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Aianna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ayanna.

Aibala f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh aй (ai) meaning "moon" and бала (bala) meaning "child". Some provide the meaning as "like the moon" or "beautiful like the moon".

Aicela f Spanish (Mexican)

Aichta f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Achta.

Aicusa f Medieval English
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Aidota f Khakas
Khakas form of Avdotya.

Aiesha f African American
Variant of Aisha.

Aigana f Kazakh
Derived from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the title khan meaning "king, ruler"

Aihnoa f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ainhoa.

Aiiana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aiyana.

Aiisha f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Aisha.

Aijuka m Swahili
Aijuka means "he knew' or 'he understands' in reference to gaining knowledge & education.

'Ailana f Hawaiian
Means "loving" in Hawaiian.... [more]

Ailana f Jewish

Ailana f Kazakh
Derived from Turkish ayla meaning "halo, moonlight" (see Ayla 2).

Aileah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Ailena f Obscure

Aileva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Æðelgifu.

Ailika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Aili and Aila, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Ailika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Iris.

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

Ailisa f English (American)
Probably a combination of the prefix ai- and Lisa.

Ailova f Medieval English
Apparently from an unattested Old English name composed of the elements æðele "noble" and lufu "love".

Aimada f Occitan, Provençal, Lengadocian, Niçard
Provençal, Niçard and Languedocian form of Amata.

Aimara f Basque, Medieval Basque, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Aimar.

Aimata m & f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian ai "in possession of" and mata, derived from the word Matamua meaning "eldest sibling". This name was traditionally given to the firstborn child of a family.

Aimira f Kazakh

Aimona f Provençal
Feminine form of Aimon.

Ainara f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light" or Persian نار (nâr) meaning "pomegranate" (or also, "fire").

Ainaya f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Ainika f Estonian (Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Estonian diminutive of Aina 1, used as a given name in its own right.

Ainina f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it is believed that her name is a corruption of the name Danina, derived from Georgian da and nana. Ainina is a Georgian goddess and in a pair with the deity Danina.

Ainoha f Spanish (European)
Variant of Ainhoa.

Ainora f Medieval French
Varient of Aénor

Aiolia f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Aeolia.

Aireca f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Airida f Lithuanian

Airisa f Latvian (Rare)
Adaption and phonetic approximation to English Iris.

Airita f Latvian
Variant of Aira.

Airlia f English (Rare)
Variant of Airlie.

Aisara f Ancient Greek
Original form of Aesara.

Aischa f German
German form of Aisha.

A'ishah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Aisha.

Aishia f African American
Variant of Aisha.

Aitala m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Aithalas.

Aitana f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak", though it is also considered a variant of the name Aidana.

Aithra f Greek Mythology, Greek (Rare)
Original Greek form of Aethra.

Àivara f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Barbara.

Aivara f Sardinian
Variant spelling of Àivara.

Aivija f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Aiva.

Aivita f Latvian
Variant of Aiva.

Aiyana f African American
Variant of Ayanna.

Aiysha f Various
Variant transcription of عائشة (Arabic), عائشہ (Urdu), and Айша (Kazakh) (see Aisha).

Aizada f Kazakh
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Aizkoa f Basque

Aizpea f Basque
Name taken from an eremitage dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Ajaaja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ajâja.

Ajatsa f Obscure
Possibly a form of Aisha.

Ajkuna f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
In Albanian mythology, Ajkuna is the wife of Muji.

Ajlina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of the Turkish name Aylin.

Ajnela f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Ajna.

Ajnija f & m Bosnian
Variant of Ajna and Ajnela.

Ajouah f Obscure
Meaning and origin unknown.

Ajuoga f Luo
Means "doctor" in Luo.

Ajwoba f Akan
Variant form of Adwoa.

'Aka'aka m & f Hawaiian
Means "laugh" or "to laugh" in Hawaiian.

Akaata f Finnish
Finnish form of Agatha.

Akacia f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akadsa f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Akaela f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akeela.

