Abd al-JabbarmArabic Means "servant of the almighty" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with جبار (jabbār) meaning "almighty, powerful".
Abd al-JalilmArabic Means "servant of the exalted one" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" and جليل (jalīl) meaning "exalted, impprtant, honourable".
AbijammBiblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew Means "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea" in Hebrew. This name was borne by the second king of Judah (who was also known as Abijah).
AdiljanmUyghur, Uzbek, Kazakh Uyghur elaboration of Adil using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling" as well as an Uzbek and Kazakh variant transcription of Adilzhan.
Aeng-jafKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 櫻 (aeng) combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be spelled as Cheriko in Japanese and Ying-zi in Chinese.
AhmedjanmKazakh Combination of the Islamic name Ahmed and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "soul" (of Persian origin). Kazakh variant spelling of Akhmetzhan.
Aijalonm & fBiblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare) From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.
AishejafHistory Albanian form of Aisha, referring to Muhammad's third and youngest wife.
AisjamTatar A variant of the Tatar name ”Aisä” (Mishar Tatar) and ”Ğäisä” (Kazan Tatar). This version has been used in Finland, among the small community of Tatars... [more]
Ajâjaf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic pet form of Aja, from a combination of Aja and the diminutive suffix -aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of Ajajak.
Ajajam & fYoruba Means "one who fights and escapes" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and já "to snap, break off, break loose".
Ajalam & fYoruba Means "fights and survives" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and là "to survive". Alternatively, the final element could be lá "to lick; to become worn out".
AjarmKurdish Derived from Kurdish ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Ajarif & mYoruba Means "fought to be seen" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards.
AjatmSundanese Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound jat (or other similar sounds), such as Sudrajat.
AjatarfFinnish Mythology Possibly from Finnish ajaa, menaing "to pursue", and the ending -tar, translates to "female pursuer". She is an evil, female spirit in Finnish Mythology. She lives in the woods on the Pohjola Mountains.
ÄlimjanmKazakh, Persian, Uyghur Combination of the Islamic name Alim, meaning "scholar", and the Kazakh and Persian word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear".
AllyjahfEnglish The name Allyjah is two words, Ally and Jah, combined to form a name that is pronounced like the name Elijah. The first part of the name (Ally) is meant to mean "friend", while the second part (Jah) means God... [more]
Amarjargalf & mMongolian Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace, comfort" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Amasjam & fDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Amaziah. This name has always been extremely rare in the Netherlands and was also an exclusively masculine name until around the '60s of the 20th century... [more]
AmirjanmKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word amir meaning "commander, prince" (borrowed from Arabic) and the Kazakh word jan meaning "soul" (borrowed from Persian).
AngeyjafNorse Mythology The etymology of this name is uncertain. It could be derived from Old Norse angi "sweet odour" and ey, a name element which might mean "island" (compare Eyja)... [more]
ArdijanmSerbian Ardian is a personal name deriving from the name of an Illyrian tribe of Ardiaei, whose original homeland was the valley of the Neretva river, in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the name is mainly present among modern Serbs bosniaks and Croats, as they consider themselves to be the direct descendants of ancient Illyrians.... [more]
ĀrijafLatvian, 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).
ÅroliljafLiterature, Norwegian (Rare) Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.