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Atanasije m Serbian
Serbian form of Athanasius.

Atėnė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Athena.

Athanase m French
French form of Athanasius.

Athene f Greek Mythology
Variant of Athena.

Atle m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Atli.

Atse m Frisian
Variant of Ade 2.

Atte m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Antero and other names beginning with A.

Aubree f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Aubrey.

Aubrie f English (Modern)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubrielle f English (Modern)
Combination of Aubrey and the popular name suffix elle.

Aude f French
French feminine form of Aldo.

Audie m & f English
In the case of the famed American soldier Audie Murphy (1925-1971), it is of uncertain meaning. As a feminine name, it can be a diminutive of Audrey.

Auguste 1 m French
French form of Augustus. A notable bearer was the philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857).

Auguste 2 f German
German variant of Augusta.

Augustė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Augusta.

Augustine 1 m English
From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name Augustus. Saint Augustine of Hippo was a 5th-century Christian theologian and author from North Africa. For his contributions to Christian philosophy he is known as a Doctor of the Church. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world. It became popular in England in the Middle Ages partly because of a second saint by this name, Augustine of Canterbury, a 6th-century Italian monk sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons.

Augustine 2 f French
French feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Auke m Frisian
Possibly a Frisian diminutive of Augustinus or Aurelius.

Aune f Finnish
Finnish form of Agnes.

Aurèle m French
French form of Aurelius.

Aurélie f French
French feminine form of Aurelius.

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

Aurore f French
French form of Aurora.

Avaline f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Ave f Italian, Estonian
Possibly from the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations". In Estonian it is also associated with the word ava meaning "open".

Aveline f English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of Avila. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century.

Averie f English (Modern)
Variant of Avery.

Avice f English (Rare)
Variant of Avis.

Awee f & m Navajo
From Navajo awéé' meaning "baby".

Axelle f French
Feminine form of Axel.

Ayame f Japanese
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Ayane f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 綾 (aya) meaning "design" or 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayele m Amharic
Means "become strong, become powerful" in Amharic.

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 come again" in Yoruba.

Ayşe f Turkish
Turkish form of Aisha.

Ayzere f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айзере (see Aizere).

Azélie f French (Rare)
Perhaps a form of Azalaïs. It was borne by Saint Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831-1877), also called Zélie, the mother of Thérèse of Lisieux.

Azize f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Aziz.

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

Azure f & m English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (lājvard) meaning "azure, lapis lazuli".