This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *a*r*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Apareka m Georgian (Archaic), Popular CultureDerived from Georgian აპარეკა
(Apareka), which is the name of a famous folk song from Khevsureti, the mountain region of Georgia. In the song itself, Apareka is the name of a young man.
Aper m Ancient Roman (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)A Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Latin word
aper meaning "boar" or
apro meaning "wild boar". This was the cognomen of 4 people in the Severan family tree including a Roman aristocrat, Gaius Septimius Severus Aper.
Aphareus m Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekThe meaning of this name is uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek ἀφαρεί
(apharei), which is an adverb of Greek ἄφαρ
(aphar), which can mean "straightway, forthwith" as well as "suddenly, quickly"... [
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Aphirak m ThaiFrom Thai อภิ
(aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and รักษ์
(rak) meaning "to guard, to watch over, to protect".
Aphirat m ThaiFrom Thai อภิ
(aphi) meaning "greater, higher, above" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Aphrah f & m English, English (Puritan)From the biblical place
Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.
Aphrahat m Middle PersianName of a 4th century Christian hermit who settled in Edessa (now known as Urfa, Turkey)
Apirana m MaoriMāori form of
Abidan. Notable Maori bearers of this name include the politician Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) and the professional rugby player Apirana "Api" Pewhairangi (b... [
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Apor m Hungarian (Rare), Medieval HungarianApor was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, who, according to the 'Illuminated Chronicle', led a campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 959. He was the ancestor of the gens Apor.
Aprasion m Georgian (Rare)Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب
(Afrasiyab) (see
Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ
(Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი
(Aprasiobi).... [
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Apridon m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Afrīdōn (also found spelled as
Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name
Fereydūn (see
Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is
Frēdōn.
Aprilian m & f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for someone born in April.
Apsandros m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἄψ
(aps) meaning "backwards, back again" combined with Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man".
Aqsar m KazakhPossibly from the Kazakh
ақсары (aqsarı) meaning "light yellow".
Ára m SamiSami name of unknown origin and meaning.
Arabert m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic
aran or
arna "eagle" (
ara in Gothic and
arn in Old High German)... [
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Arachie m & f IgboPossibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.
Arafat m & f Arabic, BengaliFrom the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.
Arag m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Gujarati, Assamese, PunjabiMEANING - Unimpassioned, calm, a name of lord Shiva
Aragog m Popular CultureFrom J K Rowling's Harry Potter series, Aragog is the name of the giant spider that lives in the Forbidden Forest. He fears basilisks and is a great friend of Rubeus Hagrid, who rescued him when he was a child and cared for him... [
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Arahan m HistoryFrom Sanskrit अर्हत्
(arhat) meaning "deserving, entitled to, worthy, venerable". This was the name of an 11th-century Burmese monk who helped to stabilize the presence of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Arahas m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, NepaliMEANING - "absence of secrecy "... [
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Arai f & m Basque, Medieval BasqueName originally found on a Roman tombstone in Araba, Basque Country. Although the original namebearer was male, the name was revived as a unisex name at the end of the 20th century.
Arak m ThaiMeans "protection" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आरक्ष
(ārakṣa).
Arakel m Armenian (Rare)Derived from the Armenian word
arak'eal, which literally means "sent", but signifies "apostle" in its original context, as it is a calque from Greek
apostolos (e.g. Tovmas Arakael, which means Thomas the Apostle).
Aram m ThaiMeans "glittering, lustrous, splendid" in Thai.
Aramanyak m Ancient ArmenianMeaning unknown; possibly related to Persian ارمنی
(Armani) "Armenian" or from Old Iranian
*Rāma(n)-nī- "bringing peace" combined with the Armenian suffix -ակ
(-ak). Aramanyak Haykazuni was a king of Armenia from 2026-1980 BCE... [
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Aramayis m Ancient Armenian, ArmenianFrom Old Median *
Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *
rāma- "joy, peace" and *
ais-/*
is- "to strive".
Arambiy m AdygheDerived from Persian آرام
(ârâm) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Aramund m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic
aran or
arna "eagle" (
ara in Gothic and
arn in Old High German)... [
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Aran m ThaiMeans "forest, jungle" in Thai.
Aran m & f BasqueDerived from Basque
haran "valley" (ultimately from Proto-Basque
*(h)aran). The name coincides with Basque
aran "plum (fruit)".
Arandeep m Indian (Sikh)The second element is from
dipa "light, lamp". The first is claimed by some to mean "forest".
Aranđel m SerbianThis name is Christian in origin. It is derived from Serbo-Croatian
arhanđel or
arhanđeo "archangel", which is ultimately derived from Greek
archangelos "chief angel".
Arandela m & f FilipinoSpanish origin meaning a flat discus or a washer. In Serbian origin, Arandel meaning chief angel or archangel so adding the A in Arandel to form Arandela gives it a feminine characteristic meaning Female Archangel.
Aranwë m LiteratureThe Quenya name Aranwë means "Kingly" or "Noble" from ara ("noble") and aran ("king"). The suffix -wë occurs in many names, though it is not exclusively masculine.... [
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Aranya f & m Thai, Indian, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit अरण्य
(aranya) meaning "forest". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is masculine in India and Bangladesh.
Araquisguan m GuancheThe name of a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Arara f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 羅 (
ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 麗 (
ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 羅 (
ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 玲 (
ra) meaning "sound of jewels"... [
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Aras m Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, UrduIn Kurdish and Persian it means “equal”, “balanced”. The word Aras commonly refers to the Aras River, which flows through Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
Arashi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 嵐 (
arashi) meaning "storm". Other spellings are possible.
Arathorn m LiteratureArathorn II is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the fifteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and the father of Aragorn II, one of the major characters in The Lord of the Rings.
