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Auladiya f TatarFrom the Arabic
أَوْلَاد (ʾawlād) meaning "children".
Aulanerk f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Aulanerk is a friendly sea goddess who rules over the tides, waves and joy.
Aulë m LiteratureMeans "invention" in Quenya. Aulë is the Vala who created the dwarves in 'The Silmarillion' by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Aulendil m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Aulendil was the third child and the second son of
Vardamir Nólimon, the short-reigning second King of Númenor.... [
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Aulia f & m IndonesianFrom Arabic أولياء
(ʿawliyāʿ) meaning "friends, companions, guardians", the plural of ولي
(walī).
Aulis m Ancient OscanFrom the Etruscan name Avle, which is derived from the Etruscan "afil" meaning "year."
Aulli f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name that was recorded several times all over the Basque country in the 1500s. It is likely to be a form of
Auria.
Auma f Luo"someone delivered with the face down or through the caesarean process"
Aumanil m & f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Aumanil is a kind and beneficent spirit. Also, it is said that this god lived on land and controlled the movement of the whales.
Aung m & f BurmeseMeans "successful, victorious" in Burmese. A notable bearer is Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), a Burmese politician.
Aunjanue f African American (Rare)Possibly from a corruption of French
ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as
Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).
Auno m & f FinnishMeaning uncertain. Either a masculine or variant feminine form of
Aune or derived from a place name.
Aunoa f & m PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "free water flowing".
Aunvindr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
Aun (an unknown element) and
-winduR "winner".
Aura f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
αὔρα (aura) "breeze". In Greek mythology, Aura is the goddess of the morning breeze. According to Nonnus, Aura was the daughter of the Titan
Lelantos and the mother, by
Dionysus, of
Iacchus.
Aurddolen f Welsh (Rare)Derived from Welsh
aur meaning "gold" and Welsh
dolen meaning "ring, loop, link, circle". Used as the Welsh form of Goldilocks.
Auredhir m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Auredhir is described as being very lovable, and was said to greatly resemble his grandfather
Beren... [
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Aureljo m LiteratureCreated for Ursula Poznanski's
Eleria trilogy for one of the main characters.
Aurembiaix f Catalan, Medieval CatalanName of a countess of Urgell in the 12th/13th century, probably related to Latin
aurum meaning "gold". Modern usage of this name in Catalonia and Andorra stretches back to at least the 1970's.
Auremir m BrazilianAuremir Evangelista dos Santos is a Brazilian professional footballer.
Aureola f Ancient RomanRoman slave name, a feminine diminutive of Latin
aureus "golden" (possibly the feminine form of
Aureolus, a derivative of
Aureus). Camden (1605) lists Aureola "pretty little golden dame".
Aureus m Late RomanMeans "golden, gilded" in Latin, from
aurum "gold" (see
Aurea). An
aureus was also a gold coin of ancient Rome, equivalent to 25 denarii. This was the name of a Christian saint who was martyred in the 5th century with his sister Saint Justina at the cathedral of Mainz in Germany; they were killed by invading Huns while celebrating Mass.
Aurgrímnir m Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from
aur "sand, clay" and
grímr "person wearing a face mask or helmet" or
grimmr "grim". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.
Auric m Popular Culture, LiteratureAuric Goldfinger is the antogonist of James Bond in 'Goldfinger' by Ian Flemming. The name derives from Latin #aurum "gold" and maens "golden". Also in the case of French composer Georges Auric (1899-1983), transferred from the surname
Auric.
Auriga m AstronomyMeans "charioteer" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation in the northern sky, which is said to resemble a chariot and its driver.
Aurigena m & f Roman MythologyMeans "born of gold", derived from Latin
aurum "gold" and -
gena "born from, sprung from". This was originally a poetic epithet applied to the legendary hero
Perseus (whose father, the god
Jupiter, came upon his mother
Danaë in the form of a shower of gold)... [
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Aurik m GermanVariation on Alaric meaning all-powerful ruler.
Aurinia f Germanic (Latinized)According to the 1st-century Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania", Aurinia was the name of an ancient Germanic prophetess, who was venerated by her people (i.e. the ancient Germans). Aurinia is most likely a latinized form of the prophetess' actual name; some sources have said that her actual name may have been Albruna, Alioruna, Aliruna or Alrynia.
Aurisma f Medieval French, Medieval Latin (?)Derived from Proto-Indo-European
aues meaning "brilliant, shining" (related to Proto-Italic *
auzōs, from the Proto-Indo-European root *
h₂éwsōs meaning "dawn" - the source also of
Aurora and
Auster) combined with -
isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -
issima.
Auritz m Basque (Modern, Rare)Tranferred use of the name of a town in Navarre (officially named Burguete-Auritz). The toponym may come originally from the forename
Aurius.
Aurkene f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of the Spanish name
Presentación. They most likely based the name on Basque
aurkitu "to find; to discover".
Aurnir m Norse MythologyDerived from
aurr ("gravel, sand, clay"). This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.
Aurvandill m Norse MythologyMeans "beam; morning; morning star", or possibly derived from
aur ("water") and
vandill ("sword"). In Norse mythology one of Aurvandill's toes broke off.
Thor threw it into the sky, where it became a star.
Aurvangr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeans "one from Aurvangar". Aurvangar "the gravelly wetlands", also called Jǫruvellir "sandy plain", is the home of the dwarfs. In Norse mythology Aurvangr is the name of a dwarf.
Auseklis m Baltic MythologyFrom the root
aus- "dawn", attached to the derivative suffix
-eklis. Auseklis is a Latvian god that represents the first star to appear in the mornings on the east side of the sky.
Auset f Egyptian MythologyAuset is the original form of
Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.
Ausir m LiteratureAusir is a child present at the Cottage of Lost Play when Ælfwine visits there, in one of J.R.R. Tolkien's tales given in The Book of Lost Tales Part One.
Auspex m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun
auspex meaning "augur, interpreter of omens".
Auspicius m History (Ecclesiastical)From Latin
auspicius meaning "sign, omen" This name is borne by two saints from Eastern Europe who lived in the 2nd and 5th centuries AD respectively.
Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic MythologyDerived from
Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix
-inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [
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Auste m NorwegianDiminutive of names containing the element
aust (from Old Norse
austr, "the east").
Austmaðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
austr "east" and
maðr "man".
Austol m CornishMeaning unknown. It is the name of a 6th century Cornish Saint.
Austrahild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Australia f English (Rare)The name Australia derives from Latin
australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is
terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.
Austregild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Austregilde f FrankishQueen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [
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Austregisel m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
austra or
austar, which comes from Old High German
ôstan "east." The second element is derived from
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."