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Agathostratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Agathoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest, stranger".

Agathus m Ancient Roman

Agathyllos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Agathylla.

Agatonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Agathon.

Agelaos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἄγω (ago) meaning "to guide, to lead" and λαος (laos) meaning "people, folk". Alternatively, the first element could derive from ἀγείρω (ageiro) meaning "to amass".

Agelaus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agelaos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.

Agellus m Ancient Roman
Derived from the Latin agellus meaning "little farm; little field".

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

Agesandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis)... [more]

Agesilaos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis)... [more]

Agesilaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Agesilaos. This was an epithet of the Greek god Hades, as well as the name of two kings of Sparta.

Agesipolis m Ancient Greek, History
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis)... [more]

Agesistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead" and stray (stratos) meaning "army". Alternatively, could be a Doric Greek form of Hegesistratos.

Agestratos m Greek Mythology
Means "host leading" in Greek. It is an epithet of Athena.

Aggaeus m Ancient Hebrew (Latinized), Biblical Hebrew (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Haggai via it's Hellenized form Aggaios.

Aggaios m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Haggai, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Aggelippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Aggelis m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Angelis.

Aggelos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Angelos.

Aggeus m Hungarian (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Hungarian and Slovak form of Haggai.

Aggusteinus m Faroese
Faroese form of Augustinus.

Aghas m Armenian
Variant of Aghasi.

Aghilas m Kabyle
Means "leopard; panther; lion" in Kabyle.

Aghiles m Kabyle
Variant of Aghilas.

Ägidius m German (Rare), Luxembourgish (Archaic)
German form of Aegidius.

Agilulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agilulf. Agilulfus of Cologne was an 8th-century saint.

Agis m Ancient Greek, History
Derived from the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry". It is closely related to the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide"... [more]

Agisilaos m Ancient Greek
Variant of Agesilaos.

Aglaodoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαόδωρος (aglaodoros) meaning "bestowing splendid gifts", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".... [more]

Aglaokarpos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαόκαρπος (aglaokarpos) meaning "bearing beautiful fruit", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun καρπός (karpos) meaning "fruit" (see Carpus).... [more]

Aglaomachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Aglaophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes).

Aglaophantos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek adjective φαντός (phantos) meaning "visible", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".

Aglaophonos m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαόφωνος (aglaophonos) meaning "with a splendid voice", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".... [more]

Aglaophonus m & f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aglaophonos. In Greek mythology, Aglaophonus is the name of one of the Sirens.

Aglaos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright". Also compare the related name Aglaia.

Aglaosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Aglaostratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Aglaotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀγλαότιμος (aglaotimos) meaning "splendidly honoured", which consists of the Greek adjective ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".... [more]

Aglaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aglaos. This name was borne by a Roman governor of Crete from the 3rd century AD.... [more]

Agnellus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin agnus "lamb" and the diminutive suffix -ellus.

Agnetus m Danish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Agneta.

Agnijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Agnija.

Agnis m Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although a masculine form of Agnes has been suggested.

Agnius m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Agnė.

Agnos m Romanian

Agnus m East Frisian
Variant of the feminine name Agnes recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries in East Frisia.

Agoes m Indonesian
Older spelling of Agus based on Dutch orthography.

Agofredus m Frankish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of a Frankish name derived from the elements aggju meaning "blade" and friþu meaning "peace"... [more]

Agoracritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agorakritos.

Agorakritos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [more]

Agrestes m Arthurian Cycle
Derived from Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic, wild, brutish", from ager "field, farm". This is the name of an ancient pagan king of Camelot in the Old French Arthurian romance 'Estoire del Saint Graal' ("History of the Holy Grail", 1220-35)... [more]

Agreus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αγρεύς (agreus) meaning "hunter". In Greek mythology, Agreus is the name of one of the Panes.

Agrios m Greek Mythology

Agrippas m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Armenian and Old Armenian form of Agrippa.

