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Adore f EnglishLate Middle English via Old French from Latin
adorare ‘to worship’, from
ad- ‘to’ +
orare ‘speak, pray’.
Adorée f VariousMeans "adored" in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself. Bearer Adorée Villany (born 1891) was a French dancer and dance theorist.
Adoreil m Assyriani dont know the history but it was given to me and i cant find it anywhere
Adragon m English (Rare)Combination of the prefix
a and the English word
dragon, a legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. Child prodigy Adragon De Mello was given the name because he was born in the Chinese year of the dragon.
Adrahil m LiteratureTwo characters in JRR Tolkien's works. Likely from the fictional Adûnaic language, although its meaning is uncertain.
Adranos m Greek MythologyThe name of a fire deity worshipped by the Sicels of ancient Sicily, especially in the town of Adranus (modern Adrano). He is said to have been driven out of Mount Etna by
Hephaestus.
Adrestia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Variant form of
Adrastia, which is one of the various latinized forms of
Adrasteia. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a war figure and goddess of revenge and balance, who often battled in war... [
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Adri m IndianIndian name meaning "stone, mountain", and by extension "cloud". Some ancient Hindu beliefs claimed that mountains were solidified clouds.
Adriaen m Medieval DutchMedieval Dutch form of
Adriaan. A well-known bearer of this name was Adriaen van der Donck (c. 1618–1655), a pivotal figure in the establishment of the middle colonies of colonial America, and the ultimate significance of Manhattan as a place of commerce.
Adric m Popular CultureAn anagram of
Dirac, the surname of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac. This is the name of a character in the series 'Doctor Who', a companion of the fourth and fifth doctors.
Adrika f Indian, HinduismMeans "small mountain" in Sanskrit. According to the Mahabharata, Adrika is an apsara (a female spirit of clouds and waters) who was the mother of Matsya and Satyavati.
Adrius m LiteratureThe name of an antagonist in the
Red Rising series of science fiction novels by American author Pierce Brown.
Adroa m African MythologyThe God of the Lugbara, who dwell in the area between Zaire and Uganda. Adroa had two aspects: good and evil. He was looked on as the creator of heaven and Earth, and was said to appear to a person who was about to die... [
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Adroaldo m Spanish, PortugueseDerived from a Germanic name that was apparently composed of the elements
odal or
uodal "heritage, fatherland" and
wald "rule". This name was borne by several Brazilian politicians, such as Adroaldo Mesquita da Costa (1894-1985) and Adroaldo Peixoto Garani (b... [
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Adsartha f LiteratureMeans "child of the warrior star" in Atlantean, the fictional language used in Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, 'The Fall of Atlantis'.
Adso m LiteratureForm of
Azzo. Adso da Melk is a fictional Medieval character in Umberto Eco masterpiece 'Il nome della rosa' (1980). That character is loosely based on a real person: the monk Adso de Montier-en-Der (910/915 – 992)... [
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Adsullata f Celtic MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly British
adsiltia "she who is gazed at". This was the name of a river goddess worshipped by the Continental Celts. It may be an older form of
Esyllt.
Adubi f & m YorubaMeans "one we struggled to birth" in Yoruba, from
dù "to fight, struggle" and
bí "to birth, be born". Sometimes given to children named
Ige as a nickname.
Aduke f YorubaMeans "one (people) struggle(d) to care for" in Yoruba.
Adul m ThaiAlternate transcription of Thai อดุลย์ (see
Adun).
Adun m ThaiMeans "incomparable, matchless" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अतुल्य
(atulya).
Aduna f BasqueFrom the name of a town in the Basque Country. The origin is unclear, although it may com from Old Basque
adun ("new wheat").
Adunni f YorubaMeans "sweet to have" in Yoruba, from
dùn "sweet, pleasant" and
ní "obtain, have, possess".... [
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Adurnarseh m Old Persian, Middle PersianDerived from Middle Persian
ādur (also
ātur) meaning "fire" combined with the name
Narseh. As such, the meaning of the name as a whole is roughly "the word of a fiery man" or "the fiery word of a man".
Adut f Eastern AfricanThis name is borne by Adut Akech Bior ( born 25 December 1999), a South Sudanese-Australian model.
Āḍuthuma m ScythianFrom Scythian *
Artavatauxma meaning "offspring of a righteous man".
Aduuch m MongolianMeans "herdsman, ostler; good with horses" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from адуу
(aduu) meaning "horse".
Advaidh m Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit अद्वैध
(advaidha) meaning "united, unified" (literally "not divided into two parts, not disunited").
Advait m Sanskrit, Hindi, HinduismMeans "not dual" in Sanskrit. One of its forms
advaita is a branch of Hinduism called
advaita vedanta.
Advaiti f Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit अद्वैती
(advaitī) meaning "oneness, single, unique" (literally "one without a second, without duality").
Advay m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, NepaliMeans "without second, unique" in Sanskrit.
Advent m MalaysianOld English, from Latin
adventus ‘arrival’, from
advenire, from
ad- ‘to’ +
venire ‘come’.
Adwait m IndianThere are two siddhantas (schools of thoughts) dwait and adwait. Dwait specifies duality in the universe whereas adwait specifies unity ie all is one there is no difference.
Adwen f Welsh, CornishWelsh name, in which the second element is
gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint
Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [
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Adxoña m GuancheDerived from Guanche *
aḍəhuni meaning "strong man" or "proud man". It was borne by the
mencey (leader) of Abona, Tenerife, at the time of the conquest carried out by the Crown of Castille... [
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'Adyahu m Ancient Hebrewlikely a combination of the elements
עד ('ad) "eternity" and
יהו (yahu) referring to the Israelite god. Put together the name means "
Yahweh is everlasting"
Adze f & m African MythologyThe adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore. It takes the form of a firefly and will transform into human form upon capture.... [
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Ae f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection". Other Hanja are aslo possible.
Aecha f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" and 차. Means "loving daughter"
Aedd m Welsh, IrishFrom the Irish
áed "fire". This name was borne by a king of Ireland.
Aedesius m History (Ecclesiastical)Martyr and brother of St.
Apphian. Aedesius, a Christian of some note in Caesarea, now part of modern Israel, witnessed the persecution of Christians, the result of Emperor Diocletian's policies... [
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Aedín f Irish (Modern, Rare)An Irish name meaning "little flame". It is derived from the name of the Celtic sun god "AED", with "ÍN" the diminutive for "little". It is a feminine version Aidan.... [
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Aëdon f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀηδών
(aēdōn) "songstress" or from Greek ἀηδονίς
(aēdonis) "nightingale". Also compare Greek ἀοιδή
(aoidē) meaning "song". This was the name of a legendary queen of Thebes who plotted to kill her rival
Niobe's son, but killed her own son accidentally... [
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