Submitted Names Starting with A

Aristey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aristaeus.

Aristia f Obscure
Feminine form of Aristides or delivered from Arista

Aristid m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristides.

Aristidiu m Corsican
Corsican form of Aristide.

Aristido m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aristides.

Aristile m Louisiana Creole

Aristille m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Aristile.

Aristip m Catalan, Croatian, Romanian
Catalan, Croatian and Romanian form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Arístipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Aristipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Aristipp m German, Russian
German and Russian form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Aristippe m French
French form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Aristippo m Italian
Italian form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Aristippos m Ancient Greek
Means "the best horse", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Aristippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristippos. Known bearers of this name include the ancient Greek philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene (4th century BC) and the ancient Greek tyrant Aristippus of Argos (3rd century BC).

Aristița f Romanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aristide.

Aristizza f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Obsolete form of Aristița.

Aristo m Ancient Greek
Aristo is a character in the "Roman Mysteries" book series by Caroline Lawrence set in ancient Rome. The first book was released in 2001.

Aristobia f Ancient Greek
Possibly means "the best life" from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and βιος (bios) "life" (compare Aristobios); alternatively, the second element may be Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force; act of violence".

Aristobios m Ancient Greek
Means "the best life" from the Greek elements aristos (αριστος) "best" and bios (βιος) "life".

Aristobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristobios.

Aristobolus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of Aristobulus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Tyndale Bible (1522-1535).

Aristoboulos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀριστόβουλος (aristoboulos) meaning "best in counsel", which consists of the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]

Aristobul m Biblical Croatian, Biblical Romanian
Croatian and Romanian form of Aristobulus.

Aristobule m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristobulus.

Aristóbulo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Aristobulus.

Aristobulo m Italian
Italian form of Aristobulus.

Aristobulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Aristoboulos. This name was borne by several kings and princes of Judea, as well as a Greek philosopher and a Greek historian.

Aristocle m Italian
Italian form of Aristokles via it's Latinized form Aristocles.

Aristoclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristokleia.

Aristocli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aristokles via it's Latinized form Aristocles.

Aristocreon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristokreon. This name was borne by a Stoic philosopher from the 2nd century BC.

Aristodama f Ancient Greek
Derived from αριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived δαμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of δημος (demos) meaning "the people".

Aristodem m Catalan, Croatian
Catalan and Croatian form of Aristodemos.

Aristodème m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristodemos.

Aristodeme f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristodemos.

Aristodemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristodemos.

Aristodemu m Sicilian (Rare)
Sicilian form of Aristodemo.

Aristodemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristodemos.

Aristodike f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order".

Aristodimos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Aristodemos.

Aristofan m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristophanes.

Aristofane m Italian
Italian form of Aristophanes.

Aristófanes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristophanes.

Aristofanis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristophanes.

Aristofano m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aristophanes.

Aristofanto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aristophantus.

Aristogeiton m Greek (Rare)

Aristogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by two ancient Greek physicians from the 3rd century BC.

Aristogenis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Aristogenes.

Aristokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristokles (see Aristocles).

Aristoklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristokles.

Aristokreon m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best king", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek κρέων (kreon) "king" (also compare Kreon).

Aristolaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".... [more]

Aristolaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristolaos.

Aristoleon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".

Aristolochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀριστόλοχος (aristolochos) meaning "well-born", which consists of the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λόχος (lochos) meaning "childbirth" as well as "ambush"... [more]

Aristolochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristolochos. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 344 BC.... [more]

Aristomachos m Ancient Greek
Means "best battle", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) "battle."

Aristomachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Aristomachos. In Greek mythology, Aristomachus is the name of one of Heracles' descendants.

Aristomeda f Ancient Greek
Derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and μεδομαι (medomai) "to be mindful of". She was a woman that offered her tithe to the goddess Demeter.

Aristomenes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit."

Aristomenis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristomenes.

Aristonax m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".

Aristone m Italian
Italian form of Ariston.

Aristónico m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristonicus.

Aristonico m Italian
Italian form of Aristonicus.

Aristonicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Aristonikos. This name was borne by a king of Pergamon, as well as several ancient Greek scholars.

Aristonike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristonikos. According to the 5th-century BC historian Herodotus, this was the name of the oracle of Delphi in the time of Xerxes' invasion.

Aristoniki f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Aristonike.

Aristonikos m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best victory", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek νικη (nike) "victory".

Aristonique m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristonicus.

Aristonymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with ὄνυμα (onyma), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the noun ὄνομα (onoma) meaning "name".

