Submitted Names Sounding like _a*

Aabid m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu عابد (see Abid).

Aadil m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Adil as well as the Urdu form.

Aafia f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عافية (see Aafiya), as well as the Urdu form.

Aafiya f Arabic
Means "health, well-being" in Arabic.

Aafiyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عافية (see Aafiya).

Aaishah f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).

Aamer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu عامر (see Aamir 1).

Abas m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عباس (see Abbas), as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Bosnian form.

Abbass m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عباس (see Abbas).

Abd m Arabic (?)
From Arabic عبد (ʿabd, 3abd) meaning "servant, slave". This name is found commonly among other Arabic names, such as Abd Allah, and Abd al-Aziz.

Abd al-Azim m Arabic
Means "servant of the mighty" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with عظيم ('azim) meaning "magnificent, great, powerful".

Abd al-Baqi m Arabic
Means "servant of the everlasting" from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant" combined with باقي (baqi) meaning "eternal, everlasting".

Abd al-Basit m Arabic
Means "servant of the expander" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with باسط (basit) meaning "expander, extender".

Abd al-Ghaffar m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-forgiver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and غفار (ghaffar) meaning "forgiver, pardoner".

Abd al-Ghafur m Arabic
Means "servant of the ever-forgiving" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and غفور (ghafur) meaning "forgiving, merciful".

Abd al-Hafiz m Arabic
Means "servant of the preserver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and حفيظ (hafiz) meaning "custodian, guardian".

Abd al-Halim m Arabic
Means "servant of the forbearing" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حليم (halim) meaning "patient, tolerant, mild".

Abd al-Jabbar m Arabic
Means "servant of the almighty" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with جبار (jabbār) meaning "almighty, powerful".

Abd al-Jalil m Arabic
Means "servant of the exalted one" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" and جليل (jalīl) meaning "exalted, impprtant, honourable".

Abd al-Khaliq m Arabic
Means "servant of the creator" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with خالق (khaliq) meaning "creator, maker".

Abdalla m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الله (see Abd Allah).

Abd al-Mannan m Arabic
Means "servant of the beneficent" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with منان (mannan) meaning "beneficent, benevolent, generous".

Abdalmassih m Arabic
Means "servant of the Messiah", from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) and المسح (masih) "messiah, Christ"... [more]

Abd al-Nasir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir).

Abd al-Nur m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد النور (see Abd an-Nur).

Abd al-Qahhar m Arabic
Means "servant of the vanquisher", derived from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with قهار (qahhār) meaning "conquerer, vanquisher, subduer".

Abd al-Qayyum m Arabic
Means "servant of the eternal" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with قيوم (qayyūm) meaning "enduring, everlasting, eternal".

Abd al-Quddus m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-holy" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with قدوس (quddus) meaning "holy".

Abd al-Rauf m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرؤوف (see Abd ar-Rauf).

Abd al-Samad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الصمد (see Abd as-Samad).

Abd al-Wahab m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-giver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with وهاب (wahab) meaning "giver, bestower".

Abd al-Wahid m Arabic
Means "servant of the incomparable one" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with واحد (wāḥid) meaning "one, single, unique, incomparable".

Abd al-Zahra m Arabic
Means "servant of Zahrah" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with the given name Zahra... [more]

Abd an-Nabi m Arabic
Means "servant of the prophet" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نبي (nabīy) meaning "prophet".

Abd an-Nasir m Arabic
Means "servant of the helper" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ناصر (nāṣir) meaning "helper".

Abd an-Nur m Arabic
Means "servant of the light" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Abd ar-Rauf m Arabic
Means "servant of the compassionate" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رؤوف (raʾūf) meaning "compassionate, merciful, gracious".

Abd ar-Razzaq m Arabic
Means "servant of the provider" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رزاق (razzāq) meaning "provider, sustainer".

Abd as-Samad m Arabic
Means "servant of the eternal" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with صمد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting".

Abd as-Sattar m Arabic
Means "servant of the veiler" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ستار (sattār) meaning "veiler, concealer, coverer".

Abdelhafiz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحفيظ (see Abd al-Hafiz).

Abdel Nasser m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir).

Abdelqader m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد القادر (see Abd al-Qadir).

Abdelraouf m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرؤوف (see Abd ar-Rauf).

