Submitted Names Starting with A

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Ayo f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 昌 (yo) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayo m Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano ayo meaning "instinct, natural impulse".
Ayob m Malay
Malay form of Ayyub.
Ayobami m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has met me" in Yoruba.
Ayodeji m Yoruba
Means "joy has become two" in Yoruba.
Ayodhya m & f Indian
Ayodhya is a city in India, and birthplace of the god Rama in Hindu mythology. It comes from अयोध्या (ayodhyā), "unconquerable citadel" in Sanskrit.
Ayoe f Danish
Variant of Ayo.
Ayofela m & f Yoruba
Ayofela means Joy enlarges/increases ... [more]
Ayoka f Yoruba
Means "one we rejoice to pluck" in Yoruba.
Ayomidele m & f Yoruba
Means "my joy has come home" in Yoruba.
Ayon f Uzbek
Means "clear, apparent" in Uzbek.
Ayontika f Sanskrit
Ayontika is heavily associated with both the Goddess Durga & the Goddess Parvati & is sometimes used as an epithet.
Ayoob m Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Persian
Variant transcription of Ayyub.
Ayoola m & f Yoruba
Means "the joy of success" in Yoruba.
Ayotoch m Nahuatl
Means "armadillo" in Nahuatl, literally "turtle-rabbit".
Ayotundun f Yoruba
Means "joy is sweet" in Yoruba.
Ayotzin f & m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ayotli "squash, gourd, pumpkin". Coincides with a Nahuatl word meaning "turtle, tortoise".
Ayou f Amharic, Ethiopian
Diminutive of Ayelech.
Àyoub m Catalan
Catalan form of Ayoub.
A-young f Korean
Variant transcription of A-yeong.
Ayoxochitl f & m Nahuatl
Means "squash blossom" in Nahuatl, from ayotli "squash" and xōchitl "flower".
Ayoze m Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ayuhsah meaning "he (who) arrives". Ayoze or Yose was a Guanche chieftain from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, at the time of Jean de Béthencourt's arrival to the island... [more]
Ayqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "moon girl" in Karachay-Balkar. This is another name of the mythological figure Satanaya.
Ayqoyaš f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and ҡояш (qoyaš) meaning "sun".
Ayrad m Berber
Means Lion in Tarifit.
Ayrad m Berber
Means "lion" in Amazigh.
Ayrampu m Aymara
From the Aymara name for a cactus species with carmine colored seeds.
Ayren m Hebrew
Means "mountain of strength" in Hebrew.
Ayrien m & f Obscure (?)
Of uncertain etymology.
Ayron m English
Variant of the Hebrew name Aaron.
Ayrten m English
Variant of Ayrton.
Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]
Ayru f Aymara
Means "plant" in Aymara.
Äyšä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Aisha.
Aýşa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Aisha
Ayşa f Turkish (Rare), Chechen
Turkish variant form of Ayşe and Chechen variant transcription of Aysha.
Aysa f Turkish
Aysa is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means “moonlike”, “beautiful”, “radiant”.
Ayşən f Azerbaijani
Means "happy moon", from Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon" and şən meaning "cheerful, happy".
Aysary f Karakalpak
From Turkic ay meaning "moon".
Aysäsäk f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".
Ayşat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Aisha.
Aysaule f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with сәуле (säule) "ray, halo, radiance".
Aysche f German (?)
Partial Germanisation of the originally Turkish name Ayşe.
Ayse f Turkish (Anglicized)
Form of Ayşe used outside of Turkey.
Ayşedeniz f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Deniz.
Ayşen f Turkish
Means "you are like the moon" in Turkish.
Aysen m Yakut
Derived from the name of the god Aiyy and Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson".
Ayser m Arabic
Means "easier, better off, living better" in Arabic.
Aysev f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taken from the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and sev, which could be taken from the words sevgi or sevmek meaning "love" and "to love" respectively... [more]
Ayshah f English
Variant of Aisha.
Ayshe f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Aisha.
Ayshea f English (British)
Possibly a variant transcription of Aisha.... [more]
Ayshet f Circassian, Ingush
Adyghe and Ingush form of Aisha. It can also be derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon, month" combined with Persian شاد (šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful"
Ayshwarya f Indian
A variant of Aishwarya.
Aysia f American
Variant of Asia 1.
Aysibär f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сибәр (sibär) meaning "beautiful".
Aysilu f Tatar
Means "beauty as moon" in Tatar.
Ayşin f Turkish
As beautiful as moon.
Ayslenn f English
Variant of Aislinn.
Aýsoltan f Turkmen
Turkmen feminine form of Aisultan
Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.
Aysulo f Mari
Derived from the Tatar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сул (sul) meaning "beautiful".
Aysulpan f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сулпан (sulpan) meaning "morning star".
