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Altanchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone".
Altanduulga m & f MongolianMeans "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга
(duulga) meaning "helmet".
Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул
(gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل
(gol).
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".
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.
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".
Altilde f FrankishFrom
Altildis, a Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements
alt meaning "old" and
hilt meaning "battle", making it a cognate of Old English
Ealdhild.
Altïnbikä f BashkirFrom the Bashkir
aлтын (altin) meaning "gold" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Altinçäç f TatarDerived from Tatar
altın meaning "gold" and
çäç meaning "hair".
Altıncan f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
алтын (altın) meaning "gold, golden" and Persian
جان (jan) meaning "soul".
Altine f HausaFrom the Hausa word
Lī̀tìnîn "Monday". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Monday.
Altn f KalmykMeans "gold" in Kalmyk, ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*altun.
Altôra f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Altoora (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Altynai f Kazakh, KyrgyzMeans "golden moon" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Altynbike f TatarDerived from
алтын (altyn) meaning "golden" and
бикэ (bike) meaning "princess".
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".
Aluma f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה
(aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה
(alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה
(alma) "a young girl, a damsel".
Alunsina f Filipino (Rare), Philippine MythologyAlunsina, also called "Laon-Sina," is considered the 'virgin goddess' of the eastern skies in Philippines mythology. In a Panay version of the Creation Myth, Alunsina’s name has been translated as the "Unmarried One," "The One from Foreign Skies" and "One who is Foreign."
Aluoch f LuoMeans "born on overcast morning" in Luo.
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".
Aluwani m & f VendaMeans "be prosperous" or "grow up" in Tshivenda.
Alvard f ArmenianFrom Armenian ալ
(al) meaning "bright red, scarlet" and վարդ
(vard) meaning "rose".
Alvèra f OccitanOccitan cognate of
Elvira. Sainte Alvère (
Senta Alvèra in Occitan) was a martyr from the Dordogne region in France.
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.'
Alvice f Medieval FrenchOld French name derived from the continental Germanic name
Adelwidis, which was composed of Old High German
adal meaning "noble, well-bred" and
wit meaning "wide"... [
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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.
Alypia f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Alypios. This name was borne by a 5th-century Roman noblewoman, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Anthemius.
Alysonette f FilipinoVariation of Alison with the popular feminine diminutive suffix -ette
Alyssum f & m English (Rare)From the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. The name alyssum actually comes from the Greek word 'lyssa', meaning “rage” or “madness” and the 'a', meaning “against” giving it its meaning today, “without madness”, since it was believed to cure madness.
Alyza f Hebrew"Joy," "Joyful," " God is my Oath," "noble," "exalted"
Alzire f Theatre, LiteratureUsed by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Alzire, ou les Américains' (1736), about a young indigenous Peruvian woman, daughter of a powerful chief. The heroine is named
Alzira in Verdi's opera based on the play... [
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Ama f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (
ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Amaartivat f & m GreenlandicEast Greenlandic name related to the word
amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".
Amabelle f LiteratureVariant of
Amabel influenced by French (i.e., with a French feminine name suffix). Used by Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat for a character in the historical novel 'The Farming of Bones' (1998); the book chronicles a young Haitian girl named Amabelle Desir's 1937 escape from the Dominican Republic following the Parsley Massacre and the spread of
antihaitianismo.
Amad m & f ArabicMeans "period (of time)" in Arabic.
Amadahy f CherokeeMeans "forest water" from Cherokee
a ma "water" and
a do hi i na ge "forest" or
a da "wood".
Amadea f Late Roman, German, Italian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Galician, Polish, SloveneLate Roman and German feminine form of
Amadeus, Italian and Galician feminine form of
Amadeo, Sicilian feminine form of
Amadeu, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of
Amadeusz and Slovene variant of
Amadeja.
Amadika f AfricanIs of African-Rhodesia origin and means "to be beloved".
Ama-e f SumerianPossibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element
ama ("mother"). Name borne by a Sumerian businesswoman who lived during the reign of Sargon of Akkad.
Amagoia f Basque, LiteratureOf unknown origin and meaning. This was the name of the aunt of
Amaya in Francisco Navarro-Villoslada's Romantic historical novel
Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII (Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century), published in 1879, which is set during the invasion of Visigothic Spain by the Moors.
Amagoya f Basque (Hispanicized), LiteratureSpanish spelling of
Amagoia used in the historical novel
Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century (1879) by Francisco Navarro-Villoslada (
Amagoya in the Spanish original;
Amagoia in the Basque translation).
Amaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (
ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or 雨 (
ama) meaning "rain" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feather" or 菜 (
ha) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amahi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (
ama) meaning "heaven, sky" combined with 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Amai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 舞 (
mai) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amaiur f & m Basque (Modern)From the town of Amaiur in Spain. The fortress of Amaiur was one of the last fortresses in Navarre to make a stand against the Castilian invasion of 1512. In the 20th century it was reclaimed by Basque nationalists as a symbol of resistance of the Basque, thus its usage as a name for people.
Amaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (
ama) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 馨 (
ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 天 (
ama) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.