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Auriele f & m Brazilian
Possibly a variant of Auriel or Ariele.
Auriga m Astronomy
Means "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 Mythology
Means "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)... [more]
Aurika f Estonian
Diminutive of Auri, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Aurika f Lithuanian
An elaborated form of Aura or Aurimė
Aurilia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aurelia.
Aurilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aureliano.
Aurinda f Portuguese, French
Possibly a variant of the Spanish name Laurinda, meaning "laurel tree".
Auring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Aurora.
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.
Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.
Auriola f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Auriol, first recorded in Leire in 1111.
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.
Aurita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aur-.
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.
Aurius m Ancient Roman
Masculine form of Auria.
Auriwandalo m Lombardic, History
Lombardic cognate of Earendel. The name is attested as the name of a historical Lombardic prince.
Aurken m Basque (Rare)
Masculine form of Aurkene.
Aurkene f Basque
Coined 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".
Aurnia f Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Orflath (see Órlaith). A daughter of the 12th-century Irish chieftain Donal Og MacCarthy bore this name.
Aurnir m Norse Mythology
Derived from aurr ("gravel, sand, clay"). This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.
Auro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sound of the name Mauro or the Latin word aurum ("gold").
Auróra f Hungarian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aurora and Icelandic variant of Áróra.
Aurorah f English
Varient of Aurora
Auroralyn f Obscure
Combination of Aurora and Lyn.
Aurorita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Aurora used primarily used in Latin America.
Aurovenkatesh m Obscure (?)
Artist's name, formed from the name of the township Auroville in India and Venkatesh, a name for the Hindu god Vishnu, symbolizing prosperity and preservation.
Auru m Medieval Basque
Possibly from Latin aurus ("gold") or a form of Aurius.
Aurubilitu m Medieval Basque
Combination of Auru and Bilitu.
Aurura f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Aurora.
Aurvandill m Norse Mythology
Means "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 Mythology
Means "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.
Aurwen f Welsh
Variant of Eurwen.
Ausca f Baltic Mythology
Alleged Lithuanian goddess of sunbeams and sunlight.... [more]
Auseklis m Baltic Mythology
From 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 Mythology
Auset is the original form of Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.
Ausiàs m Catalan
Catalan form of Alzeas (via the variants Auzias and Elzéar), itself an Occitan form of Eleazar.
Ausias m Aragonese
Aragonese cognate of Ausiàs.
Ausif m Arabic
Variant of Asif.
Ausi'i m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Hosea.
Ausilia f Italian
Italian form of Auxilia.
Ausilio m Italian
Italian form of Auxilius.
Ausir m Literature
Ausir 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.
Ausmis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Ausma.
Auson m Greek Mythology (Hellenized)
The name of a son of Odysseus. Taken from Ausones, the Greek form of Latin Aurunci, the name of a tribe. Aurunci is most likely derived from Latin aurum "gold".
Ausòne m Occitan (Archaic)
Occitan form of Ausonius via its French form Ausone.
Ausoni m Lengadocian (Archaic)
Languedocian form of Ausòne.
Ausonius m Ancient Roman
Derivative of Auson. This is the name of a Roman poet (310-395).
Auspex m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun auspex meaning "augur, interpreter of omens".
Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Derived 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."... [more]
Aušrius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aušra.
Ausrius m Lithuanian (Expatriate)
Spelling variant of Aušrius used by Lithuanians residing abroad.
Aussenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Aussenzio.
Aussenzio m Italian
Italian form of Auxentius.
Austbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of austr "east" and bjǫrn "bear".
Auste m Norwegian
Diminutive of names containing the element aust (from Old Norse austr, "the east").
Austein m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German contracted form of Augustin.
Austeyn m Manx
Manx form of Augustine 1.
Austhinu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Austian m English
Variant of Austin
Austie f English
Diminutive of Augustine 2.
Austina f Sardinian, Corsican
Feminine form of Austinu.
Austina f English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Sicilian, Corsican (Rare)
Originally a Tuscan contracted form of Augustina and a Sicilian variant of Agustina, in the English-speaking world this name is now generally understood as a feminization of Austin.
Austinu m Sicilian, Sardinian, Corsican
Sicilian, Sardinian and Corsican form of Augustinus.
Austitza f Basque
Basque feminine name of uncertain origin and meaning. ... [more]
Austiza f Basque
Basque feminine form of Augustine 1.
Austmann m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Austmaðr.
Austol m Cornish
Meaning unknown. It is the name of a 6th century Cornish Saint.
Austraberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Austrobert.
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.
Austreberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Austrebert.
Austrechild f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Austrahild. It might also be a variant spelling of Austregild, but that is less likely... [more]
Austregilde f Frankish
Queen 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... [more]
Austri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]
Austris m Latvian
Masculine form of Austra.
Austu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Austinu.
Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.
Austynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Austin (See also Austyne).
