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Aquila m & f Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen meaning "eagle" in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lives with Aquila and his wife Priscilla (or Prisca) for a time.

Aquilina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Aquilinus. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Byblos.

Aquilino m Spanish
Spanish form of Aquilinus.

Aquilinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Aquila.

Ara m Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Sumerian origin. In Armenian legend this was the name of an Armenian king who was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Semiramis went to war to capture him. During the war Ara was slain.

Arabella f English
Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this.... [more]

Arabinda m Bengali, Odia
Bengali and Odia variant of Aravind.

Araceli f Spanish
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

Aracelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Aracely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Arachne f Greek Mythology
Means "spider" in Greek. In Greek myth Arachne was a mortal woman who defeated Athena in a weaving contest. After this Arachne hanged herself, but Athena brought her back to life in the form of a spider.

Aradhana f Hindi
Means "worship" in Sanskrit.

Aragorn m Literature
Meaning unexplained, though the first element is presumably Sindarin ara "noble, kingly". This is the name of a character in The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien. In the book Aragorn is the heir of the Dúnedain kings of the north.

Aram 1 m Kurdish
Means "calm" in Kurdish.

Aram 2 m Armenian
Meaning uncertain. According to the 5th-century Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi this was the name of an ancient ancestor of the Armenian people. A famous bearer was the composer Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978).

Aram 3 m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
From Hebrew אַרְמוֹן (ʾarmon) meaning "fortress, elevated place". This is the name of a few characters in the Old Testament, including a son of Shem who was the ancestor of the Arameans.

Aramazd m Armenian Mythology
Armenian form of Ahura Mazda. This was the name of the supreme creator god in pre-Christian Armenian mythology. He and other Zoroastrian deities were introduced to Armenia during the period of Iranian domination in the 1st millenium BC.

Araminta f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was (first?) used by William Congreve in his comedy The Old Bachelor (1693) and later by John Vanbrugh in his comedy The Confederacy (1705). This was the original given name of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), who was born Araminta Ross.

Aramis m Literature
The surname of one of the musketeers in The Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexandre Dumas. Dumas based the character on the 17th-century Henri d'Aramitz, whose surname was derived from the French village of Aramits (itself from Basque aran meaning "valley").

Aran 1 m & f Irish
From the name of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

Aran 2 m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "wild goat" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Dishan in the Old Testament.

Aran 3 m & f Catalan
From the name of a mountainous region in the north of Catalonia where the Occitan language is spoken, originally derived from Basque haran meaning "valley".

Arancha f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantxa.

Aranka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian arany meaning "gold". It is used as a vernacular form of Aurélia.

Aranrhod f Welsh Mythology
Variant of Arianrhod.

Arantzazu f Basque
From the name of a place near the Spanish town of Oñati where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its name is derived from Basque arantza "thornbush".

Aránzazu f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantzazu.

Ararat m Armenian
From the name of a mountain in eastern Turkey (formerly part of Armenia), the place where Noah's Ark came to rest according to the Old Testament.

Aras m Lithuanian
Means "eagle" in Lithuanian (a poetic word).

Arash m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬑𐬱𐬀 (Ərəxsha), of uncertain meaning, possibly from a root meaning "bear". In Iranian legend Arash was an archer who was ordered by the Turans to shoot an arrow, the landing place of which would determine the new location of the Iran-Turan border. Arash climbed a mountain and fired his arrow with such strength that it flew for several hours and landed on the banks of the far-away Oxus River.

Arastoo m Persian
Persian form of Aristotle.

Arata m Japanese
From Japanese 新 (arata) meaning "fresh, new". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Aravind m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
From Sanskrit अरविन्द (aravinda) meaning "lotus".

Arawn m Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the god of the underworld, called Annwfn, in Welsh mythology.

Arax f Armenian
From the name of an Armenian river, also called the Aras.

Araylym f Kazakh
Means "my beautiful" in Kazakh, from арайлы (arayly) meaning "beautiful, like the dawn" combined with a possessive suffix.

Arbana f Albanian
From Albanian arbën meaning "Albanian".

Arben m Albanian
Derived from Albanian Arbën meaning "Albanian".

Arcadia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Arcadius. This is the name of a region on the Greek Peloponnese, long idealized for its natural beauty.

Arcadius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arkadios.