Aysulu f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Aisulu.
Aysuluu f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Aisuluu.
Aysurat f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сурат (surat) meaning "picture".
Aysylu f Tatar
From Tatar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сылу (sylu) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Aytaj f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aytaç.
Aytal m Yakut
Either from айыы (ayii), the name of a a Yakut god of light or from ай (ay) meaning "to create" and тал (tal) meaning "to choose".
Aytən f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ayten.
Aytana f Kalmyk
From the Kalmyk aйта (ayta) meaning "nice, pleasant".
Aytar m Chuvash
Chuvash cognate of Ayz̧ar.
Aytaş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taş meaning "stone".
Aytech m Circassian
Circassian version of Aytek
Aytek m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tek meaning "one, only, single".
Aytekin m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and tekin "single".
Aythami m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Guanche name allegedly meaning "the most powerful man".... [more]
Aytmukhambet m Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aitmukhambet.
Aytolkyn f Kazakh
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and толқын (tolqyn) meaning "wave".
Ayton m English
Transferred use of the surname Ayton.
Aytqalï m Kazakh
From the Arabic عِيد‎ (ʿīd) meaning "feast, holiday, festival" and عَلِيّ‎ (ʿaliyy) meaning "high, exalted".
Aytsemnik f Armenian (Rare)
Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]
Aytsik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Aytsemnik.
Aytuğ m Turkish
Means "moon banner" in Turkish.
Aytunç m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tunç meaning "bronze".
Aytuuğan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and туугъан (tuuğan) meaning "born".
Ayu f Javanese, Balinese
Means "beautiful, pretty" in Javanese and Balinese.
Ayu f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, join", or 友 (yu) meaning "friend, companion"... [more]
Ayub m Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay, Chechen, Persian, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Ayyub as well as the form used in various languages.
Ayubkhan m Chechen (Rare)
Combination of Ayub and the Turkish title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Ayudhia m & f Minangkabau, Indonesian, Sundanese, Javanese
Indonesian and Minangkabau variant of Ayodhya.
Ayúi m Aguaruna
Means "axe handle" in Awajún.
Ayu-ikalti f Hurrian Mythology
The Hurrian name for the Sumerian sun goddess Aya 3, who was incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon. This name likely derives from the phrase Aya kallatu, meaning "Aya, the bride".
Ayuk m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "they have heard" in Jagham and Kenyang, from the pronoun and root á meaning "they" and yúk meaning "to hear".
Ayuka m Kalmyk
Means "bear cub", from Kalmyk аю (ayu) meaning "bear". Ayuka Khan (1669-1724) was a leader of the Kalmyk Khanate.
Ayuka f Japanese
This name combines 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk" or 鮎 (den, nen, ayu, namazu) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt" with 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 果 (ka, ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.te, ha.teru, -ha.teru) meaning "fruit," 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join."... [more]
Ayukhan m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh аю (ayu) meaning "bear" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Ayuki f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ayuko f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 茜 (a) meaning "madder, red dye, Turkey red", 鮎 (a) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 香 (a) meaning "fragrance", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 肖 (ayu) meaning "resemblance", 暖 (a) meaning "warmth", 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 和 (a) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" or 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 右 (yu) meaning "right", 百 (yu) meaning "hundred", 悠 (yu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow", 夢 (yu) meaning "dream", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 祐 (yu) meaning "help", 柚 (yu) meaning "citron", 宥 (yu) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich", 侑 (yu) meaning "urge to eat" or 魚 (yu) meaning "fish" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 呼 (ko) meaning "call, call out to, invite" or 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow"... [more]
Ayume f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 明 (a) meaning "bright" combined with 夢 (yume) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayumi) meaning "walk" or 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" or 小 (ko) meaning "small, little"... [more]
Ayün f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taking the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and the element ün, meaning "fame".
Ayuna f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 鮎 (ayu) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 朱 (a) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody", 渉 (ayu) meaning "ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve", 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist" or 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 由 (yu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten" or 夢 (yu) meaning "dream" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 名 (na) meaning "name"... [more]
Ayuno f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ayuo m Japanese
From Japanese 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish" or 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 生 (o) meaning "live" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Ayur m Buryat
Derived from Sanskrit आयु (ayu) meaning "life, longevity".
Ayuri f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayusa f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 諭 (yu) meaning "proclaim, instruct" combined with 早 (sa) meaning "they". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayush m Indian, Sanskrit
Means "long life" in Sanskrit.
Ayushi f Indian, Sanskrit
Feminine form of Ayush.
Ayushman m Indian
sanskrit
Ayutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ayutarou.
Ayutarou m Japanese
鮎 (ayu) means "trout", 太 (ta, o, oo) means "big, great" and 郎 (rou) means "son".
