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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.
Aloé m & f French (Rare)
French version of Aloe, The name is often used in fiction for the joke "Aloé Véra". Also a other version of Aloés
Alongi m & f Lingala
Means "victorious" in Lingala.
Alornerk m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Means "under-feet" in Inuktitut and Greenlandic.
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".
Alrich m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ahlrich or Alarich recorded from the 15th to 20th centuries for men and in the 17th century for women in East Frisia.
Alsciaukat m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star 31 Lyncis. It bore the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic الشوكة (aš-šawkat) meaning "the thorn" and Mabsuthat.
Altaf m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "kinder, nicer, lovelier" in Arabic, the elative of لطيف (laṭīf) meaning "gentle".
Altai m & f Mongolian, Kazakh
From the name of a mountain range that runs through Central and Eastern Asia, itself meaning "golden mountain", related to Turkic altun meaning "gold" (compare Mongolian altan "golden") and dağ meaning "mountain".
Altanbagana m & f Mongolian
Means "golden pillar", from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and багана (bagana) meaning "pillar, column"
Altanbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Altanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "golden stone" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".
Altandukh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden forehead" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дух (dukh) meaning "forehead, brow".
Altanduulga m & f Mongolian
Means "golden helmet" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дуулга (duulga) meaning "helmet".
Altangerel m & f Mongolian
Means "golden light" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Altankhishig m & f Mongolian
Means "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Altankhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "golden son, golden boy" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Altannamar m & f Mongolian
Means "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".
Altanpürev m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
Altansoyombo m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and соёмбо (soyombo), referring to a traditional symbol of Mongolia.
Altantsog m & f Mongolian
Means "golden splendour" or "golden embers" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цог (tsog) meaning "embers, glowing coals" or "splendour, glory".
Altantug m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden flag" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and туг (tug) meaning "flag, banner, tuft".
Altantülkhüür m & f Mongolian
Means "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр (tülkhüür) meaning "key".
Aluwani m & f Venda
Means "be prosperous" or "grow up" in Tshivenda.
Alwyne m & f English
Variant of Alwyn.
Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.
Amabile m & f Italian (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Amabilis and also rare French form of Amabilis. The name is unisex in Italy and strictly feminine in the francophone world... [more]
Amabilis m & f Ancient Roman
Cognomen meaning "lovable" in latin, found to be used by both men and women
Amad m & f Arabic
Means "period (of time)" in Arabic.
Amahoro m & f Rundi
From Amohoro meaning “Peace” in Rundi.
Amaku m & f Efik
Of Eniong Origin
Aman m & f Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "peace, tranquility" in Hindi and Punjabi, ultimately from Arabic أَمْن‎ (ʾamn).
Amanat m & f Persian
Means "trustworthiness" in Persian.
Amandip m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਮਨਦੀਪ (see Amandeep).
Amane m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a, ama) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a, ama) meaning "love, affection", 雨 (ama) meaning "rain", 海 (amane, ama) meaning "sea, ocean", 吾 (a) meaning "I, my, our, one's own", 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", 遍 (amane) meaning "everywhere, times, widely, generally", 弥 (amane) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 和 (amane) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, numb", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 峰 (ne) meaning "summit, peak", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", 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]
Amanjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਅਮਨ (aman) meaning "peace" (ultimately from Arabic) combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Amanjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਮਨਜੀਤ (see Amanjeet).
Amanpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਅਮਨ (aman) meaning "peace" (ultimately from Arabic) combined with Sanskrit पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Amans m & f Ancient Roman
Latin cognomen meaning "loving" from latin amans
Amanzhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Amar m & f Mongolian
Means "rest, bliss, comfort, peace" or "simple, easy" in Mongolian.
Amarbayan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amarbayasgalan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Amarbileg m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Amarbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Amarin m & f Thai
From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal" and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra.
Amarjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਮਰਜੀਤ (see Amarjeet).
Amarjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".
Amarkhüü m & f Mongolian
Derived from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy".
Amarmend m & f Mongolian
Means "calm and peaceful" or "greetings" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.
Amarmönkh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "forever, eternal".
Amarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Amarsanaa m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace" or "simple, easy" combined with санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought".
Amartüvshin m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "peace, ease, rest" and түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree".
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]
Amataga m & f Samoan
Means "beginning, start" in Samoan.
Ambar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Hebrew עַם ('am) meaning "people, nation" with the name Bar.
Ambar m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment, sky."
