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Aise f FrisianFrisian short form of names containing the nane elements
agi and/or
egg.
Aisha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 星 (
sha) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Aishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Aishao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Aishi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 志 (
shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 思 (
shi) meaning "think" or 詩 (
shi) meaning "poetry, poem"... [
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Aishi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
诗 (shī) meaning "poem, poetry".
Aishika f Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)Means "relating to Lord
Shiva 1" in Sanskrit.
Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан
(sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".
Aishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Aisulu f KazakhFrom Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and сұлу
(sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty" (also see the Kyrgyz cognate
Aisuluu).
Aisuluu f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and сулуу
(suluu) meaning "beautiful" (also see the Kazakh cognate
Aisulu).
Aisuo f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
索 (suǒ) meaning "rope", "laws, rules" or "search, inquire, demand".
Aita f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
aitama "to help" and a contraction of
Agatha. This name was borne by the protagonist of Andres Saali's novel 'Aita' (1891).
Aita f RomanshRomansh variant of
Agata, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Aitai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
泰 (tài) meaning "great, superior, exalted".
Aitana f Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" combined with таң
(tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak", though it is also considered a variant of the name
Aidana.
Aitang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
Aitao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Aithche f Medieval Irish'The name of a holy virgin, patroness of Cill Aithche in the barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick, where her feast-day (Jan. 15) was formerly kept as a holiday and a station held.'
Aitian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil".
Aitiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
Aiting f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty; attractive; graceful" or
汀 (tīng) meaning "sandbar, beach, bank, shore".
Aitne f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.
Aiukli f & m ChoctawFamous bearer, Isabella Aiukli Cornell (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an activist for indigenous women.
Aiva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Aivars (cognate with the Estonian
Aive) and a direct derivation from Latvian
aiva "quince; quincetree".
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Modern coinage derived from Gothic
aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Aiwa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 環 (
wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial",
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or
菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth".
Aiwei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or
薇 (wēi) meaning "fern".
Aiwen f ChineseFrom 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".
Aixi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
禧 (xǐ) meaning "happiness, congratulations",
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or
希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".... [
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Aixia f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Aixian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined; skillful" or
纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Aixiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
肖 (xiào) meaning "look like, be like".
Aixin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love",
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul",
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Aixu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".
Aixue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Aixun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".
Aiyako f JapaneseAi can mean "indigo" or "love, affection" and ya can mean "also" or "eight". Ko means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Aiyan f ChineseFrom Chinese 蔼 (
ai) meaning "friendly, lush", or 爱 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" and 艳 (
yan) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 岩 (
yan) meaning "rocks, cliff". Other hanzi combinations can form this name.
Aiye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious", "firelight, flame".
Aiying f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" and
萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".
Aiyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 代 (
yo) "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiyoko f JapaneseAi means "love", yo can mean "generation" or "world". Ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Aiyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Aiyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin, beginning",
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate".
Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо
(kuo) meaning "beautiful".
Aiza f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 座 (
za) meaning "seat". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiza f Latvian (Rare)Of very uncertain origin and meaning. While a direct derivation from Latvian
aiza "gorge, ravine" has been suggested, it is equally possible that this might be a borrowing from another culture... [
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Aizada f KazakhFrom Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Aizat f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, TatarDerived from Kazakh aй
(ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده
(zâde) "offspring, child". It is a feminine and masculine name in Kazakhstan, solely feminine in Kyrgyzstan, and solely masculine in Tatarstan.
Aizen m & f JapaneseThe 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.”... [
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Aizhan f KazakhMeans "moon soul" from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Aizhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Aizheng m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.
Aizhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
枝 (zhī) meaning "branches" and
芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris".
Aizkorri f Basque, Basque MythologyDerived from Basque
aitz, a local variant of
haitz, "stone, rock" and
gorri "red; bare, naked". Aizkorri is a massif, the highest one of the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain)... [
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Aizpea f BasqueName taken from an eremitage dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Aja m & f IndianFrom Sanskrit
अज (
aja) or
अजा (
ajā), respectively the masculine and feminine word for "goat".
