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Anyu f Yi
Means "fifth sister" in Yi.

Anyuk f Nivkh

Anyuk f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Anna.

Anza f Pakistani

Anza f Venda
Meaning "to increase, to add more".

Anzac m & f English (Australian)
An acronym, given in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; originally those who served at Gallipoli during World War I, but now all who have served and died for Australia and New Zealand during military operations.

Anzai f Japanese

Anzan f & m Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Zan.

Anzar m Uyghur
Originates from the Arabic language.Anzar name meaning in English is Pure Gold, Silver.

Anzar m Berber Mythology
Means "rain" in Amazigh. In Berber mythology, this was the name of the god of rain.

Anze f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anzél f Afrikaans
Variant of Anzelle.

Anzel m American
Variant of Ansel.

Anzhi f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names An 1 and Zhi, can also be a form of Angie or Angi.

Anzia f Italian
Italian form of Anthia.

Anzo m Georgian
Short form of Anzor.

Anzu f Japanese
From 杏 or 杏子 (anzu), referring to a type of apricot known as Prunus armeniaca (also called the ansu, Siberian or Tibetan apricot).... [more]

Anzû m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Possibly means "heavenly eagle". Name borne by a Mesopotamian demon, who was drawn in the form of a huge fire and water breathing bird, or a lion-headed eagle.

Ao Ao m Guarani
Name of the Guaraní god of fertility, whose offspring served as the protectors of the hills and mountains. The name is derived from the sound the creature is said to make when pursuing victims.

Aoba m & f Japanese (Modern)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 青葉 (aoba) referred to "fresh, green/blue leaves". For a long time, the distinction between "blue" and "green" in Japanese was not made. This name can be also written 蒼 / 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue" as well or 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock, mallow" combined with 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf, blade, needle" or 波 (ba) meaning "wave, billow, ripple" or 羽 (ba) meaning "feather, wing"... [more]

Aobai m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar".

Aobo m Chinese
From the Chinese 骜 (ào) meaning "wild horse", 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 博 (bó) meaning "rich" or "win, gamble, play games" or 帛 (bó) meaning "silks, wealth, property".

Aodán m Irish
Younger form of Áedán.

Aodha f Irish (Modern)
Feminization of Aodh, which is derived from Old Irish Áed meaning "fire". This seems to be a modern Irish name and it's sometimes incorrectly pronounced like Ada (AY-da), however in Irish the H would lead to the D not being pronounced.

Aogi m Japanese (Rare)
From 仰ぎ (aogi) meaning "respect, reverance" (compare Aogu).... [more]

Aogu m Japanese (Rare)
From verb 仰ぐ (aogu) meaning "to look up to, respect, revere; to seek; to depend/rely on" (compare Aogi).... [more]

Aoha f Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aohei m Japanese
Aohei comes from Japanese 青兵 which consists of 青 (ao) meaning “blue, green” and兵 (hei) meaning “soldier, warrior.”

Aohui m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 珲 (huī) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid".

Aoibh f Irish (Rare)
Aoibh - an old Irish girls name of Celtic origin meaning “Beautiful” “radiant” “Pleasant”

Aoidh m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Hugh

Aoika f Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (aoi) meaning "blue, green", 葵 (aoi) meaning "hollyhock" or 蒼 (aoi) meaning "blue" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled" or 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed"... [more]

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

Aoine f Irish (Modern)
From Irish aoine meaning "Friday", derived from Latin ieiunum. Aoine has only been used as a given name in Ireland in recent times.

Aoise f Irish (Rare)
Irish names

Aojie m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 捷 (jié) meaning "win, victory, triumph" or 杰 (jié) meaning "hero; heroic, outstanding".

Aoka f Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aoki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao), meaning “blue”, and 木 (ki), meaning “tree”. 青木 (although commonly アオキ) is the Japanese word for the Aucuba japonica, or the spotted laurel plant... [more]

Aoko f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) "blue, green" combined with 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aoku m Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (ao) meaning "blue, green", 藍 (ao) meaning "indigo" or 青 (ao) meaning "blue" combined with 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 空 (ku) meaning "sky"... [more]

Aolei f Chinese

Aolú m Irish (Rare)
A combination honoring Irish deities Aodh and Lugh. Aodh is often referred to as a "god of the underworld," although this is likely influenced by Christian interpretation. He and his siblings were turned into swans by their stepmother, Aoife... [more]

Aome f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ao-mei f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ao & Mei 1.

Aomi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock, althea", 翠 (ao) meaning "green, kingfisher", 青 or 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue", 碧 (ao) meaning "blue, green", 明 (ao, a) meaning "bright", 藍 (ao) meaning "indigo", 粟 (a) meaning "millet", 緒 (o) meaning "cord, strap", 百 (o) meaning "hundred" or 生 (o) meaning "live" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches, 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm", 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 洋 (mi) meaning "ocean" or 歩 (mi) meaning "walk"... [more]

Aommy f Thai (Rare)
A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Aommy, whose real name is Plernsin Ketkaew.

Aona f English

Aona f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Âone f Norman
Norman form of Anna.

Aone f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue", 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock", 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green", 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue" or 藍 (ao) meaning "indigo" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]

Aono f Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock, althea", 青 (ao) "blue", 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green", 碧 (ao) meaning "jade, green, blue" or 藍 (ao) meaning "indigo" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "area, field"... [more]

Aoqin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 琴 (qín), a type of Chinese lute or 钦 (qīn) meaning "respect, admire; respectful".

Aora f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Aora was a nymph by whom the town of Aoros in Crete was named after. Aristocrats from the town of Eleutherna claimed descent from Aora and her husband Eleuther, one of the Kouretes.

Aora f Polynesian, Maori
Polynesian Maori name, meaning "life".

Aoran m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".

Aoren m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 人 (rén) meaning "man, person; mankind".

Aori f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aoric m Gothic

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]

Aoro f Luo
"born during a very dry season"

Aosa f Japanese (Rare)
From 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 冴⁠ (sa.eru) "be clear, serene, cold, skillful”. Other kanji combinations can be used.

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

Aoshi m Japanese

Aotea f Maori
Means "white cloud" in Māori. Aotearoa is the Māori name of New Zealand

Aoto m Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aoua f Western African
Variant of Awa. A notable bearer was Malian independence activist Aoua Kéita (1912-1980).

Aouda f Literature
This is the name of a Parsi Princess in Jules Verne's novel Around The World In Eighty Days.

Aouen m History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a minor Breton saint of whom nothing else is known.

Aouie m & f Obscure
Likely derived from the five vowels of the English language.

Aoun m Arabic
“It means Assistance ,support,a linebacker"

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

Aowei m Chinese
from 傲 (ào) meaning "proud" and 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary".

Aowen m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing".

Aowyn f & m English
a variant Éowyn

Aoxi m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 希 (xī) meaning "hope; rare; expect".

Aoxin f & m Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese characters 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".

Aoxun m Chinese
From the Chinese 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 迅 (xùn) meaning "fast, swift, quick".

Aoya m Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (ao) meaning "jade, blue, green" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Aoyan m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 岩 (yán) meaning "rock, cliff".

Aoyo f Japanese
From Japanese 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Aoyou m Chinese
From the Chinese 骜 (ào) meaning "wild horse" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, friendly".

Aoyun m & f Chinese
This name is made up of 奧 (ào)/奥 (ào, yù), the simplified version of 奧, meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 運/运 (yùn) meaning "run, luck, fortune, ship, transport," the first meaning added for 运, the simplified version of 運... [more]

Aozhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Apaay f Inuit

Âpak f Greenlandic
Possibly taken from Greenlandic âpak "animal".

Apala f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque apal "humble".... [more]

Apama f Old Persian
Meaning uncertain, probably related to Avestan apama- "the latest", hence "the youngest (child), nestling". This was the name of Apama, the first Queen of the Seleucid Empire, and wife of Seleucus I Nicator... [more]

Apame f Old Persian (Hellenized)
A variant of Apama. A bearer of this name is Apame, a concubine of King Darius I.

Apana f Pashto
Means "almond" in Pashto.

Apana f Galician (Rare)

Apani f Siksika
From the Blackfoot word apaniiwa "butterfly", with the animate noun suffix -wa omitted.

Apapa m Ijaw
Means "groundnut" in Ijaw.

Apate f Greek Mythology
Directly taken from Greek ἀπάτη (apatê) meaning "deceit, fraud, trick". Apate was the personification of deceit in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Nyx, the personification of night.

Apča f Czech
Diminutive form of Apolena.

Apeke f Yoruba
Means "called to be pampered" in Yoruba, from pè "to call, summon, invoke" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Apep m Egyptian Mythology
Apep is the Egyptian personification of darkness and disorder, often depicted as a giant serpent or snake. He was the main enemy of the sun god Ra.

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.

Apex m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "the highest point" or "the climax".

Apfia f Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Moldovan (Archaic), Biblical Romanian
Cognate of Apphia.

Aphai m & f Thai
Means "fearlessness, absence of danger" or "forgiveness, pardon" in Thai.

Âpia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Abia.

Apia f Spanish
Spanish Feminine form of Appius.

Apilo m Medieval Galician

Ápio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Appius.

Apio m Spanish
Spanish form of Appius.

Apipu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อภิภู (see Aphiphu).

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

Apiyo f Luo
"firstborn of twins"

Ápmot m Sami
Sami form of Ånund.

Apol f Hungarian
Short form of Apollónia.

Apòla f Kashubian
Variant of Apòloniô.

Apòlo m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Apollo.

Apolo m English, Spanish, Brazilian
Variant of Apollo.

Aponi f Siksika
Variant of Apani.

Apono m Chuukese
Chuukese form of Apollo.

Apor m Hungarian (Rare), Medieval Hungarian
Apor 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.

Aporo m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese borrowing of Apollo.... [more]

Appas m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Abbas

Appel f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Apollonia.

Appi m Catalan
Catalan form of Appius.

Appia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Appius.

Appie m Dutch
Diminutive of Albert and Albertus. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch author Appie Baantjer (1923-2010), who was well-known for his detective fiction.... [more]

Appij m Russian
Russian form of Appius.

Appio m Italian
Italian form of Appius.

Áppo m Sami (Rare)
Sami form of Appo.

Appo m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ape.

Appy m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Absolom.

Ápram m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese variant of Ábram.

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

Apri m & f Indonesian
From the name of the month of April.

Apríl f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of April.

Apród m Hungarian

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.

Apryl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of April.

Apša f Abkhaz
Means "holy" in Abkhaz.

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

Apson f Thai
Means "angel" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).

Apti m Chechen, Ingush
Derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father".

Apulu m Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Apollo. This is an epithet of the Etruscan fire god Śuri.

Apuq m Indian

Aput m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Inuit meaning "Snow."

Aputi m Samoan

Aqçıq f Karachay-Balkar
Means "white" in Karachay-Balkar.

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

Aqib m Arabic, Urdu
Means "successor" in Arabic, from the word عَاقَبَ (aqaba) meaning "to follow".

Aqiba m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Jacob.

Aqida f Uzbek
Means "dogma, creed" in Uzbek.

Aqiq m & f Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Means "agate" in Arabic.

Aqiqa f Uzbek
From the name of feast given in honour of a newborn baby, alternatively from the Uzbek aqiq meaning "carnelian" or "red, crimson".

Aqjan m Kazakh
From the Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" or "pure" and жан (jan) meaning "soul".

Aqloy f Uzbek
Derived from aql meaning "mind, intelligence" and "smarts, common sense, advise" and oy meaning "moon".

Aqnes f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Agnes.

Aqqa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Arĸa.

Aqqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "white girl" in Karachay-Balkar.

Aqqoš f Bashkir
Means "swan" in Bashkir.

Aqqw m & f Kazakh
Means "swan" in Kazakh.

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').

Aqsaa f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic أقصى or Urdu اقصٰی (see Aqsa).

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

Aqua f English
Derived from Latin aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.

Aqueo m Spanish
Spanish form of Achaios via Achaeus.

Aqueu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Achaios via Achaeus.

Arab m Bengali, Indian, Odia
Short form of Arabinda.

Araba f African
Girl born on a Tuesday, in Akan. (Same as Abena)

Arabi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a), a phonetic character, combined with 羅 (ra), a phonetic character, combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful".

Araci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from either Tupi arasy "mother of day", itself derived from ara "day" and sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning"... [more]

Aracy f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Araci. A known bearer of this name was Aracy de Almeida (1914-1988), a Brazilian singer.

Arad m Persian, Biblical, Hebrew
A name of an angel.... [more]

Arad m Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Arag m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi
MEANING - Unimpassioned, calm, a name of lord Shiva

Araga f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi
MEANING - impassioned, calm, a name of goddess Durga

Araga f Khakas
Possibly means "arrack" in Khakas.

Arah f Biblical Hebrew
Means "guest" in Hebrew.

Arai f & m Basque, Medieval Basque
Name 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.

Araik m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Arayik.

Arais f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Araiz f Basque
Possibly a variant of Araitz.

Arak m Thai
Means "protection" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आरक्ष (ārakṣa).

Arald m Albanian, Dutch, Italian
Variant of Harald.

Aralí f Spanish (Mexican)

Aram m Thai
Means "glittering, lustrous, splendid" in Thai.

Ārama m Maori
Maori form of Adam.

Arami f Guarani
Diminutive of Guarani word ára meaning "sky, heavens".

Aramy f Hungarian
Variant of Arany.

A-ran f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a ran hanja, e.g. 蘭 meaning "orchid."

Arán m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Aran 3.

Aran f Kurdish
Means "desert, wilderness" in Kurdish.

Aran m Thai
Means "forest, jungle" in Thai.

Aran f Japanese
From Japanese 亜, 亞 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "big mound, mountain", 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 和 (a) meaning "peace, harmony" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid", 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo", 桜 (ran) meaning "cherry blossom" or 卵 (ran) meaning "egg, ovum"... [more]

Aran m & f Basque
Derived from Basque haran "valley" (ultimately from Proto-Basque *(h)aran). The name coincides with Basque aran "plum (fruit)".

Arana f Basque (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Aran.

Arana f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Arana f Tagalog
Means "fresh, new, summer, vegetables, greens, moon" in Tagalog. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Alana and Alanna.

Arane f Basque (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Basque haran "valley" or aran "plum" with the modern feminine suffix -e.

Arani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Marathi
Means "sun, mother, wood used for kindling fire by attrition, pain, being fitted or turning round".

Árant m Faroese
Faroese form of Arendt.

Arany f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian arany "gold; golden".

Arão m Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Aarão.

Arao m Philippine Mythology
From Tagalog araw meaning "sun". This is the name of an ancient Tagalog god of the sun.

Arara f & m Japanese
From 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"... [more]

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.

Arasi f Tamil
Feminine form of Arasan.

Arato m Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Aratz m Basque
Aratz 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).

Arav m Indian, Hindi
Means "calm, peaceful" from Sanskrit अ- (a-) meaning "not" and रव (rava) meaning "roar, cry".

Arava f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew name meaning both "willow tree" and "desert" or "savanna, prairie". Traditionally the ערבה (aravah), a leafy willow branch, is used in a waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot... [more]

Arava f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Marathi
Meaning = "Noiseless ", "calm", "silent "... [more]

Araw m & f Tagalog
Means "sun" in Tagalog.

Arawa f English (New Zealand)

Arawi f Aymara
Means "song" in Aymara.

Araxa m Old Persian
Uncertain etymology, probably derived from an Ancient Armenian name.

Aray f Kazakh
Means "twilight" or "morning star" in Kazakh.

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.

Araya m Tigrinya
Means "leader by example" in Tigrinya.

Araya f Thai
From Thai อารย (araya) meaning "good, noble, righteous", ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य (arya).

Arayo f Japanese
From Japanese 粗 (ara) meaning "defect,flaw,roughness,coarsely" combined with and 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, generation, period, replace, substitute" or 世 (se, sei, sou, sanjuu, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world"... [more]

Araz m Kurdish
From the name of the mountain in the Kurdistan region.

Arba f Sicilian
Variant of Alba 1.

Arba m Biblical
Derived 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... [more]

Arba f Albanian

Arbab m Arabic, Urdu
Means "lords, masters" in Arabic, the plural of رب (rabb) meaning "lord, master".

Arban m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "ten" in Mongolian.

Arban m Albanian
Masculine form of Arbana.

Arbay m Yakut
Means "bush" in Yakut.

Arbel m & f Hebrew
Mount 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.

Arbën m Albanian
Derived from Albanian arbën "Albanian".

Arbër m Albanian
The 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.... [more]

Arber m Albanian
Variant of Arbër.

Arbi m Albanian

Arbi m Chechen, Ingush
Derived from Chechen Ӏаьрбий (arbiy) or Ingush Ӏарбий (arbiy) both meaning "Arab".

Arbie m English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a diminutive of Archibald.

Arbo m Estonian

Arbo m Germanic
Short form of masculine names that contain the Gothic element 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi) meaning "heritage, inheritance", such as Arbogast.... [more]

Arbor m & f English
Middle 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’.

Arbor m Albanian (Rare)

Arbri m Albanian

Arby m English (American)

Arcad m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Diminutive of Arcadius.

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]

Arce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arke 1.

Arch m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Archibald and other names beginning with the syllable Arch-.

Arch m Armenian
The word Armenian word for the animal, bear, is Arch.

Arche f Greek Mythology

Archy m Literature
Variant of Archie.... [more]

Arçın f Khakas
Means "juniper" in Khakas.

Arciš m Belarusian
Diminutive of Arsienij.

Arcuo m Medieval Galician

Arda f Sicilian
Variant of Alda 1.

Arda f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of given names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle", such as Arnolda and Arenda... [more]

Ardan m History (Ecclesiastical)
Benedictine monk, also known as Ardanus. 13th abbot of the abbey of Saint Philibert at Tournus, diocese of Autun, France in 1028. Restored monastic buildings there, and cared for the local people during the famine of 1030 to 1033.

Ardaq f Kazakh
Means "honour, esteem" in Kazakh.

Ardel m English
Variant of Ardell or Ardal.

Ardi m Albanian
Variant of Ardian.

Ardi m Estonian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Artur and Hardi.

Ardi m Javanese, Indonesian
Means "mountain" in Javanese.

Ardî m Kurdish

Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.

Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.

Ardil m Kurdish
Fire Heart

Ardin m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Ardinus. In some cases, the name can also be an elaboration of Ard, which itself is a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle") as well as of Eduard and Adriaan.... [more]

Árdís f Icelandic
Variant of Arndís.

Ardis m Latvian

Ardis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Arndis.

Ardis f & m English (American)
Variant of Ardith.

Ardo m Estonian
Variant of Artur.

Ardo m Fula
Meaning "chief" or "ruler".

Ardon m Biblical

Ardra f Hinduism, Astronomy
The name of the star the star Betelgeuse (α Ori) in Hinduism, meaning "green" or "the moist one". It is associated with Rudra, the god of wind, storms, the hunt, destruction and terror.

Ardu m Sicilian
Variant of Aldu.

Ardu m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Ardo.

Ardus m English (Rare)

Ardy m Indonesian, Filipino
Meaning uncertain.

Ardy m & f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ard (for males) and Arda (for females).

Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.

Ardys f English (American)
Variant of Ardis, with the spelling perhaps influenced by Gladys.

Area f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand," from Old Portuguese arẽa, derived from Latin (h)arēna (making it a cognate of Arena), from an earlier version *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.

Aree f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ari.

Areeb m Urdu, Arabic
Variant transcription of Arib.

Areen f Arabic (Rare)

Areet f Indian (Sikh)
it originates from the sanskrit word reet meaning rituals. areet means a person who is not bound by any rituals.

Arèga f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Greca.

Areia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀρεία (areia) meaning "warlike, martial", literally "of Ares, devoted to Ares", the feminine form of ἄρειος (areios) (see Areios)... [more]

Areku m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 嶺 (re) meaning "peak, summit" or 廉 (re) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful" combined with 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 功 (ku) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess"... [more]

Arela f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אראלה (see Erela).

Areli f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely.

Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]

Aren m English

Aren m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "corner, nook", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 漣 (ren) meaning "flowing continuously, ripple", 廉 (ren) meaning "inexpensive, honest, clean", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", 怜 (ren) meaning "wise"... [more]

Aren m Greenlandic
Possibly a variant of Arend.

Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand" in Spanish and Catalan. The word is derived from Latin arēna, harēna, from the earlier form *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.

Arena f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Helen.

Arene f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Ariadna and Ariane.

Arene f Greek Mythology

Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]

Areo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Areios via Areus.

Areon m English (American)

Arepa m Maori

Ares f Catalan
Derived from Catalan Mare de Déu de les Ares ("Mother of God of the Ares"), which is the name of a sanctuary located on Coll d'Ares, a Catalan mountain pass in the Pyrenees. It is the site of a Marian devotion, which is why Catalan parents bestow this name upon their daughters.

Areso m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Ares.

Arész m Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Ares.