Feminine Submitted Names

Aretuza f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Aretusa.

Aretxa f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque aretx "oak".

Areum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapda) meaning "beautiful."... [more]

Areum-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Byeol.

Areumdaum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapta) meaning "beautiful" (compare Areumdaun and the shorter, more common Areum).

Areumdaun f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapta) meaning "beautiful" (compare Areumdaum and the shorter, more common Areum).

Areum-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Areum combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Areumi f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Areum-i.

Areum-saem f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Saem.

Areum-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Areum and Sol.

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.

Arev f Armenian (Rare)
Directly taken from Armenian արեւ (arev) "sun".

Areva f English
Unknown

Areya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Aria 1.

Areyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Areyel f Obscure

Areyhu f Ethiopian, African

Arezo f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Arezou.

Arfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Arnfridh.

Argailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Argailas.

Argaman f Hebrew
Means "purple, red" in Hebrew.

Argantael f Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare)
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver" (arc'hant in Modern Breton), and by extension "bright; shining; resplendent", and Old Breton hael "generous; prince". Argantael was the wife of Nevenoe, the first Duke of Brittany.

Arganteilin f Medieval Cornish

Argantel f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Argantael.

Argaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Argaudas.

Argea f Greek, Polish (Rare)
Variant and Polish form of Argia.

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]

Argeme f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Argeme, meaning "The Virgin of Argeme."... [more]

Argene f Italian
Italian name of Greek origin (possibly related to Argentina). A famous bearer was Argene del Carlo, a second-class survivor of the Titanic disaster.

Argénida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Literature
Probably the Spanish form of Argenide.... [more]

Argenide f Italian (Rare)
Likely related to Argene.

Argenis m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely a derivation of a family of words/names stemming from Latin argentum meaning "silver" with the -is suffix (coinciding with the word argén, referring to the argent herald).

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

Argentaela f Medieval Breton
Variant of Argantael.

Argentia f Ancient Roman
Variant of Argenta.

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English
From Argentina, the name of a country in South America, itself derived from Latin argentum, meaning "silver" and combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina. The name of the country arose in reference to Spanish Río de la Plata, meaning "silver river", since first European explorers thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight... [more]

Argentine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Argentina.

Argenzia f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Argentina.

Argerie f Central American

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.

Argia f Basque
Derived from Basque argi "light, clarity". This name is considered a Basque equivalent of both Luz and Clara and Claire.

Argie m & f English

Argileonis f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀργός (argos) meaning "bright, shining, glistening" as well as "white" (see Argus) combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".

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.

Argimira f Spanish
Feminine form of Argimiro.

Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word regina "queen".

Argintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Argintas.

Argiope f Greek Mythology
Means "silver face" in Greek. It is the name of several characters in Greek Mythology.

Argita f Albanian

Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.

Argonis m & f Greek Mythology

Argota f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Arguma f Mordvin
"beauty."

Årgunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Arngunn (see Æringunnr).

Arg'uvon f Uzbek
Means "crimson, purple" in Uzbek.

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]

Argyri f Greek
Dialect form of Argyro found in Pontus, Epirus, Silata, Cappadocia, Western Macedonia and Skiathos.

Argyria f Greek (Rare)

Argyroula f Greek
Diminutive of Argyro.

Arhane f Basque
Basque name for girls

Arhild f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old Norse Arnhildr, "eagle battle". Alternatively, could be from the Old English elements ār "honour, glory, grace" (see aizō) and hild "battle"... [more]

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

Ari f English, Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Ari f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 有 (a) meaning "have, possess, exist", 亜 or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", or 明 (a) meaning "bright, light" and 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, official", or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]

Ari f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아리땁다 (arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Ari m & f Thai
Means "kind, generous" in Thai.

Ari f Hungarian
Diminutive of Aranka.

Ari m & f Maori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori
Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.

Aría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Aria 1.

Aria f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ari 1.

Aria f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aria f Dutch
Short form of Adriana.

Aria f Maori
Āria means "tidal pool" in Māori. Ariā means "idea, concept" in Māori.

Aria f & m Basque
Derived from the name of a village in Navarre.

Ariabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Ariadka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Ariadna.

Ariadné f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ariadne.

Ariadnė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ariadne.

Ariadnee f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ariadne.

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

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

Arial f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ariel or influenced by the typeface Arial.

Arialda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arialdo.

Arian m & f English
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.

Aríana f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ariana.

Ariana f Persian, Afghan, Tajik
Feminine form of Aria 2.

Ariana f Albanian
Feminine form of Arian.

Ariana f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Arianæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Ariana.

Arianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arianell f Welsh
Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and Middle Welsh gell "yellow" (which apparently also carried the connotations of "shining", ultimately going back to Proto-Celtic *gelwo- "yellow; white", compare Old Irish gel(o) white; fair; shining").... [more]

Arianelly f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.