Arcangelo m Italian
Means "archangel" in Italian.

Arcelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Archana f Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
From Sanskrit अर्चन (arcana) meaning "honouring, praising". This is the name of a Hindu ritual.

Archelaos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Archelaus.

Archelaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀρχέλαος (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and λαός (laos) meaning "people". This was the name of a son of Herod the Great. He ruled over Judea, Samaria and Idumea.

Archembald m Germanic
Old German form of Ercanbald.

Archer m English
From an English surname meaning "bowman, archer", of Old French origin. Although already slowly growing in popularity, this name accelerated its rise after the premiere of the American television series Archer in 2009.

Archibald m Scottish, English
Derived from the Germanic name Ercanbald, composed of the elements erkan meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and bald meaning "bold, brave". The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the element ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master". The Normans brought this name to England. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages (sometimes used to Anglicize the Gaelic name Gilleasbuig, for unknown reasons).

Archil m Georgian
Meaning unknown, of Persian origin. This was the name of an 8th-century Georgian noble who was executed for refusing to convert to Islam.

Archimedes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician, astronomer and inventor.

Archippe f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Archippos.

Archippos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". In the New Testament it is borne by a man mentioned in the epistles (spelled as Archippus, the Latinized form, in the English version).

Archippus m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archippos.

Arcturus m Astronomy
From Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktouros), the name of the fourth brightest star in the sky, part of the constellation Boötes. It means "guardian of the bear", derived from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning "bear" and οὖρος (ouros) meaning "guardian", referring to the star's position close to the constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Major.

Arda m Turkish
Possibly means "marker, stake" in Turkish.

Ardal m Irish
Anglicized form of Ardghal.

Ardalion m Late Greek, Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from Greek ἀρδάλιον (ardalion) meaning "water pot". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Asia Minor.

Ardashir m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Old Persian Artaxšaça (see Artaxerxes). This was the name of a 3rd-century king of Persia who defeated the Parthians and founded the Sasanian Empire. He also reestablished Zoroastrianism as the state religion.

Ardath f English
From the name of a plain that appears in the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras (verse 9:26) in some versions of the Old Testament. This place name was used by Marie Corelli for the title of an 1889 novel, which is probably the reason it gained some currency as a given name just after this time.

Arden m & f English
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

Ardeshir m Persian
Modern Persian form of Ardashir.

Ardgal m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Ardghal.

Ardghal m Irish (Rare)
Means "high valour", derived from the Old Irish elements ard "high" and gal "valour".

Ardit m Albanian
Means "golden day" in Albanian, from ar "gold" and ditë "day".

Ardita f Albanian
Feminine form of Ardit.

Ardith f English
Variant of Ardath.

Ardito m Italian (Rare)
Derived from medieval Italian ardito meaning "bold".

Arduino m Italian
Italian form of Hartwin.

Are m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ari 2.

Aredvi f Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the Avestan name for Anahita.

Aref m Persian
Persian form of Arif.

Areg m Armenian
Means "sun, bright" in Armenian (a poetic word).

Areli m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "lion of God, hero" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Gad in the Old Testament.

Aren m Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Arend m Dutch, German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Arnold. This is also the Dutch word for "eagle".

Ares m Greek Mythology
Perhaps from either Greek ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin" or ἄρσην (arsen) meaning "male". The name first appears as a-re in Mycenaean Greek writing. Ares was the bloodthirsty god of war in Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Hera.

Aretas m Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name, of unknown meaning. This was the name of four Nabataean kings of Petra in Jordan, including the first king (2nd century BC). King Aretas IV is mentioned briefly in the New Testament.

Arete f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "virtue" in Greek. In Greek mythology Arete was the personification of virtue and excellence.

Aretha f English
Possibly derived from Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "virtue". This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Aretha Franklin (1942-2018).

Arethousa f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Arethusa.

Arethusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Arethousa) meaning "quick water", which is possibly derived from ἄρδω (ardo) meaning "water" and θοός (thoos) meaning "quick, nimble". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who was transformed into a fountain.

Areti f Greek
Modern Greek form of Arete.

Arevik f Armenian
Means "like the sun" in Armenian.

Arezou f Persian
Means "desire" in Persian.

Argi m Basque
Means "light" in Basque.

Argider m Basque
Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful".

