Browse Submitted Names

Aep m Sundanese
Variant of Asep.

Aequitas m & f Roman Mythology
Means "equity, equality, fairness" in Latin. During the Roman Empire, Aequitas as a divine personification was part of the religious propaganda of the emperor, under the name Aequitas Augusti, which also appeared on coins... [more]

Aerabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Aeracura f Celtic Mythology
Of unclear origin. It has been connected with Latin aes, aeris "copper, bronze, money, wealth" as well as era "mistress" and the name of the Greek goddess Hera.... [more]

Aeralyn f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Aaralyn.

Aerandir m Literature
Aerandir is a Sindarin word for 'Sea Wanderer'.... [more]

Aerebella f Obscure
Variant of Arabella.

Aerecura f Roman Mythology (Latinized)
Form of Aericura occurring in Roman mythology.

Aerfen f Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of Aerten, the name of a Brythonic goddess of fate. Aerten is derived from Proto-Celtic *agro- "carnage, slaughter" (cf. Agrona) and *tan-nu "to broaden, to spread" or *ten-n-d-o- "to break, to cut"... [more]

Aergia f Greek Mythology
Means "idleness" in Greek, derived from the negative prefix α (a) and ἔργον (ergon) "work". This was the name of the Greek personification of sloth and idleness.

Aergol m Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Agricola, meaning "farmer"

Aerial f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ariel. The spelling is apparently influenced by the English adjective aerial meaning "pertaining to the air; ethereal" (ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air").

Aeriana f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariana, influenced by Greek aer "air".

Aerianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna influenced by the Greek aer meaning "air"

Aerias m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arias.

Aeric m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eric.

Aerica f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Aericura f Celtic Mythology (Latinized)
The origins of this name are uncertain; probably a Latinized form of a Celtic name, although some Latin roots have been suggested (including aes, genitive aeris, "brass, copper, bronze, money, wealth"; and era, genitive erae, "mistress of a house")... [more]

Aerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".

Aeriel m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Aerial.

Aeriella f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Aeriel.

Aerielle f English (Modern)
Variant of Aerial.

Aerielyn f Obscure
Variant of Arielyn, a combination of the name Ariel with the popular name suffix lyn.

Aerienne f American (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Aerilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn.

Aerilynn f American
Combination of Aerie and Lynn.

Aerin f & m English
Variant of Erin or Aaron.

Æringærðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Arngerðr.

Æringunnr f Old Norse
Combination of Ancient Scandinavian ǫrn "eagle" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Ærinolf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Arnulfr.

Aerion m African American
Probably derived from Greek aēr "air", though it may also be an elaboration of Aaron.

Aerious m Obscure (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Areios.

Aeris f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Aerith, due to translation confusion. It may also be considered a variant of Eris.

Aerith f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a near-anagram of the English word earth. This is the name of a character in the 1997 videogame 'Final Fantasy VII'.

Aeriwentha f Obscure
This was the real name of American sprinter Mae Faggs (1932-2000).

Aerloff m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Arnulf recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.

Aernd m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Arend.

Aernde m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Arend.

Aerne m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Arend.

Ærnfastr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Arnfastr.

Ærngautr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ǫrn "eagle" and gautr "goth".

Ærngun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Æringunnr.

Aernken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Arend.

Aernkiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Aernken.

Aernkijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Aernken.

Ærnolf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Arnulfr.

Aernou m Walloon
Walloon form of Arnould.

Aernt m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Arend.

Ærnulfr m Old Norse
Variant of Arnulfr.

Aero f Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from the Greek verb ἀείρω (aeiro), αἴρω (airo) "to lift up, to raise". In Greek mythology, Aero (also called Haero, Aerope and Maerope) was a princess of the island of Chios, a daughter of Oenopion and Helice... [more]

Aero f Greenlandic
Older form of Angerdlartoĸ.

Aero m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English combining form (aero-), ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air" (originally "the lower air, the air that surrounds the earth" as opposed to αἰθήρ (aither) "the upper air"; compare Aither)... [more]

Aeropa f Greek Mythology
Elaboration of Aerope.

Aerope f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Greek Ἀέροπος (Aeropos) (see Aeropus). In Greek myth Aerope was a daughter of King Catreus of Crete, granddaughter of Minos and wife of Atreus (to whom she was married after the death of his son and her first husband Pleisthenes)... [more]

Aeropus m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀὴρ (aer) meaning "air, wind" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "eye". This was the name of two kings of Macedon.

Aert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Aart.

Aeru f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aero.

Aeruna f Greenlandic
Combination of Aeru and the suffix -na, indicating a personal name.

