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Asaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 阿 (
a) meaning "bear", 嵯 (
sa) meaning "the next world, death" combined with 佳 (
ka) meaning "beautiful, good". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Asaki m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 月 (
ki) meaning "moon" or 咲 (
ki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Asalbonu f UzbekDerived from
asal meaning "honey" and
bonu meaning "lady".
Asalgul f UzbekDerived from
asal meaning "honey" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Asaloy f UzbekDerived from
asal meaning "honey" and
oy meaning "moon".
Asamoah m & f Western African, AkanMeans "apostles" in Akan. It is also a surname. A famous bearer is Ghanaian soccer player Asamoah Gyan (1985-).
Asana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 旭 (asa) meaning "rising sun", 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 凪 (na) meaning "calm", 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [
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Asandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is possibly derived from the Greek noun ἄση
(ase) "surfeit, loathing, nausea", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀσάω
(asao) "to take a surfeit, to glut oneself"... [
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Asanka m SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit अशङ्क
(ashanka) meaning "fearless".
Asano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 晨 (
asa) meaning "dawn; morning; daybreak" combined with 野 (
no) meaning "area". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asarelah m BiblicalOne of the Asaphites appointed by David to the temple service.
Asari f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand" and 梨 (
ri) meaning "pear" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village". ... [
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Asari f EfikThe name Asari, which is originally an Efik name, means "choosy","selective".
Asasaburou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 浅 (
asa) meaning "shallow", 三 (
sabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asasaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 旦 (
asa) meaning "morning, dawn" combined with 咲 (
saki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asataro m JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (
asa) meaning "hemp" or 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 太 (
ta) meaning "plump, thick, big", and 郎 (
ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Asato m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asavari f Marathi, HinduismThe name of a raga or melody. This name belongs to a minor character in Hinduism, a lover of
Karna whose father, the king, rejects their marriage out of arrogance.
Asavela f & m XhosaMeans "they still appear" in Xhosa. A famous bearer is South African actress Asavela Mngqithi.
Asaya m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 佐 (
sa) meaning "aid, help" combined with 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asayoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 喜 (
yoshi) meaning "rejoice". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asayu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 雪 (
yu) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asbel m BiblicalForm of
Ashbel used some older English translations of the Old Testament, including the Tyndale Bible, the Bishops' Bible (1568) and the Douy-Rheims Bible.... [
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Ásbjǫrg f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse name elements
áss "god" and
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ásbrandr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" combined with Old Norse
brandr "sword."
Ascella f AstronomyLate Latin for "armpit", related to the Indo-European root *
aks meaning "axis". This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Sagittarius.
Aschwin m Dutch, GermanDutch and German form of
Answin. A known bearer of this name is Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (b. 1969), who carries the name Aschwin as a middle name, in honour of his maternal grandfather's only brother, Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1914-1988).
Asdza f NavajoFrom Navajo
asdzą́ą́ "woman" (especially one about 50 years of age or older). This name may be given to a sickly newborn in the hopes of her surviving to become a mature woman.
Asê f KurdishMeans "steep slope" or "insurmountable, impenetrable" in Kurdish.
Aseel m & f ArabicAlternate transcription of Arabic أَصِيْل (see
Asil), meaning "evening, nighttime" as well as "noble, deep rooted, original".
Asefi f Haitian Creole (Archaic)Derived from Haitian Creole
ase "enough" and
fi "daughter; girl" and therefore meaning "enough girls". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many daughters, in hopes that the next child would be a boy.
Aseka m ShonaMeaning “he laughs; he who has laughed”.
Asekei m ShonaIt is a name which asks a question, meaning “what does he laugh at?” or “what has made him laugh?”
Asela f Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Asella. A notable bearer of this name is the Cuban chess player Asela de Armas Pérez (b. 1954), who won the title of Woman International Master in 1978.
Aselom m Haitian Creole (Archaic)Derived from Haitian Creole
ase "enough" and
lòm "man" and therefore meaning "enough men". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many sons, in hopes that the next child would be a girl.
Asem f KazakhMeans "beautiful, elegant, graceful" in Kazakh, of Arabic origin.
