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Alagis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Alagisel m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Alagund f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
gund "war."
Alahild f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Alahtin f New World MythologyThe name of the Chumash goddess of the moon who also governs over purification, health and menstruation.
Alaimo m Medieval ItalianDerived from the surname of the noble family
Alaimo, which emigrated from the kingdom of Aragon to the kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century... [
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Alaine f BasqueDerived from Basque
alai "joyous, happy" and the suffix
-ne. This name is borne by Basque writer Alaine Agirre Garmendia (born 11 December 1990 in Bermeo, Bizkaia).
Alaitz f & m BasqueFrom the name of a mountain range in Navarre, Spain.
Alaiza f BasqueTaken from the name of a Marian church in the greater Álava area.
Alaizabel f LiteratureThe Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray (2004) is a Gothic steampunk horror/alternate history novel by Chris Wooding about a young man and an amnesiac girl fighting a cult in an alternate Victorian era London.
Alakananda f IndianCombination of अलाक (
alaka) meaning "forelock" and नन्द (
nanda) meaning "joy". This is the name of a river in the north of India.
Ələkbər m AzerbaijaniDerived from the Arabic phrase الله أكبر
(allahu 'akbar) meaning "God is greater, God is the greatest".
Alake f YorubaMeans "survived to be cherished" in Yoruba, from
là "to survive" and
kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".
Alaksandu m Hittite (Archaic)Ancient Hittite form of
Alexandros (see
Alexander). This was the name of a Wilusan king who signed a treaty with the Hittite kings Muwatalli II and Mursuli II.
Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), HinduismThe name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess
Kali... [
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Alākšu-lūmur f BabylonianMeans "may I see his path", deriving from the Akkadian element
alaktu ("the route,the journey (of gods, of people)").
Alal f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
al meaning "banner, flag".
Al-'ala' m ArabicMeans "the exalted". Laqab of
Ala 1. This was the personal name of Abu Sa'd al-'Ala' ibn Sahl (c. 940–1000), a Muslim mathematician, physicist and optics engineer... [
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Alala f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀλαλή (
alalē) meaning "war-cry, battle-cry". This onomatopoeic name belonged to the female personification of the war-cry in Greek mythology. She was an attendant of the war god
Ares, whose war-cry was her name:
Alale alala.
Alale m Georgian (Archaic)Derived from the Georgian adjective ალალი
(alali) meaning "honest, truthful, upright". It ultimately comes from Arabic حلال
(halal) meaning "allowed, permitted" as well as "lawful, legal, legitimate".
Alam al-Din m ArabicMeans "mark of the religion" from Arabic علم
('alam) meaning "sign, mark, flag, banner" and دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Alaman m Germanic, Gascon (Archaic)The first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from
man "man."
Alamgir m Bengali, UrduFrom Persian عالمگیر
(alamgir) meaning "conqueror of the world", derived from Arabic عالم
(ʿālam) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian گیر
(gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer"... [
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Alamon m Tagalog, Cebuano, FilipinoFrom the Tagalog word
alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم
ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".
Alamsyah m IndonesianFrom Arabic عالم (
'alam) meaning "world, universe" and Persian شاه (
shah) meaning "king".
Alamund m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
mund "protection."
Alamut m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic
môds (
mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."
Alamzeb m PashtoDerived from Arabic عالم
(ʿālam) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian زیب
(zib) meaning "embellishment, ornament, beauty".
Alan m OssetianFrom
Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from
Aryan (see
Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य
(ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".
Alanette f Medieval BretonLate medieval Gallicized Breton feminine form of
Alan by way of combining it with the French feminine diminutive suffix
-ette.
Alanta f LithuanianDerived from Old Lithuanian
alėti "to stream merrily; to run (referring to water)". ... [
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Alanteena f Indian (Christian)Alanteena is a person who is always very happy and positive. She is very loyal,caring and kind towards a lot of people especially to the ones close to her. She is also a very hard-worker.
Alanteus m MedievalAn elongation of Proto-Germanic *allaz 'all; every; whole' + Old High German deo 'servant'.
Alar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi, Nepali, MarathiMeaning, "door;" a kind of Aloe plant; or name of preceptor of lord Buddha.
Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.
