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Aero f Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from the Greek verb ἀείρω (aeiro), αἴρω (airo) "to lift up, to raise". In Greek mythology, Aero (also called Haero, Aerope and Maerope) was a princess of the island of Chios, a daughter of Oenopion and Helice... [more]

Aero m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English combining form (aero-), ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air" (originally "the lower air, the air that surrounds the earth" as opposed to αἰθήρ (aither) "the upper air"; compare Aither)... [more]

Aerope f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Greek Ἀέροπος (Aeropos) (see Aeropus). In Greek myth Aerope was a daughter of King Catreus of Crete, granddaughter of Minos and wife of Atreus (to whom she was married after the death of his son and her first husband Pleisthenes)... [more]

Aeryal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerial.

Aeryn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaryn or Eryn. Aeryn is one of the female aliens on the show Farscape.

Aesacus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιςακος (Aisakos), probably meaning "branch of myrtle". In Greek mythology he was a Trojan prince (son of Priam by Alexirhoe) who loved the naiad Asterope, but, fleeing his advances, she stepped on a venomous adder and died... [more]

Æscferð m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The first element of this name is Old English æsc "ash tree". The second element may be Old English ferhð "soul, spirit, mind, life" (compare Unferð) or a variant form of Old English friþ "peace" (in which case this is a variant of the attested Old English name Æscfrith)... [more]

Æschere m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and here "army". This name occurs in the 8th-century epic poem 'Beowulf' belonging to King Hroðgar's most trusted adviser; Æschere is killed by Grendel's mother in her attack on Heorot after Grendel's death.

Æscmann m Anglo-Saxon
Probably originally a byname from Old English æscmann "sailor, pirate", i.e. one who sailed in an ash-wood boat, from the elements æsc "ash tree", sometimes referring to a kind of light ship, and mann "person, man".

Æscwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree; spear (made of ash wood)" and wig "war, battle"... [more]

Æscwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and wine "friend".

Æscwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" (poetically "spear" or "boat") and wulf "wolf".

Aethalides m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aithalides. In Greek mythology, Aethalides was the herald of the Argonauts.

Æðelbald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English æðele "noble" and beald "bold, brave". Æthelbald was King of Wessex from 855 or 858 until his death in 860.

Æðelbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalbald.

Æðelgar m Anglo-Saxon
Means "noble spear", from Old English æðele "noble" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Adalgar.

Æthelgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele meaning "noble" and Geat referring to a member of the North Germanic tribe from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden (note, the legendary hero Beowulf was a Geat).

Æðelgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "noble gift", from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and giefu "gift".

Æðelgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and guð "war". It is a cognate of Germanic Adalgund... [more]

Æðelheard m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalhard.

Æthelhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and helm "helmet, protection" (making it a cognate of Adalhelm)... [more]

Æðelhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and here "army".

Æðelhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and hild "battle". It is a cognate of Adalhild.

Aethelmer m Medieval English
Variant of Æðelmær.

Æðelmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalmund.

Aethelsi m Medieval English
Variant of Æthelsige recorded in Domesday Book.

Æthelsige m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Æðelsige, an Old English name derived from the elements æðele "noble" and sige "victory".

Æthelwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble, famous" and wynn "joy, rapture, pleasure".

Aethenoth m Folklore, Pet
Likely a variant or corruption of Æthelnoð. This was the name of the horse of Lady Godiva who rode down the streets of Coventry, England in the nude.

Aetherius m History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval French (Latinized, ?)
This name was borne by multiple saints: Saint Aetherius of Nicomedia (died 304), who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian; Saint Aetherius the Martyr (4th century), a missionary bishop who evangelized in the Crimea and southern Russia and was also martyred; Saint Aetherius of Auxerre (6th century), a bishop of Auxerre, France; Saint Etherius of Lyons (died 602), a bishop of Lyons, France; and Saint Aetherius of Vienne (7th century), a bishop of Vienne, France.

Aethra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιθρη (Aithre) meaning "bright, purer air; the sky" in Greek (from aithein "to burn, shine"). This was the name of several characters in Greek myth including the mother of Theseus, a captive of Troy, at the service of Helen until the city was besieged.

