AviomGreenlandic Greenlandic name related to aviorpoq "sound", "ring", "twitter", "buzzing" (in the ears), "whistle". The notion that buzzing in the ears (aviutitsineq or avequllattaaneq) as a plea for food from a deceased is known thoughout most of Greenland... [more]
AvirmHebrew Possibly a variant of Amir, meaning treetop.
AwanfJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend In the Book of Jubilees, this was a daughter of Adam and Eve and sister of Seth, Abel, Azura and more, and the twin sister and wife of Cain.
Awazm & fKurdish Means "music, melody" in Kurdish.
AwelfWelsh Directly taken from Welsh awel "breeze; wind".
AwenfBreton, Welsh Derived from Welsh and Breton awen "muse; (poetic) inspiration; poetic gift", ulitmately from the Indo-European root *-uel "to blow (wind)". As a given name it has been in use since the 19th century.
AxiafEnglish (Rare), Swedish (Rare) Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.
AyaafJapanese From Japanese 文 (aya) meaning "sentence" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AyadmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic إياد (see Iyad).
AyaefJapanese From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design", 綾 (aya) meaning "design" or 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay" or 枝 (e) meaning "branch"... [more]
Ayahm & fBiblical Hebrew Means "falcon" or "vulture" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of the father of Rizpah as well as the son of Zibeon.
AyanmUrdu, Persian, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Turkish Persian and Urdu meaning is prima-facie. Hindi and Tamil usage is from 'Ayan' the name of Brahma, the Creator. Ayan' in Turkish, means "obviously" or "clearly". Ayan in Sanskrit means 'Speed'.
AyanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh аян (ayan), meaning "known, teachable".
Ayaof & mJapanese From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colouring" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "cord" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (both feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (masculine)... [more]
AyünfTurkish Modern Turkish name taking the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and the element ün, meaning "fame".
AyuomJapanese From Japanese 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish" or 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 生 (o) meaning "live" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
AyurmBuryat Derived from Sanskrit आयु (ayu) meaning "life, longevity".
AzalfPersian Azal is a name used in mostly Western Asia, it is also sometimes a Jewish name. Some boys can have this name but its a little more common for girls to have it.
Azamm & fArabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. It is more often used as a feminine name in Iran.
AzanmMalay, Indonesian, Urdu Derived from Arabic أَذَان (ʾadhan) which refers to the Islamic call to prayer, called adhan or azan. The word itself is derived from أَذِنَ (ʾaḏina) "to listen" or أُذُن (ʾuḏun) "ear".
AzazmArabic, Biblical Means "strong, mighty" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of a Reubenite, the father of Bela. It is also the name of a city in Syria.
AzemmBiblical Hebrew From Hebrew "עצם" meaning: strenuous, bone, self-same, strength, might. It is also an unidentified site in the Negev of Judah toward the Edomite border, mentioned in the King James Version of Biblical Book of Joshua(15:29; 19:1–3).
AzinfPersian Means "beauty, adornment". In ancient Persian, it meant "creed, system".
AziomItalian (Rare) Derived from the Latin axio meaning "owl". It can also be a variant of Azzo. It is rarely used because Azio is the Italianization of Actium, the town where Octavian gained his celebrated victory over Antony and Cleopatra, on September 2, 31 BCE.
Azulf & mSpanish, Filipino (Rare), History From Spanish azul meaning "blue". This name was borne by the ninth and last wife of the Apache leader Geronimo. A known bearer is Azul Guaita (2001-), a Mexican television actress.
AzurmBosnian Bosnian male form of Azure. Number 96 in top 100 in 2012 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
AzzafArabic Possibly meaning "young female gazelle", deriving from the Arabic word azaza ("it was dear, it was expensive" referring to the difficulty in catching young gazelles).
AzzomMedieval Italian Derived from the Germanic element athal 'noble' with the diminutive suffix -z.... [more]
BabafEnglish Diminutive of Barbara or other names with a similar sound. Borne by Baba Beaton, socialite and sister of photographer Cecil, and writer Eleanor “Baba” Brougham.
BabafJapanese (Archaic) Possibly derived from Japanese 婆 (baba), meaning "old woman". This name was recorded in the Edo Period.
BabyfEnglish (American) From babi, "infant of either sex," diminutive of babe (see babe) with -y (3). Meaning "childish adult person" is from c. 1600. Meaning "youngest of a group" is by 1897.
Badam & fMadí Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
BadbfIrish Mythology, Irish Means "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the Morrígan and Macha, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrígna.
BadefTurkish Means "wine, drink", from Persian bâde (باده) "wine".
BademNigerian The use of the name in Nigeria is likely due to the Bade Emirate, a traditional state in Yobe State, Nigeria, the home of the Bade people.
BainmLiterature Bain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).
BaiqfSasak From an honorific title used by Sasak women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
BakafJapanese From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Bakam & fMadí Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
BakamAncient Egyptian Means "his soul is (in) his Ka" in Egpytian, derived from Egyptian bꜣ(ba) "to be(come) an animate, efficacious soul" and kꜣ(ka), an Egyptian concept of vital essence... [more]
BakefBasque (Rare) Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.
BakumJapanese Mythology Baku (spelled 獏 or 貘) is the lion-headed ghost who eats nightmares in Japanese mythology. It can also refer to a "Malayan tapir" in everyday use.
Bamam & fAmerican Diminutive of Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player CarvelWilliam "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [more]
BanemEast Frisian (Archaic) Short form of names that contain the element bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element barn / bern "bear".... [more]
BárafNorse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".
BarafJapanese From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
BardmLiterature A significant supporting character in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Bard the Bowman (abbreviated to Bard) of Esgaroth was a skilled archer and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale. He was described as "grim faced" and while a guardsman of Esgaroth he was often predicting floods and poisoned fish... [more]
Bassf & mAmerican Transferred use of the surname Bass. It can also be a variant of Bas.
BatafBasque (Rare) Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Beata. The name coincides with Basque bata, absolutive plural of bat, meaning "one".
BatomAlbanian (Rare), History, Illyrian Bato the Daesitiate (also known as Bato of the Daesitiates) was a chieftain of the Daesitiates, an Illyrian tribe which fought against the Roman Empire between 6 and 9 AD in a conflict known as Bellum Batonianum.
BatomBuryat Derived from Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".
BatumTurkish Means "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word batı meaning "west".
BauemWest Frisian A name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it is derived from the name Bavo.
BavamHebrew Bava or Baba is the name of various figures of the Talmud.... [more]
BavomDutch A name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some think that it may be a short form of a name containing the Germanic element badu "battle" (like Baderic), while others think that it is derived from the Germanic element barn "child" via its Middle English form babe... [more]