AchaiosmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek The meaning of this name is a little uncertain; it may have been derived from Greek αχος (achos) meaning "grief, pain, woe" (also see Achilles). It is also interesting to note that there is the Greek word achaia, which was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter... [more]
AchatesmRoman Mythology, Greek Mythology Perhaps derived from the name of a river in Sicily, Italy, or from the name of the type of rock often found there. This is the name of two separate characters in Roman and Greek mythology.
AcheronmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἄχεα ῥέων (áchea rhéōn) meaning "the stream of woe". Also compare Greek αχος (achos) meaning "pain". Some consider the aforementioned meaning to be folk etymology, saying that instead the name might be derived from Greek acherousai meaning "marsh-like water"... [more]
AcidusafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀκίς (akis) meaning "pointed object; barb, arrow". This was the name of the wife of Scamander, whom he named the well of Boeotia after.
AciliusmAncient Roman Means "wit, sharp" in Ancient Latin from the word aciēs itself derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀκή (ake) with the same meaning.
AcintyamIndonesian Mythology Derived from Sanskrit अचिन्त्य (achintya) meaning "incomprehensible, inconceivable". This is the name of the supreme god in Balinese Hinduism, sometimes called Sang Hyang Widhi or Sang Hyang Tunggal... [more]
AclemanmMedieval French Derived from Proto-Germanic *agio "blade" and Old High German man "man".
AclindefMedieval, Medieval French Proto-Germanic agio "blade" lengthened to Old French agil + Proto-Germanic linþaz "gentle, sweet, mild".
AcoetesmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ἀκοίτης (Akoites) meaning "bedfellow, husband". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including the helmsman of a ship that landed on the island of Naxos, where some of the sailors found a beautiful sleeping boy and brought him on board with them... [more]
AcraciafSpanish (European, Rare, Archaic) From Spanish acracia, which stands for the doctrine that advocates the suppression of all authority, ultimately from the Ancient Greek words ἀκράτεια (akráteia, "no power") or ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (akrāsíā, "intemperance")... [more]
ActaeonmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Άκταίων (Aktaion), which is derived from Greek ἀκτὴ (akte), which can mean "headland, foreland, promontory, cape" as well as "coast, shore". In Greek mythology, Actaeon was son of Aristaeus and Autonoë in Boeotia... [more]
ActaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ἀκταῖος (Aktaios), which may have been derived from Greek ἀκτὴ (akte), which can mean "headland, foreland, promontory, cape" as well as "coast, shore"... [more]
AcuetlamNahuatl Meaning uncertain. The first element might be atl "water" or the negative prefix a-, and the second might derive from cuetla "break" or cuetlauh "to wither".
AcutiusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Latin acutus meaning "sharpened, pointed". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb acuō "to sharpen, to make pointed". This name was borne by a Roman plebeian tribune from the 5th century BC.
Adaishem & fShona Meaning "one who has loved the Lord"
Adakolem & fIdoma Idoma name meaning "father of the house", "head of family", or "head of the home". This name is usually given to the firstborn male or female child in Idoma households.
AdalaldmMedieval German, Old High German (?), Old Saxon (?) Germanic name, in which the first element is adal "noble". The second element may be derived from either Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt meaning "power, authority" (making it a variant of Adalwald) or Old Saxon and Old Frisian ald, Old High German alt meaning "old".
AdalgarmGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German adal "noble". The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
AdalgismGermanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German adal "noble." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
AdalgodmGermanic Derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good."
AdalhermGermanic Means "noble army", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German hari "army."
AdaliahfBiblical It is a biblical name that means "One that draws water, poverty, cloud, death.
AdalradmGermanic Means "noble counsel", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
AdalrammGermanic Means "noble raven", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
AdalricmGermanic Means "noble power", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
AdalrunfOld High German Derived from Old High German adal "noble" and runa "secret lore, rune". This was used for a character in a minor German opera, De Kaisertochter (The Emperor's Daughter; 1885) by Willem de Haan.
AdartzafBasque (Rare) From the name of a mountain in the Basque region of France. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque adar "branch; horn" and the quantifying suffix -tza.
AdastrafEnglish (Rare) From the Latin phrase ad astra "to the stars". It may have been inspired by the similar name Adrasta (see Adrasteia).
AdathanmMandaean Mythology In Mandaeism, Adathan is an uthra who stands with Yadathan at the Gate of Life in the World of Light, praising and worshipping Hayyi Rabbi.
Adedewef & mYoruba Means "the crown has become small" or "one has arrived small" in Yoruba, from either adé "crown" or dé "to arrive, come" combined with di "become, change into" and ẹ̀wẹ́ "small, thin"... [more]
Adedirem & fYoruba Means "the crown has become good fortune" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with di "become, change into" and ire "luck, good fortune, goodness".
AdejaremGuanche Derived from Guanche *adăɣar "favourite".
Adekoyam & fYoruba Means "the crown rejects suffering" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kọ̀ meaning "to refuse, to reject" and ìyà meaning "punishment, suffering".
AdelciafBelarusian, Polish Belarusian diminutive of Adelaida as well as a Polish diminutive of Adelajda and other feminine names that contain the Germanic element adal meaning "noble".
AdelekefYoruba Means "crown achieves happiness" in Yoruba.
AdelelmmAnglo-Norman Medieval name recorded in Domesday Book (1086), probably from the continental Germanic name Adalhelm. (The Old English cognate Æðelhelm or Æthelhelm had become reduced to Æthelm by circa 940, making it a less likely source.)
AdesinamYoruba Means "the crown has opened the way" or "the one who arrives and opens the way" in Yoruba, usually given to the firstborn child in a family.
AdesojimYoruba Means "the crown has woken up" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown" and sọjí meaning "to arise, to awake".
AdesolafYoruba Means "the crown honored us" in Yoruba.
AdiantefGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek ἀδίαντον (adianton) meaning "maidenhair" (a plant, species Adiantum capillus-veneris) or ἀδίαντος (adiantos) meaning "unwetted, not bathed in sweat", from the negative prefix ἀ (a) and the verb διαίνω (diaino) "to wet, to moisten"... [more]
AdiljanmUyghur, Uzbek, Kazakh Uyghur elaboration of Adil using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling" as well as an Uzbek and Kazakh variant transcription of Adilzhan.
AdisodafGuanche From Guanche *adis-uda, meaning "satisfied belly" (stopped giving birth). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
AdjutormHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.
AdmathamBiblical Means "a cloud of death" or "a mortal vapor" according to Hitchcock's Dictionary of Biblical Names. One of the seven princes of Persia in the book of Esther.
AdmiralmAmerican (Rare), Medieval English From the English word admiral meaning "a commander of a fleet or naval squadron, or a naval officer of very high rank".
AdmirimmAlbanian Derived from Albanian admirim "admiration".
AdomnánmOld Irish, History (Ecclesiastical) Old Irish diminutive of Adam. Saint Adomnán was the ninth abbot of Iona Abbey, considered one of the most significant churchmen and intellectuals of the seventh century.