ABBAmAncient Aramaic, Hebrew, Jewish Derived from Aramaic אבא (’abā’) meaning "father", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Semitic ʾab meaning "father".
ABDESmAncient Aramaic (Latinized) The name is formed with the word Abd "servant (of)" and Es which is less clear. It may refer to Yah, the Judeo-Christian God, making the name a variant of Abdias, or to the Egyptian goddess Isis.... [more]
ABERKIOSmAncient Greek (?), History Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 2nd-century saint of Phrygia in Asia Minor, a bishop and wonderworker of Hieropolis who is the subject (and probable author) of an early Christian inscription.
ABGARmAncient Aramaic Abgar was the name of several kings of Edessa (today: Şanlıurfa, Turkey).... [more]
ACANTHUSmGreek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Άκανθος (Akanthos), which is derived from Greek ακανθος (akanthos), the name of a plant with large spiny leaves. The plant ultimately derives its name from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point" and Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom"... [more]
ACHAEUSmGreek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Achaios. In Greek mythology, this was the name of the son of Xuthus, who the Achaean people regarded as their (mythical) ancestor. Other bearers of this name include Greek tragic poet Achaeus of Eretria (5th century BC) and the son of king Seleucus I Nicator (3rd century BC).
ACHAIOSmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek The meaning of this name is a little uncertain; it may have been derived from Greek αχος (achos) meaning "grief, pain, woe" (also see Achilles). It is also interesting to note that there is the Greek word achaia, which was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter... [more]
ACHALAfIndian, Sanskrit Derived from Sanskrit achala "constant; unceasing" and "the earth".
ACHILLIAfAncient Roman Feminization of Achilles. Achilles grew more popular, even becoming common soon after the seventh century BC and was also turned into the female form Achilleía, attested in Attica in the fourth century BC (IG II² 1617) and, in the form Achillia, on a stele in Halicarnassus as the name of a female gladiator fighting an "Amazon".
ACUTIUSmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Latin acutus meaning "sharpened, pointed". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb acuō "to sharpen, to make pointed". This name was borne by a Roman plebeian tribune from the 5th century BC.
ADALAfAncient Germanic, Hebrew, Arabic As an ancient Germanic name, this name is derived from the Germanic element adal meaning "noble", which thus makes this name a cognate or variant of Adela.... [more]
ADALBRANDmAncient Germanic Means "noble sword", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old Norse brand "sword".
ADALBURGfAncient Germanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German adal "noble." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
ADALDAGmAncient Germanic Means "noble day", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with daga "day."
ADALFRIDmAncient Germanic Means "noble peace", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German fridu "peace".
ADALGARmAncient Germanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German adal "noble". The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
ADALGARDfAncient Germanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German adal "noble." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
ADALGERNmAncient Germanic Derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic gairns "eager, desiring."
ADALGILDfAncient Germanic Means "noble sacrifice", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
ADALGISmAncient Germanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German adal "noble." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
ADALGISELmAncient Germanic Derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
ADALGODmAncient Germanic Derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good."
ADALGRIMmAncient Germanic Means "noble mask", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
ADALGUNDfAncient Germanic Derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German gund "war."
ADALHAIDfOld High German Old High German name with the combination of adal "noble" and heit "kind, sort, appearance".
ADALHAIDISfAncient Germanic From the Proto-Germanic words *aþala-, meaning "noble" and *haiþjō-, meaning "heath(land), heather"1 or *haidu-, meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German Adel "nobility", edel "noble", nominalizing suffix -heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility".
ADALHELMmAncient Germanic Means "noble protection", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection".
ADALHERmAncient Germanic Means "noble army", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German hari "army."
ADALHILDfAncient Germanic Means "noble battle", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
ADALINDfAncient Germanic Composed from the Germanic elements ADAL "noble" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
ADALINDAfOld High German Derived from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
ADALLANDmAncient Germanic Means "noble land", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with land "land."
ADALMANmAncient Germanic Means "noble man", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with man "man."
ADALMARmAncient Germanic Means "noble and famous", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German mâri "famous." Also, see Elmer.
