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Assya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Asya 1.

Assylmurat m Kazakh
Variant of Asylmurat.

Astafiy m Russian
Russian form of Eustathius.

Asțamyr m Abkhaz
Variant transcription of Astamur.

Asteriy m Russian
Russian form of Asterios via Asterius.

Astery f Literature
Form of Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.

Astley m English
Transferred use of the surname Astley.

Astrey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Astraios.

Astryd f Haitian Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Astrid.

Astryda f Polish
Polish form of Astrid.

Astuty f Indonesian
Variant of Astuti.

Asty f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Astrid.

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.

Astyanassa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astyanax. This was the name of Helen of Troy’s maid, supposedly the first author of erotic texts and poetry.

Astyanax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "city lord" or "lord of the city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]

Astycrateia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Semi-latinized form of Astykrateia, the feminine form of Astykrates. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

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

Astydamea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astydameia.

Astydameia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "town, city" and δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue".

Astydamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astydameia. In Greek myth this name belonged to five individual characters.

Astykrateia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine 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".

Astymedousa f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Astymedusa.

Astymedusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astymedousa, which is the feminine form of Astymedon. In some Greek myths this name belongs to a princess of Mycenae who is a later wife of Oedipus.

Astynome f Greek 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).

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.

Astyoche f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astyochos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two nymphs and several princesses.

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]

Astypalaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀστυπάλαια (Astypalaia) which meant "ancient city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu, asty) meaning "town, city" and παλαιός (palaios) meaning "old (in years), aged, ancient" (compare the related word πάλαι (palai) meaning "long ago, in days of yore")... [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.

Asuyo f Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aswathy f Indian

Asya f English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Asia 1.

Asyaari m Malay
Malay variant of Ashari.

Asyari m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ashari.

Asyat f Adyghe, Circassian, Kabardian
Variant of Asya 2, meaning "Asia", not to be confused with Asiyat

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.

Asylbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh and Kyrgyz асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

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

Asylmurat m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic أَصِيل‎ (ʾaṣīl) meaning "original, authentic" combined with Murat.

Asylviy f Mari
From the Tatar асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" and бий (biy) meaning "princess".

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".

Asynkryt m Polish
Polish form of Asynkritos.

Asyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ignacio, Nicasio and similar names.

Asyraaf m Malay
Malay variant of Ashraf.

Asyraf m Malay
Malay variant of Ashraf.

Asyraff m Malay
Malay variant of Ashraf.

Asyrof m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ashraf.

Atabaý m Turkmen
From Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy".

Atabey f New World Mythology
Supreme goddess of the Taínos worshipped as a goddess of fresh water and fertility.

Atalamy m Yakut
Means "deity / creator of horses".

Atalaryk m Polish
Polish form of Athalaric.

Atalay m Turkish
Famous, well-known.

Atamyrat m Turkmen
From Medieval Turkic ata meaning "father, ancestor" and the given name Myrat

Atanasiya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Athanasia.

Atanazy m Polish
Polish form of Athanasius.

Atanya f English

Atay m Turkish
A masculine form of the name Ataya. Also it means appoint in turkish.

Ataytana f Guanche
The name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.

Atchariya f & m Thai
Means "marvellous, wonderful, exceptional" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आश्चर्य (āścarya). The spelling อัจฉริยา is used for females while อัจฉริยะ is used for males.

Atch-ytagyn m Chukchi

Atenyama f Guanche
Borne by a 12-year-old Guanche girl sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.

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

Athalya f Obscure
Variant of Athaliah.

Athitaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Athittaya.

Athittaya f Thai
Derived from Thai อาทิตย์ (athit) meaning "sun", itself from the name of the Hindu god Aditya.

Athoy m & f Manipuri
Means "best one" in Meitei.

Athy f Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Athanasia.

Athyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Athena.

Atikaya m Hinduism
Means "gigantic" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is one of the sons of the demon king Ravana.

Atiliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Atilius.

Atitaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Athittaya.

Atittaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Athittaya.

Atiya m & f Manipuri
Means "sky" in Meitei.

Atiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic variant transcription of Atiya as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Atiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Atiya.

Atiyetullah f Ottoman Turkish
Means "gift of Allah", from Arabic عطية ('atiyya) meaning "gift" and الله (Allah).

