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Ashes m English (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]

Ashikin f Malay
Derived from Arabic عاشقين (ʿāshiqīn‎) meaning "admirers, lovers", the plural of عاشق (ʿāshiq) meaning "admirer, lover".

Ashiqin f Malay
Variant of Ashikin.

Ashis m Bengali
Bengali variant of Ashish.

Ashkan m Persian
Means "like Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.

Ashkhen f Armenian
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".

Ashkhen f Armenian
Armenian form of Roxanne. Ashkhen was the wife of King Dertad or Trdat.

Ashkhen f Armenian
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.

Ashkin m Persian
Variant of Ashkan.

Ashlan f English
Variant of Aisling.

Ashleen f American
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Ashlen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashlinn f English (Rare)
Variant of Aislinn.

Ashokan m Malayalam, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Malayalam അശോകൻ or Tamil அசோகன் (see Asokan).

Ashon m Akan
Means "seventh born son" in Akan.

Ashotan m Georgian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be derived from Ashot or is otherwise etymologically related to it. Also compare Shota.... [more]

Ashryn f Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Main character in The Ashryn Barker Trilogy by Laura Greenwood and a character in World of Warcraft.

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Ashtynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashton.

Ashven m Indian

Ashvin m Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Ashwin.

Ashwynn f Anglo-Saxon (Modern)
Modern form of the Old English name Æscwynn, formed of the elements æsc "ash tree" and wynn "joy, rapture, pleasure".

Asian m & f Ibibio
Means "one who is proud" in Ibibio.

Asikin f Malay
Variant of Ashikin.

Asimakis m Greek
Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a variant of Gerasimakis, or a combination of the Greek noun ασήμι (asimi) meaning "silver" with the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis).... [more]

Asiman m & f Azerbaijani
Means "sky" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian آسمان (āsmān).

Asinarius m Gothic

Asiniiwin m Ojibwe
Meaning, "rocky boy" or "stone child."

Asiqin f Malay
Variant of Ashikin.

Asius m Greek Mythology
In the Iliad, Asius is a Trojan hero from Arisbe, the son of Hyrtacus. He was killed in battle after foolishly not heeding the advice of Polydamas.

Askalon m Late Greek, Georgian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄσκαλος (askalos) meaning "unhoed, uncultivated" and therefore "rough" in a figurative sense.... [more]

Askbjörn m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name with the combination of askr "ash tree" and bjǫrn "bear".

Aşkın m & f Turkish
Means "exceeding, transcending, over, beyond" in Turkish.

Asklepijas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Asklepios via Asclepius.

Asklepiodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Asklepios", from the name of the god Asklepios combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Asklepiodotos m Ancient Greek
Greek name which meant "given by Asklepios" from the name of the Greek god Asklepios and δοτος (dotos) meaning "given".

Asklipios m Greek
Modern transcription of Asklepios.

Askolon m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Variant of Askalon.

Aslaís f Occitan, Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Azalaïs.

Aslan-xan f Abazin
Derived from Aslan and the Turkic element han meaning "ruler, prince".

Asllan m Albanian
Albanian form of Aslan.

Aslon m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Aslan. Also compare Arslon and Aslonbek.

Aslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislyn.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Asmaan f Afghan
Sky

Asmahan f Persian (Modern), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "seeker of excellence" in Persian, possibly as an elaboration of Asma. It is the stage name of Amal Atrash, an Iranian singer.

Asman m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German form of Erasmus via the Low German form Asmus.

Asmîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish asîman meaning "sky", or a type of wildflower.

Asmin f Turkish, Indian

Asmodaeus m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Proper latinized form of Asmodai via its hellenized form Asmodaios.

Asmodäus m German
German form of Asmodaeus.

Asmun m Berber
Means "companion" in Amazigh.

Asmus m Danish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic)
Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).

Asokan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Ashoka.

Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.

Asopos m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from a combination of the root of Greek ἄσις (asis) meaning "mud, slime" and Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- meaning "water". It has also been compared to the elements (asbolos) meaning "soot" and (ops) meaning "face, eye"... [more]

Asopus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asopos.

Asoundechris f Shawnee

Aspais m History (Ecclesiastical), History (Gallicized)
French form of Aspasios via it's Latinized form Aspasius.

Aspasios m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Aspasia.

Aspasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aspasios.

