AnuradhmSanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi MEANING - accomplished, worship, happiness, born under the asterism 'Anuradha', Seventeenth of twenty -eight lunar mansions... [more]
Anu-üjinfMongolian Combination of Anu, the name of a 17th century Mongolian queen consort, and the early Mongolian suffix üjin meaning "lady, princess, queen".
AnwarulmBengali (Muslim) First part of Arabic compound names beginning with أنور ال (ʾanwar al) meaning "brightness of, illumination of, clarity of" (such as Anwarullah meaning "brightness of Allah (God)").
AnzhengmChinese From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, lofty, noble" or 正 (zhèng) meaning "correct, right, proper".
AnzhongmChinese From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 钟 (zhōng) meaning "clock, bell".
AochangmChinese From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam", 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 倡 (chàng) meaning "guide, leader; lead", 畅 (chàng) meaning "free, smooth" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".
AochengmChinese From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam", 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 成 (chéng) meaning "become, succeed" or "completed, finished", 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, real" or 丞 (chéng) meaning "assist, aid, rescue".
AourellfBreton Derived from Breton aour "gold", this name is generally considered the Breton form of Aurelia.
AourgenfBreton (Rare) Derived from Breton aour "gold" and Old Breton ken "fair; beautiful; splendid" (kaer and koant in Modern Breton), this name is the Breton cognate of Welsh Eurgain.
AoxiangmChinese From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam", 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide", 享 (xiǎng) meaning "enjoy" or 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen; happiness".
AoxiongmChinese From the Chinese 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 雄 (xióng) meaning "man, manly; hero; grand, imposing".
AparekamGeorgian (Archaic), Popular Culture Derived from Georgian აპარეკა (Apareka), which is the name of a famous folk song from Khevsureti, the mountain region of Georgia. In the song itself, Apareka is the name of a young man.
Apayauqf & mInupiat Meaning unknown, name borne by Apayauq Reitan, the first trans woman to compete in the Iditarod (a long distance dog sledge race from Alaska to Nome).
AphinyafThai Means "knowledge, higher awareness" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijna). In Buddhism this term refers to knowledge gained through meditation and virtuousness.
AphiphumThai From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, higher, above" and ภู (phu) meaning "earth, land, world".
ApikunimSiksika Means "spotted robe" in Blackfeet. This name was given to the American fur trader and historian James Willard Schultz (1859-1947), who lived among the Pikuni tribe of Blackfeet Indians from 1880-82.
ApiranamMaori Meaning as of yet unknown. Notable Maori bearers of this name include the politician Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) and the professional rugby player Apirana "Api" Pewhairangi (b. 1992).
ApolakimPhilippine Mythology Means "giant lord" from the Tagalog title apo meaning "lord, master" and laki meaning "big, large". In Tagalog mythology Apolaki was the god of the sun and war and the brother of Mayari... [more]
ApolonimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Apolon with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [more]
ApophismEgyptian Mythology (Anglicized) From Ἄποφις (Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις (ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to ꜣpp "to slither"... [more]
ApphianmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Aphian (Apphian, Apian, Appian, Amphianus, Amphian; Amfiano in Spanish and Italian) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305.
ApranikfMiddle Persian, History The name of a commander of the Sasanian army against the invading Arab-Muslim forces during the reign of Yazdegerd III (632-651 CE). After the Sasanian defeat, she continued to the resistance, fighting a guerilla war until she was killed in battle.
ApridonmGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Afrīdōn (also found spelled as Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name Fereydūn (see Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is Frēdōn.
ApriliafItalian (Modern, Rare) It comes from the Italian name of the month aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [more]
ÁprilkafHungarian (Modern, Rare) Derived from Hungarian április "(month of) April". This coinage was possibly inspired by the English name April.
AproniafAncient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Feminine form of Apronius. In Latin this was also a name for black bryony (species Tamus communis), a medicinal plant. The 6th-century saint Apronia was a sister of Saint Aprus, Bishop of Toul.
AprusiafAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Απρουσία (Aprousia), possibly derived from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with προύση (prouse) "rain".
ArabertmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]
AragundfGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]
ArailymfKazakh Means "my dawn, my sunrise" from Kazakh aрай (aray) meaning "twilight, dawn" or "calm, tranquility".
ArakánomLiterature Means "high commander" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium, this is the original name of Argon, the youngest child of Fingolfin and Anairë... [more]
AraluenfEnglish (Australian, Rare) From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" or "place of the water lilies" in the Walbunja language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).
AramitafEnglish, Spanish, Indian Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.
AramundmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Proto-Germanic aran or arna "eagle" (ara in Gothic and arn in Old High German)... [more]
AranciafItalian Arancia is the Italian word for orange (the fruit, not the color)
AranđelmSerbian This name is Christian in origin. It is derived from Serbo-Croatian arhanđel or arhanđeo "archangel", which is ultimately derived from Greek archangelos "chief angel".
ArantzafBasque Derived from Basque arantza "hawthorn; thorn".
AranykafHungarian Originally a diminutive of Arany, now used as a given name in its own right.
AranyosfHungarian (Modern, Rare) Directly taken from Hungarian aranyos "sweet, lovable, cute" as well as a diminutive of Arany now used as a given name in its own right.
AratanifJapanese From 新 (arata) meaning “fresh, new”, combined with 仁 (ni) meaning “benevolence, compassion”, 二 (ni) meaning “two”, 虹 (ni) meaning “rainbow”, or 荷 (ni) meaning “burden, load”.
AratirimGuarani Means "ray, bolt, lightning" in Guarani.
AraunahmBiblical Araunah was a Jebusite who was mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel who owned the threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah that David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God... [more]
ArausiomCeltic Mythology, Gaulish Mythology The name of a local water god, possibly derived from Gaulish ar-aus(i)o- meaning "temple, cheek", from Proto-Celtic *far-aws(y)o- literally meaning "in front of the ear". Very little is known about this deity, other than the town of Orange (or Auranja) being named after them.
ArazielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means "light of God" or "moon of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven by God for having relations with earthly women.
ArbakesmOld Persian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Old Persian *Arbakah, derived from *arbah meaning "young, youthful" and the nominal suffix 𐎣 (-ka).
ArbutusfEnglish (American) From the name of trailing arbutus (species Epigaea repens), a fragrant flowering plant also known as the mayflower. It is the state flower of Massachusetts in the United States, as well as the official provincial flower of Nova Scotia in Canada.
ArchiasmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀρχή (arche) meaning "power, rulership" (compare the related word ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master") combined with the masculine name suffix -ίας (-ias)... [more]
ArchilimGeorgian Form of Archil with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
ArdalanmKurdish It is the name of a Kurdish dynasty who lived in the Kurdistan of Iran. The name means "goodness", "virtue". It is formed from the ancient Persian roots of Ard "pure", "sacred" and -lan "place", "nest".
ArdaricmGermanic, History Variant of Hardaric, with reduction of the 'h.' Ardaric was the name of a 5th-century king of the Gepids, a Germanic tribe.