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Afaq f AzerbaijaniFrom Arabic آفاق
('afaq) meaning "horizons, the world", the plural form of أفق
('ufuq) meaning "horizon". According to some, this was the name of poet Nizami Ganjavi's first wife.
Afara m & f ShonaMeaning "one who is happy or joyous".
Afət f AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani feminine name meaning "mischief", also a poetic word for "beautiful woman" and "beauty".
Afet f TurkishMeans "ravishingly beautiful" in Turkish.
Afeworq m AmharicMeans "mouth of gold" from Amharic አፍ
(ʾäf) "mouth" and ወርቅ
(wärḳ) "gold".
Affoué f BaouléDerived from Baoulé
fue "Saturday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Saturday".
Afi m Norse MythologyMeans "grandfather" in Old Norse. In the Rígsþula, Afi and his wife
Amma are one of the three couples the god Rígr visits.
Afife f TurkishDerived from Turkish
afif meaning "chaste" or "uncorrupted".
Afik m & f HebrewMeans "channel" or "brook" in Hebrew.
Afkarr m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
afkárr meaning "strange", "prodigious".
Afogori m & f BandialMeans "she/he gets buried around" in Bandial. This is considered a death prevention name.
Afon m GalicianHypocoristic of
Afonso. Not generally used as a given name in its own right.
Afrah f ArabicMeans "joys, mirths, celebrations" in Arabic, the plural of فرح
(farah) meaning "happiness, joy".
Afranius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile of uncertain origin. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman poet Lucius Afranius (1st century BC).
Afrasiab m Persian Mythology, Pashto (Rare)Possibly means “fearsome” from Middle Persian
plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄. In Persian mythology, Afrasiab was the mythical king of Turan (a region in Central Asia). He was the main antagonist of the epic poem 'Shahnameh'.
Afrelia f History (Ecclesiastical)Afrelia was a late 6th century saint, and princess of Powys. It has been suggested that she may be identical to the little-known Saint
Arilda of Gloucester.
Afri f Berber MythologyPossibly derived from Amazigh
afri, meaning "to feel". This was the name of a Berber goddess of fortune and fertility.
Afrikan m Russian (Rare)Russian form of
Africanus. A known bearer was the 19th-century Russian philosopher Afrikan Spir (1837-1890), who was of German-Greek descent, and whose father reportedly chose the name from an old Greek calendar of saints.
Áfríðr f Old NorseOld Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element
Á- is possibly from either Old Norse
áss "god", or
*az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from
*anu "ancestor". The second element is
fríðr "beautiful, beloved"... [
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Afrizal m IndonesianDerived from Arabic أفضل
('afdhal) meaning "best, highest, most outstanding".
Afro m ItalianMeans "African" in Italian. A known bearer was artist Afro Basaldella (1912-1976).
Afrouz f PersianMeans "illuminating, enlightening, kindling" in Persian.
Afroz m & f UrduDerived from Persian افروز
(afruz) meaning "burning, kindling, illuminating".
Afrozeh f ArabicMeans "That which illuminates; bringer of light" in Arabic.
Afryea f EweMeans "born during happy times" in Ewe.
Afshin m PersianModern form of
Pišīn through Avestan
Pisinah. It was also used as a princely title for rulers of Ošrūsana, a former Iranian region in Transoxiana.
Aftab m Urdu, BengaliFrom Persian آفتاب
(aftab) meaning "sun" or "sunlight, sunshine".
Aftandil m Azerbaijani, KyrgyzAzerbaijani and Kyrgyz form of
Avtandil. A known bearer of this name is the retired Azerbaijani soccer player Aftandil Hacıyev (b. 1981).
Afton f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun
afton meaning "evening".... [
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Afu m & f ChineseCombination of the Chinese characters 阿 (see
A) and 福 (see
Fu) perhalps an honorific name referred to the deity who gives prosperity and blessings.... [
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Afuru f & m Japanese (Rare)From 溢る
(afuru), modern
afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from
kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸
(kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave."... [
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Aga f YiMeans "second sister" in Yi.
Aga f MariMeans "field work" in Mari.
Aga f KalmykMeans "hostess, madam" in Kalmyk.
Aga m SumerianDerived from Sumerian
akka "made by (a god)", derived from Sumerian
𒀝 (
ak) "to make". This is the name of the twenty-third and last king in the first dynasty of Kish during the Early Dynastic I period.
Ağabala m AzerbaijaniFrom the Turkish title
ağa meaning "lord, master" and Azerbaijani
bala meaning "child".
Agabus m BiblicalAgabus was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in Luke 10:1–24.
Agacensie m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*ag ăsănsĭhe or
*ag ăsănsĭhu, meaning "son of hospitality".
Ağajan m TurkmenFrom Turkish آغا (ağa), meaning "lord, master," and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."
Agakles m Ancient GreekMeans "very famous, glorious, highly renowned", derived from Greek ἄγαν
(agan) meaning "very, much" and κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Agallis f Ancient GreekMeans "iris (flower)" in Greek, specifically referring to the Greek iris
(Iris attica).
Agalmatis m & f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἄγαλμα
(agalma) meaning "honour, glory, pride, delight" or "a statue, a bust".
Agana f ChamorroChamorro word for blood used as a name for baby girls
Aganeye m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*azgan-ey, meaning "one-armed". This name was applied to the Guanche leader
Mayantigo after having lost his arm during a battle.
Aganippe f Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ἀγανός
(aganos) meaning "mild, gentle" and ἵππος
(hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of various figures in Greek mythology... [
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Aganjusola m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)Means "the one with the stiff face makes honor" in Yoruba. According to Yoruba tradition, this is the name of a warrior king deified after his death, said to fight by shooting fire. He is associated with wilderness, the desert, and volcanoes... [
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Agapitus m History (Ecclesiastical)Martyr in the reign of Emperor Aurelian. Buried in Palestrina, in Italy, Agapitus is traditionally identified as a fifteen-year old caught in the persecutions of the Christians in Antioch. He was brought before the governor when he announced his faith... [
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Agapomenos m Ancient GreekMeans "one who is loved", from Greek ἀγαπάω
(agapao) meaning "to love, be fond of, show affection for" (see
agape).
Agarfú m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*agărăffu, meaning "knelt; bowed".
Agasa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 芽 (
ga) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Agasaya f Near Eastern MythologyPossibly means "shrieker". This was the name of an early Semitic goddess of war who was merged into
Ishtar in her identity as fearless warrior of the sky.
Agasidamos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀγαστός
(agastos) meaning "admirable" and δᾶμος
(damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος
(demos).
Agasigratis f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἀγαστός
(agastos) meaning "admirable" and an uncertain second element, possibly γράτις
(gratis) meaning "grass, green fodder".
Agasimenes m Ancient GreekPossibly derived from Greek ἀγαστός
(agastos) meaning "admirable" and either μένος
(menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage" or μένω
(meno) meaning "to stay, wait, remain".
Agastrophos m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἄγαν
(agan) meaning "very, much" and στρέφω
(strepho) meaning "to turn, to twist". This was the name of a Trojan soldier in the Iliad.