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Arxentina f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Argentina.

Arximiro m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Argimiro.

Ary f Khmer

Ary m French

Aryah f American (Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Aryanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Aryc m Obscure

Aryca f Obscure

Aryk m Obscure

Aryna f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Irina.

Arystea f Polish
Polish form of Aristea.

Arystyda f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Arystydes.

Arzel m Breton
Variant of Arzhel.

Arzela f Breton
Feminine form of Arzel.

Arzén m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Arsenios.

Arzénia f Hungarian
Feminine form of Arzén.

Arzhela f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Arzhel.

Arzhelenn f Breton
Variant of Arzhela.

Arzhelez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Arzhela.

Arzhul m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Arzhur.

Arzhula f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Arzhul.

Arzhulenn f Breton
Variant of Arzhula.

Arzhur m Breton
Breton form of Arthur.

Arzhura f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Arzhur.

Arzhurenn f Breton
Variant of Arzhura.

Arzhvael m Breton
Variant of Arzhel.

Arzilla f American (South, Rare)

Asa f Old Swedish
Possibly a variant of Åsa.

Asalaís f Provençal
Provençal form of Asalaïs.

Asalaïs f Gascon (Gallicized)
Variant of Adalaís.

Asalbèrt m Gascon
Gascon form of Adalbert.

Asalia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Azalia. A known bearer of this name is Asalia Nazario, the Puerto Rican mother of American actress Zoe Saldana (b. 1978).

Asam m Provençal
Provençal variant of Adam.

Asante m & f African American
Possibly derived from Swahili asante "thank you".

Asbat m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "steady, reliable" in Arabic.

Ásbera f Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic
Feminine form of Ásbiǫrn.

Ascaniu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Ascanio.

Ascelina f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Ascelin. This was the name of a 12th-century French saint, a Cistercian mystic.

Asceline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Aceline.

Ascelino m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Ascelin.

Ascen f Catalan

Ascenza f Italian

Asch m Medieval Jewish
Variant or short form of Ascher.

Ascher m Jewish
German form of Asher.

Aschur m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Asher.

Asclépios m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Asklepios.

Asclipe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Asclepius via Asklepios. It is the name of a ninth century saint.

Ásdis f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ásdís.

Asdis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásdís.

Asdrubale m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hasdrubal.

Aśdrùbel m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Hasdrubal.

Asefi f Haitian Creole (Archaic)
Derived from Haitian Creole ase "enough" and fi "daughter; girl" and therefore meaning "enough girls". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many daughters, in hopes that the next child would be a boy.

Aselia f Louisiana Creole, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Asélie and Azelia.

Åselie f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Åshild via the short forms Åsil and Åsel.

Asélie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Azélie.

Aselom m Haitian Creole (Archaic)
Derived from Haitian Creole ase "enough" and lòm "man" and therefore meaning "enough men". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many sons, in hopes that the next child would be a girl.

Asemar m Gascon
Gascon form of Ademar.

Asena f Romani
Either an adoption of Turkish Asena or a corruption of Asenath.

Asenaca f Fijian
Fijian form of Asenath.

Asenata f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Asenath.

Asenete f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Azenate.

Asenka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Asen.

Asensio m Spanish

Ásér m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Asher.

Aset f & m Chechen, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see Asad). In Kazakh it is solely masculine while in Chechen it is feminine and masculine.

Asfina f Muslim (Rare)

Asfrith m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásfriðr.

Ásfriðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from Old Norse áss "god" and friðr "love; peace; protection".

Əsgər m Azerbaijani
Means "soldier" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʿaskar) meaning "army, soldiers".

Asgot m Medieval English, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish form of Ásgautr.

Ashana f Indian

Ashani f Indian

Ashem m Indian, Persian
Meaning, "guilty."

Ashia f Muslim (Rare)

Áshild f Faroese
Faroese form of Áshildr.

Ashka f Indian, Bengali (Rare, ?)

Ashkenaz m Biblical
Ashkenaz is the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations.

Ashkhen f Armenian
Feminine Armenian given name with a number of possible meanings and etymologies - firstly, from the Ossetian æхсин meaning "lady, mistress", or otherwise from Middle Median *xšay-, meaning "to shine" or the Ossetian æхсид meaning "dawn".

Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Ashleyanna f Obscure
Combination of Ashley and Anna.

Ashlond f Obscure
Variant of Ashland.

Ashram m Indian

Ashurina f Obscure
Feminine form of Ashur.

Ashyla f Indonesian (Rare)

Ási m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Short form of names beginning with the name element Ás- "(heathen) god".

Asía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Asiya.

Asia f Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ася (see Asya 1).

Asiä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Arabic Asiya.

Asieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Joanna.

Asifa f Arabic (Rare), Pakistani
Feminine form of Asif.

Asija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Asiya.

Asile m Sardinian
Logudorese variant form of Basil 1.

Asimina f Greek
Derived from Greek ασήμι (asemi) meaning "silver", literally "without mark" from α (a), a negative prefix, combined with σῆμα (sema) "sign, mark, token"... [more]

Asimo f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Asimina.

Åsine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Åse.

Asiria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Asja f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene short form of Anastazija, used as a given name in its own right.

Aśka f Polish
Polish diminutive of Joanna via Joaśka.

Aska f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage which is considered both a feminine form of Aske and Ask as well as a direct adoption of the noun aska "ash; cinder".

Askar m German (Bessarabian)

Aske m Frisian, Danish
Variant of Asker and Frisian short form of names containing as- and ask-.

Askela f Obscure

Áskell m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Ásketill.

Askell m Manx
Manx form of Ásketill and cognate of Áskell.

Askild m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásketill.

Askitreia f Medieval Russian

Askja f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic askja "little box; caldera (of a vulcano)". The name is also related to the Old Norse name element askr "ash tree".

Asklepije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Asklepios.

Asklipiada f Medieval Russian
Russian feminine form of Asklepiades.

Asko m Finnish, Estonian, Frisian
Finnish form of Askold and Frisian variant of Aske, as well as a Finnish dialectal diminutive of Andreas or Asarja.

Askold m Old High German, History
Variant of Ascolt. Askold and Dir (died in 882) were princes of Kiev and founders of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper... [more]

Askur m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Asko.

Ásla f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese short form of Áslaug and Ásleyg.

Aslac m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Aslak.

Asle f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Aslaug.

Ásleif f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Áslæifr.

Ásleyg f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Áslaug.

Asli m Medieval English

Aslina f Indonesian

Aslog f Romani (Archaic)

Aslon m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Aslan. Also compare Arslon and Aslonbek.

Asma f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Feminine form of Asmus.

Asman m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German form of Erasmus via the Low German form Asmus.

Əsmər f Azerbaijani

Asmara m & f Indonesian
Means "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit स्मर (smara).

Asmina f Indian
Feminine form of Asmin.

Asmo m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Asmus as well as the Finnish form of Asmund.

Asmodée m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Gallicized)
French form of Asmodaeus.

Asmoth f Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásmóð, derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and móðr "temperament, excitement, wrath".

Asmund m Manx
Manx form of Ásmundr.

Asmus m Danish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic)
Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).

Asnate f Latvian (Rare)

Asnetha f Literature (Rare)
Presumably a form of Asenath. Miss Asnetha Sleep is a character in The Tilted Cross (1961) by Australian author Hal Porter.

Asona f Medieval Basque
This was the name of a daughter of the king of Pamplona who married Muza in 802.

Aspais m History (Ecclesiastical), History (Gallicized)
French form of Aspasios via it's Latinized form Aspasius.

Asparuh m Bulgarian, Bulgar, History
Variant 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.

Aspasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Aspasia.

Aspasio m Ancient Greek (Italianized), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Italian and Spanish form of Aspasios.

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.

Aspazja f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Aspasia.