Aetna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἴτνη (Aitne), perhaps from aithein "to burn". Aetna was the Greek personification of Mount Etna, a volcano on Sicily. Its strange noises were attributed to the ironworking of Vulcan's forge.

Aetnaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaios) meaning "of Mount Etna", a volcano in Sicily (see also Aetna). This was an epithet of several Greek gods associated with Mount Etna, including Zeus.

Aetolus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The son of Endymion. Initially he was the king of Ellis, but later he stayed in a region that was later named after him: Aetolia.

Aeval f Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of Aíbell.

Ævar m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Ævarr or Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been herr "army" or geirr "spear".

Aex f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αιξ (Aix) meaning "goat". In Greek mythology Aex or Aega was a goat nymph who nursed the infant Zeus in Crete, and he afterwards changed her into the constellation Capella... [more]

Afagddu m Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh y fagddu meaning "utter darkness". In Welsh legends this was originally a nickname belonging to the Arthurian warrior Morfran, who was so ugly and hairy that when he fought at the battle of Camlann, none of the other warriors struck him because they thought he was a devil; later legends transferred the character's ugliness and nickname to a brother, Afagddu.

Afallach m Welsh Mythology
Probably derived from Middle Welsh afall "apple". This may be cognate with Abelio or Abellio, the name of a Gaulish god, which is thought to come from Proto-Celtic *aballo- "apple" (also the source of the mythical place name Avalon)... [more]

Afan m Welsh, Medieval Welsh
The name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *abon- "river" (making it a cognate of Afon)... [more]

Afeworq m Amharic
Means "mouth of gold" from Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) "mouth" and ወርቅ (wärḳ) "gold".

Affery f Literature, Medieval English
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Old English origin. It may be related to Avery or Aphra. Affery Flintwinch is a character in Charles Dickens' novel 'Little Dorrit' (1855-7).

Afogori m & f Bandial
Means "she/he gets buried around" in Bandial. This is considered a death prevention name.

Afrikan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Africanus. A known bearer was the 19th-century Russian philosopher Afrikan Spir (1837-1890), who was of German-Greek descent, and whose father reportedly chose the name from an old Greek calendar of saints.

Afsana f Bengali, Dari Persian, Urdu
Bengali, Urdu and Dari form of Afsaneh.

Agameda f Greek Mythology (Russified)
Serbian, Russian, Spanish and Basque form of Agamede.

Aganetha f Low German (Rare, ?)
Variant of Agnes.

Aganippe f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ἀγανός (aganos) meaning "mild, gentle" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of various figures in Greek mythology... [more]

Aganju m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Means "the one with the stiff face" in Yoruba, a clipping of Aganjusola.

Agapita f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Agapito.

Agariste f Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek ἄγαν (agan) meaning "very, much" and ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best".

Agarita f Italian
Variant of Agar.

Agasaya f Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly means "shrieker". This was the name of an early Semitic goddess of war who was merged into Ishtar in her identity as fearless warrior of the sky.

Agatangelo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Agathangelos.

Agatharche f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Agatharchos.

Agatharkhos m Ancient Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ἀγάθαρχος (see Agatharchos).

Agathemeris f Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek ἀγαθὸς (agathos) "good, noble" and ἥμερος (hemeros) "civilized, gentle".

Agathias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek agathos meaning "good" (see Agathon). It was borne by a 6th-century Greek historian and poet, who chronicled the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I.

Agathios m Ancient Greek (?)
Derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good".

Agathoboule f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Agathoboulos.

Agathoclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agathokleia. This was the name of the favourite mistress of the Egyptian Greek pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator (3rd century BC).

Agathocleia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Agathokleia, because its proper (and most common) latinized form is Agathoclea.

Agathodaemon m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀγαθοδαίμων (Agathodaimon) meaning "noble spirit", from ἀγαθὸς (agathos) "good, noble" and δαίμων (daimon) "spirit".... [more]

Agathonike f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Agathonikos. This name was borne by an early Christian saint from Thyatira, who was either martyred with her brother Papylus and a companion named Carpus, or committed suicide after Carpus and Papylus were tortured and sacrificed by pagans.

