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Angarag m & f MongolianMeans "Mars (planet)" or "Tuesday" in Mongolian, ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार
(angara) meaning "charcoal" or "Mars".
Angayarkanni f Hinduism, Tamil (Rare)Means "she who has beautiful fish-like eyes" in Tamil, from அம்
(am) meaning "beautiful", கயல்
(kayal) meaning "fish", கண்
(kan) meaning "eye" and the feminine suffix -இ
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Angelia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀγγελία
(angelia) meaning "message, tidings, news", related to ἄγγελος
(angelos) "messenger". In Greek mythology Angelia was a daughter of the messenger god
Hermes and the spirit (daimona) of messages, tidings, and proclamations.
Angerlarneq f GreenlandicSouth Greenlandic name meaning "she who has returned home", originally used as a nickname for someone named after a deceased family member, due to ritual name avoidance (taboos in mentioning names of deceased relatives, even when newborns had been named for them).
Angervo f & m FinnishFrom the Finnish word
Angervo, meaning "Creambush".
Angetenar f AstronomyMeans "bend of the river" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Tau 2 Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Angeyja f Norse MythologyThe etymology of this name is uncertain. It could be derived from Old Norse
angi "sweet odour" and
ey, a name element which might mean "island" (compare
Eyja)... [
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Anggi f & m BatakMeans "younger sibling" in Batak.
Anggraini f Indonesian Mythology, JavaneseDerived from Javanese
anggara meaning "Tuesday", ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार
(angara). This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), the beautiful wife of the prince
Ekalavya.
Angielika f Polish (Rare)Rare variant of
Angelika, possibly influenced by "ge" being pronounced as "gie" in some parts of Poland, or by some other Slavic language.
Angilburg f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
angil, but we don't exactly know where
angil itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Angiltrud f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
angil, but we don't exactly know where
angil itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Angitia f Roman MythologyA Roman snake-goddess who was especially worshipped by the Marsi, a tribe in central Italy.
Angka f IndonesianPossibly derived from the Balinese word
angka meaning "tone".
Angkea f KhmerCan mean "Tuesday", "Mars", or "charcoal, coals" in Khmer.
Angosto f Spanish (European, Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Angosto "Our Lady of Angosto". Angosto is a former place name meaning "narrow" in Spanish, possibly referring to the width of a river... [
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Angra f TupiThe name given to the goddess of fire in Tupi-Guarani mythology.
Angsana f ThaiFrom the name of a type of flowering tree that produces yellow blooms (scientific name Cassia fistula), ultimately from Sanskrit असन
(asana).
Angsumalin f ThaiMeans "sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अंशुमालिन्
(ansumalin).
Anguillette f FolkloreMeans "little eel" in French (a diminutive of French
anguille "eel"). This name is borne by the titular character of the fairy tale "Anguillette" (1697) by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Anguillette is a fairy who takes the form of an eel, and is rescued by a princess while in this form.
Angweng f Luo"birthed during the season of white ants (termites, i.e. rainy season)"
Ánh f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 映
(ánh) meaning "reflect light".
Anhar f MandaeanMeans "lighten" in Mandaic, in Mandaeism this was the name of John the Baptist's wife.
Anhui f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or
岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or
晖 (huī) meaning "sunshine; light, bright, radiant".
Aniara f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, AstronomyFrom Greek
ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [
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Anidori f LiteratureFrom Shannon Hale's novel, The Goose Girl, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale. The princess Anidori Kiladra Talianna Isilee's lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during the princess's journey to be married in a foreign land... [
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Anika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 新 (
ni) meaning "new" combined with 歌 (
ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Anike f YorubaMeans "had to cherish" in Yoruba, from
ní "to have, possess" and
kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".
Aniko f GeorgianGeorgian diminutive of
Ana. It is possible that in some cases, the name is also a contracted form of
Ananiko, which is a diminutive of
Anana and
Anano.
Anindita f & m Bengali, IndonesianMeans "irreproachable, virtuous", from Sanskrit अ
(a) meaning "not" combined with निन्दित
(nindita) meaning "blamed, censured, defamed"... [
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Anindo f Luomeans that the mother slept a lot during pregnancy
Anindya m & f Bengali, IndonesianMeans "immaculate, faultless, blameless", from Sanskrit अ
(a) meaning "not" and निन्दा
(ninda) meaning "blame, reproach". It is solely a masculine name in India and Bangladesh while it is unisex in Indonesia.