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Ansèume m Provençal
Provençal form of Anselm.

Ansfrid m Germanic
Means "peaceful god", derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Ansfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansfrid via Latinized form Ansfridus.

Ansfridus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ansfrid.

Ansfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Ansfrid.

Ansgário m History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Ansgar via the form Ansgarius.

Ansgario m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian form of Ansgar via the form Ansgarius.

Ansgariu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ansgar.

Ansgarius m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Ansgar.

Ansgars m Latvian

Ansger m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Ansgar.

Ansgisel m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Ansgot m Anglo-Norman, Old Norman
Derived from the Old High German elements ansi "god, deity" and got "god, deity", or possibly a Norman form of Old Norse Ásgautr (compare Old Swedish Asgot) in which the second element is the tribal name gautr.

Ansh m Hindi
"Excerpt", or "Part"

Anshar m Sumerian Mythology
Means "whole heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements šar ("totality, all"), and an ("sky, heaven"). Name borne by a primordial god of creation, who was viewed as the father of the sky god Anu... [more]

Anshar m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ansar.

Anshelm m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anselm.

Anshil m Hebrew
Hebrew Variation of Anshel

Anshor m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ansar.

Anshu m Bengali
Diminutive of Anshuman.

Anshuman m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit अंशुमान (amshuman) meaning "sun". This is the name of a king in Hindu mythology.

Ansilmu m Quechua
Quechua form of Anselm.

Ansilo m Medieval German (Rare)
Old High German name related to the name element as ('god')

Ansine m Provençal (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Provençal form of Ansgar.

Ansirus m Arthurian Cycle
He was called “the Pilgrim” because of his passion for going on pilgrimage, "for every third year he would be at Jerusalem" He passed his nickname on to his daughter, Alice le Beale Pilgrim. Ansirus was of Lancelot’s kin, apparently in the British branch of the family... [more]

Ansis m Latvian
Latvian adaption of Hans (compare East Prussian Ansas).

Anska m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Ans- and An-.

Anskar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ansgar.

Anskarius m German (Bessarabian)

Anske m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Anne 2 or Anna.

Ansketil m Anglo-Norman
Norman form of Ásketill, altered due to the influence of Old High German ansi "god, deity".

Anski m Finnish
Variant of Anska.

Anski m East Frisian
Variation of Anne 2

Anšlavs m Latvian (Archaic)
This was the name of Latvian writer, journalist and painter Anšlavs Eglītis who became a war refugee in 1944. He had prolific career as a novelist, and his later work often examined aspects of exile life.

Anslo m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Anslow.

Anslow m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Anslow.

Ansmar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Ansmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Ansong m Chinese
From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".

Ansovino m Italian
Italian form of Answin via Ansovinus and variant of Ansuino.

Ansovinus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Answin

Ansprand m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Ansbrand. Ansprand was the name of an 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Ansquetil m Old Norman
Variant of Ansketil.

Anstett m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Anastasius.

Ansur m Medieval Galician, History (Ecclesiastical)
Unclear etymology; possibly a combination of the Germanic roots ansi "god" and war "aware", a cognate of Assar or of Celtic origin... [more]

Ansurius m Medieval Spanish (Latinized)

Answald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Answin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Antaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀνταῖος (Antaios), which is derived from Greek ἀνταῖος (antaios) meaning "(right) opposite, opposed to, set over against". In turn, it is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀντάω (antaō) meaning "to come opposite (to), to meet face to face, to meet (with)"... [more]

Antalcidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antalkidas. This was the name of a Spartan soldier and diplomat from the 4th century BC.

Antalkes m Ancient Greek
Variant of Antialkes.

Antalkidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Antalkes" in Greek, derived from the name Antalkes combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Antandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄντανδρος (antandros) meaning "instead of a man, as a substitute", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, opposed, compared to, like" and ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".... [more]

Antans m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Antanas.

Ãntariarse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Andreas.

Antariarse m Greenlandic
Variant of Ãntariarse.

Antariarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Antariarse.

Antas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of Antanas.

Ànteros m Catalan
Catalan form of Anteros.

Antéros m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Anteros.

Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]

Anterósz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Anteros.

Anterus m Finnish
Latinised form of Antero.

Anterus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Anteros. This name was notably borne by a pope from the 3rd century AD.

