Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardeth m & f Popular Culture, American (Rare)
Variant of Ardath. Ardeth Bey is the name of one of the main characters in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001).

Ardi m Javanese
Means "mountain" or "earth, soil" in Old Javanese.

Ardî m Kurdish

Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.

Ardice f English (Rare)
Variant of Ardith.

Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.

Ardin m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Ardinus. In some cases, the name can also be an elaboration of Ard, which itself is a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle") as well as of Eduard and Adriaan.... [more]

Ardine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ardina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names. However, there are also (rare) cases where it is a Dutch short form of actual French given names, such as Bernardine and Gérardine.

Ardwen f Popular Culture, English
The name of a priestess in the computer game The Elder Scrolls.

Ardyce f English (American)
Variant of Ardice or Ardis. A notable bearer is Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician

Ardyn m Popular Culture
Derived from the Latin word ardēns, which means "burning, brilliant, ardent, passionate".... [more]

Ardyth f English (American, Rare)
A spelling variation of Ardath, Ardeth, or Ardith.

Aree f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ari.

Aren m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "mountain", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 安 (a) meaning "calm, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 空 (a) meaning "sky" or 吾 (a) meaning "I, me" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 廉 (ren) meaning "grounds, suspicion", 恋 (ren) meaning "to love", 練 (ren) meaning "practice; practicing", 聯 (ren) meaning "to connect; to join", 連 (ren) meaning "to link; to join; to connect" or 怜 (ren) meaning "pity, sympathize"... [more]

Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]

Ares f Catalan
Derived from Catalan Mare de Déu de les Ares ("Mother of God of the Ares"), which is the name of a sanctuary located on Coll d'Ares, a Catalan mountain pass in the Pyrenees. It is the site of a Marian devotion, which is why Catalan parents bestow this name upon their daughters.

Areum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapda) meaning "beautiful."... [more]

Arêz m Kurdish

Arfa m Urdu
Variant transcription of ارفع (see Arfah)

Arfah m Urdu
Means "High" in Urdu

Arfan m Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Irfan.

Arga m Javanese
Means "high mountain" in Old Javanese.

Argent m Italian (Rare)
Masculine version of "Argenta".

Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word regina "queen".

Argir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Argyris.

Argo m Javanese
Variant of Arga.

Ari f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 有 (a) meaning "have, possess, exist", 亜 or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", or 明 (a) meaning "bright, light" and 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, official", or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]

Ari m Javanese
Means "younger sibling" in Javanese.

Ari f English, Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Ari f Hungarian
Diminutive of Aranka.

Ari m & f Thai
Means "kind, generous" in Thai.

Ari f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아리땁다 (arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Ari m & f Maori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori
Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.

Arian f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariane

Arick m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eric.

Arief m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Arif.

Arii f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ari 1.

Arin f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Arin f Korean
A famous bearier of this name is Choi Ye-won from the Kpop group "Oh my girl".

Aris m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Aristeo.

Aris m Javanese
Means "simple, straightforward" in Javanese.

Ariste m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Aristus. It appears in the play Les Femmes Savantes (1672) by the French playwright Molière. A known bearer was Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel (1805-1883), a French politician.

Ariz m Arabic

Arjen m Dutch
Variant form of Ariën. The latter was the most popular of the two for many decades, until Arjen began to rise in popularity in the late 1950s... [more]

Arjîn f Kurdish
Means "fire of life" in Kurdish.

Arjo m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
At least one source lists this name as being a combination of the names Adrianus and Johannes, but it could also easily be a combination of a name starting with Ar- (such as Arend) with a name starting with Jo- (such as Jozef)... [more]

Arkar m Burmese
Means "sky, open space" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit आकाश (akasha).

Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]

Arkhom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Akhom.

Arkom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อาคม (see Akhom).

Arla f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.

Arla f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Arnlaug. Also associated with Swedish arla meaning "early (in the morning)".

Arlan m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arle f Popular Culture
Derived from the city of Arles in France.... [more]

Arlean f English (American)
Variant of Arline.

