These
names were used in various ancient regions.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Arnhildr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle".
Arnketill m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also
Kettil).
Arnljótr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ǫrn "eagle" and
ljótr "shining, bright".
Arnmóðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
Arnth m EtruscanEtruscan male name of which the meaning is unknown.
Arnþjófr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
þjófr "thief".
Arnþrúðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
þrúðr "strength".
Arnulfr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ǫrn "eagle" and
ulfr "wolf".
Arosh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, TamilMEANING : gentleness, calm or happy, freedom from anger. Here अ means free from + रोष means anger
Arrhabaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of the ancient Greek given name Ἀρραβαῖος
(Arrhabaios), which is also found spelled as
Arrhibaios. The meaning of the name is uncertain. The first element of the name may possibly consist of the Greek prefix
ar meaning "not, without" (similar to the word
arrhythmia), whereas the second element might possibly be related to the Greek verb ῥαβάσσω
(rhabasso) "to make a noise"... [
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Arrius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile, which is ultimately derived from the Etruscan personal male name
Arntni, of which the meaning is unknown. Also compare
Arruns... [
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Arruntius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile, which is derived from the personal male name
Arruns. This name was borne by several ancient Romans, such as the admiral and consul Lucius Arruntius the Elder and his son Lucius Arruntius the Younger, a senator.
Arsaios m Ancient Greek, Biblical GreekAncient Macedonian name of unknown meaning. In the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), the name Arsaios appears in the Book of Esther, where it is a hellenization of
Aridai (rather than
Arisai).
Aršāma m Old PersianMeans "a hero's strength", derived from Old Persian
aršan meaning "male, hero" and
ama meaning "strength".
Artabānu m Old PersianDerived from Old Persian
arta "truth, right, righteous" combined with Old Persian
bānu "light, ray".
Artafarnah m Old PersianDerived from Old Persian
arta "truth, right, righteous" combined with Old Persian
farnah "glory, splendour, fortune".
Artakama f Old PersianDerived from Old Persian
arta "truth, right, righteous" combined with Old Persian
kāma "desire, wish". A well-known bearer of this name was Artakama, the second wife of Ptolemy I Soter I; her husband was the founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt.
Artavazda m Old PersianThe first element of this name is derived from Old Persian
arta "truth, right, righteous". The second element is still uncertain to me.
Artazostre f Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of Old Persian *
Artazauštrī meaning "who is in favor of Arta/Ṛta, the deified Truth" or "who is devoted to Arta". This name was borne by a Persian princess (5th century BC); Artazostre was the daughter of Darius the Great by his wife
Artystone.
Artemas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Polish (Archaic)Presumably a contracted form of
Artemidoros. This name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament, in Saint Paul's letter to Titus. According to George Rippey Stewart in American Given Names (1979): 'It is chiefly remembered from General Artemas Ward, of the Revolution (born 1727)... [
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Artognou m BrythonicDerived from Proto-Brythonic
*arθ “bear”, ultimately from Proto-Celtic
*artos, and
*gnọw “knowledge”, ultimately from Proto-Celtic
*gnāwos.
Artula f Old CelticArtula is a diminutive from the Gaulish word
artos "bear". It is probably the source of the Latin name
Ursula---in an inscription from Trier a woman called Artula with her daughter Ursula is recorded.
Artystone f Old Persian (Hellenized)Greek form of the Old Persian name *
Ṛtastūnā meaning "pillar of Ṛta, the deified Truth", derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫
(arta) "true" and 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠
(stūnā) "pillar, column"... [
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Aruddh m Hinduism, Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali, SinhaleseMEANING : ( not obstructed, unhindered, unrestrainable. ) Here अ means not + रुद्ध means hindered, stop or obstruct... [
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Arulf m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic
aran or
arna "eagle" (
ara in Gothic and
arn in Old High German)... [
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Aruseak f Ancient ArmenianMeans "Venus, evening star, morning star", ultimately from Middle Median
*arōsī meaning "dawn".
Arvirargus m Old Celtic, LiteraturePossibly a Latinized form of an old Celtic name, composed of the elements
ard "high, paramount" and
rhaig "king". This was the name of a legendary, possibly historical, British king of the 1st century AD... [
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Aryabhata m SanskritPerhaps derived from आर्य (ārya), meaning "noble", and भर्तृ (bhartṛ́), meaning "master". Aryabhata was a mathematician from India known for writing the Aryabhatiya.
