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Ahad m Arabic, Persian, Bengali, Urdu, AzerbaijaniMeans "one, unique, matchless" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الأحد
(al-Ahad) is one of the 99 names of Allah. This name is also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani
Əhəd.
Ahahaya m & f NahuatlPossibly derived from
ahahuiya "to rejoice, to celebrate, to take pleasure".
Ahalya f HinduismFrom Sanskrit अहल
(ahala) meaning "unploughed, unfurrowed". In Hindu mythology Ahalya was a woman created by the god
Brahma. She was married to the sage Gautama Maharishi but was seduced by
Indra, causing her husband to punish her for her infidelity by turning her into stone... [
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Ahalya f TamilFrom Tamil அகல் விளக்கு (ahal vilakku) meaning "lamp, diya".
Ahan m Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, MarathiFrom Sanskrit अहन्
ahan "day".
Ahana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" or 天 (
a) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 華 (
hana) or 花 (
hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ahania f LiteratureAhania is the Emanation, or female counterpart, of Urizen, Zoas of reason, in William Blake's mythology. She is the representation of pleasure and the desire for intelligence.
Ahāssunu f BabylonianMeans "their sister", deriving from the Akkadian element
aḫātu ("sister") combined with the suffix
-(aš)šunu ("for them (masculine plural), to them, towards them"),
Ahatmilku f Ancient Near EasternPossibly means "sister of the king" in Amorite. Name borne by a princess of Amurru (fl. 1265 BCE), who would go on to become queen of Ugarit (modern day Ras Shamna in Northern Syria) as the wife of King Niqmepa.
Ahaya m AlachuaAhaya (ca. 1710 – 1783) was the first recorded chief of the Alachua band of the Seminole tribe. He was born to the Muskogean-speaking Oconee, who were originally from central Georgia. His people settled along the Chattahoochee River in North Florida when he was a small boy... [
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Ahaz m BiblicalMeaning "has held," is a diminutive of
Jehoahaz, meaning "Yahweh has held." He was king of Judah, and the son and successor of
Jotham... [
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Ahbrahoam m MormonAn Egyptian derivative of
Abraham, according to a book on the language, written by Joseph Smith.
Ahbroam m MormonAn Egyptian variation of
Abram 1 according to Joseph Smith. It is defined as "father of the faithful".
Ahdi m Indonesian, ArabicFrom Arabic عَهْد
(ʿahd) meaning "knowledge", "observance, adherence, fulfillment", or "commitment, obligation".
Ahdiya f UzbekEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Uzbek word
ahd meaning "oath, pact".
Aheahe f HawaiianDerived from the word (
ahea) meaning "gentle breeze" or "soft wind" in Hawaiian.
Ah'em m Ancient HebrewMeans "(maternal) uncle" in ancient Hebrew. (compare
Ahab). This name is derived from the combination of the elements
אח (ah') "brother" and
אם (em) "mother"
Ahez f Breton LegendOf unknown origin and meaning, albeit a connection to Welsh
aches, a word denoting the sound of the water clashing on the shore, has been suggested. In Breton legend, Ahez is always described as the daughter of King
Gralon, sometimes described as a sorceress, enchantress, fairy or giantess, and often, though not always, considered identical with
Dahud... [
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Ahhotep f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
jꜥḥ-ḥtp meaning "
Iah is satisfied" or "the moon is content", derived from the name of the god
Iah (literally "the moon") combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction"... [
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Ahiezer m BiblicalMeans "my brother is help" or "my brother is a helper" in Hebrew. This is the name of two Old Testament characters.
Ahiga m NavajoFrom Navajo
ahigą́ "they fight or combat each other; they kill each other" or
ahígą́ "you fight or combat each other; you kill each other".
Ahiman m BiblicalMeaning "brother of the right hand / brother of a gift."
Ahimelech m BiblicalMeans "my brother is king" in Hebrew, from אָח
(ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" combined with י
(i) "my" and מֶלֶךְ
(meleḵ) "king"... [
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Ahimsa f SanskritFrom Sanskrit अहिंसा
ahiṃsā "non-violence, harmlessness".
