Aberdeenf & mEnglish Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.
AdriaenmMedieval Dutch Medieval Dutch form of Adriaan. A well-known bearer of this name was Adriaen van der Donck (c. 1618–1655), a pivotal figure in the establishment of the middle colonies of colonial America, and the ultimate significance of Manhattan as a place of commerce.
AdwenfWelsh, Cornish Welsh name, in which the second element is gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [more]
AerfenfWelsh Mythology Welsh form of Aerten, the name of a Brythonic goddess of fate. Aerten is derived from Proto-Celtic *agro- "carnage, slaughter" (cf. Agrona) and *tan-nu "to broaden, to spread" or *ten-n-d-o- "to break, to cut"... [more]
AibergenmKazakh From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the past tense of беруге (beruge) "to give".
AibileenfLiterature Possibly an alteration of Abilene influenced by Maybelline. This is the name of one of the main characters in Kathryn Stockett's novel 'The Help' (2009) and the subsequent movie adaptation (2011).
AichenfChinese From the Chinese 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak" or 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".
AiluenfChinese Ai meaning love in Chinese (愛). Namesake also refers to the Ailuen in C.O.R.E. Mythology, a young girl spotted playing french horn at the top of a mountain until she was knocked down by the sun god for her over-radience.
AiwenfChinese From the Chinese 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Aiyy SienmYakut (Rare) Means "grandson of Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.
Aizenm & fJapanese The name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [more]
AizhenfChinese From the Chinese 叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
AjigenfManchu Of uncertain origin, this was the name of a concubine of Nurhaci.
AkenmEgyptian Mythology The custodian of the ferryboat who ferries the souls of the deceased to the Egyptian underworld of Duat, and he was also said to rule Duat in general on behalf of Osiris... [more]
Alejehenm & fBandial Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.
AlénmGalician (Modern, Rare) From the Galician adverb alén meaning "beyond", ultimately from Latin illinc "from there". It gives its name to various hamlets in Ourense and Pontevedra, as well as to a common Galician surname.
AlienfDutch (Rare) Dutch phonetical spelling of the French name Aline. The name also occurs as a short form of the related name Alina, in which case it is used strictly informally (i.e. not as an official name on birth certificates).... [more]
Aliwenm & fMapuche From Mapudungun aliwen meaning "tree."
Allahbergenm & fKazakh Kazakh word for "God-given" or "brought by God". Combination of the Kazakh word Allah, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Arabic Allah, meaning "God" as well).
AlwenfWelsh 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".
AmotkenmNew World Mythology The creator deity of the Salish, North American Indians, he dwells in heaven, solitary and alone.
AmranwenfWelsh (Modern, Rare) Derived from Welsh amrant "eyelid" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". It is also the Welsh name for the medicinal herb known as German chamomile in English.
Amrenf & mLiterature A very powerful Fae in Sarah J. Maas 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' series.... [more]
AmyenmFrench (Archaic) Archaic French name of uncertain origin and meaning which was recorded up to the 1600s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Current theories include a local derivation of Latin Amantius (which would make Amyen a cognate of Amant) and Ammien.
AnnechienfDutch Diminutive of Anne 1. It originated in the northeastern Dutch province of Drenthe, as the name contains the Drents diminutive suffix -chien, which is cognate to medieval Dutch -gjen (variantly spelled -gien) and medieval Dutch -tjen (variantly spelled -tien)... [more]
AntienfMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) This given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of Antjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [more]
AntjenfMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) This name is a variant of Anna, where the diminutive suffix -tjen has been added to the name. Since -tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern -tje, we can actually say that Antjen is the medieval Dutch form of Antje.... [more]
AodrenmBreton Derived from Old Breton alt "high; elevated" and either Old Breton roen "royal" or Old Breton roen / roin "lineage of a king". In recent times, folk etymology likes to associate this name with Modern Breton aod "coast, shore, waterside".
AorenmChinese From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 人 (rén) meaning "man, person; mankind".