Aeryal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerial.

Aeryk m English (Modern)
Variant of Eric.

Aeryn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaryn or Eryn. Aeryn is one of the female aliens on the show Farscape.

Aerynn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Aaron.

Æsa f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese variant of Ása.

Aesacus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιςακος (Aisakos), probably meaning "branch of myrtle". In Greek mythology he was a Trojan prince (son of Priam by Alexirhoe) who loved the naiad Asterope, but, fleeing his advances, she stepped on a venomous adder and died... [more]

Aesara f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Aisara. Aesara of Lucania was a Pythagorean philosopher who wrote a work called On Human Nature, of which scholars today only have a one-page fragment.

Æsbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ǣsbiǫrn.

Ǣsbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ásbiǫrn.

Æscferð m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The first element of this name is Old English æsc "ash tree". The second element may be Old English ferhð "soul, spirit, mind, life" (compare Unferð) or a variant form of Old English friþ "peace" (in which case this is a variant of the attested Old English name Æscfrith)... [more]

Æsche m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eske.

Aeschines m Ancient Greek
Latinized form of Aischines.

Æscmann m Anglo-Saxon
Probably originally a byname from Old English æscmann "sailor, pirate", i.e. one who sailed in an ash-wood boat, from the elements æsc "ash tree", sometimes referring to a kind of light ship, and mann "person, man".

Æscwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree; spear (made of ash wood)" and wig "war, battle"... [more]

Aesepus m Greek Mythology
A river god in Greek mythology, personifying the river and town of Aesepus (today Gönen, Turkey).

Ǣsgærðr f Old Norse
Variant of Ásgærðr.

Æsgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ǣsgærðr.

Aesha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Aisha.

Æsir m Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Icelandic masculine form of Æsa. This is the name of a character in Norse mythology.

Ǣstríðr f Old Norse
East Nordic variant of Ástríðr.

Aet f Estonian
Estonian cognate of Agatha.

Aeternitas f Roman Mythology
Aeternitas was a Roman goddess and the personification of eternity.

Aethalides m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aithalides. In Greek mythology, Aethalides was the herald of the Argonauts.

Aethalion m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aithalion. In Greek mythology, Aethalion was a sailor who was turned into a fish by Dionysus.

Aethalus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aithalos. In Greek mythology, Aethalus is a man whose son was killed by Aeneas during the Trojan War.

Aethan m Biblical Latin
Form of Ethan used in the Latin Old Testament.

Æðelbald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English æðele "noble" and beald "bold, brave". Æthelbald was King of Wessex from 855 or 858 until his death in 860.

Æðelbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalbald.

Æthelbert m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Æðelberht.

Æthelfled f Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English, History
Variant of Æthelflæd.

Æðelgar m Anglo-Saxon
Means "noble spear", from Old English æðele "noble" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Adalgar.

Æthelgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele meaning "noble" and Geat referring to a member of the North Germanic tribe from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden (note, the legendary hero Beowulf was a Geat).

Æðelgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and guð "war". It is a cognate of Germanic Adalgund... [more]

Æðelhad f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Alice and Adelaide, derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and hād "nature, character" (from haiduz)... [more]

Æðelheard m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalhard.

Æthelhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and helm "helmet, protection" (making it a cognate of Adalhelm)... [more]

Æðelhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and hild "battle". It is a cognate of Adalhild.

Aethelmer m Medieval English
Variant of Æðelmær.

Æðelmod m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and mōd "mind, spirit" (from mōdaz)... [more]

Æðelmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalmund.

Aethelnoth m Medieval English
Variant of Æthelnoð.

Aethelsi m Medieval English
Variant of Æthelsige recorded in Domesday Book.

Æthelsige m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Æðelsige, an Old English name derived from the elements æðele "noble" and sige "victory".

Æthelswith f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and swiþ "strong". Æthelswith was the daughter of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, and wife of King Burgred of Mercia... [more]

Æthelswiþ f Anglo-Saxon
Alternate spelling of Æthelswith.

Æthelwald m Anglo-Saxon, History
Variant of Æthelweald. Also compare Æthelwold. A known bearer of this name was Æthelwald Moll, an 8th-century king of Northumbria.

Æthelward m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Variant of Æthelweard.

Æthelwealh m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the elements æðele "noble" and wealh "foreigner, Celt" meaning "noble foreigner, noble Celt"... [more]

Æthelwin m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Variant of Æþelwine (see Æthelwine), which itself is a variant of Æðelwine.

