AlanmOssetian From Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from Aryan (see Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".
AlaradmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German rât "counsel."
AlarammGermanic Germanic name, in which the second element is hramn meaning "raven". The first element may be ala "all" (compare Alaric) or a form of Gothic alhs "temple" (Old High German alah).
AlarbusmTheatre From the play The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (late 16th century) by William Shakespeare. Alarbus is the son of Tamora.
AlaridmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Anglo-Saxon ridan "to ride."
ƏləsgərmAzerbaijani From the name Əli and Azerbaijani əsgər meaning "soldier" or Asghar meaning "smallest, youngest" (referring to Ali al-Asghar, son of Husayn).
Alatarim & fIjaw Means "king's love" or "love of royalty" in Ijaw.
AlatormCeltic Mythology, Roman Mythology An epithet of Mars found on an altar at South Shields in England, and on a votive plaque found in Hertfordshire in England. There is disagreement of its meaning, with some academics interpreting it as "hunstman" and others as "cherisher"... [more]
AlatyrmSlavic Mythology The Alatyr in Russian legends and folklore is a sacred stone, the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties. The awareness of the existence of such a stone exists in various parts of the Slavdom... [more]
AlavivmGermanic The first element of this Gothic name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The etymology of the second element is uncertain; it may be derived from Gothic qvivs "alive, living"... [more]
AlawardmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wart "guard."
ÄläwetdinmTatar Derived from the Arabic ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn, meaning ”servant of Allah, nobility of faith, nobility of religion, nobility of the faith”. It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-Din.
AlawīdazmNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse element ala ("entire; all") combined with one of several possible elements: vīðr ("wide, far, extensive"), viðr ("forest, wood, tree") or veðja ("engage, stake, wager").... [more]
AlawigmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wîg "warrior."
AlawinmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wini "friend."
AlawinizmNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse elements ala "entire, all" and vinr "friend".
AlawismGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or wîso "leader" or wîs "wise").
AlawnmWelsh Derived from Welsh alaw meaning "melody, harmony" (see Alaw). This was the name of an early bard, said to be one of the three founders of druidism.
Alawof & mYoruba Alawo means "white, green" in Yoruba.... [more]
Albaldahm & fAstronomy This is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة bálda "the town".
Albalim & fAstronomy This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".
AlbedomPopular Culture Derived from Latin albēdō meaning "whiteness", referring to a term used in alchemy regarding the second phase in the creation of a philosopher's stone, a mythic alchemical substance. This name is borne by a playable character in the 2020 video game Genshin Impact.
AlberomOld High German, Medieval German Short form of Adalbero or Adelbero, derived from Old High German adal meaning "noble" combined with Old High German and Old Saxon bero meaning "bear", making it a variant of Adalbern.
AlbijnmDutch Generally the Dutch form of Albinus, but in some instances it can be derived from Albuin as well. A bearer of this name was the Flemish painter Albijn Van den Abeele (1835-1918).
AlbinetmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Albin (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix). This given name is no longer in use in France, but it still survives there as a patronymic surname... [more]
AlbinianusmAncient Roman, History Roman cognomen which was derived from Albinius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Sestius Quirinalis Albinianus, a Roman proquaestor and suffect consul from the 1st century BC.
AlbiniusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Albinus. This was the name of several ancient Romans, some of which lived as early as the 4th century BC.
AlbionmEnglish From the ancient name of Great Britain, which is said to have been inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover. The word is ultimately of Celtic origin (of which the meaning is not entirely certain), but it is etymologically related to Latin albus "white".
AlboldmAnglo-Norman Possibly derived from an Old High German cognate of Old English Ælfweald and Old Norse Alfvaldr, in which the first element is Old High German alb "elf".
AlbonmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by ThomasAlvaEdison (1847 -1931).
AlbulaanmAstronomy This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".
AlcenormAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Alkenor. This name was borne by one of the Argives that fought in the Battle of the 300 Champions, which took place around 546 BC.
AlcetasmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Alketas. This was the name of several notable kings, generals, and soldiers in ancient Greece (Macedon).
AlceumCatalan, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Sicilian Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian and Sicilian form of Alcaeus. Known bearers of this name include Brazilian writer and journalist Alceu Amoroso Lima (1893-1983) and Brazilian soccer player Alceu Rodrigues Simoni Filho (b... [more]
Alchemyf & mEnglish From the English word "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".
Alchibaf & mAstronomy This is the name of the star Alpha Corvi in the Corvus constellation. It bore the traditional names Al Chiba (Arabic ألخبا al-xibā meaning "tent") and Al Minliar, al Ghurab (Arabic منقار الغراب al-manxaral-ghurab) or Minkar al Ghurab.
AlcormAstronomy Alcor is a binary star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. Alcor was originally Arabic سها Suhā/Sohā, meaning either the "forgotten" or "neglected" one.
AldafaðirmNorse Mythology Means "all-father", derived from Old Norse elements ala ("entire, all") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.
Aldem & fDutch (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.
AldebaranmAstronomy, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Derived from Arabic الدبران (al-Dabarān) meaning "follower" (from دبر (dábar) "to turn one's back"). This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, presumably so named because it appears to follow the Pleiades rightward across the night sky... [more]
AldebrandusmGermanic (Latinized) Latin form of Aldebrand. A famous bearer of the name was Saint Aldebrandus, who was born in the city of Sorrivoli, Italy and died in Fossombrone, Presaro e Ubrino, Italy.
AldegiselmGermanic It is most likely a metathesis of Adalgisel, although it is also possible that it is a name on its own. In that case, the name is derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" and gisel "hostage" or "pledge." Aldegisel I was a 7th-century ruler of Frisia.
AldemarmGermanic, Dutch, German Derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old High German mâri "famous". The name might also be a metathesis of Adalmar.
AldermEnglish Old English alor, aler, of Germanic origin; related to German Erle; forms spelled with d are recorded from the 14th century.
Alderaminm & fAstronomy This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".
AldfridmGermanic Means "old peace", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old High German fridu "peace." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalfrid.
AldgrimmGermanic Means "old mask", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalgrim.
AldhanabmAstronomy This is the name of the star Gamma Gruis in the constellation Grus. The name Aldhanab comes from Al Dhanab, from the Arabic الذنب al-dhanab meaning "the tail (of the Southern Fish)".
AldhelmmGermanic Means "old helmet", derived from the Germanic elements ald "old" and helm "helmet, protection". However, it should be noted that there are also various cases where this name is a variant form of Adalhelm, due to metathesis.... [more]
AldmanmGermanic Means "old man", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with man "man." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalman.
AldonasmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian name Aldonis, which consists of two elements. The first element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb aldėti meaning "to echo, to (re)sound" (see Aidas) or from the related old Lithuanian verb aldoti meaning "to shout, to scream" as well as "to make noise"... [more]
AldredmAnglo-Saxon (Latinized) A form of Ealdræd recorded in Domesday Book, which was written in Medieval Latin. It is also the form of the name used in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
AldulfmGermanic Means "old wolf", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalwulf (see Adolf).
AldulfinmAstronomy This is the name of the star Epsilon Delphini in the constellation Delphinus.
AldwardmGermanic Means "old guard", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old High German wart "guard." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalward.