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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abide f TurkishDirectly taken from Turkish
abide meaning "monument".
Abiha f PakistaniMeans "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of
Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها
(Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [
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Abike f YorubaMeans "born to treasure" or "born to be pampered" in Yoruba, from
bí "to give birth, be born" and
kẹ́ "to cherish, care for".
Abir m HebrewMeans "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare
Adir), derived from the root of אבר
(ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf... [
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Abir m Indian, BengaliFrom Hindi अबीर
(abīr) referring to a type of coloured powder used during the Holi festival. The word itself is ultimately derived from Arabic عَبِير
(ʿabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".
Abje m East FrisianVariant of
Abbe with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Able m English (American, Rare)Either a variant of
Abel, or from the English word
able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin
habere "to hold".
Abood m ArabicFrom the Arabic word عَبَدَ (
abada) meaning "worship"
Abora m Guanche MythologyFrom a Guanche name for the star Canopus, which was derived from Guanche *
ăbōra "seed (of a plant)", literally "coarse-grained sorghum" (sorghum being a tall cereal grass). This was the name of the supreme god of the heavens in the mythology of the Guanche (Berber) people native to La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
Aboyo f LuoMeans "one who saunters" in Luo.
Abra f EweMeans "Tuesday-born girl" in Ewe.
Abra f History, LiteraturePossibly a feminine form of
Abraham. It coincides with a Latin word meaning "maid". A known bearer was Saint Abra of Poitiers, a Gallo-Roman nun of the 4th century.
Abruy m Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی
(aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب
(ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی
(roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [
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Abudi m Arabic (Rare)Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ
(ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
Abuk f African Mythology, DinkaIn Dinka mythology (south Sudan), the first woman. She is the patron goddess of women and gardens. Her emblem is a little snake. She is the mother of
Deng (
Danka).
Aburu m DagbaniOne of the royal gates of Dagbong Kingdom denoting "Corrupted name of Abdulai"
Abush m OromoMeans, 'little boy' often used to denote the youngest child of a family.
Abuto f LuoMeans "I have hidden" in Luo.
Abyan m SomaliFrom the Somali word Abyee which translates to "to complete or to perfect"
Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi
asa'y or
ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".
Acan m Mayan MythologyMeans "groan". This is the name of the Mayan God of wine and celebration.
Acan f & m AlurMeans "I suffer" in Alur language. The name may be given to a child born when the parents were experiencing poverty or suffering.
Acar f & m TurkishMeans "fearless" or "clever" in Turkish.
Acatl m & f Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "reed, cane" in Nahuatl. This is the thirteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Acco m Gaulish, HistoryDerived from Gaulish
*acu- "swift, quick, fast". Acco was a chief of the Senones in Gaul, who induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar in 53 BC.
Acel f FilipinoThe name of the Philippine singer Acel Bisa-Van Ommen. It was probably created from her full given name Maria Cecilia.
Aceso f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the Greek Ἀκεσώ
(Akeso), derived from ἄκεσις
(akesis) meaning "healing, curing". She was the Greek goddess of healing (wounds) and curing (illness); unlike her sister Panakeia (
Panacea), Aceso personified the process of a curing rather than the cure itself.
Achan f DinkaMeans "female child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.
Achee m MormonThe name used by some Mormon groups for the Brother of Jared, despite Joseph Smith's official statement saying that his name was
Mahonri.
Ach'ik f ArmenianDerived from the diminutive form of
աչ (ačʿ), a poetic term meaning "eye".
Achin m Bengali (Hindu)My maternal grandfather gave it as a name that represents unknown happeness and indistinguishable, he was trying to find a name that is different from others and well-defined the felling he had when he saw me saved from death due to a tumer, growing with me and sucking all the water in her... [
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Achva f HebrewMeans "fraternity, comradeship, brotherhood" in Hebrew.
Acony f English (Rare)From the Hitchiti word
oconee meaning "water eyes of the hills", which lent itself to the name of a wildflower found in the Appalachians Mountains,
Acony Bell.
Acrab AstronomyAcrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab,
Akrab or
Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
Acre m EnglishPotentially transferred use of the surname
Acre or from Old English
æcer (denoting the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
akker and German
Acker ‘field’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit
ajra ‘field’, Latin
ager, and Greek
agros.
Actor m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἄκτωρ
(Aktor), which is derived from Greek ἄκτωρ (aktōr) meaning "leader", which in turn is ultimately derived from Greek ἄγω
(agō) meaning "to lead"... [
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Adael m & f Hebrew (Rare)Means "adornment of god, god is eternal, god's ornament", from עָדָה (
ʿaḏa) "to adorn, to pass by" combined with אֵל (
ʾel) "god".... [
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Adaku f IgboMeans "daughter of wealth" in Igbo.
Adal m & f TurkishFrom Turkish
ad "name" and
al- "receive". Means "May your name be spread, may you achieve fame" in Turkish.
Adald m FrankishFrom Old Frankish
ad, perhaps a reduction of Old High German
adal "noble" and Old High German
walt "power, authority".
Adane m & f ArabicFrom Arabic
`adana meaning "to settle down (in a place or a country)".
Adar f & m HebrewVariant of
Adara ("noble, exalted, praised"). Adar features in the Jewish calendar as the name of the twelfth month of the biblical year and the sixth month of the civil year, when Purim is celebrated ('thus girls born during this period often bear the name
Adara').
Aday m Spanish (Canarian)From
Charco Aday ("Aday Pond"), a place in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It may ultimately come from a Spanish surname or from a Guanche name. In any case, it was reclaimed as a Guanche name and has been used in modern times.
Adeeb m Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic أديب (see
Adib), as well as the Urdu form.
Adel f Yiddish, HebrewMeans "an eternity with God" in Hebrew, from
עַד (
ʿaḏ) "an eternity" and
אֵל (
ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the supreme God of Israel".... [
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Adele f Hebrew (Modern)Variant of
Adel or alternatively derived from the Hebrew phrase אש דת למו
(esh dat lamo) meaning "fiery law unto them", used in reference to the Torah... [
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Aden m RomanshRomansh form of
Adam, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Adeun m GuancheBorne by a notable Guanche ambassador from Gran Canaria.
Adexe m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from the name of a
menceycato (kingdom) located in Tenerife, meaning "mountainous massif". It is called Adeje in modern days.
Adgur m AbkhazPossibly means "defender, protector, brave", from Abkhaz аӷәӷәа
(aghwghwa) meaning "strong".
Adhan m ArabicFrom the name of the Islamic call to prayer, derived from the Arabic word أَذَّنَ
(adhdhana) meaning "to call, to announce".
Adhil AstronomyDerived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.
Adia f Igede, SwahiliMeans "queen" in Igede and "(valuable) gift" in Swahili, from Hausa
adia "gift".