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Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand" in Spanish and Catalan. The word is derived from Latin arēna, harēna, from the earlier form *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.

Arena f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Helen.

Arenaya f Sotho
Means “He (God) gave us” in Sesotho.

Arenda f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Arend. Also compare Arendje, which is another feminine form of the same name, but is much more common in the Netherlands.... [more]

Arendina f Dutch
This given name is a more elaborate form of Arenda, which is the feminine form of Arend. Also compare the late medieval given name Arentijn.... [more]

Areneha f Sotho (Rare)
Means "he gave us".

Areneha f Sotho (Modern)
He gave us, God being the ‘He’

Arenita f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Spanish arena meaning “sand” (see Arena). This is the name of Sandy Cheeks in the Spanish dub of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-).

Arenta f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Old Hungarian name of unknown origin and meaning.

Areora f & m Cook Islands Maori, Polynesian
From Cook Islands Māori are "house", and ora "life". Areora is a village in the Cook Islands.

Arepa m Maori
Māori translation of Alpha.

Aresander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aresandros.

Aresandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain. It is either derived from the name of the Greek god of war Ares (also compare Areios) or from Greek ἄρεσις (aresis) meaning "good pleasure, favour" as well as "help, supplication"... [more]

Aresas m Ancient Greek
Aresas of Lucania was the sixth head of the Pythagorean school in succession from Pythagoras himself.

Areskousa f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Areskon.

Areslan m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Areta m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Arethas.

Areta f Romanian, Moldovan, Croatian, Polish, Czech (Rare), Albanian
Cognate of Aretha and variant of Arete.

Aretaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aretaios. A known bearer of this name of Aretaeus of Cappadocia, a Greek physician who lived in the 1st century AD.

Aretaios m Ancient Greek
Derived from either Greek ἀρετάω (aretao) "to thrive, to prosper" or from Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".

Arétász m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aretas.

Arethas m History (Ecclesiastical)
Arethas was the leader of the Christian community of Najran in the early 6th century; he was executed during the persecution of Christians by the Jewish king Dhu Nuwas in 523.

Aretias m Greek Mythology, Literature
Mentioned in Homer's 'Odyssey' as father of Nissus of Dulichium.... [more]

Aretousa f Greek
Aretousa is one of the main characters in the story of Erotokritos written by Vitsentzos Kornaros.

Aretta f English (Rare), Finnish (Rare)

Aretusa f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Arethusa.

Aretuza f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Aretusa.

Aretxa f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque aretx "oak".

Areumdaum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapta) meaning "beautiful" (compare Areumdaun and the shorter, more common Areum).

Areumdaun f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapta) meaning "beautiful" (compare Areumdaum and the shorter, more common Areum).

Areum-saem f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Saem.

Areúsa f Theatre, Literature
Perhaps a feminine form of Areus, or possibly derived from Greek ἀράομαι (araomai), meaning "to pray". This is the name of one of the characters in the play La Celestina (1499) by Fernando de Rojas.

Areva f English
Unknown

Areya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Aria 1.

Areyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Arfa m Urdu
Variant transcription of ارفع (see Arfah)

Arfah m Urdu
Means "High" in Urdu

Arfan m Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Irfan.

Arfast m Swedish
Swedish form of Arnfastr via its later form Arnfast.

Arga m Javanese
Means "mountain" in Javanese.

Argailas m Lithuanian
Means "(to be) strong as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Argailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Argailas.

Argaman f Hebrew
Means "purple, red" in Hebrew.

Argan m Theatre (Gallicized, Rare)
This name was used by Molière in his play, 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), for the main character. ... [more]

Argant m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver". This was the name of an 8th-century king of Brittany.

Argantael f Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare)
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver" (arc'hant in Modern Breton), and by extension "bright; shining; resplendent", and Old Breton hael "generous; prince"... [more]

Argante m Literature, Italian
Name used by Italian author Torquato Tasso in his masterpiece 'Gerusalemme Liberata' (1581) and 'Gerusalemme Conquistata' (1583). Argante is a Muslim, king of Jerusalem. The name's origin is uncertain... [more]

Arganteilin f Medieval Cornish

Argantel f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Argantael.

Argaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Argaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Argaudas.

Argea f Greek, Polish (Rare)
Variant and Polish form of Argia.

Argeia f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Argeios. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology. It was also an epithet of Hera in her role as the patron goddess of the city of Argos.

Argelia f Spanish
Derived from Argelia, which is the Spanish name for the North African country Algeria. The country's name is in turn derived from the name of its capital city, namely Algiers (which is known as Argel in Spanish)... [more]

Argénida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Literature
Probably the Spanish form of Argenide.... [more]

Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".

Argentaela f Medieval Breton
Variant of Argantael.

Argentia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Argenta.

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]

Argenzia f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Argentina.

Arghans f Cornish
Cornish, 'silver'. In 17th century Cornwall, ARGENTINE was sometimes used as a Christian name.

Arghavan f Persian
From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces deep pink blooms (scientific name Cercis siliquastrum).

Argia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Argeia, as well as the Italian form.

Argia f Basque
Derived from Basque argi "light, clarity". This name is considered a Basque equivalent of both Luz and Clara and Claire.

Argimira f Spanish
Feminine form of Argimiro.

Argintas m Lithuanian
Means "to defend as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Argiotalus m Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *argyos "white" and *talus "front, forehead".

Argita f Albanian

Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.

Argota f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Arguma f Mordvin
"beauty."

Argyra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀργύρεος (argyreos) meaning "(of) silver". According to Pausanias, Argyra was the nymph of a well in Achaea, whose human lover Selemnus died of grief after she abandoned him... [more]

Argyria f Greek (Rare)

Argyroula f Greek
Diminutive of Argyro.

Arhaan m Indian

Arham m Arabic
Means "merciful" in Arabic.

Arhan m Indian (Rare)
Variation of Arhaan.

Arhane f Basque
Basque name for girls

Arhelaj m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Archelaos (see Archelaus).

Arhippa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Archippos.

Arhontissa f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρχόντισσα (see Archontissa).

Aría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Aria 1.

Aria f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ari 1.

Aria f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aria f Dutch
Short form of Adriana.

Aria f Maori
Āria means "tidal pool" in Māori. Ariā means "idea, concept" in Māori.

Aria f & m Basque
Derived from the name of a village in Navarre.

Ariaan m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Adriaan. In other words, this name is a more modern form of the medieval Dutch name Ariaen.

Ariabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Ariabignes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
One of the sons of the Persian king Darius I. He participated in the Second Persian invasion of Greece as one of the four admirals of the fleet of his brother Xerxes I, and was killed in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

Ariabod m Persian
Means "tribe leader, chief" in Persian.

Ariacus m Gothic
Ariacus was a 4th-century Thervingian Gothic pagan ruler.

Ariadka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Ariadna.

Ariadné f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ariadne.

Ariadnė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ariadne.

Ariadnea f Obscure
Elaboration of Ariadne.

Ariadnee f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ariadne.

Ariadni f Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Ariadne.

Ariadnie f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριάδνη (see Ariadni).

Ariaen m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Ariaan. In other words: this name is a short form of Adriaen.

Ariaeus m Old Persian
Persian general

Ariagny f South American
Likely an elaborated form of Arianny.

Arial f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ariel or influenced by the typeface Arial.

Arial m Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

Arialda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arialdo.

Arialdo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Arialdus.

Arialdus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Chariovalda.

Ariamnes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Possibly an abbreviated form of Ariaramnes. This was the name of a satrap of Cappadocia, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Arian m & f English
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.

Arian m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آرین (see Aryan).

Arian m Dutch
Variant form of Ariaan. This form ultimately led to the form Arjan, which since steadily outgrew Arian in popularity and is nowadays by far the most common of the two.

Aríana f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ariana.

Ariana f Persian, Afghan, Tajik
Feminine form of Aria 2.

Ariana f Albanian
Feminine form of Arian.

Ariana f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Arianæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Ariana.

Arianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arianell f Welsh
Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and Middle Welsh gell "yellow" (which apparently also carried the connotations of "shining", ultimately going back to Proto-Celtic *gelwo- "yellow; white", compare Old Irish gel(o) white; fair; shining").... [more]

Arianelly f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Arianeth f Spanish (Latin American)
A woman destined to leave a mark on every heart she touches, with the strength of a brilliant mind and the promise of greatness that transforms everything in her path.

Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.

Arianis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Arianys.

Arianit m Albanian

Arianita f Albanian
Feminine form of Arianit.

Arianka f Polish
Polish diminutive of Ariana

Ariann f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Aríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Arianna.

Ariannah f English
Variant of Arianna.

Arianni f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianny.

Ariannie f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Arianny f English (American, Modern)
Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.

Ariano m Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), German
Italian form of Hadrian and masculine form of Arianna.

Ariantas m Scythian
King of the Scythians

Arianthe f Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Arianthi. This is borne by Arianthe Galani (1940-), an Australian actress of Greek descent.

Arianthi f Greek
Possibly composed of the Greek intensifying prefix ἀρι- (ari-) and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".... [more]

Arianti f Indonesian
Variant of Ariyanti.

Arianwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianwen used in the English-speaking world.

Arianys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Ariana with the -ys suffix.

Ariaramnes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Ariyāramna. This was the name of the paternal great-grandfather of Darius the Great.

Ariarathes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of an Old Persian male name, of which the first element is derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans". The second element is not really certain, but may have been derived from Old Persian wratha "joy"... [more]

Ariaratus m Old Persian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ariarathes.

Ariaric m Gothic
Ariaric was a 4th-century Thervingian Gothic pagan ruler. He lost a war to Constantine the Great in 332. His son, Aoric, was raised in Constantinople.

Ariarne f English (Australian, Rare)

Arias m Medieval Galician, Medieval Spanish
Of obscure origin and meaning.

Ariaspes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Of ancient Persian origin, but the meaning is unknown to me at this time. This was the name of one of the three legitimate sons of King Artexerxes II Mnemon, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Aríaðna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ariadna.

Ariati f Indonesian

Ariatna f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ariadna.

Ariba f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Arib.

Aribam m & f Manipuri, Indian
The given name of a Northeast Indian director.

Aribella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arica f English
Variant of Erica.

Aricia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Literature, Theatre
Latinized form of the Greek Άρικία (Arikia), probably derived from Latin aro "to plough". Aricia was a niece of King Aegeus of Athens and became the wife of Virbius - the name by which Hippolytos went after he came back to life as a demigod... [more]

Aricka f African American
Variant of Erica.

Aridane m & f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a valley on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). The place name is of Guanche origin, a metathesis of *adiran meaning "base, foundation; bed (of a valley)". A similar name, Aridañy, was recorded as belonging to a Guanche man from the island of Gran Canaria (late 15th century)... [more]

Aridani m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Aridane.

Aridatha m Biblical
A son of Haman in the book of Esther. Possibly related the Persian Haridata, meaning "given by Hari".

Aridela f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Aridelos. On the Greek island of Crete, the mythological Cretan princess Ariadne was also called Aridela... [more]

Aridian f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Haridian.

Ariea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aríela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Ariela.

Ariéla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ariella.

Ariela f Hebrew, Albanian, Croatian, Italian (Rare), Polish
Hebrew variant of Ariella, Polish feminine form of Ariel, Italian feminine form of Ariele as well as a Croatian and Albanian borrowing of the Italian name.

Aríella f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ariella.

Ariëlla f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ariella.

Ariellah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Ariena f Dutch

Arienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariëtta f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ariëtte.

Arietta f Popular Culture (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Aria 1, or from the major antagonist and God-General in Tales of the Abyss. Given after the musical term for a small song, from the Italian word "arietta."

Arifa f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Dhivehi, Bosnian
Feminine form of Arif.

Arifə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Arif.

Arifah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عارفة (see Arifa), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Arifullah m Arabic, Urdu
Means "expert of the religion" from عارف (ʿārif) meaning "learned, knowing, expert" combined with الله (Allah)

Ariha f Persian

Arihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihant m Indian

Arihia f Maori
Maori form of Alicia.

