This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is A; and the length is 8.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Alrescha f AstronomyThis is the name of a binary star system Alpha Piscium in the constellation Pisces. The system bore the traditional name Alrescha (alternatively Al Rescha, Alrischa, Alrisha) derived from the Arabic الرشآء
al-rishā’ "the cord" and less commonly Kaitain and Okda, the latter from the Arabic عقدة
ʽuqdah "knot".
Alsvartr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from the Germanic name elements
allr "all, everybody, entire" and
svartr "black". This is the name of a giant in Norse Mythology.
Alsviðr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ala "entire, all" and
svinnr "fast, clever". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn and one of
Sól's horses.
Altaluna f Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
alta, the feminine form of the adjective
alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and
luna "moon".... [
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Altandöl m MongolianMeans "golden flame" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and дөл
(döl) meaning "flame".
Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул
(gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل
(gol).
Altannar f & m MongolianMeans "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and нар
(nar) meaning "sun".
Altanzul f & m MongolianMeans "tulip" in Mongolian, ultimately from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and зул
(zul) meaning "light, lamp, torch".
Altautas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Altınbay m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
алтын (altın) meaning "gold" and
бай (bay) meaning "bey".
Altinçäç f TatarDerived from Tatar
altın meaning "gold" and
çäç meaning "hair".
Altıncan f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
алтын (altın) meaning "gold, golden" and Persian
جان (jan) meaning "soul".
Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Altynbek m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold, golden" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Altyngul f KazakhFrom Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл
(gul) meaning "flower".
Alunsina f Philippine Mythology, Filipino (Rare)Name used by the Suludnon people of Panay for Laon, the sky goddess in Visayan mythology. Means the "the ancient one," from Visayan 'laon' meaning "ancient" or "old" and 'sina' meaning "foreigner."
Alvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb
vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb
vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [
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Alvarito m SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.
Amabelle f LiteratureVariant of
Amabel influenced by French (i.e., with a French feminine name suffix). Used by Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat for a character in the historical novel 'The Farming of Bones' (1998); the book chronicles a young Haitian girl named Amabelle Desir's 1937 escape from the Dominican Republic following the Parsley Massacre and the spread of
antihaitianismo.
Amaethon m Welsh Mythology, Arthurian CycleDerived from the Brittonic name
*Ambaχtonos meaning "divine ploughman" or "ploughman-god". This was the name of the Welsh god of agriculture. In the late 11th-century legend of
Culhwch and
Olwen,
Amathaon appeared as an Arthurian warrior; as one of his tasks, Culhwch had to convince Amathaon to plow the lands of the giant
Ysbaddaden.
Amalburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element
amal "work." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Amalfrid m GermanicMeans "peaceful work", derived from the Germanic element
amal "work" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Amalgild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
amal "work" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Amalgund f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
amal "work" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Amalhard m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
amal "work" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Amalhild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
amal "work" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Amaltrud f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
amal "work" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Amamikyu f Near Eastern MythologyAmamikyu's name comes from the reading of the Chinese characters 阿摩美久 or 阿摩彌姑, which were most likely written ad hoc for the Okinawan pronunciation.
Amanchuu f Far Eastern MythologyOkinawan reading of
Amamikyu, the traditional creator goddess of the Ryukyu Islands. Her name is derived from
阿 (a) meaning "a",
摩 (ma) meaning "to rub, chafe",
美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and
久 (yu) meaning "long time"... [
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Amanjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Punjabi ਅਮਨ
(aman) meaning "peace" (ultimately from Arabic) combined with Sanskrit जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Amantine f French (Archaic)Feminine form of
Amant. This was the name of a French novelist, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, who wrote under the pseudonym George Sand.
Amanzhan m & f KazakhFrom Kazakh аман
(aman) meaning "healthy, safe" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Amanzhol m KazakhFrom Kazakh аман
(aman) meaning "healthy, prosperous, safe, sound" (of Arabic origin) and жол
(zhol) meaning "road, way".
Amaranth f EnglishFrom the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (
amarantos) meaning "unfading".
Amarbold m MongolianFrom Mongolian амар
(amar) meaning "rest, bliss, peace" and болд
(bold) meaning "steel".
Amargein m Irish (Archaic)Meaning "born of poetry" relating to the modern Irish word
amhrán meaning song. Was the name of ancient poet, Amargein Glúingel, who wrote the Song of Amargein and the foster of father of the hero Cú Chulainn, Amargein mac Eccit.
Amarkhüü m & f MongolianDerived from амар
(amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy".
Amarmend m & f MongolianMeans "calm and peaceful" or "greetings" in Mongolian, from амар
(amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and мэнд
(mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.
Amarysia f Greek MythologyAn epithet or title of the Greek goddess
Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [
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Amatakos m ThracianDerived from Thracian
*takos meaning "famous" and an unknown first element.
Amatilda f FrankishThis is the name of a Frankish queen who succeeded the Anglo-Saxon Balthild and preceded Bilichild of Austrasia. Not much is known of her, though it's known that she was the wife of Chlothar III.
Amazilia f Italian (Rare), TheatrePossibly derived from name
Amazili, (first?) used in the novel of Jean-François Marmontel "Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou" (1777), where it belongs to a Peruvian maiden. Most likely this name was artificially created to imitate exotic language and has no meaning... [
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Amazonie f ObscureFrom the French name of the Amazon River (see the place name
Amazon). This name was used by French actor Vincent Cassel for his daughter born 2019 in Brazil.
