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Ainara f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light" or Persian نار (nâr) meaning "pomegranate" (or also, "fire").

Ainare f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Ainara using the modern feminine suffix -e.

Aindrea f American (Rare)
A variant of Andrea 2.

Aine f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Aini.

Ainelag f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage derived from Manx ainle "angel" and the diminutive suffix -ag, this name is intended as a Manx equivalent to Angela.

Ainika f Estonian (Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Estonian diminutive of Aina 1, used as a given name in its own right.

Ainiki f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Ainika.

Ainikki f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Aini.

Aininaaq f Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Aininâĸ.

Ainjyl f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Angel.

Ainsly f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Ainu f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Aino.

Ainzley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Aiola f Albanian (Rare)

Ái Phương f Vietnamese (Rare)
Combination of Ái and Phương.... [more]

Aira f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From Galician aira meaning "threshing floor" (possibly as a transferred use of the homonym surname).

Airabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Airalyn f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino

Airalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aaralyn or Aralyn.

Airdrie f English (Australian, Rare)

Aireanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Aireca f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Derived from airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese airella, which in turn was derived from Latin atra "dark, black, gloomy".

Aireyanna f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Arianna

Airiin f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aire and Riin. It is occasionally also treated as a variant of Irene (mimicking the English pronunciation of this name) and an Estonian borrowing of Erin.

Airín f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of Irene, reflecting the English pronunciation of the name.

Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.

Airisa f Latvian (Rare)
Adaption and phonetic approximation to English Iris.

Airlia f English (Rare)
Variant of Airlie.

Airry f Thai (Rare)

Airwrecka f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Airyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Aaron. Notably used by Robert De Niro's daughter.

Aisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna-Lisa (see Annalisa).

Aishe f Georgian (Rare), Romani
Georgian and Romani (i.e. Gypsy) form of Aisha.

Aishleen f Various (Rare)
Likely an anglicized variant of Aisling.... [more]

Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай ‎(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан (sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".

Aishu f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shu.

Aishufen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shufen.

Aisla f Finnish (Modern, Rare, ?)
Of unknown meaning.

Aisleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isley.

Aislen f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisling.

Aisli f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Asli or Aisling.

Aisvydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aisvydas.

Aiswari f Indian (Rare)
Means "one who belongs to Iswara (the Lord)" in Sanskrit.

Aisza f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish form of Aisha.

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.

Aithra f Greek Mythology, Greek (Rare)
Original Greek form of Aethra.

Aitisha f English (Rare), African American (Rare)

Aitza f Basque (Rare)

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.

Aivah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ava 1.

Aiveen f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Aoibheann, Aoibhín or feminine Éimhín.

Aivi f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Aive.

Aivija f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Aiva.

Aivlys f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Sylvia spelled backwards.

Aivy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ivy.

Aiwa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 環 (wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aixa f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Aisha.

Aiyannah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aiyana.

Aiyo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 代 (yo) "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)
Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо (kuo) meaning "beautiful".

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... [more]

Aizheng m & f Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.

Aizhurek f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жүрек (zhurek) meaning "heart".

Aizlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislyn.

Aizlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislynn.

Aja f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Aija.

Aja f Latvian (Rare)

Ajalon f & m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aijalon occurring in some translations of the Old Testament.

Ajándék f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian ajándék "gift, present".

Ajane f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Ajay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J. A famous bearer is Ajay Stevens, a musical artist.

Ajaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements a and jay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.

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-).

Ájlá f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Ayla 2. From Turkish origin.

Ajla f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Aila and Ayla.

Ajna f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Archaic)
Variant of Aina 1.

Ajna f Hungarian, Croatian (Rare)
Hungarian and Croatian form of Aina.

Ajnela f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Ajna.

Ajo f Spanish (Rare)
Short form of María José or María Josefa; also compare Mariajo and Majo... [more]

Ajtonka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a feminine form of Ajtony.

Akacia f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akadsa f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Akaela f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akeela.

Akaisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akaiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Kaya 2. It shares a sound with names such as Makiyah.

Akakia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Acacia or feminine form of Akakios.

Akakiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Akakiy.

Akako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅, 朱, 丹, or 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akame f Popular Culture (Rare)
literally "red eye" ... [more]

Akana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", 紅 (aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 汝 (na) meaning "thou, you", 鳴 (na) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" or 魚 (na) meaning "fish"... [more]

Akaneko f Japanese (Rare)
From Akane combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Akariko f Japanese (Rare)
It could be from 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akashia f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Acacia.

Akasia f American (Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akasya f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Acacia.

Akatsuki m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
From 暁 (akatsuki) meaning "dawn, daybreak," shifted from earlier akatoki, made up of 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]

Akaysha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Acacia.

Akchita f Indian (Rare)

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."... [more]

Akeela f Muslim, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah and Aqila.

Akeelah f African American (Modern, Rare), South African (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah popularized by the 2006 movie 'Akeelah and the Bee'.

Akeila f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akeilah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akeira f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akira. In some cases it can be a combination of the phonetic prefix a with the name Keira.

Akela m & f Hindi (Rare)
Akelā means "single or solitary" in Hindi. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895)... [more]

Akelei f Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Direct adoption of the Dutch and German name for the flower Aquilegia vulgaris "columbine".

Akelia f Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Akilah.

Akeliela f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Adriel and Adriela, from Hebrew ʿeḏer meaning "flock" and ʾel meaning "God", interpreted by some as meaning "God's Majesty".

Akeno f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)
From verbs 明ける (akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける (akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける (akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from Akatsuki.... [more]

Aketta f American (Modern, Rare)

Akette f Danish (Rare)

Akeyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah influenced by Keyla.

Akeylah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akihime f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" or 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Akii f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Aki 2 used during the Edo Period.

Akiji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal" and 慈 (ji) meaning "affection, charity". Other kanji can be used. It can be spelled as Myeong-eun in Korean.

Akika f Japanese (Rare)

Akila f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akili m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Akilah or a combination of Akil with the phonetic element ee.

Akima f Japanese (Rare)
Appears in the 2000 animated feature Titan A.E. as the name of Cale's love interest.

Akinfiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Akinf.

Akirako f Japanese (Rare)
From Akira combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Akiran f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ran.

Akiren m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ren.

Akjemal f Turkmen (Rare)
From ak meaning "white" and Arabic and Arabic جمال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".

Akleja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Aquilegia, the name of a genus of plants derived from Latin aquila, "eagle".

Akrysha f Obscure (Rare)

Aksa f Biblical Finnish, Finnish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare), Biblical Danish, Danish (Rare)
Finnish, Norwegian and Danish form of Achsah.

Aksanna f Russian (Modern, Rare, ?), Armenian (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Oksana.

Akseline f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Axelina.

Aksella f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aksel.

Akshika f Hinduism (Rare)
Derived from the Sanskrit word "Aksha", which means "eyes". Akshika has a feminine connotation and means "one with good eyes."

Aksina f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Aksinya.

Aksinja f Serbian, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Nordic and Serbian form of Aksinya.

Aksoltan f Turkmen (Rare)
From Turkmen ak meaning "white" combined with soltan "Sultan".

Akustiina f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Augustina.

Akvila m & f Croatian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Croatian and Georgian form of Aquila.... [more]

Akviliina f Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish form of Aquilina.

Akvilija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Akvilė.

Akvilina f Georgian (Rare), Lithuanian, Finnish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Georgian, Lithuanian, Finnish and Serbian form of Aquilina.

Akylini f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Akylina.

Akzhurek m & f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жүрек (zhurek) meaning "heart".

Ala f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps an invented name based on sound. It could also be based on names like Alma 1, Alva 1, or Alvin... [more]

Alaaleh f Persian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Alaleh.

Alabama f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]

Alacoque f Irish (Rare)
From the French surname Alacoque. Its popularity as a name, especially among Catholics, is likely due to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M., a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.