ADALMUNDmAncient Germanic Means "noble protection", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
ADALMUTfAncient Germanic Means "noble mind", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic môds (mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."
ADALRADmAncient Germanic Means "noble counsel", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
ADALRAMmAncient Germanic Means "noble raven", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
ADALRICmAncient Germanic Means "noble power", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
ADALSINDfAncient Germanic Means "noble path", derived from Old High German adal "noble" and Gothic sinths "way, path."
ADALSWINDfAncient Germanic Means "noble strength", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength."
ADALTRUDfAncient Germanic Means "noble strength", derived from Old High German adal "noble" and þruþ "strength."
ADALWALDmAncient Germanic Derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."
ADALWARDmAncient Germanic Means "noble guard", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
ADALWIGmAncient Germanic Means "noble warrior", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."
ADALWULFmAncient Germanic Means "noble wolf", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." See also Adolf.
ADELELMUSmAncient Germanic (Latinized) Variant of Adelhelmus, which is the latinized form of Adelhelm. Also compare Adalhelmus. This name was borne by two saints, namely Adelelmus of Burgos (died around 1100 AD) and Adelelmus of Flanders (died in 1152 AD).
ADITmIndian, Sanskrit Means "at/from the beginning" in Sanskrit. It's also another word for "sun" in Sanskrit.
ADMETUSmAncient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Ἄδμητος (Admetos), from Greek ἄδμητος (admêtos) "unbroken" - a word usually reserved for oxen, hence also "wild" or "untamed". In Greek myth this was the name of a king of Pherae in Sicily, the husband of Alcestis, who died for him.
ADOSINDAfAncient Germanic (Gothic), Medieval Spanish Visigothic name possibly derived from the Germanic elements aud "wealth" and sinþs "path". This was the name of an 8th-century queen of Asturias, Spain. It was also borne by the maternal grandmother of the 10th-century Galician saint Rosendo (as well as a sister of his).
ADURNARSEHmAncient Persian From the Middle Persian name Adurnarseh (also found written as Adarnarseh), which is derived from Middle Persian ādur (also ātur) meaning "fire" combined with the name Narseh... [more]
AEACIDESmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek given name Aἰακίδης (Aiakides), which may possibly be related to the Greek word akidēs meaning "stings" as well as "cares, troubles". In turn, that word is related to Greek ἀκίς (akis) meaning "pointed object" (such as an arrow, barb or dart)... [more]
ÆILÆIFRmAncient Scandinavian Combination of Old Norse einn "one, alone" and leifr "descendent" or ǣvi "life" and leifr "descendent", as well as a variant of ØylæifR.
ÆINRIÐImAncient Scandinavian Ancient Scandinavian name with the combination of einn "one, alone" and Old Norse ríða meaning "to ride", a combination of einn "one, alone" and Old Norse reiða meaning "to swing (a sword)" or a variant form of Einráði.
ÆLFRÚNfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and rún "secret, hidden knowledge, mystery, dark mysterious statement" (also "a runic letter").
ÆLFWARUfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and waru (plural wara) "guard" (i.e., guardian of a particular place by profession).
ÆLFWEALDmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and weald "leader, ruler".
ÆLFWYNNfAnglo-Saxon Means "elf joy" from Old English ælf "elf" and wynn "joy". It was borne by a granddaughter of Alfred the Great.
ÆLLEmAnglo-Saxon Means "all, universal" in Old English. It was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, including the legendary first king of the South Saxons.
AENESIDEMUSmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Ainesidemos. Known bearers of this name include the ancient Greek philosopher Aenesidemus (1st century BC) and a tyrant of Leontini (5th century BC).
ÆRINVÍfAncient Scandinavian Old Norse name with several possible meanings. The first element can be derived from Old Norse ǫrn or ari, both meaning "eagle". It's also identical to Old Swedish ærin (Old Norse arinn) "hotbed, hearth"... [more]
AESARAfAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek Aisara. Aesara of Lucania was a Pythagorean philosopher who wrote a work called On Human Nature, of which scholars today only have a one-page fragment.
ÆSCFERÐmAnglo-Saxon Possibly means "ash spirit" from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and ferhð "soul, spirit, mind, life", but may be a misspelling of Æscfrið in which the second element is frið "peace".
ÆSCHEREmAnglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and here "army". This name occurs in the 8th-century epic poem 'Beowulf' belonging to King Hroðgar's most trusted adviser; Æschere is killed by Grendel's mother in her attack on Heorot after Grendel's death.
ÆSCWINEmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and wine "friend".
ÆSCWULFmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and wulf "wolf".
ÆÐELGARmAnglo-Saxon Means "noble spear" from Old English æðel "noble" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Adalgar.
ÆÐELGIFUfAnglo-Saxon Means "noble gift", from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and giefu "gift".
ÆÐELGYÐfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and gyð "war". It is a cognate of Adalgund. This was the name of an Anglo-Saxon saint (Æthelgyth of Coldingham).
ÆTHELWEALDmAnglo-Saxon Variant spelling of Æþelweald, which itself is a variant form of Æðelweald, an Anglo-Saxon masculine name that is composed of Old English æðel meaning "noble" and Old English weald meaning "power, leader, ruler".... [more]
AGATHARCHOSmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good". The second element is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source".
AGATHIASmAncient Greek Derived from Greek agathos meaning "good" (see Agathon). It was borne by a 6th-century Greek historian and poet, who chronicled the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
AGATHINUSmAncient Greek (Latinized) From Ancient Greek ἀγαθὸς (agathos) meaning "good, honest". Agathinus was a physician born in Sparta in 1st century AD. This is also the name of a Greek sculptor born in 4th century AD.
AGATHOCLEAfAncient Greek Agathocleia means "Good Glory" from the Greek words Agathos (which means good) and Kleos which means glory, fame or praise. Agathoclea was the favourite mistress of the Egyptian Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator who reigned 221 BC–205 BC... [more]
AGESANDROSmAncient Greek The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis). The second element is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".
AGESILAOSmAncient Greek The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis). The second element is derived from Greek λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".
AGESIPOLISmAncient Greek, History The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis). The second element is derived from Greek πόλις (pólis) meaning "city, city state"... [more]
AGILBALDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
AGILBERNmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).
AGILBERTmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Old High German beraht "bright".
AGILBRANDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
AGILFRIDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
AGILHARDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
AGILMUNDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Old High German mund "protection."
AGILWARDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agil (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and also Egil) combined with Old High German wart "guard."
AGIMARmAncient Germanic The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
AGINBALDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
AGINBERTmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
AGINFRIDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
AGINHARDmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
AGINRICmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and compare Egino) combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
AGINTRUDfAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) combined with þruþ "strength."
AGINULFmAncient Germanic From the Germanic elements agin "edge of a sword" (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) and wulf "wolf".
AGISmAncient Greek, History Derived from the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry". It is closely related to the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide"... [more]
AGLAOTIMEfAncient Greek From Greek άγλαος "bright, shining" and τιμη "honour, virtue, worth".
AGMUNDmAncient Germanic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic) The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
AGNODICEfAncient Greek Means "chaste before justice". First Greek woman to legally practice medicine. Although, the meaning of her name may suggest she was be a mythical figure signifying the success of an oppressed group.
AGORAKRITOSmAncient Greek The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [more]
AGWINmAncient Germanic Germanic name, in which the second element is win meaning "friend". The first element, ag, is of uncertain origin, though the accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo "sharp, pointed"... [more]
AIGEASmAncient Greek Probably derived from Greek αἰγίς (aigis) meaning "goatskin, fleece", but that can also refer to the shield of Zeus. Also compare Greek αἴγειος (aigeios) meaning "of a goat"... [more]
AINESIDEMOSmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αἴνεσις (ainesis) "praise", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek αἴνη (ainē) meaning "praise, fame". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people", which thus gives this name the meaning of "praise of the people".
AIRAfSanskrit Heap or plenty of food.Relating to or consisting of water or refreshment or food. It is derived from Sanskrit ... [more]
AITIONmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective αἴτιος (aitios) meaning "responsible" as well as "culpable, guilty, blameworthy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun αἰτία (aitia) meaning "responsibility" as well as "guilt, blame, accusation"... [more]