Aristonymus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristonymos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Aristophane m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristophanes.

Aristophantos m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best visibility", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek φαντός (phantos) "visible". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".

Aristophantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristophantos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 2nd century BC.

Aristophon m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best voice", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice."

Aristos m Ancient Greek, Greek
Short form of Greek names beginning with the element αριστος (aristos) "best".

Aristosseno m Italian
Italian form of Aristoxenus.

Aristote m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Aristotle.

Aristotel m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristotle.

Aristotele m Italian
Italian form of Aristotle.

Aristóteles m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristotle.

Aristotelo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aristotle.

Aristothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).

Aristòtil m Catalan
Catalan form of Aristotle.

Aristotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Aristotimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristotimos. This was the name of an ancient Greek tyrant of Elis, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Aristovoulos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Aristoboulos.

Aristoxène m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristoxenus.

Aristoxeno m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristoxenus.

Aristoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Aristoxenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristoxenos. A notable bearer of this name was the Greek Peripatetic philosopher Aristoxenus of Tarentum (4th century BC).

Aristus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristos. Used as an alternative name for Pope Evaristus.

Arisu f Japanese, Popular Culture
Japanese transliteration of Alice, in use among the Japanese since the 20th century, particularly in recent decades.... [more]

Árisz m Hungarian

Arisztodémosz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aristodemos.

Arita f Latvian

Arita f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Greek ἀρετή (arete) "virtue" and a feminine form of Arétász.

Aritaka m Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and taka means "filial piety".

Arite f German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arete.

Arith f & m Old Danish
Derived from the Danish Ærre 'Honor, Honorable'.

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Arithea f Obscure

Ariti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Ἀρήτη (Arete) - not be confused with Ἀρετή (see Arete), of which the modern Greek form is Areti.

Arito m Japanese
From Japanese 現 (ari) meaning "present, existing, actual", 彩 (ari) meaning "colour", 在 (ari) meaning "exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in", 有 (ari) meaning "exist" or 可 (ari) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 史 (to) meaning "history, chronicle" or 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up"... [more]

Aritri f Bengali

Aritsara f Thai
Means "lord of enemies" from Thai อริ (ari) meaning "adversary, enemy" and อิศร (itsara) meaning "great, sovereign, lord".

Aritza m Basque (Rare)
Variant of Aritz.

Ariucan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".

Ariuka f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka).

Ariulf m Germanic, History
Variant form of Arulf. Ariulf was the name of a 6th-century duke of Spoleto (Italy).

Ariun f & m Mongolian
Means "pure" in Mongolian.

Ariunaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean".

Ariunbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Ariunbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Ariunbold m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".

Ariunchimeg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Ariundalai m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Ariungerel f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Ariungua f Mongolian
This is a two part name.... [more]

Ariunjargal f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "clear, pure, holy" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Ariunkhüslen f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and хүслэн (khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".

Ariunsaikhan f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Ariunsanaa f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".

Ariunsuvd f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Ariuntsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Ariuntungalag f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Ariuntuya f Mongolian
Derived from ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Ariunzayaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "fate, destiny".

Ariunzul f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "clear, pure, holy" and зул (zul) meaning "lamp, torch".

Arius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Areios. Arius (AD 250 or 256–336) was an ascetic Christian presbyter of Libyan birth, possibly of Berber extraction, and priest in Alexandria, Egypt, of the church of the Baucalis.

Arivetso f Malagasy
Means "the source of inspiration" in Malagasy.

Ariw f Karachay-Balkar
Means "beautiful" in Karachay-Balkar.

Ariwald m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]

Arixen f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque feminine name of unknown origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Pamplona in the 1200s.

Ariya f English
Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.

Ariya f & m Thai, Indonesian
Thai and Indonesian form of Arya 1. It is more commonly feminine in Thailand while is it more often used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Ariyah f Ancient Hebrew
Feminine form of Ari 1.

Ariyan m Persian, Bengali
Variant of Arya 1.

Ariyana f English
Variant of Ariana.

Ariyanna f American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariyāramna m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans" combined with Old Persian rāman "peace, joy".

Ariyel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariyon m & f English

Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.

Ariyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Ariz m Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Basque form of Felix and a derivation from Basque aritz "oak".

Ariz m Arabic

Ariza f Spanish, Hebrew
Either transferred use of the surname Ariza or from a Hebrew word meaning "cedar panels".

Arizbeth f American (Hispanic)
Likely an invented name based on Elizabeth.

Arizia f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, even though it might be a feminine form of Ariz. It was first recorded in Navarre in 1274.

