This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Quebec; and the first letter is A.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Afton f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun
afton meaning "evening".... [
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Agliss f English (Rare)Derived from the English-speaking words "a glistening," meaning shining or glittering.
Aguta m & f InuitMeans "gatherer of the dead" in Inuit.
Ahpeahtone m Indigenous AmericanMeans "wooden lance" or "kills with a lance" in Kiowa. Ahpeahtone (1856–1931) was a chief of the Kiowa tribe in Oklahoma, who is regarded as the last traditional chief of the tribe.
Ahyouwaighs m MohawkMeaning unknown. A famous person is John Brant, who was a Mohawk leader and had a role in the War of 1812.
Aïda f FrenchIn former times, this name was a diminutive of
Adélaïde. Nowadays, however, it is usually used as the Gallicized form of
Aida.
Ailea f English (Modern)Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from
airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese
airella, which in turn was derived from Latin
atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Airianna f English (Modern)Variant of
Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).
Akaitcho m YellowknifeDirect translation is "big foot" or "big feet" referencing a less literal translation of "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow."
Akron m EnglishAn English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."
Alafare f English (Rare), RomaniOf uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of
Alethea (compare
Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [
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Alaska f EnglishFrom Aleut
alaxsxaq "object to which the action of the sea is directed" or "mainland". It is the name of a US state.
Albania f EnglishFrom the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *
alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *
alb "white" (see
Albus).... [
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Albéric m FrenchFrench form of
Alberich. A known bearer of this name was the French composer Albéric Magnard (1865-1914).
Albion m EnglishFrom 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"... [
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Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English noun
alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία
(chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic
al-kimiya (the source also of Persian
Kimiya).
Aldwyn m EnglishModern form of
Ealdwine and/or
Æðelwine. A known bearer of this name is Aldwyn Sappleton (b. 1981), a Jamaican track and field athlete.
Alfre f English (Modern)In the case of American actress Alfre Woodard (1952-) her godmother claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters.
Algy m EnglishDiminutive of
Algernon, used in the play
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.