse Alríkr.

Alríkr m Old Norse
Possibly a variant of Alarik, Adalrik or Alfríkr. Alternatively, it may be derived from the Old Norse elements ǫl "ale" and rikr "mighty, distinguished".

Alrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Alrun.

Alrun f German (Rare)
Younger form of Adelrun and Albrun.

Alruna f German, Medieval German
Germanic name, in which the second element was derived from Old High German runa or Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune" (Proto-Germanic *rūnō)... [more]

Älsa f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsa.

Alsabell f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Isabel via the variant Assabell.

Alsena f Arabic (Anglicized, Archaic)
Variant of Alzena.

Alsey f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe a variant of Elsie.

Alson f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Anglo-Norman
Anglicized form of Allsún, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

Alsonso m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Alonso.

Alstan m Medieval English
Medieval form of any of the Old English names Æðelstan, Ælfstan, Ealdstan or Ealhstan.

Alston m English
Transferred use of the surname Alston.

Altabella f Medieval Italian
From Latin alta “high” and bella “beautiful”.

Altadonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Italian alta, the feminine form of the adjective alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and donna "woman; lady".

Altaf m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "kinder, nicer, lovelier" in Arabic, the elative of لطيف (laṭīf) meaning "gentle".

Altagrâce f French (Rare)
French form of Altagracia.

Altai m & f Mongolian, Kazakh
From the name of a mountain range that runs through Central and Eastern Asia, itself meaning "golden mountain", related to Turkic altun meaning "gold" (compare Mongolian altan "golden") and dağ meaning "mountain".

Altaír f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Altair.

Altaluna f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian alta, the feminine form of the adjective alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and luna "moon".... [more]

Altamira f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Altamiro.

Altamiro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
This name is either a variant form of Aldemaro or derived from the Spanish locational surname Altamira, which takes its name from a place called Altamiros or Altamira... [more]

Altana f Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden".

Altanbaatar m Mongolian
Means "golden hero" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Altanbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Altanchimeg f Mongolian
Means "gold jewelry" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament".

Altanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".

Altandöl m Mongolian
Means "golden flame" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дөл (döl) meaning "flame".

Altanduulga m & f Mongolian
Means "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга (duulga) meaning "helmet".

Altangerel m & f Mongolian
Means "golden light" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Altankhishig m & f Mongolian
Means "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".

Altankhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "golden son, golden boy" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".

Altankhuyag m Mongolian
Means "golden armour" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".

Altannamar m & f Mongolian
Means "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".

Altannar f & m Mongolian
Means "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".

Altannavch f Mongolian
Means "golden leaf" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and навч (navch) meaning "leaf".

Altanpürev m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".

Altansolongo f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and солонго (solongo) meaning "rainbow".

Altansoyombo m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо (soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.

Altansükh m Mongolian
Means "golden axe" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Altansuvd f Mongolian
Means "golden pearl" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Altantogos f & m Mongolian
Means "golden peacock, golden peafowl" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and тогос (togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl"

Altantsatsral f Mongolian
Means "golden light beam" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".

Altantsog m & f Mongolian
Means "golden splendour" or "golden embers" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цог (tsog) meaning "embers, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory".

Altantülkhüür m & f Mongolian
Means "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр (tülkhüür) meaning "key".

Altantungalag f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Altantuyaa f Mongolian
Means "golden ray" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Altanzayaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".

Altanzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Altanzul f & m Mongolian
Means "tulip" in Mongolian, ultimately from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp, torch".

Altapasqua f Medieval Italian
Likely derived from Italian alta, the feminine form of the adjective alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and pasqua "Easter".

Altautas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Altautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Altautas.

Altay m Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Turkish
From the name of the Altay Mountains.

Altburg f German (Rare)
Created from the German name elements alt "old, ancient" and burg "protected place, castle".

Altea f Italian, Spanish, Polish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sicilian, Albanian
Cognate of Althea.

Altéia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Althea.

Alteo m Albanian, Italian
Masculine form of Altea.

