This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *i*a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abaia m & f GilberteseMeans 'east' or dawn' and comes from the Gilbertese language (the language of Kiribati)
Abasiama m & f Ibibio, EfikMeans "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.
Abiona f & m YorubaMeans "born during a journey" or "born into the arts" in Yoruba, from
bí "to give birth, be born" and
sí "to, on" combined with either
ọ̀nà "way, road, journey" or
ọ̀nà "art, artistry, craftsmanship"... [
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Abishua m BiblicalMeaning uncertain, perhaps "father of salvation" or "father of wealth". It is the name of a High priest of Israel mentioned in the Biblical books 1 Chronicles and Ezra.
Achila m GothicAchila II (died circa 714) was the Visigothic king of Hispania from 710 or 711 until his death. The kingdom he ruled was restricted to the northeast of the old Hispanic kingdom on account of the Arabo-Berber invasions.
Achindra f & m SanskritAchindra name is 8 characters long and commonly given to both Boys and Girls. Achindra is originated from Sanskrit language and means "Flawless, Uninterrupted, Perfect, Without Faults."
Achintya m BengaliFrom Sanskrit अचिन्त्य
(acintya) meaning "unthinkable, inconceivable, incomprehensible", derived from the negative prefix अ
(a) combined with चिन्त्य
(cintya) meaning "considered, thought over, conceived, comprehended".
Achitzayaa f & m MongolianMeans "benevolent fate" in Mongolian, from ачит
(achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Acintya m Indonesian MythologyDerived from Sanskrit अचिन्त्य
(achintya) meaning "incomprehensible, inconceivable". This is the name of the supreme god in Balinese Hinduism, sometimes called Sang Hyang Widhi or Sang Hyang Tunggal... [
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Aderinola f & m YorubaThe first part, Aderi, means "crown" or "royalty," the second part, Nola, means "wealth" or "riches." The name is interpreted as "crowned with wealth" or "royalty with riches".
Aderinsola f & m YorubaMeaning "a crown walks into wealth" or "royalty walks into wealth", from the Yoruba words
adé (crown),
rìn (to walk),
sí (into) and
ọlá (honor, wealth).
Adesina m YorubaMeans "the crown has opened the way" or "the one who arrives and opens the way" in Yoruba, usually given to the firstborn child in a family.
Adinatha m HinduismMeans "original lord, the first lord, the primordial master" or "the Supreme Lord, lord of lords" in Sanskrit, composed of आदि
(ādi) "primeval, first" and नाथ
(nātha) "master, lord"... [
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Adiputra m IndonesianFrom Indonesian
adi meaning "first" and
putra meaning "son" (both of Sanskrit origin).
Adnoartina f & m Indigenous Australian MythologyThis name represents a sacred ancestral being in the form of a gecko lizard. Adnoartina is associated with the formation of Uluru, the iconic sandstone landmark in the Northern Territory.
Agustia f & m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of August (
Agustus in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a child born in August.
Ahiga m NavajoFrom Navajo
ahigą́ "they fight or combat each other; they kill each other" or
ahígą́ "you fight or combat each other; you kill each other".
Ahikā m & f MaoriFrom
ahikāroa meaning "burning fires of continuous occupation" in Māori.
Ahira m BiblicalMeans "my brother is evil" in Hebrew. In the Bible, Ahira was a son of Enan. He was the chief of the tribe of Naphthali at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai.
Aijuka m SwahiliAijuka means "he knew' or 'he understands' in reference to gaining knowledge & education.
ʻAikanaka m HawaiianMeans "man-eater" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian
ʻai "to eat, to taste" and
kanaka "human being". This was the name of a high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the grandfather of two of Hawaii's future monarchs,
Kalākaua and
Liliʻuokalani.
Aimata m & f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
ai "in possession of" and
mata, derived from the word
Matamua meaning "eldest sibling". This name was traditionally given to the firstborn child of a family.
Aintsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
aina meaning "life" and
soa meaning "good".
Airlangga m IndonesianMeans "jumping water" or "crossing water", from Indonesian
air meaning "water" combined with Sanskrit लङ्घन
(laṅghana) meaning "passing over, jumping, crossing". This was the name of an 11th-century king of eastern Java, so named because he crossed the Bali Strait from Bali (his birthplace) to Java.
Aisja m TatarA variant of the Tatar name ”
Aisä” (Mishar Tatar) and ”Ğäisä” (Kazan Tatar). This version has been used in Finland, among the small community of Tatars... [
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Aita m Medieval BasqueDerived from Basque
aita "father". It appears in this spelling as a given name in the 10th-11th centuries.
Aixinga m HistoryChinese transliteration of the Manchu name ᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᡳᠩᡤᠠ
(Aisingga) of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a 17th-century Qing dynasty general of Manchu origin.