Akaina m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to singe" in Cook Islands Maori.

Akakia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Acacia or feminine form of Akakios.

Akasha f Literature, Indian
Means "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.

Akasia f American (Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akasma f Obscure

Akasya f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Acacia.

Akayla f English (American)
Variant of Kayla. It has been used since 1980.

Akdzha f Turkmen
Variant transcription of Akja.

Akeela f Muslim, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah and Aqila.

Akeila f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akeira f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akira. In some cases it can be a combination of the phonetic prefix a with the name Keira.

Akelia f Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Akilah.

Akeria f African American, Jamaican Patois
Unknown meaning. Possibly derived from Akira

Akesha f African American
Variant of Akeisha.

Aketta f American (Modern, Rare)

Aketza m Basque
From Basque aketz meaning "male pig".

Akeyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah influenced by Keyla.

Akhava m Karelian
Karelian form of Agafon.

Akheda f Marathi, Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
Feminine form of Akhed.

Akhira m & f Thai
Means "Sun, sunlight" in Thai.... [more]

Akhona f & m South African

Akiana f English, African American
Elaboration of Kiana 2 with the prefix a-

Akifah f Indonesian
Feminine form of Akif.

Akisha f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Kisha.

Akkaya m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ak "white" and kaya "rock".

Akleja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Aquilegia, the name of a genus of plants derived from Latin aquila, "eagle".

Akosia f Western African, Akan
A name of Ashanti origin meaning "born on a Sunday" in Akan culture. Notable name bearers include actor Akosia Sabet and mononymic musician Akosia. Akosua is a variation of this name.

Akpana f Bette
Means "precious stone" in Bette Obudu.

Akraia f Greek Mythology
A Naiad daughter of the river Asterion who — with her sisters, Euboea and Prosymna — nursed the infant goddess Hera.

Aksara m & f Indonesian
Means "character, script" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara).

Aksaya f Tamil

Aksina f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Aksinya.

Akunna f Igbo
Means "father's wealth" in Igbo, from àkụ̀ meaning "property, wealth" and ńnà meaning "father".

Akvila m & f Croatian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Croatian and Georgian form of Aquila.... [more]

Akycha m Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Akycha is a solar deity worshipped in Alaska.

Alaena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina.

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.

Alahia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Alaia 1.

Alaiah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Alayah.

Alaïda f Gascon
Contracted form of Adelaïda.

Alaina f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaine.

Alaisa f Belarusian
Variant transliteration of Алаіза (see Alaiza).

Alaïza f Belarusian (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of Алаіза (see Alaiza).

Alaiza f Basque
Taken from the name of a Marian church in the greater Álava area.

Alaiza f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aloysia.

Alamea f Hawaiian (Rare)
From Hawaiian ʻalamea meaning "precious".

Alanah f English
Variant of Alana.

Alanda f Afrikaans

Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]

Alanta f Lithuanian
Derived from Old Lithuanian alėti "to stream merrily; to run (referring to water)". ... [more]

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

Alaria f Gascon
Feminine form of Alari.

Alasia f Medieval Italian
Contracted form of Adelasia.

Alasia Astronomy
This is the name of the star HD 168746. In 2019 each country was assigned a star with an orbiting planet to be named by that country. HD 168746 was assigned to Cyprus who named it after an ancient name of their country... [more]

Alaska f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the American state of Alaska, which is ultimately derived from Aleut alaxsxaq "mainland". A famous bearer of the name was Alaska P. Davidson (1868-1934), an American law enforcement officer known for being the first female special agent in the FBI.

Alauda f Obscure
Derived from Latin alauda meaning "lark".

Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".

Alaura f English
Elaborated form of Laura or a variant of Elora.

Alayça f Turkish

Alayda f Medieval Occitan, Spanish (Latin American)

Alayja f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayjah.

Alayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a combination of the prefix a- and the prefix Layla.... [more]

Alazia f American (South, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Alozia.

