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Akkarapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัครพล (see Akkharaphon).

Akkharaphon m Thai
From Thai อัคร (akkhara) meaning "top, excellent, best" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Akkharapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัครพล (see Akkharaphon).

Akkompoin m Wampanoag
A brother of Massasoit.

Akkumis f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and күміс (kümis) "silver".

Akman m Mari
Derived from the ancient Turkic word for the month of January.

Akon m African American, Western African
One of the given names of the musician known as Akon.

Akorán m Guanche Mythology (Hispanicized)
Variant of Acorán.

Akos m Greek
Diminutive of Kyriakos.

Akparăs m Chuvash
From Turkic ak meaning "white" and parăs meaning "leopard".

Akpars m Mari
Mari form of Akparăs.

Äkräs m Finnish Mythology
The God of Fertility and the turnip in Finnish Mythology. He was also the protector of beans, peas, cabbage, flax and hemp.

Akratos m Greek Mythology
The daemon of unmixed wine and incontinence.

Akron m English
An English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."

Akrun m Khmer
Means "dawn, morning sun" in Khmer.

Akselis m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Axel.

Aksels m Latvian
Latvian form of Axel.

Aksoltan f Turkmen (Rare)
From Turkmen ak meaning "white" combined with soltan "Sultan".

Aktaios m Greek Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Actaeus.

Aktolkyn f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and толқын (tolqyn) meaning "wave".

Aktoris f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Aktor. This is the name of a handmaid of Penelope in Homer's epic the Odyssey.

Aktuygun f Kyrgyz
Means "white hawk" in Kyrgyz.

Akvilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Aquila.

Akvillas m Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Aquila.

Akwilin m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aquilino.

Akwiraron m Mohawk
Notable bearer is child actor Akwiraron Louis Beauvais.

Akylas m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Aquila.

Akylinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aquilinus.

Akzhan f & m Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Akzharkyn f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жарқын (zharqyn) meaning "light, bright, shining".

Akzhunis f Kazakh

Əlaəddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ala al-Din.

Ala'a Eddeen m Arabic
Variant transription of Ala al-Din.

Alaaeldin m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Ala al-Din.

Alaas m Yakut
Means "large field" in Sakha.

Alabandus m Greek Mythology
Means "horse victory". From the Carian ala 'horse' and banda 'victory'. In Greek mythology he was a Carian hero, son of Euippus and the naiad Callirrhoe, and through Callihrrhoe the grandson of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys... [more]

Alabhaois m Irish
Irish form of Aloysius.

Alacan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ala "flag" and can "life".

Ələddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ala al-Din.

Aladin m Arabic, Maguindanao, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic علاء الدين (see Ala al-Din), as well as the Maguindanao, Indonesian and Bosnian form.

Aladyn m Polish
Polish form of Aladdin.

Alaeddin m Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant transcription or form of Ala ad-Din.

Alaerdus m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Alardus.

Alaettin m Turkish
Variant of Alaattin.

Alafis m Ancient Oscan

Alagern m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic gairns "eager, desiring."

Alagis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Alahis m Lombardic
The name of a 7th-century Lombard king.

Alahtin f New World Mythology
The name of the Chumash goddess of the moon who also governs over purification, health and menstruation.

Alaídes f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Alaíde.

Alaís f Provençal
Provençal form of Alaïs.

Alaïs f Occitan, French (Rare)
Contracted form of Azalaïs.

Alalcomeneïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Probably means "the Protectress, the Defender" from the Greek verb ἀλαλκεῖν (alalkein) "to ward, to keep off". This was an epithet of the goddess Athena as guardian of Boeotia... [more]

Alalcomenes m Greek Mythology
Means "guardian" in Greek.

Alam al-Din m Arabic
Means "mark of the religion" from Arabic علم ('alam) meaning "sign, mark, flag, banner" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Alaman m Germanic, Gascon (Archaic)
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from man "man."

