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Apollinus m LiteratureVariant of
Apollonius used by John Gower for the hero of his 1,737-line Middle English narrative 'The Tale of Apollinus' (in the 'Confessio amantis'), his version of the classical romance 'Apollonius of Tyre', widely popular in the Middle Ages.
Apollogenes m Ancient GreekDerived from the name of the god
Apollo combined with Greek γενης
(genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century BC.
Apoloni m Georgian (Rare)Form of
Apolon with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [
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Apolot f Eastern AfricanOrigin- Iteso people of eastern Uganda and Western Kenya, from the Ateso language, a derivative of the Teso-Turkana language and eastern Nilotic culture. ... [
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Apophis m Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)From Ἄποφις
(Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian
ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as
Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις
(ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to
ꜣpp "to slither"... [
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Apor m Hungarian (Rare), Medieval HungarianApor was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, who, according to the 'Illuminated Chronicle', led a campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 959. He was the ancestor of the gens Apor.
Aporia f Greek MythologyMeans "difficulty, impossibility" in Greek, from ἄπορος
(aporos) meaning "impassable, without passage", i.e. "having no way in, out, or through" (itself composed of the negative prefix α
(a) and πόρος
(poros) "means of passing a river, ford, ferry" as well as "way or means of achieving, accomplishing, discovering")... [
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Apphian m History (Ecclesiastical)Aphian (Apphian, Apian, Appian, Amphianus, Amphian; Amfiano in Spanish and Italian) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305.
Appian m Ancient Roman (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Appianus, a Roman agnomen that was derived from
Appius. Appian of Alexandria was a 1st- and 2nd-century Greek historian and writer in Rome.
Appias f Roman MythologyDerivative of
Appius, or possibly means "of Appia" in Latin (
Appia being a town in Phrygia Major). In Roman mythology, Appias was a naiad of the Appian Well or fountain of Aqua Appia, whose waters gushed forth near the Temple of Venus Genetrix in the Forum of Iulius Caesar, Rome.
Apranik f Middle Persian, HistoryThe name of a commander of the Sasanian army against the invading Arab-Muslim forces during the reign of
Yazdegerd III (632-651 CE). After the Sasanian defeat, she continued to the resistance, fighting a guerilla war until she was killed in battle.
Aprasion m Georgian (Rare)Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب
(Afrasiyab) (see
Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ
(Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი
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Apridon m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Afrīdōn (also found spelled as
Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name
Fereydūn (see
Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is
Frēdōn.
Aprilia f Italian (Modern, Rare)It comes from the Italian name of the month
aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [
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Aprusia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Απρουσία
(Aprousia), possibly derived from Greek α
(a), a negative prefix, combined with προύση
(prouse) "rain".
Apsandros m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek ἄψ
(aps) meaning "backwards, back again" combined with Greek ανδρος
(andros) meaning "of a man".
Apsat m Georgian MythologyMeaning unknown. Apsat was the god of birds in Svan (a subgroup of the Georgian people) mythology.
Apsephion m Ancient GreekThere are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ-
(a-) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος
(psephos) meaning "darkness"... [
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Apson f ThaiMeans "angel" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अप्सरस्
(apsaras).
Aputsiaĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of
Aput and suffix
-tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Aqbanïu f BashkirFrom the Bashkir
aҡ (aq) meaning "white, light, pure" and
Persian بانو (banu)# meaning "lady".
Aqbikä f BashkirFrom the Bashkir
aҡ (aq) meaning "white, light, pure" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Aqchagul f UzbekDerived from
aqcha meaning "money" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Aqib m Arabic, UrduMeans "successor" in Arabic, from the word عَاقَبَ
(aqaba) meaning "to follow".
Aqilah f Arabic, MalayAlternate transcription of Arabic عقيلة or عاقلة (see
Aqila), as well as the usual Malay form.
Aqiqa f UzbekFrom the name of feast given in honour of a newborn baby, alternatively from the Uzbek
aqiq meaning "carnelian" or "red, crimson".
Aqissiarsuk f GreenlandicMeans "little ptarmigan chick", derived from Greenlandic
aqisseq "rock ptarmigan" (cf.
Aqisseq) combined with a diminutive suffix.
Aqjan m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning "white" or "pure" and
жан (jan) meaning "soul".
Aqkümis f KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning “white” or "pure" and
күміс (kümis) meaning “silver”.
Aqliya f UzbekDerived from
aqliy meaning "intellectual".
Aqloy f UzbekDerived from
aql meaning "mind, intelligence" and "smarts, common sense, advise" and
oy meaning "moon".
Aqsa f & m Arabic, UrduMeans "furthest, most distant" in Arabic. It is taken from the name of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, considered the third holiest site in Islam as the Prophet
Muhammad travelled there during the Night Journey (Isra').
Aqsar m KazakhPossibly from the Kazakh
ақсары (aqsarı) meaning "light yellow".
Aqtamaq f Karachay-BalkarMeans "white throat" in Karachay-Balkar. This was the name of a character in the love poems of Ismail Semenov.