Agathy f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern transcription of Agathe. (Cf. Agathi.)

Agatina f Italian
Diminutive of Agata.

Agatoclia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Agathoclia. This is the name of a patron saint of Mequinenza, Aragón, Spain.

Agave f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agaue.

Agdlaĸ m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Allaq.

Agenet m Medieval English
Possibly a medieval diminutive of names beginning with the Old French element agin, a lengthened form of Proto-Germanic *agjō "blade" (e.g. Agenulf; see Aginulf).

Agenwulf m Medieval English
Perhaps a variant of Aginulf. Also see Einulf.

Aggeliki f Greek
Variant of Angeliki.

Aggusta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Augusta.

Aghgyul f Armenian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
According to one online source, this is a rare Armenian name meaning "white rose" from Proto-Turkic *ak "white" and Persian گل (gol) "rose", 'now especially used in villages.'

Aghinolfo m Italian
Italian form of Aginolf.

Agilulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agilulf. Agilulfus of Cologne was an 8th-century saint.

Aginric m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element agin (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund and compare Egino) combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Aginulf m Germanic
From the Germanic elements agin "edge of a sword" (which is an extended form of ag - see Agmund) and wulf "wolf".

Agisilaos m Ancient Greek
Variant of Agesilaos.

Aglauros f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄγλαυρος (aglauros), a variant of ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "bright, shining, splendid". In Greek mythology Aglauros was the eldest daughter of the Athenian king Cecrops... [more]

Agnas f Faroese
Faroese form of Agnes.

Agneish f Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Agnes.

Agnello m Italian
From Italian agnello "lamb", given either as a nickname for a meek and mild person or as a personal name, which was popular because the lamb led to the slaughter was a symbol of the suffering innocence of Christ.

Agni m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Possibly a diminutive of Old Norse names beginning with the element agi "awe, fear" or egg "edge of a sword" (such as Agnarr or Agmundr)... [more]

Agnodice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agnodike.

Agnodike f Ancient Greek
From Greek ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "chaste" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice". It is the name of the first woman to legally practice medicine in Ancient Greece (4th century BC).

Agnokrite f Ancient Greek
From Greek αγνος (agnos) "pure" and κριτης (krites) "judge".

Agnolo m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Angiolo. A bearer of this name was Agnolo di Tura, an Italian chronicler from the 14th century AD.

Agofredus m Frankish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of a Frankish name derived from the elements aggju meaning "blade" and friþu meaning "peace"... [more]

Agony m English (Puritan)
One of the rarer virtue names introduced by the Puritans, referring to Jesus' agony in the garden of Gethsemane.

Agpâĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Appaaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography. Appaaq is a West Greenlandic name meaning "chick of a thick-billed murre", the thick-billed murre being a bird (species Uria lomvia).

Agravain m Arthurian Cycle
The name of a nephew of King Arthur in Arthurian tales.

Agrestes m Arthurian Cycle
Derived from Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic, wild, brutish", from ager "field, farm". This is the name of an ancient pagan king of Camelot in the Old French Arthurian romance 'Estoire del Saint Graal' ("History of the Holy Grail", 1220-35)... [more]

Agrius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agrios. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a son of the Calydonian king Parthaon, brother of Oeneus.

Agrotora f Greek Mythology
This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, under which title she was regarded as the patron goddess of hunters. Conceivably related to Greek ἄγρᾱ (agra) "hunt, catch" and the name of the Brythonic war goddess Agrona, from old Celtic agro "battle, carnage".

Agtton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ser único e inexistente, inexplicável, diferente

Agüeybaná m Taíno (Archaic)
Interpreted to mean "the great sun" in Taino.

Aguilberte f Frankish (Gallicized)
French form of Agilberta.

