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ATA (1)   m   Turkish
Means "ancestor" in Turkish.

ATA (2)   m   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

ATAAHUA   f   Maori
Means "beautiful" in Maori.

ATALANTA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αταλαντη (Atalante) meaning "equal in weight", derived from αταλαντος (atalantos), a word related to ταλαντον (talanton) meaning "a scale, a balance"... [more]

ATALLAH   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of ATAULLAH

ATANAS   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ATHANASIUS

ATARA   f   Jewish
Variant transcription of ATARAH

ATARAH   f   Biblical
Means "crown" in Hebrew... [more]

ATAULLAH   m   Arabic
Means "gift of God" from Arabic عطاء ('ata) "gift" combined with الله (Allah) "God".

ATEFEH   f   Iranian
Possibly means "affection" from Arabic.

ATEN   m   Egyptian Mythology
Variant of ATON

AÐALBJÖRG   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björg "protection, help".

AÐALSTEINN   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and steinn "stone".

ATHANARIC   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Athanareiks, derived from the Germanic element athana possibly meaning "year" (or possibly a derivative of athala "noble") combined with ric meaning "power, ruler"... [more]

ATHANAS   m   Ancient Greek
Short form of Αθανασιος (Athanasios) (see ATHANASIUS).

ATHANASIA   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).

ATHANASIOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ATHANASIUS

ATHANASIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αθανασιος (Athanasios), which meant "immortal" from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with θανατος (thanatos) "death"... [more]

ATHELSTAN   m   History
Modern form of ÆÐELSTAN

ATHENA   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek αθηρ (ather) "sharp" and αινη (aine) "praise"... [more]

ATHENAIS   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ATHENA.

ATHENE   f   Greek Mythology
Variant of ATHENA

ATHOL   m & f   Scottish
From the name of a district in Scotland which was derived from Gaelic ath Fodhla "new Ireland".

ATIENO   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of OTIENO

ATÍLIO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of Attilius (see ATTILIO).

ATILIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Attilius (see ATTILIO).

ATIYA   f   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

ATLAS   m   Greek Mythology
Means "not enduring" from the Greek negative prefix α combined with τλαω (tlao) "to endure"... [more]

ATON   m   Egyptian Mythology
Means "solar disk" in Egyptian... [more]

ATROPOS   f   Greek Mythology
Means "inevitable, inflexible" in Greek... [more]

ATSUKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) "warm" or 篤 (atsu) "kind, cordial" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

ATTICUS   m   Literature
From a Roman name meaning "from Attica" in Latin... [more]

ATTILA   m   History, Hungarian
Means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

ATTILIO   m   Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Atilius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin... [more]

ATUF   m   Arabic
Means "loving" in Arabic.

AUBERON   m   English (Rare)
Norman French form of an unknown Germanic name... [more]

AUBERT   m   French
French variant of ALBERT

AUBIN   m   French
French form of ALBIN

AUBREE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of AUBREY

AUBREY   m & f   English
Norman French form of the Germanic name ALBERICH... [more]

AUBRIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of AUBREY

AUCAMAN   m   Native American
Means "wild condor" in Mapuche.

AUDE   f   French
French feminine form of ALDO

AUDHILD   f   Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr "battle".

AUDIE   f   English
Diminutive of AUDREY

AUDLEY   m   English
From a surname which was taken from a place name meaning "EALDGYÐ's clearing" in Old English.

AUDRA (1)   f   Lithuanian
Means "storm" in Lithuanian.

AUDRA (2)   f   English
Variant of AUDREY, used since the 19th century.

AUDREA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AUDREY

AUDREY   f   English
Medieval diminutive of ÆÐELÞRYÐ... [more]

AUGUST   m   German, Polish, Scandinavian, English
German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTA   f   German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS... [more]

AUGUSTAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTE   m   French
French form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTÍN   m   Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTIN   m   French, Czech, Romanian
French, Czech and Romanian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTINAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTINE (1)   m   English
From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name AUGUSTUS... [more]

AUGUSTINE (2)   f   French, German
French feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTO   m   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of AUGUSTUS

AUGUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman, Dutch
Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase"... [more]

AUGUSTYN   m   Polish
Polish form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AUGUSTYNA   f   Polish
Polish form of AUGUSTINA

AUKUSTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of AUGUSTUS

AULAY   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of AMHLAIDH

AULIS   m   Finnish
Means "willing, helpful" in Finnish.

AULUS   m   Ancient Roman
Possibly from either Latin avulus "little grandfather" or aula "palace", though it could be from an unknown Etruscan origin... [more]

AUNE   f   Finnish
Finnish form of AGNES

AURA   f   English
From the English word aura (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

AURANGZEB   m   Pakistani
Means "honouring the throne" in Persian... [more]

AUREL   m   German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of AURELIUS

AURÈLE   m   French
French form of AURELIUS

AURELIA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Feminine form of AURELIUS

AURELIANO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Aurelianus, which was itself originally derived from the name AURELIUS.

AURÉLIE   f   French
French feminine form of AURELIUS

AURÉLIEN   m   French
French form of Aurelianus (see AURELIANO).

AURELIO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of AURELIUS

AURELIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin aureus "golden, gilded"... [more]

AURELIUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of AURELIUS

AUREOLE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".

AURORA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin... [more]

AURORE   f   French
French form of AURORA

AUŠRA   f   Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.

AUSTEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AUSTIN

AUSTIN   m   English
Medieval contracted form of AUGUSTINE (1)... [more]

AUSTYN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AUSTIN

AUTUMN   f   English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus... [more]

AVA (1)   f   English
Variant of EVE... [more]

AVA (2)   f   Iranian
Means "voice, sound" in Persian.