Āryawarme m TocharianPossibly deriving from the Sanskrit elements
ārya (“noble”), and
varman ("armour, protection").
Aryenis f Old Persian (Hellenized)From a Lydian name that was cognate with the Hittite term
𒂖 (
arawanni-) meaning "free" as in a free person, not a slave. This was the name of the wife of
Astyages, the last king of the Median Empire.
Asandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is possibly derived from the Greek noun ἄση
(ase) "surfeit, loathing, nausea", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀσάω
(asao) "to take a surfeit, to glut oneself"... [
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Ásbjǫrg f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse name elements
áss "god" and
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ásbrandr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" combined with Old Norse
brandr "sword."
Ásfastr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
áss "god" and
fastr "firmly, fast".
Ásfriðr m Old NorseOld Norse name derived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
friðr "love; peace; protection".
Ásgærðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
garðr "enclosure, protection".
Ásgrímr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
grímr "person wearing a mask".
Ásgunnr f Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
áss "god" and
gunnr "war, battle, fight".
Ashwatthama m SanskritThis name means "Fiery tempered" or "the sacred voice which relates to that of a horse". This name is mentioned in the Mahabharata. As the son of the warrior Dronacharya
Ashwina f Indian, Sanskrit, HinduismA feminine form of
Ashvin, the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. It means "light" in Sanskrit, and Ashvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky (the head of Aries). Ashvin also stands for the Divine twins considered to be the Hindu gods of vision in Hindu mythology.
Áslæikr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ás ("god") and
leikr ("game, sport, battle, warrior").
Ásmarr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
áss "god" and
marr "sea, ocean, lake".
Ásmóðr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
as "god" and
mod "excitement, concern, wrath, courage".
Ašmu-nikal f HittiteWhile the meaning is unknown, the second element likely derives from Nikkal, a Hittite goddess derived from the Sumerian
Ningal.
Aspačanā m Old PersianMeans "horse lover", derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱
(aspa) meaning "horse" and
čanā meaning "desire, love".
Asper m Ancient RomanFrom the latin word 'asper', meaning 'rough'. Usually used as last name in Ancient Rome.... [
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Ástráðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
ráð "advise, counsel, decision". The first name element is sometimes associated with the Old Norse word
ást meaning "love, affection", but a connection is not likely.
Astyages m Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of Old Persian
Ishtovigu or
Ištovigu, which apparently derives from Old Iranian
rishti vaiga, meaning "swinging the spear". This was the name of a Median king, who lived in the 6th century BC.
Astyanax m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἀστυάναξ
(astyanax) meaning "lord of the city", which consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ
(asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ
(anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [
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Astykrates m Ancient GreekMeans "powerful city", derived from Greek ἄστυ
(astu) or
(asty) "city, town" combined with Greek κρατος
(kratos) "power."
Astyochos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective ἀστυόχος
(astyochos) meaning "protecting the city". It consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ
(asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek verb ὀχέω
(ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω
(echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [
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Astyphilos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun ἄστυ
(asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek noun φίλος
(philos) meaning "friend, lover".
Āsugīsalaz m Old NorseDeriving from the Germanic elements
ansu- ("god") and
gīslaz ("hostage"). This name is part of an inscription in Proto-Norse on Kragehul I, a lance-shaft from Denmark that has been dated to between 200 and 475 CE.
Ataegina f Celtic Mythology, Old CelticThe name of a goddess worshiped by the ancient Iberians, Lusitanians, and Celtiberians. Her name possibly comes from the proto-Celtic
*atte- and
*geno- which together mean "reborn", or else
*ad-akwī- meaning "night".
Ātarepāta m AvestanDerived from Avestan
ātar "fire" combined with Avestan
pāiti "to protect, to defend" or Avestan
pāyu "protector". As such, the name either means "protected by the fire" or "protector of the fire"
Athalaric m Germanic, HistoryForm of
Adalric. This name was borne by a king of the Ostrogoths in the 6th century AD, who was a grandson of Theodoric the Great.
Aðalbjörk f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
aðal "noble" and
björk "birch tree".
Athalric m GermanicDerived from the Germanic name elements
adal "noble" and
rīhhi "noble, distinguished, rich".
Athanagild m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
athn or
atathni "year" (or possibly a derivative of
athala "noble") combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice." Athanagild was a 6th-century king of Visigothic Hispania.