Albeza f Spanish

Albika f Chechen (Rare)
Means "the lady", derived from the Arabic definite article ال (al) combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master").

Albīna f Latvian
Latvian variant of Albina.

Albinä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Albina.

Albira f Basque (Rare)
Younger form of Elbira.

Albira f Bengali

Albita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Alba 1.

Albiza f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Albizo.

Albrea f Medieval English (Latinized)
Feminization of both Albericus and, in early medieval times, of Alfred.

Alcena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alcina.

Alcida f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alcide.

Alcipa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Alkippe.

Alcira f Galician
Galician form of Alzira.

Aldana f Galician, Spanish, South American

Aldara m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Aldėja f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Alda 1.

Aldeta f Medieval Occitan

Aldeva f Medieval English
From the Old English name Ealdgifu.

Aldjya f Kabyle
Means "doll" in Kabyle.

Aldora f American (South, Archaic)

Aldora f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Aldor.

Aldusa f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman (?)
Latinized form (strictly feminine) of Aldus. It was recorded in Yorkshire in 1219.

Aleaha f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleana f English (Rare)

Alecea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Aledia f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Variant of Alidia.

Aledra f English
Possibly a variant of Aludra or a diminutive of Alexandra

Aleeah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleeha f Pakistani

Aleela f English

Aleena f English (Modern)
Variant of Alena or Alina.

Aleera f Popular Culture
The name of a character in the Van Helsing franchise.

Aleesa f English (Rare)

Aleeta f English (Rare)
Variant of Aletta or Alita.

Aleeya f Pakistani

Aleeza f Pakistani

Alegia f Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.

Alegna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Angela (English) or Ángela (Spanish) spelled backwards (compare Spanish Legna).

Alegra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Allegra.

Aleiah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleiha f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleina f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variation of Alaina, Alena, and Alina.

Aleiva f American (Rare, Archaic)

Aleixa f Galician
Feminine form of Aleixo.

Aleiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alekea f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Althea.

Alekia f Obscure

Aleksa f Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Latvian
Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian and Latvian short form of Aleksandra as well as a Polish feminine form of Aleksy.

A'lelia f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lelia.

Alenia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Alena.

Alenja f Slovene
Diminutive of Alena 1.

Alenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Alena.

Aleria f Corsican (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ilaria or Valeria.... [more]

Alesea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Alesya.

Alesha m Russian
Variant transcription of Alyosha.

Alesia f Belarusian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Alesya.

Alesia f Albanian
Albanian cognate of Alexia and Alessia.

Alesia f Corsican
Feminine form of Alesiu.

Aļesja f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Olesya.

Alesja f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Alesya.

Alesja f Albanian
Variant of Alesia.

Aleška f Slovene, Czech (Rare)
Slovene diminutive of Aleša and Czech feminine form of Aleš.

Aleska f Spanish (Latin American)

Alesta f Medieval Occitan, English (Rare)

Alesta f Turkish
Means "alert" or "watchful" in Turkish.

Aletea f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Aletha f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Latinized contracted form of Adelheid.

Aletta f Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name... [more]

Aletxa f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Alexah f English
Alternate spelling of Alexa.

Alexea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexia.

Alexía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alexia.

Alexxa f English (Modern)
Variant of Alexa.

Aleyah f Arabic
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleyda f Louisiana Creole (Hispanicized)

Aleyia f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aleyna f English (Modern)
Variant of Alayna.

Alezia f Danish (Modern, Rare)

Alfífa f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain meaning, the first element possibly from *alu "protection, fortune" or alfr "elf"; the second element, fífa means "cotton grass" and occurs in Old Icelandic poetry as a metaphor for "arrow" (a similar word, fífla, was used in 'Grettis saga' to mean "a girl")... [more]

Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.

Alfira f Tatar
Variant of Alfiya.

Alfiva f Old Norwegian
Norwegianized form of Ælfgifu. Ælfgifu (Alfiva) of Northampton was the regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035.

Algina f Lithuanian
Derived from alei vienas "everyone" and ginti "to defend; to protect".