Al-Amin m Arabic, Bengali
Means "the truthful", derived from Arabic أمين (amin).

Alamon m Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
From the Tagalog word alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم‎ ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".

Alán m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Alan.

Alan f & m Chinese
Combination of Ah and Lan 1.

Alan m Ossetian
From Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from Aryan (see Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".

Alanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alan.

Alanis m Ancient Oscan

Alann m English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alan.

Alanson m English
Meaning "son of Alan."

Alantas m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Alanta.

Alanteus m Medieval
An elongation of Proto-Germanic *allaz 'all; every; whole' + Old High German deo 'servant'.

Alanus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latin form of Alan.

Alanys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Alanis.

Alaponis m Ancient Oscan

Alarbus m Theatre
From the play The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (late 16th century) by William Shakespeare. Alarbus is the son of Tamora.

Alardus m Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin form of Adalhard via its contracted variant Alard.

Alaricus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alaric.

Alarikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alaric.

Alasais f Gascon
Variant of Asalais.

Ala-ud-din m Arabic
Variant of Ala al-Din.

Alauddin m Indian (Muslim), Bengali
Indian and Bengali form of Ala al-Din.

Alaudin m Indian (Muslim), Ingush
Indian and Ingush form of Ala al-Din.

Alaunus m Celtic Mythology
Also a Gaulish god of healing and prophecy, who was venerated in the areas of Mannheim (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria).

Alavivus m Germanic (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Alaviv. Alavivus was a leader of the Thervingi (a Gothic tribe), who lived in the 4th century AD.

Äläwetdin m Tatar
Derived from the Arabic ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn, meaning ”servant of Allah, nobility of faith, nobility of religion, nobility of the faith”. It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-Din.

Alawin m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wini "friend."

Alawis m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or wîso "leader" or wîs "wise").

Alawn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh alaw meaning "melody, harmony" (see Alaw). This was the name of an early bard, said to be one of the three founders of druidism.

Alays f Medieval Occitan

Alazaís f Occitan
Variant of Azalaïs.

Alazaïs f Medieval Occitan

Albaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Albanus (see Alban).

Albain m French (African), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Albanus (see Alban).

Albaíris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Alba 1 and Iris.

Albán m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Alban.

Alban m Yakut
Means "wonderful, excellent, lovely" in Yakut.

Albanos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Albanus.

Albartus m Dutch
Form of Albertus.

Alben m English (Rare)
Variant of Albin.

Albericus m Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinization of Alberic.

Albertanus m Late Roman
Possibly derived from Albertus. Albertanus of Brescia (born Albertano da Brescia) was an author of Latin social treatises and sermons.

Albertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Albertine.

Albertin f Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Albertina.

Albertinus m Germanic (Latinized), Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Latinized form of a diminutive of Albertus. Used by a saint.

Albertos m Galician, German (Hellenized)
Galician and older Greek form of Albert.

Albertson m English
Transferred use of the surname Albertson.

Albian m Albanian
Variant of Albion.

Albijn m Dutch
Generally the Dutch form of Albinus, but in some instances it can be derived from Albuin as well. A bearer of this name was the Flemish painter Albijn Van den Abeele (1835-1918).

Albín m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Albin.

Albinenn f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Albina.

Albinianus m Ancient Roman, History
Roman cognomen which was derived from Albinius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Sestius Quirinalis Albinianus, a Roman proquaestor and suffect consul from the 1st century BC.

Albinius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Albinus. This was the name of several ancient Romans, some of which lived as early as the 4th century BC.

Albinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Albinus. This name was borne by a Greek Platonist philosopher from the 2nd century AD.

Albīns m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Albin.

Albins m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Albīns.

Albion m English
From the ancient name of Great Britain, which is said to have been inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover. The word is ultimately of Celtic origin (of which the meaning is not entirely certain), but it is etymologically related to Latin albus "white"... [more]

Albion m Albanian

Albjon m Albanian
Variant of Albion.

Albjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfbjǫrn.

Alblan m English
Combination of Albert and Alan.

