AliëttefDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Aliette. However, it should be noted that in the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the Dutch feminine given name Alie with the French diminutive suffix -ette... [more]
AliettefFrench, French (Belgian) French variant of Éliette. This name is borne by Aliette de Bodard (1982-), a science-fiction and fantasy writer.
AlifmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Azerbaijani Means "friend, companion, intimate, tame" in Arabic. This can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əlif.
AlifafArabic Means "kind, compassionate, friendly".
AlifairfEnglish (Rare), Romani Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
AligoqmGreenlandic Means "mountain crystal, quartz" in Greenlandic, referring to a type of rock used as raw material for stone tools in traditional Greenlandic society.
AliʻikoamHawaiian (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'iloamHawaiian Said to mean both "distant chief" and "high chief" in Hawaiian.
AliminmIndonesian Derived from Arabic عالمين ('alimin) meaning "knowers", the plural of عالم ('alim) meaning "scholar, knowledgable person".
ÄlimjanmKazakh, Persian, Uyghur Combination of the Islamic name Alim, meaning "scholar", and the Kazakh and Persian word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear".
AlimkhanmKazakh, Chechen, Dagestani From Arabic عليم meaning "learned, expert, scholar" and the tital khan meaning "king, ruler"
A-linfChinese Nickname for 黄丽玪 (huáng lì lín), 黄 meaning yellow, 丽 meaning beauty and 玪 meaning tinkling, A-Lin is also a stage name of a talented Chinese songstress.
Aliothm & fAstronomy Derived from Arabic alyat, meaing "fat tail of a sheep". This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Aliriom & fSpanish (Rare) Origin uncertain, though it could be derived from the Roman name Hilarius or the Greek Hilarion, as suggested by Hanks and Hodges in 'A Dictionary of First Names' (they also go on to note a possible connection with Allyre, the name of a Gallo-Roman saint)... [more]
AlisandefEnglish (American, Rare, ?) Demoiselle Alisande a la Carteloise is a medieval character in Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. She is nicknamed "Sandy" in the novel.
AlisandermLiterature Medieval variant of Alexander occurring in Shakespeare and Malory. The herb Smyrnium olusatrum is also known commonly as "alisanders".
AlisanosmCeltic Mythology A local god in Gaul who is mentioned in inscriptions in central France. Attempts have been made to identify him as a mountain-ash god or a god of rowan trees. The ancient Gaulish city of Alesia, now called Alise-Sainte-Reine, may well be connected with him.
AlisaundermScots, Medieval English, Literature Scots form and medieval English variant of Alexander. 'King Alisaunder' or 'Kyng Alisaunder', dating from the end of the 13th century or the early 14th century, is a Middle English romance or romantic epic telling the story of Alexander the Great's career from his youth, through his successful campaigns against the Persian king Darius and other adversaries, his discovery of the wonders of the East, and his untimely death.
AlisefFrench (Archaic) Local French form of Alice recorded up to the 1700s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and the Canton of Châtenois in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.
AlisiermFrench (Rare) From "alisier", meaning "whitebeam tree" in French. This name has been authorised in France since 1966, alongside its feminine form, Alise.
Alizarinf & mLiterature From alizarin crimson, the English name of a shade of red. The color is named after a red dye originally obtained from the root of the madder plant, ultimately from Arabic al-usara meaning "the juice"... [more]
AljoharfJudeo-Spanish Medieval Navarran Jewish name, probably derived from Andalusian Arabic الجوهر (al-jawhar) meaning "the jewel", from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar) "jewel, gem, pearl", from Persian گوهر (gowhar)... [more]