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Aaima f Urdu, Pakistani, Arabic
Means "make a gesture" in Arabic.

Aajamaak f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âjamâk.

Aakami f Arabic

Aama f & m Greenlandic

Aamannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic aama "glow, glowing coal" (cf. Aamaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".

Aamaq f Greenlandic
Means "ember, glowing coal" in Greenlandic.

Aamari m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Aamber f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Amber.

Aameen f & m Arabic
Means "oh Allah, accept our prayer" in Arabic. This is a cognate of the English word amen.

Aamiina f Somali
Somali form of Aminah 1.

Aamilah f Urdu, Arabic
Means "worker" in Arabic. It may also mean "one who hopes", making it related to Amal 1.

Aamirah f Arabic (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Amira 1.

Aamna f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic آمنة or Urdu آمنہ (see Amna).

Aamodini f Odia
Means "fragrant" in Odia.

Aamor f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aanor influenced by Latin amor "love".

Aamunkoi f Finnish (Archaic)
Translates as Morning Dawn.

Aanakwadmeskwa m & f Ojibwe
Derived from the Ojibwe word aanakwad meaning "cloud" and meskwa meaning "red".

Aaryamani f Odia
Means "belonging to the Sun" in Odia.

Aasma f Hindi

Aasmae f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسماء (see Asma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Aatmaja f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "daughter" in Sanskrit.

Abam f African
Abam’s meaning is “second child after twins”

Abasiama m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.

Abayomi m & f Yoruba
Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".

Abeima f Manipuri
Means "little girl" in Meitei.

Abirami f Indian

Abrahamina f Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Abraham.

Abrahamine f Norwegian (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Feminine form of Abraham.

Abrama f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Variant or feminine form of Abram 1 and Abramo.

Abramina f Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Dutch variant of Abrahamina as well as an Italian diminutive of Abrama, since the name contains the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina.

Abramka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Abraham.

Abrisham f Persian
Means "silk" in Persian.

Acamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Achamma.

Accama f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Achamma.

Accamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Achamma.

Achamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Rebecca used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Achasanam f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek word acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".

Achimi f Kabyle

Achishalom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Achi and Shalom, meaning "my brother is a peace" or "my brother will bring peace" in Hebrew.

Achlama f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "amethyst" in Hebrew.

Achmayexguayaxerax f Guanche Mythology
This is one of Chaxiraxi's names and it means "behold his mother, the Spirit that sustains the universe".

Acima f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Feminine variant of Asim 1.

Aclima f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning unknown. In some religious traditions, this is the name of the first human female born, a daughter of Adam and Eve.

Acmachquichiuh m & f Nahuatl
Means "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".

Adalmiina f Finnish, Literature
Used 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.... [more]

Adalmina f Swedish (Rare), Finnish
Variant of Adalmiina.

Adalmut f Germanic
Means "noble mind", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic môds (mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."

Adama f Hebrew (Rare), American
Means "Ground / Earth" in Hebrew. Also feminine form of Adam.

Adamae f English
Combination of Ada 1 and Mae.

Adamandia f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αδαμαντία (see Adamantia).

Adamanta f Literature
Adamanta Took, née Chubb was a hobbit of the Shire.... [more]

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).

Adamanthea f Greek Mythology (Modern, ?)
Possibly a corruption of Adamanteia, a name used by Hyginus in reference to Amalthea.

Adamantheia f Greek Mythology
Variant of Adamanthea.

Adamantine f French, English
Means "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'... [more]

Adamantini f Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine derivative of Adamantios. This was the name of a Thracian saint, also known as Adamantia, who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Adamardis f Germanic
Feminine form of Ademar.

Adamari f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Adamaris.... [more]

Adamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Ada 1 and Maria.

Adamarie f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
Variant of Adamaris, or a combination of Ada 1 and Marie.

Adamaris f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English
Either a combination of Ada 1 and Maris 2, or a combination of the prefix a with Damaris, or from Latin adamō meaning "I love truly, earnestly, deeply or greatly; covet".

Adamay f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Adamaris or a combination of Ada 1 and May.

Adame f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Adama.

Adamella f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.

Adamia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.

Adamine f English (Rare), French (Rare), Scottish (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Adamina.

Adamira f English
Combination of Ada 1 and the popular suffix -mira.

Adamline f Obscure
Feminization of Adam.