Albofledis f Frankish, Germanic
Albofledis was a Frankish noblewoman, the daughter of the Frankish king Childeric I, and the Thuringian noblewoman Basina.

Alboín m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Alboin.

Alboïn m French
French form of Alboin.

Albon m American (Rare)
Variant of Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by Thomas Alva Edison (1847 -1931).

Albrun f Germanic
Combination of Old High German alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albh- "to shine; gleam") and run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").

Albuin m Dutch, German
Form of Albwin.

Albulaan m Astronomy
This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".

Albwin m Polish (Rare)
Derived from Old High German alb (which comes from Old Norse âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German wini "friend".

Alcamenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".

Alcan m Judeo-French
Variant of Elhanan.

Alcathous m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess, force" and θοός (thoos) meaning "quick, swift". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Alcedos m Spanish

Alc'houen m Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Albin.

Alcibíades m Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish
Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Alcibiades.

Alcimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimachos.

Alcimedon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimedon.

Alcimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimos. This name was borne by a Greek rhetorician, who flourished around 300 BC. It was also the name of several characters from Greek mythology.

Alciphron m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkiphron. This name was borne by an ancient Greek sophist.

Alcmaeon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Alkmaion. This occurs in Greek mythology belonging to the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle.

Alcman m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Doric Greek Alkman. This was the name of an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrian canon of the Nine Lyric Poets.

Alcuin m Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (?)
Old French name of Germanic origin, derived from Old Germanic alhs "temple" and wini "friend" (compare Alawin and Ealhwine)... [more]

Alcyoneus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυονεύς (Alkyoneus), which is the masculine form of Alkyone (see Alcyone). This name was borne by four characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a Thracian Giant... [more]

Aldabergen m Kazakh

Aldán m Galician
From the town of Aldán in Galicia. It is named after the medieval owner of those lands, whose name comes from the Germanic root aldiz ("age, time") or aldaz ("old").

Aldan m Yakut
Means "interest, passion, comfort".

Aldas m Lithuanian
Short form of Aldonas and of given names (often of foreign origin) that end in -aldas, such as Donaldas and Geraldas.... [more]

Aldbertus m Old Dutch

Aldebaran m Astronomy, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Arabic الدبران (al-Dabarān) meaning "follower" (from دبر (dábar) "to turn one's back"). This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, presumably so named because it appears to follow the Pleiades rightward across the night sky... [more]

Aldebrandus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of Aldebrand. A famous bearer of the name was Saint Aldebrandus, who was born in the city of Sorrivoli, Italy and died in Fossombrone, Presaro e Ubrino, Italy.

Aldegondis f Dutch
Dutch form of Aldegundis.

Aldegundes f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Aldegund.

Alderamin m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".

Aldhelmus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aldhelm.

Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.

Aldis m Latvian

Aldis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant Aldís and Halldis.

Aldman m Germanic
Means "old man", derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" combined with man "man." The name might also be a metathesis of Adalman.

Aldoin m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Audoin.

Aldon m English (American)
Variant of Alton or Eldon.

Aldonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian name Aldonis, which consists of two elements. The first element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb aldėti meaning "to echo, to (re)sound" (see Aidas) or from the related old Lithuanian verb aldoti meaning "to shout, to scream" as well as "to make noise"... [more]

Aldonis m Latvian

Aldrin m American, Spanish (Mexican), Filipino

Aldrin m Albanian

Aldris m Latvian

Aldstan m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ealdstan.

Alduin m English, French, Popular Culture
English and French form of Aldwin. Alduin was a king of the Lombards in the 6th century AD.... [more]

Aldulfin m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Epsilon Delphini in the constellation Delphinus.

Aldwyn m English
Modern form of Ealdwine and/or Æðelwine. A known bearer of this name is Aldwyn Sappleton (b. 1981), a Jamaican track and field athlete.

Aldyn m & f Tuvan
Means "gold, golden" in Tuvan.