Alteria f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Altero.

Altes m Greek Mythology
A Lelegian king who resided at Pedasus, which was situated in or near the Troad. According to Homer's Iliad Altes was the father of Laothoe, one of the many wives (or concubines) of King Priam... [more]

Altfrid m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements alt "old" and fridu "peace".

Altfried m German
German form of Aldfrid.

Althaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Althaia.

Althaemenes m Greek Mythology
The son of Catreus and brother to Apemosyne, Aeropa, and Clymene.

Altham m English
Transferred use of the surname Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.

Althamia f English (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Feminization of Altham.

Althée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare)
French form of Althea.

Althia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Althea.

Althryth f Medieval English
Variant of Ælfþryð.

Altina f Albanian
Feminine form of Altin.

Altinai f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Altynai.

Altinay f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Alternative transcription of Altynai.

Altjira m Indigenous Australian Mythology
The sky father of the Aranda tribes of Central Australia, Altjira is looked on as the god of the Alchera, the dream time.

Altman m Dutch, German
Variant of Aldman.

Altn f Kalmyk
Means "gold" in Kalmyk, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *altun.

Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]

Altynai f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "golden moon" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Altynay f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Altynai.

Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Altynbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын (altyn) meaning "gold, golden" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Altyngul f Kazakh
From Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Altynshash f Kazakh
Means "golden hair" from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with шаш (shash) meaning "hair".

Alua f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic حلوى (halwa) meaning "candy, dessert, confection".

Aluberi m New World Mythology
The great spirit of the Arawak of Guyana.

Alucard m Popular Culture
The name Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.

Aluda m Georgian, Literature
This name is best known for being the name of the eponymous hero of the epic poem Aluda Ketelauri (1888) written by the Georgian poet and writer Vazha-Pshavela (1861-1915).... [more]

Aluerta f Medieval Basque
Possibly a feminine form of Albar.

Aluhé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Derived from Mapudungun alwe (also used as am), referring to (the spirit/soul of) a dead person.

Aluis m Romansh
Romansh form of Alois.

Aluisa f Romansh
Feminine form of Aluis.

Aluisia f Romansh
Romansh form of Aloisia.

Aluísio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aloísio.

Aluízio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aloísio.

Alulf m Anglo-Norman
Probably a Norman name derived from Adalwolf (see Adolf).

Aluluei m Polynesian Mythology
On the Caroline Islands the god of knowledge and navigation. He is the son of Palulop.

Aluona f Lithuanian
Direct adoption of the name of the river Aluona whose name is derived from alėti "to flow; to run (referring to water); to trickle; to drip".

Alured m Manx, English
This is a Manx name, said to be a cognate of Alfred via its latinized form Aluredus, a variant of Alvredus.... [more]

Alusia f Polish
Diminutive of Alicja, Alina, Aldona, Aleksandra or other names beginning with Al-.

Alusian m Bulgarian
Tsar of Bulgaria for short time in 1041. One night, during dinner, Alusian took advantage of Peter II's inebriation, and cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife in 1041... [more]

Aluszka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Alicjô.

Aluua f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alua 2.

Al-ʻuzzā f Near Eastern Mythology
The ancient Arabian goddess of might, protection and love. Her name is derived from al-‘Azīz meaning "the mighty".

Álvá f Sami
Sami form of Alva 1.

Älva f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Elva 2 influenced by the Swedish word älva "elf, fairy".

Alvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]

Əlvan m Azerbaijani
Means "multicolored, variegated" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ألوان ('alwān) (compare Elvan).

Alvan m Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew verb עָלָה ('alah) meaning "to ascend, to rise". Also compare the related name Alvah... [more]

Alvanos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Albanos.

Àlvar m Catalan
Catalan form of Alfher (see Álvaro).

Alvar m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Alvaro.

Álvara f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Álvaro.

Àlvara f Sardinian (Archaic)
Logudorese form of Barbara.

Alvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfhard and Norwegian variant of Alvar.

Alvarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvara.

Alvarito m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.