Anthemios m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Anthemius m Ancient Roman
Likely a latinized form of Greek Anthemios. ... [more]

Antheunis m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Antonius.

Antheus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀνθέω (antheō) meaning "to blossom, to bloom", which is related to Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". In order words, this name is virtually the masculine form of Antheia (see Anthea)... [more]

Anthimos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄνθιμος (anthimos) meaning "of flowers, like flowers, blooming, flowered". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".

Anthimus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Anthimos. This name was borne by several patriarchs of Constantinople.

Anthippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Anthippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Anthippos. This was the name of an ancient Greek comic poet, of whom it is not (yet) certain whether he really existed.

Anthonis m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Anthony.

Anthonius m Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Antonius.

Anthonys m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Antonius.

Anthoulis m Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of names containing the Greek element ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom", such as Kleanthis.

Anthus m Greek Mythology
Means "flower."

Antialcidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Antialkidas. This was the name of an Indo-Greek king from the 2nd century BC.

Antialkes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength".

Antialkidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Antialkes" in Greek, derived from the name Antialkes combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Anticles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antikles. A known bearer of this name was Anticles of Messenia, an ancient Greek athlete from the 8th century BC.

Anticlides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antikleides. A known bearer of this name was the Greek writer Anticlides of Athens (3rd or 4th century BC).

Anticrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antikrates.

Antidoros m Ancient Greek
Means "against gifts", derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) "against" combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift."

Antidorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antidoros.

Antigenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, opposed, compared to, like" and γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]

Antikleides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Antikles" in Greek, derived from the name Antikles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Antikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power, strength".

Antilochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" 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... [more]

Antilochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antilochos. This was the name of an ancient Greek historian.... [more]

Antimachos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀντίμαχος (antimachos) meaning "capable of meeting in war", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]

Antimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antimachos. Bearers of this name include two Greek poets and two Graeco-Bactrian kings.... [more]

Antimus m Romansh (Rare)
Romansh form of Anthimus.

Antines m Faroese
Faroese form of Antonius.

Antinis m Faroese
Faroese form of Antonius.

Antinoos m Ancient Greek, Roman Mythology
Means "against the mind", derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind, thought".

Antinous m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antinoos. This name was borne by the favourite and lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (2nd century AD).

Antiņš m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Antonius.

Antiochides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Antiochos" in Greek, derived from the name Antiochos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Antiokos m Armenian
Armenian form of Antiochus.

Antipas m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Form of Antipatros (see Antipater).

Antiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) "against, in return" and φανής (phanes) "appearing". This was the name of a 4th-century BCE comic playwright of Middle Comedy.

Antiphilos m Ancient Greek
Means "against friends", derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) "against" combined with Greek φίλος (philos) "friend, lover".

Antiphilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antiphilos. This name was borne by a Greek painter from the 4th century BC.

Antipholus m Theatre
Possibly a variant of Antiphilus. The first element of this name is Greek αντι (anti) "against, compared to, like"; the second element is less certain, perhaps derived from Greek φωλεός (phôleos) "den, lair" (the source of the mythological name Pholus) or from Latin folium "a leaf; a sheet of paper; trifle, thing of no consequence"... [more]

Antiphonus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀντίφονόν (Antiphonon), derived from Greek ἀντίφονος (antiphonos) meaning "in return for slaughter" or "in revenge for blood", from ἀντί (anti) "in return for; for the sake of, for" and φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter; blood shed in murder, gore"... [more]

Antiphos m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology this was the name of multiple men, including one of the 50 sons of Priam.

Antiphus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antiphos.

Antipus m Mormon
Nephite commander in city of Judea.(c. 65 BC)

Antis m Greek (Cypriot)

Antis m Latvian
Latvian form of Anton and younger form of Antiņš.

Antistenes m Armenian
Armenian form of Antisthenes.

Antisthène m History (Gallicized)
French form of Antisthenes.

Antisthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength." This name was borne by a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Antonakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Antonios and Antonis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Antonijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Antonius.

Antoninos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Antoninus.

Antóníus m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Antonius.

Antoníus m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Antonius.

Antoniusz m Polish
Polish form of Antonius.

Antos m Hungarian
Old Hungarian short form of Antal.

Antoś m Polish
Diminutive of Antoni.

Antosha m Russian
Diminutive of Anton.

Antoshka m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Anton.

