AdietumarusmGaulish Gaulish name, composed of Proto-Celtic ad- "to" and yantu "zeal, jealousy" with māros "great".
AdityawarmanmHistory, Indonesian (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन् (adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [more]
ĀḍuthumamScythian From Scythian *Artavatauxma meaning "offspring of a righteous man".
ÆistmaðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse eistr "Estonians" and maðr "man".
AgathomenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and an uncertain second element; possibly μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage" or μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, wait, remain".
AgathomorosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀγαθὸς (agathos) meaning "good" and μόρος (moros) meaning "fate, destiny; doom".
AgathonymosmAncient Greek Means "of good name, of honourable name", derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "name".
AglaotimosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαότιμος (aglaotimos) meaning "splendidly honoured", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".... [more]
AhatmilkufAncient Near Eastern Possibly means "sister of the king" in Amorite. Name borne by a princess of Amurru (fl. 1265 BCE), who would go on to become queen of Ugarit (modern day Ras Shamna in Northern Syria) as the wife of King Niqmepa.
AhtemmCrimean Tatar Derived from Arabic أدهم (ādham) meaning "black, dark".
AitmukhambetmKazakh (Rare) Combination of Kazakh айт (ayt) meaning "holiday, festival, feast" (also referring to Eid, a Muslim festival), ultimately of Arabic origin, and the given name Mukhambet.
AkatamachetosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἀκαταμάχητος (akatamachetos) meaning "unconquerable", which consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and the Greek verb καταμάχομαι (katamachomai) meaning "to conquer, to subdue by fighting".... [more]
AkhtaruzzamanmBengali From Persian اختر (akhtar) meaning "star" and Arabic زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age".
AkitomomJapanese From 顕 (aki.raka) meaning "to appear, apparent, visible" combined with 智 (tomo, chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AlexitimosmAncient 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".
AllatumfPersian Mythology The goddess of the underworld in early Iranian mythology. She is believed to be of Mesopotamian origin (Ellat).
AlthammEnglish Transferred use of the surname Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.
Amat al-AleemfArabic Means "maidservant of the omniscient" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with عليم (alim) meaning "omniscient".
AmaterrahmanefArabic (Maghrebi, Rare) Means "maidservant of the merciful" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
AmatulmanaanfArabic Means "maidservent of the bestower" from أمة (amat) meaning "maidservent" and المنان (al-mannan) meaning "the bestower".
Amekushin-otome-ōankamifFar Eastern Mythology An alternative name for the Okinawan creator goddess Amanchuu. Her name is derived from 天 (ame) meaning "heavens, sky", 久 (kyu) meaning "a long time", 神 (shin) meaning "spirit, deity", 乙女 (otome) meaning "daughter, maiden, virgin", 王 (ō) meaning "king", 御 (here read as 'an'), an honourific particle, and 神 (kami) meaning "spirit, deity".
AmphithemismGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near". The second element is derived from the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).... [more]
AnantawikramottunggadewamHistory Derived from Sanskrit अनन्तविक्रमतुङ्गदेव (anantavikramatungadeva) meaning "infinite valor of the high god". This is part of Airlangga's regnal name, as well as that of his uncle, Dharmawangsa.
AnathemafLiterature Name of the fictional character Ananthema Device from the show Good Omens inspired by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman's book. The name is derived from the word meaning "someone who is disliked" or "a curse by a pope or minister of the church", which makes sense as the character is an occultist.
AndrotimosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
AnecotlichimalmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl anecuyotl, a kind of headdress, or perhaps belt, made from paper and feathers, and chimalli "shield".
Ankhtamirm & fMongolian Means "first strength" from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and тамир (tamir) meaning "strength, vigour".
AnnunitumfNear Eastern Mythology, Akkadian Means "the skirmisher" or "the martial one". This was an epithet of Ishtar in her capacity as a war goddess. Later in the Sargonic period, Annunitum became a distinct deity in her own right.
AntarammArmenian From the Armenian word անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of Amaranth.
Anthemm & fEnglish (Modern) From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.
AnthemionmGreek Mythology Means "small flower", derived from Greek ἄνθεμον (anthemon) meaning "flower" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). The former is ultimately derived from Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]
Anthimm & fIndian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps come from the Greek name Anthimos, but I don't know how likely it generally is for Greek names to be used in India.
AnthimosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄνθιμος (anthimos) meaning "of flowers, like flowers, blooming, flowered". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".
AntimachosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀντίμαχος (antimachos) meaning "capable of meeting in war", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]
AntimonyfPopular Culture Antimony was named after the Greek words anti and monos to mean “a metal not found alone.” The chemical symbol, Sb, comes from the element's historical name, stibium.
AqtamaqfKarachay-Balkar Means "white throat" in Karachay-Balkar. This was the name of a character in the love poems of Ismail Semenov.
ArcheptolemosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" (see Ptolemy).