Arlee f English (?)
Possibly a feminine form of Lee or a variant of Arlene, or both.

Arley m English
Variant of Arlie.

Arlin m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Arlyne f English (American)
Variant of Arlene.

Armağan m & f Turkish
Means "gift, bestowal" in Turkish.

Armell f Breton
Breton form of Armelle.

Armi f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian short form of Armida and Armilda. This name was borne by Armi Kuusela (b. 1934), Miss Universe 1952.

Armijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Armin (masculine) and Armina (feminine).

Armish m Persian
Means "quiet; calm" in Persian from the word آرامش (ârâmeš) meaning "calmness; tranquillity; peace".

Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.

Armstrong m American
Transferred use of the surname Armstrong.

Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.

Arnas m Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Arn- (essentially, from Germanic arn meaning "eagle"), like Arnoldas or Arnulfas.

Arnav m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian
Ocean, sea

Arnbjørn m Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Danish, Norwegian and Faroese form of Arnbjörn.

Arndís f Icelandic, Old Norse
A Germanic name formed from the name elements arn "eagle" and dís "goddess".

Arnett m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Arnett.

Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]

Arnon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Anon.

Arnon m Hebrew
From the name of a river mentioned in the Bible that most likely corresponds to the Wadi Mujib canyon stream in present-day Jordan. The name itself was possibly derived from a word meaning "noisy".

Arom f & m Thai
Means "emotion, feeling, mood" in Thai.

Aron m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Aaron

Arpád m Slovak (Rare)
Slovak borrowing of Árpád.

Arpad m Turkish
Probably comes from arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name Árpád via barley.

Arriell f English (American)
Variant of Ariel.

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Arsal m Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu
Means "one who was sent" from Arabic أرسل (arsala) meaning "to send".

Arseen m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Arsenius (see Arsenios).

Arshad m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "more rightly guided, more mature, more sensible" in Arabic.

Arsham m Persian, Armenian
Modern Persian and Armenian form of Aršāma.

Arsing m & f Filipino
DIminutive of Arsenio or Arsenia.

Arsyad m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Arshad.

Artal m Medieval Catalan, Catalan (Rare), Aragonese
Catalan and Aragonese cognate of Artald.

Artha f & m Hinduism, Indian, Sanskrit
Means “riches, wealth” in Hindi aboriginal language.

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Athon.

Arthor m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Athon.

Arthwg m Medieval Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Arthek.

Arthyen m Cornish
Cornish form of Arthen.

Ārti f Hindi, Indian
A Hindu feminine given name; it is derived from the Hindu religious ritual with the same name.

Artit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Arthit.

Ártor m Sami
Sami form of Artur.

Artorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Athon.

Artrice f African American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arthur, using the suffix trice from names such as Patrice 2 and Latrice.

Arttur m Finnish
Variant of Artturi.

Artù m Medieval Italian, Literature, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian and literarian form of Arturo. This is the form used to refers to King Arthur, the legendary figure.

Artus m Occitan
Occitan variant of Artús.

Artysh m Tuvan
Means "juniper" in Tuvan.

Aru f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Nepali
MEANING - the sun, red blossomed khadira tree

Aru m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 在, 亜瑠, 亜琉, 亜留, 明瑠, 明琉, 明留, 有瑠, 有琉, 有留 with 在 (zai, a.ru) meaning "exist, located in, outskirts, suburbs," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "-ous, Asia, come after, rank next," 明 (myou, min, mei, a.kasu, aka.ramu, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.ku, a.kuru, -a.ke, a.keru) meaning "bright, light," 有 (u, yuu, a.ru) meaning "approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess," 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli," 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone" and 留 (ryuu, ru, todo.maru, todo.meru, to.maru, to.meru, ruuburu) meaning "detail, fasten, halt, stop."... [more]

Arun m & f Khmer
Means "morning sun" in Khmer.

Árvet m Sami
Sami form of Arvid.

Arvi m Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Arvid.

