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Athenodora f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Athenodoros. This was used by American author Stephenie Meyer for a character in her novel
Breaking Dawn (2008) of the
Twilight series.
Athens m & f English (American)From Greek
Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from
Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.
Ätheria f Literature, Late Roman (Germanized)Germanised form of
Etheria, from Ancient Greek
αἰθήρ (aithḗr) 'purer upper air of the atmosphere; heaven, sky; theoretical medium supposed to fill unoccupied space and transmit heat and light', related to German
Äther 'ether' and English
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Athiambo f Luo"born late in the evening". Thought to be an intelligent person.
Athirah f MalayDerived from Arabic عطر
('athir) meaning "fragrant, sweet-smelling".
Athittaya f ThaiDerived from Thai อาทิตย์
(athit) meaning "sun", itself from the name of the Hindu god
Aditya.
Athracht f Medieval IrishOf uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually Anglicized as
Attracta. It was 'the name of an Irish virgin saint, of Ulster origin, who flourished in the 6th century and founded the nunnery of Killaraght, near Lough Gara, Co... [
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Atia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of the Roman family name
Atius, which is of unknown origin. This was the name of the mother of the Roman emperor
Augustus.
Atifete f AlbanianThis is the name of Kosovar politician and former president of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga.
Atimango f AlurMeans "What do I do?" in Alur language and may be given to someone who is born to parents who are facing an issue or problem.
Atipa f & m ZimbabweanMeans ‘The lord has given us’ (Isheatipa meaning) and is short for the name ‘Atipaishe’
Atisha f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, Marathi, GujaratiMeaning, "very powerful, having high dominion."
Atka m & f InuitMeans "guardian spirit" in Inuktitut
Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of
Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of
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Atlanteia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Variant latinization of Greek Ἀτλαντείη
(Atlanteie), because its proper latinized form is
Atlantia. In Greek mythology Atlanteie was a Hamadryad nymph who consorted with King
Danaus of Libya and was perhaps the mother of some of the Danaïdes: Hippodamia, Rhodia, Cleopatra, Asteria, Glauce, Hippomedusa, Gorge, Iphimedusa, and Rhode.
Atlas f UzbekRefers to a kind of brightly coloured satin material used in making traditional Uzbek women's dresses.
Atlatonan f Aztec and Toltec MythologyPossibly derived from Nahuatl
atlan "water, in the water" and
tonan "our mother". This was an Aztec goddess of the coast, lepers, and disease, patron of those born with physical disabilities or ailments, or who suffered from illnesses involving open sores.
Atnapi f ChuvashChuvash feminine given name possibly meaning "born on Friday".
Atoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 彩 (
a) meaning "colour", 十 (
to) meaning "ten" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atom m & f Popular CultureIn the case of film director Atom Egoyan (1960-), it is taken from
atom bomb (from Greek
atomos meaning "uncut, unhewn; indivisible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with
tomos "a cutting", from
temnein "to cut"), given to him by his Armenian-Egyptian parents to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.
Atototl m & f NahuatlMeans "water bird" in Nahuatl, from
atl "water" and
tototl "bird". Can refer to several specific kinds of birds, including pelicans, herons, wild geese, and other water-dwelling birds.
Atotoztli f Nahuatl, AztecMeans "water parrot", deriving from the Nahuatl elements
atl ("water, a body of water") and
toztli ("yellow parrot"). Name borne by an Aztec queen that possibly ruled as tlatoani (ruler of a city-state) in her own right.
Atsege f Basque (Rare)Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri as a Basque equivalent of
Angustias, who based the name on the Basque word
atsekabe "sorrow, anguish, suffering". Later, however, it was used as an equivalent of
Consuelo.