Argiñe f Basque
Feminine form of Argi. This is a Basque equivalent of Luz.

Argos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Argus.

Argus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἄργος (Argos), derived from ἀργός (argos) meaning "glistening, shining". This name was borne by several characters from Greek myth, including the man who built the Argo and a giant with one hundred eyes.

Argyris m Greek
Modern Greek form of Argyros.

Argyro f Greek
Feminine form of Argyros.

Argyros m Ancient Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

Ari 1 m Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew.

Ari 2 m Old Norse, Icelandic, Finnish
Old Norse byname meaning "eagle".

Ari 3 m Armenian
Means "brave" in Armenian.

Aria 1 f English (Modern)
Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.

Ariadna f Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Spanish, Catalan, Russian and Polish form of Ariadne.

Ariadne f Greek Mythology
Means "most holy", composed of the Greek prefix ἀρι (ari) meaning "most" combined with Cretan Greek ἀδνός (adnos) meaning "holy". In Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos. She fell in love with Theseus and helped him to escape the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, but was later abandoned by him. Eventually she married the god Dionysus.

Ariah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1.

Ariana f Portuguese, English (Modern)
Portuguese form of Ariadne. This name steadily grew in popularity in America in the last few decades of the 20th century. A famous bearer is the American pop singer Ariana Grande (1993-).

Ariane f French, German
French form of Ariadne.

Arianna f Italian, English (Modern)
Italian form of Ariadne.

Arianne f French (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arianrhod f Welsh Mythology
Probably means "silver wheel" from Welsh arian "silver" and rhod "wheel". According to the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Arianrhod was the mother of the twins Dylan and Lleu Llaw Gyffes, whom she spontaneously birthed when she stepped over a magical wand. It is speculated that in earlier myths she may have been a goddess of the moon.

Arianwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and gwen "white, blessed". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Aric m English
Variant of Eric.

Aridai m Biblical
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Persian origin. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the ten sons of Haman killed by the Jews.

'Ari'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Ariel.

Ariel m & f Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).

Ariella f English (Modern)
Strictly feminine form of Ariel.

Arielle f French, English
French feminine form of Ariel, as well as an English variant.

Arienne f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Aries m Astronomy
Means "ram" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation and the first sign of the zodiac. Some Roman legends state that the ram in the constellation was the one who supplied the Golden Fleece sought by Jason.

Arif m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "learned, knowing, expert" in Arabic.

Arihel m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Ariel.

Arij f Arabic
Means "fragrance" in Arabic.

Arijana f Croatian
Croatian form of Arianna.

Arijit m Bengali
From Sanskrit अरिजित् (arijit) meaning "conquering enemies".

Arild m Norwegian
Possibly a variant of Harald or Arnold.

Arin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron.

Arina f Russian
Russian variant of Irina.

Arioald m Lombardic (Latinized)
From Arioaldus, a Latin form of Hariwald. This was the name of a 7th-century king of the Lombards.

Arista f Astronomy
Means "ear of grain" in Latin. This is the name of a star, also known as Spica, in the constellation Virgo.

Aristaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀρισταῖος (Aristaios), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best". This was the name of a minor Greek god of agriculture, hunting and cattle. He was the son of Apollo and the mortal Cyrene.

Aristaios m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Aristaeus.

Aristarchos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aristarchus.

Aristarchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀρίσταρχος (Aristarchos), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master". This name was borne by Aristarchus of Samos, a 3rd-century BC Greek astronomer and mathematician.

Aristarkh m Russian
Russian form of Aristarchus.

Aristeides m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aristides.

Aristide m French, Italian
French and Italian form of Aristides.

Arístides m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristides.

Aristides m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Portuguese
From the Greek name Ἀριστείδης (Aristeides), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This name was borne by the 5th-century BC Athenian statesman Aristides the Just, who was renowned for his integrity. It was also the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Aristidis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristides.

Aristocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀριστοκλῆς (Aristokles) meaning "the best glory", derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the real name of the philosopher Plato.

Aristodemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This was the name of a descendant of Herakles in Greek legend.

Aristokles m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aristocles.

Aristomache f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Ariston m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".

Aristophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright.

Aristoteles m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aristotle.

Aristotelis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristotle.

Aristotle m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristoteles) meaning "the best purpose", derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of a Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC who made lasting contributions to Western thought, including the fields of logic, metaphysics, ethics and biology.