Aguinaldo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Archaic)
Possibly a form of Aginald. It coincides with a Spanish vocabulary word which refers to the thirteenth salary or end-of-year bonus in Latin America, as well as a folk genre of Christmas carols (also called villancicos); the earlier form was aguilando, allegedly from the Latin phrase hoc in anno meaning "during this year"... [more]

Agwé m Afro-American Mythology
Haitian name meaning "spirit of the sea". In Vodou, and especially in Haiti, Agwé (also spelt Goue, Agoueh, or Agive), is a loa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors.

Agwin m Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is win meaning "friend". The first element, ag, is of uncertain origin, though the accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo "sharp, pointed"... [more]

Ah-ciliz m Mayan Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the Mayan god of eclipses.

Ahès f Breton Legend (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Ahez.

Ahi m Biblical
From Hebrew אָח ('ach) meaning "brother", possibly a short form of Ahiah/Ahijah or Ahio ("brother of Yahweh")... [more]

Ahiezer m Biblical
Means "my brother is help" or "my brother is a helper" in Hebrew. This is the name of two Old Testament characters.

Ahimelech m Biblical
Means "my brother is king" in Hebrew, from אָח (ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" combined with י (i) "my" and מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) "king"... [more]

Ahinara f Spanish
Variant of Ainara.

Ahira m Biblical
Means "my brother is evil" in Hebrew. In the Bible, Ahira was a son of Enan. He was the chief of the tribe of Naphthali at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai.

Ahisamach m Biblical
Means "brother of support" or "my brother supports", derived from the Hebrew noun אָח (ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" (combined with the letter י (i) "my", thus "my brother" or "brother of") and the verb סמך (samak) "to support, to uphold"... [more]

Ahisamak m Biblical
Variant of Ahisamach.

Ahlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Ahlem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic احلام (see Ahlam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ahmaad m African American
Variant of Ahmad.

Ahmicqui f & m Nahuatl
Means "immortal, something that does not die" in Nahuatl, derived from the negative prefix a- and micqui "corpse, dead body".

Aholiab m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Means "father's tent", derived from the Hebrew nouns אֹהֶל ('ohel) meaning "tent" and אָב (ʾav) meaning "father". In the Old Testament, Aholiab or Oholiab son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle (also known as the Tent of Meeting) and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant... [more]

Ahtunowhiho m New World Mythology, Cheyenne
Derived from Cheyenne ȧhtóno'e "under, below" and vé'ho'e "trickster, spider, white man". This is the name of a Cheyenne god who lives under the ground.

Ahurani f Near Eastern Mythology, Persian Mythology
Means "she who belongs to Ahura" in Avestan, from the name Ahura, referring to either the creator god Ahura Mazda or the various other ahuras of the Avesta, combined with the feminine suffix -ani meaning "companion, wife, mate"... [more]

Aianna f English (Modern, Rare), Various (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ayanna.

Aibarsha f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and барша (barsha) "fabric, brocade, cloth" (of Persian origin).

Aibileen f Literature
Possibly an alteration of Abilene influenced by Maybelline. This is the name of one of the main characters in Kathryn Stockett's novel 'The Help' (2009) and the subsequent movie adaptation (2011).

Aibreann f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Irish word for April.

Aideko f Basque Mythology
Aideko is the supernatural aspect of Aide (as opposed to Berezko who represents Aide's natural aspect).

Aidelina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Medieval Gascon form of Adeline.

Aideliz f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Haydée or Aída using the popular name suffix liz (which in turn is derived from Lizbeth or a related name)... [more]

Aidoann f Literature
Means "moon" in the Romulan language created by Diane Duane for her non-canon series of science fiction novels Star Trek: Rihannsu.

Aidric m History (Ecclesiastical)
From the Germanic name Aldric. This was the name of a 9th-century saint.

Aigli f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Aigle.

Aigokeros m Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Epithet of the Greek god Pan meaning "goat-horned", derived from Greek αἴξ (aix) "goat" and κέρας (keras) "horn". This is also the Greek name for the astrological sign of Capricorn.

Aigyptos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aegyptus.

Aijalon m & f Biblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.

Ailani f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Ailyn/Aylín based on names such as Alani and Leilani.

Ailany f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Ailani.

