This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AmChinese Derived from the Chinese character 阿 (ā, à) referred to a prefix used in front of the last character of someone’s given name to express familiarity or friendliness (traditionally used in rural or southern Chinese dialects)... [more]
'A'amakualenalenamHawaiian (Rare) This is the Hawaiian name for Grapsus tenuicrustatus, a rock crab with yellow back. The 'A'ama crab is strong and swift thus another meaning of this name is "a swift, strong warrior" in Hawaiian.
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]
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.
Abaiam & fGilbertese Means 'east' or dawn' and comes from the Gilbertese language (the language of Kiribati)
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.
AbbamAncient Aramaic, Hebrew, Jewish Derived from Aramaic אבא (’abā’) meaning "father", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Semitic ʾab meaning "father".
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.
AbeliafSpanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare) Feminine form of Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
AbellafSpanish From the Spanish surname, which originated in the region of Galicia. The name was originally a Catalan nickname for a bee-keeper or person with bee-like behaviors. It is derived from the Spanish word ‘abeja,’ meaning "bee," which itself is derived from Latin apicula.
AbenankafAinu Probably from アベ (abe) meaning "fire" and ナンカ (nanka), combined from ナン (nan) meaning "face" and カ (ka) meaning "top."
AbencharafSpanish (Canarian, Rare) Of Guanche origin, possibly from *abănăšar(a) meaning "great tear" or "great separation". This was the name of the wife of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria, during the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century... [more]
AberamEthiopian Means "light" or "he shines". Used as both a given name and a surname.
AberamamPopular Culture Possibly a form of Abraham, as it supposedly means "he who has many children" in Romani. It is the name of a character in the television show 'Peaky Blinders'.
AberfafWelsh Means "from the mouth of the river" in Welsh.
AberriafBasque (Archaic) Coined in the 19th century by Sabino Arana Goiri who based it on Basque aberri "fatherland; homeland" (ultimately derived from Basque aba "father" and herri "country; village; people, nation")... [more]
Aberuagbam & fYoruba Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".
AbihafPakistani Means "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها (Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [more]
AbileyzafPopular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?) The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
Abionaf & mYoruba Means "born during a journey" or "born into the arts" in Yoruba, from bí "to give birth, be born" and sí "to, on" combined with either ọ̀nà "way, road, journey" or ọ̀nà "art, artistry, craftsmanship"... [more]
AbishuamBiblical Meaning uncertain, perhaps "father of salvation" or "father of wealth". It is the name of a High priest of Israel mentioned in the Biblical books 1 Chronicles and Ezra.
AbnobafCeltic Mythology The name of an obscure Gaulish goddess, thought to be connected to Celtic abona "river" (source of Avon). The second element may be derived from either Proto-Indo-European nogʷo-, meaning "naked, nude" or "tree", or the verbal root *nebh- "burst out, be damp".
AboramGuanche Mythology From a Guanche name for the star Canopus, which was derived from Guanche *ăbōra "seed (of a plant)", literally "coarse-grained sorghum" (sorghum being a tall cereal grass). This was the name of the supreme god of the heavens in the mythology of the Guanche (Berber) people native to La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
Abu HanifamArabic (Rare) Combination of Abu and حنيفة (Ḥanīfa) of disputed meaning, possibly from a dialectal word meaning "inkpot" or from the feminine name Hanifa... [more]
AbyssiniafEnglish (American, Rare) Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
AbyzbikäfBashkir From the Bashkir абыз (abyz) meaning "educated" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
AccaliafRoman Mythology (?), English (Rare) According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see Acca)... [more]