Ambelu m & f Amharic
Possibly means "commander" in Amharic.
Ambo m & f Efik
Amboara m & f Malagasy
Means "sheaf of grain" or "bouquet of flowers" in Malagasy.
Amen m & f English (Rare)
From the English word amen, uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning "so be it".
Ameni m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Wish" in Maghrebi Arabic. This name is more commonly used in Tunisia
Ames m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ames.
Amgalan m & f Mongolian, Buryat
Means "peaceful, calm" in Mongolian and Buryat.
Amgalanbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "peaceful celebration, peaceful joy" in Mongolian, from амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".
Amigaat m & f Bandial
Means "He/she has a skinny leg" in Bandial.
Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.
Amillion m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English phrase a million.
Amior m & f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Means "my nation is a light, my nation is a beacon" in Hebrew.
Amisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Form of Ammishaddai used in some Spanish translations of the Old Testament. In Mexico it is more common as a feminine name.
Amiya m & f Indian, 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.
Ammarin m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อมรินทร์ (see Amarin).
Amnuai m & f Thai
Means "to give, to accord an opportunity, to support" in Thai.
Amnuay m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อำนวย (see Amnuai).
Amomimich m & f Nahuatl
Means "not a fish" in Nahuatl.
Amon m & f Thai
Means "immortal, eternal" in Thai.
Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the Latin word amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Amorn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อมร (see Amon).
Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.
Ampai m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อำไพ (see Amphai).
Ampelos m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos) meaning "vine, grapevine". In Greek mythology it belonged to a satyr who was transformed into the first grapevine, loved by the god Dionysos, as well as to one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos, associated with vines such as wild grapes and bryony.
Amphai m & f Thai, Lao
Means "beautiful, pretty, fine, handsome" in Thai and Lao.
Amphay m & f Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ອຳໄພ (see Amphai).
Amrinder m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) "undying, immortal, imperishable" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Indra.
Amritpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta) meaning "immortal, undying" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
Amsal m & f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Psalm.
Amukelani m & f African, Tsonga
Means "acceptance" in Tsonga.
Amukelo m & f Tsonga
Means "acceptance" in Xitsonga.
Amul-yaakaar m & f Wolof
Means "she/he has no hope" in Wolof. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.
Amumacha m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei amu meaning "black, dark" and macha meaning "small, young".
Amyr m & f Altai
Means "peace" in Altai.
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.
Ân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 恩 (ân) meaning "favour, grace".
An m & f Japanese
From Japanese あん (an) meaning "bean paste" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. For females, the usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Ann or Anne 1.
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]
Anamitra m & f Hinduism
Means "Lord Surya (Sun)."
Anandaraj m & f Indian, Tamil
The name is a confluence of two basic Sanskrit root words: Ananda = happiness and Rajyaha = Kingdom, thus resulting in: Anandaraj = Kingdom of Happiness
Anane m & f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
A fallen angel mentioned in the Book of Enoch.
Anar m & f Mongolian
Means "pomegranate" or "garnet" in Mongolian, ultimately from Persian انار (anar).
Anaukihesina m & f Tongan
Means "to love the beautiful" in Tongan.
Anayat m & f Urdu
Variant of Inayat.
Andereya m & f Nyoro, Ganda, Kiga, Tooro
Nyoro, Ganda, Tooro and Kiga variant of Andrew and Andrea 2.
Andersen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anderson or a transferred use of the surname Andersen.
Andes m & f Quechua
From the Quechua word anti meaning "east". This is the name of a mountain range in South America.
Andi m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Andrés or sometimes Andrea 2.
Andi m & f Dagbani
Means "you will win" or "victor" in Dagbani.
Andi m & f Buginese
From an 18th-century hereditary title that was coined by Dutch colonists to refer to Buginese aristocrats and academics. It is not generally used as a name itself.
Andin m & f Banjar
From a title used by Banjar men and women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Andino m & f Efik, Ibibio
Means "God the giver" in Ibibio and Efik.
Ando m & f Malagasy
Derived from Malagasy ando "dew".
Andriantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy andrian meaning "king, royal" and soa meaning "good".
Andzani m & f Tsonga
Means "multiply, grow" in Xitsonga.
Andzile m & f Tsonga
Means "multiplied and increased" in Xitsonga.
Anele m & f Zulu
Means "be enough; be sufficient; be adequate" in Zulu.
Anenjere m & f Shona
Meaning "one who has wisdom", this name can be shortened to Njere.
Anfani m & f Dagbani
Means "benefit" in Dagbani.