Aildag m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Possibly from Adaldag or its Old English cognate Ætheldæg.

Aileena f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Aileen.

Aileisabaiþ f Gothic
Form of Elizabeth found in the Gothic Bible.

Ailerán m Medieval Irish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Borne by Ailerán the Wise, Irish scholar and saint.

Aileve f Medieval English
Medieval form of Ælfgifu or Æðelgifu.

Ailidh f Irish
Diminutive of Ailís.

'Ailine f Samoan
Samoan form of Irene.

Ailionóra f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish, Anglo-Norman
Irish form of Eleanor (probably via Latin Alienora). This name occurs in medieval Irish annals, belonging to two Anglo-Norman noblewomen living in Ireland... [more]

Ailith f Medieval English
Medieval form of Æðelgyð.

Ailleann f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain derivation. This was the name of the title character in the Irish Arthurian romance Céilidhe Iosgaide Léithe (The Visit of the Grey-Hammed Lady). She married King Arthur when she took him and his knights to the Otherworld... [more]

Ailova f Medieval English
Apparently from an unattested Old English name composed of the elements æðele "noble" and lufu "love".

Ailuros f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Means "cat" in Ancient Greek. The Egyptian goddess Bastet was known by this name in Ancient Greek religion.

Ailwi m Medieval English
Coalescence of several Old English names: Æðelwig "noble battle", Ealdwig "ancient battle", and Ælfwig "elf battle".

Ailyn f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Aylín; an Hispanic variant of Eileen (i.e. using Spanish spelling conventions). A known bearer is the Spanish singer Ailyn (1982-), real name Pilar Giménez García.

Ailynn f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aileen. Also compare Ailyn.

Aimend f Irish Mythology
Irish sun godess. This name appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic aidu-mandā. The name literally means "burning stain," which may have been a byword for the notion of ‘sunburn.’ The Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic name is likely to have been Aedumanda.

Aimie f French (Modern)

Aimil f Manx
Manx feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Aimilia f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Aemilia. Compare the masculine form Aimilios.

Ai-mökö m Shor
Derived from Ай (ai) meaning "moon" and Мöкö (mökö) meaning "strong man".

Aindrias m Irish
Irish form of Andrew.

Ainéislis m Irish (Modern, Rare), Medieval Irish
Possibly means "careful, thoughtful" from the Irish negative prefix ain- combined with éislis "negligence, remissness".

Ainelag f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage derived from Manx ainle "angel" and the diminutive suffix -ag, this name is intended as a Manx equivalent to Angela.

Ainsleigh f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ainsley.

Airard m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and hard "brave, hardy" (compare Erhard).

Airianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).

Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай ‎(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан (sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".

Aisil m Medieval English
Perhaps a misspelling of Ailsi, a form of Æthelsige. This name 'occurs nowhere else outside Domesday Book', according to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.

Aisleyne f Obscure (Modern)

Aislynn f English (American, Modern), English (Canadian, Modern)
Variant of Aislinn. The pronunciation usually differs from the original Irish pronunciation of Aislinn or Aisling.

Aïssata f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
The first element of this name may be Old High German eit meaning "fire; brilliant". The second element is Old Saxon hard "strong, hard" (Old High German hart).

Aithusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture
From Greek αἴθουσα (aithousa), a participle of the verb αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to light up". In Greek mythology, Aithousa (Latin: Aethusa) is the daughter of Poseidon and Alcyone, and a lover of Apollo (the Sun) with whom she had Eleuther... [more]

Aitne f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.

Aitzol m Basque
Used by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname, (A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words haitz "rock, stone" and ola "workplace, factory".

Aiulf m Lombardic, Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
A Germanic name formed from the name elements agin "edge (of a sword)" and wolf "wolf" (see Aginulf).... [more]

Aiva f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aivars (cognate with the Estonian Aive) and a direct derivation from Latvian aiva "quince; quincetree".

Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern coinage derived from Gothic aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.

Aive f Estonian
Feminine form of Aivar.

Aiy m Siberian Mythology
Variant of Aiyy.

Aiyanna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna.

Aiyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Isla.

Aiy Siene m Yakut (Rare)
Means "descendant of Aiyy", referring to the Aiyy deities in Yakut mythology.

Aiyy m Siberian Mythology
From Yakut айыы (ayıı) meaning "creation", a derivative of ай (ay) "to create". In Yakut or Sakha mythology the Aiyy are good spirits who created the world.

Aizlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislynn.

Ajalon f & m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aijalon occurring in some translations of the Old Testament.

Ajaŋa m Jola
Means "girl" in Jola-Fonyi.

Ajani m Yoruba
Means "one (we) fought to have" in Yoruba.

Ajaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements a and jay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.

Ajee f & m African American (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).

Ajinoán f Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Ahinoam, occurring in several Spanish translations of the Bible. It is not commonly used as a given name.

Âjo f & m Greenlandic
Older form of Aaju.

Ajo f Danish
Danish form of Ayo 1.

Ajo f Spanish (Rare)
Short form of María José or María Josefa; also compare Mariajo and Majo... [more]

Ajuna f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Variant of Ajut using -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name. In Greenlandic mythology, Ajuna is a woman who escapes from her pursuer and becomes the sun.

Âjúnguaĸ m & f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aajunnguaq.

Akaiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Kaya 2. It shares a sound with names such as Makiyah.

Akamas m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek ἀκάμας (akamas) meaning "untiring, unwearying", a word derived from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, and κάμνω (kamno) "to grow weary, to be in distress"... [more]

Akammboñaa f Jola
Means "she tries it for nothing" or "she does it there for nothing" in Jola-Fonyi. This is applied to a woman in reference to her repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term, implying the bearer gets pregnant in vain.

Akasha f Literature, Indian
Means "ether (quintessence)" in Sanskrit and Hindi. Related to the masculine Akash meaning "open sky". Used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles for the mother of all vampires, a pre-Egyptian queen.

Akeira f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akira. In some cases it can be a combination of the phonetic prefix a with the name Keira.

Akela f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adele or Asher.

Akepsimas m History (Ecclesiastical)
The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; it is a hellenized form of some name, which was perhaps of Middle Persian origin. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr, a bishop of Hnaita in western Persia who was tortured to death in 376.

Akessamenos m Greek Mythology
In Greek Mythology, king of Pieria and founder of the Macedonian city Akesamenai.

Akhilleus m Ancient Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (see Achilleus).

Akhlys f Greek Mythology
Variant of Achlys.

Aĸigssiarssuk f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aqissiarsuk.

Akindynos m Greek (Rare), Late Greek
From Greek ἀκίνδυνος (akindynos) meaning "free from danger, without danger", composed of the negative prefix ἀ (a) and κίνδυνος (kindynos) "danger, hazard, venture".

Akkalenjayi f & m Bandial
Means "she torments her mother" or "he torments his mother" in Bandial.

Akna f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Akna ("mother") is a goddess of fertility and childbirth. ... [more]

Akrivi f Greek
Means "expensive" and "precise" in Greek. Akrive was the name of a 4th-century Eastern Orthodox martyr, one of 40 holy virgins who were martyred with the deacon Ammon (or Ammoun) in Thrace.

Akshata f Indian
Means "virgin, whole, uninjured" in Sanskrit. A known bearer of this name is Akshata Murty (1980-), the wife of the former British prime minister Rishi Sunak.

Aktaie f Greek Mythology
Means "shore, headland" in Greek. In Greek myth Aktaie was one of the fifty Nereids or goddesses of the sea, particularly responsible for the seashore.

Aktoris f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Aktor. This is the name of a handmaid of Penelope in Homer's epic the Odyssey.

Akuji m Popular Culture
The title character in the 1999 video game Akuji the Heartless. It means 'Dead and Awake', and in the Kanji formate can quite literally be translated as 'Bad Deed'.

Akvelīna f Latvian
Possibly a Latvian form of Aquilina (cf. Akvilina, Akilina). This is borne by Latvian actress Akvelīna Līvmane (1951-).

