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Adilbish m & f MongolianMeans "dissimilar, unlike, not the same" in Mongolian, from адил
(adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and биш
(bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
Adilşah f Ottoman TurkishFrom Arabic عادل
('adil) meaning "just, fair, equitable" and Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king, shah".
Adilya f Hebrewis derived from
adi עדי combined with יה Ya (Yahweh) meaning "Jewel of
Yahweh"
Adimata f Indian, HindiMeans "the primal mother", from
adi "primeval, first" and
mata "mother".
Adinay f KyrgyzDerived from Persian آدینه
(âdine) meaning "Friday" combined with Kyrgyz ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Adinda f Indonesian, Dutch, LiteratureMeans "sister" or "eldest daughter" (a formal, poetic term) in Indonesian. The name was used by Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, for one of the eponymous characters in his story "Saïdjah and Adinda" in his 1860 novel
Max Havelaar.
Adisai m & f ThaiMeans "excellent, superb" in Thai.
Adisoda f GuancheFrom Guanche
*adis-uda, meaning "satisfied belly" (stopped giving birth). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Adityanath m & f HindiPossible transferred use of the surname
Adityanath. Possibly after the famous yogi with the chosen surname of Adityanath.
Adiwa f ShonaMeaning "one who is beloved or desired", a longer form of the name can be
Adiwanashe, deriving from the verb
kudiwa.
Adiya f KazakhDerived from Arabic عَادِيّ
(ʿādiyy) meaning "normal, regular, ordinary".
Adjoua f BaouléDerived from Baoulé
jɔlɛ "Tuesday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Tuesday".
Admira f Bosnian, SloveneFeminine form of
Admir. A known bearer of this name was the Bosniak woman Admira Ismić (1968-1993), who was killed by snipers when she and her Serbian boyfriend Boško Brkić (1968-1993) were trying to cross a bridge in Sarajevo... [
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Adnaè f FrenchIt is the french form of the hebrew name Adna, which means "delight".
Adnoartina f & m Indigenous Australian MythologyThis name represents a sacred ancestral being in the form of a gecko lizard. Adnoartina is associated with the formation of Uluru, the iconic sandstone landmark in the Northern Territory.
Ado m & f YorubaPossibly derived from Yoruba
ádò meaning "medicine gourd". This is also the name of two cities in Nigeria, both with different etymology.
Adolat f Uzbek, TajikMeans "justice" in Uzbek and Tajik, ultimately from Arabic عَدَلَ
('adala) meaning "to act justly".
Adongo m & f LuoMeans "second of the twins" in Luo.
Adore f EnglishLate Middle English via Old French from Latin
adorare ‘to worship’, from
ad- ‘to’ +
orare ‘speak, pray’.
Adorée f VariousMeans "adored" in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself. Bearer Adorée Villany (born 1891) was a French dancer and dance theorist.
Adrestia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Variant form of
Adrastia, which is one of the various latinized forms of
Adrasteia. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a war figure and goddess of revenge and balance, who often battled in war... [
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Adrika f Indian, HinduismMeans "small mountain" in Sanskrit. According to the Mahabharata, Adrika is an apsara (a female spirit of clouds and waters) who was the mother of Matsya and Satyavati.
Adsartha f LiteratureMeans "child of the warrior star" in Atlantean, the fictional language used in Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, 'The Fall of Atlantis'.
Adsullata f Celtic MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly British
adsiltia "she who is gazed at". This was the name of a river goddess worshipped by the Continental Celts. It may be an older form of
Esyllt.
Adubi f & m YorubaMeans "one we struggled to birth" in Yoruba, from
dù "to fight, struggle" and
bí "to birth, be born". Sometimes given to children named
Ige as a nickname.
Aduke f YorubaMeans "one (people) struggle(d) to care for" in Yoruba.
Aduna f BasqueFrom the name of a town in the Basque Country. The origin is unclear, although it may com from Old Basque
adun ("new wheat").
Adunni f YorubaMeans "sweet to have" in Yoruba, from
dùn "sweet, pleasant" and
ní "obtain, have, possess".... [
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Adut f Eastern AfricanThis name is borne by Adut Akech Bior ( born 25 December 1999), a South Sudanese-Australian model.
Advaiti f Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit अद्वैती
(advaitī) meaning "oneness, single, unique" (literally "one without a second, without duality").
Adwen f Welsh, CornishWelsh name, in which the second element is
gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint
Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [
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Adze f & m African MythologyThe adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore. It takes the form of a firefly and will transform into human form upon capture.... [
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Ae f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection". Other Hanja are aslo possible.
Aecha f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" and 차. Means "loving daughter"
Aedín f Irish (Modern, Rare)An Irish name meaning "little flame". It is derived from the name of the Celtic sun god "AED", with "ÍN" the diminutive for "little". It is a feminine version Aidan.... [
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Aëdon f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀηδών
(aēdōn) "songstress" or from Greek ἀηδονίς
(aēdonis) "nightingale". Also compare Greek ἀοιδή
(aoidē) meaning "song". This was the name of a legendary queen of Thebes who plotted to kill her rival
Niobe's son, but killed her own son accidentally... [
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Aedos f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek Αιδως
(Aidos) which meant "modesty, decency". In Greek mythology, Aedos was a goddess or daimona of modesty, reverence and respect and a companion of the goddess
Nemesis.
Ædre f Anglo-SaxonDerived from
ǣdre "stream, river; vein, artery" or "quickly, instantly".
Aega f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἴγη
(Aige), derived from αἴξ
(aix) "she-goat" or ἄϊξ
(aix) "gale of wind". In Greek mythology, Aega or
Aex nursed the infant
Zeus in Crete, along with her sister
Helice, after
Rhea gave
Cronus a stone to swallow instead of the newborn Zeus... [
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Aegea f Greek MythologyShe was sister to
Circe and
Pasiphaë, and daughter of the sun. When the Titans attacked the gods of Olympus,
Gaia placed Aegea in a cave to hide her shining loveliness.
Ægileif f Old NorseThe first element
Ægi- may be related to Old Icelandic
Ægir, "the sea" or "the god of the sea", found in compounds as
ægisandr "sea-sand" or the Icelandic place-name
Ægisiða... [
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Aegina f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the Greek Αιγινη (
Aigine), which is of unknown meaning, perhaps an alternative name for the plant known as Etruscan honeysuckle in English. In Greek mythology she was a naiad loved by
Zeus, who abducted her in the form of an eagle, carrying her off to the island of Attica... [
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Aegleis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἰγληίς
(Aigleis), a derivative of αἴγλη
(aigle) meaning "radiance, splendour" (compare
Aegle). In Greek mythology this name belonged to one of the Hyacinthides, the four daughters of Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian, who was said to have moved to Athens and, in compliance with an oracle, to have caused his daughters to be sacrificed by the Athenians on the tomb of the Cyclops Geraestus for the purpose of delivering the city from famine and the plague, under which it was suffering during the war with Minos.
Aehwa f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, blossom". Other Hanja is possible.