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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).

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).

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

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

Ajahni m & f African American
Variant of Ajani.

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".

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".

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

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

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

Akaaton m Finnish (Archaic)
Finnish form of Agaton.

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

Akande m Yoruba, Nigerian
means "first born"

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

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

Akaru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase" combined with 流 (ru) meaning "to flow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Akates m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Achates.

Akatius m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Achatius.

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]

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

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]

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]

Akhilesh m Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit अखिल (akhila) meaning "whole, complete" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Akhira m & f Thai
Means "Sun, sunlight" in Thai.... [more]

Akhmedkhan m Avar (Russified), Dargin (Russified), Ingush (Russified, Rare)
Russified form of Ahmadkhan.

Akhsarbek m Ossetian
Combination of Akhsar and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Akiki m Eastern African, Nkore
Means "friend" in Nkore, spoken in Uganda.

Akili m Swahili (Rare)
From Swahili akili meaning "mind, inteligence".

Akili m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Akilah or a combination of Akil with the phonetic element ee.

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

Akimi f & m Japanese
From 赤 (a) meaning "red", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", and 見 (mi) meaning "view, see, perspective". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Akinfiy m Russian (Rare)
Variant form of Akinf, which itself is a variant form of Iakinf. A known bearer of this name was the Russian industrialist Akinfiy Demidov (1678-1745).

Akira m & f Thai
Variant transcription of Thai อาคิรา, อาคีรา or อาคีระ (see Akhira).

Akiram m Arabic
Means "bountiful and ever optimistic" in Arabic.

Akiran f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ran.

Akiren m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aki 2 and Ren.

Akiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Akirou.

Akirou m Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akiru m & f Japanese
From 昭 (akiru) meaning "bright", 明 (akiru) meaning "bright, clear, daybreak, light", or 亮 (akiru) meaning "clear". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

Akisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 顕 (aki) meaning "evident, clear" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 亮 (suke) meaning "clear". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Akkhani m Hinduism
Thai form of Agni 1.

Akshobhya m Buddhism
Means "immovable" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a buddha who represents consciousness and reflection in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Akuru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 渥 (aku) meaning "kindness, moisten", 開 (aku) meaning "open, unfold, unseal", 空 (aku) meaning "sky", 曙 (akuru) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 蒼 (a) meaning "blue" or 明 (akuru, a) meaning "bright, light", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 来 (ru) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli"... [more]

Akvillas m Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Aquila.

Akwilin m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aquilino.

Akzhurek m & f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жүрек (zhurek) meaning "heart".

Alabhaois m Irish
Irish form of Aloysius.

Alabi m & f Yoruba
Means "born of the white cloth, born of purity" in Yoruba, from ala "white cloth, purity" and bí "to give birth, be born".

Aladár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of either Aldric or Aldemar.

Alair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements al- (like in Alaíde) and -ir (like in Ademir, Edir and Lucelir).

Alaiz m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aloysius.

Ələkbər m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Əkbər, used in honor of Ali al-Akbar, son of Husayn ibn Ali.

Alaksandr m Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Аляксандр (see Aliaksandr).

Alaksiej m Belarusian
Variant of Aliaksei.

Alamgir m Bengali, Urdu
From Persian عالمگیر‎ (alamgir) meaning "conqueror of the world", derived from Arabic عالم (ʿālam) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian گیر (gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer"... [more]

Alamsyah m Indonesian
From Arabic عالم ('alam) meaning "world, universe" and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Alanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alan.

Alanzo m English
Variant of Alonzo.

Alarec m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Alaric.

Alarik m Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Variant form of Alaric.... [more]

Albaldah m & f Astronomy
This is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة bálda "the town".

Albali m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".

Albearta m Sami (Rare)
Sami form of Albert.

Albion m English
From the ancient name of Great Britain, which is said to have been inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover. The word is ultimately of Celtic origin (of which the meaning is not entirely certain), but it is etymologically related to Latin albus "white"... [more]

Albulaan m Astronomy
This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".

Alcander m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkandros. This name was borne by different figures in Greek mythology.

Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English noun alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία (chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic al-kimiya (the source also of Persian Kimiya).

Alchiba f & m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Corvi in the Corvus constellation. It bore the traditional names Al Chiba (Arabic ألخبا al-xibā meaning "tent") and Al Minliar, al Ghurab (Arabic منقار الغراب al-manxar al-ghurab) or Minkar al Ghurab.

Alcindo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alcino.

Alcindor m French

Alcino m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Alcínoo.

Aldahír m Spanish (Mexican)

Aldecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aldemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.