Asemgul f KazakhFrom Kazakh әсем
(asem) meaning "beautiful, elegant, graceful" and гүл
(gul) meaning "flower".
Aseney f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
эсен (esen) meaning "healthy, happy, unharmed" and
ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Aset f & m Chechen, KazakhDerived from Arabic أَسَد
(ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see
Asad). In Kazakh it is solely masculine while in Chechen it is feminine and masculine.
Asfand m PersianContracted form of Middle Persian اسفندارمذ (
spandarmad) meaning “holy thought” that was originally the name of the fourth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism. Esfand is the twelfth month of the solar Persian calendar as well as a name for the wild rue, used in fumigation against evil eye.
Ásfastr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
áss "god" and
fastr "firmly, fast".
Ásfriðr m Old NorseOld Norse name derived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
friðr "love; peace; protection".
Ásgærðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
garðr "enclosure, protection".
Əsgər m AzerbaijaniMeans "soldier" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic عَسْكَر
(ʿaskar) meaning "army, soldiers".
Asgore m Popular CultureThe name of a character from the RPG game ''Undertale''. In the game Asgore is the powerful king of the monsters, who plans to use seven human souls in order to destroy the barrier that imprisons all monsters underground.
Ásgrímr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
áss "god" and
grímr "person wearing a mask".
Ásgunnr f Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
áss "god" and
gunnr "war, battle, fight".
Ashar m Indonesian, Urdu, MalayPossibly from Arabic أشعر
('ash'ara) meaning "alarm, alert, notify" or أشار
('ashar) meaning "observe, advise".
Ashari m Indonesian, MalayFrom the name of 10th-century Islamic scholar and jurist Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari, who founded the Ash'ari branch of Sunni Islam.
Ashava f MordvinDerived from Erzya ашо
(ašo) "white" and ава
(ava) "woman".
Asha Vahishta f Persian MythologyMeans "Best Truth", from Avestan
𐬀𐬴𐬀 (
aṣ̌a) "truth" and
𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (
vahišta) "best". In Zoroastrianism, Asha, commonly referred to as Asha Vahishta, is the Amesha Spenta, the hypostasis or genius of truth or Righteousness found in the Younger Avesta.
Ashbel m BiblicalPossibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל
(shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of
Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ
('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל
(ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [
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Ashe f YorubaFrom Yoruba
àṣẹ meaning "power, authority, command". In Yoruba religion, àṣẹ is the natural power that makes things happen and produces change.
Asheron m Popular CulturePossibly an altered form of
Acheron, the name of a god of an underworld river in Greek mythology. This was used for Asheron Realaidain, the titular character in the fantasy online role-playing game
Asheron's Call.
Ashford m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [
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Ashi f Persian MythologyMeans "that which is attained" in Avestan, from the root
ar- "to allot". In Zoroastrianism this was the personification of reward, recompense, and capricious luck.
Ashika f NepaliThe first part (आशा) of this name comes from the word for 'hope'. ... [
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Ashikin f MalayDerived from Arabic عاشقين
(ʿāshiqīn) meaning "admirers, lovers", the plural of عاشق
(ʿāshiq) meaning "admirer, lover".
Ashima f Biblical Hebrew, Semitic MythologyMeans "the name, portion, or lot" depending on context. Possibly from the Semitic
šmt 'charge, duty, function'. Also known as Ashim-Yahu, Ashima-Yaho, and Ashim-Beth-El... [
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Ashir m HinduismMEANING : 'consumer of sacrifices' , fire, Sun, a diamond . HERE अश् means eat + means इर sacrifices... [
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Ashira f HebrewMeans "I will sing", directly from the Hebrew word in the Old Testament.... [
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Ashira m & f ShonaMeaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is
Gashira.
Ashita m Japanese (Rare)From 朝
(ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [
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Ashkan m PersianMeans "like
Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.
Ashkenaz m BiblicalAshkenaz is the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations.
Ashkhen f ArmenianFeminine Armenian given name with a number of possible meanings and etymologies - firstly, from the Ossetian
æхсин meaning "lady, mistress", or otherwise from Middle Median
*xšay-, meaning "to shine" or the Ossetian
æхсид meaning "dawn".