Adamma f Igbo
Means "daughter of beauty" in Igbo.

Adamma f Hurrian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Etymology 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.

Adebimpe f Yoruba
Means "the crown is complete" in Yoruba.

Adegbamigbe m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown did not forget me” in Yoruba.

Adegbemibu m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown did not insult me” in Yoruba.

Adekanmi m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown is now my turn" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kàn meaning "to touch, to concern" and mi meaning "me, my".

Adelelma f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic)
Feminine form of Adelelmo.

Adelhelma f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Adelhelm.

Adellum f & m Hebrew

Adelmara f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Adelmar.

Adelmia f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Adelma.

Adelmine f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Adalmina.

Adelmira f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Adelmiro.

Adelmoed f Dutch
Dutch form of Adalmut.

Adelmut f Germanic, German
Variant of Adalmut.

Adelphasium f Ancient Roman, Theatre
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character in the play 'Poenulus of Plautus'.

Adema f Kazakh

Ademide f & m Yoruba

Ademija f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Adem.

Ademira f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Ademir.

Ademurewa f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown brought goodness" in Yoruba.

Adesimbo f Yoruba
Means "noble birth" in Yoruba.

Adewumi m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty attracts me" in Yoruba.

Adeyemi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown suits me" or "one who arrives and befits me" in Yoruba.

Adeyemo m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the child" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with yẹ "suitable, worthy" and ọmọ "child".

Adiam f Ge'ez, Amharic
Possibly means "fair, pretty".

Adilchimeg f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Adilelma f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Adelelma.

Adilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
This name is probably a short form of Adilmara. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a (Brazilian) variant form of Adelma.

Adilmara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Adelmara.

Adim m & f Efik

Adimata f Indian, Hindi
Means "the primal mother", from adi "primeval, first" and mata "mother".

Adimu f Swahili
Means “rare” in Swahili.

Admeta f Italian
Feminine form of Admeto.

Admete f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Admetos. This name belonged to two characters in Greek mythology: the daughter of King Eurystheus (for whom Herakles stole the girdle of Hippolyta), and one of the Oceanids.

Admira f Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine 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... [more]

Admiranda f Medieval English
Derived from Latin admirare "to admire".

Admire f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Admire, or directly from the English word admire.

Adream f English (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a- with Dream.

Adzumi f Japanese
Variant of Azumi.

Áedammair f Medieval Irish
Derived from Áed (see Aodh).

Aedumanda f Celtic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed old Celtic form of Aimend.

Aemelia f English
Alternate spelling of Aemilia. Some versions of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors spell Aemelia this way.

Aemin f Korean

Aemma f Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". It is possibly derived from Emma. In the series, Aemma Arryn is the mother of Rhaenyra Targaryen, a claimant to the throne of Westeros.

Aemmi f American (Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Aemylia f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Aeng-rim f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 櫻 meaning "cherry blossom" (aeng) and 林 meaning "forest, grove" (rim). This name can be spelled as Cheririn in Japanese.

Aénȯheméóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "hawk trail woman" in Cheyenne.

Ae-shim f Korean
From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" and 沈 (sim) meaning "sink, submerge, addicted to". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Afomiya f Ethiopian (?)
Allegedly of Yoruba origins.

Afraima f Arabic (?)
Possible Arabic feminine variant of Ephraim.

Afrime f Albanian
Feminine form of Afrim.

Agalembo m & f Bandial
Means "s/he ruins it" in Bandial.

Agalmatis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄγαλμα (agalma) meaning "honour, glory, pride, delight" or "a statue, a bust".

Agameda f Greek Mythology (Russified)
Serbian, Russian, Spanish and Basque form of Agamede.

Agamédé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Agamede.

Agamede f Greek Mythology
Means "very cunning", derived from Greek ἄγαν (agan) meaning "very much" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning"... [more]

Agapomene f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Agapomenos.

Agathemeris f Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek ἀγαθὸς (agathos) "good, noble" and ἥμερος (hemeros) "civilized, gentle".

Ágiámpéh f Bette
Means "she sings praises" in Bette Obudu.

Agime f Albanian
Feminine form of Agim.

Aglaopheme f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαόφημος (aglaophemos) meaning "of splendid fame", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun φήμη (pheme) meaning "prophetic saying" as well as "rumour" and "(good) report, repute, fame".... [more]

Aglaotime f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aglaotimos.