Abdelwahab m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الوهاب (see Abd al-Wahab).

Abdelwahed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الواحد (see Abd al-Wahid).

Abdelwahid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الواحد (see Abd al-Wahid).

Abdi m Arabic, Indonesian, Turkish, Persian
Derived from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant".

Abdool m Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant transcription of Abdul.

Abdulali m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد العلي (see Abd Al-ali).

Abdulatif m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Latif.

Abdul Azeez m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد العزيز (see Abd al-Aziz).

Abdul Azim m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد العظيم (see Abd al-Azim), as well as the Malay form.

Abdul Basit m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Basit.

Abdulelah m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Ilah.

Abdul Fattah m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الفتاح (see Abd al-Fattah), as well as the regular Malay form.

Abdul Ghafar m Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الغفار (see Abd al-Ghaffar), as well as the Malay, Urdu and Pashto form.

Abdul Ghaffar m Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Ghaffar as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Ghani m Arabic, Malay, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Ghani as well as the usual Malay and Urdu form.

Abdulghani m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الغني (see Abd al-Ghani).

Abdul Hadi m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Hadi as well as the Malay form.

Abdulhady m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الهادي (see Abd al-Hadi).

Abdul Hafiz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحافظ (see Abd al-Hafiz).

Abdulhafiz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحافظ (see Abd al-Hafiz).

Abdul Hakim m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Hakim as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Halim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Halim as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Abdul Hameed m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحميد (see Abd al-Hamid), as well as the Urdu form.

Abdulhameed m Arabic, Nigerian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحميد (see Abd al-Hamid).

Abdulhamid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحميد (see Abd al-Hamid).

Abdulhaq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الحق (see Abd al-Haqq).

Abdul Jabbar m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الجبار (see Abd al-Jabbar), as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.

Abdul Jalil m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Jalil as well as the usual Malay form.

Abdulkader m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد القادر (see Abd al-Qadir).

Abdul Latif m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد اللطيف (see Abd al-Latif), as well as the Urdu, Malay and Indonesian form.

Abdullatif m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد اللطيف (see Abd al-Latif).

Abdul Majeed m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد المجيد (see Abd al-Majid), as well as the Urdu form.

Abdulmajeed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد المجيد (see Abd al-Majid).

Abdul Majid m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Majid as well as the Urdu and Malay form.

Abdulmajid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد المجيد (see Abd al-Majid).

Abdul Malek m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الملك (see Abd al-Malik), as well as a Malay and Bengali variant.

Abdul Malik m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الملك (see Abd al-Malik), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Abdul Mannan m Arabic, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Mannan as well as the Bengali form.

Abdul Nabi m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد النبي (see Abd an-Nabi).

Abdul Nasir m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir), as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Nasser m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الناصر (see Abd an-Nasir).

Abdulqader m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد القادر (see Abd al-Qadir).

Abdul Qadir m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Qadir as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Qahar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد القهار (see Abd al-Qahhar).

Abdul Qayyum m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد القيوم (see Abd al-Qayyum), as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Raheem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحيم (see Abd ar-Rahim).

Abdul Rahim m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Abd al-Rahim as well as the Urdu, Malay, and Pashto form.

Abdul Rashid m Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Rashid as well as the Urdu form.

Abdul Rauf m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرؤوف (see Abd ar-Rauf), as well as the Urdu and Pashto form.

Abdul Razak m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Abdul Razzak m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq).

Abdul Razzaq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq).

Abdul Samad m Arabic, Malay, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الصمد (see Abd as-Samad), as well as the Malay and Urdu form.

Abdul Sattar m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الستار (see Abd as-Sattar), as well as the Urdu transcription.

Abdul Wahab m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Wahab as well as the Urdu, Malay and Indonesian form.

Abdul Wahed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الواحد (see Abd al-Wahid).

Abdulwahed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الواحد (see Abd al-Wahid).

Abdul Wahid m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الواحد (see Abd al-Wahid), as well as an Urdu, Malay and Indonesian variant.

Abdulwahid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الواحد (see Abd al-Wahid).

Abdul Wali m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الولي (see Abd al-Wali), as well as the Urdu form.

Abdunnur m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد النور (see Abd al-Nur).

Abdurahim m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحيم (see Abd ar-Rahim), as well as the Uzbek and Tajik form.

