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Ashnaza f MordvinMeans "blond, light", related to Erzya ашо
(ašo) "white".
Ashouni f MaoFrom the Mao
asho meaning "continuous".
Ashrita f IndianPossibly means "dependant" and/or "a girl protected by God"
Ashu m & f Kenyang, JaghamFrom Kenyang
sǒ meaning "wash, clean, clear." Alternatively it could stem from the verb
sǔ in Ejagham which has the same meaning.
Ashura f JapaneseEither from 阿 meaning A, 修 meaning osamu, and 羅 meaning luo.
Ashwina f Indian, Sanskrit, HinduismA feminine form of
Ashvin, the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. It means "light" in Sanskrit, and Ashvini is the first star that appears in the evening sky (the head of Aries). Ashvin also stands for the Divine twins considered to be the Hindu gods of vision in Hindu mythology.
Asianna f EnglishLikely an elaborated form of
Asia 1 with the popular name suffix -
ana, or just a combination of Asia and
Anna.
Asiaq f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Asiaq is a weather goddess (or, more rarely a god) and was quite frequently invoked by the angakoq for good weather.
Asida f AbkhazMeans "lioness" from Arabic أَسَد
(ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see
Azida).
Asılhaniy f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
асыл (asıl) meaning "real, precious, noble" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler".
Asilposhsha f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
asil meaning "real, genuine", "precious", or "dear" and
poshsha, an endearing name for a girl or woman.
Asima f TurkishMeans "exceeding; one who exceeds" in Turkish.
Asimina f GreekDerived from Greek ασήμι
(asemi) meaning "silver", literally "without mark" from α
(a), a negative prefix, combined with σῆμα
(sema) "sign, mark, token"... [
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Asisat f NigerianThe name of the professional woman football player Asisat Oshoala, playing for FC Barcelona.
Aska f KurdishFrom Kurdish
ask meaning "deer, gazelle".
Aşkın m & f TurkishMeans "exceeding, transcending, over, beyond" in Turkish.
Askja f Icelandic (Modern)Directly taken from Icelandic
askja "little box; caldera (of a vulcano)". The name is also related to the Old Norse name element
askr "ash tree".
Asmara m & f IndonesianMeans "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit स्मर
(smara).
Asmat f Literature, GeorgianGeorgian form of
Asma according to a Russian source, but Georgian sources say that this name means "innocent, chaste, virginal" and "honest" in Arabic.... [
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Asmaul f Indonesian, BengaliFrom the first part of the Arabic phrase الأسماء الحسنى
(al-asma' al-husna) meaning "the beautiful names (of God)", referring to the 99 names of Allah.
Asmîn f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
asîman meaning "sky", or a type of wildflower.
Ašmu-nikal f HittiteWhile the meaning is unknown, the second element likely derives from Nikkal, a Hittite goddess derived from the Sumerian
Ningal.
Asnat f Yiddish, HebrewVariant transcription of
'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'
Asona f Medieval BasqueThis was the name of a daughter of the king of Pamplona who married Muza in 802.
Asora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 青空 (asora) meaning "blue sky". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Aspazija f Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)Latvian and Lithuanian form of
Aspasia. Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), one of the most important Latvian poets and playwrights.
Asphodel f LiteratureFrom the name of the flower. J. R. R. Tolkien used this name on one of his characters in
The Lord of the Rings.
Asra f LiteratureInvented by Samuel Coleridge for his poem 'A Day-Dream' (composed 1802, published 1828). He arrived at it by inverting the first two letters of
Sara, the first name of Sara Hutchinson, with whom he was in love... [
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Asrar m & f Arabic, UrduDerived from أسرار
(asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر
(sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [
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Ašratum f Near Eastern MythologyA cognate of the Ugaritic
Asherah. Name borne by an Amorite goddess who was likely derived from the same source as Asherah, however she came to occupy her own distinct position in the Amorite pantheon... [
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Asri m & f Indonesian, MalayMeans "my age, my time" from Arabic عصر
('asr) meaning "time, age, era". This also coincides with the Indonesian word
asri meaning "beautiful, fair". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is only masculine in Malaysia.
Asriya f UzbekDerived from
asriy, a literary term meaning "centuries long".
Ásrós f IcelandicAltered form of
Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element
áss "god" combined with Icelandic
rós "rose" (from Latin
rosa).
Assata f AfricanUnknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"
Assomption f French (Rare)Derived from French
assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare
Asunción).
Ássuma m & f BandialMeans "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
Astarael f LiteratureAstarael is the seventh of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Astarael is the Weeper, the bell that throws everyone who hears her deep into Death.
Asterin f & m GreekPerhaps related to or a diminutive of the name
Aster of Greek origins, meaning "star".
Astero f GreekDerived from Greek άστρο
(astro) or αστέρι
(asteri), both meaning "star". This is the name of the title character of a 1959 Greek film (played by Aliki Viougiouklaki), a remake of a 1929 movie (itself loosely based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel
Ramona).
Astery f LiteratureForm of
Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.
Asti f HinduismMEANING : exsistent, present, happen, be, Name of a sister of prapti ( daughter of Jarasandhas & wife of Kansa)... [
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Astik f & m Indian, Hinduism, Mythologyname of Sanskrit origin denoting a brahmin with the gotra of atri (अत्रि). Believed to being directly originating from the septarishi atri.
Astrella f ObscureFrom Greek ἀστήρ
(aster) meaning "star". This name was used by Scottish singer Donovan for his daughter born 1971.
Astriel m & f ObscurePossibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ
(aster) meaning "star".
Astriel f LiteratureIn the Sindarin (Elvish) language of JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series, this name is translated to “princess of ash”, derived from “ast” (meaning “ash, dust, sand”) & “-riel” (a common, feminine suffix meaning “princess”).
Astrik f ArmenianMeans "little star" in Armenian, from Greek
aster meaning "star" and the diminutive
ik.
Astrild f LiteratureClaimed to mean "love fire" from Old Norse
ást "love" and
eldr "fire". Astrild was a personification of love in Scandinavian poetry (particularly during the Baroque and Rococo eras), probably introduced in the 17th century by Swedish poet Georg Stiernhielm.
Astris f Greek MythologyDerived from
αστερ (aster) meaning "star, starry". It is the name of a star-nymph daughter of the sun-god
Helios.
Astrith f Obscure (?)This is borne by Astrith Baltsan (1956-), an Israeli concert pianist; it is uncertain if her name has the same etymological origins as
Ástríðr.
Ástrós f IcelandicDerived from Icelandic
ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and
rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name
Ástríður (the Icelandic form of
Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse
áss "god", which in proper names becomes
Ást- when it precedes the liquid
r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).