AnnistonfEnglish (Modern) Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [more]
AnoshiruvanmOld Persian Means "immortal soul", derived from Middle Persian anōš (also anōsh) meaning "immortal" combined with Middle Persian ruwān meaning "soul". This was an epithet of Khosrau I, a popular 6th-century emperor of the Sassanid Persian Empire.
AnoushavanmArmenian Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from Anu, the name of an Assyrian deity, and ishkhan meaning "prince".
AnthemionmGreek Mythology Means "small flower", derived from Greek ἄνθεμον (anthemon) meaning "flower" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). The former is ultimately derived from Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom"... [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]
AntinmUkrainian Ukrainian variant or folk/older form of Anton. A notable bearer was Antin Holovatyi, Zaporozhian Cossack otaman who was one of the creators and a commander of the Black Sea cossack army.
AntiphonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) "against" combined with Greek φωνή (phone) "voice." This name was borne by Antiphon the Sophist, who lived in the 5th century BC.
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 Since -tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern -tje, we can actually say that Antjen is the medieval Dutch form of Antje....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]
AnuphanmThai Means "tying, binding, connecting" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अनुबन्ध (anubandha).
AnushavanmArmenian Means "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ (anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան (avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan anaoša meaning "immortal" and urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".
Anu-üjinfMongolian Combination of Anu, the name of a 17th century Mongolian queen consort, and the early Mongolian suffix üjin meaning "lady, princess, queen".
AocquemanmNahuatl Meaning uncertain, possibly means "no more time" or "not yet time" in Nahuatl, from aoc "no longer, not anymore; not yet" and queman "sometimes; at what time, when?".
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".
AoileannfIrish From Irish faoileann meaning "fair maiden" or "seagull".
AonfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 蒼 (a) meaning "blue, green" or 碧 (a) meaning "jade, green, blue" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound"... [more]
Aoqinf & mChinese From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 琴 (qín), a type of Chinese lute or 钦 (qīn) meaning "respect, admire; respectful".
AoquanmChinese From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain" or "wealth, money".
AoranmChinese From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".
AounmArabic “It means Assistance ,support,a linebacker"
AoureganfBreton Breton name, in which the first element is aour meaning "gold" (ultimately from Latin aurum). The second element may be Breton gen "cheek, face" or gwenn "shining, holy"... [more]
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".
AoxianmChinese From the Chinese 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 先 (xiān) meaning "first; former".
Aoxinf & mChinese (Rare) From the Chinese characters 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
AoxunmChinese From the Chinese 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 迅 (xùn) meaning "fast, swift, quick".
AoyanmChinese From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 岩 (yán) meaning "rock, cliff".
Aoyunm & fChinese This name is made up of 奧 (ào)/奥 (ào, yù), the simplified version of 奧, meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 運/运 (yùn) meaning "run, luck, fortune, ship, transport," the first meaning added for 运, the simplified version of 運... [more]
ApamounmCoptic Probably derived from Coptic apa Amoun, where apa means "father" and Amoun is the Coptic form of Amon... [more]
ApellikonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀπέλλω (apello) meaning "to repel, to confront and cast away", which some sources say is etymologically related to the name of the Greek god Apollo.
ApphianmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Aphian (Apphian, Apian, Appian, Amphianus, Amphian; Amfiano in Spanish and Italian) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305.
AppianmAncient Roman (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Appianus, a Roman agnomen that was derived from Appius. Appian of Alexandria was a 1st- and 2nd-century Greek historian and writer in Rome.
AprasionmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب (Afrasiyab) (see Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ (Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი (Aprasiobi).... [more]
ApridonmGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Afrīdōn (also found spelled as Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name Fereydūn (see Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is Frēdōn.
Aprilianm & fIndonesian From the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for someone born in April.
ApsephionmAncient Greek There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness"... [more]
ApsonfThai Means "angel" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).
ArahanmHistory From Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat) meaning "deserving, entitled to, worthy, venerable". This was the name of an 11th-century Burmese monk who helped to stabilize the presence of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
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).
A-ranfKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a ran hanja, e.g. 蘭 meaning "orchid."
AranfJapanese From Japanese 亜, 亞 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "big mound, mountain", 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 和 (a) meaning "peace, harmony" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid", 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo", 桜 (ran) meaning "cherry blossom" or 卵 (ran) meaning "egg, ovum"... [more]
Aranm & fBasque Derived from Basque haran "valley" (ultimately from Proto-Basque *(h)aran). The name coincides with Basque aran "plum (fruit)".
AraquisguanmGuanche The name of a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
ArathornmLiterature Arathorn II is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the fifteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and the father of Aragorn II, one of the major characters in The Lord of the Rings.
ArdalanmKurdish It is the name of a Kurdish dynasty who lived in the Kurdistan of Iran. The name means "goodness", "virtue". It is formed from the ancient Persian roots of Ard "pure", "sacred" and -lan "place", "nest".
ArdaleonmRussian (Rare) Extremely rare variant of Ardalion, which was probably influenced by the Greek word λέων (leon) meaning "lion" (see Leon).
ArdanmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Benedictine monk, also known as Ardanus. 13th abbot of the abbey of Saint Philibert at Tournus, diocese of Autun, France in 1028. Restored monastic buildings there, and cared for the local people during the famine of 1030 to 1033.
ArdianmAlbanian, Serbian (Modern, Rare), Bosnian Ardian 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... [more]
ArdianmIndonesian Derived from Arabic أرض (ardh) meaning "land, earth".
ArdijanmSerbian Ardian 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 Serbs bosniaks and Croats, as they consider themselves to be the direct descendants of ancient Illyrians.... [more]
ArdinmDutch (Rare) Short form of Ardinus. In some cases, the name can also be an elaboration of Ard, which itself is a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle") as well as of Eduard and Adriaan.... [more]
ArdúlínfIcelandic (Archaic, ?) Recorded in Iceland in 1910 (according to Guðrún Kvaran (1943-), professor of lexicography at the University of Iceland). It has been suggested that it was an Icelandic form of Welsh Aurddolen.
AreknazanfArmenian Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Armenian Արեգ (arek) meaning "sun" and the Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy" or Armenian նազանք (nazank') meaning "affection, coquetry".
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]
ArentijnfMedieval Dutch Late medieval form of Arendina (and perhaps even a corruption or variant of Arentjen in some cases), which appears to have been rather uncommon even in that era.
ArfonmWelsh From an ancient name for the region of North West Gwynedd, derived from Welsh ar "opposite" and Môn "Anglesey". This has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.
ArganmTheatre (Gallicized, Rare) This name was used by Molière in his play, 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), for the main character. ... [more]
Arianm & fEnglish Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.
ArianmDutch Variant form of Ariaan. This form ultimately led to the form Arjan, which since steadily outgrew Arian in popularity and is nowadays by far the most common of the two.
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]
Arinm & fTurkish Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".
ArinfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ArinfKorean A famous bearier of this name is Choi Ye-won from the Kpop group "Oh my girl".
ArionmAncient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular Culture In Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [more]
Ariunkhüslenf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and хүслэн (khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".
Ariunsaikhanf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
AriwanfThai From Thai อารี (ari) meaning "kind, generous" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, caste".
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]
ArjevanmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of the Avestan name Arejahvant (also found written as Arejanghant, Arejanhant and Arejavan), which is derived from Avestan arej or arejah meaning "price, value, worth" combined with the Avestan suffix vant.
ArlingtonmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.