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Almonda f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Medieval JewishOf 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)... [
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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"... [
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Alna f LithuanianEither 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... [
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Alo m Estonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval BalticLivonian 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 BasqueBasque name coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as an equivalent to
Alodia.
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.
Aloia f GalicianTransferred use of the name of
Monte Aloia, a summit in the mountains of Galicia, Spain.
Aloïse f FrenchFeminine form of
Aloïs. Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) was a Swiss outsider artist.
Alom m Mayan MythologyA Mayan god of the sky, and one of the seven gods who created the world and the humans.
Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular CultureA 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... [
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Alongkot m ThaiMeans "to decorate, to adorn, to embellish" in Thai.
Alope f ApacheBorne 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.
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.... [
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Alpan f Etruscan MythologyThe Etruscan goddess of love and the underworld. She belongs to the Lasas and is usually portrayed naked.
Alpana f BengaliFrom 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 TurkishIt is composed of the two words
alp ''brave'' or ''hero'' and
er ''soldier'' or ''male''. See
Alp.
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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Alpheiaia f Greek MythologyEpithet 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... [
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Alpheios m Greek MythologyDerived 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... [
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Alphenor m Greek MythologyThe 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)".... [
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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")... [
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Alpine m EnglishLate Middle English from Latin
Alpinus, from
Alpes ‘Alps.’
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.
Altadonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval JewishDerived 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".
Altai m & f Mongolian, KazakhFrom 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".
Altaluna f Medieval ItalianDerived 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".... [
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Altanchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone".
Altandöl m MongolianMeans "golden flame" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and дөл
(döl) meaning "flame".
Altanduulga m & f MongolianMeans "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга
(duulga) meaning "helmet".
Altankhishig m & f MongolianMeans "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Altankhüü m & f MongolianMeans "golden son, golden boy" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Altankhuyag m MongolianMeans "golden armour" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хуяг
(khuyag) meaning "armour".
Altannamar m & f MongolianMeans "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and намар
(namar) meaning "autumn".
Altannar f & m MongolianMeans "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and нар
(nar) meaning "sun".
Altannavch f MongolianMeans "golden leaf" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and навч
(navch) meaning "leaf".
Altanpürev m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
Altansoyombo m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо
(soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.
Altansükh m MongolianMeans "golden axe" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Altansuvd f MongolianMeans "golden pearl" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and сувд
(suvd) meaning "pearl".
Altantogos f & m MongolianMeans "golden peacock, golden peafowl" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and тогос
(togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl"
Altantsatsral f MongolianMeans "golden light beam" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and цацрал
(tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".
Altantsog m & f MongolianMeans "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 MongolianMeans "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр
(tülkhüür) meaning "key".
Altantungalag f MongolianFrom Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Altanzul f & m MongolianMeans "tulip" in Mongolian, ultimately from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and зул
(zul) meaning "light, lamp, torch".
Altapasqua f Medieval ItalianLikely 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 LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Altes m Greek MythologyA 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
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Altham m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.
Altn f KalmykMeans "gold" in Kalmyk, ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*altun.
Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, DutchDirectly 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.... [
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Altynai f Kazakh, KyrgyzMeans "golden moon" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Altynbek m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold, golden" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Altyngul f KazakhFrom Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл
(gul) meaning "flower".
Altynshash f KazakhMeans "golden hair" from Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with шаш
(shash) meaning "hair".
Alua f KazakhDerived from Arabic حلوى
(halwa) meaning "candy, dessert, confection".
Alucard m Popular CultureThe 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, LiteratureThis 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).... [
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Aluona f LithuanianDirect 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, EnglishThis is a Manx name, said to be a cognate of
Alfred via its latinized form
Aluredus, a variant of
Alvredus.... [
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Alusian m BulgarianTsar 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... [
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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"... [
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Əlvan m AzerbaijaniMeans "multicolored, variegated" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ألوان
('alwān) (compare
Elvan).
Alvarito m SpanishSpanish 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.
AlvéR m Old NorseVariant of
Ǫlvér, or possibly derived from
allr "all, entire" and
vér "fighter" or
aluh "temple" and
vér.
Alverdine f EnglishApparently 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.'
Alwen f WelshAdoption 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 BretonOf 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.
Alwi m Indonesian, MalayFrom Arabic علوي (
'alawiyy) meaning "of
Ali 1", referring to descendants or followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Alypia f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Alypios. This name was borne by a 5th-century Roman noblewoman, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Anthemius.
Alypos m Ancient GreekThe literal meaning of this name is "no grief" or "not sad", and as such, one could say that it actually means "happy". Derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ-
(a) combined with Greek λύπη
(lype) meaning "grief, pain, sorrow"... [
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