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Arənauuāčī f Persian Mythology, Avestan
Avestan name that probably meant "she who speaks the injustice (to denounce it)", from arəna- "injustice" and ouuāč-ī "she who speaks". In Persian mythology this name belonged to a sister or daughter of King Jamshid... [more]

Arava f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew name meaning both "willow tree" and "desert" or "savanna, prairie". Traditionally the ערבה (aravah), a leafy willow branch, is used in a waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot... [more]

Arazbija f Medieval Baltic, Medieval Turkic, Tatar (Archaic), Lithuanian (Archaic)
Recorded in Lithuania on a Muslim Tatar female in the 16th-century.

Arba m Biblical
Derived from Hebrew רבע (raba') meaning "four". This was the name of a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament. In Joshua 14:15, he is called the 'greatest man among the Anakites.' Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak... [more]

Arbace m Theatre, Old Persian (Italianized), Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Arbaces. It was used for the title character of Arbace (1781), an opera seria by Francesco Bianchi.

Arbinu m Sicilian
Variant of Albinu.

Arbutus f English (American)
From the name of trailing arbutus (species Epigaea repens), a fragrant flowering plant also known as the mayflower. It is the state flower of Massachusetts in the United States, as well as the official provincial flower of Nova Scotia in Canada.

Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]

Arcadie f French (Archaic)
French form of Arcadia. It was borne by Arcadie Claret (1826-1897), a mistress of King Leopold I of Belgium.

Arcana f English, Sanskrit
Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]

Arcángel m & f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Arcangelo.

Arcanzola f Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Venetian form of Arcangela.

Archambaud m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Archembald.

Archangela f Medieval Italian
Latinate form of Arcangela. A known bearer was 15th-century Italian nun Archangela Girlani, whom the Catholic church has beatified.

Archedice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archedike. This was borne by a celebrated woman of 5th-century BC Greece, the daughter of Hippias the Peisistratid.

Archelao m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Archelaus.

Archestrate f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Archestratos.

Archias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀρχή (arche) meaning "power, rulership" (compare the related word ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master")‎ combined with the masculine name suffix -ίας (-ias)... [more]

Archontissa f Greek, Judeo-Greek (?)
Means "noblewoman, lady, female ruler; rich woman" in Greek, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (archon) meaning "leader, ruler, commander" (see Archon)... [more]

Arda f Sicilian
Variant of Alda 1.

Ardan m History (Ecclesiastical)
Benedictine monk, also known as Ardanus. 13th abbot of the abbey of Saint Philibert at Tournus, diocese of Autun, France in 1028. Restored monastic buildings there, and cared for the local people during the famine of 1030 to 1033.

Ardell m & f English
Meaning uncertain. In some cases it could be a transferred use of the Swedish surname Ardell. It could also possibly be variant of Ardal, or of Odell or Iredell (perhaps influenced by the initial syllable in names such as Arthur and Ardis 3).... [more]

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardeth f American (Rare)
Variant of Ardath.

Ardis m Latvian

Ardis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Arndis.

Ardúlín f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Recorded in Iceland in 1910 (according to Guðrún Kvaran (1943-), professor of lexicography at the University of Iceland). It has been suggested that it was an Icelandic form of Welsh Aurddolen.

Ardyce f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ardys. A notable bearer was Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician.

Ardys f English (American)
Variant of Ardis, with the spelling perhaps influenced by Gladys.

Aregunda f Frankish (Latinized), History
Latinate form of Aregund.

Areia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀρεία (areia) meaning "warlike, martial", literally "of Ares, devoted to Ares", the feminine form of ἄρειος (areios) (see Areios)... [more]

Areithous m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀρηΐθοος (Areithoos), which meant "swift in battle" from the name of Ares, the Greek god of war and destruction, which was used to mean "war, battle, discord, slaughter", combined with (θοός) "swift, quick".

Arela f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אראלה (see Erela).

Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.

Arella f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אראלה (see Erela).

Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]

Arelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Arelis.

Aréthuse f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Arethusa.