Aja f SamiMeans "cold spring" in Sami.
Ajabnaz f AzerbaijaniMeans "wonderful coquetry", from Arabic
عَجَب "wonder, amazement" and Persian ناز
naz "coquetry, affection".
Ajaero m & f IgboTaken from the Igbo phrase
ana aja gi n’ihu ana ero gi n’azu, meaning "they praise you to your face and mock you behind your back".
Ajâja f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic pet form of
Aja, from a combination of
Aja and the diminutive suffix
-aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of
Ajajak.
Ajajak f GreenlandicMeans "the one chanting 'ajaaja'" in Greenlandic. Ajaaja is an onomatopoeia.
Ajatar f Finnish MythologyPossibly from Finnish
ajaa, menaing "to pursue", and the ending
-tar, translates to "female pursuer". She is an evil, female spirit in Finnish Mythology. She lives in the woods on the Pohjola Mountains.
Ajda f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Ajee f & m African American (Rare)From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
Ajewole m & f YorubaMeans "riches have been bestowed on this house," from 'aje' meaning "wealth," 'wo' meaning "enter," and 'ile' meaning "house."
A-jin f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a
jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."
Ajisai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紫陽花 (ajisai) meaning "hydrangea" which comes from combining 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple, violet", 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male", and 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Ajna f Indian, Sanskrit, HindiSanskrit- means wisdom. It is the third-eye chakra is the sixth primary chakra according to Hindu tradition.
A-jun m & f KoreanCombination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a
jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."
Ajuna f Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyVariant of
Ajut using -
na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name. In Greenlandic mythology, Ajuna is a woman who escapes from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajut f Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyDerived from Canadian Arctic
ajujuq meaning "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajysyt f Siberian MythologyMeans "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.
Aka f JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 赤 (
aka) meaning "red". Red is the color of youth and celebration in Japan. This name was popular in the Edo Era, nowadays it's more popular as a name element as, for example, in
Akari.
Akaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 華 (
ka) meaning "flower" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.
Akai m & f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (
kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (
i) meaning "clothing".... [
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Akaiti f & m Cook Islands MaoriDerived either from causative prefix
aka- and
iti meaning "little, small" or from
aka meaning "sin, fault" and
iti meaning "little, small."
Akaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson, red" combined with 希 (
ki) meaning "Greece". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Akako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 "red" (
aka) and 子 (
ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 奏 (
ka) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 心 (
mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akammboñaa f JolaMeans "she tries it for nothing" or "she does it there for nothing" in Jola-Fonyi. This is applied to a woman in reference to her repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term, implying the bearer gets pregnant in vain.
Akana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜 (
aka) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 紅 (
aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (
aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree"... [
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Akaneo m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜 (
akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [
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Akano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緋 (
aka) meaning "scarlet, red" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akariko f JapaneseAkari can mean "red" and ko means "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Akaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (
a) meaning "peace", 加 (
ka) meaning "add, addition, increase" combined with 流 (
ru) meaning "to flow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akasha f Literature, IndianMeans "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine
Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.
Akatendeka m & f ShonaMeaning "one who is faithful", deriving from the verb
kutendeka.
Akay f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
ak, meaning "white" and
ay, meaning "moon".
Akayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緋 (
aka) meaning "red, scarlet" combined with 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akbota f KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and бота
(bota) meaning "camel calf, colt".
Ake f JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Akebono m & f Japanese (Rare)From 曙
(akebono) meaning "dawn, daybreak," derived from a combination of 明け
(ake) meaning "daybreak" and 仄
(hono) meaning "faint."... [
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Akeko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 晏 (
a) meaning "late in the day", 気 (
ke) meaning "spirit; mood" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akela f & m Literature, IndianAkela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories,
The Jungle Book (1894) and
The Second Jungle Book (1895).