AshbelmBiblical Possibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל (shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ ('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל (ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [more]
AshimafBiblical Hebrew, Semitic Mythology Means "the name, portion, or lot" depending on context. Possibly from the Semitic šmt 'charge, duty, function'. Also known as Ashim-Yahu, Ashima-Yaho, and Ashim-Beth-El... [more]
AshimafJapanese Ashima Shiraishi is a Japanese-American rock climber. Her name may have been influenced by Ashima 1 or Ashima 2.
AshirafHebrew Means "I will sing", directly from the Hebrew word in the Old Testament.... [more]
Ashiram & fShona Meaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is Gashira.
AshitamJapanese (Rare) From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]
AshkanmPersian Means "like Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.
AsiongmFilipino Diminutive of Nicasio, Protasio, and other names ending in -asio. A bearer of this name is Asiong Salonga, an infamous Filipino gangster.
AskoldmOld High German, History Variant of Ascolt. Askold and Dir (died in 882) were princes of Kiev and founders of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper... [more]
Asmaram & fIndonesian Means "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit स्मर (smara).
ÁsmarrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and marr "sea, ocean, lake".
AsmaulfIndonesian, Bengali From the first part of the Arabic phrase الأسماء الحسنى (al-asma' al-husna) meaning "the beautiful names (of God)", referring to the 99 names of Allah.
AsnagemHaitian Creole A famous bearer of this name is Asnage Castelly (1978-) a Haitian-American wrestler who competed for Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
AsoposmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from a combination of the root of Greek ἄσις (asis) meaning "mud, slime" and Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- meaning "water". It has also been compared to the elements (asbolos) meaning "soot" and (ops) meaning "face, eye"... [more]
AsrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Literature Variant of Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [more]
AsrielmPopular Culture This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]
AsriyafUzbek Derived from asriy, a literary term meaning "centuries long".
AsrorafUzbek Derived from asror meaning "secrets".
AssanemWestern African Form of Hassan used in parts of French-influenced western Africa, especially in Senegal.
AssatafAfrican Unknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"
AsterofGreek Derived from Greek άστρο (astro) or αστέρι (asteri), both meaning "star". This is the name of the title character of a 1959 Greek film (played by Aliki Viougiouklaki), a remake of a 1929 movie (itself loosely based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona).
AsteryfLiterature Form of Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.
AstionmLate Greek, History (Ecclesiastical) Means "small city" in Greek, derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion), this is also the Georgian and Romanian form of this name... [more]
AstiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Illyrian There was an early Christian saint by this name, a 2nd-century Illyrian martyr. He was a bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania).
ÁstrósfIcelandic Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).
AtabeyfNew World Mythology Supreme goddess of the Taínos worshipped as a goddess of fresh water and fertility.
AtahanmTurkish The name Atahan first originated in 1930s after the Kemalist revolution. Legends speculate that people who bear this name tend to have network connection problems.
AtaídemPortuguese Given name derived from the Ataídes surname, a noble Portuguese family whose surname derives from the Freguesia do Ataíde, currently part of Vila Meã, in Portugal... [more]
AtakanmTurkish From Turkish ata "father, ancestor" and kan "blood".
Atamaim & fSamoan Means "smart, intelligent" in Samoan.
AtamanmMedieval Turkic (Rare) Used as a title in both Cossacks and Turks."Ataman" derives from Gothic "father of men-warriors", or Turkic Ata-man, "father of horsemen". Cossacks kept in their speech the original meaning of the word, sometimes saying "father-ataman" ("bat'ka-ataman")... [more]
AtchenmGuanche Meaning unknown. It was borne by a king of Lanzarote, who was considered a traitor for reaching an agreement with French conqueror Gadifer de la Salle.
AteistmSoviet, Russian (Archaic) Derived from the Russian noun атеист (ateist) meaning "atheist". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
AtenaifSpanish (Canarian, Archaic), Guanche Mythology From Guanche *aḍănay, meaning "recipient". This was the name of a goddess worshipped in Gran Canaria. She was represented as a black and red clay bowl.
AterbefBasque Derived from Basque aterbe/aterpe "shelter; refuge", this name is sometimes understood as a Basque equivalent to Spanish Amparo.... [more]
AteretfHebrew Etymology uncertain, possibly a variant form of Atara.
AthachmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Hathach used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Athensm & fEnglish (American) From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.
AtréjumLiterature Created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.
AtreyumLiterature (Anglicized) Anglicized variant of Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story')... [more]
AtsadamThai Derived from Thai อัษฎ (atsad) meaning "eight".
AtsegefBasque (Rare) Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri as a Basque equivalent of Angustias, who based the name on the Basque word atsekabe "sorrow, anguish, suffering". Later, however, it was used as an equivalent of Consuelo.
AtsukafJapanese From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsukimJapanese From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 幹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Atsumam & fJapanese From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "kindness, affinity" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
AtsumefJapanese From Japanese 純 (atsu) meaning "pure, innocent" combined with 瞳 (me) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.