Areúsa f Theatre, Literature
Perhaps a feminine form of Areus, or possibly derived from Greek ἀράομαι (araomai), meaning "to pray". This is the name of one of the characters in the play La Celestina (1499) by Fernando de Rojas.

Arezo f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Arezou.

Arfin m Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian

Arfiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alfio.

Arfon m Welsh
From an ancient name for the region of North West Gwynedd, derived from Welsh ar "opposite" and Môn "Anglesey". This has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.

Argeia f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Argeios. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology. It was also an epithet of Hera in her role as the patron goddess of the city of Argos.

Argelia f Spanish
Derived from Argelia, which is the Spanish name for the North African country Algeria. The country's name is in turn derived from the name of its capital city, namely Algiers (which is known as Argel in Spanish)... [more]

Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".

Arghavan f Persian
From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces deep pink blooms (scientific name Cercis siliquastrum).

Argia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Argeia, as well as the Italian form.

Argilo f Gothic, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Galician
Wife of Count Munio Nuñez (Spanish Count) who appears in the first "carta puebla" given in Spain founding the first town in the country.

Argiotalus m Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *argyos "white" and *talus "front, forehead".

Argyra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀργύρεος (argyreos) meaning "(of) silver". According to Pausanias, Argyra was the nymph of a well in Achaea, whose human lover Selemnus died of grief after she abandoned him... [more]

Argyroula f Greek
Diminutive of Argyro.

Arhontissa f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρχόντισσα (see Archontissa).

Ariabignes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
One of the sons of the Persian king Darius I. He participated in the Second Persian invasion of Greece as one of the four admirals of the fleet of his brother Xerxes I, and was killed in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

Ariadni f Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Ariadne.

Ariadnie f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριάδνη (see Ariadni).

Arianny f English (American, Modern)
Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.

Arianthe f Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Arianthi. This is borne by Arianthe Galani (1940-), an Australian actress of Greek descent.

Arianthi f Greek
Possibly composed of the Greek intensifying prefix ἀρι- (ari-) and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".... [more]

Arianwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianwen used in the English-speaking world.

Aricel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Araceli influenced by Maricel.

Aricelis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Aracelis.

Aricia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Literature, Theatre
Latinized form of the Greek Άρικία (Arikia), probably derived from Latin aro "to plough". Aricia was a niece of King Aegeus of Athens and became the wife of Virbius - the name by which Hippolytos went after he came back to life as a demigod... [more]

Aricie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Aricia used by Jean Racine in his play 'Phèdre' (1677).

Arick m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Erick.

Aridane m & f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a valley on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). The place name is of Guanche origin, a metathesis of *adiran meaning "base, foundation; bed (of a valley)". A similar name, Aridañy, was recorded as belonging to a Guanche man from the island of Gran Canaria (late 15th century)... [more]

Arien f Literature
Means "sun maiden" in the fictional language Quenya, derived from Quenya árë meaning "sun" or "day" and -ien meaning "maiden" or simply a feminine suffix. It also later gained the meaning "daisy" in Sindarin, another Elvish language... [more]

Arietta f Popular Culture (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Aria 1, or from the major antagonist and God-General in Tales of the Abyss. Given after the musical term for a small song, from the Italian word "arietta."

Ariëtte f Dutch
Feminine form of Arie 1.

Arignote f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Arignotos. This was the name of a female philosopher from Croton or Samos, active around the year 500 BC, who was a student of Pythagoras and Theano... [more]

Arignotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀρίγνωτος (arignotos) meaning "well-known, far-famed" (as well as "easy to be known, recognizable" but sometimes also "infamous"), itself composed of the intensifying prefix ἀρι- (ari-) and γνωτός (gnotos) "perceived, understood, known".

Arimateia m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of the biblical place name Arimathea, given in reference to Joseph of Arimathea (José de Arimateia in Portuguese), a disciple of Jesus.

Arinze m Igbo

Ariobarzanes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of the Old Persian name *Arya-bṛz-ana- which possibly meant "making the Aryans great", of which the first element is derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans". The second element is not really certain, perhaps *brzi- "high"... [more]

Arisbeth f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Elizabeth, used primarily in Mexico.