Æthelwold m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Variant of Æthelweald. Also compare Æthelwald. A known bearer of this name was Æthelwold of East Anglia, a 7th-century king of East Anglia.

Æthelwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Æðelwulf.

Aethenoth m Folklore, Pet
Likely a variant or corruption of Æthelnoð. This was the name of the horse of Lady Godiva who rode down the streets of Coventry, England in the nude.

Aetherius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Aitherios.... [more]

Aethion m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aithion. In Greek mythology, Aethion was an Ethiopian chief who was killed by Perseus.

Aethlius m Greek Mythology
Aethlius was the son of Zeus and Protogeneia and first king of Elis.

Aethon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aithon. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being the father of Hypermestra.

Aethra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιθρη (Aithre) meaning "bright, purer air; the sky" in Greek (from aithein "to burn, shine"). This was the name of several characters in Greek myth including the mother of Theseus, a captive of Troy, at the service of Helen until the city was besieged.

Aethusa f Greek Mythology
Aethusa was a daughter of Poseidon and the Pleiad Alcyone. She was also loved by Apollo.

Aetia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aetius.

Ætill m Old Norse
Variant of Eitill.

Aetion m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aition. In Greek mythology, Aetion was one of the defenders of Thebes against the Seven.

Aetios m Ancient Greek, Armenian
Original Ancient Greek form of Aetius, as well as the modern Armenian form.

Aetje m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 16th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.

Aetke m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -ke.

Aetko m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -ko.

Aetna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἴτνη (Aitne), perhaps from aithein "to burn". Aetna was the Greek personification of Mount Etna, a volcano on Sicily. Its strange noises were attributed to the ironworking of Vulcan's forge.

Aetnaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaios) meaning "of Mount Etna", a volcano in Sicily (see also Aetna). This was an epithet of several Greek gods associated with Mount Etna, including Zeus.

Aetolus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The son of Endymion. Initially he was the king of Ellis, but later he stayed in a region that was later named after him: Aetolia.

Aetz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Old Basque aetz meaning "from Aezkoa Valley", in the north of Navarre.

A-eun f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 我 meaning "I, me," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."

Aeva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ava 1.

Aeval f Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of Aíbell.

Ævar m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Ævarr or Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been herr "army" or geirr "spear".

Aex f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιξ (Aix) meaning "goat". In Greek mythology Aex or Aega was a goat nymph who nursed the infant Zeus in Crete, and he afterwards changed her into the constellation Capella... [more]

Aeynd m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.

Aeynder m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard.

Aeyne m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.

Aeyner m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of Ainard recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.

Aeynt m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard.

'Afa m Tongan
Tongan form of Arthur.

Afae m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afafa f Ewe
Means "the first child of the second husband" in Ewe.

Afagddu m Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh y fagddu meaning "utter darkness". In Welsh legends this was originally a nickname belonging to the Arthurian warrior Morfran, who was so ugly and hairy that when he fought at the battle of Camlann, none of the other warriors struck him because they thought he was a devil; later legends transferred the character's ugliness and nickname to a brother, Afagddu.

Afako m Ossetian (Rare)
Derived from Persian آفاق (afagh) meaning "horizons, world". Alternately, it may be a form of Athanasius via Russian Афанасий (Afanasiy).

Afallach m Welsh Mythology
Probably derived from Middle Welsh afall "apple". This may be cognate with Abelio or Abellio, the name of a Gaulish god, which is thought to come from Proto-Celtic *aballo- "apple" (also the source of the mythical place name Avalon)... [more]

Afan m Welsh, Medieval Welsh
The name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *abon- "river" (making it a cognate of Afon)... [more]

Afanas m Russian
Short form of Afanasiy.

Afanasi m Russian
Variant of Afanasiy.

Afanasijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Afanasiy.

Afanasiya f Russian
Russian form of Athanasia.

Afanassi m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Афанасий (see Afanasiy).

Əfəndi m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Effendi.

Afandi m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Effendi.

Afandy m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Effendi.

Afaon m Welsh Mythology
According to Welsh tradition, Afaon fab Taliesin was the son of the bard Taliesin and a member of King Arthur's retinue. He appears both in the Welsh Triads and in the medieval Arthurian tale Breuddwyd Rhonabwy.

Afaq f Azerbaijani
From Arabic آفاق ('afaq) meaning "horizons, the world", the plural form of أفق ('ufuq) meaning "horizon". According to some, this was the name of poet Nizami Ganjavi's first wife.

Afareo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aphareus.

Afareu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Aphareus.

Afarey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aphareus.

Afdal m Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Afzal as well as the Indonesian form.

