Feminine Submitted Names

Ajala m & f Yoruba
Means "fights and survives" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and là "to survive". Alternatively, the final element could be lá "to lick; to become worn out".

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

Âjamâk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ajándék f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian ajándék "gift, present".

Ajane f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Ajanlekoko f Yoruba
Means “predatory” in Yoruba.

Ajano f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ajanu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ajano.

Ajari f & m Yoruba
Means "fought to be seen" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards.

Ajatar f Finnish Mythology
Possibly from Finnish ajaa, menaing "to pursue", and the ending -tar, translates to "female pursuer". She is an evil, female spirit in Finnish Mythology. She lives in the woods on the Pohjola Mountains.

Ajatsa f Obscure
Possibly a form of Aisha.

Ajay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J. A famous bearer is Ajay Stevens, a musical artist.

Ajayi m & f Yoruba
Means "fought to turn" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards or sideways.

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

Ajayu f & m Aymara
Means "spirit" in Aymara.

Ajča f Czech
Diminutive form of Andrea 2.

Ajchara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉรา (see Atchara).

Ajcharaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉราพร (see Atcharaphon).

Ajcharee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉรีย์ (see Atchari).

Ajchariya f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉริยา or อัจฉริยะ (see Atchariya).

Ajda f Swedish (Archaic)
Local form of Agda traditionally found in Scania.

Ajda f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".

Ajda f Albanian

Ajdla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Edla.

Aje f & m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba
Means "wealth, money, profit" in Yoruba. This is the name of a goddess of wealth, prosperity, and business in Yoruba tradition.

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-).

Ajeenah f Arabic (Americanized)

Ajeng f Javanese
From Javanese ajêng meaning "desire, wish, want".

Ajete f Albanian
Albanian form of Ayat.

Ajewole m & f Yoruba
Means "the goddess Aje has entered this house" or "wealth has come in" in Yoruba, from ajé "wealth, prosperity" and wọle "enter into" (itself from wọ "to enter" and ilé "house, home").

Ajgiale f Greek Mythology (Polonized)
Polish form of Aegiale.

Ajia f Japanese
From Japanese 亜細亜 (ajia) meaning "Asia".

Ajike f Yoruba
Means "wakes up to be pampered" in Yoruba, from jí "to wake" and‎ kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

A-jin f & m Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."

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.

Ajisai f Japanese
From Japanese 紫陽花 (ajisai) meaning "hydrangea" which comes from combining 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple, violet", 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male", and 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Àjita f Sicilian
Variant of Àita.

Ajju f Sanskrit
Means "mother" in Sanskrit.

Ajkuna f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
In Albanian mythology, Ajkuna is the wife of Muji.

Ájlá f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Ayla 2. From Turkish origin.

Ajla f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Aila and Ayla.

Ajlina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of the Turkish name Aylin.

Ajllita f Aymara
Means "selected, chosen" in Aymara.

Ajna f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi
Sanskrit- means wisdom. It is the third-eye chakra is the sixth primary chakra according to Hindu tradition.

Ajna f Hungarian, Croatian (Rare)
Hungarian and Croatian form of Aina.

Ajna f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Archaic)
Variant of Aina 1.

Ajnácska f Hungarian
From the name of Fort Ajnácskő in Slovakia.

Ajnela f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Ajna.

Ajnija f & m Bosnian
Variant of Ajna and Ajnela.

Ajnó f Hungarian
Hungarian spelling of Aino.

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]

Ajoke f Yoruba
Means "jointly beloved" or "pampered by all" in Yoruba, from jọ "together, jointly; to assemble, congregate" and‎ kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Ajola f Albanian

Âjorat f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ajouah f Obscure
Meaning and origin unknown.

Ajoyib f Uzbek
Means "amazing" in Uzbek.

Ajra f Bosnian

Ajsa f Hungarian

Ajshë f Albanian
Albanian form of Aisha.

Ajtonka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a feminine form of Ajtony.

A-jun m & f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."

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.

Ajuoga f Luo
Means "doctor" in Luo.

Ajut f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Derived from Canadian Arctic ajujuq meaning "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun.

Ajvi f Obscure
Variant of Aivi.

Ajwa f Arabic
Ajwa means tree

Ajwoba f Akan
Variant form of Adwoa.

Ajysyt f Siberian Mythology
Means "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.

Ak m & f English (American)

Âĸa f Greenlandic
Short form of Aleĸa.

Aka f Japanese
Directly taken from Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red". Red is the color of youth and celebration in Japan. This name was popular in the Edo Era, nowadays it's more popular as a name element as, for example, in Akari.

Aka f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ada 1 and Arthur.

'Aka'aka m & f Hawaiian
Means "laugh" or "to laugh" in Hawaiian.