Alvart m Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Alvard.

Alvas m Biblical
Son of Shobal.

Álvdis f Faroese
Faroese form of Alfdís.

Alvdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfdís.

Alve f Estonian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Alviine and cognate of Alva 1.

AlvéR m Old Norse
Variant of Ǫlvér, or possibly derived from allr "all, entire" and vér "fighter" or aluh "temple" and vér.

Alver m Old Norse, Old Swedish, Estonian (Archaic)
Old Norse variant of Alfr as well as the Old Swedish form of AlvéR.

Alveradis f Medieval German, Medieval Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements alf "elf" and ræd "counsel" (compare Alfred).

Alverdine f English
Apparently a feminized form of Alfred via the Latin Alvredus. 'Used from time to time in the 19th century, and has been noted in the 20th century as Alvedine.'

Alvertos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Albertos, which is an older Greek form of Albert.

Alverzh m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton variant of Alberzh.

Alveva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Ælfgifu.

Alvfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Alffinnr.

Álvfinnur m Faroese (Archaic)
Modern Faroese form of Alffinnr.

Álvgerð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfgerðr

Álvheiður f Faroese (Archaic)
Modern Faroese form of Alfheiðr.

Alvhild f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alfhild.

Alvhilde f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alvhild.

Alvi m Chechen
Chechen form of Ali 1.

Alvi f Swedish
Short form of names starting with Alvi-, such as Alvina and Alvilda.

Alvida f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alv.

Alvie m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alviina f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Alvina and Finnish variant of Alfiina.

Alviine f Estonian
Estonian form of Alwine and variant of Alviina.

Alvilas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Alvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Alvilas.

Alvīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Alwina.

Alvinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Germanic name Alwin (and in some cases also of the English name Alvin). Also compare Elvinas.

Alvīne f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Alvīna.

Alvine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Greenlandic, Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1 or Alvin.

Alvinette f American (South, Rare)
Feminization of Alvin.

Alvino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alvin or Albin.

Alvinos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Albinos.

Alvir m Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of AlvéR.

Alvira f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Elvira.

Alvisa f Venetian
Feminine form of Alvise.

Alvlaug f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Alflaug.

Alvny f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfný.

Alvo m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Alvar.

Álvur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfr.

Alvy m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alvyda f Lithuanian
Variant form of Alvydė.

Alvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Alvydas.

Alvyra f Lithuanian
Variant of Elvyra.

Alwa f Swedish
Variant of Alva 1.

Alward m Medieval English
A medieval form of Æthelweard.

Alwart m Dutch
Dutch form of Alaward.

Alwen f Welsh
Adoption of the name of a Welsh river in Clwyd. The origin and meaning of this river's name are uncertain; current theories, however, include a derivation from Proto-Celtic *al(aun)o- "nourishing".

Alwena f Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of the Welsh name (which is unlikely as the Breton name seems to be older than the Welsh name in question), a younger form of Breton Alc'houen and a variant of Anglo-Norman Alfwena.

Alwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Alwen.

Alwi m Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic علوي ('alawiyy) meaning "of Ali 1", referring to descendants or followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Alwiġi m Maltese
Maltese form of Aloysius.

Alwina f Dutch, German, Polish
Feminine form of Alwin.

Alwulf m Medieval English
Combination of elements al "noble" and wulf "wolf."

Alwynn f Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Late Old English variant of Ælfwynn and Æthelwynn.

Alyaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء (see Alya 1).

Alyaksandr m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksandr.

Alyaksandra f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksandra.

Alyasa m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Arabic form of Elisha, used in the Quran.

Alyattes m Lydian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek
Hellenized form of Lydian 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯𐤤𐤮 (Walwateś), derived from 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤 (walwe) meaning "lion" and the abstract suffix -𐤠𐤯𐤠 (-ata).

Alyaxey m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksei.

Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]

Alyden f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Aliden.

Alyena f Russian, Ukrainian
Cognate of Aliena and Alyona.

Alyes f Judeo-French
Judeo-French variant of Alice.