AVA (3)   f   German
Medieval short form of Germanic names beginning with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVALINE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AVELINE

AVALON   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death... [more]

AVANI   f   Indian
Means "earth" in Sanskrit.

AVANTI   f   Indian
From the name of an ancient kingdom of central India which had its capital at Ujjain.

AVDOTYA   f   Russian
Russian form of EUDOCIA

AVEDIS   m   Armenian
Means "good news" in Armenian.

AVELINA   f   English (Rare)
Latinate form of AVELINE

AVELINE   f   English (Rare)
Old French diminutive of Avila, itself a diminutive of the Germanic name AVA (3)... [more]

AVERILL   m & f   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from the feminine given name EOFORHILD.

AVERY   m & f   English
From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED.

AVGUST   m   Slovene
Slovene form of AUGUSTUS

AVGUSTA   f   Slovene
Slovene feminine form of AUGUSTUS

AVGUŠTIN   m   Slovene
Slovene form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AVI   m   Jewish
Means "my father" in Hebrew... [more]

AVIA   f   Jewish
Variant of AVIYA

AVICE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of AVIS

AVIDAN   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIDAN

AVIGAIL   f   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIGAIL

AVILA   f   English (Rare)
Originally a medieval diminutive of AVA (3)... [more]

AVINASH   m   Indian
Means "indestructable" in Sanskrit.

AVIRAM   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIRAM

AVIS   f   English
Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVISHAG   f   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABISHAG

AVISHAI   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABISHAI

AVITAL   f   Biblical
Hebrew form of ABITAL

AVITUS   m   Ancient Roman
From a Roman family name which meant "ancestral" in Latin... [more]

AVIV   m   Jewish
Means "spring" in Hebrew.

AVIVA   f   Jewish
Feminine form of AVIV

AVIYA   m & f   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIJAH

AVNER   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABNER

AVRA   f   ?
Possibly a feminine form of ABRAHAM

AVRAHAM   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABRAHAM

AVRAM   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABRAHAM

AVRIL   f   French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of APRIL

AVRUM   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ABRAHAM

AWITI   f   Eastern African
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.

AWOTWI   m & f   Western African
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.

AWSTIN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of AUSTIN

AXEL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ABSALOM

AXELLE   f   French
Feminine form of AXEL

AYA   f   Japanese
From Japanese "colour" or "design".

AYAKA   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 華 (ka) "petal".

AYAKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AYALA   f   Jewish
Means "gazelle, hind" in Hebrew.

AYAME   f   Japanese
Means "iris" in Japanese.

AYANE   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) "sound".

AYANO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" or 綾 (aya) "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle.

AYDA   f   Arabic
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic.

AYDAN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

AYDEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

AYDIN   m   Turkish
Means "enlightened" in Turkish.

AYELEN   f   Native American
Variant of AYLEN

AYELET   f   Jewish
Means "gazelle, hind"... [more]

AYESHA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of 'AISHA

AYGÜL   f   Turkish
Means "moon rose" in Turkish.

AYISHAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of 'AISHA

AYLA (1)   f   Jewish
Variant transcription of ELAH

AYLA (2)   f   Turkish
Possibly means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.

AYLA (3)   f   Literature
Created for the novel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' (1980) by author Jean M... [more]

AYLEN   f   Native American
Possibly means either "happiness" or "clear" in Mapuche.

AYLİN   f   Turkish
Possibly means "moon halo" in Turkish.

AYLMER   m  
From a surname which was derived from the given name ELMER.

AYMAN   m   Arabic
Means "right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic.

AYN   f   Various
This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher... [more]

AYO   f & m   Yoruba
Means "joy" in Yoruba.

AYODELE   m & f   Yoruba
Means "joy has come home" in Yoruba.

AYOKUNLE   m   Yoruba
Means "joy has filled the home" in Yoruba.

AYOMIDE   f & m   Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.

AYOTUNDE   m & f   Yoruba
Means "joy has returned" in Yoruba.

AYŞE   f   Turkish
Turkish form of 'AISHA

AYSEL   f   Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon stream" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

AYSU   f   Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and su "water".

AYSUN   f   Turkish
Means "as beautiful as the moon" in Turkish.

AYUMU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayu) "walk" and 夢 (mu) "dream, vision".

AZALEA   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Greek αζαλεος (azaleos) "dry".

AZAR   f   Iranian
Means "fire" in Persian.

AZAREL   m   Biblical
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew... [more]

AZARIA   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of AZARIAH

AZARIAH   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has helped" in Hebrew... [more]

AZARIAS   m   Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of AZARIAH

AZAZEL   m   Biblical
Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew... [more]

AZAZIAH   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is strong" in Hebrew... [more]

AZEL   m   Biblical
Means "reserved" in Hebrew... [more]

AZENETH   f   Spanish
Spanish form of ASENATH

AZHAR   m   Arabic
Means "shining, bright" in Arabic.

'AZIZ   m   Arabic
Means "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished"... [more]

AZRAEL   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Variant of AZRIEL... [more]

AZRIEL   m   Biblical
Means "help of God", derived from Hebrew עָזַר ('azar) "help" and אֵל ('el) "God"... [more]

AZUBAH   f   Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew... [more]

AZUBUIKE   m   Igbo
Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo.

AZUCENA   f   Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.

ĄŽUOLAS   m   Lithuanian
Means "oak" in Lithuanian.

AZURA   f   English (Rare)
Elaboration of AZURE

AZURE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue"... [more]

AZZURRA   f   Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.

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