Aldyn-kys f Tuvan
Means "golden girl" from Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Alean f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Variant of Aline.

Alecks m Filipino
Variant of Alex

Alecksis f Various

Alectryon m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
The Ancient Greek word for "rooster". In Greek mythology, Alectryon was a youth, charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite.

Alecyn f Obscure
Variant of Alison.

Aledis f Medieval Catalan

Aledwen f Welsh (Rare)

Aleen f English
Variant of Aline.

Aleidis f Dutch (Rare), Flemish

Aleidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of a and Leidis in the same fashion as Aleidy.

Aleidys f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of a and Leidys in the same fashion as Aleidy.

Aleijdis f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Aleydis.

Aleinn m Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of the Old French name Alain.

Alejehen m & f Bandial
Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.

Aleks m Serbian
Shortened form of Aleksandar, a South Slavic name.

Aleksan m Armenian
Armenian short form of Aleksandr.

Aleksandros m Polish (Hellenized, Rare)
Variant of Aleksander inspired by Alexandros.

Aleksas m Lithuanian
Short form of Aleksandras.

Aleksejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian adoption of Aleksey.

Aleksijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Alexian.

Aleksis m Finnish, Latvian
Finnish and Latvian form of Alexis. This name was borne by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi (originally Alexis Stenvall) who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, 'Seitsemän veljestä' ('Seven Brothers') in 1870.

Aleksius m Finnish
Finnish form of Alexius.

Aleksus m Lithuanian
Variant of Aleksas.

Alén m Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the Galician adverb alén meaning "beyond", ultimately from Latin illinc "from there". It gives its name to various hamlets in Ourense and Pontevedra, as well as to a common Galician surname.

Aleran m Medieval English, Medieval French
Variant of Aleron.

Alernus m Roman Mythology
Variant of Helernus.

Aleryn f Obscure

Áles m Sami, Asturian
Sami and Asturian form of Alex.

Alès m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Alex.

Ales f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Alis.

Ales m Finnish
Variant of Alex.

Aleś m Belarusian
Diminutive of Aleh and Alyaksandr.

Aleson m Filipino (Rare)

Aless f & m Italian
Short form in any name that starts with "Aless". Examples would be Alessia or Alessandra.

Alessandros m Obscure
Variant of Alexandros or Alessandro.

Alesson m Brazilian (Modern)
Variant of Alisson.

Alesyn f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Alison.

Aletes m Greek Mythology
Aletes was the son of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, the king and queen of Mycenae.

Aletris f American (Modern, Rare)
From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [more]

Aleus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλεός (Aleos), which is derived from Greek ἀλέομαι (aleomai) meaning "to avoid, to divert". Also compare Greek ἀλεείνω (aleeinō) meaning "to avoid, to shun"... [more]

Alewiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Alewijn.

Alewijn m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch form of Adalwin.

Alewiss m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Aloysius.

Alexagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".

Alexakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Alexios and Alexis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Alexamenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλεξάμενος (alexamenos), which is the participle of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help"... [more]

Alexamenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexamenos. This name was borne by an Aetolian general from the 2nd century BC as well as by Alexamenus of Teos, a Greek writer of Socratic dialogues who lived in the 4th century BC.

Alexan m Armenian
Variant of Aleksan.

Alexandrides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Alexandros" in Greek, derived from the name Alexandros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Alexandrus m Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexandros.

Alexantros m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexandros.

Alexarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" or the Greek noun ἀρχή (arche) meaning "origin, source".

Alexarchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexarchos. Notable bearers of this name include the Greek general Alexarchus of Corinth (5th century BC) and the Greek scholar Alexarchus of Macedon (4th century BC).

Alexas m Ancient Greek, Theatre
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Alexandros or another name beginning with the element ἀλέξω (alexo) "to defend, help"... [more]

Alexian m English
English form of Alexianus.

Alexianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Alexius.

