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Alexo m Galician (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Galician variant of Aleixo and Louisiana Spanish form of Alexis.

Alexondra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexandra.

Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Alexstrasa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Alexstrasza.

Alexxander m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexander.

Alexxandra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexandra.

Alexys f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.

Alexzandria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Aleyda f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Aleida.

Aleydis f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Older form of Aleidis. Aleydis of Schaerbeek, also known as Alice of Schaerbeek, (c. 1220–1250) was a Cistercian laysister who is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and paralyzed... [more]

Aleza f American (Rare)
Variant of Aliza.

Alezay m & f Pakistani (Rare)

Alezia f Danish (Modern, Rare)

Alfa f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Alfonsė.

Alfaldo m Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic)

Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.

Alfastr m Old Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the name elements alfr "elf" and fastr "firm".

Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.

Alfeos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alphaios.

Alfesiboja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Alphesiboea.

Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.

Alfi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Alfa 2.

Alfidia f Ancient Roman (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the mother of the first Roman empress Livia.

Alfin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.

Alfine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alfina.

Alfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alfonsė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Alfonso.

Alfonsine f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alfons.

Alfontsa f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Alfonsa.

Alfontsina f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of French Alphonsine.

Alford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alford.

Alfreder f & m English (Rare)

Alfrederick m English (Rare)
Combination of Alfred and Frederick.

Alfrédie f Norman (Gallicized, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.

Alfredos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alfred.

Alfredrick m African American (Rare)
Combination of Alfred and Frederick. Its usage was inspired in 1985 by American former basketball player Alfredrick Hughes (1962-), who took part in the NBA draft of the same year.

Alfreeti m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Alfred.

Alfretta f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Alfreda and Etta.

Alfrida f Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Alfridh.

Alfrieda f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alfrida.

Álfrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and rós "rose".

Álfsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and sól "sun".

Álfþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Alfþórr.

Alfvilda f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish variant of Alfhilda.

Alfy m English (Rare)
Variant of Alfie.

Älg m Swedish (Rare)
Means "moose" in Swedish.

Algenous m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Algernae f American (Modern, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Algernon.

Algesira f Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (al-jazira) meaning "the island".

Aļģirds m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Algirdas.

Aļģirts m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Aļģirds.

Algol m Astronomy (Rare, Archaic)
Name of a star in the constellation Perseus. Derived from Arabic, meaning "Head of the Ghoul", direct translation in English is "Demon Star"

Algoth m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Algot.

Alhed f Greenlandic (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alhet.

Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.

Alianis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Alianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
In the Netherlands, this given name is usually a combination of the names Alie (which is usually a short form of Alida) and Anne 1.... [more]

Alianora f Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Eleonora.

Aliaune m Western African (Rare)
The first of the given names of the musician known as Akon (1973-).

Aliceson f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alison. According to the SSA, Aliceson was given to 12 girls in 2011.

Aliciah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alicie f Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval English variant of Alicia and Brazilian variant of Alícia.

Alicio m Spanish (Latin American, Latinized, Rare)
Masculine form of Alicia.

Alicy f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Alice.

Alide f Dutch, Estonian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Alida.

Alidoor m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish form of Alidor. A known bearer of this name was the Belgian politician Alidoor De Keyser (1920-2012).

Alidor m French (Rare)
An old and obscure French given name of unknown meaning, which may possibly ultimately be of Occitan origin (compare Aliénor) or even Basque origin. It seems that it was mostly used in the 19th century, not just in France but also in (the French-speaking part of) Belgium and the Canadian province Quebec... [more]

Alidore m French (Rare)
Variant of Alidor.

Alidorine f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alidor.

Alidorus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Alidor.

Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]

Alieda f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alida.

Alieksandra f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant of Aliaksandra.

Aliena f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alienne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Aliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alice or possibly Elise (See also Alesia).

Alietta f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Aliette.

Aliëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Aliette. However, it should be noted that in the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the Dutch feminine given name Alie with the French diminutive suffix -ette... [more]

Alifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.

Aliiaha f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aaliyah.