Agnimitra m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
The meaning is, "Friend of Fire".

Agyegyesεm m & f Akan
Means "trouble making" in Akan.

Ahamefuna m & f Igbo
Means "may my name not be lost" in Igbo.

Ahatmilku f Ancient Near Eastern
Possibly means "sister of the king" in Amorite. Name borne by a princess of Amurru (fl. 1265 BCE), who would go on to become queen of Ugarit (modern day Ras Shamna in Northern Syria) as the wife of King Niqmepa.

Ahimsa f Sanskrit
From Sanskrit अहिंसा ahiṃsā "non-violence, harmlessness".

Ah Kum f Chinese
Means “good as gold” in Chinese.

Ahlaam f Arabic
Variant transcription of Ahlam.

Ah Lam f Chinese
Means “forest, orchard” with the prefix Ah.

Ahlam f Arabic
Means "dreams" in Arabic, the plural of حلم (ḥulm) meaning "dream".

Ahlem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic احلام (see Ahlam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ahmani f & m African American, Arabic
Variant of Amani.

Ahmicqui f & m Nahuatl
Means "immortal, something that does not die" in Nahuatl, derived from the negative prefix a- and micqui "corpse, dead body".

Ahram f Korean
Means "ripe chestnut" or "ripe acorn" in Korean.

Ahreum f Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Areum.

Ahumere f Tahitian
Derived from Tahitian ahu meaning "clothes, tapa cloth" and mere meaning "parental grief, grief of a parent".

Aiganym f Kazakh
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and ханым (khanym) meaning "mistress, madam, lady".

Aihime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aikamieli m & f Finnish (Rare)
Old Finnish name according to Kustaa Vilkuna (a Finnish ethnologist, linguist and historian).

Aikerim f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Aigerim.

Aima f Greenlandic
Possibly from Natsilingmiut aimavik "home", Kivalliq aivuq "s/he goes towards", Greenlandic aivâ "fetches it", or Greenlandic airuq "coming home". It may also be a variant of Aumaĸ.

Aima f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Irma.

Aima f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aimar and Aimo and a Danish variant of Aimée.

Aimable f & m French (Archaic)
French form of Amabilis.

Aimada f Occitan, Provençal, Lengadocian, Niçard
Provençal, Niçard and Languedocian form of Amata.

Aimadina f Occitan
Diminutive of Aimada.

Aimánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Aima, using the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Aimannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aimánguaĸ.

Aimara f Basque, Medieval Basque, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Aimar.

Aimata m & f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian ai "in possession of" and mata, derived from the word Matamua meaning "eldest sibling". This name was traditionally given to the firstborn child of a family.

Aime f Estonian

Aime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 夢 (me) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aimeé f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Aimée.

Aimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 枚 (méi) meaning "stalk, trunk".

Aimeke f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Eime.

Aimelina f Gascon
Gascon form of Ameline.

Aimend f Irish Mythology
Irish sun godess. This name appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic aidu-mandā. The name literally means "burning stain," which may have been a byword for the notion of ‘sunburn.’ The Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic name is likely to have been Aedumanda.

Aimengarda f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Gascon variant of Ermengarda.

Aimérance f Norman (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Aimerance.

Aimerance f French (African), Norman (Archaic)
Norman form of Émerence.

Aimi f Estonian
Variant of Aime.

Aimi f English, English (British)
Variant of Amy.... [more]

Aimia f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aimi.

Aimie f French (Modern)

Aimiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Aimil f Manx
Manx feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Aimilia f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Aemilia. Compare the masculine form Aimilios.

Aimilíona f Medieval Irish
Irish form of Aemiliana.

Aimira f Kazakh

Aimona f Provençal
Feminine form of Aimon.

Aimor f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Amor.

Aimshiggüi m & f Mongolian
Means "intrepid, fearless, brave" in Mongolian.

Aimu f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 逢 (ai) meaning "meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous", 彩 (ai) meaning "colour", 曖 (ai) meaning "dark, not clear", 亜 or 亞 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 以 (i) meaning "by means of, because, in view of, compared with", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 好 (i) meaning "fond, pleasing, like some" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream"... [more]

Aimy f English (British)
Variant of Amy.

Ainamo f Finnish
Diminutive of Aino.