Aspelenie f Baltic Mythology
Alleged Lithuanian goddess of stoves and, more specifically, stove corners.... [more]

Asperanza f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Esperanza.

Asphodel f Literature
From the name of the flower. J. R. R. Tolkien used this name on one of his characters in The Lord of the Rings.

Asrar m & f Arabic, Urdu
Derived 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.... [more]

Asriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Literature
Variant 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.... [more]

Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"

Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".

Assarida f Gascon

Asse f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Aase.

Assel f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant of Asel.

Assela f East Frisian (Archaic)
Latinate form of Assel, itself a short form of Askhilt. This name was recorded in the 16th century.

Assenda f Medieval Occitan

Assenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Асенка (see Asenka).

Asser m Biblical Finnish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Finnish form of Asher.

Assia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ася (see Asya 1).

Asso m Finnish
Variant of Asko.

Asso m Estonian, Livonian, Curonian
Livonian, Curonian and Estonian form of Azzo. In modern times, this name is considered a variant of Asko in Estonia.

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).

Assuntina f Italian
Diminutive of Assunta.

Assutzena f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Azucena.

Ást f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ásta, although folk etymology likes to connect this name to Icelandic ást "love".

Åsta f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásta.

Asta f Slovene
Slovene short form of Anastazija, used as a given name in its own right.

Astap m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Ostap.

Astaria f English (Modern, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Astaš m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Anastas and Astap.

Åste f Norwegian
Variant of Åsta.

Astèr f Gascon
Gascon variant of Estèr.

Aster f Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Old Judeo-Spanish form and Judeo-French variant of Esther via Greek aster, "star". It was already used in Judeo-Latin.

Astera f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Aster.

Astère m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Asterius.

Astere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Asteria.

Astéria f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Asteria.

Astérie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Astéria.

Astéropée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Asteropaeus.

Ásthild f Faroese
Variant of Áshild.

Asti f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Asta.

Asti m History (Ecclesiastical), Albanian
Asti 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.

Astianax m South American
Cognate of Astyanax.

Astier m Occitan
Occitan form of Asterius.

Astile m Obscure

Astion m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "small city" in Greek, derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion), this is also the Georgian and Romanian form of this name... [more]

Astolphe m History (Gallicized), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Aistolf.

Astort m Medieval Occitan

Astra f Estonian

Astralabe m Medieval French

Astrea f Greek Mythology
Catalan, Italian and Spanish form of Astraea.

Astrée f & m French (Rare)
French form of Astraea and Astraeus.

Astreia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Astraea.

Astrella f Obscure
From Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". This name was used by Scottish singer Donovan for his daughter born 1971.

Astreu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Astraeus.

Astri f Indonesian
Probably a variant of Astra.

Ástrida f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Astrid.

Astrida f Czech, Slovak, Kashubian
Czech and Slovak variant and Kashubian form of Astrid.

Ástride f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Astrid.

Astrina f Medieval Occitan, Medieval Jewish

Astrine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Astrid.

Astrit f Estonian
Variant of Astrid.

Ástrið f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ástríðr.

Astrið f Faroese
Variant of Ástrið.

Astro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Astra.

Astrolabe m Medieval French
From the Greek "star taker". Son of Héloïse & Abélard, born c. 1116.

Astruc m Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal, Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Derived from Provençal astruc "lucky", ultimately from Greek aster "star" and thus having the extended meaning of "born under a good star".... [more]

Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).

Astruga f Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal, Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Astruc. This name was also used as a Judeo-Spanish translation of Mazal.

Astryd f Haitian Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Astrid.

Astryda f Polish
Polish form of Astrid.

Astur f Somali
Means "repose, seclusion" in Somali.

Ástveig f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Åsveig.

Astydamea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astydameia.

Asucena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Azucena.

Asunta f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Assunta.

Asusena f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Azucena.

Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.

Ásvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Ásvǫr.

Aswathy f Indian

Ászáf m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Asaph.