Alara m Yoruba, HistoryPossibly from the title of the traditional monarch of either
Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín or
Ará-Èkìtì, from Yoruba
oni-, a possessive forming prefix, and either
Ìlárá "the ones who possess many relatives” or
Ará, of unknown etymology... [
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Alarad m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
rât "counsel."
Alaram m GermanicGermanic name, in which the second element is
hramn meaning "raven". The first element may be
ala "all" (compare
Alaric) or a form of Gothic
alhs "temple" (Old High German
alah).
Alarbus m TheatreFrom the play
The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (late 16th century) by William Shakespeare. Alarbus is the son of
Tamora.
Alarid m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Anglo-Saxon
ridan "to ride."
Ələsgər m AzerbaijaniFrom the name
Əli and Azerbaijani
əsgər meaning "soldier" or
Asghar meaning "smallest, youngest" (referring to Ali al-Asghar, son of Husayn).
Alasia f AstronomyAlasia is the name of the star HD 168746. The star is named after an ancient name for Cyprus.
Alasind f GermanicGothic name derived from the elements
alhs "temple" (Old High German
alah) and
sinþs "way, path".
Alaska f EnglishFrom Aleut
alaxsxaq "object to which the action of the sea is directed" or "mainland". It is the name of a US state.
Alaswind f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength."
Alatari m & f IjawMeans "king's love" or "love of royalty" in Ijaw.
Alathfar f AstronomyThis is the traditional name of a star in the constellation Lyra - Mu Lyrae. Its traditional name Alathfar comes from the Arabic الأظفار
al-ʼaẓfār, meaning "the talons (of the swooping eagle)".
Alator m Celtic Mythology, Roman MythologyAn epithet of Mars found on an altar at South Shields in England, and on a votive plaque found in Hertfordshire in England. There is disagreement of its meaning, with some academics interpreting it as "hunstman" and others as "cherisher"... [
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Alatyr m Slavic MythologyThe Alatyr in Russian legends and folklore is a sacred stone, the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties. The awareness of the existence of such a stone exists in various parts of the Slavdom... [
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Alaunus m Celtic MythologyAlso a Gaulish god of healing and prophecy, who was venerated in the areas of Mannheim (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria).
Alaviv m GermanicThe first element of this Gothic name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The etymology of the second element is uncertain; it may be derived from Gothic
qvivs "alive, living"... [
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Alaw f WelshDerived from Welsh
alaw "melody, tune; lily, water lily".
Alaward m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
wart "guard."
Äläwetdin m TatarDerived from the Arabic ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn, meaning ”servant of Allah, nobility of faith, nobility of religion, nobility of the faith”. It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-Din.
Alawīdaz m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse element
ala ("entire; all") combined with one of several possible elements:
vīðr ("wide, far, extensive"),
viðr ("forest, wood, tree") or
veðja ("engage, stake, wager").... [
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Alawig m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Alawin m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
wini "friend."
Alawis m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
alls "all" or from Gothic
alhs (
alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German
wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or
wîso "leader" or
wîs "wise").
Alawn m WelshDerived from Welsh
alaw meaning "melody, harmony" (see
Alaw). This was the name of an early bard, said to be one of the three founders of druidism.
Alayne f LiteratureVariant of
Elaine. This is the name of a minor character in George R. R. Martin's
A Song of Ice and Fire.
Alazidei m IjawMeaning "I have given birth to royalty" in Ijaw.
Alba f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
albă, the feminine form of the adjective
alb "white; (figuratively) clean, pure, immaculate".
Albaid m Arabic, PersianAction oriented, pioneer, natural leader, independent, strong willed, positive, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, brave and innovative.
Albaldah m & f AstronomyThis is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة
bálda "the town".
Albali m & f AstronomyThis is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (
albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".
Alban m YakutMeans "wonderful, excellent, lovely" in Yakut.
Albania f EnglishFrom the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *
alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *
alb "white" (see
Albus).... [
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Al Basty f Caucasian MythologyA spirit in Caucasian mythology who is seen as being a personification of guilt, associated with punishing crimes which have gone unpunished.
Albegund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Albelinda f MedievalMeaning unknown. Perhaps a transcription variation of Alpelindis, itself a variation of the Germanic female name Alflind, from alf meaning "elf, spirit" and lind meaning "soft, tender".
Alberad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Albéric m FrenchFrench form of
Alberich. A known bearer of this name was the French composer Albéric Magnard (1865-1914).