Akaata f Finnish
Finnish form of Agatha.

Akaatta f Finnish
Finnish form of Agatha.

Akacia f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akadsa f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Akaela f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akeela.

Akaha f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akaha f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Agatha.

Akahana f Japanese
Meaning: Red Rose/Beautiful Flower

Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)
Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.

Akai m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing".... [more]

Akaisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Akaiti f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived either from causative prefix aka- and iti meaning "little, small" or from aka meaning "sin, fault" and iti meaning "little, small."

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.

Âkaja f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Akaki f Japanese
From Japanese 朱 (aka) meaning "crimson, red" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "Greece". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Akakia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Acacia or feminine form of Akakios.

Akakiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Akakiy.

Akako f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 "red" (aka) and 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akala f Hawaiian
Probably from Hawaiian ākala meaning "pink".

Akaliana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adrianna.

Akaliane f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adrianne.

Akalina f Russian

Akamaki m & f Japanese

Akame f Popular Culture (Rare)
literally "red eye" ... [more]

Akami f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 奏 (ka) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Akana f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (aka) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 紅 (aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

Akaneko f Japanese (Rare)
From Akane combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Akaneo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [more]

Akanesi f Tongan
Tongan form of Agnes.

Akanimoh m & f Efik
Means "greater than wealth" in Efik.

Akanisi f Fijian
Fijian form of Angus.

Akanke f Yoruba
Means "especially cared for" in Yoruba, from kàn "touch, concern" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Akano f Japanese
From Japanese 緋 (aka) meaning "scarlet, red" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akanyang f Tswana
Means "think about it", "think" in Setswana.

Akapiita f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agapeta.

Akariko f Japanese (Rare)
It could be from 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akarsha f & m Hindi

Akaru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase" combined with 流 (ru) meaning "to flow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Akashagamini f Hinduism
Means "flew in the sky". It is one of the 108 names of the goddess Durga.

Akashia f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Acacia.

Akashinga m & f Shona
Meaning “one who is resilient or brave”.

Akasia f American (Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Âkasik f Greenlandic
Means "poor little mite" in Greenlandic.

Akasma f Azerbaijani
Means “white climbing rose”

Akasya f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Acacia.

Ákat f Mohawk
Mohawk form of Ida.

Aĸátaĸ f Greenlandic

Akatendeka m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is faithful", deriving from the verb kutendeka.

Akatsuki m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
From 暁 (akatsuki) meaning "dawn, daybreak," shifted from earlier akatoki, made up of 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]

Akay f & m Turkish
From Turkish ak, meaning "white" and ay, meaning "moon".

Akayla f English (American)
Variant of Kayla. It has been used since 1980.

Akayo f Japanese
From Japanese 緋 (aka) meaning "red, scarlet" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akaysha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Acacia.

Akaziwe f Nguni
Means "she must be introduced" in Nguni.

Akbermet f Kyrgyz
Means "white mother-of-pearl" in Kyrgyz.

Akça m & f Turkish
Means "pale" in Turkish.

Akcan m & f Turkish
Means "dear friend" in Turkish. Combination of common Turkish words "ak" meaning "white", and "can" meaning "life".

Akchita f Indian (Rare)

Akdzha f Turkmen
Variant transcription of Akja.

Ake f Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Akebono​ m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 曙 (akebono) meaning "dawn, daybreak," derived from a combination of 明け (ake) meaning "daybreak" and 仄 (hono) meaning "faint."... [more]

Akech f Luo
"birthed during a famine"

Akeela f Muslim, African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah and Aqila.

Akeelah f African American (Modern, Rare), South African (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah popularized by the 2006 movie 'Akeelah and the Bee'.

Akeer f Dinka
The name Akeer is often associated with strength, leadership, and resilience in Dinka culture, native to South Sudan.

Akeerebari m & f Ogoni

Akeila f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akeilah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

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.

Akeisha f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Keisha.

Âkêĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Akeko f Japanese
From Japanese 晏 (a) meaning "late in the day", 気 (ke) meaning "spirit; mood" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Akela f & m Literature, Indian
Akela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895).

Akela f Luba

Akela m & f Hindi (Rare)
Akelā means "single or solitary" in Hindi. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895)... [more]

Akele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adele.

Akelei f Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Direct adoption of the Dutch and German name for the flower Aquilegia vulgaris "columbine".

Akeleje f Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Akleja.

Akelia f Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Akilah.

Akello f Luo
Means "born after twins" in Luo.

Akena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Athena.

Ākenehi f Maori
Maori form of Agnes.

Akeneki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Agnes.

Akeneta f Fijian

Akeno m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Akeredolu m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "one who becomes prominent at a young age" or "he who reduces (humbles) himself in order to become king" in Yoruba.