Aladina f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Aladdin.

Alaena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina.

Alafare f English (Rare), Romani
Of uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of Alethea (compare Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [more]

Alaina f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaine.

Alainah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina. 39 girls in the USA were named Alainah in 2011.

Alaine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Alain.

Alaini f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alani.

Alair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alair, itself a variant of the French surname Allaire.

Alaïs f Occitan, French (Rare)
Contracted form of Azalaïs.

Alaisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alaissa f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Alaithea f Jamaican Patois (Rare, ?)
Variant of Alethea.

Alaiysha f African American (Americanized, Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Alisha.

Alakika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Ardyce.

Alakina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Presumably a variant of the Scottish name Alickina, a feminine form of Alick or Alec (which possibly developed from Ailigean, a diminutive of Ailig, itself a Gaelic rendering of English Alick).

Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
The name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess Kali... [more]

al-Aleem m & f Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"The All-Knowing One", "The Knowledgable One"... [more]

Alamae f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ellamae or Alma 1.

Alamea f Hawaiian (Rare)
From Hawaiian ʻalamea meaning "precious".

Alanche f Medieval Flemish, American (Rare, Archaic)

Alanez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Alana.

Alanni f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alani or a diminutive of a Alannah.

Alannia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Alana.

Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.

Alara f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Alar.

Alarica f German (Rare, Archaic), American (Rare)
Feminine form of Alaric

Alarice f Afrikaans (Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Alarie f English (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the Québecois surname Alarie which is derived from the Visigothic personal name Alaric.

Alastrina f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Alastríona.

Alathea f English (Rare)
Variant of Alethea

Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".

Alayingi f Ijaw (Rare)
Means "royal mother" in Ijaw.

Alayja f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayjah.

Alayjah f American (Rare)
Most likely a combination of the names Allison and Asia (or Aja). May be related to Elijah.

Alayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a combination of the prefix a- and the prefix Layla.... [more]

Alayshia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Alaysha.

Alazebath f English (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Elizabeth.

Alazia f American (South, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Alozia.

Albaíris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Alba 1 and Iris.

Albene f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Albena

Alberica f Italian, German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alberico.

Alberina f Kosovar, Albanian (Rare)

Alberthine f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Albertine.

Albertin f Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Albertina.

Albertīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Albertine.

Albika f Chechen (Rare)
Means "the lady", derived from the Arabic definite article ال (al) combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master").

Albiñe f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Spanish Albina and French Albine.

Albinenn f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Albina.

Albira f Basque (Rare)
Younger form of Elbira.

Albirda f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Alberta.

Albirta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alberta.

Albirtha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Albertha.

Albita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Alba 1.

Alborada f Spanish (Rare)
From alborada meaning "dawn", which in turn comes from Latin albus meaning "white".

Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة (al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".

Alcena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alcina.

Alcesta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a Latinization of Alcestis.

Alcesti f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Alcestis.

Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English noun alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία (chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic al-kimiya (the source also of Persian Kimiya).

Alcida f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alcide.

Alcidie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alcide.

Alcie f & m American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Alcée.

Alcíone f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Spanish and Catalan form of Alcyone.

Alcipa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Alkippe.

Alcy f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alcie.

Alcyony f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Alcyone.

Alda f Alanic, History, Georgian (Rare)
This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Alda of Alania (11th century), who was the second wife of king Giorgi I of Georgia.... [more]

Alda f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Miralda.

Aldarbadrakh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and бадрах (badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".

Aldarnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, to increase; to enhance".

Áldáska f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian áldás "blessing".

Alde f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Alanic name Alda. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian artist Alde Kakabadze (1932-2016).

Alde m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element adal meaning "noble". Also compare Aldo and Alda 1.

Aldégonda f French (Quebec, Rare)
French Canadian form of Aldegonda.

Aldegunda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aldegonde.

Aldegundes f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Aldegund.

Aldėja f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Alda 1.