Aristagora f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest" and αγορα (agora) "assembly, gathering place, marketplace"... [more]

Aristakes m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Aristarchos, or perhaps from a Middle Persian word meaning "resurrection of the dead" (Persian رستاخیز‎ (rastâxiz))... [more]

Ariste m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Aristus. It appears in the play Les Femmes Savantes (1672) by the French playwright Molière. A known bearer was Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel (1805-1883), a French politician.

Aristéa f French, Theatre
Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).

Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]

Aristeia f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best".

Aristobia f Ancient Greek
Possibly means "the best life" from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and βιος (bios) "life" (compare Aristobios); alternatively, the second element may be Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force; act of violence".

Aristodike f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order".

Aristonike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristonikos. According to the 5th-century BC historian Herodotus, this was the name of the oracle of Delphi in the time of Xerxes' invasion.

Aristoniki f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Aristonike.

Aristos m Ancient Greek, Greek
Short form of Greek names beginning with the element αριστος (aristos) "best".

Ariti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Ἀρήτη (Arete) - not be confused with Ἀρετή (see Arete), of which the modern Greek form is Areti.

Arius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Areios. Arius (AD 250 or 256–336) was an ascetic Christian presbyter of Libyan birth, possibly of Berber extraction, and priest in Alexandria, Egypt, of the church of the Baucalis.

Ariyanna f American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Arjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian ar "gold" and jetë "life".

Arjumand f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim)
From Classical Persian آرزومند (ārzumand) meaning "wishful", from آرزو (ārzu) "wish" (compare modern Persian Arezou) and the possessive suffix ـمند (-mand)... [more]

Arkadina f Obscure
Derived from a Russian surname, the feminine form of the surname Arkadin, which is probably derived from the given name Arkadiy... [more]

Arkansas f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the place name Arkansas.

Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]

Arktur m Astronomy (Germanized)
German and Russian form of Arcturus.

Arlayne f American (Rare)
Altered form of Arlene. A known bearer of this name was Arlayne Brown (1916-1961), an American child sharpshooter.

Arleathia f African American
Variant of Arletha.

Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.

Arlett f Hungarian, American (Hispanic, Modern)
Hungarian form of Arlette, as well as a Hispanic variant (compare Arleth).

Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.

Arletys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Arleth.

Arleu m Brazilian (Rare)

Arley m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arlie. It has become specially popular in Colombia and Brazil, where it is considered a strictly masculine name.

Arlina f Albanian (Modern, Rare)

Arlina f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Arlis m & f English (American)
Variant of Arliss.

Arlowene f American (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Arlo.

Arly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Armaria f African American (Rare, ?)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Armani and Amari.

Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]

Armentario m History (Ecclesiastical, Italianized), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Armentarius.

Armentarius m Judeo-French, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin armentarius meaning "cow herder, cowboy, herdsman".

Armesta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Armista.

Ármey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ár "year; plenty, abundance" and mey "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær), perhaps inspired by the masculine name Ármann.

Armiche m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From Guanche *arəmis meaning "prey, trophy, loot", literally "arrest, seizure". This was the name of the last aboriginal king of the island of Hierro (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), who was ousted, captured and enslaved by the French conquistador Jean de Béthencourt in 1405... [more]

Armilla f Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Armida and Armella.

Arminda f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Galician, Filipino, Italian (Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Armando.

Arminta f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Araminta.

Armittie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Araminta. Also compare Arminta.

Armoni m Biblical Hebrew
Means "of the palace, palatial" from Hebrew אַרְמוֹן (armon) "palace". In the Old Testament, Armoni was the son of King Saul by his concubine Rizpah.

Armozel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of a Gnostic angel and "aeon", identified in Sethian works.

Arna f Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Originally a medieval feminine form of Germanic masculine names beginning with the Old High German element arn, Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" (Proto-Germanic *arnuz)... [more]

Arna m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.

Arnannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine name meaning "sweet little woman" (or perhaps "dear Arnaq"), derived from arnaq "woman" combined with the endearing diminutive suffix nnguaq.

