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Arimateia m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of the biblical place name Arimathea, given in reference to Joseph of Arimathea (José de Arimateia in Portuguese), a disciple of Jesus.
Arinandan m Tamil (Arabized, Rare), Arabic
Arin is a word derived from the biblical name Aaron meaning 'enlightened, the mountain of strength', or a variant of the name Erin derived from the Gaelic Eire, meaning 'Ireland. Nanda is the name of a 4th-century BC king who founded a dynasty in Magadha in India... [more]
Ariodante m Popular Culture, Italian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Italian aria meaning "air, melody, tune" (which ultimately comes from Latin aer "air") with the name Dante. This is the name of the main character in George Frideric Handel's opera seria Ariodante (1735), which was based on the epic poem Orlando furioso (1516) written by Ludovico Ariosto.... [more]
Arioz m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "strong lion" in Hebrew, combination of the names Ari 1 and Oz 2
Aris f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Iris as well as a short form of Greek names beginning with the element aris- (compare Aristaeus).
Arisbeth f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Elizabeth, used primarily in Mexico.
Arishia f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]
Arisje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Aris 2.
Arisol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ari and Sol.
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.
Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]
Aristodimos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Aristodemos.
Aristogenis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Aristogenes.
Aristovoulos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Aristoboulos.
Arite f German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arete.
Ariti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Ἀρήτη (Arete) - not be confused with Ἀρετή (see Arete), of which the modern Greek form is Areti.
Arizona f American (Rare), Popular Culture
Etymology of Arizona is still debated, they may include:... [more]
Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.
Arjevan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Avestan name Arejahvant (also found written as Arejanghant, Arejanhant and Arejavan), which is derived from Avestan arej or arejah meaning "price, value, worth" combined with the Avestan suffix vant.
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]
Arka f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Arkadija.
Arkadia f Greek Mythology, Polish (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Arkadios and Polish feminine form of Arkadiusz and Arkady.
Arkadija f Lithuanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Arcadius.
Arkadijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Arcadius.
Arkadź m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian-Łacinka transcription of Arkadios.
Arkansas m & f English (Rare)
A French pronunciation (Arcansas) of a Quapaw (a related Kaw tribe) word, akakaze, meaning "land of downriver people" or the Sioux word akakaze meaning "people of the south wind".
Arkell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arkell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnketill... [more]
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]
Arkinya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix ar with Kinya.
Arla f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Arnlaug. Also associated with Swedish arla meaning "early (in the morning)".
Arlandria f African American (Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Either from the place name Arlandria or a combination of names beginning with Arl- and Andrea 2.... [more]
Árlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic name with the combination of ár "year", "plenty", "abundance", "fruitfulnes" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman" or an Icelandic variant of Arnlaug.
Arlayne f American (Rare)
Altered form of Arlene. A known bearer of this name was Arlayne Brown (1916-1961), an American child sharpshooter.
Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.
Arleta f Polish, Czech (Rare), Provençal
Polish, Czech and Provençal form of Arlette.
Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.
Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.
Arletty f French (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an adoption of the stage name of Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty. Arletty was a French actress, singer, and fashion model... [more]
Arlindo m Portuguese, Galician (Rare)
Possibly either the Portuguese and Galician form of the Old Norse name Erlendr (see Erland) or the Portuguese masculine form of a feminine Germanic name, such as Herlinde (which has also been found spelled as Harlinde) and Erminlinda.... [more]
Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.
Arliss m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arliss.
Arlotta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Arlotta.
Arlowene f American (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Arlo.
Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.
Arma f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Armas and Armo as well as a variant of Armi.
Armance f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature
Variant form of Armande, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]
Armandos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Armand.
Armanduccio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Armando, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Armaria f African American (Rare, ?)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Armani and Amari.
Armav f Armenian (Rare)
Means "date (fruit)" in Armenian.
Armelda f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare, ?)
Armelda means "battle" or "warrior"
Armenda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Armend.
Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]
Ármey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ár "year; plenty, abundance" and mey "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær), perhaps inspired by the masculine name Ármann.
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.
Armia f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant form of Armias or Armi.
Armias f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Armas.
Armiche m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From Guanche *arəmis meaning "prey, trophy, loot", literally "arrest, seizure". This was the name of the last aboriginal king of the island of Hierro (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), who was ousted, captured and enslaved by the French conquistador Jean de Béthencourt in 1405... [more]
Armie f American (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Araminta dating back to the 19th century. This name was first used in 1917 when it was given as a first name to 6 baby girls.
Armijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Armin (masculine) and Armina (feminine).
Arminda f Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I don't want you", derived from the Georgian particle არ (ar) meaning "not, no" combined with Georgian მინდა (minda) meaning "I want".... [more]
Arminio m Italian (Rare), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arminius. Also compare Erminio.
Armishah m Malay (Rare)
Malay form of Armish.
Armista f English (Rare)
From the word, armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name Armistice.
Armistice f & m Popular Culture, American (Rare)
From the English word armistice meaning "truce, ceasefire", ultimately derived from Latin arma "arms" and -stitium "stoppage". This is the name of a character on the HBO series 'Westworld'.
Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.
Armonía f Spanish (Rare)
Means "harmony" in Spanish.
Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.
Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.
Arn m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Literature
Variant of Arne 1. Arn Magnusson is a fictional character in the 'Crusades' trilogy (1998-2000) by Swedish author Jan Guillou.
Arna f Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Originally a medieval feminine form of Germanic masculine names beginning with the Old High German element arn, Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" (Proto-Germanic *arnuz)... [more]
Arnaz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnaz.
Arnbergur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Arnborg.