Angabiirwe m & f Kiga
Means "he/she was given to me" in Rukiga.
Angahal m & f Manipuri
Means "eldest child" in Meitei.
Angajugdleĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "the oldest one" in Greenlandic.
Angajulleq m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Angajugdleĸ.
Angarag m & f Mongolian
Means "Mars (planet)" or "Tuesday" in Mongolian, ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार (angara) meaning "charcoal" or "Mars".
Angerdlartoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "the one returning back home" in Greenlandic.
Angir m & f Mongolian
Means "mandarin duck" in Mongolian.
Angkasa m & f Indonesian
Means "sky, space" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).
Anhel m & f Ukrainian (Rare)
Cognate of Angel.
Aniebietabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "Who is like god?" in Ibibio.
Aniefiok m & f Nigerian, Ibibio
Means "who knows tomorrow?" in Ibibio.
Aniekan m & f Efik
Diminutive of Aniekanabasi.
Aniekanabasi m & f Western African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "who is greater than God?" in Ibibio and Efik.
Aniekpeno m & f Ibibio
Means "Who would have given me?" in Ibibio.
Anies m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anis, also used as a feminine name.
Anikushka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Anastas or Anastasiya
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]
Aniyom m & f Efik
Anjara m & f Malagasy
Means "lot, share" or "destiny" in Malagasy.
Anjarasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy anjara meaning "lot, share" or "destiny" and soa meaning "good".
An-jel m & f Korean
Korean version of the name Angel
Anjo m & f Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
This given name is rare for both genders, even though it is more often seen on men than on women.... [more]
Ankh m & f Mongolian
Means "first" in Mongolian. Can be a short form of names containing the element анх (ankh).
Anmol m & f Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अमूल्य (amūlya) meaning "priceless, precious".
Anofara m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is happy or joyous".
Anoush m & f Persian (Rare)
Derived from Persian انوشه (anuše) meaning "immortal", ultimately from Old Persian *anauša- and Avestan anaoša.
Anousone m & f Lao
From Lao ອະ​ນຸ​ (anou) meaning "after, along, behind" and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".
Ansam m & f Arabic (Rare)
Means "gentle breezes" in Arabic.
Anske m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Anne 2 or Anna.
Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.
Anthim m & f Indian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps come from the Greek name Anthimos, but I don't know how likely it generally is for Greek names to be used in India.
Antioche m & f French (Archaic), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
French form of Antiochus (masculine), as well as an ancient Greek feminine form of Antiochos (note, the usual feminine form was Antiochis)... [more]
Antoni m & f German, German (Archaic)
Short version of Antonius or Antonia.
Antra m & f Malagasy
Means "compassion" in Malagasy.
Antsa m & f Malagasy
Means "chant" or "charitable, compassionate" in Malagasy.
Antü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun antü (also antv and anty) meaning "sun, day."
Antung m & f Banjar
From a title used by Banjar men and women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Añuget m & f Bandial
Means "the black one" in Bandial.
Anumat m & f Thai
Means "grant, approve, allow" in Thai.
Anuoluwapo m & f Yoruba
Means "God's mercy is plenty" in Yoruba.
Anurat m & f Thai
From Thai อนุ (anu) meaning "small" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Anya-kati m & f Afizere
Means "favour" in Afizere.
Anzac m & f English (Australian)
An acronym, given in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; originally those who served at Gallipoli during World War I, but now all who have served and died for Australia and New Zealand during military operations.
Anzansi m & f Dagbani
Means "courage" or "persistence" in Dagbani.
Ào m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 傲 "proud."
Ao m & f Japanese
Means "Blue" in Japanese
Aoba m & f Japanese (Modern)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 青葉 (aoba) referred to "fresh, green/blue leaves". For a long time, the distinction between "blue" and "green" in Japanese was not made. This name can be also written 蒼 / 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue" as well or 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock, mallow" combined with 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf, blade, needle" or 波 (ba) meaning "wave, billow, ripple" or 羽 (ba) meaning "feather, wing"... [more]
Aoctleitoca m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "nameless" in Nahuatl, from aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing more" and itoca "name".
Aoki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao), meaning “blue”, and 木 (ki), meaning “tree”. 青木 (although commonly アオキ) is the Japanese word for the Aucuba japonica, or the spotted laurel plant... [more]
Aouie m & f Obscure
Likely derived from the five vowels of the English language.