Ahina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 明日 (
ahi) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 南 (
na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ahinadab m Biblical HebrewMeaning, "My Brother Is Noble." Son of
Iddo, is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by
Solomon in so many districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household... [
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Ahinora f BulgarianName born by German-Bulgarian singer Nora Nova, Ahinora Kumanova
Ahio m TonganMeans "whirlwind, waterspout" in Tongan.
Ahira m BiblicalMeans "my brother is evil" in Hebrew. In the Bible, Ahira was a son of Enan. He was the chief of the tribe of Naphthali at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai.
Ahiram m BiblicalMeans "brother of craft" or "my brother is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Bible, he is a son of Benjamin.
Ahisamach m BiblicalMeans "brother of support" or "my brother supports", derived from the Hebrew noun אָח
(ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" (combined with the letter י
(i) "my", thus "my brother" or "brother of") and the verb סמך
(samak) "to support, to uphold"... [
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Ahishar m Biblical HebrewMeans "my brother has sung" in Hebrew. In 1 Kings, he is mentioned in Solomon's list of heads of department.
Ahkal m Classic MayanPossibly means "turtle", deriving from the Classic Maya element
ahk-al. This was occasionally used as an element in the names of Maya royalty.
Ahkiyyini m Inuit MythologyIn Eskimo folklore there is a skeleton-ghost named Ahkiyyini. He was always dancing when he was alive, and his skeleton comes back every so often to do a jig that shakes the ground and turns boats over in the river... [
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Ahlad m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, SinhaleseMeans "joy, delight, refreshing".
Ahladini f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Indian (Sikh), MarathiMEANING - causing joy or delight, delightful, a name of goddess Durga
Ahladita f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), AssameseMeans "delighted, rejoiced".
Ahlai m & f BiblicalThis name comes from the root אחל (
'hl), which has no known meaning. The root derives from אחלה (
'ahlah), meaning "ah that...!". The majority belief is that the name means "O Would That!".... [
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Ahlam f ArabicMeans "dreams" in Arabic, the plural of حلم
(ḥulm) meaning "dream".
Ahle m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ale 2 recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 17th and 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Ahmar m ArabicMeans "red" in Arabic from the root ح-م-ر (
ḥ-m-r) related with this colour.
Ahmedjan m KazakhCombination of the Islamic name
Ahmed and the Kazakh word
jan, meaning "soul" (of Persian origin). Kazakh variant spelling of
Akhmetzhan.
Ahmicqui f & m NahuatlMeans "immortal, something that does not die" in Nahuatl, derived from the negative prefix
a- and
micqui "corpse, dead body".
Ahnaf m Arabic, Bengali, MalayMeans "bent, crooked, clubfooted" in Arabic. It can also figuratively mean "devout, pious" (in the sense of being 'bent' towards religion).
Ahni f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, NepaliMeans "day".
Ahnjong m KoreanCombination of the name elements
ahn meaning "tranquility" and
jong meaning, "lineage, ancestry."
Aholiab m Biblical, English (Puritan)Means "father's tent", derived from the Hebrew nouns אֹהֶל
('ohel) meaning "tent" and אָב
(ʾav) meaning "father". In the Old Testament, Aholiab or Oholiab son of
Ahisamakh, of the tribe of
Dan, worked under
Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle (also known as the Tent of Meeting) and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant... [
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Ahou f BaouléDerived from Baoulé
we "Thursday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Thursday".
Ahpeahtone m Indigenous AmericanMeans "wooden lance" or "kills with a lance" in Kiowa. Ahpeahtone (1856–1931) was a chief of the Kiowa tribe in Oklahoma, who is regarded as the last traditional chief of the tribe.
Ahram f KoreanMeans "ripe chestnut" or "ripe acorn" in Korean.
Ahrar m ArabicFrom Arabic أحرار
(aḥrar), the plural form of حر
(ḥurr) meaning "free, unimpeded" as well as "genuine, pure, good".
Ahrora f UzbekFrom the Uzbek word
ahror meaning "one able to free oneself from worldly desires".