Aspathines m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Aspačanā.

Asphalion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀσφαλής (asphales) meaning "safe, secure" as well as "steadfast, reliable, trustworthy". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀσφαλίζω (asphalizo) meaning "to fortify, to make secure, to make safe"... [more]

Aspirn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ásbiǫrn.

Aspynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aspen.

Ásrós f Icelandic
Altered form of Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element áss "god" combined with Icelandic rós "rose" (from Latin rosa).

Asruddin m Indonesian, Malay, Indian (Muslim), Pashto
From Arabic عصر الدين ('asr al-din) meaning "age of the religion, era of the faith”.

Ásrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Asrun.

Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"

Assan m Western African, Kazakh
Western African and Kazakh form of Hassan.

Assaracus m Greek Mythology
This was the name of a king of Dardania in Greek mythology, son of Tros and younger brother of Ilus.

Assawin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atsawin.

Assemahegn m Amharic
Means "you made me famous" in Amharic.

Assivus m Medieval Occitan (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Latin asservo "watch over, observe". This name was recorded in Gascony, between 1283 and 1286.

Assiwiyin m Cree

Assomption f French (Rare)
Derived from French assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare Asunción).

Ássvein m Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements áss "god" and sveinn "boy".

Astan m Abkhaz, Ossetian
Means "we are eight" in Old Ossetian.

Astas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Asta.

Astaš m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Anastas and Astap.

Ástdís f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásdís.

Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Øystein or a combination of the element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" with steinn "stone".

Asterian m Greek Mythology

Asterijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Asterios via Asterius.

Asterin f & m Greek
Perhaps related to or a diminutive of the name Aster of Greek origins, meaning "star".

Asterinos m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".

Astérios m Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Catalan (?)
Gallicized form of Asterios as well as a Catalan variant of Asteri.

Asteris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Asterios.

Asteropaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asteropaios. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an important ally of Troy during the Trojan War. He was a grandson of the river god Axius.

Asteropaios m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστεροπαῖος (asteropaios) meaning "of lightning", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἀστεροπή (asterope) meaning "lightning" (see Asterope).... [more]

Astijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Astius.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astion m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "small city" in Greek, derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion), this is also the Georgian and Romanian form of this name... [more]

Astius m History (Ecclesiastical), Illyrian
There was an early Christian saint by this name, a 2nd-century Illyrian martyr. He was a bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania).

Aston m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Ashton.

Astraeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astraios, the masculine form of Astraia (see Astraea).

Astralabius m Medieval French (Rare)
A latinised greek word, meaning "One who reaches the stars", resembling the word astrolabe (an astronomical instrument).... [more]

Āstrids f Latvian
Latvian version of the name Astrid.

Astrinos m Greek (Rare)
Contracted form of Asterinos.

Astris f Greek Mythology
Derived from αστερ (aster) meaning "star, starry". It is the name of a star-nymph daughter of the sun-god Helios.

Ástrós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).

Astruguetus m Judeo-Catalan (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astruc via a diminutive form.

Astrugus m Judeo-Catalan (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astruc.

Astulphus m Germanic (Latinized), Lombardic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Haistulf and Aistulf. Used by a few saints and beatified saint astolfus of Mainz and astolfo lobo.

Astyages m Old Median (Hellenized), Akkadian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Akkadian Ishtovigu or Ištovigu, from Old Median R̥štivaigah, ultimately derived from Ancient Iranian rishti vaiga, meaning "swinging the spear". Modified through folk etymology by Greek ἄστυ (ásty) meaning "city" and ἄγνυμι (ágnumi) meaning "break"... [more]

Astyanaks m Polish
Polish form of Astyanax.

Astycrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astykrates.

Astykrates m Ancient Greek
Means "powerful city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) "city, town" and κρατος (kratos) "power, strength".

Astylochos m Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Ἀστύλοχος, derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]

Astylochus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astylochos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.

Astylos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄστυλος (astylos) meaning "without pillar, without support". It consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) combined with the Greek noun στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar, support".... [more]

Astymedon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".

Astynomos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from ἄστυ (ástu) meaning "city, town" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom".

Astynoos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "town, city" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind, thought". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two defenders of Troy.

Astyochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστυόχος (astyochos) meaning "protecting the city". It consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]

Astyochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astyochos. This was the name of a Spartan naval commander from the 5th century BC.... [more]

Astyphilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Astyphilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astyphilos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 5th century BC.