Arisztid m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aristides.

Aritra m Bengali
From Sanskrit अरित्र (aritra) meaning "propelling, an oar".

Aritz m Basque
From Basque haritz meaning "oak tree".

Ariyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1.

Arja f Finnish
Variant of Irja. The Finnish poet Eino Leino used it in his poem Arja and Selinä (1916), though belonging to a male character.

Arjan m Dutch
Dutch form of Adrian.

Arjun m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Modern form of Arjuna.

Arjuna m Hinduism
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of one of the five Pandavas, the sons of Pandu. He was actually fathered by the god Indra and Pandu's wife Kunti. Arjuna was known as a skilled archer.... [more]

Arkadios m Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia". Arcadia was a region in Greece, its name deriving from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning "bear". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr.

Arkadiusz m Polish
Polish form of Arkadios.

Arkadiy m Russian
Russian form of Arkadios. This is the name of one of the main characters in Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons (1862).

Arkaitz m Basque
Means "rock" in Basque.

Arke 1 f Greek Mythology
From Greek ἀρκής (arkes) meaning "swift". Arke was the twin sister of the rainbow goddess Iris in Greek mythology. Because she sided with the Titans, Zeus had her imprisoned with them in Tartarus.

Arke 2 m Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle".

Arkhip m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Archippos.

Arlecchino m Theatre
Italian form of Harlequin.

Arleen f English
Variant of Arline.

Arlen m English
Meaning unknown, possibly from a surname.

Arlene f English, Filipino
Variant of Arline. Since the onset of the 20th century, this is the most common spelling of this name.

Arlequin m Theatre
French form of Harlequin.

Arlet f Catalan
Catalan form of Arlette.

Arleth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Arlette in use in Latin America.

Arlette f French
French form of Herleva.

Arline f English
Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera The Bohemian Girl (1843).

Arlo m English
Meaning uncertain. It was perhaps inspired by the fictional place name Arlo Hill from the poem The Faerie Queene (1590) by Edmund Spenser. Spenser probably got Arlo by altering the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".

Arlotto m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian name, recorded in Latin as Arlotus. It is possibly from Old French herlot meaning "vagabond, tramp".

Arman 1 m Persian, Kazakh
Means "wish, hope" in Persian.

Arman 2 m Armenian
Variant of Armen.

Armand m French, Catalan
French and Catalan form of Herman.

Armando m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman.

Armands m Latvian
Latvian form of Armand.

Armani m & f English (Modern)
From an Italian surname meaning "son of Ermanno". It has been used as a given name due to the fashion company Armani, which was founded by the clothing designer Giorgio Armani (1934-).

Ármann m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Herman.

Armas m Finnish
Means "beloved" in Finnish (an archaic poetic word).

Armazi m Georgian Mythology
Possibly related to the name of the Armenian god Aramazd or the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda. In pre-Christian Georgian mythology Armazi was the supreme god.

Armel m Breton, French
Breton and French form of the Old Welsh name Arthmail, which was composed of the elements arth "bear" and mael "prince, chieftain". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded abbeys in Brittany.

Armelle f French
Feminine form of Armel.

Armen m Armenian
Derived from the name of the country of Armenia (which is in fact named Հայաստան (Hayastan) in Armenian).

Armida f Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). In the poem Armida is a beautiful enchantress who bewitches many of the crusaders.

Armide f Literature
French form of Armida. This is the name of operas by Jean-Baptiste Lully (in 1686) and Christoph Willibald Gluck (in 1777), both of which were based on Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso.

Ármin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Arminius.

Armin m German
Modern form of Arminius.

Armine f Armenian
Feminine form of Armen.

Arminius m Old Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Germanic name, possibly derived from the element *ermunaz meaning "whole, universal". Other theories claim that it is related to Herman, or that it is not Germanic at all. Arminius was a 1st-century chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci. Raised in Rome as a hostage, he eventually became a citizen and joined the army. However, he turned against the Empire, leading the Germans in a surprise attack in the Teutoburg Forest and driving the Romans from Germania.

Armo m Finnish (Rare)
Means "grace, mercy" in Finnish.

Arnaldo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Arnold.

Arnaq f Greenlandic, Inuit
Means "woman" in Greenlandic and Inuktitut.

