Masculine Submitted Names

Ainsly f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Ainsworth m African
Transferred use of the surname Ainsworth.

Aintsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy aina meaning "life" and soa meaning "good".

Ainun f & m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
From Arabic عيون ('aynun) meaning "eyes", the plural of عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".

Aio m & f Japanese
The kanji used for males is 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" and for females the kanji is 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread"... [more]

Aio m Medieval Basque, Medieval Spanish
Possibly originated from the name of the Roman deity Aius. Documented for the first time in Roman era inscriptions in San Vicente de Alcántara (Badajoz), and in the 12th century in Iruña/Pamplona.

Aion m Greek Mythology
Aion comes from the Greek word "Αἰών" meaning century and is the circle encompassing the universe and zodiac. Aion is the god of eternity unlike Chronos (the god of time).

Aioro m Medieval Basque
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Áipaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "companion, husband" in Greenlandic.

Aipaloovik m Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Aipaloovik is an evil sea god associated with death and destruction.

Aiping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel, duckweed" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Aiquem m Occitan
From Germanic aigan "to possess" and helm "protection".

Airald m History (Ecclesiastical)

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

Airam m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name of a Guanche man baptised in Seville in the 15th century, of unknown meaning. This name had revivals the 1980's and the 2000's.

Airan f & m Japanese
Combination of Ai 1 or Ai 2 and Ran.

Airant m Romani (Archaic)

Airard m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and hard "brave, hardy" (compare Erhard).

Airas m Medieval Galician, Galician (Modern)
Galician version of Aires. This was the name of several Galician medieval poets, like Airas Nunes. It has seen a revival in Galicia since the 2000's.

Airàud m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Arialdo.

Airavata m Hinduism
Means "belonging to Iravati" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the elephant mount of Vishnu and the son of Iravati.

Airchibald m Scots
Scots form of Archibald.

Airchibauld m Scots
Scots form of Archibald.

Airchie m Scots
Diminutive of Airchibauld.

Airee m Malaysian (Rare)

Airen f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aires m Portuguese
Unknown origin, possibly a short form of Germanic names begining with the root hari meaning "army".

Airet m Estonian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aire.

Airique m African American
Variant spelling of Eric.

Airlangga m Indonesian
Means "jumping water" or "crossing water", from Indonesian air meaning "water" combined with Sanskrit लङ्घन (langhana) meaning "passing over, jumping, crossing". This was the name of an 11th-century king of eastern Java, so named because he crossed the Bali Strait to Java from his birthplace of Bali.

Airline m Obscure

Airo m Estonian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aire.

Airon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron.

Aironas m Lithuanian

Airou m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Airthur m Scots
Scots form of Arthur.

Airtie m Scots
Shetland diminutive of Airthur.

Aírton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
More commonly used variant of Ayrton.

Airton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ayrton.

Airu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 哀 (ai) meaning "pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize", 碧 (ai) meaning "blue, green" or 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", 惟 (i) meaning "consider, reflect, think" combined with 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 屡 (ru) meaning "often, frequently", 入 (ru) meaning "enter, insert", 蕗 (ru) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 璃 (ru) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop"... [more]

Aisä m Tatar (Rare)
Means "Jesus" in Tatar language.

Aisake m Fijian, Polynesian
Means "he laughs" in Polynesian.

Aisbit m Scots
Reduced form of Archibald.

Aischines m Ancient Greek
Means "humble", derived from Greek αἶσχος (aischos) meaning "shame, timidity, disgrace".

Aisea m Fijian
Fijian form of Isaiah.

Aish m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati
Means "divine, supreme, regal" in Sanskrit.

Aishender m Scots
Scots form of Alexander.

Aishik m Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhalese, Marathi, Gujarati, Fijian, Indian (Sikh)
Means "divine, relating to Shiva 1" in Sanskrit.

Aishils m Latvian
Latvian form of Aeschylus.

Aishufen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shufen.

