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Əsmər f AzerbaijaniMeans "dark complexioned" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic أسمر
(ʿasmar).
Asmara m & f IndonesianMeans "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit स्मर
(smara).
Ásmarr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
áss "god" and
marr "sea, ocean, lake".
Asmat f Literature, GeorgianGeorgian form of
Asma according to a Russian source, but Georgian sources say that this name means "innocent, chaste, virginal" and "honest" in Arabic.... [
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Asmaul f Indonesian, BengaliFrom the first part of the Arabic phrase الأسماء الحسنى
(al-asma' al-husna) meaning "the beautiful names (of God)", referring to the 99 names of Allah.
Asmîn f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
asîman meaning "sky", or a type of wildflower.
Ásmóðr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
as "god" and
mod "excitement, concern, wrath, courage".
Ašmu-nikal f HittiteWhile the meaning is unknown, the second element likely derives from Nikkal, a Hittite goddess derived from the Sumerian
Ningal.
Asnage m Haitian CreoleA famous bearer of this name is Asnage Castelly (1978-) a Haitian-American wrestler who competed for Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Asnat f Yiddish, HebrewVariant transcription of
'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'
Asona f Medieval BasqueThis was the name of a daughter of the king of Pamplona who married Muza in 802.
Asopos m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from a combination of the root of Greek ἄσις
(asis) meaning "mud, slime" and Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ep- meaning "water". It has also been compared to the elements
(asbolos) meaning "soot" and
(ops) meaning "face, eye"... [
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Asora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 青空 (asora) meaning "blue sky". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Aspačanā m Old PersianMeans "horse lover", derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱
(aspa) meaning "horse" and
čanā meaning "desire, love".
Asparuh m Bulgarian, Bulgar, HistoryVariant of
Asparukh. Asparuh was а ruler of the Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681.
Aspatha m BiblicalOne of the sons of
Haman in the Book of Esther. Meaning "given by a sacred horse".
Aspazija f Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)Latvian and Lithuanian form of
Aspasia. Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), one of the most important Latvian poets and playwrights.
Asper m Ancient RomanFrom the latin word 'asper', meaning 'rough'. Usually used as last name in Ancient Rome.... [
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Aspet m ArmenianMeans "knight" in Armenian. Used in the 12th–14th centuries.
Asphalion m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective ἀσφαλής
(asphales) meaning "safe, secure" as well as "steadfast, reliable, trustworthy". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀσφαλίζω
(asphalizo) meaning "to fortify, to make secure, to make safe"... [
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Asphodel f LiteratureFrom the name of the flower. J. R. R. Tolkien used this name on one of his characters in
The Lord of the Rings.
Asqar m KazakhDerived from the Kazakh noun қар
(qar) meaning "snow", in reference to the snowy peaks of the mountains in southern Kazakhstan. Because of this reference, the name is sometimes also said to mean "the highest" or "summit".... [
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Asqar m UzbekUzbek form of the Arabic name
Askar. This name is not to be confused with the Kazakh name
Asqar, which is ultimately of Turkic origin.... [
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Asra f LiteratureInvented by Samuel Coleridge for his poem 'A Day-Dream' (composed 1802, published 1828). He arrived at it by inverting the first two letters of
Sara, the first name of Sara Hutchinson, with whom he was in love... [
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Asrar m & f Arabic, UrduDerived from أسرار
(asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر
(sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [
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Ašratum f Near Eastern MythologyA cognate of the Ugaritic
Asherah. Name borne by an Amorite goddess who was likely derived from the same source as Asherah, however she came to occupy her own distinct position in the Amorite pantheon... [
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Asri m & f Indonesian, MalayMeans "my age, my time" from Arabic عصر
('asr) meaning "time, age, era". This also coincides with the Indonesian word
asri meaning "beautiful, fair". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is only masculine in Malaysia.
Asriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, LiteratureVariant of
Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [
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Asriel m Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [
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Asriya f UzbekDerived from
asriy, a literary term meaning "centuries long".
Ásrós f IcelandicAltered form of
Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element
áss "god" combined with Icelandic
rós "rose" (from Latin
rosa).
Asrul m Malay, IndonesianPossibly from the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with عصر ال
('asr al) meaning "age of, era of".
Assata f AfricanUnknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"
Assomption f French (Rare)Derived from French
assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare
Asunción).
Assueer m Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Ahasuerus. One bearer was Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1834-1889), a Dutch baron and politician who was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 to his death.
Ássuma m & f BandialMeans "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
Assurance m English (Puritan)From old French
assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.
Ássvein m FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
áss "god" and
sveinn "boy".
Astarael f LiteratureAstarael is the seventh of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Astarael is the Weeper, the bell that throws everyone who hears her deep into Death.
Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)Dialectal variant of
Øystein or a combination of the element
egg "edge of a sword" or
agi "awe, terror" with
steinn "stone".
Astemir m CircassianFrom Turkic
āŕ meaning "few, little, small" and
temür meaning "iron".
Asterin f & m GreekPerhaps related to or a diminutive of the name
Aster of Greek origins, meaning "star".
Astero f GreekDerived from Greek άστρο
(astro) or αστέρι
(asteri), both meaning "star". This is the name of the title character of a 1959 Greek film (played by Aliki Viougiouklaki), a remake of a 1929 movie (itself loosely based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel
Ramona).
Asteropaios m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective ἀστεροπαῖος
(asteropaios) meaning "of lightning", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἀστεροπή
(asterope) meaning "lightning" (see
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Astery f LiteratureForm of
Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.
Ásþór m IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
áss "god" and the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor).
Asti m History (Ecclesiastical), AlbanianAsti is a 2nd-century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania). According to legend, he was arrested by Agricola, the Roman governor of Dyrrachium, and was tortured to death around 98 AD for refusing to worship the god Dionysius.
Asti f HinduismMEANING : exsistent, present, happen, be, Name of a sister of prapti ( daughter of Jarasandhas & wife of Kansa)... [
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