Auszrine f Baltic Mythology
Either an older or a Polonized form of Aušrinė (or possibly both seeing as many of the early documents on Baltic deities were composed by Polish authors).... [more]
Autarieus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Illyrian origin.... [more]
Autbert m Germanic
Derived from the elements aud "wealth" and beraht "Bright", cognitive of Eadberht.
Autberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Autbert
Auða f Old Norse
Short form of names beginning with the element Auð-, which itself is derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches".
Auðar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Audar.
Authard m Old High German
Combination of ot "property" and hard "hard, strong".
Authari m Lombardic
Possibly formed from elements which correspond to the Old High German words ot "wealth, riches" and heri "host, army"... [more]
Authart m Old High German
Old High German variant of Authard.
Auðbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjörg.
Auðbert m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjört.
Auðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Auðbjǫrg.
Auðbjört f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of auðr "prosperity, fortunate" and bjartr "bright".
Auther m English
Possibly a variant of Arthur.
Autherine f African American
Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
Auðgarðr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Auðgærðr.
Auðgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Auðgærðr.
Auðgrímr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.
Auðguðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Auðhelga f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and heill "lucky".
Auðhumla f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, riches" and *humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed Buri, the first god, from ice.
Auði m Old Norse
Means "happiness, luck, prosperity, destiny" in Old Norse, used as a short form of names starting with this element.
Auðmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audmund.
Auðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".
Auðólfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Auðulfr.
Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.
Auðstæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audstein.
Auðsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Auðstæinn.
Auðunn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Auðun.
Auðvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audvald.
Auti m Medieval English
Old Danish form of Autir.
Autochthe f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Autochthon. This was the name of a mythical Mycenaean princess, a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda.
Autochthon m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὐτόχθων (autochthon) meaning "sprung from the land itself; indigenous, native", composed of αὐτός (autos) "self" and χθών (chthon) "earth, soil"... [more]
Autocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Autokles. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.
Autocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Autokrates. This name was borne by an ancient Athenian comic poet.
Autolekythos m Ancient Greek, History
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) "self" and possibly λήκυθος (lḗkuthos) "lekythos", a kind of pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil... [more]
Autólico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Autolycus.
Autolico m Italian
Italian form of Autolycus.
Autolycus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Autolykos. In Greek mythology, Autolycus is a renowned thief and the maternal grandfather of Odysseus.
Autolykos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]
Automate f Ancient Greek
Means "acting of oneself" in Ancient Greek.
Automedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]
Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.
Autonoë f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Autonoos (see Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.
Autonous m Greek Mythology
Means "self-willed" or "mind of one’s own", derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind, thought".
Autophradates m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Vātafradātah, possibly meaning "bestowed by Vata". This was the name of a 4th-century Persian Satrap of Lydia and a dynast (frataraka) of Persis in the late 2nd-century BC, ruling sometime after 138 BC.
Autosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]
Autry m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Autry.
Autum f English (American)
Variant of Autumn that was given to 14 girls in 2017.
Autumnlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Autumn and lynn.
Auva f Astronomy
Auva is the medieval name of Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. ... [more]
Auver m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of AlvéR.
Auwal m Western African, Hausa
Derived from Arabic أول ('awwal) meaning "first". This name is commonly given to the first of multiple children with the same name.
Auwe m West Frisian
Variant of Aue.
Auxencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Auxentius.
Auxesia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὔξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase". This was the name of the goddess of spring growth, one of the Horai. The name also functioned as a title of the goddess Persephone, whose ascent from the underworld marked the transition from winter into spring.
Auxili m Catalan
Catalan form of Auxilius.
Auxília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Auxilia.
Auxilia f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Auxilius. In some cases, the name can also be a short form of Auxiliadora.
Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]
Auxiliatrix f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Latin auxiliatrix, which refers to a helper, aide or assistant of the female sex (the masculine equivalent is auxiliator). The word is ultimately derived from the Latin noun auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance"... [more]
Auxílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Auxilius.
Auxilio m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Auxilius. It can be ether masculine or feminine, in the latter case often as the compound name María Auxilio.
Auxilius m Late Roman
From the Roman cognomen Auxilius, which was derived from the Latin noun auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance". The noun itself is ultimately derived from the Latin verb auxilior meaning "to give help, to aid, to assist"... [more]
Auxtin m Basque
Basque form of Augustin. This name is borne by Basque writer Auxtin Zamora (*1943).
Auziàs m Provençal
Provençal form of Eleazar.
Áva m Greenlandic
Diminutive of names beginning with Av-.
Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon aval "strength, power", a Latinization of Awe, a feminine form of Ave and a short form of names ending in -ava, such as Gustava.
Ava f Greek
Diminutive of Chrysavgi.
Avaaraq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Avâraĸ.
Avabelle f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Belle.
Avacum m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Habakkuk via Ambakoum.
Avacyn f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
The name of a fictional archangel from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.
Avagrace f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Grace given to 38 girls in 2018.
Avakum m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Habakkuk.
Avalee f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lee.
