AdelelmmAnglo-Norman Medieval name recorded in Domesday Book (1086), probably from the continental Germanic name Adalhelm. (The Old English cognate Æðelhelm or Æthelhelm had become reduced to Æthelm by circa 940, making it a less likely source.)
AdelelmusmGermanic (Latinized) Variant of Adelhelmus, which is the latinized form of Adelhelm. Also compare Adalhelmus. This name was borne by two saints, namely Adelelmus of Burgos (died around 1100 AD) and Adelelmus of Flanders (died in 1152 AD).
AdelomMedieval English, Medieval French Derived from Old High German adal "noble", or a short form of names beginning with this element. Also compare the feminine equivalent Adela.
AdelowomNigerian, Yoruba Means "the crown has honour" or "the crown has respect" in Yoruba.
AdelphusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) "brother" (literally "from the same womb", from the copulative prefix a- "together with" and delphys "womb"). Adelphus was a bishop of Metz, France, who is now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
AdeltúmCharrúa The name belonged to Vicente Adeltú, a charruan tribe leader who lived in Buenos Aires. He was used by the Viceroy Avilés to convince other tribe leaders to be reduced and christianized.
AdeotimYoruba Means "royalty does not fade" in Yoruba, derived from adé meaning "crown, royalty", (k)ò meaning "does not" and tí meaning "fade, be blemished".
AdeoyemWestern African, Yoruba From Yoruba adé oyè, which literally means "the crown of chieftancy", and is understood to mean "the crown given to me to celebrate my acquired chieftaincy title".
Aderinolaf & mYoruba The first part, Aderi, means "crown" or "royalty," the second part, Nola, means "wealth" or "riches." The name is interpreted as "crowned with wealth" or "royalty with riches".
Aderinsolaf & mYoruba Meaning "a crown walks into wealth" or "royalty walks into wealth", from the Yoruba words adé (crown), rìn (to walk), sí (into) and ọlá (honor, wealth).
AdesinamYoruba Means "the crown has opened the way" or "the one who arrives and opens the way" in Yoruba, usually given to the firstborn child in a family.
AdexemGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from the name of a menceycato (kingdom) located in Tenerife, meaning "mountainous massif". It is called Adeje in modern days.
Adhilf & mAstronomy Derived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.
AdhritmHinduism A name for the Hindu Lord Vishnu, Adhrit means " the one who supports everyone but does not need to support himself " it is also of Sanskrit origin.
AdilbayarmMongolian From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
AdilbekmKazakh From Kazakh әділ (adil) meaning "fair, just" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Adilbishm & fMongolian Means "dissimilar, unlike, not the same" in Mongolian, from адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
Adil-giraymHistory From Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "just, fair" (see Adil) combined with the Turkic title giray denoting a khan of Crimea. A notable bearer was Adil Khan Giray, the khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666-1671.
AdiljanmUyghur, Uzbek, Kazakh Uyghur elaboration of Adil using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling" as well as an Uzbek and Kazakh variant transcription of Adilzhan.
AdilkhanmKazakh From Kazakh әділ (adil) meaning "fair, just" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
AdilsmOld Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare) Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
AdinathamHinduism Means "original lord, the first lord, the primordial master" or "the Supreme Lord, lord of lords" in Sanskrit, composed of आदि (ādi) "primeval, first" and नाथ (nātha) "master, lord"... [more]
AditmIndonesian, Indian, Hindi Derived from Sanskrit आदित (adita) meaning "beginning, precedence". It could also be used as a short form of the name Aditya.
AditmKhmer Possibly from the Khmer word meaning "former, past, ancient", or a Khmer transciption of Adit.
AdityawarmanmHistory, Indonesian (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन् (adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [more]
AdjutormHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.
AdmathamBiblical Means "a cloud of death" or "a mortal vapor" according to Hitchcock's Dictionary of Biblical Names. One of the seven princes of Persia in the book of Esther.
AdmiralmAmerican (Rare), Medieval English From the English word admiral meaning "a commander of a fleet or naval squadron, or a naval officer of very high rank".
AdmonmAncient Hebrew it belongs to a tana תנא (tana, a rabbinical sage whose views were recorded in the Mishnah) דיין (dayan) (a judge in religious court)... [more]
AdnamBiblical One of the family of Pahath-moab, who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife. ( Ezra 10:30 ) (B.C. 459.) ... [more]
'AdnachmBiblical Variant transcription of Adnah 2, used in The Complete Jewish Bible and the Hebrew Names Version of the Bible.
'AdnachmBiblical Variant transcription of Adnah 1. This transcription is used in the Hebrew Names Version of the Bible.
'AdnahmBiblical Variant transcription of Adnah 1. This transcription is used in The Complete Jewish Bible.
AdnahmBiblical The name comes from the Hebrew noun עדן ('eden), meaning "luxury", "delight", or "pleasure".... [more]
AdnahmBiblical The name is of uncertain meaning. It is very similar to Adnah 1, however they are not exactly the same. They both come from the Hebrew noun עדן ('eden), meaning "luxury", "delight", or "pleasure"... [more]
AdnismAfrican American (Rare) Meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of Adonis. It was the name of American rapper Jay-Z's father, about whom he wrote a song.
Adnoartinaf & mIndigenous Australian Mythology This 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.
AdomGermanic, Italian Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning "noble". This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish saint, an archbishop of Vienne in Lotharingia... [more]
Adom & fYoruba Possibly derived from Yoruba ádò meaning "medicine gourd". This is also the name of two cities in Nigeria, both with different etymology.
AdomnánmOld Irish, History (Ecclesiastical) Old Irish diminutive of Adam. Saint Adomnán was the ninth abbot of Iona Abbey, considered one of the most significant churchmen and intellectuals of the seventh century.
AdónmSpanish Spanish form of Adon. It coincides with the Hebrew epithet for God אדון (Adón) meaning "lord".