Arnar m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and herr "army, warrior".

Arnau m Catalan
Catalan form of Arnold.

Arnaud m French
French form of Arnold.

Arnaude f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Arnold.

Arnbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arnbjǫrg.

Arnbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Arnbjǫrg.

Arnbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from the elements ǫrn meaning "eagle" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Arnborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Arnbjǫrg.

Arne 1 m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element ǫrn meaning "eagle".

Arnfinn m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Arnfinnr, which was derived from the elements ǫrn "eagle" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".

Arnfinnr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Arnfinn.

Arnfried m German (Rare)
From an Old German name derived from the elements arn "eagle" and fridu "peace".

Árni m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Arne 1.

Arnifrid m Germanic
Old German form of Arnfried.

Arnoald m Germanic
Old German form of Arnold.

Arnold m English, German, Dutch, Polish, Germanic
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and walt "power, authority". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Earnweald. It died out as an English name after the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century.... [more]

Arnoldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Arnold.

Arnoldo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Arnaldo.

Arnolds m Latvian
Latvian form of Arnold.

Arnolfo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Arnulf.

Arnór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant form of Andor 1.

Arnórr m Old Norse
Variant of Arnþórr.

Arnošt m Czech, Sorbian
Czech and Sorbian form of Ernest.

Arnoud m Dutch
Dutch form of Arnold.

Arnout m Dutch
Dutch form of Arnold.

Arnstein m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Arnsteinn.

Arnsteinn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" and steinn meaning "stone".

Arnt m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Arend.

Arnþór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Andor 1.

Arnulf m German, Germanic
Germanic name derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and wolf meaning "wolf". This name was borne by a few early saints, notably a 7th-century Frankish bishop of Metz. It was also the name of a 9th-century Holy Roman emperor.

Arnviðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Arvid.

Aroa f Basque, Spanish
Derived from Basque aro meaning "era, age, time".

Aroha f & m Maori
Means "love" in Maori.

Aroldo m Italian
Italian form of Harold.

Áron m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Aaron.

Aron m Polish, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian form of Aaron.

Aronas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aaron.

Aronne m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Aaron.

Ārons m Latvian
Latvian form of Aaron.

Árpád m Hungarian
From Hungarian árpa meaning "barley". This was the name of a 9th-century Magyar ruler who led his people into Hungary. He is considered a Hungarian national hero.

Arpi f Armenian
Means "sun, ether" in Armenian (a poetic word).

Arran m Scottish
From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.

Arrats m Basque
Means "afternoon, dusk" in Basque.

Arrigo m Italian
Italian variant form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Arron m English
Variant of Aaron.

Arsaces m Old Persian (Latinized), Parthian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ἀρσάκης (Arsakes), the Greek form of Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka) or Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (Arshak), perhaps a diminutive of Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎴 (aršan) meaning "hero". This name was borne by two rulers of Parthia, including the first king (3rd century BC).

Arsakes m Old Persian (Hellenized), Parthian (Hellenized)
Greek form of Old Persian Aršaka or Parthian Arshak (see Arsaces).

Arsen m Armenian, Ossetian, Ukrainian
Armenian, Ossetian and Ukrainian form of Arsenios.

Arsène m French
French form of Arsenios. A notable fictional bearer is Arsène Lupin, a gentleman burglar in novels by Maurice Leblanc, beginning 1907.

Arsénio m Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Arsenios.

Arsênio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Arsenios.

Arsenio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Arsenios.

Arsenios m Ancient Greek
Means "virile" in Greek. Saint Arsenius was a 5th-century deacon who was tutor to the two sons of the Roman emperor Theodosius. The two sons, Arcadius and Honorius, divided the empire into eastern and western halves upon their father's death.

Arsenius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arsenios.

Arseniy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Arsenios.

Arshak m Parthian
Parthian form of Arsaces.

Arshaka m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Arsaces.

Arshaluys f & m Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.

Arshtat f Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Ashtad.

Arsinoe f Ancient Greek
Means "raising of the mind", from Greek ἄρσις (arsis) "raising" and νόος (noos) "mind, thought". This name was borne by Egyptian queens from the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Arslan m Turkish, Turkmen
Turkish variant and Turkmen form of Aslan.

