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Aitzol m BasqueUsed by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname,
(A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name
h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words
haitz "rock, stone" and
ola "workplace, factory".
Aiukli f & m ChoctawFamous bearer, Isabella Aiukli Cornell (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an activist for indigenous women.
Aius m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman (Rare)From Latin
āio meaning "to say, affirm", cognate to Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌖𐌔 (
aius) meaning "omen, tell, response". Aius Locutius (meaning "spoken affirmation") was a Roman deity or numen associated with the Gallic invasions of Rome during the early 4th century BC.
Aiva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Aivars (cognate with the Estonian
Aive) and a direct derivation from Latvian
aiva "quince; quincetree".
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Modern coinage derived from Gothic
aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Aivaras m LithuanianLithuanian form of the Scandinavian name
Ivar, which is ultimately derived from the Old Norse name
Ívarr (see
Ivor).
Aivis m LatvianOf unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Aivars and a masculine form of
Aiva.
Aivo m EstonianOriginally a short form of
Aivar, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aiwa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 環 (
wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial",
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or
菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth".
Aiwei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or
薇 (wēi) meaning "fern".
Aiwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade" or
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Aixi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
禧 (xǐ) meaning "happiness, congratulations",
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or
希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".... [
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Aixia f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Aixian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined; skillful" or
纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Aixiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
肖 (xiào) meaning "look like, be like".
Aixin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love",
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul",
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Aixinga m Manchu, ChineseThe name of a famous Manchu military general belonging to the Šumuru clan of nobility.
Aixu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".
Aixue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Aixun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".
Aiyako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 椰 (
ya) meaning "coconut palm tree", combined with 子 (
ko, shi, su) meaning "child, the sign of the rat, 1st sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [
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Aiyan f ChineseFrom Chinese 蔼 (
ai) meaning "friendly, lush", or 爱 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" and 艳 (
yan) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 岩 (
yan) meaning "rocks, cliff". Other hanzi combinations can form this name.
Aiye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious", "firelight, flame".
Aiying f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" and
萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".
Aiyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 代 (
yo) "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiyoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 代 (
yo) meaning "world, society" combined with 子 (
ko, shi, su) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Aiyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin, beginning",
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate".
Aiyy m Siberian MythologyFrom Yakut айыы
(ayıı) meaning "creation", a derivative of ай
(ay) "to create". In Yakut or Sakha mythology the Aiyy are good spirits who created the world.
Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо
(kuo) meaning "beautiful".
Aiyy Sien m Yakut (Rare)Means "grandson of
Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн
(sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.
Aiza f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 座 (
za) meaning "seat". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiza f Latvian (Rare)Of very uncertain origin and meaning. While a direct derivation from Latvian
aiza "gorge, ravine" has been suggested, it is equally possible that this might be a borrowing from another culture... [
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Aizada f KazakhFrom Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Aizat f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, TatarDerived from Kazakh aй
(ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده
(zâde) "offspring, child". It is a feminine and masculine name in Kazakhstan, solely feminine in Kyrgyzstan, and solely masculine in Tatarstan.
Aizat m MalayProbably from Arabic عايز
(ʿāyiz) meaning "want, need".
Aizatullah m KazakhTranslates roughly to "divine offspring of the moon". Derived from the Kazakh word
ay, meaning "moon", the Kazakh and Persian word
zâde meaning "offspring", and the Kazakh and Arabic suffix
-ullah, meaning "Allah (God)".
Aizen m & f JapaneseThe name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [
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Aizetsu m JapaneseFrom 哀 (Ai) meaning “Sorrow” and 絶 (Zetsu) meaning “Absolutely”. These two kanji 哀絶 together can mean “Sadness”.... [
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Aizhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Aizheng m & f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.
Aizhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
枝 (zhī) meaning "branches" and
芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris".
Aizkorri f Basque, Basque MythologyDerived from Basque
aitz, a local variant of
haitz, "stone, rock" and
gorri "red; bare, naked". Aizkorri is a massif, the highest one of the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain)... [
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Aizo m Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Basque
aitz "rock, stone".
Aizpea f BasqueName taken from an eremitage dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Aja m & f IndianFrom Sanskrit
अज (
aja) or
अजा (
ajā), respectively the masculine and feminine word for "goat".
Aja f SamiMeans "cold spring" in Sami.
Aja m GuancheDerived from Guanche
*axxa, meaning "enormous animal".
Ajabnaz f AzerbaijaniMeans "wonderful coquetry", from Arabic
عَجَب "wonder, amazement" and Persian ناز
naz "coquetry, affection".
Ajadi m YorubaMeans "ends conflict" or "end of a conflict" in Yoruba.
Ajaero m & f IgboTaken from the Igbo phrase
ana aja gi n’ihu ana ero gi n’azu, meaning "they praise you to your face and mock you behind your back".
Ajâja f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic pet form of
Aja, from a combination of
Aja and the diminutive suffix
-aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of
Ajajak.
Ajaja m & f YorubaMeans "one who fights and escapes" in Yoruba, from
jà "to fight, struggle" and
já "to snap, break off, break loose".
Ajajak f GreenlandicMeans "the one chanting 'ajaaja'" in Greenlandic. Ajaaja is an onomatopoeia.
Ajala m & f YorubaMeans "fights and survives" in Yoruba, from
jà "to fight, struggle" and
là "to survive". Alternatively, the final element could be
lá "to lick; to become worn out".