Antósz m Kashubian
Diminutive of Antón and Antoni.

Antravious m African American (Modern)

Antreas m Armenian, Greek
Variant of Andreas.

Antrus m Finnish
Variant of Anterus.

Antsa m & f Malagasy
Means "chant" or "charitable, compassionate" in Malagasy.

Antso m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Sanctius and Sancho.

Antuš m Slovak
Diminutive of Anton.

Ántush m Aguaruna
Possibly from the Awajún ántut meaning "hear, understand, obey".

Antystenes m Polish
Polish form of Antisthenes.

Anubius m Coptic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Ἀνουβιος or Ἀνούβιος (Anoubios), which is a Late Greek variant of Anoubis (ultimately of Egyptian origin).... [more]

Anupras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Onuphrius.

Anuš m Mandaean
Possibly a Mandaic form of Enos, this is the name of an angel in Mandaeism who performs miracles.

Anusak m Thai
From Thai อนุ (anu) meaning "small, often" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Anusat m Thai
Means "instruction, teaching, direction" in Thai.

Anushavan m Armenian
Means "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ (anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան (avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan anaoša meaning "immortal" and urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".

Anushirvan m Persian
From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (anōšag ruwān) meaning "immortal soul", derived from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭪𐭩 (anōšag⁠) meaning "immortal" and 𐭫𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭭 (ruwān) meaning "soul"... [more]

Anushrav m Hindi
Means Vedic(vedic or the anient and great period) Practises

Anushtegin m Medieval Turkic
From Persian anush meaning "undying" and Turkic tegin meaning "prince".

Anusit m Thai
Means "teach, instruct" in Thai.

Anuson m Thai
Means "memory, remembrance" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अनुस्मरण (anusmarana).

Anusorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อนุสรณ์ (see Anuson).

Anuvis f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Anvesh m Indian
Means "investigation" in Sanskrit.

Anwesh m Telugu

Ányos m Hungarian
Short form of Ángyán.

Anys m Yakut

Anyse m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Anysios.

Anysios m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Anysia.

Anysius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Anysios.

Anysos m Old Persian

Anzansi m & f Dagbani
Means "courage" or "persistence" in Dagbani.

Anzelmas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Anselm.

Ao'ėseto m Cheyenne
Means "hailstone" in Cheyenne.

Aogust m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of August.

Âoguste m Norman
Norman form of Auguste 1.

Aogustin m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Augustinus.

Aogusto m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Augustus.

Aondowase m Tiv (Modern)

Aoris m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Greek ἄορ (aor) meaning "sword hung in a belt". In Greek legend this name belonged to a son of Aras, an autochthon who was believed to have built Arantea, the most ancient town in Phliasia... [more]

Aosen m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Aoshi m Japanese

Aosong m Chinese
From the Chinese 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".

Aostin m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Agostino.

Aous m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of أوس (see Aws), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Apanas m Altai
Altai form of Afanasiy.

Apasam-kamuy m Ainu, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) of the threshold, often summoned for protection during changes of state.

Apelles m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical German
Borne by numerous historical figures, including the 4th-century BC Greek painter Apelles of Kos.

Apellis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Apelles.

Apemantos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀπήμαντος (apemantos) meaning "unharmed, unhurt".

Apemantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Apemantos. This is the name of a cynical and misanthropic philosopher in the play Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare.

Apenisa m Fijian
Fijian form of Ebenezer.

Aphareus m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
The 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"... [more]

Apheidas m Greek Mythology
Means "unsparing, not miserly" in Greek, derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) combined with the Greek adjective φειδός (pheidos) meaning "sparing, thrifty".... [more]

Aphidas m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Apheidas. This was the name of a centaur from Greek mythology.

Aphisak m Thai
From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Aphisit m Thai
Means "privilege" in Thai.

Aphrikanos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Africanus.

Aphrodise m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Aphrodisius (see Aphrodisios).

Aphrodisius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aphrodisios, belonged to a first century saint in France.

Aphroditus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Masculine form of Aphrodite.

Aphthonios m Late Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun ἀφθονία (aphthonia) meaning "freedom from envy" as well as "abundance" or the Greek adjective ἄφθονος (aphthonos) meaning "without envy" as well as "abundant, bounteous, plentiful".... [more]

Aphthonius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Aphthonios. Notable bearers of this name include the Greek sophist and rhetorician Aphthonius of Antioch (4th century AD) and the Roman writer Aelius Festus Aphthonius (4th century AD)... [more]

Âpilarssuaĸ m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Combination of Âpilâĸ and the Greenlandic word rsuaq "big, great".

