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.
Abasiamam & fIbibio, Efik Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.
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'.
AclimafJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Meaning unknown. In some religious traditions, this is the name of the first human female born, a daughter of Adam and Eve.
AdammafHurrian Mythology, Semitic Mythology Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Eblaite element ʾdm ("blood, red"). Name borne by a goddess of the Eblaite pantheon who was later incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon.
AdilmafPortuguese (Brazilian) This name is probably a short form of Adilmara. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a (Brazilian) variant form of Adelma.
ĀḍuthumamScythian From Scythian *Artavatauxma meaning "offspring of a righteous man".
AemmafLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". It is possibly derived from Emma. In the series, Aemma Arryn is the mother of Rhaenyra Targaryen, a claimant to the throne of Westeros.
AimafGreenlandic Possibly from Natsilingmiut aimavik "home", Kivalliq aivuq "s/he goes towards", Greenlandic aivâ "fetches it", or Greenlandic airuq "coming home". It may also be a variant of Aumaĸ.
Akomam & fCentral African, African Mythology Akoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.
Akumaf & mPopular Culture Means "devil" or "demon" in Japanese This is the name of one of the antagonists in the fighting-game series 'Street Fighter'. In the original Japanese game his name is Gouki.
AlabamafEnglish (American, Rare) From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]
AlomafEnglish (Rare), Theatre, Popular Culture A pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [more]
AlomafCatalan (Rare), Literature This name was used by the medieval writer and philosopher Ramon Llull in his novel Blanquerna (1283), where it belongs to the mother of the main character. Llull possibly based it on the masculine name Alomar (nowadays found as a surname - see Alomar), which derives from the Germanic name Aldemar... [more]
AlqamamArabic Alqama is an Arabic name for boys that refers to a fruit of a plant known al-ḥanẓal (known as bitter apple and desert gourd in English, scientific name Citrullus colocynthis). It is also used to mean “bitterness”.
AlumafHebrew (Modern, Rare) Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".
AmmamAfrican Mythology The god of fertility and of rain among the Dogon of Mali and Sudan.
AmmafNorse Mythology, Old Swedish, Greenlandic Has several possible meanings. May be a short form of names beginning with Arn- or Am-, derived from Old Swedish amma ("wet nurse"), Old Norse amma ("grandmother") or Old Norse ama ("dark one").... [more]
AnathemafLiterature Name of the fictional character Ananthema Device from the show Good Omens inspired by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman's book. The name is derived from the word meaning "someone who is disliked" or "a curse by a pope or minister of the church", which makes sense as the character is an occultist.
ApamafOld Persian Meaning uncertain, probably related to Avestan apama- "the latest", hence "the youngest (child), nestling". This was the name of Apama, the first Queen of the Seleucid Empire, and wife of Seleucus I Nicator... [more]
ArimamJapanese From Japanese 存 (ari) meaning "exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel" or 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance"... [more]
AristodamafAncient Greek Derived from ἄριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived δᾶμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".
ArtakamafOld Persian Derived from Old Persian arta "truth, right, righteous" combined with Old Persian kāma "desire, wish". A well-known bearer of this name was Artakama, the second wife of Ptolemy I Soter I; her husband was the founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt.
ArumafJapanese From Japanese 在 (zai, a.ru) meaning "exist, located in, outskirts, suburbs" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
ArumafSpanish (Canarian), Guanche Name borne by a Guanche woman baptised in Seville the 15th century. Its meaning is unclear, although it is often alleged to mean "the one related to a Christian", possibly for being daughter or spouse of a Christian man... [more]
AsemafKyrgyz Kyrgyz form of Asem, meaning "beautiful". This name was popularized by the Kyrgyz movie Pure Coolness. In 2007, the year the movie was released, 20% of newborn girls in Kyrgyzstan were named Asema.
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.
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
AsimafTurkish Means "exceeding; one who exceeds" in Turkish.
Ássumam & fBandial Means "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
AsumamJapanese From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow", 明 (asu) meaning "bright, light", 未来 (asu) meaning "future", 遊 (asu) meaning "play" or 飛 (asu) meaning "fly", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 海 (ma) meaning "sea, ocean"... [more]
AtogmatogmamGuanche Borne by a Guanche prince from Benahoare (modern-day La Palma).
AtsumamJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "kindness, affinity" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
AumafLuo "someone delivered with the face down or through the caesarean process"
AurismafMedieval French, Medieval Latin (?) Derived from Proto-Indo-European aues meaning "brilliant, shining" (related to Proto-Italic *auzōs, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éwsōs meaning "dawn" - the source also of Aurora and Auster) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
AzelmafLiterature Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a daughter of the Thénardiers (a sister of Eponine and Gavroche).
BalzhinimamBuryat Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".
Bamam & fAmerican Diminutive of Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player CarvelWilliam "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [more]
BayarmafBuryat Derived from Buryat баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
BécumafIrish Mythology Means "troubled lady", from Old Irish bé "woman" and a second element, perhaps chuma, meaning "grief, sorrow, wound". In Irish legend she was a woman who 'dwelt in the Land of Promise and had an affair with Gaiar, a son of Manannán mac Lir, the sea-god... [more]
BelemafNigerian Short form of Tamunobelema. Meaning "love" in the Kalabari dialect.
BelisamafCeltic Mythology Belisama was a goddess worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain, associated with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light, who was identified with Minerva in the interpretatio romana... [more]
BeormamAnglo-Saxon Possibly from Old English beorma "yeast, leaven; fermented" or "head of a beer, foam". Alternatively, it could be a diminutive form of Beornmund... [more]
BertismafGermanic, Medieval French Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
BodhidharmamBuddhism, History, Sanskrit Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]
Bomam & fSwahili Meaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).
BonissimafMedieval Italian Derived from Latin bonissima meaning "most good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
BulmafPopular Culture Used as the name of a main character off Dragon Ball Z,it is a play on the word 'Bloomers'.
BūmāmJapanese his name has no meaning since it is written only katakana.... [more]
Bunmam & fThai Means "arrival of merit" from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "move, come, arrive".
BurmafEnglish (American) This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.
ByénáamamKiga Means "things of secrets" in Rukiga.
CacamamNahuatl Means "small ear of corn" in Nahuatl.
CassimafPopular Culture This name was created for a character in King's Quest, a computer-based adventure game series developed by Sierra Entertainment.... [more]
ChuymafAymara Means "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
ČiçantaxmamOld Persian, Old Median Means "brave in lineage" using a hybrid of Old Persian and Median variants of the same name, ultimately derived from Old Persian 𐎨𐎡𐏂 (čiça) meaning "lineage, type, form" and tahma "valiant, brave".
CléomafFrench (Cajun, Rare) Derived from French cléome "cleome, spider flowers, bee plants". Cléoma Breaux Falcon (1906-1941) was a Cajun musician from Louisiana.
CuauhilamamNahuatl Possibly means either "eagle old woman" or "old woman’s head", from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" or cuaitl "head" combined with ilama "old woman".
CuauhtilmamNahuatl Means "eagle cape" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" and tilmatli "cloak, blanket, length of cloth". The cuauhtilmatli was a garment associated with warriors and nobility, often worn in mourning ceremonies.
CuimamNahuatl Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl cui "to take, fetch, grasp" combined with either maitl "hand" or the related elements ma "to hunt, capture", ma "as though, as, like", or -mani "in the manner of".
DawmafArabic From the Arabic name of the Mediterranean fan palm tree.
DazdrapermafSoviet Contraction of да здраствует первое Мая (da zdrastvuet pervoye Maya) meaning "long live the first of May". This date refers to the International Workers' Day.
DélimafFrench (Quebec) Probably a shortened form of French Rose-de-Lima, in which case it means "of Lima". Saint Rose of Lima (French: Rose de Lima; 1586-1617) was born in Lima, Peru, and the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a Catholic saint.
DiotimafAncient Greek, German, Literature Feminine form of Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
DolcissimafItalian (Rare) Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
DolmafTibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism From Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ (sgrol-ma) meaning "saviouress" (referring to enlightenment), derived from སྒྲོལ (sgrol) meaning "to liberate, to save" and the feminine particle མ (ma)... [more]
DomafCroatian Either from the noun dom meaning ‘'home'’ or a short form of Dominika.
DosmafBatak From Toba Batak dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.
DovimafPopular Culture (Rare) Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.