Arnapkapfaaluk f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
Means "big bad woman". Arnapkapfaaluk was the sea goddess of the Inuit people living in Canada's Coronation Gulf area. Although occupying the equivalent position to Sedna within Inuit mythology, in that she had control of the animals of the seas, she was noticeably different as can be seen by the English translation of her name.

Arnbert m Medieval French, Germanic, Old High German (?)
Derived from Old High German and Old Saxon arn meaning "eagle" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Arnberta f Medieval French, Germanic
Feminine form of Arnbert.

Arnbrand m Medieval Scandinavian, Medieval English, Norwegian (Archaic)
Anglo-Scandinavian name derived from the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and brandr "fire, sword-blade".

Arnetta f English (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arnold, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix etta (compare Annetta, Netta 1).

Arnfrid f Norwegian, Swedish
Modern Norwegian form of Arnfríðr, an Old Norse name derived from the elements arn "eagle" and fríðr "peace, love" or "beloved" (later "beautiful, fair"; compare Fríða, an Old Norse short form of Arnfríðr and other feminine names containing the element).

Arngilde f Frankish
Derived from the Old High German or Old Saxon element arn, Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".

Arngrim m Anglo-Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Anglo-Scandinavian variant of Arngrímr. This was the name of a berserker in Norse mythology; he figures in Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, Lay of Hyndla, a number of Faroese ballads, and Örvar-Odds saga.

Arnlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.

Arnoldos m Germanic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Arnoldus.

Arnolphe m Theatre
French form of Arnolphus. Arnolphe or 'Monsieur de la Souche' is the protagonist of the play L'école des femmes (1662) written by Molière.

Arnrós f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse ǫrn meaning "eagle" and rós meaning "rose".

Arnþóra f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Arnþórr.

Arnþrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arnþrúðr.

Arnwin m Medieval English
From Old English Earnwine, derived from Old English earn "eagle" and wine "friend".

Árný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse ár "year; plenty, abundance" and nýr "new", perhaps inspired by the masculine name Árni.

Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)
Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.

Arpineh f Armenian (Western)
Alternate transcription of Arpine.

Ársæll m Icelandic
From the Old Norse adjective ársæll meaning "happy in having good seasons, blessed in the year", composed of Old Norse ár "year" and Old Norse sæll "blissful, happy".

Arsely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Aracely.

Arsenia f Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare), Estonian, Spanish, Cebuano, Italian
Feminine form of Arsenios.

Arshdeep m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Urdu عَرْش (ʻarś) or Hindi अर्श (arś) meaning "sky, heaven" (both of which come from Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš)) combined with Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Arsinoi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Arsinoe.

Arsinoos m Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Arsinoe. This name occurs in Homer's Iliad belonging to the father of Hecamede, a slave or maidservant of King Nestor.

Ársól f Icelandic
Possibly means "morning sun" from the Old Norse elements ár "early" and sól "sun". Alternatively, the first element may be Old Norse ár "year; plenty, abundance" (also found in the masculine name Ársæll).

Arsula f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Artajerjes m Biblical Spanish, Old Persian (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Artaxerxes.

Artana f Mordvin
Means "decorative" in Erzya.

Artazostre f Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Old Persian *Artazauštrī meaning "who is in favor of Arta/Ṛta, the deified Truth" or "who is devoted to Arta". This name was borne by a Persian princess (5th century BC); Artazostre was the daughter of Darius the Great by his wife Artystone.

Artemas m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Polish (Archaic)
Presumably a short form or contraction of Artemidoros (compare Zenas, Alexas, Phileas)... [more]

Artemesia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Artemi f Greek
Modern Greek variant of Artemis.

Artemidora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Artemidoros.

Artemus m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Artemas.

Artephius m History

Artesia f Theatre, Arthurian Cycle
Likely from Artois, the name of a region in France (for which "artesian wells" are named), itself derived from Atrebates, a Belgic tribe that inhabited the region of Gaul and Britain during Julius Caesar's time; Atrebates is cognate with Irish aittrebaid meaning "inhabitant".... [more]

Arthurine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Artrice f African American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arthur, using the suffix trice from names such as Patrice 2 and Latrice.

