AlexikratesmAncient 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".
AlexirrhoiafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".... [more]
AlgesirafItalian (Rare) Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (al-jazira) meaning "the island".
AlgorabmAstronomy This is the name of the star Delta Corvi in the constellation Corvus. It bore the traditional name Algorab derived from Arabic الغراب al-ghuraab, meaning "the crow".
AllahverənmAzerbaijani Means "given by God", from Arabic الله (Allah) and Azerbaijani verən "giver", the participle of vermək "to give".
AllaituraḫḫifHurrian Possibly deriving in part from the Hurrian element allai=ni ("lady, mistress"). Name borne by a Hittite ritual practitioner, likely of Hurrian origin, known from several texts that bear her name.
AllegrezzafJudeo-Italian Judeo-Italian name derived from Italian allegrezza, a poetic term for "joy; happiness".
AllerleirauhfFolklore (Germanized) Means "all kinds of fur" in German. This is the name of the title character of a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Allerleirauh is a princess who flees from her father, who wants to marry her, and brings three dresses and a coat with all kinds of furs with her... [more]
AlmarianfLiterature A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, possibly from the Quenya word almare meaning "blessedness".
AlmendrafSpanish (Latin American) The name Almendra comes from Latin and refers to the same fruit of the "almond" tree in Spanish. It is an unusual name but that makes it very special and peculiar
AlmeriafTheatre, Various Variant of Almera and Elmira 1. This is the name of the main character in the 1697 theatre play 'The Mourning Bride', by William Congreve... [more]
AlpertungamTurkish It is composed of the three words alp "brave" or "hero", er "soldier" or "male" and tunga "tiger". A mythical hero who was mentioned in Turkic mythology and the Epic of Alp Er Tunga. The name is sometimes mentioned as the khan of Scythia... [more]
AlpharettafEnglish (American, Archaic) Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [more]
AlpharitafCaribbean This name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-Jamaican singer Rita Marley (b. 1946), who was born as Alpharita Constantia Anderson. She is the widow of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981)... [more]
AlpheratzfAstronomy, Filipino (Rare) Derived from Arabic surrat al-faras ("the navel of the mare"). This is a traditional name of the star Alpha Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda.
Alraim & fAstronomy Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
AlraunefLiterature, German (Rare) Variant of Alruna, also coinciding with the German word for "mandrake". This is the name of the title character in the novel 'Alraune' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Al-razimOld Persian (Rare) Razi (Persian: رازی) or al-Razi (Arabic: الرازی) is a name that was historically used to indicate a person coming from Ray, Iran.A person described as being superior to everyone in every stat possible... [more]
AlreschafAstronomy This is the name of a binary star system Alpha Piscium in the constellation Pisces. The system bore the traditional name Alrescha (alternatively Al Rescha, Alrischa, Alrisha) derived from the Arabic الرشآء al-rishā’ "the cord" and less commonly Kaitain and Okda, the latter from the Arabic عقدة ʽuqdah "knot".
AlrunafGerman, Medieval German Germanic name, in which the second element was derived from Old High German runa or Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune" (Proto-Germanic *rūnō)... [more]
AltairafEnglish (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
AltansargaifMongolian From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and саргай (sargai) meaning "rose, lily".
AltantsatsralfMongolian Means "golden light beam" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".
AltjiramIndigenous Australian Mythology The sky father of the Aranda tribes of Central Australia, Altjira is looked on as the god of the Alchera, the dream time.
AmalradmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
AmanirenasfMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a reigning Kandake of Kush between 40 BCE and 10 BCE, who famously lead Kushite armies in a war against Rome from 27 BCE to 22 BCE. It is likely she was a ruling queen, as her full title was "Amnirense qore li kdwe li" ("Ameniras, qore and kandake")
AmanitaraqidefMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Possibly means "begotten of Amun", deriving from the Meroitic element terike ("to beget") and Amun, the Egyptian god of the sun and air... [more]
AmarafThai From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal, undying", ultimately from Sanskrit अमर (amara).
AmarafJapanese From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 笑 (ra) meaning "to laugh, to smile" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
AmaralfSpanish (European, Modern, Rare) Transfered use of the surname Amaral. It began to be used after the Spanish rock duo Amaral, whose singer Eva Amaral also goes by the mononym Amaral.
AmarantomSpanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?) Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.
Amarbayanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amarbayasgalanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Amarbuyanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
AmarillafHungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic) English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.
AmarnafEnglish (Rare) The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]
AmarpalmIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "undying, immortal, imperishable" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector, keeper".
Amarsaikhanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Amarsanaam & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace" or "simple, easy" combined with санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought".
AmartaivanmMongolian Means "peace, quiet; safety" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peace, tranquility".
Amârtivatf & mGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
AmartyamBengali Means "immortal, deathless", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and मृत (mrta) meaning "dead".
AmaryllidafGreek (Rare) Greek variant of Amaryllis, from the genitive form Αμαρυλλίδος (Amaryllidos). This is also the Greek name for the amaryllis flower.
AmarysiafGreek Mythology An epithet or title of the Greek goddess Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [more]
Amat al-RazzakfArabic Means "maidservant of the all-provider" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" and رزاق (razzāq) "provider, sustainer".
AmaterrahmanefArabic (Maghrebi, Rare) Means "maidservant of the merciful" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
AmbarussamLiterature Means "russet-top". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the mother-name of Amras.
AmbarwatifIndonesian From Indonesian ambar meaning "amber", ultimately from Arabic عنبر ('anbar), or Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment, sky" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
AmbraciafGreek Mythology (Latinized) In Greek mythology Ambracia was the daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia. The ancient Greek city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.
AmbranshmIndian The history of the name "Ambransh" is none. its is the name that got deprived when two lovely parents of his decided to combine their names, Amber and Ansh, and ambransh was created. It is the only name in the world
AmeliarannefObscure Combination of Amelia and Anne 1. This is the name of the protagonist of a number of children's books written by Constance Heward in the early 20th century... [more]
AmeliorafEnglish From the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."
AmeriafMedieval English Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Old French Amauri (see Amaury).
AmeriafJapanese From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "big mound", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear" combined with 阿 (a), again meaning "big mound"... [more]
AmeurfinafSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Variant of Amorfina. A bearer of this name was Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, a Filipino lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979 to 1992.
Amir al-DinmArabic Means "commander of the religion" or "prince of the religion" from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".