Asztrid f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Astrid.

Asztrida f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Astrid.

Asztrik m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Astrik.

Atabei f New World Mythology
Variant of Atabey.

Atabey f New World Mythology
Supreme goddess of the Taínos worshipped as a goddess of fresh water and fertility.

Atakişi m Azerbaijani

Atal m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Attalos.

Atala f Hungarian

Atalanti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Atalante.

Atália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Atalia.

Atalía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Athalia.

Atalja f Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Atalia.

Atallana f Medieval French (Rare)

Atanaasius m Estonian (Archaic)
Archaic form of Atanasius.

Atanai m Provençal
Provençal form of Athanasius.

Atanaia f Provençal
Feminine form of Atanai.

Atanarjuat m & f Inuit

Atanase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Atanasia and Athanasie.

Atanasi m Catalan (Rare), Provençal
Catalan and Provençal form of Athanasius.

Atanàsia f Provençal
Provençal form of Athanasia.

Atanasia f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Sicilian
Cognate of Athanasia.

Atanásio m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Athanasius.

Atanasiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Athanasios.

Atanasiya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Athanasia.

Atanaska f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Atanas.

Atanáz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Athanasius.

Atanaze m Walloon
Walloon form of Athanase.

Atanázie f Czech (Archaic)
Czech form of Athanasia.

Atanazja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Atanazy.

Atanza f American (Modern, Rare)

Ataresa f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque variant of Theresa, first recorded in Leire in 1071.... [more]

Atarino m Obscure

Atarrabi m Basque Mythology
The good son of Mari 3, student of Etsai.

Atash m & f Persian

Atasi f Indian (Rare)
Bengali and Sanskrit name for "flax; flaxseed".

Ataúlfo m Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Athaulf.

Atawhai f Maori

Atdhe m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian atdhe "fatherland, homeland".

Atelasia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Adelasia.

Atemisa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Aténa f Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Aténé.

Atēna f Latvian
Latvian form of Athena, not commonly used as a given name.

Atenaida f Polish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cognate of Athenais.

Atenaide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Athenais.

Aténé f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian from of Athena.

Atenodor m Polish, Catalan
Catalan and Polish form of Athenodorus.

Atenodora f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Atenodoro.

Atenodoro m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Athenodorus.

Atenulf m Medieval Italian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Atenolfo.

Aterbe f Basque
Derived from Basque aterbe/aterpe "shelter; refuge", this name is sometimes understood as a Basque equivalent to Spanish Amparo.... [more]

Athairne m Irish Mythology

Athalia f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Athaliah.

Athalie f French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Athaliah.

Aðallín f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".

Athana f English (Rare)

Athanaïse f Picard
Picard form of Athénaïs.... [more]

Athanasie f French (Archaic)
French feminine form of Athanasius.

Athanassia f Greek
Variant of Athanasia.

Athar m Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)

Athea f English (American, Rare)

Atheena f Indian

Athel m English (British, Rare)

Athelia f English (American)
Variant of Athalia.

Athen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Athen.

Athéna f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern)
French form of Athena.

Athénagorás m Czech
Czech form of Athenagoras, used to refer to Athenagoras of Athens. Not used as a given name.

Athénagoras m History (Gallicized)
French form of Athenagoras.

Athénaïse f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Athénaïs.

Athénée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Athenaios via Athenaeus.

Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.

Athénodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Athenodorus.

Athénogène m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Athenogenes.

Athenogenes m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "born of Athena" from the name of the goddess Athena combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Ather m Pakistani

Athian m Indonesian

Athiena f Obscure
Variant of Athena.

Athine f Obscure

Athinodoros m Greek
Modern Greek form of Athenodoros.

Athlene f English (Rare)

Athracht f Medieval Irish
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually Anglicized as Attracta. It was 'the name of an Irish virgin saint, of Ulster origin, who flourished in the 6th century and founded the nunnery of Killaraght, near Lough Gara, Co... [more]

Athy f Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Athanasia.