Avalena f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lena.
Avalene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline, though it may also simply be a combination of Ava 1 with the popular suffix lene.
Avalet f English
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -let.
Avalia f English
Variant of Evelia.
Avaliese f Obscure
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -liese.
Avalin f English
Variant of Aveline.
Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.
Avalisse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalise. Avalisse was given to 7 girls in 2018.
Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).
Avalynn f English (Modern)
Either a combination of Ava 1 and the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline).
Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.
Avamar f Brazilian
Combination of "Ava" and "Mar" (meaning "Sea" in Portuguese) or "Ava" and "Maria"
Avamaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Maria, possibly inspired by the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations".
Avamarie f English
Combination of Ava and Marie.
Avamira f Indonesian
Combination of Ava and Mira.
Avandre m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a and von with the name Andre.
Avanelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ava 1 and Nell.
Avangard m Soviet
Derived from Russian авангард (avangard), which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.
Avangarda f Soviet
Feminine form of Avangard.
Avania f English
Possibly a variant of Avanya.
Avanip m Indian (Rare)
Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit अवनिप (Avanipa) meaning "protector of earth, ruler of earth; king", from अवनी (avanī) "earth" and प (pa) "protecting, guarding".
Avantika f Indian
Means:... [more]
Avâraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "little back of the head" in Greenlandic.
Avaree f English (American)
Variant of Avery given to 31 girls in 2017.
Avariella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Ariella, or otherwise a combination of these two names.
Avarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Arielle, or otherwise a combination of these two names.
Avarka f Hungarian (Modern)
New coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian avar "fallen leaves on the ground".
Avarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Rose.
Avaryn f English (Rare)
Starts with the name Ava. English form of Avaron
Avashante m African American
Combination of the prefix av and Ashante.
Avataĸ m Greenlandic
Means "float made of sealskin (used in the kayak)" in Greenlandic.
Avataq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Avataĸ.
Avatarssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "big float made of sealskin (used in the qajaq)", combined with Avataĸ and -rsuaq "big, great".
Avatarsuaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Avatarssuaĸ.
Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.
Avaz m Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Tajik
Possibly an Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz and Tajik form of Awaz.
Avazbek m Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik
Combination of Avaz and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Avdie m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Abdias.
Avdiy m Russian
Modern Russian form of 'Ovadyah (see Obadiah) via its Biblical Greek form Abdiou.
Ávdnos f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Agnes.
Avdo m Bosnian
Diminutive of Abdulah.
Avdokim m Russian
Variant form of Evdokim.
Avdullah m Kosovar, Albanian
Albanian form of Abdullah.
Avdy m Russian
Variant transcription of Avdiy.
Ave m Dutch, West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]
Ave f Picard
Picard form of Ava 3.
Ave f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a short form of Aven 3.
Avea f English
Variant of "Avia".
Avegail f Filipino
Variant of Abigail.
Aveke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element aval meaning strength or power.
Avel m Breton, Bulgarian, Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian
Form of Abel in various languages.... [more]
Avela f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Avel.
Aveley f English
Transferred use of the surname Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means "Ælfgyth’s meadow"... [more]
Aveli f Estonian
Combination of Ave and the syllable -li- (most commonly derived from Eliisabet).
Avelia f English (Modern, Rare)
This is the name of the high-speed Amtrak train succeeding the Acela Express train.
Avelin m Medieval English
Diminutive of the Ancient Germanic names Avo and Avi (compare also Ava 1, Aveline and Evelyn).
Avelj m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Abel.
Avellana f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.
Avel·lí m Catalan
Transferred use of the surname Avel-lí, Catalan form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.
Avellina f Obscure
Feminine form of Avellino. It could also be used as a variant of Avelina.
Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.
Avelynne f Obscure
Variant of Avelyn
Aven f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicization of Aoibheann.
Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.
Avena f Obscure
Elaborated form of Ava 1, possibly influenced by the Spanish word avena ("oats").
Avenant m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Avenant.
Avénie f Breton (Gallicized, Rare), French (Rare)
French variant of Awen. Saint Avénie was a sister of the 9th-century Achaean saint Benoît of Massérac.
Avenira f Russian
Feminine form of Avenir
Aventia f Celtic Mythology
Aventia was a minor Celtic goddess of waters and springs. Her name is derived from Proto-Germanic H2euentiH2 "spring".
Aventine m History
Anglicised form of Aventin, or English form of Aventinus.
Aventinus m Roman Mythology
This name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [more]
Aventurine f & m English
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]
Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.
Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.
Avera m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Averkiy.
Avera f English (American)
A feminine form of Avery, or an elaboration of Vera 1.
Averadis f Medieval German (?), Medieval Dutch (?)
Possibly a variant of Alveradis, the Latinized form of Alberada.
Averall f Medieval Dutch
The daughter of Divara van Haarlem and Jan van Leiden, the proclaimed King and Queen of the Anabaptist regime in Münster in the early 1500's
Averardo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant form of Everard.