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Alwena f Breton
Of 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.

Alwynn f Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Late Old English variant of Ælfwynn and Æthelwynn.

Aly f English
Variant of Ally 1.

Aly m Arabic
Variant transcription of Ali 1.

Alyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyakki m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Alexander.

Alyaksandr m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksandr.

Alyaksandra f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksandra.

Alyanna f Filipino
Variant of Aliana.

Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.

Alyaxey m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksei.

Alycea f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]

Alydea f Obscure
Invented name, maybe based on Alyssa or Alethea

Alyes f Judeo-French
Judeo-French variant of Alice.

Alyha f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyia f Pakistani

Alyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyn f & m English
Variant of Allyn.

Alyna f English (American, Modern), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Variant of Alina. As a Russian name, it is mostly used by Russian speaking Ukrainians who want to spell their name the same in Russian and Ukrainian Cyrillic.

Alynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Allyn.

Alynna f English (Modern)
Variant of Alina.

Alyok m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Alexander.

Alysabeth f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth, influenced by Alyssa.

Alysanne f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison or a combination of Alys and Anne 1.

Alysea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyshia f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alysiah f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyss f English
Variant of Alice.

Alyssabeth f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth influenced by Alyssa and Beth, or a combination of both.

Alysson f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alyssa. It caught on as a masculine name in Brazil.

Alyssya f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alysyn f English
Variant of Alison.

Alyukka m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Aleksei.

Alyvia f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Alyxa f Obscure
Variant of Alexa.

Alyxander m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexander

Alyxandra f English
Variant of Alexandra.

Alyxandrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxandria f English (Modern)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxandrya f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxzandra f Obscure
Variant of Alexandra.

Alyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alžbet f Slovak (Rare)
Variant of Alžbeta.

Alžbetka f Slovak
Diminutive of Alžbeta.

Alżka f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Halszka.

Ama f African

Ama f & m Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Amaartivat f & m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name related to the word amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".

Amábel f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Amabel.

Amábile f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Amabel.

Amad m & f Arabic
Means "period (of time)" in Arabic.

Amadahy f Cherokee
Means "forest water" from Cherokee a ma "water" and a do hi i na ge "forest" or a da "wood".

Amadea f Late Roman, German, Italian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Galician, Polish, Slovene
Late Roman and German feminine form of Amadeus, Italian and Galician feminine form of Amadeo, Sicilian feminine form of Amadeu, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of Amadeusz and Slovene variant of Amadeja.

Amadeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Amadej.

Amadio m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Amadeo.

Amaelia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amaha f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" or 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" or 菜 (ha) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amahi f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Amahito m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (ama) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amahni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amani.

Amai f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 舞 (mai) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amaïdée f Literature (Rare)
Feminine form of Amédée. Used in 'Amaïdée' (1889), a poem by the French author Jules Barbey d'Aurévilly.

Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.

Amaitari m Ijaw
Means "the town loves me" in Ijaw.

Amaka f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 馨 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amakai f & m Western African
Meaning unknown.

Amakama m Ijaw
Means "feast for the town" in Ijaw.

Amakedi m Ijaw
Means "look upon the town" in Ijaw.

Amako f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amalasuentha f Germanic (Archaic)
Variant of Amalasuintha.

Amalasunta f Italian
Italian form of Amalasuintha.

Amalasuntha f Germanic
Variant of Amalaswintha.

Amalda f Latvian (Rare)

Amalee f English
Variant of Amalie.

Amaleki m Mormon
Possibly based on the biblical name Amalek. This belongs to two characters in the Book of Mormon, including a Nephite record keeper who wrote 18 verses of the Book of Omni.

Amali f Arabic
From Arabic أملي ('amali) "my hope".

Ámâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Amalia.

Amâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Amalia.

Amalía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amalia.

Amaliia f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Amalia.

Amaltea f Catalan (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Italian and Spanish form of Amalthea.

Amalthaea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amalthea.

Amalu m Berber
Means "shadow" in Tamazight.

Amalur f Basque, Basque Mythology
Combination of Basque ama "mother" and Lur.

Amalye f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant of Amalya.

Amambái f Guarani
Means "fern" in Guarani.

Amami f Japanese
From 雨 (ama) meaning " rain" or 天 (ama) meaning "heaven(ly)" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, reality, truth" or 海 (mi) meaning "ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aman m & f Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "peace, tranquility" in Hindi and Punjabi, ultimately from Arabic أَمْن‎ (ʾamn).

