AkashafLiterature, Indian Means "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.
AkashagarbhamBuddhism From Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa) meaning "open space, sky" and गर्भ (garbha) meaning "inside, interior". In Mahayana tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with the element of space.
AkashimJapanese From Japanese 朱 (akashi) meaning "vermilion, crimson". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
AltynshashfKazakh Means "golden hair" from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with шаш (shash) meaning "hair".
AmanikhatashanfMeroitic May derive from the Egyptian god of the sun Amun. Name borne by a Kandake of Kush who ruled between 50 CE and 62 CE.
AmashaimBiblical Amashai was the name of a minor figure in the bible who was the son of Azareel and was appointed by Nehemiah to do work in the temple at Jerusalem. He is mentioned once in Nehemiah 11:13. He is also called Amashsai, however Amashai is used in the King James version.... [more]
AnnashafSanskrit An-n-asha means "hopeful" in Sanskrit. N-Asha means "no-hope", but An-N-Asha, double negative makes it positive and emphasizes Asha/hope.
AshavafMordvin Derived from Erzya ашо (ašo) "white" and ава (ava) "woman".
Asha VahishtafPersian Mythology Means "Best Truth", from Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a) "truth" and 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (vahišta) "best". In Zoroastrianism, Asha, commonly referred to as Asha Vahishta, is the Amesha Spenta, the hypostasis or genius of truth or Righteousness found in the Younger Avesta.
AshbelmBiblical Possibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל (shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ ('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל (ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [more]
AshefYoruba From Yoruba àṣẹ meaning "power, authority, command". In Yoruba religion, àṣẹ is the natural power that makes things happen and produces change.
AsheronmPopular Culture Possibly an altered form of Acheron, the name of a god of an underworld river in Greek mythology. This was used for Asheron Realaidain, the titular character in the fantasy online role-playing game Asheron's Call.
AshesmEnglish (Puritan) Simply from the English word, given in reference to the biblical story of Job (see Job-rakt-out-of-the-ashes) and/or the phrase ashes to ashes, dust to dust, also considered a vernacular form of Hebrew Aphrah (a place name taken from Micah 1:10).... [more]
Ashfim & fArabic, Bengali A name meaning "Helper, Assist" in Arabic. The name is also quite common in Bangladesh and is also a Bengali surname.
AshfordmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]
AshifPersian Mythology Means "that which is attained" in Avestan, from the root ar- "to allot". In Zoroastrianism this was the personification of reward, recompense, and capricious luck.
AshimafBiblical Hebrew, Semitic Mythology Means "the name, portion, or lot" depending on context. Possibly from the Semitic šmt 'charge, duty, function'. Also known as Ashim-Yahu, Ashima-Yaho, and Ashim-Beth-El... [more]
AshimafJapanese Ashima Shiraishi is a Japanese-American rock climber. Her name may have been influenced by Ashima 1 or Ashima 2.
AshitamJapanese (Rare) From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]
AshitakamPopular Culture Used for the main protagonist (アシタカ) in the anime film, Princess Mononoke.
AshkanmPersian Means "like Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.
AshkenazmBiblical Ashkenaz is the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations.
AshkharuhifArmenian (Rare) From Armenian աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).... [more]
AshkhenfArmenian Feminine Armenian given name with a number of possible meanings and etymologies - firstly, from the Ossetian æхсин meaning "lady, mistress", or otherwise from Middle Median *xšay-, meaning "to shine" or the Ossetian æхсид meaning "dawn".
AshkhenfArmenian Armenian form of Roxanne. Ashkhen was the wife of King Dertad or Trdat.
AshkhenfArmenian derives from the word akhsen, ‘grey’, or Zend akhsaena which means ‘black’ or ‘bluish-black'. Ashkhen was also the name of a Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia during the early to late 3rd century AD, and is considered a Saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church.
AshleshafIndian, Marathi, Astronomy Means "embrace" in Sanskrit. In ancient Indian astronomy this was the name of Epsilon Hydrae, the northernmost star or star cluster in the constellation Hydra.
AshokanandamHinduism The creator of happiness,one who brings happiness without any hurt to other
AshokasundarifHinduism The name of the daughter of Shiva and Parvati. Her name is derived from Ashoka, referring to the easing of Parvati's sorrow, and sundari meaning "beautiful girl".
AshotanmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be derived from Ashot or is otherwise etymologically related to it. Also compare Shota.... [more]
AshounifMao From the Mao asho meaning "continuous".
AshqarmArabic Muslim name from the Arabic word for "blond".
Ashum & fKenyang, Jagham From Kenyang sǒ meaning "wash, clean, clear." Alternatively it could stem from the verb sǔ in Ejagham which has the same meaning.
AshurafJapanese Either from 阿 meaning A, 修 meaning osamu, and 羅 meaning luo.
AshwatthamamSanskrit This name means "Fiery tempered" or "the sacred voice which relates to that of a horse". This name is mentioned in the 𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢. As the son of the warrior 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘢
AshwinafIndian, Sanskrit, Hinduism A feminine form of Ashvin, the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. It means "light" in Sanskrit, and Ashvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky (the head of Aries). Ashvin also stands for the Divine twins considered to be the Hindu gods of vision in Hindu mythology.
AtashinofJapanese From Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour" 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" 篠 (shou, zou, sasa, shino, suzu) meaning "bamboo grass,". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
AttashinfPersian Derived from Persian آتش (ātash), meaning "fire", with the intended meaning of "fiery".
BipashafBengali From the Bengali name of the Beas River in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India, which is derived from Sanskrit and literally means "unfettered, free". Known bearers are Bipasha Basu (1979-), a Bengali actress, and Bipasha Hayat (1971-), a Bangladeshi actress.
BrashlynfEnglish (Rare) Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".