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Aúju f AguarunaMeans "nightjar" in Awajún. In Awajún mythology, this is the name of the wife of the moon also known as
ayaimama.
Auladiya f TatarFrom the Arabic
أَوْلَاد (ʾawlād) meaning "children".
Aulanerk f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Aulanerk is a friendly sea goddess who rules over the tides, waves and joy.
Aulia f & m IndonesianDerived from Arabic أولياء
('awliya) meaning "friends, companions, guardians", the plural of ولي
(wali).
Aulli f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name that was recorded several times all over the Basque country in the 1500s.... [
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Auma f Luo"someone delivered with the face down or through the caesarean process"
Aumanil m & f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Aumanil is a kind and beneficent spirit. Also, it is said that this god lived on land and controlled the movement of the whales.
Aung m & f BurmeseMeans "successful, victorious" in Burmese. A notable bearer is Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), a Burmese politician.
Aunjanue f African American (Rare)Possibly from a corruption of French
ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as
Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).
Auno m & f FinnishMeaning uncertain. Either a masculine or variant feminine form of
Aune or derived from a place name.
Aura f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
αὔρα (aura) "breeze". In Greek mythology, Aura is the goddess of the morning breeze. According to Nonnus, Aura was the daughter of the Titan
Lelantos and the mother, by
Dionysus, of
Iacchus.
Aurddolen f Welsh (Rare)Derived from Welsh
aur meaning "gold" and Welsh
dolen meaning "ring, loop, link, circle". Used as the Welsh form of Goldilocks.
Aurembiaix f Catalan, Medieval CatalanName of a countess of Urgell in the 12th/13th century, probably related to Latin
aurum meaning "gold". Modern usage of this name in Catalonia and Andorra stretches back to at least the 1970's.
Aureola f Ancient RomanRoman slave name, a feminine diminutive of Latin
aureus "golden" (possibly the feminine form of
Aureolus, a derivative of
Aureus). Camden (1605) lists Aureola "pretty little golden dame".
Aurigena m & f Roman MythologyMeans "born of gold", derived from Latin
aurum "gold" and -
gena "born from, sprung from". This was originally a poetic epithet applied to the legendary hero
Perseus (whose father, the god
Jupiter, came upon his mother
Danaë in the form of a shower of gold)... [
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Aurinia f Germanic (Latinized)According to the 1st-century Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania", Aurinia was the name of an ancient Germanic prophetess, who was venerated by her people (i.e. the ancient Germans). Aurinia is most likely a latinized form of the prophetess' actual name; some sources have said that her actual name may have been Albruna, Alioruna, Aliruna or Alrynia.
Aurisma f Medieval French, Medieval Latin (?)Derived from Proto-Indo-European
aues meaning "brilliant, shining" (related to Proto-Italic *
auzōs, from the Proto-Indo-European root *
h₂éwsōs meaning "dawn" - the source also of
Aurora and
Auster) combined with -
isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -
issima.
Aurkene f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of the Spanish name
Presentación. They most likely based the name on Basque
aurkitu "to find; to discover".
Auset f Egyptian MythologyAuset is the original form of
Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.
Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic MythologyDerived from
Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix
-inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [
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Austrahild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Australia f English (Rare)The name Australia derives from Latin
australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is
terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.
Austregild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Austregilde f FrankishQueen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [
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Auszrine f Baltic MythologyEither an older or a Polonized form of
Aušrinė (or possibly both seeing as many of the early documents on Baltic deities were composed by Polish authors).... [
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Auða f Old NorseShort form of names beginning with the element
Auð-, which itself is derived from Old Norse
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches".
Autherine f African AmericanFeminine form of
Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
Auðfríðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
auðr "fate, fortune" and
fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Auðgærðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and
garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Auðguðr f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and
gunnr "battle, fight".
Auðhelga f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and
heill "lucky".
Auðhumla f Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
auðr "prosperity, riches" and *
humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed
Buri, the first god, from ice.
Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
auðr "fortune, riches" and
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from
Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or
Lína.
Auðný f Old Norse, IcelandicCombination of Old Norse
auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and
nýr "new".
Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word
auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and
rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Autodice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Derived from Greek αὐτός
(autos) meaning "self" combined with δίκη
(dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". Compare the Greek adjective αὐτόδικος
(autodikos) meaning "with independent jurisdiction, with one's own law-courts".
Autonoë f Greek MythologyFeminine equivalent of
Autonoos (see
Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.
Auva f AstronomyAuva is the medieval name of
Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. ... [
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Auxesia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek αὔξησις
(auxesis) meaning "growth, increase". This was the name of the goddess of spring growth, one of the Horai. The name also functioned as a title of the goddess
Persephone, whose ascent from the underworld marked the transition from winter into spring.
Auxiliadora f Spanish, PortugueseMeans "aider, first-aider" in Spanish, from Latin
auxiliator (compare the related name
Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [
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Auxiliatrix f Dutch (Rare)Derived from Latin
auxiliatrix, which refers to a helper, aide or assistant of the female sex (the masculine equivalent is
auxiliator). The word is ultimately derived from the Latin noun
auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance"... [
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Auxityche f Ancient GreekProbably derived from Greek
αυξησις (
auxesis) meaning "growth, increase" combined with
τύχη (
tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, IcelandicOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon
aval "strength, power", a Latinization of
Awe, a feminine form of
Ave and a short form of names ending in
-ava, such as
Gustava.
Ava f PakistaniIn Urdu, this name means "the wind". Urdu is a language mostly used in Pakistan and India.
Avant m & f FrenchAvant- is a prefix meaning “before” or “forward.” It is very occasionally used in some technical terms. Avant- comes from French avant, meaning “before.” Avant, in turn, derives from Latin ante, “before,” which is the source of the English combining form ante-.... [
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Avarga m & f MongolianMeans "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion, winner, titleholder" in Mongolian.
Avarka f Hungarian (Modern)New coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian
avar "fallen leaves on the ground".
Avashya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi"hoar-frost" ; "dew"