Ajuricaba m Brazilian, HistoryAjuricaba (died c. 1728) was a leader of the Manaos indigenous nation in the early 18th century. He rebelled against the colonizers, refusing to serve as a slave where he became a symbol of resistance and freedom.
Akehisa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
ake, aki) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak" and 久 (
hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (
hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akichika m JapaneseFrom Japanese 晶 (
aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (
aki) or 昭 (
aki) both meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (
aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 睦 (
chika, mutsumi) meaning "friendly, amiable, peaceful, intimate, harmonious"... [
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Akifusa m JapaneseFrom 秋 (
aki) meaning "autumn" and 房 (
fusa) meaning "chamber, room". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Akihisa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
aki) meaning "bright" and 久 (
hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akimasa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 彰 (
aki) meaning "obvious, clear" combined with 正 (
masa) meaning "correct, proper, right, justice". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akinfela m YorubaMeans "bravery expands the coast of wealth" in Yoruba.
Akira m & f ThaiVariant transcription of Thai อาคิรา, อาคีรา or อาคีระ (see
Akhira).
Akisada m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 晶 (
aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (
aki) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak" or 秋 (
aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 貞 (
sada) meaning "faithfulness, uprightness" or 定 (
sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide"... [
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Akitada m JapaneseFrom 丙 (
aki, hei) meaning "third in rank" combined with 正 (
tada, tadashi, masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice" or 忠 (
tada, tadashi, chu) meaning "loyalty". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akitaka m JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
aki) or 昭 (
aki) both meaning "bright" combined with 孝 (
taka) meaning "filial piety" or 貴 (
taka) meaning "expensive, valuable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Alchiba f & m AstronomyThis 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-manxar al-ghurab) or Minkar al Ghurab.
Algieba m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al-Jabhah, meaning "the forehead". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Leonis in the constellation
Leo.
Aliʻikoa m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "brave king" or "warrior king," from
aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander" and
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Ali'iloa m HawaiianSaid to mean both "distant chief" and "high chief" in Hawaiian.
Alingga m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a 17th-century Manchu nobleman.
Aliraza m Arabicnamed after an important character in shia islam, Ali Al-Ridha
Amefia m EweAmefia means 'people's king' in Ewe. Amefia is a surname that has significant transferred usage to a given name.
Amitabha m Buddhism, Sanskrit, BengaliOriginal Sanskrit form of
Amitabh, as well as the modern Bengali form. In Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition this is the name of a buddha associated with longevity, merit and boundless compassion... [
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Amiya m & f Indian, BengaliPossibly derived from the Sanskrit word अमाय
(amaya) meaning "free from deceit, guileless". A noted (male) bearer was Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901-1986), an Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet.
Amohia m MaoriMeans "carry on the shoulder" or "rush, charge" in Maori.
Anaia m Medieval BasqueDerived from Basque
anai "brother". As a given name, it was recorded between the 11th and 12th centuries.
Anantacharitra m BuddhismMeans "boundless practice" from Sanskrit अनन्त
(ananta) meaning "infinite, endless" and चारित्र
(caritra) meaning "conduct, behaviour, practice"... [
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Anantawikramottunggadewa m HistoryDerived from Sanskrit अनन्तविक्रमतुङ्गदेव
(anantavikramatungadeva) meaning "infinite valor of the high god". This is part of
Airlangga's regnal name, as well as that of his uncle, Dharmawangsa.
Andika m IndonesianFrom a pre-Islamic honorific title for a king or ruler, derived from Javanese
andika meaning "to say, to speak, to address (by a respected person)".
Andreia m RomanshRomansh form of
Andrew, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and central Grisons.
Andrianampoinimerina m Malagasy (Rare, Archaic), HistoryAndrianampoinimerina (1745–1810) ruled the Kingdom of Imerina from 1787 onwards, initiating the unification of Madagascar after more than seven decades of civil war. Therefore he is regarded as a cultural hero and holds near mythic status among the Merina people, being considered one of the greatest military and political leaders in the history of Madagascar.
Andriantsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
andrian meaning "king, royal" and
soa meaning "good".
Ania m GreenlandicGreenlandic form of
Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with
-a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.
Anindita f & m Bengali, IndonesianFrom Sanskrit अनिन्दित
(anindita) meaning "irreproachable, virtuous, blameless", derived from the negative prefix अ
(a) and निन्दित
(nindita) meaning "blamed, reproached"... [
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Anindya m & f Bengali, IndonesianFrom Sanskrit अनिन्द्य
(anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ
(a) and निन्द्य
(nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [
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Anitea f & m PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "sweet request" or "radiant breath".
Aoctleconitoa m NahuatlPossibly means "he says nothing", from Nahuatl
aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing left" and the directional form of
itoa "to say, to speak".
Aoctleitoca m & f NahuatlPossibly means "nameless" in Nahuatl, from
aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing more" and
itoca "name".
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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Aria f & m BasqueDerived from the name of a village in Navarre.