Ariihau m Tahitian
Means "peaceful king" or "king of peace" from Tahitian ariʻi meaning "noble, aristocrat, king" combined with hau "concord, peace".

Ariimana m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "Arii", meaning "king", "chief" and "mana", meaning "power" or "Divine authority".

Ariitaia m Tahitian
Means "respected king" in Tahitian; a combination of ari'i meaning "king" and taia meaning "respect, fear".

Ariitea m Tahitian
Means "white king"; a combination of Tahitian ari'i "white" and téa "white, light, pale".

Ārija f Latvian, Theatre
Feminine form of Ārijs, this name coincides with Latvian ārija "aria". Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used it as the name of the titular character in his play Indulis un Ārija (1911).

Arijah f & m English

Arijan m Croatian
Masculine form of Arijana.

Arijela f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Ariel.

Arika f Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "to exist, to have, possess" with 嘉 (ka) meaning "praise, auspicious" or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Arika f Indigenous Australian, Wakka Wakka
Means "blue water lily" in Wakka Wakka, spoken in south-east Queensland, Australia.

Arika f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arikán and a diminutive of Aranka.

Arikán f Hungarian

Arikane m & f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used.

Arikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Arifa.

Arikia f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aricia.

Arikka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Arila f Albanian (Rare)

Arilda f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.

Arilda f Norwegian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Norwegian feminine form of Arild and Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Arildo.

Arilda f Albanian

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Arilena f Albanian (Rare)

Arilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a contracted form of Amarilla.

Arima f Indian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Arima m Japanese
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]

Arimanius m Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ahriman.

Arimateia m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of the biblical place name Arimathea, given in reference to Joseph of Arimathea (José de Arimateia in Portuguese), a disciple of Jesus.

Ariminda f Guanche
Variant of Arminda.

Arína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arina.

Arīna f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Arina.

Arina f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "sub-, second, Asia", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Arina f Hungarian, Dutch, Afrikaans
Hungarian contracted form of Adriána and Dutch and Afrikaans contracted form of Adriana.

Arinda f Dutch (Rare)

Arindam m Bengali, Indian

Arinetta f Italian

Arinka f Hungarian
Hungarian adaption of Russian Arina.

Arinola f & m Yoruba
Means "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from àárín "centre, middle" combined with either ọlá "honour, respect" or ọlà "wealth"... [more]

Arinya f Thai
Derived from Thai ปริญญา (parinya) meaning "knowledge, awareness, understanding".

Ariobarzanes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of the Old Persian name *Arya-bṛz-ana- which possibly meant "making the Aryans great", of which the first element is derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans". The second element is not really certain, perhaps *brzi- "high"... [more]

Ariodante m Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare)
This is the name of an Italian knight from canto V of the 16th-century epic poem Orlando furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Two centuries later, the character became the subject of George Frideric Handel's opera seria Ariodante (1735).... [more]

Ariogaisos m Gaulish, History
Derived from Gaulish arios “noble” and *gaisos “spear”. Ariogaisos (flourished in 2nd century AD) was a ruler of the Quadi, a Germanic tribe, during the Marcomannic War.

Ariola f Albanian

Ariona f Albanian
Feminine form of Arion.

Arionah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariona

Arionna f American
Variant of Arianna.

Ariovalda f Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Ariovaldo.

Ariovaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Chariovalda.

Arirat f Thai
From Thai อารี (ari) meaning "kind, generous" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "jewel, gem".

Arisa f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "to possess, exist" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk, gauze". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name is often spelled in hiragana.

Arisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Aris.

Arisai m Biblical
One of Haman's sons in the Book of Esther.

Arisara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Aritsara.

Arisha m Hebrew
Probably a form of the Hebrew name אֲרִי (‘Ari’) or אַרְיֵה (‘Arieh’) meaning “lion”.

Arishia f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Arissa f English

Arissara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Aritsara.

Aristaenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristainetos. Bearers of this name include an Achaean general (3rd century BC) and a Byzantine Greek epistolographer (5th or 6th century AD).

Aristaenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristainos. A notable bearer of this name was Aristaenus of Megalopolis (2nd century BC), a strategos (military leader) of the Achaean League.

Aristagora f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) "best, noblest" and ἀγορά (agora) "assembly, gathering place, marketplace"... [more]

Aristagoras m Ancient Greek, History
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best". 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".... [more]

Aristaichmos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and αἰχμή (aichme) meaning "point of a spear, point of an arrow", or figuratively "war; warlike spirit".

Aristaineta f Ancient Greek (Archaic)
Woman from Aetolia, who dedicated a monument at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi in the third century BCE.

Aristainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek adjective αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [more]

Aristainos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun αἴνη (aine) meaning "praise, fame" (see Aeneas).

Aristaj m Serbian
Serbian name for Aristaeus, a minor Greek god of agriculture, hunting and cattle.

Aristajos m Polish
Polish form of Aristaeus.

Aristakes m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Aristarchos, or perhaps from a Middle Persian word meaning "resurrection of the dead" (Persian رستاخیز‎ (rastâxiz))... [more]

Aristander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristandros. Aristander was the name of Alexander the Great's favorite seer.

Aristandre m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristander.

Aristandro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristander.

Aristandros m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best of a man", derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Aristanor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Aristarc m Catalan
Catalan form of Aristarchus.

Aristarco m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristarchus.

Aristarh m Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian, Ukrainian and Moldovan form of Aristarchus.

Aristarĥo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aristarchus.

Aristarque m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristarchus.

Aristéa f French, Theatre
Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).

Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]

Aristeia f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) "best".

Aristėjas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aristaeus.

Aristella f Brazilian

Aristia f Obscure
Feminine form of Aristides or delivered from Arista

Aristița f Romanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aristide.

Aristizza f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Obsolete form of Aristița.

Aristobia f Ancient Greek
Possibly means "the best life" from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) "best" and βίος (bios) "life" (compare Aristobios); alternatively, the second element may be Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force; act of violence".

Aristoclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristokleia.

Aristodama f Ancient 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".

Aristofan m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristophanes.

Aristofane m Italian
Italian form of Aristophanes.

Aristófanes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristophanes.

Aristofanis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristophanes.

Aristofano m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aristophanes.

Aristofanto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aristophantus.

Aristokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristokles (see Aristocles).

Aristolaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".... [more]

Aristolaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristolaos.

Aristomachos m Ancient Greek
Means "best battle", derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek μάχη (mache) "battle."

Aristomachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Aristomachos. In Greek mythology, Aristomachus is the name of one of Heracles' descendants.

Aristomeda f Ancient Greek
Derived from ἄριστος (aristos) "best" and μέδομαι (medomai) "to be mindful of". She was a woman that offered her tithe to the goddess Demeter.

Aristonax m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".

Aristophane m History (Gallicized)
French form of Aristophanes.

Aristophantos m Ancient Greek
Means "(the) best visibility", derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek φαντός (phantos) "visible". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".

Aristophantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristophantos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 2nd century BC.

'Arišut-ba'l f Phoenician (Rare)
Means "desired object of Baal" in Phoenician. Name borne by a sacred prostitute of Astarte.

Arita f Latvian

Arita f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Greek ἀρετή (arete) "virtue" and a feminine form of Arétász.

Aritaka m Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 敬 (taka) meaning "respect". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Arithea f Obscure

Aritsara f Thai
Means "lord of enemies" from Thai อริ (ari) meaning "adversary, enemy" and อิศร (itsara) meaning "great, sovereign, lord".

Aritza m Basque
From Basque haritza meaning "the oak". This is the name of various toponyms across the Basque Country.

Aritzia f Obscure

Ariucan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".

Ariuka f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka).

Ariunaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean".

Ariunbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Ariunbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Ariundalai m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Ariungua f Mongolian
Means "pure and beautiful" in Mongolian, from ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and гуа (gua) meaning "beautiful, alluring, gorgeous".

Ariunjargal f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "clear, pure, holy" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Ariunsaikhan f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".