AndjetymEgyptian Mythology Means "he of Andjet", the name of an ancient Egyptian city whose name was probably derived from ḏd "stability, durability".... [more]
AndraymAfrican American, Antillean Creole Variant of Andre. Known bearers of the name include Andray Baptiste (1977-), a Grenadian soccer player, and Andray Blatche (1986-), a retired American-born basketball player who has become a naturalized Filipino citizen.
AngayarkannifHinduism, Tamil (Rare) Means "she who has beautiful fish-like eyes" in Tamil, from அம் (am) meaning "beautiful", கயல் (kayal) meaning "fish", கண் (kan) meaning "eye" and the feminine suffix -இ (-i)... [more]
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]
AngyangmChinese From the Chinese 昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and 扬 (yáng) meaning "scatter, spread" or "praise" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "male; light, sun".
AngyemChinese From the Chinese 昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid; firelight, flame".
AngyingmChinese From the Chinese 昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".
AngyumChinese From the Chinese 昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Anindyam & fBengali, Indonesian From Sanskrit अनिन्द्य (anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्द्य (nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [more]
AnjaneyulumTelugu Derived from आंजनेय (āṃjaneya), a name of Haruman and the Telugu suffix -లు (-lu)
AnjaymSanskrit Means "unconquerable, unbeatable" in Sanskrit.... [more]
Anka-nyfChukchi Derived from Chukchi анка-к (anka-k) meaning "in the sea". This name was traditionally given to baby girls who were born during a trip to the ocean or sea.
AnnamyratmTurkmen From Turkmen anna meaning "Friday" combined with the given name Myrat.
AnnecyfFrench (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare) Adoption of the name of the city of Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [more]
AnniwiyannifHittite Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the mother of an augur, known from a text detailing a fertility ritual involving burying clay birds on the steppe.
AnnwylfWelsh From the Welsh word annwyl, which means "dear". The word annwyl is comprised of an, an intensive prefix and gŵyl “mild, gentle, graceful; bashful, modest”.
AnodynefObscure (?) From Latin "anōdynos", meaning “stilling or relieving pain”, from Ancient Greek "ἀνώδυνος", meaning “free from pain”), from "ἀν-", meaning “without” plus "ὀδύνη", meaning “pain”.
AnriyafChinese "王" means king. "安" means peace. 睿 means astute. 雅 means lovely. 王 is the last name, because in Chinese they put the last name first. So, according it English tradition, it should be 安睿雅王.
AnthyllafGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Possibly derived from Greek άνθος (anthos) meaning "blossom". Anthylla was a sacrificed victim of the Minotaur in Greek mythology.
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.
AntzyfGreek Greek form of the English name Angie, used as a diminutive of Angeliki or Angela. This is borne by Greek singer Angeliki 'Antzy' Samiou (1960-).
AnyimmNigerian A notable bearer is Anyim Pius Anyim, a Nigerian politician.
Anyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil, satisfied" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".
ÁnyínmífBette Means "the one who sweetens me" in Bette Obudu.
AnyomBulgarian Possibly a diminutive of Angel and/or Ayan. A known bearer of this name was the Bulgarian soccer player Ayan "Anyo" Sadakov (1961-2017).
AnysiafHistory (Ecclesiastical) From Ancient Greek ἄνυσις (anusis) "fulfillment, accomplishment", ultimately from άνύω (anúō) ("to accomplish, to cause"). Saint Anysia of Salonika was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century.
AnytefAncient Greek Feminine form of Anytos. Anyte of Tegea was a 3rd-century BC Arcadian poet, admired by her contemporaries and later generations for her charming epigrams and epitaphs.
AoyamJapanese From Japanese 碧 (ao) meaning "jade, blue, green" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.
AoyanmChinese From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam" and 岩 (yán) meaning "rock, cliff".
AoyofJapanese From Japanese 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
AoyoumChinese From the Chinese 骜 (ào) meaning "wild horse" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, friendly".
Aoyunm & fChinese This name is made up of 奧 (ào)/奥 (ào, yù), the simplified version of 奧, meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 運/运 (yùn) meaning "run, luck, fortune, ship, transport," the first meaning added for 运, the simplified version of 運... [more]
Apayauqf & mInupiat Meaning unknown, name borne by Apayauq Reitan, the first trans woman to compete in the Iditarod (a long distance dog sledge race from Alaska to Nome).
AphinyafThai Means "knowledge, higher awareness" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijna). In Buddhism this term refers to knowledge gained through meditation and virtuousness.
ApichayafThai From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "above, higher, greater" and ชญา (chaya) meaning "knowing, wise".
AracyfTupi, Brazilian Variant of Araci. A known bearer of this name was Aracy de Almeida (1914-1988), a Brazilian singer.
AracynthiasfGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αρακυνθιας (Arakynthias), an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite meaning "of Arakynthos", Arakynthos or Aracynthus being a mountain upon which there was a temple dedicated to her... [more]
AramanyakmAncient Armenian Meaning unknown; possibly related to Persian ارمنی (Armani) "Armenian" or from Old Iranian *Rāma(n)-nī- "bringing peace" combined with the Armenian suffix -ակ (-ak). Aramanyak Haykazuni was a king of Armenia from 2026-1980 BCE... [more]
AramayismAncient Armenian, Armenian From Old Median *Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *rāma- "joy, peace" and *ais-/*is- "to strive".
ArambiymAdyghe Derived from Persian آرام (ârâm) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AranderayfGuarani "The first little light of the day, the tiny one."
AranyfHungarian Directly taken from Hungarian arany "gold; golden".
Aranyaf & mThai, Indian, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit अरण्य (aranya) meaning "forest". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is masculine in India and Bangladesh.
AranykafHungarian Originally a diminutive of Arany, now used as a given name in its own right.
AranyosfHungarian (Modern, Rare) Directly taken from Hungarian aranyos "sweet, lovable, cute" as well as a diminutive of Arany now used as a given name in its own right.
ArayfKazakh Means "twilight" or "morning star" in Kazakh.
AraymSpanish (Canarian, Modern) Meaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Guanche araia, meaning "possibility" or "hope". Alternatively, it may be derived from Araya, the name of a neighborhood in Candelaria, Tenerife, which has also been recorded as Aray.
ArayamTigrinya Means "leader by example" in Tigrinya.
ArayafThai From Thai อารย (araya) meaning "good, noble, righteous", ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य (arya).