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Alide f Dutch, Estonian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Alida.

Alidore m French (Rare)
Variant of Alidor.

Alidorine f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alidor.

Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]

Aliea f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alieah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aliegha f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alieksandra f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant of Aliaksandra.

Alienora f Medieval English
Variant of Aliénor

Aliesha f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alieyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Alif.

Alifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.

Aligoĸ m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aligoq.

Aligoq m Greenlandic
Means "mountain crystal, quartz" in Greenlandic, referring to a type of rock used as raw material for stone tools in traditional Greenlandic society.

Aliha f Bengali (Muslim)

Ali'i f & m Hawaiian
Means "chief, royal" in Hawaiian.

Aliide f Estonian
Variant of Alide.

Aliina f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Alina.

Aliise f Estonian
Estonian form of Alice.

Aliiyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alijana f Slovene
Elaboration of Alja via the variant Alija.

Alijda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Aleida.

Alik m Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Aleksandr.

Alika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alex.

Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.

Alikber m Tatar
Combination of Ali 1 meaning 'high, supreme' and the word akbar meaning 'greatest, biggest'.

Aliksandr m Russian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aleksandr.

Âlikse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alex.

Aliksey m Russian
Variant transcription of Aleksey.

Alile f Yao
Means "she weeps" in Yao.

Alima f Arabic, Western African, Northern African, Kazakh, Indian (Muslim)
Feminine form of Alim.

Alimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Alim.

Alimazi f Amharic
Means "diamond" in Amharic.

Alin m Siberian, Chinese, Manchu
Means "mountain" in Manchu.

Alína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Alina.

Alina f Chinese
Combination of Ah , Li 1 and Na.

Alinä f Tatar
Tatar form of Alina.

Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.

Alinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.

Aliocha m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Alyosha.

Aliodija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alodia.

Alionor f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eleanor.

Alioth m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic alyat, meaing "fat tail of a sheep". This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.

Aliou m Western African
Form of Ali 1 used in parts of western Africa.

Alípio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alypius.

Alipio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alypius.

Alíra f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alira.

Alira f Indigenous Australian, Wurundjeri, Arrernte
Means "clear quartz crystal" from the word allirea in Wurundjeri, spoken near Melbourne, Australia. ... [more]

Alíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Aliria.

Alísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alisa.

Alisä f Tatar
Tatar form of Alisa.

Aliscia f English
Variant of Alicia.

Âlíse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alice.

Alisen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alison 1.

Alisha f Indian

Alishea f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alishya f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alisiya f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Azerbaijani
Cognate of Alicia.

Alisoun f Medieval English, Literature
Variant of Alison. This is the name of the Wife of Bath in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'.

Alissia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alessia.

Alisson f English (Modern)
Variant of Alison 1.

Alistaire m English
Variant of Alistair.

Alistrina f Manx
Manx form of Alastríona.

Alisyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Âlît f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aaliit, a Greenlandic form of Alice.

Alitha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aletha.

Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)

Alitzah f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aliza.

Aliviyah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Alivyah f Obscure
Variant of Olivia.

Alixa f English
Variant of Alexa.

Alixana f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Alexane.

Alixandra f English
Variant of Alexandra.

Alixandre m Medieval French, Medieval Spanish
Variant of Alexandre.

Alixandria f English (Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alixe f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Alix.

Aliyaah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aliyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aliysia f English
Variant of Alicia.

Aliza f Hungarian, Basque, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Basque form of Alice, Hungarian variant of Alíz and Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Alisa.

Alizabeth f English (Modern)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alizabith f American
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alizeah f Indian

Alizeh f Persian
Means "wind" in Persian.

Alizon f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Alja f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Alya 1.

Aljaksjej m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aliaksiej.

Aljana f Slovene
Elaboration of Alja.

Aljenka f Slovene
Variant of Aljanka.

Aljona f Russian
Variant transcription of Alyona.

Alkaa f Indian
Variant of Alka.

Alkaid m & f Filipino, Astronomy
Means "the leader", derived from Arabic قائد بنات نعش qā'id bināt naʿsh, meaning "leader of the daughters of the bier". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.

Alke f Low German
Diminutive of names that contained the name element adal, most notably Adelheid.

Alkestida f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Alcestis.

Alkésztisz f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Alcestis.

Alkiona f Russian, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Russian and Serbian form of Alcyone.

Alkippa f Greek Mythology
Variant of Alkippe.

Alkistis f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Alcestis.

Alkméné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Alcmene.

Åʹll m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Olaf.

Älla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish variant of Ella 2.

Állan m Sami
Sami form of Alan.

Allani m Finnish
Finnish form of Allan.

Allanzu f Hurrian Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hurrian element alla=i, meaning "lady, queen". Another possible element is the Hurrian alu-, meaning "to speak". Name borne by a Hurrian goddess that was often worshipped alongside Ḫepat, who was considered to be her mother.

Allar m Estonian
Variant of Alar.