Arato m JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 嵐 (
a) meaning "storm, tempest" or 新 (
ara) meaning "new", 羅 (
ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 斗 (
to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 人 (
to) meaning "person"... [
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Arator m Medieval LatinMeans "plowman" in Latin. This was the name of a sixth-century Christian poet from Italy.
Aratos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀρατός
(aratos) meaning both "prayed for, desirable" and "prayed against, accursed".
Aratz m BasqueAratz is a mountain of the Basque Country in Spain located at the mountain range Altzania (also called Urkilla) that provides the extension for the massif Aizkorri. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque
aratz "clean, pure; clear" (in the case of the mountain,
aratz refers to its stone surface devoid of vegetation).
Araunah m BiblicalAraunah was a Jebusite who was mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel who owned the threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah that
David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God... [
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Arausio m Celtic Mythology, Gaulish MythologyThe name of a local water god, possibly derived from Gaulish
ar-aus(i)o- meaning "temple, cheek", from Proto-Celtic
*far-aws(y)o- literally meaning "in front of the ear". Very little is known about this deity, other than the town of Orange (or
Auranja) being named after them.
Arav m Indian, HindiMeans "calm, peaceful" from Sanskrit अ-
(a-) meaning "not" and रव
(rava) meaning "roar, cry".
Araxa m Old PersianUncertain etymology, probably derived from an Ancient Armenian name.
Aray m Spanish (Canarian, Modern)Meaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Guanche
araia, meaning "possibility" or "hope". Alternatively, it may be derived from
Araya, the name of a neighborhood in Candelaria, Tenerife, which has also been recorded as
Aray.
Araz m KurdishFrom the name of the mountain in the Kurdistan region.
Araziel m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendApparently means "light of God" or "moon of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven by God for having relations with earthly women.
Arba m BiblicalDerived from Hebrew רבע
(raba') meaning "four". This was the name of a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament. In Joshua 14:15, he is called the 'greatest man among the Anakites.' Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak... [
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Arbab m Arabic, UrduMeans "lords, masters" in Arabic, the plural of رب
(rabb) meaning "lord, master".
Arbel m & f HebrewMount Arbel is a mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel. From the lookout atop the mountain, one can see almost all of the Galilee into the Golan Heights including Safed, Tiberias and most of the Sea of Galilee.
Arbër m AlbanianThe name represents the demonym of Albania as it used to be called in Medieval times, "Arberi/a". It ultimately goes back to the Albanian tribal name Arbër/Arbëreshë.... [
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Arbi m Chechen, IngushDerived from Chechen Ӏаьрбий
(arbiy) or Ingush Ӏарбий
(arbiy) both meaning "Arab".
Arbo m GermanicShort form of masculine names that contain the Gothic element 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹
(arbi) meaning "heritage, inheritance", such as
Arbogast.... [
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Arbor m & f EnglishMiddle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French
erbier, from
erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin
herba. The phonetic change to
ar- (common in words having
er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin
arbor ‘tree’.
Arceus m ObscureFrom the Pokémon character Arceus, whose name comes from the combination of the Greek word αρχή (
arkhé), "origin", and the Latin word
deus (god). In the game lore, Arceus is the original Pokémon who created the universe... [
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Arch m ArmenianThe word Armenian word for the animal, bear, is Arch.
Archagathos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek ἀγαθός
(agathos) meaning "good".
Archandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) "of a man", although there is one source that claims that in this name, the second element is derived from Greek ἀνδρεία
(andreia) meaning "courage" as well as "manliness"... [
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Archeantus m MormonNephite soldier, one of three "choice men" (Moroni 9) slain in battle (c. AD 375).
Archebios m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀρχός (
archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή (
arche) "origin, source"and βίος (
bios) meaning "life" meaning "ruler of life, master of life"
Archelochos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyEither a variant of
Archilochos or an independent name in its own right. If the latter is the case, then the first element of this name is different from that of the aforementioned name, but the second element is exactly the same: Greek λόχος
(lochos) meaning "ambush"... [
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Archemais m Arthurian CycleIn the Prophecies de Merlin, the son of Angusel, King of Scotland. He took part in the expedition to save King Richard of Jerusalem from the King of Baghdad. He succeeded his father to the throne of Scotland.
Archemoros m Greek MythologyMeans "the forerunner of death" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.
Archenor m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἀρχός
(archos) meaning "master, leader" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Archeptolemos m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek αρχος
(archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek πολεμηιος
(polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" (see
Ptolemy).
Archestratos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek στρατός
(stratos) "army."
Archetimos m Ancient GreekDerived from either Greek ἀρχή
(arche) meaning "beginning, origin; authority" or ἄρχω
(arkho) meaning "to rule, lead, command" and τιμή
(time) meaning "honour, esteem" (see
timao).
Archias m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) meaning "power, rulership" (compare the related word ἀρχός
(archos) meaning "master") combined with the masculine name suffix -ίας
(-ias)... [
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Archidamos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός
(archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή
(arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from δᾶμος
(damos) "the people", which is a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος
(demos).
Archili m GeorgianForm of
Archil with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Archilochos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἀρχός
(archos) meaning "master, leader" combined with the Greek noun λόχος
(lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [
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Architeles m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἄρχω (
arkho) meaning "to begin, lead, rule, command" and τέλος (
telos) meaning "end, result".
Archyn m YakutMeans "deliverer, savior, redeemer" in Yakut.
Archytas m Ancient GreekArchytas was an Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist of 5th-century BC.
Arcieor m ItalianIt is an altered version of the Italian word "Arciro", meaning archer.