Akeria f African American, Jamaican Patois
Unknown meaning. Possibly derived from Akira

Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)
From verbs 明ける (akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける (akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける (akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from Akatsuki.... [more]

Akesha f African American
Variant of Akeisha.

Akeso f Greek Mythology
The name of the goddess of curing illness and healing wounds.

Aketch f Luo
Means "born during a famine" in Luo.

Aketta f American (Modern, Rare)

Akette f Danish (Rare)

Akeyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah influenced by Keyla.

Akeylah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Akgyz f Turkmen
Means "white coloured girl" in Turkmen, from the name elements ak meaning "white" and kyz meaing "girl".

Akheda f Marathi, Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
Feminine form of Akhed.

Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.

Akhira m & f Thai
Means "Sun, sunlight" in Thai.... [more]

Akhlut m & f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Akhlut is a spirit that takes the form of both a wolf and an orca. It is a vicious, dangerous beast. Its tracks can be recognized because they are wolf tracks that lead to and from the ocean.

Akhlys f Greek Mythology
Variant of Achlys.

Akhona f & m South African

Akhtar m & f Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali
Means "star" in Persian.

Akhtar f & m Persian
Also is a name of a flower in Iran called گل اختر, which is Edible canna in English.

Akia f African American
Truncated form of Nakia.

Akia f Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aki) meaning "clear, tomorrow, bright" combined with 空 (a) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akiah f Polynesian

Akiana f English, African American
Elaboration of Kiana 2 with the prefix a-

Akiane f Lithuanian, Russian, English
Russian girls’ name meaning “ocean.”

Akico f Japanese
Variant of Akiko.

Akida f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Akifah f Indonesian
Feminine form of Akif.

Aĸigsseĸ f Greenlandic
Means "Rock Ptarmigan" in Greenlandic. A Rock Ptarmigan is a type of bird.

Aĸigssiaĸ f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "Ptarmigan chick" in Greenlandic.

Aĸigssiarssuk f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aqissiarsuk.

Akiha f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akihime f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" or 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Akiho f Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun" combined with 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akii f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Aki 2 used during the Edo Period.

Akiiki f Luo, Nyoro, Tooro
A variant of Akiki, Meaning ‘friend’ in Luo, Nyoro and Tooro.

Akiji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal" and 慈 (ji) meaning "affection, charity". Other kanji can be used. It can be spelled as Myeong-eun in Korean.

Akika f Japanese (Rare)

Akila f Indian
Variant of Akhila.

Akila f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akili m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Akilah or a combination of Akil with the phonetic element ee.

Akiliano m & f Hawaiian
Carries the meaning "From the city of Adrian", possibly related to the ancient city of Adrianople. In numerology, Akiliano corresponds to the number 9.

Akima m & f Russian
Diminutive or feminine form of Akim.

Akima f Japanese (Rare)
Appears in the 2000 animated feature Titan A.E. as the name of Cale's love interest.

Akimi m & f Japanese
Means "beautiful autumn" in Japanese.

Akimiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by the place under windows opposite the plank bed" in Greenlandic.

Akina f Japanese
From Japanese 明 "bright", combined with 菜 "vegetables, greens," 奈 "Nara", 名 "name", or 南 "south," or 秋 "autumn" combined with 菜 "vegetables, greens," or 名 "name," or 亜 "second, Asia," and 稀 "rare" and 菜 "vegetables, greens."

Akine f Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akinfiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Akinf.

Akino f Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Akira f Indian

Akira m & f Thai
Variant transcription of Thai อาคิรา, อาคีรา or อาคีระ (see Akhira).

Akirako f Japanese (Rare)
From Akira combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Akiran f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ran.

Akiren m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ren.

Akiru m & f Japanese
From 昭 (akiru) meaning "bright", 明 (akiru) meaning "bright, clear, daybreak, light", or 亮 (akiru) meaning "clear". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

Akisa f Japanese

Akise f Japanese
From Japanese 瑛 (aki) meaning "crystal" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Akisha f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Kisha.

Akissi f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Akissi f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé kisie "Monday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Monday".

Akita f Japanese

Akiya f & m Japanese
Aki means multiple things with different kanji : ... [more]

Akiya f Indian

Akiye f Japanese
Means "bright harbor" in Japanese.

Akiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 代 (yo) "world, generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akiza f Popular Culture
Name of a main character, Akiza Izinski, in the anime series 'Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D', known in Japan as Aki Izayoi (十六夜 アキ).

Akja f Turkmen
Means "light" or "white" in Turkmen, from ak meaning "white".

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

Akke f & m Dutch

Akko f Japanese
Short form of Atsuko. Akko is a character in the popular Anime series "Little Witch Academia". It coincides with Japanese 悪狐 (akko) meaning "bad fox".