Aldemir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aldemiro.

Alderik m Dutch
Dutch form of Alderic.

Aldhanab m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Gamma Gruis in the constellation Grus. The name Aldhanab comes from Al Dhanab, from the Arabic الذنب al-dhanab meaning "the tail (of the Southern Fish)".

Aldulfin m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Epsilon Delphini in the constellation Delphinus.

Aleeki m Somali
Means "brave lion" in Somali.

Alei'o m & f Hawaiian

Alèissi m Occitan
Variant of Alèssì.

Aleister m English
Variant of Alister. According to Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), born Edward Alexander Crowley, this is "the Gaelic form of Alexander".

Aleksan m Armenian
Armenian short form of Aleksandr.

Aleksas m Lithuanian
Short form of Aleksandras.

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.

Alema m Samoan
Samoan form of Alma 1.

Alena m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alan / Allen and Arlen.

Alewa f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alva 1 / Alva 2.

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

Alfastr m Old Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the name elements alfr "elf" and fastr "firm".

Alfonzo m English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Alfonso.

Alfrederick m English (Rare)
Combination of Alfred and Frederick.

Algeneb m & f Astronomy
Variant of Algenib.

Algenib m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. The name Algenib comes from the Arabic al-janb, meaning “the side.”

Algorab m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Delta Corvi in the constellation Corvus. It bore the traditional name Algorab derived from Arabic الغراب al-ghuraab, meaning "the crow".

Alheri f & m Dagbani
Means "gift" or "kindness" in Dagbani.

Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.

Alibek m Kazakh, Uzbek, Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian
Combination of Ali 1 and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Alicio m Spanish (Latin American, Latinized, Rare)
Masculine form of Alicia.

Aligi m Italian, Italian (Tuscan)
Short form of Fiordiligi as well as Tuscan form of Aloisio.

Alihuén m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Aliwen.

Ali'i f & m Hawaiian
Means "chief, royal" in Hawaiian.

Alikber m Tatar
Combination of Ali 1 meaning 'high, supreme' and the word akbar meaning 'greatest, biggest'.

Alikram m Talysh
Talysh Form of Alikhan.

Aliman m Bunun

Alimin m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic عالمين ('alimin) meaning "knowers", the plural of عالم ('alim) meaning "scholar, knowledgable person".

Älimjan m Kazakh, Persian, Uyghur
Combination of the Islamic name Alim, meaning "scholar", and the Kazakh and Persian word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear".

Alinuswe m African
Zambia

Əlirza m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Alireza.

Alisier m French (Rare)
From "alisier", meaning "whitebeam tree" in French. This name has been authorised in France since 1966, alongside its feminine form, Alise.

Aliwen m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun aliwen meaning "tree."

Əlixan m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Alkirdah m Astronomy
The star Xi Cephei in the constellation Cepheus bore the traditional names Kurhah, Alkirdah or Alkurhah... [more]

Alkmaion m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλκμαῖος (alkmaios) meaning "young".

Alkurhah m Astronomy
The star Xi Cephei in the constellation Cepheus bore the traditional names Kurhah, Alkirdah or Alkurhah... [more]

Allaoua m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Allegro m Italian
Transferred from the surname "Allegro", a masculine form of "Allegra".

Allister m English
Anglicized form of Alistair.

Almachiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Telemachus.

Almanzo m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Al-Mansur.

Almanzor m History (Hispanicized)
From Arabic al-Manṣūr meaning "the Victorious". Almanzor was a powerful military leader and statesman in Ummayad Al-Andalus who acted as the favourite of caliph Hisham II.

Almighty m English (Rare)
From the English word almighty meaning "unlimited in might, all-powerful".

Alniyat m & f Astronomy
Sigma Scorpii and Tau Scorpii together bore the traditional name Al Niyat (or Alniyat) derived from the Arabic النياط al-niyāţ "the arteries" and referring to their position flanking the star Antares, the scorpion's heart, with Sigma Scorpii just to the north.

Alodio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Alodia.

Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.

ʻAlohi f & m Hawaiian
Means "shine, shining" in Hawaiian.

Alohnzo m Obscure
Variant of Alonso.

Alomgir m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali আলমগীর (see Alamgir).

Alongkod m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อลงกต (see Alongkot).

Alongkon m Thai
Means "ornament, decoration" in Thai.

Alongkorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อลงกรณ์ (see Alongkon).

Alongkot m Thai
Means "to decorate, to adorn, to embellish" in Thai.

Alonzoe m African American (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Alonzo.

Alouarn m Breton
Derived from Breton al louarn "the fox".

