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Anayah f ArabicMeans "care, protection, diligence" in Arabic.
Anayansi f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel
Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [
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Ancalimë f LiteratureMeans "most bright" in Quenya. This was the name of the first Ruling Queen of Númenor in Tolkien's works. She was the daughter of
Erendis and Tar-Aldarion.
Ance f LatvianOriginally a diminutive of
Anna, now used as a given name in its own right.
Anchan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Anchasa f ThaiDerived from Sanskrit अञ्जसा
(anjasa) meaning "true, straight, right".
Anchiale f Greek MythologyThe name of the Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, the sister of
Prometheus and mother of the metal-working Daktyloi. Her name may be derived from
ank-, a prefix meaning "to reveal or uncover" and further elements meaning "heat"... [
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Ančka f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Ana, used as a given name in its own right.
Anda f LatvianFeminine form of
Andis. Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used this name on a character in his play
Pūt, vējiņi! (1913).
Anda f AlbanianDerived from Gheg Albanian
andë "desire, inclination, pleasure".
Andalasia f ObscureFrom
Andalasia, the name of the fairy tale kingdom in the Disney films 'Enchanted' (2007) and 'Disenchanted' (2022).
Andam f & m IndonesianMeans "to arrange, to fasten" in Indonesian, ultimately from Persian هندام
(handām).
Andarta f Celtic MythologyAndarta was a goddess worshiped in southern Gaul (in present-day southern France and in Bern, Switzerland). Her name has traditionally been translated as "Great Bear" (from Gaulish
artos "bear"), more recent analyses of the name, however, offer the translation "Well-fixed, Staying firm".
Anderazu f Medieval BasqueDerived from Basque
andere "lady". It was popular during the middle ages and has been found in Aquitanian inscriptions as early as the 1st century AD.
Andere f Basque, Medieval BasqueFirst documented in inscriptions in Roman-era Aquitaine, this name was fairly common in the Middle Ages. Its origin and meaning are debated; theories include a derivation from
Andos and a derivation from Basque
andere "lady; woman; wife"... [
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Andes m & f QuechuaFrom the Quechua word
anti meaning "east". This is the name of a mountain range in South America.
Andi m & f DagbaniMeans "you will win" or "victor" in Dagbani.
Andi m & f BugineseFrom an 18th-century hereditary title that was coined by Dutch colonists to refer to Buginese aristocrats and academics. It is not generally used as a name itself.
Andin m & f BanjarFrom a title used by Banjar men and women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Andisiwe f & m XhosaMeans "expanded, increased" or "extension" in Xhosa.
Andreth f LiteratureMeans "patience" in Sindarin. Andreth was a wise-woman of the House of Bëor in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
Andriantsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
andrian meaning "king, royal" and
soa meaning "good".
Andula f CzechDiminutive of
Anna. Andula Sedláčková (born Anna Sedláčková, 1887-1967) was a theatre and movie actress; she is considered the first Czech movie star.
Andzile m & f TsongaMeans "multiplied and increased" in Xitsonga.
Ane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 音 (
ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aneira f WelshFeminine form of
Aneirin, also considered a combination of Welsh
an, an intensifying prefix, and
eira "snow" (see
Eira 1), with the intended meaning of "much snow" or "very snowy"... [
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Anel f KazakhDerived from Kazakh ән
(än) meaning "song" combined with Turkic
el meaning "people, nation, country".
ʻĀnela f HawaiianName from the Hawaiian word
ʻānela meaning “angel”. Can also be interpreted as an equivalent of the English given name
Angela.
Anela f HawaiianDirectly taken from Hawaiian
'ānela meaning "angel".
Anelace f Danish (?)Anelace Elfead is a Liberlian Bracer that is affiliated with the Bose Branch. She is the granddaughter of the famous swordsman Yun Ka-Fai and utilizes the Eight Leaves One Blade style of swordsmanship that her grandfather founded.... [
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Anele m & f ZuluMeans "be enough; be sufficient; be adequate" in Zulu.