ApollinusmLiterature Variant of Apollonius used by John Gower for the hero of his 1,737-line Middle English narrative 'The Tale of Apollinus' (in the 'Confessio amantis'), his version of the classical romance 'Apollonius of Tyre', widely popular in the Middle Ages.
ApollogenesmAncient Greek Derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century BC.
ApolonimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Apolon with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [more]
ApophismEgyptian Mythology (Anglicized) From Ἄποφις (Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις (ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to ꜣpp "to slither"... [more]
ApormHungarian (Rare), Medieval Hungarian Apor was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, who, according to the 'Illuminated Chronicle', led a campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 959. He was the ancestor of the gens Apor.
AppaliunasmNear Eastern Mythology Anatolian god which possibly means "father lion" or "father light". A Theory states that Appaliunas can be equated with Apollo
ApphianmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Aphian (Apphian, Apian, Appian, Amphianus, Amphian; Amfiano in Spanish and Italian) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305.
AppianmAncient Roman (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Appianus, a Roman agnomen that was derived from Appius. Appian of Alexandria was a 1st- and 2nd-century Greek historian and writer in Rome.
AppiemDutch Diminutive of Albert and Albertus. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch author Appie Baantjer (1923-2010), who was well-known for his detective fiction.... [more]
AprasionmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب (Afrasiyab) (see Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ (Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი (Aprasiobi).... [more]
Aprim & fIndonesian From the name of the month of April.
ApridonmGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Afrīdōn (also found spelled as Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name Fereydūn (see Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is Frēdōn.
ApsandrosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄψ (aps) meaning "backwards, back again" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
ApsatmGeorgian Mythology Meaning unknown. Apsat was the god of birds in Svan (a subgroup of the Georgian people) mythology.
ApsephionmAncient Greek There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness"... [more]
Aputsiaĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of Aput and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Aputsiannguaqf & mGreenlandic Means "dear little snow crystal" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aputsiaĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet", "dear", "little".
Aqsaf & mArabic, Urdu Means "furthest, most distant" in Arabic. It is taken from the name of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, considered the third holiest site in Islam as the Prophet Muhammad travelled there during the Night Journey (Isra').
AqsarmKazakh Possibly from the Kazakh ақсары (aqsarı) meaning "light yellow".
Aquetzallif & mNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl atl "water" and quetzalli "quetzal feather, something precious". Alternately, may derive from ahquetzalli, meaning "irrigation ditch" or "gruel".
AquilliusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile derived from Latin aquila "eagle" (see also Aquila). This name was borne by several consuls from ancient Rome.
AquilomRoman Mythology Possibly derived from Latin aquila, meaning "eagle". Aquilo was the name of the Roman god of the north wind, equated with its Greek counterpart Boreas.
ArabertmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]
AragogmPopular Culture From J K Rowling's Harry Potter series, Aragog is the name of the giant spider that lives in the Forbidden Forest. He fears basilisks and is a great friend of Rubeus Hagrid, who rescued him when he was a child and cared for him... [more]
ArahanmHistory From Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat) meaning "deserving, entitled to, worthy, venerable". This was the name of an 11th-century Burmese monk who helped to stabilize the presence of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Araif & mBasque, Medieval Basque Name originally found on a Roman tombstone in Araba, Basque Country. Although the original namebearer was male, the name was revived as a unisex name at the end of the 20th century.
Araitzf & mBasque (Modern) From the name of the valley of Araitz, located in Navarre.
ArakmThai Means "protection" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आरक्ष (ārakṣa).
ArakánomLiterature Means "high commander" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium, this is the original name of Argon, the youngest child of Fingolfin and Anairë... [more]
ArakelmArmenian (Rare) Derived from the Armenian word arak'eal, which literally means "sent", but signifies "apostle" in its original context, as it is a calque from Greek apostolos (e.g. Tovmas Arakael, which means Thomas the Apostle).
AramanyakmAncient Armenian Meaning unknown; possibly related to Persian ارمنی (Armani) "Armenian" or from Old Iranian *Rāma(n)-nī- "bringing peace" combined with the Armenian suffix -ակ (-ak). Aramanyak Haykazuni was a king of Armenia from 2026-1980 BCE... [more]
AramayismAncient Armenian, Armenian From Old Median *Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *rāma- "joy, peace" and *ais-/*is- "to strive".
ArambiymAdyghe Derived from Persian آرام (ârâm) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AramundmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]
ArandeepmIndian (Sikh) The second element is from dipa "light, lamp". The first is claimed by some to mean "forest".
AranđelmSerbian This name is Christian in origin. It is derived from Serbo-Croatian arhanđel or arhanđeo "archangel", which is ultimately derived from Greek archangelos "chief angel".
