AsnagemHaitian Creole A famous bearer of this name is Asnage Castelly (1978-) a Haitian-American wrestler who competed for Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
AssurancemEnglish (Puritan) From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.
AstoremItalian (Rare) Derived from the Italian noun astore meaning "goshawk", which effectively makes this name an Italian cognate of Astor.... [more]
AstorremItalian (Rare) Variant form of Astore. Known Italian bearers of this name include the former soccer player Astorre Cattabrini (b. 1922) and the military leaders Astorre II Baglioni (1526-1571) and Astorre I Manfredi (c... [more]
AstynomefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Astynomos. Alternatively, the second element could be derived from the related Greek words νομός (nomós) meaning "district", from νέμω (nemo) meaning "I divide, I distribute", or from νομή (nome) meaning "a pasture, a grazing" or "spreading, multiplication." This is the name of several women in Greek mythology, including the mother of Calydon by Ares, a woman commonly called Chryseis in the Iliad of Homer, and one of the children of Niobe (a Niobid).
AstyochefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Astyochos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two nymphs and several princesses.
AsudefTurkish Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آسوده (āsūda).
AtaídemPortuguese Given name derived from the Ataídes surname, a noble Portuguese family whose surname derives from the Freguesia do Ataíde, currently part of Vila Meã, in Portugal... [more]
AtefGreek Mythology Means "ruin, folly, delusion" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the goddess (daimona) of blind folly and delusion, leading men down the path to ruin. Her power was countered by the Litai or Prayers, which followed in her wake.
AtemJapanese (Rare, Archaic) From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, peacefulness" combined with 殿 (te) meaning "heaven, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AterbefBasque Derived from Basque aterbe/aterpe "shelter; refuge", this name is sometimes understood as a Basque equivalent to Spanish Amparo.... [more]
AtsegefBasque (Rare) Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri as a Basque equivalent of Angustias, who based the name on the Basque word atsekabe "sorrow, anguish, suffering". Later, however, it was used as an equivalent of Consuelo.
AtsegiñefBasque (Modern) Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Basque atsegin "pleasure, delight, bliss; pleasant, nice; amicable; pleased, happy, delightful; supportive, helpful, kind" and a derivation from hats egin "to breathe, to take a breath"... [more]
AtsuefJapanese From Japanese 熱 (atsu) meaning "passion, temperature" combined with 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsumefJapanese From Japanese 純 (atsu) meaning "pure, innocent" combined with 瞳 (me) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsushigemJapanese From 京 (atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" or 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy, kind" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds"... [more]
AtsusukemJapanese From Japanese 温 (atsu) meaning "warm" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "help, assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsutakemJapanese From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 威 (take) meaning "intimidate". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AubinettefMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Aubine (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). In other words: you could say that this name is the feminine form of Aubinet.... [more]
AuemWest Frisian The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Aue might have been a short form of names containing the Gothic element aivs (êwa in Old High German), such as Eubert and Eumund... [more]
AugefGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "light of the sun, sunbeam", "bright light", or "dawn". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles... [more]
AuksutėfLithuanian Diminutive of Auksė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
AulairefFrench (Archaic), Provençal Early vernacular form of Eulalia, which survives in the French place name Saint-Aulaire, given in reference to the popular Spanish saint Eulalia of Mérida.
AunjanuefAfrican American (Rare) Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).
AurkenefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of the Spanish name Presentación. They most likely based the name on Basque aurkitu "to find; to discover".
AušrinėfLithuanian, Baltic Mythology Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [more]
AustemNorwegian Diminutive of names containing the element aust (from Old Norse austr, "the east").
AustregildefFrankish Queen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [more]
AuszrinefBaltic Mythology Either an older or a Polonized form of Aušrinė (or possibly both seeing as many of the early documents on Baltic deities were composed by Polish authors).... [more]
AutherinefAfrican American Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
AutodicefAncient Greek (Latinized) Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". Compare the Greek adjective αὐτόδικος (autodikos) meaning "with independent jurisdiction, with one's own law-courts".
AutomnefFrench (Modern, Rare) From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.
AutonoëfGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Feminine form of Autonoos (see Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.
AuxitychefAncient Greek Probably derived from Greek αυξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase" combined with τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
AvemDutch, West Frisian The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]