Aliʻikoa m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "brave king" or "warrior king," from aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander" and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."

Aliina f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Alina.

Alike f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alieke.

Aliksandr m Russian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aleksandr.

Alilah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Alimeda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Alimpije m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
Serbian masculine form of Olympia.

Alin f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)

Alína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Alina.

Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.

Alinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.

Alinore f American (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Variant of Elinore.

Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.

Alira f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aliria and feminine form of Aliro.

Alira f Russian (Rare)

Alíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Aliria.

Aliria f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Alirio.

Alirio m & f Spanish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, though it could be derived from the Roman name Hilarius or the Greek Hilarion, as suggested by Hanks and Hodges in 'A Dictionary of First Names' (they also go on to note a possible connection with Allyre, the name of a Gallo-Roman saint)... [more]

Alis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Al-, like Alanas, Aleksandras and Aloyzas.

Alisabeth f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alisande f English (American, Rare, ?)
Demoiselle Alisande a la Carteloise is a medieval character in Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. She is nicknamed "Sandy" in the novel.

Alisanne f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alison probably influenced by the name Anne 1 (or possibly Lisanne, Alisander/Alexane) or else a blend of Alice and Anne 1.

Alischa f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Aliséa f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Alisée.

Alisėja f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Alise 1.

Alishah f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alishba f Pakistani (Rare)
Possibly an Urdu form of Elisheba.

Alishea f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alisier m French (Rare)
From "alisier", meaning "whitebeam tree" in French. This name has been authorised in France since 1966, alongside its feminine form, Alise.

Alisiya f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Azerbaijani
Cognate of Alicia.

Alìssiu m Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian form of Alexis.

Alistar m English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Alistair.

Alisyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Alitha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aletha.

Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)

Alitia f English (Rare)

Alitzah f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aliza.

Alitzia f English (Rare)

Aliviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Aliviya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia

Alivya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Alixana f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alexane.

Alixander m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexander. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 18 baby boys with the name Alixander in 2005.

Alixandria f English (Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alixane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexane influenced by Alix.

Alixia f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland. It might be a Latinization of Alix.

Alizara f American (Rare)

Alizéa f French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alizée.

Alizea f Afrikaans (Modern, Rare)
Latinate variant of Alizée.

Alizia f Basque, Aragonese (Rare)
Basque and Aragonese form of Alice.

Alizon f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Alja f Dutch (Rare)

Aljaksjej m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aliaksiej.

Alka f Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Alika 2.

Alkelda f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical)
Younger form of Old English Hǣlcelde. Saint Alkelda (died on 28 March c. 800) was ostensibly an Anglo-Saxon princess who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids in about 800 at Middleham in Yorkshire, England... [more]

Alkestida f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Alcestis.

Alkestidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Alcestis.

Alketi m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Alketas.

Alkhansa f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic الخنساء (al-Khansā), which is said to mean "the snub-nosed" or "the gazelle". This was the nickname of a 7th-century Arab poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad... [more]

Alkiona f Russian, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Russian and Serbian form of Alcyone.

Alkioni f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Αλκυόνη (see Alkyoni).

Alku m Finnish (Rare)
Means "start, beginning, inception, incipience" in Finnish. The name may also be a variant form of Algot.

Alkyoni f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alkyone.

Älla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish variant of Ella 2.

Alla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing A(i)l, like Áila or the name element adal, like Aliisa.

Allaine f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a Danish form of Adelaide or Alaine.

Allakh m Theology, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Allah, rarely used as a given name by Muslim communities in Russia.

Allaster m Scottish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Alasdair. This name was used on a character in Sir Walter Scott's 'Rob Roy' (1818).

Allayna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina.

Alleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Aline.

Allende f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Allende, who's a patron saint of Ezcaray (La Rioja). The name seems to derive from allende "beyond, on the other side."

Allerheiligen m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
The German word for All Saints' Day given to a child who was born or baptized on this day.

Allesandra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alessandra.

Allesia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alessia or Alicia.

