Means "distinguished, outstanding" in Arabic, derived from امتاز (imtāza) meaning "to be distinguished". The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631).
Mirabai
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Indian, History
Other Scripts:मीराबाई(Hindi)
Pronounced:MEE-RA-BIE
From the name Mira 1 combined with the suffix bai, applied to female members of Hindu dynasties (e.g. Lakshmibai, Janabai, Muktabai, Shantabai, Ahilyabai, Jhalkaribai). Mira or Mirabai was a 16th-century Rajput princess and poetess.
Ayelet
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts:אַיֶלֶת(Hebrew)
Means "doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.
Ashraqat
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts:أشراقات(Arabic)
Pronounced:ash-ra-KAT
Means "brightness, splendour, dawn" in Arabic, derived from the root شرق (sharaqa) meaning "to radiate, to shine, to rise".
Aradhana
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts:आराधना(Hindi)
Means "worship" in Sanskrit.
Alemayehu
Gender:Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Amharic
Other Scripts:አለማየሁ(Amharic)
Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.
Aishwarya
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Other Scripts:ऐश्वर्या(Hindi, Marathi)ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ(Kannada)ഐശ്വര്യ(Malayalam)ஐசுவரியா(Tamil)
From Sanskrit ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) meaning "prosperity, wealth". A famous bearer is the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1973-).