AosenmChinese From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
AourgenfBreton (Rare) Derived from Breton aour "gold" and Old Breton ken "fair; beautiful; splendid" (kaer and koant in Modern Breton), this name is the Breton cognate of Welsh Eurgain.
AowenmChinese From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing".
AraluenfEnglish (Australian, Rare) From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" or "place of the water lilies" in the Walbunja language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).
ArenmJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "corner, nook", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 漣 (ren) meaning "flowing continuously, ripple", 廉 (ren) meaning "inexpensive, honest, clean", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", 怜 (ren) meaning "wise"... [more]
AriënmDutch Variant form of Arian, which may possibly have been inspired by the French name Adrien in its spelling. This form ultimately led to the form Arjen, which since steadily outgrew Ariën in popularity and is nowadays by far the most common of the two... [more]
ArienfLiterature Means "sun maiden" in the fictional language Quenya, derived from Quenya árë meaning "sun" or "day" and -ien meaning "maiden" or simply a feminine suffix. It also later gained the meaning "daisy" in Sindarin, another Elvish language... [more]
Ariunkhüslenf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and хүслэн (khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".
ArixenfMedieval Basque Medieval Basque feminine name of unknown origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Pamplona in the 1200s.
ArjenmDutch Variant form of Ariën. The latter was the most popular of the two for many decades, until Arjen began to rise in popularity in the late 1950s... [more]
AshkhenfArmenian Feminine Armenian given name with a number of possible meanings and etymologies - firstly, from the Ossetian æхсин meaning "lady, mistress", or otherwise from Middle Median *xšay-, meaning "to shine" or the Ossetian æхсид meaning "dawn".
AshkhenfArmenian Armenian form of Roxanne. Ashkhen was the wife of King Dertad or Trdat.
AshkhenfArmenian derives from the word akhsen, ‘grey’, or Zend akhsaena which means ‘black’ or ‘bluish-black'. Ashkhen was also the name of a Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia during the early to late 3rd century AD, and is considered a Saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church.
AtchenmGuanche Meaning unknown. It was borne by a king of Lanzarote, who was considered a traitor for reaching an agreement with French conqueror Gadifer de la Salle.
AtsenmAfizere Atsen which means"Visitor" is a male given name among the Afizere people of Nigeria. who are predominantly in Jos Plateau and Bauchi State Nigeria.
Audenm & fEnglish Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]
Audrenm & fBreton Legend, Medieval Breton, Breton (Modern) Medieval Breton form of Aodren which was revived in the 1970s. While this name was strictly masculine in medieval times, in modern times it is used on men and women alike.... [more]
Avleenf & mPunjabi, Indian Means "immersed with love" in Punjabi. As well as a modern spelling of Aveline.
AwenfBreton, Welsh Derived from Welsh and Breton awen "muse; (poetic) inspiration; poetic gift", ulitmately from the Indo-European root *-uel "to blow (wind)". As a given name it has been in use since the 19th century.
BelenfTurkish Means mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish
Bềnm & fVietnamese Means "durable, strong" or "long-lasting" in Vietnamese.
Benm & fJapanese This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]
BenmHebrew Derived from Hebrew בן (ben), meaning "son".
BenjenmPopular Culture, Literature Contracted form of Benjamin. It is the name of a character in the 'Game of Thrones' and 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, Benjen Stark.
BenzaitenfJapanese Mythology The name of a Japanese goddess, often considered to be the Japanese form of Saraswati. Her name is derived from 弁 (ben) meaning "dialect, discrimination, petal", 才 (zai) meaning "ability, talent" or 財 (zai) meaning "property, riches, wealth" and 天 (ten) meaning "the sky, heavens".
BerdienfDutch Variant form of Berdine, with its spelling more phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch flutist Berdien Stenberg (b. 1957).
BerenmLiterature Means "brave" in Sindarin. Beren (also known as Beren Erchamion, 'the One-handed', and Beren Camlost, 'the Empty-handed') is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He was the son of Barahir and Emeldir, the husband of Lúthien, the father of Dior Eluchíl, and ancestor of Elros and of him of Aragorn, and ancestor of Elrond and of him Arwen... [more]