Ahtunowhiho m New World Mythology, CheyenneDerived from Cheyenne
ȧhtóno'e "under, below" and
vé'ho'e "trickster, spider, white man". This is the name of a Cheyenne god who lives under the ground.
Ahtziri f Spanish (Mexican)Possibly a variant of the name
Yatziri. May be of Mayan or Aztec origin, with some sources claiming it means "corn flower" or "corn goddess".
Ahu m MaoriMeans "to tend, to foster, to bring up" in Maori.
Ahua m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
ahuatl "thorn, spine".
Ahuilizatl m & f NahuatlMeans "joyous waters", derived from Nahuatl
ahuiliztli "joy, pleasure, enjoyment, recreation; pleasant" and
atl "water".
Ahulani f HawaiianMeans "sky alter" in Hawaiian, from the elements
ahu, meaning "alter" and
lani, meaning "sky, heaven".
Ahumere f TahitianDerived from Tahitian
ahu meaning "clothes, tapa cloth" and
mere meaning "parental grief, grief of a parent".
Ahuña f Basque (Rare), Basque MythologyFrom the name of a mountain in the Basque region of Spain whose Basque name
Ahuñamendi is derived from Basque
ahuña "small goat" and
mendi "mountain".... [
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Ahurani f Near Eastern Mythology, Persian MythologyMeans "she who belongs to Ahura" in Avestan, from the name
Ahura, referring to either the creator god Ahura Mazda or the various other ahuras of the Avesta, combined with the feminine suffix
-ani meaning "companion, wife, mate"... [
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Ahutiare f TahitianFrom Tahitian
ahu meaning "clothes, fabric, garment" and
tiare meaning "flower, blossom".
Ahuura f & m TahitianMeans "red dress" from the Tahitian phrase
ʻahu ʻura ariʻi o te toʻo ao te rā meaning "royal red robe of the sunset".
Ahuzam m BiblicalBorne by Ahuzam, son of Ashur, the father or founder of Tekoa. (1 Book of Chronicles 4:6).
Ahva f & m HebrewAhva is from the Hebrew word, Ahava (ah-hav-ah.) Ahva is a twist on the more common, Ava. It sounds more exotic and lively. Ahva can be used for either gender.
Ahya f ArabicAyah is a name referencing a verse in the Quran. An Ayah makes up chapters in the Surah.... [
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A-hyeon f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 亜 meaning "next, second," and a
hyeon hanja, e.g. 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
Ahyouwaighs m MohawkMeaning unknown. A famous person is John Brant, who was a Mohawk leader and had a role in the War of 1812.
Ái m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
ái meaning "great-grandfather, ancestor". In Norse mythology, this is the name of both a dwarf and the husband of
Edda 2.
Ái m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 愛
(ái) meaning "love, affection".
Aia f Greek MythologyA Naiad associated with a well, spring or fountain of the town of Aia, also known as Kolkhis, on the Black Sea. Her name was taken from that place. According to myth she was loved and pursued by the local river-god Phasis, and saved from him by the gods who transformed her into an island bearing that name.
Aia f BasqueFrom the name of a town situated on the slopes of Mount Pagoeta in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Aia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiah m BiblicalMeaning "falcon". Aiah is mentioned in the bible as a son of Zibeon and the father of Rizpah.
Aiai f ChineseAny of these could be duplicated: 艾 (
ài) meaning "mugwort; wormwood", 爱 (
ài) meaning "love, affection", or 蔼 (
ǎi) meaning "friendly, lush". Other characters that are pronounced the same way could be duplicated as well
Aiakos m Greek MythologyMeaning uncertain. One source derives the name from the Greek verb ἀΐσσω
(aisso) meaning "to run, to dart, to shoot", whilst another source connects the name to the Greek adjective αἰακτός
(aiaktos) meaning "lamentable, wailing, miserable"... [
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Aiala f BasquePossibly related to
Aiara. This is the name of an hermitage in the town of Alegría-Dulantzi in Álava, Spain, located in the famous pilgrimage route of St... [
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Aian f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiara f Basque (Modern)Possibly derived from Basque
aiher "slope" or
alha "pasture" (see
Ayala). This is the name of a town in the Basque Country.