Akvilina f Georgian (Rare), Lithuanian, Finnish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Georgian, Lithuanian, Finnish and Serbian form of Aquilina.

Alaaleh f Persian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Alaleh.

Alabama f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]

Alaena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina.

Alaetra f African American
Perhaps an Anglicized variant of Elettra.

Alafare f English (Rare), Romani
Of uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of Alethea (compare Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [more]

Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.

Alahis m Lombardic
The name of a 7th-century Lombard king.

Alahtin f New World Mythology
The name of the Chumash goddess of the moon who also governs over purification, health and menstruation.

Alaíde f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an invented name based on Adelaide or Anaíde.

Alaina f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaine.

Alaine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Alain.

Alaïs f Occitan, French (Rare)
Contracted form of Azalaïs.

Alaithea f Jamaican Patois (Rare, ?)
Variant of Alethea.

Alakina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Presumably a variant of the Scottish name Alickina, a feminine form of Alick or Alec (which possibly developed from Ailigean, a diminutive of Ailig, itself a Gaelic rendering of English Alick).

Alala f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλαλή (alalē) meaning "war-cry, battle-cry". This onomatopoeic name belonged to the female personification of the war-cry in Greek mythology. She was an attendant of the war god Ares, whose war-cry was her name: Alale alala.

Alalcomeneïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Probably means "the Protectress, the Defender" from the Greek verb ἀλαλκεῖν (alalkein) "to ward, to keep off". This was an epithet of the goddess Athena as guardian of Boeotia... [more]

Alamae f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ellamae or Alma 1.

Alandria f English
Contracted form of Alexandria.

Alanoud f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "the strong-willed", from Anoud prefixed with the Arabic definite article.

Alanus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latin form of Alan.

Alaram m Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is hramn meaning "raven". The first element may be ala "all" (compare Alaric) or a form of Gothic alhs "temple" (Old High German alah).

Alarbus m Theatre
From the play The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (late 16th century) by William Shakespeare. Alarbus is the son of Tamora.

Alasia f Medieval Italian
Contracted form of Adelasia.

Alasind f Germanic
Gothic name derived from the elements alhs "temple" (Old High German alah) and sinþs "way, path".

Alatáriel f Literature
Form of Galadriel.... [more]

Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".

Alawn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh alaw meaning "melody, harmony" (see Alaw). This was the name of an early bard, said to be one of the three founders of druidism.

Alaysha f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Alicia or Alaysia.

Alaysia f African American (Modern)
Likely an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Alicia (or Alysia, Alesia), Alayah, Asia and Malaysia.

Albania f English
From the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *alb "white" (see Albus).... [more]

Alberica f Italian, German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alberico.

Albero m Old High German, Medieval German
Short form of Adalbero or Adelbero, derived from Old High German adal meaning "noble" combined with Old High German and Old Saxon bero meaning "bear", making it a variant of Adalbern.

Albinca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Albina, now used as a given name in its own right.

Albion m English
From the ancient name of Great Britain, which is said to have been inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover. The word is ultimately of Celtic origin (of which the meaning is not entirely certain), but it is etymologically related to Latin albus "white"... [more]

Albiorix m Celtic Mythology
A name given on an inscription at Avignon to a Celtic war god, who may have been Tīwaz (see Tyr) or Teutates (Latinized form of Toutatis)... [more]

Albita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Alba 1.

Albold m Anglo-Norman
Possibly derived from an Old High German cognate of Old English Ælfweald and Old Norse Alfvaldr, in which the first element is Old High German alb "elf".

Albunea f Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin albus meaning "white". In Roman mythology Albunea was a nymph who dwelt at a sulfuric spring or fountain near the town of Tibur (modern Tivoli)... [more]

Albuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Albina.

Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة (al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".

Alcathoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκαθόη (Alkathoê), which is derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" and θοός (thoos) "swift, nimble"... [more]

Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English noun alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία (chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic al-kimiya (the source also of Persian Kimiya).

Alchere m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Ealhhere found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Alcibie f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αλκιβίη (Alkibie) which was derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "defense, defensive strength, valour" and βία (bia) "bodily strength, force, act of violence" (compare Alcibiades)... [more]

Alcidi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alcide.