Artystone f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Persian name *Ṛtastūnā meaning "pillar of Ṛta, the deified Truth", derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta) "true" and‎ 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠 (stūnā) "pillar, column"... [more]

Arundeep m Punjabi (Rare), Indian (Sikh, Rare)
Combination of Arun and Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".

Arvaeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the popular elements ar (present in Arshawn), vay (like in Vayda and Vayla) and ya... [more]

Arvilla f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Unknown, possibly related to Arvel. In the 2007 film "Bonneville" Jessica Lange played Arvilla Holden, a widow on a road trip to deliver her late husband's ashes to California.

Arvirargus m Old Celtic, Literature
Possibly a Latinized form of an old Celtic name, composed of the elements ard "high, paramount" and rhaig "king". This was the name of a legendary, possibly historical, British king of the 1st century AD... [more]

Aryaman m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Sanskrit name originating from the Hindu deity Aryaman. Means 'companion' or 'close friend'.

Aryionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arzhur m Breton
Breton form of Arthur.

Arzoe f Indian (Sikh, Expatriate), Punjabi (Expatriate)
Variant of Arzoi.

Arzoey f Indian (Sikh, Expatriate), Punjabi (Expatriate)
Variant of Arzoi.

Arzoi f Punjabi (Modern, Expatriate), Indian (Sikh, Modern, Expatriate)
Possibly derived from the Punjabi noun ਅਰਜ਼ (arz) meaning "petition, supplication, request".

Arzoie f Punjabi (Expatriate), Indian (Sikh, Expatriate)
Variant of Arzoi.

Arzoyi f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Arzoi.

Asael m Biblical Greek, Biblical Spanish
Greek form of Asahel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Asaiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has made" or "made by Yahweh" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament.

Asavari f Marathi, Hinduism
The name of a raga or melody. This name belongs to a minor character in Hinduism, a lover of Karna whose father, the king, rejects their marriage out of arrogance.

Asbel m Biblical
Form of Ashbel used some older English translations of the Old Testament, including the Tyndale Bible, the Bishops' Bible (1568) and the Douy-Rheims Bible.... [more]

Ásbiǫrn m Old Norse
Variant of Ásbjǫrn.

Asce m Medieval French
Old French form of Azzo.

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.

Ascella f Astronomy
Late Latin for "armpit", related to the Indo-European root *aks meaning "axis". This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Sagittarius.

Aschenputtel f Folklore (Germanized)
Means "digging in the ashes" in German. This is the German name for Cinderella used by the Brothers Grimm.

Aschetil m Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman form of Ásketill.

Asclepigenia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asklepigeneia. This was the name of a 5th-century Athenian philosopher and mystic.

Asclepiodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asklepiodotos it was the name of a saint martyred with Maximus and Theodore in 310.

Ascored m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Æscræd, composed of the elements æsc "ash tree; spear, lance; ship" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".

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.

Asella f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin noun asella meaning "little she-ass". It is the feminine version of asellus, which is a diminutive of Latin asinus meaning "ass, donkey".... [more]

Asford m Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Ásfriðr.

Ashanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Shanae.

Ashari f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Ashanti and Amari.

Ashava f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya ашо (ašo) "white" and ава (ava) "woman".

Ashawnte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashante, or a combination of the phonetic element a with the name Shantae (or with the name Shawn and the phonetic element tay).

Ashbel m Biblical
Possibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל (shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ ('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל (ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [more]

Ásheiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name, derived from the elements áss "god" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath".

Asheron m Popular Culture
Possibly an altered form of Acheron, the name of a god of an underworld river in Greek mythology. This was used for Asheron Realaidain, the titular character in the fantasy online role-playing game Asheron's Call.

Ashes m English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, given in reference to the biblical story of Job (see Job-rakt-out-of-the-ashes) and/or the phrase ashes to ashes, dust to dust, also considered a vernacular form of Hebrew Aphrah (a place name taken from Micah 1:10).... [more]

Ashi f Persian Mythology
Means "that which is attained" in Avestan, from the root ar- "to allot". In Zoroastrianism this was the personification of reward, recompense, and capricious luck.