Aoyun m & f Chinese
This name is made up of 奧 (ào)/奥 (ào, yù), the simplified version of 奧, meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 運/运 (yùn) meaning "run, luck, fortune, ship, transport," the first meaning added for 运, the simplified version of 運... [more]
Aphai m & f Thai
Means "fearlessness, absence of danger" or "forgiveness, pardon" in Thai.
Aphelele m & f Xhosa, Zulu
Means "complete, whole, all present" in Xhosa and Zulu. Often given to the last child to be born in a family.
Aphiwe m & f African
Means "given" in Zulu.
Approved m & f English (Puritan)
Archaic meaning is, "to prove; show."
Apputi m & f Bandial
Means "the tiny one" in Bandial.
Apri m & f Indonesian
From the name of the month of April.
Aprilian m & f Indonesian
From the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for someone born in April.
Aput m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Inuit meaning "Snow."
Aqillutaq m & f Inuit
Meaning, "new snow."
Aqiq m & f Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Means "agate" in Arabic.
Aqqw m & f Kazakh
Means "swan" in Kazakh.
Arachie m & f Igbo
Possibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.
Arafat m & f Arabic, Bengali
From the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.
Arán m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Aran 3.
Aran m & f Basque
Derived from Basque haran "valley" (ultimately from Proto-Basque *(h)aran). The name coincides with Basque aran "plum (fruit)".
Arandela m & f Filipino
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.
Araw m & f Tagalog
Means "sun" in Tagalog.
Arawan m & f Thai
Meaning: “sun”
Arbel m & f Hebrew
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.
Arbor m & f English
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’.
Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]
Arcángel m & f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Arcangelo.
Ardell m & f English
Meaning uncertain. In some cases it could be a transferred use of the Swedish surname Ardell. It could also possibly be variant of Ardal, or of Odell or Iredell (perhaps influenced by the initial syllable in names such as Arthur and Ardis 3).... [more]
Ardy m & f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ard (for males) and Arda (for females).
Arendje m & f Dutch
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Arend) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
Argenis m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely a derivation of a family of words/names stemming from Latin argentum meaning "silver" with the -is suffix (coinciding with the word argén, referring to the argent herald).
Arghun m & f Medieval Mongolian
It was the name borne by the fourth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate division,
Ari m & f Thai
Means "kind, generous" in Thai.
Ari m & f Maori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori
Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.
Arian m & f English
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.
Aribam m & f Manipuri, Indian
The given name of a Northeast Indian director.
Aridane m & f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a valley on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). The place name is of Guanche origin, a metathesis of *adiran meaning "base, foundation; bed (of a valley)". A similar name, Aridañy, was recorded as belonging to a Guanche man from the island of Gran Canaria (late 15th century)... [more]
Ariël m & f Dutch
Dutch form of Ariel.
Ariele m & f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ariel.
Ariez m & f American
Variant of Aries.
Arikane m & f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used.
Ariki m & f Maori
Arin m & f Turkish
Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".
Arioch m & f Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Hebrew
Meaning: "a fierce lion" or "lion-like" and "venerable".... [more]
Aristothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).
Ariunbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Ariundalai m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".
Arjuni m & f Indonesian, Indian
Variant or feminine form of Arjun.
Arkwi m & f Tocharian
Means "white" in Tocharian.
Arley m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arlie. It has become specially popular in Colombia and Brazil, where it is considered a strictly masculine name.
Arleys m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Arley. As a feminine name, it can also influenced by the name Arelys.
Arliss m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arliss.
Arlow m & f English
Variant of Arlo.
Armağan m & f Turkish
Means "gift, bestowal" in Turkish.
Armijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Armin (masculine) and Armina (feminine).
Arnabya m & f Sanskrit
It means "The Honored One" or "The Foremost One" or "The Highest One" in Hinduism and Buddhism
Arn’aš m & f Mari
From the Mari arn'a meaning "week".
Arnell m & f African American, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnell.
Arnett m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Arnett.
Arnljot m & f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and modern Norwegian form of Arnljótr. This is also the feminine form, though usage nowadays appear to be exclusively masculine.
Arpiar m & f Armenian
Meaning: “sun”
Arrington m & f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Arrington. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 17 boys and 15 girls with the name Arringtion in 2001.
Arrison m & f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Arrison is a modern, American name with no set meaning. It is a unisex variant of the masculine name, Harrison.
Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".
Arryn m & f English, Literature
Some uses of this name may be derivative of Aaron. It is also the name of one of the houses in 'The Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
Arsenija m & f Serbian
Feminine form and male variant of Arsenius.
