This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aogu m Japanese (Rare)From verb 仰ぐ
(aogu) meaning "to look up to, respect, revere; to seek; to depend/rely on" (compare
Aogi).... [
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Aoibh f Irish (Rare)Aoibh - an old Irish girls name of Celtic origin meaning “Beautiful” “radiant” “Pleasant”
Aolú m Irish (Rare)A combination honoring Irish deities Aodh and Lugh. Aodh is often referred to as a "god of the underworld," although this is likely influenced by Christian interpretation. He and his siblings were turned into swans by their stepmother, Aoife... [
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Aommy f Thai (Rare)A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Aommy, whose real name is Plernsin Ketkaew.
Aourgen f Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
aour "gold" and Old Breton
ken "fair; beautiful; splendid" (
kaer and
koant in Modern Breton), this name is the Breton cognate of Welsh
Eurgain.
Aoxin f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese characters
奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance".
Apache m English (Rare)From Yavapai,
'epache, "people" and sometimes derived from Zuni
apachu, "enemy."
Apoloni m Georgian (Rare)Form of
Apolon with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [
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Apor m Hungarian (Rare), Medieval HungarianApor was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, who, according to the 'Illuminated Chronicle', led a campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 959. He was the ancestor of the gens Apor.
Aprasion m Georgian (Rare)Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب
(Afrasiyab) (see
Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ
(Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი
(Aprasiobi).... [
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Aprilia f Italian (Modern, Rare)It comes from the Italian name of the month
aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [
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Arabi f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 亜 (
a), a phonetic character, combined with 羅 (
ra), a phonetic character, combined with 美 (
bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful".
Arakel m Armenian (Rare)Derived from the Armenian word
arak'eal, which literally means "sent", but signifies "apostle" in its original context, as it is a calque from Greek
apostolos (e.g. Tovmas Arakael, which means Thomas the Apostle).
Araluen f English (Australian, Rare)From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" in a local Aboriginal language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).
Aravis f English (Rare), LiteratureAravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis'
The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [
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Ardian m Albanian, Serbian (Modern, Rare), BosnianArdian is a personal name deriving from the name of an Illyrian tribe of Ardiaei, whose original homeland was the valley of the Neretva river, in present day Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the name is mainly present among modern Albanians, as they consider themselves to be the direct descendants of ancient Illyrians... [
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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.... [
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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.
Ardisia f English (Rare)From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.
Area f Galician (Modern, Rare)Means "sand," from Old Portuguese
arẽa, derived from Latin
(h)arēna (making it a cognate of
Arena), from an earlier version
*hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.
Arendine f Dutch (Rare)Variant form of
Arendina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.
Argan m Theatre (Gallicized, Rare)This name was used by Molière in his play, 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), for the main character. ... [
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Argantael f Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare)Derived from Old Breton
argant "silver" (
arc'hant in Modern Breton), and by extension "bright; shining; resplendent", and Old Breton
hael "generous; prince". Argantael was the wife of
Nevenoe, the first Duke of Brittany.
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".
Arhontissa f Greek (Rare)Alternate transcription of Greek
Αρχοντισσα "archontissa" a type of rank in monarchy.
Arietta f Popular Culture (Rare)Either a diminutive of
Aria 1, or from the major antagonist and God-General in Tales of the Abyss. Given after the musical term for a small song, from the Italian word "arietta."
Ārijs m Latvian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvian adoption of
Ari 2, a Latvian adoption of
Arius and a purely phonetic coinage.