Airam f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
María (Spanish) or Maria (Portuguese) spelled backwards.

Airim f Kazakh
From kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic ريم (rim) meaning white "antelope"

Aisezim f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айсезім (see Aysezim).

Aisma f Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Aiym f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Айым (see Ayym)

Âjamâk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Akamaki m & f Japanese

Akame f Popular Culture (Rare)
literally "red eye" ... [more]

Akami f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 奏 (ka) meaning "to play (music)" combined with 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akammboñaa f Jola
Means "she tries it for nothing" or "she does it there for nothing" in Jola-Fonyi. This is applied to a woman in reference to her repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term, implying the bearer gets pregnant in vain.

Akanimoh m & f Efik
Means "greater than wealth" in Efik.

Akashagamini f Hinduism
Means "flew in the sky". It is one of the 108 names of the goddess Durga.

Akasma f Obscure

Akbermet f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz ак (ak) meaning "white" and бермет (bermet) meaning "pearl".

Akihime f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" or 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Akima m & f Russian
Diminutive or feminine form of Akim.

Akima f Japanese (Rare)
Appears in the 2000 animated feature Titan A.E. as the name of Cale's love interest.

Akimi f & m Japanese
From 赤 (a) meaning "red", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", and 見 (mi) meaning "view, see, perspective". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Akimiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by the place under windows opposite the plank bed" in Greenlandic.

Akjemal f Turkmen (Rare)
From ak meaning "white" and Arabic and Arabic جمال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".

Akkumis f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and күміс (kümis) "silver".

Akllasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful chosen one" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sumaq, "beautiful".

Akmar f & m Malay
From Arabic أَقْمَار (ʔaqmār) meaning "moons".

Akmoor f Kyrgyz
Means "white seal" in Kyrgyz.

Akoma m & f Central African, African Mythology
Akoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.

Akomimm f & m Siksika
Means love in Sisiká (Blackfeet) language.

Akomo f Luo
"someone delivered during planting or prosperous times of the year"

Akpomatunemibofa m & f Ijaw
Means "nobody has a knowledge of the world" in Ijaw.

Akpomofa f & m Ijaw
Means "the world is not as you think of it" in Ijaw.

Akuma f & m Popular Culture
Means "devil" or "demon" in Japanese This is the name of one of the antagonists in the fighting-game series 'Street Fighter'. In the original Japanese game his name is Gouki.

Akumi f Japanese
"The Dark"... [more]

Akumu f Swahili

Alabama f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]

Alademomi m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty knows me" in Yoruba.

Alagchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian алаг (alag) meaning "multicoloured, dappled, patchy, piebald" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
The name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess Kali... [more]

Alākšu-lūmur f Babylonian
Means "may I see his path", deriving from the Akkadian element alaktu ("the route,the journey (of gods, of people)").

Alalcomeneïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Probably means "the Protectress, the Defender" from the Greek verb ἀλαλκεῖν (alalkein) "to ward, to keep off". This was an epithet of the goddess Athena as guardian of Boeotia... [more]

al-Aleem m & f Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"The All-Knowing One", "The Knowledgable One"... [more]

Alamae f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ellamae or Alma 1.

Alamana f Medieval Basque, Gascon
Medieval Basque and Gascon feminine form of Alaman.

Alamanda f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Derived from Latin Alemannia "Germany".

Alamania f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Alamina.

Alamea f Hawaiian (Rare)
From Hawaiian ʻalamea meaning "precious".

Alameda f English, Popular Culture

Alamela f Indian, Popular Culture

Alamina f Romani
Most likely a corruption of Wilhelmina.

Alazimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into royalty" in Ijaw.

Álbma f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Alma 1.

Alcamy f English (Modern)
Variant of Alchemy.

Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English noun alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία (chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic al-kimiya (the source also of Persian Kimiya).

Alcimache f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimache.

Alcimede f Greek Mythology
Meaning "mighty cunning." The mother of Jason.

Alcmena f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkmene.

Aldarmaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Aldarnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, to increase; to enhance".

Alderamin m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".

Alemande f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French alemande, the feminine form of the adjective alemant "German". This name might originally have been given to someone of German ancestry or to someone whose ancestors came from the town of Allemagne in Normandy (present-day Fleury-sur-Orne).

Alemandina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Alemande.