Astypylos m Greek Mythology
Means "gate of the city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with Greek πύλη (pule) or (pyle) "gate, entrance".

Astypylus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astypylos. In Greek mythology, Astypylus was a Paeonian killed by Achilles.

Aşubcan f Ottoman Turkish
Means "turmoil of the soul", from Persian آشوب (ashub) meaning "riot, turmoil" and جان (jan) meaning "soul, being, life".

Asun f Atayal
A type of hemp cloth

Asuntxion f Basque
Basque diminutive of Asunción.

Asunzión f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Asunción.

Asunzsion f Venetian
Venetian form of Assunzione.

Aswan f Arabic, Ancient Armenian

Aswan m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic عزو ('azw) meaning "ascription, attribution".

Aswen f Cornish
Variant of Adhwynn.

Aswin m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Answin.

Aswin m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Indonesian, Thai
Southern Indian and Indonesian form of Ashwin as well as a Thai alternate transcription of Atsawin.

Asychis m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Greek form of an Ancient Egyptian name. This was the name of an Egyptian pharaoh mentioned by Herodotos.

Asyikin f Malay
Variant of Ashikin.

Asyiqin f Malay
Variant of Ashikin.

Asylkhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Asylzhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).

Asyncritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Asynkritos. This name once belonged to one of the Seventy Disciples.

Asynkritos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀσύγκριτος (asynkritos) meaning "incomparable".

Atahan m Turkish
The name Atahan first originated in 1930s after the Kemalist revolution. Legends speculate that people who bear this name tend to have network connection problems.

Ataïs m Kongo (Gallicized), Vili
Means ‘Papa Comes’ in Vili.

Atakan m Turkish
From Turkish ata "father, ancestor" and kan "blood".

Ataman m Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Used as a title in both Cossacks and Turks."Ataman" derives from Gothic "father of men-warriors", or Turkic Ata-man, "father of horsemen". Cossacks kept in their speech the original meaning of the word, sometimes saying "father-ataman" ("bat'ka-ataman")... [more]

Atanaasius m Estonian (Archaic)
Archaic form of Atanasius.

Atanasius m Dutch (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch, Finnish and German variant of Athanasius.

Atanazas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Athanasius.

Atanes m Armenian
Armenian form of Athanasius.

Ataphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Atapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Ataqan m Aleut
Meaning "one".

Atargatis f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. She was also referred to as Derketo (Ancient Greek: Δερκετὼ) or Deasura (by Romans)... [more]

Ataş m Turkmen
From Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and daş meaning "stone".

Ataulphus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athaulf.

Ata ur-Rahman m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Means "gift of the merciful" in Arabic from عطاء (ʿaṭāʾ) meaning "gift" and الرحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful".

Ataveon m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Octavian.

Atcharaphon f Thai
From Thai อัจฉรา (atchara) meaning "angel" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Atcharapon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉราพร (see Atcharaphon).

Atcharaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉราพร (see Atcharaphon).

Atchen m Guanche
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a king of Lanzarote, who was considered a traitor for reaching an agreement with French conqueror Gadifer de la Salle.

Atch-ytagyn m Chukchi

Atebodwos m Gaulish
Of Gaulish usage.

Atenágoras m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Athenagoras.

Atenagoras m Polish
Polish form of Athenagoras.

Atenàgores m Catalan
Catalan form of Athenagoras.

Atenógenes m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Athenogenes.

Ateş f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ateş, meaning "fire, heat, temperature, blaze".

Ateş m & f Turkish
Fire, blaze.

Atesthas m Gaulish
Uncertain

Atguaychafanataman m Guanche Mythology
This is one of Acoran's names and it means "behold the cause of lightning".

Athalaricus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athalaric.

Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).

Aðaldís f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and dís "goddess".

Aðallín f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".

Aðalrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse element aðal meaning "noble" and Rós.

Aðalstein m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Aðalsteinn.

Aðalsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble", steinn "stone" and unnr "wave"... [more]

Athamas m Ancient Greek
Uncertain etymology. This was the name of a Boeotian king who married the goddess Nephele in Greek mythology.

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athanaas m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Athanasius.

Athanaricus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athanaric.

Athanasakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Athanasios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Athaphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Athapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Athavulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
A more latinized form of Athawulf.

Athelaston m African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Athel and Aston or a variant of Athelston.... [more]

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

Athen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Athen.

Athen m English (American, Americanized, ?)

Athenaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athenaios. Bearers of this name include a Greek composer from the 2nd century BC and a Greek rhetorician and grammarian from the 3rd century AD.

Athénagorás m Czech
Czech form of Athenagoras, used to refer to Athenagoras of Athens. Not used as a given name.

Athénagoras m History (Gallicized)
French form of Athenagoras.

Athenagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Ᾰ̓θῆναι (Athenai) meaning "Athens (city)" (ultimately from the name of the goddess Athena) and either ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace" or ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to speak, proclaim, orate; to speak publicly"... [more]

Athenaios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena. Also compare Athenais.

Athenion m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). A known bearer of this name was Athenion of Maroneia, an ancient Greek painter from the 3rd century BC.

Athenippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from either the name of the city Athens or the eponymous goddess Athena combined with Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Athenodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athenodoros.

Athenogenes m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "born of Athena" from the name of the goddess Athena combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]

Athenophanes m Ancient Greek
Means "Athens manifest" or "manifestation of Athena", derived from either the name of the city Athens or the eponymous goddess Athena combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "seeming, appearing".

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Atherton m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Atherton. A famous bearer of the name was American lawyer Atherton Blight (1834-1909).

Athian m Indonesian

Aðils m Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic variant form of Aðísl.

Athinagoras m Greek
Modern Greek form of Athenagoras.

Athinais f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Athenais.

Athinodoros m Greek
Modern Greek form of Athenodoros.

Athiran m Malayalam (Rare)

Athis m Literature, Roman Mythology
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Athis is a young demigod.

Athon m Thai
Means "care, concern, respect" in Thai.

Athos m Greek Mythology, Literature, French, Italian, Greek, Brazilian
Athos was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia, who hurled a mountain at Zeus. Zeus knocked the mountain to the ground near Macedonia, and it became Mount Athos, or the "Holy Mountain."... [more]

Atian m Indigenous American
Abenaki variant of Steven.

Atikhun m Thai
From Thai อติ (ati) meaning "excellent, plentiful" and คุณ (khun) meaning "morality, virtue, goodness".

Atikun m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อติคุณ (see Atikhun).

Atinogen m Georgian (Archaic)
Variant of Atinogene. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian scientist Atinogen Menagharishvili (1900-1990).

Atinoghen m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Athenogenes.

Atis m Latvian
Variant of Oto.

Atkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Adam.

Atlan m Nahuatl
Means "into, under, by the water" in Nahuatl, from atl "water" and the locative suffix -tlan.

Atlantes m Literature
Atlantes was a powerful sorcerer featured in chansons de geste. In Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato (1482), where he is known as Atalante, the magician fears that Rugiero (Boiardo's spelling) will convert to Christianity and aid Charlemagne against the Saracens... [more]

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”

Atlas f Uzbek
Refers to a kind of brightly coloured satin material used in making traditional Uzbek women's dresses.

Atlatonan f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Possibly derived from Nahuatl atlan "water, in the water" and tonan "our mother". This was an Aztec goddess of the coast, lepers, and disease, patron of those born with physical disabilities or ailments, or who suffered from illnesses involving open sores.

Atlatzin m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl atlatl "spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever" and the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Atlus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Atlas.

Atos m Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Atos m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Athos.

Atreas m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Atreus.

Atrin m Persian

Atropates m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Āturpāt. This name was borne by a Persian satrap from the 4th century BC.

Atropus f & m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Atropos.

Ats m Estonian
Originally a variant of Atso, this name is now also considered a short form of Artur and used as a given name in its own right.

Atsawin m Thai
Means "knight, cavalier" in Thai.

Atsen m Afizere
Atsen which means"Visitor" is a male given name among the Afizere people of Nigeria. who are predominantly in Jos Plateau and Bauchi State Nigeria.

Atshen m & f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Atshen is a cannibalistic spirit.

Atsyrukhs f Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian (Rare)
From Ossetian ацы (atsy) meaning "present, real, true" and рухс (rukhs) meaning "light". This is the name of a character in the Nart sagas, the daughter of the god Khur.

