This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
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Altabás f & m AragoneseTaken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Altabás meaning "Our Lady of Altabás". Altabás is the Spanish form of
Adelbald and is used as a surname as well.
Altadonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval JewishDerived from Italian
alta, the feminine form of the adjective
alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and
donna "woman; lady".
Altai m & f Mongolian, KazakhFrom the name of a mountain range that runs through Central and Eastern Asia, itself meaning "golden mountain", related to Turkic
altun meaning "gold" (compare Mongolian
altan "golden") and
dağ meaning "mountain".
Altaluna f Medieval ItalianDerived from Italian
alta, the feminine form of the adjective
alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and
luna "moon".... [
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Altansoyombo m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо
(soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.
Altapasqua f Medieval ItalianLikely derived from Italian
alta, the feminine form of the adjective
alto, meaning "high; deep; big; towering; elevated" and, when used in a poetic context, "grand; sublime; noble" and
pasqua "Easter".
Altbert m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
alt, Old Saxon, Old Frisian
ald meaning "old" together with Old High German
beraht, Old Saxon
berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz.... [
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Altes m Greek MythologyA Lelegian king who resided at Pedasus, which was situated in or near the Troad. According to
Homer's Iliad Altes was the father of
Laothoe, one of the many wives (or concubines) of King
Priam... [
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Altham m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.
Altilde f FrankishFrom
Altildis, a Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements
alt meaning "old" and
hilt meaning "battle", making it a cognate of Old English
Ealdhild.
Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, DutchDirectly taken from Latin
altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [
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Altôra f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Altoora (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Alucard m Popular CultureThe name
Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.
Aluda m Georgian, LiteratureThis name is best known for being the name of the eponymous hero of the epic poem
Aluda Ketelauri (1888) written by the Georgian poet and writer Vazha-Pshavela (1861-1915).... [
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Alulim m Sumerian MythologyMeans "horn of the red deer" or "seed of the red deer" in Sumerian, deriving from the elements 𒀉
a ("arm, wing, horn") and 𒇻𒅆
lulim ("red deer stag"). This was the name of the legendary first king of Sumer, who is thought today to be a mythological figure... [
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Aluney f MapucheMapuche name, it means "woman with heart of light", or it might mean "joy".
Alunsina f Philippine Mythology, Filipino (Rare)Name used by the Suludnon people of Panay for Laon, the sky goddess in Visayan mythology. Means the "the ancient one," from Visayan 'laon' meaning "ancient" or "old" and 'sina' meaning "foreigner."
Aluona f LithuanianDirect adoption of the name of the river
Aluona whose name is derived from
alėti "to flow; to run (referring to water); to trickle; to drip".
Alured m Manx, EnglishThis is a Manx name, said to be a cognate of
Alfred via its latinized form
Aluredus, a variant of
Alvredus.... [
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Alush m Edisto, Indigenous AmericanAlush is a surviving personal name in the Edisto language of South Carolina. This was the name of a captain or chief of the Edisto Nation encountered by Robert Sandford in 1666. ... [
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Alusian m BulgarianTsar of Bulgaria for short time in 1041. One night, during dinner, Alusian took advantage of
Peter II's inebriation, and cut off his nose and blinded him with a kitchen knife in 1041... [
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Alvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian
al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is derived from the old Lithuanian verb
vaidyti meaning "to visit, to appear", which is related to the modern Lithuanian verb
vaidentis meaning "to haunt" as well as "to appear, to see"... [
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Alvarito m SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.
AlvéR m Old NorseVariant of
Ǫlvér, or possibly derived from
allr "all, entire" and
vér "fighter" or
aluh "temple" and
vér.
Alvèra f OccitanOccitan cognate of
Elvira. Sainte Alvère (
Senta Alvèra in Occitan) was a martyr from the Dordogne region in France.
Alverdine f EnglishApparently a feminized form of
Alfred via the Latin
Alvredus. 'Used from time to time in the 19th century, and has been noted in the 20th century as
Alvedine.'
Alverne m EnglishDerived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.
Alvice f Medieval FrenchOld French name derived from the continental Germanic name
Adelwidis, which was composed of Old High German
adal meaning "noble, well-bred" and
wit meaning "wide"... [
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Alwen f WelshAdoption of the name of a Welsh river in Clwyd. The origin and meaning of this river's name are uncertain; current theories, however, include a derivation from Proto-Celtic
*al(aun)o- "nourishing".
Alwena f BretonOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of the Welsh name (which is unlikely as the Breton name seems to be older than the Welsh name in question), a younger form of Breton
Alc'houen and a variant of Anglo-Norman
Alfwena.
Alwi m Indonesian, MalayFrom Arabic علوي (
'alawiyy) meaning "of
Ali 1", referring to descendants or followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Alwold m Medieval EnglishVariant of
Ælfweald. This spelling is used in the
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to refer to Ælfwald I, king of the Northumbrians from 778 or 779 to 788.
Alya f AstronomyThe given name of the triple star system Theta Serpentis in the Serpens constellation.
Alypia f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Alypios. This name was borne by a 5th-century Roman noblewoman, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Anthemius.
Alypos m Ancient GreekThe literal meaning of this name is "no grief" or "not sad", and as such, one could say that it actually means "happy". Derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ-
(a) combined with Greek λύπη
(lype) meaning "grief, pain, sorrow"... [
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Alysonette f FilipinoVariation of Alison with the popular feminine diminutive suffix -ette
Alzaro m GuancheThe name of a 12-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.
Alzire f Theatre, LiteratureUsed by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Alzire, ou les Américains' (1736), about a young indigenous Peruvian woman, daughter of a powerful chief. The heroine is named
Alzira in Verdi's opera based on the play... [
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Amabelle f LiteratureVariant of
Amabel influenced by French (i.e., with a French feminine name suffix). Used by Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat for a character in the historical novel 'The Farming of Bones' (1998); the book chronicles a young Haitian girl named Amabelle Desir's 1937 escape from the Dominican Republic following the Parsley Massacre and the spread of
antihaitianismo.
Amad m & f ArabicMeans "period (of time)" in Arabic.
Amadán m Celtic MythologyA figure in Irish and Scottish Gaelic folklore who may assume both benevolent and malevolent roles. Amadán Mór, the Great Fool, is the Perceval-like hero of several Irish folk narratives and a sometime leader of the fairy host in narrative and poetry... [
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