Aisi m Tongan, English (Australian)
Means "ice" in Tongan.

Aisien m Yakut
Variant form of Aiyy Sien.

Aisil m Medieval English
Perhaps a misspelling of Ailsi, a form of Æthelsige. This name 'occurs nowhere else outside Domesday Book', according to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.

Aisimides m Ancient Greek
Derived from the given name Aisimos and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aisimos m Ancient Greek
Means "destined, fatal" or "fitting, suitable, right" in Greek, ultimately derived from αἶσα (aisa) meaning "fate, destiny".

Aisja m Tatar
A variant of the Tatar name ”Aisä” (Mishar Tatar) and ”Ğäisä” (Kazan Tatar). This version has been used in Finland, among the small community of Tatars... [more]

Aislan m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Aisley f & m English
Variant of Isley.

Aisonas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aeson.

Aïssa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Isa 1 used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Aistan m Medieval English
Possibly from the gothic verb áistan "to reverence."

Aistis m Lithuanian
Derived from Aisčiai, which is the Lithuanian name for the Aesti, a Baltic tribe (or people) that was first described by the Roman historian Tacitus (born c. 56 AD, died c. 120 AD) in his treatise Germania... [more]

Aistolf m Germanic
Variant of Aistulf.

Aiston m & f English (American)

Aisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aisun f & m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Aysun.

Aisuo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 索 (suǒ) meaning "rope", "laws, rules" or "search, inquire, demand".

Aisvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the old Lithuanian verb aiti meaning "to go, to walk" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.

Aiswaran m Indian, Hinduism
Means "belongs to the lord; lordly".

Aisy m & f Indonesian, Malaysian
Possibly a diminutive of Aisyah or Quraisy

Aita m Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan god of the underworld. He is identical with the Greek Hades and the Roman god Pluto.

Aita m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque aita "father". It appears in this spelling as a given name in the 10th-11th centuries.

Aital m Polish (Archaic)
This is the name of a Christian saint, most likely from a Persian source meaning "light; bright." The name was borne by the Polish mayor of Sanok Aital Witoszyński (1898-1905).

Aitala m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Aithalas.

Aitan m Hebrew
Hebrew boys name meaning "strong"

Aitano m Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of Gaetan.

Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
The first element of this name may be Old High German eit meaning "fire; brilliant". The second element is Old Saxon hard "strong, hard" (Old High German hart).

Aithalas m History (Ecclesiastical)

Aithalides m Greek Mythology
Means "son of Aithalos" in Greek, derived from the name Aithalos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aithalion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αἰθαλίων (aithalion) meaning "swarthy, dusky".... [more]

Aithalos m Greek Mythology
Derived from either the Greek noun αἴθαλος (aithalos) meaning "thick smoke, smoky flame" or the Greek noun αἰθάλη (aithale) meaning "soot". Also compare the Greek adjective αἰθαλέος (aithaleos) meaning "smoky"... [more]

Aithel m Antillean Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eithel.

Aithion m Greek Mythology
Diminutive form of Aithon, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion).

Aithiphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aithipol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aithon m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αἴθων (aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat".... [more]

Aition m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective αἴτιος (aitios) meaning "responsible" as well as "culpable, guilty, blameworthy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun αἰτία (aitia) meaning "responsibility" as well as "guilt, blame, accusation"... [more]

Aitmukhambet m Kazakh (Rare)
Combination of Kazakh айт (ayt) meaning "holiday, festival, feast" (also referring to Eid, a Muslim festival), ultimately of Arabic origin, and the given name Mukhambet.

Aitmukhamet m Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aitmukhambet.

Aito m & f Japanese
Means "affection" in Japanese.

Aito m Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish aito meaning "true, authentic".

Aitoarii m Tahitian
From the Tahitian aito meaning "warrior" and ari'i meaning "noble".

Aiton m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Anthony.

Aitonui m Tahitian
From the Tahitian aito meaning "warrior" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".

Aitòre m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Adjutor.

Aitthichai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิชัย (see Itthichai).