Ashira f Hebrew
Means "I will sing", directly from the Hebrew word in the Old Testament.... [more]

Ashkharuhi f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian աշխարհ (ashkharh) meaning "world, universe" and the feminine suffix ուհի (uhi).... [more]

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".

Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).

Ashlesha f Indian, Marathi, Astronomy
Means "embrace" in Sanskrit. In ancient Indian astronomy this was the name of Epsilon Hydrae, the northernmost star or star cluster in the constellation Hydra.

Ashnaza f Mordvin
Means "blond, light", related to Erzya ашо (ašo) "white".

Ashwynn f Anglo-Saxon (Modern)
Modern form of the Old English name Æscwynn, formed of the elements æsc "ash tree" and wynn "joy, rapture, pleasure".

Asianique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Asia 1 and the suffix -nique (from Dominique, Monique or Unique)... [more]

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.

Asklepigeneia f Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek god Asklepios combined with γενης (genes) "born". This was the name of a 5th-century Greek philosopher and mystic.

Asklepiodotos m Ancient Greek
Greek name which meant "given by Asklepios" from the name of the Greek god Asklepios and δοτος (dotos) meaning "given".

Asklipiada f Medieval Russian
Russian feminine form of Asklepiades.

Askur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Askr.

Aslauga f Literature
Latinized form of Aslaug used by the German novelist Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Asmi f Indian, Nepali, Indonesian

Asmine f Danish
Feminine form of Asmus, a Danish (South Jutlandic) short form of Erasmus.

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

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).

Asnat f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of 'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'

Aspa f Greek
Short form of Aspasia.

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.

Asparukh m Middle Persian, Medieval Georgian, Bulgarian
Etymology disputed, either meaning "one who has shining horses" or "one who has the soul of a horse".

Aspasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Aspasia.

Aspasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aspasios.

Ásrós f Icelandic
Altered form of Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element áss "god" combined with Icelandic rós "rose" (from Latin rosa).

Assadour m Armenian

Assan m Western African, Kazakh
Western African and Kazakh form of Hassan.

Assane m Western African
Form of Hassan used in parts of French-influenced western Africa, especially in Senegal.

Assepoester f Folklore
Dutch form of Cinderella.

Ássuma m & f Bandial
Means "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.

Astafi m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Astafiy, which is a Russian form of Eustathius (compare Yevstafiy)... [more]

Astar m Near Eastern Mythology
The name of an Aksumite god.

Astar f Hebrew
Variant transcription of 'Ester.

Astère m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Asterius.

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

Astérios m Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Catalan (?)
Gallicized form of Asterios as well as a Catalan variant of Asteri.

Astero f Greek
Derived from Greek άστρο (astro) or αστέρι (asteri), both meaning "star". This is the name of the title character of a 1959 Greek film (played by Aliki Viougiouklaki), a remake of a 1929 movie (itself loosely based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona).

Astero f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aster 1.

Asterodia f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from the Greek noun ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star" (genitive ἀστέρος; compare Asteria and Asterope) and an uncertain second element... [more]

Astery f Literature
Form of Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.

Ástheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ást "love" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath", perhaps inspired by the Old Norse name Ásheiðr.

Asti f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Asta.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astius m History (Ecclesiastical), Illyrian
There was an early Christian saint by this name, a 2nd-century Illyrian martyr. He was a bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania).

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

Astreta f Medieval Polish
Possibly a Polish Medieval form of Astrid.

Astrild f Literature
Claimed to mean "love fire" from Old Norse ást "love" and eldr "fire". Astrild was a personification of love in Scandinavian poetry (particularly during the Baroque and Rococo eras), probably introduced in the 17th century by Swedish poet Georg Stiernhielm.

Astrith f Obscure (?)
This is borne by Astrith Baltsan (1956-), an Israeli concert pianist; it is uncertain if her name has the same etymological origins as Ástríðr.