Ambiorix m Old Celtic, HistoryContinental Celtic name, derived from Celtic
ambio "enclosure" (or
ambi "around, about" or
ambitio "rich") combined with Celtic
rix "king." This was the name of one of the two kings of a Gaulish tribe called the Eburones, who was famous for revolting against Julius Caesar in 54 BC (which eventually led to the extermination of the Eburones).
Ambracia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)In Greek mythology Ambracia was the daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia. The ancient Greek city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.
Ambransh m IndianThe history of the name "Ambransh" is none. its is the name that got deprived when two lovely parents of his decided to combine their names, Amber and Ansh, and ambransh was created. It is the only name in the world
Ameliora f EnglishFrom the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."
Amenmose m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
jmn-ms or
jmn-ms.s meaning "born of Amun" or "fashioned by Amun", derived from the name of the god
Amun combined with
msj "to give birth to; to form, create, produce"... [
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Amestris f Old Persian (Hellenized)Ionic Greek variant of Άμαστρις
(Amāstris), the Hellenized form of an Old Persian name, perhaps from a hypothetic name like *
Amāstrī- (composed of the elements *
ama- "strength, strong" and *
strī- "woman")... [
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Ámgerðr f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ámr "black, loathsome, dark" and
garðr "enclosure, protection". This is the name of a giantess in Norse mythology.
Amilinda f Spanish (Philippines)From Spanish 'a' + 'mi' + 'linda', directly translated as "to my pretty." It may also be a combination of Spanish 'amigo' and 'linda,' meaning "pretty friend."
Amirindo m Georgian (Rare)Derived from Middle Persian
amir-e Hind meaning "Emir of India". The first word in that sentence is the Arabic military title
Emir (
Amīr in Arabic), which is ultimately derived from Arabic أمير
(amīr) meaning "commander, ruler, prince"... [
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Amirzhan m KazakhFrom Arabic أمير
(amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Kazakh жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Amitabha m Buddhism, Sanskrit, BengaliOriginal Sanskrit form of
Amitabh, as well as the modern Bengali form. In Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition this is the name of a buddha associated with longevity, merit and boundless compassion... [
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Ammianus m Late Roman, Late Greek (Latinized), HistoryFrom the late Roman cognomen
Ammianus, which is of uncertain origin and meaning, but it is noteworthy that all of the bearers known to history are of Byzantine Greek descent. As such, the original form of the name must have been Ἀμμιανός
(Ammianos), which thus means that Ammianus is a latinization of the original name.... [
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Amminaya f HittiteMeaning unknown. Name borne by a Hittite queen, who is known only from a mention in a single document (KBo XIX 84,7). Her spouse is unknown, however some historians theorize that she was married to Arnuwanda II.
Ammurapi m Ancient SemiticOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by the last king of Ugarit, known from a letter he wrote to the king of Alashiya pleading for military aid during an invasion.
Amonchai m ThaiFrom Thai อมร
(amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Amonthep m ThaiFrom Thai อมร
(amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and เทพ
(thep) meaning "god, deity".
Ampflise f Arthurian CycleForm of
Amphelise used by the 13th-century poet Wolfram von Eschenbach for two characters in his Middle High German romance
Parzival, one of whom was the queen of France during the time of
Uther.
Amphawan f & m ThaiMeans "mango orchard, mango grove" in Thai.
Amphiale f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀμφίαλος
(amphialos) meaning "between two seas, living amid seas", derived from ἀμφίς
(amphis) meaning "surrounding, around, between" and ἅλς
(hals) "sea" (genitive ἁλός)... [
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Amplonia f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch variant form of
Apollonia. This name has survived to modern times, but barely so, as it is quite rare in the Netherlands these days: in 2014, there were less than 10 living bearers (of all ages) in the entire country... [
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Amr Allah m ArabicMeans "command of
Allah" from Arabic أمر
(ʾamr) meaning "order, command, decree" combined with الله
(Allāh).
Amranwen f Welsh (Modern, Rare)Derived from Welsh
amrant "eyelid" and
gwen "white, fair, blessed". It is also the Welsh name for the medicinal herb known as German chamomile in English.
Amrapali f Sanskrit, Indian, MarathiMeans "mango leaves", from Sanskrit आम्र
(āmra) meaning "mango" and पल्लव
(pallava) meaning "bud, young leaf, sprout". This was the name of a famous courtesan in ancient India, known for becoming a devotee of the
Buddha and gifting him her mango groves to host sermons in.
Amraphel m Biblical, HebrewMeans "one that speaks of dark things" or "he whose words are dark" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
amár "to say" and
aphél "dark, obscure". In the bible, this was the name of a king of Shinar.
Amritpal m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit अमृत
(amṛta) meaning "immortal, undying" combined with पाल
(pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Amumacha m & f ManipuriDerived from the Meitei
amu meaning "black, dark" and
macha meaning "small, young".
Amutenya m OvamboMeans "midday" in Ovambo. This name is traditionally given to children born during the afternoon.
Anacaona f Taíno, MexicanMeans "golden flower" in Taíno, from
ana "flower" and
caona "gold". This was the name of the
cacica (a female
cacique, or queen) who ruled the native Taíno (Arawak) people of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola when the conquistadors settled there in 1492... [
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Anaideia f Greek MythologyFrom Greek ἀναίδεια
(anaideia) meaning "shamelessness", derived from ἀν-
(an-) "without" (alternative form of the negative prefix ἀ-
(a-) used before a vowel) combined with αἰδώς
(aidos) "shame, decency, regard for others, respect, reverence"... [
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