Arnetta f English (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arnold, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix etta (compare Annetta, Netta 1).
Arnevi f Finnish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse arn "eagle" and meaning "holy" or "devoted, dedicated".
Arngeir m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian and Icelandic form of Arngeirr.
Arngunn f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Archaic)
Norwegian and Faroese form of Arngunnr (see Æringunnr.
Arngunna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arngunn (see Æringunnr).
Arnica f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]
Arnika f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Latinized diminutive form of names beginning with the element arn-, such as Arnhild, this name is used as a given name in its own right... [more]
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]
Arnkjell m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern Norwegian form of Arnketill.
Arnlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Arnlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
Arnljot m & f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and modern Norwegian form of Arnljótr. This is also the feminine form, though usage nowadays appear to be exclusively masculine.
Arnmod m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian modern form of Arnmóðr.
Arnó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Arno.
Arnoštka f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Arnošt.
Arnót m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian form of Arnold.
Arntine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arndt.
Arntor m Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Arnþórr (see Andor 1).
Arntrud f German (Rare), Old Norwegian
Modern transcription of the Old Nose name Arnþrúðr.
Arnulfas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Arnulf.
Arnulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Arnulf.
Arnvid m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Arvid.
Arnviður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Arnviðr.
Årny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Árný.
Arnya f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Anya. Arnya Duchevnic was a character on the Australian 2001 situation comedy 'Flat Chat'.
Aro m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Aron.
Aroldos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Harold.
Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)
Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.
Ārons m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Aaron.
Arp m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German form of Erpo.... [more]
Arpád m Slovak (Rare)
Slovak borrowing of Árpád.
Arriga f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arrigo.
Arrison m & f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Arrison is a modern, American name with no set meaning. It is a unisex variant of the masculine name, Harrison.
Arrosa f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arrosa "rose", this name is considered the Basque equivalent of Rosa 1 and Rose.
Arrostanh m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Rare)
Derived from Germanic hruod "glory" and stein "rock".
Arrudye m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Urooj.
Arseen m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Arsenius (see Arsenios).
Arsena f Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of Arsenija.
Arsenas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of Arsenijus.
Arsene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Arsenia.
Arsenija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Arsenios.
Arsenijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Arsenios.
Arslanbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Turkmen (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Turkic noun arslan meaning "lion" (see Aslan) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]
Arslonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Arslanbek.
Arson m American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".
Arszlán m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Arslan.
Artal m Medieval Catalan, Catalan (Rare), Aragonese
Catalan and Aragonese cognate of Artald.
Artas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Art-, like Artūras and Artemijus.
Artė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Art-, like Artūra and Artemidė.
Artea f Basque (Rare)
Basque name derived from arte.... [more]
Arteena f Persian (Rare)
Means "pure, virtuous, holy" in Persian.
Artémia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Artemia.
Artemia f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Tuscan, Rare), Sicilian, Polish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Artemio, Sicilian feminine form of Artemiu and Polish feminine form of Artemiusz.
Artemide f Georgian (Archaic), Italian (Rare)
Georgian and Italian form of Artemis.... [more]
Artemidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Artemis.
Artemije m Serbian (Rare)
Variant form of Artemios.
Artemijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Artemios.
Artêmio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Artemius.
Artemiz f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Artemis.
Artemiziya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Artemisia. Artemiziya Halytska (1912-1985) was an Ukrainian nationalist.
Artemonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Artemon.
Arthlyn f Jamaican Patois (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminization of Arthur.
Árþóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Arnþóra.
Arthouros m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Arthur.
Arthura f English (Rare)
Feminized version of Arthur.
Arthuria f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.
Artiana f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Artian.
Artis m English (Rare)
Possibly related to Arthur.
Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.
Artöm m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the Russian name Artyom.
Artor m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian artor, an archaic term for a farmworker who works in the fields.
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.
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.
Arturi m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Arthur.
Artús m Asturian, Catalan (Rare), Galician, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Asturian and Occitan form of Arthur and Catalan and Galician variant of Artur.
Artuš m Czech (Rare), Arthurian Romance
Czech form of Arthur, generally used to refer to King Arthur and occasionally used as a given name.
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]
Arume f Galician (Rare)
From the noun arume "pine leaf", one of the variants for this concept that spread due to its presence in the Galician anthem.
Árún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Arnrún or a combination of ár "successful" and rún "secret".
Arundeep m Punjabi (Rare), Indian (Sikh, Rare)
Combination of Arun and Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".
Arutan m Abkhaz (Rare)
Derived from Abkhaz амра (āmrā) meaning “sun”.
Arvelodi m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I had not expected you", derived from the Georgian particle არ (ar) meaning "not, no" combined with Georgian ველოდი (velodi) meaning "I expected", which ultimately comes from the verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await".... [more]
Arvena f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arven.
Arvida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Arvid.
Arvieta f & m Hindi (Rare)
Derived from the word Ayurveda the traditional Hindu system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing.
Arvilla f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Unknown, possibly related to Arvel. In the 2007 film "Bonneville" Jessica Lange played Arvilla Holden, a widow on a road trip to deliver her late husband's ashes to California.
Arvydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arvydas.
Arvystas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Means "to wither as well", derived from Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with the Lithuanian verb vysti meaning "to wither, to wilt, to fade". Also compare the similar-looking Lithuanian verb išvysti meaning "to see" (and therefore also Arvydas).
Arwid m Polish (Rare)
Polish borrowing of Arvid.
Ary f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Norwegian-Trinidadian electronic singer Ary, it is short form of Ariadne.
Arya m & f Hebrew (Rare)
means "the lion of god" in Hebrew (ari-lion, ya-god).