Apisak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อภิศักดิ์ (see Aphisak).

Apisalome m Fijian
Fijian form of Absalom.

Apisi m Siksika
Means "coyote, wolf" in Blackfoot.

Apisit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อภิสิทธิ์ (see Aphisit).

Apodemios m Late Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun ἀποδημία (apodemia) meaning "going/being abroad, journey abroad" or from the Greek adjective ἀπόδημος (apodemos) meaning "away from one's country, abroad".... [more]

Apodemius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Apodemios. This was the name of a Roman officer from the 4th century AD, who worked as a secret agent of sorts for the Roman emperor Constantius II.

Apolinaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Apollinaris.

Àpolis m Provençal
Provençal form of Hippolyte 2.

Apollinarius m Ancient Greek
Possibly a variant of Apollinaris.

Apollinus m Literature
Variant of Apollonius used by John Gower for the hero of his 1,737-line Middle English narrative 'The Tale of Apollinus' (in the 'Confessio amantis'), his version of the classical romance 'Apollonius of Tyre', widely popular in the Middle Ages.

Apollocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Apollokrates.

Apollodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Apollodoros. This name was borne by Apollodorus of Athens, a Greek scholar and grammarian from the 2nd century.

Apollodotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek δοτος (dotos) "given (to), granted."

Apollodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Apollodotos. This name was borne by an Indo-Greek king from the 2nd century BC.

Apollogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century BC.

Apollokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) "power."

Apollóniosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Apollonios.

Apollophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek φανης (phanes) "appearing."

Apollos m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Contracted form of Apollodoros, Apollodotos, Apollonios and similar masculine Greek names... [more]

Apolonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Apollo.

Apolonijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Apollonios.

Apoloniusz m Polish
Polish form of Apollonius.

Apolos m Serbian
Serbian name for the apostle Apollos.

Apolosa m Fijian (Rare)
Fijian borrowing of Apollo.

Apophis m Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
From Ἄποφις (Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις (ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to ꜣpp "to slither"... [more]

Apostolakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Apostolis and Apostolos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Apostolo m Italian
Italian form of Apostolus (see Apostolos).

Apostolus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Apostolos.

Appaliunas m Near Eastern Mythology
Anatolian god which possibly means "father lion" or "father light". A Theory states that Appaliunas can be equated with Apollo

Appas m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Abbas

Appianos m Armenian, Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Appianus (see Appian), as well as the Armenian form.

Appianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Appius.

Appios m Armenian
Armenian form of Appius.

Appiusz m Polish
Polish form of Appius.

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).... [more]

Apres m Armenian (Eastern)
Means "well done!, good job!" in Armenian.

Apriliansyah m Indonesian
Combination of the name Aprilian and Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Aprus m Late Roman (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Agnomen variant of Aper. Saint Aprus was the seventh bishop of Toul. He has been considered a saint in Toul since the 10th century.

Apsander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Apsandros. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 7th century BC.

Apsandre m French
French form of Apsander.

Apsandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Apsander.

Apsandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄψ (aps) meaning "backwards, back again" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Apsat m Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Apsat was the god of birds in Svan (a subgroup of the Georgian people) mythology.

Apsephion m Ancient Greek
There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness"... [more]

Apshina m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Georgian form of Afshin. This name is mostly used in the Georgian highlands.... [more]

Apszik m Hungarian (Rare)
Means "younger brother" in Hunnish.

Aptatus m East Frisian
Variant of Abtet.

Aputsiaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of Aput and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".

Aputsiannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Means "dear little snow crystal" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aputsiaĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet", "dear", "little".

Aqarys m Kazakh

Aqdas m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "holier" in Arabic, the elative form of قديس (qiddīs) meaning "holy, saintly".

Aqigssiaq m Greenlandic, New World Mythology
Variant of Aĸigssiaĸ. This is the name of the main character in one of Greenland's best known myths.

Aqsa f & m Arabic, Urdu
Means "furthest, most distant" in Arabic. It is taken from the name of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, considered the third holiest site in Islam as the Prophet Muhammad travelled there during the Night Journey (Isra').