Ayuto m Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 采 (to) meaning "collect, gather", 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior", 知 (to) meaning "to know" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)"... [more]
Ayuub m Somali
Somali form of Ayyub.
Ayuush m Mongolian
Possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian аюул (ayu) meaning "danger". Name borne by a prominent Mongolian composer and artist (1903-1938).
Ayvah f English
Variant of Ava 1.
Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.
Ayven f English
Variant of Aven.
Ayvia f English
Variant of Avia.
Ayviana f English
Variant of Aviana.
Ayyappan m Hinduism, Malayalam, Tamil
Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന്‍ (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]
Əyyub m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ayyub.
Ayyubia f Arabic (?)
Most likely the feminine form of Ayyub.
Ayyur m Berber
Means "moon" in Tamazight.
Ayza f Chechen
Chechen form of Aida.
Ayza f Arabic (Mashriqi), Russian, Kazakh, Tajik, Arabic
From Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Tajik зар (zar) meaning "gold," which derives from Persian زر (zar).
Ayzada f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айзада (see Aizada), as well as the Kyrgyz form.
Ayzanat f Chechen, Dagestani
Derived from Turkic ay meaning "moon, month" combined with Persian زن (zan) meaning "woman, wife".
Ayzara f Kazakh
Variant form of Ayzere.
Ayzek m Russian
Russian form of Isaac, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Ayzel f Turkish
Variant of Aysel.
Ayzhan f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Aizhan as well as the Kyrgyz form.
Ayzhigit m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жигит (zhigit) meaning "boy, young man"
Ayzik f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.
Ayziräk f Tatar
From the Tatar aй (ay) meaning "moon" and зирәк (ziräk) meaning "gifted, clever".
Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Ayzöhrä f Bashkir
From the Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Arabic زُهْرَة‎ (zuhra) meaning “Venus".
Aza m Breton
Breton form of Adam.
Aza m Kurdish
Means "brave" or "hero" in Kurdish. A famous bearer is the king of Mannae.
Aza f Russian, Ukrainian
From a Hebrew word meaning "strong" or a short form of Azaliya.
Azaan m Arabic
Means "announcement, call to prayer" in Arabic. It refers to the call to prayer that is recited five times a day at the mosque to let people know that prayers will be held soon.
Azada f Dari Persian
Dari form of Azadeh.
Azadə f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani azad meaning "free", ultimately from Persian آزاد (âzâd).
Azadeh f Persian
Feminine form of Azad.
Azades m Middle Persian (Hellenized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Hellenized version of the name Azat, which is a form of Azad. This is the name of a fourth century saint and martyr who served King Shapur II as a eunuch... [more]
Azadî f Kurdish
Means "freedom" in Kurdish.
Azadija f & m Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Persian name Azad meaning "Freedom"
Azaduhi f Armenian (Western)
Derived from the Persian word آزاد (azad) meaning "noble, free" and the Armenian feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).
Azael m Biblical Greek, Spanish (Mexican)
Greek form of Hazael, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Azaela f Obscure
Feminine form of Azael.
Azaelia f English
Elaboration of Azalea.
Azaella f Obscure
Feminine form of Azael.
Azagba m Western African
Means "born out of town".
Azahar m Malay, Bengali
Variant of Azhar.
Azahari m Malay
Variant of Azhari.
Azahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Hazael used in the Latin Old Testament.
Azahria f English
Feminine variant of Azaria.
Azai m Hebrew
Means "strength" in Hebrew.
Azail m Russian
Russian variant of Hazael.
Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.
Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.
Azal f Persian/Farsi
Azal is a name used in mostly Western Asia, it is also sometimes a Jewish name. Some boys can have this name but its a little more common for girls to have it.
Azalbibi f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek azal meaning "eternity" and bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman".
Azálea f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Azalea.
Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]
Azalee f German (Rare)
German form of Azalea.
Azalee f Romanian
Means "azalea" in Romanian.
Azaleia f Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese form of Azalea.
Azaleio m Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Portuguese masculine form of Azalea.
Azaleo m Obscure
Masculine form of Azalea.
Azalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
In English-speaking countries, this name is usually a variant spelling of Azaliah and Azalea, but there are also cases where it is a variant spelling of Azelia.... [more]
Azalia f Polish
Means "Azalea" in polish.
Azaliah m & f Biblical, English (Puritan, Rare)
English form of Atsalyahu via its latinized form Aslia. This was the name of a character from the Old Testament, who appeared in 2 Kings 22:3 (also known as 4 Kings 22:3)... [more]
Azalias m Greek (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
The masculine variant of Azalia, and a variant of Azaliah.... [more]
Azaliya f Kazakh (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian ازلی (azalee) or (azali) meaning "eternal, everlasting", which is ultimately derived from Persian ازل (azal) meaning "to eternally be" or "eternity without beginning"... [more]
Azam m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay
Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. It is more often used as a feminine name in Iran.