Alpheus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical (Latinized), English
Variant of Alphaeus and Latinized form of Alpheios.

Alrai m & f Astronomy
Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".

Altabás f & m Aragonese
Taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Altabás meaning "Our Lady of Altabás". Altabás is the Spanish form of Adelbald and is used as a surname as well.

Altaír f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Altair.

Althair m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Altair.

Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Alucard m Popular Culture
The name Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.

Aluhé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Derived from Mapudungun alwe (also used as am), referring to (the spirit/soul of) a dead person.

Alvamar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possible corruption of Alvina, oddly seems to be exclusively a masculine.

Alvanos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Albanos.

Alvari m Finnish
A Finnish form of Alvar.

Alvertos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Albertos, which is an older Greek form of Albert.

Alvery m Anglo-Norman (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Norman French form of Alverad

Alvia m American
Possible variant of the second sense of Alva 2 stemming from Alvah.

Alvino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alvin or Albin.

Alyasa m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Arabic form of Elisha, used in the Quran.

Alysson f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alyssa. It caught on as a masculine name in Brazil.

Alyssum f & m English (Rare)
From the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. The name alyssum actually comes from the Greek word 'lyssa', meaning “rage” or “madness” and the 'a', meaning “against” giving it its meaning today, “without madness”, since it was believed to cure madness.

Amaël m French (Rare), Breton (Rare)
Variant of Maël.

Amael m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Amael is an angel of hope and a principality who resides on the third heaven. He is the ruling angel of Venus. Amael is a name likened to that of Haniel, an angel who has as many aspects as variant forms of his name.

Amaidor m Occitan
Occitan variant of Amador.

Amaiur f & m Basque (Modern)
From the town of Amaiur in Spain. The fortress of Amaiur was one of the last fortresses in Navarre to make a stand against the Castilian invasion of 1512. In the 20th century it was reclaimed by Basque nationalists as a symbol of resistance of the Basque, thus its usage as a name for people.

Amalek m Biblical Hebrew (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).

Amalfi f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the place name Amalfi. It is mainly used in Colombia.

Amalius m Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Amalia.

Amalrik m Dutch
Dutch form of Amalric.

Amane m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a, ama) meaning "second, Asia", 亜 (a, ama) meaning "love, affection", 雨 (ama) meaning "rain", 周 (amane, ama) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 星 (ama) meaning "star", 天 (amane, ama) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 普 (amane) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 弥 (amane) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 和 (amane) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", combined with 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 峰 (ne) meaning "summit, peak", 韻 (ne) meaning "rhyme, elegance, tone", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 使 (ne) meaning "use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause" or 望 (ne) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect"... [more]

Amante m Filipino, Italian
Derived from Latin Amantius.

Amanzhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Amarais m & f English (American, Rare, ?)

Amargein m Irish (Archaic)
Meaning "born of poetry" relating to the modern Irish word amhrán meaning song. Was the name of ancient poet, Amargein Glúingel, who wrote the Song of Amargein and the foster of father of the hero Cú Chulainn, Amargein mac Eccit.

Amarin m & f Thai
From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal" and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra.

Amaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Elaboration of Amara using the popular suffix -is. It coincides with the Latin word amāris meaning "you are loved".

Amarit m Thai
Means "immortal" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta).

Amartya m Bengali
Means "immortal, deathless", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and मृत (mrta) meaning "dead".

Amaru f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens; sky" combined with 琉 (ru), 瑠 (ru), both meaning "precious stone; gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "flow", or 留 (ru) meaning "to detain; to fasten; to stop"... [more]

Amasa m Biblical
Means "burden" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amasa was a son of Haldai, and a nephew of King David who was murdered by his cousin Joab.

Amasai m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "strong" or "burden bearer".

Amase m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Danish form of Amasai.

Amasja m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Amaziah. This name has always been extremely rare in the Netherlands and was also an exclusively masculine name until around the '60s of the 20th century... [more]

Amato f & m Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amazat m Tatar
Means "greatness" in Tatar, originally taken from Arabic azamat.

Amazigh m Northern African, Berber
From Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (Amaziɣ), which is the self-designation of the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The name itself is of unknown meaning, though folk etymologies claim the meaning of "free-man", derived from Taznatit (Gurara) aze meaning "to be strong" and Tamasheq jeɣeɣ meaning "to be brave".

Amazing f & m English (Rare)
From the English word amazing, which is derived from Old English āmasian meaning "to confound". This name is chiefly used in countries that has English as their secondary language, such as African countries or the Philippines.

Ambakum m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Ambakoum, which is the biblical Greek form of Habakkuk.