Arianita f Albanian
Feminine form of Arianit.

Arianka f Polish
Polish diminutive of Ariana

Ariann f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Aríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Arianna.

Ariannah f English
Variant of Arianna.

Arianni f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianny.

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

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.

Arianys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Ariana with the -ys suffix.

Ariarne f English (Australian, Rare)

Aríaðna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ariadna.

Ariati f Indonesian

Ariatna f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ariadna.

Ariba f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Arib.

Aribam m & f Manipuri, Indian
The given name of a Northeast Indian director.

Aribella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arica f English
Variant of Erica.

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).

Aricka f African American
Variant of Erica.

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]

Aridela f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Aridelos. On the Greek island of Crete, the mythological Cretan princess Ariadne was also called Aridela... [more]

Aridian f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Haridian.

Arie f English

Ariea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Ariël m & f Dutch
Dutch form of Ariel.

Aríela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Ariela.

Ariéla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ariella.

Ariela f Hebrew, Albanian, Croatian, Italian (Rare), Polish
Hebrew variant of Ariella, Polish feminine form of Ariel, Italian feminine form of Ariele as well as a Croatian and Albanian borrowing of the Italian name.

Ariele f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arielle.

Ariele m & f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ariel.

Arielė f Lithuanian

Arieli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Sicilian (Rare)
Creative phonetic variant of Arielle/Ariel or a Sicilian variant of Ariele.

Arielis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Ariel.

Ariell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Aríella f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ariella.

Ariëlla f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ariella.

Ariellah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Ariëlle f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Arielle.

Arielli f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielly.

Arielly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielle/Ariel, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Ariella.

Arielynne f English (American)

Arielys f American (Hispanic)

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]

Ariena f Dutch

Ariene f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariënne f Dutch
Feminine form of Ariën.

Ariëtta f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ariëtte.

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.

Ariette f Flemish (Rare), French, German (Swiss)
Cognate of Ariëtte

Ariez m & f American
Variant of Aries.

Arifa f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Dhivehi, Bosnian
Feminine form of Arif.

Arifə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Arif.

Arifah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عارفة (see Arifa), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Arife f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Arif, meaning "learned, knowing, expert".

Arîggît f Greenlandic
Variant of Rikîna.

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]

Ariha f Persian

Arihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihi f Maori
Means 'of noble sort'

Arihia f Maori
Maori form of Alicia.

Arii f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ari 1.

Ariiggiit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Arîggît.

Ārija f Latvian, Theatre
Feminine form of Ārijs, this name coincides with Latvian ārija "aria". Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used it as the name of the titular character in his play Indulis un Ārija (1911).

Arijah f & m English

Arijela f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Ariel.

Arika f Japanese
Derives from Kanji combinations: 有 meaning "have" with 嘉 meaning "fine" or from 存 meaning "exist" combined with 佳 meaning "beautiful, lovely".... [more]

Arika f Indigenous Australian, Wakka Wakka
Means "blue water lily" in Wakka Wakka, spoken in south-east Queensland, Australia.

Arika f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arikán and a diminutive of Aranka.

Arikán f Hungarian

Arikane m & f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used.

Arike f Yoruba
Means "seen and cared for" in Yoruba.

Arikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Arifa.

Arikhve f Chuvash
Variant form of Arikhva.

Ariki m & f Maori

Arikia f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aricia.

Arikka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Ariko f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Arila f Albanian (Rare)

Arilda f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.

Arilda f Norwegian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Norwegian feminine form of Arild and Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Arildo.

Arilda f Albanian

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Arilde f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian borrowing of Arilda.

Arilena f Albanian (Rare)

Arilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a contracted form of Amarilla.

Arilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arima f Indian (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Arimi f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ariminda f Guanche
Variant of Arminda.

Arimneste f Ancient Greek
Means "greatly remembered" in Ancient Greek. This was the name of a sister of Aristole.

A-rin f Korean
Korean name for girls

Arin m & f Turkish
Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".

Arin f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Arin f Korean
A famous bearier of this name is Choi Ye-won from the Kpop group "Oh my girl".

Arína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arina.

Arīna f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Arina.

Arina f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 鈴 (ri) meaning "bell" or 可 (ari) meaning "passable", 光 (ari) meaning "light" or 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Arina f Hungarian, Dutch, Afrikaans
Hungarian contracted form of Adriána and Dutch and Afrikaans contracted form of Adriana.

Arinbjörg f Icelandic
Combination of the name elements Arn meaning "bird" and Borg meaning "to help', 'save', 'rescue"

Arinda f Dutch (Rare)

Ariñe f Basque
Derived from the adjective arin meaning "light, airy; fast."

Arine f Arabic (Rare)

Arine f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Arina.