Aqtutaš f BashkirFrom Bashkir
аҡ (aq) meaning "white, bright, pure" and
туташ (tutaš) meaning "girl".
Aqua f EnglishDerived from Latin
aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.
Aqualina f English (Modern)Means "tender water". A notable bearer was the female sea serpent from the Disney Junior show "Sofia the First".
Aqualtune f HistoryMeaning unknown. According to legend, the name of a former Angolan princess and general, who commanded an army of 10,000 men to fight the invasion of her kingdom in the Congo.
Aquareine f LiteratureCombination of Latin
aqua meaning "water" and French
reine meaning "queen". This is the name of a mermaid queen in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Sea Fairies'' (1911).
Aquata f Popular CultureOne of the princesses in Disney's "The Little Mermaid." The name probably comes from aqua, water.
Aquetzalli f & m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
atl "water" and
quetzalli "quetzal feather, something precious". Alternately, may derive from
ahquetzalli, meaning "irrigation ditch" or "gruel".
Aquillius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile derived from Latin
aquila "eagle" (see also
Aquila). This name was borne by several consuls from ancient Rome.
Aquilo m Roman MythologyPossibly derived from Latin
aquila, meaning "eagle". Aquilo was the name of the Roman god of the north wind, equated with its Greek counterpart
Boreas.
Aquinnah f WampanoagFrom Wampanoag
Âhqunah meaning "the end of the island". This is also the name of a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. American actor Michael J. Fox gave this name to his daughter
Aquinnah Kathleen born in 1995.
Aqylzada f KazakhFrom
ақыл (
akyl) meaning "intelligance, intelect" combined with Persian
زاده (
zadeh) meaning "offspring"
Aqzilya f KazakhFrom
ақ (
ak) meaning "white" combined with Arabic
ضياء (
diya) meaning "splendour, glow"
Ára m SamiSami name of unknown origin and meaning.
Ara f Greek MythologyA Greek goddess of vengence and destruction, the personification of curses. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek word
ἀρά (
ara) meaning "prayer, vow; curse".
Ara f KoreanFrom Korean 알아 "to know". Using hanja it can mean "be beautiful; good" from Sino-Korean 娥 (
a) or "elegant, graceful, refined" (雅,
a) and "net for catching birds" (羅,
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Ara f PashtoMeans "original" or "unique" in Pashto.
Ara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 良 (
ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Araba f AfricanGirl born on a Tuesday, in Akan. (Same as Abena)
Arabert m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic
aran or
arna "eagle" (
ara in Gothic and
arn in Old High German)... [
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Arabi f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 亜 (
a), a phonetic character, combined with 羅 (
ra), a phonetic character, combined with 美 (
bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful".
Arabia f HistoryArabia (fl. 565) was the only recorded daughter of Byzantine Emperor Justin II (r. 565–578) and Empress Sophia. While mentioned in several primary sources, her name is only recorded in the
Patria of Constantinople... [
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Arachie m & f IgboPossibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.
Araci f Tupi, BrazilianDerived from either Tupi
arasy "mother of day", itself derived from
ara "day" and
sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi
aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning"... [
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Aracy f Tupi, BrazilianVariant of
Araci. A known bearer of this name was Aracy de Almeida (1914-1988), a Brazilian singer.
Aracynthias f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αρακυνθιας
(Arakynthias), an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite meaning "of Arakynthos", Arakynthos or Aracynthus being a mountain upon which there was a temple dedicated to her... [
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Aradia f Folklore (Italianized, ?)Allegedly a Tuscan dialectical form of
Erodiade. According to 'Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches' (1899), a book composed by American folklorist Charles Leland, she was a goddess in regional Italian folklore, who gave the knowledge of witchcraft to women.
Arafat m & f Arabic, BengaliFrom the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.
Arag m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Kannada, Gujarati, Assamese, PunjabiMEANING - Unimpassioned, calm, a name of lord Shiva
Araga f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, MarathiMEANING - impassioned, calm, a name of goddess Durga
Aragog m Popular CultureFrom J K Rowling's Harry Potter series, Aragog is the name of the giant spider that lives in the Forbidden Forest. He fears basilisks and is a great friend of Rubeus Hagrid, who rescued him when he was a child and cared for him... [
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Aragund f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic
aran or
arna "eagle" (
ara in Gothic and
arn in Old High German)... [
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Arahan m HistoryFrom Sanskrit अर्हत्
(arhat) meaning "deserving, entitled to, worthy, venerable". This was the name of an 11th-century Burmese monk who helped to stabilize the presence of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Arahas m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, NepaliMEANING - "absence of secrecy "... [
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Arahia f MaoriPathfinder, feminine word for chief, leader, one who leads the way
Arai f & m Basque, Medieval BasqueName originally found on a Roman tombstone in Araba, Basque Country. Although the original namebearer was male, the name was revived as a unisex name at the end of the 20th century.
Arailym f KazakhMeans "my dawn, my sunrise" from Kazakh aрай
(aray) meaning "twilight, dawn" or "calm, tranquility".