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Aryenis f Old Persian (Hellenized)From a Lydian name that was cognate with the Hittite term
𒂖 (
arawanni-) meaning "free" as in a free person, not a slave. This was the name of the wife of
Astyages, the last king of the Median Empire.
Aryo m JavaneseFrom the Javanese noble title
arya meaning "respected, esteemed, noble", ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य
(ārya).
Arystanbek m KazakhFrom Kazakh арыстан
(arystan) meaning "lion" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Aryuna f BuryatDerived from Buryat ариун
(ariun) meaning "pure, clear".
Arzhaana f TuvanDerived from Tuvan аржаан
(arzhaan) meaning "water spring, stream".
Arziki f HausaMeans "wealth, riches; prosperity" in Hausa.
Arziya f UzbekPossibly from
arzi- meaning "to merit, to deserve".
Arzum f Turkish, Azerbaijani (Rare)Means "my wish, my desire", from Turkish and Azerbaijani
arzu meaning "wish, desire" (of Persian origin) and the first person singular possessive suffix
-m.
Asa f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (
asa) meaning "hemp, flax".... [
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Asaaseasa m & f AkanMeans "the land is finished" in Akan. The implication of this name is that there is no more land for the dead to be buried - so the child is encouraged to live as there will be no more space for his/her burial.
Asabi f YorubaMeans "one selected for birth" in Yoruba.
Asadbek m UzbekFrom Arabic أسد
(ʾasad) meaning "lion" or أسعد
(ʾasʿad) meaning "happier, luckier" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Asadxo'ja m UzbekFrom the given name
Asad meaning "lion" combined with
xo'ja meaning "master".
Asae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand" combined with 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asagao f English (American, Japanized, Rare)Asagao, first introduced in the Heian period in Japan, blooms in summer. As its name suggests, this flower blooms only in the morning and on cold days. Asagao comes in a variety of colors, but an intense yellow... [
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Asagi f JapaneseMeans "light yellow" in Japanese. It combines 浅 meaning "light, pale" with 黄 meaning "yellow".
Asaharu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 治 (
haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 春 (
haru) meaning "spring" or 陽 (
haru) meaning "light, sun, male"... [
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Asahiko f & m JapaneseAs a male name comes from Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.... [
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Asahiro m JapaneseAsa can mean "morning" or "river shallow", and hiro can mean "wide, spacious, broad".
Asahito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 紹 (
asa) meaning "introduce" or 麻 (
asa) meaning "flax" combined with 人 (
hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asaiah m BiblicalMeans "
Yahweh has made" or "made by Yahweh" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament.
Asaichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (
asa) meaning "flax" combined with combined with 一 (
ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Asaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 阿 (
a) meaning "nook, corner", 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom", and 霞 (
ka) meaning "mist, cloud". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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 "flax" or 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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 Japanese旭 (
asa) meaning "rising sun", 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (
asa) meaning "flax" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" 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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Asbina f NepaliThe name Asbina is a very unique and rare name hence why it’s special. The true meaning of Asbina is The Guided One, the one who strives after guidance.
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.
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".