Abdurahman m Arabic, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman), as well as the Indonesian and Bosnian form.

Abdurrahim m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحيم (see Abd ar-Rahim), as well as the Turkish and Indonesian form.

Abdur Razzaq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرزاق (see Abd ar-Razzaq).

Abdusalam m Arabic, Dargin, Lezgin, Avar
Arabic alternate transcription of Abd al-Salam as well as the form used in Dagestan.

Abed m Arabic
Derived from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant". It is also sometimes used as an alternate transcription of the name Abid.

Abid m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Azerbaijani
Means "admirer, adorer, worshipper" in Arabic, from the root عبد (ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to be devoted to".

Abida f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian
Feminine form of Abid.

Adeela f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عادلة (see Adila), as well as the Urdu form.

Adilah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عادلة (see Adila), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Adlan m Arabic, Chechen, Malay, Indonesian
Means "fair, just" in Arabic, from the root عدل (ʿadala) meaning "to act justly".

Adli m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "my justice, my fairness" in Arabic, derived from عَادِل ('adil) meaning "fair, honest, just".

Adly m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Adli as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Adnaan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عدنان (see Adnan).

Aesha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Aisha.

Aidah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائدة (see Aida), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Alaaddine m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علاء الدين (see Ala ad-Din).

Aladin m Arabic, Maguindanao, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic علاء الدين (see Ala al-Din), as well as the Maguindanao, Indonesian and Bosnian form.

Alam m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "world, universe" in Arabic.

Aleem m Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Alim as well as the Urdu form.

Aliaa f Arabic (Egyptian), Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء (see Alya 1) chiefly used in Egypt, as well as a Malay form of the name.

Allaoua m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Alyaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء (see Alya 1).

Amil m Arabic, Azerbaijani, Filipino, Tausug
Means "worker, doer, striver" in Arabic, from the root عمل ('amila) meaning "to work, to perform, to do".

Ammara f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Ammar.

Amous m Arabic
Arabic version of “Amos”, a minor prophet in the bible.... [more]

Amran m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
Variant of Imran.

Amre m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمرو (see Amr).

Amrou m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمرو (see Amr).

Amru m Indonesian, Arabic
Indonesian form of Amr, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Antinous m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Antinoos. This name was borne by the favourite and lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (2nd century AD).

Aqib m Arabic, Urdu
Means "successor" in Arabic, from the word عَاقَبَ (aqaba) meaning "to follow".

Aqilah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عقيلة or عاقلة (see Aqila), as well as the usual Malay form.

Arafat m & f Arabic, Bengali
From the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.

Arfan m Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Irfan.

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

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

Asem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاصم (see Asim 1).

Ashiq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "lover, admirer, adorer" in Arabic.

Assem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاصم (see Asim 1).

Assim m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاصم (see Asim 1).

Ataa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عطاء (see Ata 2).

Ateeq m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عتيق or Urdu عتیق (see Atiq).

Atiah m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عطية (see Atiya), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Atifah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاطفة (see Atifa), as well as a Malay variant.

Atika f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
From Arabic عاتك (ʿātik) meaning "clear, limpid, pure". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as one of his disciples.

Atikah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاتكة (see Atika), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Atiq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "ancient, old" in Arabic.

Atiqa f Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Feminine form of Atiq.

Atiqah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عتيقة (see Atiqa), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Atiyah m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عطية‎ (see Atiya), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Attia f & m Urdu, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Atiya.

Awad m Arabic
Means "reward, compensation" in Arabic, from the root عوض (ʿawwadha) meaning "to offset, to compensate".

Awadh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عوض (see Awad).

Awatef f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عواطف (see Awatif).

Awatif f Arabic
Means "affections, sentiments, emotions" in Arabic, the plural form of عاطفة (ʿāṭifa) meaning "emotion, sentiment, affection".

Awaz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عوض (see Awad).

Ayisha f Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Malayalam, Urdu, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha), as well as the form used in South India and Pakistan.

Ayshah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).

Azam m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay
Means "greater, greatest, paramount" in Arabic, the elative of عظيم (ʿaẓīm) meaning "magnificent, great". It is used as a feminine name in Iran, while it is masculine elsewhere.

Azami m Arabic, Malay
Means "my determination, my resolution" in Arabic, derived from عزام (azzam) meaning "determination, resolution".

