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AanorfBreton Variant of Azenor. Folk etymology likes to associate this name with Eléonore due to confusing the variant Aenor with the possibly Germanic name Aenor borne by the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine (see Eleanor for further information).
AaremEstonian Derived from Estonian aare "treasure" and cognate of Finnish Aarre.
AaremYoruba Means "commander" in Yoruba. Aàrẹ is a title, usually in the military of the Yoruba warriors company. The leader of the company from a clan takes the title when they join up with a coalition.
AasufJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 有 (a) meaning "exist" combined with 素 (su) meaning "white (silk)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AatfAncient Egyptian Means “The Great One”, possibly deriving in part from the element aAw ("greatly"). Aat was a queen of the ancient Egyptian 12th dynasty.
Aatam & fTahitian Means "happy moonchild" in Tahitian.
AatomJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 々 used to duplicate 亜 combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]
AatxemBasque Mythology, Popular Culture Means "calf" or more specifically, "young bull" in Basque. In Basque mythology, Aatxe is either the androgynous deity Mari 3 embodied as a young cow or bull, or a lesser shapeshifting spirit that takes the form of a bull and occasionally a human; the latter emerges at night, especially in stormy weather, from his cave dwelling in the Basque mountains.
AbacomItalian (Rare) Variant of Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
AbadiafPortuguese (Brazilian) Derived from Portuguese abadia "abbey", this name is usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Abadia "Our Lady of the Abbey". The title itself goes back to a Marian apparition near the Abadia do Bouro in Braga, Portugal... [more]
AbaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ἀβαῖος (Abaios) meaning "of Abai", an epithet of the Greek god Apollo, given because the ancient town of Ἄβαι (Abai) (see Abae) in Phocis was the site of an oracle of the god and of a temple dedicated to him.
Abafilef & mZulu Means "they are not dead" or "undead" in Zulu.
AbagbefNigerian The meaning of Abagbe is we begged to have this one to lift up
AbagthamBiblical, Biblical Hebrew Etymology unknown, though sources claim it may mean "father of the wine press" or "fortunate". In the book of Esther, this is the name of one of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus's court.
Abahaif & mManchu A short Manchu form of Tiancong, meaning “Heavenly Ruler”. Best known as one of the Manchu titles of HongTaiji.
AbalammPopular Culture, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Meaning unknown. In demonology, Abalam is a king of Jinnestan and one of the assistants of Paimon. This demon was featured in the 2010 film 'The Last Exorcism'.
AbarahamamShona Means "one who has birthed or fathered relatives", derived from Shona kubara "to bear offspring, to bud" and hama "relatives". This is the Shona equivalent of Abraham.
AbarhildafOld Frisian (?) This name is mentioned in the Vita Lebuini antiqua as belonging to a widow in Frisia, who hosted Saint Lebuinus and his companion Marchelmus.
AbarismGreek Mythology Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Abaris was a sage, healer and priest of Apollo who came to the Athenians as envoy from the Hyperboreans when famine was affecting Greece.
Abasiamam & fIbibio, Efik Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.
AbaskantosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἀβάσκαντος (abaskantos) meaning "protected against enchantments, free from harm", which consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and the Greek verb βασκαίνω (baskaino) meaning "to bewitch, to cast an evil spell upon".
AbaturmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic) Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from aba "father" combined with uthra ('utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.
AbaymKazakh Means "careful, cautious, wary" in Kazakh.
AbayemHebrew Means "little father" in Hebrew. The rabbi Nachmani (see Nachman) (c. 280 – c. 339) was known as Abaye, to differentiate him from his grandfather with the same name.
Abayomim & fYoruba Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".
AbbamAncient Aramaic, Hebrew, Jewish Derived from Aramaic אבא (’abā’) meaning "father", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Semitic ʾab meaning "father".
AbbasqulumAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic عباس ('abbas) meaning "Austere" and Azerbaijani Qulu meaning "servant"
AbbatissafMedieval English (Latinized, Rare) From Latin abbatissa meaning "abbess". While this was more usually found as a title, there are a handful of English occurrences of it used as a given name. Also compare the Old English masculine name Abbud.
AbbckemEast Frisian (Archaic) Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded in the 16th and 17th centuries in East Frisia.