Ástrós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).

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

Astycrateia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Semi-latinized form of Astykrateia, the feminine form of Astykrates. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

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

Astydamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astydameia. In Greek myth this name belonged to five individual characters.

Astymedusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astymedousa, which is the feminine form of Astymedon. In some Greek myths this name belongs to a princess of Mycenae who is a later wife of Oedipus.

Astypalaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀστυπάλαια (Astypalaia) which meant "ancient city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu, asty) meaning "town, city" and παλαιός (palaios) meaning "old (in years), aged, ancient" (compare the related word πάλαι (palai) meaning "long ago, in days of yore")... [more]

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

Ásvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvaldr.

Åsvi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Ásví, which was derived from áss "god" combined with an unknown second element, possibly vé "devoted, dedicated" (from vīgja or vígja "to consecrate (in heathen sense)"; compare Véfreyja).

Atabei f New World Mythology
Variant of Atabey.

Atala f Literature
The titular heroine of François-René de Chateaubriand's novella, 'Atala' and a character in 'The Hunger Games' series.

Atalante f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of Atalanta. This was borne by a sister of the 4th-century BC Macedonian general Perdiccas.

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

Atanarjuat m & f Inuit

Ataratheh f Semitic Mythology
Variant of Atargatis.

Atargatis f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. She was also referred to as Derketo (Ancient Greek: Δερκετὼ) or Deasura (by Romans)... [more]

Atasha f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Tasha.

Ataveon m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Octavian.

Atavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Octavia, using the popular phonetic prefix a.

Ate f Greek Mythology
Means "ruin, folly, delusion" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the goddess (daimona) of blind folly and delusion, leading men down the path to ruin. Her power was countered by the Litai or Prayers, which followed in her wake.

Atea m Polynesian Mythology
Atea is a deity in several Polynesian cultures.

Atebodwos m Gaulish
Of Gaulish usage.

Atégina f Celtic Mythology (Portuguese-style), Celtic Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ataegina.

Atendoro m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian variant of Atenodoro.

Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).

Aðalbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal meaning "noble" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Aðaldís f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and dís "goddess".

Athaleah f Biblical (All)
Variant of Athaliah.

Aðalheiður f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalheidis (see Adelaide).

Aðalrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse element aðal meaning "noble" and Rós.

Aðalsteina f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Aðalsteinn.

Aðalsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble", steinn "stone" and unnr "wave"... [more]

Athelm m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
From Æthelm, a reduced form of Æthelhelm. This name was borne by Athelm (died 926), an archbishop of Canterbury and uncle of Saint Dunstan.

Athenagora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athenagoras.

Athenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athenodoros. This was used by American author Stephenie Meyer for a character in her novel Breaking Dawn (2008) of the Twilight series.

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]

Ather m Pakistani

Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.

Athinodoros m Greek
Modern Greek form of Athenodoros.

Athulf m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Contraction of Æðelwulf. Also compare Adulf.

Atia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Atius, which is of unknown origin. This was the name of the mother of the Roman emperor Augustus.

Atiana f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Short form of Tatiana or a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Tiana. This is borne by Atiana De La Hoya (1999-), daughter of American boxer Oscar De La Hoya and beauty pageant winner Shanna Moakler... [more]

Atìliu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Atilius.

Atinagora m Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Macedonian and Serbian form of Athenagoras.

Atkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Adam.

Atlahua m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably from Nahuatl atlatl, "spear-thrower", and -huah, a possessive suffix, meaning "lord of the spear-thrower" or "possessor of the spear-thrower". The first element may alternately be from atl, "water; ninth day-sign of the tonalpohualli"... [more]

Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of Atlas).... [more]

Atlanteia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Greek Ἀτλαντείη (Atlanteie), because its proper latinized form is Atlantia. In Greek mythology Atlanteie was a Hamadryad nymph who consorted with King Danaus of Libya and was perhaps the mother of some of the Danaïdes: Hippodamia, Rhodia, Cleopatra, Asteria, Glauce, Hippomedusa, Gorge, Iphimedusa, and Rhode.