Afdhal m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic أفضل (see Afzal), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Afdzal m Malay
Malay form of Afzal.

Afe m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afeefa f Arabic
Variant of Afifa.

Afef f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Afaf (chiefly Tunisian).

Afek m & f Hebrew
This name is possibly a combination of the names Afik and Ofek

Afeke m & f East Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian
Variant of Affo with the diminutive suffix -ke recorded in the 16th century for men and in the 16th to 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.

Afendi m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Effendi.

Afendy m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Effendi.

Afërditë f Kosovar (Rare)
Variant of Afërdita.

Afeworq m Amharic
Means "mouth of gold" from Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) "mouth" and ወርቅ (wark) "gold".

Affa m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Alfwin.

Affandi m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Effendi.

Affandy m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Effendi.

Affe m Swedish
Diminutive of Alf 1.

Affeke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Affe with the diminutive suffix -ke.

Affendi m Malay
Malay variant of Effendi.

Affendy m Malay
Malay variant of Effendi.

Affery f Literature, Medieval English
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Old English origin. It may be related to Avery or Aphra. Affery Flintwinch is a character in Charles Dickens' novel 'Little Dorrit' (1855-7).

Affie f English
Diminutive of Alfreda or a variant of Effie.

Affinamus m Arthurian Cycle
A duke from the Middle-East or Africa who became the vassal of Feirefiz, Perceval’s half-brother.

Affindi m Malay
Malay variant of Effendi.

Affindy m Malay
Variant of Effendi.

Affiong f Efik
Variant of Effiong.

Affke f & m East Frisian, East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Affe with the diminutive suffix -ke.

Affo m East Frisian
Short version of the name Alfwin.

Affoniy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Aphthonios.

Affonso m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Afonso.

Affoué f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé fue "Saturday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Saturday".

Affra f Medieval German
Variant of Afra 1.

Affric f Manx
Manx form of Aifric.

Affrica f Manx (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Manx form of Affraic.

Afften f English
Variant of Afton.

Affton f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Afton.

Affu m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Affe.

Affy f English (Australian)
Australian name meaning "Princess of the moon".

Afi m Norse Mythology
Means "grandfather" in Old Norse. In the Rígsþula, Afi and his wife Amma are one of the three couples the god Rígr visits.

Afiba f Ndyuka, English Creole
Ndyuka form of Afia.

Afief m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Afif.

Afiff m Malay
Malay form of Afif.

Afifi f Arabic
A feminine form of Afif

Afinagor m Russian
Russian form of Athenagoras.

Afinahor m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Athenagoras.

Afindi m Malay
Malay variant of Effendi.

Afindy m Malay
Variant of Effendi.

Afiney m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Athenaios.

Afingh m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Affe recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.... [more]

Afinodor m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Athenodoros.

Afinodora f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Athenodora.

Afinogen m Russian
Russian form of Athenogenes.

Afinohen m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Athenogenes.

Afinus m East Frisian
Variant of Affo recorded in the 20th century in East Frisia.

Afiq m Malay, Azerbaijani
Malay and Azerbaijani form of Rafiq.

Afiqah f Malay
Feminine form of Afiq.

Afiyat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Afiya.

Afkar m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish younger form of Afkarr.

Afkarus m Old Swedish
Latinised form of Afkar.

Afke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Ave.

Afnane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أفنان (see Afnan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Afomiya f Ethiopian (?)
Allegedly of Yoruba origins.

Afon m Galician
Hypocoristic of Afonso. Not generally used as a given name in its own right.

Afon m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Athos.

Afonasei m Russian
Variant of Afanasiy.

Afonasey m Russian
Variant of Afanasiy.

Afoniy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Aphthonios.

Afonsina f Galician (Archaic)
Feminine form of Afonso.

Afonsinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Afonso.

Áfra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Afra 1.

Afra f Turkish
thirteenth night of the month

Afradaíté f Irish
Irish form of Aphrodite.

Afrah f Arabic
Means "joys, mirths, celebrations" in Arabic, the plural of فرح (farah) meaning "happiness, joy".

Əfraim m Azerbaijani
Name of one of the angel

Afraima f Arabic (?)
Possible Arabic feminine variant of Ephraim.

Afrania f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Afranius. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman woman Gaia Afrania, wife of the senator Licinius Buccio.

Afrânio m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Afranius. Bearers of this name include Brazilian medic, writer and politician Afrânio Peixoto (1876-1947) and Brazilian literary critic Afrânio Coutinho (1911-2000).

Afranio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Afranius.