Atiyya f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Atiya.

Atkiray m Medieval Mongolian
Means "stallion" in Middle Mongolian, possibly related to Proto-Turkic *adgïr.

Atley m English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atley.

Atqiya f Muslim

Atrey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Atreus.

Atreyu m Literature (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story')... [more]

Atsalyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Means "Yahweh has reserved" or "Yahweh has set aside" in Hebrew, which some sources appear to believe indicates to a figurative meaning of "(being kept) near to God"... [more]

Atsiylah f Obscure

Atsuya m Japanese
Derived from 纂 (atsu) meaning "compile, gather" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "candid, sincere, honest" and 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Atsuyasu m Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) meaning "warm", 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 坦 (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level".

Atsuyo f Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atsuyoshi m Japanese
From 敦 (atsu.shi) meaning "kindness, honesty" and 成 (yoshi) meaning "become". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Atsuyuki m Japanese
From 京 (atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" and 行 (yuki) meaning "line, row"... [more]

Atsy f Spanish

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.

Attenya f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Means "here is the melody" in Guanche (compare Atteneri). This name was borne by a 12-year-old Guanche girl sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.

Attkyn m Medieval English
Variant of Atkin.

Attyk m Polish
Polish form of Atticus.

Átuay m & f Bandial
Means "the white one" in Bandial.

Atulya f Hindi
Feminine form of Atul.

Atuy m Ainu
Means "sea" in Ainu.

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]

Atyrdakh m Yakut
Means "pitchfork" in Yakut.

Atyrgul f Kyrgyz
Means "rose" from Kyrgyz атыр (atyr) meaning "perfume, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

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

Atzany f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Ahtziri and Itzayana.

Atziry f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Ahtziri.

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

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

Aubry m French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Aubéric.

Aubrye f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Aubrey.

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

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

Audery f English (American)
Variant of Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.

Audny f Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Auðný.

Audray f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audriy f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audry m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Aldric via Audric.

Audry f English (American), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audrye f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audryna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrina.

Audrynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audryna. According to the SSA, Audrynna was given to 6 girls in 2012.

Audy m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Audie or a transferred use of the surname Audy.

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.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Aufroy m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Alfried, which is a short form of Adalfried and thus not to be confused with Alfred... [more]

Augustýn m Czech (Rare)
Variant of Augustin.

Auksenty m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Auxentius.

Auksys m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun auksas meaning "gold".

Auladiya f Tatar
From the Arabic أَوْلَاد‎ (ʾawlād) meaning "children".

Auley m Manx, Scots
Manx and Scots form of Olaf, from Old Norse Áleifr via Old Irish Amlaíb... [more]

Auliya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Aulia.

Aunesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. 12 girls were given this name in 2017.

Aunya f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Áine or Anya

Aunyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Onyx

Auracely f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Aracely.

Auraya f Thai

Aureliyan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aurelian.

Aurély f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aurélie.

Aurelyana f Hindi (Germanized, Rare)

Auriya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Borrowing of Auria.

Auroralyn f Obscure
Combination of Aurora and Lyn.

Austeyn m Manx
Manx form of Augustine 1.

Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.

Austynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Austin (See also Austyne).

Auðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".

Autolekythos m Ancient Greek, History
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) "self" and possibly λήκυθος (lḗkuthos) "lekythos", a kind of pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil... [more]

Autolycus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Autolykos. In Greek mythology, Autolycus is a renowned thief and the maternal grandfather of Odysseus.

Autolykos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]

Autrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Autry.

Autry m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Autry.

Autumnlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Autumn and lynn.

Auxityche f Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek αυξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase" combined with τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".

Avacyn f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
The name of a fictional archangel from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.

Avagaye f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Avigay.

Avaiya f English (British)
Variant of Avaya.

Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).

Avalynn f English (Modern)
Either a combination of Ava 1 and the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline).

Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.

Avanya f Sanskrit
Potential relation to Lavanya.

Avary f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avaryn f English (Rare)
Starts with the name Ava. English form of Avaron

Avashya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi
"hoar-frost" ; "dew"

Avaya m Indian

Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.

Avdiy m Russian
Modern Russian form of 'Ovadyah (see Obadiah) via its Biblical Greek form Abdiou.