Azamet m & f Turkish
Means "greatness, granduer, magnificance" in Turkish.
Azami f Japanese
Word of the heart/Thistle "Thistle symbolises defiance.")
Azami f Japanese
From Japanese 薊 (azami, shi) meaning "thistle". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Azami m Arabic, Malay
Means "my determination, my resolution" in Arabic, derived from عزام (azzam) meaning "determination, resolution".
Azan m Malay, Indonesian, Urdu
Derived from Arabic أَذَان‎ (ʾadhan) which refers to the Islamic call to prayer, called adhan or azan. The word itself is derived from أَذِنَ (ʾaḏina) "to listen" or أُذُن (ʾuḏun) "ear".
Azaniah m Biblical
Means 'hearing God, the Lord's weapons'.
Azər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Azar.
Azara f Persian
Allegedly a variant of Azar.
Azarael m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Form of Azarel used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and the 1769 revised edition of the King James Bible (1611).... [more]
Azareel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Azarel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Azareh f & m Persian, Arabic
Primarily feminine variant of Azar.
Azarél m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Azarel.
Azarga m Buryat
Means "stallion" in Buryat.
Azari m Hebrew
Variant of Azariah.
Azarie f English (Modern)
A feminine variant of Azariah in the English-speaking world, also a variant of Azaria.
Azariel m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Form of Azarel used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), the Geneva Bible (1560) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.
Azariyah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azariah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.
Azarmeen f Persian
Persian, Zoroastrian, "Daughter of fire"
Azarmidokht f Persian, History
From the Middle Persian name Āzarmīgdukht, which was possibly derived from Persian آزرم‎ (âzarm) "modesty, shame; honour, respect" and دخت (dokht) "daughter". This was the name of a queen of the Sasanian Empire who reigned from 630 to 631.
Azatbek m Kyrgyz
From the name Azat combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Azatuhi f Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian form of Azaduhi.
Azayamankawin f Sioux
Means "berry picker". Name borne by a Mdewakanton Dakota woman, known for running a ferry service in St Paul Minnesota, and for sitting for many photographic portraits.
Azaz m Arabic, Biblical
Means "strong, mighty" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of a Reubenite, the father of Bela. It is also the name of a city in Syria.
Azazello m Literature
Variant of Azazel used by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov in his novel 'The Master and Margarita' (1967), where it belongs to a demon.
Azazi m Ge'ez
Means "one who commands" in Ge'ez.
Azbaatar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Azbai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Ezbai.... [more]
Azbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Ažbe m Slovene
Variant of Ožbolt.
Azbileg m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Azcacoatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly a combination of Nahuatl azcatl "ant" and coatl "snake".
Azcatl f Nahuatl (Archaic)
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.
Azcaxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "ant-flower", from Nahuatl azcatl "ant" and xōchitl "flower". This was the name of an Aztec noblewoman.
Azdelger m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Azdine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Aze f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Azza.
Azealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Azelia. This name is borne by American rapper Azealia Banks (1991-).
Azeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عز الدين (see Izz ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Azedine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Azeem m Arabic
From Arabic meaning "great".
Azeeza f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Aziza.
Azeglio m Italian
Italian form of Agellus. The name was popularized by Massimo d'Azeglio (1798-1866) an Italian politician and writer.
Azela f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is borne by Mexican-British actress Azela Robinson.
Azelia f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Azelia was first recorded in the 19th century. Its origin is uncertain and highly debated; some scholars argue that it might be a feminization of the biblical name Azel... [more]
Azeline f French, Medieval French
Possibly a variant of Azalaïs.
Azêllay m Berber
Means "pendant" in Amazigh.
Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.
Azelma f Literature
Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a daughter of the Thénardiers (a sister of Eponine and Gavroche).
Azem m Albanian, Bosnian
Variant of Azim.
Azem m Biblical Hebrew
From Hebrew "עצם" meaning: strenuous, bone, self-same, strength, might. It is also an unidentified site in the Negev of Judah toward the Edomite border, mentioned in the King James Version of Biblical Book of Joshua(15:29; 19:1–3).
Azema f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Azem.
Azémar m Gascon
Gascon variant of Adémar.
Azemar m Occitan
Variant of Ademart and Azémar.
Azemeyeguegua f Guanche
From Guanche *aẓămăy-əgiwa, meaning "sutures wounds" (literally "cut-sewer"). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Azemina f Bosnian, Turkish
It probably has its origins from the Arabic language. Az coming from the word عز meaning strength or might and amin coming from the word أمين meaning trustworthy.