Alemandine f Arthurian Cycle
Possibly from Old French alemandine, the name of a gem of a deep red colour (and the source of English almandine); this word was a corruption of Latin alabandicus "Alabandic (stone)", the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a variety of carbuncle worked at the city of Alabanda in Asia Minor (see Alabandus)... [more]

Alemandrina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Alemandina.

Alemania f American, American (Hispanic)
Alemania is an alternate Latin name for Germany (and the Spanish name of the country).... [more]

Alemke f West Frisian (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Alem (Frisian), where the Frisian diminutive suffix -ke has been added to the name.

Alemnesh f Ethiopian, Amharic

Alemona f Roman Mythology
Roman birth deity that feeds the embryo or generally nourished growth in utero.

Alemonia f Roman Mythology
Perhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων (ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology, Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth in utero).

Alemşah f & m Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish alem meaning "world, universe" combined with şah meaning "shah, king".

Alesiram f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
The name Marisela spelled backwards. It was brought to limited public attention in 2013 by Alesiram Meza, a contestant of American TV series 'La Voz Kids'.

Algimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algimantas.

Algminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algminas.

Aliimau f Samoan

Alim f & m Mongolian
Means "apple" or "pear" in Mongolian.

Alima f Arabic, Western African, Northern African, Kazakh, Indian (Muslim)
Feminine form of Alim.

Alimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Alim.

Alimar f Arabic

Alimari f American (Hispanic)

Alimat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Alima.

Alimata f Western African
Form of Alima used in western Africa.

Alimazi f Amharic
Means "diamond" in Amharic.

Alime f Crimean Tatar
Means "knowledgeable, learned" from Arabic عَلِمَ (ʿalima) meaning "to know, to have knowledge, to be informed" (see Alim).

Alimeda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Alimi m & f Nigerian

Alimpiya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Olympia.

Alkimache f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alkimachos.

Alkmena f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Means "keeper of sacred places". Derived from Lithuanized ancient Prussian "alkas" (a sacred woods, sacred hill, a place of worship) and Lithuanian "menanti" (the one, who remembers), which, in turn, came from "minėti" (to remember, to talk about).

Alkméné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Alcmene.

Allatum f Persian Mythology
The goddess of the underworld in early Iranian mythology. She is believed to be of Mesopotamian origin (Ellat).

Allimina f Romani (Archaic)

Alliyma f Quechua
Means "good person" or "good thing" in Quechua.

Alma f Kazakh
Means "apple" in Kazakh.

Alma f Bosnian

Alma f Hungarian

Almaak f Astronomy
Variant of Almach.

Almaaz m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "diamond" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Persian الماس (almas).

Almabikä f Bashkir
Combination of Bashkir алма (alma) meaning "apple" and бикә (bikä), which is a name element.

Almagöl f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Almagul.

Almagul f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "apple blossom" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алма (alma) meaning "apple" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Almah f Hebrew

Almaïde f Literature (Rare)
Variant of Alma 1. It appears in 'Almaïde d'Etremont' (1900), a novel by the French poet Francis Jammes.

Almaïde f Norman
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology.

Almairah f Maranao
Possibly a variant of Almirah.

Almana f Lithuanian
Derived from aliai vienas "everyone; every last one" and either manyti "to think; to suppose" or sumanus "quick-witted; astute".

Almandine f English (Rare)
The name of a mineral belonging to the garnet group. It is an alteration of the French alabandine, from the Latin alabandina, from the ancient in Caria, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), Alabanda (Αλαβάνδα), which was known for producing dark marbles and garnet-like stones... [more]

Almantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Almantas.

Almarian f Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, possibly from the Quenya word almare meaning "blessedness".

Almarie f English (American), Afrikaans, Filipino

Almáriel f Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Almáriel was young woman of Númenor. Almáriel was a peer of Herendil, who was mocked by him with the nicknames Eärendel or Terendul... [more]

Almarina f Albanian (Rare)

Almas f Persian
Possibly means "diamond" in Farsi.

Almaseyä f Bashkir
From Bashkir алма (alma) meaning "apple" and сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry".

Almasi f Swahili
Means "diamond" in Swahili.

Almatine f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a combination of Alma 1 with any feminine name that ends in -tine, such as Christine and Martine.... [more]

Almaz m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Alme f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Alma 1.