Aitthikon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aitthikorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aitthiphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitthiphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitthipol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitthipon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittikon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aittikorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aittiphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittiphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittipol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittipon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitzol m Basque
Used by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname, (A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words haitz "rock, stone" and ola "workplace, factory".

Aiukli f & m Choctaw
Famous bearer, Isabella Aiukli Cornell (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an activist for indigenous women.

Aiulf m Lombardic, Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
A Germanic name formed from the name elements agin "edge (of a sword)" and wolf "wolf" (see Aginulf).... [more]

Aiuri f & m Basque (Modern)
From Basque ainuria or aiuria meaning "howl".

Aius m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman (Rare)
From Latin āio meaning "to say, affirm", cognate to Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌖𐌔 (aius) meaning "omen, tell, response". Aius Locutius (meaning "spoken affirmation") was a Roman deity or numen associated with the Gallic invasions of Rome during the early 4th century BC.

Aivaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Scandinavian name Ivar, which is ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Ívarr (see Ivor).

Aiver m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Aivar.

Aivis m Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Aivars and a masculine form of Aiva.

Aivo m Estonian
Originally a short form of Aivar, now used as a given name in its own right.

Aixinga m Manchu, Chinese
The name of a famous Manchu military general belonging to the Šumuru clan of nobility.

Aiy m Siberian Mythology
Variant of Aiyy.

Aiydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aiyden m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aiy Siene m Yakut (Rare)
Means "descendant of Aiyy", referring to the Aiyy deities in Yakut mythology.

Aiyun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Ai 2 and Yun

Aiyy m Siberian Mythology
From Yakut айыы (ayıı) meaning "creation", a derivative of ай (ay) "to create". In Yakut or Sakha mythology the Aiyy are good spirits who created the world.

Aiyy Sien m Yakut (Rare)
Means "grandson of Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.

Aizan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Zan.

Aizat f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Derived from Kazakh aй (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده (zâde) "offspring, child". It is a feminine and masculine name in Kazakhstan, solely feminine in Kyrgyzstan, and solely masculine in Tatarstan.

Aizat m Malay
Probably from Arabic عايز (ʿāyiz) meaning "want, need".

Aizatullah m Kazakh
Translates roughly to "divine offspring of the moon". Derived from the Kazakh word ay, meaning "moon", the Kazakh and Persian word zâde meaning "offspring", and the Kazakh and Arabic suffix -ullah, meaning "Allah (God)".

Aizen m & f Japanese
The name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [more]

Aizetsu m Japanese
From 哀 (Ai) meaning “Sorrow” and 絶 (Zetsu) meaning “Absolutely”. These two kanji 哀絶 together can mean “Sadness”.... [more]

Aizheng m & f Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.

Aizik m Russian, Yiddish
Form of Isaac.

Aizivaishe m & f Shona
Meaning "one who knew the Lord".

Aizo m Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Basque aitz "rock, stone".

Aj m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ay.

Aja m & f Indian
From Sanskrit अज (aja) or अजा (ajā), respectively the masculine and feminine word for "goat".

Aja m Guanche
Derived from Guanche *axxa, meaning "enormous animal".

Aja m Biblical German
Variation of Aiah.

Ajaaja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ajâja.

Ajace m Italian (Tuscan, Rare)
Variant of Aiace.

Ajád m Medieval Hungarian

Ajadi m Yoruba
Means "ends conflict" or "end of a conflict" in Yoruba.

Ajaero m & f Igbo
Taken from the Igbo phrase ana aja gi n’ihu ana ero gi n’azu, meaning "they praise you to your face and mock you behind your back".

Ajagbe m Yoruba
Means "fought to carry" in Yoruba.

Ajah m Biblical Hebrew
In Genesis 36:24 and 1 Chronicles 1:40, Ajah is a son of Zibeon. Ajah means "hawk.

Ajah m & f Bandial
Means "the clever one" in Bandial.