Arandelam & fFilipino Spanish origin meaning a flat discus or a washer. In Serbian origin, Arandel meaning chief angel or archangel so adding the A in Arandel to form Arandela gives it a feminine characteristic meaning Female Archangel.
AranwëmLiterature The Quenya name Aranwë means "Kingly" or "Noble" from ara ("noble") and aran ("king"). The suffix -wë occurs in many names, though it is not exclusively masculine.... [more]
Aranyaf & mThai, Indian, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit अरण्य (aranya) meaning "forest". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is masculine in India and Bangladesh.
AraquisguanmGuanche The name of a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Araraf & mJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 玲 (ra) meaning "sound of jewels"... [more]
ArasmKurdish, Persian, Turkish, Urdu In Kurdish and Persian it means “equal”, “balanced”. The word Aras commonly refers to the Aras River, which flows through Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
ArathornmLiterature Arathorn II is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the fifteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and the father of Aragorn II, one of the major characters in The Lord of the Rings.
AratirimGuarani Means "ray, bolt, lightning" in Guarani.
AratomJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 嵐 (a) meaning "storm, tempest" or 新 (ara) meaning "new", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 人 (to) meaning "person"... [more]
AratormMedieval Latin Means "plowman" in Latin. This was the name of a sixth-century Christian poet from Italy.
AratosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀρατός (aratos) meaning both "prayed for, desirable" and "prayed against, accursed".
AratusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Aratos. Aratus of Soli (315-240) was an Ancient Greek didactic poet known for his major extant work Phenomena.
AratzmBasque Aratz is a mountain of the Basque Country in Spain located at the mountain range Altzania (also called Urkilla) that provides the extension for the massif Aizkorri. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque aratz "clean, pure; clear" (in the case of the mountain, aratz refers to its stone surface devoid of vegetation).
AraunahmBiblical Araunah was a Jebusite who was mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel who owned the threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah that David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God... [more]
ArausiomCeltic Mythology, Gaulish Mythology The name of a local water god, possibly derived from Gaulish ar-aus(i)o- meaning "temple, cheek", from Proto-Celtic *far-aws(y)o- literally meaning "in front of the ear". Very little is known about this deity, other than the town of Orange (or Auranja) being named after them.
AravmIndian, Hindi Means "calm, peaceful" from Sanskrit अ- (a-) meaning "not" and रव (rava) meaning "roar, cry".
AraxamOld Persian Uncertain etymology, probably derived from an Ancient Armenian name.
AraymSpanish (Canarian, Modern) Meaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Guanche araia, meaning "possibility" or "hope". Alternatively, it may be derived from Araya, the name of a neighborhood in Candelaria, Tenerife, which has also been recorded as Aray.
ArayamTigrinya Means "leader by example" in Tigrinya.
ArazmKurdish From the name of the mountain in the Kurdistan region.
ArazielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means "light of God" or "moon of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven by God for having relations with earthly women.
ArbamBiblical Derived from Hebrew רבע (raba') meaning "four". This was the name of a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament. In Joshua 14:15, he is called the 'greatest man among the Anakites.' Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak... [more]
ArbakesmOld Persian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Old Persian *Arbakah, derived from *arbah meaning "young, youthful" and the nominal suffix 𐎣 (-ka).
ArbazakiosmOld Median Hellenized form of Old Median *Arabazuka, meaning "having wild arms".
Arbelm & fHebrew Mount Arbel is a mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel. From the lookout atop the mountain, one can see almost all of the Galilee into the Golan Heights including Safed, Tiberias and most of the Sea of Galilee.
ArbërmAlbanian The name represents the demonym of Albania as it used to be called in Medieval times, "Arberi/a". It ultimately goes back to the Albanian tribal name Arbër/Arbëreshë.... [more]
ArbomGermanic Short form of masculine names that contain the Gothic element 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi) meaning "heritage, inheritance", such as Arbogast.... [more]
ArbogastmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi) meaning "heritage, inheritance" combined with Old High German gast meaning "guest, stranger."... [more]
Arborm & fEnglish Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.
ArcasmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology he was a son of Zeus and Callisto. He was remembered for having taught people the art of weaving and baking bread... [more]
ArceusmObscure From the Pokémon character Arceus, whose name comes from the combination of the Greek word αρχή (arkhé), "origin", and the Latin word deus (god). In the game lore, Arceus is the original Pokémon who created the universe... [more]
ArchmArmenian The word Armenian word for the animal, bear, is Arch.
ArchagathosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀρχός (archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή (arche) "origin, source". The second element is derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good".