ArchetimosmAncient Greek Derived from either Greek ἀρχή (arche) meaning "beginning, origin; authority" or ἄρχω (arkho) meaning "to rule, lead, command" and τιμή (time) meaning "honour, esteem" (see timao).
AristaichmosmAncient 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".
AristodamafAncient Greek Derived from ἄριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived δᾶμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".
Aristothemism & fAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).
AristotimosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
AritomomJapanese From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" or 存 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" or 知 (tomo) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend"... [more]
ArtaimísfIrish Irish form of Artemis, used in Irish translations of Greek myths.
ArtakamafOld Persian Derived from Old Persian arta "truth, right, righteous" combined with Old Persian kāma "desire, wish". A well-known bearer of this name was Artakama, the second wife of Ptolemy I Soter I; her husband was the founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt.
ArtakamasmOld Persian (Hellenized) Greek form of the Old Persian name *R̥takāma meaning "desiring Arta" or "wishing for truth", derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta) meaning "truth" and 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (kama) meaning "wish, desire".
ArtemichefGreek Mythology Uncertain etymology, possibly derived from the name of the goddess Artemis, or perhaps the Ancient Greek word ἀρτεμής (artemes) meaning "safe, unharmed, perfectly healthy"... [more]
ArtimpasafScythian, Mythology, Scythian Mythology Likely deriving from the name of the goddess Arti, with the elements paya ("pasture") and pati ("lord") (both of which stem from a common root). This was the name of a major Scythian goddess of fertility, warfare, and sovereignty... [more]
AshwatthamamSanskrit This name means "Fiery tempered" or "the sacred voice which relates to that of a horse". This name is mentioned in the 𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢. As the son of the warrior 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘢
AsintmahfNew World Mythology Etymology unknown. This was the name of Athabaskan earth and nature goddess and the first woman.
AšratumfNear Eastern Mythology A cognate of the Ugaritic Asherah. Name borne by an Amorite goddess who was likely derived from the same source as Asherah, however she came to occupy her own distinct position in the Amorite pantheon... [more]
AstymedonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".
AstynomefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Astynomos. Alternatively, the second element could be derived from the related Greek words νομός (nomós) meaning "district", from νέμω (nemo) meaning "I divide, I distribute", or from νομή (nome) meaning "a pasture, a grazing" or "spreading, multiplication." This is the name of several women in Greek mythology, including the mother of Calydon by Ares, a woman commonly called Chryseis in the Iliad of Homer, and one of the children of Niobe (a Niobid).
AstynomosmAncient Greek Possibly derived from ἄστυ (ástu) meaning "city, town" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom".
Atamaim & fSamoan Means "smart, intelligent" in Samoan.
AtamanmMedieval 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]
AtamumRapa Nui This name means "Adam". This was the name of of a Rapa Nui man on Easter Island who lived during the 1800s named Atamu Tekena (d. 1892). He was an ariki "king".
AtamyratmTurkmen From Medieval Turkic ata meaning "father, ancestor" and the given name Myrat
AtmojomJavanese From Javanese atmaja meaning "child", ultimately from Sanskrit आत्मज (ātmaja).
AtogmatogmamGuanche Borne by a Guanche prince from Benahoare (modern-day La Palma).
Atomm & fPopular Culture In the case of film director Atom Egoyan (1960-), it is taken from atom bomb (from Greek atomos meaning "uncut, unhewn; indivisible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with tomos "a cutting", from temnein "to cut"), given to him by his Armenian-Egyptian parents to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.
AtsamazmCaucasian Mythology, Ossetian Meaning uncertain, most likely of Alanian origin. In Caucasian mythology Atsamaz is a musician who plays a magical golden pipe. He is also a hero in the Nart sagas.
AtsumamJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "kindness, affinity" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
AtsumasamJapanese From 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy, kind" or 京 (atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" combined with 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful"... [more]
AtsumefJapanese From Japanese 純 (atsu) meaning "pure, innocent" combined with 瞳 (me) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsumifJapanese From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "glossy, moisten, moist, cordial, kind" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
AtsumikofJapanese (Rare) From 温 (atsu) meaning "warm" or 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", and 子 (ko, shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsumumJapanese From 侑 (atsumu) meaning "to help, to assist, urge to eat", 集 (atsumu) meaning "to gather, congregate" or 纂 (atsumu) meaning "editing, compiling, gather". Other spellings are possible.
AttidamanafGuanche From Guanche *atti-idamman, meaning "transmits legacy". This was the name of Gumidafe's wife.
AtymniusmGreek 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]
AtzimbafPurépecha Meaning uncertain. It was used for the title character in Ricardo Castro's historical opera Atzimba (1900), about the relationship between a Purépecha princess and the Spanish captain Villadiego.
AustmaðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements austr "east" and maðr "man".
AuðgrímrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.
AuðhumlafNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, riches" and *humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed Buri, the first god, from ice.
AutomnefFrench (Modern, Rare) From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.
AytsemnikfArmenian (Rare) Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]
AztamitlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and mitl "arrow".