Avdiyes m Russian
Possibly derived from Biblical Hebrew abdiyës̄ meaning "to listen"

Avdy m Russian
Variant transcription of Avdiy.

Avegaya f Medieval English, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Abigail via Greek Abigaia.

Aveley f English
Transferred use of the surname Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means "Ælfgyth’s meadow"... [more]

Avely f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Aveli.

Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.

Avelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avelyn.

Avelynne f Obscure
Variant of Avelyn

Avenyn m Medieval Flemish

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Averkiy m Russian
This name is derived from the Ancient Greek name Aberkios.

Averky m Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Russified)
Alternate transcription of Russian Аверкий (see Averkiy).

Averley f & m Obscure
Transfered from the surname.

Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.

Avhustyn m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Aviary f English

Avigaiyil f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.

Avigay f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Avigail.

Avigaya f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Avigay.

Avigey f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Avigay.

Avigeya f Russian
Russian form of Abigail.

Aviguy m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my father is from the valley", either from Hebrew Avi means "my father" and Guy 2 means "valley".... [more]

Aviheya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Abigail.

Aviliy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Avilius.

Avilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avinoy f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "father of beauty" in Hebrew. Combination of the names Avi and Noy.

Avjiya f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek avji meaning "just, exactly".

Avksenty m Russian
Variant transcription of Avksentiy.

Avlyn f English

Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.

Avreliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurelius.

Avreliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurelia.

Avrey f & m English
Variant of Avery.

Avreya f History (Ecclesiastical, Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aurea.

Avry f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Avery. In 2008, 30 boys and 24 girls were given the name AVRY. Also in 2018, 17 boys and 11 girls were named AVRY.

Avtalyon m Early Jewish
The name of a Pharisaic Av-Beit-Din (vice-president) of the Sanhedrin, second to Shemaya, during the 1st century BC.

Avundiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Abundius.

Avy m Hebrew
Variant of Avi.

Avya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning, "to animate, to drive, to offer (to gods as hymn), to protect, favour."

Avyaan m Sanskrit
Supposedly means "beginning", and relates to Lords Vishnu and Ganesha.

Avyaanreddy m Obscure (Modern, Rare, ?)

Avyan m Sanskrit
Variant of Avyaan.

Avyanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Avye f Arabic
Meaning “Keeper of the gate”

Avygotta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Avigay via the variant Avigoy.

Avyi f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Avgi.

Avynn f Obscure
Variant of Aven.

Awdry f Medieval English
Possible precursor to Audrey?

Awentyn m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Aventinus.

Awley m Scottish
Anglicization of Amhladh, Amhlaidh, Amhlaigh, and Amhlaibh... [more]

Awolaye m & f Yoruba
Means "the oracle cannot explain this" or "the oracle cannot lie" in Yoruba, from ao "oracle, occult, Ifa", the negation prefix ò‎, and ní "to have" combined with either àyè "explanation, understanding" or ayè "lie, falsehood"

Axacayacatl m Nahuatl
Means "face of water" or "water mask" in Nahuatl, from atl "water" and xayacatl "face, mask". This is also the name of a kind of aquatic beetle, whose eggs are considered a delicacy.

Axayácatl m Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Axayacatl.

Axayacatl m Aztec, Mexican
Means "face of water" in Classical Nahuatl, from ātl "water" and xāyacatl "face, mask".

Axicyotl m & f Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl axicyo, "river where the water forms whirlpools".

Äxmätzyan m Tatar
Tatar form of Ehmetjan.

Axylos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄξυλος (axylos) meaning "uncut wood" as well as "without wood", which consists of the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-) meaning "not, without, the opposite of" combined with the Greek noun ξύλον (xylon) meaning "cut wood, timber".

Axylus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Axylos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a warrior from Arisbe who was slain by Diomedes in the Trojan War.

Ay m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology unknown. This was the name of two different pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

Ay m Yakut
Means "the inventor" in Yakut.

Ay m & f Turkish
Means "moon" (also, by extension, "month") in Turkish.

Aya f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".

Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.

Aya f Hebrew
Directly taken from Hebrew אַיָּה (ayá) meaning "honey buzzard".