Arizona f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Etymology of Arizona is still debated, they may include:... [more]

Arj m Sanskrit, Indian, Telugu, Hinduism, Marathi, Hindi
MEANING : gain, to acquire, to earn... [more]

Arja f Dutch
Short form of Adriana.

Arjan m Albanian
Variant of Arian.

Arjan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING : procuring, gaining , earning, acquiring... [more]

Arjana f Albanian
Feminine form of Arjan.

Arjang m Persian
Variant transcription of Arzhang.

Arjāns m Latvian
Latvian Form Of Aaryan

Arjati f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING : to gain, to earn or acquire... [more]

Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.

Arjen m Dutch
Variant form of Ariën. The latter was the most popular of the two for many decades, until Arjen began to rise in popularity in the late 1950s... [more]

Arjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and jetë "life".

Arjevan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Avestan name Arejahvant (also found written as Arejanghant, Arejanhant and Arejavan), which is derived from Avestan arej or arejah meaning "price, value, worth" combined with the Avestan suffix vant.

Arjîn f Kurdish
Means "fire of life" in Kurdish.

Arjin m Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Indian, Hinduism, Indian (Sikh), Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Gujarati
"procuring", "gaining"... [more]

Arjo m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
At least one source lists this name as being a combination of the names Adrianus and Johannes, but it could also easily be a combination of a name starting with Ar- (such as Arend) with a name starting with Jo- (such as Jozef)... [more]

Arjola f Albanian
Variant of Ariola.

Arjon m Albanian
Variant of Arion.

Arjona f Albanian
Feminine form of Arjon.

Arjuni m & f Indonesian, Indian
Variant or feminine form of Arjun.

Arjunkathait f & m Indian

Ark m Kashubian
Diminutive of Arkadiusz.

Arĸa m Greenlandic
Short form of Arĸalo.

Arka f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Arkadija.

Arka m Armenian
King of kings

Arkaac'ty m Yakut
Yakut form of Arcadius.

Arkaati m Finnish
Finnish variant of Arkadius.

Arkád m Czech, Slovak, Hungarian (Archaic)
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Arcadius.

Arkadia f Greek Mythology, Polish (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Arkadios and Polish feminine form of Arkadiusz and Arkady.

Arkadija f Lithuanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Arcadius.

Arkadije m Croatian
Croatian form of Arkadios.

Arkādijs m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Arkadiy.

Arkadijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Arcadius.

Arkadina f Obscure
Derived from a Russian surname, the feminine form of the surname Arkadin, which is probably derived from the given name Arkadiy... [more]

Arkadius m Finnish, Swedish
Nordic form of Arcadius.

Arkadiya f Russian
Russian form of Arcadia.

Arkadya f Armenian
Turkish form of Arcadia.

Arkadź m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian-Łacinka transcription of Arkadios.

Arkadzi m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Arkadios.

Arkadzij m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Arcadius.

Arkadziya f Belarusian
Feminine form of Arkadzi.

Arĸalo m Greenlandic
Means "older sister's younger brother" in Greenlandic.

Arkalo m Greenlandic
Variant of Arĸalo.

Arĸalua m Greenlandic
Variant of Arĸalo.

Arĸaluaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "younger brother of a girl" in Greenlandic.

Arkam m Armenian
from Persian, "strength"

Arkansas m & f English (Rare)
A French pronunciation (Arcansas) of a Quapaw (a related Kaw tribe) word, akakaze, meaning "land of downriver people" or the Sioux word akakaze meaning "people of the south wind".

Arkantos m Popular Culture
Name given to Atlantean general and protagonist of the game Age of Mythology.

Arkar m Burmese
Means "sky, open space" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit आकाश (akasha).

Arkarian m Literature
The name of a character in the Guardians of Time book series by Marianne Curly.

Arkaryu m Quechua
Quechua form of Arcadio.

Arkas m Khakas
Khakas form of Arcadius.

Arkash m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Arkadiy.

Arkasha m Russian
Diminutive of Arkadiy.

Ârĸat f Greenlandic
Means "mitten, glove" in Greenlandic.

Arkay m Armenian
Means "king" in Armenian.

Arkell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arkell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnketill... [more]

Arken m Uyghur
Variant transcription of Erkin.

Arken m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ар (ar) meaning "conscience, honour" combined with кен (ken) "mine, deposit" or "ore, treasure".

Arkenbout m Dutch
Variant of Erkenbout.

Arkesaios m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Carshena, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Arkesilaos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ᾰ̓ρκέω (arkeo) "to assist" and λαος (laos) "people" meaning "protector of the people"

Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]

Arkhelaosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Archelaos (see Archelaus).