Alexiares m Greek Mythology
Derived from ἀλεξιάρης (alexiares), which is the masculine form of the Greek feminine noun ἀλεξιάρη (alexiare) meaning "she that guards from death and ruin". It consists of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin"... [more]

Alexibios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".... [more]

Alexibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexibios. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 312 BC.

Alexiboulos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]

Alexicacus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikakos.... [more]

Alexicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikles. This was the name of an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.

Alexicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikrates. This was the name of a Pythagorean philosopher, who lived around the turn of the 1st century AD.

Alexidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of (demos) "the people".... [more]

Alexidamus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexidamos.

Alexideios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched", which is related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).

Alexidemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".

Alexidemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexidemos.

Alexidikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".

Alexien m French
French form of Alexian.

Alexikakos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀλεξίκακος (alexikakos) meaning "keeping off ill, averting evil", which consists of ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and κάκη (kake) meaning "wickedness, vice".... [more]

Alexikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Alexikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Alexilaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".

Alexileos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λαός (laos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).

Alexilochos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]

Aleximachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Aleximachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aleximachos.

Aleximedes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan, to plot".

Aleximenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and either μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".... [more]

Alexin m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Alexinus. The name seems to have all but disappeared after 1960.

Alexinicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexinikos. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 268 BC.

Alexinikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]

Alexinomos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (see Eunomia).

Alexinomus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexinomos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the father of the warriors Alcidamas and Melaneus, who were both slain by Neoptolemus during the Trojan War.

Alexinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Ancient Greek
Hellenized form of Alexinus, which is a Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex-.... [more]

Alexinous m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of νόος (noos) meaning "mind".

Alexinus m Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex- (such as Alexis and Alexius), since it contains the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -inus.... [more]

Alexion m Ancient Greek
Derivative of the Greek name Alexis.

Alexious f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexius.

Alexippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Alexippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexippos. This was the name of an ancient Greek physician from the 4th century BC.... [more]

Alèxis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Alexis.

Alexistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Alexiteles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, aim, goal" as well as "completion, accomplishment, fulfillment" (see Aristotle).

Alexitimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Alexíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Alexius.

Alexos m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Alejo.

Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Alexxes f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Alexxis f & m English
Variant of Alexis. Alexxis was given to 14 girls in 2017 per the SSA.

Alexys f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Aleyann f Obscure

Aleydis f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Older form of Aleidis. Aleydis of Schaerbeek, also known as Alice of Schaerbeek, (c. 1220–1250) was a Cistercian laysister who is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and paralyzed... [more]

Aleydis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Aleidys.

Aleyin m Near Eastern Mythology, Phoenician
A Phoenician god of springs and vegetation.

Aleyn m Manx
Manx form of Alan.

Aleys f Medieval Flemish
Contracted form of Aleidis.

Alfaios m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Alphaeus.

Alfarinn m Norse Mythology
Has several possible etymologies. Maybe derived from Old Norse alfr ("elf, supernatural being") and ǫrn ("eagle"); alf and arinn ("fire, immolation place"), a word meaning "far, long" and far ("to travel"), or ala ("entire, all") and a word meaning "deserted".... [more]

Alfbjǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and bjǫrn "bear".

Álfdís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfdís.

Alfdís f Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and dís "goddess".

Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.

Alfeos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alphaios.

Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.

Alfian m Indonesian
Possibly derived from Arabic ألف (ʾalf) meaning "thousand" or أليف (ʾalīf) meaning "close, friendly, familiar, intimate".

Alfin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Alvin.

Alfin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alfiyan m Indonesian
Variant of Alfian.

Alfon m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Alfónks m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Alfons.

Alfoñs m Breton
Breton form of Alfons.

Alfonss m Latvian
Latvian from of Alfonso.

Alfredos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alfred.

Álfrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and rós "rose".

Álfrún f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfrún.

Alfrún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements alfr "elf" and rún "secret".

Alfrus m English (American, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Alfs m Latvian

Alfstan m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ælfstan.

Alfun m Silesian
Silesian form of Alfons.

Alfuns m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Alfons.