A-inf & mKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 亞 meaning "next, second" or 妸 meaning "beautiful," and an in hanja, e.g. 仁 meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous."
AinfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 音 (in) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aipingf & mChinese From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel, duckweed" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
AiqingfChinese This name could be made with 爱 (Ai) meaning "Love, Affection" or 蔼 (Ai) meaning "Friendly, Lush" and 青 (Qing) meaning "Blue, Green, Young" or 清 (Qing) meaning "Clear, Clean, District, Quiet, the Dynasty, completely, thoroughly"... [more]
AiquemmOccitan From Germanic aigan "to possess" and helm "protection".
AirafLithuanian The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word Airijos (Irish), perhaps inspired by Erin or a borrowing from the Latvian Aira, which has a different etymology.
AirammSpanish (Canarian), Guanche Name of a Guanche man baptised in Seville in the 15th century, of unknown meaning. This name had revivals the 1980's and the 2000's.
AïssamArabic (Maghrebi) Form of Isa 1 used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
AistismLithuanian Derived from Aisčiai, which is the Lithuanian name for the Aesti, a Baltic tribe (or people) that was first described by the Roman historian Tacitus (born c. 56 AD, died c. 120 AD) in his treatise Germania... [more]
AitalmPolish (Archaic) This is the name of a Christian saint, most likely from a Persian source meaning "light; bright." The name was borne by the Polish mayor of Sanok Aital Witoszyński (1898-1905).
AitnefGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.
AitzolmBasque Used by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname, (A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words haitz "rock, stone" and ola "workplace, factory".
AixiafChinese From the Chinese characters 叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
AiyanfChinese From Chinese 蔼 (ai) meaning "friendly, lush", or 爱 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 艳 (yan) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rocks, cliff". Other hanzi combinations can form this name.
Aizenm & fJapanese The name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [more]
Aizhengm & fChinese (Rare) From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.
Ajeef & mAfrican American (Rare) From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
AjimIndonesian Means "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि (aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".
A-jinf & mKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."
A-junm & fKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."
AknurfKazakh, Turkmen From Kazakh ақ (aq) or Turkmen ak meaning "white" and Kazakh нұр (nur) or Turkmen nur meaning "light".
AkofJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 古 (ko) meaning "old, ancient", 子 (ko) meaning "child", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 都 (ko) meaning "capital (city)", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 恋 (ko) meaning "love" or 湖 (ko) meaning "lake"... [more]
AkommThai Alternate transcription of Thai อาคม (see Akhom).
AkrabmAstronomy Akrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
AkronmEnglish An English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."
AlbijnmDutch Generally the Dutch form of Albinus, but in some instances it can be derived from Albuin as well. A bearer of this name was the Flemish painter Albijn Van den Abeele (1835-1918).
AlbonmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by ThomasAlvaEdison (1847 -1931).
AlbrunfGermanic Combination of Old High German alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albh- "to shine; gleam") and run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").
AlbwinmPolish (Rare) Derived from Old High German alb (which comes from Old Norse âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German wini "friend".
AlbymGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from Guanche *alby, meaning "colossus, giant". Alternatively, it might be a corruption of Mahy.
AlcormAstronomy Alcor is a binary star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. Alcor was originally Arabic سها Suhā/Sohā, meaning either the "forgotten" or "neglected" one.
Aldem & fDutch (Rare) Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element adal meaning "noble". Also compare Aldo and Alda 1.
AldísfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.
AlemSwedish, Old Norse, Folklore Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example Áleifr and Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
AlénmGalician, Spanish (Rare) Of toponymic origin, it gives its name to various places in Ourense and Pontevedra. It comes from the adverb beyond "on the other side of", "from the part beyond", "beyond"; it is also a noun, with the meaning "the beyond"... [more]
AlephmSwedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare) Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
AlfirkmAstronomy This is the traditional name of the star Beta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. The name is derived from the Arabic الفرقة al-firqah "the flock" (of sheep).
AlgymEnglish Diminutive of Algernon, used in the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
AlhaudmAstronomy According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al-Haud were the title for seven stars : f as Alhaud I, τ as Alhaud II, e as Alhaud III, h as Alhaud IV, this star (θ) as Alhaud V, υ as Alhaud VI and φ as Alhaud VII .
AlifmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Azerbaijani Means "friend, companion, intimate, tame" in Arabic. This can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əlif.
AlkefLow German Diminutive of names that contained the name element adal, most notably Adelheid.
Alkesm & fAstronomy This is the name of a star Alpha Crateris in the constellation Crater. It bore the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس alkās or الكأس alka's meaning "the cup".
AlkhasmAbkhaz From Arabic الخاص (al-khass) meaning "the special (one)".
AlltwenfWelsh From Welsh allt “wooded hillside” and gwen “white, blessed”. This name may be given in reference to the village in Wales.
AllurefEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the name of a 1996 Chanel perfume, derived from the English word allure (which also has French roots) meaning "fascination, charm, appeal".
AlmaazmAstronomy This is the name of the star Epsilon Aurigae in the Auriga constellation. The name comes from Arabic Al Maʽaz meaning "the billy goat".
AlmachmAstronomy The star Gamma Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda is called Almach. Almach was the traditional name (also spelt as Almaach, Almaack, Almak, Almaak, or Alamak), derived from the Arabic العناق (al-‘anāq), "the caracal" (desert lynx).
Almazm & fTatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.
AlnairfAstronomy This is the name of Alpha Gruis in the constellation Grus. It bore the traditional name Alnair or Al Nair (sometimes Al Na'ir in lists of stars used by navigators), from the Arabic al-nayyir meaning "the bright one", itself derived from its Arabic name, al-nayyir min dhanab al-ḥūt (al-janūbiyy), meaning "the bright one from the (southern) fish's tail" (see Aldhanab).
AlomEstonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval Baltic Livonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of Aleksander and associated with Estonian alustus “beginning".
AltomSpanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]
AlwenfWelsh Adoption of the name of a Welsh river in Clwyd. The origin and meaning of this river's name are uncertain; current theories, however, include a derivation from Proto-Celtic *al(aun)o- "nourishing".
AmaelmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Amael is an angel of hope and a principality who resides on the third heaven. He is the ruling angel of Venus. Amael is a name likened to that of Haniel, an angel who has as many aspects as variant forms of his name.
Amanm & fIndian, Punjabi, Hindi Means "peace, tranquility" in Hindi and Punjabi, ultimately from Arabic أَمْن (ʾamn).
AmemWest Frisian West Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element amal "work". However, there are also instances where it is a short form of names of which the second element starts with an 'm' - the name Adelmar is a good example of that.
Amef & mJapanese From Japanese 雨 "rain" or 飴 "candy".