Aya f Kazakh
Means "canopy, shelter, hideout" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Aya f & m Cherokee
Aya in the Cherokee language is a term for one's self. Usually used as "I" or "Me". If a family member uses this for someone it would me that they see a bit of themself in that person and it would be meant as a compliment.It is also a type of fern that is known as a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness... [more]

Ayaa f Japanese
From Japanese 文 (aya) meaning "sentence" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayaal m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ай (ay) meaning "to invent".

Ayaan m Yakut
Derived from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayaana f Yakut
Means "way, road, path" in Yakut.

Ayaansh m Telugu
Means "The Ray of Sun," "Part of Parents," "God Gift".

Ayaat f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Ayat.

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayabonga m & f Zulu
Means 'they are thankful' in Zulu.

Ayacquicahua m Nahuatl
Possibly means "nobody leaves him", from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody", qui "him, her, they", and cahua "to leave, abandon, relinquish".

Ayad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic إياد (see Iyad).

Ayae f Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design", 綾 (aya) meaning "design" or 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay" or 枝 (e) meaning "branch"... [more]

Ayagaadax̂ m Aleut
Meaning "girl , co-wife".

Ayagaaguzahlix̂ m Aleut
Meaning "only a woman".

Ayah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Means "falcon" or "vulture" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of the father of Rizpah as well as the son of Zibeon.

Ayah f & m Jagham, Kenyang
From à-yà meaning "river" in Ejagham.

Ayaha f Japanese (Rare)
From 綾 (aya) meaning "design" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Ayahi f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day". Other kanji combinations are also possible. A famous bearer is Ayahi Takagaki, Japanese voice actress and singer.

Ayahiko m Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ayahime f Japanese
From Japanese 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ayahiro m Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "gorgeous, brilliant, colorful" combined with 浩 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide, spacious". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayahisa m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [more]

Ayahito m Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayaho f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "color" combined with 星 (ho) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayajan f Kazakh
From the Kazakh ая (aya) meaning "space, square, circle" or "canopy" and жан (jan) meaning "soul".

Ayakana f Japanese
The name is a combination of the kanji Aya(奈) meaning color Ka(香) meaning perfume and Na(菜) meaning Vegetable. This name was borne from the character Ayakana Furuya From Danganronpa Endless an upcoming fangan

Ayakazu m Japanese
Derived from 花 (aya) meaning "flower" or 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant, gorgeous", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, good" and 司 (su) meaning "to rule, control, manage".

Ayakha f & m Xhosa
Means "they build" in Xhosa.

Ayaki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "color" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayako‘z f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek aya meaning "mother" and ko'z meaning "eye" or "glance".

Ayakpo f & m Ijaw
Meaning "new world or life" in Ijaw.

Ayaks m Russian
Russian form of Ajax.

Ayal m Amis

Ayala f Spanish (European, Rare)
Spanish form of Aiala and Aiara.

Ayalga f Asturian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin word aflaticam meaning "discovery".

Ayalla f American
Variant of Ayala

Ayalon m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Ajalon.

Ayalta f Early Jewish, Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Ayala

Ayamani f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From ayamanilatl meaning "tepid water" or "lukewarm water"

Ayamba f & m Jagham, Kenyang
Means "he/she opened the way" in Ejagham, used for the first of twins.

Ayameko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower), sweet flag, calamus" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Ayami f Japanese
Possibly from Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Ayami f Arabic
Means "my days"

Ayamis f Cree

Ayamma f Efik
Means "will you love me?" in Efik.

Ayămpi f Chuvash
Means "moon lady" in Chuvash.

Ayámpia m Aguaruna
From the Awajun verb ayampat meaning "look back, turn".

Ayamuynuex m Taíno

Ayán m Asturian (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name element alls meaning "all".

Ayan m Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Turkish
Persian and Urdu meaning is prima-facie. Hindi and Tamil usage is from 'Ayan' the name of Brahma, the Creator. Ayan' in Turkish, means "obviously" or "clearly". Ayan in Sanskrit means 'Speed'.

Ayan f Somali
Variant of Ayaan 2.

Ayan m Arabic
Means "time, era, epoch" in Arabic.

Ayan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh аян (ayan), meaning "known, teachable".

Ayana f Indian
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").

Ayana f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what, which" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.

Ayana f Amharic
Means "beautiful flower" in Amharic.