Alleta f English (African), Afrikaans, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aletta.

Allete f Filipino (Rare)

Allette f English (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alette.

Allexandra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alexandra.

Allexandre m Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Alexandre.

Allexiana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexiana.

Allia f English (Rare)

Allias m Malay (Rare)
Malay form of Ilyas (see Elijah).

Allicia f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Alicia (See also Allice and Allison).

Allicyn f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Alliena f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Aliena or of Aliana.

Allifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare.

Allirah f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Allira.

Allisia f English (Rare)

Allistor m Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Alistair.

Allita f Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alita.

Allizon f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Allson f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Allison.

Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

Allsy f & m Obscure (Rare)

Allure f English (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".

Allvar m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alvar.

Allyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Allydia f English (Rare)

Allyra f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Alira.

Allyre m French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly of Germanic origin. This was the name of a 4th-century Gallo-Roman saint praised by Gregory of Tours. Also known as Illidius, he was a bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France, which he worked to establish as a center of religious teaching and devotion... [more]

Allyriane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Allyre.

Allys f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Allysa f English (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allysen f English (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Allysha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha and Alicia (See also Allycia).

Allysse f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alice influenced by Alyssa.

Allyssia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Almachiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Telemachus.

Almaïde f Literature (Rare)
Variant of Alma 1. It appears in 'Almaïde d'Etremont' (1900), a novel by the French poet Francis Jammes.

Almandine f English (Rare)
The name of a mineral belonging to the garnet group. It is an alteration of the French alabandine, from the Latin alabandina, from the ancient in Caria, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), Alabanda (Αλαβάνδα), which was known for producing dark marbles and garnet-like stones... [more]

Almanzo m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Al-Mansur.

Almar m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Estonian (Rare)
Younger form of Almarr and masculine form of Alma 1.

Almarina f Albanian (Rare)

Almatine f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a combination of Alma 1 with any feminine name that ends in -tine, such as Christine and Martine.... [more]

Almerina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Almerino.

Almeta f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Almeda.

Almida f Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Albanian, Swedish
Possibly a variant of Almeda.

Almina f Romansh (Rare)
Diminutive of Alma 1.

Almine f Afrikaans (Rare), German (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Almina.

Almiréna f Theatre, Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Almirena.

Almodie f French (Rare)
Variant of Almodis.

Almond m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Almund.

Almudeno m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Almudena.

Almunda f German (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Possibly a feminine form of Almund, or an altered form of Almut.

Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.

Alnara f Kyrgyz (Rare)

Alniah f American (Rare)

Alnis m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian alnis "elk, moose".

Alodi f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Alode.

Alodie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Alodia.

Alodio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Alodia.

Áloe f & m Spanish (Chilean, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Specially Chilean and Philippine Spanish version of Aloe.

Aloe f English (Modern, Rare)
Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.

Aloé m & f French (Rare)
French version of Aloe, his name is originally masculine but began to become feminine, influenced by the English name

Alof m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German variant of Adolf as well as the West Frisian form of the name. Also compare Aalf (its medieval form is Aelf) and Alef.... [more]

Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.

ʻAlohilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.

Alohra f American (Modern, Rare)

Aloise f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Luisa and Aloisia (via Aloisa).

Aloise m French (Rare)
Variant of Aloyse.

Aloizije m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Alojzije.

Aloiziy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aloysius.

Aloizs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Aloysius.

Alolita f Indic, American (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Aloma f Catalan (Rare), Literature
This name was used by the medieval writer and philosopher Ramon Llull in his novel Blanquerna (1283), where it belongs to the mother of the main character. Llull possibly based it on the masculine name Alomar (nowadays found as a surname - see Alomar), which derives from the Germanic name Aldemar... [more]

Aloña f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Taken from the name of a massif on the Basque Mountains range.... [more]

Alonda f American (Rare)
An invented name which has been consistently used in America since the sixties. Possibly influenced by Alondra, Yolanda, and Alejandra.

Alondria f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Alondra.

Alorra f English (American, Rare)

Alosha m Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Alyosha.