Arvil m Welsh
Variant of Arvel, possibly meaning "wept over".

Arwald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ār "honour, glory" (from aizō) and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader"... [more]

Arwenn f Breton
Breton cognate of Arwen.

Arwut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Awut.

Ary f Khmer

Aryo m Javanese
Javanese form of Arya 1.

Asa f & m Indonesian
Means "hope" in Indonesian, ultimately frm Sanskrit आशा (asha).

Asae m Thai (Muslim)
Thai form of Hassan.

Asan m Kazakh, Crimean Tatar, Georgian (Rare), Bulgarian
Kazakh, Crimean Tatar and Georgian form of Hasan. A known Georgian bearer was prince Asan-Mirza of Kakheti (died in 1750), the third son of king Davit II of Kakheti.... [more]

Asbjarne m Scandinavian
Variant of Asbjørn.

Asdghig f Armenian Mythology, Armenian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Astghik

Əsgər m Azerbaijani
Means "soldier" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʿaskar) meaning "army, soldiers".

Ashalee f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashbel m Biblical
Possibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל (shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ ('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל (ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [more]

Asheleen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized form of Aisling

Ashely f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]

Ashi f & m Japanese
Means "paw" in Japanese.

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

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

Ashita m Japanese (Rare)
From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]

Ashkan m Persian
Means "like Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.

Ashkin m Persian
Variant of Ashkan.

Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleee f American
This name is borne by the influencer, lifestyle coach, entrepeneur, and female boss mom Ashleee Durant. Possibly a variant of the name Ashley.

Ashleen f American
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).

Ashli f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashlley f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashly f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlye f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashot m Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. According to one Armenian scholar, the name comes from the ancient Urartian name Asud, which he states has the meaning of "quiet, peaceful". Others theorize that the name is possibly derived from the Armenian noun աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" as well as "land, country"... [more]

Ashraf m & f Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
Means "more noble, more honourable" in Arabic, the comparative form of شريف (sharif) meaning "noble, excellent".

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Ashtynne f & m Obscure
Variant of Ashtyn.

Ashvin m Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Ashwin.

Asi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Asaf, Astar and other names that beginning with the same sound.

Asi f Turkish
In Turkish means "rebellious, wild"

Asif f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "collecting" or "harvest" in Hebrew.

Asiong m Filipino
Diminutive of Nicasio, Protasio, and other names ending in -asio. A bearer of this name is Asiong Salonga, an infamous Filipino gangster.

Asja f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene short form of Anastazija, used as a given name in its own right.

Așkay f & m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish așk meaning "love" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".

Asker m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Newer form of Ask or Ásgeirr.

Askil m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ásketill.

Ásla f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese short form of Áslaug and Ásleyg.

Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".

Aslam m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "safer, healthier" in Arabic, the elative form of سالم (salim) meaning "safe".

Asle m Norwegian
Variant of Atle or Asleiv.

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

Asly f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Ashley.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Asma f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Feminine form of Asmus.

Asmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Asma as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Asnat f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of 'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'

Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.

Ašot m Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Ashot.

Asper m Ancient Roman
From the latin word 'asper', meaning 'rough'. Usually used as last name in Ancient Rome.... [more]

Aspet m Armenian
Means "knight" in Armenian. Used in the 12th–14th centuries.

Aşräf m Kazakh, Uzbek
Uzbek & Kazakh form of Ashraf.

Asrul m Malay, Indonesian
Possibly from the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with عصر ال ('asr al) meaning "age of, era of".

Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".

Asser m Biblical Finnish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Finnish form of Asher.

Assi f Finnish
Finnish form of Astrid.

Assur m Ancient Assyrian (Polonized), History (Ecclesiastical, Polonized)
Polish form of Ashur, the Assyrian (Mesopotamian) god.

Ástá f Sami
Sami form of Asta.

Aste m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Ásti.

Astelle f English (Rare)
English variant form or spelling of Estelle.

Asthaa f Indian (Rare)

Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element *AST "branch (of a tree)" and *WOLF "wolf".

