AmbiorixmOld Celtic, History Continental Celtic name, derived from Celtic ambio "enclosure" (or ambi "around, about" or ambitio "rich") combined with Celtic rix "king." This was the name of one of the two kings of a Gaulish tribe called the Eburones, who was famous for revolting against Julius Caesar in 54 BC (which eventually led to the extermination of the Eburones).
AmbranshmIndian The history of the name "Ambransh" is none. its is the name that got deprived when two lovely parents of his decided to combine their names, Amber and Ansh, and ambransh was created. It is the only name in the world
AmbrielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Allegedly means "energy of God" in Hebrew. In Jewish and Christian mythology, this is the name of an angel associated with the zodiacal sign of Gemini and the month of May. It was found engraved on a Hebrew amulet for warding off evil.
AmbrosinusmLiterature, Popular Culture This is the latinized name of Merlin in the novel "The Last Legion" written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (b. 1943), but also in the 2007 film based on the book. In the novel, his full name is Meridius Ambrosinus (while his original Gaelic name is MyrddinEmrys), but he is usually referred to as simply Ambrosinus.
AmdírmLiterature Possibly means "hope" or "looking up" in Sindarin. In 'Tolkien's Legendarium' this is the name of an elf, the King of Lórien. He was also called Malgalad.
Amef & mJapanese From Japanese 雨 "rain" or 飴 "candy".
AmemWest Frisian West Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element amal "work". However, there are also instances where it is a short form of names of which the second element starts with an 'm' - the name Adelmar is a good example of that.
AmemarmAncient Aramaic Formed from the personal name Ammi (which means "my people" from Hebrew עַם (ʿam) "people, nation, kinsman" and the suffix י (i) "my") and the title מַר (mar) meaning "master"... [more]
Amenm & fEnglish (Rare) From the English word amen, uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning "so be it".
Amenaghawonf & mWestern African, Edo Literally translated to "the water you shall drink" in Edo, from the proverb Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.
Amenim & fArabic (Maghrebi) Means "Wish" in Maghrebi Arabic. This name is more commonly used in Tunisia
AmenirdisumAncient Egyptian Masculine form of Amenirdis, from Egyptian jmn-jr-dj-s(w) meaning "Amun has given him" or "Amun is the one who created him", derived from the name of the god Amun combined with jrj "to do, act, make; to create, bring into being" or "with respect to", dj "to give", and sw "he, him".
AmenmosemAncient Egyptian From Egyptian jmn-ms or jmn-ms.s meaning "born of Amun" or "fashioned by Amun", derived from the name of the god Amun combined with msj "to give birth to; to form, create, produce"... [more]
AmenymAncient Egyptian Likely a diminutive derived ultimately from Amun. Ameny Qemau was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. He ruled for about two years over most of Egypt, from c.1793 BCE to c.1791 BCE... [more]
AmeyamIndian Ameya is a Sanskrit word/name which literally translates to "the one without any dirt". This can mean either "pure" or "innocent". Another commonly interpreted meaning of this name is, "boundless" or "magnanimous"... [more]
AmfilochiosmGreek (Rare) Modern Greek form of Amphilochios. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek saint Amfilochios of Patmos (1889-1970), whose name is usually written as Amphilochios in non-Greek sources.
AmgalanbaatarmMongolian Means "peaceful hero" in Mongolian, from амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Amgalanbayarm & fMongolian Means "peaceful celebration, peaceful joy" in Mongolian, from амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".
AmgalantörmMongolian Means "peaceful power" in Mongolian, from амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm" and төр (tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority".
AmicmGascon, Lengadocian Gascon and Languedocian form of Amicus as well as a direct adoption of Gascon amic "friend".
AmiciusmAncient Roman Late Latin name meaning "friendly, welcome" from amicus meaning "friendly, amicable" and "welcome, pleasing." Compare with Amice and Ames.
AmielmBiblical, Hebrew Variant of Ammiel. Occurs in the Book of Numbers 13:12: Amiel, who represented the tribe of Dan, was one of the twelve spies sent out by Moses to survey the land of Canaan.
AmilmArabic, Azerbaijani, Filipino, Tausug Means "labour, work, deed, action" in Arabic, from the root عمل ('amila) meaning "to work, to perform, to do".
Amilf & mGalician (Rare) From the town of Amil in Galicia, originated as a possesive form of the Germanic name Alamirus, from the elements alls "all" and mers "famous". Nowadays it is a devotional title for the virgin Mary, Nosa Señora dos Milagres de Amil.
AmilmAzerbaijani From Arabic عَامِل, (ʻĀmil), which means "a hardworking person, doer, striver", among other similar descriptions. It is derived from root ع م ل (ʕ-m-l), which is related to "working, doing".
A-minf & mKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a min hanja, such as 珉 meaning "gem," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," 旻 meaning "sky" or 民 meaning "people."