Afranius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile of uncertain origin. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman poet Lucius Afranius (1st century BC).

Afrasiab m Persian Mythology, Persian, Urdu
Modern form of Middle Persian Frāsiyāb, itself derived from Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥 (fraŋrasiian) meaning "fearsome, one who instills fear". In Persian mythology this is the name of a legendary king of Turan... [more]

Əfrasiyab m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Afrasiab.

Afre f French (Archaic)
French form of Afra 1.

Afreeda f Bengali
Variant of Afrida.

Afreen f & m Urdu
Urdu form of Afarin.

Afrelia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Afrelia was a late 6th century saint, and princess of Powys. It has been suggested that she may be identical to the little-known Saint Arilda of Gloucester.

Afri f Berber Mythology
Possibly derived from Amazigh afri, meaning "to feel". This was the name of a Berber goddess of fortune and fertility.

Africain m French (Archaic)
French form of Africanus. It coincides with the modern French adjective africain "African" and the noun Africain "(man) from Africa".

African m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Africanus.

Africana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Africanus.

Africia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Africa 1.

Africio m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Africia.

Africka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Africa 1.

Áfrico m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of África.

Africo m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Africa 1

Afrida f Bengali, Indonesian
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Afrika f African American
Variant of Africa 1.

Afrika f Berber Mythology
Variant of Afri 2.

Afrikan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Africanus. A known bearer was the 19th-century Russian philosopher Afrikan Spir (1837-1890), who was of German-Greek descent, and whose father reportedly chose the name from an old Greek calendar of saints.

Afrikanos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Aphrikanos, which is the ancient Greek form of Africanus.

Afrikka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Africa 1.

Afrilia f Indonesian
Variant of Aprilia.

Afrilian m & f Indonesian
Variant of Aprilian.

Afriliana f Indonesian
Variant of Apriliana.

Afriliani f Indonesian
Variant of Apriliani.

Afrime f Albanian
Feminine form of Afrim.

Afrin f Bengali
Bengali form of Afarin.

Áfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element Á- is possibly from either Old Norse áss "god", or *az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from *anu "ancestor". The second element is fríðr "beautiful, beloved"... [more]

Afro f Greek
Diminutive of Afroditi.

Afrodisia f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Afrodisio.

Afrodísio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aphrodisius (see Aphrodisios).

Afrodisio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aphrodisius (see Aphrodisios).

Afrodit f Turkish
Turkish version of the name Aphrodite.

Afrodité f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aphrodite.

Afroditė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aphrodite.

Afrodity f Greek
Alternate transcription of Afroditi

Afrodyzjusz m Polish
Variant of Afrodyzy.

Afrodyzy m Polish
Polish form of Aphrodisius (see Aphrodisios).

Afrooz f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian افروز (see Afrouz).

Afrora f Albanian
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be related to Albanian afër meaning "close, nearby".... [more]

Afrosinya f Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Yevfrosiniya.

Afroula f Greek
Diminutive of Afroditi.

Afroviti f Albanian
Albanian form of Aphrodite (via Greek Afroditi).

Afroz m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Afrouz.

Afroza f Bengali
Bengali feminine form of Afroz.

Afroze m & f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu افروز (see Afroz).

Afrozeh f Arabic
Means "That which illuminates; bringer of light" in Arabic.

Afruz f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian افروز (see Afrouz).

Afrykan m Polish (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Africanus.

Əfsanə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Afsaneh.

Afsana f Bengali, Dari Persian, Urdu
Bengali, Urdu and Dari form of Afsaneh.

Afsane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian افسانه (see Afsaneh).

Afsara f Bengali
Feminine form of Afsar.

Afsheen f & m Urdu
Urdu form of Afshin, also used as a feminine name.

Afshin m Persian
Modern form of Pišīn through Avestan Pisinah. It was also used as a princely title for rulers of Ošrūsana, a former Iranian region in Transoxiana.

Aftan f English (Rare)
Variant of Afton.

Aftandil m Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz form of Avtandil. A known bearer of this name is the retired Azerbaijani soccer player Aftandil Hacıyev (b. 1981).

Afton f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".... [more]

Aftondil m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Avtandil.

Aftonie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Aphthonius.

Aftonije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Aphthonios.

Aftyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Afton.

A-fu f Chinese
Variant transcription of 阿福 (see Afu).... [more]

Afu m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters 阿 (see A) and 福 (see Fu) perhalps an honorific name referred to the deity who gives prosperity and blessings.... [more]

Afuru f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 溢る (afuru), modern afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸 (kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave."... [more]