Akku f Kazakh
Means "swan" in Kazakh.

Akkumis f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and күміс (kümis) "silver".

Akkutlu f Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and kutlu meaning "happy, blessed".

Aklaq m & f Inuit
Meaning, "black bear."

Akleja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Aquilegia, the name of a genus of plants derived from Latin aquila, "eagle".

Akllasisa f Quechua
Means "chosen flower" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sisa, "flower".

Akllasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful chosen one" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sumaq, "beautiful".

Akmar f & m Malay
From Arabic أَقْمَار (ʔaqmār) meaning "moons".

Akmoor f Kyrgyz
Means "white seal" in Kyrgyz.

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

Aknur f Kazakh, Turkmen
From Kazakh ақ (aq) or Turkmen ak meaning "white" and Kazakh нұр (nur) or Turkmen nur meaning "light".

Ako f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 古 (ko) meaning "old, ancient", 子 (ko) meaning "child", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 都 (ko) meaning "capital (city)", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 恋 (ko) meaning "love" or 湖 (ko) meaning "lake"... [more]

Akofa f Ewe

Akoĸ f Greenlandic
Means "thighbone of a seal" or "corner of a fur/fleece" in Greenlandic.

Akol m & f African
From Iteso in eastern uganda. Meaning nicelooking.

Akoma m & f Central African, African Mythology
Akoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.

Akomimm f & m Siksika
Means love in Sisiká (Blackfeet) language.

Akomo f Luo
"someone delivered during planting or prosperous times of the year"

Akoq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Akoĸ.

Akosia f Western African, Akan
A name of Ashanti origin meaning "born on a Sunday" in Akan culture. Notable name bearers include actor Akosia Sabet and mononymic musician Akosia. Akosua is a variation of this name.

Akoth f Luo
Feminine of Okoth, meaning born while it was raining

Akoto f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 安 (a) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Akou f Ewe
Akou is a name often given to a girl born on a Wednesday in Ewe culture.

Akpana f Bette
Means "precious stone" in Bette Obudu.

Akpo m & f Edo
Means "short person" in Edo.

Akpoebi f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "life is good" in Ijaw.

Akpomatunemibofa m & f Ijaw
Means "nobody has a knowledge of the world" in Ijaw.

Akpomofa f & m Ijaw
Means "the world is not as you think of it" in Ijaw.

Akraia f Greek Mythology
A Naiad daughter of the river Asterion who — with her sisters, Euboea and Prosymna — nursed the infant goddess Hera.

Akriti f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit आकार (ākār) meaning "appearance, look" or "shape, form".

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.

Akrysha f Obscure (Rare)

Aksa f Biblical Finnish, Finnish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare), Biblical Danish, Danish (Rare)
Finnish, Norwegian and Danish form of Achsah.

Aksa f & m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أقصى (see Aqsa), as well as the Indonesian (strictly masculine) form.

Aksah f Biblical

Aksaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, sunbeam". This is also the Kazakh word for ageratum, a genus of flowers.

Aksaya f Tamil

Akseliane f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Aksel recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Akseline f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Axelina.

Aksella f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aksel.

Aksenia f Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Ukrainian cognate of Aksinya and Bulgarian variant of Axenia.

Akshadha f Indian
Means "God's blessings".

Akshara f Indian

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.

Akshaya f & m Indian, Tamil, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya) meaning "eternal, imperishable" (literally "not decaying"). As a Tamil name, it is solely feminine, while it is masculine in Odia usage.

Akshi f Sanskrit
eye

Akshika f Hinduism (Rare)
Derived from the Sanskrit word "Aksha", which means "eyes". Akshika has a feminine connotation and means "one with good eyes."

Akshita f Indian, Hindi
Feminine form of Akshit.

Akshiti f Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Hinduism, Hindi
Means "imperishableness; imperishable" in Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi.

Aksina f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Aksinya.

Aksinja f Serbian, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Nordic and Serbian form of Aksinya.

Aksoltan f Turkmen (Rare)
From Turkmen ak meaning "white" combined with soltan "Sultan".

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.

Aktar m & f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali আখতার (see Akhtar).

Aktaviya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Octavia.

Akte f Greek Mythology
The ninth of the twelve Horai (hours) and goddess of an hour of the afternoon.

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.

Aktsiabryna f Soviet, Belarusian
Belarusian form of Oktyabrina.

Aktuygun f Kyrgyz
Means "white hawk" in Kyrgyz.

Akú f Akan
Means "Wednesday" in Akan.

Akúá f Akan
Variant of Akua.

Akua f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "water", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Latin word aqua or from Japanese 藍 (a) meaning "indigo", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Akue f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ākuhata m & f Maori
Maori form of August, Augustus or Augusta.

Akuliina f Finnish
Finnish form of Aquilina.