AvangardmSoviet Derived from Russian авангард (avangard), which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.
AvellanafEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.
AviendhafLiterature She is a Maiden of the Spear from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Thorny in character, yet as beautiful as a rose, and as strong as a warrior.
Axicyotlm & fNahuatl Probably from Nahuatl axicyo, "river where the water forms whirlpools".
AxihuitlmNahuatl Refers to a kind of tree, or an herb with medicinal uses. Derived from Nahuatl atl "water" and xihuitl "grass, herbs; greenish things".
AxiochosmAncient Greek Means "of value, one who has value", derived from Greek ἀξία (axia) meaning "worth, value" and ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, possess, hold".
AxiotheafAncient Greek Feminine form of Axiotheos. A known bearer of this name was Axiothea of Phlius, a female student of the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Speusippus (4th century BC).
Ayaquiucm & fNahuatl Possibly means "nobody’s younger sibling", from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody" and iuctli "younger sibling".
AyasminafArabic Can be interpreted as a combination of Aya 2 and Yasmina, or simply as Yasmina with the prefix a-
AyastaanmYakut Either from Yakut айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".
AyataroumJapanese From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AyatsugumJapanese From Japanese 斐 (aya) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful" combined with 紹 (tsugu) meaning "introduce". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
AyutaroumJapanese From 鮎 (ayu) meaning "trout", 太 (ta, o, oo) meaning "big, great", and 郎 (rou, ryou) meaning "son".
AyyappanmHinduism, Malayalam, Tamil Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന് (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]
AyzhigitmKazakh, Kyrgyz From ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жигит (zhigit) meaning "boy, young man"
AzazellomLiterature Variant of Azazel used by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov in his novel 'The Master and Margarita' (1967), where it belongs to a demon.
Azbaatarm & fMongolian From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Azdelgerm & fMongolian From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
AzganushfArmenian (Eastern) Means "delight of the people" in Armenian, ultimately from ազգ (azg) meaning "people, nation" and անոյշ (anoysh) meaning "sweet; pleasant, agreeable".
AzilesesmScythian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of the Scythian name *Azalīźa meanin "commander-in-chief", ultimately derived from *aza meaning "leader" and *rīźa meaning "desiring, commanding".
AzmavethmBiblical This name is comprised of two parts: עזז ('azaz) meaning "to be strong" and מות (mut) meaning "to kill". Some sources claim the combined meaning of this name is "Death is Strong".... [more]
AznabikÄfBashkir From the Bashkir аҙна (azna) meaning "Friday, week" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
AznagoolfTatar Means "tender flower" in Tatar, from the Arabic-Iranian given name Asna meaning "tender" and the common name element gul.
Baal-peormBiblical Means "lord of the wide opening", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and פער (pa'ar) meaning "open wide". In the Bible, he was a deity that is mentioned in Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28, and Hosea 9:10.
BabürşahmTurkish Babür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title, şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
BachisiomSardinian Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a corruption of Bacco.
Bà Chúa XứfFar Eastern Mythology The name of a Vietnamese goddess of business, health and the Vietnamese border. Her name is derived from bà chúa meaning "lady, a woman of wealth and luxury" and xứ meaning "country".
BądzimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish bądź, which is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
BældægmAnglo-Saxon Mythology Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Balder. Made up of the Old English elements bæl, of disputed origin, and dæg, meaning "day." ‘The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,’ written after the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons, treats him as a historical figure, listing him among the legendary ancestors of the kings of Bernicia and Wessex.
BaghazatfTatar From Arabic bahjat meaning "delight, joy".
BagheeramLiterature Bagheera is a black panther (black Indian leopard) who is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book (coll. 1894) and The Second Jungle Book (coll. 1895). The word Bagh (बाघ) means tiger in Hindi.
BagungusmArthurian Cycle (Archaic) Meaning unknown. An extremely rare figure in Arthurian legend, Bagungus only appears in the earliest transcriptions of the works of Laghamon, from about 1190, and due to its rarity is thought by some to be a corruption of the name Bagdemagus.
BahiyyahfArabic Means "brilliant, beautiful, radiant" in Arabic.
BahíyyihfPersian Persian form of Bahiyya or Behiye. This name was borne by a member the Bahá'í holy family: Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the only daughter the Bahá'í Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.
BahiyyihfPersian Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the daughter of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith... [more]
BahradinmArabic (Rare) Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".
BahragulfUzbek From the Uzbek bahra meaning "profit, gain" or "pleasure" and gul meaning "flower".
BaiqiangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".
BaishangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 尚 (shàng) meaning "still, yet; fairly, rather".
BaishengmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, go up, advance".
BaishuaimChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 帅 (shuài) meaning "commander".
BaixiongmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 雄 (xióng) meaning "male, manly; hero; grand, imposing".
BakytbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
BalandismLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun balandis, which can mean "dove, pigeon" as well as "April" (as in, the month).
BalanicefFolklore Meaning unknown. This name appears in the French fairy tale "Rosanella", where it belongs to the queen who is the title character's mother.
BalganymfKazakh Derived from Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and ханым (khanym) meaning "lady, madame".
BalgarmafTibetan From the Tibetan དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck", དཀར (dkar) meaning "white", "bright, light" or "pure" and མ (ma) meaning "mother".
BalhaniyfKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar бал (bal) meaning "honey" and the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler".
Balpreetm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
BalsamiafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?) From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]
BanastremEnglish (Archaic) Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.
Banchongm & fThai Means "elaborate, delicate" in Thai.
BandhavifHindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare) From Sanskrit बान्धवी (bāndhavī) meaning "female relative" (the feminine form of बान्धव (bāndhava) "relative, kinsman", which is a vṛddhi derivative of बन्धु (bandhu) "relation").
BandhulifBengali (Hindu) From the Sanskrit name for the noon flower (species Pentapetes phoenicea), which might be related to the Sanskrit noun बन्धु (bándhu) meaning "connection, relation, bond; a kinsman, relative, kindred" (the source also of Bengali বন্ধু (bondhu) "friend").
BanetjermAncient Egyptian Probably from Egyptian bꜣ-nṯr, perhaps meaning "soul of a god", from Egyptian bꜣ, a being's soul or personality, combined with nṯr "god, king". This was the throne name of Nynetjer.
BangbangmChinese From 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country", which can be repeated. Other characters can be used instead.
BanguolėfLithuanian Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix -(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Banga.
BangyuanmChinese From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
BaochangmChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, bright, clear" or 常 (cháng) meaning "common, normal; frequent, regular".
BaojiangmChinese From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".
BaoshengmChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life".
BaoxiangfChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
BaoxiongmChinese From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 雄 (xióng) meaning "male, manly; hero; grand, imposing".
BaozhangmChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 长 (zhǎng) meaning "long, lasting; be good at, excel".
BaozhengmChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct".
BaphometmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture Probably from a medieval corruption of Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.
BarachelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Barakel 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.