Aston m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Ashton.

Ástor m Asturian, Spanish
From the Astures, a Celtic tribe that gave name to the Spanish region of Asturias.

Astri f Indonesian
Probably a variant of Astra.

Ástrid f Spanish
Spanish form of Astrid.

Astruc m Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal, Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Derived from Provençal astruc "lucky", ultimately from Greek aster "star" and thus having the extended meaning of "born under a good star".... [more]

Astur f Somali
Means "repose, seclusion" in Somali.

Asty f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Astrid.

Asu f Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tommorrow" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Asur m Asturian
Derived from the Germanic name element ansi "god, divine" and the Basque word ur "water", perhaps with the intended meaning of "holy water".

Aswen f Cornish
Variant of Adhwynn.

Aswin m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Indonesian, Thai
Southern Indian and Indonesian form of Ashwin as well as a Thai alternate transcription of Atsawin.

Asztrid f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Astrid.

Aszur m Ancient Assyrian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Assyrian god's name Ashur.

Atang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Renata.

Atang f Filipino
Diminutive of Honorata, Fortunata, and other names ending in -ata. A bearer of this name is Honorata "Atang" de la Rama, a singer and bodabil performer.

Ate m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, peacefulness" combined with 殿 (te) meaning "heaven, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ate f Greek Mythology
Means "ruin, folly, delusion" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the goddess (daimona) of blind folly and delusion, leading men down the path to ruin. Her power was countered by the Litai or Prayers, which followed in her wake.

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

Atef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عاطف (see Atif).

Ateş f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ateş, meaning "fire, heat, temperature, blaze".

Atesh m Turkish (Expatriate)
Variant of Ateş.

Atha f English
Diminutive of Athaliah or possibly of Athena.

Athen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Athen.

Äðhäm m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Adham.

Athip m Thai
Means "leader, chief, lord, master" in Thai.

Athit m Thai, Lao
Thai alternate transcription of Arthit as well as the Lao form.

Athon m Thai
Means "care, concern, respect" in Thai.

Athos m Greek Mythology, Literature, French, Italian, Greek, Brazilian
Athos was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia, who hurled a mountain at Zeus. Zeus knocked the mountain to the ground near Macedonia, and it became Mount Athos, or the "Holy Mountain."... [more]

Atip m Thai
Alternate transcription of Athip.

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

Atit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Arthit.

Atith m Khmer
Means "sunny day" in Khmer.

Atla f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Atli. In Norse mythology, Atla is one of the nine mothers of Heimdallr.

Atlan m Nahuatl
Means "into, under, by the water" in Nahuatl, from atl "water" and the locative suffix -tlan.

Atlee m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Atlee.

Atli f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the word at ("you" in a Hebrew female pronoun) and the name Li 2. Making it relative to Liat.

Atma m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit आत्मन् (atman) meaning "soul, spirit, life".

Atom m Armenian

Atong m Filipino
Diminutive of Renato, Fortunato, and other names ending in -ato.

Atri m & f Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish short form of Adrian.

Atschel f German (Swiss)
Diminutive and pet form of Beate. Rarely used as an official given name.

Atsec m & f Aragonese
Obscure given name. 1 record.

Atser m West Frisian
Variant of Edser.

Atsert m West Frisian
Variant of Edsert.

Atso m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Azzo.

Atsu m Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Atsuto m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 敦 (ton, tai, dai, chou, atsu.i) meaning "industry, kindliness", 厚 (kou, atsu.i, aka) meaning "thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless" or 篤 (toku, atsu.i) meaning "fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 翔 (shou, kage.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar."... [more]

Attai m Biblical
The name comes from the verb ענה ('ana), which can mean one of four things: "to answer", "to be occupied with", "to afflict", or "to sing".... [more]

Atze m German
A short form or nickname of Arthur or Adolf.... [more]

Aubre f French (Cajun, Modern)

Aubrea f English (American)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubreigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubteen m Persian
Aubteen means grant/gift/granting.