Aqsar m Kazakh
Possibly from the Kazakh ақсары (aqsarı) meaning "light yellow".

Aquarius f & m Astronomy, African American (Rare)
Means "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier" in Latin. This is a constellation in the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces.

Aquil·les m Catalan
Catalan form of Achilles.

Aquillius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile derived from Latin aquila "eagle" (see also Aquila). This name was borne by several consuls from ancient Rome.

Aquinas m Obscure
Derived from the surname Aquinas. Used in honor of saint Thomas Aquinas, used primarily by Catholics.

Aquintis m African American
Meaning unknown.

Araarsame m Somali
The name Araarsame is also rooted in Somali language and culture.... [more]

Arabus m Greek Mythology
The son of Apollo by Babylonis.

Arahas m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali
MEANING - "absence of secrecy "... [more]

Aramayis m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
From 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".

Aramís m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Aramis.

Aramisz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Aramis.

Araquisguan m Guanche
The name of a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.

Araresa m Guarani
Means "eye of the universe" in Guarani.

Aras m Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Urdu
In Kurdish and Persian it means “equal”, “balanced”. The word Aras commonly refers to the Aras River, which flows through Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.

Arasan m Tamil
Means "king" in Tamil.

Arasen m Tamil (Rare)
Variant of Arasan.

Arashi m Japanese
From Japanese 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm". Other spellings are possible.

Aràsimu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Erasmus.

Arastou m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ارسطو (see Arastoo).

Ərəstun m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aristotle.

Arasunu m Guarani
Means "thunder" in Guarani.

Aratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀρατός (aratos) meaning both "prayed for, desirable" and "prayed against, accursed".

Aratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aratos. Aratus of Soli (315-240) was an Ancient Greek didactic poet known for his major extant work Phenomena.

Arausio m Celtic Mythology, Gaulish Mythology
The 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.

Arbaces m Old Persian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arbakes.

Arbakes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian *Arbakah, derived from *arbah meaning "young, youthful" and the nominal suffix 𐎣 (-ka).

Arbasure m American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Arbazakios m Old Median
Hellenized form of Old Median *Arabazuka, meaning "having wild arms".

Arbogast m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi) meaning "heritage, inheritance" combined with Old High German gast meaning "guest, stranger."... [more]

Arbresh m Albanian (Rare)

Arcades m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Arcade.

Arcarius m Ancient Roman
Relational name meaning cash, treasury, treasurer.

Arcas m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology he was a son of Zeus and Callisto. He was remembered for having taught people the art of weaving and baking bread... [more]

Arceisius m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Arcesius was the son of either Zeus or Cephalus, and king in Ithaca.

Arcesilao m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Arcesilaus.

Arcesilaus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arkesilaos.

Arcesius m Greek Mythology
The son of either Zeus or Cephalus, and king in Ithaca.

Arceus m Obscure
From 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... [more]

Archagathos m Ancient Greek
The 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".

Archagathus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archagathos.

Archandros m Ancient Greek
The 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"... [more]

Archeantus m Mormon
Nephite soldier, one of three "choice men" (Moroni 9) slain in battle (c. AD 375).

Archebios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀρχός (archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή (arche) "origin, source"and βίος (bios) meaning "life" meaning "ruler of life, master of life"

Archebius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archebios. This was the name of an Indo-Greek king from the 1st century BC.

Archedemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄρχω (arkho) meaning "to lead, to rule" (see archos) and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".

Archedikos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Archedike.

Archelas m French (Quebec)
Name of archon of Delphi in the second and third centuries, B.C.E.

Archélaüs m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Biblical French
French form of Archelaus.

Archelochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Either 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"... [more]

Archelochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archelochos. In Greek mythology, Archelochus was one of the leaders of the Dardanians, who aided the Trojans in their fight against the Achaeans.

Archemachus m Greek Mythology
Derived from ἄρχω (árkhō) meaning "to command" and μᾰ́χη (mache) meaning "battle".

Archemais m Arthurian Cycle
In 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 Mythology
Means "the forerunner of death" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Archemorus m Greek Mythology
Son of Lycurgus

Archeptolemos m Greek Mythology
The 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).

Archeptolemus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archeptolemos.

Archestratos m Ancient Greek
The 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."

Archestratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archestratos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek poet from the 4th century BC.

Archetimos m Ancient Greek
Derived 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).