Ambrocio m Spanish
Variant of Ambrosio.

Amelio m Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Masculine form of Amelia.

Ameny m Ancient 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]

Amerhan m Tatar
Possibly means "pure" in Tatar.

Ameshea m African American (Rare)

Amico m Italian
Means "friend" in Italian.

Amidor m Hebrew
Means "my generation of people" in Hebrew.

Amiel m Biblical, 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.

Amikam m Jewish
Means "my people has risen up" in Hebrew. This is a modern name.

Amile m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Amir 1.

Amile m Zulu
something keeping a structural holding making sure things are balanced in life.

Amillion m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English phrase a million.

Amiri m Arabic
Means "prince" in Arabic.

Amitabha m Buddhism, 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]

Amiti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my friend" or "my colleague" in Hebrew, usually used as a diminutive of Amit 2.

Ammarin m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อมรินทร์ (see Amarin).

Amnuaiphon f & m Thai
Means "to bless" in Thai, derived from อำนวย (amnuai) meaning "to give, to support" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Amnuaiporn f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อำนวยพร (see Amnuaiphon).

Amnuayporn f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อำนวยพร (see Amnuaiphon).

Amoke f & m Yoruba
Means "known and cherished" in Yoruba, from mọ̀ "to know" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Amonchai m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Amonrat f & m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Amonrut f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อมรรัตน์ (see Amonrat).

Amonsak m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Amontep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Amonthep.

Amonthep m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and เทพ (thep) meaning "god, deity".

Amornchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Amonchai.

Amornsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Amonsak.

Amorntep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Amonthep.

Amornthep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Amonthep.

Amoru m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 望 (mo) meaning "hope, wish" combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.

'Amosa m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Amos, as well it appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Amossu m Corsican
Corsican form of Amos.

Ampeliusz m Polish (Rare)
Form of Ampelius.

Amphawan f & m Thai
Means "mango orchard, mango grove" in Thai.

Amraphel m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "one that speaks of dark things" or "he whose words are dark" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew amár "to say" and aphél "dark, obscure". In the bible, this was the name of a king of Shinar.

Amrullah m Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian
Means "command of Allah" from Arabic أمر ('amr) meaning "order, command" combined with الله (Allah).

Amulek m Mormon
From the common Semitic root mlk, which in West Semitic means "king" (melek) and in East Semitic means "counselor" (malku). According to The Book of Mormon, Amulek was a missionary who accompanied Alma the Younger to preach the gospel in a wicked city where women and children were being burned alive... [more]

Åmunde m Old Danish, Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Ámundi.

Amusko m Medieval Basque
Common Basque name in the middle ages. It possibly originates from the Basque toponyms Muskitz or Muskiz. It has been documented mainly in Navarre, as early as the 10th century.

Amyclas m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Amyklas. In Greek mythology this was the name of the founder of the ancient town of Ἀμύκλαι (Amyklai), latinized form Amyclae, in Laconia.

Amyris m & f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.

Anael m & f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Biblical, Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew name of uncertain meaning, possibly "God answers" (making it an equivalent of Anaiah, using el "God" as the second element as opposed to yah "Yahweh"); alternatively the first element may be related to chanah "favour, grace" (making it a relative of Hananiah and perhaps a form of Hanniel or Channiel)... [more]

Anakars m Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian and Croatian form of Anacharsis.

Anaklet m Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Polish, Russian
Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Polish and Russian form of Anakletos (see Anacletus).

Analu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Andrew.

Ananchai m Thai
From Thai อนันต์ (anan) meaning "infinite, endless" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Ananiasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Ananiah.

Ananse m Akan
Variant of Anansi.

Ananto m Javanese
From Javanese ananta meaning "endless", ultimately from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta).

Anastaas m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Anastasios (see Anastasius).

Anatool m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Literature
Dutch and Flemish form of Anatolius.... [more]

Anavach m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อนวัช (see Anawat).

Anavat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อนวัช (see Anawat).

Anawach m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อนวัช (see Anawat).

Anawat m Thai
Means "blameless, flawless, faultless" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अनवद्य (anavadya).

Anaya f & m Spanish (Modern), Asturian (Modern), Medieval Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque anai "brother". It was masculine in medieval Spanish, but it was revived in the 2010's as femenine.

Anayo m Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Anaya.

Ancelin m Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Anselme. There are also instances where this name is the masculine form of Anceline, which is a French diminutive of Ancelle.

Ancelmo m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Anselmo.

Anchises m Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek ἄγχι (ankhi) meaning "near, nigh, close by" or "resembling". This was the name of a lover of Aphrodite in Greek mythology, the father of Aeneas by her.