Ajahni m & f African American
Variant of Ajani.

Ajai m Indian, Hindi, Tamil
Variant transcription of Ajay.

Ajâja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic pet form of Aja, from a combination of Aja and the diminutive suffix -aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of Ajajak.

Ajaja m & f Yoruba
Means "one who fights and escapes" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and já "to snap, break off, break loose".

Ajaka m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by an Oyo emperor whose father was Oranyan and his brother was possibly the deity Shango.

Âjakorssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ajaks m Polish
Polish form of Ajax.

Ajaksas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ajax.

Ajakso m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Ajax.

Ajala m & f Yoruba
Means "fights and survives" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and là "to survive". Alternatively, the final element could be lá "to lick; to become worn out".

Ajalon f & m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aijalon occurring in some translations of the Old Testament.

Ajan m Albanian
Albanian form of Turkish Ayan.

Ajaŋa m Jola
Means "girl" in Jola-Fonyi.

Ajándok m Hungarian
Masculine form of Ajándék.

Ajani m Yoruba
Means "one (we) fought to have" in Yoruba.

Ajar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".

Ajari f & m Yoruba
Means "fought to be seen" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards.

Ajatashatru m History

Ájax m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Ajax.

Ajay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J. A famous bearer is Ajay Stevens, a musical artist.

Ajayan m Indian, Malayalam
Variant of Vijaya.

Ajayi m & f Yoruba
Means "fought to turn" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards or sideways.

Ajayu f & m Aymara
Means "spirit" in Aymara.

Ajaz m Urdu
Variant of Ijaz.

Ajbit m Mayan Mythology
One of the thirteen Mayan gods who created human beings. Ajbit assisted in the actual construction work.

Aje f & m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba
Means "wealth, money, profit" in Yoruba. This is the name of a goddess of wealth, prosperity, and business in Yoruba tradition.

Ajee f & m African American (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).

Ajet m Albanian

Ajewole m & f Yoruba
Means "the goddess Aje has entered this house" or "wealth has come in" in Yoruba, from ajé "wealth, prosperity" and wọle "enter into" (itself from wọ "to enter" and ilé "house, home").

Ajey m Hindi

Ajhr m Kalmyk
From the Kalmyk ажрЬ (ajr) meaning "stallion".

Aji m Indonesian
Means "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि (aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".

Ajibade m Yoruba

Ajikutôĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

A-jin f & m Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."

Ajin m Tamil
Rare masculine name of unknown meaning.

Ajinkya m Marathi
Means Invincible. Also another name of Lord Shri Krishna.... [more]

Ajko m Esperanto
Possibly a Esperanto form of Aiki.

Ajmal m Arabic, Urdu
Means "more beautiful, prettier" in Arabic, the elative form of جميل (jamil).

Ajnija f & m Bosnian
Variant of Ajna and Ajnela.

Âjo f & m Greenlandic
Older form of Aaju.

Ajok m African Mythology
The god of the Lotuko, a Sudanese people. It was believed that he was benevolent, but only if men chose to keep him so. Family strife was seen to be the cue for death to enter the family, and indeed a story is told of a Lotuko mother who implored Ajok to restore her dead child to life... [more]

Ajtony m Hungarian (Rare), Medieval Hungarian
Ajtony was an early-11th-century ruler in the territory now known as Banat in present-day Romania and Serbia.

Ajtzak m Mayan Mythology
One of the thirteen Mayan gods who created human beings. He did mainly the same work as Ajbit did.

Ajumuo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Ayumu.

A-jun m & f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."

Âjúnguaĸ m & f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aajunnguaq.

Ajuricaba m Brazilian, History
Ajuricaba (died c. 1728) was a leader of the Manaos indigenous nation in the early 18th century. He rebelled against the colonizers, refusing to serve as a slave where he became a symbol of resistance and freedom.

Ajwad m Arabic
Means "horses" in Arabic, the plural of جواد (jawād) meaning "steed, horse".