Athenagoras m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the name of the Greek goddess
Athena. The second element is either derived from Greek αγορευω
(agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά
(agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [
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Athenion m Ancient GreekDerived from the name of the Greek goddess
Athena combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων
(-ion). A known bearer of this name was Athenion of Maroneia, an ancient Greek painter from the 3rd century BC.
Athenodora f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Athenodoros. This was used by American author Stephenie Meyer for a character in her novel
Breaking Dawn (2008) of the
Twilight series.
Aðísl m Old NorseOld Norse younger form of
*Aþa-gíslaR, a combination of the name elements
ADAL "noble" and
GISL "hostage, pledge."
Atia f Ancient RomanFeminine form of the Roman family name
Atius, which is of unknown origin. This was the name of the mother of the Roman emperor
Augustus.
Atisha f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, Marathi, GujaratiMeaning, "very powerful, having high dominion."
Atotoztli f Nahuatl, AztecMeans "water parrot", deriving from the Nahuatl elements
atl ("water, a body of water") and
toztli ("yellow parrot"). Name borne by an Aztec queen that possibly ruled as tlatoani (ruler of a city-state) in her own right.
Attala m GermanicDerived from an Ancient Germanic word meaning "fatherly, paternal".
Attalus m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
ate-, itself an intensifying prefix, and
talu- "forehead; front; surface".
Attalus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Attalos. This was borne by numerous ancient Greek historical figures, including a general of Alexander the Great and three kings of Pergamon in Asia Minor.... [
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Āturpāt m Old PersianOld Persian form of the Avestan name
Ātarepāta (also found written as
Āterepāta), which is derived from Avestan
ātar "fire" combined with Avestan
pāiti "to protect, to defend" or Avestan
pāyu "protector"... [
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Atzin m & f Aztec, MexicanDerived from Nahuatl
atl "water" and the reverential or diminutive suffix
-tzin.
Auderic m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
auda "wealth, property" (also see
Audovacar) 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."
Audigerna f GermanicWest Germanic name composed from
*aud "wealth, riches, fortune" and
gern "eager, willing"; for the second element, cf. Gothic cognate
*gairns, which can also mean "desirous, covetous".... [
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Audofleda f Germanic, HistoryDerived from the Germanic element
auda "wealth, property" (also see
Audovacar) combined with
flâdi "beauty, respectability." Audofleda was the wife of Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths.
Audogar m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from the Germanic element
auda "wealth, property" (also see
Audovacar). 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."
Audovera f FrankishFrom the Germanic elements
aud "wealth, fortune" and
vér "warrior, fighter". This was the name of a wife of Chilperic I.
Audulf m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
auda "wealth, property" (also see
Audovacar) combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Aufidia f Ancient Roman, HistoryFeminine form of
Aufidius. A bearer of this name was Aufidia, a daughter of the Roman magistrate Marcus Aufidius Lurco. Her own daughter, Livia Drusilla, would later become Roman Empress (as the wife of Emperor Augustus).
Aufidius m Ancient Roman, History, LiteratureFrom the Roman nomen gentile
Aufidius, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. The first element,
au, may have been derived from the Latin preverb
au "away, off", but it could also have been a phonetic variant of the Latin preverb
ab "from"... [
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Auge f Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekDerived 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... [
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Augur m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun
augur meaning "augur, diviner, seer".... [
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Aunvindr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
Aun (an unknown element) and
-winduR "winner".
Aureola f Ancient RomanRoman slave name, a feminine diminutive of Latin
aureus "golden" (possibly the feminine form of
Aureolus, a derivative of
Aureus). Camden (1605) lists Aureola "pretty little golden dame".
Aurgrímnir m Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from
aur "sand, clay" and
grímr "person wearing a face mask or helmet" or
grimmr "grim". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.
Aurinia f Germanic (Latinized)According to the 1st-century Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania", Aurinia was the name of an ancient Germanic prophetess, who was venerated by her people (i.e. the ancient Germans). Aurinia is most likely a latinized form of the prophetess' actual name; some sources have said that her actual name may have been Albruna, Alioruna, Aliruna or Alrynia.
Aurvangr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeans "one from Aurvangar". Aurvangar "the gravelly wetlands", also called Jǫruvellir "sandy plain", is the home of the dwarfs. In Norse mythology Aurvangr is the name of a dwarf.
Austmaðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
austr "east" and
maðr "man".
Austrahild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Austregild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Austregilde f FrankishQueen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [
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Austregisel m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Austrobert m GermanicMeans "bright east", derived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old High German
beraht "bright."