Azeeza f Arabic, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of عزيزة (see Aziza), as well as the Dhivehi form.

Azil m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "protector" in Arabic.

Azim m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Bengali, Persian, Malay, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "magnificent, great, powerful" in Arabic. This can also be used an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əzim. In Islamic tradition العظيم (al-Azim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Azima f Arabic, Bengali, Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Azim.

Azimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عظيمة (see Azima), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Azizah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزيزة (see Aziza), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Azmat m Arabic, Urdu
Means "greatness, might, importance" in Arabic, from the root عظم ('azuma) meaning "to be great".

Azmy m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزمي (see Azmi).

Azraa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عذراء (see Azra).

Azzam m Arabic
Means "determined, resolute" as well as "lion" in Arabic, from the word عَزَمَ (azama) meaning "to determine, to decide, to be firmly resolved".

Ba f & m Korean (Rare)

Bá m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 伯 (bá) meaning "paternal uncle, father's older brother".

Baasan m & f Mongolian
Means "Friday" or "Venus (planet)" in Mongolian. Cognate to Tibetan Pasang.

Baasandorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Baasanjargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Baatarkhuu m Mongolian
From баатар (baatar) meaning "hero" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son".

Babacar m Western African
Form of Abu Bakr used in parts of western Africa.

Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babben f Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of Barbro.

Babér f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian babér "laurel".

Babett f Hungarian, German (Rare), Luxembourgish
Hungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.

Babik m Romani
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Babilas m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Babila.

Babookaji m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari बाबुकाजी (see Babukaji).

Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.

Babukaji m Newar
From Newar बाबु (bābu) meaning "small kid" and काजी (kājī) meaning "leader".

Babürşah m Turkish
Babür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title, şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

Bắc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 北 (bắc) meaning "north".

Bacchylides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Means "son of Bacchylis", derived from the feminine name Bacchylis and the usually patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Baccio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of names ending in -accio which are preceded by a B sound, such as Bartolomeaccio, Bartolaccio, Iacobaccio, Bindaccio or Fortebraccio.

Bách m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柏 (bách) meaning "cypress tree, cedar".

Bạch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 白 (bạch) meaning "white, pure".

Bachar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشار (see Bashar) influenced by French orthography.

Bachir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Bashir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bachtiaruddin m Indonesian
Combination of Bachtiar and الدين (al-dīn) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.

Bacıgül f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Azerbaijani bacı meaning "sister" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Bada f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 바다 (bada) meaning "sea, ocean."

Badar m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Badr.

Bader m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر (see Badr).

Badi al-Zaman m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بديع الزمان (see Badi az-Zaman).

Badi az-Zaman m Arabic
Means "marvel of the age" from Arabic بديع (badīʿ) meaning "marvelous, wonderful" and زمان (zamān) meaning "time, age, era".

Badîn m Kurdish

Badmaarag f & m Mongolian
Means "ruby" in Mongolian.

Badong m Filipino
Diminutive of Salvador.

Bador m Filipino
Short form of Salvador.

Badr ad-Din m Arabic
Means "full moon of the religion" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Badr al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din).

Badr al-Zaman m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الزمان (see Badr az-Zaman).

Badrangui m & f Mongolian
Means "inspirational, flourishing" in Mongolian.

Badr az-Zaman m Arabic
Means "full moon of the era" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with زمان (zamān) meaning "time, age, era".

Badri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my full moon" in Arabic, derived from بدر (badr) meaning "full moon".

Badria f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badriah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Badriyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badruddin m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr al-Din), as well as the Urdu, Bengali, Malay, and Indonesian form.

Badrul m Arabic, Malay, Bengali, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with بدر ال (Badr al) meaning "full moon of the" (such as Badr ad-Din).

Baek-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 伯 "older brother" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".

Baeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Baelyn f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Bafana m Zulu
Derived from Zulu abafana, the plural form of umfana, meaning "boy, young man."

Bagabandi m Mongolian
From Mongolian бага (baga) meaning "small, young" and банди (bandi) meaning "disciple (of a lama), novice, son".

Bagala f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi बगला (bagala) meaning "heron".

Bagas m Javanese
Means "healthy, strong, firm" in Javanese.