Alcidiane f Literature
Perhaps derived from Alcide. Jean-Baptiste Lully used it for one of the title characters in his 'Ballet d'Alcidiane et Polexandre' (1658), which was based on the 1636 French novel 'Polexandre' by Marin le Roy de Gomberville (where it belongs to a princess of the Isle inaccessible).

Alcidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ἀλκιδίκη (Alkidike), which is derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" combined with Greek δικη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage"... [more]

Alcmaeon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Theatre
Latinized form of Alkmaion. This occurs in Greek mythology belonging to the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle.

Alcmena f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkmene.

Alcude m Medieval English
A name recorded in Domesday Book, perhaps a medieval form of an Old English name composed of the elements æðele "noble" and cuþ "known, familiar".

Alcuin m Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (?)
Old French name of Germanic origin, derived from Old Germanic alhs "temple" and wini "friend" (compare Alawin and Ealhwine)... [more]

Aldchurl m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ealdceorl.

Aldebaran m Astronomy, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Arabic الدبران (al-Dabarān) meaning "follower" (from دبر (dábar) "to turn one's back"). This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, presumably so named because it appears to follow the Pleiades rightward across the night sky... [more]

Aldegundes f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Aldegund.

Aldemaro m Spanish (Latin American), Italian (Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Aldemar.

Aldeva f Medieval English
From the Old English name Ealdgifu.

Aldger m Old High German, Old Saxon (?)
Variant of Aldegar.

Aldhild f Anglo-Saxon
Form of Ealdhild found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.

Aldjya f Kabyle
Means "doll" in Kabyle.

Aldobrandino m Italian
Diminutive of Aldobrando.

Aldred m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
A form of Ealdræd recorded in Domesday Book, which was written in Medieval Latin. It is also the form of the name used in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Aldstan m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ealdstan.

Aldu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aldo.

Aldusa f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman (?)
Latinized form (strictly feminine) of Aldus. It was recorded in Yorkshire in 1219.

Aldwulf m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Variant of Ealdwulf.

Aldwy m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Form of Ealdwig found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Aldyth f American (Archaic)
Variant of Aldith.

Alean f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Variant of Aline.

Alecea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Derived from Spanish and Galician alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".

Aleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ali 2 with the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.

Aleina f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variation of Alaina, Alena, and Alina.

Aleinn m Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of the Old French name Alain.

Aleister m English
Variant of Alister. According to Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), born Edward Alexander Crowley, this is "the Gaelic form of Alexander".

Aleja f Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandra. It might also be the feminine form of Alejo.

Alejehen m & f Bandial
Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.

Aleka m Russian
Alternate transcription of Alyoka 2.

Alemandine f Arthurian Cycle
Possibly from Old French alemandine, the name of a gem of a deep red colour (and the source of English almandine); this word was a corruption of Latin alabandicus "Alabandic (stone)", the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a variety of carbuncle worked at the city of Alabanda in Asia Minor (see Alabandus)... [more]

Alemonia f Roman Mythology
Perhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων (ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology, Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth in utero).

Aleshanee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Coos (?), Iroquois (?)
Possibly means "she plays all the time" in Coos or Iroquois.

Alesiram f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
The name Marisela spelled backwards. It was brought to limited public attention in 2013 by Alesiram Meza, a contestant of American TV series 'La Voz Kids'.

Aletheia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". (Compare English Alethea.) According to some Greek myths she was the personification of truth, a daughter of Zeus and one of the nurses to Apollo.

Alethia f English
Variant of Alethea.

Aletris f American (Modern, Rare)
From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [more]

Aletta f Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name... [more]

Alette f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Flemish, French (Belgian)
Variant of Aletta.

Aleva f Medieval English
Middle English form of Æðelgifu.

Alexamenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλεξάμενος (alexamenos), which is the participle of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help". Also compare Aleximenes.... [more]

Alexane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Elaboration of Alexe and Alexa.

Alexanne f English (American, Modern), English (Canadian), French (Quebec), English (Australian)
Variant of Alexane.