Atsegiñe f Basque (Modern)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Basque
atsegin "pleasure, delight, bliss; pleasant, nice; amicable; pleased, happy, delightful; supportive, helpful, kind" and a derivation from
hats egin "to breathe, to take a breath"... [
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Atsue f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 津 (
tsu), referring to Tsu city in Mie prefecture combined with 恵 (
e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atsuhi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 渥 (
atsu) meaning "moisten, make moist" combined with 火 (
hi) meaning "fire". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atsuka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 篤 (
atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 花 (
ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atsuma m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 渥 (
atsu) meaning "moist" or 敦 (
atsu) meaning "kindness, affinity" combined with 真 (
ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Atsume f JapaneseFrom Japanese 純 (
atsu) meaning "pure, innocent" combined with 瞳 (
me) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atsumi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 渥 (
atsu) meaning "moisten, moist" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.... [
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Atsumiko f Japanese (Rare)Atsu means "warm", mi means "beauty", and ko means "child, sign of the rat: first sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Atsuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atsuno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 篤 (
atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Atsuyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 篤 (
atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atta f Popular CultureAtta is used in the Pixar movie 'A Bug's Life' (1998) for the main character Princess Atta. Atta is named after a genus of ants.
Attagares f GuancheFrom Guanche
*hata-tagarest, meaning "here is the frost". This was recorded as the name of a 5-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Attanatda f GuancheFrom Guanche
*hata-tanaṭda, meaning "here is the (personified) authority". This was recorded as the name of a 35-year-old Guanche woman from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Attashin f PersianDerived from Persian
آتش (ātash), meaning "fire", with the intended meaning of "fiery".
Atteneri f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Guanche name meaning "here is the beautiful young woman", derived from the Guanche demonstrative *
hata and *
teneriht "gazelle", used here to mean "beautiful girl". This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495... [
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Attia f UrduForm of
Atiya borne by the British-Indian writer Attia Hosain (1913-1998).
Atzi f Nahuatl (?), Mexican (Rare)Allegedly derived from a Nahuatl word meaning "rain". This name was used for a character in the 2010 Mexican animated film
Guardians of the Lost Code (Spanish:
Brijes 3D).
Atzin m & f Aztec, MexicanDerived from Nahuatl
atl "water" and the reverential or diminutive suffix
-tzin.
Au f FilipinoMainly a short form of
Aurora or
Aurea. This can also be used as a short form of any other name containing
-au-.
Âu Cơ f Far Eastern MythologyFrom Sino-Vietnamese 嫗姬
(Âu Cơ) meaning "lady of the Âu Việt", the name of a group of ancient tribes that inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China in the 3rd century BC. In Vietnamese mythology, Âu Cơ is a fairy deity and the wife of
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Auda f OccitanFrom the river of the same name, derived from the latinized form of the celtic word audax, meaning "impetuous"
Audata f HistoryAudata (ruled c. 359 – 336 BC) was an Illyrian princess and wife of Philip II of Macedon.
Audery f English (American)Variant of
Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.
Audgunn f NorwegianRelatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combing the Old Norse elements
auðr "wealth, fortune" and
gunnr "war, fight". This makes it a cognate of the Old Norse name
Auðguðr, but it's unknown if this connection was intended or if it's a coincidence.
Audigerna f GermanicWest Germanic name composed from
*aud "wealth, riches, fortune" and
gern "eager, willing"; for the second element, cf. Gothic cognate
*gairns, which can also mean "desirous, covetous".... [
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Audinga f LithuanianThe name is composed of the Lithuanian elements
= au (be neturintis) "without" and
ding- (= dingti (manyti, įsivaizduoti) "imagination; thoughts." Audjah f IndonesianAudjah is an Indonesian name. Audjah Syarifam Rachmi is a competitor in the Italian talent show
Amici di Maria De Filippi 2017-18
Audofleda f Germanic, HistoryDerived from the Germanic element
auda "wealth, property" (also see
Audovacar) combined with
flâdi "beauty, respectability." Audofleda was the wife of Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths.
Audun f Norwegian (Rare)Either a combination of the Old Norse name elements
aud "wealth, fortune" and
unna "to love", or feminine usage of the masculine name
Audun (see
Auðin)... [
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Audyn f EnglishVariant of
Auden. Audyn was given to 6 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Aufidia f Ancient Roman, HistoryFeminine form of
Aufidius. A bearer of this name was Aufidia, a daughter of the Roman magistrate Marcus Aufidius Lurco. Her own daughter, Livia Drusilla, would later become Roman Empress (as the wife of Emperor Augustus).
Auge f Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekDerived from Greek αὐγή
(auge) meaning "light of the sun". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles. According to Hyginus this name also belonged to one of the Horae, namely the goddess who personified the first light of day... [
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