Algisa f Italian
Contracted form of Adalgisa.

Algita f Lithuanian
Feminine short form of names beginning with the element Al-, this is a derivation of Algė. It can also be considered a feminine form of Algis.

Alhena f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الهنعه (al-Han'āh) "sign (on the neck of a camel)", this is the name of the third-brightest star in the constellation of Gemini.

Aliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Alyona or Eliana 1 or possibly a combination of Ali 2 and Ana.

Aliana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arianna.

Aliaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alicea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alicha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha.

Alička f Czech
Diminutive of Alice.

Alicka f Slovak
Diminutive of Alica, not used as a given name in its own right.

Alicya f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alidea f Italian
Elaboration of Alida and Alide.

Alidia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)

Alieah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alieda f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alida.

Aliena f Theatre, Literature
Means "stranger" in Latin. This was the false identity of Celia in Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It' (1599) when she goes into hiding in the forest of Arden, presumably a pun on the word alias... [more]

Aliena f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Alena 2.

Aliena f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alifah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أليفة (see Alifa), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Aliffa f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Alifa.

Aliina f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Alina.

Alijda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Aleida.

Alikah f English (American, Modern), Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alika.

Alikia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alicia.

Alikya f Bette
Means "sugar cane" in Bette Obudu.

Alilah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Alimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Alim.

Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.

Alinka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Alina, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Alinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alinta f Indigenous Australian, Nyari, Popular Culture
Means "fire, flame" in Nyari, spoken in Victoria state and New South Wales state, south-eastern Australia. ... [more]

Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.

Alirah f English
Variant of Alira

Alíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Aliria.

Aliria f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Alirio.

Əlirza m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Alireza.

Aliséa f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Alisée.

Alisea f Italian (Modern)
Cognate of Alizée (compare Aliséa).

Alisha f Indian

Alisia f German (Bessarabian)
Contracted form of Aloisia.

Alisja f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Alicia.

Alissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish Latinized form of Alice.

Alitha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aletha.

Alitia f English (Rare)

Alitia f Fijian
Fijian form of Alicia.

Alitta f Afrikaans, Hungarian, English
Variant of Aletta.

Alitza f Old Swedish
Variant of Aliza.

Alivya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Alixia f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland. It might be a Latinization of Alix.

Alizéa f French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alizée.

Alizea f Afrikaans (Modern, Rare)
Latinate variant of Alizée.

Alízia f Hungarian
Variant of Alíz.

Alizia f Basque, Aragonese (Rare)
Basque and Aragonese form of Alice.

Alizka f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Aliz.

Aljana f Slovene
Elaboration of Alja.

Aljona f Russian
Variant transcription of Alyona.

Alkina f Indigenous Australian, Yawaru
Means "moon" in the Yawaru language.

Alkira f Indigenous Australian
An Aboriginal word meaning "the sky".

Alleah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allela f English (American)

Allena f English
Variant of Alena.

Alleta f English (African), Afrikaans, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aletta.

Allexa f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexa. Allexa was given to 5 girls in 2014.

Alliah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allida f Finnish
Variant of Alida.

Allina f Scottish, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Allira f Indigenous Australian
Variant of Alira.

Allisa f Russian
Variant of Alisa.

Allita f Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alita.

Allora f American (Modern)
This is apparently either a variant of Alora or Allura or else an American combination of Alice and Lora.... [more]

Alluah m Arabic (Modern)
From southern Arabia

Allura f Popular Culture
Apparently based on the English word allure. This was the name of a princess in the 1980s anime television show 'Voltron'.

Allyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina, possibly influenced by Allyn.

Allyra f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Alira.

Allysa f English (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allysa f Indonesian

Allyza f Filipino

Almana f Lithuanian
Derived from aliai vienas "everyone; every last one" and either manyti "to think; to suppose" or sumanus "quick-witted; astute".

Almasa f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Almas.

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

Almeda f Lithuanian

Almera f Filipino (?)
Variant of Almira 1.