Aman m Tigrinya
Means "handsome" in Tigrinya.

Aman m Turkmen
Short form of Amangeldi.

Amana f Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amanc m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish amanc meaning "target, aim".

Amancia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Spanish, Galician, and Jamaican Patois feminine form of Amantius.

Amancjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Amantius.

Amandant m Judeo-French
Variant of Amandus.

Amanecer f Spanish (Rare)
Derived from Spanish amanecer "dawn (the morning period of twilight)".

Amani f Tigrinya
Means "faith" in Tigrinya.

Amanjeevan m Indian (Sikh)
Means "one who lives a peaceful life".

Amank’ay f Aymara
Derived from Aymara amankaya meaning "lily".

Amano f Japanese
From Japanese 雨 (ama) meaning "rain" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Amanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Means "peace and love" from Punjabi अमन (aman) meaning "peace" and ਪ੍ਰੀਤ (prīt) meaning "love" (ultimately from Arabic أمان (ʾamān) "peace" and Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) "pleasure, joy, love" respectively).

Amanyire f & m Eastern African, Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, Kiga
Means "God knows" in Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, and Kiga.

Amanzia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Amantia.

Amanzio m Italian
Italian form of Amantius.

Amaqjuaq m Inuit, Popular Culture
Means "the strong one" in Inuit. It is the name of a character in 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'.

Amarachukwu f Nigerian, Igbo
Means "God's grace" in Igbo. (See Amara and Chukwu).

Amarah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amara.

Amaranda f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)

Amaranth f English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".

Amaranthe f French (Rare)
French form of Amarantha.

Amaranto m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?)
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.

Amarantu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Amarantus.

Amarea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amaria.

Amareĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Amarok.

Amareq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Amareĸ.

Amarilė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian form of Amaryllis.

Amarilla f Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.

Amarilli f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Amaryllis.

Amarilly f Indonesian

Amarinceu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Amarynceus.

Amaris f Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Amariah.

Amarissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Amarisa.

Amarlia f Obscure

Amaroq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Amarok.

Amarpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Amarra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amara.

Amârtivat f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).

Amary m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amaryn f Sanskrit
Feminine form of Amar 1.

Amasa m Biblical
Means "burden" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amasa was a son of Haldai, and a nephew of King David who was murdered by his cousin Joab.

Amasai m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "strong" or "burden bearer".

Âmâse m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Amat m Polish (Archaic), Catalan (Rare), Gascon (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Polish, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Amatus.

Amatha f Cherokee
Means "fish" in Cherokee.

Amathaon m Welsh Mythology
Variant of Amaethon.

Amati m Italian (Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Amato.

Amato f & m Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amauri m Brazilian
Variant of Amaury.

Amaurie f & m American
Variant of Amaury.

Amazat m Tatar
Means "greatness" in Tatar, originally taken from Arabic azamat.

Am'az'in m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

Amazin f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

Amba f Indian
Means "mother" in Sanskrit. In Indian mythology, Amba is an epithet of Parvati.

Ambakum m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Ambakoum, which is the biblical Greek form of Habakkuk.

Ambarto m Literature
Means "upwards-exalted" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the mother-name of Amrod.

Ambelu m & f Amharic
Possibly means "commander" in Amharic.

Amberle f English (Modern)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly.

Ambesa f Tigrinya
Means "lioness" in Tigrinya.

Ambica f Indian
Variant transcription of Ambika.

Ambie m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ambrose.

Ambransh m Indian
The history of the name "Ambransh" is none. its is the name that got deprived when two lovely parents of his decided to combine their names, Amber and Ansh, and ambransh was created. It is the only name in the world

Ambraziejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ambrosios.

Ambreen f Pakistani, Arabic (Rare)
Means "good scented" in Arabic.

Ambrie f English
Meaning unknown, possibly a rhyming variant of Cambrie.

Ambrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Brielle, or a feminine form of Ambriel.

Ambroaz m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Ambrose.

Ambrogina f Italian
Feminine form of Ambrogio.

Ambroisie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Ambrosia.

Ambroisine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Ambroise.

Ambrós m Irish (Rare, Archaic)
Irish form of Ambrose.

Ambróz m Slovak
Slovak form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Ambroz m Croatian
Croatian form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Ambrozi m History (Ecclesiastical)
Albanian form of Ambrose.

Amdír m Literature
Possibly means "hope" or "looking up" in Sindarin. In 'Tolkien's Legendarium' this is the name of an elf, the King of Lórien. He was also called Malgalad.

