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Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see
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Acel f FilipinoThe name of the Philippine singer Acel Bisa-Van Ommen. It was probably created from her full given name Maria Cecilia.
Acerina f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from
Aceró, which is the name of a territorial demarcation in the island of La Palma, meaning "strong place". This name was borne by the wife of the Guanche
mencey (leader)
Tanausú.
Aceso f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the Greek Ἀκεσώ
(Akeso), derived from ἄκεσις
(akesis) meaning "healing, curing". She was the Greek goddess of healing (wounds) and curing (illness); unlike her sister Panakeia (
Panacea), Aceso personified the process of a curing rather than the cure itself.
Acha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 空 (
a) meaning "sky" combined with 侘 (
cha) meaning "disappointed, forlorn". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Achagul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Achall f Irish MythologyAchall, daughter of Cairbre Nia Fer, king of Tara, and his wife Fedelm Noíchrothach, is a minor character from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. After her brother Erc was killed by Conall Cernach, she died of grief on a hill near Tara, which was named Achall after her.
Achan f DinkaMeans "female child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.
Achasanam f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek word
acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and
sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
Acheflow f Arthurian CycleVariant of
Acheflour, which is probably a corruption of
Blancheflour (see
Blanchefleur) meaning "white flower" in Old French. In the Middle English romance 'Sir Perceval of Galles', Acheflour was the sister of King Arthur and mother of
Perceval.
Achelois f Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Acheloios. In Greek myth this was the name of a minor moon goddess as well as a general name for water nymphs and an epithet of the Sirens (as the daughters of Achelous).
Ach'ik f ArmenianDerived from the diminutive form of
աչ (ačʿ), a poetic term meaning "eye".
Achiko m & f ShonaA shorter form of the name
Achiriko, meaning "one who remained" or "one who is still there".
Achillea f ItalianFeminine form of
Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).
Achindra f & m SanskritAchindra name is 8 characters long and commonly given to both Boys and Girls. Achindra is originated from Sanskrit language and means "Flawless, Uninterrupted, Perfect, Without Faults."
Achipo f ShonaMeaning "one who remains" or "one who is still here".
Achiriko m & f ShonaA unisex name meaning "one who still remains there".
Achiroë f Greek MythologyEtymology unknown, perhaps related to
ἄχος (akhos) meaning "distress, grief" and
ρόη (rhoe) meaning "flow, stream, river".
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Achitsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian ачит
(achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Achitzayaa f & m MongolianMeans "benevolent fate" in Mongolian, from ачит
(achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Achiyaku f QuechuaMeans "clear water, luminous water", from Quechua
yaku meaning "water".
Achva f HebrewMeans "fraternity, comradeship, brotherhood" in Hebrew.
Acidusa f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀκίς
(akis) meaning "pointed object; barb, arrow". This was the name of the wife of
Scamander, whom he named the well of Boeotia after.
Acmachquichiuh m & f NahuatlMeans "who in heaven’s name made him/her?", derived from Nahuatl
ac "who? which one?",
mach "certainly, totally", used here as an intensifier to the question, and
quichiuh "to make something, to do something".
Acony f English (Rare)From the Hitchiti word
oconee meaning "water eyes of the hills", which lent itself to the name of a wildflower found in the Appalachians Mountains,
Acony Bell.
Acquanetta f African American (Rare)This name was brought to some public attention by the American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004), born Mildred Davenport. Though she claimed her stage name meant "laughing water" or "deep water" in Arapaho, it appears to be an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Italian
acqua "water" using
Netta 1.
Acracia f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)From Spanish
acracia, which stands for the doctrine that advocates the suppression of all authority, ultimately from the Ancient Greek words ἀκράτεια (
akráteia, "no power") or ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (
akrāsíā, "intemperance")... [
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Acraea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀκραία
(Akraia), an epithet of numerous goddesses whose temples were situated on hills or mountains, including Athena and Hera, which meant "of the heights" or "dwelling on the heights"... [
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Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian, Spanish, Biblical SpanishGerman, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian and Spanish form of
Adah.
Ada f FilipinoFrom the Tagalog word
ada "fairy", borrowed from Spanish
hada with the same meaning.
Adad-guppi f BabylonianMeans "
Adad has saved", possibly deriving from the Old Akkadian element
gamalum ("to save"). Name borne by a prominent priestess of the moon god
Sin.
Adakichi f Literature, Japanese (Archaic)From Japanese 仇
(ada) meaning "enemy, foe" and 吉
(kichi) meaning "good luck". This is the name of a geisha character in the 1832-1833 novel
Shunshoku Umegoyomi by Japanese novelist Tamenaga Shunsui (1790-1844)... [
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Adakole m & f IdomaIdoma name meaning "father of the house", "head of family", or "head of the home". This name is usually given to the firstborn male or female child in Idoma households.
Adaku f IgboMeans "daughter of wealth" in Igbo.
Adal m & f TurkishFrom Turkish
ad "name" and
al- "receive". Means "May your name be spread, may you achieve fame" in Turkish.
Adalburg f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German
adal "noble." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Adalgild f GermanicMeans "noble sacrifice", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Adalhild f GermanicMeans "noble battle", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Adaliah f BiblicalIt is a biblical name that means "One that draws water, poverty, cloud, death.
Adalmiina f Finnish, LiteratureUsed by Zacharias Topelius, a Finnish fairy tale writer, in his story 'Adalmiinan helmi' ('Adalmiina's pearl' in English, 'Adalminas pärla' in Swedish), which was published during the late 1800s.... [
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Adalmut f GermanicMeans "noble mind", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
môds (
mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."
Adalrun f Old High GermanDerived from Old High German
adal "noble" and
runa "secret lore, rune". This was used for a character in a minor German opera,
De Kaisertochter (
The Emperor's Daughter; 1885) by Willem de Haan.
Adalsind f GermanicMeans "noble path", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and Gothic
sinths "way, path."
Adalswind f GermanicMeans "noble strength", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" combined with Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength."
Adaltrud f GermanicMeans "noble strength", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and
þruþ "strength."
Adamanteia f Greek Mythology (?)Apparently derived from Greek ἀδάμαντος
(adamantos) meaning "unbreakable, inflexible". The 1st-century BC Roman writer Hyginus called the nymph
Amaltheia by this name in his
Fabulae (139).
Adamantine f French, EnglishMeans "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin
adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek
adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -
ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'... [
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Adami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (
ada) meaning "flax" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Adamma f Hurrian Mythology, Semitic MythologyEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Eblaite element
ʾdm ("blood, red"). Name borne by a goddess of the Eblaite pantheon who was later incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon.
Adane m & f ArabicFrom Arabic
`adana meaning "to settle down (in a place or a country)".
Adanech f AmharicMeans "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.
Adanel f LiteratureA character in JRR Tolkien's works. Likely from the fictional Sindarin language, a compoound of
adan "man, human" and the feminine suffix
el.
Adaora f IgboMeans "the people's daughter" in Igbo.
Adar f & m HebrewVariant of
Adara ("noble, exalted, praised"). Adar features in the Jewish calendar as the name of the twelfth month of the biblical year and the sixth month of the civil year, when Purim is celebrated ('thus girls born during this period often bear the name
Adara').
Adartza f Basque (Rare)From the name of a mountain in the Basque region of France. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque
adar "branch; horn" and the quantifying suffix
-tza.
Adbugissa f GaulishDerived from Proto-Celtic
ad- "very" and Gaulish
*bugio- meaning "blue".