Artabasdos m Ancient Armenian (Hellenized)
Byzantine Greek form of Artavazd. This was the name of an Armenian general in the Byzantine army who briefly usurped the imperial throne in the 8th century.

Artabazos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Persian name *Artavazda meaning "persevering through truth", a calque of Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬵 (Ashauuazdah). This was the name of two Achaemenid Persian satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia.

Artair m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Arthur.

Artan m Albanian
Derived from Albanian artë meaning "golden".

Artavasdes m Ancient Armenian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Artavazd.

Artavazd m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Armenian form of *Artavazda (see Artabazos). This name was borne by three kings of Armenia, ruling between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD.

Artavazda m Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian form (unattested) of Artabazos.

Artaxerxes m Old Persian (Hellenized), Biblical, History
Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaça) meaning "reign through truth", derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta) meaning "truth" and 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaçam) meaning "reign, kingdom". This was the name of several Achaemenid Persian rulers. It was also borne by the founder of the Sasanian Empire, usually known by the Middle Persian form Ardashir.

Artaxshaça m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Artaxerxes.

Artemio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Artemios.

Artemios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis. This was the name of a 4th-century general in the Roman army who is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Artemis f Greek Mythology, Greek
Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek ἀρτεμής (artemes) meaning "safe" or ἄρταμος (artamos) meaning "a butcher". Artemis was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting, the twin of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was known as Diana to the Romans.

Artemisia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Artemisios. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.

Artemisios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis.

Artemius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Artemios.

Artemiy m Russian
Russian variant form of Artemios.

Artemon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis.

Arthfael m Medieval Welsh
Medieval Welsh form of Armel.

Arthit m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god Aditya.

Arthmail m Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Armel.

Arthur m English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements *artos "bear" (Old Welsh arth) combined with *wiros "man" (Old Welsh gur) or *rīxs "king" (Old Welsh ri). Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius.... [more]

Artiom m Moldovan
Romanian form of Artyom.

Artjom m Estonian
Estonian form of Artyom.

Artjoms m Latvian
Latvian form of Artyom.

Artsiom m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Artemios.

Artturi m Finnish
Finnish form of Arthur.

Artúr m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Arthur.

Artur m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Albanian, Armenian
Form of Arthur in several languages.

Artūras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Arthur.

Arturo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arthur.

Artūrs m Latvian
Latvian form of Arthur.

Artyom m Russian
Russian form of Artemios.

Arun m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Thai
Modern masculine form of Aruna.

Aruna m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi
Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुण) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. The modern feminine form अरुणा (spelled with a final long vowel) is also transcribed as Aruna, however the modern masculine form is Arun.

Arūnas m Lithuanian
Derived from poetic Lithuanian aras meaning "eagle" combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.

Arundhati f Hinduism, Hindi
The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief it is the name of the sage Vasishtha's wife, who is identified with the star.

Arushi f Hinduism, Hindi
From Sanskrit अरुष (aruṣa) meaning "reddish, dawn", a word used in the Rigveda to describe the red horses of Agni. According to some traditions this was the name of the wife of the legendary sage Chyavana.

Aruzhan f Kazakh
Means "beautiful soul" in Kazakh.

Arve m Norwegian
Variant of Arvid.

Arvel m English
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Arwel.

Arvid m Swedish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Arnviðr, derived from the elements ǫrn "eagle" and viðr "tree".

Arvīds m Latvian
Latvian form of Arvid.

Arvo m Finnish, Estonian
Means "value, worth" in Finnish and Estonian.

Arvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ar "also" and the root vyd- "to see".

Arwa f Arabic
Means "female ibex, mountain goat" in Arabic. This name was borne by some relatives of the Prophet Muhammad. It was also the name of a 12th-century queen of Yemen.

Arwel m Welsh
Old Welsh name of unknown meaning.

Arwen f Literature
Means "noble maiden" in the fictional language Sindarin. In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Arwen was the daughter of Elrond and the lover of Aragorn.

Arwyn m Welsh
From the Welsh intensifying prefix ar- and gwyn meaning "white, blessed".

Arya 1 m & f Persian, Hindi, Malayalam
From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble". In India, this is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य and the feminine form आर्या. In Iran it is only a masculine name.

Arya 2 f Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a popular character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). In the story Arya is the second daughter of Ned Stark, the lord of Winterfell.