Alotte f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaborated form of Lotte, influenced by Alette or French alouette meaning "lark (songbird)" (see Alouette)... [more]

Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".

Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]

Ålov f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Álǫf.

Aloyoshenka m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Alyosha.

Alpe m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Alpo.

Alpez m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Alphaeus.

Alphaea f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphaeus.

Alphé m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Alphée.

Alpheratz f Astronomy, Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Arabic surrat al-faras ("the navel of the mare"). This is a traditional name of the star Alpha Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda.

Alphia f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Adelphia, which itself is a short form of Philadelphia. However, in some cases, this name is a feminine form of the English masculine name Alfie... [more]

Alphie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Alphard and Alphonso. In some cases, it is also a variant of Alfie.

Alphine f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Alphaeus or Alphonse.

Alphonsia f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Adalfuns, and Alphonsus.

Alphonsina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphonsus.

Alraune f Literature, German (Rare)
Variant of Alruna, also coinciding with the German word for "mandrake". This is the name of the title character in the novel 'Alraune' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers.

Al-razi m Old Persian (Rare)
Razi (Persian: رازی‎) or al-Razi (Arabic: الرازی‎) is a name that was historically used to indicate a person coming from Ray, Iran.A person described as being superior to everyone in every stat possible... [more]

Alrekur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Alrekr.

Alrun f German (Rare)
Younger form of Adelrun and Albrun.

Alrune f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alrun.

Älsa f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsa.

Alsuna f English (Rare)

Altagrâce f French (Rare)
French form of Altagracia.

Altagracio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Altagracia.

Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).

Altamira f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Altamiro.

Altamiro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
This name is either a variant form of Aldemaro or derived from the Spanish locational surname Altamira, which takes its name from a place called Altamiros or Altamira... [more]

Altandukh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden forehead" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дух (dukh) meaning "forehead, brow".

Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل (gol).

Altburg f German (Rare)
Created from the German name elements alt "old, ancient" and burg "protected place, castle".

Altea f Italian, Spanish, Polish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sicilian, Albanian
Cognate of Althea.

Altéia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Althea.

Altfrid m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements alt "old" and fridu "peace".

Althamia f English (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Feminization of Altham.

Althane m American (South, Rare)

Althéa f French (Quebec, Rare), French (European, Modern)
French form of Althea and thus a variant of Althée. Besides the mythological character, this is also the French name for the marshmallow plant (species Althaea officinalis)... [more]

Altheda f American (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Althea and Theda.... [more]

Althée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare)
French form of Althea.

Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.

Altinaï f French (Rare)
Variant transcription of Altinai.... [more]

Altonio m English (Rare)
Possibly a bona fide variant of Antonio influenced by the name Alto.

Altsiona f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Alcyone.

Alturo m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a corrupted form of Arturo.

Altus m Afrikaans (Rare)

Alty m Turkmen (Rare)
Means "six" in Turkmen.

Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Aluana f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luana.

Aluma f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".

Alunsina f Filipino (Rare), Philippine Mythology
Alunsina, also called "Laon-Sina," is considered the 'virgin goddess' of the eastern skies in Philippines mythology. In a Panay version of the Creation Myth, Alunsina’s name has been translated as the "Unmarried One," "The One from Foreign Skies" and "One who is Foreign."

Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.

Alvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [more]

Alvan m English (Rare)
Variant of Alvin.

Alvanelle f American (South, Rare)
One of Ulysses Everett McGill’s many daughters in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?

Alvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfhard and Norwegian variant of Alvar.

Alvarez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alvarez.

Alvarine f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Alvdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfdís.

Alvera f Dutch (Rare), American

Alverta f American (Rare)
Variant of Alberta.

Alvery m Anglo-Norman (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Norman French form of Alverad

Alvhild f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alfhild.

Alvhilde f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alvhild.

Alvi f & m Estonian (Rare)
Feminine variant of Alve and masculine form of Alf 1.

Alvida f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alv.

Alvilas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Alvild f Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alfhild.

Alvīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Alwina.