Ajani m YorubaMeans "one (we) fought to have" in Yoruba.
Ajar m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Ajari f & m YorubaMeans "fought to be seen" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards.
Ajatar f Finnish MythologyPossibly from Finnish
ajaa, menaing "to pursue", and the ending
-tar, translates to "female pursuer". She is an evil, female spirit in Finnish Mythology. She lives in the woods on the Pohjola Mountains.
Ajayi m & f YorubaMeans "fought to turn" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards or sideways.
Ajbit m Mayan MythologyOne of the thirteen Mayan gods who created human beings. Ajbit assisted in the actual construction work.
Ajda f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Aje f & m Yoruba Mythology, YorubaMeans "wealth, money, profit" in Yoruba. This is the name of a goddess of wealth, prosperity, and business in Yoruba tradition.
Ajee f & m African American (Rare)From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
Ajeng f JavaneseFrom Javanese
ajêng meaning "desire, wish, want".
Ajewole m & f YorubaMeans "the goddess
Aje has entered this house" or "wealth has come in" in Yoruba, from
ajé "wealth, prosperity" and
wọle "enter into" (itself from
wọ "to enter" and
ilé "house, home").
Ajhr m KalmykFrom the Kalmyk
ажрЬ (ajr) meaning "stallion".
Aji m IndonesianMeans "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि
(aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".
Ajike f YorubaMeans "wakes up to be pampered" in Yoruba, from
jí "to wake" and
kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".
A-jin f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a
jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."
Ajin m TamilRare masculine name of unknown meaning.
Ajisai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紫陽花 (ajisai) meaning "hydrangea" which comes from combining 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple, violet", 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male", and 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Ajmal m Arabic, UrduMeans "more beautiful, prettier" in Arabic, the elative form of جميل
(jamil).
Ajna f Indian, Sanskrit, HindiSanskrit- means wisdom. It is the third-eye chakra is the sixth primary chakra according to Hindu tradition.
Ajok m African MythologyThe god of the Lotuko, a Sudanese people. It was believed that he was benevolent, but only if men chose to keep him so. Family strife was seen to be the cue for death to enter the family, and indeed a story is told of a Lotuko mother who implored Ajok to restore her dead child to life... [
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Ajoke f YorubaMeans "jointly beloved" or "pampered by all" in Yoruba, from
jọ "together, jointly; to assemble, congregate" and
kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".
A-jun m & f KoreanCombination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a
jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."
Ajuna f Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyVariant of
Ajut using -
na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name. In Greenlandic mythology, Ajuna is a woman who escapes from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajuricaba m Brazilian, HistoryAjuricaba (died c. 1728) was a leader of the Manaos indigenous nation in the early 18th century. He rebelled against the colonizers, refusing to serve as a slave where he became a symbol of resistance and freedom.
Ajut f Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyDerived from Canadian Arctic
ajujuq meaning "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajwad m ArabicMeans "horses" in Arabic, the plural of جواد
(jawād) meaning "steed, horse".
Ajysyt f Siberian MythologyMeans "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.
Aka f JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 赤 (
aka) meaning "red". Red is the color of youth and celebration in Japan. This name was popular in the Edo Era, nowadays it's more popular as a name element as, for example, in
Akari.
Akaash m HindiThe meaning of the name Akaash is "sky" or "space"
Akaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 華 (
ka) meaning "flower" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.
Akai m & f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (
kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (
i) meaning "clothing".... [
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Akaitcho m YellowknifeDirect translation is "big foot" or "big feet" referencing a less literal translation of "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow."
Akaiti f & m Cook Islands MaoriDerived either from causative prefix
aka- and
iti meaning "little, small" or from
aka meaning "sin, fault" and
iti meaning "little, small."
Akaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朱 (
aka) meaning "crimson, red" combined with 希 (
ki) meaning "Greece". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Akako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 "red" (
aka) and 子 (
ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akam m TamilMeans "inner life" or "love" in Tamil. It refers to a genre of classical Tamil poetry.
Akamas m Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekPossibly from Greek ἀκάμας
(akamas) meaning "untiring, unwearying", a word derived from ἀ
(a), a negative prefix, and κάμνω
(kamno) "to grow weary, to be in distress"... [
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Akami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection", 奏 (
ka) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 心 (
mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akammboñaa f JolaMeans "she tries it for nothing" or "she does it there for nothing" in Jola-Fonyi. This is applied to a woman in reference to her repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term, implying the bearer gets pregnant in vain.
Akana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜 (
aka) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 紅 (
aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (
aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree"... [
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Akaneo m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜 (
akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [
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Akani m TsongaMeans "build, build together" in Xitsonga.
Akanke f YorubaMeans "especially cared for" in Yoruba, from
kàn "touch, concern" and
kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".
Akanni m YorubaMeans "special to have" or "profitable encounter" in Yoruba.
Akano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緋 (
aka) meaning "scarlet, red" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akariko f JapaneseIt could be from 朱 (
aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with 里 (
ri) meaning "village", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (
a) meaning "peace", 加 (
ka) meaning "add, addition, increase" combined with 流 (
ru) meaning "to flow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akasha f Literature, IndianMeans "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine
Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.
Akashagarbha m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit आकाश
(ākāśa) meaning "open space, sky" and गर्भ
(garbha) meaning "inside, interior". In Mahayana tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with the element of space.
Akashi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朱 (
akashi) meaning "vermilion, crimson". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.