Attaces m History
Attaces (died 418 A.D.) was king of the western Alans in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, modern Spain and Portugal).... [more]

Attagares f Guanche
From Guanche *hata-tagarest, meaning "here is the frost". This was recorded as the name of a 5-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.

Attalos m Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek ἀταλός (atalos) meaning "delicate, tender" or the related ἀτάλλω (atallo) meaning "to bring up a child, to foster", "to grow" or "to skip, gambol, frolic".

Attalus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Attalos. This was borne by numerous ancient Greek historical figures, including a general of Alexander the Great and three kings of Pergamon in Asia Minor.... [more]

Attalus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish ate-, itself an intensifying prefix, and talu- "forehead; front; surface".

Áttán m Sami
Sami form of Adam.

Attaphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Attapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Attashin f Persian
Derived from Persian آتش (ātash), meaning "fire", with the intended meaning of "fiery".

Attean m Literature

Atthaphon m Thai
From Thai อรรถ (at) meaning "essence" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Atthapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Atthis f Greek Mythology
In Greek myth, the daughter of Cranaus.

Attikus m Greek
Original spelling of the name Atticus. This name come from the Greek Ἀττικός Attikos means "from Attika" and was popularly used for Greek nobles.

Attilanus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Most likely an extended form of Attila. It was borne by a 10th-century saint from Zamora, Spain.

Attilas m Late Greek, Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Attila.

Attius m Ancient Roman

Attkyn m Medieval English
Variant of Atkin.

Atvars m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian atvars "whirlpool, maelstrom".

Atymnius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀτύμνιος (Atymnios), of which the meaning is fairly uncertain. It may be a compound name that consists of the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a-) combined with Greek τυμνία (tumnia) or (tymnia) meaning "rod, stick, wand"... [more]

Atys m Ancient Greek
Atys was an early king of Lydia, located in modern-day Turkey.

Atzin m & f Aztec, Mexican
Derived from Nahuatl atl "water" and the reverential or diminutive suffix -tzin.

Auan m Thai

Auban m Provençal, Niçard
Provençal and Niçard form of Alban.

Auben f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Aubin.

Auberlin m Medieval German

Aubertin m Medieval French
Middle French diminutive of Aubert.

Aubertus m Medieval French (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), Frisian
Latinized form of Aubert.

Aubîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Albinus.

Aubriann f English
Variant spelling of Aubrianne.

Aubrilyn f English (Modern)
Aubrey, but with the popular -lyn suffix.

Aubrilynn f English (Modern)
Aubrey, but with the popular -lynn suffix.

Aubron m English (Rare)
Variant of Auberon.

Aubryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aubrey and Bryn.

Aubrynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubryn.

Aubteen m Persian
Aubteen means grant/gift/granting.

Auburn m & f English (Rare)

Aucán m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Awkan.

Audas m Persian (Latinized)

Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".

Auden m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]

Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.

Audentius m Late Roman
Means "bold; corageous" in Latin, derived from the verb audére meaning "to dare".

Audfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".

Audgen m American (Rare, Archaic)

Audgunn f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combing the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and gunnr "war, fight". This makes it a cognate of the Old Norse name Auðguðr, but it's unknown if this connection was intended or if it's a coincidence.

Aûdgustîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Augustin.

Audilon m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Odilon.

Audiloun m Provençal
Provençal form of Odilon.

Audin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Auden.

Audomarus m Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Audomar. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 7th century AD.

Audren m & f Breton Legend, Medieval Breton, Breton (Modern)
Medieval Breton form of Aodren which was revived in the 1970s. While this name was strictly masculine in medieval times, in modern times it is used on men and women alike.... [more]

Audres m Medieval Spanish

Audris f Filipino (Rare)

Audris m Latvian

Audronis m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun audra meaning "storm" (see Audra 1) combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -onis.

Audros m Baltic Mythology
Means "storm" from Lithuanian audros meaning "storms". Audros is the god of storms in Lithuanian Mythology.

Audrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðrún.

Audrūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun audra meaning "storm" (see Audra 1) combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.

Audstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and steinn "stone".

Auduin m French
French form of Alduin and/or Odwin.

Audunn m Icelandic
Latinization of Auðunn.

Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and vinr "friend", making it a cognate of Edwin.

Audyfaks m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Audifax.

Audyn f English
Variant of Auden. Audyn was given to 6 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.