Anđeo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Angel.

Andersson m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Andersson, or a variant of Anderson.

Andersyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Anderson.

Andhika m Indonesian
Variant of Andika.

Andika m Indonesian
From a pre-Islamic honorific title for a king or ruler, derived from Javanese andika meaning "to say, to speak, to address (by a respected person)".

Andraemon m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek
Latinized form of Greek Ἁνδραίμων (Andraimon), which is probably derived from Greek ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genetive ἀνδρός (andros)) and αἷμα (aima) meaning "blood"... [more]

Andrellton m English (American)
This is the middle name of Keke Palmer's newborn son Leodis Jackson.

Andrelton m English (American)
Borne by American baseball player Andrelton Simmons.

Andretto m Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive form of Andrew. It reached the top 1000 in Italy 1982-1985.

Androclus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Alternate form of Androcles.

Androklis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Androkles.

Andryusha m Russian
Diminutive of Andrey.

Andrzejek m Polish
Diminutive of Andrzej.

Andwele m Swahili
Means "God brings me" in Swahili.

Anekwe m Igbo
Means "let the gods not agree to bad things" in Igbo.

Anele m & f Zulu
Means "be enough; be sufficient; be adequate" in Zulu.

Anesi m Edo

Anestis m Greek
Diminutive of Anastasios.

Anfernee m African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Anthony. This name was popularized by American basketball player Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (1971-), thus peaking in 1996.

Angãnguaĸ m Greenlandic (Rare)
Combination of Angâĸ and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.

Ângâtsik m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic angâtsiaq, meaning "long time".

Ángelo m Spanish
Variant of Ángel, perhaps inspired by Italian Angelo.

Anggara m Indonesian
Means "Tuesday" (an archaic word) in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).

Anggoro m Javanese
Javanese form of Anggara.

Ãngîjuk f & m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic angiu "mushroom" or alternatively a feminine form and a masculine variant of Ãngê.

Angkasa m & f Indonesian
Means "sky, space" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

Ãngualuk m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Means "little sweet" in Greenlandic.

Anhur m Egyptian Mythology
Means "(one who) leads back the distant one" or "sky bearer", derived from jnj "to bring, get, fetch, attain" combined with ḥrt "sky, heavens; distant one". This was the name of a god of war and hunting in Egyptian mythology... [more]

Aniel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
known as Hananel, Anael, Hanael or Aniel, is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach... [more]

Anije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Annius.

Anikey m Russian (Archaic)
Short form of Ioannikiy.

Animus m English (Rare)
From the Latin animus meaning "the mind; the rational soul in man, intellect, will, courage, spirit, feeling, passion, pride, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul". In Jungian psychology the animus is the masculine component of a feminine personality (see: Anima 2).

Anindya m & f Bengali, Indonesian
From Sanskrit अनिन्द्य (anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्द्य (nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [more]

Anindyo m Bengali, Javanese
Alternate transcription of Bengali অনিন্দ্য (see Anindya), as well as the Javanese form.

Anivél m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Anibal.

Ankatu m Mapuche
From Mapuche meaning "Sir that touches the Sky"

Ankoma m Western African, Akan
Means "last born of parents" in Akan.

Annael f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Anael.

Annakin m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anakin, unless transfered from the English surname.

Annalis m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that means "annual". The first bearer was Lucius Villius Annalis, author of the Lex Villia Annalis.

Annunzio m Italian (Rare)
From Italian annunzio, a variant of annuncio meaning "announcement", likely after the yearly Catholic event of the announcement of Easter Day (annuncio del giorno di Pasqua).... [more]

Anoorak m Thai
Alternate transcription of อนุรักษ์ (see Anurak).

Anotai f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อโณทัย (see Anothai).

Anothai f & m Thai
Means "rising sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अरुणोदय (arunodaya).

Anousheh f & m Persian
Means "immortal" in Persian.

Anousone m & f Lao
From Lao ອະ​ນຸ​ (anou) meaning "after, along, behind" and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".

Ansano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansanus.

Ansanus m Ancient Roman
Of uncertain origin: it may be derived from Germanic ans ("God"), from a Latin nickname denoting a person with big ears, or from the name Antianus.

Ansegiz m History (Ecclesiastical, Polonized)
Polish form of Ansegisus.

Anselmus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Anselm.

Ansilo m Medieval German (Rare)
Old High German name related to the name element as ('god')

Antandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄντανδρος (antandros) meaning "instead of a man, as a substitute", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, opposed, compared to, like" and ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".... [more]