Aldijana f Slovene, Bosnian (Rare)
Slovene elaboration of Alda 1.

Aldis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant Aldís and Halldis.

Aldonia f American (South, Rare)
Either a truncated form of Caledonia or, more likely, an elaboration of Aldona.

Aldonna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aldona.

Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]

Alea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Eulalia and an elaboration of the obsolete East Frisian name Ale.

Alea f Asturian (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a village in Asturias, Spain.

Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian 'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Alean f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Variant of Aline.

Aleana f English (Rare)

Aleandrine f & m French (Rare, ?)

Aleanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aliana.

Aleasha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alecea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Aleda f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Alida.

Aledia f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Variant of Alidia.

Aledwen f Welsh (Rare)

Alee f English (Rare)
Variant of Alea or Allie, or a combination of a- and the name suffix -lee.

Aleesa f English (Rare)

Aleeta f English (Rare)
Variant of Aletta or Alita.

Alef m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. ... [more]

Aleftīna f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Aleftina.

Aleftina f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Alevtina.

Alegia f Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.

Alegna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Angela (English) or Ángela (Spanish) spelled backwards (compare Spanish Legna).

Alegra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Allegra.

Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Derived from Spanish and Galician alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".

Aleidis f Dutch (Rare), Flemish

Aleidy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of a and Leidy, standing for the English phrase "a lady".

Aleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ali 2 with the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.

Aleithia f American (Rare)

Aleiva f American (Rare, Archaic)

Alejandria f Spanish (Rare)
Elaboration of Alejandra.

Alejandrisha f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Alejandra.

Alejandrita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Spanish alejandrita, referring to the alexandrite, a form of chrysoberyl.

Aleka f Low German (Rare), Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Originally a Low German diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.

Aleke f Low German (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.

Alekona f Hawaiian (?), American (Modern, Rare)
Hypothetical Hawaiian form of Alison.

Alekona f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alison and Alton.

Aleksandryna f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Alexandrina.

Aleksijana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aleksijan.

Aleksina f Bulgarian (Rare), Slovene
Cognate of Alexine.

Aleksondra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexandra.

Alekzandra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandra.

A'lelia f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lelia.

Alemke f West Frisian (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Alem (Frisian), where the Frisian diminutive suffix -ke has been added to the name.

Alene f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian form of Arlene, and variant of Alena, Hawaiian form of Allen. Could be interpreted as a modern variant of Hawaiian name Alana meaning "awakening, rise", or from ala 'āina meaning "land path" or 'ale nē meaning "murmuring wave".

Alenia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Alena.

Alenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Alena.

Aleqsandra f Georgian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aleksandra.

Alera f English (American, Rare)

Alera f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Aler.

Aleria f Corsican (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ilaria or Valeria.... [more]

Alerie f Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alarie.

Alesa f English (Rare)
Variation of Alisa.

Alesandere f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Basque name coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as an equivalent to Alexandra and Alejandra.

Alese f American (Rare)

Aleshanee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Coos (?), Iroquois (?)
Possibly means "she plays all the time" in Coos or Iroquois.

Alesija f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)

Alesiram f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
The name Marisela spelled backwards. It was brought to limited public attention in 2013 by Alesiram Meza, a contestant of American TV series 'La Voz Kids'.

Aleška f Slovene, Czech (Rare)
Slovene diminutive of Aleša and Czech feminine form of Aleš.

Alessiana f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Alexiana.

Alessondra f English (Rare)
Variant of Alessandra.

Alesta f Medieval Occitan, English (Rare)

Alet f Low German, German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Alhet.

Aleta f Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Old Swedish form of Alhet.

Alete f Various (Rare)
Variant of Aleta.

Aleth f French (Rare)

Alethaire f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Corruption of Alethea. This name arose among Catholics in Kentucky in the 1700-1800s.

Alethe f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alete.

Aléthéa f French (Rare)
French form of Alethea.

Alethya f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Aletris f American (Modern, Rare)
From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [more]

Aletta f Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name... [more]

Aletxa f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)