Ame f & m Japanese
From Japanese 雨 "rain" or 飴 "candy".

Amed m Spanish (Latinized, Rare)
Spanish form of Ahmed.

Ameelia f Malaysian

Ameen m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Amin as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Ameena f Urdu, Dhivehi
Urdu and Dhivehi form of Amina.

Ameenah f Arabic
Variant of Amina.

Ameer m Arabic
Variant of Amir 1.

Ameera f Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amira 1), as well as the Malay, Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Ameerah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amira 1), as well as the Malay form.

Ameilia f English
Variant of Amelia.

Ameĸ f Greenlandic
Means "skin" in Greenlandic.

Améla f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Amelia.

Amelcia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Amelia.

Amele f Yiddish
Possibly a form of Amalya.

Amelea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Ameleah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Amelia.

Amelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amelia.

Ameliah f English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amelio m Italian
Masculine form of Amelia.

Amelita f Spanish, Italian, Filipino, Hungarian
Diminutive of Amelia.

Ameliye f Walloon
Walloon form of Amélie.

Amell f Arabic
Variant of Amal 1.

Amelrik m Dutch
Variant of Amalrik.

Amely f English
Variant of Amelie.

Amena f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Aminah 1 as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.

Amena f Japanese
From Japanese 飴 (ame) meaning "candy" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amenaghawon f & m Western African, Edo
Literally translated to "the water you shall drink" in Edo, from the proverb Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.

Amene f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Amena.

Amenirdis f Ancient Egyptian
Means "she was given by Amun" in Egyptian.

Amenmesse m Ancient Egyptian
Means "born of Amun" in Egyptian.

Amenmose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian jmn-ms or jmn-ms.s meaning "born of Amun" or "fashioned by Amun", derived from the name of the god Amun combined with msj "to give birth to; to form, create, produce"... [more]

Amennakht m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Amun is strong" in Egyptian.

Ameq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ameĸ.

Amer m Arabic, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of 'Aamir.

Ameraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "velvet (on stag antlers), bark" in Greenlandic.

Amerhan m Tatar
Possibly means "pure" in Tatar.

Ameri f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ameria f Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "big mound", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear" combined with 阿 (a), again meaning "big mound"... [more]

Americo m English (Rare)
Cognate of Américo

Amerika f American
Variant of America.

Amerikos m Germanic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Americus.

Amersaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "worn-out cover made of skin" in Greenlandic.

Amessan m Berber
Means "wise" in Tamazight.

Ametista f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Amethyst.

Ametiszt f Hungarian (Rare)
Means "amethyst" in Hungarian.

Amewusika f Ewe
Means "people are more valuable than material things" in Ewe.

Amey f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Amy.

Ameya f Japanese
Means "midnight rain" in Japanese.

Ameyalxochitl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl ameyalli meaning "spring" and xochitl meaning "flower".

Ameyo f Akan
Means "Saturday" in Akan.

Amez m Kurdish
Meaning "hug" in Kurdish.

Amged m Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Amgad.

Ámgerðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ámr "black, loathsome, dark" and garðr "enclosure, protection". This is the name of a giantess in Norse mythology.

Amhalghaidh m Irish (Archaic)
Borne by an early king of Munster, and an early king of Connacht. Can be anglicized as Auley or Awley.

Amhladh m Scottish
Variant of Amhlaidh.

Amibesa f Amharic
Means "lioness" in Amharic.

Amica f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Amicus.

Âmice f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Amice

Amicitia f Roman Mythology
Means "friendship" in Latin. Amicitia was the Roman goddess of friendship and affection. Her Greek equivalent is Philotes.

Amicus m Ancient Roman
Means "friend" in Latin.

Amidan m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my people are righteous, my nation is just" in Hebrew.

Amiel m Biblical, Hebrew
Variant of Ammiel. Occurs in the Book of Numbers 13:12: Amiel, who represented the tribe of Dan, was one of the twelve spies sent out by Moses to survey the land of Canaan.

Amiera f Malay
Malay form of Amira 1.

Amiergol m Pashto (Rare)

Amiezer m Hebrew
Means "my nation is my support" in Hebrew.

Amika f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amikam m Jewish
Means "my people has risen up" in Hebrew. This is a modern name.

Amiké f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Amika.

Amila f Bosnian
Feminine form of Amil.

Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.

Amiley f Obscure

Amilija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Amalija or Emilija.

Amimona f Greek Mythology
Romanian form of Amymone.

Amina f Japanese
From 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Aminaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Aminaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aminaĸ.

Amintore m Italian
Italian form of Amyntor.