Agrippinus m Ancient Roman
Masculine derivative of Agrippa.

Agris m Latvian
Derived from Latvian agrs "early".

Agritius m Late Roman

Agrius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Agrios. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a son of the Calydonian king Parthaon, brother of Oeneus.

Aguacoramas m Guanche

Aguacoromos m Guanche
Derived from Guanche awakoromos, meaning "son of the wrinkled".

Agurys m Spanish (Caribbean)
Cuban-American

Agus m & f Spanish
Short form of Agustín and Agustina.

Ágústínus m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Augustine 1.

Agustinus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Ágústus m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Augustus.

Agustus m English, Indonesian
Varaint of Augustus.

Ahasueros m Biblical
Variant of Ahasuerus.

Ahasveros m Biblical German
German form of Ahasueros as used in current bible translations.

Ahasverus m German (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Latinised form of Ahasver

Ăḥašwêrôš m Biblical
Variant of Ahasuerus.

Ahyouwaighs m Mohawk
Meaning unknown. A famous person is John Brant, who was a Mohawk leader and had a role in the War of 1812.

Aiakes m Ancient Greek
Variant of Aiakos.

Aiakides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Aiakes/Aiakos" in Greek, derived from the name Aiakes or Aiakos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aiakos m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. One source derives the name from the Greek verb ἀΐσσω (aisso) meaning "to run, to dart, to shoot", whilst another source connects the name to the Greek adjective αἰακτός (aiaktos) meaning "lamentable, wailing, miserable"... [more]

Aiantas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aias.

Aiantides m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "son of Ajax" in Greek. It is derived from the name Aias (the original Greek form of Ajax) combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aiddahis m Arabic

Aidonas m Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian adoption of Aidan.

Aidoneus m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek αἰδώς (aidōs), which can mean "reverence, awe, respect" as well as "shame". Also compare Greek αἰδέομαι (aideomai) meaning "to be ashamed"... [more]

Aidos m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айдос (see Aydos).

Aidus m Irish
Given name of Saint Macartan

Aigeas m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek αἰγίς (aigis) meaning "goatskin, fleece", but that can also refer to the shield of Zeus. Also compare Greek αἴγειος (aigeios) meaning "of a goat"... [more]

Aigokeros mx Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Epithet of the Greek god Pan meaning "goat-horned", derived from Greek αἴξ (aix) "goat" and κέρας (keras) "horn". This is also the Greek name for the astrological sign of Capricorn.

Aigustas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the old Lithuanian verb aiti meaning "to go, to walk" combined with the old Lithuanian verb gusti meaning "to get used to, to inure, to accustom oneself" as well as "to learn"... [more]

Aigyptios m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "Egyptian, Someone from Egypt" in Greek. From Αἴγυπτος (aíguptos, “Egypt”) and‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Aigyptos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aegyptus.

Ailymas m Ancient (Hellenized)
Name of a king of Libya in the 4th century BCE.

Aimilianos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aemilianus.

Ainars m Latvian
Variant of Ainārs.

Aindrias m Irish
Irish form of Andrew.

Ainéislis m Irish (Modern, Rare), Medieval Irish
Possibly means "careful, thoughtful" from the Irish negative prefix ain- combined with éislis "negligence, remissness".

Ainesidemos m Ancient Greek
Means "praise of the people", from Greek αἴνεσις (ainesis) meaning "praise", itself derived from αἰνέω (aineo) "to praise", and δημος (demos) meaning "the people".

Ainis m Latvian, Lithuanian
Latvian masculine form of Aina 4 and Lithuanian masculine form of Ainė.

Ainius m Lithuanian (Modern)
Variant of Ainis.

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.

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

Aironas m Lithuanian

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

Aishils m Latvian
Latvian form of Aeschylus.

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".

Aisonas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aeson.

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]

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.

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).

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]

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).

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

Ajaks m Polish
Polish form of Ajax.

Ajaksas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ajax.