Arine f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Arinetta f Italian

Arini f Indonesian

Arinka f Hungarian
Hungarian adaption of Russian Arina.

Arinniti f Ancient Near Eastern
Hittite name meaning "lady of the forest", from Sanskrit aranya meaning "forest". This name was given to the Sun Goddess of Arinna. Also connected to the Vedic goddess Aranyani.

Arino f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Arinola f & m Yoruba
Means "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from àárín "centre, middle" combined with either ọlá "honour, respect" or ọlà "wealth"... [more]

Arinya f Thai
Derived from Thai ปริญญา (parinya) meaning "knowledge, awareness, understanding".

Ario f Samoan
Means "platinum" in Samoan.

Arioch m & f Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Hebrew
Meaning: "a fierce lion" or "lion-like" and "venerable".... [more]

Ariola f Albanian

Ariona f Albanian
Feminine form of Arion.

Arionah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariona

Arionna f American
Variant of Arianna.

Ariovalda f Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Ariovaldo.

Arirat f Thai
From Thai อารี (ari) meaning "kind, generous" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "jewel, gem".

Arís f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Aris.

Aris f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Iris as well as a short form of Greek names beginning with the element aris- (compare Aristaeus).

Arisa f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (aru) meaning "to possess, exist" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk, gauze". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name is often spelled in hiragana.

Arisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Aris.

Arisara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Aritsara.

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

Arishia f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Arisje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Aris 2.

Arisol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ari and Sol.

Arissa f English

Arissara f Thai
Alternate transcription of Aritsara.

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

Aristaineta f Ancient Greek (Archaic)
Woman from Aetolia, who dedicated a monument at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi in the third century BCE.

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".

Aristella f Brazilian

Aristia f Obscure
Feminine form of Aristides or delivered from Arista

Aristița f Romanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aristide.

Aristizza f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Obsolete form of Aristița.

Aristo f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "the best". Used as an epithet of Artemis in Athens.

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".

Aristoclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aristokleia.

Aristodama f Ancient Greek
Derived from αριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived δαμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of δημος (demos) meaning "the people".

Aristodeme f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristodemos.

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

Aristokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aristokles (see Aristocles).

Aristomeda f Ancient Greek
Derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and μεδομαι (medomai) "to be mindful of". She was a woman that offered her tithe to the goddess Demeter.

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.

Aristothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).

Arisu f Japanese, Popular Culture
Japanese transliteration of Alice, in use among the Japanese since the 20th century, particularly in recent decades.... [more]

'Arišut-ba'l f Phoenician (Rare)
Means "desired object of Baal" in Phoenician. Name borne by a sacred prostitute of Astarte.

Arita f Latvian

Arita f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Greek ἀρετή (arete) "virtue" and a feminine form of Arétász.

Arite f German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Arete.

Arith f & m Old Danish
Derived from the Danish Ærre 'Honor, Honorable'.

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Arithea f Obscure

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.

Aritri f Bengali

Aritsara f Thai
Means "lord of enemies" from Thai อริ (ari) meaning "adversary, enemy" and อิศร (itsara) meaning "great, sovereign, lord".

Aritzia f Obscure

Ariucan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".

Ariuka f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good" and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka).

Ariun f & m Mongolian
Means "pure" in Mongolian.

Ariunaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean".

Ariunbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Ariunchimeg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Ariundalai m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Ariungerel f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Ariungua f Mongolian
Means "pure and beautiful" in Mongolian, from ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and гуа (gua) meaning "beautiful, alluring, gorgeous".

Ariunjargal f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "clear, pure, holy" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Ariunkhüslen f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and хүслэн (khüslen) meaning "wish, dream, desire".

Ariunsaikhan f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Ariunsanaa f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought, idea, plan".

Ariunsuvd f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Ariuntsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Ariuntungalag f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".

Ariuntuya f Mongolian
Derived from ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Ariunzayaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear, clean" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "fate, destiny".

Ariunzul f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "clear, pure, holy" and зул (zul) meaning "lamp, torch".

Arivetso f Malagasy
Means "the source of inspiration" in Malagasy.

Ariw f Karachay-Balkar
Means "beautiful" in Karachay-Balkar.

Arixen f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque feminine name of unknown origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Pamplona in the 1200s.

Ariya f English
Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.

Ariya f & m Thai, Indonesian
Thai and Indonesian form of Arya 1. It is more commonly feminine in Thailand while is it more often used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Ariyah f Ancient Hebrew
Feminine form of Ari 1.

Ariyana f English
Variant of Ariana.

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

Ariyel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariyon m & f English

Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.

Ariyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Ariza f Spanish, Hebrew
Either transferred use of the surname Ariza or from a Hebrew word meaning "cedar panels".

Arizbeth f American (Hispanic)
Likely an invented name based on Elizabeth.