Amior m & f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Means "my nation is a light, my nation is a beacon" in Hebrew.

Amír m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amir.

Amíra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amira.

Amira f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 鏡 (mira) meaning "mirror". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amiracle f African American (Modern)
From the English phrase a miracle, which is a combination of the indefinite article a with Miracle. It might also be influenced by Amira.

Amiri m Arabic
Means "prince" in Arabic.

Amiri f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amiria f Maori
Maori form of Amelia.

Amiria f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Amisa f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (a) meaning "blue", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Form of Ammishaddai used in some Spanish translations of the Old Testament. In Mexico it is more common as a feminine name.

Amish m Indian
Means "free of deceit" or "truthful".

Amisha f Indian, Hindi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit आमिष (amiśa) meaning "lust, desire, longing".

Amiti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my friend" or "my colleague" in Hebrew, usually used as a diminutive of Amit 2.

Amitola f Indigenous American
Means "rainbow" in Dakota.

Amke f West Frisian (Rare)
Means "eagle" in Frisian.

Amleset f Tigrinya
Means "she made it return" in Tigrinya.

Amlethus m Old Danish
Latinised form of Amlóði.

Amlóði m Old Norse
Means "poor, weak fellow; fool, simpleton" in Old Norse, or derived from a combination of Old Norse of ama "to vex, annoy, molest" and Odin.

Amlyn m Welsh

Ámmá m Sami
Sami form of Amund.

Ammaakealachehiibaachilakacheesh f Indigenous American
Means "overcomes through faith" in either Cheyenne or Crow.

Ammanda f English (Rare)
Variant of Amanda.

Ammanuel m Ethiopian
Variant of Emmanuel.

Ammar m Indian
Means "immortal".

Ammenguyyah m Bandial
Means "he has many graves" in Bandial.

Ammi m Biblical, Ancient Aramaic
Means "my people" in Hebrew, from עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation, kinsman" with the suffix י (i) "my"... [more]

Ammie f English
Variant of Amy.

Amminadab m Biblical
Means "my people are generous" or "my kinsman is noble" in Hebrew, from עַם (ʿam) "people, nation, kinsman" combined with the suffix י (i) "my" and the verb נָדַב (nadav) "to willingly give" (by implication "to be noble"; also see Nadab)... [more]

Ammit f Egyptian Mythology
Derived from Ancient Egyptian ꜥm-mwt "devourer of the dead". In Egyptian mythology she was a female demon and funerary deity with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus, and crocodile, all of which were seen as dangerous animals to the ancient Egyptians... [more]

Ámmol m Sami
Sami form of Amund.

Ámmon m Sami
Sami form of Amund.

Ammonia f American (Rare, Archaic), Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ammon. In Greek mythology, Ammonia is an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Amogechukwu f Igbo
Means "no one knows God's timing" in Igbo.

Amohelang m Sotho
Means "receive" in Sotho.

Amoke f & m Yoruba
Means "known and cherished" in Yoruba, from mọ̀ "to know" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Amol m Indian, Marathi
Means "hope".

Amondi f Swahili
Swahili form of Amani.

Amoré f Afrikaans (Modern)
Afrikaans form of Amore.

Amoriah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amorea.

Amoros m Medieval Occitan
Directly taken from the Old Occitan masculine adjective amoros "characterized by love; loving, amorous", ultimately from Medieval Latin amorōsus.

Amoroso m Spanish (Rare)
Means "loving (of god)" in Spanish.

Amoru m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 望 (mo) meaning "hope, wish" combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.

Amós m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Amos.

Ampelia f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ampeliusz.

Ampélio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ampelios (see Ampelio).

Ampeliusz m Polish (Rare)
Form of Ampelius.

Amphelisia f Medieval English
Variant of Amphelise.

Amphon f & m Thai
Means "sky" in Thai.

Amphoterus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ἀμφότερος (amphoteros) which meant "both".

Amphyllis f English (Archaic)
Variant of Amphelise, perhaps influenced by Phyllis. This name was borne by Amphyllis Twigden Washington (1601-1655), an ancestress of George Washington.

Ampyx m Greek Mythology
Means "woman's diadem" or "headband" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Ámr m Old Norse
Means "black, loathsome, reddish brown, dark" in Old Norse.

Amrah f Pakistani
Pakistani form of Amra.

Amras m Literature
Sindarin form of Ambarussa. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium', this is the most commonly used name of the seventh son of Fëanor and Nerdanel, also called Telufinwë.