Arkhelay m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Archelaos (see Archelaus).

Arkhelay m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Archelaos (see Archelaus).

Arkhimédész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Archimedes

Arkhipp m Russian
Russian form of Archippos via its latinized form Archippus.

Arkhom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Akhom.

Arki m Hinduism
An Indian name meaning "descendent of the sun", which is an epithet for Yama, the Vedic god of death.

Arkie f & m English

Arkimed m Armenian
Armenian form of Archimedes.

Arkin m Turkish
Old and wise man.

Arkinya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix ar with Kinya.

Arkipo m Georgian
Georgian form of Archippos.

Arkless m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Harkless.

Arkom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อาคม (see Akhom).

Arkona f Uzbek
Derived from arkon meaning "high" but also historically "pillars, support" and in reference to the pillars of Islam.

Árkos m Medieval Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a Hungarian form of Argus and a diminutive of Arkád.

Arksis m Filipino

Arktinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from either Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikos) "artic, northern" or from Greek ἄρκτος (arktos) "bear".

Arktouros m Astronomy, Biblical Greek
Original Greek form of Arcturus.

Arktur m Astronomy (Germanized)
German and Russian form of Arcturus.

Arkwi m & f Tocharian
Means "white" in Tocharian.

Arla f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.

Arla f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Arnlaug. Also associated with Swedish arla meaning "early (in the morning)".

Arlaina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlan m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arlana f Celtic
Means "An Oath"

Arland m English

Arlanda f English
Smart, pretty, quiet,strong, steadfast,helpful,faithful

Arlandia f Brazilian, American

Arlandria f African American (Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Either from the place name Arlandria or a combination of names beginning with Arl- and Andrea 2.... [more]

Arlandus m African American
Possibly a quasi-Latinization of Roland via variants like Orlando.

Árlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic name with the combination of ár "year", "plenty", "abundance", "fruitfulnes" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman" or an Icelandic variant of Arnlaug.

Arlayne f American (Rare)
Altered form of Arlene. A known bearer of this name was Arlayne Brown (1916-1961), an American child sharpshooter.

Arle f Popular Culture
Derived from the city of Arles in France.... [more]

Arlean f English (American)
Variant of Arline.

Arleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arlena.

Arleathia f African American
Variant of Arletha.

Arlee f English (?)
Possibly a feminine form of Lee or a variant of Arlene, or both.

Arleene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arline.

Arleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arleighn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlene.

Arleilya f African American

Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.

Arlenis f Caribbean, English (Rare)

Arlenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlenne f English (Rare)

Arleno m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish leno- "wood; grove, bosk".

Arleon m Ancient Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew Ari 1 and Latin Leon put together. Both names mean "lion".

Arleta f Polish, Czech (Rare), Provençal
Polish, Czech and Provençal form of Arlette.

Arlete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Arlette.

Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.

Arlett f Hungarian, American (Hispanic, Modern)
Hungarian form of Arlette, as well as a Hispanic variant (compare Arleth).

Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.

Arletty f French (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an adoption of the stage name of Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty. Arletty was a French actress, singer, and fashion model... [more]

Arletys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Arleth.

Arleu m Brazilian (Rare)

Arleva f American (Rare)

Arley m English
Variant of Arlie.

Arlicia f African American
Combination of Arletha and Alicia.

Arliene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arline.

Arlin m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arlina f Albanian (Modern, Rare)

Arlina f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Arlind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold; treasure, gem; golden; precious" and lindje "east; birth" and thus commonly interpreted as "golden birth".

Arlind f German
Variant of Arlinde.

Arlinda f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold; treasure, gem; golden; precious" and lindje "east; birth" and thus commonly interpreted as "golden birth".

Arlinda f Galician
Feminine form of Arlindo.

Arlindinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Arlindo.

Arlindo m Portuguese, Galician (Rare)
Possibly either the Portuguese and Galician form of the Old Norse name Erlendr (see Erland) or the Portuguese masculine form of a feminine Germanic name, such as Herlinde (which has also been found spelled as Harlinde) and Erminlinda.... [more]

Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.

Arlis m & f English (American)
Variant of Arliss.

Arlisa f African American (Rare)

Arlison m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Arliss m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arliss.

Arlissa f English
Strickly feminine form of Arlis.

Arloa f English
Feminine form of the name Arlo, which possibly originates as an alternate spelling of the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".

Arlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Arlen.

Arlotta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Arlotta.

Arlow m & f English
Variant of Arlo.

Arlowene f American (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Arlo.

Arly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Arlyne f English (American)
Variant of Arlene.

Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.