Akács m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Achatius.

Akakos m Greek Mythology
Non-Latinized form of Acacus.

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]

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

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]

Akates m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Achates.

Akatius m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Achatius.

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.

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

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

Akhilleus m Ancient Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (see Achilleus).

Akilles m Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Achilles.

Akindynos m Greek (Rare), Late Greek
From Greek ἀκίνδυνος (akindynos) meaning "free from danger, without danger", composed of the negative prefix ἀ (a) and κίνδυνος (kindynos) "danger, hazard, venture".

Akis m Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Acis as well as diminutive of many Greek names also very different from each other such as Theodoros, Andreas, Athanasios and Georgios.

Akos m Greek
Diminutive of Kyriakos.

Akparăs m Chuvash
From Turkic ak meaning "white" and parăs meaning "leopard".

Akpars m Mari
Mari form of Akparăs.

Äkräs m Finnish Mythology
The God of Fertility and the turnip in Finnish Mythology. He was also the protector of beans, peas, cabbage, flax and hemp.

Akratos m Greek Mythology
The daemon of unmixed wine and incontinence.

Akselis m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Axel.

Aksels m Latvian
Latvian form of Axel.

Aktaios m Greek Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Actaeus.

Akvilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Aquila.

Akvillas m Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Aquila.

Akylas m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Aquila.

Akylinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aquilinus.

Alaas m Yakut
Means "large field" in Sakha.

Alabandus m Greek Mythology
Means "horse victory". From the Carian ala 'horse' and banda 'victory'. In Greek mythology he was a Carian hero, son of Euippus and the naiad Callirrhoe, and through Callihrrhoe the grandson of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys... [more]

Alabhaois m Irish
Irish form of Aloysius.

Alaerdus m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Alardus.

Alafis m Ancient Oscan

Alagis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Alahis m Lombardic
The name of a 7th-century Lombard king.

Alalcomenes m Greek Mythology
Means "guardian" in Greek.

Alanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alan.

Alanis m Ancient Oscan

Alantas m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Alanta.

Alanteus m Medieval
An elongation of Proto-Germanic *allaz 'all; every; whole' + Old High German deo 'servant'.

Alanus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latin form of Alan.

Alaponis m Ancient Oscan

Alarbus m Theatre
From the play The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (late 16th century) by William Shakespeare. Alarbus is the son of Tamora.

Alardus m Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin form of Adalhard via its contracted variant Alard.

Alaricus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alaric.

Alarikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alaric.

Alaunus m Celtic Mythology
Also a Gaulish god of healing and prophecy, who was venerated in the areas of Mannheim (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria).

Alavivus m Germanic (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Alaviv. Alavivus was a leader of the Thervingi (a Gothic tribe), who lived in the 4th century AD.

Alawis m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or wîso "leader" or wîs "wise").

Albanos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Albanus.

Albartus m Dutch
Form of Albertus.

Albericus m Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinization of Alberic.

Albertanus m Late Roman
Possibly derived from Albertus. Albertanus of Brescia (born Albertano da Brescia) was an author of Latin social treatises and sermons.

Albertinus m Germanic (Latinized), Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Latinized form of a diminutive of Albertus. Used by a saint.

Albertos m Galician, German (Hellenized)
Galician and older Greek form of Albert.

Albinianus m Ancient Roman, History
Roman cognomen which was derived from Albinius. A bearer of this name was Lucius Sestius Quirinalis Albinianus, a Roman proquaestor and suffect consul from the 1st century BC.

Albinius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Albinus. This was the name of several ancient Romans, some of which lived as early as the 4th century BC.

Albinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Albinus. This name was borne by a Greek Platonist philosopher from the 2nd century AD.

Albīns m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Albin.

Albins m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Albīns.

Alcamenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".

Alcathous m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess, force" and θοός (thoos) meaning "quick, swift". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Alcedos m Spanish

Alcibíades m Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish
Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Alcibiades.

Alcimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimachos.

Alcimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkimos. This name was borne by a Greek rhetorician, who flourished around 300 BC. It was also the name of several characters from Greek mythology.

Alcyoneus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυονεύς (Alkyoneus), which is the masculine form of Alkyone (see Alcyone). This name was borne by four characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a Thracian Giant... [more]

Aldas m Lithuanian
Short form of Aldonas and of given names (often of foreign origin) that end in -aldas, such as Donaldas and Geraldas.... [more]

Aldbertus m Old Dutch

Aldebrandus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of Aldebrand. A famous bearer of the name was Saint Aldebrandus, who was born in the city of Sorrivoli, Italy and died in Fossombrone, Presaro e Ubrino, Italy.

Aldhelmus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aldhelm.

Aldis m Latvian

Aldonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian name Aldonis, which consists of two elements. The first element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb aldėti meaning "to echo, to (re)sound" (see Aidas) or from the related old Lithuanian verb aldoti meaning "to shout, to scream" as well as "to make noise"... [more]

Aldonis m Latvian

Aldris m Latvian

Alecks m Filipino
Variant of Alex

Aleks m Serbian
Shortened form of Aleksandar, a South Slavic name.

Aleksandros m Polish (Hellenized, Rare)
Variant of Aleksander inspired by Alexandros.

Aleksas m Lithuanian
Short form of Aleksandras.

Aleksejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian adoption of Aleksey.

Aleksis m Finnish, Latvian
Finnish and Latvian form of Alexis. This name was borne by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi (originally Alexis Stenvall) who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, 'Seitsemän veljestä' ('Seven Brothers') in 1870.

Aleksius m Finnish
Finnish form of Alexius.

Aleksus m Lithuanian
Variant of Aleksas.

Alernus m Roman Mythology
Variant of Helernus.

Áles m Sami, Asturian
Sami and Asturian form of Alex.

Alès m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Alex.

Ales m Finnish
Variant of Alex.

Aleś m Belarusian
Diminutive of Aleh and Alyaksandr.

Aless f & m Italian
Short form in any name that starts with "Aless". Examples would be Alessia or Alessandra.

Alessandros m Obscure
Variant of Alexandros or Alessandro.

Aletes m Greek Mythology
Aletes was the son of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, the king and queen of Mycenae.

Aleus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλεός (Aleos), which is derived from Greek ἀλέομαι (aleomai) meaning "to avoid, to divert". Also compare Greek ἀλεείνω (aleeinō) meaning "to avoid, to shun"... [more]

Alewiss m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Aloysius.

Alexagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".

Alexakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Alexios and Alexis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Alexamenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλεξάμενος (alexamenos), which is the participle of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help"... [more]

Alexamenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexamenos. This name was borne by an Aetolian general from the 2nd century BC as well as by Alexamenus of Teos, a Greek writer of Socratic dialogues who lived in the 4th century BC.

Alexandrides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Alexandros" in Greek, derived from the name Alexandros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Alexandrus m Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexandros.

Alexantros m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexandros.

Alexarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" or the Greek noun ἀρχή (arche) meaning "origin, source".

Alexarchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexarchos. Notable bearers of this name include the Greek general Alexarchus of Corinth (5th century BC) and the Greek scholar Alexarchus of Macedon (4th century BC).

Alexas m Ancient Greek, Theatre
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Alexandros or another name beginning with the element ἀλέξω (alexo) "to defend, help"... [more]

Alexianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Alexius.

Alexiares m Greek Mythology
Derived from ἀλεξιάρης (alexiares), which is the masculine form of the Greek feminine noun ἀλεξιάρη (alexiare) meaning "she that guards from death and ruin". It consists of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin"... [more]

Alexibios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".... [more]

Alexibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexibios. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 312 BC.

Alexiboulos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]

Alexicacus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikakos.... [more]

Alexicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikles. This was the name of an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.

Alexicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikrates. This was the name of a Pythagorean philosopher, who lived around the turn of the 1st century AD.

Alexidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of (demos) "the people".... [more]

Alexidamus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexidamos.

Alexideios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched", which is related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).

Alexidemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".

Alexidemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexidemos.

Alexidikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".

Alexikakos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀλεξίκακος (alexikakos) meaning "keeping off ill, averting evil", which consists of ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and κάκη (kake) meaning "wickedness, vice".... [more]

Alexikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Alexikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Alexilaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".

Alexileos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λαός (laos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).

Alexilochos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]

Aleximachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Aleximachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aleximachos.

Aleximedes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan, to plot".

Aleximenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and either μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".... [more]

Alexinicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexinikos. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 268 BC.

Alexinikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]

Alexinomos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (see Eunomia).

Alexinomus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexinomos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the father of the warriors Alcidamas and Melaneus, who were both slain by Neoptolemus during the Trojan War.

Alexinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Ancient Greek
Hellenized form of Alexinus, which is a Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex-.... [more]

Alexinous m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of νόος (noos) meaning "mind".

Alexinus m Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex- (such as Alexis and Alexius), since it contains the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -inus.... [more]

Alexious f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexius.

Alexippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Alexippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexippos. This was the name of an ancient Greek physician from the 4th century BC.... [more]

Alèxis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Alexis.

Alexistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Alexiteles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, aim, goal" as well as "completion, accomplishment, fulfillment" (see Aristotle).

Alexitimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Alexíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Alexius.

Alexos m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Alejo.

Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Alexxis f & m English
Variant of Alexis. Alexxis was given to 14 girls in 2017 per the SSA.

Alexys f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Alfaios m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Alphaeus.

Alfeos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alphaios.

Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.

Alfónks m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Alfons.

Alfoñs m Breton
Breton form of Alfons.

Alfonss m Latvian
Latvian from of Alfonso.

Alfredos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alfred.

Alfrus m English (American, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Alfs m Latvian

Alfuns m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Alfons.

Alfunus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ælfhun.

Algas m Aleut
Meaning mammal, variant of Algax̂.

Algaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Algedas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)".

Algenous m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Algintas m Lithuanian
Means "to defend everything", derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Aļģirds m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Algirdas.

Aļģirts m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Aļģirds.

Aļģis m Latvian
Latvian form of Algis.

Algminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian alga meaning "salary, wage, pay" as well as "reward". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".

Algvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian alga meaning "salary, wage, pay" as well as "reward". The second element is derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Algys m Yakut
Variant of Algiy.

Əliabbas m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Abbas.

Aliaricus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and rīks "ruler, king".

Alias m English (Modern)
Variant of Elias. It coincides with the English alias meaning "a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name".

Alias m Malay
Malay variant of Ilyas.

Alibertus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and berhtaz "bright". Alternately, the first element could derive from allaz "all; whole, entire"... [more]

Alidorus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Alidor.

Alijas m English

Alis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Al-, like Alanas, Aleksandras and Aloyzas.

Alis m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Aloysius.

Alisanos m Celtic Mythology
A local god in Gaul who is mentioned in inscriptions in central France. Attempts have been made to identify him as a mountain-ash god or a god of rowan trees. The ancient Gaulish city of Alesia, now called Alise-Sainte-Reine, may well be connected with him.

Aliulfus m Germanic

Alkajas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alcaeus.

Alkajos m Polish
Polish form of Alkaios (see Alcaeus).

Alkalurops m & f Astronomy
This is the name of Mu Boötis. The system's traditional name Alkalurops is from the Greek καλαύροψ kalaurops "a herdsman's crook or staff", with the Arabic prefix -al attached.

Alkandros m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".

Alkeos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Alkaios.

Alkes m & f Astronomy
This is the name of a star Alpha Crateris in the constellation Crater. It bore the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس alkās or الكأس alka's meaning "the cup".

Alkhas m Abkhaz
From Arabic الخاص (al-khass) meaning "the special (one)".