Allarneq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Atdlarneĸ.

Alleah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allean f English
Variant of Aline.

Alleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Aline.

Allena f English
Variant of Alena.

Allencia f African American
Rhyming variant of Valencia.

Allene f English
Variant of Aline.

Allerleirauh f Folklore (Germanized)
Means "all kinds of fur" in German. This is the name of the title character of a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Allerleirauh is a princess who flees from her father, who wants to marry her, and brings three dresses and a coat with all kinds of furs with her... [more]

Allerunnguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlerúnguaĸ.

Allesandra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alessandra.

Allesia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alessia or Alicia.

Alletta f Dutch, Afrikaans, English
Variant of Aleta.

Allex m & f English (American)
Variant of Alex.

Alley f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Ailidh.

Alley m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Alley or else a variant of Ally 2.

Alleyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alli m Medieval English, Norwegian, Old Danish, Icelandic, Old Swedish
Variant of Alle.

Alliah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allianna f English
Variant of Aliana.

Allicenne f Obscure
Variant of Alison.

Allifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare.

Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.

Alline f English
Variant of Aline.

Alling m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Ælling found in the Phillimore edition of Domesday Book.

Allinna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlína.

Allira f Indigenous Australian
Variant of Alira.

Allirah f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Allira.

Allisson f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Alison.

Allistair m English
Variant of Alistair.

Allister m English
Anglicized form of Alistair.

Allistor m Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Alistair.

Allisyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Allison.

Alliyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alliyma f Quechua
Means "good person" or "good thing" in Quechua.

Allizon f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Alluaq m Greenlandic
Means "hole in the ice for fishing" in Greenlandic.

Allunaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlunâĸ.

Allvaldi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Alvaldr. In Norse mythology this is the name of Þjazi's father.

Ally f Manx
Derived from Manx aaley "fairer" and aalin "fair, handsome, beautiful, splendid". It is also considered a cognate of Ailie.

Allý f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ally 1.

Allyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allyana f Filipino
Variant of Aliana.

Allyanna f Filipino
Variant of Aliana.

Allyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Allyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allyne f English
Feminine variant of Allen.

Allyra f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Alira.

Allyriane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Allyre.

Allysen f English (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Allyssa f American (Modern)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allysse f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alice influenced by Alyssa.

Allysson f English
Variant of Alison.

Allyza f Filipino

Alma f Kazakh
Means "apple" in Kazakh.

Almanzo m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Al-Mansur.

Almár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Adelmar.

Almedin m Bosnian
Masculine form of Almedina.

Almedina f Bosnian
Derived from Arabic al "the" and medina "city".

Almer m Medieval English, Old Swedish, Finnish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Almar.

Almera f Filipino (?)
Variant of Almira 1.

Almeria f Theatre, Various
Variant of Almera and Elmira 1. This is the name of the main character in the 1697 theatre play 'The Mourning Bride', by William Congreve... [more]

Almerina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Almerino.

Almina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Almin.

Almodie f French (Rare)
Variant of Almodis.

Almon m English
Variant of Amon used in the 19th century.

Almond m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Almund.

Almonzo m Obscure
Variant of Almanzo.

Almsteinn m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse álmr "elm tree" and steinn "stone".

Almu f Spanish
Short form of Almudena.

Almut f German
Younger form of Adalmut.

Almveig f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse álmr "elm tree" and veig "power, strength".

Alnilam m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic an-niżām, meaning "string of pearls". This is a star in the constellation Orion.

Alnis m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian alnis "elk, moose".

Alnitak m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic an-niṭāq, meaning "the girdle". This is the name of a star in Orion.

Alnora f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Elnora.

Alnoth m Medieval English
Variant of Aethelnoth.

Aŀlòdia f Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Alodia.

ʻAlohi f & m Hawaiian
Means "shine, shining" in Hawaiian.

ʻAlohilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.

Aloijsius m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloysius.

Aloisa f Italian (Archaic), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Aloisia.

Aloise m French (Rare)
Variant of Aloyse.

Aloïsius m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloysius.

Aloizije m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Alojzije.

Aloizs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Aloysius.

Alojs m Sorbian
Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian form of Aloysius.

Alojza f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene (Archaic)
Polish and Kashubian feminine form of Alojzy as well as a Kashubian and Slovene feminine form of Alojz.

Alola f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aurora.

Aļona f Latvian
Latvian form of Alyona.

Alonna f Popular Culture (Modern)
Variant of Alannah.

Alonza m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alonzo.

Alope f Greek Mythology
Unknown etymology, although it may be linked to the word ᾰ̓λώπηξ (alṓpēx) meaning "fox".

Alorah f English (American)
Variant of Alora.

Alornerk m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Means "under-feet" in Inuktitut and Greenlandic.

Alorra f English (American, Rare)

Alorugtaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Aloruttaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alorugtaĸ.

Alosha m Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Alyosha.

Alosia f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Alozia.

Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".

Alouis m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloïs.

Alouisius m Dutch
Dutch variant of Aloïsius.

Ålov f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Álǫf.

Aloyoshenka m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Alyosha.

Aloys m Dutch, German, German (Silesian)
German variant and Silesian German form of Alois, and Dutch short form of Aloysius.

Aloyse m French, Luxembourgish
French form of Aloysius.

Aloysio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aloysius.

Aloyzas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aloysius.

Alphandery m Judeo-Spanish

Alphard m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الفرد (al-fard) "the solitary one". Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra, with no other bright stars near it.

Alphard m English, German
Variant of Alfard.

Alpheratz f Astronomy, Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Arabic surrat al-faras ("the navel of the mare"). This is a traditional name of the star Alpha Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda.

Alpheus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical (Latinized), English
Variant of Alphaeus and Latinized form of Alpheios.

Alphie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Alphard and Alphonso. In some cases, it is also a variant of Alfie.

Alphild f Scandinavian
Variant of Alfhild.

Alphine f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Alphaeus or Alphonse.

Alphons m Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans, German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Variant of Alfons.

Alphonsa f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Alphonsus (see Alfonso). Saint Alphonsa (1910-1946) adopted this as a monastic name in honour of Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787).

Alphonsos m Greek, Germanic (Hellenized)
Original Greek form of Alphonsus (see Alfonso).

Alpi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin.

Alpiinus m Finnish
Finnish form of Albinus.

Alpo m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin, Albert or Albanus.

Alrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Alaric.

Alrekur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Alrekr.

Alrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Alrun.

Alrun f German (Rare)
Younger form of Adelrun and Albrun.

Älsa f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsa.

Alsa f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Aldone.

Alsena f Arabic (Anglicized, Archaic)
Variant of Alzena.

Alsoomse f Siksika
Means "independent" in Siksika.

Alsvartr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Germanic name elements allr "all, everybody, entire" and svartr "black". This is the name of a giant in Norse Mythology.

Alsvid m Norse Mythology
Means "all-swift; very fast" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of one of the horses that pulls the Sun.

Alsviðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ala "entire, all" and svinnr "fast, clever". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn and one of Sól's horses.

Alta f Afrikaans

Altadonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
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 donna "woman; lady".

Altagrâce f French (Rare)
French form of Altagracia.

Altaír f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Altair.

Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل (gol).

Altáriel f Literature
Quenya form of Galadriel.

Al'Tariq m African American (Rare)
Form of Tariq prefixed with the Arabic definite article.

Altéia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Althea.

Altemur m Turkish
Means "red iron" in Turkish.

Al'teric m African American
Variant of Al'Tariq.

Altha f American
Variant of Althea.

Althia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Althea.

Alþjófr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ala "all, entire" and þjófr "thief". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Althornia f Obscure

Althryth f Medieval English
Variant of Ælfþryð.

Altie f English
Diminutive of Althea and other names beginning with Alt-.

Altin-ariğ m Shor
Means "clean and gold" in Shor.

Altinçäç f Tatar
Derived from Tatar altın meaning "gold" and çäç meaning "hair".

Altman m Dutch, German
Variant of Aldman.

Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Directly 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.... [more]

Altoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Hallþóra.

Altôra f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Altoora (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).

Altsiona f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Alcyone.

Alty m Turkmen (Rare)
Means "six" in Turkmen.

Alulim m Sumerian Mythology
Means "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... [more]

Alumit f Jewish (Modern)
Variant of Aluma.

Alvaldi m Old Norse
Variant of Allvaldi.

Alvaldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ala "all, entire" and valdr "ruler, mighty one".

Alvanos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Albanos.

Àlvar m Catalan
Catalan form of Alfher (see Álvaro).

Alvarez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alvarez.

Alvarine f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Álvdis f Faroese
Faroese form of Alfdís.

Alvdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfdís.

Alver m Old Norse, Old Swedish, Estonian (Archaic)
Old Norse variant of Alfr as well as the Old Swedish form of AlvéR.

Alverta f American (Rare)
Variant of Alberta.

Alvery m Anglo-Norman (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Norman French form of Alverad

Alves m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Alves.

Alvey m English
Transferred use of the surname Alvey.

Álvfinnur m Faroese (Archaic)
Modern Faroese form of Alffinnr.

Álvgerð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfgerðr

Álvheiður f Faroese (Archaic)
Modern Faroese form of Alfheiðr.

Alvhild f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alfhild.

Alvi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin.

Alvida f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alv.

Alvie m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alviina f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Alvina and Finnish variant of Alfiina.

Alvim m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Alvin.

Alvīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Alwina.

Alvīne f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Alvīna.

Alvinos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Albinos.

Alvira f English, Urdu
Variant of Alvera.

Alvisa f Venetian
Feminine form of Alvise.

Alvlaug f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Alflaug.

Alvny f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfný.

Álvur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfr.

Alvy m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

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.