Ariimana m PolynesianPolynesian origin name, composed by "Arii", meaning "king", "chief" and "mana", meaning "power" or "Divine authority".
Ariitaia m TahitianMeans "respected king" in Tahitian; a combination of
ari'i meaning "king" and
taia meaning "respect, fear".
Ariitea m TahitianMeans "white king"; a combination of Tahitian
ari'i "white" and
téa "white, light, pale".
Arima m JapaneseFrom Japanese 存 (ari) meaning "exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel" or 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance"... [
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Arinola f & m YorubaMeans "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from
àárín "centre, middle" combined with either
ọlá "honour, respect" or
ọlà "wealth"... [
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Arisha m HebrewProbably a form of the Hebrew name אֲרִי (‘Ari’) or אַרְיֵה (‘Arieh’) meaning “lion”.
Aritaka m JapaneseFrom 有 (
ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 敬 (
taka) meaning "respect". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Aritza m BasqueFrom Basque
haritza meaning "the oak". This is the name of various toponyms across the Basque Country.
Ariunsanaa f & m MongolianDerived from Mongolian ариун
(ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and санаа
(sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".
Ariya f & m Thai, IndonesianThai and Indonesian form of
Arya 1. It is more commonly feminine in Thailand while is it more often used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Ariyāramna m Old PersianMeans "peace of the Arya" or "he who creates peace for the Aryans", derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹
(aryā) "Aryan, Iranian" and 𐎼𐎶𐎴
(rāman) "peace".
Artavardiya m Old PersianMeans "doer of truth, justice" in Old Persian, derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫
(arta) meaning "truth, righteousness" and
*vard- "to do, work".
Arvieta f & m Hindi (Rare)Derived from the word Ayurveda the traditional Hindu system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing.
Ashira m & f ShonaMeaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is
Gashira.
Ashita m Japanese (Rare)From 朝
(ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [
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Asipa m YorubaMeans "pathfinder, one who leads the way" in Yoruba, from
ṣí "to open up" and
ipa "path".
Âtâlia m GreenlandicMeans "he whose course is set towards
aataat (harps seals)" in Greenlandic.
Atchariya f & m ThaiMeans "marvellous, wonderful, exceptional" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आश्चर्य
(āścarya). The spelling อัจฉริยา is used for females while อัจฉริยะ is used for males.
Atikaya m HinduismMeans "gigantic" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the
Ramayana he is one of the sons of the demon king
Ravana.
Atipa f & m ZimbabweanMeans ‘The lord has given us’ (Isheatipa meaning) and is short for the name ‘Atipaishe’
Aulia f & m IndonesianFrom Arabic أولياء
(ʿawliyāʿ) meaning "friends, companions, guardians", the plural of ولي
(walī).
Auriga m AstronomyMeans "charioteer" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation in the northern sky, which is said to resemble a chariot and its driver.
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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Avira m Ancient Aramaic (Rare, ?)This name is listed in Kolatch's Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names (1984), where it is given an Aramaic origin, meaning "air, atmosphere, spirit." It was the name of a Babylonian Talmudic scholar.
Awonawilona m Mexican, Indigenous AmericanThe dual creator deity of the Pueblo Zuni, Awonawilona is said to have existed before all else. From the nebulae of mist, he is full of power and growth. He created the sun, which fecundated the primeval sea, and formed a green scum over it... [
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Ayacquicahua m NahuatlPossibly means "nobody leaves him", from Nahuatl
ayac "no one, nobody",
qui "him, her, they", and
cahua "to leave, abandon, relinquish".
Ayahisa m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 彩 (
aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (
aya) meaning "design" combined with 久 (
hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (
hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [
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Ayaquixtla m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
ayac "no one, nobody" and
ixtla "before, in the presence of, contemporary with".
Aziura m Filipino (Modern)taken from the word "Azure" which means 'bight blue' or 'sky blue'. It can also be the "Azure" that means 'heaven'.
Badiambila m & f LubaMeans "let them speak among themselves" in Luba-Kasai.
Bagabigna m Old PersianMeans "attacking power of god", from Old Persian 𐏎
(baga) "god" and
*abigna- "attacking power".
Bagacithra m Old PersianMeans "form of god", "offspring of god", or "of divine origin", from Old Persian 𐏎
(baga) meaning "god" and
*ciθrah meaning "shining, brilliant", "form, appearance" or "lineage, origin"
Bahagia m & f IndonesianMeans "happy, glad" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit भाग्य
(bhāgya).
Balzhinima m BuryatMeans "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ
(bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ
(nyi ma) "sun, day".
Bardia m Persian, Old PersianDerived from Proto-Iranian *
bardz- "be high", interpreted as meaning "high in status, magnificent". Bardia or
Bardiya was the younger son of Cyrus II "the Great".
Bardiya m Old PersianDerived from proto-Iranian
*br̥jáns meaning "high, tall". This was the name of a son of
Cyrus the Great, also known as Smerdis and Tanyoxarces.