Ajzik m Jewish

Ak m Zhuang
Means "strong" in Zhuang.

Ak m & f English (American)

Aka m Georgian
Short form of Akaki.

Aka f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ada 1 and Arthur.

'Aka'aka m & f Hawaiian
Means "laugh" or "to laugh" in Hawaiian.

Akaash m Hindi
The meaning of the name Akaash is "sky" or "space"

Akaaton m Finnish (Archaic)
Finnish form of Agaton.

Akachukwu m Igbo
Means "hand of God" in Igbo.

Akács m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Achatius.

Akagündüz m Turkish
From Turkish aka "white" and gündüz "daytime".

Akahiko m Japanese (Rare)
From 赤/朱 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince."... [more]

Akahito m Japanese
The name of a famous Japanese poet of the Yamato

Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)
Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.

Akai m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing".... [more]

Akaik m Russian
Russian form of Achaikos via Achaicus.

Akaina m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to singe" in Cook Islands Maori.

Akaitcho m Yellowknife
Direct translation is "big foot" or "big feet" referencing a less literal translation of "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow."

Akaiti f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived either from causative prefix aka- and iti meaning "little, small" or from aka meaning "sin, fault" and iti meaning "little, small."

Akaka m Inuit

Akakiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Akakios.

Akaky m Russian
Variant transcription of Akakiy.

Akala m Nigerian

Akale-work m Ge'ez
Means "body of gold" in Ge'ez.

Akam m Tamil
Means "inner life" or "love" in Tamil. It refers to a genre of classical Tamil poetry.

Akam m Kurdish
Means "striking power" in Kurdish.

Akamaki m & f Japanese

Akamas m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek ἀκάμας (akamas) meaning "untiring, unwearying", a word derived from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, and κάμνω (kamno) "to grow weary, to be in distress"... [more]

Akamoeteivi m Cook Islands Maori
Means "let the bones lie, make peace" in Cook Islands Maori.

Akan m Turkish
Means "flowing" in Turkish.

Akan m Biblical Hebrew
In Genesis 36:27 Akan is a son of Ezer and grandson of Seir the Horite. In 1 Chronicles 1:42 he is called Jaakan.

Akande m Yoruba, Nigerian
means "first born"

Akaneo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [more]

Akang m Sundanese
Means "older brother" in Sundanese.

Akani m Tsonga
Means "build, build together" in Xitsonga.

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

Akanni m Yoruba
Means "special to have" or "profitable encounter" in Yoruba.

Akanthos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original form of Acanthus.

Akar m Turkish
Means "flowing" in Turkish.

Akarachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัครชัย (see Akkharachai).

Akarsha f & m Hindi

Akaru f & m Japanese

Akasagarbha m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit आकाशगर्भ (see Akashagarbha).

Âkasak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic masculine form of Âkasik.

Akashagarbha m Buddhism
From Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa) meaning "open space, sky" and गर्भ (garbha) meaning "inside, interior". In Mahayana tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with the element of space.

Akashi m Japanese
From Japanese 朱 (akashi) meaning "vermilion, crimson". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Akashika m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤鹿 (akashika) meaning "red deer".

Akashinga m & f Shona
Meaning “one who is resilient or brave”.

Akat m Indonesian, Malaysian
A Lun Bawang name.

Akatamachetos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀκαταμάχητος (akatamachetos) meaning "unconquerable", which consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and the Greek verb καταμάχομαι (katamachomai) meaning "to conquer, to subdue by fighting".... [more]

Akatauira m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to observe and mark". This is the name of a star important for its use in navigation.

Akatendeka m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is faithful", deriving from the verb kutendeka.

Akates m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Achates.

Akatius m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Achatius.

Akatosh m Popular Culture
In the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls', Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the pantheon of gods in the game). He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged... [more]

Ákãtsiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "beautiful, precious uncle (father's brother)" from Greenlandic Áka and -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".