Arshdeep m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Urdu عَرْش (ʻarś) or Hindi अर्श (arś) meaning "sky, heaven" (both of which come from Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš)) combined with Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Arsing m & f Filipino
DIminutive of Arsenio or Arsenia.
Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.
Artoyt m & f Armenian
Means "lark" in Armenian.
Aru m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 在, 亜瑠, 亜琉, 亜留, 明瑠, 明琉, 明留, 有瑠, 有琉, 有留 with 在 (zai, a.ru) meaning "exist, located in, outskirts, suburbs," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "-ous, Asia, come after, rank next," 明 (myou, min, mei, a.kasu, aka.ramu, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.ku, a.kuru, -a.ke, a.keru) meaning "bright, light," 有 (u, yuu, a.ru) meaning "approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess," 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli," 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone" and 留 (ryuu, ru, todo.maru, todo.meru, to.maru, to.meru, ruuburu) meaning "detail, fasten, halt, stop."... [more]
Aruli m & f Hindi
Blessed by god
Arun m & f Khmer
Means "morning sun" in Khmer.
Arvinbayan m & f Mongolian
Means "abundant riches" in Mongolian, from арвин (arvin) meaning "copious, abundant" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Arvinbileg m & f Mongolian
Means "copious talent" in Mongolian, from арвин (arvin) meaning "copious, abundant" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Arvinbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "abundant virtue, copious good luck" in Mongolian, from арвин (arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Arvizhikhbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "increasing joy" in Mongolian, from арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Arvizhikhbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "increased virtue" in Mongolian, from арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Arvizhikhzhargal m & f Mongolian
Means "increased happiness" in Mongolian, from арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Arya m & f Hebrew (Rare)
means "the lion of god" in Hebrew (ari-lion, ya-god).
Asaaseasa m & f Akan
Means "the land is finished" in Akan. The implication of this name is that there is no more land for the dead to be buried - so the child is encouraged to live as there will be no more space for his/her burial.
Asaba m & f Tooro
Asade m & f Western African
West African form and rare feminine form of Asad.
Asaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 月 (ki) meaning "moon" or 咲 (ki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Asamoah m & f Western African, Akan
Means "apostles" in Akan. It is also a surname. A famous bearer is Ghanaian soccer player Asamoah Gyan (1985-).
Asandratra m & f Malagasy
Means "raised high, exalted" in Malagasy.
Asante m & f African American
Possibly derived from Swahili asante "thank you".
Asanye m & f Efik
Asara m & f Malagasy
Means "rainy season" in Malagasy.
Asaya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ascension m & f Various
Variant of Ascensión used outside of Spanish speaking countries, among both genders.
Ashane m & f Jamaican
Jamaican name meaning “handsome”
Ashby m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ashby.
Ashik m & f Armenian
Diminutive form of Arshaluys.
Ashira m & f Shona
Meaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is Gashira.
Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.
Ashtbhuja m & f Indian, Hinduism
in feminine it refers to the Godess Durga... [more]
Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton
Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton
Ashu m & f Kenyang, Jagham
From Kenyang sǒ meaning "wash, clean, clear." Alternatively it could stem from the verb sǔ in Ejagham which has the same meaning.
Asi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Asaf, Astar and other names that beginning with the same sound.
Asian m & f Ibibio
Means "one who is proud" in Ibibio.
Asiman m & f Azerbaijani
Means "sky" in Azerbaijani (a cognate of Asuman).
Asimbola m & f Malagasy
Means "a piece of silver" in Malagasy.
Aşkın m & f Turkish
Means "exceeding, transcending, over, beyond" in Turkish.
Asmara m & f Indonesian
Means "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit स्मर (smara).
Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.
Asral m & f Mongolian
Means "mercy, compassion" in Mongolian.
Asralt m & f Mongolian
Means "merciful, compassionate" in Mongolian.
Asrar m & f Arabic, Urdu
Derived from أسرار (asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر (sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [more]
Asrat m & f Ge'ez
Means "tithe" in Ge'ez.
Asri m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "my age, my time" from Arabic عصر ('asr) meaning "time, age, era". This also coincides with the Indonesian word asri meaning "beautiful, fair". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is only masculine in Malaysia.
Ássuma m & f Bandial
Means "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
Astriel m & f Obscure
Possibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".
Aswa m & f Western African
Means "one who moves through darkness toward the light".
Asylkhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Asylzhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Atae m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 与え/與え (atae) meaning "gift, godsend."... [more]
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