Bagaskoro m Javanese
From Javanese bagaskara meaning "sun", ultimately from Sanskrit भास्कर (bhāskara).

Bager m Kurdish

Baghazat f Tatar
From Arabic bahjat meaning "delight, joy".

Bagio m Javanese
Variant of Bagyo.

Bağır m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Baqir. It coincides with the Azerbaijani word bağır meaning "liver, heart".

Bagoes m Indonesian
Older spelling of Bagus based on Dutch orthography.

Bagun m Ho
Meaning Unknown.

Bagwis m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "soft wing feather (of a bird)" in Tagalog.

Bagyo m Javanese
From Javanese bagya meaning "happiness, fortune, wellness", ultimately from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya).

Baha ad-Din m Arabic
Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Baha al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha ad-Din).

Bahagia m & f Indonesian
Means "happy, glad" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya).

Bahar m Indonesian
Means "sea" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic بحر (baḥr).

Bahareh f Persian
Variant of Bahar.

Bahauddin m Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Bahee f Manx
Of very uncertain origin and meaning. Folk etymology, however, seems to connect this name to both Margaret and Biddy.

Baheejah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Bahija.

Bahiah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya), as well as the Malay form.

Bahiyah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya), as well as the Malay form.

Bahiyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya).

Bahjat m Arabic
Derived from Arabic بهجة (bahjah) meaning "joy, happiness".

Båhl m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Bård.

Bahr ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahr al-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din).

Bəhram m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bahram.

Bahri m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Albanian
Means "like the sea" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "sea".

Bahrizal m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Bahri and the Minangkabau masculine suffix -zal.

Bahruddin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Baika f Japanese
From Japanese 梅花 (baika) meaning "plum blossom".

Baila f English (American, Modern)
Invented name based on the sounds of names like Bailey and Kayla.

Bailea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baileigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baillee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bain m Literature
Bain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).

Báine f & m Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Mythology
An Irish name meaning "whiteness, pallor". In Irish Mythology, Báine was a princess, daughter of Tuathal Techtmar, ancestor of the kings of Ireland. "Cailín na Gruaige Báine" and "Bruach na Carraige Báine" are the names of two traditional Irish songs.... [more]

Baje m & f East Frisian
Variant of Boje. ... [more]

Bají m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Buenaventura.

Bajilah f Arabic
Bajilah is an Arabic name found in Eastern Iraq.

Baka f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bakan f Seediq

Bakar m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Bakr.

Bakchos m Greek Mythology
Original form of Bacchus.

Bake f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.

Bakhos m Greek Mythology

Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.

Bakhytzhan m & f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Bakytzhan.

Bako m Armenian, Georgian
Short form of Ambako (Georgian), Ambakum (Armenian), Bakar (Georgian) and Bakur (both Armenian and Georgian).

Bakri m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "early riser" in Arabic, from the word بكر (bakara) meaning "to be early". Alternately it could be considered a derivative of the name Bakr.

Bakrie m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bakri.

Bakry m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بكري (see Bakri), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Bakti m Indonesian
Means "reverence, devotion" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).

Baktigul f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Baktygul.

Baku m Japanese Mythology
Baku (spelled 獏 or 貘) is the lion-headed ghost who eats nightmares in Japanese mythology. It can also refer to a "Malayan tapir" in everyday use.

Bakung f Indonesian
Means "lily" in Indonesian.

Bakur m Armenian (Rare), Georgian
Armenian and Georgian form of Pakur. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name are the 2nd-century kings Bakur of Armenia and Bakur of Lazica (in Colchis), who are both better known under the Latin name Pacorus... [more]

Bakyt m & f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck", ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht). It is only used as a masculine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is unisex in Kazakhstan.

Bakytzhan m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Balaca m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small" in Azerbaijani.

Baladine f German (Rare)
Germanised form of Balladyna.

Balai m Paiwan

Balakhanim f Azerbaijani (Rare)

Balan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam form and Tamil variant of Bala 1.

Balandín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Valentine 1.

Balandina f Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Balantina.

Balantín m Aragonese
Variant of Balandín.

Balantina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Valentina.

Balbi f & m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Balbina and Balbino.

Balbijn m & f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of both Balbinus and Balbina.

Baldovín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Baldwin.

Baldram m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements bald "bold" and hraban "raven".