Akatsuki m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
From 暁 (akatsuki) meaning "dawn, daybreak," shifted from earlier akatoki, made up of 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]

Akau m Tongan
Means "tree, plant, timber" in Tongan.

Akawel m Berber
Means "the black" in Amazigh.

Akay f & m Turkish
From Turkish ak, meaning "white" and ay, meaning "moon".

Akaymo m Guanche
Means "swarthy" in Guanche.

Akaz m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse aka "to drive". This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Akaza m Japanese
From 猗 meaning “Exclamation of surprise/approval” or “Docile”, 窩 meaning “Hole” and 座 meaning “Pedestal”. A couple of kanji variations can be used. The meaning of this name is argued about.... [more]

Əkbər m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akbar.

Akber m Pakistani
Pakistani form of Akbar.

Akbor m Biblical

Akbul m New World Mythology
Is a Mayan mythology name, which means, 'of the night.'

Akça m & f Turkish
Means "pale" in Turkish.

Akçan m Kalmyk
Means "maple" in Kalmyk.

Akcan m & f Turkish
Means "dear friend" in Turkish. Combination of common Turkish words "ak" meaning "white", and "can" meaning "life".

Akdöl m Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" combined with döl meaning "progeny".

Ake m Finnish
Short form of Aleksi or variant of Aake.

Ake m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Archie.

Akeakamai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Meaning "yearning for wisdom," "philosophy," or "lover (ake) of wisdom (akamai)".

Akebono​ m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 曙 (akebono) meaning "dawn, daybreak," derived from a combination of 明け (ake) meaning "daybreak" and 仄 (hono) meaning "faint."... [more]

Akecheta m Sioux, Popular Culture
Means "soldier" in Lakota. From the Lakota akíčhita "soldier, army, military, troops, police".... [more]

Akeel m Muslim
Variant transcription of Aqil.

Akeerebari m & f Ogoni

Akehisa m Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake, aki) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akejan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Әкежан (see Akezhan).

Akela f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adele or Asher.

Akela f & m Literature, Indian
Akela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895).

Akela m & f Hindi (Rare)
Akelā means "single or solitary" in Hindi. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895)... [more]

Akeli m Medieval English

Akelin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Aken m Egyptian Mythology
The custodian of the ferryboat who ferries the souls of the deceased to the Egyptian underworld of Duat, and he was also said to rule Duat in general on behalf of Osiris... [more]

Akeno m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Akepsimas m History (Ecclesiastical)
The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; it is a hellenized form of some name, which was perhaps of Middle Persian origin. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr, a bishop of Hnaita in western Persia who was tortured to death in 376.

Akerbeltz m Basque Mythology
Literally meaning “Black goat” in Basque, this name belongs to a spirit/deity in Basque mythology. Usually depicted as a billy goat, the spirit was earlier seen as pagan deity of the protection of animals and houses... [more]

Akeredolu m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "one who becomes prominent at a young age" or "he who reduces (humbles) himself in order to become king" in Yoruba.

Akersim m Berber
Means "caracal" in Tamazight.

Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)
From verbs 明ける (akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける (akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける (akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from Akatsuki.... [more]

Akesandros m Ancient Greek
Means "healing of a man", derived from Greek ἄκεσις (akesis) "healing, curing" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".

Akessamenos m Greek Mythology
In Greek Mythology, king of Pieria and founder of the Macedonian city Akesamenai.

Akestes m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἀκεστής (akestes) meaning "healer, mender".

Akestor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἀκέστωρ (akestor) meaning "healer, saviour".

Akestorides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Akestor" in Greek, derived from the name Akestor combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aketza m Basque
From Basque aketz meaning "male pig".

Akeyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak" and 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, fortunate, auspicious, good". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Akezhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh әке (ake) meaning "father" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Akhashverosh m Tiberian

Akhat m Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
From Arabic أَحَد (ʾaḥad) meaning "one, only".

Akhava m Karelian
Karelian form of Agafon.

Akhayik m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Achaikos via Achaicus.