AminadabmEnglish (Puritan), Mormon Variant of Amminadab. According to the Book of Mormon this was the name of a Nephite who fell away from the church and became associated with the Lamanites... [more]
AmintormTheatre Variant of Amyntor. This was used by Beaumont and Fletcher for the hero of their play 'The Maid's Tragedy' (ca. 1608-11) and later by Isaac Bickerstaffe for a character in his comic opera 'Daphne and Amintor' (1765).
Amir al-DinmArabic Means "commander of the religion" or "prince of the religion" from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
AmirbekmKazakh, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Uzbek Combination of Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" (see Amir 1) and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AmirindomGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Middle Persian amir-e Hind meaning "Emir of India". The first word in that sentence is the Arabic military title Emir (Amīr in Arabic), which is ultimately derived from Arabic أمير (amīr) meaning "commander, ruler, prince"... [more]
AmirjanmKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word amir meaning "commander, prince" (borrowed from Arabic) and the Kazakh word jan meaning "soul" (borrowed from Persian).
AmironmHebrew Means "my nation is a song" or "my people sings" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew עַם (am) "nation, people" combined with Hebrew רֹן (ron) "singing, song" as well as "joyful sounds, shout of joy".
AmirrmArabic Amirr comes from the name "Amir", and is mainly associated with food and feasts.
AmishmIndian Means "free of deceit" or "truthful".
AmitabhamBuddhism, Sanskrit, Bengali Original Sanskrit form of Amitabh, as well as the modern Bengali form. In Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition this is the name of a buddha associated with longevity, merit and boundless compassion... [more]
Amiyam & fIndian, Bengali Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word अमाय (amaya) meaning "free from deceit, guileless". A noted (male) bearer was Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901-1986), an Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet.
AmiztlatomNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl amiztli "sea lion" (literally "water puma") and tlahtoa "to speak; to issue commands".
AmlaithmLiterature A character from J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series bears this name. Amlaith was the king of the fictional kingdom of Arthedain. His name is derived from a Sindarin word.
AmlawddmWelsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle Derived from the Welsh intensive prefix *an-/am- combined with llawdd "praise". In Welsh myth he is the father of Eigyr (Igraine) and therefore the grandfather of King Arthur... [more]
AmlethmLiterature, Medieval Scandinavian Origins uncertain. This earlier form of Hamlet appeared in a story published by Danish writer Christiern Pedersen in 1514, based on a legend recorded by Saxo Grammaticus in his 'History of the Danes'.
AmlóðimOld Norse Means "poor, weak fellow; fool, simpleton" in Old Norse, or derived from a combination of Old Norse of ama "to vex, annoy, molest" and Odin.
AmmanmAncient Hebrew The given name of the second son of Lot, (The Veil), by his younger daughter meaning "Son of my Race" or "Son of my People. The father of the Ammanites, (AKA Ammonites). ... [more]
AmmianusmLate Roman, Late Greek (Latinized), History From the late Roman cognomen Ammianus, which is of uncertain origin and meaning, but it is noteworthy that all of the bearers known to history are of Byzantine Greek descent. As such, the original form of the name must have been Ἀμμιανός (Ammianos), which thus means that Ammianus is a latinization of the original name.... [more]
AmminadabmBiblical Means "my people are generous" or "my kinsman is noble" in Hebrew, from עַם (ʿam) "people, nation, kinsman" combined with the suffix י (i) "my" and the verb נָדַב (nadav) "to willingly give" (by implication "to be noble"; also see Nadab)... [more]
AmminadibmBiblical Occurs once in the Old Testament, in Song of Solomon 6:12, where it is probably a variant form of Amminadab. However, there is uncertainty as to whether it should be interpreted as a proper name at all; the verse could be translated as 'the chariots of Amminadib' or as 'the chariots of my willing people' (or 'the chariots of my princely people').
AmmishaddaimBiblical Means "my kinsman is Shaddai" and consists of Hebrew עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, kinsman" with the suffix י (i) "my" and Shaddai being the other name of God (specifically the feminine aspect of God, because Shaddai means "breast")... [more]
AmmizabadmBiblical Hebrew Ammizabad was the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David(1 Chronicles 27:6). The first part of our name comes from the root 'mm, from whence stems the word 'umma, meaning "tribe" or "people." The root-verb zabad means "to give" or "bestow." Therefore, it possibly means, "to bestow on people."
AmmonmMormon In the Book of Mormon, the character of Ammon is one of the four sons of King Mosiah, who initially opposes the Church, but is converted alongside his brothers and Alma the Younger after an experience with an angel, and becomes a missionary to the Lamanites... [more]
AmmoronmMormon Nephite traitor, brother of Amalickiah, king of Lamanites after Amalickiah's death - killed by Teancum (c. 66-61 BC).
AmmurapimAncient Semitic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the last king of Ugarit, known from a letter he wrote to the king of Alashiya pleading for military aid during an invasion.
AmmymIndian In the case of Punjabi singer and film actor Ammy Virk it is a short form of Amninderpal.
AmnajmThai Alternate transcription of Thai อำนาจ (see Amnat).