Auburn m & f English (Rare)

Aucán m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Awkan.

Âu Cơ f Far Eastern Mythology
From Sino-Vietnamese 嫗姬 (Âu Cơ) meaning "lady of the Âu Việt", the name of a group of ancient tribes that inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China in the 3rd century BC. In Vietnamese mythology, Âu Cơ is a fairy deity and the wife of Lạc Long Quân... [more]

Auden m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]

Audery f English (American)
Variant of Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.

Audiel m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Audr m & f English (Rare), Old Norse (Americanized, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Auðr meaning “wealth, fortune”. It was americanized for easier understanding and writing.

Audrie f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audry f English (American), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audyn f English
Variant of Auden. Audyn was given to 6 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Aufrèd m Occitan
Variant of Alfrèd.

Auge f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "light of the sun". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles. According to Hyginus this name also belonged to one of the Horae, namely the goddess who personified the first light of day... [more]

Auhaz m Scots
Scots form of Ahaz.

Aukán m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Awkan.

Auksė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Auksys. This name is sometimes used as a "bona fide cognate" of Aurelia.

Auksys m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun auksas meaning "gold".

Auley m Manx, Scots
Manx and Scots form of Olaf, from Old Norse Áleifr via Old Irish Amlaíb... [more]

Aundra f & m English (Modern), African American
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Andrea, Saundra and Audra... [more]

Auni f Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Aune.

Aunic m American

Aunna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anna.

Aŭram m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Abraham.

Aurel m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Orel.

Auri f & m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Aura, occasionally also used in Estonia.

Auring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Aurora.

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Aurwen f Welsh
Variant of Eurwen.

Auset f Egyptian Mythology
Auset is the original form of Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.

Auson m Greek Mythology (Hellenized)
The name of a son of Odysseus. Taken from Ausones, the Greek form of Latin Aurunci, the name of a tribe. Aurunci is most likely derived from Latin aurum "gold".

Ausone m French (Archaic)
French form of Ausonius.

Aušrius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aušra.

Ausrius m Lithuanian (Expatriate)
Spelling variant of Aušrius used by Lithuanians residing abroad.

Austie f English
Diminutive of Augustine 2.

Auther m English
Possibly a variant of Arthur.

Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.

Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French automne "autumn, fall", this name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of Autumn.

Autrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Autry.

Autry m & f English
Variant of Audrey.

Auvo m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Old poetic Finnish word, meaning "happiness". In archaic texts it also meant "eminence".

Avarga m & f Mongolian
Means "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion, winner, titleholder" in Mongolian.

Avdar m Kurdish

Avdei m Russian
Russian cognate to Obadiah.

Ave m Dutch, West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]

Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.

Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.

Avereigh f English (Modern)
Feminine varation of the unisex name Avery.

Averick f Manx
Manx form of Aifric, from Gaelic aith-bhric or ath-breac meaning "somewhat dappled, speckled". According to 'An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language' (1896) by Alexander MacBain, the old Gaelic feminine name Affric belonged to a water nymph in local folklore who gave her name to the river Affric (which itself gave its name to the Scottish glen and loch Affric).

Avha f Hindi (Rare)
Means "oxygen, breath of life" in Hindi.

Avi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Ava 1, Avery, and any names that start with -av

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

Avin m Indian
Diminutive of Avinash.

Avlyn f English

Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.

Avori f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avtar m Hinduism
Hindu name meaning "descent" and refers to deities in Hinduism.

Avyi f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Avgi.

Awa f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish form of Ava 1.

Awad m Arabic
Means "reward, compensation" in Arabic.

Awan f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
In the Book of Jubilees, this was a daughter of Adam and Eve and sister of Seth, Abel, Azura and more, and the twin sister and wife of Cain.

Awan m & f Indonesian
Means "cloud" in Indonesian.

Awang m Malay
Means "eldest son" in Malay. It is also used as an honorific in Brunei and an inherited title in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Awaz m Kurdish

Awel f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh awel "breeze; wind".